Above photo: Shells of land snails from Rurutu (Austral Islands, French Polynesia) — recently extinct before they were collected and described scientifically. O. Gargominy, A. Sartori. The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass Extinction crisis is underway, this time entirely caused by human activities. A comprehensive assessment of evidence of this ongoing extinction event was published recently in the journal Biological Reviews by biologists from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France. “Drastically increased […]
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The New York Times has published a very solid investigative report on a U.S. military coverup of a 2019 massacre in Baghuz, Syria which killed scores of civilians. This would be the second investigative report on civilian-slaughtering U.S. airstrikes by The New York Times in a matter of weeks, and if I were a more conspiracy-minded person I’d say the paper of record appears to have been infiltrated by journalists. The report contains many significant revelations, including that the U.S. military has been grossly undercounting the numbers of civilians killed in its airstrikes and lying about it to Congress, that special ops forces in Syria have been consistently ordering airstrikes which kill noncombatants with […]
$63 Billion Drop In Investments A new report released by ICAN and PAX today, has found that the number of banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurance companies investing in the production of nuclear weapons has gone down in 2021, and shows significant drops in the shareholder values of investments in the 25 companies involved in nuclear weapon production around the world. There is also an early but visible impact of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), with many institutions citing the treaty’s entry into force and the risk of a negative […]
Above Photo: In September, 99 percent of voting IATSE members authorized a strike over dangerous—or even deadly—working conditions. (Twitter user @runolgarun) The union representing 60,000 film and television crew workers reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood producers October 16. The deal averted a first-ever national strike by the Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), which was set to begin the next night—at least for the time being. The contracts will be voted on in the next several weeks. Matthew Loeb, IATSE president since 2008, hailed the agreement as “historic.” But though Loeb calls the agreement a “Hollywood ending,” for the tens of […]
The U.S. Army has released a 30-seconds video that showed some unusual tactics of using Abrams tanks and Bradley combat vehicles. The tweet with video, which includes footage of “sniper tanks”, shows Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle, which are hiding in the folds of the terrain and dense overgrowth. Thanks to camouflage, combat vehicles are almost invisible and look like a sniper squad that is hiding in the bushes in anticipation of the enemy. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Typically, the M1 Abrams closes with and destroys enemy forces using mobility, firepower, and shock effect while providing the […]
Just this week, Pakistani General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited a Military Test Site in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and witnessed field tests of various combat vehicles and systems. Chief of Army Staff had indicated strong interest in the test performance of the Ukrainian modern weapon system, among which he highlighted the newest Oplot tank and the Skif anti-tank system (an export modification of the Stugna missile system). “Pakistan is keen to enhance defense cooperation with Ukraine on the basis of Transfer of Technology and Joint Ventures in future as both sides can benefit from each […]
Just this week, Pakistani General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited a Military Test Site in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine and witnessed field tests of various combat vehicles and systems. Chief of Army Staff had indicated strong interest in the test performance of the Ukrainian modern weapon system, among which he highlighted the newest Oplot tank and the Skif anti-tank system (an export modification of the Stugna missile system). “Pakistan is keen to enhance defense cooperation with Ukraine on the basis of Transfer of Technology and Joint Ventures in future as both sides can benefit from each […]
The U.S. Army has released a 30-seconds video that showed some unusual tactics of using Abrams tanks and Bradley combat vehicles. The tweet with video, which includes footage of “sniper tanks”, shows Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle, which are hiding in the folds of the terrain and dense overgrowth. Thanks to camouflage, combat vehicles are almost invisible and look like a sniper squad that is hiding in the bushes in anticipation of the enemy. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Typically, the M1 Abrams closes with and destroys enemy forces using mobility, firepower, and shock effect while providing the […]
An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 multirole helicopter, that was used in resupply missions by Afghan National Security Forces, crashed on Wednesday night, killing four crews and five soldiers, the ministry said in a statement. The tragic incident took place in the Bihsud district of Wardak. Meanwhile, TOLO news reported that the helicopter was hit by a man-portable air defense system during takeoff. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – In the video obtained by TOLO news, the infrared homing surface-to-air missile is seen hitting the helicopter. Unfortunately, official sources do not comment on this video. Local media also quoted the source […]
The U.S. Army has publicly released images of the first element of its future hypersonic weapon system. In photos released by the Pentagon, showing the first prototype hypersonic equipment for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) battery. The details were given in an Army’s release, to announce that the service began delivering the first prototype hypersonic equipment to Soldiers with the arrival of two training canisters. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Hypersonic weapons, capable of flying at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5+), are a new capability that provide a unique combination of speed, maneuverability and […]
On 17 March, the U.S. Air Force has publicly released an image of a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter loaded with two Israeli-made Spike NLOS missiles. The details were given in a Wednesday media release, to announce that the U.S. Army’s new Spike missile completed a demonstration last month at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida thanks to the 780th Test Squadron. The 96th Test Wing squadron was responsible for planning and executing the maritime (over water) demonstration of the non-line-of-sight, multi-purpose weapon using the Army’s AH-64E Apache helicopter, according to a recent service news release. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
The 1st Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps has released a video showing new Amphibious Combat Vehicles in action during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. U.S. Marines Corps newest Amphibious Combat Vehicles, better known as ACVs, with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were employed for the first time in a 1st Marine Division training exercise during MWX 2-21. The ACV is the Corps’ answer to the decades-old Assault Amphibious Vehicle, which has been in service since the 1970s. It is an […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a parade in capital city Pyongyang on Thursday night. The Korean Central News Agency on Friday released photos of apparently new Pukguksong-5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) that were displayed during a military parade. According to CNN, The display comes just days after Kim said North Korea was pursuing sophisticated new armaments for the country’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, including a nuclear-powered submarine, tactical nuclear weapons and advanced warheads designed to penetrate missile defense systems. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The new version of SLBM could potentially […]
Milrem Robotics, the Estonian-based company known for its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles, has unveiled new video footage of its new medium-class Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle. The short clip released Wednesday showed initial mobility tests of Type-X RCV that designed to support mechanized units. According to a company news release, the Type-X will become an intelligent wingman to main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles capable of taking on the most dangerous tasks and positions, which result in lower lethality risk. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “The Type-X will provide equal or overmatching firepower and tactical usage to a unit […]
The Textron division Bell Textron Inc., showed off what the V-280 Valor tilt-rotor high-speed aircraft can do, being developed as part of the Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) selection program. In a video, published on the Bell’s YouTube channel on Dec 17, was demonstrated two new capabilities that highlight the Bell V-280 Valor’s ability to execute mission relevant maneuvers, as well as integrate new technology. The demonstrations, held at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington, TX, included use of a newly installed Tactical Common Datalink (TCDL) from Team Valor member Lockheed Martin and completion of sling load sorties highlighting the V-280’s […]
Ministry of the Defense Republic of Serbia has for the first time publicly showed new T-72MS main battle tanks on 28 November. The President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Serbian Armed Forces Aleksandar Vučić, accompanied with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Milan Mojsilović and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko attended the presentation of new T-72MS tanks, donated by the Russian Federation on Saturday. According to the Serbian MoD, the first batch of 11 upgraded Soviet-era […]
The U.S. Air Force has revealed that the B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, California, Nov. 20. On November 24, the service announced that the flight featured a B -1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th Flight Test Squadron, Global Power Combined Test Force, and carried an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile under an external pylon for the first time. According to an Air Force news release, the flight was a demonstration of the B-1B’s external weapons carriage capabilities. – […]
The U.S. Army has released a short video showing that’s what 70 tons of Freedom entering the United States European Command Area of responsibility looks like. On Saturday, the 1st Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment press release said that the first Abrams tank rolls off the “Green Ridge” vessel at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, marking the beginning of the seventh iteration of Army’s armored brigade support to Atlantic Resolve. Soldiers deploying into military and commercial airports in Germany, Poland and Romania, while equipment arriving via ship to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The […]
U.S. defense contractor Textron Systems, part of American conglomerate Textron, has shown two versions of the new squad automatic rifle developed under the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program. The NGSW program is currently in a competitive prototyping iteration with three vendors for weapons and ammunition (SIG Sauer, General Dynamics, and Textron Systems) and two vendors for fire control (Vortex Optics and L3Harris). Textron’s infantry rifle and automatic rifle variant, which will use new 6.8mm telescope ammunition, were displayed during the visit of Governor Larry Hogan, Secretary of Commerce Kelly Schulz and Secretary of Labor Tiffany Robinson at Textron’s Hunt Valley, MD facility last […]
by Daniella DeRobbio COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — On Friday, a new poll by Cornell Belcher and his firm, Research and Strategies, shows Jaime Harrison leading Senator Lindsey Graham by 2%. Jamie Harrison is what the United States Senate and the people of South Carolina needs 🔥🔥🔥🔥 RT if you agree #VoteJamieHarrison 📺 by @MeidasTouch pic.twitter.com/xM8KbDJETU — Andrew (@TheRealAndrew_) October 10, 2020 The survey shows Harrison currently earning 47% to Graham’s 45%. Lindsey Graham called segregation the “good ol’ days” DON’T TELL ME RACISM & SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION DOESN’T EXIST WHEN IT HAS BEEN PEOPLE LIKE THIS RUNNING THE GOV. A Black Man is […]
Bellator MMA fighter and Instagram sensation Valerie Loureda has revealed that she has turned down the chance to feature in a reality TV show with her sister, Natalie, but admitted that she would “love” to become a screen star. Unbeaten flyweight prospect Loureda has built up a huge following on social media alongside her unbeaten start to her MMA career, winning her first three fights and reaching more than 523,000 supporters on Instagram. The 22-year-old earned her long-term Bellator deal after knocking out Tara Graff in August, and she reminded fans of her concussive skills as she fired a rapid flurry […]
Terrifying footage has emerged of the crash landing of a Mexican Navy Mi-17 helicopter on Saturday. Video of a Mi-17 MTV-1 Mexican Navy that was severely damaged during landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport, Tabasco surfaced on Youtube Saturday morning. The details were given in a 17 October media release by the Mexican Navy Secretariat, to announce that five of the eight people on board were injured. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – In a statement presented by the Mexican Navy Secretariat said the injured were in stable condition for non-life threatening injuries ranging from minor abrasions and lacerations to […]
Terrifying footage has emerged of the crash landing of a Mexican Navy Mi-17 helicopter on Saturday. Video of a Mi-17 MTV-1 Mexican Navy that was severely damaged during landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport, Tabasco surfaced on Youtube Saturday morning. The details were given in a 17 October media release by the Mexican Navy Secretariat, to announce that five of the eight people on board were injured. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – In a statement presented by the Mexican Navy Secretariat said the injured were in stable condition for non-life threatening injuries ranging from minor abrasions and lacerations to […]
“With three weeks to go until Election Day, and millions of votes already cast, coronavirus remains the top issue for America,” Trevor Noah said on Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show. “And any normal president would be laser-focused on getting corona under control, helping businesses stay afloat, keeping schools open. But Donald Trump is not a normal president.” Instead, Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani are counting on their “October surprise” of a secret laptop that allegedly contains Hunter Biden’s emails to change the momentum of the race. “Honestly, it’s insane that Trump’s people are even going after Biden by targeting […]
Donald Trump may be feuding with Dr. Anthony Fauci. But at least, as Trevor Noah put it Tuesday night, the president did get “a very real endorsement from another top scientist” this week. The Daily Show host was referring to Eric Trump, who appeared on ABC News’ This Week on Sunday and boasted about the “vaccine” that supposedly saved his father’s life. “It goes to speak how good some of these vaccines that are being created are and what my father’s done on the vaccine front no one could have done,” the president’s deeply confused son told host Jonathan Karl. “My […]
The MEC Saga Shows That Canada Needs More Co-operation By Kevin Harding, The Tyee. October 10, 2020 The MEC Saga Shows That Canada Needs More Co-operation2020-10-102020-10-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/mec-e1602340650416.jpg200px200px Above photo: Co-ops, like MEC was for a long time, are all about community. Photo by MEC Montreal, Creative Commons. Our largest retail co-op floundering does not mean the model isn’t viable. In fact, it’s more vital than ever. The campaign to “Save MEC” — Mountain Equipment Co-op — has rallied more than 140,000 Canadians together to save a business that is being sold to an American private equity firm. But this grassroots and groundswell campaign wasn’t […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. This week: Everyone is talking about Emily. (The one in Paris.) Two reasons to keep watching SNL. Things that made me happy! Things that made me angry! What can’t Mariah Carey do? Say Something Nice About SNL It’s like Charlie Brown and the football with Saturday Night Live, with all of us chugging coffee in order to stay awake for what promises to be searing, dangerous, […]
The Democratic Party House leader appeared to claim that UK PM Boris Johnson – and not the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency – had the power to approve new drugs, and that US President Trump could overrule the federal Food and Drug Administration. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has claimed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has the power to approve new drugs before they pass clinical trials. Pelosi’s latest diplomatic gaffe over the UK came in response to a question from Sky News Scotland Scotland bureau chief James Matthews. Matthews, noting that Pelosi had previously attacked Johnson over his implementation […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107054/01/1070540135_0:207:4596:2793_1200x675_80_0_0_1372b1910515fcac0e8edd27f676c795.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010091080723379-fewer-than-half-of-canadians-feel-secure-after-seeing-police-officer/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Fewer than half of Canadians say they feel more secure after seeing a police officer, a new Angus Reid Institute poll revealed on Friday. “Overall, fewer than half of the population says they feel more secure when they see a police officer. For one-in-five (17 percent) seeing an officer in public generates unease”, the Angus Reid report on the poll results said. Among 18 to 24-year-olds, the number of those who feel less secure in the presence of police outnumbers those who feel safer by 6 percent and is nearly identical […]
With just a few more weeks to go until Election Day, Jordan Klepper is still putting his life on the line to make fun of Trump supporters at the president’s increasingly irresponsible rallies. After checking out one of Trump’s infamous boat parades over the summer, the Daily Show correspondent strapped on his mask and headed to Pennsylvania where he trolled the parking lot outside Harrisburg International Airport for the most embarrassing people he could find. “On the day Donald Trump most likely contracted COVID at an event in the Rose Garden, he hosted another, slightly different kind of superspreader event,” Klepper […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0a/1080415965_0:0:2369:1332_1200x675_80_0_0_8c04ac987fd2977c54f6dca8552dc6de.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Advitya Bahl. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010061080679724-india-shows-off-its-air-power-with-rafale-fighter-jets-ahead-of-iaf-day—video/ Keeping the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the Indian Air Force is taking care of all the norms and guidelines. In a clear departure from tradition, schoolchildren and the general public will not be allowed to be live spectators of the grand ceremony. The Indian Air Force has conducted a full dress rehearsal, including air drills, at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad ahead of Indian Air Force Day which is celebrated on 8 October. The grand ceremony is observed every year to mark the day the IAF was established in 1932. A […]
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has shown Armenian tanks and military vehicles that were seized in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. In a statement Monday, Azerbaijan’s military said that they captured a large number of tanks, trucks, artillery systems and ammunition of Armenian forces. Video and still photos released by the Defense Ministry show seized T72B1 and T-72AV main battle tanks, a few Ural and Kamaz military trucks and 122-mm D-30 howitzers. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Armenian and Azerbaijani forces ignored calls this past week by the United States, France and Russia for an immediate cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, as fighting escalated […]
By Curd Knüpfer and Robert Mathew Entman, The Conversation Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors, according to our new study of how cable news channels use language. Fox particularly uses the term when explaining opposition to Donald Trump. His opponents are said to “hate” Trump, his values and his followers. Our research, which ran from Jan. 1 to May 8, 2020, initially explored news of Trump’s impeachment. Then came the coronavirus. As we sifted through hundreds of cable news transcripts over five months, we noticed consistent […]
A surprisingly large portion of Democrat respondents to a new survey said they were “happy” after President Donald Trump contracted the coronavirus, a trend reflected in a flurry of celebratory social media posts from his critics. Four out of ten Democrats said they were “very” or “somewhat” happy when asked how they felt about the diagnosis, in a Morning Consult poll published on Friday, while 31 percent admitted they were “excited.” Some 41 percent reported feeling “indifferent.” The survey comes a day after Trump announced that he and the first lady had contracted the illness, which has infected more than 7.3 […]
Recently released dashcam footage shows a Florida driver opening fire at another vehicle. It is unknown whether the man, seen repeatedly firing through his windshield, or the other armed motorist has been charged with any crimes in relation to the documented incident. Marco Mazzetta, known on YouTube as Endless Open Road, posted a now-viral YouTube video on September 24 which showcased a series of events that led to him firing at a fellow driver on Highway 417 near Orlando, Florida. The video, which is marked in the bottom left corner as having been recorded on September 23, shows a Nissan 370Z […]
That was the story in cryptocurrency markets in September as prices tumbled for digital tokens from “decentralized finance” (DeFi), the fast-evolving arena of blockchain-based lending and trading platforms. Chainlink, which supplies data feeds to DeFi systems, saw its LINK token fall 42% month to date, the worst return among digital assets in the CoinDesk 20. The DeFi market correction came at a time when traditional markets also were hit hard by growing anxiety over the increasingly contentious U.S. presidential elections in November and resurgent coronavirus cases in the U.S. and Europe, according to Anil Lulla, co-founder of the cryptocurrency research firm Delphi Digital. It […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104729/60/1047296031_0:109:3500:2078_1200x675_80_0_0_10825048c9d25fb5922de267bdb4fbfc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009291080613342-nearly-three-fourths-of-americans-plan-to-watch-first-us-presidential-debate/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Nearly every three-in-four voters in the United States plan to watch the first presidential debate on Tuesday night, but only 3 percent of them believe the debate can influence their choice on Election Day, a new poll by Monmouth University revealed on Tuesday. “These results underscore the fact that the audience for these debates are voters who already have a rooting interest in one side or the other”, Monmouth University Polling Institute Director Patrick Murray said in a statement about the poll. According to the poll results, 74 percent of voters […]
According to the hacktivist collective, the files provide, for the first time, “a detailed map” on the British intelligence services’ clandestine operations in Syria to fund, arm and provide a sanitized, publicly acceptable media voice to an array of opposition militants and jihadists seeking to topple the Assad government. Anonymous, the international hacking group behind the 2018 publication of documents detailing the UK government’s Integrity Initiative media manipulation project, has released a new trove of dozens upon dozens of files on a separate, clandestine project by the British and American governments to handcraft a broad, pro-opposition, anti-Assad propaganda narrative which has […]
MOSCOW—Russia these days may look frightening to Americans, who hear often of election meddling and poisoning among other ill deeds. But consider for a moment the view from the other side of the divide, or at least the view presented to Russians by their television sets. The looming potential for World War III has become a regular topic on Russian state propaganda shows. Night after night, Vladimir Soloviev, who is often described as the Kremlin’s top propagandist, and his guests condemn the West’s “economically suffocating” strategy of imposing sanctions and suggest war is the logical outcome. The conclusion reached by Soloviev […]
Netflix’s new mystery movie, Enola Holmes, showcases the full breadth of Millie Bobby Brown’s talents with one of the entertainment industry’s time-honored traditions: Letting her do battle against the lung-crushing oppression of a corset. From the moment Brown crushed a Coke can with her brain as Eleven in Stranger Things, it was obvious she was going places. But the young actress’s fascinating potential could only be revealed with time and a proper starring role. (And her feature debut, a supporting role in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, did not quite meet that mark.) Enter Enola Holmes, a delightful adventure that premiered […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080576462_0:157:3071:1884_1200x675_80_0_0_c4b5f72aa47d41a2c705c60e3d7c1f75.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080576492-us-vaccine-reportedly-shows-strong-immune-response-to-coronavirus-in-clinical-trials/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US pharmaceutical and medical device company Johnson and Johnson is reported to have developed a vaccine that, in early trials, shows a strong immune response to the novel coronavirus in a single dose, an interim report published on the medical website medRxiv has revealed. “The safety profile and immunogenicity after only a single dose are supportive for further clinical development of [vaccine] Ad26.COV2.S at a dose level of 5×1010 vp, as a potentially protective vaccine against COVID-19,” the report said on Friday. “A single dose of Ad26.COV2.S elicited strong humoral responses […]
Compared with the traditional financial system, the cryptocurrency industry is evolving fast. Technologists are experimenting with the vast-reaching potential of blockchain. And regulation is typically immature, inconsistent and unevenly applied across international borders, allowing entrepreneurs to move fast and break things, as it were. But there’s also no shortage of competition. The latest example comes from CoinDesk’s Ian Allison, who reported Thursday that Tron, the three-year-old blockchain headed by Justin Sun (the crypto executive who paid $4.5 million to have a meal with Warren Buffett), has entered into a strategic alliance with custody specialist BitGo to accommodate wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) tokens. Wrapped bitcoin is a […]
First published 24 September 2020, PressTV New and deeply disturbing footage shows a Saudi Arabia-backed terrorist group in the very act of a 2018 attack on a parade in southwestern Iran, which killed 25 people and injured 70 others, mostly civilian bystanders. The video pertains to September that year, when the terrorist outfit known as al-Ahwaziya, struck a military parade in the city of Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province, before proudly claiming the atrocity. In the footage, around five terrorists, four in fatigues and one plainclothes, are seen targeting civilians watching the parade, which was held by Iran’s Army and […]
At least 13 people were arrested as Seattle erupted into chaos following the Breonna Taylor case ruling. One officer was filmed pushing a bike over a protester’s head, while another cop was struck in the head with a baseball bat. A huge crowd of protesters gathered near Seattle’s federal courthouse on Stewart St. and it wasn’t long before the protests turned violent, as people began throwing glass bottles and other objects at police officers. The anger splashed out after Kentucky Attorney-General Daniel Cameron’s announcement that the officers involved in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March would not be prosecuted […]
Michelle Obama speaks during a 2016 event at the White House with the cast of the Broadway play “Hamilton.” Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Michelle Obama speaks during a 2016 event at the White House with the cast of the Broadway play “Hamilton.” Evan Vucci/AP In the musical Hamilton, there’s an entire song about the election of 1800 — the contest between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson that marked the first peaceful transfer of power between opposing political factions in U.S. history. America now is on the cusp of the election of 2020 — and cast members of […]
Some say that meaningful change happens gradually. Others insist it erupts unexpectedly. This week, we saw that both are true. Earlier this week, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the application from San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken for a Special Purpose Depositary Institution (SPDI) banking charter. Yes, one of the crypto industry’s oldest exchanges has become a bank. This is a big deal, one that heralds a coming transformation of the crypto asset industry. Market participants and commentators understandably reacted with glee and surprise. Both are warranted, yet both overlook the bigger shift that has been building up for some […]
A female Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot in Saturday’s attack was able to administer first aid to her partner and call for help despite a bullet going through her jaw, a report accompanied by a shocking image reveals. The unidentified deputy, who was described as a 31-year-old woman with a six-year-old son, radioed for help and applied a tourniquet to her partner’s wounds, according to reporting by Bill Melugin of Fox 11 Los Angeles. The other deputy was described as a 24-year-old man. A screen capture from surveillance video of the incident shows the female deputy standing over her partner, […]
Tina Landis, organizer and author of the new book “Climate Solutions: Beyond Capitalism,” joined Radio Sputnik Friday to discuss the devastating wildfires consuming much of the US West Coast and the inextricable links between capitalism and the climate crisis. “So just overnight, one of the fires, the August Complex Fire that is north of the San Francisco Bay Area in Mendocino County, nearly doubled in size, and it’s now over 700,000 acres. The biggest fire in California history was 459,000 acres. That gives you some perspective on how huge these fires are and how fast they can grow,” Landis told By […]
AMMAN (Sputnik) – The recent powerful blast at an ammunition warehouse in the Jordanian city of Zarqa, northeast of the Amman capital, has been blamed on the high temperature, according to an initial investigation, a senior military source in the General Command of the country’s Armed Forces said on Friday. “According to a preliminary investigation, the explosion has been caused by the extremely high temperature, as a result of which a reaction of chemical elements inside one of the mortar shells occurred, what then led to the explosion,” the source said, as quoted by Petra. Earlier in the day, the state-run […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080329194_0:0:3356:1887_1200x675_80_0_0_7b0d1cdbe81eafcf6dea8ecea8cfe946.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202008311080329256-most-mask-wearers-in-uk-fail-to-follow-proper-procedures-poll-shows/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Only a fraction of mask wearers in England, Scotland and Wales maintain them the right way, with the majority forgetting to change single-use face coverings or not washing washable ones, a poll out Monday found. The YouGov poll was conducted among 3,221 people in Great Britain from 6-8 August, weeks after mask wear was made obligatory in most public settings across the country. The proportion of Britons wearing face coverings went up from 38 percent to 69 percent in a matter of weeks, the pollster said, but this may have been […]
The founder of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group has confirmed the Portland shooting victim was part of the organization and a Donald Trump supporter, while new footage appears to show the immediate aftermath of the incident. “I can’t say much right now. All I can do is verify that he was a good friend and a supporter of Patriot Prayer,” Prayer founder Joey Gibson confirmed to Associated Press on Wednesday, promising a longer statement later in the day. He did not confirm the victim’s identity and neither have police. The man was believed to be part of the group; he was […]
VT Exclusive: The headlines below are from a single morning, this morning of Russia Today, a state run publication that, before Trump, supported minority rights in the US and made a reputation for demanding a more just society everywhere, of course, but Russia. To understand the context, why Russian media has gone to war with BLM and has sided with police, with Trump and with the neocons is a mystery. Questions about General Michael Flynn and his cash influx from Russia Today come up as do issues of nearly everyone around Trump except William Barr, current Attorney General of the United […]
People protest at the Independence Square in Minsk on Thursday. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergei Grits/AP People protest at the Independence Square in Minsk on Thursday. Sergei Grits/AP Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to be regaining the upper hand after mass demonstrations against his reelection in an Aug. 9 vote criticized as neither free nor fair by the U.S. and the European Union. For opposition supporters, a sense of dread is replacing the euphoria of some of the largest protests in Belarus since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. “The government is now tightening the screws very […]
The new research may reassure worried parents but also anger education unions who have raised concerns over all pupils returning to school. Only six British children have died of Covid-19 and all had ‘profound’ pre-existing health problems, new research has shown. The lead author of the study published in the British Medical Journal said it should reassure parents anxious about their children returning to school next month amid the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. “They should be confident that their children are not going to be put at direct harm by going back to school,” said the University of Liverpool’s Professor Calum Semple. “We […]
On Wednesday 17-year-old Illinois native Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested after shooting three antifa protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin killing two. The third victim was shot in the arm. Kyle was arrested and charged with murder. Video of the shootings went viral on the internet. Following the shootings and arrest liberals immediately began accusing Kyle Rittenhouse of being a white supremacist. Noted attorney Lin Wood posted several tweets on the incident.Lin Wood announced he will help defend Kyle Rittenhouse and asked for his attorneys to contact him. Lin Wood helped the Covington Catholic school children after they were smeared by the mainstream media […]
The Venezuelan government’s push to create a cryptocurrency-centric economy appears to be working, but perhaps not in the way officials had hoped. That’s the main takeaway of a new Latin America report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. On Thursday, the startup revealed exclusively to CoinDesk that Venezuela ranks third in the world for crypto adoption, according to Chainalysis metrics, behind Ukraine and Russia. “The reason why it ranks so highly is the peer-to-peer marketplaces. That’s why Venezuela stood out to us,” Chainalysis research lead Kim Grauer said in an interview. The new data tells of a society so sick of hyperinflation […]
President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images President Trump delivered lengthy remarks to delegates gathered in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Jessica Koscielniak/Pool/Getty Images Ask any Republican strategist about the state of their party in 2020 and you’ll get an answer something like this from GOP consultant Antonia Ferrier: “This is Donald Trump’s party,” she said, “and I don’t think that should be much of a surprise.” To underscore the point, the […]
The liberal media on Tuesday led by the far left Drudge Report reported that the numbers for Sleepy Joe topped Day 1 of the Republican National Convention.The results were based on Nielsen ratings. According to Nielsen 17 million viewed Trump and the GOP on Day 1 of the RNC Convention.And 19.7 million tuned in to DNC Convention last week. But this is another trick of the liberal media — and it is disgusting! Millions of Americans tuned in to watch the historic RNC convention last night online. TRENDING: 2020 RNC Night 2 Live-Stream Video Starting at 8 PM ET — First […]
Cohen, it seems blackmailed Falwell for a Trump endorsement while the pool boy was passed around like a party favor, not just Falwell but he went elsewhere as well. Doesn’t Trump Tower have a swimming pool? Taking a break between sessions of exhibitionist cuckold sex with the pool boy, Becki Falwell interviews with Lara Trump for “Women for Trump.” Yes, there once was a “Trump TV”. pic.twitter.com/Dzl3CVd7dr — Puesto Loco™ (@PuestoLoco) August 25, 2020 The story isn’t that Jerry Falwell Jr’s wife had sex with someone other than him, it’s that the guy she was having sex with had photos of […]
UK care home staff was “under constant pressure” from the NHS to take in coronavirus-positive and untested patients, while nurses were instructed not to resuscitate them, a new study has revealed. In a study whose key findings were first published by the Independent, the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) surveyed nurses and managers working in 163 care homes across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The staff at 70 care homes, 43 percent of those surveyed, said that they received patients discharged from hospitals who were not tested for Covid-19 during March and April, when the outbreak first hit the country and peaked. […]
It’s amazing how often it happens that we elect as president someone whose personal attributes are the opposite of the exiting incumbent. Jimmy Carter was a bit of pious moralist preaching sacrifice; Ronald Reagan said set that thermostat wherever you want. It’s gone on like that ever since. Donald Trump, a coarse braggart who thinks the White House is a dump, was the opposite of Barack Obama, a cultivator of understatement who put a premium on dignity (except of course when he wore the unforgivable brown suit). But now Trump may be trumped. The biggest phony ever to barge his way […]
Half of single adults in the US aren’t looking for casual dates, let alone a committed relationship, reflecting a trend toward more reclusive lifestyles in Japan and other developed nations, a new Pew Research Center poll showed. Fifty percent of Americans who aren’t in a relationship aren’t seeking a committed partner or trying to find dates, Pew reported Thursday, based on polling that was done in October 2019. As for those open to romance, only 14 percent said they’re looking specifically for a relationship. Ten percent want casual dates only, while 26 percent are open to either dating or relationships. While […]
Tehran has exhibited an anti-ship and ballistic missile bearing the names of the renowned General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi ally who perished in a US airstrike in January. Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami referred to the new weapons in a televised speech on Thursday, revealing that a new surface-to-surface missile, called ‘Haj Qassem,’ has a range of 1,400km. The other projectile, an anti-ship cruise missile, called ‘Abu Mahdi,’ is able to reach targets more than 1,000km away. Footage and images of the missiles appeared online shortly afterwards. One video, apparently released by IRIB broadcaster, shows the projectiles being tested at […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/14/1080223714_51:0:1321:714_1200x675_80_0_0_0092bcfb10367e50b5a38cb34de7bac4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008201080223342-frog-shows-how-to-keep-enemies-closer-with-its-ride-on-snake–video/ A famous saying goes keep your friends close, but your enemies closer and the same fits for a video of a frog taking a ride on a snake. The amphibian and the reptile are known for their enmity as frogs remain prey for snakes. A video of a frog casually sitting on a snake’s back, slithering around on the ground, is going viral on social media. Netizens are hailing the frog for a “survival technique”, using its enemy to protect itself. Frogs and snakes are known for their enmity and pictures of them swallowing each […]
As reported by Cassandra Fairbanks on Tuesday — A slide was leaked from a Goodyear diversity training which brands “Blue Lives Matter,” “All Lives Matter” and “MAGA” attire “unacceptable,” while deeming Black Lives Matter and LGBT slogans to be “acceptable.” The leaked slide is of their “zero tolerance” policy towards support for police or conservative values. According to a report from WIBW, the person who took the photo of the slide said that it was presented at a Topeka plant by an area manager and says it came from their corporate office out of Akron, Ohio. “If someone wants to wear […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Thursday agreed to sign a treaty to begin the process of normalising relations, in a deal said to have been brokered by US President Donald Trump. The Israeli Prime Minister claims that the new relationship between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv will lead to an agreement with the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that a normalising of relations with the United Arab Emirates shows that Arab countries will not be “held hostage by the Palestinians”. In an interview with Fox News’ Eric Shawn, Netanyahu enthusiastically celebrated the promise of the […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has released the short video that showed battlefield-ready laser system that will enable users to neutralize threats at the speed of a lightning strike. Video shared on Twitter said that at sea, in the air and on the ground, Lockheed Martin is developing laser weapon systems to protect warfighters on the battlefield. Combined with expert platform integration, these systems are designed to defeat a growing range of threats to military forces and infrastructure. The company’s technology today is ready to defend against small rockets, artillery shells and mortars, small unmanned aerial vehicles, small attack […]
Warning: This post contains content that may be disturbing to viewers. Newly released video shows a North Carolina man’s final moments in a county jail, where he called out, “I can’t breathe,” as detention officers held him face down for 12 minutes and made jokes while trying to remove his handcuffs. The footage was made public on Wednesday after a group of news outlets, including The News & Observer, a daily newspaper in Raleigh, and the Associated Press and The New York Times filed a petition for its release. The Daily Beast joined this coalition. John Neville, a 56-year-old father of […]
Leaked police body cam footage shows George Floyd incident from a new perspective. It reveals all the details in what took place just before George Floyd’s death. George Floyd is seen reacting emotionally and being asked by the officers to stop resisting and to put his hands behind his back, Mr. Floyd states, “I’m not gonna do nothing.” Mr. Floyd begs, “Please, please man. I don’t want to go back there. I did nothing wrong.” The officer tries getting Mr. Floyd out and away from the car stating, “Come on. We’re trying to get out of the street here, so you […]
For the majority of us whose bodies have essentially fused to the couch in these months of the pandemic shutdown, the most physical activity we’ve gotten has come while watching episodes of the ’90s game show Supermarket Sweep, which Netflix acquired and made available for streaming in July. The collection of the episodes quickly ranked among the streamer’s most popular offerings, as audiences lost their minds for contestants in baggy sweaters with fake collars sprinting through grocery store aisles in search of a particular jar of spaghetti sauce that could win them $5,000. There is something about the show that demands […]
A new YouGov survey suggests it’s a case of unrequited love between the UK and EU member states. A majority of European participants said they’d be unwilling to help Britain in a crisis – much to the annoyance of many Britons. The survey published on Monday by UK polling company YouGov questioned 21,000 citizens from 13 EU member states and the UK, which will officially leave the bloc when the transition period ends on December 31. Also on rt.com British tourists NOT WELCOME in mainland Europe amid coronavirus crisis, new report suggests Even after a tempestuous Brexit process, the majority of […]
As many as 40 million Americans are under threat of losing their homes due to the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of millions of people unsure where they will get the money to pay for rent after being put out of work, and a federal eviction moratorium expiring late last month. Outspoken comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore has slammed the US government and politicians in Washington over their alleged inaction amid the eviction crisis facing tens of millions of Americans, suggesting that it demonstrates the catastrophic condition that the country has been put in by […]
Footage has emerged of the exchange when cops questioned baseball catcher Reese McGuire after he was allegedly caught pleasuring himself in a public parking lot, with the Toronto Blue Jays player admitting he had been an “idiot”. Baseball World Championship gold medalist McGuire was charged with exposing his sexual organs and faced up to a year in jail after being caught allegedly masturbating to a hardcore porn video in a Florida parking lot near the Blue Jays’ training base in February. New footage has revealed that McGuire was surprised to be interrupted by police while he was in his vehicle, explaining […]
German weapons maker Rheinmetall has released incredible video footage shows a new 130 mm smoothbore gun.“Rheinmetall’s 130 mm smoothbore technology for main battle tanks (MBT) embodies a significant lethality leap in times of more sophisticated protection systems and increasing threats,” said in a company news release. Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is the latest evolvement in Rheinmetall’s, MBT Advanced Technologies competence. Future tanknology for the win. The 130mm developmental cannon delivers leap ahead capabilities in lethality for next-generation main battle tanks. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The new smoothbore gun weighs (without mounting components) 3,000 kilograms with […]
A letter from Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary Jo Stevens to communications regulator Ofcom demands that RT’s media license be reviewed, but a poll shows the party itself doesn’t want censorship, but to make their own decisions. The poll, conducted by Labour Grassroots, finds only 26 percent of Labour supporters feel the party should pursue having the media outlet’s license reviewed by a third party. While another 19 percent did not answer either way, 55 percent of the 620 respondents said no. And though those 55 percent believe RT is biased, many commented that the bias makes them no different from other […]
Dear Television Academy: I just want to talk! I’ll let my colleague Kevin Fallon handle the snubs and surprises from Tuesday morning’s nominations, but I do have to ask: How do you rationalize, year after year, snubbing actual living legend Rita Moreno? Tuesday’s Emmy nominations included zero Latinx acting nominees. None. Not Rita Moreno, who has been killing it on One Day at a Time for four seasons. Not Laura Gómez, whose performance in Orange Is the New Black’s excellent final season was alternatively haunting and inspiring—and as timely as it gets. Not Melissa Barrera or Mishel Prada of Vida, a […]
After months in isolation, British and European royal families have bravely emerged from their guarded estates to lift the spirits of their beleaguered countrymen one photo op at a time. In England, Kate Middleton has dyed her hair again; her honey-rooted strands and measured princess waves signal that she’s back to business. Queen Letizia of Spain, too, has embarked on a tour with her family, meant to “boost morale” and perhaps distract from continuing news reports about her husband’s father’s allegedly shady finances. Letizia’s husband, King Felipe VI, has already renounced his inheritance in the wake of the mushrooming scandal, with […]
Mostly Illiterate Corrupt St Louis County Prosecutor Indicts Two Police Officers For Firing on a Criminal Who Tried to Run Them Over — COP SHOWS UP AND CONFRONTS HIM AT PRESSER! Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
The woman first states, “This is my message for the greatest country in the world. In the light of the recent events in the United States, I felt morally obliged to shed light on a very similar chain of events that took place in my country during the 90s. The cause of those events was the same, a constantly reemerging ultimate evil.” She continues, “Legalistic, non-theistic religion/cult that caused hundreds of millions of deaths in the 20th century and countless suffering. Now, proponents of that religion want to run the experiment once again. And in that experiment, you people of America […]
The accident took place in al-Hasakah, an oil-rich region in northeastern Syria contested by the Syrian government, US-sponsored Kurdish forces, Turkey-backed militants and Daesh (ISIS)* remnants. The Syrian Arab News Agency has obtained footage of the scene of the accident where a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve servicemember died on Tuesday. The footage shows a US MRAP truck, laying upside down in a field about 10-15 meters off the road, with one vehicle beside it and more vehicles, one of them flying the American flag, stationary on the road. At least one other soldier is reported to have been […]
Where is the decorum? Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) showed up to work on Tuesday sporting a blue wig. Advertisement – story continues below Senator Sinema clarifies to @GarrettHaake her new wig color is “Mint Green,” not blue pic.twitter.com/GegeHvqlwt — Ali Zaslav (@alizaslav) July 21, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: President Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Illegal Immigrants From 2020 Census Count For the Purpose of Congressional Representation Senator Sinema sported a purple wig on the floor of the Senate back in May to “set an example of social distancing from hair salons.” WATCH: Advertisement – story continues below No Met Gala tonight — […]
In the race to become the dominant cryptocurrency platform, Ethereum is gaining on Bitcoin. Take a look at the market capitalization of ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain. Currently, the value stands at about $26 billion. But that figure doesn’t include all of the digital assets built atop the Ethereum blockchain, including some of this year’s hottest tokens: stablecoins like tether and USDC and altcoins like Crypto.com’s CRO, Chainlink’s LINK, Compound’s COMP and Kyber’s KNC. You’re reading First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily markets newsletter. Assembled by the CoinDesk Markets Team, First Mover starts your day with the most up-to-date sentiment around crypto markets, which of course never […]
An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to be safe. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images An experimental vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University to protect against COVID-19 triggered an immune response against the coronavirus and appeared to be safe. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Updated 5:20 p.m. ET An experimental coronavirus vaccine triggered an immune response against COVID-19 in study participants, and it has only minor side effects, according to new data […]
The GOP’s ‘Southern Strategy’ Shows How White Supremacy Fuels Class Exploitation By Peter Montague, Truthout. July 20, 2020 The GOP’s ‘Southern Strategy’ Shows How White Supremacy Fuels Class Exploitation2020-07-202020-07-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/anti-racist-protester-raises-fist-in-protest-of-confederacy-e1595271277739.jpg200px200px Above photo: Anti-racist protesters raise fists toward supporters of the Confederacy at the Alamance County Courthouse at a rally with the Burlington-Alamance March For Justice and Community in Graham, North Carolina, on July 11, 2020. By Logan Cyrus / AFP via Getty Images. Starting in the early 1970s, the Republican Party began to draw voters away from the Democrats by appealing to racism and racial anxiety in the electorate; Republicans called it their “Southern Strategy.” By 2000, with […]
Trial of Covid-19 drug given via inhaler ‘very promising’, say scientists by Niola Davis/the Guardian Trials of an experimental drug inhaled by patients have found a significant reduction in hospital patients with Covid-19 needing to be put on a ventilator or dying from the disease, according to researchers The drug, called SNG001, is delivered via an inhaler and is based on interferon beta, a protein produced naturally in the body that plays an important role in coordinating the body’s antiviral response. Researchers have announced the results of an initial trial which found the odds of Covid-19 patients needing ventilation, or dying, […]
The island of Little Saint James that Jeffrey Epstein bought for almost $8 million in 1998 is where the billionaire’s alleged victims claim they were abused by him and his powerful friends. Prince Andrew was one of Epstein’s high-profile friends who visited the island, but the royal has claimed he didn’t see any wrongdoing on the part of Epstein. A 2015 video has reappeared online showing Donald Trump commenting on financier Jeffrey Epstein and his private island. The short footage, which was uploaded to social media several days ago, shows then-presidential candidate Trump answering questions from Bloomberg reporters, saying: “That island […]
The New York Times produced another fake news report yesterday. They attempted to show where masks were being worn in the US to encourage the wearing of masks. Their attempt at promoting masks failed. It seems like the New York Times has reported more false stories over the past four years than legitimate reports. The Times was in the front lines promoting the fake and fraudulent Trump – Russia collusion lie created by the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign. Now the the Times is promoting an economic shutdown due to the China coronavirus. Democrats and the Times want to kill […]
…from Russia Today, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: The early news indicates that it was a sitting duck, with open public access and no video surveillance to trigger inside movement. It looks like three teams went in quickly to start three fires and then left. This laxity exposes all the other “open” churches. After all the terror attacks in France, I had expected that there would be some minimal level of security at highly open targets, like the big churches. If money was a problem, then they could be open on certain days for certain hours. We will watch for follow up […]
Turkey’s culture ministry has officially handed over the reins of the legendary Hagia Sophia to the country’s top religious authority, reassuring tourists they will still be able to get in and won’t have to pay. The country’s religious directorate and the Ministry of Culture on Thursday signed a cooperation protocol to turn the ancient Byzantine cathedral into a mosque. Also on rt.com Turkish president Erdogan signs decree turning Istanbul’s Hagia Sofia into a mosque after court ruling Turkish Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy tried to address the concerns that the transition will negatively affect tourists by tweeting “The Hagia Sophia Mosque […]
Drug use in Australia is at the highest level since 2001, according to a new report issued by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare – and the media and Covid-19 could be to blame. Over 11 percent of Aussies aged 14 and older use cocaine regularly, most of them male, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) study found. The proportion of people who think it’s OK for adults to use cocaine regularly has grown in the recent decade, the study says. Accordingly, the number of people who admitted to using cocaine in the course of a year has […]
The results from a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine show that the only reason children are being kept from school due to the China coronavirus is politics. The New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study on the China coronavirus that are shocking. Children have a very low risk of catching the China coronavirus. Advertisement – story continues below Based on the study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the senior author concluded that: “[E]ven if children do get infected, they are less likely to transmit the disease to others than adults. […]
As part of an approved training mission, JBER-based U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units are taking part in the JBER Salutes, a two-day event to show appreciation to service members and nearly 100 Anchorage-area “COVID Heroes” and their guests. The service members and COVID Heroes, nominated for their support to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, toured various areas of the installation, viewed exhibits and static displays of aircraft, and watched demonstrations by Explosive Ordnance Disposal, military working dog teams, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear experts. Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 212th Rescue Squadron also engaged simulated […]
India to buy Venezuela oil under swap deal amid US sanctions [ Editor’s Note: India has been the next country to challenge US unilateral sanctions on Venezuela. As a major arms dealer with the US, it has some leverage with the US that others do not. But we shall wait and see if Trump Twitters a response. And mind you that India is doing this with its relations with China on a rollercoaster, and maintaining close ties with Russia despite Trump’s bitter disappointment with India’s buying state of the art weapons systems from Russia vs. the US. Such barter deals circumvent […]
Mice that exercise produce more of an enzyme that can improve memory and other brain functions. Clemens Peters / EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Clemens Peters / EyeEm/Getty Images Mice that exercise produce more of an enzyme that can improve memory and other brain functions. Clemens Peters / EyeEm/Getty Images Scientists say they’ve identified an enzyme that could help explain how exercise can slow or even reverse some signs of aging in the brain. “Exercise in a bottle” isn’t around the corner, but it’s not out of the question, either. The idea builds on an observation a few years ago […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107983/59/1079835932_52:0:1322:714_1200x675_80_0_0_579a5f4dd6b854997044758423dd5fda.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007091079835772-monkey-picks-up-on-human-habit-of-wearing-face-mask-impresses-friends-and-social-media—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): We all know the three monkeys who accompany the old adage “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”, but in 2020, perhaps covering your face with your hands isn’t enough for simians trying to play it safe. In a hilarious video which has emerged on social media, a mischievous monkey was spotted wrapping a cloth around its face as if it were a mask. A group of monkeys were loitering on a sidewalk when one of them discovered a rag lying on the road. Next, the monkey swung it […]
The Minneapolis Police Department, in a training manual issued to all new officers, detailed how to execute the same neck restraint that killed George Floyd, lawyers for one of the officers involved in the May 25 incident argued in a Wednesday motion. The training manual, which provided pictures of the “non-deadly” maneuver in which officers put an arm or leg on the back of a suspect’s throat if they are resisting arrest, was filed Wednesday in a motion to dismiss the charges against Thomas Lane—one of four officers charged in Floyd’s death. The manual included a PowerPoint slide with a photo […]
The ancient missive reportedly shows how the rivals of ancient Egyptians had to seek the latter’s help in the face of the looming calamity. A request for aid sent by the Queen of the Hittites to legendary Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II over three thousand years ago provides additional insight into the nature of the crisis that plagued the region back then, the Daily Express reports. Citing the “Egypt’s Unexplained Files” TV series, the newspaper notes that around 1,250 BC, the region in question was ravaged by “an extreme drought”, and the queen sent this missive, written on a clay tablet, despite […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107759/39/1077593980_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_4129ae8b5b5b9ecfc7151c3e4cda5f8f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007061079812183-most-canadians-say-border-with-us-should-stay-closed-for-foreseeable-future-poll-shows/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – The vast majority of Canadians say they believe their country’s border with the United States should remain closed for the “foreseeable future,” a Nanos-Globe and Mail poll revealed on Monday. “A strong majority of Canadians think the Canada-US border should stay closed for the foreseeable future (81 percent), while 14 per cent think it should be opened now only in areas where infection rates are low and three per cent think it should be opened immediately,” Nanos-Globe and Mail said about the poll findings. The findings come amid a spike in […]
A nationwide study in Spain has found that, despite being one of the hardest-hit European nations, just 5 percent of the population has coronavirus antibodies, dispelling any hopes of herd immunity in the near future. The research, published in the widely respected medical journal The Lancet, began in April and included some 61,000 participants from a country with over 250,000 cases confirmed and over 28,000 deaths. Herd immunity is said to occur when the majority of a population has been vaccinated or developed antibodies to fight off a particular bacterial or viral infection. The concept of herd immunity was the main […]