The Problem With Mitch McConnell Isn’t His Age, It’s His Occupation

For the second time in as many months, US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 81, experienced an … episode … on August 30, suddenly freezing, going silent, and appearing to have broken contact with the external world while talking with reporters. Dr. Brian Monahan, the US Capitol’s attending physician, declared McConnell “medically clear” the … Continue reading The Problem With Mitch McConnell Isn’t His Age, It’s His Occupation → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Russia's non-nuclear option if NATO started it

 

If NATO has decided to attack Russia on some restrained and small scale, Russia can do a lot more damage in response with an even more restrained move that doesn't hurt anyone.

There are concerns that NATO, stressed by mounting Ukrainian military deaths and destroyed NATO equipment in the ongoing proxy war against Russia, launched a drone attack on Russia. A strike on Russian territory occurred on Russia's border with NATO member Estonia, far from Ukraine.

Looks like that map was spot on...
Russian officials now also think AFU used the lakes to attack the airbase...
Even if launched from the sea - using the Baltics air space is an act of war IF the country did NOT know it. And if they knew - Russia has the right to retailiate. https://t.co/hfosbINOCm

— -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 -- (@GeromanAT) August 31, 2023

Also, some Russians have recently suggested nuclear strikes against Ukrainian troops (a terrible idea).

Deputy of the State Duma from United Russia, General Gurulev, called for the use of tactical nuclear weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction. "The village of Rabotino is an ideal place for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. They have all…

— 301 Military (@301military) August 29, 2023

NATO could have struck Russia in a restrained and limited way, to see if Russia is willing to tolerate small strikes in return for avoiding nuclear war. However, Russia doesn't have to choose between NATO drone attacks and a nuclear war.

Russia can respond with its own limited strike , not killing anyone or escalating in any way.

NATO uses its satellites to help Ukraine kill people, just as NATO uses its satellites to kill civilians in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere. These satellites are not alive, and their destruction would result in lives being saved. The move against them would be legally justified by Russia, to both its own people and the world.

Coincidentally NATO's early warning system for dealing with nuclear threats depends on the same satellites. The loss of satellites will not only expose NATO to further Russian strikes without being able to detect the incoming threats as effectively, but will disable the use of many key NATO missile types (such as the vaunted GMLRS and ATACMS) that require satellites to be effective.

Again, lives are saved, there is no escalation, and the decision to go insane or launch a nuclear war over what happened has to be made by NATO itself, whose ability to carry it out is greatly diminished.

- ClubOfInfo

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The scandal over government-owned flats in Islington poses the question ‘how many more are there?’

A block of Ministry of Justice (MoJ)-owned flats in Islington has been lying empty for years – all while desperate families wait for accommodation. … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Plan For Ending The Russia-NATO Proxy War In Ukraine Is Pragmatic

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Plan For Ending The Russia-NATO Proxy War In Ukraine Is Pragmatic By Andrew Korybko Accepting the impossibility of Russia abandoning its mutually beneficial cooperation with China and acknowledging that lifting the sanctions likely won’t happen either, the rest of... Read More › - Voice of East
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With DSEI looming, it’s once again time to ‘stop the arms fair’ in its tracks

Campaigners are getting ready to resist Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world’s largest arms fairs. DSEI: courting human rights-abusing nations … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/30/dsei-excel-protest-arms-fair/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Disaster Politics: My Perennial Plea for Presidents to Stay Home

As I write this on the morning of Tuesday, August 29, forecasts predict that the storm known as Idalia will make landfall as a Category 3 Hurricane early tomorrow, about 50 miles to the west of my home outside Gainesville, Florida, then come right at me. Any or all of those elements (when, where, how … Continue reading Disaster Politics: My Perennial Plea for Presidents to Stay Home → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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People ask #WheresTom after a Tory minister no-shows a UN meeting over disabled people’s rights

The Tory government failed to attend a meeting of the United Nations (UN) regarding its treatment of chronically ill, deaf, and disabled people. So, … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/29/uncrpd-uk-disabled-people-give-evidence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Historical Injustices In Kashmir And The Apathy Of United Nations

Historical Injustices In Kashmir And The Apathy Of United Nations By Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General (SG) of the United Nations tweeted on August 23, 2023: ‘All human beings are born free and equal in dignity... Read More › - Voice of East
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Ron DeSantis is the Republican Party’s Elizabeth Warren

“The goal of our declaration of economic independence is simple,” according to Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign website: “We win. They lose.” By “we,” DeSantis presumably means everyday Americans. But he never really explains who “they” are, other than to reference shadowy “elites” no fewer than five times, and China a whopping 14 times, in his … Continue reading Ron DeSantis is the Republican Party’s Elizabeth Warren → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Russia Appears To Have Given Up On Participating In The G20 At The Leadership Level

Russia Appears To Have Given Up On Participating In The G20 At The Leadership Level By Andrew Korybko The protracted NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine and BRICS’ historic expansion last week combined to finally push the Kremlin to give up on... Read More › - Voice of East
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Enough with the DAOs, Time for the DAPs

On August 23, the Southern District Court of New York unsealed an indictment accusing two Romans of money laundering. “Romans” doesn’t refer here to people from Rome. It refers to two guys named “Roman” — Roman Storm of the United States and Roman Semenov of Russia. And “money laundering” doesn’t refer here to actual money … Continue reading Enough with the DAOs, Time for the DAPs → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Obstacles to the Peaceful Reintegration of Taiwan into the People’s Republic of China

1. Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a […] - Kim Petersen
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Italy detains three boats – for the crime of saving hundreds of refugees’ lives

In the space of 48 hours, Italy’s authorities detained three refugee rescue vessels which had just saved hundreds of lives. The news comes as … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/global/2023/08/23/italy-refugee-rescue-boats-detained/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Western Media Is Nowadays Talking About How Fatigued And Frustrated Ukrainians Have Become

Western Media Is Nowadays Talking About How Fatigued And Frustrated Ukrainians Have Become By Andrew Korybko What’s taking place is a “de-programming operation” aimed at reversing the effect that pro-Ukrainian/-war and anti-peace/-Russian propaganda had on the Western masses. The purpose is... Read More › - Voice of East
https://voiceofeast.net/2023/08/22/western-media-is-nowadays-talking-about-how-fatigued-and-frustrated-ukrainians-have-become/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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COVID-19: Never Let Them Re-Impose the “New Normal”

I keep hearing that COVID-19 is back — but of course, it never really left and likely never will. Case numbers and hospitalizations are ticking upward, something we’re likely to see as a seasonal phenomenon from here on out. I finally experienced the virus firsthand last week. I rate it zero stars, not recommended.  As … Continue reading COVID-19: Never Let Them Re-Impose the “New Normal” → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Tories have backed out of a UN meeting on their breaches of human rights

The United Nations (UN) is once again investigating the UK government over its treatment of chronically ill and disabled people. As part of that … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/22/uncrpd-uk-government-backed-out-of-meeting/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Japan’s Participation In This Week’s Reported South China Sea Drills Sends Five Messages

Japan’s Participation In This Week’s Reported South China Sea Drills Sends Five Messages By Andrew Korybko Japan’s new military role in the Asia-Pacific is unprecedented in the post-war period, but it’s approved by America so as to prepare its “unsinkable aircraft... Read More › - Voice of East
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People are kicking off at Neymar over his move to Saudi Arabia – but not for the reasons you might think

Some of us at the Canary have been told we’re supposed to know and/or care who football star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior is. … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/21/people-are-kicking-off-at-neymar-over-his-move-to-saudi-arabia-but-not-for-the-reasons-you-might-think/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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A Tale of Two Countries

To me, Jason Aldean’s recent hit “Try That in a Small Town” provides the best  answer to an Internet joke question I’ve seen floating around for several years: “If you could completely eliminate one genre of music, what genre would you choose and why would it be modern country?” The only thing remotely “country” about … Continue reading A Tale of Two Countries → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Letters to the Canary: are politicians evil or stupid, Nature, and Catalonia

The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the news and politics, … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
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The Tories have been publishing fake newspapers to try and fool voters

Byline Times has revealed that the Conservative Party has continued to publish fake newspapers in a bid to trick voters – after the independent … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/17/byline-tories-fake-newspapers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Health secretary caught both lying and making up figures about striking NHS workers

The health secretary Steve Barclay has been caught out by Full Fact – twice – over claims about NHS consultants. It comes as the … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2023/08/16/health-secretary-caught-both-lying-and-making-up-figures-about-striking-nhs-workers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Disqualify Trump? Maybe … But Not By Ukase

“Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment is self-enforcing,” Steven Calabresi writes at The Volokh Conspiracy. “It is ‘the supreme Law of the Land’ binding on each of the 50 State Secretaries of State and their subordinates who draw up primary or general election ballots.” Calabresi believes former president Donald Trump has disqualified himself as a candidate … Continue reading Disqualify Trump? Maybe … But Not By Ukase → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Britain’s workers abused by the Tories and bosses – from racism to zero-hours contracts

The UK’s labour market is little more than an insecure, racist aberration – not that that’s anything new. However, what is new is that … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/15/britains-workers-abused-by-the-tories-and-bosses-from-racism-to-zero-hours-contracts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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‘Spot the difference’ as Labour, the Mail, and GB News all shame themselves over refugee Channel deaths

Six refugees from Afghanistan died in the Channel when the boat they were travelling to the UK on capsized. Predictably, the Mail on Sunday … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/14/refugees-channel-deaths-labour-right-wing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Air Travel Privacy: Is Elon Musk’s Personal Security More Worthy of Protection Than Yours?

Elon Musk and other Very Special Important Wealthy People want to use “your” airports, “your” airspace, and “your” air traffic control systems, but don’t want to you and your fellow smelly peasants to know the details. Per Axios, the VSIWP class has contrived — probably through lobbyists, although direct whispers or even outright bribes to … Continue reading Air Travel Privacy: Is Elon Musk’s Personal Security More Worthy of Protection Than Yours? → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Judge slams Barclays’ conduct as a ‘disgrace’ during trial of two XR activists who smashed branch windows

A King’s Lynn judge has branded Barclays a disgrace after it failed to give requested evidence to the court during the trail of two … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
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Victoria Nuland Revealed Some Interesting Details About Her Discussions In Niger

Victoria Nuland Revealed Some Interesting Details About Her Discussions In Niger By Andrew Korybko The top takeaways are that: the US is making a public effort of dubious sincerity to show the world that it doesn’t want a regional war; her... Read More › - Voice of East
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Unlike the UK, France kind of knows how to deal with its violent, racist cops

Prosecutors in France have arrested five cops over the death of a man linked to the use of a police weapon which fires ‘blast … Read more By Steve Topple - Steve Topple
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Totalitarianism: The Oak is in the Acorn

“Democrats and corporate media throw around terms like ‘fascism’ and ‘dictatorship,'” Brian C. Joondeph writes at American Thinker, “as a means of stifling discussion of anyone they disagree with. Totalitarianism is another term along those lines, typically associated with tyrants such as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler.” Unsurprisingly, Joondeph attributes the “real” totalitarian impulse to those … Continue reading Totalitarianism: The Oak is in the Acorn → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Kashmiris Gather At Times Square, Declare Aug 5, 2019 One Of The Darkest Chapters In Kashmir’s History

Kashmiris Gather At Times Square, Declare Aug 5, 2019 One Of The Darkest Chapters In Kashmir’s History By Our Special Correspondent Kashmiri Americans along with friends of Kashmir, including women and children gathered at historic Times Square, New York to... Read More › - Voice of East
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Tell It to the Marine: No Draft, “Limited” or Otherwise

“Today,” Lt. Colonel Joe Penzler (USMC, retired) writes at Military.com, “the military needs only about 160,000 youth from an eligible population of 30 million to meet its recruitment needs. But after two decades of war — both of which ended unsuccessfully — and low unemployment, many experts believe the all-volunteer force has reached a breaking … Continue reading Tell It to the Marine: No Draft, “Limited” or Otherwise → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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Niger’s Ousted Leader Initially Promised To Fight Terrorists But Ultimately Allied With Them

Niger’s Ousted Leader Initially Promised To Fight Terrorists But Ultimately Allied With Them By Andrew Korybko Without any exaggeration despite how sensational it sounds, Bazoum literally allied with Al Qaeda and ISIS’ regional affiliates according to The Economist, and he even... Read More › - Voice of East
https://voiceofeast.net/2023/08/04/nigers-ousted-leader-initially-promised-to-fight-terrorists-but-ultimately-allied-with-them/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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Kennedy: For Free or Not For Free?

“RFK Jr., You’re No JFK” proclaims John Turres in The Wetumpka Herald (August 1). Although “early on, Kennedy was getting a lot of attention and even support, because, well, he’s a Kennedy, and that’s what the family label gets,” Turres doubts that the halo effect will last as Democratic voters find out more about how … Continue reading Kennedy: For Free or Not For Free? → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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It’s Likely That Algeria Will Play An Important Role If West Africa Descends Into War

It’s Likely That Algeria Will Play An Important Role If West Africa Descends Into War By Andrew Korybko Security and ideological interests account for why the Algerian Chief of Staff just flew to Moscow. His country wants to coordinate with its... Read More › - Voice of East
https://voiceofeast.net/2023/08/01/its-likely-that-algeria-will-play-an-important-role-if-west-africa-descends-into-war/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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“Biden Crime Family”: The Difference Which Made No Difference Still Makes No Difference

Testifying before the US House Oversight Committee on July 31, Devon Archer allegedly claimed that his former business partner, Hunter Biden, trafficked in the “illusion of access” to his father, then vice-president Joe Biden. Republicans took a victory lap on Archer’s testimony,  saying it proves the “Biden brand” played a key role in various corrupt … Continue reading “Biden Crime Family”: The Difference Which Made No Difference Still Makes No Difference → - by Thomas L. Knapp
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