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A newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Party says that Australia is now “a potential target for a nuclear strike” after launching the AUKUS pact with the US and UK to build nuclear-powered submarines. The Global Times, which is controlled by the party, issued the warning as the trilateral security deal — set up to counter China — caused outrage in France, which was not invited to participate, and unease in New Zealand, which opposes nuclear energy. The propaganda outlet published an article titled, “Nuke sub deal could make Australia potential nuclear war target.” The article said: “Chinese military experts...

Breaking News: Alberta Canada Premier Jason Kenney Imposes New COVID Restrictions Vaccine Passport System The United Conservative Party Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney declaring a State of Public Health emergency tonight.... Rapper Nikki Minaj's outspoken comments regarding vaccines and vaccination getting her locked out of Twitter... The vaxx passport coming to LA... The story of a 16-year old who is being ignored by the health care industry in the United States over neurological problems following her second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine... Public transport will be shut down this Saturday in Melbourne, Australia from 8 am to 2 pm...

Australian churches are demanding Scott Morrison scrap the idea of a vaccine passport and allow them to have vaccinated and unvaccinated people in their congregations.The declaration, which has been signed by more than 3000 church leaders, features signatures from members at some of the country’s most high-profile churches such as Hillsong and C3.In total there are more than 25,000 signatures on the document.The letter to the Prime Minister, titled “The Ezekiel Declaration”, expresses “significant concern” at the prospect of vaccine passports, which the authors claim would “inflict terrible consequences” on Australia.The idea of a vaccine passport has been flagged as...

Australia offers a cautionary tale of how an open and free society will quickly become dystopian because of fear.In a tweet that has gone viral, someone asked what the world’s largest prison looks like from space. The answer was a map of Australia. It seems a farfetched claim at first. But seeing the draconian restrictions the Australian government has put in place due to COVID-19, the tweet makes perfect sense.Before March 2020, Australia was often celebrated as a role model of liberal democracy, with free elections, a free press, an independent judiciary, a functioning political system, and a market-based economy....

Police responded to 79 protests across New South Wales on Tuesday, more than a third of which were held in the state's north as part of coordinated demonstrations against lockdown measures.... A police spokesperson said information was being collated but so far more than 150 people had been arrested and more than 570 penalty infringement notices issued for health order breaches...

Australia is set to end its "covid zero" policy after Prime Minister Scott Morrison determined that the country’s approach is not "sustainable" in the face of the more infectious COVID-19 delta variant. Australia has maintained a strict policy of restrictions and lockdowns to stamp out any outbreak, but the government over the weekend laid out a new plan that marks a sharp change in policy. The government will drop most restrictions once 80% of adults are vaccinated, which the government believes could happen by the end of the year, The Economist reported. Any further action would occur only after hospitals...

Australia must start to learn to live with COVID-19 when higher vaccination targets are reached, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (Aug 23), despite concerns in some states about the impact of a surge in cases in Sydney. With over half of all Australians stuck in weeks-long lockdowns to curb the highly infectious Delta strain, Morrison said the country had to move forward and start reducing restrictions as more people became vaccinated. "(Lockdowns) cannot go on forever. This is not a sustainable way to live in this country," he said during a televised media conference in Canberra.

Australia will reopen its borders and end lockdowns when 80 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed Friday, sketching a long road out of "Fortress Australia" virus restrictions...

Welcome to Your Weekend Your Host Here Again Going Through Transition... I am digging through all the archives including books I have accumulated over the years with a 1937 Almanac published by the "Philadelphia Bulletin". Lots of details about Philadephia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. In the details of Delaware something got my attention. What Delaware's Legislature Was Like Before The Earl Warren Supreme Court Changed Things In The 1960's... The Next Round Of Vaxx Jabs The vaccines don't last forever so the next round needs to be planned for. That's what the British National Health Service was saying earlier...

The massive federal coronavirus bailout will help fuel an unprecedented 40.8 billion dollars of spending by Pennsylvania's state government in the new budget year... The Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York writing the British Ambassador to the US this week regarding the case of Alta Fixler (Fixsler)... Four portions of Australia's largest city where some 450-thousand people live going into COVID lockdown... At Noon today local time (5 AM Eastern US Time) the indoor mask order in effect for Israel again... In Germany today a knife attack in the southern city of Wurzburg. Three dead, five seriously wounded......

In Israel today a new government voted in by the Knesset the country's parliament. The vote ends 12 years of leadership by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The vote 60-59 with one abstention.... Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister... Congratulations for the new government fro other nations including US President Joe Biden. Mr. Bennett spoke with Biden by phone... A large protest drew tens of thousands onto the streets of Madrid today. Many Spaniards opposed to pardons for Catalan political leaders... The Mayor of Moscow declaring non-working days from June 15th to 19th due to increased...

Day 446 Of The Dictatorship Of COVID-19, Day 446 Of America And The World Held Hostage The Australian Police State-Chicommunism Down Under The scene Today in Melbourne Australia's second largest city as small business owners protested the fourth lockdown of the state of Victoria... Don't even get started with a protest you will not be allowed to do so its Communist China Down Under. US Travel Bans For All Cops In Victoria Australia not to mention the government of that state. That's on my platform for next POTUS which should be Trump IMHO. He's the only Wild Card in the...

Its Saturday in Australia and police using overwhelming force during an attempt by small business owners to protest the coronavirus lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria... Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'leaning heavily' towards making coronavirus vaccination mandatory for aged care workers... "They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately we will win. Our country can't take this abuse anymore" Part of the reaction from President Trump as he was handed a two-year ban on Facebook and Instagram... Facebook also moving to censor politicians announcing it will subject politicians to the same moderation...

Three arrested and one injured by law enforcement outside the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho this morning. The incident starting up when authorities moved to arrest Ammon Bundy and Aaron Schmidt who refused to wear masks in the courthouse. A prosecutor wanted a judge to issue arrest warrants for the them for failure to attend their trial inside the courthouse. The judge issued the warrants. One man ended up on the ground hitting his head. "I know what we're doing is right" Those words spoken outside the courthouse by Ammon Bundy a few minutes before the move to arrest...

The International Atomic Energy Agency reaching a deal with Iran on inspections of its nuclear facilities. The compromise deal reached in the face of Iranian plans to end snap inspections by international atomic experts... When it comes to the coronavirus have we reached the magic moment of "herd immunity"?... The selective reopening of Israel is underway with shops to be open to all but gyms and theaters will only be open to those who have "Green Pass" status... The coronavirus vaccination rate for seniors over age 70 is lowest in three states starting with Rhode Island at the bottom with...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Facebook has “friended us again” and talks have resumed after the social media giant accidentally shut public information accounts. Morrison says he’s glad Facebook is “back at the table” for discussions over the Australian government’s media bargaining code, jesting the U.S. tech giant has “tentatively friended us again.” However, the company shows no sign of backing down after banning access to news and information pages across Australia in response to the code. Senior Facebook Asia-Pacific executive Simon Milner was on Friday forced to apologise after the company accidentally also banned access to accounts run...

Police used flash bang rounds and tear gas on a "right-wing" group in Salem, Oregon today as the group faced off with left-wing protesters. A rally involving some 200 people held at Oregon's State Capitol and the home of Oregon's governor. ' Speeches from the protesters opposing coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns in Oregon and shouts of "USA, USA, USA" from them... An Oregon health care worker hospitalized with a severe reaction to the Moderna coronavirus vaccine... Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said today there will be a tougher response to those who have been involved in two nights of vandalism in...

Data Analyst Professor Bela Stantic says based on rigorous data analysis of millions of social media posts, he believes US President Donald Trump will win the US election, despite national polls suggesting Joe Biden will become president. "On September 18, I collected over four million tweets with 20 million likes and I did analysis and based on that analysis I concluded Trump is ahead and he will win with 270-280 seats. "Trump has 161 seats which are very firm and 19 which is sure, which brings him to 180. He, according to my analysis - which was on September 20...

"I suggest the public act in accordance with common sense and not in accordance with government guidelines" Those words coming from Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beyteinu (Israel Our Home) Party...... "we have to start taking this very seriously again" Those words from a British health official today. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van Tam speaking.... A Saudi court overturning five death sentences in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi today and handing out sentences to eight unnamed individuals in the case.... Protests continued in Portland Sunday for the 102nd night in a row..... Portland Police have...

The John Durham investigation into the origins of the Justice Department's probe of alleged Russian collusion involving President Trump and his 2016 campaign leading to a guilty plea in Washington DC today..... A pro-Syrian government grouo claiming responsibility for a rocket attack on a US military base in the eastern part of the country...... The Prime Minister of the Bahamas backing down from a seven day complete lockdown of New Providence, the country's most populous island where the capital city of Nassau is located..... The "Conservative' Prime Minister of Australia a close ally of President Trump and the United States,...