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Syrian Army captures one of the last areas under jihadist control in Aleppo city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels have suffered another defeat in Aleppo following the loss of the strategic Scientific Research Building that separates the Al-Mansourah and New Aleppo districts. READ ALSO: Russia Refutes Turkey’s Claims of Killing Several Syrian Soldiers According to the latest field report from Aleppo, the Syrian Arab Army was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army’s advancing towards important jihadist base in Idlib: source
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is steadily advancing south along the Kafr Halab-Taftanaz Road, as their forces attempt to capture the key town of Taftanaz and its corresponding airbase. READ ALSO: Syrian Military Chopper Shot Down Over Western Aleppo According to a field source from the Syrian Army, their forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish military establishes new posts in west Aleppo to stop Syrian Army advance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Turkey has established two new military posts in western Aleppo this week amid several setbacks for the jihadist rebels at this front. READ ALSO: Jihadists Struggle to Hold Ground in Aleppo as Syrian Army Scores New Advance According to reports, the Turkish Armed Forces established a military post at Regiment […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia refutes Turkey’s claim of killing dozens of Syrian soldiers
On Friday, the Russian military refuted Turkish claims about the deaths of dozens of Syrian servicemen in Idlib, adding that such statements could only lead to an escalation of the situation. Tensions in Idlib, one of four de-escalation zones in Syria, intensified last week after the Turkish Defence Ministry said that eight Turkish military personnel […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army takes full control of Aleppo-Damascus Highway: video
Syrian Arab Army’s forces regained full control of the strategic highway connecting the formerly besieged city of Aleppo, in the north of the country, and Damascus in the south. READ ALSO: Turkey Accuses US of Building New Base in Northeast Syria Earlier on Wednesday the Russian Defense Ministry released a statement confirming that the M5 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army captures new ground along Aleppo-Idlib border amid increased Turkish presence
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their advance along the Aleppo-Idlib border on Saturday, as their forces continued their push towards the Turkish crossing. READ ALSO: Jihadists Launch Big Attack West of Saraqib to Retake City Led by the 25th Special Mission Forces Division (formerly Tiger Forces), the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
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*Response From A Campus Conservative * by Philippe Lemoine Leslie Green, professor of philosophy at Oxford, recently published a post on his blog called “Why it is hard to be a campus conservative”. I said elsewhere that I have rarely come across anything that was both condescending and stupid to the extent this post is, but that’s not exactly true, because I have already heard the kind of things Green says in this post countless times in conversation. The only difference is that he lacked the good sense not to write it down. I could also have added that his post was incredibly ... more »
Saturday Snippet: a fake nun in the Army in Northern Ireland
The late Australian author Russell Braddon was one of the most extraordinary writers to emerge from World War II. His prolific output includes "The Naked Island", his world-famous and best-selling account of his experiences as a prisoner of war under the Japanese; "Cheshire VC", a study of the wartime career and post-war conversion of one of the top bomber pilots during the war (who is currently being investigated, along with his wife, for possible canonization as a saint by the Catholic Church); "Nancy Wake: World War Two’s Most Rebellious Spy", a true account of an extraordina... more »
New Poll Shows Bernie Can Win In Texas On March 3 And Also In November-- TEXAS!
As of January 29, Republican oligarch Michael Bloomberg-- who is spending a million dollars a day on Facebook ads alone and who has the largest paid campaign staff in American history-- had spent $24,090,200 on TV ads in Texas. The only other presidential candidate who had spent any money at all before the 29th on TV ads was Tom Steyer, who spent $168,970. Early yesterday, the brand new University of Texas/*Texas Tribune* poll was released to much media fanfare. Bloomberg's $24 million had done him some good-- as he is ahead of two of his rivals for the conservative lane: Mayo Pet... more »
Show Up or Step Down: Protest HB 5044 Vaccine Bill on Wednesday February 19 at Hartford Connecticut Capitol
Note: When I was a kid, we had a silly saying "Show up or step down." It was said with hands on prepubescent hips and as much attitude as an 11 year old could muster. Today I am telling everyone... more »
Week in Review: NM nixes adult-use cannabis bill, Aurora posts big loss, Trump seeks money to regulate CBD/hemp & more
A New Mexico Senate panel scraps legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, Aurora Cannabis reports a steep loss for its second quarter, President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal seeks additional money for the federal government to regulate hemp and CBD – and more of the week’s top cannabis business news. New Mexico lawmakers scrap adult-use bill […] Week in Review: NM nixes adult-use cannabis bill, Aurora posts big loss, Trump seeks money to regulate CBD/hemp & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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*Patrick Moore: I was banned from speaking in Regina over this alternative CO2 point of view* "There is no doubt in my mind that on balance our CO2 emissions are 100 per cent positive for the continuation of life on Earth" Commercial greenhouse growers around the world inject CO2 into their greenhouses to double and triple the concentration compared to present atmospheric levels. Late last Friday I was deplatformed for the first time in my 45 years of giving keynote speeches at conferences around the world. The City of Regina, which through my speaker’s bureau had signed a contra... more »
Fast Food Adventure
*A Trip to Whataburger* So there I was in Mesa, Arizona, yesterday, and I drove past a Whataburger location at lunchtime. I reflected on Fredd's comments on this blog some time past and thought I'd test something. So I parked and walked in. There was a pimple-faced youth at the counter, waiting for my order. I said, "Fredd sent me." He looked perplexed. I explained, "Fredd sent me and I guess that means that I get a discount. I'd like a #1 combo (burger, medium fries and a diet coke).""I can give you a senior citizen discount, sir." I saw immediately that he must have had me co... more »
An Example Of A Good Descriptive Essay
It enjoys possessing the power of getting the market leader and access to low-priced material and labor. In addition, it has to pay reduce tariffs and responsibilities and with its presence in numerous nations, its suppliers have reduced bargaining energy. Even so, it is continually under menace from the substitute items which are swiftly gaining floor (Sookiew, 2012). rnThis circumstance focuses on the operating situations faced by the employees who do the job in the factories under agreement with Nike. The circumstance reveals that the subcontractors ended up not having to pay wag... more »
Battle of the Bulge: Hitler Sets One Last Trap
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, * Part one of a two-part series detailing one of the last big battles of World War II. The Battle of the Bulge, fought in Europe in the winter of 1944–45, was the largest fight ever undertaken by the United States Army. It marked the final offensive action of the German Army in the west, and the Allies eventual victory signaled the certainty of Germany’s eventual defeat. But for a relative few gallons of gas, however, the German armor might have been able to win the battle and turned the war into a bloody World War I-type stalemate. World War II had... more »
Russia's World War II Gulags Might As Well Have Been Hell on Earth
*Warfare History Network* *History, * A young Luftwaffe fighter pilot was shot down and captured by the Soviets, endured years in captivity in the Gulag, and lived to tell the tale. *Gottfried P. Dulias was a young Luftwaffe pilot who had seen plenty of action in the skies above the Eastern Front. Flying the Messerschmitt Me-109G-14/AS with Jagdgeschwader 53—known as the Pik A’s, or Ace of Spades squadron, or simply as JG 53—he shot down five enemy aircraft and became an ace.* *Subsequently, he was shot down by ground fire and captured, and he spent three years in a Soviet priso... more »
Did Hitler Nearly Win World War II By Accident?
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: Poland, on the Brda river.- Panzer soldiers on German Panzer Is and Panzer IIs, along with a medium Schützenpanzer half-track (Sd.Kfz. 251/3; with General Heinz Guderian?); 3 September 1939] The Blitz didn't go exactly according to plan. *Key Point:* most historians agreed the Blitzkrieg’s disruptive effects were not planned for, but instead arose as natural consequences of the Wehrmacht’s disposition and force structure. When over 1.5 million German soldiers poured over the Polish border on September 1, 1939 in an Operation codenamed... more »
Why Are So Many UFOs Seen Near U.S. Military Bases?
*David Axe* *Security, * They are military aircraft. *Key point:* Secret prototypes are all around us. From 2007 to 2012, a small team of military investigators looked into sightings of unidentified flying objects—yes, UFOs—from an office deep inside the Pentagon. The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, championed by former U.S. senator Harry Reid, paid contractors to analyze close encounters between military pilots and mysterious airborne objects. Some of those close encounters probably involved secret military prototype front-line pilots didn’t know exist. Others... more »
What Do You Get By Crossing An AR And .500 S&W Bullet? Meet The AR-500
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It's a monster. *Key point: Could this be the deadliest rifle on the planet? * The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to barrels, the rifle can be customized in a variety of ways to improve power, functionality and appearance. One major innovation in the field of power is the AR-500. The AR-500 fires a modified .500 Smith & Wesson bullet, the .500 Auto Max, resulting in a rifle that manufacturer Big Horn Armory claims can down “any dangerous game animal on Ea... more »
Landmines: America's Secret Weapon in Vietnam
*Michael E. Haskew* *History, Asia* [image: Sgt. Anthony Jacks emplaces a Claymore mine during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 20, 2009.] Meet the 'toe popper.' During the Vietnam War the land mine was responsible for large numbers of casualties among both military and civilian personnel. Both the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces, as well as the communist North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong insurgency, deployed millions of mines for various purposes, including anti-tank mines for disabling or destroying armored vehicles and anti-personnel mines that were designed to disable o... more »
No you idiot, it’s NOT because Chinese people eat bats!!
Despite growing up in Australia, a land of Anglo Western values, I… Continue reading “No you idiot, it’s NOT because Chinese people eat bats!!”… The post No you idiot, it’s NOT because Chinese people eat bats!! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.
Man dies, woman injured after waves wash them off rocks at Bondi Beach
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A man is unable to be revived by emergency services who were called to Bondi Beach after two people being knocked off Mermaid Rocks by powerful swells.
Fascism in Ukraine: the conspiracy of silence
The rise of the far right in Ukraine is one of the most disturbing trends in 21st century Europe. But it’s a story you rarely get to read about in the British press.
Mistrial in Trump admin’s biased case against Venezuelan embassy protectors is win for sovereignty
A hung jury in the Donald Trump administration’s case against activists who were arrested protecting Venezuela’s internationally recognized embassy in Washington, DC is being heralded as a major win for sovereignty, amid the US government’s floundering coup attempt against the Chavista government in Caracas.
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Also from that *Daily Telegraph* piece: 129,446 people were prosecuted for not having a licence in 2018, and over 18,000 people under the age of 20 have been prosecuted in the past five years.
A Knight in shining armour for the BBC?
Hopes of anti-BBC licence fee campaigners that the incoming chairman of the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport committee, Julian Knight MP, would aim his lance squarely at the BBC and skewer the corporation look increasingly forlorn. Though he doesn't want licence fee dodgers to go to jail, he tells the *Daily Telegraph* that fines for avoidance should double from £1,000 to £2,000. Though he says the BBC should axe middle managers on six figure salaries to save money, that's instead of cutting the number of BBC journalists. And he wants his fellow Conservatives to grow thicker skins ... more »
China Sends 25,000 Medical Personnel To Hubei As ‘War Time Conditions’ Take Effect
China Sends 25,000 Medical Personnel To Hubei As ‘War Time Conditions’ Take Effect by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Summary: China has sent 217 medical rescue groups totaling 25,633 personnel to Hubei province to fight the outbreak. First case reported in Africa after the Egyptian Health Ministry confirms non-Egyptian patient who recently traveled to China Hubei health …
Did Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe Cooperate with Cartel Chief “El Chapo”?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US and British media have reported evidence of the involvement of the current senator and former President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010), in the export of cocaine for the head of the Sinaloa cartel between 2006 and 2008. Uribe is said to have received US$1 million (R$4 million) and an […] The post Did Colombian ex-President Álvaro Uribe Cooperate with Cartel Chief “El Chapo”? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Supreme Court in El Salvador Condemns President Bukele’s Unconstitutional Actions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last Sunday, the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordered soldiers and police to seize the Congress building in the capital in order to secure US$109 million (R$436 million) to finance his security policy. The Supreme Court's Constitutional Chamber has now decided . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Supreme Court in El Salvador Condemns President Bukele’s Unconstitutional Actions appeared first on The Rio Times.
Casual Employment in Brazil Exceeds 50 Percent in 11 States, Says IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Casual labor is the main occupation of the population in 11 Brazilian states, reported on Friday, February 14th, the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The drop in unemployment in 2019 was driven by the The post Casual Employment in Brazil Exceeds 50 Percent in 11 States, Says IBGE appeared first on The Rio Times.
São Paulo State Releases R$20 Million for Rehabilitation Works After Downpours
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The government of São Paulo announced the release of R$20 million (US$5 million) for rehabilitation works in the capital and in the cities most affected by the heavy rainfall last Monday, February 10th. "We have released R$20 million for rehabilitation works . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] The post São Paulo State Releases R$20 Million for Rehabilitation Works After Downpours appeared first on The Rio Times.
30 Conservative MPs spurn Radio 4's 'PM'
It's a while since I've listened to an episode of (*The Evan Davis Show*)* PM* all the way through. Does it always have *two* items on climate change these days? I learned along the way that Our Evan is quite the Banksy fan. He declared the graffiti artist to be "a national treasure", and wished aloud that Banks would do something on the wall of *his* house some day. (And so say all of us). Meanwhile Polly Toynbee revealed that the programme had called up to 30 Conservative MPs to come on and discuss the Government with her, but none of them accepted. A chap from *Unherd *(Freddi... more »
Hard work
A typical Radio 4 listener *The Daily Mail* today tells us about a briefing document to BBC producers from BBC bosses saying that Radio 4 "does not all have to be hard work" and that the station needs to do more to "bring joy and optimism" to its audience. Ha! Even the BBC seems to have noticed that Radio 4 has turned into a sludge of well-meaning, serious, worthy, politically-correct, socially-liberal, soggy-left, preachy programmes, many of which could have come straight out of the *Guardian*'s features pages, leavened by identikit left-wing comedy shows.
Freedom Rider: Trump Has No Opposition
By Margaret Kimberley Black Agenda Report The Bloomberg cash onslaught and the anti-Bernie conspiracy have laid bare the degree of collusion among the rulers. *“The blatant war crimes committed against Venezuela elicit either nonchalance or outright support from the so-called resistance.”* The Democratic Party is every bit as corrupt as its pretend rival, the Republican Party. The theatrics of phony opposition have been on full display in recent days but no one should be fooled by the cheap theatrics. The impeachment show, Iowa caucuses, and State of the Union address all put a ... more »
Pompeo’s Sinophobic Pressure Campaign Runs Amok at National Governors’ Association Convention
Of all the things the CIA is good at, insecurely threatening people who may potentially wish to work with Russia and China is at the top of the list. This insecure passive aggressiveness shined with blinding intensity on February 8 during an annual National Governors’ Association event which saw 44 American state governors come together […] More The post Pompeo’s Sinophobic Pressure Campaign Runs Amok at National Governors’ Association Convention appeared first on The Duran.
Pennsylvania faces RGGI reality
Pennsylvania is in a tug of war over electricity production. The post Pennsylvania faces RGGI reality appeared first on CFACT.
Qanon Michael Avenati convicted of 25m extortion of NIKE
It is very hard to watch the wheels of justice grind on. If you are up to speed, you know that a serious number of important folks have first been exposed publicly. Then we get to watch the noose slowly tightened. When the arrests land there will be scant blow back as everyone will know they are guilty as hell. Now today we learn the fate of one Michael Avenati. This man was clearly a desperado who inserted himself into the anti Trump coup bringing much honor and prestige to the legal profession. All things been equal, he is a likely sociopath of the worst kind. The plea... more »
The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President
Politics have always been a blood sport and particularly so when the stakes have become so high. It is not unreasonable to perceive a growing populist revolt against a communist inspired insurgency. Your first problem is that you want to dismiss this MEME. This quickly has you diving into one camp or the other for comfort, rightly or wrongly. This discussion tries to dissect details of the campaign industry as presently practiced. It is somewhat like debating nylon versus hemp at a prize fight.. The current campaign season has a Trump Campaign machine massively outgunning... more »
Jordan Peterson's year of 'absolute hell': Professor forced to retreat from public life because of addiction
Crap. Read this to understand how a progressive drug almost destroyed this man. He will be back but he has been damaged. An industry that continues to dump drugs on top of drugs for a clearly failing protocol is completely sick. Yet the mental issues ultimately seem to demand a pill. Yet i do think that the first protocol applied needs to be meditation training at the least. Then perhaps applying CBDS to attempt to deal with issues. Any drug with an addictive protocol needs to be avoided totally and used only as a last choice in the face of real need. As when we use morph... more »
Say goodbye to flat tires: Michelin develops new ‘puncture-proof’ airless tires
This is nice. I wonder just how they perform when hammering a high curb. That will tear apart a typical tire. otherwise this represents decades of research effort and the benefits are real. assume that these will become standard issue. during the same time frame we are also transitioning to a full electric fleet for all the lighter vehicles and also to robotic driving as well. This will all happen during the next decade and none of us will want to retain our gas based systems at all. This does not mean an equally rapid transition for larger tires, or long haul trucks ei... more »
In 2010, North Korea Could Have Nearly Restated the Korean War
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: A woman from an anti-North Korea and conservative civic group attends a rally marking the fifth anniversary of the sinking naval ship Cheonan in central Seoul March 26, 2015.] Forty six sailors died, and the world was on edge. *Key Point: *This was a close call that could have started a war that would have been hard to stop. Here is what occurred... In 2010, North Korea sank a South Korean warship, killing more than forty sailors. The bold attack, conducted in secret by submarine, was the deadliest incident between the two countries in de... more »
Your History Book Lies: World War I Never Really Ended
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The evidence to support the idea that the global conflict has no perfect end date is certainly there. At least ostensibly, World War I ended first with the cessation of armed hostilities between the warring powers at the famed “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month,” that is November 11, 1918. The official, or diplomatic, end of World War I came later at the Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919. *Conflict Rages on in Russia* However, the conflicts that remained unresolved with the 1918 armistice or the 1919 treaty meant that Worl... more »
What Is Going On At Area 51? Now We Know
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The facility has considerably expanded from the small, remote landing field adjacent to a salt flat first used to test the Lockheed U-2 spy plane in 1955. *Key Point:* Area 51 might be an attractive place to host new hypersonic glide vehicles, which the Pentagon is currently pouring a ton of research money into. While fanciful stories of alien spaceships continue to captivate the public, as recent internet memes attest, there’s little doubt that Groom Lake’s actual activities are of considerable interest—sufficiently so that in April 2019 Russia ... more »
Nazi Germany's Me-163 Rocket Fighter Was The Only One Ever Made
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* For good reason. *Key point: *The Komet remains the only rocket-powered fighter to have entered operational service. Nazi Germany pursued numerous ambitious and impractical weapon programs over the course of World War II. One of the few that saw action was the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, the only rocket-powered fighter to enter operational service. The stubby rocket planes were blindingly fast by the standards of World War II fighters—but were in as much danger of blowing up from their volatile rocket fuel as they were of being shot down by ... more »
Just Ask This Russian Submarine: The Cuban Missile Crisis Nearly Ended The World
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Americas* It was a closer call than you think. *Key point: *Two officers gave the order to prepare a nuclear weapon for launch... It is commonly accepted that the world has never come closer to nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the United States confronted Soviet Union over its deployment of ballistic nuclear missiles to Cuba. But in popular imagination, the decisions for war would have come from national leaders sitting in the comfort of executive offices in Washington or Moscow. In fact, that decision was nearly taken out of Kh... more »
The F-15 Eagle Is Old, But It's Good Enough For America's Overstretched Air Force
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. *Key point:* The USAF bought its last F-15 in 2001, but foreign sales have kept Boeing’s production line humming since. For nearly three decades, the F-15 Eagle fighter was considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until the debut of its replacement, the F-22 Raptor, the F-15 was the U.S. Air Force’s frontline air superiority fighter. Even today, a modernized Eagle is still considered a formidable opponent, and manufacturer Boeing has proposed updated... more »
Recommendations for Australia (nobody asked for them)
The map, left is marked for comedic effect to compare it to American states in climate. Some say that it's generally accurate. All the coastal regions that aren’t desert meets ocean are used for agriculture and mining so between the lack of land that can be built on and the land needed for other purposes Australia finds itself without a lot of commercially useful land. Aussies will proudly point out that they produced 22 million tons of wheat, 2.1 million tons of beef and 0.5 million tons of carrots last year. Australia is also rich in mineral wealth and mining is big business for... more »
Brazil Has Over 773,000 Prisoners, Most Under Full-time Confinement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has over 773,000 prisoners in prison facilities and in police stations. The figures, relating to June 2019, were released yesterday, February 14th, by the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), a body linked to the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety. The number of prisoners housed in correctional facilities totals 758,676, […] The post Brazil Has Over 773,000 Prisoners, Most Under Full-time Confinement appeared first on The Rio Times.
Economic impact of energy consumption change caused by global warming
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Peter Lang and Ken Gregory A new paper ‘Economic impact of energy consumption change caused by global warming’ finds global warming may be beneficial. In this blog post we reproduce the Abstract, Policy Implications and Conclusions and parts of the Introduction, Results and Discussion. We encourage you to read…
First-ever polar bear population survey for entire Russian coast planned for 2021-2023
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Word that Russia is planning to generate a count of polar bears along its entire Arctic coast within the next few years is good news indeed, as it will resolve a long-standing gap in population estimates that have not been dealt with at all well by the polar bear community. Whether…
Models Reconsidered: There Is No Climate Emergency
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ If you look carefully it turns out that the apocalyptic Climate Emergency narrative is an empty shell. Just what the looming catastrophe looks like is never explained. As the saying goes, there is no there, there. But there is a good reason for…
Tallest Climate Tale Winner
Originally posted on Science Matters: Thanks to GWPF for honoring my submission nominating the Tallest Climate Tale of 2019. Their post is We Have A Winner: Tallest Climate Tale of 2019 Text below in italics.Date: 12/02/20GWPF We have been deliberating hard, and have decided upon a winner for our competition. At the start of the year,…
Climate Crisis Update–England As Warm As 1736 Last Month!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cet_info_mean.html It’s been a mild start to the year here in England. In fact, according to the CET, it’s been the 14th warmest January since the start of records in 1659. No doubt fingers will be pointed at global…
The Unpredictability Of Wind Power
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Stuart Brown ? https://www2.bmreports.com/bmrs/?q=generation/windforcast/out-turn? It is claimed that although wind power is variable, it is also predictable. After all, we are assured, weather forecasts are now so accurate that they can predict wind speeds. It turns out that this not the…
Just when you thought the Barr couldn’t get any lower
From Vox: For anyone concerned that President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr are politicizing the criminal justice system, Friday afternoon has been a real roller coaster. First, news broke that Justice Department prosecutors had closed one politically controversial case, a … Continue reading →
Smith and Warner are headed back to South Africa, and fans have been told to behave
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Steve Smith and David Warner are heading back to South Africa for the first time since Sandpapergate, and local crowds are being urged to not "go overboard" with their hostile welcome.
What the Heck Happened to Surprise Billing Legislation? (Or, It’s Never Too Late for the Lobbyists to Win)
Surprise billing is proving awfully hard to kill.
Kamal Ahmed v John Sweeney
The BBC aren't so much having an embarrassment of riches at the moment, rather a richness of embarrassments. Having been largely out of action for the past week, I half-missed the headlong fall into the Slough of Embarrassment suffered by Kamal Ahmed, the BBC's £205,000-a-year editorial director, but it's well worth catching up with. There was an outcry after it was revealed that he took a £12,000 speaking fee for addressing an Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) event. He then apologised and waived his fee. Fascinatingly, the man leading the charge against him was none other than... more »
Guedes Claims No Derogatory Intention When Referring to Housemaids
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, met on Friday, February 14th, with entrepreneurs of the GRI Group, which includes leaders of the real estate and infrastructure sectors, in a hotel in the south zone of Rio. Overlooking Copacabana beach for two hours, according to sources who attended the event, Guedes […] The post Guedes Claims No Derogatory Intention When Referring to Housemaids appeared first on The Rio Times.
Dollar Down to R$4.30 After New Central Bank Intervention
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The value of the commercial dollar dropped 0.71 percent on Friday, February 14th, to R$4.3010, following another Central Bank intervention. In the morning, the institution sold US$1 billion in foreign exchange swap contracts. In practice, the operation . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Dollar Down to R$4.30 After New Central Bank Intervention appeared first on The Rio Times.
40 Million Dead: How World War I Changed History Forever
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, World War 1 rapidly engulfed the continent of Europe. *Key Point:* The war to end all wars... On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, visited the city of Sarajevo and were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a 20-year-old Yugoslav nationalist. The assassinations triggered World War 1, which broke out a month later when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. A series of alliances resulted in a... more »
Is North Korea's Huge Tank Force Too Old To Fight?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* America would make short work of them. *Key point:* Don't underestimate having a large number of guns. For decades, North Korea has maintained strong armored forces as part of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), with thousands of tanks today in service. North Korean tanks and mechanized infantry are meant to liberate the southern half of the peninsula in a lightning war that Pyongyang would win before the United States could bolster Seoul’s defenses. Unfortunately for the KPA, the end of the Cold War has halted the flow of modern tanks and other weap... more »
Andrew McCabe Memo Highlights More Than Previously Understood….
A 2019 Judicial Watch FOIA Lawsuit resulted in the release of a May 16, 2017, memo written by then Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. [Link Here] At the time of the FOIA release most people focused on Deputy AG Rod … Continue reading →
Believe It or Not, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Was Even Worse Than Previously Thought
he legacy of Deepwater Horizon lives on, and not in a good way.