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5G From Space: “Not One Inch of The Globe Will Be Free of Radiation”
*Jeremy Naydler* - It is surprising how few people are aware of the enormity of what is now just beginning to unfold all around us.
Russian Air Force destroys jihadist base in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force unleashed a wide-spread attack across northwestern Syria, today, targeting a number of sites belonging to the jihadist rebels. Using their Sukhoi jets, the Russian Air Force launches over 35 airstrikes on Friday, hitting sites across the Idlib, Hama, and Aleppo governorates. Most recently, the Russian Air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US weighing costs of potential military intervention in Venezuela
Washington is calculating the risks of a possible military intervention in Venezuela, but it should not expect support from Latin American states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Zvezda TV channel on Sunday. “Now when the Americans keep saying that all options remain on the table, I have no doubt that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian jets hammer jihadists in Aleppo as tensions reach boiling point
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has been busy today launching several airstrikes across the Idlib and Hama governorates of northwestern Syria. Following their attack on Idlib and Hama, the Russian Air Force expanded their strikes to the Aleppo Governorate, where they repeatedly hammered Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in Kafr Hamra. While […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Safe zone along Syrian-Iraqi border is very likely: Russian envoy
Russia admits the possibility of creating a safety zone on the Syrian-Iraqi border provided that Damascus has control over it, Russian Special Presidential Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said at a press conference on Friday. “We are currently working in close coordination with our Turkish partners, particularly within the Astana process, in order to stabilize […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jonathan Alter remembers the past!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019The code of silence prevails:* Was the impeachment of President Clinton actually bad for Republicans? In the short run, probably yes. In the slightly longer run, we'd say it's hard to say. On Monday evening's All In, Jonathan Alter discussed this matter with Joy Reid, who was guest-hosting for Chris Hayes. When Alter recalled where the Clinton impeachment led, he maintained the code of silence while simultaneously "bring[ing] the eternal note of sadness in:" REID (4/22/19): Bill Clinton was a very popular president. [His approval rating] was in the 60's. Th... more »
Public blocked from Weinstein pretrial to preserve fair hearings, judge rules
Just In - 9 hours ago
An important pretrial hearing in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case was poised to play out in secret on Friday, after a judge ruled against news organisations fighting to keep the courtroom open.
A Jon Sopel question/opinion I can agree with
Jez attending tyrannical Xi's bash A main story on the BBC News website tonight is: My first thought on reading this was to reflect that a man who says we must talk to the likes of (his "friends") Hamas and Hezbollah and Sinn Fein/IRA for the sake of peace but who then refuses to attend a state dinner for the President of the United States is clearly a far-Left extremist with an extremely skewed moral compass. And I also see that my Twitter feed is alive today with praise for a tweet from a star BBC reporter making a related point: Now, yes, Jon Sopel missed a question mark off t... more »
Ralph Lauren: Turning plastic bottles into Polo?
Ralph Lauren declared it is reimagining its legendary polo shirt with Mother Earth in mind. The new “Earth Polo” will be made from recycled plastic: Old soda bottles to be more precise. The post Ralph Lauren: Turning plastic bottles into Polo? appeared first on CFACT.
World News Briefs -- April 26, 2019
*ABC News Online*:* Sri Lanka searching for 140 people with suspected Islamic State links as 10,000 troops deployed* Sri Lankan authorities are searching for about 140 people suspected of links with the Islamic State (IS) group following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, the country's President has said. IS has claimed responsibility for the coordinated suicide bombings that targeted churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Sunday killed at least 253 people and injured about 500. Authorities earlier revised down the death toll from 359. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Syria drawd... more »
The Air Force's Plan to Defeat Russia's Stealth Fighters and S-400 If War Ever Breaks Out
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Europe* RIP. *The emerging plan represents the manifestation of lengthy Air Force considerations about whether the large and “not-so-stealthy” manned JSTARS platform would remain functionally useful in a high-threat, high-tech modern threat environment.* The Air Force is massively speeding up a new networked surveillance system intended to collect, organize and disseminate pressing attack information in extremely high-risk environments including enemy stealth fighters, advanced air defenses and armed drones. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* ... more »
Come Inside President Kennedy's Super Secret Nuclear War Bunker
*War Is Boring* *Security, Americas* [image: By FEMA News Photo - This image is from the FEMA Photo Library., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8064586] If World War III had gone down, here is where the president would have gone. *“This place wouldn’t have survived a direct hit,” Anthony Miller of the Palm Beach Maritime Museum told VisitFlorida.com, Florida’s official Website for promoting tourism.* In December 1960, the SeaBees – the U.S. Navy’s construction force — supposedly began the mundane task of building a munitions depot behind the Coast Gu... more »
All of the Reasons China's Military Is a Paper Tiger
*War Is Boring* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese Navy's destroyer Taiyuan takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY] Do you agree? “In appearance it is very powerful, but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of—it is a paper tiger.”—Mao Zedong on the United States, 1956 China’s rise over the past 30 years has been nothing short of spectacular. *This article by Kyle Mizokami originally appeared at War is Bor... more »
Millions Dead: You Can't Imagine How Bad a Second Korean War Could Get
*Dennis P. Halpin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/KOREA-NORTH--GF10000129121.html] So we will explain it. *The costs of a second Korean war, then, would be massive: another possible two million or more Korean casualties; fifty thousand or more dead Americans; and the potential mass military mobilization of the U.S. civilian population for another land war in Asia.* *(This first appeared in April 2017.)* The label of the North Korean state as a Marxist-Leninist regime, even of the particularly repressive Maoist Great Proletarian Cultural Revolut... more »
5 Sustainable Solutions for Middle East Security
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] This is how the United States can pursue its interests in the Middle East and make the region safer for America and its allies. The United States is a global power with global interests and responsibilities. Protecting these interests hinges on access to the commons (sea, space, air, cyberspace) and stability in Europe, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific region (the great trading centers). In some ways the Middle East is the most important of these three regions. It is the intersection of commercial air and sea trave... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/26/2019
Today's Water Cooler: Open thread, until it isn't!
“Landmark” Victory for First Amendment as Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-BDS Law
By Jake Johnson (CD) — In a decision hailed as a “landmark” victory for the First Amendment, a federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring... more »
Heavy snow and cold headed for Montana
Temps in the teens could harm sensitive vegetation. 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) of heavy wet snow possible, more in some areas. Could make travel very difficult. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. National Weather Service Missoula MT Apr 26 2019 – West Glacier Region A late season snow ... Read moreHeavy snow and cold headed for Montana The post Heavy snow and cold headed for Montana appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 Fuel Removal Seems to Have Stirred Up Hot Corium: Are Plant Workers Being Protected?
Earlier this month TEPCO reported fuel removal activities underway at Unit 3's spent fuel pool at the ruined and unmitigated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (see https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-fuel-rods-removal-scli-intl/index.html ). I have noticed previously that TEPCO's efforts to retrieve fuel lead to increased visible emissions from the unit where the work is being performed. For example, when TEPCO tried to remove fuel samples from Unit 2 the emissions visible on the TEPCO 1 webcam (trained on units 1 and 2) increased measurably. Now, TEPC... more »
Head of cannabis advocacy group Americans for Safe Access stepping down
Steph Sherer, who founded the medical marijuana advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access in 2002 and ran it ever since as executive director, is stepping down to pursue a new cannabis career in Europe – becoming the latest high-profile MJ reformer to exit their posts. Sherer plans to split her time between Washington DC and […] Head of cannabis advocacy group Americans for Safe Access stepping down is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Health Canada: No ‘advance notice’ for new infused marijuana products allowed
Companies hoping to bypass or shorten the “60-day rule” requirement to notify Canadian regulators of new cannabis products will be out of luck, according to the country’s regulatory body. That’s going to give businesses more time to build up inventory and establish sales infrastructure – heading off some of the bottlenecks and distribution problems Canada saw […] Health Canada: No ‘advance notice’ for new infused marijuana products allowed is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
We’re All Riding In A Boeing 737 With “Energy Efficiency,” Smart Meters, 5G and the IOT
By Patricia Burke Travis also describes the bad business incentives that led Boeing to conceptualize and present the 737 Max as just a tweak of... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 26, 2019
British intelligence agency GCHQ has repeatedly said Huawei needs to be closely monitored but has not called for a ban. Photo: Reuters *SCMP:* *Five Eyes spies play down split as ‘Huawei leak’ roils UK government* * UK PM urged to investigate who leaked decision about Huawei’s role in Britain’s 5G network from confidential meeting of her National Security Council * Britain appears set to allow Huawei a restricted role in building parts of the network, as Chinese tech giant ‘welcomes report’ Five Eyes cybersecurity chiefs have played down suggestions of a split in the alliance foll... more »
Online Information Operations Cross Platforms. Tech Companies' Responses Should Too.
Photo: Minette Lontsie/Wikimedia In March, Facebook took down more than 2,600 pages, groups and accounts engaged in sweeping coordinated information operations on its platforms—an important step in the platform’s effort to prevent malign actors from spreading content designed to polarize and mislead. However, when our team at the Alliance for Securing Democracy took a close look at the small number of blocked pages and groups about which Facebook and its partner, the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DRFLab*),* shared information, we found that related accounts on Twitter, YouTube... more »
Free Speech, Safety and the Triumph of Neoliberalism
A campus debate over free speech illustrates how the neoliberal world view is accepted by people who think they oppose it.
Did George Washington Say ‘Firearms Stand Next in Importance to the Constitution Itself’?
Always good to do some research before attributing quotes to famous historical figures.
Poll: Democrats Have Health Care Edge Ahead of 2020
Among all Americans, 42% support a single-payer plan like the one espoused by Sanders, while 31% express opposition. Another quarter say they are neither in favor nor opposed.
Pilot Rescued from Plane that Crash-Landed Atop Tree
A piece of the plane's propeller and one of its wheels had fallen to the ground, but the rest of the plane was intact, suspended in the tree.
Valve Turners Compare to Anti Vaxxers
Background: The measles outbreak raises the issue of parents irrational fears of having their children vaccinated. SF Chronicle reports: All 10 kindergartens with the highest rates of vaccine exemptions are in N. California. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Ninety-five percent of the population needs to be vaccinated to stave off an outbreak of a […]
Looking at the Suggested ‘Scarlet A’ for Unvaccinated Kids through the Lens of Ryan White
Fear of exposure to measles may be real, and measles can be deadly but typically is not. And even if measles was a deadly disease in the US in 2019, taking away the rights of others, labeling unvaccinated children so they can be discriminated against and bullied is not the answer. The post Looking at the Suggested ‘Scarlet A’ for Unvaccinated Kids through the Lens of Ryan White appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Private Equity Investors’ Pockets Picked Even More With Increases in Carry Fees
More evidence that private equity is an exercise in separating fools from their money.
Lunch breaks and month-long holidays cause culture clash in sub program
After securing the so-called "contract of the century", the French company chosen to build Australia's future submarines concedes it is having cultural clashes with its $50 billion customer, with lunch and meeting times proving problematic.
Fake New York socialite found guilty of stealing more than $US200,000
Just In - 11 hours ago
A Russian woman who successfully fooled New York's social elite by posing as a multi-millionaire heiress has been found guilty of swindling more than $US200,000 from banks and friends, CNN has reported
Russia's New Surveillance Plane Is Flying Over The U.S.
Tu-214ON aircraft *Warzone/The Drive*: *Russia's New Surveillance Plane Just Flew Over Two Of America's Top Nuclear Labs* *The route also covered a number of Army and Air Force bases, a major proving ground, and one of America's last chemical weapon storage sites.* One Russia's two Tu-214ON aircraft has conducted what appears to be its first-ever flight over the United States under the Open Skies Treaty. This agreement allows member states to conduct aerial surveillance missions, with certain limitations in hardware and in the presence of monitors from the surveilled country, ove... more »
Trump Has Murdered Over 40,000 Venezuelans With Sanctions
[image: undefined] A new study from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) has found that tens of thousands of Venezuelans have died as a direct result of Trump administration sanctions put into effect in August 2017, and that tens of thousands more are expected to die as a result of additional sanctions put into place in January of this year. Some noteworthy points: - The sanctions are “depriving Venezuelans of lifesaving medicines, medical equipment, food, and other essential imports.” - The sanctions “reduced the public’s caloric intake, increased disease and mortal... more »
Trump’s Envoy to Ukraine is Paid by None Other Than Poroshenko Himself!
[image: undefined] US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker is drawing a salary from John McCain's think tank, which is funded by George Soros and a DC lobbying firm working for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, among others. Volker was appointed Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations in July 2017, by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and has been “mediating” the Ukrainian crisis on behalf of the US ever since in much the same way his colleague Elliott Abrams has been doing with Venezuela. The twist is that Volker is doing this “on a voluntary basis without compen... more »
Cowen on business and imperfections
I’m reading Tyler Cowen’s Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero and I can’t but agree with David Henderson: “the book is outstanding. There are valuable facts and/or bits of economic reasoning on virtually every page”. The book is written for the cultivated layperson and aims to address her concerns, to play with […] The post Cowen on business and imperfections appeared first on Econlib.
Who Are The Bad Guys?: US Forces Killed More Afghan Civilians in 2019 than the Terrorists Did
[image: civilians]For the first time since the US invaded Afghanistan, allied forces have outpaced the terrorists in slaughtering innocent men, women, and children.
WATCH: 9yo Boy Knocked to The Ground, Handcuffed by Cops for Leaning on a Car
[image: boy]For leaning against a car, police attacked and handcuffed a 9-year-old boy and now his mom -- who also works in law enforcement -- is furious.
Economy Trips Up Forecasters Again, Grows at 3.2 Percent First Quarter
[image: economy-trips-up-forecasters-again-grows-at-3-2-percent-first-quarter] As recently as March, many were saying that the U.S. economy for all intents and purposes had stalled in the first quarter of 2019, but the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019.
Pence A Christian? POMPEO?: There Are Christians Who Love and Christians Who Hate
The torture facility in Zacatecas, Mexico, a museum of applied Christianity Pompeo: “My Faith in Jesus Christ Makes a Real Difference” Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran “As a Christian, I certainly believe that’s … Continue reading →
Dead Falcon: Could Russia's Su-35 Beat an Air Force F-16 in Battle?
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usairforce/15710179866/sizes/h/] We take a look. *With an AESA, the F-16 could probably hold its own against the Su-35 at longer ranges—but it would still be a challenge.* The *Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon* has been the mainstay of the U.S. and allied air forces for decades. Over the years, the aircraft has evolved from a lightweight visual range dogfighter into a potent multirole warplane that flies the gamut of missions ranging from the suppression of enemy air defenses to air superiority. Though it h... more »
Why the U.S. Navy Should Fear China's Submarine Fleet
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee] It might get something critical: bases overseas. *For American strategists, there certainly are troubling implications.* Between major decisions on a new deployment to Afghanistan and a wholly new Persian Gulf crisis, not to mention the boiling crises in Syria and North Korea, Washington ... more »
Meet the Arjun: The Tank That Took India 35 Years to Build
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: By Hemantphoto79 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26734884] How is that possible? We explain. *The decision to produce an indigenous Indian tank was made in 1972, shortly after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.* In the mid-1970s, India began development on a totally new, advanced main battle tank that would satisfy the needs of the country’s Armored Corps. An impressive combination of firepower, armor protection and mobility, the tank was to be India’s first indigenously produced tank—and one of the ... more »
See This Submarine? The U.S. Navy Needs To Build Them To Take On China
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） - http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/gallery/ships/ss/soryuu/501.html, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59351247] And Japan could help. *If it’s good for China to procure diesels for anti-access/area-denial purposes in the near seas, then it’s good for Americans and Japanese if they want to deny the denier access it covets.* What madman would propose adding diesel submarines to the U.S. Navy’s all-nuclear silent service? *There are a few*. The topic came ... more »
Paying for Cops But Not Courts: Yarmouth Ferry File
It’s heartening to learn the Province has not been asked by Bay Ferries to pay its legal fees to appeal a judge’s decision which allows the Progressive Conservative leader to seek a court order to find out how much taxpayer’s money is going to Bay Ferries for managing the Yarmouth ferry service. Which isn’t to […]
Inez Rudderham: The face of the healthcare crisis in Nova Scotia
I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim this morning. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Basic income Erica Butler chatted with Evelyn Forget who wrote Basic Income for Canadians. Forget will one of several speakers be at the Basic Income: The Evidence Speaks conference at the Halifax Central Library tomorrow. […]
At Least Biden's Lackadasically-Planned Kick-Off Rally In Pittsburgh Monday Won't Be As Fake As Trump's Was
Writing for the *Payday Report* yesterday, union activist Mike Elk mentioned that, after a fat-cat Philly fundraiser-in-a-mansion con-sponsored by superrich union buster attorney Steven Cozen to kick off his campaign on Thursday, Status Quo Joe is going to demonstrate how down with the Rust Belt's white working class he is by showing up at a quasi-Potemkin Village version of a rally in Pittsburgh. In October of 2016 there was a different kind of rally for white working class guys in Pittsburgh-- and that was no "quasi" about the Potemkin-ness of it! A few days ago, Mark Gruenberg ... more »
Batteries cannot make renewables reliable
Batteries are too expensive to back up intermittent wind and solar. The post Batteries cannot make renewables reliable appeared first on CFACT.
Green Gas Supplied To 1 Million Homes Con
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public From PEI: More than one million homes in the UK are now supplied with green gas, according to new data. Statistics from the Green Gas Certification Scheme show that since 2017 there has been a 13-fold increase in the number of customers […]
"Gay Looney" Politicizes National Currency - Yet another Trudeau Goof?
*Gay Canadian Coin* How do you know you're in the* End Times? * Your country mints a "Gay Coin", and then tries to hide it from the public. I wonder how many Canadians are even aware of this Gay Coin...the announcement of which I discovered hidden on the back pages of the M$M. Please read the following snippets of a story from the CBC and I will have more comments to follow: ******************* "A new dollar coin designed to commemorate 50 years of homosexual rights has sparked a dual backlash — from both members of Canada's LGBT community and from a social conservative group. ...more »
“That’s All We Know”
A semi coming down from the mountains on I-70 into Denver crashed into stopped cars and killed many people yesterday. Police say they don’t know what happened. “We do know that I-70 eastbound traffic was at a standstill or close … Continue reading →
EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS: Why haven't they all been frog-marched away?
*FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019Extraordinary reporting:* As you can probably tell, we could talk about Erica Green's front-page report for weeks. We refer to Green's recent report in the New York Times about the latest Little Low-Income School That Could—the new I Promise School in Akron, an experimental elementary school which is being substantially (and generously) funded by NBA star LeBron James. Green's report was so instructively awful that we could discuss it for weeks. For today, let's focus on a basic question: *Why haven't they all been frog-marched away?* We probably refer to G... more »
Nearly 102 Million Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now — Worse Than At Any Point During The Last Recession
By Michael Snyder Wouldn’t it be horrible if the number of Americans without a job was higher today than it was during the Great Recession... more »
More snow for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa
Winter (as in WINTER!) storm watch from Saturday morning into Saturday evening. Late Season Winter Storm Could Impact Travel Saturday National Weather Service La Crosse WI Apr 26 2019 A band of heavy snow could potentially produce 4 to 9 inches of snow. Hourly snow rates could be in the 1 to 2 inch per hour ... Read moreMore snow for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa The post More snow for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Muslim Terrorists Heading Towards a Jihadist Hell Hole
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
MELBOURNE, Apr 26 (IPS) - H.L.D. Mahindapala is a Sri Lankan journalist who was Editor, Sunday Observer (1990-1994), President, Sri Lanka Working Journalists' Association (1991-1993) and Secretary-General, South Asia Media Association (1994).The history of terrorism in Sri Lanka reveals a clear pattern. The first to take up arms in the post-Independent era were the misguided Sinhala youth. They were educated youth desperately running in search of a quick solution to establish their classless paradise. Their violence did not take them anywhere. Read the full story, “Muslim Terroris... more »
US & Western Arms in Yemen Conflict Signal Potential War Crime Charges
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 26 (IPS) - When US political leaders urged the Trump administration to either reduce or cut off arms supplies to Saudi Arabia – largely as a punishment for its indiscriminate bombings of civilians in the four-year old military conflict in Yemen—President Trump provided a predictable response: "If we don't sell arms to Saudi Arabia, the Chinese and the Russians will." Read the full story, “US & Western Arms in Yemen Conflict Signal Potential War Crime Charges”, on globalissues.org →
Caught red-handed, please stop trusting these science ‘experts’
I’ve written many articles highlighting the bias created by funding and the dangers of basing health decisions on industry-funded science. Independent, unbiased research is absolutely crucial for getting to the truth; without it science becomes little more than an extension of marketing, and hence useless. So, what’s happening at Cochrane right now is nothing short […] The post Caught red-handed, please stop trusting these science ‘experts’ appeared first on Health Nut News.
Where to never carry your cellphone, advice is hidden in your cell phone manual
In this special edition of CBC Marketplace, originally aired March 2017, journalist Wendy Mesley investigates the safety of cellphones, focusing on a little-known warning from the manufacturer hidden within your cellphone manual that advises you to keep the device at a certain distance from your body to ensure you don’t exceed the federal safety limit […] The post Where to never carry your cellphone, advice is hidden in your cell phone manual appeared first on Health Nut News.
Friday Follies
*Political Rambling* *Run Joe, Run* Anyone who has to deal with government needs to deal with both sides of the aisle. The defense contractors (Beltway Bandits) have it down to an art. Here's a photo of one of my business partners with Sleepy Joe Biden. Our fellow blogger, Fredd, predicts that Slow Joe will end up being the Democrat nominee because he's the least radical of the bunch. Fredd may be right because the hysteria among progs has become deafening. Every single day they double down on stupid with another bout of insane crap, trying to demonstrate HOW left they can go. ... more »
Is The U.S. Far Behind China And Russia In Modernizing It's Nuclear Arsenal?
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) off the coast of California in 2008. US Navy Photo *USNI News*: *Official: U.S. Far Behind China, Russia in Modernizing Nuclear Arsenal* WASHINGTON, D.C. – China and Russia had their money on winning asymmetric advantages in conventional and nuclear forces in the last decade, and now the United States is playing catch-up in modernizing its sea, air and land nuclear forces, the Pentagon’s top policy official said Wednesday. David Trachtenberg, the Pentagon’s deputy unde...more »
Chilcott Report Section 1.2 UK Iraq strategy September 2000 To September 2001
Section 1.2 of the Chilcot Report discussed the difficulties the United Kingdom ran into trying to maintain its containment policy on Iraq. First, the international community and Arab states were losing interesting in Iraq, so it was more difficult to maintain sanctions against it. Second, elements in the new Bush administration were talking about removing Saddam as soon as they entered office. Despite that, London mistakenly believed that it could continue with its Iraq strategy. At the start of the 2000s England saw Iraq as an outlaw state. London believed that Iraq still had W... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 26
1916 British arranged a ceasefire with Ottomans in Kut Wasit after 146 day siege 1923 UK’s Iraq committee presented findings and okayed by cabinet to stay path in Iraq 1941 PM Gaylani asked Axis for military and financial aid against British (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq And Sy... more »
Not a “Memphis Man”: Suspect in Baby’s Murder Deported Five Times
[image: suspect-in-baby-s-murder-deported-five-times] Media headlines are saying a “Memphis man” beat a four-month-old baby to death upon learning he wasn’t the child’s father. Except the “Memphis man” is an illegal alien whom immigration authorities deported five times.
The War on the Cross
[image: the-war-on-the-cross] The U.S. Supreme Court has now heard a case about the constitutionality of crosses on public land. Both history and court precedence say the cross should remain.
A Nation at War With Itself
[image: a-nation-at-war-with-itself] President Donald Trump has decided to cease cooperating with what he sees, not incorrectly, as a Beltway conspiracy that is out to destroy him.
BIG PHARMA: Trump Doesn’t Want Your Money…
By Kent Heckenlively, JD I know many have asked when Trump is going to move against Big Pharma. Many of you may have fallen for the media portrayal of him as a wild man. I don’t buy that depiction. I see a strategic thinker. He waits for the perfect time to strike because HE LIKES … Continue reading BIG PHARMA: Trump Doesn’t Want Your Money…
Trivia : April 26th
These things happened on this date in history…. Chernobyl Disaster April 26, 1986 The worst accident in the history of nuclear energy; it killed 30 people and spewed radioactive material over the Soviet Union and Europe. Two workers died immediately after the accident and another 28 died during the next four months. 106 workers suffered acute radiation sickness. The disaster started when workers were running experiments on the reactor. Safety mechanisms had been disabled to facilitate the tests. The tests eventually caused an explosion that blew the top off the reactor and spewed ra... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Bob Hepburn discusses how Doug Ford has turned a populist campaign into government solely for the benefit of the privileged few. And Paul Krugman rightly notes that it's the Republicans who stoke resentment in the U.S.' rust belt who actually express contempt for the plight of the people living there. - Meanwhile, Ross Belot points out how far too many Albertans were snookered by the unfortunately-unchallenged claim that the grim future of the oil sector is the result of a lack of pipelines, rather than the absence of a business case for dirty a... more »
Cubans at the southern border
Imagine that. Mexico is overwhelmed by the illegal immigration headed for our southern border and over a thousand broke out of the holding facility. The majority of migrants moving through Mexico are from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, according to Reuters, but Cubans are also joining in large numbers. More than 1,000 people from Cuba are now in Chiapas, according to Mexican officials. The word has been put out by leftist non-profits that help them and Democrats (but I repeat) that if they can get to the U.S. they will be let go to "return" later for a hearing. And of cours... more »
Friday Sketch by Joe Infurnari: the Temple are the People, Restore Them Instead of Cathedrals
The temple that is Notre Dame has become a work of art again; an expression of the value of “Do unto others” that is prevalent in our time. Repairing Notre Dame will only fix the veneer or illusion of a civilized society. The job of repairing the society and its beliefs is being done every weekend by the Gilet Jaunes. Fix the foundation instead of restoring cathedrals. This cartoon was inspired by an article written… The post Friday Sketch by Joe Infurnari: the Temple are the People, Restore Them Instead of Cathedrals appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
BIDEN'S PRESENCE IN THE RACE IS ALREADY PAYING BENEFITS, BECAUSE THE MSM TAKES HIM SERIOUSLY
So this just happened: Asked if he still thinks there were "very fine people" on both sides of the white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Trump says, "I was talking about people that went b/c they felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E Lee. A great general, whether you like it or not" pic.twitter.com/D7O5vFWy29 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 26, 2019 Given an opportunity to revisit the subject of Charlottesville, Trump praises Robert E. Lee, reminding us which ideas he eagerly embraces and which which voters he consistently chooses to pander to. This happened, of... more »
Trump to Speak to a Weakened National Rifle Association
The NRA is having financial issues, according to an analysis of tax filings by The Associated Press.
Sri Lanka Muslims Brave Militant Threats for Friday Prayers
All "Sri Lankans have a duty to be calm and quiet. (There) has to be peace."
Call for Papers: Homeland Security Project at the Belfer Center
Homeland security issues have emerged as among the most critical facing our country. Massive hurricanes devastated large swaths of the United States in 2017, the recovery from which is not over. Hostile governments and criminal groups have targeted American cyber and critical infrastructure, including U.S. elections. Ebola and Zika originated abroad but emerged at America’s shores. Central American asylum seekers have overwhelmed U.S. border authorities, while Washington has been paralyzed over disputes about how to respond. Opioids, including fentanyl, smuggled across the border c... more »
A bureaucratic firestorm of problems and delays
From a comment to the previous post, I learned of a major airport in Germany that's never become operational, despite a twenty-year-odd construction period and an expenditure of well over eight billion dollars. Sounds like a bureaucrat's vision of paradise! Verily, the mind doth boggle . . . in particular, at the tolerance of German voters, who've put up with this boondoggle for so long at taxpayer expense! Peter
One man dead, one in critical after separate Melbourne stabbings
Just In - 13 hours ago
A man is dead and another in hospital with life-threatening injuries after separate stabbings in Melbourne.
Rabbitohs hold off Panthers, Bulldogs triumph over Cowboys
Just In - 13 hours ago
The Rabbitohs continue their winning form in the NRL with a 22-18 defeat of the struggling Panthers, while the Bulldogs enjoy a 24-12 victory over the Cowboys.
Trump denies US paid North Korea for care of comatose Otto Warmbier before return
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The President takes to Twitter to deny media reports that North Korea insisted the US pay $US2 million dollars in medical costs before releasing detained American college student Otto Warmbier while he was in a coma in 2017.
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High Extinction Rate Does NOT Mean Imminent Mass Extinction - Truth Behind The Climate Slogan
Yes we are getting extinctions at a far higher rate than normal. But it is nowhere near a mass extinction yet. Just the start of a slide towards one that may play out towards the end of this century and in the 22nd century. Also we are not risking a major mass extinction like the Permian / Triassic one. The word “mass extinction” does not have a well defined threshold but I think many who read these stories think it means that there would be almost no animals, fish, trees, plants or insects left or hardly any. No it doesn’t mean that. It means fewer species of each but not a world ... more »
U.S. Practiced A Nuclear Strike Against Russia In March
B-52Hs at Barksdale take part in a minimum interval take-off training exercise in 2013. USAF *David Axe, National Interest:* *U.S. Air Force B-52 Bombers Practiced a Nuclear Strike on Russia Last Month* The U.S. Air Force in early March 2019 deployed five B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to the United Kingdom. Some of the eight-engine, long-range planes flew mock nuclear attacks on Russian soil. *A crazy story. * The U.S. Air Force in early March 2019 deployed five B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to the United Kingdom. Some of the ei... more »
Through Lyndon LaRouche's Eyes
[image: On April 24, 2019, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Sebastian Pinera of Chile at the Great Hall of the People. (www.news.cn)] The opening of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing yesterday with participation of 37 heads of state and government among over 150 nations represented, should instantly refute every slander against that great initiative, for any rational person. More than that, the Belt and Road and this Forum provide the signature of a dawning new epoch of world history that Lyndon and Helga LaRouche long forecast and worked ceaselessly to bring about fo... more »
Russian Air Force let’s loose massive attack on Idlib and Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has unleashed a massive aerial assault on northern Hama and southern Idlib, today, hitting several areas controlled by the militants. According to a military source in the northern Hama town of Mhardeh, the Russian Air Force heavily bombarded the town’s of Tal Hawash, Kafr Auwyd, and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kids Watch in Horror as Cops Mistake Mom’s Diabetic Shock for Being High, ‘Brutalize’ Her
[image: diabetic]Ignoring her children's pleas for help and claims their mom was in diabetic shock, police yanked the mother from her car, handcuffed her, and threw her in the back of the cruiser.
Never Forget: The Towering Exposure of Hillary Clinton by Assange and WikiLeaks
*Sheila Coombes* | A fact which Libyans and Syria know all too well: Clinton as “someone who’s eaten alive" by her ambitions.
Behold: The Air Force's XF-108 Fighter Could Have Been a Legendary Plane
*Michael Peck* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://kerbalx.com/NorthAmericanAviation/North-American-XF-108-Rapier] So why was it canceled? *The XF-108 would have packed a useful combination of long-range endurance and the Hughes AN/ASG-18 radar.* Fearing an onslaught of Soviet bombers during the 1950s, the U.S. Air Force was intent on developing supersonic interceptors to stop them. Had they come to fruition, these high-altitude Mach 3 interceptors would have left today’s fighters in the dust. In response to a 1949 Air Force request for a supersonic interceptor, Republic Av... more »
Nothing Tougher: Check Out the 5 Baddest Armies On the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The best of the best--on land. *Like the U.S. Army, the British Army relies on a legacy force of upgraded Cold War equipment. Challenger II main battle tanks and Warrior infantry fighting vehicles equip the mechanized forces. Although proven and reliable, these are getting on in age and will have to be eventually replaced at considerable cost.* Prioritizing the five most powerful armies on Earth is not an easy task. Each country has its own unique security situation that shapes its military in general and land power in particular, accordingly. *(Th... more »
New and Improved? Putin and Xi Plot New World Order 2.0
TruNews Streamed live 14 hours ago Today on TRUNEWS we discuss the on going efforts by Russia and China to build a New “Fair & Stable” World Order as the West’s Old Empire crumples from bloodlust, greed and immorality. We also address the secret redaction in the Mueller Report which claims Jared Kushner met with […]
BBC Accused Of Serious Errors And Misleading Statements In David Attenborough’s Climate Show
By Paul Homewood The GWPF has now formally submitted its complaint to the BBC about David Attenborough’s Climate Change – The Facts: The BBC programme, presented by Sir David Attenborough, went far beyond its remit to present the facts of climate change, instead broadcasting a highly politicised manifesto in favour of renewable energy and […]
Veterans And Military Families Want The U.S. To Withdraw Troops Out From Afghanistan
A UH-60 takes off in Afghanistan in preparation for transporting troops and supplies across the country on April 18, 2019. (Capt. Roxana Thompson/Army) *Military Times*: *Veterans, military families want out of Afghanistan: poll* Veterans and military families overwhelmingly support plans to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan and similarly favor a complete U.S. military pullout from Syria, according to a new poll from a conservative activist group released Wednesday. Concerned Veterans for America, which has close ties to the conservative Koch brothers’ network and the Trump a... more »
The U.S. Army Prepares For Cyberwar
*The Charlotte Observer:* *Fort Bragg cut power for thousands to test ‘real-world reactions’ to a cyber-attack* Fort Bragg in North Carolina says the Army base had a “blackout” for more than 12 hours overnight Wednesday as part of a cyber-attack military exercise that came as a complete surprise to its tens of thousands of residents. The fort, which the Army says is the world’s largest military base, says it cut off the electricity “to identify shortcomings in our infrastructure, operations and security.” “Fort Bragg has to train for any possible threats to the installation in or... more »
This Is How Russia And China Will Sink America's Aircraft Carriers
Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest *Robert Farley, National Interest*: *RIP Aircraft Carrier: How Russia or China Could Send These Warships to the Bottom* *A few ideas.* In the event of a conflict, U.S. Navy admirals and the U.S. president may grow so concerned about the vulnerability of carriers that they don’t use them assertively and effectively. Aircraft carriers have been the primary capital ship of naval combat since the 1940s, and remain the currency of modern naval powe... more »
It's Illegal For Employers To Demand You Buy From Them, Or To Not Buy From A Competitor
For some reason, lately I'm running into employers that are firing employees because they are doing business with a competitor or a merchant they don't like. In Florida, and I'm guessing in some other states, this is flatly illegal. An employer in Florida cannot demand that an employee buy from them or deal with them. Nor can an employer demand an employee not do business with any other company. Fla. Stat. Sec. 448.03 provides: Threat of discharge to compel employee to trade with any particular firm or person; penalty.—Any person or persons, firm, joint stock company, association... more »
Fase 2 de la Revisión de la ISDS de la CNUDMI: Por qué “otras cuestiones” importan realmente
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 Si el régimen pretende apoyar el desarrollo, y superar la crisis de legitimidad que enfrenta el régimen internacional de inversiones, se requiere algo más que una reforma procesal de la ISDS.
Phase 2 de l'examen du RDIE par la CNUDCI : pourquoi les « autres questions » importent vraiment
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 Si l'on souhaite que le régime international des investissements soutienne plus efficacement le développement, et surmonte la crise de légitimité à laquelle il fait face, il faudra plus que de simples réformes procédurales du RDIE
Phase 2 of the UNCITRAL ISDS Review: Why “other matters” really matter
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 If the investment regime is to be made supportive of development and overcome the legitimacy crisis confronting the international investment regime, something more is required than procedural reforms to ISDS.
Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 Brazil, home to one of the planet's last great forests, is currently in trade negotiations with its second largest trading partner, the European Union (EU). We urge the EU to seize this critical opportunity to ensure that Brazil protects human rights and the environment.
Japan's Aso opposes linking currency with trade in US talks
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso pushed back against US efforts to link the yen with bilateral talks aimed at striking a trade deal.
Kazakhstan, other EAEU countries to reduce import duties on Iran on 502 goods
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 At the plenary session of the Senate of Kazakhstan, the deputies adopted a law on ratification of a temporary agreement on the formation of a free trade zone between the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran
Suez règle l'un de ses différends avec l'Argentine
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 Le groupe de gestion de l'eau et des déchets Suez a annoncé avoir touché une indemnité de l'Argentine pour la résiliation d'un contrat décidée par le gouvernement argentin en 2006, en application d'une décision arbitrale.
French firm Suez settles one of two disputes with Argentina for €220 million
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
26-Apr-2019 French water and waste management company receives compensation from the government, settling one of its legal disputes with country dating back to Néstor Kirchner's presidency.
Allan Bloom’s Interpretation of Plato’s The Republic
In his Interpretive Essay (*The Republic of Plato* by Allan Bloom; Second Edition; Page 305 to 436), Allan Bloom presents Plato’s the *Republic* as a guide to the problem of human happiness, and the question of how a human being should live in a city or society. He views Socrates as the founder of political philosophy. Here’s an excerpt from Bloom’s Interpretive Essay: The *Republic* shows us why Socrates was accused and why there was good reason to accuse him. Not only does he tell us about the good regime, but we see his effect on the young men he was said to have corrupted. Socra... more »
Another Free Market Lesson
Even as Florida continues its race to become the first state to completely do away with public education and replace it with a free market free for all, lessons abound in why that's a lousy idea. This frickin ' guy.At Tarbell, Simon Davis-Cohen takes us on a trip to Iowa where an ALEC governor privatized Medicaid. Former governor Terry Branstad was a founding member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a special group that brings corporate movers and shakers together with legislators to share the really cool legislative ideas the corporations have come up with. Branstad's b... more »
New York is banning hot dogs, processed meat
I thought that the story Willie sent me was a hoax. But it seems to be confirmed at many places: NYC To Ban Hot Dogs and Processed Meats To Improve Climate So far, government-run facilities such as schools, hospitals, and prisons won't buy processed meat – hot dogs, sausages, salami, and others. The consumption of processed meat in the city could drop by 50%. It seems clear that they eventually want to go further. The previous NYC mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is a leftist RINO. But those who thought that his policies were the most extreme policies possible were proven wrong. Newyorker... more »
What the Greek tragedy Antigone can teach us about the dangers of extremism
Elizabeth A. Bobrick, Visiting Scholar in Classical Studies, Wesleyan University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A play written in the fifth century B.C. mirrors America's current disunion: Political and moral views are framed in terms of a fight between patriot and traitor, law and conscience, and chaos and order.
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From Jenna Orkin Owning the Weather in 2025 - Geo-Engineering How China is replacing America as Asia’s military titan Facebook taps lawyer who helped write Patriot Act as new general counsel Climate movement grandpa James Hansen says the Green New Deal is ‘nonsense’ ‘It is not alarmist to say that the people of Florida are being slowly poisoned by the water’ | Opinion Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article229490279.html?fbclid=IwAR0vP3lgKiITuO-ma6TTOKTixSFbTeT3D2lw4oyjaIqXm07zNJGT0enJfWk#storylink=cpy Washington poised to become first state to allow eco-frien... more »
A Powerless Spain And The Crises Of ‘Old Europe’
This year, the European Parliament could face structural changes related to the trends being observed in individual European countries, first and foremost in the countries of ‘Old Europe’. If, in the battle between “Europeans” and “nationalists”, the latter prove victorious, the next European Parliament risks being the most integration-sceptic since 1979.
DeSmogBlog: Criminal Enemies of Science
Principia Scientific John O’Sullivan | April 25, 2019 Anyone who searches for ‘Principia Scientific International’ on a major corporate search engine may be bemused to see the criminally-run hate site, desmogblog tagged beside us, posting a smear of our organisation. Clearly, the search engines themselves are indifferent (or supportive) towards these politicized merchants of …
A Confirmed Knuckle-Dragger
Doug Ford announced this week that his government would no longer cover the cost of health insurance for Ontarians who travel abroad. The coverage, as of now, is pretty flimsy. Tom Walkom writes: An Ontarian requiring emergency outpatient hospital care while travelling outside Canada, for instance, is entitled to be reimbursed by OHIP at the rate of only $50 a day. That figure hasn’t increased in 20 years. Overall, the current out-of-country rates paid by OHIP are chintzy. An Ontarian requiring hospitalization abroad can receive up to $200 a day ($400 in intensive care). Manitoba... more »
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan Claims F-35 Fighter Jet Program 'F----d Up'
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with CNN's Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 2, 2017. (DOD/U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley) *CNN:* *Trump's acting defense secretary called F-35 fighter jet program 'f----d up'* Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told investigators from the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General that he called the F-35 fighter jet program "f----d up," but made clear that he wasn't referring to the airc... more »
La Marina de Guerra de EEUU diseñó avion futurista parecido a un OVNI, revelan documentos
Fuente: Metro.co.uk Fecha: 04.26.2019 *La Marina de Guerra de EEUU diseñó avion futurista parecido a un OVNI, revelan documentos* *Por Jasper Hamill, Metro News* Los inventores militares han presentado planos para una maquina voladora altamente inusual que se vale de un 'dispositivo de reduccion de masa inercial' para viajar a 'velocidades extremas'. Esto significa que el avion utiliza tecnologia compleja para reducir su masa y por ende, su inercia (la resistencia de cualquier objeto al movimiento) lo que le permite desplazarse a alta velocidad. La patente es altamente compleja ... more »
Day Two At The Greenland Open
After receiving 100 billion tons of snow this month, the Greenland Open is having a beautiful day today – with temperatures up to a balmy -18C. summit:status:webcam Greenland’s surface has not loss mass on any day since September 1 of … Continue reading →
The Grand Prix F1 Wishes to Come to Rio but Can the City Reform its Autodrome by 2020?
By Harold Emert RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – If Brazilian authorities give the green light and raise the necessary funding, the Grand Prix Formula One and other international auto racing competitions may be coming to Rio de Janeiro, reports O Globo today. The city was already in 2016 host of the Olympic Games and in […] The post The Grand Prix F1 Wishes to Come to Rio but Can the City Reform its Autodrome by 2020? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part V Fitness for Office
Opinion, by Michael Royster São Paulo, SP –The Curmudgeon began this series highlighting a poll that showed pretty much a dead heat between those who thought Brazil’s President Bolsonaro was doing well, so-so and badly. The latest poll gives him slightly better ratings, but…after 110 days in office he is still the worst rated President […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro, How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part V Fitness for Office appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Frightening Fact the F-22 and F-35 Share (And Why Chinese Stealth Fighters Are in the Skies)
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Examples of advanced Chinese weapons that incorporate stolen American know-how include the Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31 stealth fighters and electromagnetic catapult launch systems. *In some ways, the damage is already done.* Russia and China will likely use their cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities to challenge the United States into the foreseeable future. *(This first appeared in 2017.)* Both nations possess highly capable forces that can steal information or attack American infrastructure. Indeed, in some cases, highly classified data o... more »
Air Force Pilot Gives Us the Straight Dope on the F-35: "I couldn't ask for anything better"
*Loren B. Thompson* *Security, * 5 reasons the F-35 is one amazing fighter. *The most telling testimonials to F-35 excellence come from the pilots who have flown the plane. The Navy reported after the first at-sea trials of the carrier version that "the aircraft demonstrated exceptional performance throughout its initial sea trials." More recently, a squadron commander who participated in last year's Northern Lightning exercise told an in-house Air Force publication, "I couldn't ask for anything better. It's like fighting somebody with their hands tied behind their backs." Anoth... more »
5 Ways That Nearly Guarantee America Would Beat Russia in a War
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * As in 5 weapons. *While not a “weapon” in the traditional sense, the U.S. global alliance network would greatly enhance America’s ability to wage war against Russia. In this sense, it is telling that Russia lists NATO (rather than the United States) as its greatest security threat.* During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union battled for global primacy. Although this rivalry often played itself out in proxy wars, the two superpowers obsessed over how a direct war between them would unfold. For the United States, conflict scenarios pri... more »
Meet China's DF-26 Missile: It Can Sink Aircraft Carriers or Start a Nuclear War
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Yikes. *“The missile might be launched from the northwest to the east by the Rocket Force, with a range of 2,000km or above. It was likely the advanced intermediate-range DF-26B, a modified version of the DF-26,” Hong Kong-based military analyst Liang Guoliang told the South China Morning Post at the time. “Given the landing area, the test is obviously aimed at THAAD in South Korea.”* *(This first appeared back in June of last year.)* The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) commissioned the DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (I... more »
F-35s vs. J-20s: How America's 5th Generation Stealth Fighters Would Crush China
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Technology. *This can be explained in terms of a well-known Air Force strategic concept pioneered years ago by air theorist and pilot Col. John Boyd, referred to as the "OODA Loop," --- for observe, orient, decide and act. The concept is to complete this process quickly and make fast decisions while in an air-to-air dogfight -- in order to get inside the enemy's decision cycle, properly anticipate, and destroy an enemy before they can destroy you.* The Air Force is accelerating development of a special, high-tech, on-board threat library for the F-35 ... more »
Draw Your Weapon: Why the U.S. Army Chose Sig Sauer Guns over Glock
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * We have the answers. *Glock vs. Sig: Who Wins? * A newly released report just shed light on why Glock lost its protest against Sig Sauer, providing fresh insight into the U.S. Army’s selection for the Modular Handgun System contract. *(This first appeared in late 2017.)* According to the report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Glock lodged its protest Feb. 24, citing three main reasons: U.S. Army Material Command did not properly evaluate its proposal; the second downselect phase of the testing program was not carried out; and fin... more »
The Real Problem with the F-35 (As Explained by the Acting Sec Def Himself)
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * The jet is great, the program to build is the real challege. The Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General on Thursday cleared former Boeing executive and current acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegations that he unethically favored Boeing in an official capacity as head of the Defense Department — and the only thing he's guilty of is criticizing the F-35 program for being an expensive disaster. As part of the the IG inquiry, officials investigated alleged comments Shanahan made regarding the notoriously unreliable F-35 airframe. I... more »
What Saudi Arabia and the United States Have in Common
Let's open this posting by looking at a recent press release from the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) which you can find here and here: The execution of these Saudi nationals was ratified by royal decree granted by King Salman. According to AP, the 37 people beheaded for terrorism crimes were mostly Shiite, the Islamic sect that is the religion of Iran as opposed to Wahhabism, a puritanical form of Sunni Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia. This is the largest mass execution of Shiites in the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it also marked the largest number of executions... more »
Dozens of Centrelink clients' details published online
A Commonwealth-funded work-for-the-dole provider uploads lists of people who were required to attend client meetings to a public Facebook page, in a move that has "shocked" a union official, but the Government says the provider met its privacy responsibilities.
HE WAS AN ANTI-POT PHYSICIAN UNTIL HIS DAUGHTER STARTED HAVING SEIZURES
It’s only when it effects us personally that we truly understand. From the documentary Our Medicine comes one of many stories about how cannabis is saving lives and changing minds about what is ‘medicine’. If you have... The post HE WAS AN ANTI-POT PHYSICIAN UNTIL HIS DAUGHTER STARTED HAVING SEIZURES appeared first on Healing Oracle.
Federal Court Unanimously Strikes Down Republicans Unconstitutional Gerrymander Of Michigan
A federal court Trump hasn't had the opportunity to pervert yet, voted unanimously to strike down the Michigan GOP legislature's grossly unconstitutional gerrymander that handed a 50/50 state over to the Republicans in the state House, state Senate and congressional delegation, even while statewide, the Democrats were kicking GOP butt. The decision will force a redrawing of congressional districts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; state Senate Districts 8, 11, 12, 14, 18, 27, and 36; and state House Districts 24, 32, 51, 55, 60, 63, 75, 83, 91, 94, and 95. (The Court let 7 contest... more »
Int’l Monitors: US Coalition Killed Over 1,600 Civilians During Bombing of Raqqa, Syria
*21WIRE* | It's now proven that the US-led coalition's air and artillery strikes in Raqqa violated international law.
US Continue Piling on the Lies About Iran – But the World Isn’t Buying It
*Robert Inlakesh* | It's now glaringly obvious that US leaders like Pompeo and Trump get their talking points directly from the Israeli Lobby and Netanyahu.
Sri Lanka: Supposed ‘ISIS’ Attack Targets Another Ally of China
*Tony Cartalucci* | Unfortunately, the recent Sri Lanka attack follows an all too familiar geopolitical formula.
Authoritarian Roots of the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal (GND) has brought the specter of full-blown government central planning into full view. But far from… The post Authoritarian Roots of the Green New Deal appeared first on IER.
Do wind turbines cause plagiarism? Energy researcher up to 20 retractions
The editors of PLoS ONE have done something that we’re betting Donald Trump will never do: Retract a statement about noisy wind turbines. The journal is pulling a 2014 article, titled “Adaptive neuro-fuzzy methodology for noise assessment of wind turbine,” after concluding that the researchers plagiarized. The corresponding author of the article is Shahaboddin Shamshirban, … Continue reading Do wind turbines cause plagiarism? Energy researcher up to 20 retractions
London Background Radiation Level Grossly Exaggerated In Chernobyl Article
The Daily Mail (25 April 2019) incorrectly states that people in London (UK) are exposed to approximately 0.2 millisievert (mSv) … Continue reading →
“Harmless” Painkillers Like Ibuprofen Now Linked to Huge Increase in Risk of Sudden Heart Attack
A new study linked non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs such as ibuprofen and diclofenac with an increase in cardiac arrest. Research data showed painkiller use was linked to a 31% higher risk of cardiac arrest in patients. NSAIDs should be used with caution and for a valid indication.
Chaff and Countermeasures – The DC Outrage Traps…
Yesterday Senators Johnson and Grassley opened the door for the DOJ and FBI to justify the post-election investigation of President Donald Trump, based on a premise of a possible FBI counterintelligence operation ran against the office of the Vice-President, Mike … Continue reading →
Big balls indeed!
While searching for information about repairing a tool yesterday, I happened to wonder idly what were the largest ball-bearings ever made. A bit of searching brought me the answer. The Benicia–Martinez Bridge in San Francisco is a triple span affair, with two bridges for traffic in and out of the city and an older railway bridge between them. The bridges were built at different times, using different then-current state-of-the-art engineering. In the early 2000's, while the newest road bridge was under construction, it was decided to upgrade the older road bridge to be more earth... more »