But other "emerging" countries might be included in that list, and some of them might surprise you.
John Bachelor over the last two weeks has had a series of podcasts about the countries of Central Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union and before then were part of the silk road. (countries that Lucille had labeled the "ickystans" since most Yanks can't tell one from the other)
his podcasts site is here
and here is one of the podcasts:
why is this important? The Great Game, which now includes China... Video here gives another point of view.
it's the China Belt and Road initiative vs the New Silk Road initiative of the USA.
. and China needs their petroleum resources. And China is moving into Pakistan, and pressuring them to stop terrorism, and China is "reforming" their Muslim population in their west.
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he also has an interview with the author of a new book about an internet pioneer who was killed on 911: probably killed trying to stop the terrorists taking over his plane:
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since the Catholic bishops have put in their two cents and backed the Democrats (ignore abortion, killing grand mom, and rampant bribery/corruption, or that bishops who diddled altar boys and the fact that people are deserting the church as Francis spreads confusion. The big issue for them and the Pope is ecology and immigration uber alles ).
they and the pope are "never trumpers", of course. But since Trumpieboy isn't a Catholic, they can only hint and not excommunicate him, although the Pope has been busy insulting believing Catholics who dare to object so much that there is actually a blog the PopeFrancis book of insults.
Well, the church has been around for 2000 years, and like the Chinese, we know if you remember history nothing is exactly new. ForgeAndAnvil blog reminds one that backing a non Christian king is sometimes the lesser of two evils: Catholics 4 Clovis.
the latest absurdity? The pope is even proposing to add "eco sins" to the Catholic catechism.
Bless me father, for I have sinned: I use an air conditioner.
And EcclesIsSaved blog has a post on what is being added:
Plastic92357 Basing itself on Sacred Scripture, which presents the use of plastic as an act of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that "plastic is intrinsically disordered." It is contrary to the natural law. It does not proceed from a genuine love of Mother Nature as shown to us through Pachamama. Under no circumstances can it be approved.
92358 The inclination to use plastic is objectively disordered, but the number of men and women who feel such deep-seated urges is not negligible. They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's will in their lives and, if they are Christians, to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may encounter from their condition.------------------
92359 God in His mercy has provided for us Green Bins, in which to caste away all plastics that may prevent us from approaching Christian perfection. Although some of us are endowed with bins that are blue, or even rainbow-coloured, they too can be seen as blessings unto us.
SenseOfEvents blog links to Bill Barr's speech about the history of the constitution and advises one to read the whole thing.
Rev. Sensing then goes on to critique modern progressive movement as a millenarian religion, complete with inquisitions, jailing of the non PC and group think.
He then notes this Utopian idea was rampant in the mass movements of the last century: communism, fascism, jihadism to name a few.
and he also links to AndrewSullivan's recent essay that implies the same problem.
How bad are the Democrats now running for president? Even President Obama is warning them they are too fare to the left... "we have to be rooted in reality"...
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AtlasObscura has an article about how the Wiyot tribe got back their island off the coast of California.
this is not fake news: The Indian people just want justice and their traditional lands back.
Something to remember the next time some bozo suggests to give the "Northwest Angle" of Minnesota to Canada.
they usually ignore that the RedLake tribe owns most of it, and since they never ceded their land to the USA, the USA can't give it away.
So why the anomaly? blame the surveyors.
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the HongKong protests are still going strong. the police are fighting back, and some protesters have noticed that the "police" are speaking Mandarin, not Cantonese, meaning they were sent in from China.
things are staying bad there, but it's not too bad: the Philippine gov't isn't planning to evacuate the 250 thousand OFW yet...
not the only riots in the world:
the "yellow vest" protests are continueing in France and the protests against raising the prices of petroleum products in Iran.
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