Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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RAY MCGOVERN: Comey’s Amnesia Makes Senate Session an Unforgettable Hop, Skip & Jump to Fraud – Consortiumnews

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By Ray McGovern
Special to Consortium News
Former FBI Director James Comey testified to Congress last Wednesday that he did

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Viruses in droplets (larger than 100 μm) typically fall to the ground in seconds within 2 m of the source and can be sprayed like tiny cannonballs onto nearby individuals. Because of their limited travel range, physical distancing reduces exposure to these droplets. Viruses in aerosols (smaller than 100 μm) can remain suspended in air for many seconds to hours, like smoke, and be inhaled. They are highly concentrated near an infected person, so they can infect people most easily in close proximity. But aerosols containin

Facebook removes Trump post calling the coronavirus ‘less lethal’ than the flu - The Washington Post

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/06/1009561/facebook-qanon-ban/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=subs&utm_content=10-07-2020&mc_cid=f9e534d8a2&mc_eid=e25735476a

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/07/1009336/how-the-truth-was-murdered-disinformation-abuse-harassment-online-2/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=subs&utm_content=10-07-2020&mc_cid=f9e534d8a2&mc_eid=e25735476a

Fr. Warren's Week Reflection 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

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27^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Neil Diamond sang a song many years ago; I can only remember one line: “Song sung blue everybody knows one.” That line is so true. At some time in all our lives we can only sing a sad song and it seems that God has one too. Listen to our Old Testament reading today from Isaiah. He places in the mouth of God a very sad song. A song of lament about God’s unrequited love for Israel.

The song begins like a love song telling of God’s eager tender care, providing every possible provision and protection for His beloved people. But by the second verse of the song, the mood turns dark, the music somber. For all the love that God has lavished on His people, they turn away from Him. And God asks them, what more could I have done for you that I did not do? God sings song sung blue. I am sure that some of us can imagine how God felt. Many of you have felt the sting of this same disappointment yourself.

Perhaps, your song sung blue is a child, the beloved recipient of all of your heart, soul and love. But who rewards you with a lifetime of rebellion, rejects your values, does not love the church. And you are left broken-hearted wondering how this could have happened. After all the love and prayers you poured into your child’s life. Maybe your song sung blue is a ballad about your years of loyalty to a company, only to have that same company throw you away all in the name of down-sizing or profit engineering. A lot of people in this country today are singing song sung blue.

What is your song sung blue? The loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship? A divorce, do you feel rejected? Not wanted by your church or you have a serious illness? Everyone at some time in their lives sings a song sung blue and we all end up asking why. Here we touch the very core of Christianity. I mean the mystery of suffering. History of endless tales of tears, which no human escapes. Many years ago, I drove upstate to pick up Dorothy Day. If you do not know who she is, look her up online. She is up for canonization. Her early life was not happy, very difficult. The church began to attract her because of the faith and piety of some of her friends.

She became a catholic because of her need to be connected, to be part of a community. The institutional church was for her something she both criticized and loved. To be a part of this community of faith brought her immense comfort, strength and joy. She ran houses for the homeless, the poor victims of injustice and those with drug and mental problems. She welcomed anyone that had no place to go or nobody wanted. After a long session of speaking about her work and answering questions, a young social worker said, “Miss Day, I worked at one of your houses for just a few months, the needs of the people you serve were so great. They have so many problems; I did not know where to start. How do you do this day in, day out? Dorothy Day did not directly answer her question; she just smiled and began a story.

A woman all alone in the world lost her brother; he died of cancer, still young. She kept asking God “Why?” But hearing silence she set out in search of an answer. She had not gone far when she came upon an old man sitting on a bench. He was weeping, he said, “I have suffered a great loss. I am a painter and I have lost my eyesight.”

He, too, was seeking an answer to the question, “Why?” The woman invited him to join her and taking him by the arm they trudged down the road. Soon they overtook a young man walking down the road, walking aimlessly. The source of all his joy, his wife, had left him for another man. So he joined in the search of an answer to the why question. Shortly they came upon a young mother weeping on her front doorstep.

She had lost her child, so she too joined them. But nowhere could they find an answer. Suddenly, they came upon Jesus Christ. Each confronted Him with their questions. But Jesus gave no answer, instead He began to cry and said, “I am bearing the burden of a woman who lost her brother, a girl whose baby has died, a painter who has lost his eyesight and a young man who has lost his wife to another.” As He spoke the four moved closer and they embraced each other. They grasped Jesus’ hands and Jesus spoke again.

“My dominion is the dominion of the heart. I cannot prevent pain, I can only heal it.” “How?” asked the woman. “By sharing it,” He said. Then He was gone. And the four were left standing, holding each other. What theology tells us and our faith confirms is that in bad times, as well as in good, in sickness and in health, in death as in life, God is there. And this God is a God of love. A God who loves you individually. A God who loves you even if you cannot understand how a loving God can let this or that happen to you.

For all our intellectual sweat, we have not solved the problem of evil. Why not? Because our minds, however brilliant, are too small to grasp God. When I am puzzled by all the problems around me, I remember Job in the Old Testament. He was a good man, loved God and everyone else, kept God’s law. So, he cannot understand why he is suffering so much. Job is desolate, He trusts God, but he cannot get through to Him. The God who had been so present to him is now only absent. But God speaks to Job, not explaining, not apologizing.

He does not give Job a theology of suffering. The real experience for Job is simply to encounter God and in that encounter, Job finds rest from his questioning. Not because he understands, no explanation has been given. Very simply, he has experienced God. This kind of encounter is only possible if you have touched God. This kind of encounter is only possible if you have touched God and have allowed Him to touch you. If He has touched you, the questions will not vanish. The ‘why’ will not wear away.

But, as with Job, within you there will be a profound peace. And, like Thomas Aquinas, who spent his whole life asking why and finally said all my questions are straw. He wrote, “Lord, at your service here lies my heart-lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.”

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Bob Warren, SA

Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in China’s Drive for Innovation | U.S.- CHINA | ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in China’s Drive for Innovation | U.S.- CHINA | ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION: The report examines Beijing's ecosystem of programs and incentives designed to exploit the expertise of Chinese students and scholars studying in STEM fields at universities in the United States and other advanced countries. This ecosystem leverages the scientific and technical knowledge Chinese researchers acquire while abroad to benefit China’s commercial and defense sectors.

Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in China’s Drive for Innovation

Today the U.S.-China Commission released a new staff report entitled, “Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in China’s Drive for Innovation.”

The report examines Beijing's ecosystem of programs and incentives designed to exploit the expertise of Chinese students and scholars studying in STEM fields at universities in the United States and other advanced countries. This ecosystem leverages the scientific and technical knowledge Chinese researchers acquire while abroad to benefit China’s commercial and defense sectors. Much of this research is "fundamental" and not subject to controls, but both countries recognize its strategic value and potential. China's programs are designed to encourage it to be commercialized or applied in China first, depriving the United States of an early mover advantage in developing this technology despite funding the research, in many cases, in the first place. China’s activities raise concerning economic and national security implications for the United States.

Key Findings

Chinese leaders have long viewed advanced science and technology as key to China’s international power and sought to acquire it through licit and illicit means from developed countries like the United States. Beijing has built an elaborate ecosystem that targets foreign universities for the technology and talent it needs to win a national competition with the United States. China’s leaders regard overseas Chinese students and scholars as resources to be exploitedin a global geopolitical competition.

Beijing sponsors promising Chinese students and scholars at U.S. and other foreign universities, incentivizes their return to China, and employs transnational organizations affiliated with the United Front to channel know-how from those remaining abroad back to mainland China. The government also sends abroad researchers affiliated with Chinese defense universities, government agencies, and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to improve their own training and knowledge and, in many cases, contribute to China’s military-civil fusion strategy by collecting specific technologies and know-how.

These programs target a minority of the overall Chinese student body. The majority of Chinese students and scholars who come to the United States engage in legitimate academic activities.

Fewer than five percent of visa applications flagged as technology transfer risks are ultimately denied. U.S. agencies involved in screening for illicit technology transfer risks continually struggle with analyst shortages and high backlogs of reviews. Moreover, flags indicating a risk of future technology transfer are not always a legal basis for denying applications.

U.S. law does not account for the global and increasingly integrated nature of China’s technology acquisition architecture or its shift toward prioritizing the transfer of scientific research and techniques considered “fundamental,” even though Beijing clearly regards fundamental research as strategic.

Read the full report here.

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/06/1009424/the-cdc-has-finally-acknowledged-that-the-coronavirus-can-be-airborne/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=subs&utm_content=10-06-2020&mc_cid=ee8fbfcd35&mc_eid=e25735476a

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/05/1009394/whats-next-for-trump-ten-days-of-isolation-or-the-campaign-trail/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=subs&utm_content=10-06-2020&mc_cid=ee8fbfcd35&mc_eid=e25735476a

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-vows-to-ensure-roe-v-wade-remains-law-of-the-land

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The Story of Our Lady of the Rosary

The Story of
Our Lady of the Rosary

This week the Catholic church celebrates the feast of our Lady of the Rosary and honors her miraculous intercession at the iconic Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Dr. Sri shares with us the historical context and story behind this important feast and reminds us of the power of Our Lady’s intercession when we entrust seemingly impossible situations to her.

Snippet From the Show

On October 7th 1571, our Lady intervened in the Battle of Lepanto and changed the course of Western civilization. Let us also turn to Mary in our personal battles and entrust the impossible to her.

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SHOWNOTES

The Battle of LePanto 1571

On October 7th, 1571 our Lady intervened in a powerful way to help the holy league defeat the Turks at the Battle of LePanto. During this time, the Muslim church was expanding their dominance in Asia and Africa and they were seting their eyes on Europe. They were gaining increasing control over the Mediterrenean sea and they were hoping to seize control of St. Peter’s Basilica to turn it into a Mosque. The Pope at the time, Pope Pius V, organized a Holy League, a coalition to defend Europe against the Muslim forces. While only a few European nations came together and formed a very small army, the Pope fell on his knees and turned to God. He began praying fervently and encouraged all of Europe to pray the rosary and go to Eucharsitic adoration. The soldiers of the Holy League also prayed the rosary. While the Muslim forces were much stronger and had more ships, Pope Pius V entrusted everything to God through the hands of Mary.

The morning of the battle, the Holy League ships set off to meet the Muslims churches. In the beginning of the battle, the wind was against the Holy league but later on the directions of the wind suddenly shifted and the Holy League was able to defeat the Muslim forces. The Holy League attributed the miraculous wind shift to Mary. Pope Pius V dedicated that day of victory to our Lady, coining it as the feast of our Lady of Victory and eventually the name of the feast was changed to Our Lady of the Rosary.

Practicals

Turn to Mary when you face difficulties and seemingly impossible situations.
If you struggle to pray the rosary every day, start small by praying a decade or two a day but strive to be consistent.
Feel free to break up the rosary in decades throughout the day.
Always keep a rosary in your pocket, it is a powerful spiritual sword.

Resources

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RAY MCGOVERN: Comey’s Amnesia Makes Senate Session an Unforgettable Hop, Skip & Jump to Fraud – Consortiumnews

Vatican: Pope Benedict had approved the Vatican-China agreement | America Magazine

Vatican: Pope Benedict had approved the Vatican-China agreement | America Magazine: Cardinal Parolin: Every pope, from St. Paul VI to Pope Francis, has tried to resolve what Pope Benedict described as a difficult situation in China.

China Memos for the Next President - The Wire China

China Memos for the Next President - The Wire China: The U.S. and China are at a critical turning point. We reached out to U.S. experts in trade, technology, and investments to ask: Where should the next president go from here?

China Ramps Up a War of Words, Warning the U.S. of Its Red Lines - The New York Times

China Ramps Up a War of Words, Warning the U.S. of Its Red Lines - The New York Times: As the United States and Taiwan draw closer, state propaganda is sending the message that China will go to war if necessary.

14 Absolutely Horrible Things That Were Said About Trump After He Was Diagnosed – End Of The American Dream

14 Absolutely Horrible Things That Were Said About Trump After He Was Diagnosed – End Of The American Dream: There was a time when a moment like this would have brought the entire nation together in unity. Decades ago, news that the president of the United States was

Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward - The Boston Globe

Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward - The Boston Globe: The document amounts to a papal stand against tribalism, xenophobia, and the dangers of the social media age. It also marks a test for Francis in the eighth year of his papacy.

Hospitals digging in for a long winter as coronavirus patients increase - The Boston Globe

Hospitals digging in for a long winter as coronavirus patients increase - The Boston Globe: The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients is steadily increasing across Massachusetts as health care leaders dig in for what they suspect will be a long winter of illness and unease.

Walter Reed a Top Russian Spy Target

Moscow may have already bugged the hospital and recruited doctors and other medical workers, says former top CIA Russia hand. Trump's health is the target.

https://spytalk.substack.com/p/walter-reed-a-top-russian-spy-target

H.R. McMaster, Former National Security Advisor - YouTube

H.R. McMaster, Former National Security Advisor - YouTube: H.R. McMaster is one of the most celebrated modern military leaders in America. His achievements include serving as a captain during the Gulf War, being resp...

A Craving for Normalcy Spells the End of a Populist Presidency - The Washington Post

A Craving for Normalcy Spells the End of a Populist Presidency - The Washington Post: There are nine reasons Trump may still win, but none seems likely.

Trump's COVID-19 illness will make financial markets even more volatile

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The Covid Information War Is Entering a Frightening New Phase | WIRED

The Covid Information War Is Entering a Frightening New Phase | WIRED: Communication from the White House about Donald Trump’s infection will be opaque at best. Into that vacuum, misinformation will flow.

Trump is being given a steroid that is usually used for severe cases of covid-19

A study in June found that dexamethasone significantly cut the chances that seriously ill patients died from the coronavirus.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/05/1009343/trump-is-being-given-a-steroid-that-is-usually-used-for-severe-cases-of-covid-19/?truid=e6a9a97f971519b8818ba7420a6d576d&utm_source=the_download&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&utm_term=subs&utm_content=10-05-2020&mc_cid=78dcbad59b&mc_eid=e25735476a

How empire is destroying the American republic – Responsible Statecraft

How empire is destroying the American republic – Responsible Statecraft: The threat we face: our leaders and elites have eschewed constitutional restraint and balance of power in favor of an imperial culture.

Even Ben-Gurion thought ‘most Jews are thieves’ - Opinion - Haaretz.com

Even Ben-Gurion thought ‘most Jews are thieves’ - Opinion - Haaretz.com: The quote in the headline wasn’t uttered by an antisemitic leader, a Jew hater or a neo-Nazi. The words are those of the founder of the State of Israel, two months after

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Chris Wallace blasts Trump family, guests for not wearing masks at debate - The Washington Post

Chris Wallace blasts Trump family, guests for not wearing masks at debate - The Washington Post: “Everybody was told to wear a mask. Why did the first family and the chief of staff believe that the rules for everybody else didn’t apply to them?” Wallace asked.

A New U.S. Paradigm for the Middle East: Ending America’s Misguided Policy of Domination - Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

A New U.S. Paradigm for the Middle East: Ending America’s Misguided Policy of Domination - Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: Conventional wisdom holds that the presence of United States forces in the Middle East makes America and the region more secure. To the contrary, the U.S. military’s large footprint in the region, combined with voluminous U.S. arms sales and support for repressive regimes, drives instability and exacerbates grievances and conditions that threaten the United States.

The Unfinished Chinese Civil War | RealClearDefense

The Unfinished Chinese Civil War | RealClearDefense: Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) war with the Kuomintang (KMT, or Nationalist Par

The Pope, Pompeo, and a new Vision of the World - SettimanaNews

The Pope, Pompeo, and a new Vision of the World - SettimanaNews: The recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Holy See in Rome was considered an attempt to drag Pope Francis into the American election. From the Holy See’s point of view, Pompeo tried to step into a controversy about the Catholic Church, where some American Catholics doubt the Pope’s “moral authority” for his choices on China and on many other issues, like the environment, concern about wild capitalism, or being open to areas traditionally considered non-Catholic. Pompeo published an article critical of Francis’ policy on China on the American conservative Catholic journal First Things. But

What Kind of Superpower Will China Be? - The Atlantic

What Kind of Superpower Will China Be? - The Atlantic: The policies and practices of the country’s dynasties offer insights into how modern Chinese leaders may wield their strength.

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Between What Is And What Could Be – A Sermon On Isaiah 5:1-7 – Interrupting the Silence

Between What Is And What Could Be – A Sermon On Isaiah 5:1-7 – Interrupting the Silence: Isaiah describes how God dug a vineyard, cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines. Then God built a watchtower in the midst of the vineyard and hewed out a wine vat in it. And now God…

Infectious Trump briefly leaves Walter Reed to greet fans as confusion continues over his health - The Washington Post

Infectious Trump briefly leaves Walter Reed to greet fans as confusion continues over his health - The Washington Post: The president’s medical team said that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts of low oxygen but also was doing well and could soon be discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

What Downtown Portland, Oregon Looks Like Right Now - YouTube

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When the Bogeyman Comes Down With Covid | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

When the Bogeyman Comes Down With Covid | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics: “Hush! Hush! Hush! Here comes the Bogeyman! Don’t let him come too close to you, He’ll catch you if he...

Federal Debt Tops $27 Trillion for First Time | CNSNews

Federal Debt Tops $27 Trillion for First Time | CNSNews: The debt of the federal government topped $27 trillion for the first time on Thursday, when it climbed from $26,945,391,194,615.15 to $27,01,888,000,000, according to the Daily Treasury Statement for October 1, which was released today.

New U.S. Covid Cases Exceed 50,000; More Close to Trump Test Positive - WSJ

New U.S. Covid Cases Exceed 50,000; More Close to Trump Test Positive - WSJ: The tally hit the highest level since mid-August, and more people close to President Trump tested positive for the virus.

Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms

Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms: Doctors treating Trump's COVID-19 say his oxygen levels fluctuated and that they've prescribed dexamethasone, a steroid, amid signs of lung damage.

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