Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 4 September 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Finally, some clarity. We’ve learned that the riots are real, who’d have thought? People are getting killed right and left, even though we only hear of those matching the mainstream narrative. We’d hate to know how many … Read More
Germany: Thousands Affected by New Corona Test Glitches
Due to two glitches, more than 10,000 Germans and residents of other nationalities were waiting for their overdue Corona test results on Friday. Two hundred and fifty of them will never receive their results. In Bavaria, more than 10,000 travelers … Read More
The Digital Divide Hits U.S. Immigrant Households Disproportionately during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Two women use their laptops. (Photo: #WOCinTech Chat/Flickr) The internet is a critical component of modern life, and never has that been clearer than during the COVID-19 pandemic, where online connectivity has proven an essential lifeline to telework, distance learning, … Read More
Southwest Japan braces for Typhoon Haishen
What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country’s southwest. Weather officials expect the typhoon to develop to emergency-warning level as it approaches or makes landfall in the Kyushu region from Sunday to Monday. Japan Meteorological … Read More
Please, Stop It 2020: Millions of ‘Drunk’ German Wasps Invade UK
AFP 2020/Guillaume Souvant According to specialists, due to the bounty of ripened fruit at this time of the year many wasps will gorge on their fermenting juices, making them “tipsy and extra bold”. Britons are facing an “invasion from Germany”, … Read More
The United States Responds to the Maduro Regime’s Attempts To Corrupt Democratic Elections in Venezuela
The United States Responds to the Maduro Regime’s Attempts to Corrupt Democratic Elections in Venezuela Today, the United States is sanctioning, under Executive Order 13692, David Eugenio de Lima Salas, Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Indira Maira Alfonzo Izaguirre, and Jose Luis Gutierrez … Read More
Fears mount a no-deal Brexit could lead to more chaos in EU economies
Boris Johnson says the UK is ready for any eventuality The chances of the UK leaving the European Union without a trade deal have risen sharply as negotiations have been threatened by London’s insistence that it have full autonomy over … Read More
Israel holding secret talks with some Arab states, says Netanyahu
Israel is in secret talks with several Arab states on establishing ties, in addition to its US-backed deal struck with the UAE, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, AFP reported. “There are many more unpublicized meetings with Arab and Muslim leaders to … Read More
US employers hire 1.4M in August as unemployment rate falls sharply
Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected the report to show that unemployment dropped to 9.8% The U.S. economy added 1.4 million jobs in August as the unemployment rate unexpectedly tumbled, indicating the nation’s labor market is continuing a slow but steady recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The … Read More
NBA Playoff Ratings Slip As Fans Grumble That League Has Become ‘Too Political’
LeBron James has been an outspoken critic of President Trump. KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/GETTY IMAGES Some basketball fans are souring on the NBA’s support of teams and players bringing politics onto the court, tossing an assist to President Donald Trump in his … Read More
Golf Ratings Are Dunking on Every Other Sport in America Right Now
It’s PGA Championship week, and Clay Travis is talking golf. Major sports leagues across the country have been back for a little while now, and there is something that is catching the eye of Clay, and that is the ratings in golf. … Read More
Migrant gangs are taking over the role of the police in Sweden’s Gothenburg, Polish government says it warned of such a scenario
Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński had warned of a such a turn of events as early as 2015 during the migration crisis. Swedish media has been devoting much attention to the deteriorating situation in the city of Gothenburg, … Read More
Britain deploys military drones to stop migrants in rafts from crossing English Channel
LONDON — Britain this week began deploying sophisticated military drones to patrol the English Channel to end a surge in crossings by desperate migrants trying to reach its shores. A British artillery regiment deployed its Watchkeeper WK450 to fly over … Read More
The ‘Snapback Mechanism’ Bedevils Iran – OpEd
Flag of Iran. Photo by Farzaaaad2000, Wikipedia Commons. The blueprint presented by the US to the UN Security Council to re-impose the arms embargo on Iran was ruled out, having 2 ayes, 2 nays, and 11 abstentions as its vote. … Read More
EU and Russia Clash Over Belarus, Poisoning Accusations
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, listens to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during talks in Minsk on Thursday. (Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (CN) — The harsh view that the European Union is a weakling when it … Read More