Archive for November, 2019
The Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser
November 30th, 2019Bacteria in Contaminated Walmart Pork Resistant to Multiple Antibiotics
November 30th, 2019Via: Newsweek: Testing has revealed the presence of bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics in pork products sold at Walmart stores in the eastern U.S., according to a report. Research conducted by non-profit World Animal Protection (WAP) identified several strains of bacteria in the meat, 80 percent of which were resistant to at least one antibiotic. […]
Trump Is the First President to Use Patriot Act to Detain a U.S. Resident Forever Without Charge
November 30th, 2019Via: Daily Mail: Donald Trump has become the first president to invoke the Patriot Act in order to detain a man behind bars indefinitely – despite the fact he completed the duration of his criminal sentence and should’ve been released nearly three-years-ago. … ICE officials wanted to deport Hassoun from the country after his criminal […]
Germany Plans Rapid State Intervention to Protect Key Industries – From China
November 29th, 2019Via: Reuters: German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier wants to set up a new government body with powers to decide quickly whether to take stakes in key domestic companies to prevent foreign takeovers. Altmaier presented his new industrial strategy on Friday, including plans to set up a standing committee which, as a last resort, could decide […]
Northland New Zealand Housing Crisis: People Living in Trees, Car Ports, Old Cars
November 28th, 2019The commentary I wrote back in 2018 describes why this is happening. Of course, the situation has only gotten worse since then. Via: Radio New Zealand: New Zealand government MPs have heard that the housing situation in Northland has become so desperate some families are living in the woods, in huts built in the forks […]
Polio Outbreaks in Africa Caused by Mutation of Strain in Vaccine
November 28th, 2019Via: Guardian: New cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine have been reported in four African countries and more children are now being paralysed by vaccine-derived viruses than those infected by viruses in the wild, according to global health numbers. The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners identified nine new cases caused by the […]
New Zealand Startup Extracts Lithium from Fluid Used in Geothermal Powerplants
November 28th, 2019Via: Driven: Taupo company Geo40 says it has cracked a chemical process to produce lithium at “near battery grade” from geothermal fluid discharged from central North Island power stations.
Scientists Turn Undersea Fiber Optic Cables Into Seismographs
November 28th, 2019Via: TechCrunch: These cables carry data over long distances, sometimes as part of the internet’s backbones, and sometimes as part of private networks. But one thing they all have in common is that they use light to do so — light that gets scattered and distorted if the cable shifts or changes orientation. By carefully […]
Trump Approves Legislation Backing Hong Kong Protesters
November 27th, 2019Via: Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war. More: China Warns U.S. of Retaliation for Law Backing Hong Kong Protesters
“Deutsche Bank Executive Who Signed Off On Trump Loans Kills Himself At Age 55”
November 27th, 2019Update: Deutsche Bank Executive, 55, Who Signed Off on Controversial Donald Trump Loans Commits Suicide in His Malibu Home — Rosemary Vrablic was introduced to Trump by Jared Kushner. She would go on to facilitate over $300 million in loans to Trump. Thomas Bowers was Rosemary Vrablic’s boss at Deutsche Bank. At this time, there […]
