Saturday, February 29, 2020

29 February - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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Elizabeth Warren Apparently Isn't Interested In Becoming Bernie's Vice President

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren has let her dogs loose on Bernie. In the last week, the PCCC-- which has been respectful of Bernie while they valiantly supported their candidate... even as her campaign started sinking and laying off staff-- has gone into opposition mode against Bernie as though they were dealing with Bloomberg or Trump. I guess the results from the WBUR and UMass Amherst polls of Massachusetts primary voters, aren't going to calm them down at all. Both show Bernie leading in Warren's home state with her placing second, Bernie even beating Warren among women. That, along with e... more »

Syrian gov’t denies Erdogan’s claims about Turkey destroying chemical weapons facility

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Damascus has denied Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claims about destroying a chemical weapons facility or warehouse in northern Aleppo this week. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) denied the existence of such a facility, accusing the Turkish President of “practicing a policy of misinformation.” The agency noted that had […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in 14 months after agreement with Taliban

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The Taliban has commanded its fighters to refrain from any attacks on the eve of the signing of an accord with the United States, Reuters quoted a spokesman for the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, as saying. “The biggest thing is that we hope the US remains committed to its promises during the negotiations,” Mujahid said. Pakistan’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan calls for 30-km-deep buffer zone across northern Syria border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – During his presidential address on Saturday morning, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone across Syria’s northern border. This buffer zone, which would presumably go across a large portion of the Latakia Governorate, will allegedly be implemented by the Turkish military, with no mention of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan tells Putin to ‘get out of our way’ in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to “get out of our way” in Syria, so that his forces can attack the Syrian military. “I asked Mr. Putin: ‘what is your business there? If you establish a base, do so but get out of our way […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian fighter killed in Turkish attack on Syrian military in Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – An Iranian fighter embedded with Hezbollah in northern Syria was killed during the Turkish military’s attack on the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions. According to the Islamic World News, Sayyid Ali Zanjani, an Iranian fighter was killed on February 28th after the Turkish military struck the Syrian military and Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish airstrike hits Syrian military, Hezbollah positions in Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – The Turkish Air Force targeted a meeting between Syrian military officers and Hezbollah personnel in the Aleppo countryside on Friday morning. According to a Syrian Army source, the meeting was held between the Syrian Republican Guard and Hezbollah personnel inside the town of Zerbeh, which was captured by the SAA […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish drone strike destroys Syrian Army’s air defense system: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Turkish military carried out a large-scale attack on the Syrian Armed Forces’ positions in the Idlib, Latakia, and Aleppo governorates this weekend, causing significant damage to the army’s equipment and the death of a number of personnel. The Turkish military released footage Friday of their attack on the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Greece vetoes NATO statement supporting Turkey in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The Permanent Mission of Greece to NATO on Friday evening vetoed a statement that the alliance was preparing to make in support of Ankara, following the recent killing of 33 Turkish troops, Greek newspaper Vima reported, citing information from Greek sources. According to the newspaper, the foreign minister of Greece, Nikos Dendias, issued direct instructions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Yes Vaccines Make Money - A Twitter Exchange

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
On Tuesday, I was at the Capitol in Hartford during the vote by the Public Health Committee on HB5044. The bill is going forward, after several hours of recess to include amendments that convinced some of the Democrats to vote... more »

The Unknowability Of Personal Philosophy

Unknown at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
A man’s personal philosophy exists only in immanence and its ultimate content is unknown and uncommunicable. Through introspection and by recalling and evaluating the choices that he has made in the past, a man may have a vague idea of what his personal philosophy is like, but since personal philosophy operates at the level of subconsciousness, it cannot be comprehensively understood and described in precise words. Even the philosophers who develop entire systems of philosophy fail to practice what they preach, because the philosophy that they describe is never wholly their own pers... more »

An example of climate malpractice – creating a hockey stick out of nothing

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“The latest version of NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology network (GHCN) has an even more impressive hockey stick than prior versions, showing more than 1.6C warming – with a spectacular post 1970 hockey stick.” click here

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Do the Benefits Of Digital Devices in Classrooms Outweigh The Downsides?* Technology has steadily worked its way into classrooms around the world, from kindergarten to graduate school. Its use in schools has been strongly supported by the U.S. Education Department, among others, and it is widely viewed as a valuable tool—even a necessity—in education. But its use has critics, as well. They worry about digital devices taking time away from teacher-student interaction, especially in the early school years. And they question how effective technology is in helping students from lower-i... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Two newly published articles on the astronomical origin of the solar and climate oscillations* I'd like to share two newly published articles that I think are important for understanding solar and climate oscillations. The first one is the most important and perhaps simplest to understand, the other is more technical. 1) Scafetta, N. : Solar Oscillations and the Orbital Invariant Inequalities of the Solar System. Solar Physics, 295, 33 (2020) shared free copy: https://rdcu.be/b2ep0 I think this article just published on Solar Physics may be of great interest. Herein, all main osc... more »

The Heathrow decision is an assault on democracy–Ben Pile

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Ben Pile attacks the Heathrow decision, but also includes a pocket history of the Climate Change Act, which is ultimately to blame: Yesterday’s ruling in the Court of Appeal has seemingly resolved the decades-long wrangling over the future of Heathrow’s third runway. The court decided that the government had … … Continue reading →

Ministry of Mines and Energy: Indigenous Lands Could Hold 40 Hydroelectric Plants

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An estimate of the Ministry of Mines and Energy shows that Brazilian indigenous lands have the potential to be home to approximately 40 hydroelectric plants with the capacity to generate a total of 28,000 megawatts (MW). This 28,000 MW would be equivalent to just over a quarter (27.2 percent) of […] The post Ministry of Mines and Energy: Indigenous Lands Could Hold 40 Hydroelectric Plants appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ceará’s State Police Continue Mutiny After Failed Negotiations

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After four meetings at the headquarters of the Ceará Prosecutor's Office, the commission comprising members of the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches of the State, in addition to State Police (PM) representatives, failed to reach an agreement to put an end to the PM's strike at the 18th Police Battalion […] The post Ceará’s State Police Continue Mutiny After Failed Negotiations appeared first on The Rio Times.

Government Issues Storm Alert in Brazil’s Southeast for Next Few Days

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The federal government issued yesterday, February 28th, an alert for heavy rainfall in the states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. According to the agencies involved in monitoring the weather, flooding and landslides may occur until Wednesday, March 4th, as a result of storms. According […] The post Government Issues Storm Alert in Brazil’s Southeast for Next Few Days appeared first on The Rio Times.

WHO Raises Coronavirus Level of Global Contagion to “Very High”

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday that the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) has worsened and is at a "very high level". The main US financial indices have suffered sharp drops due to the fear that it will spread and generate a recession in the world […] The post WHO Raises Coronavirus Level of Global Contagion to “Very High” appeared first on The Rio Times.

Dollar Sets New Record High Against Real; Stock Market Rebounds

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On yet another day marked by fear of a global recession caused by the new coronavirus, instability has diminished. The dollar rose again and hit a nominal record since the creation of the Brazilian real, but the stock market interrupted the succession of drops. Rising for the eighth consecutive session, […] The post Dollar Sets New Record High Against Real; Stock Market Rebounds appeared first on The Rio Times.

Links 2/29/2020

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Objective climate reports would benefit mental health

Larry Bell at CFACT - 17 hours ago
One high school sophomore named Sophie Kaplan carried a poster asking "Why should I study for a future I won’t have?" The post Objective climate reports would benefit mental health appeared first on CFACT.

'We had everyone at our throats': Labor calls Johnston by-election win for Joel Bowden

Steve Vivian And Felicity James at Just In - 17 hours ago
Labor calls the Johnston by-election for its candidate Joel Bowden, with ABC elections analyst Antony Green saying results do not indicate "anything other than a Labor win".

Woman charged with breaching family violence order after fatal car crash

Just In - 17 hours ago
Police charge a woman with four breaches of a family violence order after she allegedly strikes and kills a man with a car in southern Tasmania.

Protesters step out as thousands line Sydney streets to watch Mardi Gras parade

Bellinda Kontominas at Just In - 17 hours ago
With sequins and glitter sparkling, hot pants and rainbow tutus galore, thousands turn out in Sydney's CBD for the 42nd Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

To Be Assanged: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
Assange, verb. Use: To be assanged. Meaning: when the nationless alliance of elites imprison a dissident by using their power to manipulate vagaries in the laws of their respective nations. Eg "I have information on war crimes that I should leak but I don't want to be assanged."

Julian Assange News Links 29 February 2020

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
29 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Aaron Maté, Craig Murray, John Shipton, Angela Richter, Fidel Narvaez, & Sevim Dağdelen on Julian Assange Julian Assange, The Glass Cage And Heaven In A Rage https://orientalreview.org/2020/02/29/julian-assange-the-glass-cage-and-heaven-in-a-rage/ Slovenian journalist … Continue reading Julian Assange News Links 29 February 2020

Housing Insecurity, Homelessness, and Populism: Evidence from the UK

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Cutting subsidies for private rental housing did not do much to reduce overall spending or lower rents but caused a lot of pain.

Covid19 - There is no Coincidence

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
MIL INTEL SECRET WAR How is it that a level 4 lab in Toronto had a military grade modified virus available to be stolen by CPP scientist spies? How is that these spies were not retained here for a long stay in prison, but instead sent back to China and the equivalent lab in Wuhan? How then did it leak out of that Lab? Then get distributed all through China with effective ease. Was a large group of CCP leaders exposed? *RESULT * Pandemic breaks out in China completing the causation narrative. It also hits South Korea by apparent natural distribution from China. Multiple ca... more »

More Than 9 Million People Use Freecycle Instead of Buying New

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
A bona fide sharing "economy": Freecycle plans to add a lending and borrowing tool to encourage people to share with friends and neighbors.

Share Market Meltdown Was in the Cards

Steve Brown at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Even though US stocks and shares went higher day after day there were signs of trouble. More The post Share Market Meltdown Was in the Cards appeared first on The Duran.

One tale of an American coronavirus patient

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
For your consideration, we are starting to get personal accounts from people who are experiencing the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. While there is certainly cause to be skeptical, considering all the rhetorical hyperbole versus the real effect of the outbreak on world markets and events, pieces like what follows do seem to give […] More The post One tale of an American coronavirus patient appeared first on The Duran.

Roy Norris Goes To Meet His Maker — Or More Likely The Other Bloke

TheDarkMan at The Duran - 19 hours ago
If you haven’t heard the name Roy Norris, that is not too surprising, because he was one of the lesser known monsters to destroy innocent young lives for the fun of it. One of the lesser known but one of the most insidious. California has produced more than its fair share of serial killers, and […] More The post Roy Norris Goes To Meet His Maker — Or More Likely The Other Bloke appeared first on The Duran.

Some Idaho residents prepare for the Second American Civil War

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 19 hours ago
The “liberal versus conservative” political polarization has been on a massive increase over the last three decades in the United States. Where there used to be dispassionate policy discussions, debate and often some sort of compromise over policy decisions based in ideological theories, now, people of differing political viewpoints appear to be more and more […] More The post Some Idaho residents prepare for the Second American Civil War appeared first on The Duran.

Keir Starmer

Vernon Moat at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Keir Starmer, appears to be the new head of the new new new Labour. He is not only credited with being in the CPS when Assange was arrested & jailed But also when the CPS issued its bizarre insane “Guidance” on Hate Crime. This shows the Socialists still preparing for Government supported by the Socialist […] More The post Keir Starmer appeared first on The Duran.

Rising Appalachia - Harmonize

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*YouTube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQeg3dd-XM0*

Attitude is Everything

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
When you live at the White Wolf Mine on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, you feel the way Clint looks - most of the time. Attitude is easier when you're riding a horse, and have a saber. The Bulgarian Life Guard (immortals) cavalry regiment in review order, 1930's Why it's important to have a record collection Joe Biden says that he won't allow his children to work at the White House. I don't think that President Trump intends to offer them a job, so is it an issue? Deadly Terms used by Women (men beware): Fine - Women use this word when she knows that she's right and you need ... more »

Meet The Jews Rejecting Israel For Berlin | Foreign Correspondent

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
ABC News In-depth Berlin was Holocaust headquarters — but for young Israeli Jews it’s the paragon of cool. Eric Campbell tracks one of the odder modern migrations. Read more here: https://ab.co/2NpRFD8 – See also: – Jews Leaving Israel – Emigration Statistics end

Anyone Can Become a Jew — You Do Not Need to be a Biological Descendant of Biblical Israelites

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Full Post: – Jewish Religious Law (Halakha): Anybody Can Become a Jew — Need Not Be Biological Descendants of Biblical Israelites – Gutman Locks To be a Jew you have to have a Jewish mother. That is the only way. But there is one exception to this rule… an Orthodox conversion. Although converting to Judaism …

JPMorgan Has Amassed the Greatest Hoard of Silver in History FOR A REASON | Andy Schectman

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 20 hours ago
Reluctant Preppers Double Your Gold Stack Without Spending a Penny | Andy Schectman, president and owner of Miles Franklin precious metals, joins Liberty and Finance / Reluctant Preppers for the first time to answer viewer questions about where the gold and silver markets are headed, what makes precious metals of vital importance to reducing financial …

Donald Trump’s Twitter Tantrums Do One Thing Quite Well

Michael Berkman at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Michael Berkman* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] They trigger his supporters. President Donald Trump has shown a unique ability to use Twitter as a way to connect directly with his followers. His tweets show his supporters what he is thinking, directly and unvarnished. Less well appreciated, but apparent in our research based on new polling, is how Trump’s anger and its targets are quickly adopted and internalized by large numbers of his followers. What he says, they say. What he believes, they believe. How is it that Donald Trump’s tweets have this kind of power? I cont... more »

How the SR-72 Could Become a Mach 3 Military Monster

Steve Weintz at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Americas* It will be far better. *Key point: * If Lockheed Martin and its partners call pull it off, flight will never be the same. Like a bolt out of the blue, Lockheed Martin’s renown Skunk Works publicly teased one of aviation’s great snark hunts—revealing plans for a successor to the SR-71, the legendary Mach-3 reconnaissance plane designed with slide rules and retired when the millennials were born. That 59-year old aircraft, originally developed as an uber-interceptor, still holds the record for fastest sustained supersonic flight at 2,100 miles ... more »

Nazi Germany Had No Way to 'Take the Oil' (And Lost World War II)

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC11D13C6680&share=true] Was it that simple? *Key point:* Hitler's tanks and planes needed oil, but he failed to secure either the Soviet's oilfields or those in the Middle East. This error was one of many that would ruin him. World War II was the first fully mechanized war in history, and oil, both crude and synthetic, was a major factor in military planning. In 1942, Nazi U-boats lurked off the American East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, waiting for ... more »

The World's Most Useless Aircraft Carrier Wasn't A Carrier At All

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Maybe that was the problem. *Key Point: *By June 1942 *Shinano* was complete up to her main deck but Japan no longer had use for battleships... Over the last hundred years, the navies of the world have constructed, operated, and taken to war hundreds of aircraft carriers. Some carriers have been truly outstanding designs, while many more were simply adequate and lost to history. One ship that achieved fame not out of greatness but sheer incompetence was the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carrier *Shinano*. Originally constructed as a battleship, s... more »

Berlin Falls: Inside the Inglorious End of the Nazi Empire Looked Like

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Ruins of the Reichstag in Berlin, 3 June 1945. No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Hewitt (Sgt). Imperial War Museums.] Lights out for the Third Reich. On April 20, 1945, Adolf Hitler, Reich Chancellor and Führer of Germany, emerged from his underground bunker in the center of Berlin. The Third Reich was in its death throes, and Hitler’s presence in Berlin only seemed to prolong the agony. Actually, Hitler believed that his presence in the city would inspire the soldiers and civilians to fight on. Germany was on its last legs, ... more »

An Expert Answers the 3 Most Common Questions About Coronavirus

Aubree Gordon at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Aubree Gordon* *Public Health, Americas* [image: Reuters] How can we prepare for the viral outbreak? *Editor’s note: Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S., is coming and that the country needs to be prepared. But just what does this mean for you, as well as for public health officials? Aubree Gordon, public health scholar at the University of Michigan, explains.* *1. How do we prepare for something we can’t predict?* First and foremost, people need to be prepared for their daily life to be affected by public hea... more »

It's Only A Matter Of Time Before Railguns Are Deployed On Navy Ships

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * The age of the rail gun is here. *Key Point:* Most of the key technologies behind railguns—which have until now mostly been in the realm of science fiction—have been unlocked. While the U.S. Navy had announced a few years back it would take a prototype railgun to sea onboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS *Trenton* (JHSV-5) in 2016, the service may have to scupper those plans. If the Navy does take the railgun out to sea on a fast transport, it will be in 2017 at the earliest. In lieu of testing the prototype rail gun in an at-sea environment, the... more »

Sequins and glitter galore as thousands turn out in Sydney's CBD for Mardi Gras

Bellinda Kontominas at Just In - 20 hours ago
With sequins and glitter sparkling, hot pants and rainbow tutus at the ready, thousands are vying for the best vantage points in Sydney's CBD ahead of the 42nd Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Mack Horton weighs in on Sun Yang ban, WADA processes under scrutiny

Just In - 20 hours ago
After rival Sun Yang receives an eight-year ban for a dope test violation, Mack Horton says the outcome is a "statement to the world".

Australia announces Iran travel ban amid coronavirus outbreak

Dan Conifer at Just In - 20 hours ago
Australia announces a travel ban on foreigners coming to Australia from Iran, because of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle Eastern nation.