newswars--2020-06-10--London Police Warn Of “Perfect Storm” As Tommy Robinson And Right Wing Groups Vow To Defend Statues

London Police Warn Of “Perfect Storm” As Tommy Robinson And Right Wing Groups Vow To Defend Statues From BLM

London Metropolitan police are preparing for clashes between black lives matter activists and Tommy Robinson followers this weekend in London , following a call by Robinson for counter-protests to defend memorials and statues .
Ken Marsh , chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation , warned “ We have got the perfect storm ahead of us this weekend , we have got planned protests and now Tommy Robinson and his agitators.
” Robinson released a short video in which he accused police of being “ soft-handed ” and allowing BLM protesters to deface memorials and statues , saying that police didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clashing with non-white protesters .
Robinson endorsed planned counter-demonstrations buy multiple football ‘ firms ’ saying that “ If you give a shit at all about our country , our history , our culture , our identity .
I expect you are going to be in London next Saturday.
” Robinson noted that police removed the small group of “ lads ” who were guarding the Winston Churchill statue in London last weekend , only for BLM to then deface it .
Reports indicate that other groups also intend to join the fray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ , and even biker groups like the ‘ Hells Angels ’ .
While defacement of statues grabbed more headlines , many were incensed more by the desecration of war memorials .
BLM in the UK has identified at least 60 ‘ racist ’ statues they say need to be removed for ‘ celebrating slavery ’ .
Meanwhile , London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the formation of a commission Tuesday to review all London landmarks and street names , and vowed to remove any that offend , and replace them with monuments to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statue of merchant , slave-factor and ship owner Robert Milligan was removed : Leftists have been eager to provide suggestions for which statues to target next after a statue of Edward Colston was torn down by in Bristol .
While some are obvious targets for removal , the concern among many is that whatever and whoever is deemed ‘ racist ’ ( at a time where almost anything and everything is called racist ) will eventually also be purged .
For example , leftists expressed a desire to topple a statue of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former British Prime Minister , despite the fact that he oversaw the abolition of slavery in the British empire .

London Metropolitan police are preparing for clashes between black lives matter activists and Tommy Robinson followers this weekend in London, following a call by Robinson for counter-protests to defend memorials and statues.
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, warned “We have got the perfect storm ahead of us this weekend, we have got planned protests and now Tommy Robinson and his agitators.”
Robinson released a short video in which he accused police of being “soft-handed” and allowing BLM protesters to deface memorials and statues, saying that police didn’t want the bad publicity of clashing with non-white protesters.
Robinson endorsed planned counter-demonstrations buy multiple football ‘firms’ saying that “If you give a shit at all about our country, our history, our culture, our identity. I expect you are going to be in London next Saturday.”
Robinson noted that police removed the small group of “lads” who were guarding the Winston Churchill statue in London last weekend, only for BLM to then deface it.
Reports indicate that other groups also intend to join the fray, such as ‘Veterans Against Terrorism’, and even biker groups like the ‘Hells Angels’.
While defacement of statues grabbed more headlines, many were incensed more by the desecration of war memorials.
If the media won’t spread these videos, we will. Anti-British thugs spitting on the memory of veterans that sacrificed themselves for our country. A day after D-Day. This has nothing to do with racism or police brutality, how long will our weak Government tolerate it? pic.twitter.com/GaikWJkKho — Neil Hamilton MS/AS (@NeilUKIP) June 7, 2020
The @metpoliceuk have this person’s picture. Desecrating a war memorial and setting fire to the British flag isn’t protest, its hatred. pic.twitter.com/q0b4eDAihM — Emma Webb (@Emma_A_Webb) June 7, 2020
BLM in the UK has identified at least 60 ‘racist’ statues they say need to be removed for ‘celebrating slavery’.
Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the formation of a commission Tuesday to review all London landmarks and street names, and vowed to remove any that offend, and replace them with monuments to ‘diversity’.
Almost immediately, a statue of merchant, slave-factor and ship owner Robert Milligan was removed:
The mob claims another trophy. Churchill next? https://t.co/M1vwPN7yCp — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 9, 2020
Leftists have been eager to provide suggestions for which statues to target next after a statue of Edward Colston was torn down by in Bristol.
While some are obvious targets for removal, the concern among many is that whatever and whoever is deemed ‘racist’ (at a time where almost anything and everything is called racist) will eventually also be purged.
For example, leftists expressed a desire to topple a statue of Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, a former British Prime Minister, despite the fact that he oversaw the abolition of slavery in the British empire.


newswars--2020-06-10--Merriam-Webster Agrees to Change Definition of ‘Racism’ After Woman Complains

Remarkably , this is not satire .
The dictionary defines racism as “ a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
” [ … ] “ I basically told them they need to include that there is systematic oppression on people .
It ’ s not just ‘ I don ’ t like someone , ’ it ’ s a system of oppression for a certain group of people , ” [ recent college grad Kennedy Mitchum ] explained .
And after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ editor of Merriam Webster Dictionary agreed and wrote back , “ While our focus will always be on faithfully reflecting the real-world usage of a word , not on promoting any particular viewpoint , we have concluded that omitting any mention of the systemic aspects of racism promotes a certain viewpoint in itself.
” Alex Chambers , the editor of Merriam Webster Dictionary said a revision to the entry for “ racism ” is now being drafted .
“ This revision would not have been made without your persistence in contacting us about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for repeatedly writing in and apologize for the harm and offense we have caused in failing to address the issue sooner .
I will see to it that the entry for racism is given the attention it sorely needs , ” wrote Chambers .
The term racism is said to have originated with communist Leon Trotsky in 1933 , but it was only popularized rather recently by Trotsky ’ s bedfellows in the US media .
The New York Times ’ Chronicle , which mapped out what percentage of Times articles included specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t start pushing the term until around the mid 1960 ’ s : As the Times ’ Chronicle feature produced embarrassing results such as those above , the viewer was disabled shortly after it was released but newer independent software has shown similar results : “ Racism ” is an interesting word in that it has no set definition .
What was considered perfectly normal a few years ago is now considered “ racist.
” The definition of what is “ racist ” is constantly expanding .
The latest iteration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — which is described as “ violence.
” Meanwhile , New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones ( who was just given a Pulitzer Prize ) said recently that the violent destruction of property by rioters “ is not violence ” because the property “ can be replaced.
” Considering how rapidly this cultural revolution is taking place , how long will we have to wait before Merriam-Webster changes the definition of “ violence ” to include “ white silence ” and throws in an exemption for property destruction ?

Remarkably, this is not satire.
Merriam Webster’s dictionary is changing the definition of racism after a woman complained about it. (Not a joke) https://t.co/Lxyzj3Mi2n — Mark Dice (@MarkDice) June 10, 2020
From KMOV 4:
The dictionary defines racism as “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.” […] “I basically told them they need to include that there is systematic oppression on people. It’s not just ‘I don’t like someone,’ it’s a system of oppression for a certain group of people ,” [recent college grad Kennedy Mitchum] explained. And after a few back and forth emails, the editor of Merriam Webster Dictionary agreed and wrote back, “While our focus will always be on faithfully reflecting the real-world usage of a word, not on promoting any particular viewpoint, we have concluded that omitting any mention of the systemic aspects of racism promotes a certain viewpoint in itself.” Alex Chambers, the editor of Merriam Webster Dictionary said a revision to the entry for “racism” is now being drafted. “This revision would not have been made without your persistence in contacting us about this problem. We sincerely thank you for repeatedly writing in and apologize for the harm and offense we have caused in failing to address the issue sooner. I will see to it that the entry for racism is given the attention it sorely needs,” wrote Chambers.
The term racism is said to have originated with communist Leon Trotsky in 1933, but it was only popularized rather recently by Trotsky’s bedfellows in the US media.
The New York Times’ Chronicle, which mapped out what percentage of Times articles included specific words over the years, showed they didn’t start pushing the term until around the mid 1960’s:
As the Times’ Chronicle feature produced embarrassing results such as those above, the viewer was disabled shortly after it was released but newer independent software has shown similar results:
“Racism” is an interesting word in that it has no set definition. What was considered perfectly normal a few years ago is now considered “racist.”
The definition of what is “racist” is constantly expanding. The latest iteration of “racism” is “white silence” — which is described as “violence.”
Old pic, but relevant: >it’s time for you to shut up and allow unheard voices a chance to speak
>silence is violence pic.twitter.com/OaI3uCIDAP — Orwell & Goode (@OrwellNGoode) June 9, 2020
Meanwhile, New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones (who was just given a Pulitzer Prize) said recently that the violent destruction of property by rioters “is not violence” because the property “can be replaced.”
Tucker blasts the press for assisting the riots. Watch Nikole Hannah Jones – violence is not violence if you destroying property. What about her property? Where do all those liberal lunatics come from…? pic.twitter.com/85OsVGLJls — Martin Golobič (@martin_golobic) June 3, 2020
Considering how rapidly this cultural revolution is taking place, how long will we have to wait before Merriam-Webster changes the definition of “violence” to include “white silence” and throws in an exemption for property destruction?


newswars--2020-06-10--No more ‘blacklists’ & ‘slaves’? Microsoft developer rekindles calls to make coding POLITICALLY CORR

No more ‘blacklists’ & ‘slaves’? Microsoft developer rekindles calls to make coding POLITICALLY CORRECT

In wake of the George Floyd protests , a developer has published a blog post detailing how to rename the “ oppressive ” coding vocabulary , which includes such terms as “ master , ” “ slave , ” “ blacklist ” and “ whitelist.
” Scott Hanselman , a programmer who works at Microsoft , has penned a blog post about how to rename the “ master ” branch in code repositories to something less offensive .
Offensive to whom remains unclear but , in the post , Hanselman stated that there are “ lots of more accurate options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me nothing to change my vocabulary , especially if it is one less little speed bump to getting a new person excited about tech , ” he wrote .
Last month another developer , Simon Pieters , pointed out that “ master ” could be an offensive term , a public mailing list leak revealed .
His idea to rename coding terms didn ’ t get a positive response among his colleagues .
“ This is just massive and unnecessary churn , and it opens up a ridiculous can of worms , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words such as “ master ” are “ embedded in our lexicon in many places.
” The censoring of the words behind the information on our screens follows a document published in 2018 by the Internet Engineering Task Force ( IETF ) – an open standards organization that promotes voluntary internet standards .
In the document , it attacks the coding terms ‘ master-slave ’ and ‘ white-blacklist ’ for their “ racist and race-based meanings.
” The document also notes that “ robot ” is the Czech word for “ slave.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its complaints , Google ’ s Chromium – Google ’ s open source project network – changed “ blacklist ” to a term without supposed racial overtones : “ blocklist.
” “ Whitelist ” subsequently became “ allowlist.
” Such virtue signaling is expected in Silicon Valley .
Jack Dorsey once admitted that his platform Twitter has a ‘ left-leaning ’ staff .
That said , it was unclear how deep these sentiments went .
With this Microsoft developer ’ s new blog post , it seems to be going to technology ’ @ @ @ @

In wake of the George Floyd protests, a developer has published a blog post detailing how to rename the “oppressive” coding vocabulary, which includes such terms as “master,” “slave,” “blacklist” and “whitelist.”
Scott Hanselman, a programmer who works at Microsoft, has penned a blog post about how to rename the “master”branch in code repositories to something less offensive.
Offensive to whom remains unclear but, in the post, Hanselman stated that there are “lots of more accurate options depending on context.”
“It costs me nothing to change my vocabulary, especially if it is one less little speed bump to getting a new person excited about tech,” he wrote.
Last month another developer, Simon Pieters, pointed out that “master” could be an offensive term, a public mailing list leak revealed. His idea to rename coding terms didn’t get a positive response among his colleagues.
“This is just massive and unnecessary churn, and it opens up a ridiculous can of worms,” some wrote. Others reminded us that words such as “master” are “embedded in our lexicon in many places.”
The censoring of the words behind the information on our screens follows a document published in 2018 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) – an open standards organization that promotes voluntary internet standards. In the document, it attacks the coding terms ‘master-slave’ and ‘white-blacklist’ for their “racist and race-based meanings.”
The document also notes that “robot” is the Czech word for “slave.”
The same year that the IETF published its complaints, Google’s Chromium – Google’s open source project network – changed “blacklist” to a term without supposed racial overtones: “blocklist.” “Whitelist” subsequently became “allowlist.”
Such virtue signaling is expected in Silicon Valley. Jack Dorsey once admitted that his platform Twitter has a ‘left-leaning’staff. That said, it was unclear how deep these sentiments went. With this Microsoft developer’s new blog post, it seems to be going to technology’s very core.


newswars--2020-06-10--Los Angeles: Homicides Soared 250%, Shootings 56%, During Protest Week

Homicides rose by 250 % in Los Angeles , and the number of shooting victims rose by 56 % , @ @ @ @ @ 6 , according to the Los Angeles Police Department — the same week as the @ @ @ @ @ riots .
The surge in deadly crimes in L.A. mirrored similar reports elsewhere in the @ @ @ @ @ May 31 to June 6 , when riots and looting exploded alongside “ peaceful protests @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis , Minnesota .
In Chicago , for example @ @ @ @ @ single deadliest 24-hour period in 60 years , with 18 people killed .

Homicides rose by 250% in Los Angeles, and the number of shooting victims rose by 56%, during the week ending June 6, according to the Los Angeles Police Department — the same week as the Black Lives Matter protests and riots.
The week of 5/31 to 6/6, homicides went up 250% and victims shot went up 56% compared to the previous week. The past 24 hrs has seen 4 shootings, one of those resulting in a homicide. Detectives are following leads to ID & arrest the suspects—but we’re also asking for your help pic.twitter.com/UXwZD7pPze — LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) June 9, 2020
The surge in deadly crimes in L.A. mirrored similar reports elsewhere in the country for the week of May 31 to June 6, when riots and looting exploded alongside “peaceful protests” against the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Chicago, for example, May 31 marked the single deadliest 24-hour period in 60 years, with 18 people killed.
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newswars--2020-06-10--WATCH: Crowd tears down, sets alight, then SPITS ON Columbus statue before throwing it in nearby lak

WATCH: Crowd tears down, sets alight, then SPITS ON Columbus statue before throwing it in nearby lake

As anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests continue in the US , protesters have torn down , set on fire and submerged a statue of another notorious figure in the history of slavery , Christopher Columbus .
Thousands of protesters gathered in Richmond , Virginia ’ s Byrd Park Tuesday night where , after several speeches , the eight-foot statue of Columbus was torn down with ropes at around 8.30pm local time .
Police did not intervene .
It was also briefly set on fire , before the irate crowd dragged it to a nearby lake , and spat on it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as eyewitness video from the scene shows .
“ We have to start where it all began – we have to start with the people who stood first on this land , ” activist Chelsea Higgs Wise said , addressing those at the event .
The statue was replaced with a sign that read : “ Columbus represents genocide.
” It was reportedly the first statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the South and was dedicated in December 1927 .
Last week , Virginia Governor Ralph Northam confirmed that a statue of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Richmond would be removed and placed in storage , as the anti-racist sentiment reached fever pitch across the nation in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death while in Minneapolis police custody .
A statue of the Confederate captain and founder of the city of Birmingham , Alabama , Charles Linn , was torn down and defaced earlier this month .
The movement to tear down statues of historical oppressors and slave traders has gathered pace across the globe , with petitions in Belgium for the removal of statues of King Leopold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK , a raging debate has been ignited and one statue has been torn down and another decommissioned , with many more earmarked for removal or destruction , either by protesters or by government officials .

As anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests continue in the US, protesters have torn down, set on fire and submerged a statue of another notorious figure in the history of slavery, Christopher Columbus.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Richmond, Virginia’s Byrd Park Tuesday night where, after several speeches, the eight-foot statue of Columbus was torn down with ropes at around 8.30pm local time. Police did not intervene.
It was also briefly set on fire, before the irate crowd dragged it to a nearby lake, and spat on it as it sank into the murky depths, as eyewitness video from the scene shows.
Yeah sex is cool but have you ever seen a toppled Christopher Columbus statue with a burning American flag get dragged into a lake? pic.twitter.com/AEl3Yt4G9S — scrublord (@bigol_pizzashit) June 10, 2020
“We have to start where it all began – we have to start with the people who stood first on this land,” activist Chelsea Higgs Wise said, addressing those at the event.
The statue was replaced with a sign that read: “Columbus represents genocide.” It was reportedly the first statue of Christopher Columbus erected in the South and was dedicated in December 1927.
Rest in Hell Christopher Columbus statue 1928-2020 pic.twitter.com/wkSAsdaDtr — Will (@TallYoungBuck) June 10, 2020
Last week, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam confirmed that a statue of the Confederate general Robert E Lee in Richmond would be removed and placed in storage, as the anti-racist sentiment reached fever pitch across the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody.
A statue of the Confederate captain and founder of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Charles Linn, was torn down and defaced earlier this month.
The movement to tear down statues of historical oppressors and slave traders has gathered pace across the globe, with petitions in Belgium for the removal of statues of King Leopold gathering huge attention.
Meanwhile, in the UK, a raging debate has been ignited and one statue has been torn down and another decommissioned, with many more earmarked for removal or destruction, either by protesters or by government officials.


newswars--2020-06-10--VIDEO: British Football Hooligans Chase, Beat BLM Rioters In Streets Of London

Video footage reportedly shows British football ( soccer ) hooligans chasing down and delivering sound beatings to rioters and looters reportedly associated with Black Lives Matter in the street of the United Kingdom ’ s capitol city .
The hooligans , who are reportedly fans of Premier League team West Ham United Football Club , did not seem to be impressed by a large crowd of race rioters that had gathered by night along storefronts and sidewalks .
Riots in the U.K. had previously resulted in the injuring of 27 police officers over the weekend .
In the video , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the video description as Black Lives Matter activists can be seen being chased down the street by a team of football hooligans , some of whom are wielding long metal pipes .
The football lads catch up to some of the rioters and strike them down in a flurry of fisticuffs .
“ Oh , he got whacked off the head , ” one of the men filming the encounter from a second story window exclaims .
Project Veritas strikes again in part 3 of this incredible series exposing ANTIFA !
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another chimes in , referencing an attempt by one of the BLM members to film the incident for social media on a camera phone .
One of the looters is knocked to the ground , where he is kicked and slugged once about the ribs with a pipe before the hooligans decide their work is done .
The video footage can be viewed below .
The footage was also posted to Twitter with the caption , “ The Democratic Football Lads Alliance will organize trips from across the UK to London next Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
# TommyRobinson will there too The first clashes have already taken place .
On Sunday , some # WestHam hooligans attacked a BLM group.
” British football fan clubs have reportedly mobilized to protect monuments and statues from desecration of the hands of political vandals .

Video footage reportedly shows British football (soccer) hooligans chasing down and delivering sound beatings to rioters and looters reportedly associated with Black Lives Matter in the street of the United Kingdom’s capitol city.
The hooligans, who are reportedly fans of Premier League team West Ham United Football Club, did not seem to be impressed by a large crowd of race rioters that had gathered by night along storefronts and sidewalks. Riots in the U.K. had previously resulted in the injuring of 27 police officers over the weekend.
In the video, a large gaggle of looters described in the video description as Black Lives Matter activists can be seen being chased down the street by a team of football hooligans, some of whom are wielding long metal pipes.
The football lads catch up to some of the rioters and strike them down in a flurry of fisticuffs.
“Oh, he got whacked off the head,” one of the men filming the encounter from a second story window exclaims.
Project Veritas strikes again in part 3 of this incredible series exposing ANTIFA!
“He’s got his phone,” another chimes in, referencing an attempt by one of the BLM members to film the incident for social media on a camera phone.
One of the looters is knocked to the ground, where he is kicked and slugged once about the ribs with a pipe before the hooligans decide their work is done.
The video footage can be viewed below.
The footage was also posted to Twitter with the caption, “The Democratic Football Lads Alliance will organize trips from across the UK to London next Saturday to protect WW2 monuments from BLM vandals. #TommyRobinson will there too The first clashes have already taken place. On Sunday,some #WestHam hooligans attacked a BLM group.”
The Democratic Football Lads Alliance will organize trips from across the UK to London next Saturday to protect WW2 monuments from BLM vandals. #TommyRobinson will there too The first clashes have already taken place. On Sunday,some #WestHam hooligans attacked a BLM group
⬇⬇⬇ pic.twitter.com/w4yCxvFSaO — BasedPoland (@BasedPoland) June 9, 2020
British football fan clubs have reportedly mobilized to protect monuments and statues from desecration of the hands of political vandals.


newswars--2020-06-11--Meet Your New Police: The Return of the Red Guards – Watch Live!

Constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes shares his expertise and cutting-edge analysis on the world ’ s hottest issues for this Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ You can also watch the program at infowars.com/show or AmericanCountdown.News Remember , American Countdown is @ @ @ @ @ every Monday-Thursday .
Spread the word so others can hear directly from @ Barnes_Law !
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Constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes shares his expertise and cutting-edge analysis on the world’s hottest issues for this Wednesday transmission of American Countdown.
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Meet Your New Police: The Return of the Red Guards https://t.co/SZ1tlpErbh — Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) June 10, 2020
Alex Jones exposes the goblin king Bill Gates and the globalist agenda designed to bring humanity to heel.


newswars--2020-06-10--Seattle Autonomous Zone Warlord Creates Private Police Force, Gets Dubbed ‘Black George Zimmerman’

The anarcho-communist “ autonomous zone ” near Capitol Hill in Seattle , Washington has reportedly embraced the anarcho-capitalist dream of creating a private vigilante police force to patrol the streets of the commune .
In the autonomous zone , the streets are apparently currently controlled by a hip hop artist-turned-warlord by the name of Raz Simone , who has established an armed private police force that does not hesitate to dole out beatings to communal miscreants .
Video footage shows Raz and Co. confronting a man for making unauthorized graffiti on Raz ’ s turf , which results in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s phone , breaking his glasses , and reportedly repeatedly kicking him in the head .
“ We are the police of this community here now , ” the man is told before the beating .
The full version of the video reveals Raz ’ s police force telling the man , “ For your own safety , you need to go , ” and “ You might need a little love tap ” before assaulting him .
The vandal is then ordered to hand over his phone as tribute to Raz , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You just broke my glasses !
I ’ m blind !
You just broke my glasses and stole my phone !
” the man pleads , before being told , “ Yeah , we should have broken your face.
” “ Don ’ t be making no threats n*gga , I ’ ll blow your brains out , ” Raz says .
A Reddit thread remains sharply divided over whether Simone ’ s transition to anarcho-capitalist warlord is morally defensible or not , given that he is a black man and most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and on Reddit are white .
Raz Simone has been dubbed the “ Black George Zimmerman ” for his zeal and commitment to defending the community .
“ Raz ’ s crew is self-appointed , heavily armed , has indicated their intention to police the area , and has engaged in the use of force .
I am unaware of any rival street force of their stature expressing the desire to hold authority in the area .
The power vacuum has apparently been filled , ” one user writes .
The Redditors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s prodigious arsenal gives him the power to enforce the law however he wishes , since no one else in the commune is armed .
Raz had reportedly started raising private funds for his anarcho-capitalist police force days earlier in anticipation of power in the autonomous zone .
The current private police force led by Raz Simone that is handing out beatings to non-compliant citizens came into power after riots were staged in response to alleged police brutality and the inherent injustice of the capitalist system .
An example of Raz Simone ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be seen below , in the music video for his song “ They Don ’ t Understand.
” The autonomous zone has had other struggles in the past , such as as a shortage of vegan and soy-based products , and the ousting of a community leader who was a self-admitted “ serial abuser .
”

The anarcho-communist “autonomous zone” near Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington has reportedly embraced the anarcho-capitalist dream of creating a private vigilante police force to patrol the streets of the commune.
In the autonomous zone, the streets are apparently currently controlled by a hip hop artist-turned-warlord by the name of Raz Simone, who has established an armed private police force that does not hesitate to dole out beatings to communal miscreants.
Video footage shows Raz and Co. confronting a man for making unauthorized graffiti on Raz’s turf, which results in the “police” stealing the man’s phone, breaking his glasses, and reportedly repeatedly kicking him in the head. “We are the police of this community here now,” the man is told before the beating.
Raz Simone and crew assault a man for tagging. Man said repeatedly he was kicked in the head, punched and had his glasses broken. For tagging #seattleprotests #seattle pic.twitter.com/B1d2dPSoQB — hernandez1987 (@WeAreAntifa2020) June 10, 2020
The full version of the video reveals Raz’s police force telling the man, “For your own safety, you need to go,” and “You might need a little love tap” before assaulting him.
The vandal is then ordered to hand over his phone as tribute to Raz, under the threat of more violence. “You just broke my glasses! I’m blind! You just broke my glasses and stole my phone!” the man pleads, before being told, “Yeah, we should have broken your face.”
“Don’t be making no threats n*gga, I’ll blow your brains out,” Raz says.
A Reddit thread remains sharply divided over whether Simone’s transition to anarcho-capitalist warlord is morally defensible or not, given that he is a black man and most of his detractors within the autonomous zone and on Reddit are white.
I hope the Warlord of CHAZ makes these white boys get on their knees to atone for their racism. pic.twitter.com/w0nDdLvcEU — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) June 10, 2020
Raz Simone has been dubbed the “Black George Zimmerman” for his zeal and commitment to defending the community.
They’ve dubbed him “The black George Zimmerman” lmfao pic.twitter.com/gjFUqeGhrr — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) June 10, 2020
“Stop making fun of us we are revolutionaries.” pic.twitter.com/slOjVrm1xB — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) June 10, 2020
“Raz’s crew is self-appointed, heavily armed, has indicated their intention to police the area, and has engaged in the use of force. I am unaware of any rival street force of their stature expressing the desire to hold authority in the area. The power vacuum has apparently been filled,” one user writes.
The Redditors are troubled by the fact that Raz’s prodigious arsenal gives him the power to enforce the law however he wishes, since no one else in the commune is armed.
“That and the guns…”
Don’t be mad at the Warlord libshits, you should have come LARPing with more than magic wands and soylent. pic.twitter.com/6UsUFAmunQ — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) June 10, 2020
Raz had reportedly started raising private funds for his anarcho-capitalist police force days earlier in anticipation of power in the autonomous zone.
The current Warlord of Chaz was preparing well ahead of time to assert his dominance. This is the best shit ever. pic.twitter.com/m3mQ2M2Hk1 — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) June 10, 2020
The current private police force led by Raz Simone that is handing out beatings to non-compliant citizens came into power after riots were staged in response to alleged police brutality and the inherent injustice of the capitalist system.
An example of Raz Simone’s prodigious musical prowess and ideological consistency can be seen below, in the music video for his song “They Don’t Understand.”
The autonomous zone has had other struggles in the past, such as as a shortage of vegan and soy-based products, and the ousting of a community leader who was a self-admitted “serial abuser.”


newswars--2020-06-10--How Many Unarmed Black Americans Are Killed By Police?

BLM Supporters detail how many black lives are taken by the police each year .
But , they ’ re @ @ @ @ @

BLM Supporters detail how many black lives are taken by the police each year. But, they’re off by a couple thousand…


newswars--2020-06-10--Video: BLM Protesters Do Not Care About Statistics

Investigative journalist and filmmaker Ami Horowitz went to one of New York City ’ s recent BLM protests to see if any of the demonstrators would be willing to discuss crime statistics .
It turns out , the left is hostile to people who want to provide them with information that dismantles the lie that America has a racist policing system .
Published by The Washington Post , a joint study between Michigan State University and the University of Maryland tracking every police shooting across the country shows white Americans , both armed and unarmed , are more likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this information along with other data to BLM protesters and not one of them was willing to engage in a debate on the subject .
Instead , he was told “ suck d**ks , ” to “ f**k off and leave , ” and to turn his camera off .
Shouldn ’ t people openly protesting something be equipped to discuss publicly available statistics on the very subject that brought them onto the streets in the first place ?
Action 7 ’ s Savanah Hernandez asked BLM supporters how many unarmed black Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once again , they were totally unaware of basic data .

Investigative journalist and filmmaker Ami Horowitz went to one of New York City’s recent BLM protests to see if any of the demonstrators would be willing to discuss crime statistics.
It turns out, the left is hostile to people who want to provide them with information that dismantles the lie that America has a racist policing system.
Published by The Washington Post, a joint study between Michigan State University and the University of Maryland tracking every police shooting across the country shows white Americans, both armed and unarmed, are more likely to be killed by police.
Horowitz showed this information along with other data to BLM protesters and not one of them was willing to engage in a debate on the subject.
Instead, he was told “suck d**ks,” to “f**k off and leave,” and to turn his camera off.
Shouldn’t people openly protesting something be equipped to discuss publicly available statistics on the very subject that brought them onto the streets in the first place?
Action 7’s Savanah Hernandez asked BLM supporters how many unarmed black Americans were killed by police in 2019 and once again, they were totally unaware of basic data.


newswars--2020-06-10--Democrats Channel African Slave Traders In Kneeling BLM Photo Op

In a massive virtue-signaling photo op , top Democrats wore Kente cloth scarves and took a knee to honor George Floyd and Colin Kaepernick on Monday .
While some on the left might say the tribute qualifies as cultural appropriation , it may be even worse as the Democrats were wearing a symbol of Ashanti royalty .
The Ashanti elite were major players in the global slave trade market of the Seventeenth Century .
“ Kente cloth , which was associated with Ashanti royalty , was made of silk during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries , ” according to UltimateHistoryProject.com @ @ @ @ @ @ @ product of a global trade route which stretched from Asia through Europe to Africa , this cloth and the people also came to be associated with another global trade route—the slave trade , ” the site continues .
“ In fact , the history of the Ashanti people , who lived on the West Coast of Africa , is strongly tied to the history of the slave trade.
” “ If the early Ashanti Empire economy depended on the gold trade in the 1700s , by the early 1800s it had become a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BlackPast.org writes .
“ The slave trade was originally focused north with captives going to Mande and Hausa traders who exchanged them for goods from North Africa and indirectly from Europe.
” “ By 1800 , the trade had shifted to the south as the Ashanti sought to meet the growing demand of the British , Dutch , and French for captives .
In exchange , the Ashanti received luxury items and some manufactured goods including most importantly firearms , ” the article explains .
Knowing this , it ’ s ironic that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traders because their party thinks it owns black Americans .
Just weeks ago , presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden said African Americans “ aren ’ t black ” if they don ’ t vote for him .
Perhaps Democrats should refresh on their history before attempting their next racially motivated stunt .

In a massive virtue-signaling photo op, top Democrats wore Kente cloth scarves and took a knee to honor George Floyd and Colin Kaepernick on Monday.
Congressional Democrats take a knee as they observe a nearly nine minute moment of silence for George Floyd at Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/JnqDlzMFDq pic.twitter.com/8CBdgtLUjz — ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2020
While some on the left might say the tribute qualifies as cultural appropriation, it may be even worse as the Democrats were wearing a symbol of Ashanti royalty.
The Ashanti elite were major players in the global slave trade market of the Seventeenth Century.
“Kente cloth, which was associated with Ashanti royalty, was made of silk during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,” according to UltimateHistoryProject.com.
“While Kente cloth was a product of a global trade route which stretched from Asia through Europe to Africa, this cloth and the people also came to be associated with another global trade route—the slave trade,” the site continues. “In fact, the history of the Ashanti people, who lived on the West Coast of Africa, is strongly tied to the history of the slave trade.”
“If the early Ashanti Empire economy depended on the gold trade in the 1700s, by the early 1800s it had become a major exporter of enslaved people,” BlackPast.org writes. “The slave trade was originally focused north with captives going to Mande and Hausa traders who exchanged them for goods from North Africa and indirectly from Europe.”
“By 1800, the trade had shifted to the south as the Ashanti sought to meet the growing demand of the British, Dutch, and French for captives. In exchange, the Ashanti received luxury items and some manufactured goods including most importantly firearms,” the article explains.
Knowing this, it’s ironic that Democrats chose to dress like Ashanti slave traders because their party thinks it owns black Americans.
Just weeks ago, presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden said African Americans “aren’t black” if they don’t vote for him.
Perhaps Democrats should refresh on their history before attempting their next racially motivated stunt.


newswars--2020-06-10--Stock Market Will Hit New Highs If Trump Wins 2020 Election, Chief Strategist Says

The National Bureau of Economic Research said this week that the US economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation , ending its longest expansion on record .
RT ’ s Boom Bust is joined by Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading to talk about the state of the US economy and what direction it might take .
“ Nobody really knows the answer to that , ” he points out , adding that there ’ s more action in the market and people are starting to go to work .
“ So , again , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to open and get the country fully open , then the recession will be over… Overall , we are still very strong.
” Talking about the possibility of market volatility , Horwitz notes that a lot will depend on who wins the US election in November .
“ I believe if Donald Trump wins the election again , it will be back off to the races and we ’ ll continue to make new highs because of the way he tries to run the government ” and because he is “ more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the election , that could at some point mean a bear market and a lot of changes “ because they ’ ll go back to restricting the real free market system.
” Either way , before the election the market could test lows again and there could be some spike in volatility , Horwitz says .
Alex Jones breaks down the State Dept .
Memorandum 7277 : The UN Plan for Total Disarmament .

The National Bureau of Economic Research said this week that the US economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, ending its longest expansion on record.
RT’s Boom Bust is joined by Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading to talk about the state of the US economy and what direction it might take.
“Nobody really knows the answer to that,” he points out, adding that there’s more action in the market and people are starting to go to work. “So, again, if the virus stays away and we can continue to open and get the country fully open, then the recession will be over… Overall, we are still very strong.”
Talking about the possibility of market volatility, Horwitz notes that a lot will depend on who wins the US election in November. “I believe if Donald Trump wins the election again, it will be back off to the races and we’ll continue to make new highs because of the way he tries to run the government” and because he is “more business friendly.”
If Joe Biden happens to win the election, that could at some point mean a bear market and a lot of changes “because they’ll go back to restricting the real free market system.”
Either way, before the election the market could test lows again and there could be some spike in volatility, Horwitz says.
Alex Jones breaks down the State Dept. Memorandum 7277: The UN Plan for Total Disarmament.


newswars--2020-06-10--New York Undercover Nurse Confirms COVID-19 Criminal Hoax

Erin Marie Olszewski is a nurse turned investigative journalist who has spent the last few months on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic where she experienced the situation from two radically different settings .
Olszewski worked at two hospitals , one private , the other public , one in Florida , the other in New York and not just any New York public hospital , but the “ epicenter of the epicenter ” itself , the infamous Elmhurst in Donald Trump ’ s Queens .
As a result of these diametrically opposed experiences , she has the ultimate “ perspective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the locations where there have been the most deaths attributed to Covid-19 and where there have been the least .
Erin enlisted in the Army when she was 17 .
She deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 .
Part of her duties involved overseeing aid disbursement and improvements to hospital facilities .
While in-country , she received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service and was wounded in combat .
Erin eventually retired as a sergeant and became a civilian nurse in 2012 .
She co-founded the Florida Freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the organization .
Watch more episodes of Perspectives on the Pandemic here : Episode 8 : https : //youtu.be/WlLmt6_w_AM ( As of publication of this video , the producers are still awaiting comment from Elmhurst Hospital ) .
Produced by Libby Handros and John Kirby , The Press and the Public Project .

Erin Marie Olszewski is a nurse turned investigative journalist who has spent the last few months on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic where she experienced the situation from two radically different settings. Olszewski worked at two hospitals, one private, the other public, one in Florida, the other in New York and not just any New York public hospital, but the “epicenter of the epicenter” itself, the infamous Elmhurst in Donald Trump’s Queens.
As a result of these diametrically opposed experiences, she has the ultimate “perspective on the pandemic.”
She has been at the locations where there have been the most deaths attributed to Covid-19 and where there have been the least.
Erin enlisted in the Army when she was 17.
She deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Part of her duties involved overseeing aid disbursement and improvements to hospital facilities.
While in-country, she received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service and was wounded in combat.
Erin eventually retired as a sergeant and became a civilian nurse in 2012.
Erin is a medical freedom and informed consent advocate.
She co-founded the Florida Freedom Alliance but no longer has any connection with the organization.
Watch more episodes of Perspectives on the Pandemic here:
Episode 1: https://dai.ly/x7ubcws
Episode 2: https://dai.ly/k7af1wKOAvcoA7w5DkZ
Episode 3: https://youtu.be/VK0Wtjh3HVA
Episode 4: https://youtu.be/cwPqmLoZA4s
Episode 5: https://dai.ly/k3l3VyZ2YQv6Zbw5VqE
Episode 6: https://youtu.be/3f0VRtY9oTs
Episode 7: https://youtu.be/2JbOvjtnPpE
Episode 8: https://youtu.be/WlLmt6_w_AM (As of publication of this video, the producers are still awaiting comment from Elmhurst Hospital).
Produced by Libby Handros and John Kirby, The Press and the Public Project.


newswars--2020-06-10--Truck Driver Flees Border Checkpoint, Crashes With Over 60 Illegals in Trailer

A truck driver has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens after fleeing a border checkpoint and crashing a tractor-trailer with 63 foreign nationals inside , authorities say .
Leonidas Navarro , 30 , of Zapata , Texas , reportedly entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court on Monday and now faces up to 10 years in prison for his role in the large human smuggling operation .
On January 21 , Navarro “ drove a semi-truck and trailer combination through the Laredo North Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35 .
Upon inspection , a K-9 alerted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Navarro also could not provide a bill of lading for the goods he was supposedly transporting .
He was then referred to secondary inspection , ” Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) reports , citing court documents .
“ Instead of complying with the officer ’ s direction , Navarro increased his speed and drove through a fence and into a field before he ultimately crashed .
He jumped out of the truck and attempted to flee but was soon captured .
Authorities found a total of 63 illegal aliens that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ None of the passengers were severely injured in the crash .
Navarro remains in custody while he awaits sentencing .
Tractor-trailers are frequently used by human traffickers .
Between March 21 and May 15 , agents in just two Border Patrol sectors stopped 28 big rigs loaded with more than 492 illegal aliens , and many more have been encountered in the weeks since .
Thirteen illegal aliens were discovered hiding beneath hay bales in a truck driven by a Mexican citizen on Monday .
Watch Tucker Carlson call out major corporations for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have turned into violent riots .

A truck driver has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens after fleeing a border checkpoint and crashing a tractor-trailer with 63 foreign nationals inside, authorities say.
Leonidas Navarro, 30, of Zapata, Texas, reportedly entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court on Monday and now faces up to 10 years in prison for his role in the large human smuggling operation.
On January 21, Navarro “drove a semi-truck and trailer combination through the Laredo North Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35. Upon inspection, a K-9 alerted to the presence of contraband in the trailer. Navarro also could not provide a bill of lading for the goods he was supposedly transporting. He was then referred to secondary inspection,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports, citing court documents.
“Instead of complying with the officer’s direction, Navarro increased his speed and drove through a fence and into a field before he ultimately crashed. He jumped out of the truck and attempted to flee but was soon captured. Authorities found a total of 63 illegal aliens that had been hidden inside the truck.”
None of the passengers were severely injured in the crash.
Navarro remains in custody while he awaits sentencing.
Tractor-trailers are frequently used by human traffickers.
Between March 21 and May 15, agents in just two Border Patrol sectors stopped 28 big rigs loaded with more than 492 illegal aliens, and many more have been encountered in the weeks since.
Smugglers continue to treat migrants like commodities. Since March 21, we’ve seen 28 smuggling cases involving tractor-trailers in RGV & Laredo Sectors. These trips endanger the health and safety of the migrants, CBP agents & officers, and the public. https://t.co/0J0pdFZlxh pic.twitter.com/zndoYYZPa6 — Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) May 19, 2020
Thirteen illegal aliens were discovered hiding beneath hay bales in a truck driven by a Mexican citizen on Monday.
Watch Tucker Carlson call out major corporations for funding nationwide Black Lives Matter protests that have turned into violent riots.
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newswars--2020-06-10--Japanese Locals Launch ‘Fierce Opposition’ Against Plan for New US Missile Bases

A US plan to build new missile sites on the Japanese island of Okinawa has encountered stiff resistance by locals , including the governor , who was elected on a position of getting US forces out of the prefecture .
In the event of a war with China , land-based missiles placed on Okinawa would provide a major leverage point for US forces .
However , with the island already a major target due to several large US military installations , Okinawans are fed up with the idea of bringing in even more targets for China ’ s People ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I firmly oppose the idea , ” Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki told the Los Angeles Times for a Wednesday story .
“ If there is such a plan , I can easily imagine fierce opposition from Okinawa residents.
” “ Intermediate-range ballistic missiles can be used to attack other countries , so deploying them would conflict with the Constitution and lead to a further build-up of the US bases , ” Tamaki told Bloomberg News last November .
“ To have new military facilities would be absolutely unacceptable.
” The Straits-Times noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as likely from other US allies , such as Australia and South Korea , which would then become targets in the event of a shooting war between Washington and Beijing .
Similar fears quelled early Cold War enthusiasm in Canberra for a nuclear weapons program , too .
Last October , the Okinawan daily Ryukyu Shimpo reportedly uncovered evidence the US government had informed the Russian government in August 2019 of its intent to base missiles violating the shredded Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ( INF ) Treaty in Okinawa within two years .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which governed the ranges of land-based missiles used by Russia and the US , just days earlier .
Never having been bound by the INF Treaty , the PLA has spent decades building up its Rocket Force into a formidably armed corps , wielding a variety of long-range cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and even hypersonic weapons , which the US has yet to field .
Sitting just 500 miles from Shanghai and 400 miles from the Zhejiang coast , Okinawa-based missiles would find much of mainland China within striking distance .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall under heavy attack by the PLA during a prospective war with US allies , as the archipelago falls within the “ First Island Chain , ” or the first string of islands sitting just off the east Asian coast .
Beijing ’ s long-term strategic plans call for forcing its adversaries increasingly away from the Asian mainland , beginning with the First Island Chain , which stretches from Russia ’ s Kamchatka Peninsula south to Borneo , in Indonesia .
Likewise , the US Marine Corps is busy reenvisioning the way it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heavy land-based forces of the last several decades toward a more maritime role .
Commandant of the US Marine Corps Gen. David Berger told Congressional lawmakers in March that the Corps would be expanding its missile capabilities twentyfold in the next five years , as well as introducing the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System ( NMESIS ) , which is based on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ( HIMARS ) but mounted atop a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle chassis .
The weapons system will be able to fire a variety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purpose of these weapons can be found in Expeditionary Advance Base Ops ( EABO ) , in which Marines will rush forward to set up small outposts on scattered islands that would house batteries of long-range anti-ship and anti-air missiles , creating a “ no-go zone ” for Chinese air and sea forces .
A graphic illustrating the concept by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank happens to show EABOs deployed across the Ryukyuan chain .
US plans for deploying weapons previously banned by the INF Treaty elsewhere in Japan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An Aegis Ashore system that was to have been built in the western city of Akita was canceled last month amid heavy opposition from locals .
Another site , on the western coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture , also met opposition , but so far plans for its construction remain unchanged .
Tokyo approved their construction to provide anti-missile defense against potential attack from the Democratic People ’ s Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , but with the US out of the INF Treaty , the Aegis Ashore systems can easily be converted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site in Deveselu , Romania , has already demonstrated .
Okinawans have also fought the continued presence of several US military bases on the island , which was stormed by US forces in the closing months of World War II in a furious battle that killed nearly half the island ’ s population of 300,000 at the time .
US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma sits in the middle of Ginowan City , and Tamaki was elected to the governorship on a campaign to get the base removed from the prefecture .
Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air base , the US Air Force ’ s colossal Kadena Air Force Base ; between the two installations are half of the 50,000 US service members deployed in all of Japan .
In a February 2019 referendum , 70 % of Okinawans voted against a US-Japanese plan to relocate Futenma on the island , but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe insisted Tokyo “ can not avoid the necessity of moving Futenma , ” and land reclamation for the new site , on the coast of rural Henoko to the north , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Dept .
Memorandum 7277 : The UN Plan for Total Disarmament .

A US plan to build new missile sites on the Japanese island of Okinawa has encountered stiff resistance by locals, including the governor, who was elected on a position of getting US forces out of the prefecture.
‘Absolutely Unacceptable’
In the event of a war with China, land-based missiles placed on Okinawa would provide a major leverage point for US forces. However, with the island already a major target due to several large US military installations, Okinawans are fed up with the idea of bringing in even more targets for China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
“I firmly oppose the idea,” Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki told the Los Angeles Times for a Wednesday story. “If there is such a plan, I can easily imagine fierce opposition from Okinawa residents.”
“Intermediate-range ballistic missiles can be used to attack other countries, so deploying them would conflict with the Constitution and lead to a further build-up of the US bases,” Tamaki told Bloomberg News last November. “To have new military facilities would be absolutely unacceptable.”
The Straits-Times noted last November that similar opposition is just as likely from other US allies, such as Australia and South Korea, which would then become targets in the event of a shooting war between Washington and Beijing. Similar fears quelled early Cold War enthusiasm in Canberra for a nuclear weapons program, too.
Last October, the Okinawan daily Ryukyu Shimpo reportedly uncovered evidence the US government had informed the Russian government in August 2019 of its intent to base missiles violating the shredded Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in Okinawa within two years. The US formally withdrew from the treaty, which governed the ranges of land-based missiles used by Russia and the US, just days earlier.
Battle Plans Hinge on Okinawa
Never having been bound by the INF Treaty, the PLA has spent decades building up its Rocket Force into a formidably armed corps, wielding a variety of long-range cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and even hypersonic weapons, which the US has yet to field.
Sitting just 500 miles from Shanghai and 400 miles from the Zhejiang coast, Okinawa-based missiles would find much of mainland China within striking distance. However, the Ryukyu Islands would almost certainly fall under heavy attack by the PLA during a prospective war with US allies, as the archipelago falls within the “First Island Chain,” or the first string of islands sitting just off the east Asian coast. Beijing’s long-term strategic plans call for forcing its adversaries increasingly away from the Asian mainland, beginning with the First Island Chain, which stretches from Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula south to Borneo, in Indonesia.
#China is looking beyond its #NineDashLine and the #SouthChinaSea to expand its naval power and influence deeper into the Pacific as far as the second island chain, as our #infographic maps. Our analysis: https://t.co/awmivyPHan pic.twitter.com/2pp2ecLSzQ — Oxford Analytica (@oxfordanalytica) May 18, 2019
Likewise, the US Marine Corps is busy reenvisioning the way it wages war, including a pivot from the heavy land-based forces of the last several decades toward a more maritime role.
Commandant of the US Marine Corps Gen. David Berger told Congressional lawmakers in March that the Corps would be expanding its missile capabilities twentyfold in the next five years, as well as introducing the Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), which is based on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) but mounted atop a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle chassis. The weapons system will be able to fire a variety of anti-air and anti-ship missiles.
The purpose of these weapons can be found in Expeditionary Advance Base Ops (EABO), in which Marines will rush forward to set up small outposts on scattered islands that would house batteries of long-range anti-ship and anti-air missiles, creating a “no-go zone” for Chinese air and sea forces. A graphic illustrating the concept by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank happens to show EABOs deployed across the Ryukyuan chain.
Widespread Japanese Opposition to US Missiles
US plans for deploying weapons previously banned by the INF Treaty elsewhere in Japan have met strong resistance as well. An Aegis Ashore system that was to have been built in the western city of Akita was canceled last month amid heavy opposition from locals. Another site, on the western coast of Yamaguchi Prefecture, also met opposition, but so far plans for its construction remain unchanged.
Tokyo approved their construction to provide anti-missile defense against potential attack from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), but with the US out of the INF Treaty, the Aegis Ashore systems can easily be converted to fire offensive weapons, as the site in Deveselu, Romania, has already demonstrated.
Okinawans have also fought the continued presence of several US military bases on the island, which was stormed by US forces in the closing months of World War II in a furious battle that killed nearly half the island’s population of 300,000 at the time. US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma sits in the middle of Ginowan City, and Tamaki was elected to the governorship on a campaign to get the base removed from the prefecture. Just four miles north of Futenma is another air base, the US Air Force’s colossal Kadena Air Force Base; between the two installations are half of the 50,000 US service members deployed in all of Japan.
In a February 2019 referendum, 70% of Okinawans voted against a US-Japanese plan to relocate Futenma on the island, but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe insisted Tokyo “cannot avoid the necessity of moving Futenma,” and land reclamation for the new site, on the coast of rural Henoko to the north, has continued.
Alex Jones breaks down the State Dept. Memorandum 7277: The UN Plan for Total Disarmament.


newswars--2020-06-10--George Floyd Funeral Hoax Exposed by Empty Casket: Watch Live

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As the globalists increase their stranglehold over the country, many citizens are asking if America past the point of saving.
Ironically, HBO Max has deleted the film “Gone With The Wind,” due to “racism.”
Perhaps America is also “Gone With The Wind.”


newswars--2020-06-10--Kansas Republicans Prevent Dem Governor From Using COVID-19 to Require Mail-in Ballots

As President Donald Trump continues to warn about potential voter fraud generated by mail-in ballots , Kansas Republicans have now stripped Democrat Governor Laura Kelly from using the COVID-19 pandemic to either move election dates or to require mail-in ballots .
According to Kansas House of Representatives Majority Leader Dan Hawkins , Republicans fought throughout the special session of congress created in response to COVID-19 to prevent the governor from obtaining additional power grabs .
On Facebook , Hawkins wrote that “ Republicans fought hard this special session ” to prevent Kelly “ from shutting down Kansas businesses , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funds , ” and allow local government “ greater control.
” Republicans also prohibited the “ government from mandating contact tracing ” and provided “ liability protections for employers and healthcare providers.
” National File has reported extensively on the potential pitfalls of contact tracing .
Chelsea Clinton remains on the board of a top contact tracing group , and was caught on audio disparaging the United States .
Additionally , in CDC-promoted materials , the government suggests stripping children from their families if their parents are believed to be sick with COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t stop there , ” wrote Hawkins .
“ The legislation passed by the House and Senate also included important language specifically prohibiting Governor Kelly from moving Kansas elections or requiring mail-ballot only voting.
” President Trump has repeatedly warned about potential fraud in mail-in voting , with Twitter recently fact checking his claims , citing CNN and The Washington Post to prove the president wrong .
President Trump felt so strongly about the issue that he signed an executive order targeting tech censorship after .
National File also exposed what may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas , wherein Democrat activists seem to visit nursing homes and fill out ballots on behalf of the elderly , pretending to help them in the process .
Kelly has faced a series of battles from Republican legislators throughout her response to COVID-19 , ranging from lawsuits over limitations on church gatherings to votes to strip her of her emergency powers .
After one such vote was successful , then vetoed by Kelly , the governor willingly relinquished her own powers and began offering COVID-19 advice rather than regulations .
Alex Jones breaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from Covid-19 to the BLM riots .

As President Donald Trump continues to warn about potential voter fraud generated by mail-in ballots, Kansas Republicans have now stripped Democrat Governor Laura Kelly from using the COVID-19 pandemic to either move election dates or to require mail-in ballots.
According to Kansas House of Representatives Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, Republicans fought throughout the special session of congress created in response to COVID-19 to prevent the governor from obtaining additional power grabs.
On Facebook, Hawkins wrote that “Republicans fought hard this special session” to prevent Kelly “from shutting down Kansas businesses,” to “provide oversight of federal relief funds,” and allow local government “greater control.”
Republicans also prohibited the “government from mandating contact tracing” and provided “liability protections for employers and healthcare providers.”
National File has reported extensively on the potential pitfalls of contact tracing. Chelsea Clinton remains on the board of a top contact tracing group, and was caught on audio disparaging the United States.
Additionally, in CDC-promoted materials, the government suggests stripping children from their families if their parents are believed to be sick with COVID-19.
“But the work didn’t stop there,” wrote Hawkins. “The legislation passed by the House and Senate also included important language specifically prohibiting Governor Kelly from moving Kansas elections or requiring mail-ballot only voting.”
President Trump has repeatedly warned about potential fraud in mail-in voting, with Twitter recently fact checking his claims, citing CNN and The Washington Post to prove the president wrong. President Trump felt so strongly about the issue that he signed an executive order targeting tech censorship after.
National File also exposed what may be a massive mail-in ballot harvesting operation in Texas, wherein Democrat activists seem to visit nursing homes and fill out ballots on behalf of the elderly, pretending to help them in the process.
Kelly has faced a series of battles from Republican legislators throughout her response to COVID-19, ranging from lawsuits over limitations on church gatherings to votes to strip her of her emergency powers.
After one such vote was successful, then vetoed by Kelly, the governor willingly relinquished her own powers and began offering COVID-19 advice rather than regulations.
Alex Jones breaks down the entirety of the globalist plan, from Covid-19 to the BLM riots.


newswars--2020-06-10--Watch: Kayleigh McEnany Says Trump Will Not Rename Military Bases At Behest of Leftists

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing Wednesday where she wrestled with the hostile mainstream media after @ @ @ @ @ not rename military bases simply because the far-left deems some of them “ racist .
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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany held a press briefing Wednesday where she wrestled with the hostile mainstream media after explaining that President Trump will not rename military bases simply because the far-left deems some of them “racist.”


newswars--2020-06-10--These Protests Don’t Threaten the Ruling Party in America’s Big Cities

When it comes to misdirection , politicians are masters of the craft .
We see this on full display in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Sadly and predictably , politicians wasted little time concocting new spending programs or blaming distant rivals for the event .
People demonstrate in the streets , politicians pick sides , media outlets latch on , and the general public settles in for some entertainment .
A few sacrificial lambs are led out in evidence that “ something ” is being done .
Eventually , something new captures the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bills promised fall by the wayside , political sniping moves to other areas , and when the dust settles nothing has really changed .
The political class has come to understand that unrest is an effective way to maintain power .
Unrest , smear an out-of-power rival for the problems , and get relected .
This is surprisingly effective—James Knowles , a de facto Republican , breezed through his reelection in the wake of the Michael Brown unrest while the Democrat Party comfortably continued its fifty-two-year winning streak in Baltimore after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of social unrest seem to have any lasting impact on the leadership structure of cities , from large urban areas to smaller ones .
St. Petersburg , Florida , in 1996 , Cincinnati , Ohio , in 2001 , and Oakland , California , in 2009 showed no political repercussions , with leadership and parties retaining political control in the wake of events .
It should be patently obvious that police officers are city employees who are hired by and operate under policies crafted by either city leadership or those hired by it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that city are as racist and brutal as the political leadership claims , it stands that the employment of those individuals is a result of either the incompetence or criminal corruption of the city leadership .
It ’ s certainly within the power of these structures to clean house , as demonstrated by Camden , New Jersey , firing the entire police force for gross incompetence , which actually seems to have actually worked .
Yet , by and large , these claims of reform end up going nowhere .
Politicians tend to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power .
With this frame of reference , it becomes clear why nothing of substance happens after events of civil unrest .
In terms of police reform , there are three forces at play : First , the general public tends to be disconnected from local politics , discussed later in this article , and will likely continue to reliably vote for the candidates they ’ re used to .
Second are the activists .
Although they may , on the surface , appear to be a major political force , protest groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generating political change .
Particularly in strong Democrat strongholds , politicians in power are fully aware that the person holding the sign out in the street will dutifully reelect him or won ’ t bother to show up at the ballot .
Although popular with media outlets , protesters and activists are politically toothless , as they ’ ve proven to be unwilling to politically punish the established power at the ballot box .
Third are the police unions .
Like most single-issue entities , unions have the time and resources necessary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest .
Police unions have shown remarkable dedication to the protection of their members and to influencing political leadership , such as nearly half a million dollars in donations doled out to the district attorney who refused to prosecute the killers of Stephon Clark , who was shot six times in the back in his own yard in California .
When choosing between a distracted public , activists who always vote for you , and the party paying your campaign bills , the payment wins out every time .
Further , judges and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturn judgments against misconduct .
This unchecked loyalty to law enforcement is , as noted in an earlier Mises Wire article , a major driver behind law enforcement misconduct .
For all his crimes , Donald Trump is not responsible for the labor and hiring practices of the Minneapolis Police Department ( MPD ) .
Yet people seem convinced that Washington , DC , is a major influencing factor on the employees of the MPD .
The reason for this is the continued growth of a centralized government monopolizing the energy of individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decreased interest in mid-term elections and Presidential elections .
Because of all the events dominating at the national level , people either are confused as to the source of their problems or are too tired from following bigger political issues to devote any further energy to local ones .
This large central governing body has , in effect , created a shield that protects local politicians , the ones who have control and authority over the police departments , from any repercussions from the general public .
Because of the inability of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything going on at the national and local levels , the unwillingness of activists to vote outside of their political tribe , and the deep pockets of police unions , the death of George Floyd is unlikely to accomplish anything beyond a few black squares decorating Twitter and a Wikipedia page that will be rarely visited a year from now .
In the meantime , the political leadership will gleefully use the event to cement a few more spending programs and further entrench their power structure , with more incentive to keep the @ @ @ @ @ @

When it comes to misdirection, politicians are masters of the craft.
We see this on full display in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Sadly and predictably, politicians wasted little time concocting new spending programs or blaming distant rivals for the event. People demonstrate in the streets, politicians pick sides, media outlets latch on, and the general public settles in for some entertainment. A few sacrificial lambs are led out in evidence that “something” is being done. Eventually, something new captures the public’s attention and they lose interest. Bills promised fall by the wayside, political sniping moves to other areas, and when the dust settles nothing has really changed.
The political class has come to understand that unrest is an effective way to maintain power. Unrest, smear an out-of-power rival for the problems, and get relected. This is surprisingly effective—James Knowles, a de facto Republican, breezed through his reelection in the wake of the Michael Brown unrest while the Democrat Party comfortably continued its fifty-two-year winning streak in Baltimore after the Freddie Gray protests. Few major events of social unrest seem to have any lasting impact on the leadership structure of cities, from large urban areas to smaller ones. St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1996, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2001, and Oakland, California, in 2009 showed no political repercussions, with leadership and parties retaining political control in the wake of events.
It should be patently obvious that police officers are city employees who are hired by and operate under policies crafted by either city leadership or those hired by it. So if the police forces of that city are as racist and brutal as the political leadership claims, it stands that the employment of those individuals is a result of either the incompetence or criminal corruption of the city leadership. It’s certainly within the power of these structures to clean house, as demonstrated by Camden, New Jersey, firing the entire police force for gross incompetence, which actually seems to have actually worked. Yet, by and large, these claims of reform end up going nowhere.
Reasons Change Never Comes
Politicians tend to be primarily concerned with gaining and retaining power. With this frame of reference, it becomes clear why nothing of substance happens after events of civil unrest. In terms of police reform, there are three forces at play:
First, the general public tends to be disconnected from local politics, discussed later in this article, and will likely continue to reliably vote for the candidates they’re used to.
Second are the activists. Although they may, on the surface, appear to be a major political force, protest groups have shown to be amazingly ineffective at generating political change. Particularly in strong Democrat strongholds, politicians in power are fully aware that the person holding the sign out in the street will dutifully reelect him or won’t bother to show up at the ballot. Although popular with media outlets, protesters and activists are politically toothless, as they’ve proven to be unwilling to politically punish the established power at the ballot box.
Third are the police unions. Like most single-issue entities, unions have the time and resources necessary to maintain constant pressure in relation to their interest. Police unions have shown remarkable dedication to the protection of their members and to influencing political leadership, such as nearly half a million dollars in donations doled out to the district attorney who refused to prosecute the killers of Stephon Clark, who was shot six times in the back in his own yard in California.
When choosing between a distracted public, activists who always vote for you, and the party paying your campaign bills, the payment wins out every time. Further, judges and juries routinely acquit in misconduct cases or overturn judgments against misconduct. This unchecked loyalty to law enforcement is, as noted in an earlier Mises Wire article, a major driver behind law enforcement misconduct.
The Role of Centralization
For all his crimes, Donald Trump is not responsible for the labor and hiring practices of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). Yet people seem convinced that Washington, DC, is a major influencing factor on the employees of the MPD. The reason for this is the continued growth of a centralized government monopolizing the energy of individuals. This is demonstrated by the significantly decreased interest in mid-term elections and Presidential elections .
Because of all the events dominating at the national level, people either are confused as to the source of their problems or are too tired from following bigger political issues to devote any further energy to local ones. This large central governing body has, in effect, created a shield that protects local politicians, the ones who have control and authority over the police departments, from any repercussions from the general public.
Because of the inability of the general public to simultaneously keep track of everything going on at the national and local levels, the unwillingness of activists to vote outside of their political tribe, and the deep pockets of police unions, the death of George Floyd is unlikely to accomplish anything beyond a few black squares decorating Twitter and a Wikipedia page that will be rarely visited a year from now. In the meantime, the political leadership will gleefully use the event to cement a few more spending programs and further entrench their power structure, with more incentive to keep the unrest going in the future.


newswars--2020-06-10--Astrophysicists confirm cornerstone of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

An international collaboration of scientists has recorded the most accurate confirmation to date for one of the cornerstones of Einstein ’ s theory of general relativity , ‘ the universality of free fall.
” The new research shows that the theory holds for strongly self-gravitating objects such as neutron stars .
Using a radio telescope , scientists can very accurately observe the signal produced by pulsars , a type of neutron star and test the validity of Einstein ’ s theory of gravity for these extreme objects .
In particular , the team analyzed the signals from a pulsar named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radio telescope of Nançay , located in the heart of Sologne ( France ) .
The universality of free fall principle states that two bodies dropped in a gravitational field undergo the very same acceleration independently of their composition .
This was first demonstrated by Galileo who famously would have dropped objects of different masses from the top of Pisa ’ s tower to verify that they both reach the ground simultaneously .
This principle is also at the heart of Einstein ’ s theory of general relativity .
However , some hints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and general relativity , or the conundrum of the domination of dark matter and dark energy in the composition of the Universe , have led many physicists to believe that general relativity might not be , after all , the ultimate theory of gravity .
The observations of Pulsar J0337+1715 , which is a neutron star with a stellar core 1.44 times the mass of the Sun that has collapsed into a sphere of only 25km in diameter , shows that it orbits two white-dwarf stars which have a much weaker gravity field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics , demonstrate the universality of free fall principle to be correct .
Dr. Guillaume Voisin from The University of Manchester who led the research said : “ The pulsar emits a beam of radio waves which sweeps across space .
At each turn this creates a flash of radio light which is recorded with high accuracy by Nançay ’ s radio telescope .
As the pulsar moves on its orbit , the light arrival time at Earth is shifted .
It is the accurate measurement and mathematical modeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these times of arrival that allows scientists to infer with exquisite precision the motion of the star .
“ Above all , it is the unique configuration of that system , akin to the Earth-Moon-Sun system with the presence of a second companion ( playing the role of the Sun ) towards which the two other stars ‘ fall ’ ( orbit ) that has allowed to perform a stellar version of Galileo ’ s famous experiment from Pisa ’ s tower .
Two bodies of different compositions fall with the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ third one.
” “ The pulsar emits a beam of radio waves which sweeps across space .
At each turn this creates a flash of radio light which is recorded with high accuracy by Nançay ’ s radio telescope .
As the pulsar moves on its orbit , the light arrival time at Earth is shifted .
It is the accurate measurement and mathematical modeling , down to a nanosecond accuracy , of these times of arrival that allows scientists to infer with exquisite precision the motion of the star , ” says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recorded by a collaborative team from The University of Manchester , Paris Observatory—PSL , the French CNRS and LPC2E ( Orléans , France ) , and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy .
The pulsar orbits two white-dwarf stars , one of which orbits the pulsar in only 1.6 days at a distance about 10 times closer to the pulsar than the planet Mercury is from the Sun .
This binary system , a bit like Earth and Moon in the solar system , orbits with a third star , a white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sun , located slightly further than the distance separating the Earth-Moon system from the Sun .
In the solar system , the Lunar-laser ranging experiment has allowed to verify that both Moon and Earth are identically affected by the gravity field of the Sun , as predicted by the universality of free-fall ( orbital motion is a form a free-fall ) .
However , it is known that some deviations to universality might occur only for strongly self-gravitating objects , such as neutron stars , that is objects the mass of which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks to the famous Einstein ’ s relation E=mc2 .
The new pulsar experiment carried out by the team fills the gap left by solar system tests where no object is strongly self-gravitating , not even the Sun .
The team has demonstrated that the extreme gravity field of the pulsar can not differ by more than 1.8 part per million ( with a confidence level of 95 % ) from the prediction of general relativity .
This result is the most accurate confirmation that the universality of free fall is valid even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is largely due to its own gravity field , thus supporting further Einstein ’ s theory of general relativity .
The paper , “ An improved test of the strong equivalence principle with the pulsar in a triple star system , ” by Voisin et al , is published in Astronomy and Astrophysics .

An international collaboration of scientists has recorded the most accurate confirmation to date for one of the cornerstones of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, ‘the universality of free fall.”
The new research shows that the theory holds for strongly self-gravitating objects such as neutron stars. Using a radio telescope, scientists can very accurately observe the signal produced by pulsars, a type of neutron star and test the validity of Einstein’s theory of gravity for these extreme objects. In particular, the team analyzed the signals from a pulsar named “PSR J0337+1715′ recorded by the large radio telescope of Nançay, located in the heart of Sologne (France).
The universality of free fall principle states that two bodies dropped in a gravitational field undergo the very same acceleration independently of their composition. This was first demonstrated by Galileo who famously would have dropped objects of different masses from the top of Pisa’s tower to verify that they both reach the ground simultaneously.
This principle is also at the heart of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. However, some hints such as the inconsistency between quantum mechanics and general relativity, or the conundrum of the domination of dark matter and dark energy in the composition of the Universe, have led many physicists to believe that general relativity might not be, after all, the ultimate theory of gravity.
The observations of Pulsar J0337+1715, which is a neutron star with a stellar core 1.44 times the mass of the Sun that has collapsed into a sphere of only 25km in diameter, shows that it orbits two white-dwarf stars which have a much weaker gravity field. The findings, published today in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, demonstrate the universality of free fall principle to be correct.
Dr. Guillaume Voisin from The University of Manchester who led the research said: “The pulsar emits a beam of radio waves which sweeps across space. At each turn this creates a flash of radio light which is recorded with high accuracy by Nançay’s radio telescope. As the pulsar moves on its orbit, the light arrival time at Earth is shifted. It is the accurate measurement and mathematical modeling, down to a nanosecond accuracy, of these times of arrival that allows scientists to infer with exquisite precision the motion of the star.
“Above all, it is the unique configuration of that system, akin to the Earth-Moon-Sun system with the presence of a second companion (playing the role of the Sun) towards which the two other stars ‘fall’ (orbit) that has allowed to perform a stellar version of Galileo’s famous experiment from Pisa’s tower. Two bodies of different compositions fall with the same acceleration in the gravitational field of a third one.”
“The pulsar emits a beam of radio waves which sweeps across space. At each turn this creates a flash of radio light which is recorded with high accuracy by Nançay’s radio telescope. As the pulsar moves on its orbit, the light arrival time at Earth is shifted. It is the accurate measurement and mathematical modeling, down to a nanosecond accuracy, of these times of arrival that allows scientists to infer with exquisite precision the motion of the star,” says Dr. Guillaume Voisin.
The measurements were recorded by a collaborative team from The University of Manchester, Paris Observatory—PSL, the French CNRS and LPC2E (Orléans, France), and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. The pulsar orbits two white-dwarf stars, one of which orbits the pulsar in only 1.6 days at a distance about 10 times closer to the pulsar than the planet Mercury is from the Sun. This binary system, a bit like Earth and Moon in the solar system, orbits with a third star, a white dwarf of 40% the mass of Sun, located slightly further than the distance separating the Earth-Moon system from the Sun.
In the solar system, the Lunar-laser ranging experiment has allowed to verify that both Moon and Earth are identically affected by the gravity field of the Sun, as predicted by the universality of free-fall (orbital motion is a form a free-fall). However, it is known that some deviations to universality might occur only for strongly self-gravitating objects, such as neutron stars, that is objects the mass of which is significantly made of their own gravitational energy thanks to the famous Einstein’s relation E=mc2. The new pulsar experiment carried out by the team fills the gap left by solar system tests where no object is strongly self-gravitating, not even the Sun.
The team has demonstrated that the extreme gravity field of the pulsar cannot differ by more than 1.8 part per million (with a confidence level of 95%) from the prediction of general relativity. This result is the most accurate confirmation that the universality of free fall is valid even in presence of an object which mass is largely due to its own gravity field, thus supporting further Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
The paper, “An improved test of the strong equivalence principle with the pulsar in a triple star system,” by Voisin et al, is published in Astronomy and Astrophysics.


newswars--2020-06-10--Speed of space storms key to protecting astronauts and satellites from radiation

Space weather forecasters need to predict the speed of solar eruptions , as much as their size , to protect satellites and the health of astronauts , scientists have found .
Scientists at the University of Reading found that by calculating the speed of coronal mass ejections ( CMEs ) when they hit Earth , forecasters could provide more useful early warnings .
This would help operators of critical infrastructure such as satellites know if they need to take evasive action or switch off systems to protect them , and warn astronauts when they need to shelter inside shielded parts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass ejections are caused by huge eruptions of material from the sun , traveling through interplanetary space and disturbing the Earth ’ s own magnetic field system .
Using solar imagers to measure the speed of CMEs close to the Sun , it is possible to forecast the arrival time of a CME at Earth .
Operators of technological systems , such as satellites , which are vulnerable to space weather then have the opportunity to take action to limit the damage .
However , scientists say such warnings could be more useful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the severity of a storm when it hits Earth .
Professor Mathew Owens , space scientist at the University of Reading ’ s Department of Meteorology , said : “ Not all coronal mass ejections trigger a severe storm , which means just by looking at the sun for activity , we get a lot of ` false alarms ’ where action is taken that isn ’ t needed .
“ While it is better to be safe than sorry , especially with the health of astronauts , sometimes the costs of repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ network could prove more costly than the potential space-weather damage itself.
” Space weather is listed as one of the biggest threats to the UK and many other countries , due to the possibility that computers , communication networks and electricity systems could be disrupted .
Billions of dollars are currently being spent on new spacecraft and systems to better forecast and measure eruptions when they occur .
In the new study , published today in the scientific journal Space Weather , the researchers outline a new way to quantify the value of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the speed of the CME at Earth is a useful extra piece of information that can be used to reduce the number of false alarms and make forecasts more valuable .
The scientists say their new finding should help to guide future efforts to improve space weather forecasts , helping to protect critical infrastructure and the health of astronauts in the future .

Space weather forecasters need to predict the speed of solar eruptions, as much as their size, to protect satellites and the health of astronauts, scientists have found.
Scientists at the University of Reading found that by calculating the speed of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) when they hit Earth, forecasters could provide more useful early warnings. This would help operators of critical infrastructure such as satellites know if they need to take evasive action or switch off systems to protect them, and warn astronauts when they need to shelter inside shielded parts of the International Space Station.
Coronal mass ejections are caused by huge eruptions of material from the sun, traveling through interplanetary space and disturbing the Earth’s own magnetic field system. Using solar imagers to measure the speed of CMEs close to the Sun, it is possible to forecast the arrival time of a CME at Earth.
Operators of technological systems, such as satellites, which are vulnerable to space weather then have the opportunity to take action to limit the damage. However, scientists say such warnings could be more useful if combined with more sophisticated information about the severity of a storm when it hits Earth.
Professor Mathew Owens, space scientist at the University of Reading’s Department of Meteorology, said: “Not all coronal mass ejections trigger a severe storm, which means just by looking at the sun for activity, we get a lot of `false alarms’ where action is taken that isn’t needed.
“While it is better to be safe than sorry, especially with the health of astronauts, sometimes the costs of repeatedly taking unnecessary action to protect a satellite network could prove more costly than the potential space-weather damage itself.”
Space weather is listed as one of the biggest threats to the UK and many other countries, due to the possibility that computers, communication networks and electricity systems could be disrupted. Billions of dollars are currently being spent on new spacecraft and systems to better forecast and measure eruptions when they occur.
In the new study, published today in the scientific journal Space Weather, the researchers outline a new way to quantify the value of knowing CME arrival time. They show that the speed of the CME at Earth is a useful extra piece of information that can be used to reduce the number of false alarms and make forecasts more valuable.
The scientists say their new finding should help to guide future efforts to improve space weather forecasts, helping to protect critical infrastructure and the health of astronauts in the future.