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Sebastian Gorka, interview
Sebastian Gorka, former White House adviser and author of the new book "The War For America's Soul," sat down with Daily Caller's Stephanie Hamill to discuss the 'left's assault on America' and what can be done to preserve what made this country 'great in the first place'. Unfortunately, I can’t use that link although I’ve listened to it on Facebook, so I’m using a different interview, with Candace Owens, a rising star on the PragerU channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YZJFVBCzSY I listen to Gorka occasionally 3-5 p.m. on talk radio 98.9 FM in Columbus. His parents fled H... more »
A troika (тройка) of tyranny dragging a sleigh with a broken runner
Writing about the three partisan academics who spoke against President Trump at the hearings--Victor Davis Hanson: "We are reminded that, outside small captive audiences on campus, academics are not very good public speakers and usually argue on the basis of presumed authority rather than facts and analysis. The three partisans came across as nasal, whiney, emotional, biased, and self-referential — and their past anti-Trump tweets, and partisan careers, clips, and interviews only confirmed the current stereotypes. On Ukraine, they said the same old, same old thing in mostly the s... more »
Religion and Philosophy
The 18th century German philosopher Immanuel Kant was the original architect of the divide between religion and philosophy. He posited that certain knowledge can be achieved only through the use of reason, and that issues of faith are limited to god and religion. By questioning the legitimacy of mixing reason and faith for acquiring knowledge, he established the notion that religion and philosophy have different methods and aims. He was a theist and a believer in god, but he insisted that the issues of faith cannot be proved or disproved and had to be accepted as a belief, and for c... more »
A Troubled Family: NATO Turns 70
Summit anniversaries are not usually this abysmally interesting. While those paying visits to Watford, England on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are supposedly signatories to the same agreement, a casual glance would have suggested otherwise. This was a show of some bickering. France, […]
Ron DeSantis, Like Many Republican Officials, Doesn't Seem To Understand What Democracy Means
The Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative (Amendment 4 to the Florida constitution) passed overwhelmingly on November 6, 2018, 5,148,926 (64.55%) to 2,828,339 (35.45%). The amendment was sponsored by a wide coalition including the ACLU, the Christian Coalition and the Koch Brothers' Freedom Partners. It was generally supported by Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans. Far right and extremist Republicans like Ron DeSantis opposed it. DeSantis, an anti-democracy Trumpist was on the ballot the same day. DeSantis had a close call that day, somehow narrowly trium... more »
Robert Kennedy Applogizes to Peter Hotez Hookworm, Lyin’ and Stinker
Friends, we invite you to read one of the greatest spankings ever administered on social media (Instagram) in which Robert Kennedy Jr. exposes Dr. Peter Hotez shall we say hookworm, lyin' and stinker. He holds not one but three US... more »
Australian bush fires might have the same ignition source as California fires
How do 50 or more bushfires start almost simultaneously across NSW or Queensland. There have been no reports of lightning storms to speak of and just a handful of kids charged for allegedly starting fires near Brisbane. Power lines have not been blamed, so how do so many fires start in such a short time? […]
Today: Day-long “Mais Rio” Festival at Fundição Progresso in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Promoted by CBN radio network, the event is free and aims to encourage Rio residents to look after the city and features a variety of shows, workshops, and debates. In the special program, singer Pedro Luís, comedians Paulinho Serra and Helio de La Peña, the women of 'Que Elas Querem' […] The post Today: Day-long “Mais Rio” Festival at Fundição Progresso in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Saturday Snippet: The USS Enterprise and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
As we all know, the US aircraft carriers weren't at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked it on December 7th, 1941. However, they weren't far away. USS *Enterprise* was one of only three US carriers (along with USS *Saratoga* and USS *Ranger*) to serve throughout World War II from the first day to the last. As the Japanese attack went in, she was returning to Pearl Harbor after delivering fighter aircraft to Wake Island, soon to be occupied by Japan. Cdr. Edward P. Stafford wrote a history of the ship, "The Big E". Published in 1962, it's become one of the classic accounts of... more »
Saudi minister says Iran ‘assassinates diplomats’ and ‘cultivates terrorist cells’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, believes that Iran is the first state sponsor of terrorism in the world, stressing that “this is what we have been saying for many, many years.” Al-Jubeir said on Al-Arabiya TV, on the sidelines of the Mediterranean Forum Summit in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force launches large-scale attack in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force launched a massive attack over the Idlib Governorate on Saturday, as their warplanes targeted several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front (NLF). According to reports from Idlib, the Russian Air Force primarily concentrated their strikes on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Qassem Soleimani is in Baghdad to choose next Iraqi PM: US official
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker affirmed his country’s support for Iraqi demonstrators demanding the government reform and fight corruption. He also did not rule out the inclusion of other officials on the U.S. sanctions list, saying, “We are conducting a continuous review” of the list. Schenker said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Special Forces filmed in action during military drills: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Russian Special Forces were filmed using YuVO flamethrowers against lightly armored targets during their military drills in the southern district. The Special Forces would also train with several other weapons during these drills, including TDA-2K and TDA-3 vehicles. The special training involved more than a hundred military personnel and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sudanese PM admits thousands of Sudanese troops are inside Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Sudanese Prime Minister ‘Abdullah Hamdouk said this weekend that the Yemeni conflict cannot be solved militarily, but only through political dialogue between the rival parties. Hamdouk further said that the Sudanese military is currently present inside Yemen, pointing out that there are thousands of soldiers in the country, Sputnik Arabic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US aircraft carrier allegedly heading to Syrian waters amid turmoil with Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The U.S. aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Harry Truman, is passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and heading towards Syrian waters, the Russian aviation publication Avia.Pro reported on Saturday. “An American aircraft carrier strike group led by the U.S.S. Harry Truman nuclear carrier has passed the Strait of Gibraltar and is currently […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Home of Iraq’s Sadr targeted by drone in Najaf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The home of the Sadrist Movement’s leader, Muqtada Al-Sadr, in Najaf, Iraq was targeted by a unknown drone, the organization announced on Saturday. Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, who is close to al-Sadr, confirmed in a statement that the home of Al-Sadr was targeted “in response to orders issued by al-Sadr” to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Prominent Syrian official makes rare visit to Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The head of the Syrian Journalists Union, Moussa Abdel-Nour, participated in the Arab Journalists Union meeting in the Saudi capital of Riyadh this week, marking the first time in years that a Syrian government official has made a public visit. According to reports, ‘Abdel-Nour attended the meeting on behalf of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels retake lost territory in southeast Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels have reversed the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) advance in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate after the latter captured the air defense base near the town of Tal Al-Khazanah. Led by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels managed to retake the air defense base just 24 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Putin, Netanyahu discuss Russian-Israeli cooperation in Syria
Issues of Russian-Israeli cooperation on Syrian settlement were in focus of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday. “The sides discussed a range of issues of the current bilateral agenda, including those related to the upcoming visit by the Russian president to Israel […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tulsi Gabbard to attempt to pass bill to withdraw all US troops from Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – U.S. congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D) of Hawaii will attempt to force a vote in the House of Representatives next week to require President Donald Trump to withdraw the remaining American troops from Syria. “President Trump’s deployment of U.S. troops to secure Syrian oil fields that do not belong to us, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran raises alarm after Israel test-fires mystery missile
As the world is abuzz with speculation over Israel’s shadowy “rocket propulsion system” test, Tehran bluntly claimed that the projectile it fired from a base south of Tel Aviv was actually a nuclear-capable missile aimed at Iran. “Israel today tested a nuke-missile, aimed at Iran,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested in a tweet posted […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian air defenses allegedly down US military drone in Libya
The US Africa Command said on Saturday that an unarmed American drone had been shot down by Russian air defence systems near the capital city of Tripoli in November, and demanded the return of the unmanned aircraft’s wreckage. The operators of the air defence systems “didn’t know it was a US remotely piloted aircraft when […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force hammers jihadist stronghold as Syrian troops prepare to storm town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force has been hammering the jihadist stronghold of Kabani in northeastern Latakia, launching several strikes over this key town in the past 48 hours. According to a military report from the Latakia countryside, the Russian Air Force’s attack choppers repeatedly struck the jihadist positions in and around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
SDF graduates new recruits in Deir Ezzor: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) graduated a new class of recruits in the Deir Ezzor Governorate after they completed rigorous training exercises. In a video released on their official YouTube channel, the new graduates can be seen participating in military exercises in the Deir Ezzor countryside. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian-Turkish agreement allowed Syrian Army expand control over country: Lavrov
The Sochi memorandum of understanding inked by Russia and Turkey has allowed the Syrian government to have a broader control over the country’s territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday at the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED) conference held in Rome. “I believe that this has considerably stabilized the situation. As a minimum, it helped […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Dirty War on the NHS: Save the Date: Online Cinema Screening on Mon 9 Dec
For those who cannot get to a cinema, we are organising an Online Cinema Screening on Monday 9 December between 6pm and 10pm. Tickets are £10. If you want to watch the film, click on the link below, buy your ticket, and on Monday you will be sent a link to the film and an access code. You can start watching any time between 6pm and 10pm. (This will only be available to people in the UK.)
The F-35 Stealth Fighter Might Have Another Problem
*Robert Farley* *Security, * And no, it does not involve suffocating pilots or sci-fi line helmets. Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon are fighting over intellectual property (IP). If they can’t resolve their dispute, it could result in delays to critical elements of the F-35 program. What’s going on, and how can we solve it? As Bill Carey writes, the dispute concerns the ownership of certain software associated with simulating the flight systems of the F-35. The Joint Simulation Environment software/hardware package allows the Pentagon to create an artificial world that enables t... more »
The Air Force Has a Crazy Idea for a Rocket Fuel Bomb
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] How might it work? *Key point:* This isn't the first time the military has experimented with wild ideas. The military uses explosives to blow things up. The military also uses rockets to carry those explosives to their targets. So why not combine the two and create a rocket whose fuel also doubles as the warhead? That’s the idea behind an Air Force research project to develop dual-use rocket fuel that also functions as a munition. The idea has precedent, though accidental and hardly desirable. NASA keeps gawkers miles away fr... more »
China Cancels Plans for Two Nuclear-Powered Super Aircraft Carriers
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Too expensive? Seems so. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy takes many of its cues from the U.S. Navy as it develops its carrier aviation branch. It is seeking similar flat-deck carriers to its U.S. counterpart, and has developed airborne early warning planes and electronic attack jets comparable to American E-2D Hawkeyes and EA-18 Growlers. But that tendency may have backfired for once. That’s because the U.S. Navy has been beset by major cost overruns and delays in deploying its new generation Gerald Ford-class supercarriers due to persis... more »
All of the Reasons the U.S. Army Hated the M16A2 Rifle
*Charlie Gao* *History, Americas* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2013/May/17/2000048888/-1/-1/0/130506-F-IL853-013.JPG] But could they fix the issues? When the M16A2 was adopted in the 1980s, it could be seen as a rushed product. While the U.S. military needed a new rifle with the faster 1:7 twist to fire the new NATO standard SS109 round, the other changes the design added versus the M16A1 were a point of contention between the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The Marines appreciated the readily dialable sight and smaller aperture on the M16A2, while the Army preferred the ... more »
What If Imperial Japan Sunk America's Aircraft Carriers at Pearl Harbor?
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* A surprise Japanese victory? *Key point: *There was no overcoming America's industrial might. What if the aircraft carriers of the United States Navy had been present at Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941? The question has bedeviled historians since World War II, as the devastating attack left the most lethal warships of the U.S. Navy intact to fight off the oncoming Japanese offensive. What if some, or all, of the aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet had been at Pearl during the attack? What impact would the sinking of those crit... more »
Pearl Harbor Fact: A Handful of American Fighter Pilots Took On Hundreds of Japanese Warplanes
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* Japan dominated the skies from all angles on that day. At 7 AM on the morning of December 7, 1941 the U.S. Army Air Force had 152 fighters in the fifteenth and eighteenth Pursuit Group deployed for air defense of Hawaiian island of Oahu, and 57 bombers that could hunt enemy ships. In the following two hours, two-thirds of these aircraft would be damaged or destroyed and four of the battleships they were there to protect sunk at the bottom of Pearl Harbor. But at least fourteen U.S. Army fliers *did* manage to intervene in the skies over Oahu—t... more »
Japan Thought Pearl Harbor Would Knockout America. Here's Why Tokyo Was Wrong
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* Whoops. *Key point:* Instead, Japan awoke a "sleeping giant." It was, as the phrase goes, another perfect day in paradise. As the sun rose above the Pacific in the clear, cloudless sky east of the Hawaiian Islands, on December 7, 1941, the giant U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, was just beginning to stir. At 6:30 am, USS *Antares* (AKS-3), a U.S. Navy stores and supply ship of more than 11,000 tons, was approaching the mouth of the inlet leading into Pearl Harbor towing a steel barge. On the bridge of *Antares* was... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Recordings reveal that plants make ultrasonic squeals when stressed As Port Neches Plant Smolders, Trump Rolls Back Safety Rules for Chemical Pl antI Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It. BPA chemical levels in humans drastically underestimated, study findsUranium-contaminated site collapses into Detroit RiverThis Danish bank is offering mortgages with a negative interest rate An experiment that solved a 100-year-old mystery posed by Einstein just got up to 50% more powerful by squeezing light A missing Canadian ex-soldier was reportedly smuggled across the border and i... more »
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*The Credibility Issue in Nutrition Science Is a Sign for All of Higher Ed* In recent years, psychology has dealt with a legitimacy crisis. Many influential psychological studies could not be reproduced by other psychologists, discrediting some key insights and weakening academic faith in the entire field. Nutrition science has a similar problem. The loudest critics argue that the methodologies relied on by researchers give bad data that are meaningless at best. Others worry that funding gives undue influence to the federal government, big business, or influential nonprofit assoc... more »
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*Research corner: Climate models got it right (?)* *This appears to be a new version of a 2017 article in "Carbon Brief" by Zeke Hausfather. This version has been widely reported so deserves a rebuttal by people familiar with the detailed statistics. There is an interesting first approach to that in an email from Pat Michaels below. It would seem that we once again have the typical Green/Left strategy of playing fast and loose with the facts:I was interviewed by Science on this article. I told the reporter that it contains a simple and obvious fatal flaw. The authors do s... more »
"Sounding hysterical"
Here are two senior media types taking issue with the BBC and Channel 4: David Elstein, the former BBC editor who launched Channel 5, criticised broadcasters’ sense of entitlement and “generalised hostility” to politicians. “I don’t think Andrew Neil helped himself by putting out such a public challenge because he made it inevitable that it would be turned down,” he told *The Times*. He described the Channel 4 News decision to replace Mr Johnson and Nigel Farage with ice sculptures as “regrettable, foolish and childish”. Lord Grade of Yarmouth, the former BBC and ITV chairman, s... more »
Meanwhile, over at Channel 4
Of course, it hasn't just been the BBC is the crosshairs this week. Channel 4 hasn't had a good week either, having to delete a video and a tweet after their subtitles wrongly suggested Boris Johnson had said "people of colour" instead of "people of talent". An apology on Channel 4 News followed: Earlier today Channel 4 News tweeted in error a subtitled clip of Boris Johnson making a speech, which reported him using the phrase "people of colour" in reference to immigration. The Prime Minister had in fact said he wanted "people of talent" to come to the UK. pic.twitter.com/wEpXGsPtg... more »
Exclusive: President Donald Trump has paedophile protector Pastor Brian Houston at The White House
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s good friend and mentor, paedophile protector and Hillsong Church Pastor Brian Houston, visited The White House and posted a video on his Instagram account, as per the video […]
In Rio, Economy Minister Claims No Reason for Pessimism in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said there is no reason for pessimism in Brazil. In his opinion, Brazil is going through a period of exceptional institutional development. "I am seeing robust Brazilian institutions flourishing and improving. There is no reason for pessimism. Brazil is advancing institutionally," he said as he attended […] The post In Rio, Economy Minister Claims No Reason for Pessimism in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuelans Recognized as Refugees by Brazil’s National Committee
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Committee for Refugees (CONARE) granted refugee status to 21,432 Venezuelans who settled in Brazil after fleeing the economic crisis and political instability affecting their country. According to data published yesterday on the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety's website, to which the collegiate body is linked, the CONARE […] The post Venezuelans Recognized as Refugees by Brazil’s National Committee appeared first on The Rio Times.
Political Turmoil Shocks Chilean Economic Outlook
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Losses not yet quantified due to breakdowns; a sharp reduction in commercial activity and employment; small and medium-sized companies in trouble. And uncertainty, a lot of uncertainty. Chile, for decades the student prodigy of the Latin American economy, in less than a month and a half has become one of […] The post Political Turmoil Shocks Chilean Economic Outlook appeared first on The Rio Times.
Lula, Dilma, Other PT Politicians Acquitted of Criminal Organization Charges
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Judge Marcus Vinicius Reis Bastos has dismissed all allegations that Lula da Silva was involved in corruption cases in connection with the state-owned oil company Petrobras and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). Lula's party member and successor in office, The post Lula, Dilma, Other PT Politicians Acquitted of Criminal Organization Charges appeared first on The Rio Times.
Female K-Pop Singers’ Suicides Unveil Deep Abyss in South Korean Music Industry
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In her last Instagram post, lying on her bed, she looks into the smartphone camera with empty eyes. The words: "Good night." Less than 24 hours later, last Sunday, the housekeeper found the lifeless body of the k-pop singer Goo Hara in her apartment in the noble Seoul district of […] The post Female K-Pop Singers’ Suicides Unveil Deep Abyss in South Korean Music Industry appeared first on The Rio Times.
Claro Increases Internet Usage on Post-paid Plans at No Cost
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Claro has made a slight change in its post-paid portfolio and increased the data package without changing the monthly fees: the input option was previously 7 GB and is now 8 GB. The more expensive plans also have been provided with more internet and now include 50 GB or 100 […] The post Claro Increases Internet Usage on Post-paid Plans at No Cost appeared first on The Rio Times.
You can't please everyone
*[Last night's] debate on the BBC was the fairest I have seen, and - in an old fashioned way - allowed us to hear what the Leaders had to say. I congratulate Nick Robinson on that - for somehow leaving behind the appalling bias he normally gives vent to on Today. :) ... He conducted the debate fairly with minimal interruptions for either Leader. It was all the more refreshing for that. His interventions were light touch and to the point.* So said MB on the last open thread. Catching up with it myself this morning, I agree. From the audience to the questions, from the interrupti... more »
Rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze on the way to court hearing
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The 23-year-old woman was on her way to board a train to attend a court hearing when she was doused with kerosene and set on fire by a group she said included her two rapists.
Nationwide curfew ended as Samoa reaches almost 90 per cent measles immunisation rate
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Samoa's Government says the of immunisation against measles has reached 89 per cent coverage of the Pacific island's population as it faces a deadly epidemic of the infectious disease.
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Grossman & Gagnon on NATO's claim it will now 'dominate' space
Listen to "Saying NO to the militarization of space" on Spreaker. Our weekly space segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? This segment concentrates on the recent statement from NATO's London meeting that the 'alliance' will now be upgraded to 'control and dominate' space. Hosts Brian Becker and John Kiriakou speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, Colle... more »
Greenpeace and the great plastic fraud
Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, now dedicates himself to uncovering the many frauds perpetrated by the organization he helped form. The post Greenpeace and the great plastic fraud appeared first on CFACT.
A $20 Trillion Problem: More Than Half Of China's Banks Fail Central Bank Stress Test
The problem in China is that failure is unimaginable. The problem faced is that the way out may also be unimaginable. I personally can imagine a way out, but also understand that it requires a slow build out to implement while essentially flat lining actual internal debt growth to support wealth destruction. No more ghost cities. Either way it will be tough. Far worse, it realistically needs the CCP to fully implement all those political reforms promised a long time ago in order to discharge building popular resentment. Gorbachev and Yeltsin barely pulled it off while trying ... more »
Putin Foe: Fusion GPS a Russian Agent?
Actually yes. Fusion GPS was under contract to Russian interests at the least to lobby regarding the Magnitsky act. This is no small thing. It is then one short step to been a Russian Intel Asset as well. In fact all this looks like an Intel cover operation using a western Intel asset in Glen Simpson to smooth the way for the lobbying effort. Beats paying for an army of lawyers. That also happened. So far it is business as usual. Then they took the contract from HRC to use Russian misinformation assets to generate the infamous Steel dossier. This obviously got out of ha... more »
Discovery of ‘Tendon Stem Cells’ Could Revolutionize How We Recover From Injuries
This will not be quick, but we now have a real path forward. We all recover quickly from low level muscle damage because we are nicely set up for just this. This does not extend over to tendons and it should. This shows us that it is plausibly a biological design failure. That means we may well be able to fix it. None of us pursue tendon damage as a potential advantage simply because healing is presently indifferent. Yet progressive training constantly threatens disaster and demands careful coaching. Modern sports training is always training up. Sadly many potential athl... more »
Swine Flu Vaccine Injury Settlements Reveal Health Authorities & Big Pharma Are Partners In Crime
Was there ever a swine flue epidemic? There was not even the hint of one. What is provided here is a case study of Vaccine criminality in which the product is hyped and sold to the corporations benefit. However all the damage is paid by the State including much of the legal cost. Corporate bankruptcy needs to be imposed to end this horror. Ye all the rules have been rigged to run out another fraud any time they like. . *Swine Flu Vaccine Injury Settlements Reveal Health Authorities & Big Pharma Are Partners In Crime* * The Highwire* *November 24, 2019 * *By Jefferey Ja... more »
Russia's Ultimate Sniper Rifle? Meet the SVCh (Putin Seems to Like It)
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* But is it all show and no substance? In November 2019, Kalashnikov Concern announced that they would begin serial production of the Snaiperskaya Vintovka Chuvakin (SVCh) sniper rifle in 2020, finalizing it as an official replacement for the SVD more than 50 years after it entered service. The SVCh is already notorious following press photos that showed Russian President Vladimir Putin firing the rifle. But in what ways does the SVCh improve on the SVD? Unlike the SVD which was originally designed only for the 7.62x54R cartridge, the SVCh is des... more »
Japan Could Have Made the Pearl Harbor Attack Much Deadlier—Did Playing it Safe Cost It the War?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Or was Tokyo just doomed...no matter what? At 7:45 AM on the morning of December 7, 1941 Commander Mitsuo Fuchida gazed exultantly from the rear seat of his B5N bomber at the serene vision of Pearl Harbor below him, it’s defenses unprepared for the onslaught about to befall them. He then rolled back his bomber’s canopy and fired off a dark blue “black dragon” flare, signaling for the 182 combat aircraft behind him to press the attack. Minutes later he exuberantly radioed the message “Tora! Tora! Tora!” Over the next two hours, Mitsuo circled ove... more »
H&K SP5: The Best Pistol Caliber Carbine on the Planet?
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * We have some answers for you. With the announcement of the H&K SP5, H&K has finally reentered the civilian MP5 clone market in the US. While the SP5K, an MP5K clone has been out for several years, most civilian shooters appear to be more interested in a proper MP5. Until now this demand has been filled by American manufacturers like PTR, or by imported guns from countries that have licensed MP5 production lines of their own, like Turkey or Pakistan. But as H&K is the original manufacturer of the MP5, there is a lot of reputation that goes along with ... more »
Lead stories
There's a fascinating contrast in lead stories this morning. The BBC News website is leading with Johnson and Corbyn clash over Brexit in BBC debate while Sky News is leading with Leaked documents cited by Corbyn 'tied to Russian group', says Reddit and ITV News is leading with US-UK trade talks cited by Corbyn 'leaked' by Russian group'. Another similarity between Sky and ITV here is that both use the word " *refused*" in connection to Labour's behaviour over the Reddit story (Sky: *Labour has again refused to discuss where it obtained the documents*; ITV: *Labour has refused to ... more »
24,000 complaints
As the transcript below shows, there have been 'complaints from both sides' about the BBC's election coverage, with Maria Jeffrey and Dave Mann speaking for each side. All the nonsense about wreaths and edited laughter, however, shows where the substance lies. Along the way, I was intrigued by Samira noting that "thousands of viewers" had complained about Andrew Marr's interrupt with Boris Johnson, suggesting that Dave's take has considerable support. Talking of which, today's *Times *has dramatic news on the BBC complaints front: The BBC has received a record 24,000 complaints ... more »
Mexico Does Not Deserve Credit For Falling Arrests At U.S. Southern Border
*David Bier* *Security, Americas* The United States has better alternatives to deal with this crisis than abandoning its asylum laws and treating asylum seekers like criminals. Mexico’s government has touted to President Trump its efforts to reduce migration of Central Americans through its territory to the United States and took credit for the drop in arrests of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border since June. Yet Mexican immigration enforcement fails to explain the drop in immigrants reaching the United States for three reasons: 1) most who try are still making it, 2) the effect... more »
Meet Israel’s New MAGNI Micro-Drone: A Game Changer?
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A leading expert gives us his take. Elbit Systems in Israel unveiled its MAGNI, a micro unmanned aerial system, that weighs 2.5 kg and is a multi-rotor VTOL so it can be launched from a vehicle and give platoons or squads situational awareness. “We wanted to give infantry a tactical eye-in-the-sky,” says Erez Meir of Elbit’s Multi-Rotor business unit. It is a “revolution” for armed soldiers and their vehicles operating in convoys for instance, which will now have the ability to launch numerous micro-drones to conduct su... more »
Tenure denied to a PC candidate, Harvard grad students go on strike
Especially in recent years, dozens if not hundreds of TRF blog posts were dedicated to disturbing and sometimes heartbreaking stories about people who have been attacked, blackmailed, threatened, fired, character assassinated, and professionally liquidated by immoral, fanatical, intellectually handicapped neo-Marxists and neo-Stalinists. This kind of ideological filtering is already more brutal than what Nazi Germany used to do – but it's just one side of the process. The picture goes to GWPF and then you may read After Academia at Quillette, quite realistic and terrifying Aside fro... more »
Rumours Of NATO’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
The decision to “downgrade” the NATO’s historic summit meeting in London on the 70th anniversary of the alliance to a mere “Leaders’ Meeting” implied that no joint declaration or communique would need to be issued after the event. That was smart thinking. The apprehension was that the sharp differences amongst […]
Uber Eats Introduces Group Order Function
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ordering food for an evening meal with friends or a meeting at work has become easier at Uber Eats: the service now features an option that allows ordering for groups, while each person may choose which dish to have. Until now, orders for multiple people had to be placed by […] The post Uber Eats Introduces Group Order Function appeared first on The Rio Times.
TRANSCRIPT: 'Newswatch', December 6: Interview with Kamal Ahmed
Meet the Ahmeds *Samira Ahmed*: Hello and welcome to *Newswatch* with me, Samira Ahmed. All other major party leaders have faced the questioning of Andrew Neil, but not Boris Johnson. Is this the fault of the BBC? And in a fractious campaign, have BBC interviews helped or hindered the election process? Interviews with party leaders during election campaigns are often feisty affairs, and Andrew Neil is widely considered one of the BBC's toughest interrogators, as he showed this week with his questioning of Jo Swinson and Nigel Farage. Boris Johnson's failure to commit himself firmly ... more »
The Geography of EU Discontent
The EU's flyover, meaning areas in economic decline, are also its hotbeds of discontent and anti-EU sentiment.
Open Thread
*"We have been asking for hours now to give us a date, a time, for a new open thread. As of now, none has been forthcoming. There is no law, no Supreme Court ruling, that can force Sue and Craig to start a new open thread but..."* *(interrupting) *Oh for goodness sake, Andrew, stop moaning! Here's a new open thread. Thank you for your support and comments.
Minister asked to block any sale of the Tip of Cape York to Chinese interests
LAST month, the Gudang/Yadhaykenu Aboriginal Corporation took tenure of 211 ha of land in Cape York, including the abandoned Pajinka Resort and it is reported that Chinese investors are negotiating with the Traditional Owners to purchase the land. KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter shares the concerns of Northern Peninsula Area Mayor, Eddie Newman, […]