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In an article yesterday, “A Dangerous Libertarian Strategy for Herd Immunity,” Bloomberg, October 15, George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen criticizes the now-famous Great Barrington Declaration. This response is in two parts. Part 2 will follow tomorrow. I’ll consider Cowen’s arguments one by one. The highlighted sections are his and the non-highlighted sections are […] The post Is Cowen Right about the Great Barrington Declaration? Part 1 appeared first on Econlib.

Former 2GB radio announcer and current Sky News host Alan Jones is suing the SBS and SBS presenter Alex Lee for defamation which seems to be an attempt to re-write history as […]

*Frederico Bartels* *Defense, * Congress could automate the reprogramming process for Department of Defense transfers, making an onerous system vastly more efficient. When you’re operating a military as big as the United States’—especially in a time of pandemic—flexibility is key. So why is the House of Representatives making it harder for the Department of Defense (DoD) to adapt at this critical time? Congress recently approved a $1.6 billion request and then a second request of $1.3 billion from DoD to move appropriated funds from one account to the other to help the Pentagon ...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2FWI91TA3W&share=true] Washington might be outnumbered, but the U.S. Navy is more advanced. *Key point: *China is building a lot of ships and that is causing some worry. However, America still maintains the best Navy all around. The People’s Republic of China has more warships than any other power in the world, including the United States, and it could have global naval dominance—at least in pure numbers—within a decade. However, The People's Liberation Army Navy ...

*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] A war with Finland involving merely mathematical equations would be a short one indeed. But much of the Russian strength was more apparent than real. The hugely cynical German-Soviet nonaggression pact, concluded in August 1939, assigned the Baltic region of eastern Europe to the exclusive sphere of influence of Communist Russia. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin immediately embarked on a program to annex traditionally Russian-dominated territory in the area, including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, to serve as an ...

*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC1D03E09E70&share=true] These top five weapons kills 620,000 people. *Key point: *The Civil War was a brutal affair. Here is how one of the first early industrial wars was fought. The Civil War was by far the most deadly war in American history. The bloody four-year conflict between the northern and southern states of the America would end up consuming the lives of an astounding 2 percent of the prewar national population—620,000 dead and a further 1.1 million wou...

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*October 17, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Recent attacks on Syrian positions from terrorists of the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (ISIS) and the release of thousands of prisoners in US-occupied eastern Syria illustrate how Washington is demonstratably prolonging instability in Syria as part of its promise to transform the nation into a "quagmire" for Russia and Iran. Newsweek itself, in an article titled, "U.S. Syria Representative Says His Job Is to Make the War a 'Quagmire' for Russia," had admitted earlier this year that: *The U.S. special representative for Syria has u...

From *Wikipedia*: Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea (also known as Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic, and, in German: Der Untergang der Lusitania: Tragödie eines Luxusliners) is an English-German docu-drama produced in 2007. This 90-minute film is a dramatisation of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat, U-20. The Lusitania scenes were filmed with full-scale sections of the ship off the coast of South Africa while the U-20 scenes were filmed at Bavaria Studios in Munich using the then-newly refurbished 25-year-old U-boat set, studio model and fu...

[image: undefined] Despite most college students being at very low risk of becoming seriously sick from coronavirus, much less dying from it, colleges across America have implemented extreme, often prison-like, restrictions on campuses in the name of countering coronavirus. These restrictions can make college a drag. The restrictions even can put students at risk of serious injury or death arising from a fire in their dorms or other campus buildings. A Thursday article at Spiked discusses two instances where colleges, one in America and one in Great Britain, advised students to foll...

After spending the day in south Florida (Miami), southwest Florida (Fort Myers), and then central Florida (Ocala), President Trump heads to Macon Georgia for a campaign rally to finish off the day. Anticipated start time 7:00pm EDT [Livestream links below] … Continue reading →

As far as I’m concerned, you’ll be voting for communist tyranny. Here are pages 11 thru 15 of the Democratic Party Manifesto Platform. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses especially hard. Democrats support making significant, immediate grants and loans to help small businesses make payroll, pay rent and other expenses, and keep their doors open ... Read more You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality – Dem Party Platform – Pages 11 thru 15 The post You may think you’re voting for Biden, but in reality – Dem Party Platform – Pages 11 thru 15 appeared first on ...

Well, so much for that October surprise. The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday that the company would not apply for emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine before the third week of November, ruling out President Trump’s assertion that a vaccine would be ready before Election Day on Nov. 3. In a statement posted to the company website, the chief executive, Dr. Albert Bourla, said that although Pfizer could have preliminary numbers by the end of October about whether the vaccine works, it would still need to collect safety and manufacturing data that will stretch the...

President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes that have scorched the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

It’s not the tally that really matters, but Joe Biden scored something of an upset over President Donald Trump.

*Children’s Health Defense Team* - “It’s a very dangerous thing to do to just follow.”

*Michael Maharrey* - Last week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law that bans police from using facial recognition technology.

Benjamin Deniston Regular followers of the LaRouchePAC website might have seen various references to assessments of the energy or electricity consumption per capita, for either the United States or other nations. Over recent years, these studies have been carried out with the recognition that energy or electricity consumption per capita is a rough, but useful approximation of the energy flux density of a national economy considered as a self-bounded dynamic system. In this series of articles, we are taking that approximation a few steps closer to reality by focusing on a deeper ...

By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler Once upon a time, the goal of the NHS was to save lives! The NHS today took a major step into the decarbonised future, announcing a multi-year plan to become the world’s first net zero national health system. The move aligns with recommendations by […]

Former Toys ‘R’ Us Chairman and CEO and Storch Advisors CEO Gerald Storch, appears on Fox Business to discuss today’s remarkable retail sales data. Storch rightly notes the September year-over-year spending was a whopping 8 percent on durable goods. This … Continue reading →

U.S. President Donald Trump amplified misunderstanding when he claimed on live television that “85% of the people that wear masks catch [COVID-19].”

[image: The Daily Brief 2020-10-15] This is a summary of *1* AMN articles on the following subjects: *Armenia, Azerbaijan*. Categories covered in this brief: World-News Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents - Azerbaijani forces destroy some of Armenia’s tactical missile systems: video Azerbaijani forces destroy some of Armenia’s tactical missile systems: video Published *2020-10-15 00:06:43* by *News Desk* in *World-News* BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – On Wednesday, October 14th, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense...

*Peter Suciu* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_GM1EABA1RJP01&share=true] The plane is impressive but not as powerful or advanced as the F-35. *Key point: *The F-35 is the world's finest jet. No wonder the Chinese decided to steal and copy it. There is the old saying that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"– and whether that is true or not, in the world of military hardware there have certainly been a lot of imitations, particularly in aircraft. The People's Republic of China has been among the nations tha...

*Rachel Bucchino* *Joe Biden, * Could this be the winning strategy to ensure 2016 doesn't repeat itself? Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign advertisements and staffer remarks that the race for the presidency is far tighter than what polls have reported have spurred election nerves among some party members. But considering a double-digit national lead and record-high fundraising in September, Biden may be using the tactic from the modern campaign strategy playbook to energize voters to push President Donald Trump out of the White House. In past presidential campaigns, candi...

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *YouTube, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2CWI99MPBH&share=true] Will such measures work or will the only backfire? Google’s YouTube has updated its hate speech policy to prohibit videos that target individuals or groups with conspiracy theories. “Today, we are taking another step in our efforts to curb hate and harassment by removing more conspiracy theory content used to justify real-world violence,” the company announced on its blog. The new rules will ban any content that “threatens or harasses someone by...

*Charlie Gao* *Security, World* [image: Ruger] Those used to carrying 1911s who want something more modern and high capacity with a manual safety would probably feel right at home with a Security 9. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The Security 9’s most interesting feature is its firing mechanism, which is an odd fusion of a Glock and LCP firing mechanism. Ruger’s LCP series of pistols has been wildly possible, with both the original LCP and LCP II proving very popular as concealed carry choices. But with the Security 9, Ruger is scaling up the LCP design to a duty-sized pis...

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It's certainly been interesting to see Saskatchewan's local corporate media go out of its way to trample coverage of the leadership debate with a poll which was outdated from the moment it was released. And I'll have plenty more to points out about the coverage of the campaign generally. But for now, let's start from the assumption that it's important to know where polling stood prior to the event most likely to change people's minds - and take a look at what that actually included. In the week before the debate, two polls of voter intentions had been released. One showed the Sask...

Originally posted on Freedom Is Just Another Word...: After blocking links to the New York Post story about Joe Biden’s foreign lobbying scandal, Twitter has now followed up by blocking a link to the official Republican Judiciary website at house.gov. Twitter Blocks Link to Republican Judiciary Website in Another Attempt to Censor Biden Scandal According…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As Bolivia readies to vote in a defining election, a number of key issues are on the table, including the country’s huge lithium deposits, the role of unseated ex-leader Evo Morales, and policy on farming coca, the raw ingredient of cocaine. The October 18th presidential ballot is a delayed re-run […] The post Lithium, Morales and Cocaine – What’s at Stake as Bolivia Votes? appeared first on The Rio Times.

Our atmosphere and climate 2020 (pdf, 8.74 MB) The latest climate report from the Ministry for the Environment is quickly … Continue Reading →

This isn’t a “smoking gun” national security risk of the type that Kamala Harris’ uncle and her lies about him … Continue reading →

Direct evidence implicating former Vice President Joe Biden in a pay-for-play corruption scandal will be released to the public 10 days prior to the 2020 election, Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, told Daily Caller’s senior White House correspondent … Continue reading →

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The one-year anniversary of the protests and riots that rocked Chile in 2019, leaving more than 30 dead, brings mixed emotions to demonstrator Diego Leppez, who lost his eye when a tear gas bomb exploded by his side. The protests, he says, were necessary. But he regrets the violence and […] The post On Anniversary of Protests, Chileans Brace for Fresh Demonstrations and Violence appeared first on The Rio Times.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yaidis Colmenares’ tired and gaunt face leaves little need for explanation as to why the desperate Venezuelan mother of three is fleeing her native country for Colombia. The 37-year-old weighs 19 kilos (42 pounds) less than she did 10 years ago, she says. She could barely afford to buy food […] The post Despite COVID-19, new Wave of Venezuelan Migrants Heads to Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times.

Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Duggan Flanakin ~ Last April, a Yale University report stated that “U.S. communities from California to Massachusetts are instituting bans on natural gas in new construction. Proponents say the measures are critical for speeding the transition to an all-electric future powered by renewable energy.” Dozens more U.S. [Democrat-run]…

Originally posted on Jim Campbell's: National Review By Andrew C. McCarthy October 11th, 2020 Hillary is the prime mover of the Robert Mueller investigation when the FBI told him they had no case. A truism among Democrats, emotions count and facts don’t Hillary Clinton speaks in Las Vegas, Nev., in 2016. (Steve Marcus/Reuters) The…

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During a televised town hall ahead of Election Day, Trump tried to sidestep his past, tentative embrace of the conspiracy theorist movement.

Originally posted on Jim Campbell's: By Jim Campbell October, 9th, 2020 This is conclusive proof that he is indeed a moron. Dissing the police and the BLM? Joe thinks he is looking down. It’s time for someone to change his diaper, give him his bottle, and put him back to sleep. Picking the ultra…

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Originally posted on HEALYOURSELF: People became fascinated with computer technology, the vast information we can tap into, and the speed with which the information can be accessed. Not only that heavy books are no longer needed, but the new technology is also making many things obsolete. One can replace a heavy set of keys, leather…

Originally posted on Justus Knight News: October 16th, 2020 By: Justus Knight FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Must Continue! 14 Days FREE OFFER!!Join http://www.restrictedrepublic.com now and you heard us right…14 Days, on us, to check it out absolutely for FREE!! Now available on Roku, Apple, Android or Amazon apps! https://youtu.be/KPuNO0wuvy4 On today’s broadcast: Trick or Treat…

Originally posted on Justus Knight News: October 12th, 2020 By: Justus Knight FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Must Continue! 14 Days FREE OFFER!!Join http://www.restrictedrepublic.com now and you heard us right…14 Days, on us, to check it out absolutely for FREE!! Now available on Roku, Apple, Android or Amazon apps! https://youtu.be/DvY89nCrJKY On today’s broadcast: Trump has gone…

Reuters: Türkiye Karadeniz'de S-400 test etti Türkiye'nin Rusya'dan satın aldığı S-400'ün bugün Karadeniz'de deneneceği haberini geçen Reuters haber ajansı, bunun videosunun elinde olduğunu duyurdu. pic.twitter.com/zJ51N5oI0D — Yol TV (@YolTV) October 16, 2020 *Al Jazeera: **Turkey tests Russian-made S-400 defence system: Reports* Tests of the advanced air defence system could stoke tensions between Turkey and the United States. A missile has been fired into the sky on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defence systems, accor...

No blogging tonight because Cliff Richard's *Summer Holiday* sidetracked me. Yes, it's true. One should be exposed to the full fruit of human endeavour, even if it's musty, mouldy, and reeks just a bit. Now left trying to exorcise the stain *Bachelor Boy* and the rest of Cliff's classic *oeuvre* have seared on my soul. What better way than this beastie, which just missed out on last decade's top 100.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia - Contributors to The Grayzone including Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil, and Ben Norton traveled from the United States to Bolivia in order to join a delegation of independent international observers of the country’s October 18th presidential election – the first vote since a November 2019 US-backed military coup removed the country’s elected president. Little known to us, however, was that we were being stalked on the way. A number of Bolivians covertly took photos of us as we waited for a connecting flight in the airport in Chile, snapped more as we boarded th...

Shipt workers, frustrated with the delivery company’s shift to a new, less transparent pay model, are set to strike this weekend before staging protests at both Shipt and Target’s corporate headquarters on Monday. With the pay model now instituted in every market, organizers hope this direct action will send a clear signal to Shipt and Target, which acquired the delivery company in 2017, that workers are unsatisfied by what they say is lower pay overall. “The reason why we chose to organize is we believe that it's time for them to see the actual visual effects of shoppers that are...

Washington, DC — Bolivia’s general elections on Sunday, October 18, could again be threatened by the involvement of the Organization of American States (OAS), Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Co-Director Mark Weisbrot warns. On September 30, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro met with the de facto interior minister of Bolivia, Arturo Murillo, at the OAS’s Washington, DC headquarters. Following the meeting, Almagro Tweeted that Murillo had “conveyed his concern about the possibility of a new fraud” in Bolivia’s October 18 elections. The post Possible Recurrence Of OAS...

When you're in the work, the general noise from the chorus of teacher devaluators can become a faint background buzz. And then something happens, and you're reminded suddenly, "Oh, yeah. That's a thing." Happened twice to me on Twitter in the past 24 hours. First, there was the noise surrounding the Trump thing on the teevee last night, including this little punch from Mercedes Schlapp, a senior advisor for the Trump/Pence campaign Well @JoeBiden @ABCPolitics townhall feels like I am watching an episode of Mister Rodgers Neighborhood. https://t.co/bC8fIZPxHR — Mercedes Schlapp (...

Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack says he worries someone will get hurt or worse after hundreds of commercial fisherman stormed two Mi'kmaw lobster facilities on Tuesday. During a chaotic evening of violence, much of it caught on camera, commercial fisherman hurled threats, set a van ablaze and stole hundreds of lobsters. Mi'kmaw fisherman Jason Marr filmed himself barricaded inside building, while he said mob of commercial fishermen outside were threatening to burn him out unless he handed over his lobster. The post First Nation Chief Fears For His People After Attack...

The enormous economic dislocation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to fundamentally alter the structure of society, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if using the crisis to implement near-permanent austerity measures across the world. 76 of the 91 loans it has negotiated with 81 nations since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic in March have come attached with demands that countries adopt measures such as deep cuts to public services and pensions — measures that will undoubtedly entail privatization, wage freezes or cuts, or the firing of pub...

Bernhard, the proprietor of alternate-news site Moon of Alabama, has taken it upon himself to “fact-check” one of our many Covid-related articles. It was done without informing us of his intent, or indeed offering us a right of reply.

And it never locked down. 19 Oct 2020 – Swedish health chief Olivia Wigzell explained that her country didn’t impose the kind of draconian lockdowns seen in other European countries in order to prevent the public from developing “pandemic fatigue.” From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden chose to go for herd immunity ... Read more Sweden now has the lowest Covid-19 death rate in Europe The post Sweden now has the lowest Covid-19 death rate in Europe appeared first on Ice Age Now.

When I was young, we were all taught that people should not be convicted and sent to prison unless they were “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt”. Unfortunately, Americans love sending people to prison, and they violate this maxim every single day. I’m not one of those people who romanticize prisoners. America does have a lot […] The post When in doubt, don’t imprison appeared first on Econlib.

The September retail sales show it’s a super-V recovery folks. According to Census Retail data released today [LINK HERE] – [PDF HERE] September retail sales jumped 1.9 percent, that result is triple what forecasters and economists had projected. However, the … Continue reading →

(1/3) “The United States proposed an extension of New START for one year, in exchange for Russia and the United States capping all nuclear warheads during that period. — NSC (@WHNSC) October 16, 2020 (3/3) The United States is serious about arms control that will keep the entire world safe. We hope that Russia will reevaluate its position before a costly arms race ensues.” –NSA Robert C. O’Brien — NSC (@WHNSC) October 16, 2020 RT: ‘*Putin’s proposal a non-starter’: White House rejects Russian call to extend nuclear arms control treaty* Washington has refused President Vladimir Pu...

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden graduated from Syracuse University's law school in 1968.

China, Inc. Newly obtained emails from a Hunter Biden business partner lay out in detail how the Vice President’s son and his colleagues used their access to the Obama-Biden administration to arrange private meetings for potential foreign clients and investors at the highest levels in the White House. These never-before-revealed emails outline how a delegation… Continue reading →

A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections linked to peaches packed or supplied by Prima Wawona or Wawona Packing Company is still being investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, Canadian, and local health authorities. The multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections was linked to peaches from Prima Wawona... Continue Reading

[image: undefined] The United States approaches the November 2020 election with growing apprehension, even dread. Among the possibilities: *-* Protracted uncertainty about the presidential contest. Think Florida 2000 but with several states’ results unresolved for weeks or even months (“Experts held ‘war games’ on the Trump vs. Biden election. Their finding? Brace for a mess”); *-* A disputed outcome, perhaps with Donald Trump and Joe Biden both claiming victory, compounded by a “blue shift,” where states are claimed by Trump on election night but flip over to Biden as additional ...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has vowed to reinterpret Section 230 of the Communications Act on President Trump's orders in a move that threatens to curb what's left of Americans' first amendment rights online. The post FCC Head and Internet’s Most Hated Man Ajit Pai Just Vowed to Kill First Amendment Rights Online appeared first on MintPress News.

The Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has devastated the environment... uprooted native trees... imposed polluting industries... prevented sustainable development... caused loss of biodiversity... Under Israeli occupation, environmental struggles are an integral part of the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine...

Nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes.

*Fukushima Webcam on Units 1 and 2 and partially dismantled vent tower 10/16/2020 12:14PM AZ* Japan has decided to dump Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean despite objections and potential violation of the London Convention: Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant wastewater looks headed for ocean. (2020, October 16). THE ASAHI SHIMBUN. http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13831640 The government is moving toward the controversial disposal method for contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant of dumping it into the ocean. Fishermen have fiercely oppose...

After departing Fort Myers on the southwest coast, President Trump heads to central Florida for a campaign rally and peaceful protest at the Ocala international airport. The anticipated start time is 4:15pm ET. [Livestream Links Below] Trump Campaign Livestream – … Continue reading →

Within about half an hour of setting up shop outside Province House, Cheryl Maloney was sold out of lobster. By noon on Friday, the line-up stretched around the corner, from Hollis to George Street. There was no scale, and Maloney sold one or two lobsters to each person until she ran out. She sold a […]

Steve Donziger has dedicated the latter part of his life to fighting oil companies’ greedy destruction of indigenous lands and peoples in the Amazon. After a decades-long legal battle against Chevron, which Chris Hedges details in a recent column for Scheerpost, Donziger was charged with misdemeanor civil contempt for refusing New York Judge Lewis A. Kaplan’s orders to turn over to Chevron his client communications—which would force him to violate attorney-client privilege— his personal electronics, his passport and to cease trying to collect the $9.5 billion from Chevron for his ...

Kansas City tenants chained themselves to the doors of the Jackson County Courthouse downtown Thursday morning and shut down virtual eviction proceedings with online disruptions. The protest, organized by KC Tenants, drew about 100 people, who held signs saying “eviction kills” and “court’s closed today.” They called on Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge David Byrn to halt the hearings. For months, KC Tenants has been pushing Byrn to reestablish an eviction moratorium to keep residents in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic and associated economic crisis. The po...

Connor Harris writes at City Journal Fighting Racism Instead of Disease. Excepts in italics with my bolds. The intrusion of critical race theory into medicine and public health threatens the well-being of all Americans—especially nonwhites. The Covid-19 pandemic in the West has disproportionately harmed racial minorities, especially those of African descent. According to a United […]

[image: undefined] If you’re unfamiliar with the term “gaslighting” here’s a quick refresher from Wikipedia: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment, often evoking in them cognitive dissonance and other changes, including low self-esteem. Let’s consider what’s been going on with the whole Covid craziness and you decide for yourself (if you can still think straight) if what’s been happening meets the definition of g...

NEW YORK and SUSSEX, Oct 16 (IPS) - This week the world's Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors meet virtually at the 2020 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and decide on the fate of the world. This year's gathering is particularly important, given that the world is confronting an unprecedented crisis. Governments are struggling to finance emergency care and urgent socioeconomic support to cope with the COVID19 pandemic. Read the full story, “Is the IMF Encouraging World Financial Leaders to Walk Blindly Towards More Austerity?”, on ...

*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Donald Trump, * Sasse and others avoided criticizing Trump when he was up. Now that he’s down, they’re turning on him. The hypocrisy is rich. Ben Sasse, a self-appointed public scold, has suddenly discovered that he really, really doesn’t like Donald Trump. In a telethon town hall held with 17,000 Nebraskans, Sasse unloaded on Trump, accusing him of fawning over foreign dictators, amassing a huge federal deficit, and mistreating women, among other things. Sasse declared, “The debate is not going to be, ‘Ben Sasse, why were you so mean to Donald Trump? It's goi...

*Rachel Bucchino* *Joe Biden, * However, there is a catch: how many people watched it on a smartphone or computer? In a dueling town hall matchup between the presidential candidates, Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s event hosted by ABC attracted nearly one million more viewers on Thursday night than President Donald Trump’s did. Biden’s town hall -- which was only broadcasted on one network, ABC -- averaged 13.9 million viewers, whereas Trump’s town hall on NBC had about 13 million, according to Nielsen ratings. The president’s event was simulcast by two other NBC-affiliate chann...

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2NCJ9WG4IL&share=true] But does this mean more people will fly and so help prop up the airline industry? A new study by the Department of Defense has discovered that airline passengers face extremely low risk of contracting the novel coronavirus when flying. Thanks in large part to high air exchange rates on planes and HEPA-filtered recirculation, the research showed that the risk of aerosol spread of the virus was cut 99.7 percent. On most planes, the air excha...

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2QJJ9GUHXD&share=true] The economic and mental health toll of unending lockdowns is simply too much. The World Health Organization has asserted that full-scale lockdowns should be a “last resort” in fighting the novel coronavirus, even as several countries in Europe are seeking to introduce more public-health measures to limit the spread of the contagion. “A proportional and targeted response is the way forward. Measures or tightening up in many countries in Europ...

*Kris Osborn* *F-35, * As in against Iran? U.S. and Israeli F-35s are teaming up to attack mock targets in the Middle East as part of collaborative, joint-training exercises to prepare for war in the region, a development that clearly seems to introduce significant new tactical and strategic advantages for both countries. The joint training, announced in a Press Release from U.S. Air Force Central Command, was described in a report from Air Force Magazine as combat training over Israel with U.S. F-35s from the USAF 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and F-35I “Adir” fighters...

*BBC:* *Brexit: Trade talks with the EU are over, says No 10 * Talks between the UK and EU over a post-Brexit trade agreement are "over", Downing Street has said. No 10 argued there was "no point" in discussions continuing next week unless the EU was prepared to discuss the detailed legal text of a partnership. UK chief negotiator Lord Frost said he had told EU counterpart Michel Barnier there was now no "basis" for planned talks on Monday. Number 10 said the two sides had agreed to talk again next week - by phone. Earlier, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweet...

16-Oct-2020 El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, espera que el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Ucrania y Turquía se firme en un futuro próximo, porque las negociaciones al respecto ya han entrado en la recta final.

16-Oct-2020 El canciller de Uruguay, Francisco Bustillo, se reunió en Washington con el secretario de Estado de EEUU (canciller), Mike Pompeo, encuentro en el que hablaron de la posibilidad de profundizar los lazos comerciales entre ambos países.

16-Oct-2020 De acuerdo con el comunicado oficial, el primer ministro británico les aseguró a sus interlocutores que Londres desea firmar un acuerdo comercial con la UE, pero también le expresó su decepción por el escaso progreso logrado en las negociaciones durante las últimas dos semanas.

New documents from a former Cambridge Analytica insider reveal what an election watchdog group claims was illegal coordination between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and a billionaire-funded pro-Trump super PAC.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Policy Statement on Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets (October 15, 2020)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the rapid increase in population worldwide, the number of private vehicles on the roads has grown tremendously. This often leads to hazardous traffic conditions and road accidents. The number of road accidents is on the rise and so is the death toll due to these accidents. If you are […] The post How to Avoid Auto Accidents in Chaotic Roadways appeared first on The Rio Times.

I was homeschooled for eight years, from age 11 through to college, before it was a novel way for tiger parents to show off their dynamic commitment to their children’s education. Now, if millions of parents and families are suddenly going to be homeschooling their kids for the coming weeks (and, let’s be honest, quite likely beyond), it’s worth trying to think about how to do this in a manner as smooth, healthy and wise as possible. read more

“There is absolutely no reason to waste time or money trying to fix a “Natural Event” (Also known as a Hoax)!” – Marcus ___________ Letter to Greta Marcus Greta: All will agree that the world lock-down has reduced human CO2 by at least 10% (If not more). Obviously, that 10% drop of CO2, for what ... Read more Letter to Greta The post Letter to Greta appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Sporting history is littered with tales of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Famously, the US golfer Doug Sanders was a three-foot putt away from winning the 1970 Open Championship in St Andrews. He missed. Not only did it lose him the championship, it cost him several sponsorship and endorsement deals too. read more

Fifteen supporters in a carefully Covid masked and distanced courtroom witnessed Father Steve Kelly receive a sentence of 33 months today. After a 20 minute delay to get the telephone conference line working and properly muted 160 people listened in to the proceedings on the audio link. Fr. Steve’s sentence falls in the middle of the proposed guidelines and will likely allow his release from the Glynn County Detention Center where he is presently being detained 30 months after the action. The post Priest Sentenced To 33 Months For Protesting Nuclear Weapons appeared first on Popul...

This is true, more or less: NYP Hunter Biden story was overtaken by the Twitter kerfuffle which is in the process of being eclipsed by reports that Trump was warned that it’s a foreign intelligence op and didn’t care. So, all very 2020. — Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) October 16, 2020 The foreign-op aspect of this isn't quite the story of the day, but it's true the right had most of us talking about Hunter Biden, and then we weren't so much talking about Hunter Biden as we were talking about what Twitter and Facebook did in response to the *New York Post*'s Hunter Biden stories...

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Islamic Reform In Canada? On Friday, October 9, 2020, the above sign was seen in Dundas Square in Toronto in support of imam Mustafa Khattab of the Anatolia Islamic Centre and Muslim Chaplain at Brock University, because of his statements on LGBTQ. This sign was displayed adjacent to the Islamic Dawah booth. For years, there has … Continue reading Islamic Reform In Canada? – CENTRE FOR INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH CANADA →

Like many aspects of the war in Yemen, and of US elections, many questions surround the freeing of two Americans in what may be one of the largest prisoner exchanges in modern history. The post Questions Surround Timing and Details of Trump’s Recent Yemen Prisoner Exchange appeared first on MintPress News.

October 15, 2020 NoFakeNews Dr. John Reizer A global reset is in progress, and I believe that additional lockdowns will be forthcoming in the next several months. I also believe that the next set of lockdowns will be much more severe than the first one. The false-positive case numbers are already being increased by the … Continue reading More on the Global Reset from Canada →

President Trump departs his overnight stay in Miami today, and travels across Florida to the southwest coast, arriving in Fort Myers to deliver remarks on protecting American seniors. Anticipated start time 1:30pm ET [Livestream Links Below] White House Livestream – … Continue reading →

For months incarcerated people and their families heard conflicting messages about whether they were eligible to receive the pandemic stimulus payments provided by Congress as the Trump administration attempted to block prisoners from receiving their checks. Last week a federal judge slammed the administration with an order to provide the stimulus relief, and now advocates across the country are working to ensure low-income people caged in state and federal prisons can apply for the much-needed federal aid as deadlines loom. The post Activists Mobilize To Help Incarcerated People ...

But there’s no way Biden had the questions in advance: Biden’s ABC town hall questioners include former Obama speechwriter, wife of former Pennsylvania Dem candidate.

Today's award goes to a performance artist (?) in Australia. A tip o' the hat to Australian reader Andrew for the link. *WARNING: Some of the pictures at the link are distasteful to those of more conventional morality. The same goes for some of the story details. Caution is advised.* A Melbourne artist who was going to be paid $25,000 by the Federal Government to livestream her attempts to get pregnant by self-insemination has hit out at a decision to pull her funding. Performance artist Casey Jenkins — whose previous works include ‘Casting off my womb’ where she knitted ...

16 October 2020 — Good Law Project You may remember Crisp Websites Limited, trading as PestFix, the company with last reported net assets of £18,047. On the 10th June, we sent a judicial review pre-action protocol letter to the Government asking why they had agreed to pay 75% upfront for isolation suits worth £32m, to PestFix. PestFix … Continue reading UK: They are 6 months late