Archive for the 'War' Category
Trails Made by Starlink Satellites
June 7th, 2019“Please note that the density of these satellites is significantly higher in the days after launch (as seen here) and also that the satellites will diminish in brightness as they reach their final orbital altitude.” I would have added: Please note that this is from 25 of the first batch of 60 satellites of a […]
Project Kuiper Initiative: Amazon Will Spend Billions to Build Satellite Internet Service
June 6th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend billions of dollars building a network of thousands of satellites to provide broadband internet service, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said. The Project Kuiper initiative, disclosed earlier this year, is the type of big bet the company needs to keep making as its massive scale renders smaller endeavors […]
Pentagon Eyes Rare Earth Supplies in Africa in Push Away from China
June 6th, 2019In other news: Maybe Africa Really Will Be the New China. Via: Reuters: The U.S. Department of Defense has held talks with Malawi’s Mkango Resources Ltd and other rare earth miners across the globe about their supplies of strategic minerals, part of a plan to find diversified reserves outside of China, a department official said […]
Australia: Police Raid ABC Over Leaked Information That Detailed Special Forces Killings of Civilians in Afghanistan
June 5th, 2019Via: ABC: Australian Federal Police officers have left the ABC’s Sydney headquarters more than eight hours after a raid began over a series of 2017 stories known as the Afghan Files. The stories, by ABC investigative journalists Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, revealed allegations of unlawful killings and misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan […]
U.S. Forces Blow Up Three Oil Tankers In Syria Enforcing Oil Embargo
June 2nd, 2019Via: OilPrice: US-led forces have blown up three oil tankers in Syria as the United States increases its pressure on Syria by thwarting the oil trade between the PKK/YPG and the Assad regime, according to local sources quoted by several media sources. The strike was carried about by coalition planes, which hit three oil tankers, […]
Pentagon: “Mr. Elizondo Had No Responsibilities with Regard to the AATIP Program While He Worked in the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence”
June 2nd, 2019Via: The Intercept: There is no discernible evidence that he ever worked for a government UFO program, much less led one. Yes, AATIP existed, and it “did pursue research and investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena,” Pentagon spokesperson Christopher Sherwood told me. However, he added: “Mr. Elizondo had no responsibilities with regard to the AATIP program […]
Trump to Punish Mexico for Illegal Immigration with Tariffs
May 30th, 2019Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump, incensed by a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, starting at 5% and ratcheting higher until the flow of people ceases. … Higher tariffs will start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly until […]
California Assembly OKs Health Care for Immigrants in U.S. Illegally
May 29th, 2019It’s as if California fought a war with some external enemy and lost. Except, most Californians didn’t notice. And now… Via: AP: The California Assembly voted Tuesday to extend the state’s Medicaid program to eligible adults who are in the country illegally. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend about $98 million a year to […]
China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War
May 29th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington. A flurry of Chinese media reports on Wednesday, including an editorial in the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party, raised the prospect of Beijing cutting exports of the commodities that are critical […]
High Radiation Levels Found in Giant Clams of Marshall Islands Near U.S. Nuclear Dump
May 28th, 2019Via: Los Angeles Times: Researchers have found high levels of radiation in giant clams near the Central Pacific site where the United States entombed waste from nuclear testing almost four decades ago, raising concerns the contamination is spreading from the dump site’s tainted groundwater into the ocean and the food chain. The findings from the […]
