Author Archives: Richard Fernandez

“How could a 100% failure rate go on for so long without anyone taking action?” So what can be done?

From Stripes: In a “60 Minutes” interview last year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.” What happens if one day there’s another 9/11?

Nature is both terrible and wonderful. The real threat when it comes will be a surprise not some preannounced UN catastrophe like global warming. NYT

No twist was too minuscule or outlandish for Maddow; every night, seemingly, brought another nail in the coffin of the soon-to-be-dead Trump presidency. Guardian

Spygate. How the Collusion narrative started. Fascinating for its description of process as well as substance.

No point giving birth because of Climate Change. “Though Laura Formisano says she never felt a huge desire to have children, she used to presume that would change. But climate change could make the planet so uninhabitable, she says, she’s not sure she can ever bring herself to become a parent.” It all makes sense …

Continue reading “Willing a civilization to death”

What’s patriotism? Maybe it’s not cool to be patriotic but it’s acceptable to be an ‘antihero’. “In June 2018, following an outcry from thousands of employees, Google ended its participation in the Pentagon’s so-called Project Maven. That initiative focuses on improving U.S. targeting capabilities by using AI to identify objects captured in countless hours of surveillance …

Continue reading ““Google Needs a Lesson in Patriotism””

“The bill underlines how Canadians are not immune to the populism and concerns about immigration that have affected the United States, France, Britain and other Western countries. France has banned Muslim head scarves and other conspicuous religious symbols at state schools. Denmark has barred judges from wearing head scarves, crucifixes, Jewish skull caps and turbans …

Continue reading ““It will push Muslims away from Quebec””

Some have characterized the failed Russian collusion charges as an attempted coup. If so it was a very particular American type of coup involving only the law and vindicating the law because it failed for lack of evidence. Any counterstroke must at least be similarly restricted . It must use only the law, advance only …

Continue reading “Fire curtains”

The apology relates to an incorrect report claiming a payment was made to extend a meeting between Mr Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump.

Avenatti goes private to avoid dirtbags

Urges Senate to act “I think we need to find the truth,” he told Washington Secrets. He said the goal would be to stop similar faulty investigations into future administrations, “Democratic or Republican.” Rove by contrast urges Trump to move on.

Avenatti too broke to afford a lawyer, resorts to public defender.

Trump orders a plan to defend against electronic pulse attacks. Venezuela’s outages are an example of how devastating losing the power grid can be.

America is set to surpass Saudi Arabia in a ‘remarkable’ oil milestone.

Maddow ratings drop. How could they have been so sure of something that didn’t materialize? Were their sources wrong or were they trapped in an echo chamber?

Looks like events are coming to a head as Rubio warns Maduro is preparing his counterstrike. It can’t go on. Maduro holds out hope of load management and blames snipers for the blackouts.

Says Bernie. All or it won’t work.

Maduro censors what little remains of Venezuelan internet.

Sad that it had to come true. Rand Paul urges look at Obama’s role in collusion hoax. He wants the origins of the probe released with the Mueller report.