Month: February 2022

Modernizing China’s Military: Exploiting Civilian High Tech

News Analysis China has made the “aligning of civil and defense technology development” a national priority. The Chinese military is pursuing “intelligentized” (or “intelligent”) warfare. For the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), this entails creating “intelligent weapons.” This includes such weapons as autonomous drones, capable of operating without human controls. It also entails automated systems for…


Live Q&A: The Story of ‘Washington’s Armor’ and America’s Forgotten History—With Tammy Lane

The people of North America had a long history before the founding of the United States, including wars between the British, French, and Spaniards that were joined by various native tribes. These wars forged Gen. George Washington and many men who fought under his command. But there was also more to the people in the…


Winter Salad Timeout

Sometimes we just need a salad, even when it’s the middle of winter. Salads can be satisfying and restorative in the cold weather, especially when layered with protein and sturdy vegetables. For an enticing salad respite, a salade Niçoise comes to mind. While this Provencal-inspired salad is easily associated with sipping rosé on a sunny…


Trump’s Social Media Platform Launches; Bill Gates: Omicron Is a ‘Type of Vaccine’ | NTD Business

Microsoft founder and Billionaire Bill Gates says that the omicron variant is like a vaccine, and that many people are now protected from severe illness and death. England ending the rest of its COVID-19 restrictions this week. We have the details, and what the UK’s prime minister has to say. Former President Trump’s new social…


New Clues Suggest How Autoimmune Diseases Begin

New research in mice may upend current ideas about how autoimmune diseases get started. After cancer and heart disease, the most common group of diseases in the US are autoimmune diseases, which occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells. Autoimmune diseases can affect just about any part of…


China Sanctions US Arms Suppliers Over Sales to Taiwan

China is imposing new sanctions on two U.S. military contractors, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, for supplying weapons to Taiwan, its latest move retaliating against Washington’s support of the self-ruled island. Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, announced the move at a regular press briefing on Feb. 21, citing China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. He…


Film Review: ‘Canaries in a Cold War,’ a Powerful, Sobering Exposé of Forced Organ Harvesting

With all of the hubbub and fanfare surrounding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, one peculiar and unnerving aspect of the event is quite obvious: There’s a total lack of coverage by the corporate legacy media on China’s human rights abuses. “Transplant tourism,” the practice of people seeking organ transplants that are forcibly extracted from…


‘America’s Got Talent’ Singer ‘Nightbirde’ Dies: Show Host

Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski, a star on “America’s Got Talent,” died at age 31, according to show host Terry Crews and two of its judges. Crews posted a photo of the singer on Instagram, saying: “We are saddened to learn about @_nightbirde’s Passing. Our Condolences goes to her Closest Family & Friends in such of This…


‘America’s Got Talent’ Singer Nightbirde Dies at Age 24: Show

Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski, a star on “America’s Got Talent,” died at age 24, according to show host Terry Crews. She was 31. Crews posted a photo of the singer on Instagram, saying: “We are saddened to learn about @_nightbirde’s Passing. Our Condolences goes to her Closest Family & Friends in such of This difficult time….


Medina Spirit Stripped of Kentucky Derby Victory

Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day. Medina Spirit finished…