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Colombia’s Oil Industry Faces Continued Coronavirus Slump
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A measure of the pandemic's impact is that Colombia's output in 2020 is averaging 100,000 b/d less than it was in 2019. A small fraction of that decline was anticipated prior to the pandemic, due to the aging of the country's major oil fields. But the bulk of the miss […] The post Colombia’s Oil Industry Faces Continued Coronavirus Slump appeared first on The Rio Times.
Deadly flooding hits Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Watchers » Latest articles - 6 hours ago
Flash flooding hit Rio de Janeiro in Brazil as further heavy rains struck the region, resulting in at least one fatality on December 22, 2020. The flooding came just days after severe inundations and landslides hit Santa Catarina, leaving 12 people dead and nine...... Read more »
Vaccinations Begin in Latin America, Where Covid Hit Hardest
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Bloomberg) Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica started administering Latin America’s first Covid-19 vaccines Thursday, December 24th, as the region hardest hit by the disease seeks relief from the pandemic. The first injection was broadcast live from a hospital in Mexico and shown during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s daily press […] The post Vaccinations Begin in Latin America, Where Covid Hit Hardest appeared first on The Rio Times.
Christmas cards—a nice tradition
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
For the last two years I haven't added a newsy letter to Bob's Christmas card--a watercolor with a greeting. Our lives changed forever on Oct. 1, 2019, so there is not much to write about for Christmas 2019 and 2020. And the cards we've been receiving mostly say something like, "stay well," "stay safe," stay safe and well," Hope you staying safe," or "Hope we can see each other soon." A very different holiday, but we certainly look forward to hearing from friends and relatives. This year we’ve received some phone calls in place of cards—don’t recall that from years past. Maybe ...
CRISPR Gene Editing Unintentionally Causes Changes in Gene Regulation
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 7 hours ago
A new scientific publication shows that CRISPR/Cas gene scissor applications in animals unintentionally leave traces. The findings, as commented on by Testbiotech, are not related to unintended changes in the DNA, which have often been described, but to gene regulation, i.e. epigenetics. The effects are heritable and may, for example, result in disruption of embryonic development, […] The post CRISPR Gene Editing Unintentionally Causes Changes in Gene Regulation appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
Blizzard conditions hit Midwest as powerful winter storm threatens East Coast, U.S.
The Watchers » Latest articles - 7 hours ago
A powerful winter storm brought blizzard conditions to the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, and is set to threaten much of the East Coast on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, December 24 and 25. Heavy rains and the existing melting snow from last...... Read more »
Why America’s Cyber Strategy is Failing
George Beebe, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*George Beebe* *Security, Americas* Cyber technology is blurring the lines that once separated espionage and warfare. The pattern has become disturbingly regular. Every few years, evidence surfaces of a major cyber penetration of U.S. networks, and each instance prompts a wave of indignant American calls for tough retaliation. Last week’s report of the “Solar Winds” operation, a massive new hack of multiple public and private U.S. organizations that has gone undetected for perhaps a year or even longer, is in many ways a repetition of the detection, attribution, and retaliation ...
"I Wish You Enough"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
*"I Wish You Enough"* by Bob Perks "At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane’s departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, “I love you, I wish you enough.” She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.” They kissed good-bye and she left. He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, “...
Environmental and Farming Groups Start US Legal Action in Attempt to Ban Glyphosate
Sustainable Pulse, Sustainable Pulse - 7 hours ago
Last Friday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed the opening arguments and evidence in its litigation challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) re-approval of glyphosate, best known as the active ingredient in Monsanto’s “Roundup” pesticides. Representing a broad coalition of farmworkers, farmers, and conservationists, CFS filed the federal lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in […] The post Environmental and Farming Groups Start US Legal Action in Attempt to Ban Glyphosate appeared on Sustainable Pulse.
As more marijuana firms go public, feds urge SPACs to beef up disclosures
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
U.S. securities regulators are urging special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, to strengthen disclosures related to potential conflicts of interest, compensation incentives and other critical information for investors. The guidance this week from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comes as SPACs, or blank-check companies, become more prevalent among cannabis and mainstream companies seeking a […] As more marijuana firms go public, feds urge SPACs to beef up disclosures is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis ent...
Was This 9-pound Goldfish Found in a South Carolina Lake?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Anyone missing their goldfish?
"Give Thanks..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
“When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” - Tecumseh
Is Taco Bell Going Out of Business?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The website Money Pop published a list of restaurant chains purportedly "turning off their burners and closing up shop" in 2020.
Brazil’s Petrobras Closes Offices In Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay Amid Divestment
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said it will rationalize its international presence next year and will close its offices in Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay amid divestment there. "The company also maintains offices in Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay. In these last three countries, there is an ongoing disinvestment process, and […] The post Brazil’s Petrobras Closes Offices In Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay Amid Divestment appeared first on The Rio Times.
‘Twas the night before Christmas…. a retelling…
Ragnar, 'Nox & Friends - 8 hours ago
From the Feral Irishman: You need to click the link…. Thanks for the Christmas cheer Irishman!!!!! ~Ragnar (RFXtFR)
9-Month-Old Baby Taken from Parents on Routine Traffic Stop in North Carolina
Brian-Admin, Medical Kidnap - 8 hours ago
New Jersey couple Raymond Sykes and Kaila Boulware were traveling back to their home in New Jersey with their 9-month-old son after visiting Kaila's father in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday. Also in the vehicle were their two dogs, MANUELA and Rayla. Rayla is the 9-month old baby's puppy. On the night of December 3rd, 2020, while driving through Troy, North Carolina at around 3 a.m., the family was stopped by two sheriff deputies. Reports from the sheriff department states they were pulled over because they were driving with "a white tail light" and it was “being driven in a ...
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 24
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 9 hours ago
1922 Anglo-Iraq declaration to League of Nations talked about giving Kurds rights and own govt in their region (Musings On Iraq review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970*) 1938 Golden Square army colonels overthrew PM Jamil Midfai for trying to remove pan-Arab officers Coup backed by Nuri al-Said who became PM and Taha al-Hashimi who became Def Min Rashid al-Gaylani became Chamberlain of Royal Office 1922-58 were 59 cabinets (Musings On Iraq review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*...
Have yourself a Satanic Little Christmas......'The fewer people we see now, the safer we will all be,' says Dr. Bonnie Henry - If you want your loved ones around next Christmas, keep them safe right now"
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago
*UPDATE: * Yesterday I watched* James Corbett's latest masterpiece: "The Future of Vaccines"* which I heartily recommend to all*...this is your Christmas Present from the Greencrow.* *"Have yourself a Satanic Little Christmas..."* Consider how Satanic the headline above and the *report linked and copied from City News *below actually are...when taken in the light that: 1) *According to the CDC* and* the Irish "Health" Authority*,* the CovID-19 Virus has never even been isolated in a lab**.* Therefore, according to official Science protocol...*IT DOES NOT EXIST!!;* 2) *The PCR...
Russia’s Akula-class Attack Submarine Is the Real Deal
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Born during the Cold War, this submarine is a straight-up killer. A formidable showcase of late Soviet submarine design, the* Akula *remains the backbone of Russia’s nuclear-powered attack submarine force over three decades after its introduction. By the late 1970s, the Soviet Navy concluded*—*in no small part, from information provided by Soviet spies embedded in the U.S. Navy*—*that Soviet submarines are seriously lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in stealth capabilities. The Viktor III line had already taken small steps in this direc...
XM25 Punisher Should Have Been the Ultimate Grenade Launcher
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What went wrong? Here's What You Need to Remember: *The capability to engage enemy troops behind cover is useful but anything that does that and nothing else is impractical from an infantryman’s perspective and an expensive niche weapon unaffordable even by the U.S. Army.* The U.S. Army has officially terminated the “Punisher.” The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, or “Punisher,” was designed to engage enemy troops behind cover. While successful, the high-tech infantry weapon was the victim of a lengthy development period, ballooning co...
USS Wasp Was the Worst U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier of World War II
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It didn't have to be this way. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The demands of the Washington Naval Treaty instilled a number of weaknesses in *Wasp*. The U.S. Navy rose to prominence during World War II from just one of many major naval powers to the undisputed greatest in just four short years. This was in large part due to the expansion and effective use of its aircraft carrier fleet. Although most American flattops that fought in the war were highly successful designs one, USS *Wasp*, was fatally compromised by the need to conform to internat...
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Carol of the Bells"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
*2002, "Carol of the Bells"*
11th-hour COVID-19 relief deal proves again that Congress is unfit to govern
James Bovard, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] “In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” Napoleon reputedly said more than two centuries ago. Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap, as Congress demonstrated Monday night by approving a 5,593-page bill with no time to read it. The usual suspects are indignant at the sloppy procedures propelling $2.3 trillion in federal spending, including a last-minute $900 billion deal for COVID-19 relief. But reckless legislating has been standard procedure on Capitol Hill for almost three decades. Democratic Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma observed in 1991 that congressi...
With Biden's New Threats, the Russia Discourse is More Reckless and Dangerous Than Ever
Glenn Greenwald, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] To justify Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss to Donald Trump, leading Democrats and their key media allies for years competed with one another to depict what they called “Russia’s interference in our elections” in the most apocalyptic terms possible. They fanatically rejected the view of the Russian Federation repeatedly expressed by President Obama — that it is a weak regional power with an economy smaller than Italy’s capable of only threatening its neighbors but not the US — and instead cast Moscow as a grave, even existential, threat to US democracy, with its action...
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
Waconia, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"And Tho'..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
“... and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” - Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"
"2020 Year in Review"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
"*2020 Year in Review"* "Making sense of the craziest year we’ve yet lived through." by Dave Collum "Imagine, if you will, a man wakes up from a year-long induced coma - a long hauler of a higher order - to a world gone mad. During his slumber, the President of the United States was impeached for colluding with the Russians using a dossier prepared by his political opponents, themselves colluding with the FBI, intelligence agencies, and the Russians. A pandemic that may have emanated from a Chinese virology laboratory swept the globe killing millions and is still on the loose. A co...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Christmas Greeting
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
IsraeliPM Dec 23, 2020 “I wish Israel’s many Christian friends around the world a very merry Christmas. On behalf of the people of Israel, I... The post Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Christmas Greeting appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
All The Cannons Will Silently Rust
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Our year has been eclipsed by the pandemic, the rush of a virus paralysing societies across the world. Some governments offered smarter, more scientific, and humane approaches to the pandemic; many (but not all) of these have been governments with a socialist orientation. Amongst them is the Indian state of Kerala, tucked into the country’s south-west with a population of 35 million and governed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Kerala’s Health Minister KK Shailaja was later celebrated as the ‘Coronavirus Slayer’ for her leadership within a government that puts the needs of the ...
The Word From the Trenches – December 24, 2020
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – December 24, 2020 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Gregory Mannarino, Noon 12/24/20: "Stocks Gain Again! With No Help For The American People In Sight"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, Noon 12/24/20: *"Stocks Gain Again! With No Help For The American People In Sight"* - https://traderschoice.net/
‘There Won’t Be Snow In Africa This Christmas’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Ethiopia has pursued "legitimate" military action in its Tigray province since early November, according Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Maybe. It does seem that the northern state’s regional forces – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – attacked federal military bases on November 4 and may even have executed some surrendering soldiers. Still, one suspects something a bit more complicated afoot inside America’s "strategic linchpin" partner on Africa’s Horn. In fact, that Ethiopia – particularly its Western-favorite of a prime minist...
ATF Reverses Course, Withdraws Guidance on AR Pistol Reclassification
Shalom, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) withdrew the guidance on its proposed AR pistol reclassification Wednesday. This... The post ATF Reverses Course, Withdraws Guidance on AR Pistol Reclassification appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
No Co-Sponsor Of ‘Medicare For All’ Has Lost Reelection In The Past Decade
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
It's common sense: Democratic politicians who support "radical" notions like Medicare for All, free college, or preserving a habitable planet via a Green New Deal guarantee their own defeat. A recent New York Times interview with Pennsylvania Congressman and corporate Democrat Conor Lamb states simply that Medicare for All is "unpopular in swing districts," an idea presumably so obvious that it requires no documentation. Lamb asserts that opposition to Medicare for All and other progressive policies "separates a winner from a loser in a [swing] district like mine." The Democratic ...
Congressional Deal Would Give Higher Ed $23B
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Inside Higher Ed – by Kery Murakami A $900 billion coronavirus-relief package, passed by Congress late Monday night, gives colleges and universities another $23 billion... The post Congressional Deal Would Give Higher Ed $23B appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Mayor Bill de Blasio: “Our mission is to REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.”
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
PAY ATTENTION AT 2:29 The Hill Dec 18, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined his belief that, “Our mission is to redistribute wealth,” while discussing... The post Mayor Bill de Blasio: “Our mission is to REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH.” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
64.4 tons of meat products that escaped inspection are recalled
News Desk, Food Safety News - 9 hours ago
CLS Gourmet CL Saigon Food Company, in Philadelphia, has recalled approximately 128,841 pounds of various meat products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The various raw and fully cooked meat products were produced and distributed between April 29, 2020,... Continue Reading
Peace On Earth
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 9 hours ago
Merry Christmas, belated Chanukah, Solstice, Kwanzaa - and last but certainly not least, Festivus For the Rest of Us. Despite our overlords doing their utmost to spoil this holiday, here's hoping that there is not too much gruel in your Yule this year. Meanwhile, here at Sardonicky we will continue to do our best assailing and wassailing the obscenely wealthy pathocrats among us all year round. Back in medieval times, when Christmas actually was celebrated more like our own modern day Halloween, the serfs would go door to door demanding food and money from their particular overlo...
Six Years After ISIS, Mixed Fate for Assyrian Churches
Assyrian International News Agency - 9 hours ago
Batnaya, North Iraq -- Churches still lie in ruin six years after the Islamic State (ISIS) swept through the Nineveh Plains, with others slowly rebuilt by Christians returning to the remains of their villages.
The daunting task of energy education perfectly illuminated by the stupidest news story of the year
Terry Etam, Small Dead Animals - 9 hours ago
What does the general public believe? What catches their attention? What do they get swept up in? And we have to try to explain the complexity of energy to them? No wonder it was a hard year. Read on…
How Democrats are gaming the congressional system
Uriel, 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
Taking a deeper dive into the Omnibus that includes 2021 spending and COVID funding: People have been told generally that no one can figure out who originated amendments or was willing to present and argue for their inclusion in budgets. There is a way that unfortunately is time consuming but actually interesting. It gives a glimpse into the minds of those submitting information, what is most important during that period of time, and what these people believe necessary to place their “mark” on the legislation and give them a sense of power. If one has the time (a lot do … Continue r...
The Second American Civil War: "War it will still be"
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
That's the conclusion of J. Robert Smith, writing at The Federalist. What’s triggering the second American civil war? Trump’s unexpected election in 2016, and his four highly successful years -- despite implacable opposition and attempted subversion by the Democrat-led axis -- and the prospect of a final Trump term, when the president would not only consolidate his achievements, but push new initiatives to break the corruption and imperiousness that infects the nation’s “elite”… these were the Rubicon. Anti-liberty forces have long been marching through the nation’s institut...
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