Above photo: C-SPAN.org. Put aside Democrat versus Republican. Let’s just look at corporations versus people. Elizabeth (Liz) Fowler has a stellar corporate resume. For seven years, she worked at Johnson & Johnson, as vice president for global health policy. Before joining Johnson & Johnson, she was chief health counsel to Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus, who banned single payer advocates from the deliberations that led to the insurance company dominated Affordable Care Act. In her off time, Fowler is a runner. She runs marathons and triathlons around the world. During work hours, she carries the torch for the health insurance industry […]
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Above Photo: Chittaprosad, Indian Workers Read, n.d. In October 2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report that received barely any attention: the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021, notably subtitled Unmasking disparities by ethnicity, caste, and gender. ‘Multidimensional poverty’ is a much more precise measurement of poverty than the international poverty line of $1.90 per day. It looks at ten indicators divided along three axes: health (nutrition, child mortality), education (years of schooling, school attendance), and standard of living (cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets). The team studied multidimensional poverty across 109 countries, looking at the living conditions of 5.9 […]
Above Photo: A handful of soil in Lamont, California. Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images. Small Farm Advocates Say The State’s Healthy Soils Program Is Pitched Toward Big Ag And Makes It Hard For Smaller, Diverse Farmers To Access Or Make Use Of It. After a heavy rain, Steven Cardoza can walk through his 300 acres of organic raisin grapes near Fresno and emerge with clean boots. His soil soaks up water like a sponge, barely a mud puddle in sight—a sign of healthy soil, Cardoza said. The third-generation farmer is committed to regenerative agriculture and two years […]
A new program is placing Medicare recipients into private health insurance plans without their knowledge or consent in a final effort to fully privatize our national Medicare system. Known as “Direct Contract Entities (DCEs),” this program is putting more of our healthcare system into the hands of private equity to generate enormous profits at the expense of our health. Clearing the FOG speaks about this with Kay Tillow, a long time health care, civil rights and union activist. Tillow explains what these entities are, why they threaten the future of our entire healthcare system and how they block our ability to […]
Above Photo: Jandos Rothstein The test allows customers to cash business or payroll checks at the post office and place them onto a gift card. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has taken the most dramatic step in a half-century to re-establish a postal banking system in America. In four pilot cities, customers can now cash payroll or business checks of up to $500 at post office locations, and have the money put onto a single-use gift card. It’s the most far-reaching executive action that the Biden administration has taken since Inauguration Day. The move puts the USPS in direct competition with the multibillion-dollar […]
Above Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP Phot. ‘That’s Progress.’ In the first month after the Biden administration allowed a pandemic-era unemployment benefit boost used by 8 million people to expire, the US economy recorded its slowest increase since US President Joe Biden took office in January. According to a new jobs report published by the US Department of Labor on Friday, the US economy only added 194,000 new jobs in September – the smallest number this year and just barely half the 366,000 added in August. “Jobs up, wages up, unemployment down. That’s progress,” Biden said on Friday. “Jobs up, wages up, unemployment […]
KMW and WFEL announced that a further sub-contract has been awarded for the UK Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle Program. According to a recent news release, Horstman UK will supply over 250 angular gear boxes and control units for the British Army’s Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program. Following rigorous supply chain evaluation, Horstman was selected to ensure best value and lowest risk to the Boxer programme. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – This £12 million contract award means that another significant transfer of technology to the UK will be undertaken from Horstman’s parent company, RENK, which has made all production Angle […]
The Ukrainian manufacturer Arey Engineering Group unveiled a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle concept, dubbed Vavilon (Babylon in Ukrainian), that bases on the T-64 main battle tank chassis. The story was first reported by Opk.com.ua news agency, which cited Arey’s engineers. The Vavilon is a modern heavy infantry fighting vehicle with a hybrid power plant, the latest digital control system, state-of-the-art armor and additional protection not lower than STANAG 6. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Arey Engineering Group said the Vavilon, in an IFV configuration, has a combat weight of 36,000 kg. It can carry 11 troops: the commander, […]
The U.S. Army offered new details about Infantry Squad Vehicle that being tested at the Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona. The latest edition of the Outpost newspaper provides more details of ongoing tests of the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The new ISV based on the high-performance Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 pickup and features seating for nine. It uses 90 percent off-the-shelf parts, including the Colorado’s 186 hp 2.8-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder and six-speed automatic transmission. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Powered by a 2.8 liter turbo diesel engine with a six speed automatic transmission, the four-wheel drive vehicle carries […]
On December 18, 2020, Nexter, Thales and Arquus, as part of the temporary grouping of companies (GME) EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), proudly celebrates the presentation of the 128th GRIFFON planned for 2020 to the French Delegation for Armaments (DGA). Arquus released a statement on Wednesday saying that “Under the terms of the SCORPION program, and despite an unprecedented health crisis that profoundly affected production, the three manufacturers were able to take the challenge and meet their contractual objectives.” After this step, the last GRIFFONs will have to be submitted to the verification operations carried out by the DGA’s quality department. The […]
Northrop Grumman Corporation has selected Collins Aerospace Systems, a business unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp., as part of nationwide team to support Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. Collins Aerospace Systems will play a key role in modernizing our nation’s current intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system under a contract awarded by prime contractor Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Air Force Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. As part of this nationwide team of industry partners, Collins Aerospace will be leading the Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne (SLP-A) effort, a replacement of the Airborne Launch Control System capability. This system works with the current […]
Police Will Pilot A Program To Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras By Matthew Guariglia, Electronic Frontier Foundation. November 5, 2020 Police Will Pilot A Program To Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras2020-11-052020-11-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/ring_banner.png200px200px This is not a drill. Red alert: The police surveillance center in Jackson, Mississippi, will be conducting a 45-day pilot program to live stream the Amazon Ring cameras of participating residents. Since Ring first made a splash in the private security camera market, we’ve been warning of its potential to undermine the civil liberties of its users and their communities. We’ve been especially concerned with Ring’s 1,000+ partnerships with local police departments, which facilitate bulk footage requests […]
BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, was selected to develop attritable air vehicle systems under the U.S. Air Force Skyborg program. The details were given in a Thursday media release, to announce under Skyborg program, which has a contract ceiling of up to $400 million, the BAE Systems will compete to develop a digital design for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of autonomous functions. The Skyborg program is intended to create a low-cost autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that will partner with manned aircraft to increase air combat power. Teamed with a manned aircraft, the UAVs will leverage autonomy […]
Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, speaks to reporters on July 11, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Kamala Harris, then California attorney general, speaks to reporters on July 11, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Our latest episode of Code Switch, we took a look at vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s record as a prosecutor, and how she used her power as San Francisco’s district attorney and later, as California’s attorney general to shape the criminal justice system. And of that record, one of the initiatives that has drawn the most attention is the truancy program that […]
U.S. defence company FLIR Systems announced on 16 October that it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army. The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) as a follow-on to a $48 million contract announced in April 2019. FLIR is the lead integrator in modernizing the Army’s NBCRV system with improved and autonomous CBRN sensors. Earlier this year, the company delivered initial prototypes of the NBCRV SSU system for a focused assessment at Fort […]
Coinbase is sponsoring at least two Bitcoin Core developers with a new grant program, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Thursday. “We believe helping to connect and grow the cryptoeconomy is essential to building an open financial system for the world,” Manish Gupta, executive vice president of engineering at Coinbase, said in a statement. “Our Crypto Community Fund aims to grow and improve the entire crypto industry, while making it simpler to use and more secure for everyone. If successful, we intend to expand the program to other types of projects and crypto communities.” Coinbase says the kinds of projects it is […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has released new details about a hypersonic weapons development in support of the focus in long-range precision strike missiles. The U.S. Department of Defense expects that advanced missile and hypersonic vehicle technologies will enhance end-to-end strike force systems, increasing the potential for deterring future threats. As noted by the company, as a result of investing in developing and demonstrating Mach 5 technology for over 30 years, Lockheed Martin is at the forefront of operationalizing hypersonic capabilities, systems and engineering. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to the company, it is uniquely situated […]
Patria’s armoured combat vehicle AMVXP has been selected for the second phase of Bulgarian vehicle acquisition program based on a tender phase. The final decision on the actual acquisition will be made after field tests and negotiations. Also, General Dynamics has proceeded to the second phase. ‘This is very good news as it is a sign of the high quality of Patria’s vehicles and level of expertise, as well as customers’ confidence in them. If Bulgaria chooses Patria AMVXP as its future combat vehicle, we are ready for technology transfer and vehicle manufacturing in Bulgaria,” says Jussi Järvinen, President of Patria’s […]
Authorities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania admitted that a laptop and several memory sticks used to program voting machines were stolen from a warehouse, but insisted that the integrity of the election is not in question. Election officials scrambled to investigate the theft from an East Falls warehouse and make sure the machines would not be compromised on election day, after city authorities confirmed the theft to the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper. They initially refused to do so, according to the Inquirer, until the paper told them it intended to run the story based on anonymous sources briefed on the incident. “This matter should […]
Blockchain-enabled video network Theta has partnered with Chainlink to help push back on video advertising scams, the likes of which often pop up promoting “cryptocurrency giveaway” dupes. Announced on Friday, the solution to counter scam-ads uses video performance data from Theta’s network to assign a “reputation score” for each streamer based on their viewership. Generated using Google’s big data solution, BigQuery, the score is then broadcast onto the Ethereum network using Chainlink’s oracles where advertisers can examine it while deciding to whom to give ads. Source link
Messaging app company LINK has started a rewards program where people can get LINK tokens by using its remittance and investment mobile apps. Source link
Curve, the robot decentralized exchange for stablecoins, is kicking off a new dividend program for holders of its governance token, CRV. “We’ll start moving towards a cashflow-based protocol because the numbers are too sweet to not do it,” Curve founder Michael Egorov told CoinDesk in an email. In order to participate in governance, users need to stake their CRV to the voting contract, exchanging CRV for veCRV (voting escrow CRV). Those escrow tokens will begin receiving half of all the staking fees on Curve starting today. Each trade on the platform incurs a 0.04% trading fee, which is left in the […]
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August. Source link
Millions of gig workers have come to depend on a government lifeline that’s set to expire at the end of the year. Above, a man wearing a face mask walks past a sign saying “now hiring” on May 14 in Arlington, Va. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Millions of gig workers have come to depend on a government lifeline that’s set to expire at the end of the year. Above, a man wearing a face mask walks past a sign saying “now hiring” on May 14 in Arlington, Va. Olivier Douliery/AFP via […]
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 the Chief Enabling Officer (CeO) of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3 and now also CeO of Open Source Everything (OSE Inc.). He continues his education with non-fiction reading, posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories; […]
Starship SN8 is to become the next prototype vehicle to undergo a test flight. CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk confirmed a readiness schedule for the vehicle that will fly with three Raptors, a nose cone, and aero surfaces. The update is an advance on SpaceX’s previous test schedule that was set to conduct multiple hops with SN5 and SN6. Following two successful 150 meter hops, SN8 will be launched to 60,000 feet (18.2 KM) as early as October. Hop-Proven: See Also Starship Prototypes Updates SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship Section L2 SpaceX Section Click here to Join L2 Starship SN5 and SN6 […]
The board of directors of bitcoin mining manufacturer Canaan approved a buyback program Monday for its lagging shares. Source link
Nick Diaz is poised to end his five-year hiatus from the cage after his manager confirmed that the former UFC title challenger has returned to training and is eyeing a comeback fight in early 2021. Diaz has been absent from the cage since a January 2015 fight with Anderson Silva, with many assuming that the former Strikeforce champion was essentially retired. But his manager Kevin Mubenga confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the 37-year-old will fight next year. The Stockton, California native completed an intensive 14-week training regimen and has conducted a test weight cut, and is currently somewhere between 165lbs […]
Mass Surveillance Program Revealed By Snowden Was Illegal By Raphael Satter, Reuters. September 4, 2020 Mass Surveillance Program Revealed By Snowden Was Illegal2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/snowden.png200px200px An appeals court said the warrantless telephone dragnet that secretly collected millions of Americans’ records violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful — and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth. In a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Farmers to Families Food Box Program at Flavor First Growers and Packers, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Mills River, N.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Farmers to Families Food Box Program at Flavor First Growers and Packers, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Mills River, N.C. Evan Vucci/AP The Trump Administration has been celebrating an initiative that buys food from farmers and distributes it through charitable organizations like food banks. “I’m proud to announce that we will provide an additional $1 billion to fund the […]
After laying off a third of its staff in April, the project is looking for ways to increase the “diversity of funds” in its budget. Source link
Banks Have Made $18 Billion From ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ Processing Fees By Collen Boyle, In These Times. August 22, 2020 Banks Have Made $18 Billion From ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ Processing Fees2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/01/jpmorgan-chase-building-nyc_credit-ben-sutherland_creative-commons.jpg200px200px Fees paid to banks eclipse funding allocated to develop vaccines, provide medical supplies and feed children. Whether or not a single job or company is saved through the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), lenders will be paid hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. As of mid-July, PPP lenders, including JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, had racked up $18 billion in fees—more than was allocated to other programs […]
Belarus was engulfed in a wave of street protests and clashes between police and demonstrators after holding presidential elections on August 9, with forces opposing President Alexander Lukashenko accusing him of falsifying the results, and demanding a ‘peaceful handover of power’. Belarusian state television has publicized what it says is the platform of the united opposition, with the document, the authenticity of which has yet to be independently verified, said to include elements which would dramatically weaken Belarus’s relationship with Russia and move Minsk toward closer relations with the West and NATO. The program, dubbed the ‘Reanimation Package of Reforms for […]
The UK government has vastly expanded its free flu vaccination program, as the NHS prepares for a potential second spike in Covid-19 cases in winter. The hope is to vaccinate 30 million people during the upcoming flu season, in an effort to mitigate the effects of a potential resurgence of coronavirus, the government has announced. The flu shot program will, for the first time, include all people over the age of 50, as well as children in their first year of secondary school. In previous years, the shot was offered for free to anyone over the age of 65, as well […]
A Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network kiosk awaits arriving international passengers who are registered for the service at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in 2010. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption toggle caption Reed Saxon/AP A Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network kiosk awaits arriving international passengers who are registered for the service at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport, in 2010. Reed Saxon/AP The White House is lifting a months-long ban on residents of New York state from taking part in a federal program to streamline passenger security checks at airports and international borders, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079968875_0:1729:1993:2851_1200x675_80_0_0_a0b409775f65e55fab2b2d517a9a81ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202007231079968842-pentagon-approves-634-million-modernization-program-for-chiles-f-16-fleet/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Department of State has approved a $634 million arms modernization deal to upgrade Chile’s force of F-16 Fighting Falcon combat jets, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency said in a news release. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the government of Chile of equipment and related services for F-16 modernization for an estimated cost of $634.70 million”, the release said on Thursday. The Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on Thursday, the release noted. Chile has requested […]
The US Army has finally logged off Twitch after its questionable efforts to connect with gamers were met with major pressure from online activists and suggestions that its dubious activity even fell foul of the Constitution. The military’s esports gaming team has “paused” its Twitch streaming and social media interactions following negative media coverage and “potentially unconstitutional bans,” journalist Rod Breslau first reported on Thursday. new: sources tell me due to recent media coverage of fake giveaways and potentially unconstitutional bans, the US Army esports team has paused social activity, streaming on Twitch, and official activations with Twitch including participating in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107983/46/1079834663_0:212:3000:1900_1200x675_80_0_0_23eb2f84c97faffa796dfb8c839e91f1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007221079949463-canadian-parliament-approves-extension-amendment-to-62-billion-covid-19-wage-subsidy-program/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canada’s House of Commons has approved the Trudeau government’s proposed extension and an amendment to the Emergency Wage Subsidy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Anthony Rota said at the conclusion of the parliamentary session. With the new provisions and adjustments, the program is expected to cost taxpayers $62.12 billion in the fiscal year 2020-21. “Bill C-20 – an Act respecting further COVID-19 measures – is deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, deemed read a third time, […]
Blockchain startup Conflux has announced its Conflux Ecosystem Grants Program, paid in the blockchain’s native CRX token, for building out the Conflux ecosystem, according to a release from the firm. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
Introduction This devastating 2018 article that brought on an FBI crackdown gives the backgound of how the 2017 research funded by USAID/CIA at the University of North Carolina, using Wuhan Horseshoe Bat virus, may have ended up centering on the US in either a horrible “backfire” or a purposeful Deep State plot against the US. It all began with Project Clear Vision, which is outlined below. The studies tied to this have been cleansed and published by the “on the make” academics and scientists who took the CIA’s cash and turned off their common sense and professional ethics, if such things […]
Introduction This devastating 2018 article that brought on an FBI crackdown gives the backgound of how the 2017 research funded by USAID/CIA at the University of North Carolina, using Wuhan Horseshoe Bat virus, may have ended up centering on the US in either a horrible “backfire” or a purposeful Deep State plot against the US. It all began with Project Clear Vision, which is outlined below. The studies tied to this have been cleansed and published by the “on the make” academics and scientists who took the CIA’s cash and turned off their common sense and professional ethics, if such things […]
President Trump, pictured June 5, signs a bill extending the time period for businesses to use funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. On Saturday he signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for the program. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump, pictured June 5, signs a bill extending the time period for businesses to use funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. On Saturday he signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for the program. Evan Vucci/AP President Trump signed legislation Saturday extending the deadline for small businesses to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program, enacted […]
Rebel Gene, Secret Space Program and the Hidden War [ Editor’s note: In 2012, Kerry Cassidy wrote on her website that Gordon Duff had written about mysterious events in the Pacific ocean off the coast of California. Before that, I had not heard of Veterans Today and reading Kerry’s comment was a stroke of luck that led me to discover VT, as I view VT as being one of the last pillars of classical journalism. In another stroke of serendipity, I emailed editor Jim Dean who lived in Atlanta and three years later, after much talking and social meeting, I moved […]
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2018. The U.S. intelligence community is assessing reports that Russia set up a bounty program to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. President Trump says he was told about the intelligence until after it appeared in the media. Massoud Hossaini/AP hide caption toggle caption Massoud Hossaini/AP U.S. Marines in Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2018. The U.S. intelligence community is assessing reports that Russia set up a bounty program to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. President Trump says he was told about the intelligence until after it appeared […]
A UN resolution adopted in January envisaged a reduction of border crossings under a program of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, from four to two, as the Assad government regained control over the country’s territory and made possible aid delivery from inside Syria. The US ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, asserted that a failure to extend a cross-border aid program in Syria will result in “mass graves” in the country, and claimed that the lack of border crossings would restrict access to Syrians in need of humanitarian supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. “What we’re really focused on in the […]
US And Saudi Nuclear Program: The Trump Administration’s Secrecy By Javad Heirannia, Peace Data. June 29, 2020 US And Saudi Nuclear Program: The Trump Administration’s Secrecy2020-06-292020-06-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-meeting-with-donald-trump-e1593396252446.jpg200px200px Above photo: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting with Donald Trump. Saudi Arabia’s nuclear program has reached an advanced stage while the International Atomic Energy Agency’s monitoring of it, is weak and inadequate. A few days ago the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) called on the US State Department and the Department of Energy to keep the Congress informed about the ongoing nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia. According to the GAO, Congress must amend the 1954 Atomic Energy […]
Matic Network announced Sunday that the first iteration of its staking solution was now live. Launched in stages, direct staking will initially be restricted to the Matic Foundation, the non-profit behind the Ethereum-based scaling solution, which will stake tokens on users’ behalf, the company said in a press release. The Matic Network is a dapp-ready sidechain designed to take some of the heavy lifting off the bottleneck-prone Ethereum network. It claims it can handle anywhere between 4,000 to 10,000 transactions per second – on par with the likes of EOS and TRON that bill themselves as scalable alternatives. Matic is keen […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107968/32/1079683256_0:199:3072:1927_1200x675_80_0_0_56ff1c1293f2dfd979ac879ecc771c1a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006211079683307-us-govt-upholds-daca-program-intends-to-discontinue-eventually-homeland-security-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US government will continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), also known as the “Dreamers” program, in line with the Supreme Court’s decision, but with an outlook to terminate it, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said on Sunday. On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked the administration of US President Donald Trump from discontinuing the Obama-era program that safeguards undocumented immigrants from deportation provided that they had arrived in the United States in childhood. “We’ll continue the program as we have over the past two years, continuing to […]
Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to wind down DACA program by Melissa Quinn/CBS News Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a blow to President Trump’s immigration agenda, ruling the administration’s attempt to dismantle an Obama-era program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation was unlawful. With its 5-4 ruling, the high court provided a lifeline to nearly 700,000 immigrants whose future in the United States hung in the balance while a yearslong legal battle over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program moved through the courts. Chief Justice John Roberts, who joined the four liberals justices on the bench, […]
A nationwide coronavirus tracking app is set to launch in Canada, but while the government says its software is fully anonymous, skeptics have raised major privacy concerns, pointing to similarly intrusive programs overseas. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the new software would soon be unveiled in a press briefing on Thursday, previewing a contact tracing project spearheaded by the Canadian Digital Service, a federal agency, and e-commerce giant Shopify. “It will be up to individual Canadians to decide whether to download the app or not, but the app will be most effective when as many people as possible have it,” […]
On Saturday, the US Justice Department confirmed the arrest of Colombian-born Venezuelan national Alex Saab, a businessman involved in procuring foodstuffs for a Venezuelan food distribution and subsidies program known as ‘Local Committees for Supply and Production (Spanish acronym CLAP), in Cape Verde. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry has issued a communique denouncing the arbitrary, irregular and illegal arrest of businessman Alex Saab, calling the detention a violation of international law. “This action that violates international law and norms, clearly corresponds to the acts of aggression and harassment against the Venezuelan people, carried out by the Government of the United States of […]
The US Treasury slapped the businessman with sanctions last July, accusing him of involvement in a corruption scheme involving a Venezuelan program to produce and distribute food to impoverished communities. The program was started in 2016, partly as a result of food shortages stemming from US pressure on the Latin American nation. Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested Venezuela-affiliated Colombian businessman Alex Saab, the US Justice Department announced Saturday. Saab, formally charged with spearheading a money laundering and bribery scheme in Venezuela by the US last July, was said to have been arrested on the basis of an Interpol red notice […]
Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for DARPA’s Squad X program. Squad X prime contractor Lockheed Martin has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide key autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities that aim to advance the effectiveness of tactical robotic air and ground vehicles and create true partnerships between ground warfighters – Soldiers and Marines – and machines at the small-unit level. The goal of DARPA’s Squad X, which is composed of the complementary Squad X Experimentation and (the now completed) Squad X Core Technologies programs, is to design, develop, and […]
Scheer Intelligence: The ‘Mass Murder Program’ Behind America’s Rise To Power By Robert Scheer, Popular Resistance. May 29, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Scheer Intelligence: The ‘Mass Murder Program’ Behind America’s Rise To Power2020-05-292020-05-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/mass-murder-program-scaled-e1590770324783.jpg200px200px Above image: Mr. Fish. In a new book, the journalist explores the Cold War massacres in Asia and Latin America that still define global political dynamics today. The Cold War–how it was fought and brutally won by the U.S. on global scale—has defined international politics for more than half a century. That is the central argument of journalist Vincent Bevins’ new book, “The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered a Seattle-based Covid-19 testing project funded by Bill Gates to stop screening for the virus, putting the program on ice as it provided hundreds of at-home test kits each day. The billionaire Microsoft icon announced the initiative in a blog post this week – dubbed the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, or SCAN – which he said was already distributing some 300 test kits on a daily basis. As of Wednesday, however, all links to the project’s website redirect to a notice stating its operations are “currently paused” due to a conflict with […]
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Defense agreed a $20 million cost-plus-fixed-fee revision to contract N00024-14-C-6322 signed with AAI Corp., a.k.a. as Textron Systems, set at Hunt Valley, Maryland, according to Gabriel Alberto Bazzolo. The contract extension includes engineering and technical services to develop Textron’s Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle program, following February 2020 approval of low-rate initial production (LRIP). UISS is the US Navy’s first unmanned surface vehicle (USV) program of record, devised for the challenging maritime situation. It offers unmanned mine countermeasures and capabilities by employing switchable payloads and innovative devices and completed […]
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the US to apologize if it is confirmed US agents carried out the botched Fast and Furious gun running program during the Obama years. Advertisement – story continues below Obrador demanded the US clarify or apologize for the Obama era gun-running program. Fast and Furious guns were discovered at El Chapo’s hideout in Mexico. Fast and Furious guns were linked to over 200 murders. TRENDING: NOW WE KNOW: John Podesta Admits in Testimony Both DNC and Hillary Campaign Split the Cost for Bogus Trump-Russia Dossier That Launched the Coup Fast and Furious guns […]
Japanese internment camp during WWII And here we thought Democrats were against internment camps?Guess not. Advertisement – story continues below Ventura County officials in California announced plans to remove infected residents with the Wuhan virus from their homes and place them in quarantine centers. On Wednesday, Ventura County Health Director Robert Levin announced that the forcible quarantines are underway and will continue. TRENDING: HUGE UPDATE: Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx Used Imperial College Model — NOW CONFIRMED AS A COMPLETE FRAUD — To Persuade President Trump to Lock Down Entire US Economy! Robert Levin: Some of the people we find are […]