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MORE STATES NEED TO TAKE A CUE AND SHUT DOWN THEIR GOVERNORS AS WELL BEFORE THE STATES AND PEOPLE ARE TOTALLY BANKRUPT –##– Michigan Supreme Court Shuts Down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Power Grab Western Journal Jack Davis October 13, 2020 Emergency lockdown orders issued by Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are no longer effective, according to state Supreme Court decisions issued Monday. On Oct. 2, the court issued a ruling that said the piece of Michigan law Whitmer used to justify her actions was not applicable to support the unilateral extensions of her original emergency ...

*Sputnik: **Watch Russian MiG-31s Simulating Combat in the Stratosphere * First introduced into service in the early 1980s, the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor aircraft has proven to be one of the most versatile jets in the Soviet and Russian air forces, with recent upgrades enabling the planes to carry Russia’s new Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The Russian Defence Ministry has released footage of MiG-31 fighters practicing combat in the stratosphere during drills by Pacific Fleet naval aviation in the Far East region of Kamchatka. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* These fighter jets ...

*Times of Israel*: *Lebanon, Israel have ‘productive’ first talks on setting maritime border * Joint US-UN statement says both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continue negotiations, which are scheduled to resume on October 28 NAQURA, Lebanon — Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, held unprecedented talks under UN and US auspices Wednesday to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas exploration within “reasonable time.” In a joint statement afterward, the United States and the United Nations said the talks had been “productive” and that ...

For the Balkinization Symposium on Alexander Keyssar, Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? (Harvard University Press, 2020), and Jesse Wegman, Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College (St. Martin's Press, 2020). Edward Foley *Part Two explained why a constitutional amendment to elect presidents based on a national popular majority vote would be ideal and why that ideal is unattainable for the foreseeable future. Here’s what to do instead.* *Which second-best solution? * Unless and until a constitutional ame...

[image: Brazil,Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and US leader, Donald Trump met in March in Washington DC.] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a report released by Amcham Brazil, bilateral trade between Brazil and the United States by September recorded its worst result in the past 11 years. Between January and September, the two countries traded US$33,4 (R$183) billion, a 25,1 percent reduction over the same period last year. The report […] The post Brazil-USA Trade Declines Sharply in 2020, Hits Worst 9-Month Mark in Eleven Years appeared first on The Rio Times.

News 1. Violence against Indigenous fishers This item is written by Tim Bousquet. The violence from white fishermen in response to Indigenous fishermen claiming their “moderate livelihood” rights escalated sharply in West Pubnico Tuesday night, and I fear that unless there is significant intervention by government, this could very well lead to people dying. The […]

[image: LEGALIZATION]Despite widespread legalization, drug war addicted cops are continuing to throw hundreds of thousands of people in jail for a plant.

*Zero Hedge:* *Who Is Europe Rooting For In The US Presidential Election? * The U.S. presidential election is just around the corner and, as Statista's Niall McCarthy notes, an overwhelming majority of people across Europe want Joe Biden to win according to a recent YouGov poll. The research polled over 7,000 adults in seven key European countries - Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Denmark has the highest share of the public hoping for a Biden victory at 80 percent with just six percent of people there rooting for another four years for President Trump....

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, October 14th, the Portuguese and French governments announced new measures to contain the second wave of Covid-19. In Portugal, the alert level throughout the country was raised by decree to a state of calamity, the last level before the state of emergency. The measure, which will be in […] The post Portugal Enters State of Calamity, Steps Up Restrictions to Contain New Covid-19 Wave appeared first on The Rio Times.

Classical Renaissance The True Story of Columbus: The Renaissance's Apollo Project Video of The True Story of Columbus: The Renaissance's Apollo Project Columbus Day passed Monday, with many cities and states erasing Columbus from our history; renaming the day "indigenous people's day" as if the man who landed in the Bahamas, and thought he was in China, was singularly responsible for slavery in America, whose first settlements were 100 years later. President Trump, in his proclamation for Columbus Day, said, "These extremists seek to replace discussion of his vast contribution...

A Halifax woman who was pulled over and arrested this summer is frustrated with a lack of urgency and transparency from Halifax Regional Police as they investigate the late-night incident that left her shaken and traumatized. Kayla Borden, a local musician, music promoter, and community advocate, was stopped by police in Burnside early on the […]

What Would a Joe Biden Presidency Do to the U.S.? Video of What Would a Joe Biden Presidency Do to the U.S.? Make a contribution to LaRouchePAC today. Send Harley your questions at *harleysch@gmail.com* Every weekday morning Harley briefs you on what you need to know to start your day. If you haven't already, sign up for Harley's weekly articles. Subscribe to the LaRouchePAC YouTube channel, and hit the notifications button to be notified when Harley's briefings are posted. And, follow us on Soundcloud for audio versions of these updates. Given that the strategy of the Biden cam...

It's election time, and in these emotionally-charged times there are lots of disputes arising in the workplace over politics. Can you be fired because of your political beliefs? Maybe. It depends on where you live. Here are some things employers can't do during this political season: *Limit Discussions On Which Candidates Would Improve Working Conditions*: While employers can certainly prohibit general political discussions and political campaigning at work, the National Labor Relations Act says that private employers cannot prohibit discussions about workplace conditions. Theref...

The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The president of the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) says if there is a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals will not react as they did the first time — essentially cancelling all but emergency and cancer treatments for a period of several months. Instead, hospitals […]

During the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, while the engine debris was lost, the Greenland Ice Sheet gained 686 billion tonnes of snow and ice -- growth that began reversing the 'naturally occurring' losses witnessed over the pass few decades. The post Lost 2017 Airbus Engine found under 12-Feet! of Greenland Ice appeared first on Electroverse.

By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Rather startling news from the National Grid yesterday: https://twitter.com/ng_eso/status/1316398489363001344?s=20 This is astonishing for a number of reasons: 1) It is still only autumn, and demand is nowhere near winter peaks. Yesterday demand peaked at around 40 GW. During winter, we can expect […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The health crisis has forced different sized companies to reorganize their office teams. Virtually overnight, they adopted different remote work models. After almost seven months of the pandemic, many of them are considering a permanent adoption of the home office. However, there are no clear rules for this transition to […] The post Permanent Remote Work Demands New Legal Agreements and Regulations appeared first on The Rio Times.

The unusually powerful storm in Southern New England last week, October 7, 2020, was a rare derecho, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed. The storm killed at least two people, left more than 200 000 customers without power, caused damage to a 515 km (320...... Read more »

* They’ve Got to Get Rid of Western Civ—They Have To * For ten years I served on the GRE Literature Exam committee. The exam is one of the special subject matter exams separate from the regular GRE (with math, verbal, analytical sections), and several English departments require that applicants take it. Each year five of us would meet for several days at Educational Testing Service’s campus outside Princeton to pore over data on prior tests, review the performance of each question, and select new passages and craft new questions for the next administration. During my tenure, five ...

*Politico*'s John Harris is worried about President Trump's emotional well-being. Just consider what Trump is facing in his life right now: — He was just hospitalized with trouble breathing from a disease that has killed many people his age. How could he not have experienced some intimation of mortality? — A person who has made an obsession of “winning” is facing the possibility, and even the probability, of an electoral repudiation. — In either scenario, but especially if he loses, he is facing fearsome legal and financial challenges. Okay, I'll grant that Trump is probably conce...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, * The Air Force’s announcement was quite the surprise—as it wasn’t expected that the NGAD program was this far along, but rather was in the early-phase technology development stage. Last week, the Congressional Research Service released an In Focus report on the United States Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The report was prepared following the announcement by Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, that the Air Force had flown a full-scale flight demonstrator as part of t...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Now it was clear from the E-boat attack that the Germans had located the exercise and could easily infer the real Allied objective. Operation Bolero, the marshaling of Allied forces for the planned 1944 invasion of Normandy, was in full swing by late 1943, and much of England had been turned into a great armed camp. While the British, Canadian, and Free French Armies trained in the east, south, and north, American armored, infantry, and airborne divisions were concentrated in the Midlands, the Southwest, and ...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* Security officials within the Chinese government have claimed that the United States has carried out at least 100 such operations this year. Over the past month, Beijing has accused the United States of sending military reconnaissance aircraft or “spy planes” that were “disguised” as civilian airliners to conduct intelligence-gathering missions in the East and South China Seas. Security officials within the Chinese government have claimed that the United States has carried out at least 100 such operations this year and that the U.S. Air Force’s RC-1...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Albert W. Boam, a former B-24 navigator, recalls his training, bombing the Reich, getting shot down, and surviving months in a German POW camp. The date of November 10, 1942, is still vivid in the mind of Albert Wayne Boam. That was the day that he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, hoping to become a fighter pilot. He never imagined that he would go off to war, only to become a prisoner. Manhattan born and bred, Albert grew up on the Upper East Side in a few different apartments. “During that time apartments were reasonably priced,” he r...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Researchers from the Center for Higher Studies in the city of Tepeaca, Mexico, succeeded in healing the wound of a diabetic foot by applying virgin honey and a patch made of hive wax. According to Dr. Armando Acevedo Méndez, a student from Sierra de Puebla reported on the benefits of […] The post Scientists in Mexico Develop Honey Patch Capable of Curing Diabetic Foot Ulcers appeared first on The Rio Times.

I did not need a presidential debate to understand the nature of the beast who is the US president. His corrupt, deceitful, bullying and childish behavior over years has show us who he is. Yet, sometimes, there needs to be … Continue reading →

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On October 23rd, from 3 PM, the J. Safra Bank will hold an online auction of vacant properties for amounts up to 60 percent below the appraised valuation price. In total there are 11 residential properties, eight of them in the capital of São Paulo, two in the interior of […] The post Safra Bank Auctions Vacant Properties, Offering Up to 60 Percent Discount appeared first on The Rio Times.

Update: Another nightmare story was published just today about a case in Baltimore, Maryland last year: Bodycam footage shows Baltimore school cop handcuffing autistic student, 11, for 23 minutes and leaving him with a broken wrist bone after he got...

The Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony from outside witnesses on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett – LIVE at 9am ET – Livestream Links Below CSPAN Livestream Link – PBS Livestream Link – Fox News Livestream Link . … Continue reading →

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following the lead of Donald Trump's USA, Brazil has now also withdrawn from contributing to international pandemic control. The Jair Bolsonaro government has suspended its contributions to the World Health Organization (W.H.O.). "Brazil has left its 2019 and 2020 dues unpaid," reports the Brazilian news portal UOL. While the USA […] The post Brazil, Alleging Budget Restraints, Suspends W.H.O. Funding appeared first on The Rio Times.

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Nazi Germany’s ally Hungary worked hard to develop a tank that could stand up to Soviet armor, but to no avail. *Key Point*: The Turan tank did see significant combat and could, under the right conditions, defeat any Soviet light or medium AFV. By mid-January 1945 Germany was being pressured on all sides by Allied forces. Hitler’s much-vaunted Ardennes Offense had been thrown back with appalling losses, the Soviet Red Army had invaded German soil, and the Hungarian capital of Budapest had been besieged for weeks. Alongside German troop...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, * In April, the Air Force announced that it had awarded the defense contractor with a $50 million contract to update the systems on the U-2. Earlier this year the United States Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter underwent a major computer and software upgrade as part of the Tech Refresh 3 program. These updates included addressing issues with its supposedly “state-of-the-art” ALIS logistical system, which was intended to streamline reporting and implement predictive maintenance on the cutting edge stealth aircraft. Modern aircraft are des...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* The presence of a base in Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand would provide the PLAN with a new southern flank in the South China Sea but also improve its ability to respond to any conflict near the highly strategic Strait of Malacca, through which an estimated 80 percent of China’s fuel imports travel. Earlier this month the United States announced its disappointment that the Cambodian government was tearing down a U.S.-funded building that was used for a maritime security program, but Washington also voiced serious concerns that the Cambodian action...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The American M26 Pershing heavy tank arrived too late to dramatically impact the course of World War II. *Key Point*: Due to the difficulties involved in transporting the machines and training their crews, the only Pershings that could have seen sustained action were those 20 experimental models introduced in February 1945. “We had been assured by our officers before we invaded France in 1944,” recorded Bill Harris, “that our Sherman tanks could take care of any Nazi armor we met there.” Harris, a tank gunner in the U.S. 2nd Armored Di...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the added numbers, the country has reached 151,747 deaths during the novel coronavirus pandemic. There are still 2,388 deaths under investigation by health teams to determine if the diagnosis was Covid-19. The number of confirmed cumulative cases reached 5,140,863. There are still 420,303 patients in follow-up. According to the […] The post Covid-19: Brazil Records 749 Deaths and 27,200 New Cases in 24 Hours (October 14th) appeared first on The Rio Times.

Every dog owner knows that personality changes over time, but these changes occur unevenly during the dogs' life, and each trait follows a distinct age trajectory, according to a new study. Human personality is characterized by a peculiar dualism: it is both stable and malleable, depending on the point of reference. If we compare ourselves to our peers, it is stable as our personality rankings relative to others remain consistent over time. However, personality changes became obvious if we compare ourselves across time, as people become more conscientious, more emotionally stable, ...

California’s marijuana industry has no further to look than the Napa Valley when establishing regional identities for its cannabis products. The Napa Valley Vintners Association, in fact, offers a blueprint for California cannabis producers to follow. “Wine is really the ultimate product of place,” said Rex Stults, vice president of the association. “The microclimate, soils, […] How the new California cannabis appellations law borrows from the wine industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis growers brand and market their products by highlighting where and how they’re produced. When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 67 on Sept. 30, the law established that any cannabis product claiming […] California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, October 14th, Brazil's Minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina stressed the importance of the partnership with Portugal for the approval of the Mercosur-European Union Trade Agreement, stating that the country "will be Brazil's great ally in the discussions." The statement comes two days after Portugal's Agriculture Minister, Maria do […] The post Brazil’s Agrictulture Minister: Portugal Will Be Major Ally in Mercosur-EU Agreement appeared first on The Rio Times.

*Steve Watson* | Even CEO Jack Dorsey says the response is "unacceptable"

The editors of a journal that published a highly controversial paper on intelligent design say retraction is off the table, at least for the moment. The drama involves an article in the September issue of the Journal of Theoretical Biology, an Elsevier title, titled “Using statistical methods to model the fine-tuning of molecular machines and … Continue reading Editors say they won’t retract intelligent design paper despite subject being “not in any way a suitable topic” for their journal

*Steve Watson *| Company is meeting with World Health Organisation EVERY WEEK.

Rudy W. Giuliani October 14, 2020 ~It all comes out in the wash… HEA

*Michael Snyder *| They may think that they are “saving America”, but the truth is that they are actually killing it.

*Michael Snyder *| The party is ending, and our society is going to experience an enormous amount of pain as everything changes.

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 TE5 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.15 LD / 0.00038 AU (56 847 km / 35 323 miles) at 18:18 UTC on October 9, 2020. This is the 75th known <1LD asteroid of the year. Asteroid 2020 TE5 was first observed at ATLAS-HKO,...... Read more »

College enrollments fall, consistent with predictions that Covid would hit them hard.

Looking at the damage Milton Friedman did by advocating corporate irresponsibility, which more and more orthodox economists have questioned.

[image: The Daily Brief 2020-10-14] This is a summary of *15* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Armenia, Azerbaijan, Libya, Syria, Turkey, Israel, Iran, US, Venezuela, Egypt, Karabakh, Russia, Golan, Erdogan, Assad, Tartous, Idlib*. Categories covered in this brief: North-Africa, Syria, Middleeast, Iran, World-News, Turkey Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Nearly 4,000 Syrian and Libyan militants in Azerbaijan: ex-Armenian ambassador - Several Israeli soldiers wounded in brawl at training base - U...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Who has never dreamed of living in one of those Hollywood movie-style homes? With exciting architecture, impeccable finishing and complete furniture? Everything in a home with many rooms, spacious quarters and a large backyard with a swimming pool to cool down on hot days, a play area for the children, […] The post Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio’s ‘Dream Homes’ Neighborhood appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nathalia Saldanha de Souza was stabbed to death at around 8:30 PM on Monday, October 12th, in her home in Guaianases (eastern São Paulo), where she was celebrating her 18th birthday with her family. Her mother, Priscila Saldanha, 38, also died. The main suspect of the crime is the birthday […] The post Mother and Daughter Killed at Home During Birthday Party in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.

*Breitbart *| Nearly 29,000 incorrect ballots were sent to voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, according to election board officials.

Eight “BUFFs” from the 2nd Bomb Wing took part in a readiness exercise yesterday. On Oct. 14, 2020, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, hosted a readiness exercise the 2nd BW conducted to validate its ability [...] The post Here Are Some Impressive Photos Of The B-52 “Elephant Walk” At Barksdale Air Force Base appeared first on The Aviationist.

*Zero Hedge *| The report also noted that the risks of misinformation spreading on these platforms - an issue that has obsessed Democrats during the run-up to the election - also supports the call for more regulation.

Just a thought ONE – It’s good to use observable and verifiable facts to prove theories rather than using theories to ‘prove’ facts… It very popular in 2020 in particular to trot out ‘facts’ that are based on theories – such as “we’re all going to die of global warming in 8 years (was […] The post Theories appeared first on Virtual Mirage.

*Zero Hedge* | Is octogenarian Nancy Pelosi fit to lead the House?

“A man who attended the Blexit “Back the Blue” event in the nation’s capital on Saturday countered the narrative frequently touted by radical leftists, emphasizing that being American “isn’t a skin tone” but “knowing what your freedoms are and defending … Continue reading →

While Woolworths and Coles play the New World Order game of refusing legal tender and insisting on credit or eftpos cards for payment of groceries, ingenious shoppers are also playing the game. We have had reports of shoppers filling their trolleys with as much cold stuff as possible then going to the checkout and offering […]

A proposed New York City bill would halt DNA collection from children in the absence of an arrest or parental consent.

*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* The Colt Commando remains a unique, collectible handgun that was used in World War II. *Key Point*: The Colt Commando was produced during wartime for the sake of both manufacturing expediency and cost reduction in a booming rearmament economy. Many handgun enthusiasts’ blog entries recount how they stumbled onto a local gun show table only to find a dull-finished revolver that clearly bore the impression “Colt Commando .38 Special” on the left side of the barrel. The revolver’s inclusion in the realm of World War II handgun ordnance...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Indeed, had the war not come about, the elder Lee brother undoubtedly would be the better remembered of the two today. When the Civil War began in April 1861, there was more talk in Richmond, Virginia—certainly among the ladies—about Sydney Smith Lee than about his younger brother. Many, including leading Southern socialite Mary Chesnut, considered Smith, Robert E. Lee’s older brother, to be “the handsomest man in the Confederacy,” and given his illustrious record in the United States Navy prior to the war, ...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] An unfair tax structure that benefited the slave-owning eastern counties, coupled with the fact that the vast majority of the state’s roads and railroads were constructed in the east, contributed to the desire for the creation of a separate state. Western Virginia was crucial to the Union during the Civil War. The region that lay west of the Shenandoah Valley and north of the Kanawha River held nearly a quarter of Virginia’s nonslave population when the war began in 1861. Since the first pioneers had pushed ...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia Pacific* When the Japanese invaded America’s Pacific outpost in the Philippines, thousands of U.S. troops and there brave Filipino allies were doomed. “Finally at Corregidor there was only a little crowd of American soldiers and Filipino soldiers and American nurses at the beaches, with nothing at their backs but the waters of the Pacific, and the flag came down. Bataan and Corregidor became symbols, like Valley Forge.” So wrote a Yank magazine correspondent in 1942, shortly after the Philippine Islands fell to the Japanese on May 6. Despi...

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct 15 (IPS) - The lack of consistency and a patchy approach undermines the Government of Nepal's credibility in fulfilling the rights of persons with disabilities. One step forward and several steps back. Read the full story, “Disregarding Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, on globalissues.org →

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (IPS) - The phenomenal rise in extreme poverty -– for the first time in 20 years -- has been accompanied by an upsurge in the incomes of the world's billionaires and the super-rich. Read the full story, “Global Poverty Soars — As Incomes of World’s Billionaires Hit New Highs”, on globalissues.org →

15 October 2020 — Black Agenda Report The Useful Tool: Kamala “Heartbeat Away” Harris Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor If Biden wins, Kamala Harris will be put forward as a kind of “co-president,” as a palliative for the lack of substantive relief from the forces that are plaguing Black lives. Freedom Rider: Left Out of … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 15 October 2020

By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]