Archive for February, 2021
CIA Counterterror Chief Suggests Going To War Against ‘Domestic Insurgents’
February 5th, 2021Mmm hmm. Via: Summit News: The former head of the CIA Counterterrorism Center has suggested that counterinsurgency tactics used by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan should be applied to ‘domestic extremists’ inside the US. NPR reports that Robert Grenier, who directed the CIA’s Counterterrorism program from 2004 to 2006, declared “We may be witnessing […]
U.S. Navy Tests 3D Printers In Move To Shore Up Supply Chain
February 5th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: The race is on, and the US military is preparing to shore up its complex supply chains with 3D printers. The military wants to transform how supplies are deployed in a conflict. The US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) partnered with Xerox to pilot test the Xerox ElemX Liquid Metal 3D printer on its […]
Bay Area Gym Stays Open to Defy COVID-19 Guidelines, Gets Hit with $550,000 Fine
February 5th, 2021Via: SF Gate: From a passerby’s point of view, California Ripped Fitness looks (mostly) plucked out of pre-pandemic times. People walk in and out of the San Jose gym, clad in workout leggings, shorts and sneakers, continuing to work out despite state and county regulations that prohibit gyms from operating indoors. California Ripped has some […]
Robot Motherships To Launch Drone Swarms From Sea, Underwater, Air And Near-Space
February 5th, 2021Via: Forbes: Last week Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark announced that the U.S. Marine Corps had selected them to develop a Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV), an 11-meter robot boat capable of operating autonomously and launching loitering munitions to attack targets at sea and on land. The unmanned boat is just the latest of a […]
Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco to Help with COVID Vaccine Rollout in Washington State [???]
February 4th, 2021I queued this Last American Vagabond video to the start of the discussion about this extremely bizarre situation. Via: Government Technology: In an effort to streamline the delivery of Washington state’s COVID-19 vaccines, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Monday the state’s plan to create the Washington State Vaccine Command and Coordination Center to meet […]
U.S. Deploys B-1 Bombers To Norway For First Time
February 4th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: In recent years there’s been a noticeable uptick in large-scale NATO exercises in the Barents region in response to what’s perceived as Russia’s own arctic ambitions to militarize the far north. And now the US Air Force has announced that for the first time ever it will deploy B-1 Lancer bombers along with […]
High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals Found in Some Baby Foods
February 4th, 2021Via: Reuters: U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report released on Thursday. The panel examined baby foods made by Nurture Inc, Hain Celestial Group Inc, Beech-Nut Nutrition and Gerber, it said, adding that it was […]
NY Times Calls For Biden to Appoint “Reality Czar” to Fight “Misinformation”
February 3rd, 2021You couldn’t make it up. Via: Summit News: The New York Times has amplified claims by “experts” who are calling for Joe Biden to appoint a “reality czar,” prompting critics to compare the idea to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984. In an article entitled ‘How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our […]
Introducing Wokeyleaks
February 2nd, 2021Via: Spectator: A regular column by an anonymous whistleblower operating deep within heart of the Social Justice Movement that is the entertainment industry. To protect their identity, they will go under the code-name ‘They/Them’. Wokeyleaks will also function as a confidential news leak organization for any other sources who wish to divulge classified information (and […]
Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO
February 2nd, 2021Via: Wall Street Journal: Jeff Bezos is stepping down as chief executive of Amazon.com Inc. to become executive chairman, marking the biggest change in leadership of the tech giant since he started it in a Washington state garage more than 26 years ago. Amazon said on Tuesday that he will be succeeded as CEO in […]
