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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
* UVA and the Dangerous Politicization of Our College Campuses* It is no secret that our colleges and universities have witnessed a sea change in campus culture over the past two decades. Political correctness has run rampant. High-profile incidents such as the Yale Halloween costume controversy and phenomena such as safe spaces and building re-namings have captured public attention. College officials, however, assure us that such incidents are aberrations and that our institutions of higher learning are still places where fairness and the free exchange of ideas prevail. But those ...
State Unemployment Data Show That Economic Recovery Continues To Spread
Matt Weidinger, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Matt Weidinger* *economy, Americas* Nearly half (24) of all states now have an unemployment rate below 6.0 percent, a common threshold of high unemployment. In the past few days, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has released updated unemployment data showing the economic recovery continued to deepen and spread across the country in October. That data also suggests that one-size-fits-all federal policies, such as reviving $600-per-week bonuses in all states, are increasingly difficult to justify given the improving economic reality of most states. On Friday, DOL released state-b...
3 Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Defense Initiatives the Next Administration Should Continue
Patty-Jane Geller, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Patty-Jane Geller* *Security, * To continue down the path of advancing deterrence and defense against aggressive adversaries, the next administration must continue efforts to modernize the nuclear triad, pursue a comprehensive arms control agreement, and upgrade the nation’s homeland defense system. In a revived era of great power competition, the United States must face revisionist powers and rogue regimes with advancing nuclear forces and a greater willingness to use them than we have experienced in the past. It’s incumbent upon the next administration to protect American citi...
Gratitude from Year to Year
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: It's not often we run a "Best of" from Cathy. She has the weekend off with her beautiful family. Who better to share her thoughts on gratitude, than she? This post is from just last year. But the way...
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JR, GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
* Fears of climate change 'apocalypse' are stopping young people having children and 60 percent say they are worried their kids could ADD to the crisis, new study claims* * I love to hear these stories. Idiots removing themselves from the gene pool can only be good for our future* The study, published in the Climatic Change journal last week, surveyed 607 Americans aged between 27 and 45 about global warming and the impacts it would have on their decision to start families. A staggering 59.8 percent of respondents say they are 'concerned about the carbon footprint of procreation',...
Major Data Leak in Brazil: Personal Records of 16 Million Patients Exposed
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Personal details of millions of Brazilians infected with Covid-19 have been exposed after passwords to systems from the Ministry of Health (MoH) were openly published online, it has been revealed. According to Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, the passwords were published on the code hosting platform GitHub by […] The post Major Data Leak in Brazil: Personal Records of 16 Million Patients Exposed appeared first on The Rio Times.
Cubans Picket Culture Ministry in Unusual Display of Dissent
Agency Report, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 150 people picketed Cuba’s culture ministry on Friday to show solidarity with dissident artists facing a state crackdown, in an unusually large display of public dissent on the Communist-run island. The demonstrators demanded a dialogue over limits on freedom of expression and what they call state repression, after […] The post Cubans Picket Culture Ministry in Unusual Display of Dissent appeared first on The Rio Times.
Peru Prepares Electoral Infrastructure to Include Voters Living Abroad
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru is preparing the electoral infrastructure to ensure that the nearly one million Peruvian voters living abroad participate in the upcoming general elections scheduled for April 11, 2021, a senior official said Saturday. The Peruvian government is coordinating with electoral organizations to prepare for the The post Peru Prepares Electoral Infrastructure to Include Voters Living Abroad appeared first on The Rio Times.
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Chiapas and Tabasco States in Mexico
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Southern Mexico States of Chiapas and Tabasco were shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 5.9, the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER) reported. The quake hit at a shallow depth of 17 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday November 29th, at 2.07 am local time. Shallow earthquakes […] The post Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Chiapas and Tabasco States in Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times.
6,000 years of arrows emerge from melting Norwegian ice patch
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Pardonmeforbreathing From National Geographic: Archaeologists in Norway have discovered dozens of arrows—some dating back 6,000 years—melting out of a 60-acre ice patch in the county’s high mountains. Expeditions to survey the Langfonne ice patch in 2014 and 2016, both particularly warm summers, also revealed copious […]
Number of Brazilians Receiving U.S. Green Cards Breaks Record in 2019
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of Brazilians granted the green card in the United States has broken a record, show U.S. government data. In 2019, the number of permanent residence permits for The post Number of Brazilians Receiving U.S. Green Cards Breaks Record in 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Forward To The Past!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby HMS Victory was built from 5500 oaks Demand for timber to construct British naval vessels in the 1800s and earlier seriously depleted the country’s forests. Some estimates say that England’s woodlands shrunk from an estimated land coverage of 15% in 1086, England’s forests and woods […]
Brazil’s TV Globo Closes Soccer Sponsorships as Itaipava Replaces Ambev
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the difficult times for the Brazilian economy and the loss of the Libertadores Cup to TV SBT, this week Globo closed the sale of its six main sponsorship contracts for 2021, securing a gross revenue of almost R$1.9 . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Brazil’s TV Globo Closes Soccer Sponsorships as Itaipava Replaces Ambev appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Silent Song We Need To Hear
Fr. Stephen FREEMAN, OrientalReview.org - 18 hours ago
Music has its own “music.” There are the notes written on a page, and the notes played by an intstrument. It is a particular quality of instruments, however, that they not only play a certain note, but that “note” itself plays other “notes.” In general, these other notes are called, […]
Foreigners Invest R$30 Billion in Brazilian Stock Exchange in November, Most since 1995
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Stock Exchange has never witnessed as much foreign money as this November. Global optimism prompted by the election of Joe Biden in the United States and, particularly the good news associated with the progress of Covid-19 vaccines, led investors from abroad to place R$30 (US$5.6) billion in the […] The post Foreigners Invest R$30 Billion in Brazilian Stock Exchange in November, Most since 1995 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trinidad and Tobago Deported 160 Venezuelans as Agreed with Maduro Regime
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Trinidad and Tobago authorities announced on Saturday, November 28th, the deportation of 160 Venezuelans whom they accused of having "illegally" entered the Caribbean country, a few days after a controversial repatriation by sea that included 16 minors. "The Ministry of National Security would like to announce that the deportation of […] The post Trinidad and Tobago Deported 160 Venezuelans as Agreed with Maduro Regime appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina Officially Announces End of Quarantine Begun Eight Months Ago
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced that, with the exception of two cities, Argentina will now officially emerge from social isolation, considered the most prolonged in the world. Fernández urged the population to maintain protection efforts and not to relax care. "We have found that over the past two weeks, the […] The post Argentina Officially Announces End of Quarantine Begun Eight Months Ago appeared first on The Rio Times.
Alert: Circulation Restrictions Against Covid-19 Second Wave Should Be Restored
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Health Secretaries and governors of several states in Brazil claim that the second wave of Covid-19 is a fact in Brazil. And data endorse this observation. A Fiocruz survey shows that there is an upward trend in the number of cases in at least 12 Brazilian capitals. Of this total, […] The post Alert: Circulation Restrictions Against Covid-19 Second Wave Should Be Restored appeared first on The Rio Times.
Drinking hot cocoa is linked to better memory skills because it’s filled with brain-healthy nutrients, a study found.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
Drinking hot cocoa is linked to better memory skills because it’s filled with brain-healthy nutrients, a study found | Business Insider India https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/drinking-hot-cocoa-is-linked-to-better-memory-skills-because-its-filled-with-brain-healthy-nutrients-a-study-found/articleshow/79433202.cms?utm_source=FB_paid&utm_medium=Paid_adv&utm_campaign=Monthly_FB&fbclid=IwAR0es_U3I2hTT22njvypydgJGY9hqANB34Jp-gbZ2c-TLBGFZCgKtEnMuH0
The Human Cost of COVID-19.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
The Human Cost of COVID-19: Eugene | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/human-cost-covid-19-eugene?fbclid=IwAR04oX3k5FJY81_VrioveAx3xN6EfMAegpClhDnlrPrYyWkvO-gnxAxgITY
ICYMI: Long Weekend Edition (11/29)
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 15 hours ago
Thanksgiving was not so bad at our house; the board of directors had a lovely time and I was able to talk to both grown children. So we'll call it a win. In the meantime, people keep writing stuff and I have some of it here for you to read. *How a Bad Bill Becomes a Bad Law* Sharon Murchie is an English teacher in Michigan, and she decided to go find out how, exactly, the sausage that is one of Michigan's cyber school laws was made. Her patience and thoroughness are inspirational; how the sausage was actually made is not. *Ten Things I Used To Think* Nancy Flanagan looks ...
Very bright fireball explodes over central Japan
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over central Japan at around 16:35 UTC on November 28, 2020 (01:35 JST, November 29). The object was seen and recorded from many parts of western and central Japan and was accompanied by a rumbling noise....... Read more »
New Jersey, Your Liberal Betters Have a Message For You.
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 17 hours ago
Drivers in the Garden State are receiving a mandatory safety lecture on the Chineses Lung Rot thanks to a new series of billboards. You Can Read All About It *HERE*.
MOHAWK NATION NEWS: MYTH BUSTERS IN MONTREAL Audio
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
MYTH BUSTERS IN MONTREAL AudioPosted on November 28, 2020Mohawk Nation Newshttp://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2020/11/28/myth-busters-in-montreal-audio/ NOTE: To dispel the lies of the serpents trying to ‘Reset’ Mohawk kanienkehaka land as a New World Order Center on tsiani tiotiake [Montreal island] without permission of creation and the original people and natural world., a report of the constant
MOHAWK NATION NEWS: 'TORONTO' IS ON ROTINOSHONNI LAND
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 18 hours ago
Posted on November 23, 2020“TORONTO” IS ON ROTINOSHONNI LAND – MISSISSAUGA ARE ALGONQUIAN “ROGUES” Republished.Mohawk Nation Newshttp://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2020/11/23/toronto-on-rotinoshonni-land-audio/ONONWAREKEH, TURTLE ISLANDAUDIO:http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2020/11/23/toronto-on-rotinoshonni-land-audio/Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.MNN
Liverpool Drops Points; City Romps; Sheffield Stays Winless
Latin American Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
Liverpool went top of the Premier League standings on Saturday despite having to settle for a draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.
When Can Pipelines Take Private Land? Jordan Cove LNG Project a Test for Eminent Domain
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
In the U.S., companies can use eminent domain to take private land for a project that has some public benefit, such as a school, a highway, or a hospital. Under the Natural Gas Act, FERC gets to make that determination when it concerns a natural gas pipeline, and the commission weighs pros and cons of the project when deciding.
After Crackdown, China Insists Hong Kong is Still Open For Business - But Business Isn't Sure
Leila Choukroune, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Leila Choukroune* *Economics, Asia* [image: Reuters] Over the summer, the Bank of England revealed that the equivalent of US$5 billion (£3.7 billion) flowed out of Hong Kong in 2019. Multinational corporations, among them some big Silicon Valley players, are considering their position. Many are contemplating relocation to Singapore or Tokyo. The decision of Hong Kong’s opposition legislators to resign en masse after the government disqualified four of their colleagues on allegations of threatening national security has caused dismay around the world. But another important resig...
How To Avoid Mispronouncing Someone's Name
Karen Pennesi, Federica Guccini, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Karen Pennesi, Federica Guccini* *Culture, World* [image: Reuters] As linguistic anthropologists researching names, we offer these recommendations for how to be inclusive of all names and more assertive about your own. Imagine you have to say an unfamiliar name and are afraid to say it wrong. What do you do? Do you try to pronounce it even at the risk of getting it wrong or do you avoid the name (and perhaps the person) altogether? Do you maybe attempt to shorten the name or invent a nickname for your acquaintance? Do you ask them if they have an easier name? We have all been ...
How John Kerry Will Restore America’s Climate Leadership
Dolf Gielen, Morgan Bazilian, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Dolf Gielen, Morgan Bazilian* *Politics, Americas* It won’t be easy, but Kerry’s decades of experience and the international relationships he developed as a senator and secretary of state may give him a chance of making real progress, especially if that work is conducted in the spirit of mending relationships rather than “naming and shaming” other countries. John Kerry helped bring the world into the Paris climate agreement and expanded America’s reputation as a climate leader. That reputation is now in tatters, and President-elect Joe Biden is asking Kerry to rebuild it again ...
Episode #69 – Rigging the Detonators on the American Empire | Jeff Berwick
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 18 hours ago
source Macroaggressions with Charlie Robinson The two authors of “The Controlled Demolition of the American Empire” sit down to discuss the story behind the new book. From the rotting foundation to the pre-weakening of the building, to identifying the support columns, the Empire has been slated for destruction. Jeff Berwick, the owner of The Dollar […]
President Trump’s case advances in multiple states as Fraud allegations hit home [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 18 hours ago
The GOP legislators in Pennsylvania are crafting a resolution to take back the authority granted them by the Federal Constitution to select and seat that state’s electors. This means that the GOP can pick people that will be likely to cast their 20 electoral votes largely, or entirely, for President Trump’s reelection. This move came […]
WVW-TV Exclusive: Lt. General Michael Flynn’s First Interview Since His Pardon Talking About Ongoing Coup
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 18 hours ago
WVW-TV Exclusive: Lt. General Michael Flynn’s First Interview Since President Trump’s Pardon Includes His Talking About Ongoing Coup w/ Guest Lt. General McInerney and Mary Fanning WVW-TV Exclusive: Lt. General Michael Flynn’s First Interview Since President Trump’s Pardon Includes His Talking About the Ongoing Coup w/ Guest Lt. General McInerney and Mary Fanning. source WVW-TV […]
USA attacked in plain sight: Subversion tactics destroying the USA today
FreeSpeechFan, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Yuri Bezmenov: Subversion Tactics & How To Resist Them I do not own this content. A lecture by KGB defector, Yuri Bezmenov (aka. Tomas Schuman), given in Los Angeles in 1983 regarding Soviet-era subversion tactics, their use against the U.S.A., and how to resist them. Despite the age of the video his message is still […]
Fed Considers More QE as U.S. Dollar Value Falls! Thanksgiving Dinner 10% Higher in 2020!
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 18 hours ago
source The Federal Reserve has expanded their balance sheet beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. Even the members of the Fed themselves were probably wondering how much more this system can handle. But it seems as though you can buy unlimited amounts of garbage with no consequence. As long as you calculate certain statistics like inflation incorrectly, […]
Damn good television: An excerpt from the PA hearing [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 18 hours ago
This is a brief segment, about 5-10 minutes, of the opening of the hearing before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth (Pennsylvania is technically a commonwealth, not a state, but it acts like a state) showing some indicators of the massive election fraud that took place in that state. Mayor Rudy Giuliani shows his prosecutorial prowess in the […]
BIS Central Banker Admits EPIC Level Crisis Is the Most Likely Result of Global Mass QE
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 18 hours ago
source The stock market has been increasing at an incredible pace. The stocks that have been doing very well are growth stocks, tech stocks. But also value stocks have seen major inflows. With interest rates very low it has kept the markets high which includes real estate as well.
Trump legal team will not be intimidated by radical left. Next stop Supreme Court
The Duran, The Duran - 18 hours ago
Trump legal team will not be intimidated by radical left. Next stop Supreme Court The Duran: Episode 809. Pennsylvania judge says plaintiffs have ‘viable claim’ that state mail-in ballot rule was illegal. Lawsuit has argued that the Pennsylvania legislature’s rule change was unconstitutional. Pennsylvania judge says plaintiffs have ‘viable claim’ that state mail-in ballot rule […]
URGENT: US-Backed Thai Mobs Remove Barriers at Army Base
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 19 hours ago
*November 29, 2020* (Brian Berletic - LD) - After the government took extensive measures to protect the army base the US-backed anti-government protesters originally targeted as their next protest site - protest leaders switched the venue at the last minute. Immediately the protest guards began removing razor wire standing between them and the army base's gates and security personel. Storming a military base anywhere in the world can be a potentially deadly provocation - and protest leaders by picking a military base to target and encouraging followers to dismantle security barr...
When One Teaches - A Quotation by Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*Robert A. Heinlein*, [1907 to 1988], prolific American writer considered to be one of the most literary and sophisticated of science-fiction writers.
Sunday morning music
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
In the midst of all our election craziness, I thought it might be fun to have some equally crazy (but, nevertheless, extremely popular) music. I refer, of course, to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by British rock group Queen. Released in 1975 on the group's album "A Night At The Opera", it's become a smash hit over multiple generations. The album was released in November 1975. How is it possible that was *45 years ago???* I can remember it clearly, and our feeble attempts to warble the words along with Freddie Mercury. *Dang,* that makes me feel old . . . ! At any rate, there have...
Renewables and nuclear: False hopes and unfounded fears
Vijay Raj Jayaraj, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Wind and solar are intermittent and inefficient, while nuclear is clean, safe and effective. The post Renewables and nuclear: False hopes and unfounded fears appeared first on CFACT.
Let’s Talk About All The B-70 Valkyrie Variants Envisioned For The Mach 3 Superbomber Prior To Cancellation
Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist - 19 hours ago
Many fascinating variants were proposed while trying to save the XB-70 Valkyrie program. We have often written about the XB-70 Valkyrie, With a cruise speed of Mach 3 and operational altitude of 70,000 feet, that [...] The post Let’s Talk About All The B-70 Valkyrie Variants Envisioned For The Mach 3 Superbomber Prior To Cancellation appeared first on The Aviationist.
Covid-19: Cumulative Cases Total 6.2 Million and Deaths Reach 172,000 (November 28th)
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Brazil reached 6,290,272, an increase of 51,922 infections registered in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health, as updated on Saturday, November 28th. Deaths resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 172,561. The Ministry registered […] The post Covid-19: Cumulative Cases Total 6.2 Million and Deaths Reach 172,000 (November 28th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
ICU Occupancy Exceeds 70% in Ten Brazilian Capitals
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ten Brazilian capitals present ICU occupancy rates of over 70%, according to the Fiocruz Covid-19 Observatory report released on Friday, November 28th. The sudden increase in new cases and deaths over the past two weeks, after a long period of reduction in numbers, is the main reason for the high […] The post ICU Occupancy Exceeds 70% in Ten Brazilian Capitals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sunday Sermonette
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
One Take Away …From Thanksgiving was speaking with my son-in-law, who is a patrol supervisor at a Southern California metro police department. He sad that a full 50% of calls they receive are fentanyl overdoses and suicides/attempt suicides. Those numbers are shocking. Of course, they all go down as “Covid 19 related deaths”. Fentanyl, […] The post Sunday Sermonette appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Major eruption at Lewotolo volcano, ash to 15.2 km (50 000 feet) a.s.l., Indonesia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 20 hours ago
A high-level eruption took place at the Indonesian Lewotolo volcano at 21:57 UTC on November 28, 2020 (05:57 LT, November 29). The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. According to the Darwin VAAC, the volcanic ash cloud was discernible on satellite imagery...... Read more »
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