Tuesday, March 02, 2021

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Canada’s Rare Earths Could Crush China’s Dominance with Lawrence Solomon
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This had to be said and someone has now said it. Let me explain something about Canada's geological potential to those who do not understand. The Northern half of Canada happens to be an exposed Continental Craton we call the Precambrian sheild. The rest of the world has small windows on these types of rocks. This includes Africa and Australia t say nothing of Russia and China. When Canadians figured out how to hunt for diamonds, a string of discoveries brought the DE Beers monopoly crashing down with excellent quality stones as well. For every operating mine we have fifty or...
Watch: Flying-Robo Harvester Picks Ripe Fruit, Set To Displace Humans
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
.This takes it up a notch. It is also the solution for soft small fruit as well. Once you are down to a two pound weight scale, then it is down to a manipilator arm and a specific tool. All this can be nicely engineered. The software aspects looks to now be well in hand. Thus a continous rotation of fruit ripening can be planned for rather easily. We may even be able to radishes as well along with all sorts of vegetables if desired. THe whole problem of raising all fruit and vegetables is in the picking. It is mental drudgery and it is brief employment. This way we can ...
Was Trump 'The Mule'?
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Everything that i know informs us that the show is not over and that real victory is possible and plausible. We are watching the enemy play it all out on a global scale such has never happened before. Sadly at this point we have to keep the faith. Almost three billion christians live to day, all on a path to salvation. Their leaders are mostly caught in the material world and know not how to teach the spiritual side of it all. Yet the rise of Trump has been a wonderful teaching moment and we must still trust the plan. i just did not know how hard that would be. *Was Trump ...
Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The Monsanto Glyphosate ban is rather obvious when it has happened in other countries as well and will ultimately prevail globally. This is because a completely new pallette of soil husbandry protocols are emerging and is driven by persistent soil carbon collapse. Ultimately Glyphosate forces the farmer to mine the carbon in his soil while supplimenting hte failing nutrient base. This is a non sustainable plan. Banning GMO in Mexico is completely sensible to preserve the native corn genetic seed bank as completely as possible. A lot more needs to be encouraged inluding premium...
Major eruption at Sinabung volcano produces large pyroclastic flows with ash up to 12.2 km (40 000 feet) a.s.l.
A major eruption started at the Indonesian Sinabung volcano at 23:42 UTC on March 1, 2021, ejecting ash up to 12.2 km (40 000 feet) above sea level. This is its first major eruption since August 2020. The eruption produced pyroclastic flows up to 5 km (3.1 miles)...... Read more »
More polar bear catastrophe hype: bears use four times more energy than expected
Hifast, Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Last week (24 February 2021), The Guardian was promoting a study that claims polar bears now use four times more energy than expected to survive because of ‘major ice loss’ in the Arctic, as a way of suggesting that the animals are already on their way to extinction. But like many…
We’d Be Better Off Pretending These 5 Pistols Were Never Built
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * They are that terrible. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The CIA originally conceived a single shot, disposable pistol—the Deer Gun—as a way to cheaply arm South Vietnamese intelligence agents operating in hostile territory. It was essentially a single shot weapon designed to allow an agent to kill a sentry and take his weapon. Handheld firearms have existed in one form or another since the 13th century. Despite their long history, there have been relatively few real, genuine clunkers in the world of handguns. The close engagement range of handgu...
The Ford-Class Carrier Is Taking U.S. Naval Power Into the Future
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 21 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * USS Ford follows in the steps of the highly successful Nimitz-class carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *More ships will follow. USS *John F. Kennedy*, the second aircraft carrier to bear the name of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is under construction at Newport News and expected to enter service in 2020. The third carrier, *Enterprise*, is expected to begin construction next year and will join the fleet in the early 2020s. In 2009, the U.S. Navy finally began construction of the first new type of aircraft carrier in near...
Could a European Aircraft Carrier Help Europe Protect Its Interests?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Angela Merkel seemed to endorse the idea. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *There is the question of who would control a European carrier. Where would it be built, who would build it and which aircraft would it fly (France builds its own Rafale M carrier planes, while Britain opted for the F-35)? Which authority would command it and commit it to hazardous situations? Maybe Germany is planning revenge for Brexit by sinking British merchant ships in the North Atlantic again. Because otherwise, a top German politician’s call for a European Union ...
The Flamethrower: A Harrowing Military History, Explained
David Axe, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, * Flamethrowers are a horrific weapon of war. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* After the total wars of the 20th century, flame devices began to disappear from the battlefield. *More From The National Interest: * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * “All weapons are, by their very nature, ghastly in purpose,” Chris McNab writes in the introduction of his new book The Flamethrower, “bu...
Can the F-22 Raptor Be Shot Down? This Wargame Says Yes
David Axe, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, The Americas* And its not the only instance. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: No plane is invincible and the F-22 is no exception. Past evidence seems to confirm that a French fighter pilot once “killed” an American F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in mock combat. Although not unprecedented, the simulated shoot-down is still a big deal for a couple reasons. *This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.* For one, the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 is supposed to be the most fearsome warplane in history, a quarter-billion-doll...
Dr. Fauci: Don’t Compare Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Focus on Getting Inoculated
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 22 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Health, Americas* Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine was able to achieve an efficacy level of 66 percent against moderate-to-severe COVID-19, while the shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna focused on mild-to-moderate illness and showed efficacy levels of 95 percent. Pandemic-weary Americans don’t need to waste time comparing coronavirus vaccines and should just take whichever shot is available when they are eligible, according to White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci. “We’ve got to get away from that chain of thought. The only way you really know the...
Delusions Of Self-Defense: Biden Bombs Syria
Binoy KAMPMARK, OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
Every power worth its portion of salt in the Levant these days seems to be doing it. On February 25, President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Syria. The premise for the attacks was implausible. “These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq,” […]
Sponsor promises to amend Montana Food Freedom bill to make it passable
Dan Flynn, Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Enthusiasm is building in Montana for a Food Freedom bill that may be fatally flawed in its major elements. The major sponsor, Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, has promised to keep working on the bill to get it across the finish line. Hertz, owner, and manager of Moody’s Market in Polson, MT, is a retail grocer... Continue Reading
Been To A Desert On A Vote With No Place…
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 1 day ago
Crowder sends crew to locations of Registered Biden Voters and finds... empty space... Continue reading →
Four convicted for fake food poisoning claim
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Four people have been convicted in England for making a false holiday food poisoning claim. Two men and two women from Middlesbrough were sentenced to four months in prison, after issuing fraudulent compensation claims for gastric illness against Jet2holidays. Christopher Byng, 38, Barbara Byng, 64, Linda Lane, 36, and Anthony Byng, 66, were convicted of contempt... Continue Reading
March 2, 2021: Reader Tips
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
Have at ‘er.
Problems put seafood, papaya, pet treats, etc. on U.S. alert list
News Desk, Food Safety News - 1 day ago
Editor’s note: The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the table to go to the FDA page with... Continue Reading
The Effect of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Water Vapour on Atmospheric Warming A Century-old Question
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
Download PDF The Probable Cause of Climate Fluctuations – Svante Arrhenius A Translation of his 1906 Amended View of “Global Warming” Original title: “Die vermutliche Ursache der Klimaschwankungen” Meddelanden från K. Vetenskapsakademiens Nobelinstitut Band 1 No 2. A Friends of Science Foreword Svante Arrhenius’ 1896 calculations on the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) on global warming are frequently cited by …
Support “Women Picket D.C.” – March 8, 2021: “The Word Woman is Taken!” (Spread the Word)
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Both Biden’s Executive Order and the deceptively named “equality act” undermine women’s rights and erase women. Support “Women Picket D.C.” … Continue reading →
UN Security Council hears of climate threat, does nothing
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
Politico.eu By Karl Mathiesen | February 23, 2021 When it comes to climate change, bombs don’t work, so the United Nations Security Council prefers words to action. Tuesday saw the highest profile discussion of climate change in the U.N.’s central body for promoting global peace. But Russia, which holds a veto as a permanent member of the Council, warned against …
THE CONCEPT OF ABSOLUTE TIME IN SCIENCE AND JEWISH THOUGHT
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
ldolphin.org August, 1997 by Professor Herman Branover and Professor Ruvin Ferber JERUSALEM, D.C. (David’s Capital), Yom Shishi (Sixth Day – “Friday”), 23 Nisan, 5759 (April 9, 1999) [Day Eight in Sefirat HaOmer], Root & Branch: INTRODUCTION: This paper was originally presented at the Second International Conference on Jews in a Changing World, held in Riga, Latvia on August 25-27, …
The Age of the Universe
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
Gerald Schroeder One truth as seen from two vastly different perspectives and both true – literally. …
How to Think About Climate Change | William Happer
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
William Happer Professor of Physics Emeritus, Princeton University This speech was given at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on February 19, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Snow-covering effects on the power output of solar photovoltaic arrays
GCD, ClimateCite - 1 day ago
OSTI.gov Authors: Brench, B. L. Publication Date: 1979-12-01 Abstract In general, snow covering a photovoltaic panel causes negligible energy loss when the snow is light and melts easily; however, a more serious loss can occur when the snow is heavy and does not quickly melt or shed. In order to examine the effects of snow cover on the output energy …
This Is Why It Is Imperative That President Biden, Not Congress, Cancels Student Debt
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 23 hours ago
The current student debt burden is over $2 trillion and it is crushing the economy. Defaults on student loans are high and for most borrowers, especially those who are people of color, their loan balances are rising instead of falling. Clearing the FOG speaks with Alan Collinge of Student Loan Justice about the impacts of the student loan burden and how to resolve this crisis. He makes a critical point about why it is President Biden, as he promised on the campaign trail, and not Congress, who cancels student debt and why that would be a powerful way to stimulate the economy. The ...
Indonesia in 2020: Looking back at a year of crisis
New Mandala, New Mandala - 23 hours ago
How were Indonesians’ enjoyment of political, economic, and social rights have been affected by the multiple crises of 2020? The post Indonesia in 2020: Looking back at a year of crisis appeared first on New Mandala.
The Syrian army confronted a new “Israeli” attack that targeted the vicinity of Damascus.
khalediskef, The Duran - 23 hours ago
Yesterday, the Israeli enemy renewed its attacks on the Syrian territories, targeting some areas in the vicinity of Damascus. An official military source from the Syrian Ministry of Defense said that at 10:06 pm on the 28th of February, the Israeli occupation forces launched an attack on the Syrian lands from the direction of the […]
Bitcoin: Rinse and Repeat
steve_brown, The Duran - 23 hours ago
Steve Brown… Where does $180Bn US lost in BTC go? As we’ve written about on many occasions, where do billions of dollars in liquidated fiat go? Even the Treasury has trouble with that question. The US created its capital markets to contain trillions in stocks, notes, bills, bonds, and dollar derivatives of all sorts. While […]
America is transporting ISIS militants to Deir Ezzor
khalediskef, The Duran - 23 hours ago
During the years of the Syrian war, many American practices prove its involvement in the formation and supporting of terrorist organizations in the country, especially “ISIS”, which America claims to fight while it is considered one of the main parties responsible for the emergence and spread of this organization in Syria and Iraq. In recent […]
Ray Dalio: Are We In A Bubble? Warns of Major Overheating in THESE Stocks
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 23 hours ago
source / The Money GPS Ray Dalio asks the question, are we in a bubble? He provides historical context, some charts and facts to give us a reminder of where we are at in the cycle. I think it’s important to step back, zoom out, and ultimately realize that everything operates in a cycle. We […]
The Ankara factions are turning Afrin fields into weed farms.
khalediskef, The Duran - 23 hours ago
Sources reported that the Turkish factions in “Afrin”, north of Aleppo, have converted large areas of agricultural land into farms of narcotic weed. The sources said that the “Ankara factions” after they displaced the residents of “Afrin” from their areas, seized agricultural fields that were planted with fruit trees and agricultural crops, and turned them, […]
March 2nd – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day #42
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. … Continue reading → The post March 2nd – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day #42 appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Tuesday March 2nd – Open Thread
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading → The post Tuesday March 2nd – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 01 March 2021
TonyfromOz, PA Pundits – International - 23 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Bloomberg News Whines: Annual Buffett Letter Didn’t Address Racial Politics
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Joseph Vazquez ~ Apparently, liberal billionaires like abortion megadonor Warren Buffett aren’t allowed to remain silent on toxic racial politics without enraging the easily triggered liberal media. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders February 27. Bloomberg News reported Feb. 25 that Buffett had stayed quiet in 2020 amidst […]
Biden’s Renewables Push In A Fossil Fuel World
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Vijay Raj Jayaraj ~ President Biden has declared war on Fossil fuels. He is also pushing for an end to international funding for fossil fuels in foreign countries. But do these ambitious plans to curb fossil use and reduce emissions make any sense when the majority of world’s primary energy is still derived from […]
COVID-19 VACCINE COULD KILL 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S!
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 1 day ago
The post COVID-19 VACCINE COULD KILL 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
‘People’s Alternative To Impeachment’: 4 Things To Know About Recalling Governors
PA Pundits - International, PA Pundits – International - 1 day ago
By Fred Lucas ~ Angry Californians, fed up with some of the governor’s policies, started a petition to recall him, knowing that the incumbent had two more years in office until going before voters again. The 1968 push to recall Gov. Ronald Reagan fell on the ash heap of history, however. The effort failed to […]
NY Democrat State Officials Call for Gov. Cuomo to Resign Over Inappropriate Comments, But Not For Killing Seniors
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 1 day ago
Gateway Pundit – by Cassandra Fairbanks At least two Democrat state legislatures called for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign on Saturday over a... The post NY Democrat State Officials Call for Gov. Cuomo to Resign Over Inappropriate Comments, But Not For Killing Seniors appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
National Gun Registry to Be Introduced in Congress Next Month
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 1 day ago
Patriot Rising It’s open season on gun owners in America! As we learned from his press release last weekend, Joe Biden is 100% committed to... The post National Gun Registry to Be Introduced in Congress Next Month appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
‘Crazed’ Antifa Mob Target Portland Businesses As ‘Defunded’ Police Stretched Thin
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 1 day ago
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden So much for President Biden’s call for “unity” as a mob of Antifa rioters (who as a reminder do... The post ‘Crazed’ Antifa Mob Target Portland Businesses As ‘Defunded’ Police Stretched Thin appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Portland protest turns chaotic with businesses trashed, fist fights on the street and bike cops slamming into ‘press’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 1 day ago
RT At least two arrests were made after a mostly peaceful protest in Portland turned violent. Banks and other businesses were trashed as beleaguered residents... The post Portland protest turns chaotic with businesses trashed, fist fights on the street and bike cops slamming into ‘press’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
"A Perpetual Illusion..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 1 day ago
"Human life is thus only a perpetual illusion; men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does of us in our absence. Human society is founded on mutual deceit; few friendships would endure if each knew what his friend said of him in his absence, although he then spoke in sincerity and without passion. Man is then only disguise, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in himself and in regard to others. He does not wish any one to tell him the truth; he avoids telling it to others, and all these dispositions, so removed from justice and reason, have a natura...
Must Watch! “Phony Stock Market, Economy Addicted to FED Printing; End Game Accelerated”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 1 day ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“Phony Stock Market, Economy Addicted to FED Printing; * *End Game Accelerated”*
SJW awokening harms mathematics more than communism did
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
At Twitter, PartTimeRacer has informed me about the essay (at "Common Sense With Bari Weiss", a brand that hasn't built name recognition with me so far) There Is No Such Thing as "White" Mathby Sergiu Klainerman, a Romania-born Jewish male mathematics professor at Princeton. (Here we do try to maximize the information that readers might find important, and given the sociological focus of these discussions, rightfully so.) I have mentioned his name four months ago. Bucharest Klainerman is introduced as someone who left the Soviet bloc and who could do wonderful things in the U.S., pa...
Head to Head: What Happens When the Indian and Pakistani Armies Go to War?
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Will nuclear weapons fly? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *For its part, the Indian army plans to immediately take the offensive under a doctrine called “Cold Start*.*” Cold Start envisions rapid mobilization followed by a major offensive into Pakistan before the country can respond with tactical nuclear weapons. Such an offensive—and Pakistan’s likely conventional defeat—could make the use of tactical nuclear weapons all the more likely. The Indian subcontinent is home to two of the largest armies on Earth. Not only are the armies of India an...
Have Iranian F-14s Faced Off against UFOs?
David Axe, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The interceptors have come in close contact with some very mysterious aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Rumors abound that the Air Force and CIA operate a stealthy new drone that has not been disclosed to the public. Iran is the only other country besides the United States to operate arguably history’s most powerful interceptor aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat. And the Islamic republic has worked the twin-engine, swing-wing fighters *hard*. The F-14s played a major role in Iran’s war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988. Iranian Tomcat pilots were the only ones ...
A Missile War in the South China Sea Would Reshape Asia Forever
David Axe, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia Pacific* The DF-26 could be vulnerable to the latest American defenses. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *China in recent years has occupied several disputed islands in the China Seas, dredged their endangered coral reefs and built atop them sprawling airfields and barracks and installations for cruise missiles and air-defense systems. The Chinese military lobbed anti-ship ballistic missiles into the South China Sea in tests in early July 2019. The missile trials underscored Beijing’s increasing militarization of resource-rich waters on which sever...
South Korea Should Fear the North’s 105th Armored Division For Good Reason
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the event of war, the 105th would once again charge south, exploiting any breakthrough in ROK Army lines to make a dash towards Seoul and beyond. Unlike the last war, the 105th would likely fight as a single cohesive force. In any future war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean forces would encounter a familiar foe: the Korean People’s Army (KPA) 105th Armored Division. Equipped with North Korea’...
AOC Goes to War Over $15 Minimum Wage
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *AOC $15, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC12987EDD70&share=true] The progressives are upping the pressure on policymakers to implement the massive wage hike. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) blasted anti-wage increase policy makers, citing the millions of Americans who are currently in poverty, struggling to pay bills and make ends meet. “Any person who thinks that a $15 minimum wage is a crazy socialist agenda is living in a dystopian capitalist nightmare,” Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday evening on ...
Vaccinated at 11am, dead by 1:54pm: CDC documentation
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 1 day ago
It is a curious state of being we have arrived at as a nation you may agree? Abroad, as the vaccine is rolled out we have seen literally thousands of adverse reactions reported, over a thousand of those are deaths (and remember only 1% are reported in total), and STILL, the NZ ‘vaccine expert’ Helen … Continue reading Vaccinated at 11am, dead by 1:54pm: CDC documentation →
NY AG to Investigate Gov. Cuomo for Sexual Harassment
The office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the green light on Monday to the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, to investigate sexual harassment accusations made against him by two women.
Real Madrid Salvages 1-1 Draw against Real Sociedad on Late Vinicius Goal
Vinicius Junior scored a goal in the waning minutes to salvage a 1-1 draw for Real Madrid against Real Sociedad on Monday night and help extend the Blancos’ unbeaten streak in LaLiga to five matches.
UK Study: Vaccines Lower Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by 80%
A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and University of Oxford-AstraZeneca can yield an 80 percent reduction in hospitalizations among people over the age of 80, according to data published on Monday by Public Health England.
Colombia Receives 117K Vaccine Doses via Covax
A shipment of 117,000 doses of Pfizer’s anti-COVID vaccine, available as part of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) program, arrived on Monday in Colombia, the first country in the Americas to receive doses via this mechanism.
Argentine President Vows to Correct Mistakes after VIP Vaccine Scandal
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez referred on Monday during his speech at the opening of extraordinary congressional sessions to the “obligation to correct mistakes” in the country’s anti-COVID vaccination campaign after the scandal that erupted over the irregular administration of vaccine doses to politically powerful people or those close to them.
Mexico’s Whale-Watching Business Hard Hit by Pandemic
The pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the whale-watching business in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California Sur, with the most recent season suffering an 85 percent drop in the number of visitors.
IAEA Says Inspections Key to Returning to Iran Nuclear Deal
The chief of the UN-backed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday international inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities are essential and should not be an obstacle to any talks on the nuclear agreement that Tehran signed with six world powers in 2015.
India’s Top Court Triggers Outrage by Urging Rape Accused to Marry Survivor
India’s top court asked on Monday a government official, who had sought bail in a rape case, if he would be ready to marry the young woman who he had allegedly sexually abused for years, a request similar to how cases of sexual assault are sometimes resolved in rural India which has triggered outrage among rights activists.
Bartomeu Arrested as Police Raid Club Offices in Barçagate Investigation
Police in Catalonia arrested on Monday the former president of Barcelona FC, Josep Bartomeu, as part of an investigation into alleged corruption dubbed “Barçagate,” judicial sources said.
Kyrgyzstan to Repeat Cancelled Parliamentary Elections in Autumn
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov said on Monday that the parliamentary elections that were annulled in October will be repeated in autumn.
Giant Iceberg the Size of London Breaks Off from Antarctic Ice Shelf
A large iceberg approximately the same size as the London metropolitan area has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica, almost 10 years after scientists detected the first cracks in the ice.
European Countries Start Easing COVID-19 Restrictions
Several European countries started gradually lifting some coronavirus restrictions on Monday, allowing some commercial activities to resume after being forced to close for months.
Why Iran Refused Biden’s Invitation To Negotiate
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 1 day ago
Image: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 14, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters.​*Alireza Ahmadi, National Interest*: *Why Iran Refused Biden’s Invitation to Negotiate * It makes little sense for Iran to return to some form of unilateral full compliance for a limited amount of actual economic benefit only to then engage in a years-long negotiation where it has little leverage and is being called on to surrender its regional interests and deterrence capacities. President Joe Biden ran for office saying th...
The Utopia of Nihilism
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 1 day ago
Like the insects which throw themselves into fire because they are mesmerized by the light and heat, the Western liberals are now throwing their nations into the hellfire of a new utopianism. They are no longer pursuing a Marxist utopia; they realize that the Russian communists failed to create a utopia in the twentieth century because they got constrained by Marxism. Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin killed millions but they did not go far enough; their Marxist ideology would allow a certain amount of barbarity and once that limit was reached, their utopia had to collapse. The new utopia ...
Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Speaks Out After Hollywood Shooting
AP News, Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Lady Gaga's dog walker described the violence and his recovery “from a very close call with death" in social media posts.
NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 1 day ago
31 million viewers for Donald Trump’s CPAC speech. And that was just online.
There’s Only One News Story, Repeating Over And Over Again
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
Doing daily commentary on world power dynamics feels a lot like staring up at the sky watching clouds. Sometimes you see a three-legged pony up there, sometimes a gargoyle, sometimes a laughing baby, but really you’re only ever watching tiny water droplets being moved around […]
Bernie Sanders, Minimum Wage, and Systemic Racism
David Henderson, Econlib - 1 day ago
Last fall I argued with a friend that we don’t have much systemic racism in this country. My friend said we do and defined “systemic racism” as policies that aren’t necessarily intended to hurt black people disproportionately but do hurt them disproportionately. Once he said it that way, I agreed. I thought of black people […] The post Bernie Sanders, Minimum Wage, and Systemic Racism appeared first on Econlib.
Why I Support An International Treaty To Ban Weaponized Drones And Drone Surveillance
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 1 day ago
At a time in my life when I barely knew drones existed, a young Lebanese mother mourning the death of her six-year-old daughter, Zainab, helped me understand how monitoring by drones terrified her and her neighbors. It was the summer of 2006, during a war referred to as the Israeli-Hezbollah war. On July 30th, around 1:00 a.m., Israeli warplanes fired missiles at buildings in Qana, Lebanon, a small village in southern Lebanon. One missile, a bunker buster supplied by the U.S. corporation Raytheon, caused a three-story building to collapse, killing an extended family of 27 people....
Making Waves: The Rebirth Of The Golden Rule
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 1 day ago
The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. They aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion. They have recovered and restored the original peace ship, the Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, and which inspired the many peace makers and peace ships that followed. The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism. The Golden Rule was the very first of the environmental and peace...

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