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Can UV lights in nursing homes (and elsewhere) stop COVID-19?
Yvette d'Entremont, Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. A new $1.7 million research project announced by Research Nova Scotia on Wednesday will investigate whether installing UV lights in long-term care facilities reduces infections by killing airborne viral transmissions. If the technology does what researchers expect, […]
Lawfare Live: Merrick Garland’s Forthcoming Confirmation Hearing
bklehm, Lawfare - 7 hours ago
This Friday, Feb. 19, at 1pm, Benjamin Wittes, *Lawfare’s* editor-in-chief, will take questions from the *Lawfare* community about Judge Merrick Garland’s impending confirmation hearing to be the Attorney General set to occur on Monday, Feb. 22. powered by Crowdcast *Sign up now to become a patron of Lawfare and receive email notifications for Lawfare Live, a weekly event where you can join a community of Lawfare readers and podcast listeners in conversation with Lawfare writers, experts, guests and each other.* Topics: - Lawfare Live, - Events Tags: - Lawfare Live,...
The U.S. Needs a Cyber State of Distress to Withstand the Next SolarWinds
TJhangiani, Lawfare - 9 hours ago
The National Mall in Washington D.C. at night. (Richard Ricciardi, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricricciardi/13713985065/; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) The SolarWinds hack exposed shortcomings in the U.S. government’s capacity to respond to cyberattacks. In a hard-hitting, far-reaching, and nearly undetectable attack, the perpetrators behind the SolarWinds intrusion secretly inserted malicious code into a software update and subsequently programmed it to appear legitimate. Among the victims were critical government agencies at the state, lo...
Turkish Officials Seek U.S. Compromise Over Russian S-400 Missiles
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *S-400, Eurasia* With no easy solution in sight, the ongoing diplomatic impasse between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s S-400 systems is set to roil U.S.-Turkish defense relations into the foreseeable future. Turkey has proposed a solution to the ongoing crisis stemming from Ankara’s earlier purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Washington has long insisted that Turkey should decommission its imported S-400 systems; Ankara, meanwhile, has expressed interest in a possible compromise arrangement. In an interview earlier this month, Turkey’s Def...
Why the U.S. Navy Cannot Wait to Deploy the Columbia-Class Submarine
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *military, * The Navy plans to deliver its first newly built Columbia-class submarine by 2028, in preparation for its first patrol in the early 2030s. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Columbia’s are also needed quickly, it would seem likely, in part because they are being engineered as much more capable, high-tech, lethal, and stealthy when compared with the existing Ohio-class. This would appear necessary given the sheer numbers of rival nation threats, to include submarines, long-range, sub-launched nuclear missiles, ICBMs, and air-dropped weapons. The U.S...
Did US Air Defenses Fail In Iraq?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Asia Times*: *US air defenses fail again in Iraq* *Rockets hit US base and airport in Erbil after defense systems failed to activate* The attack on the US military base at Erbil – in the Kurdistan region of Iraq – and the nearby Erbil airport illustrates once again that US defenses against rocket attacks are inadequate and, for the most part, don’t work. As far as can be determined, Erbil was defended by a US Patriot air defense system and a C-RAM rapid fire gun system there to protect the Patriot. There is no information to suggest that either system was activated when a nu...
God of Scribes and Wisdom
Assyrian International News Agency - 4 hours ago
Close up of the giant statue to the god Nabu stood at the entrance of the Temple of Nabu which is now housed in the Iraq Museum in Iraq. ( Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP / CC BY-SA 4.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 17, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
President Joe Biden, Reuters *Willis L Krumholz, National Interest:* *Biden’s ‘America Is Back’ Speech Misunderstands How Overstretched America Is Abroad * *Diplomacy is good, but America cannot do everything at once and is still stuck in multiple wars.* President Joe Biden recently delivered a speech at the State Department, laying out the major foreign policy goals of his new administration. The speech centered on the theme that “America is back.” Biden’s speech included his plans to re-enter the Iran nuclear deal and renew U.S. membership in the Paris Climate Agreement and th...
Will Kaliningrad Forever Be a Russian Thorn in NATO’s Side?
David Axe, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* The U.S. Military has plans to destroy the enclave. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* One possible part of the multi-domain plan for attacking Kaliningrad played out in the wide open when the U.S. Air Force in early March 2019 practiced a cruise-missile strike on the exclave. The mock attack was part of the flying branch’s deployment of five B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to the United Kingdom. The Pentagon has a plan for destroying the defenses of Russia’s most heavily-armed European outpost, a top U.S. commander said in...
Hitler’s Iron Fist: How the Nazis Controlled Occupied Europe
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Nazi police and security forces maintained control in Germany and occupied territories. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Hitler’s Germany was known for its organization and efficiency, as well as its deprivations, terror, and cruelty. This was exemplified in its security forces. Among the many Third Reich police and security organizations were several military police types, the Feldgendarmerie, Geheime Feldpolizei, Heeresstreifendienst, Marinekusten-Polizei, and numerous police-security regiments and divisions. In addition to the milita...
Did Donald Trump Jr. Call Rush Limbaugh a ‘True American Icon’?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The former president's eldest son praised the radio host.
World News Briefs -- February 17, 2021 (Evening Edition)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*DW:* *WHO reports large drop in new cases amid global vaccine rollout * The World Health Organization reported a 16% global drop in new coronavirus cases last week. Meanwhile, Japan began its first vaccinations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The World Health Organization said late Tuesday that the global figure of new coronavirus cases decreased by 500,000 last week to 2.7 million, a 16 percent drop over the previous week. In the first full week of January, new coronavirus cases had peaked at nearly 5 million. Last week, nearly all regions of the world have seen a downward trend...
The Green New Deal In Texas
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 5 hours ago
Because Texas electrical power relies on frozen windmills, it now cost $900 to recharge your electric car there. Link
Facebook to remove all discussions about Covid or any vaccines
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 5 hours ago
by Alex Bruce https://forbiddenknowledgetv.net/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-takes-anti-vax-stance-in-violation-of-his-own-platforms-new-policy/ Project Veritas has released a video of Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg taken during a company virtual meeting last July, in which he made statements that would cause Facebook’s censorship algorithms to kick him off the platform, under their new rules. Last week, Facebook announced that they are “expanding [their] efforts to […]
A birth defect mistaken as child abuse split their family, now they fight for other families at the Capitol
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 5 hours ago
SEE INFO IN ASANA ABOUT THIS STORY A birth defect mistaken as child abuse split their family, now they fight for other families at the Capitol A public hearing on how the state and medical professionals handle these cases was held Tuesday at the Capitol after the couple recently met with state Rep. James Frank […] The post A birth defect mistaken as child abuse split their family, now they fight for other families at the Capitol appeared first on Health Nut News.
Paulo Coelho, "Killing Our Dreams"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
*"Killing Our Dreams"* by Paulo Coelho "The first symptom of the process of our killing our dreams is the lack of time. The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the Good Fight. The second symptom of the death of our dreams lies in our certainties. Because we don’t want to see life as a grand adventure, we begin to think of ourselves as w...
CDC Now Reports FEWER Total Deaths Following COVID Injections than Last Week – Can We Trust ANY of Their Data?
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 5 hours ago
The page on the CDC website that we reported about last week, Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination, has now been updated as of yesterday, February 16, 2021. We preserved a copy of the page published last week, February 11, 2021, which you can find on our website as a .pdf file. Comparing the page published on 2/11/21 with the one published yesterday, 2/16/21, you will be able to see that they revised their numbers for total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered as an increase, while revising the total number of deaths reported to VAERS following the vaccin...
"I Would Rather Have..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
"When a bull is being lead to the slaughter, it still hopes to break loose and trample its butchers. Other bulls have not been able to pass on the knowledge that this never happens and that from the slaughterhouse there is no way back to the herd. But in human society there is a continuous exchange of experience. I have never heard of a man who broke away and fled while being led to his execution. It is even thought to be a special form of courage if a man about to be executed refuses to be blindfolded and dies with his eyes open. But I would rather have the bull with his blind rage...
Did Rush Limbaugh Say the Purpose of Marriage Is Raising Children?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The conservative pundit married four times, but had no children.
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
Oakes, N. Dakota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
CDC Now Reports FEWER Total Deaths Following COVID Injections than Last Week – Can We Trust ANY of Their Data?
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
The page on the CDC website that we reported about last week, Selected Adverse Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccination, has now been updated as of yesterday, February 16, 2021. We preserved a copy of the page published last week, February 11, 2021, which you can find on our website as a .pdf file. Comparing the page published on 2/11/21 with the one published yesterday, 2/16/21, you will be able to see that they revised their numbers for total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered as an increase, while revising the total number of deaths reported to VAERS following the vaccin...
Keir Starmer's Decrepitude
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Interesting discussion this evening from the Novara comrades about Keir Starmer's leadership. Whereas yesterday this place focused on a pitiful attempt at defending Keir's record as LOTO, of more interest was the blistering critique from Tom Kibasi published in the *Graun*. Readers might recall Tom was involved in the Corbyn project and, along with Paul Mason and Momentum's Laura Parker, a prominent left figure to make the jump from Corbynism to Starmerism. Having criticised Starmerism for its lack of vision, following recent wobbles Dear Keir himself is due to make a major speech o...
Video – Helicopter de-icing wind turbine blades
Robert, Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
“Amazing: it takes a Helicopter burning massive amounts of carbon based fuel to dump yet more chemicals onto the environment in an attempt to thaw the turbines,” says reader Steevo. “What’s more dangerous?” __________ “The Biden Administration’s plan to banish fossil fuels is a greater existential threat to Americans than climate change.” – Wall Street ... Read more The post Video – Helicopter de-icing wind turbine blades appeared first on Ice Age Now.
iPhone Pro Max: Now the Most Popular 5G Smartphone
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *iPhone 5G, Americas* Ever since the iPhones were introduced late last year, they have topped most surveys of both the most popular and highest-selling smartphones, both in the United States and in the world. Throughout 2020, surveys were often released of the most popular and best 5G smartphones, but most of those came with the caveat that the first 5G iPhones hadn’t been released yet. Those four phones finally did arrive in October and November of last year, and new survey data indicates that they instantly became the most popular 5G smartphones on the market. ...
North Korea Is Holding South Korea Hostage Against the U.S. Military
David Axe, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* And America cannot stop it. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A North Korean artillery barrage could inflict as many as 250,000 casualties in Seoul alone, RAND reported, citing a U.S. Defense Department estimate. North Korea on May 4, 2019 test-fired a short-range ballistic missile -- its first major launch in the 18 months since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un suspended missile testing ahead of a summit with U.S. president Donald Trump. Pyongyang on May 9, 2019 launched a second “projectile,” South Korean officials said. The May tests of at leas...
NATO Isn’t Happy That Russia’s Su-27 Flanker Is Defending the Baltics
David Axe, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Kaliningrad Flankers are arguably the busiest—and most dangerous—Su-27s anywhere in the world. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Russian aerial activity in the Baltic region has been on the rise for years — and escalated sharply following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2014. Fighters from NATO and neutral countries have intercepted Russian planes on hundreds of separate occasions since then. On June 9, 2017, examples of all three of the U.S. Air Force’s heavy bombers — the swing-wing B-1, the stealthy B-2 and the lumbering B-52 — gathered in in...
Joe Biden vs. AOC: Will the President Forgive Student Loan Debt?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Joe Biden Student Debt, Americas* Despite President Joe Biden’s openness to forgiving some level of debt for borrowers, his comments Tuesday night sparked uproar from progressive party members, opening up an early party rift over liberal policy. President Joe Biden shot down a Democratic proposal on Tuesday that would cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower but signaled an openness to forgive some level of debt—a posture that’s already received sharp backlash from far-Left members of the party. “I will not make that happen,” Biden said at a CNN town h...
Can Iran’s Navy Recover From a History of Military Defeats?
David Axe, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* If war breaks out, American forces could target Iran’s small navy as well as the vessels belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps militia. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Battered, the Iranian fleet pulled back, and since then has been hesitant to make good on its periodic threats against Iran’s neighbors and the United States. Tensions have escalated in the Persian Gulf region in the aftermath of U.S. president Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program. ...
Is the Media Exacerbating the COVID-19 Mental Health Epidemic?
J. Brian Houston, Jennifer M. First, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*J. Brian Houston, Jennifer M. First* *Media, * COVID-19 has created an infodemic; members of the public are overwhelmed with more information than they can manage. And much of that information, especially online, includes disturbing rumors, conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated statements that confuse, mislead and frighten. Since the pandemic began, anxiety rates in the U.S. have tripled; the rate of depression has quadrupled. Now research is suggesting the media is part of the problem. Constantly watching and reading news about COVID-19 may be hazardous for your mental health...
Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Student Success Models
Sarah Wood, Diverse - 5 hours ago
Equity-minded approaches to student success were discussed during the second day of Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) 2021 virtual conference Wednesday.
Charley Hooper on Masks
David Henderson, Econlib - 6 hours ago
I posted recently about the discussion between Phil Magness and Jeremy Horpedahl about mask mandates to deal with COVID-19. My sometimes co-author and former student Charley Hooper wrote the following on masks in a recent email. He’s given me permission to share it. The bottom line: the evidence in favor of masks, let alone mandates, […] The post Charley Hooper on Masks appeared first on Econlib.
Interfaith Youth Core Funds Campus Projects at the Intersection of Racial Justice and Interfaith Work
cmaadmin, Diverse - 6 hours ago
Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), a nonprofit for interfaith cooperation, is giving out about $200,000 to faculty and staff to fund projects at the intersection of racial justice and interfaith work on their campuses. The organization will accept new applications through March 1, 2021.
The Universe
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
“Believe me, I know all about it. I know the stress. I know the frustration. I know the temptations of time and space. We worked this out ahead of time. They're part of the plan. We knew this stuff might happen. Actually, you insisted they be triggered whenever you were ready to begin thinking thoughts you've never though before. New thinking is always the answer.” “Good on you,” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
Canadian marijuana producer Tilray reports $271 million loss for year
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
Cannabis producer Tilray cut its annual loss to $271 million for 2020, an improvement from the Nanaimo, British Columbia company’s $321 million loss in 2019, according to the full-year and fourth-quarter results released Wednesday. Tilray, which is on the verge of being merged with Canadian peer Aphria, lost only $3 million in its fourth quarter […] Canadian marijuana producer Tilray reports $271 million loss for year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Debunking the myth of legislative gridlock
Jeb Barnes, Professor of Political Science, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
The idea that Washington, DC is paralyzed by gridlock rests on half-truths about the legislative process and a basic misunderstanding of how contemporary policymaking works.
Flu Fighters
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
HotAir: Cuomo has begun threatening his Democratic allies to keep them from turning on him in the nursing-home scandal engulfing his administration “Gov. Cuomo called me directly on Thursday to threaten my career if I did not cover up for Melissa [DeRosa] and what she said. He tried to pressure me to issue a statement,… Continue reading →
Gregory Mannarino, "WHAT THE ACTUAL FU*K! Get Paid To Be Infected. What You Are Seeing Is REAL"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *"WHAT THE ACTUAL FU*K! Get Paid To Be Infected. * *What You Are Seeing Is REAL"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Did Mike Pence Say ‘America Lost a Giant’ About Rush Limbaugh?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The former vice president reportedly commemorated Limbaugh on Twitter.
Did Rush Limbaugh Downplay COVID as ‘the Common Cold’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
On one show in March 2020, Limbaugh also falsely claimed that news organizations weren't reporting the then-low number of deaths because it would make Trump look good.
Joe “Jesus” Biden
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 7 hours ago
"Biden Our Time," out soon. Preview: https://t.co/z1kWZoDJCk Subscribe: https://t.co/beOZfSaL8C Cover art by Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva pic.twitter.com/Esf6SBm5zU — Jacobin (@jacobinmag) January 20, 2021 More here
Imagine Texas Without Fossil Fuels
Hifast, Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Alex Epstein neatly sums everything that is wrong about Texas’ energy policy: ?
Did Rush Limbaugh Retire After Cancer Diagnosis?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The conservative radio host died after headlining the “Rush Limbaugh Show” for 33 years.
Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Federal prosecutors reportedly plan to charge a former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze in connection with a case accusing two businessmen of deceiving banks into processing $100 million worth of credit and debit payments for marijuana products. Law360.com first reported the case, citing federal district court records in New York. According to the […] Report: Ex-Eaze CEO to be charged in cannabis payment-processing scheme is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
HUMAN 2.0 ? A WAKE-UP ABOUT COVID19 VACCINE - DR. CARRIE MADEJ
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 7 hours ago
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 17, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
The Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation on scheduled deployments to the 7th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 9, 2021. (Elliot Schaudt/U.S. Navy) *Military.com/Stars and Stripes:* *Navy Admirals Reject Beijing's Claim that Dual-Carrier Drills in South China Sea Were ‘Symbolic' * The commanders of two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups in a conference call Wednesday dismissed Chinese critiques of their drills this week in the South China Sea. The strike groups operated side-by-side Tuesday, honing their tactical proficiency and ability to work tog...
How the Gates Foundation seeded America's COVID-19 policy catastrophes
Jordan Schachtel, null - 7 hours ago
[image: undefined] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is finally facing the heat for his botched and criminally negligent coronavirus response policies, yet no one seems to be asking why Cuomo and select governors made the fateful decisions that led to the excess deaths — and the coverup campaigns — of tens of thousands of senior citizens in New York and elsewhere across the United States. After being awarded an Emmy and writing a book on his supposedly heroic response to the pandemic, Cuomo is finally receiving the very necessary inquiries into his handling of the crisis. Cuomo is perh...
In Utah You Can Carry a Gun Without a Permit
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Utah Gun Laws, Americas* The new law allows Utah residents to carry a firearm without a permit and follows several other states that have enacted similar measures. Last Friday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed five bills into law, including HB 60, which makes it legal to concealed carry a firearm in the Beehive State without a permit. The bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Walt Brooks (R-St. George), specifies that those who carry a concealed weapon must be over twenty-one years of age and be legally allowed to possess a firearm. An amendment to the bill also direc...
Has The World's Winter Gone Crazy?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
ATHENS: Covid-19 vaccinations and most public transport were brought to a grinding halt as Athens found itself in the middle of heavy snowfall. Pictured: Snow covers the Acropolis on Tuesday *Daily Mail*: *Why has the world's winter gone crazy? From snow in Greece to 70% of America under ice and record drifts in Russia, the Northern Hemisphere is turning white* * Polar vortex, ultra-cold air that usually hangs above North Pole, has descended on the northern hemisphere * From Athens, Greece, to Athens, Texas, subzero temperatures and snowfall have stunned ill-prepared citizens ...
Did Rush Limbaugh Say This About Liberal vs. Conservative Views on Compassion?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The statement was part of an updated list of "35 undeniable truths" presented on Rush Limbaugh's radio show in February 1994.
Coca-Cola And Disney Succeeed Because They Have Linguistically Feminine Names, Says A New Paper
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 8 hours ago
Coca-Cola and Disney do not simply share being on Interbrand's Global Top Brands, says a new paper, they also share linguistically feminine names, and that helps their success with men and women. In fact, the highest-ranking companies have, on average, more feminine names than lower-ranked companies, they claim. read more
Fundamentals
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 8 hours ago
The Keel We know that Sailors were very superstitious. And of course this did not stop at shipbuilding. The keel, for example, which was considered the heart of a ship, has always been subject to special rituals. And that is why the shipbuilders paid special attention to the observance of the prescribed rituals […] The post Fundamentals appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Bill Gates: Third Shot May Be Needed to Combat Coronavirus Variants
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 8 hours ago
Gates told CBS News we might need a third shot of a currently available vaccine, or a “modified” vaccine as the virus mutates, but CHD’s RFK, Jr. asks why we haven’t focused instead on non-vaccine strategies, including therapeutic drugs. The post Bill Gates: Third Shot May Be Needed to Combat Coronavirus Variants appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
‘No malicious intent’: Authors retract week-old Science Advances paper based on embargoed data
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 8 hours ago
The authors of a paper in Science Advances on methanogens — bacteria that produce methane — have retracted the work a week after its publication because they included genetic data that violated an embargo. The article, published on February 10, was titled “A methylotrophic origin of methanogenesis and early divergence of anaerobic multicarbon alkane metabolism,” … Continue reading ‘No malicious intent’: Authors retract week-old Science Advances paper based on embargoed data
UN Expert Details Crushing Human Toll Of US Sanctions On Venezuela
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Alena Douhan, UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, about her recent trip to Venezuela. In her first interview since the publication of the preliminary findings of her mission to Venezuela, Professor Douhan discusses her main takeaways from the visit, her method for investigating, as well as the response to her report. The post UN Expert Details Crushing Human Toll Of US Sanctions On Venezuela appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
Argentine Vegetable Oil Workers Win Big Raises With Coordinated Strike
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
Argentina’s vegetable oil workers ended 2020 on a high note, with a triumphant 21-day national strike for higher wages. They were pushing to make the minimum wage a living wage, as the constitution mandates. It was the country’s longest national strike of the year, and it ended in total victory: the unions won a 35 percent increase in wages for all of the workers, not just those earning the minimum. More than 20,000 working-class families won a decent wage for 2021. (In Argentina wages are negotiated in annual rounds of collective bargaining.) Vegetable oil workers mainly work in ...
Civilian Oversight as a Police Accountability Mechanism
braffish, Lawfare - 9 hours ago
The Los Angeles Police Department administrative building. (Kansas Sebastian, https://www.flickr.com/photos/kansas_sebastian/4714554811; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Several high-profile police shootings and uses of force in early 2020 renewed discussions about law enforcement accountability and reform. In November 2020, voters in several localities approved municipal and county ballot measures designed to hold the police accountable and improve public safety. Some of these referenda reorganized municipal and police priorities, while others ...
NATO-Linked Think Tank Proposes Biden Adopt Venezuela-Style ‘Regime Change’ Policies Towards Belarus
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
The Biden administration should be massively boosting its funding to opposition groups in Belarus while increasing sanctions on the country in order to force out the current government, according to a discussion hosted by the highly influential Atlantic Council. Kayla Popuchet is minoring in Slavic studies as part of her education in Latin American and Eastern European politics at City University of New York. Popuchet, who is also a regular contributor to Anticonquista and a New York City Housing Court Specialist, recently attended an online meeting about Belarus organised by the ...
How to survive power outages during extreme cold
Robert, Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
“These tips are based on my growing up in New England and also having lived in Maine and Utah, and having experienced multiple days of power outages in extreme cold.” – Jean S. _______________ How to survive power outages during extreme cold Jean S. These are my tips for people in TX and other places ... Read more The post How to survive power outages during extreme cold appeared first on Ice Age Now.
China Blocks Clubhouse
alemert, Lawfare - 9 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at a United Nations office. (UN Geneva, https://www.flickr.com/photos/unisgeneva/32270494731; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) On Feb. 8, Chinese censors removed Clubhouse, the audio-sharing social app, from its Apple app store and attempted to rid the Chinese internet of references to the app, clamping down on what had been an unusual break in the Great Firewall. Prior to the ban, ordinary Chinese citizens had been able to share audio on Clubhouse with individuals outside the mainland about sensitive polit...
Biden’s DOJ lawyers take IRS side in marijuana firm’s 280E fight
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
The Biden administration has weighed in on a U.S. Supreme Court marijuana petition, arguing that state-legal cannabis businesses can be investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for potential violations of Section 280E of the tax code. It is believed to be one of the first times the U.S. Department of Justice under the new administration […] Biden’s DOJ lawyers take IRS side in marijuana firm’s 280E fight is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Major Winter Storm Impacts Southeast Today – Bitter Cold Grips Heartland
Robert, Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Temperatures still remain 20 to 35 degrees below normal throughout the Plains, Mississippi Valley, and lower Great Lakes. Significant icing and heavy snowfall A major winter storm will impact the Southeast U.S. today bringing with it significant icing and heavy snowfall. This system will track into the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast U.S. Thursday into ... Read more The post Major Winter Storm Impacts Southeast Today – Bitter Cold Grips Heartland appeared first on Ice Age Now.
How Residents on the DMZ See South Korea’s Anti-Leaflet Bill
Park Jeung, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Park Jeung* *South Korea Anti-Leaflet, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2013%3Anewsml_GM1E98L0PXA01&share=true] American complaints about the ban do not consider the opinion of the millions of people whose lives and safety are directly impacted by the balloon leaflet launches. 2.6 million South Koreans live near North Korea in cities and counties adjacent to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) or the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on the sea. I represent one of those communities. I was born, raised and elected to the National Assembly in the City of P...
Will the Quad Evolve and Embrace Taiwan?
Jagannath Panda, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jagannath Panda* *Security, Asia* Building consensus on Taiwan’s future will invariably be a complicated chapter for the Quad. Providing security to Taiwan has long been a contested debate in the Indo-Pacific. Such a debate has gathered momentum with the emergence of the Quad (comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) based on the notion of preventing Chinese aggression. While a consensus among the four countries to nurture a “free, open, prosperous and inclusive” Indo-Pacific appears to be obvious, an agreement on defending Taiwan’s security is not so. In this...
Did Biden, Ossoff, and Warnock Mislead Public With Promise of ‘$2000 Checks’?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The fact that $600 plus $1,400 equals $2,000 is relevant here.
Halifax councillors vote for increased police budgets
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
Councillors are in favour of increased Halifax Regional Police and RCMP budgets, but the exact amounts are to be determined as the city’s budget process continues. Halifax regional council’s budget committee met on Wednesday to consider proposed 2021-2022 operating budgets for Halifax Regional Police, Halifax-district RCMP, and Halifax Public Libraries. As the Halifax Examiner reported […]
Debunking the Myth of Legislative Gridlock
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Laws and policy are being made in the nation’s capital, despite its reputation as suffering from partisan gridlock.
España plantea su salida del Tratado sobre Carta de Energía si no es compatible con el Acuerdo de París
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
17-Feb-2021 Las ministras Teresa Ribera, Arancha González y Reyes Maroto envían una misiva a la Comisión Europea en la que abogan por la retirada del Tratado si en el proceso de reforma del mismo este no se alinea con los objetivos de París.
Nueva publicación de la ISP destaca la resistencia al TPP-11 en Chile
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
17-Feb-2021 Los tratados de libre comercio son una de las prioridades en el trabajo de la ISP y sus afiliadas en las Américas. Luchar contra estos acuerdos significa oponerse al poder corporativo y buscar una sociedad más justa, con más y mejores servicios públicos de calidad para todas las personas.
Chile: Desarrollo de Proveedores Mineros en la mira: ¿Cómo seguimos? ¿Nos ayuda el TPP-11?
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
17-Feb-2021 De la revisión se concluye que Chile, al firmar el TPP-11, no podría implementar políticas públicas orientadas a servicios, o que no podría requerir a los inversionistas materias sobre transferencia tecnológica, o licencias de propiedad intelectual.
Join the movement and sign the petition to #EndFossilProtection
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
17-Feb-2021 A petition to put an end to the protection of foreign investment in fossil fuels is now available for supporters on the European Parliament website.
Did Rush Limbaugh’s ‘AIDS Update’ Mock the Deaths of Gay People?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Limbaugh would later say he regretted the segment as it made fun of people who were dying excruciating deaths.
"The Big Girl Wakes Up"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
*"The Big Girl Wakes Up"* by Bill Bonner RANCHO SANTANA, NICARAGUA – Napoleon called her a “sleeping giant.” But now, the big girl is wide awake. She’s had Covid… and shook it off. Now, she’s back at work… with big plans. Here’s the latest from Politico: "China was the EU’s main trade partner in 2020, taking the top spot occupied until last year by the United States. In 2020, exports of EU goods to China increased by 2.2 percent and imports went up 5.6 percent, while EU trade with the rest of the world dramatically dropped (down 9.4 percent in terms of exports, and down 11.6 percen...
Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two in five Venezuelans who sought refuge in nearby Latin American countries have been evicted in the pandemic, according to a survey released on Wednesday that showed migrants run a higher risk of homelessness than other renters. The collapse of Venezuela’s economy and shortages of food […] The post Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction appeared first on The Rio Times.
"A Lot Of People..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
"When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not." - Bernard Baily
Argentina creditor group slams ‘erratic’ economic policy, warns on IMF deal delays
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A group of major Argentine creditors has criticized the South American country for “erratic” economic policies that it says are hitting growth and weighing on bond prices five months after the government restructured some US$65 billion in foreign debt. The Exchange bondholder group, involved in the restructuring that cured Argentina’s […] The post Argentina creditor group slams ‘erratic’ economic policy, warns on IMF deal delays appeared first on The Rio Times.
3 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Wednesday, Feb. 17
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Three new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Wednesday, Feb. 17). All three of the new cases are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone; one is related to travel to New Brunswick and the […]
Comey Memo to Clapper Exposes Attempt to Take Down Trump
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 9 hours ago
Comey Memo to Clapper Exposes Attempt to Take Down Trump News Topic 51: Click to access ComeyClapperMemo1-12-17.pdf
The Plugged In Podcast #69: Paul Craney on the Transportation Climate Initiative
IER, IER - 9 hours ago
Paul Craney, Spokesperson of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, joins the show to discuss the Transportation Climate Initiative, what it would… The post The Plugged In Podcast #69: Paul Craney on the Transportation Climate Initiative appeared first on IER.
How does the New York Times understand "race?"
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021* *First, though, deconstruction:* How does the New York Times tend to understand the concept of "race?" An op-ed column in today's paper helps us consider that question. It deals with These DNA Tests Today. Its headlines offer this: *America’s Brutal Racial History Is Written All Over Our Genes* Our country has struggled to reckon with the horrors of the past. Could DNA tests help? Interesting! Can DNA tests help us reckon with the horrors of our nation's brutal racial history? There's no question that our nation has such a history. But can DNA tests...
Former Detroit TV Anchor Karen Hudson-Samuels Suddenly Dies One Day After Being Injected with Experimental mRNA COVID Shot
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 10 hours ago
Karen Hudson-Samuels’ career in broadcast journalism spanned over four decades in Detroit. After making her name at WGPR-TV as an anchor, producer and news director, the historian and journalist used her vision to create one of the biggest accomplishments of her lifetime. To preserve the history of the country’s first black-owned and operated television station, WGPR, Samuels worked tirelessly to bring the William V. Banks broadcast museum to life. “When this museum got into the national registry she was very, very proud,” her husband, Cliff Samuels said. The 68-year-old’s sudden de...
When You’re Not a Child: Police Violence and Child Social Justice
cmaadmin, Diverse - 10 hours ago
On January 29th, 2021, in Rochester, New York, three adult police officers handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old, Black girl before forcing her into a police car. As she refused to get into the car, repeatedly screaming for her father, one of the police officers was caught on body camera scolding her, “You’re acting like a child.” She immediately responded, “I am a child!”
White House Says It Will 'Respond' To Missile Attack In Iraq That Injured Americans At A 'Time And Place Of Our Choosing'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*ABC News: **US says it will 'respond' to Iraq missile attack that injured Americans at 'time and place of our choosing' * *Five Americans were injured and the U.S. says it's assessing who's responsible. * The Biden administration said it is still assessing who is responsible for a rocket attack that injured five Americans and killed one foreign contractor working for the U.S. in Iraq. But it reserves "the right to respond at the time and place of our choosing," according to the White House and State Department, amid questions about Iran's role in another attack on U.S. forces ...
Fact: The M18 Claymore Mine Packed a Serious Punch
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, World* [image: By Sgt. Scott Biscuiti - USMC website: http://www.marines.mil/unit/11thmeu/_layouts/imagemeta.aspx?image=http://www.marines.mil/unit/11thmeu/PublishingImages/2009/090920-M-7747B-021.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10234] The mine was first used during the Korean War and also later in Vietnam. During the Korean War (1950-53), United Nations (UN) forces came under constant infantry attacks from the Chinese and North Korean armies that were reminiscent of the mass charges that the Japanese military had conduc...
YouTube TV Is Getting 4K Video Quality (If You Pay More)
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *YouTube TV 4K, Americas* High quality video matters, but it is unclear if this feature will cost more. Google’s YouTube TV vMVPd, which now has three million subscribers, announced Wednesday that it’s planning to add 4K for the first time, as part of a special add-on. “There’s more to come, including a new add-on option that lets viewers watch available shows in 4K or download them to their DVR to watch later offline,” YouTube said in a blog post Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer. “Plus, this option will add unlimited concurrent streams at home, so t...
There Is No Better Soft Power than Demining
Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Michael Rubin* *Security, Asia* In the battle to win hearts and minds, ten million dollars spent on demining operations in a country is more effective than ten times that amount dedicated to conferences, roundtables, and inclusion programs. China continues to entrap developing countries with debt-trap diplomacy: It offers easy money upfront while demanding strategic assets as collateral. The fifty main developing countries receiving Chinese loans saw their debt increase from one percent of their GDP in 2005 to over 15 percent in 2017. African liability can be especially high. At...
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 9 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Jonah Brunet points out the wide variety of definitions of the term "lockdown" in response to COVID-19 - with imprecision in the meaning of basic terms being used to drive anti-social complaints about even the most minimal public health measures. And Nisreen Alwan writes about the need for greater recognition of the widespread and devastating effects of long COVID. - Sara Mojtehedzadeh and Maria Sarrouh report on the Ontario workplaces which have served as COVID hot spots - with a lack of paid sick leave unsurprisingly looming ...
Brazil’s 2021 interest rate outlook rises to 3.75%, survey shows
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The outlook for Brazilian interest rates this year rose to its highest since last May, a central bank survey of economists showed on Wednesday, February 17th, with sticky inflation and a fragile fiscal outlook set to push the central bank into tightening policy. The average forecast of the benchmark Selic […] The post Brazil’s 2021 interest rate outlook rises to 3.75%, survey shows appeared first on The Rio Times.
President Trump Reacts to the Passing of Rush Limbaugh – Interview
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
President Donald J Trump calls-in to Fox News to discuss the passing of his friend and one of his strongest allies, Rush Limbaugh. Our People’s President reflects on his memories of our nation’s voice, Rush Limbaugh. The post President Trump Reacts to the Passing of Rush Limbaugh – Interview appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Did Rush Limbaugh Smoke?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Limbaugh was regularly photographed smoking cigars.
Did Limbaugh Thank Trump ‘For the Last 4 Years’ in an Open Letter?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The controversial radio personality received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in January 2020.
Mark Steyn Tribute to The Greatest, Rush Limbaugh
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
A beautiful tribute worth every second. Read Mark Steyn HERE: …”the Big Voice on the Right, the largest obstacle to the complete marginalization of conservative ideas in our culture. All those of us who labored in his shadows owe it … Continue reading → The post Mark Steyn Tribute to The Greatest, Rush Limbaugh appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Is It ‘Sea Shanty’ or ‘Sea Chanty’?
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The word for a sailor's work song is pronounced SHAN-tee, but how you choose to spell it is up to you.
Trencher Alert Update
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Our modem now shows no light on the internet, which means no service, f-ked up or otherwise is coming into the house. However as you... The post Trencher Alert Update appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
How Governments are Manipulating RT-PCR Test Data
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 10 hours ago
There is no doubt in my mind that governments are manipulating their citizens by using "fear porn" to get us to succumb to their restrictive edicts. In this posting, I want to shed the light of day on how one fairly substantial government is using cycle thresholds on RT-PCR tests, the current testing method being used to determine whether an individual is infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As background, the RT-PCR test was NOT designed to be used for the purposes that it is currently being used for during the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, governments around the world are us...
Huge Victory: Under Pressure, New York Ends Mandatory COVID Testing in Schools
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
The new guidance follows in the wake of a lawsuit by CHD and eight parents of New York schoolchildren challenging mandatory COVID testing and closing of New York City Schools. The post Huge Victory: Under Pressure, New York Ends Mandatory COVID Testing in Schools appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Takes an Anti-Vax Stance, Violating Facebook’s New Policy
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Breaking 911 In a video obtained by Project Veritas, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg can be heard saying, “I share some caution on this [vaccine] because... The post Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Takes an Anti-Vax Stance, Violating Facebook’s New Policy appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Vaccines Damage Brain, said Neurologist Andrew Moulden MD, Martyred in 2013
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Henry Makow Andrew Moulden should have been awarded a Nobel Prize for showing how the “healthcare industry” is poisoning the general population with vaccines. He showed... The post Vaccines Damage Brain, said Neurologist Andrew Moulden MD, Martyred in 2013 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
White House walks back Joe Biden’s commitment to gun control legislation saying it is his ‘personal’ priority but there is no reform package ready for Congress
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Daily Mail The White House on Tuesday walked back Joe Biden‘s push for gun control legislation, calling it the president’s ‘personal’ priority but saying there... The post White House walks back Joe Biden’s commitment to gun control legislation saying it is his ‘personal’ priority but there is no reform package ready for Congress appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
King David Hotel Bombing
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
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Third shot may be needed to combat new coronavirus variants, Bill Gates says
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
CBS News A third dose of coronavirus vaccine may be needed to prevent serious cases of new variants of the disease, Bill Gates said Tuesday. The billionaire... The post Third shot may be needed to combat new coronavirus variants, Bill Gates says appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
How Conspiracy Theorizing May Soon Get You Labelled a ‘Domestic Terrorist’
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Strategic Culture – by Matthew Ehret If you are starting to feel like forces controlling the governments of the west are out to get you,... The post How Conspiracy Theorizing May Soon Get You Labelled a ‘Domestic Terrorist’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
BANG: Israel’s Meprolight Unveils the Future of Gun Sights
Seth J. Frantzman, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: (Image: Courtesy Meprolight)] The Mepro 02, a is a red dot sight, featuring multi-pattern reticle for optimal tactical advantage for armed forces and law enforcement. Special forces and militaries around the world need the best sights to put on their rifles. The modern battlefield is also seeing advances in technology. Infantry and ground forces, including the kit individual soldiers have, has often lagged behind the fancy gadgets that air forces and other units may get. Meprolight, an Israeli company that is part of the SK Gro...
Typhoon: The Largest Submarine Ever Was Russia's Doomsday Machine
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Russia Typhoon Submarine, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC12DAB401A0&share=true] The Typhoon-class submarines were nearly triple the size of their American counterparts and also housed the heaviest intercontinental ballistic missiles ever. The Typhoon-class easily dwarfs all other submarines. The mighty Ohio-class, the largest submarine ever built for United States Navy—nuclear powered and originally designed to conduct the United States’ nuclear deterrence patrols—is diminutive by comparison, only around ...
“Science is not just a story we tell ourselves, it is an increasingly accurate representation of how the universe works."
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 9 hours ago
* “Science is not just a story we tell ourselves, it is an increasingly accurate representation of how the universe works."* ~ science historian Matthew Cobb, from his interview 'The best books on the history of science' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
A Fossil Fuel Fail In Texas
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
As you may have seen on social media, a group of climate deniers, right wing politicians, and fossil fuel industry mouthpieces are spreading a bunch of disinformation about how wind and solar energy is to blame for the current blackouts in Texas. This is a lie. In reality, the blackouts in Texas are a fossil fail: the result of our over dependence on a fossil fuel energy system in the era of climate disruption. Fossil Free Media has pulled together a set of talking points that you can use to share the truth about what’s going on in Texas and pushback on the fossil fuel indust...
New Massachusetts Law Paves Way For Police-Free Schools
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
In Massachusetts, those who want police out of public schools are one step closer to making it happen. Lawmakers recently struck down a requirement that all school districts in the state have at least one “school resource officer”—a moniker for school cops. Now just two states—Florida and Maryland—have laws requiring police in schools, and advocates are pushing them to follow suit. Massachusetts adopted the school police requirement in 2014 in response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut where 26 people were killed at school, including 20 young children. Sinc...
Debt In The Time Of Pandemic
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
On New Year’s Day, I received an email from Navient, a student loan servicing company, requesting that I pay $4,442 by January 28. Initially, all I could feel was shame for being in so much debt. But soon, my feelings of shame transformed into anger – how could they request such a big payment, in such a short time period, amid a global pandemic that left so many young people like me unemployed or underemployed, struggling to keep a roof over their heads and put food on their tables? Indeed, I am hardly the only person with an American education worrying about student loan repaymen...
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/17/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Query: Readers, for my post stomping the CDC, I’m looking for an epidemiological study on Covid transmission in the schools that I know I linked to, whether in Links or Water Cooler. It was a primary source, not from the Guardian or Deustche Welle or whatever. It was from Europe, […]
Two Covid-19 Variants Have Merged Into A Heavily Mutated Coronavirus
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
* New Scientist:* *Exclusive: Two variants have merged into heavily mutated coronavirus* *The UK and California variants of coronavirus appear to have combined into a heavily mutated hybrid, sparking concern that we may be entering a new phase of the covid-19 pandemic * Two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes covid-19 have combined their genomes to form a heavily mutated hybrid version of the virus. The “recombination” event was discovered in a virus sample in California, provoking warnings that we may be poised to enter a new phase of the pandemic. The hybrid ...
Imagine Texas Without Fossil Fuels
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Alex Epstein neatly sums everything that is wrong about Texas’ energy policy:
Cannabis firm Agrify prices share offering to raise $75 million
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Ancillary cannabis company Agrify priced an underwritten public offering to raise $75 million, less than a month after raising $54 million in an initial public offering. The Massachusetts-based developer of indoor agriculture technology will sell roughly 5.6 million shares of common stock at $13.50 per share. Proceeds from the raise will be used “for working […] Cannabis firm Agrify prices share offering to raise $75 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Former Detroit TV Anchor Karen Hudson-Samuels Suddenly Dies One Day After Being Injected with Experimental mRNA COVID Shot
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 10 hours ago
Karen Hudson-Samuels’ career in broadcast journalism spanned over four decades in Detroit. After making her name at WGPR-TV as an anchor, producer and news director, the historian and journalist used her vision to create one of the biggest accomplishments of her lifetime. To preserve the history of the country’s first black-owned and operated television station, WGPR, Samuels worked tirelessly to bring the William V. Banks broadcast museum to life. “When this museum got into the national registry she was very, very proud,” her husband, Cliff Samuels said. The 68-year-old’s sudden de...
Russia Working To Integrate S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs In Su-57 Felon Squadrons
Jacek Siminski, The Aviationist - 10 hours ago
Russian MOD is developing the manned-unmanned teaming concept integrating Su-57 Felons and S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs. The Russian MOD Is working on the idea of integrating the S-70 Okhotnik-B (or “Hunter-B”) UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) [...] The post Russia Working To Integrate S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs In Su-57 Felon Squadrons appeared first on The Aviationist.
Is Biden Committing Diplomatic Suicide Over The Iran Nuclear Agreement?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
As Congress still struggles to pass a COVID relief bill, the rest of the world is nervously reserving judgment on America’s new president and his foreign policy, after successive U.S. administrations have delivered unexpected and damaging shocks to the world and the international system. Cautious international optimism toward President Biden is very much based on his commitment to Obama’s signature diplomatic achievement, the JCPOA or nuclear agreement with Iran. Biden and the Democrats excoriated Trump for withdrawing from it and promised to promptly rejoin the deal if elected. ...
February 20: Day Of Action In Solidarity With Alabama Amazon Workers
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
From Mississippi to Connecticut, North Carolina to California, workers, labor and community activists have resoundingly responded to the call for a National Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers issued by the Southern Workers Assembly. More than 40 actions (and counting!) are now planned to mobilize solidarity with the workers in Bessemer and to tell Amazon: Victory to the workers! Union-busting has got to go! The full list of actions can be found below. Amazon is spending tens of thousands of dollars each day on the most vile union busters around - Morgan Lewis - becaus...
An expensive follow-up to a previous "Doofus Of The Day"
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
In "Doofus Of The Day 1,072", back in December, we read how Citibank had mistakenly paid out $885.2 million *too much* to creditors of one of its clients. It had persuaded some of them to return the money, but was suing others who'd refused. Well, the verdict is in . . . and Citibank lost. Big-time. Citigroup Inc. unexpectedly lost a legal battle to recover half a billion dollars it sent Revlon Inc. lenders, after the embarrassing blunder forced it to answer to regulators and tighten its internal controls. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on Tuesday ruled that 10 asset manag...
JW Asset, ex-athlete launch $100M fund for marijuana minority businesses
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
New York fund manager JW Asset Management is teaming up with former NBA All-Star Chris Webber to launch a planned $100 million private equity fund that will invest in underrepresented marijuana entrepreneurs. A spokeswoman said $100 million is the fund’s target, and a “large portion” has been committed. The group declined to be more specific. […] JW Asset, ex-athlete launch $100M fund for marijuana minority businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Thursday: Day Of Action Targeting The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Something new is happening this Thursday, February 18 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A person will be chairing a FERC Commissioners meeting who has written publicly that he appreciates why some consider FERC to be a rubber-stamp agency. Richard Glick has done more than this in his three-plus years as a FERC Commissioner. He has openly opposed and written strong dissents, primarily but not only on climate grounds, to majority decisions approving new gas pipelines, LNG terminals and compressor stations. Those dissents likely helped lead the DC Court of Appeals ...
If It Were A Narco Lab, It Would Be Working
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
On the day he was inaugurated, Joe Biden halted the construction of Trump’s Mexican border wall. A few days earlier, 1500 miles to the south, a new ‘caravan’ of at least eight thousand Honduran migrants had set off northwards, partly in the hope that by the time they tried to cross into Texas, Biden’s promised softening of immigration policy might have taken effect. Obstacles left by Trump still stand in their way. Agreements he made with Honduras and Guatemala led to police attacking and dispersing the refugees. Scattered groups are still heading towards the Mexican frontier at C...
Five Things You Need to Know About Lichen, The World’s Most Unknown (and Underestimated) Source of Natural Vitamin D
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 12 hours ago
As anyone who’s felt the positive effects of sunshine in a warm weather climate on vacation from a snow covered state in the Great White North knows, Vitamin D is easily one of the most important nutrients for overall human health. Over 40% of the United States population is currently deficient in Vitamin D, and this deficiency is highest among people who are isolated from the rest of the world, such as those who live in nursing homes, are institutionalized, or hospitalized. Women wearing head scarfs may also be at higher risk for Vitamin D deficiency as well. The best way to prom...
“This antibiotic will ruin you” – A Woman Had to Undergo 20 Surgeries to Repair Damage This Common Drug Caused. (FDA issued a warning too late…)
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 13 hours ago
These antibiotics received countless warnings time and time again. Since 1992 consumers have reported the devastating effects they can have on the body, and yet the FDA did nothing. In 2016, the drug warning was finally updated to include the reports, but for many it was too late, and for some, this class of drugs is still being prescribed despite the unnecessary risks. Amy Moser is one of the patients whose life was forever changed due to this drug. She writes out her full story on her blog Mountains and Mustard Seeds. She says she is in no way against modern medicine, but the ...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Far-Reaching Violation": Dutch Govt Appeals Order To Lift 'Illegitimate' Pandemic Curfew - JM Reporting from The Netherlands PLUS: BC has similar Case
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 7 hours ago
*BREAKING NEWS UPDATE*: Intrepid Cub War Correspondent Reporter *RAH reports that the BC Court Turned Down Bullshit Bonnie's "legal" attempt to sic the Police *on British Columbians attempting to live their* lives under the Canadian Constitution! * Hallelujah!!!! "Hi GC: I am sure this development will be analyzed further, but suffice it to say the little blond bitch and BC Gov't went into to*overreach and overkill mode *and it has boomeranged and took a big chunk out of their ass. The Judge questioned *what role he had, and felt the applicants aka Dr. Bullshite and BC Gov't had...
Incitement is the New Terrorism
Peter Van Buren, null - 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] You can only make up your own definition of “incitement” in the movies and at presidential impeachment trials. Otherwise the actual law is going to have to do. The picture is becoming clearer now: 1/6 will be sold to frightened Americans as a new 9/11, the prime mover for a whole new range of “crimes.” Incitement will become this generation’s version of “material support to terrorism,” meaning the complex legal definition will be massaged in the name of safety so that it will become a not-real crime based on the flexibility of a word that will mean whatever the D...
Globalism Goes Bold: Bill Gates Wants Your Hamburger
Daniel McAdams, null - 10 hours ago
Gazillionaire globalist Bill Gates has a new book out on how to tackle what he sees as the problem of climate change. One of his guidelines to save the planet? Give up your meat and grab a "plant-based" burger instead. 'You can get used to the taste difference,' he said in a recent interview. While such "big ideas" might normally come under some scrutiny in the media, it turns out that Gates has given something like a quarter of a billion dollars to dozens of media outlets. He also funds the "fact check" organizations who play their part getting independent voices silenced. How dang...
US Senator Rubio on Dangers of Biden-Kamala Harris Catch & Release Policy: Inhumane for Those Lured in By Traffickers; Inhumane to Americans; Dem Dominated Senate Refuses to Rein In Biden-Kamala Harris
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
“Rubio Delivers Floor Speech on the Danger of Democrats’ Catch and Release Policies; Nothing Compassionate About Policy; Traffickers Luring More … Continue reading →
Say It Isn’t So, Qiáo!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
Oops. President Biden is dismissing the genocide against the Uyghur population in China, dubbing the mass internment a “different norm” — despite the State Department this month responding to “atrocities” in the camps, following reports of systemic rape and torture, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. President Biden sough to portray China as… Continue reading →
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