Unstable property rights mean Black southerners may survive a flood but lose their home, and it’s causing the racial wealth gap to grow larger. Margaret Alston doesn’t remember the night that Hurricane Matthew hit, but she remembers how afraid she was of the flooding that followed. The biggest hurricane to hit South Carolina since 1999, the storm caused massive inland flooding across large swaths of the south-east. In Bucksport, the small, unincorporated town where Alston grew up, the Wacamaw River overflowed, inundating the street Alston’s house is on and making it impassable. “The water was everywhere,” she says. “And when I say everywhere, […]
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Above photo: University of California, Berkeley students set up tents after a general assembly voted to again occupy campus as part of an “open university” strike in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement on November 15, 2011. Max Whitaker/Getty Images. How OWS shaped a decade of dramatic protests and why it has run its course. When Occupy Wall Street was evicted from its home base in Zuccotti Park on November 15, 2011, by the NYPD in a paramilitary-style operation under cover of the night with a press blackout, the obituaries were being written. The day before, Occupy Oakland, which vied with New York as the leader […]
Above Photo: Pupils at the Co-op Academy Walkden in Greater Manchester. Children as young as 10 are afraid the Covid-19 pandemic will set them back for the rest of their lives, a new study from the Co-op Group reveals. The report, the Ghosted Generation, is one of the largest post-pandemic studies of its kind, asking more than 5,000 10-25-year olds about their attitudes, life chances and aspirations. It finds that almost two thirds (60%) 13-25-year olds feel their generation will be permanently disadvantaged by the pandemic, starting with a devastating impact on their education. The Group is urging more support for young people […]
The U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday that Wolverine Tube Inc. won $17,4 million for a contract to supply the Next Generation All Aluminum cargo pallets. The universal cargo handling system using the 463L cargo pallet has been the mainstay for cargo movement since the early 1960’s, with the standard aluminum cargo pallet essentially unchanged in all of this time. Repair and replacement costs associated with these legacy pallets have prompted the Air Force to look at initiatives that will provide cost savings and/or process improvement, an ongoing key objective within Air Mobility Command. The contract award from U.S. Air Force […]
German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has unveiled the HX3, the latest generation of its globally tried-and-tested HX family of heavy-duty trucks. According to a company news release, redesigned from the ground up, the HX3 meets military and automotive megatrends. Like its predecessors, the vehicles of the new HX3 generation are military-off-the -shelf (MOTS) products, uncompromisingly designed for military use under the most gruelling operating conditions – a unique selling point in the sector. In addition to the robust chassis and powerful engine, a new active rear axle suspension is available as an option, which significantly improves the vehicle’s performance both on and off road. […]
The U.S. Army on Monday released a series of documents detailing its plans for a next generation laser target locator. The Army Product Manager, Soldier Precision Targeting Devices (PdM SPTD), located at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, is reaching out to industry to determine vendors’ ability to produce and deliver a self-contained Laser Target Locator Module III (LTLM III) that meets updated performance requirements. According to a Feb. 8 request for information on U.S. government’s main contracting website, the PdM SPTD is conducting “market research” seeking information from potential sources that are capable of providing a LTLM III. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING […]
The final delivery of the Sig Sauer’s prototypes of Next Generation Squad Weapons systems, or NGSW, designed to replace M249 and M4A1, has been delivered to the U. S. Army. Earlier this week, famed gun maker Sig Sauer has announced that the final delivery of the NGSW systems to the U.S. Army, consisting of the revolutionary 6.8×51 hybrid ammunition, the NGSW-AR lightweight belt-fed machine gun, the NGSW-R rifle, and suppressors. “This historic moment is the culmination of an incredible collaboration between the U.S. Army and SIG. We commend Army leadership for having the vision to undertake this monumental procurement process and […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the multi-million dollar contract for research and development of next generation cyber technology to Invictus International Consulting. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense (DOD), is worth more than $97,9 million. Within the contract, Invictus will provide for research and development of capabilities in modeling, simulation and testing cyber technologies across the full spectrum of cyber operations to aid the Air Force and the Department of Defense. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Research and further development will provide the Air Force and DOD with next generation cyber tools and technologies that […]
Defense and security company Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) concerning the next generation of surface ships and corvettes. According to a company news release, a Product Definition Phase for the Mid-Life Upgrades (MLU) of five Visby-class corvettes, as well as a Product Definition Phase for the next generation; Visby Generation 2 corvettes. The value of the contracts is $22,5 million (190 MSEK). The contracts include requirements’ analysis and are respectively the start of the modification work of the five corvettes and the acquisition of the Visby Generation 2. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp was awarded a $4,9 billion contract modification Monday for three Next Generation Geosynchronous space vehicles as part of a new space-based missile warning system. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, the deal modifies an earlier contract for all work associated with the manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and delivery of three Next Generation Geosynchronous (NGG) Earth orbiting space vehicles (SV), and delivery of ground mission unique software and ground sensor processing software. Also noted that this modification includes engineering support for launch vehicle integration and launch and early on-orbit checkout for all […]
Russian Navy has commissioned its new Project 22160 patrol vessel, Pavel Derzhavinm, in a ceremony held on 27 November at Novorossiysk Base, according to TASS. “An official ceremony was held at the Black Sea Fleet’s Novorossiysk naval base to accept the new patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin into the Fleet’s structure. Black Sea Fleet Deputy Commander Vice-Admiral Sergei Lipilin congratulated the first crew of the new ship on the commencement of its service in the Russian Navy,” the press office said in a statement. The patrol vessel Pavel Derzhavin built at the slipway of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard in the Volga area is […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced on 19 November that France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have signed a letter of intent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project. The details were given in a media release, to announce a significant number of medium multi-role helicopter capabilities currently operated by Allies will reach the end of their life cycle in the 2035 – 2040 period and beyond, with the subsequent need for replacements. The project is dedicated to the modernization of existing rotorcraft fleets and is one of NATO’s High Visibility Projects (HVP). […]
The Swiss Federal Office of Armaments received an official offer prepared by U.S. Government and Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide 5th generation fighter jet capabilities to the Swiss Air Force. The F-35 proposal is a total package offering that includes up to 40 F-35A aircraft, a sustainment solution tailored to Swiss autonomy requirements, and a comprehensive training program. The offering includes an industrial package providing Swiss industry substantial F-35 work opportunities. Should the F-35 be selected as the new fighter for Switzerland, this industrial work would take place in all Swiss regions. Swiss industry has the opportunity […]
French defense contractor Thales has announced on Tuesday that RAPIDFire system developed by the consortium formed by Thales and Nexter has been chosen by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to equip future French Navy vessels with new artillery. RAPIDFire leverages the combined expertise of Thales and Nexter to meet the very short-range defense requirements of the armed forces. The solution features a latest-generation multi-threat (air and surface), multi-environment (land and naval) gun system, with a cost of engagement commensurate with the value of the threats. On Tuesday, the company press release said that this new innovative and versatile close-in weapon […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107561/44/1075614484_0:65:1200:740_1200x675_80_0_0_e1640e5beeaf263f1f87e6afa2e92a0b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010151080774410-us-schedules-test-flight-of-5th-generation-drone-prototype-in-late-october/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A stealthy, low altitude 5th generation drone protype designed for target practice by 5th generation fighter jets and other weapons will make its first test flight later this month, the Defense Department said in a press release. “To determine whether a system really is combat-credible, we must test it under realistic conditions. That includes putting it up against a realistic threat,” the release said on Wednesday. “Right now, we lack a test platform that truly represents fifth-generation air capabilities. Filling that gap as soon as possible is absolutely essential to both […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/12/1080208974_0:320:3073:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_9ee2007ef353eb6dbbc94b8da03bfd95.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010141080763918-us-navy-reluctant-to-build-sixth-generation-jet-after-f-35-fiasco-naval-operations-chief-says/ WASHINGTON(Sputnik) – The US military does not have the time or money to waste on any ill-thought-out, enormously expensive and long-delayed sixth-generation fighter plane project like the F-35 fifth-generation jet, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday told a Defence One State of the Navy podcast on Tuesday. When asked, Gilday refused to commit to any decision to push ahead with plans for any ambitious sixth-generation combat aircraft to replace the controversial, expensive and still problem-plagued F-35 jet. “The F-35A flew around 2000 – That’s a whole generation [ago]”, Gilday said. “We can’t […]
The Man Who Inspired A Generation By Mazin Qumsiyeh, Peace News. September 24, 2020 The Man Who Inspired A Generation2020-09-242020-09-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/basil-al-araj-1024×686-e1600965521384.jpg200px200px Above photo: Basil (right), and the author, in the lead-up to the freedom riders. NOTE: This is from Mazin Qumsiyeh of Palestine who is featuring stories of people who inspire us. You can follow him at http://popular-resistance.com. – MF Basil of Al-Walaja: RIP. My encounter with the Al-Araj family began in 2009, the year I met Basil and Shireen and started joining them in demonstrations in Al-Walaja village. On 6 March 2017, Basil was murdered by the Israeli army. He was 31 years […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104702/28/1047022809_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_787ae4bbbdb077b244b35ca16878836d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009081080395808-russia-to-start-developing-next-generation-helicopter-engine-in-2021/ ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – The development of a prospective next generation helicopter engine that can be used on new Russian high-speed aircraft is planned to begin next year, Aleksandr Vatagin, the executive director of St. Petersburg’s JSC UEC-Klimov (part of the state United Engine Corporation), said on Tuesday. “Of course, we are engaged in this project, it is even eligible for the federal budget of the [Russian] Ministry of Industry and Trade. There is money in the budget for 2021-2022, and we expect that we will receive this money unambiguously and we will create […]
Last year, before a pandemic changed the world, surveys showed millennials and adult-age Generation Z respondents steadily developing a curiosity in cryptocurrencies if not buying into the bigger idea that the technology will transform money. A Michelmores survey in the U.K., for example, found that 20% of affluent millennials – the cohort born between 1980 and 1996 – invested in cryptocurrencies, compared with just 3% for the general population. Meanwhile, an online Harris/Blockchain Capital poll found 60% of people aged 18-34, a demographic covering six years of Gen Zers and 10 of millennials, were “somewhat familiar” with bitcoin, compared with 43% […]
For the replacement of the Abrams main battle tank, the U.S. Army began his search for a new combat platform that will ensure the decisive superiority, more lethal to deploy, fight, and win future wars. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) already begins a study on the main battle tank of the next generation under the Future Decisive Lethality program. Operating within this concept, the Army wants to receive fast combat vehicle that exceeds the performance of other main battle tanks and heavy combat vehicles. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Next Generation Combat […]
The U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday that has received a $42,2 million contract modification for Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) efforts. The modification to the previously awarded contract exercise options for production of new navigation radar, the NGSSR, according to a recent service news release. The new radar system designed to be affordable (for wide deployment) and having a range consistent with its primary navigation function, the radar will make full use of the latest digital technology and incorporate a software-based architecture at its core, Navy officials say. NGSSR will be “software-defined” radar, similar to what has been so […]
The Senior Editor COVID 19 is now the most common murder weapon in America, being used to very purposefully kill off older Americans who are burning away the inheritances of their greedy little meth and Oxy sucking family members. Sometimes this backfires: Spouse of friend went to a coronavirus party where young people try to infect each other to get through it and get back to normal life. Of 22 in attendance, 2 are dead and 6 are in the hospital. Friend’s spouse is sick at home. All of them were under 35. — verum obdurat 🌺⏳ (@leucinedreams) March 28, 2020 […]
The U.S. Army has selected a new generation 30mm airburst ammunition for the up-gunned Stryker Brigade Combat Team fleets. U.S. defense company NG announced on 9 July that it has been awarded a contract to develop the next generation airburst cartridge for the 30mm XM813 Bushmaster Chain Gun. “Northrop Grumman is leading the way in developing new ammunition types that provide existing gun systems with increased capabilities to defeat difficult targets ranging from threat drones to targets in defilade positions,” said Dan Olson, vice president, armament systems, Northrop Grumman. “Our air bursting technology is proven and the addition of this new […]
Arca, a Los Angeles-based money manager, launched an innovative new fund on Ethereum, while our columnists look at Generation Z’s impact on investing and a DeFi future where bitcoin and Ethereum work together. Here’s the story. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top Shelf Russian DollsA Russian court convicted two men for extortion, but did not force them to return over $900,000 in crypto since crypto has no legal definition as property. Other courts have taken a […]
Russia has begun trials of the new Marker unmanned ground system, the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects announced on 29 June. The Marker unmanned ground system is the joint project of the Center and the Android Technics Scientific Production Association. The modular platform is supposed to become the key element for practice of joint operation of ground robots, unmanned aviation and Special Operations forces. The Marker is positioned as a construction set for development of combat models in the future. The final testing stage of the Marker robot will take place in 2021, then the robot will be handed over […]
The third generation heavy military trucks, developed by the Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group, has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army. According to open sources, Shaanxi has won a contract to develop a new generation of heavy military trucks in 2017. The first experimental batches of new vehicles began to enter the troops in 2018 and already in 2019 was made decision to adopted for service in the Chinese Army. The new family of the special vehicles has a unique and modular chassis design that enables heavy transport load and high-speed transportation on the most difficult terrain. The suspension and wheels […]
The U.S. Navy recently tested, for the first time on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, the GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb that will give operators an upper hand in combat by hitting moving targets in some of the worst weather conditions. The new StormBreaker smart weapon, commonly known as a smart tank hunter, is a winged munition autonomously detects and classifies moving targets in poor visibility situations caused by darkness, bad weather, smoke or dust kicked up by helicopters. “StormBreaker is the only weapon that enables pilots to hit moving targets during bad weather or if dust and smoke are in the […]
Ministry of the Defense Republic of Serbia has unveiled a new generation of M-84 main battle tanks that will be designated as M-84 AS1. On Monday, the Serbian Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces attended the presentation of the modernized M-84 AS1 at the “Čačak” Technical Overhaul Institute. “Thanks to the modernization that we have started and that will be designated as M-84 AS1, we will be able to say that we are one of the most modern tank forces, not only in the region but in the whole of […]
By Michael Dargaville for VT For those who do not know what a starseed is, this article of journalism will explain all at this critical time following the Covid19 pandemic tragedy. Our planet earth is changing massively. Currently benevolent and loving human ETs/aliens called the Galactic Federation are surrounding our planet in spaceships. They have been here since 1998 enmasse but have always watched over us. They can and will stop all nuclear missiles and have radically changed the geo-political landscape of the planet because this makes China the top military power because the Galactic Federation can and will stop all […]
Our fathers and grandfathers went to war, died in their millions for naught of any value. Our greatgrandfathers fought for the false dream of a land fit for heroes and the promise of the war to end all wars. Our generation has grown up with the false fear of an oft-predicted Third World War. That war has now come to pass and it is being fought not on the battlefields but on the streets. One side has all the rabid dogs and ominous weapons, but such things are surely naught in the face of waves of determined, forceful but peaceful protest. […]
The U.S. Navy is planning to receive the next generation of a torpedo, known as Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT). Currently, Northrop Grumman has successfully manufactured and tested the first industry-built VLWT for the U.S. Navy. The prototype torpedo is based on the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory’s (PSU-ARL) design that was distributed to defense industrial manufacturers in 2016. Northrop Grumman, which independently funded the research and development, will offer the design-for-affordability improvements to this VLWT as Northrop Grumman’s response for the Navy’s Compact Rapid Attack Weapon program. Applying its engineering and manufacturing expertise, Northrop Grumman improved upon the VLWT baseline […]
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has announced on Tuesday that the Canadian Army will equip the Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV) with a newest generation remote weapon station. General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada and Kongsberg have signed a contract for delivery of the Protector Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to the Canadian Army valued 500 MNOK. The PROTECTOR RWS will be integrated on Canada’s fleet of Armored Combat Support Vehicles. Canada signed their first Protector RWS contract in 2005 followed by additional contracts in 2012 and 2014. “We are very pleased to be chosen again as the supplier of Remote Weapon Stations to […]
Japan’s Ministry of Defense publicly unveiled the newest Howa Type 20 assault rifle, designed to replace the 5.56x45mm Type 89 that was adopted 30 years ago. The first time in over 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members will get new assault weapons. The new assault rifles were displayed to the media on May 18 at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward. As The Asahi Shimbun reported, the rifle will be indigenously produced in Japan by Howa. Each rifle is expected to cost around 275,000 yen – the equivalent to $2,600. This is calculated from the 2019-20 military budget. […]
Citing a Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior Col. Joel Babbitt, Military.com reported that the U.S. Special Operations Forces plans to equipped with the conventional Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons, or NGSW. “We are an enthusiastic supporter of the Army’s 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapons,” Col. Joel Babbitt, of Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior, told Military.com recently. “We expect there will be Next Generation Squad Weapons in our formations as soon as we can receive them via fielding.” The NGSW will combine the firepower and effective range of a machine gun with the precision and ergonomics of a […]
To Generation X, Y and Z, add C. As in Generation Crypto. Gen C was born out of the 2008-9 financial crisis, Satoshi Nakamoto having inscribed the Jan. 3, 2009, London Times headline, “Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks,” in Bitcoin’s Genesis Block. The “traditional financial and governmental institutions suddenly seemed incompetent and illegitimate,” says Lana Swartz, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virgina, of the effect of the financial meltdown. Alternate economic efforts like the “sharing economy” emerged, bringing with it companies like Airbnb in 2008 and Uber in 2009 and fueling the gig economy. […]
It was only February when the founder of the blockchain sex worker platform SpankChain, Ameen Soleimani, helped throw a coronavirus-themed party at an Airbnb-ed church during the ETHDenver conference in Colorado – drinking Corona beers with his “shitcoin trading friends, protocol developers, and bitcoin OGs” – but it feels like a lifetime ago. It was weeks before several of the conference’s attendees went on to EthCC in Paris and got infected with the coronavirus, and one week before Soleimani convinced his mom to take a mass shopping trip to Costco to prepare for a lockdown in California that hadn’t started yet. […]
Telegram has been forced to abandon its cryptocurrency initiative, with its founder Pavel Durov blasting the US for seeking to crush any attempt at decentralization in order to maintain its global financial dominance. Telegram founder and St. Petersburg native Pavel Durov announced the move in a post to his own Telegram channel on Tuesday, stating the crypto project – the Telegram Open Network (TON) and its currency, known as “Grams” – would have to be shut down. “Unfortunately, a US court stopped TON from happening,” Durov said, adding that the court ruled “people should not be allowed to buy or sell […]
From the moment it first debuted in 2000, Center Stage reigned supreme as the ultimate sleepover movie. Now, two decades later… it still does. On Tuesday, Center Stage celebrates 20 years as a cult classic. Critics savaged the film when it first came out—but everything they hated seemed to have the opposite effect on teens across the country, who lapped it up. After all, how could any self-respecting tween not gasp when Jody Sawyer, the ingenue with infamously “bad feet,” watched with lust in her eyes as ballet-bad-boy Cooper Nielson shook his Adonis-level tush to “The Way You Make Me Feel” […]
A Greatest Generation We Are Not By Andrew Bacevich, Tom Dispatch. May 9, 2020 A Greatest Generation We Are Not2020-05-092020-05-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/veday-e1589042677601.jpg200px200px Above photo: Getty Images. V-E Day Plus 75. From a Moment of Victory to a Time of Pandemic The 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender in May 1945 ought to prompt thoughtful reflection. For Americans, V-E Day, as it was then commonly called, marked the beginning of “our times.” The Covid-19 pandemic may signal that our times are now coming to an end. Tom Engelhardt, editor and proprietor of TomDispatch, was born less than a year prior to V-E Day. I was born […]