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UPSEAA Lecture 9, Andrew Masigan on PH and VN
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 16 hours ago
A good lecture this afternoon by my friend and fellow BusinessWorld columnist, Andrew Masigan. Andrew and I would occasionally exchange notes on some economic issues. We would be guests together in some programs of One News Cignal TV in 2019, we had a drink last year. Andrew gave a half hour, 29 slides presentation at nearly 70 people, many high caliber business leaders and consultants in the audience including some non-UPSE alumni invited by UPSEAA President Jeffrey Ng. Below are some of the important data that Andrew shared, I screen shot them into one table. The above numbers ...
Sales of cannabis pre-rolls up nearly 50% in 2020 despite pandemic
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Marijuana pre-rolls are the second-fastest growing product category year-over-year despite conventional wisdom that the often-shared product would suffer during a global pandemic caused by a respiratory-related virus. Sales of cannabis pre-rolls up nearly 50% in 2020 despite pandemic is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Surging Gold-Silver Demand — COMEX 20 Day Total Deliveries
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
20 day total COMEX silver deliveries 11.91 mil. pic.twitter.com/cIZ1nkHucX — Garrett Goggin, CFA & CMT (@GarrettGoggin) February 24, 2021 20 day total COMEX gold deliveries 3.65 mil. pic.twitter.com/iwCCXeLYje — Garrett Goggin, CFA & CMT (@GarrettGoggin) February 24, 2021
High electricity cost drives German high-tech industry to Asia
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Siltronic boss Christoph von Plotho blames Germany’s high energy costs for the decision: “The high electricity price makes the location unattractive,” he said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. His company pays “less than half the electricity price” in Singapore. The main cost driver in Germany is the green energy […]
Analysis: Why Covid-19 may become endemic in Brazil, like dengue or influenza
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than a year after it began, the covid-19 pandemic is still not showing any indications that it will be over soon. Even less so in Brazil, where its control is precarious, with slow vaccination, a decline in compliance with preventive measures, and the omission of public agents to implement, encourage, […] The post Analysis: Why Covid-19 may become endemic in Brazil, like dengue or influenza appeared first on The Rio Times.
These 5 Cold War Super Weapons are the Strangest America Never Built
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * These new weapon systems might have been game changers. But America built plenty of other good, long-lasting tools to ensure dominance. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *They might have had transformative effects if they had survived. These transformations would only rarely have changed the course of wars (countries win and lose wars for many reasons besides technology), but rather would have had ripple effects across the entire defense industrial base, altering how our military organizations approached warfighting and procurement. Weapons die for ...
The USS Missouri: The Deadliest of the Iowa-Class Battleships?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* The famed warship's career stretched from World War II to the Gulf War. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The *Iowa*-class were the pinnacle of battleship design. The North Carolina– and South Dakota–class battleships were designed with the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty in mind. Although much more could be accomplished in 1938 with thirty-five thousand tons than in 1921, sacrifices still had to be made. As had been practice in the first round of battleship construction, U.S. Navy architects accepted a low speed in return for heavy armor ...
Naomi Wolf Raises the Alarm of a Pandemic ‘Police State’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Is there still a chance to roll-back this authoritarian juggernaut?
How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Fifty-five years ago on this day, the fate of Africa was irrevocably altered when the CIA sponsored a 1966 coup d’état against Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, former Prime Minister of Ghana and Pan-Africanist visionary who was voted as “Africa’s Man of the Millennium.”
Analysis: After megaproject canceled, what’s the future for Mexico City airports?
Analysis, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The plans were terrific: It was to become the biggest airport in the Western Hemisphere and the third largest in the world. A megaproject for a megacity. But instead of living the dream, the cancellation of the construction of the Mexico City Texcoco Airport, which was supposed to be Mexico […] The post Analysis: After megaproject canceled, what’s the future for Mexico City airports? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Look back at your isolation this past year
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
Three years from now, some of you will look back & admit that you spent an entire year of your life wearing a mask, cooped up in your house & avoiding all the people you love. A year in your life that you’ll never get back. Every single day is a risk. Car accident, flu, etc. Our days were numbered from the moment we took our first breath. Life isn’t a race where we win against the inevitable! That has not changed since the beginning of time! BUT, we should not be forced to live in fear. We went from being a free nation to being told we: couldn’t go to school couldn’t go to ...
Brazil’s BNDES closes out its stake in mining giant Vale SA
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian development bank BNDES has closed out its stake in mining giant Vale SA, selling 188.5 million shares and raising around R$11 billion (US$2 billion), the bank confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, February 23rd. The sale of the 3.6% stake in the miner, carried out by the bank’s equity […] The post Brazil’s BNDES closes out its stake in mining giant Vale SA appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s consumer confidence rises in February for first time in five months
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Consumer confidence in Brazil rose in February for the first time in five months, a survey indicated on Wednesday, February 24th, lifted by the start of a nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 and prospects of the government resuming emergency income transfers to the poor. The rise was most pronounced among […] The post Brazil’s consumer confidence rises in February for first time in five months appeared first on The Rio Times.
India’s forever wars and forever warriors
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The Washington-based Quincy Institute, arguably the most intellectually stimulating American think tank nowadays, in its compulsively readable publication Responsible Statecraft featured on Tuesday an investigative report titled Weapons biz bankrolls experts pushing to extend Afghan War, authored by Eli Clifton, noted expert and journalist on US foreign policy.
Pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests: Treasury nominee Adeyemo
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Treasury, said it was critical to end the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere around the globe and doing so would require providing resources to some of the poorest countries. Adeyemo made the comment at his confirmation hearing before […] The post Pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests: Treasury nominee Adeyemo appeared first on The Rio Times.
By Putting Big Pharma’s Patents before Patients, Doctors Will Further Erode Trust in Experts
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
It is not just that expert institutions have been captured wholesale by corporate elites over the past 40 years and that, as a result, knowledge, experience and expertise have been sidelined in favour of elite interests – though that is undoubtedly true. The problem runs deeper: these institutions were rarely as competent or as authoritative as we fondly remember them being. They always served elite interests.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol 2020 net profit falls 87.3%
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s majority state-run oil company, Ecopetrol, on Tuesday reported its 2020 net profit fell 87.3% to 1.69 trillion pesos (US$470.1 million) versus the previous year. The company’s fourth-quarter net profit fell to 675 billion pesos, from 4 trillion pesos in the year-earlier period, the company said in a statement . […] The post Colombia’s Ecopetrol 2020 net profit falls 87.3% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Traders, including Trafigura, supply Mexico with emergency LNG – sources
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Oil trading firms, including Trafigura, are supplying Mexico with emergency cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to overcome a power crisis caused by interrupted U.S. natural gas supplies, three sources close to the purchases said. Mexico’s state-run power company Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) last week The post Traders, including Trafigura, supply Mexico with emergency LNG – sources appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Environment Minister relying on Chamber president to push mining in the Amazon
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ricardo Salles has been fluctuating between ups and downs in the Jair Bolsonaro government. Pointed out by environmentalists as a representative of ruralists in the Ministry of Environment and viewed by some diplomats as an extremist, Salles is seeking a chance to remain in the post. To this end, he is […] The post Brazil’s Environment Minister relying on Chamber president to push mining in the Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times.
Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, stressed the need to return Syria to its seat in the Arab League, while noting that this would achieve the principle of integration in Arab work and coordination. The Iraqi minister expressed, during a meeting with a group of Gulf officials on Monday, “his happiness with the escalation and growth of bilateral cooperation in the Iraqi-Saudi relations.” Hussein praised the “tripartite mechanism between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.” During the meeting, the I...
Iranian forces arrest man carrying explosives near Tehran’s entrance: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Iranian forces arrest man carrying explosives near Tehran’s entrance: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Tehran Police Chief, Major General Hossein Rahimi, announced the arrest of a person wearing an explosive belt at one of the entrances to the Iranian capital a few days ago. According to RT Arabic, Major General Rahimi said the person who was intending to carry out a suicide attack and shootings was arrested near the capital city, Tehran. He reported that the assailant was in possession of weapons, an explosive belt, incendiary materials, remote control devices, and o...
Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles] Sunday marked the first day both women and men were permitted to sign up and serve in the Saudi Arabian Army, Royal Saudi Navy, Royal Saudi Air Defense, Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force and Armed Forces Medical Services, according to a new Arab News report. Under new guidelines from the Saudi Ministry of Defense, male applicants between the ages of 17 and 40 years old and female applicants between the ages of 21 and 40 years old, may serve in military ranks from soldier to sergeant. Continue reading Saudi...
Sources of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Cairns News has had a few requests to source suppliers of the Covid preventatives hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. If any readers know where to get supplies of these excellent and tested remedies for Covid please tell us at cairnsnews@protonmail.com The hydroxychloroquine can be used to prevent malaria and ivermectin is effective in parasite eradication in humans […]
Looney Greens try to stifle Hanson’s speech about corruption in the Aboriginal industry
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
by Senator Pauline Hanson Today I attempted to use my Senate time to have the issue of the abuse and corruption that is rife in the indigenous industry debated in the Senate. Sadly, the Greens decided to use every procedural trick in the book to run down the clock and silence debate, as you will […]
Analysis: Why Covid-19 may become endemic in Brazil, like dengue or influenza
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than a year after it began, the covid-19 pandemic is still not showing any indications that it will be over soon. Even less so in Brazil, where its control is precarious, with slow vaccination, a decline in compliance with preventive measures, and the omission of public agents to implement, encourage, […] The post Analysis: Why Covid-19 may become endemic in Brazil, like dengue or influenza appeared first on The Rio Times.
These 5 Cold War Super Weapons are the Strangest America Never Built
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * These new weapon systems might have been game changers. But America built plenty of other good, long-lasting tools to ensure dominance. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *They might have had transformative effects if they had survived. These transformations would only rarely have changed the course of wars (countries win and lose wars for many reasons besides technology), but rather would have had ripple effects across the entire defense industrial base, altering how our military organizations approached warfighting and procurement. Weapons die for ...
The USS Missouri: The Deadliest of the Iowa-Class Battleships?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Americas* The famed warship's career stretched from World War II to the Gulf War. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The *Iowa*-class were the pinnacle of battleship design. The North Carolina– and South Dakota–class battleships were designed with the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty in mind. Although much more could be accomplished in 1938 with thirty-five thousand tons than in 1921, sacrifices still had to be made. As had been practice in the first round of battleship construction, U.S. Navy architects accepted a low speed in return for heavy armor ...
Naomi Wolf Raises the Alarm of a Pandemic ‘Police State’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Is there still a chance to roll-back this authoritarian juggernaut?
How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Fifty-five years ago on this day, the fate of Africa was irrevocably altered when the CIA sponsored a 1966 coup d’état against Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, former Prime Minister of Ghana and Pan-Africanist visionary who was voted as “Africa’s Man of the Millennium.”
Analysis: After megaproject canceled, what’s the future for Mexico City airports?
Analysis, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The plans were terrific: It was to become the biggest airport in the Western Hemisphere and the third largest in the world. A megaproject for a megacity. But instead of living the dream, the cancellation of the construction of the Mexico City Texcoco Airport, which was supposed to be Mexico […] The post Analysis: After megaproject canceled, what’s the future for Mexico City airports? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Look back at your isolation this past year
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
Three years from now, some of you will look back & admit that you spent an entire year of your life wearing a mask, cooped up in your house & avoiding all the people you love. A year in your life that you’ll never get back. Every single day is a risk. Car accident, flu, etc. Our days were numbered from the moment we took our first breath. Life isn’t a race where we win against the inevitable! That has not changed since the beginning of time! BUT, we should not be forced to live in fear. We went from being a free nation to being told we: couldn’t go to school couldn’t go to ...
Brazil’s BNDES closes out its stake in mining giant Vale SA
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian development bank BNDES has closed out its stake in mining giant Vale SA, selling 188.5 million shares and raising around R$11 billion (US$2 billion), the bank confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, February 23rd. The sale of the 3.6% stake in the miner, carried out by the bank’s equity […] The post Brazil’s BNDES closes out its stake in mining giant Vale SA appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s consumer confidence rises in February for first time in five months
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Consumer confidence in Brazil rose in February for the first time in five months, a survey indicated on Wednesday, February 24th, lifted by the start of a nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 and prospects of the government resuming emergency income transfers to the poor. The rise was most pronounced among […] The post Brazil’s consumer confidence rises in February for first time in five months appeared first on The Rio Times.
India’s forever wars and forever warriors
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
The Washington-based Quincy Institute, arguably the most intellectually stimulating American think tank nowadays, in its compulsively readable publication Responsible Statecraft featured on Tuesday an investigative report titled Weapons biz bankrolls experts pushing to extend Afghan War, authored by Eli Clifton, noted expert and journalist on US foreign policy.
Pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests: Treasury nominee Adeyemo
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Treasury, said it was critical to end the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere around the globe and doing so would require providing resources to some of the poorest countries. Adeyemo made the comment at his confirmation hearing before […] The post Pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests: Treasury nominee Adeyemo appeared first on The Rio Times.
By Putting Big Pharma’s Patents before Patients, Doctors Will Further Erode Trust in Experts
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
It is not just that expert institutions have been captured wholesale by corporate elites over the past 40 years and that, as a result, knowledge, experience and expertise have been sidelined in favour of elite interests – though that is undoubtedly true. The problem runs deeper: these institutions were rarely as competent or as authoritative as we fondly remember them being. They always served elite interests.
Colombia’s Ecopetrol 2020 net profit falls 87.3%
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia’s majority state-run oil company, Ecopetrol, on Tuesday reported its 2020 net profit fell 87.3% to 1.69 trillion pesos (US$470.1 million) versus the previous year. The company’s fourth-quarter net profit fell to 675 billion pesos, from 4 trillion pesos in the year-earlier period, the company said in a statement . […] The post Colombia’s Ecopetrol 2020 net profit falls 87.3% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Traders, including Trafigura, supply Mexico with emergency LNG – sources
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Oil trading firms, including Trafigura, are supplying Mexico with emergency cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to overcome a power crisis caused by interrupted U.S. natural gas supplies, three sources close to the purchases said. Mexico’s state-run power company Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) last week The post Traders, including Trafigura, supply Mexico with emergency LNG – sources appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Environment Minister relying on Chamber president to push mining in the Amazon
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ricardo Salles has been fluctuating between ups and downs in the Jair Bolsonaro government. Pointed out by environmentalists as a representative of ruralists in the Ministry of Environment and viewed by some diplomats as an extremist, Salles is seeking a chance to remain in the post. To this end, he is […] The post Brazil’s Environment Minister relying on Chamber president to push mining in the Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times.
Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Iraq calls on Arab League to restore Syria’s membership] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, stressed the need to return Syria to its seat in the Arab League, while noting that this would achieve the principle of integration in Arab work and coordination. The Iraqi minister expressed, during a meeting with a group of Gulf officials on Monday, “his happiness with the escalation and growth of bilateral cooperation in the Iraqi-Saudi relations.” Hussein praised the “tripartite mechanism between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.” During the meeting, the I...
Iranian forces arrest man carrying explosives near Tehran’s entrance: photos
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Iranian forces arrest man carrying explosives near Tehran’s entrance: photos] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Tehran Police Chief, Major General Hossein Rahimi, announced the arrest of a person wearing an explosive belt at one of the entrances to the Iranian capital a few days ago. According to RT Arabic, Major General Rahimi said the person who was intending to carry out a suicide attack and shootings was arrested near the capital city, Tehran. He reported that the assailant was in possession of weapons, an explosive belt, incendiary materials, remote control devices, and o...
Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles
News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
[image: Saudi Arabia permits women to join military and hold combat roles] Sunday marked the first day both women and men were permitted to sign up and serve in the Saudi Arabian Army, Royal Saudi Navy, Royal Saudi Air Defense, Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force and Armed Forces Medical Services, according to a new Arab News report. Under new guidelines from the Saudi Ministry of Defense, male applicants between the ages of 17 and 40 years old and female applicants between the ages of 21 and 40 years old, may serve in military ranks from soldier to sergeant. Continue reading Saudi...
Sources of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
Cairns News has had a few requests to source suppliers of the Covid preventatives hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. If any readers know where to get supplies of these excellent and tested remedies for Covid please tell us at cairnsnews@protonmail.com The hydroxychloroquine can be used to prevent malaria and ivermectin is effective in parasite eradication in humans […]
Looney Greens try to stifle Hanson’s speech about corruption in the Aboriginal industry
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 20 hours ago
by Senator Pauline Hanson Today I attempted to use my Senate time to have the issue of the abuse and corruption that is rife in the indigenous industry debated in the Senate. Sadly, the Greens decided to use every procedural trick in the book to run down the clock and silence debate, as you will […]
Revealed: Data giant given ‘emergency’ Covid contract had been wooing NHS for months
Crofton Black, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 16 hours ago
Controversial tech firm Palantir now holds £23m deal to oversee critical data store of patient records
Very intense earthquake swarm shaking Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
A very intense earthquake swarm started close to Fagradalsfjall in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland on the morning of February 24, 2021. The strongest in the sequence so far was M5.7, 3 km (1.8 miles) SSW of Keilir at 10:05 UTC, followed by numerous aftershocks. All...... Read more »
Meet the 5 Worst Battleships of the 20th Century
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, World* Battleships were always a risky investment. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Battleships require the successful integration of an array of different components. Battleships were tools in service of providing national security, and like any tools their success in service varied. The engineering and financial demands of building a modern battleship often exceeded the reach of the governments that ordered the ships. When that happened, substandard ships that were sometimes more dangerous to their crews than to the enemy resulted. *France Class* Fra...
More F-35s Will Increase Japan’s Reach Against China
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* The possibility of a huge Japanese F-35 jet buy introduces a wide sphere of tactical and strategic dynamics for the power-balance in the region. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The F-35 jet’s drone-like surveillance capability, which includes the technical capacity to detect enemy assets at long distances before it is seen itself, would certainly offer Japanese forces vastly improved defensive opportunities. A Japanese military armed with F-35 aircraft and less restricted might also function as an even more credible deterrent or counterbalan...
Bait & Switch: NHS COVID Tracking App to be Used for New Vaccine Passport
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*21WIRE* | It should be no surprise that the government has been planning for vaccine passports all along.
Julia Hartley-Brewer for British PM!
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
The look on the face of Professor Sian Griffiths on the right is priceless!
WATCH: Cops Cuff, Hood, Beat, and Suffocate Naked Man to Death — No Charges
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: hood]A man in need of medical attention received police violence instead and had a hood placed on his head and held to the ground until he stopped breathing and died.
Animation Video Q&A about the Moderna & Pfizer Products
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
View A Crash Course on the COVID Vaccine at Millions Against Medical Mandates View A Crash Course on the COVID Vaccine on Rumble. Does the COVID vaccine protect us against getting COVID? No. Will we be able to stop wearing...
Is It Better To Be Ignored?
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
IACC is defunct for all intents and purposes. Autism was no where to be found on either Presidential candidate's radar during the 2020 race. Do President Biden and Vice President Harris have any plan? do we even want them to...
The Navy’s Columbia-Class Submarine Program May Not Be Ambitious Enough
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The first several Columbia boats are already under construction. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The Navy is already increasing its production of attack submarines to as many as three per year, and General Dynamics Electric Boat, builder of the Columbias, is already growing its capacity at staggering speed. So don’t be surprised in current or future administrations and Pentagon leaders wind up adding several more Columbias to the fleet. The U.S. Navy now has as many as fourteen Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines and has already ...
Could Undersea Drone Ships Head off the Threat of China's Submarines?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Both the United States and competitor nations have eagerly pursued the potential of UUVs *Here's What You Need to Know*: Desperation offers strong motivation for innovation. Imagine a future in which nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) can deploy undersea drones (UUVs) to hunt, and possibly kill, enemy subs. The U.S. Navy, at least, is taking steps to make this a reality. What impact could this have? On the one hand, UUVs could shake modern antisubmarine warfare (ASW) to its core, making existing platforms vulnerable or obsolete. On the other hand, the...
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
* New York School Official Says She Was Fired For Not Giving 'Wakanda' Salute* A Bronx school superintendent says she was fired as a result of Chancellor Richard Carranza’s “equity” agenda that advanced people of color over whites. Karen Ames is suing the New York schools for $150 million because she says she was targeted by Carranza’s “Disrupt and Dismantle” campaign to oust or marginalize longtime employees. “The agenda of Chancellor Carranza and his senior leadership team was euphemistically touted as an ‘equity platform’ but in reality, it was a platform used to create gender...
Why are so many agrochemicals approved and used in Brazil?
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2020, the Jair Bolsonaro government approved the largest number of agrochemicals in history: 493 new products were released, 19 more than in 2019, another record-breaking year. This means that about one-third of all pesticides in the Brazilian market were approved under the Bolsonaro government. Experts discussed how new agrochemical approvals […] The post Why are so many agrochemicals approved and used in Brazil? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Venezuelan indigenous communities to reclaim their lands by confronting illegal armed groups
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The indigenous people of Gran Sabana and La Paragua have decided to reclaim their indigenous territories, which have been invaded by illegal armed groups using them for irregular mining activities. The decision was recorded in the meeting’s minutes, after no institutional reply was forthcoming from the Venezuelan government. The decision was […] The post Venezuelan indigenous communities to reclaim their lands by confronting illegal armed groups appeared first on The Rio Times.
JAMA journal retracts, replaces paper linking nonionizing radiation to ADHD
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A JAMA journal is retracting and replacing a 2020 paper which linked exposure to nonionizing radiation — think cellphones, Bluetooth devices and microwave ovens — during pregnancy to the risk for attention deficit disorder later in childhood after a reader pointed out a critical error in the study. The paper, “Association Between Maternal Exposure to … Continue reading JAMA journal retracts, replaces paper linking nonionizing radiation to ADHD
Monster Arctic Front Engulfs Asia and Canada, as Europe’s Longest Bridge is Closed due to Snow
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
While parts of the United States and western Europe enjoy a brief respite from the frostbite, the majority of Canada, transcontinental Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan continue to suffer from a descended Arctic. The post Monster Arctic Front Engulfs Asia and Canada, as Europe’s Longest Bridge is Closed due to Snow appeared first on Electroverse.
The peanut snack that triggered a fresh approach to allergy prevention
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
The peanut snack that triggered a fresh approach to allergy prevention https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02782-8?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=outk-allergies_deweerdt&fbclid=IwAR3_v31bZJx6cTkbQX7UFlVU_Wz0w9x-qd1hYn0dOLa5-lzuYzD4RECQGMc
Periodontitis shown to be a risk factor in Covid-19 severity. Learn how to emphasise gum disease prevention with your patients.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
Periodontitis shown to be a risk factor in Covid-19 severity. Learn how to emphasise gum disease prevention with your patients. | Gently by Curaden https://gently.curaden.com/periodontitis-is-a-risk-factor-in-covid-19-severity/
Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Could Help Life Return to Normal, but Experts Urge Caution.
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Could Help Life Return to Normal, but Experts Urge Caution – WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-passports-could-help-life-return-to-normal-but-experts-urge-caution-11607425135?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR0xHQYfiFXbu1ZFk-VHTTtKCSW9lHgoFpISYHmcUpoD1zrBP3BKs7R_VUU
Beware: New Right Leaning News Platform 'Rightly' Is Brought To You By The Folks At Al Jazeera
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
According to Politico, Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news network that has previously sought unsuccessfully to become a liberal media force in the US, is now going to burn more piles of cash launching a platform to *target conservatives*. The new effort, called *'Rightly'*, will target Republicans who "feel left out of mainstream media". It will be led by a former Fox News journalist Scott Norvell (?) also of the defuncted news site Heat Street. Al Jazeera became a significant presence in the US in 2013, when it launched the left-leaning Al Jazeera America news channel and website....
Flank eruption at Klyuchevskoy volcano, lahar forms along the Krutenkaya River, Russia
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
A flank eruption began to form on the northwestern slope of the Klyuchevskoy volcano, Kamchatka, Russia late February 17, 2021, presenting a real danger of mudflows for the Kyuchi village. Bright incandescence was observed at video-data by IVS FEB RAS from 15:23 UTC...... Read more »
A health care reform I can really get behind!
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
This is from Stephan Pastis' strip "Pearls Before Swine". Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the comic's Web page. Peter
Senate president urges Brazil´s economy ministry for prompt emergency aid implementation
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco has urged the Ministry of Economy to implement the emergency aid as quickly as possible. Government and Congress are discussing an extraordinary credit to pay the benefit after passing the Emergency Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) in the Senate, before the vote in the Chamber. […] The post Senate president urges Brazil´s economy ministry for prompt emergency aid implementation appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian meat lobby says, trade talks with Indonesia hinge on halal WTO compliance
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by a World Trade Organization panel in 2017 after a dispute over halal chicken, Brazil's meat lobby ABPA said in a letter sent to three government ministries. “We don't oppose a free trade agreement with Indonesia,” […] The post Brazilian meat lobby says, trade talks with Indonesia hinge on halal WTO compliance appeared first on The Rio Times.
Latest Climate Models Still Running Far Too Hot
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The narrative that global warming is largely human-caused and that we need to take drastic action to control it hinges entirely on computer climate models. It’s the models that forecast an unbearably hot future unless we rein in our emissions of CO2. But the models have a dismal track record.Continue reading "Latest Climate Models Still Running Far Too Hot"
Invasion: This Is How Chinese Tanks Would Cross the Taiwan Strait
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* Will they come by air or sea? *Here's What You Need to Know*: Tank-carrying aircraft transiting from mainland China to Taiwan could of course travel much more quickly and much less visible than tank-transporting ships. This could even, quite possibly, be part of why the U.S. has been moving to sell Abrams tanks to Taiwan, a clear way to enable massive armored defense against a possible Chinese invasion. The People’s Liberation Army will soon be able to airlift full-scale Chinese Main Battle Tanks on board an upgraded Y-20 cargo plane, now being ou...
Vought 1600: The Plan To Put the F-16 on America’s Carriers
Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Alex Hollings* *Security, Americas* It seems counterintuitive today, with the F-16 so expertly filling the role of an attack aircraft as well as a fighter, but the original concept behind the F-16 was to create a no-frills fighter built to do nothing but dominate the skies. The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the U.S. Air Force’s workhorse fighter for more than forty years, and at one point, it looked like a carrier-capable version would do the same for the U.S. Navy. More than 4,600 F-16s have rolled out off the assembly line since it first took to the sky in 1974, and even amid...
No Joke: The Navy Is Committed to Building 500 Ships
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* When large numbers of drone ships are factored into the equation, the possibility of building a 500-ship Navy seems somewhat more attainable. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Long-range weapons and sensors, over-the-horizon aerial nodes, undersea-surface-air-land networking and emerging space weapons and warfare technologies will expand warfare in seemingly limitless ways. No longer will a fleet of battleships or a carrier strike group simply target a geographical region for targeted attacks. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark ...
Sony’s 2021 OLED HDTVs: What We Know So Far
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* Sony’s website lists the main TVs in the new lineup as “available soon,” and includes an option for “notify me.” The company’s site also does not yet list pricing. Sony, at CES back in January, introduced the 2021 edition of its OLED TVs, which it calls the BRAVIA XR line. The new TVs were described as “the world’s first cognitive intelligence televisions,” which feature “a completely new processing method designed to replicate the ways humans see and hear.” When will we see the new Sony TV lineup? Sony’s website lists the main TVs in th...
American Victory in Vietnam Could Only Have Come at a High Cost
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* The strategic significance of the loss of South Vietnam was, in the long run, trivial. *Here's What You Need to Know*: As U.S. policymakers eventually decided, the game was simply not worth the candle. Mark Moyar, the scholar of U.S. foreign and military policy, recently had the opportunity to update an older argument on the viability of the Vietnam War. Moyar argues that the historical consensus on the war is wrong on several points, and that in fact the United States could have won the war and preserved the Saigon government at acceptable cost. ...
Michael Hudson Discusses the Economic Winds of [Non] Change Under Biden on Radical Imagination
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Michael Hudson looks at Biden and his administration and finds not much to like.
Analysis: Chile’s big copper producers cheer price spike; wary of costs
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mining firms in Chile, the world’s No.1 copper producer, are cheering a rally in the price of the red metal that hit a 10-year high this week, but warned that costs could rise as labor unions and vendors also try to cash in on the trend. Benchmark copper on the […] The post Analysis: Chile’s big copper producers cheer price spike; wary of costs appeared first on The Rio Times.
Frozen Hell comes to Texas
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 19 hours ago
Texas has become a pawn, a tool in the weaponization of weather in the climate war The post Frozen Hell comes to Texas appeared first on CFACT.
I Can’t Stand Fox News, But Censoring It Might Be The Dumbest Idea Ever
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Two and a half years ago, when Alex Jones of Infowars was kicked off a series of tech platforms in a clearly coordinated decision, I knew this was not going to be an isolated thing.
Can Big Auto Catch Up to Tesla?
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Hell no. That horse left the gate five years ago. Catch up is hte best they hope to do while fighting to retain market share. In the meantime they have factories to convert along with supply chains. The industry has dragged its feert on evs from the behginning. Yet the future was always completely predictable. Better battery tech was need driven and a simpke matter of time and was techically always possible. That clock has now run out and the base line is good enough. Better is simply wonderful and makes the internal combustion engine as hopelessly obsolete as the xtem en...
Giant horned owl
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Here we have an eye witness report of a giant horned owl standing four feet tall and close up. This is at least twice the hieght of the great horned owl and obviously a giant form of it. The wing span thus must be at least ten feet which conforms to their closeness and viewing angle. This is an actual eye wirness confirmation of the existence of a giant horned owl. I had suspected as much fron the mothman reports in particular. There are other species of giant flying creatures out there as well, but this confirms the existence of giant owls. They in particular should exist...
Ancient relic points to a turning point in Earth's history 42,000 years ago
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
We do not see just how we have a 42000 year marker at all. tree rings within the area of interest is nice but unlikely attached to a continous sequence to the present. And radiocarbon is good for about 12,000 years. That leaves a huge gap of uncertainty. It is also associated with the sudden globalization of human cave art which I have associated with a date of 35,000 year which is close enough for error. My date reflects the end of EDEN which is the loss of mind mind communication. We really do not know how all this is related but we do have a clear transition taking pla...
'El Duende' Encountered by Couple in Apache County, Arizona
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
A leprechaun in Arizona no less*. * What are rare. or likely less commented on are sightings of small humanoids. At least Bigfoot is expected to leave evidence. These are quite the opposite and even tracks will merely confuse. Was it a real cloth hat or a giant cockscomb? Was it all a large rangy chicken? You get my point. I do know that small humanoids do exist in close contact with human habitation and they do conform to our expectations for what we call a naturally adapted lifeway. That a group appears to adopt clothing is just sensible. Again small humanoids also have a ...
Asian American Women are SICK OF THESE TYPES OF ASIAN MEN!
reitanotsuka, Asian Straight Shooter - 21 hours ago
By Guest Writer Klebeka420, 24 February 2021. A few weeks ago, I… Continue reading “Asian American Women are SICK OF THESE TYPES OF ASIAN MEN!”… The post Asian American Women are SICK OF THESE TYPES OF ASIAN MEN! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter .
Brazil government to submit two privatizations to Congress this week
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The government's top officials have prepared a sturdy plan to dispel the financial market's unease after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded the resignation of Petrobras' CEO, Roberto Castello Branco. Three measures should be taken by the end of this week: 1) presidential sanction of the Central Bank's autonomy (Planalto Palace); 2) submission […] The post Brazil government to submit two privatizations to Congress this week appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
CAMBRIDGE MA, Feb 24 (IPS) - Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the agribusiness world with his New Year’s Eve decree to phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate and the cultivation of genetically modified corn. His administration sent an even stronger aftershock two weeks later, clarifying that the government would also phase out GM corn imports in three years and the ban would include not just corn for human consumption but yellow corn destined primarily for livestock. Under NAFTA, the United States has seen a 400% increase in corn exports to Mexico, t...
Is the USA Fit to Rejoin the UN Human Rights Council?
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
TORONTO, Canada, Feb 24 (IPS) - A month into Joe Biden’s presidency, the U.S. has rejoined nearly all the multilateral institutions and international commitments that it withdrew from under Trump. These include the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Accords. Read the full story, “Is the USA Fit to Rejoin the UN Human Rights Council?”, on globalissues.org →
Natural Enemies: How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest
Global Issues News Headlines - 19 hours ago
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) - As the climate warms, a destructive pest is spreading its wings and damaging the livelihoods of fruit growers in southern Africa. The invasive fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is preventing farmers like Susan Zinoro, a mango farmer from Mutoko, Zimbabwe, from literally and figuratively enjoying the fruits of their labour. Read the full story, “Natural Enemies: How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest”, on globalissues.org →
High electricity cost drives German high-tech industry to Asia
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Siltronic boss Christoph von Plotho blames Germany’s high energy costs for the decision: “The high electricity price makes the location unattractive,” he said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. His company pays “less than half the electricity price” in Singapore. The main cost driver in Germany is the green energyContinue reading "High electricity cost drives German high-tech industry to Asia"
Australians to build in Ceará state first major green hydrogen production complex in Brazil
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Australian renewable energy company Enegix Energy is partnering with Ceará state government on the development of Brazil’s first major green hydrogen project. The US$5.4 (R$29) billion project named Base One is aimed to develop a green hydrogen chain in the state of Ceará with a production plant in the Pecém […] The post Australians to build in Ceará state first major green hydrogen production complex in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings
Stefano D'Urso, The Aviationist - 19 hours ago
The F-15EX was photographed during its first flight after receiving the classic F-15C/D camouflage and the 40th Flight Test Squadron insignias. Few weeks after its maiden flight, the first F-15EX received its U.S. Air Force [...] The post The First F-15EX Received U.S. Air Force Camouflage And Markings appeared first on The Aviationist.
Wednesday’s Child
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
The Congressional Brain Trust The line “Wednesday’s child is full of woe” is a part of a nursery rhyme known as “Monday’s Child,” sometimes attributed to Mother Goose; it predicts that children born on Wednesday are sad. The rhyme is a fortune-telling song, predicting that children born on different days are to lead different lives. It […] The post Wednesday’s Child appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
The Great American Hypocrisy – why Biden made a deal with Putin on START
Francis Moore, The Duran - 20 hours ago
The desire to safeguard humanity from an Armageddon that the two nuclear superpowers, the United States and Russia, might well pull off is not what masks Joe Biden’s decision to extend the Arms Reduction Treaty. The agreement was signed in 2010 by Barack Obama on the US side and Dmitry Medvedev on the Russian side. […]
Biden Attacks Farms – Comprehensive War on Global Food Supply – Engineered Famine
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 20 hours ago
source Biden Attacks Farms – Comprehensive War on Global Food Supply – Engineered Famine The Biden admin’s executive actions in the last 48 hours are attacking farms and implementing the technocratic takeover of food, accelerating a global collapse in food production by paying farmers NOT to grow food, cutting their financial support, tasking Tom Vilsack’s […]
Texas and Syria suffer freezing temperatures and electricity outages
Steven Sahiounie, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Americans in Texas and several other states have been badly hit by a severe snowstorm and accompanying electricity outages, with water shortages due to frozen and burst water pipes. As the global TV audience watched Americans suffering the effects of freezing temperatures, lack of electricity, food shortages, and numerous deaths resulting […]
Supreme Court denies Voter Fraud Review
Thor Williams Lihaug, The Duran - 20 hours ago
Justices Kavanaugh and Barret took a judicial knee The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) voted not to review lower court decisions on allegations of voter fraud in the November 2020 presidential election. Four out of nine justices are required to secure a review. But only three justices voted to accept cases of voter fraud.
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