Wednesday, March 31, 2021

31 March - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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Unemployment in Brazil rose in January to 14.2%
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Unemployment in Brazil rose to 14.2% in November-January, at the beginning of the second wave of the pandemic in the country, after four successive drops that brought the rate to 13.9% in October-December, according to official data published on Wednesday, March 31st. In November-January 2020, before the first case of […] The post Unemployment in Brazil rose in January to 14.2% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Drone Whistleblower Charged With Violating Espionage Act Pleads Guilty
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 6 hours ago
The following was originally published as part of The Dissenter Newsletter. Daniel Hale, who blew the whistle on the United States government’s targeted assassination program that includes drones, pled guilty to transmitting and retaining “national defense information” in violation of the Espionage Act. The guilty plea by Hale makes him The post Drone Whistleblower Charged With Violating Espionage Act Pleads Guilty appeared first on Shadowproof.
6000% Increase in Reported Vaccine Deaths 1st Quarter 2021 Compared to 1st Quarter 2020
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
As can be expected when new experimental "vaccines" that are not approved by the FDA are given emergency use authorization to fight a "pandemic" that is now over a year old, reported deaths following the injections of these shots have now skyrocketed in the U.S. population by over 6000% here at the end of the first quarter of 2021, as compared to recorded deaths following FDA-approved vaccines at the end of the first quarter of 2020. These new products, which many doctors and scientists claim do not even meet the legal definition of a "vaccine," are described by the manufacturers t...
White Camden County College Chemistry Professor Sues for Racial Discrimination
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 6 hours ago
William T. Lavell, a white chemistry professor at Camden County College, has sued the school on grounds of racial discrimination, claiming his less qualified Black colleagues are paid more, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. Lavell – hired by the school in 1995 – alleges suffering ”severe emotional distress, […]
Syracuse University Community Has Little Faith in University, Reports Find
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 7 hours ago
Syracuse University students have little faith in the university and its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to four reports released this week, The Daily Orange reported. Diversity expert Dr. Damons Williams and the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation led the research, which was commissioned by the university’s Board of […]
NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert to Meet With Protesting Basketball Players
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 7 hours ago
NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with basketball players who protested rules banning student-athletes from earning money from their names, images and likenesses (NIL), ESPN reported. Emmert is scheduled for a videoconference call with Michigan’s Isaiah Livers, Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers’ Geo Baker on Thursday. The three protestors used a social media campaign […]
6000% Increase in Reported Vaccine Deaths 1st Quarter 2021 Compared to 1st Quarter 2020
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
As can be expected when new experimental "vaccines" that are not approved by the FDA are given emergency use authorization to fight a "pandemic" that is now over a year old, reported deaths following the injections of these shots have now skyrocketed in the U.S. population by over 6000% here at the end of the first quarter of 2021, as compared to recorded deaths following FDA-approved vaccines at the end of the first quarter of 2020. These new products, which many doctors and scientists claim do not even meet the legal definition of a "vaccine," are described by the manufacturers t...
LGBTQ Students for U.S. Evangelical Colleges Sue Education Department Over Title IX
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 7 hours ago
LGBTQ students from 25 U.S. evangelical colleges have filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over their Title IX rights. The plaintiffs are composed of current students, recently expelled students and recent alumni who allegedly suffered actions from their colleges such as conversion therapy. Plaintiffs include – but are not limited […]
Bennett College to Receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova and Megan Thee Stallion
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 7 hours ago
Bennett College – a historically Black liberal arts college for women – will receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova Cares, e-commerce fashion lifestyle brand Fashion Nova and Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion. Bennett’s $25,000 will go towards its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Throughout March, Fashion Nova Cares pledged to support and donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, […]
Scott Morrison personally tried to bully, intimidate and defame journalist Samantha Maiden over the Brittany Higgins story
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 7 hours ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to publicly bully, intimidate and defame journalist Samantha Maiden at a press conference on Tuesday the 23rd of March 2021 at Parliament House. Morrison said at the […]
Ocasio-Cortez plans to back Statehood for Upstate NY in primary challenge to Schumer
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 7 hours ago
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans to primary United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the 2022 Democratic Party Primary contest — during which, she intends to endorse statehood for upstate and Western New York, a source familiar with her thinking The post Ocasio-Cortez plans to back Statehood for Upstate NY in primary challenge to Schumer first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
Australian cannabis sales to surpass $150 million in 2021
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Australia’s medical marijuana sales could surpass 200 million Australian dollars ($152 million) this year, a twofold increase over 2020, fueled by growing patient numbers and better product selection, according to a new forecast by data firm FreshLeaf Analytics. The North Sydney-based company said Australia is still “heavily dependent” on Canada and Europe for imports of […] Australian cannabis sales to surpass $150 million in 2021 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Virginia governor wants to push up parts of recreational cannabis timeline
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced amendments to the state law legalizing recreational cannabis that would bump up aspects of the timeline for legal marijuana, but not start sales or cultivation any sooner than 2024. Virginia governor wants to push up parts of recreational cannabis timeline is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
5 Terrible Guns You'd Be Better Off Without
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Firearms, * One manufacturer even has the unwanted distinction of making the list twice. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Nineteenth-century American inventor Samuel Colt created the modern revolver, receiving a patent for an early design in 1836. The revolver system, which promised up to six fast-firing shots before reloading, was quickly adopted as the standard pattern on handguns. An attempt was made to bring revolver-level firepower to the world of rifles, the Colt 1855 Revolving Rifle. Unfortunately for Colt, the weapon was a failure: the open nature of t...
No More Stealth: Are Submarines Losing the Element of Surprise?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Americas* For decades, analysts have predicted that a technological revolution would overtake undersea warfare. Is that finally occurring? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *the vicissitudes of naval competition being what they are, the subsurface theater will come to resemble the aerial and surface theaters. The silent service will periodically introduce new passive and active measures to restore its advantage of concealment, while access deniers will experiment with countermeasures of their own. S’pose Bryan Clark has it right. The Center for Strategi...
Detectives Find Cause of Tiger Woods Crash But Won’t Reveal
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The Los Angeles County sheriff would not release details, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.
This Russian Sub is Still Emitting Deadly Radiation
Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Submarines, * Forty-nine members of the cleanup crew displayed symptoms of radiation sickness, ten of them displaying acute symptoms. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The K-431 incident was one of several involving Soviet submarine reactors. In 1985, a Soviet submarine undergoing a delicate refueling procedure experienced a freak accident that killed ten naval personnel. The fuel involved was not diesel, but nuclear, and the resulting environmental disaster contaminated the area with dangerous, lasting radiation. The incident, which remained secret until after th...
Why Does South Korea's Army Still Use Old Russian T-80 Tanks?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *T-80, Asia* Soldiers who crew the T-80U generally don’t have nice things to say about it. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The T-80U was the most advanced tank on the Korean Peninsula when it first arrived. One of the great ironies of the military balance in the Koreas is the fact that South Korea operates more advanced Russian tanks than North Korea. This situation came about in the 1990s after Russia inherited a $1.5 billion debt to South Korea. A deal was made: Russia would give many items of then top-of-the-line military equipment, in exchange for South Korea ...
This Pilot Told Us What It Was Like to Fly an SR-71 Blackbird
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *SR-71 Spy Plane, Americas* The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the most famous military planes in U.S. history, had a more than thirty-year life, although the number of men who flew it in the time is limited. One of those men, Air Force pilot Brian Shul, has emerged as one of the leading chroniclers of the SR-71 experience The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the most famous military planes in U.S. history, had a more than thirty-year life, although the number of men who flew it in the time is limited. One of those men, Air Force pilot Brian Shul, has emerged as one of the leadi...
Beyond Suez: How Yemen’s War Can Imperil Red Sea Shipping
Asher Orkaby, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Asher Orkaby* *Suez Canal, * If this past week’s blockage of the Suez Canal is any indication, a major conflagration in Yemen has the capacity to threaten the freedom of navigation through the Red Sea and have serious ramifications for Suez Canal finances and global commerce in the long-term. The windstorm that sent the 200,000 ton *Ever Given *container ship into the banks of the Suez Canal cost global markets billions of dollars. Years of miscalculations in Yemen and the ongoing civil war have the potential to threaten access to the Suez Canal and exact a far greater economic ...
‘Payment Status Not Available’: How Do You Get You $1,400 Stimulus Check?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * There are still millions of cash-strapped Americans who are sitting empty-handed, wondering daily if their $1,400 stimulus check will ever arrive in their bank accounts or mailboxes. Since President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was signed into law in early March, the Internal Revenue Service has worked tirelessly to send out a hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks that could potentially be a lifesaver for many financially struggling Americans. Despite that success, know that there are still millions of cash-...
North Korea's New Ballistic Missile: Is Kim Lying About Its Lethality?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *North Korea Ballistic Missile, Asia* North Korea already has enough medium and short-range ballistic missiles to saturate large swathes of South Korea. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM’s) that are believed to be derived from Russia’s Iskander-M missile system. North Korean state media announced last week that the DPRK tested a “newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile.” North Korean media added that the two weapons accurately struck a target 600 kilometers off North Korea’s east coast, contradicting reports by Japanese and ...
Godzilla vs. King Kong: Who Would Win in a Real World Fight?
Kiersten Formoso, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kiersten Formoso* *Godzilla vs. King Kong, * Morphology and biomechanics can tell us a lot about this battle and might help you decide – #TeamGodzilla or #TeamKong? The 2021 film “Godzilla vs. Kong” pits the two most iconic movie monsters of all time against each other. And fans are now picking sides. Even the most fantastical creatures have some basis in scientific reality, so the natural world is a good place to look to better understand movie monsters. I study functional morphology – how skeletal and tissue traits allow animals to move – and evolution in extinct animals. I am...
Britain’s Mysterious Type 83 Destroyer: A Navy Super Weapon?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Type 83 Destroyer, Europe* [image: British Navy] The new warship harkens back to the Cold War when the original Type 83 was a large and powerful aircraft carrier escort. A Command Paper released to the British Parliament last week detailed ambitious plans to downsize and reorganize the British Army and Royal Air Force—but also off-handedly revealed long-term preparations to develop a next-generation warship called the Type 83 destroyer. Minister of State for Defense Procurement Jeremy Quin answered an MP’s inquiry by stating: *The Type 83 will replace our Typ...
Israel's Spike Missile: Germany's Weapon of Choice Against Enemy Tanks
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Missiles, Europe* Germany is one of the biggest customers for the Israeli Spike missile. *Here's What You Need to Know: *The Bundeswehr is retrofitting Spike missiles to Marder 1A5s. Germany is one of the biggest customers for the Israeli Spike missile. Germany fields the Spike LR missile under the name Mehrrollenfähiges Leichte Lenkflugkörpersystem, or MELLS, as the primary anti-tank armament of their infantry fighting vehicles. These missiles have practically taken over the role of the French/German MILAN anti-tank missile, which are being retired. But what new...
Reservations with economic growth forecast for Panama in 2021
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
[image: Brazil, Panama Canal,The government of Panama has taken Odebrecht out of the list of participants for the bid to construct a bridge in the Panama Canal,] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – ‘Growth, which may be high, may also conceal deterioration or lack of competitiveness of certain sectors’, declared economist Luis Alberto Morán to TVN channel, who recommended observing the sectors that fail to maintain their dynamic, so that recovery may be as equitable as possible. ‘Growth is not everything. This growth […] The post Reservations with economic growth forecast for Panama in 2021 a...
Mexico’s economy likely to reach pre-pandemic levels in early 2022
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Latin America’s second-largest economy is expected to grow 5.3% in 2021, down from an earlier projection of 4.6%, and then expand 3.6% in 2022, according to a budget document published by the ministry. “We estimate that by early 2022 the economy will fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, sustained by the […] The post Mexico’s economy likely to reach pre-pandemic levels in early 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Covid: Panama with new measures to enter the country
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The new P1 strain of Sars Cov-2 detected in a person coming from Brazil prompted new measures and a stricter control to those entering Panama regardless of their route. The measure, which will come into force on March 31st at midnight, states that national and foreign travelers entering the country […] The post Covid: Panama with new measures to enter the country appeared first on The Rio Times.
Recalled water linked to hepatitis outbreak still on sale through Internet
Coral Beach, Food Safety News - 7 hours ago
The FDA has found that recalled “Real Water,” which is linked to a hepatitis outbreak, is still being sold online. The agency is urging the public to not drink the water and to report any entity selling it. A notice today from the Food and Drug Administration says the agency is working to locate any... Continue Reading
Treasury improves its projection for Mexico’s GDP in 2021 to 5.3%
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) on Wednesday improved its growth outlook for Mexico’s economy this year, given the vaccination campaign’s progress against Covid-19. According to the General Economic Policy Pre-criteria 2022, which were delivered this morning to Congress, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow […] The post Treasury improves its projection for Mexico’s GDP in 2021 to 5.3% appeared first on The Rio Times.
‘Breaking Through’ — States Report Growing Number of COVID Cases Among Fully Vaccinated
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 7 hours ago
Washington, Florida, South Carolina, Texas, New York, California and Minnesota have all reported breakthrough cases of COVID. The post ‘Breaking Through’ — States Report Growing Number of COVID Cases Among Fully Vaccinated appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
It takes big energy to back up little wind and solar
Robert, Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
What happens if wind and solar can’t meet peak demand? The plan is to buy all the MBR juice from the neighbors! But if everyone is going wind and solar, no one will have juice to sell. In fact they will all be trying to buy power – which cannot possibly work. – David Wojick _________ ... Read more The post It takes big energy to back up little wind and solar appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Earth Notions recalls raw bitter apricot kernels that may cause cyanide poisoning
News Desk, Food Safety News - 8 hours ago
For the fourth time this month apricot kernels, also known as pits or seeds, are being recalled because of elevated levels of cyanide that could lead to food poisoning. The three previous recalls, initiated in Canada, were posted on March 11, March 17, and March 24. Those recalls and the one posted today all involve... Continue Reading
Does Coffee Burn More Fat During Exercise? What the Evidence Says.
Neil Clarke, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Neil Clarke* *Health, * The increase in fat burning after consuming caffeine shown in this study may be relatively small. However, over time it could be important for weight maintenance or weight loss. Coffee, green tea and other caffeinated drinks are a popular way to start the morning. Not only does it give many people a much-needed boost, but caffeine can also help when it comes to fitness. Studies show it can help people exercise harder and for longer, and even perform better. And recently, a study conducted at the University of Granada reported that consuming caffeine half...
COVID-19 Pushed Total US Deaths Beyond 3.3 Million Last Year
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The coronavirus caused approximately 375,000 deaths and was the third leading cause of death in 2020, after heart disease and cancer.
Calvin Parker is Seriously Ill
KRandle, A Different Perspective - 7 hours ago
I have received word that Calvin Parker, one half of the Hickson-Parker abduction story has some serious health issues. Philip Mantle, who published Calvin’s books wrote, “My friend and colleague Calvin Parker in the USA hasn’t been well for a year or two now. After a number of medical tests his doctors have decided that he has to undergo surgery, possibly next week. I’ll not go into specifics but will say that he has a very serious medical problem the cost and the cost of constant hospital visits, tests and now an operation is simply beyond his means.” Calvin ParkerAs those of y...
What I've Been Reading Recently
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
A full six months since we last peered through the dog eared pile of books. What's been cooking? *Persepolis Rising* by James SA Corey *The Sportswriter* by Richard Ford *An Analysis of Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks* by Rochele Dini *An Analysis if Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth* by Riley Quinn *Red Tory* by Huw Lemmy *Fine Just the Way It Is* by Annie Proulx *Back to Moscow* by Guillermo Erades *Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone* by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Paul Tobin *Late Capitalism* by Ernest Mandel *And Quite Flows the Don* by Mikhail Sholokhov *The Chemistr...
Falklands: Argentine government said to consider rescinding diplomatic agreements with the UK
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Infobae) The Government of Alberto Fernández is currently evaluating whether to strike a blow with uncertain consequences, writes Argentine newspaper Infobae. The aim is to rescind all bilateral agreements signed in the last 30 years involving diplomatic relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom, a link broken after the Falklands/Malvinas […] The post Falklands: Argentine government said to consider rescinding diplomatic agreements with the UK appeared first on The Rio Times.
Overview Of Struggles And Violations Imposed Upon Palestinian Farmers, Fisherpersons, And Herders
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Prior to the war of 1948, Palestinians owned approximately 78% of total area of historical Palestine, the remaining were state land “as classified by British mandate at that time. Today, in 2021, Israelis constitute 52% of total population in historical Palestine but utilizes over 85% of the total land, while Palestinians comprised 48% of population and utilize 15% of the land (PCBS, press release, 2019) this drastic change of percentages indicates actions of land theft in Palestinian lands by the “Israeli” occupation. Between the years 1967 and 2017, 200 settlements have been est...
Belgian Judge Orders Government to Scrap COVID Lockdown
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 8 hours ago
A Brussels court has decided the government’s Covid measures are illegal, due to a lack of parliamentary scrutiny. This will provide impetus to those keen to legally challenge authorities’ handling of the pandemic worldwide. In Melbourne, Australia, the residents of a public housing tower block have filed a class action in court against their government … Continue reading Belgian Judge Orders Government to Scrap COVID Lockdown →
More than 6,000 Venezuelans displaced to Colombia because of conflict
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The NGO Fundaredes warned Wednesday that more than 6,000 Venezuelans had been displaced to Colombia fleeing the fighting that began last March 21 in the border state of Apure, between the Venezuelan Armed Forces and an irregular armed group, which activists identify as FARC dissidents. "In Arauquita alone, there are […] The post More than 6,000 Venezuelans displaced to Colombia because of conflict appeared first on The Rio Times.
Italian Navy Officer Arrested Over Alleged Spying For Russia. Two Russian Diplomats Expelled From Italy
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 8 hours ago
[image: Russian Embassy Rome] An Italy Navy officer caught passing classified documents to Russian diplomats for money during clandestine meeting in Rome. It’s the most serious spying episode since the end of Cold War. An Italian Navy officer, Capitano [...] The post Italian Navy Officer Arrested Over Alleged Spying For Russia. Two Russian Diplomats Expelled From Italy appeared first on The Aviationist.
Need A Quote From An Official Enemy Denouncing Democracy?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
You know you’re in for a hard sell when the New York Times (3/29/21) publishes an article under the headline “An Alliance of Autocracies? China Wants to Lead a New World Order.” And Times Beijing bureau chief Steven Lee Myers doesn’t disappoint. He asserts: China hopes to position itself as the main challenger to an international order, led by the United States, that is generally guided by principles of democracy, respect for human rights and adherence to rule of law. “Generally” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. I don’t think I have to spend too much time reminding you th...
Italy Orders 2 Russian Embassy Officials Expelled for Spying
AP News, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Police arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after they caught the officer allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money.
Lawfare Lecture: Paul Rosenzweig on Enterprise Cybersecurity Measurement
bklehm, Lawfare - 8 hours ago
Next Wednesday, April 7, at 2 p.m. EDT, Paul Rosenzweig, the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC and the former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security, will give a live presentation on measuring cybersecurity. Among other works on the subject, Rosenzweig recently co-wrote an article for *Lawfare* titled, “Enterprise Cybersecurity Measurement” that discusses how enterprises can manage, mitigate and monitor their cyber risks by mapping threats and adversary tactics, techniques and procedures to known vulnerabilities. You can register here and ...
No, England’s University of Oxford Isn’t Banning Sheet Music
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Internet outrage is sometimes based on false assumptions.
Churches using government money to fulfill their promise to Christ
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
Christian relief groups, particularly churches like the Catholics and Baptists, are really in a bind. Christ commanded us to help the poor, imprisoned, hungry, etc. but NOT by taking grants from the government to do it. We Christians are cooperating with evil by providing humanitarian care for the caravans--many funded by traffickers and drug cartels. And it isn't just this administration, it really geared up under "thousand points of light" of GHW Bush, although it was common before that with building contracts to help clean up poverty and farm surplus for food pantries run by chur...
Brazil helped raise Chile’s dictator Pinochet to power, according to declassified US documents
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil helped to overthrow Chilean President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) and to raise dictator Augusto Pinochet to power, according to documents declassified Wednesday by the US National Security Archive. This organization, founded by academics and investigative journalists, published on its website twelve secret documents on the occasion of the 57th anniversary […] The post Brazil helped raise Chile’s dictator Pinochet to power, according to declassified US documents appeared first on The Rio Times.
Now Facebook and Instagram ‘non-person’ Trump: Platforms ban ex-President’s interview with daughter-in-law Lara where he signals he will run for President in 2024
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
Daily Mail Facebook and Instagram have removed Donald Trump’s interview with his daughter-in-law Lara in another sign of the left-leaning Silicon Valley giant canceling the... The post Now Facebook and Instagram ‘non-person’ Trump: Platforms ban ex-President’s interview with daughter-in-law Lara where he signals he will run for President in 2024 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Mother’s face, arms, chest, back and legs erupt in agonising red rash after getting AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
Daily Mail A mother’s face, arms, chest, back and legs erupted into an agonising red rash after getting the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Leigh King, from... The post Mother’s face, arms, chest, back and legs erupt in agonising red rash after getting AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
"How It Really Is"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
"White House Unveils Details Of Biden's $2.25 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Massive Tax Hikes"
Private Land Owner Trying to Claim Over 12,000 Acres of Indigenous Mayan Land in Belize
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 9 hours ago
“Indian Creek Villagers Want to be Left Alone”, March 30, 2021: https://youtu.be/kBC017OoXjo “Indian Creek Maya Arts Women’s Group (Indian Creek, … Continue reading →
How many people should we produce?
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 10 hours ago
I don’t know how to answer this question. But recent posts by Tyler Cowen, Ross Douthat and Robin Hanson all suggest that the answer is “more”. Here’s the headline of Tyler’s recent article: What Does the World Need? More Humans Global depopulation is the looming existential threat that no one is talking about. The world […] The post How many people should we produce? appeared first on Econlib.
"Government Force Sabotages Vaccine Delivery"
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 8 hours ago
New Zealand's vaccine "roll-out" is looking increasingly shambolic, and unerringly politically-driven in selecting *whom* should be vaccinated *when*, and with *what*[1] Regardless of the many complications, however, you don't get to choose. A 42-year-old boy with no life (or medical) experience does. His basic instruction: "Hurry up and wait" -- while explaining away why New Zealand was never first in line for any vaccine, why there are long queues now for New Zealanders to get the selected vaccine, why it may not *actually* be 95% effective, and how an MIQ worker twice-vaccinate...
Covid-19 Cases And Deaths Are Surging In India
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*NPR:* *India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year * MUMBAI — India on Wednesday recorded its biggest jump in COVID-19 deaths so far this year, as authorities in worst-hit Mumbai commandeered private hospitals and nursing homes amid an unprecedented wave of coronavirus infections. Wednesday's death toll from the coronavirus was 354 — the highest since mid-December. India's confirmed caseload has more than quintupled from some 9,000 cases in late January to 53,000 today. The increase follows a marked decline in cases from their peak in September ...
Biden Begs Taliban: Let Us Stay Six More Months
Daniel McAdams, null - 8 hours ago
The Biden Administration seems intent on breaking the agreement signed under the Trump Administration for US troops to finally leave Afghanistan, the longest and perhaps most pointless war in US history. Rather than follow through with the withdrawal, the White House is attempting to negotiate with the Taliban for six more months. How many more Americans (and Afghanis) will have to die for this failed policy? Also today, Biden ratchets up war tensions in Ukraine, shipping more than 300 tons of new weapons. War drums getting louder. Watch today's Liberty Report:
One-Click Shopping Has Brought American Workers To The Brink
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
A historic union drive at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama officially came to a close on Monday. Now comes the tallying of votes. The election represents the first large-scale effort to organize an Amazon warehouse and a landmark moment for the labor movement in the U.S. South. If the majority of votes are in favor of unionization, the roughly 6,000 workers of the facility will be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Predictably, Amazon — the country’s second-largest employer — has made considerable attempts to undercut the campaign, in...
Halifax councillors approve increased parks and rec budget, will consider bailing out major facilities
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
Councillors are in favour of a 4.8% increase to the Parks and Recreation budget, and they’re considering adding another $3 million. Halifax regional council’s budget committee met Wednesday to debate the 2020-2021 operating budget for Parks and Recreation. Director Denise Schofield presented the budget to councillors, including an increase of about $1.5 million over last […]
Una petición para salvar la Amazonia
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
31-Mar-2021 La Amazonía está en peligro. Por ello, líderes indígenas de Brasil, jóvenes movilizados por el clima, y organizaciones de la sociedad civil hacen una llamado urgente a los parlamentarios europeos. Piden que se anule el acuerdo EU-Mercosur y que se congelen las importaciones que causan deforestación.
Stiglitz criticó al CIADI por habilitar el reclamo de AFJPs contra Argentina y Bolivia
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
31-Mar-2021 El reclamo es por presuntas ganancias futuras por las que no fueron compensadas al momento de la estatización. Apuntan al fracaso de la capitalización para los jubilados en el mundo.
Chauvin’s Lawyers Are Falsely Implying That Drugs Killed George Floyd
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Drugs have long been used to justify racist police-perpetrated violence, and the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the alleged murder of George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner last May is, thus far, no different. In his opening statement in a Minneapolis courtroom on Monday, Chauvin’s defense attorney Eric J. Nelson spoke at length about Floyd’s health problems and drug use in a clear attempt to cast doubt on the prosecution’s central argument: Floyd was killed because Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes as Floyd pleaded for mercy and gasped, “...
The Consensus Among Global Disease Experts Is That The Coronavirus Variants Will Make The Current Vaccines Ineffective Within A Year
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
In a new survey, 66.2% of global disease experts said they believe that within one year, mutations of the virus will render vaccines ineffective *Daily Mail*: Two-thirds of global disease experts believe coronavirus variants will make vaccines ineffective within ONE YEAR * Surveyors interviewed 77 epidemiologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists about coronavirus vaccines * A total of 66.2% said they believe that within one year, mutations of the virus will render vaccines ineffective * Of that group, 18.2% said they believed it would occur within six months and ...
French President Macron Orders A Complete COVID-19 Lockdown And Curfew Across All Of France
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
France's infection rate has soared in recent weeks in a resurgence blamed on the British variant of Covid-19, which has now resulted in a third national lockdown Death rates are also climbing and the total is nearing the tally of 100,000 which has already been reached by the UK and Italy *Daily Mail:* *Macron locks down France: Schools and shops close and national 7pm curfew introduced as coronavirus third wave surges across Europe * * Macron announced a new national lockdown on Wednesday night in an address * He explained the measures were in response to the spread of the 'Br...
Beam us up! Elsevier pulls 26 Covid-19 papers by researcher with a penchant for Star Trek
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 8 hours ago
An Elsevier journal has retracted more than two dozen Covid-19 papers by a researcher in Malta with a fondness for Star Trek after determining that the articles did not meet its standards for publication. The move comes several months after we reported that Hampton Gaddy, a student at the University of Oxford, had raised questions … Continue reading Beam us up! Elsevier pulls 26 Covid-19 papers by researcher with a penchant for Star Trek
Americans Wake Up! Outlaw Technocrats Are Stealing Our Democracy.
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 9 hours ago
In the foreword to “The Truth About COVID-19,” by Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, CHD Chairman RFK, Jr. says the pandemic is being used to shift wealth upwards, abolish civil rights and destroy democracy. The post Americans Wake Up! Outlaw Technocrats Are Stealing Our Democracy. appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Here’s The Trump Interview Facebook Banned – Lara Trump Interviews President Donald J Trump
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Facebook and Instagram have banned all sharing of President Trump (or his surrogates that speak on his behalf) from their platform. Here is the interview that precipitated their action. . Wherever and whenever possible, throw sand into the BIG TECH machine… Advance the message. Rally to the standard. The radical leftists (communists) are scared. Control […] The post Here’s The Trump Interview Facebook Banned – Lara Trump Interviews President Donald J Trump appeared first on The Last Refuge.
‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly: ‘They’re Going After the Kids’ + More
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
In “This Week” with Mary Holland, Children’s Health Defense president, and Polly Tommey, co-producer of “Vaxxed,” Mary and Polly discuss the latest COVID vaccine-related headline news. The post ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly: ‘They’re Going After the Kids’ + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Will We Stand Up For Black Trans Lives Too?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Last summer, during what some have called the largest social justice uprising in United States history, the lives of Black trans people were ignored. While many rightly raged against the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, few know the names of Black trans people like Kim Wirtz, who have also been murdered by a racist policing and prison system. In Baltimore, trans activists from the LGBTQ organization Baltimore Safe Haven protested, demanding an end to police violence and an end to the erasure of the Black trans community. The Real News’ Eddie Conway talks to activists on...
‘We’re Reversing 90 Years Of Prohibition’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
On Tuesday night, New York went from being the marijuana arrest capital of the world to passing one of the most progressive legalized cannabis laws in the country. Update: Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill on Wednesday morning [more details below]. As expected, the State Assembly and the State Senate both overwhelmingly passed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act, which permits adults 21 and over to purchase marijuana and grow the plant in their home. The legislation's two main sponsors, Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Liz Krueger, had fought for the bill'...
Germany Indefinitely Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine for Anyone Under Age 60
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
Following advice from the country’s independent vaccine committee, German health officials unanimously agreed to the indefinite suspension of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine in anyone under 60. The post Germany Indefinitely Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine for Anyone Under Age 60 appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Adolph Reed
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 10 hours ago
Adolph Reed → Adolph Reed, Jr. recently retired after four decades as a political science professor. He has held faculty appointments at Howard, Yale, and Northwestern universities, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the New School for Social Research, and, since 2004, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is author of four scholarly and popular books and editor of three others and is currently completing a book on the Decline and Transformation of the Left in the United States since the end of the Second World War. In addition to his scholarship focused on urban politics, bl...
2 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Wednesday, March 31
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
Two new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Wedsday, March 31). One of the cases is in Nova Scotia’s Health Central Zone, and the other is in the Western Zone. Both are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. Of the new cases, one is a man aged 20-39, and the other is […]
Ambulance wait times are still far too long
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
Anne MacPhee was grief-stricken and angry six months ago when her husband Kelly died in her arms half an hour after the first call to 911. The MacPhees live just past the Armdale Rotary in Halifax — not more than 10 minutes from the Halifax Infirmary — so she was upset when it took paramedics […]
Archbishop: Harry, Meghan Didn’t Wed Before Windsor Service
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The archbishop of Canterbury has confirmed that he legally married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May 2018.
Did Michael Strahan ‘Say Goodbye’ to Gap in his Teeth?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
We're not calling the "Good Morning America" host a liar, but a prankster .... maybe.
For 125 Years, China’s Military Has Kept a Close Eye on Japan
James Holmes, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Holmes* *China's Military, * The People’s Liberation Army does not field invincible forces operated by martial supergeniuses. It fields impressive but beatable forces operated by fallible human beings. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Like all such rivalries, the Sino-Japanese rivalry will be punctuated by moments of triumph and tribulation as the pugilists grapple for strategic advantage. So it has been for the past 125 years. So, in all likelihood, shall it remain for the coming years if not decades. Better settle in. The Pentagon proclaims that an age of long-term s...
Why U.S.-Turkey Tensions Were Never About the S-400 Missile System
Ali Demirdas, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ali Demirdas* *S-400, Middle East* [image: Turkey] There are many longstanding causes of the widening rift between Ankara and Washington and the view from Turkey is one of frustration and anger. The current crisis between the United States and Turkey is the result of America’s ever-growing frustration with Turkey which began particularly in the early 2000s, when Turkey began to increasingly pursue an independent foreign policy, which has not necessarily been in line with Washington’s perceived interests. Simply put, the more Ankara resisted America’s demands, the more Washingto...
'Not Enough': AOC Hates Joe Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *AOC, * “This is not nearly enough. The important context here is that it’s $2.25T spread out over 10 years,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “For context, the COVID package was $1.9T for this year *alone,* with some provisions lasting 2 years. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voiced opposition to President Joe Biden’s $2.2 trillion infrastructure plan on Tuesday, asserting that the measure isn’t “nearly enough” for addressing America’s needs. “This is not nearly enough. The important context here is that it’s $2.25T spread out over 10 years,” Ocasio-Cortez tweet...
Can America Break Through China’s Missile Great Wall?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* Revisiting the basics of perimeter defense would make a good start. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Today, though, the United States cannot afford to surrender its commitments in East Asia. An early defeat could see China conquer Taiwan, wrench the Senkaku Islands from Japan, or otherwise order things to Beijing’s liking and Washington’s detriment. Allies would lose faith in U.S. martial prowess and might accommodate themselves to the wishes of a strongman China. Suppose the United States and its allies erect a “Great Wall in reverse,” deployi...
On Social Security and Still No $1,400 Stimulus Check? Your Money Is Coming.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Social Security Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Check Money] After weeks of expressing their frustration on the matter, these vulnerable Americans, at last, have a specific date that they can look forward to. For the past couple of weeks, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have rushed to send out a total of one hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. But as millions of Americans received their direct deposits and mailed checks and prepaid debit cards, roughly thirty million cash-strap...
Israel Might Have Better F-15s Than the U.S. Air Force
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *F-15 Fighter, Middle East* The country was one of the first customers for the American F-15 fighter. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Israel takes U.S. military equipment and makes it better. The Israel Defense Forces field a wide variety of American military equipment, due to significant amounts of American military aid to Israel. However, American equipment has not always been the best suited to the tough desert and urban conditions encountered by the IDF. As a result, American equipment in Israeli service is often extensively modified to fit the IDF’s unique mis...
France Announces 3-Week School Closure, Domestic Travel Ban
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban in an effort to fight the rapid spread of the virus.
‘Cool but Weird.’ Macy’s Store Transformed into School
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in the former Macy’s department store
Has MSNBC begun to flirt...
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021* *...with the return of transcripts?: *Has MSNBC begun to flirt with the return of transcripts? It's possible that The One True Channel has! Yesterday, we found a transcript for Brian Williams' program from Monday night. Today, we found a transcript for last evening's Last Word! The practice still seems to be hit-or-miss, unlike the channel's journalism. But transcripts may be making some sort of a comeback, perhaps due to popular demand! Transcripts may be making a comeback; the channel's journalism continues to lag. The overstatement will be general...
The Children Are Our Future
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
World history lessons are developmentally inappropriate for seven-year-olds, who are still grasping the concepts of their city, town, and province, she said. h/t Johnboy
Between crisis and fear of collapse, a Covid wave reaches Venezuela
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a year of coexistence with covid-19, the Brazilian mutation has caused a great wave of contagions to reach the Caribbean country, with citizens frightened by their own crisis and the possibility of hospital collapse. Medical centers are under the most pressure in a country that accumulated 19,491 cases in […] The post Between crisis and fear of collapse, a Covid wave reaches Venezuela appeared first on The Rio Times.
Marijuana giants Greenlane, KushCo to merge in all-stock deal
Omar Sacirbey, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
Two of the marijuana industry’s biggest ancillary companies, Greenlane Holdings and KushCo Holdings, entered into an all-stock merger agreement. Under terms of the deal, KushCo, based in Garden Grove, California, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Boca Raton, Florida-headquartered Greenlane, according to a news release. The transaction is expected to close in the late […] Marijuana giants Greenlane, KushCo to merge in all-stock deal is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
There are indications of a thaw in glacial federal prohibition of marijuana
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
With New York's governor signing adult-use marijuana into law this week, that state joins the growing ranks of U.S. markets legalizing first-degree marijuana usage. There are indications of a thaw in glacial federal prohibition of marijuana is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Trencher Alert
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
The Word From the Trenches broadcast will resume tomorrow, April 1, 2021 (and I’m not fooling) featuring Henry Shivley from 12:00 pm Pacific Time to... The post Trencher Alert appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
San Diego teachers given option to teach migrant kids in-person instead of Americans
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 10 hours ago
Fox News San Diego teachers have been given the option to replace work shifts at their schools with shifts teaching migrant children in-person at the San Diego... The post San Diego teachers given option to teach migrant kids in-person instead of Americans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

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