Turkey has issued a new navigational telex (NAVTEX), saying that the island of Chios has been militarised by Greece in violation of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. According to the announcement made by the Turkish Naval Forces Office for Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography (OHNO) station in Izmir, Greece’s arming of the island of Chios, which should have been demilitarised, is a violation of the Lausanne Peace Treaty. 🔴 #Turkey calls […]
Daily Archives: September 15, 2020
“The worldwide threats hearing, less than 50 days before a presidential election, I’m not sure that that timing is particularly good,” said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and of GOP leadership. “But I would be very concerned if they stopped coming up and talking to the Intelligence Committee.” The public isn’t going to be completely in the dark. Some top […]
Rank-and-file Democrats have increasingly become frustrated with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) brinksmanship-style negotiations with congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump. Politico reported that Pelosi has continued to pursue her hardline approach in negotiations with Republicans, demanding a coronavirus bill around $2.2 trillion. The report arises as many coronavirus programs created by the CARES Act have languished over Pelosi’s reluctance to compromise with Trump and congressional […]
Less than a month into his tenure as the Air Force’s new chief of staff, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown put his commanders on notice that they will have to change quickly to prepare for the next war — or risk losing to an adversary such as China or Russia. The details of Brown’s call to “accelerate change or lose” will begin taking form at the Air […]
A professor at Washington and Lee University is offering a writing seminar called “How to Overthrow the State,” which “place(s) each student at the head of a popular revolutionary movement aiming to overthrow a sitting government and forge a better society.” Students are charged with writing their own revolutionary manifesto in light of readings from revolutionaries like Che Guevara. The right-wing outrage machine, as you can […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107756/65/1077566575_0:218:2049:1370_1200x675_80_0_0_99a69d17bda340a1fce472ba39de5b1e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009151080469354-us-ambassador-to-hungary-david-cornstein-resigns/ WASHINGTON, September 16 (Sputnik) – Gambling mogul David Cornstein announced in a statement that he is resigning as US Ambassador to Hungary. “It was with a deep sense of pride, as well as some sadness, that I informed President Trump and Foreign Minister [Peter] Szijjarto that I will be stepping down as US Ambassador to Hungary on November 1,” […]
In 2013, J.K. Rowling explained how she chose her now-controversial pseudonym, “Robert Galbraith.” The first name, she said, was a nod to her political hero, Robert Kennedy. And the last name? “When I was a child, I really wanted to be called Ella Galbraith, I’ve no idea why.” It’s a charming anecdote—but unfortunately, Rowling shares her pseudonym with real-life psychiatrist Robert Galbraith Heath, who in the […]
An oil rig towers over houses last week in Nigg, Scotland. Major players in the oil industry expect depressed oil demand and low prices to continue well into next year. Peter Summers/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Peter Summers/Getty Images An oil rig towers over houses last week in Nigg, Scotland. Major players in the oil industry expect depressed oil demand and low prices to continue […]
Noted cryptocurrency advocate and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce issued a public dissent after the SEC levied a $6.1 million fine on online gaming and gambling platform Unikrn for conducting an initial coin offering (ICO) in 2017, a penalty that effectively amounts to the size of the company’s current assets. Source link
US officials are at growing risk of being prosecuted for war crimes over the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a New York Times investigation has revealed as President Donald Trump clears the path for further sale of advanced weapons to the Gulf states following Abu Dhabi’s normalisation of ties with Israel. Interviews with more than a dozen current and former US government officials show that […]
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) told 8 News Now on Monday that she finds “great optimism” in marches that have taken place around the country since the death of George Floyd. In an interview with the local news TV station while she was campaigning in Nevada, she was asked how she would implement police reform. She responded: I think that it is going to be about, again, […]
New research from UBC finds that after a night of shorter sleep, people react more emotionally to stressful events the next day — and they don’t find as much joy in the good things. The study, led by health psychologist Nancy Sin, looks at how sleep affects our reaction to both stressful and positive events in daily life. “When people experience something positive, such as getting […]
Authored by Pat Buchanan via Buchanan.org, “There is no… sound reason for the United States to continue sacrificing precious lives and treasure in a conflict not directly connected to our safety or other vital national interests.” So said William Ruger about Afghanistan, our longest war. What makes this statement significant is that President Donald Trump has ordered a drawdown by mid-October of half of the 8,600 […]
Louisville Mayor Says City Will Pay $12m to Family of Black Police Shooting Victim Breonna Taylor …from Sputnik News, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: It appears that the MayorFischer moved quickly on this to take responsibility for the tragedy, not only for Miss Taylor and her family, but the officers and their families due to a ‘no knock’ policy that has been a waiting time bomb to […]
(Natural News) Future medical professionals are at risk of becoming “pill-pushers” – healthcare experts unfit to provide nutritional support to patients. A review published in the Lancet analyzed previous studies on medical education and found that nutrition education isn’t adequately incorporated in current medical curricula. Many students and professionals lacked the necessary expertise in nutritional care. Meanwhile, existing nutrition courses are marked by poor quality. These findings come as many people all over […]
We Can Still Win The War On Plastic By Michael K. Dorsey, Fair Observer. September 15, 2020 We Can Still Win The War On Plastic2020-09-152020-09-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/pvc-2.jpg200px200px Above photo: PVC pipes © koonsiri boonnak / Shutterstock. As with so many other things in 2020, the full-out war against plastic has abated. For many years, even decades, before the current global pandemic, environmental advocates have waged a war against single-use […]
US President Donald Trump has postured as a peacemaker and ender of “endless wars,” but one peace activist told Sputnik that Trump had greatly increased the risk of a major war around the globe by expanding US wars and undoing vital peace agreements – and his alternative on the November ballot isn’t much better. On Tuesday, Trump hosted the leaders of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, […]
Palestinian painter, Raneen Al-Zuraie, 18, paints masks on children’s faces, amid the coronavirus disease September 15, 2020 at 3:29 pm Palestinian painter, Raneen Al-Zuraie, 18, paints masks on children’s faces, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 15, 2020. [Ashraf Amra/Apaimages] Palestinian painter, Raneen Al-Zuraie, 18, paints masks on children’s faces, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Deir […]
During a speech to veterans in Tampa on Tuesday, Joe Biden confused Iraq and Iran for at least the second time. Biden pulled out his daily schedule — a regular move during campaign speeches — to review the numbers of troops who have died in overseas wars. WATCH: Joe Biden mixes up Iran and Iraq (again) pic.twitter.com/GF5zSqpoq3 — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 […]
Daily Briefing – September 15, 2020 Tyler Durden Tue, 09/15/2020 – 18:10 Senior editor, Ash Bennington, welcomes back Tony Greer, editor of the Morning Navigator, to discuss the latest in markets. Tony breaks down what he’s seeing in the tech shakeout and explains how he’s approaching the recent correction in equity markets. He walks through the indicators he watched and how that guides his investment decisions. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0f/1080468785_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_25d3b0d1f7122a15d837c4012baa8022.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202009151080463741-video-of-indian-family-welcoming-adorable-pup-in-traditional-way-goes-viral/ Newly-wedded Indian daughters-in-law usually get such a welcome at her in-laws’ house on the first day. Their arrival is equated with the arrival of the Goddess of Prosperity (Lakshmi) and thus considered auspicious and welcome in such a manner. A video of an Indian family welcoming a puppy’s first entry into their home like any newly-wedded bride will leave […]
New York Men’s Day Online fashion week is very different to IRL fashion week. But one plus is the way in which designers are able create mini-films that push far past the bounds of traditional runway shows—as seen in the special section of the week devoted to men. Wataru Tominaga’s collection was full of cheerful floral, whimsical patterns and gingham. Ka Wa Key made a gorgeous […]
An almost empty Metro station is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 21. The region’s employers worry about the safety of workers using the transit system during the pandemic. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images An almost empty Metro station is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 21. The region’s employers worry about the safety of workers using […]
Tassat blamed COVID-19 and leadership changes for its long-delayed bitcoin derivatives contract listing. Source link
Turkey said on Tuesday it had extended the operations of its Yavuz energy drillship in disputed Mediterranean waters off Cyprus until October 12, in a move that could stir tension between the Greek Cypriot government and Ankara. Yavuz will be accompanied by three other Turkish ships, according to a maritime notice that added “all vessels are strongly advised not to enter” the area. Cyprus’ internationally recognised […]
The Trump administration also changed its proposal to limit wastewater purges to 10 percent of their water on a 30-day rolling average, instead allowing local permitting authorities to set the discharge cap on a case-by-case basis in the final version. “EPA’s revised steam electric effluent guidelines shows President Trump’s commitment to advancing American energy independence and protecting the environment,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a […]
The administration has quietly reinstalled Chad Wolf as acting secretary of the homeland defense agency, following a judge’s declaration on September 11 that he was improperly installed. The legal maneuver may help protect many recent DHS rules and policies from many lawsuits that have been filed by pro-migration advocates and business groups. The maneuver was described in a September 11 statement to a judge in New […]
“Burn Your Mask Day” proved to be a smash hit on Tuesday September 15, with good-hearted citizens torching their government or corporate-mandated face diapers in a show of defiance against the Coronavirus “Scamdemic” threatening the freedom and future of humanity. NATIONAL FILE’s Patrick Howley devoted his Tuesday episode to the “Burn Your Mask” phenomenon. Burn Your Mask Day Festivities Begin Nationwide https://t.co/Uq4knAf35S — Patrick Howley […]
Authored by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, California’s governor made a rather ominous prediction this weekend when he told an interviewer that “California is America. . . fast forward.” He was talking specifically about the wildfires that have ravaged his state – a warning that the natural disasters that natural disasters will soon plague the rest of the country too, thanks to climate change. But his comment […]
Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today […]
(Natural News) Emmy Award-winning actress Kirstie Alley went public with the Oscar’s new dictatorial plan for all upcoming Hollywood movies. Starting in 2024, the Academy of Motion pictures will institute “diversity quotas” as a requirement for selecting “Best Picture” at upcoming Oscar award ceremonies. The Oscars will now be in the business of dictating artistic creativity, in an effort to promote transgender, multi-racial, liberal rainbow characters […]
New Hotline For Postal Service Whistleblowers By Project on Government Oversight. September 15, 2020 New Hotline For Postal Service Whistleblowers2020-09-152020-09-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/postal-service-e1600169848689.jpg200px200px Above photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP. Postal Service Workers: POGO Seeks Insider Information. The United States Postal Service provides safe, timely communication for all Americans. Increasingly, that includes supporting U.S. elections by handling mail-in ballots, a function of vital importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. But unprecedented turmoil has […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0f/1080468234_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_656ef76ba68d2d59ac3a66dde4726dba.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009151080468158-cnbc-host-calls-pelosi-crazy-nancy-to-her-face-during-interview/ The host explained he was simply criticising President Trump for using this “nickname” towards the house speaker, which Pelosi said she understood and accepted. CNBC host Jim Cramer has called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “Crazy Nancy” right to her face during an interview on Tuesday. “What deal can we have, Crazy Nancy? I’m sorry, that was the President. I have […]