Sunday, April 11, 2021

11 April - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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How Did A Canadian Ski Resot Become The Largest Outbreak Of The P1 Covid Variant Outside Of Brazil?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*The Guardian*: *Canada ski resort linked to largest outbreak of P1 Covid variant outside Brazil* *Whistler, in British Columbia, has nearly 200 of 877 confirmed cases in the province but officials have only a murky idea of how widely variant has spread * For ski resorts, spring normally marks a final chance for visitors to carve sun-drenched runs before the season ends. But at Canada’s most famous ski resort, the gondolas have stopped, and the slopes are eerily quiet. The Whistler Blackcomb ski resort was shut down by provincial authorities at the end of March after they r...
Book review: The real story about fascist America
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
*I wrote this book review in 2016 but now seems like a good time to repeat it.* I've just finished reading the book The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. I would say without any hesitation that this was one of the top 3-4 most important books that I have ever read. I highly, highly recommend that everyone read it. There is so much I learned from the book and I've been studying the whole US-Nazi connection after WW II for many years - but author David Talbot really wrote a spell-binding book - it's like reading a real li...
The Silicon-Chip Aristotle
Peter Cresswell, Not PC - 6 hours ago
*"If there is a philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western civilisation on his shoulders, it is Aristotle."* ~ Ayn Rand *"The philosophers he influenced set the stage for the technological revolution that remade our world."* ~ Chris Dixon, *The Atlantic* [Hat tip Louis Le Marquand. Image from The Atlantic] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
NASA’s InSight lander detects two strong quakes on Mars
The InSight lander has registered two strong, clear quakes with magnitudes 3.3 and 3.1 in Cerberus Fossae on Mars-- the same location where two other powerful tremors with magnitudes 3.6 and 3.5 were detected earlier in the mission. The mission has recorded more...... Read more »
W.O.O.D. – 11 April 2021
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 6 hours ago
W.O.O.D. for 11 April 2021 Continue reading →
Another Sermonette – Because you Need More
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 6 hours ago
Why Was this Litigated to SCOTUS? First Amendment – Bill of Rights: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for […] The post Another Sermonette – Because you Need More appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Tardigrades (Our World)
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 7 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. For whatever reason, tardigrades came across my timeline, so I thought I’d make my contribution to the zeitgeist. Cute? (Via) I’d say so. However, the tardigrade (scientific name, Tardigrada) is so prolific of amazing factoids that most writers find it very difficult to get their arms around the topic, and […]
Former Pfizer Vice President Dr. Yeadon: COVID Variants NOT More Dangerous – Booster Shots Not Needed but Could be Used for Mass Murder
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
Like a fireman tasked with helping to get as many people as possible out of a burning building that is about to collapse, Dr. Michael Yeadon, Pfizer’s former Vice President and Chief Scientist for Allergy and Respiratory, has been granting interviews to as many people in the Alternative Media as possible in recent days to sound the alarm on the evil intentions behind the new COVID-19 experimental injections that have now preceded thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries worldwide. He was interviewed today by independent journalist Taylor Hudak and published by The...
Brazil will have the 14th highest unemployment rate in the world in 2021, according to a ranking of 100 countries
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil should register in 2021 the 14th highest unemployment rate globally, after being in 22nd place in 2020 in the world ranking of countries with the worst levels of unemployment. This is what the risk rating agency Austin Rating points out, based on the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections […] The post Brazil will have the 14th highest unemployment rate in the world in 2021, according to a ranking of 100 countries appeared first on The Rio Times.
Toronto is Super Cereal
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 7 hours ago
You can’t make this up. Filming movies is an essential service in Ontario. https://t.co/wlKDoZS5aT — Dr. Michael Verbora (@mverbora) April 11, 2021 *
National Sibling Day April 10
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 8 hours ago
Bob and his siblings and grandfather in 1952.
On “Following the Science”
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 8 hours ago
This week Tucker Carlson weighed in on Arkansas legislation, the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act, which prohibits minors from receiving hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries related to a gender transition. In response, Ross Pomeroy claimed in a Real Science article, Tucker Carlson Misrepresents the Science on Transgender Youth. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Carlson’s […]
The Air Force’s MQM-107 Streaker Drone Made Some Serious History
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Cold War History, Americas* [image: Cold War History] This drone was pretty advanced for its time and served well for intercept practice. *Key point: *Pilots need enemy aircraft to practice against (or at least really good fake enemies). Here is how the MQM-107 mimicked Soviet aircraft and could even change course to try and avoid being caught. Only in the 1970s could the United States Air Force introduce a remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) that was designed for testing and training interceptor crews and name it “The Streaker.” While it didn’t play disco music or req...
Iran's Nuclear Chief Calls Natanz Atomic Site Blackout An Act Of ‘Nuclear Terrorism’
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
BBC: *Iran nuclear: 'Terrorist act' at underground Natanz facility* A nuclear facility in Iran was hit by a "terrorist act" a day after it unveiled new advanced uranium centrifuges, a top nuclear official says. He did not say who was to blame but urged the international community to deal with nuclear terrorism. Israeli media suggest the incident was a result of an Israeli cyber attack. Last year, a fire broke out at the Natanz underground facility, which the authorities alleged was the result of cyber sabotage. The latest incident comes as diplomatic efforts to revive a 20...
How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Investigative site Bellingcat is the toast of the popular press. In the past month alone, it has been described as “an intelligence agency for the people” (ABC Australia), a “transparent” and “innovative” (New Yorker) “independent news collective,” “transforming investigative journalism” (Big Think), and an unequivocal “force for good” (South China Morning Post). Indeed, outside of a few alternative news sites, it is very hard to hear a negative word against Bellingcat, such is the gushing praise for the outlet founded in 2014. This is troubling, because the evidence compiled in t...
Enormous chunks of alien planet Theia are buried beneath the Earth, research suggests
Scientists believe that around 4.5 billion years ago, a protoplanet called Theia collided with the Earth, sending debris into space that eventually formed the Moon. According to new research, the crash also likely left enormous chunks-- even millions of times larger...... Read more »
Chile enacts controversial immigration law that seeks to facilitate deportations
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Under the slogan of "putting the house in order", the Chilean government enacted this Sunday the new Migration Law that took 8 years to be approved and that has received a barrage of criticism from the opposition and pro-migrant organizations for imposing greater border "rigidity" and speeding up deportations. "The […] The post Chile enacts controversial immigration law that seeks to facilitate deportations appeared first on The Rio Times.
Can U.S. Missile Defenses Handle the Weapons of Tomorrow?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *military, Americas* A principal challenge, many maintain, will be the need to establish a continuous sensor track as faster space-traveling weapons and hypersonics will present as-of-yet unprecedented threats. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Hypersonic weapons, some of which can travel through space at five times the speed of sound, are nearly impossible to track, a reality inspiring the MDA’s current command and control sensor strategy. Instead of merely needing to send stovepiped or disaggregated radar detection systems, there is a need to network radar and ...
The Forgotten Reason Nazi Germany Nearly Conquered Russia
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The paranoid purges of Joseph Stalin killed much of the Red Army's officer corps in the years before World War II. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The purge produced appropriately macabre scenes. An officer back from secret service in Spain’s civil war phoned friend after friend at their homes, only to find strangers now answering their phones. A general dropped dead of a heart attack upon hearing the dreaded predawn knock on his door—it turned out to have been a harmless messenger. Officer corps expect to suffer heavy losses in wa...
Were 5 Dog Tags Found in a 445-Pound Alligator’s Stomach?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
It might be faster to fact-check what this gator didn't eat.
Did Ted Nugent Ask Why There Were No Lockdowns for ‘COVID 1 Thru 18’?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
In a 12-minute video, the musician amplified several bogus claims and conspiracy theories about COVID-19.
5 Simple Self-Protection Strategies for Empaths
Ashley Walker, Enlightened Consciousness - 8 hours ago
Empaths tend to absorb other people’s stress because they are emotional sponges. It can be rather exhausting. Therefore we created a list of a few strategies that will help you fight this low energy issue. 1. Question yourself, “Does this symptom/emotion belong to me or someone else?” If you feel a sudden change in your […] The post 5 Simple Self-Protection Strategies for Empaths appeared first on Enlightened Consciousness.
Dancing While Palestinian
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 8 hours ago
Dancing while Palestinian can be a source of joy and unity, a celebration of culture, and a form of defiance against the Israeli occupation – that's why it's so dangerous.
Did Rush Limbaugh’s Net Worth Leave His Family ‘in Tears’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The highly misleading trope that never ends.
The Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay, "Dirge Without Music"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
*Full screen recommended.* *"The Hero" - "Gently They Go Scene"* The terminally ill Lee (Sam Elliott) listens as Charlotte (Laura Prepon) reads to him one of her favorite poems. ○ *"Dirge Without Music"* "I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground. So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind: Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned. Lovers and thinkers, into the earth with you. Be one with the dull, the indiscriminate dust. A fragment of what you felt, of ...
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/11/21: "Markets, A Look Ahead: Opportunity Are Everywhere"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/11/21: *"Markets, A Look Ahead: Opportunity Are Everywhere"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Did electromagnetic phenomena trigger the plague that killed up to 80 percent of the Earth’s inhabitants”
Robert, Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
In this video, archaeologist Peter Mungo Jupp presents the radical idea that civilization destroying plagues may be governed by electromagnetism such as cosmic rays. The video is entitled “Climate [Little Ice Age] and the Black Death and Volcanic activity and mutations.” “The plague of 1348 A.D. was the greatest, most universal and mortally devastating that ... Read more The post Did electromagnetic phenomena trigger the plague that killed up to 80 percent of the Earth’s inhabitants” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 11
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1915 Ottomans and tribesmen began probing attack upon British outpost in Shaiba, Basra to try to expel UK forces from vilayet 1917 British defeated Ottomans at Battle of Shiala 1941 UK Amb to Iraq wrote PM Gaylani’s will needed to be tested by announcing UK troops would be arriving in Iraq soon and travelling through country (Musings On Iraq review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra,...
Iranian vice president claims incident at Natanz reactor was ‘nuclear terrorism’
[image: Iranian vice president claims incident at Natanz reactor was ‘nuclear terrorism’] Iran’s Vice-President Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that Tehran is treating today’s incident involving Natanz nuclear plant’s power grid as an act of “nuclear terrorism”. “Iran condemns this heinous attack and reminds the international community and the [International Atomic Energy Agency] of the need to combat such acts of nuclear terrorism”, Salehi said. The vice-president added that the Islamic republic reserves the right to respond appropriately to whoever Tehran finds is guilty of the at...
Al-Qaeda After Ayman al-Zawahiri
thammingguest, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
A still from a video of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released on March 12. 2021. Photo credit: al-Qaeda media Editor’s Note:* The status of al-Qaeda, once the top terrorism threat to the United States, is in doubt, with many analysts questioning the group’s strength. The possible death of its leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has made these questions even more pronounced. Tore Hamming of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College argues that al-Qaeda remains potent and that its leadership in particular remains strong, even if al-Zawahiri has died. * ...
New drone views of volcanic eruption in Iceland
A fourth fissure opened at the Fagradalsfjall eruption site in Iceland on April 10, 2021. The fissure is located halfway between those that opened on April 5 and 7. Luckily, conditions allowed residents to return close to the volcano over the weekend and produce a...... Read more »
Northern Ireland Rioters Ignore Calls To End The Violence
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*VOA:* *Irish Prime Minister Warns Against Return to Violence in Northern Ireland* Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin observed the 23rd anniversary of an agreement that ended most of the three decades of sectarian violence over British rule in Northern Ireland Saturday by warning against a return to the prolonged unrest. His warning came after at least 14 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters in Northern Ireland’s capital of Belfast Friday night, the eighth consecutive day of clashes between police and unionists and nationalists in the British province. ...
Covid-19 Lockdown Protests Grow In Europe As Vaccine Woes Continue
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Euronews: **Arrests across Europe as people flout or protest COVID-19 restrictions* Police in Paris have arrested nine people and fined about 160 more since the beginning of the weekend for clandestinely meeting in closed restaurants despite COVID-19 restrictions. Protests against COVID-19 restrictions were meanwhile held in multiple European capitals on Saturday. Police in the French capital said on Sunday morning that they had arrested seven people during the night in two separate operations at a shisha bar and a restaurant for refusing to comply with an order to dispers...
Suffren: France's New Submarine Has All the Makings of a Terror
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Suffren-Class Submarine, Europe* Suffren SSNs will replace the aging Rubis-class and will serve as the backbone of France’s submarine force until the 2060s. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Barracuda series will provide the French Navy with a real combat superiority and for the first time enable a deep strike capability via MBDA naval cruise missiles (NCM). The vessel can be equipped with F21 heavyweight wire-guided torpedoes and modernized Exocet SM39 anti-ship missiles. Each submarine can accommodate a crew of sixty-five sailors plus Special Forces. The ...
Boeing’s X-40 Space Vehicle Was Simply a Legend in the Sky (And Space)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* The X-40A was not the first step in a reusable space plane, a concept that had predated the original Space Shuttle by decades. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * "The X-40A had to autonomously find the runway, account for wind gusts, and track a straight course down the runway centerline. The tiny wings on the X-40A required a high angle of attack to generate lift on landing, which meant the X-40A would rapidly rotate nose-down upon braking during landing. This required a very accurate onboard sensing system." Today only one X-40A test vehicle...
China’s Improved Type 093A Submarine: Stealthy and Full of Missiles
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *PLA Navy, Asia* [image: PLA Navy] China has a very large and modern navy now and the progressive updates to the Type 093 boat show how far Beijing has come. *Key point: *The Type 093 was not a very good submarine, but the latest version is serious business. Here is how it could fight the U.S. Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is now the largest naval force in the world, and a lot of attention has been paid to its two aircraft carriers, while a third flattop is reportedly on the way. This is in addition to its naval expansion, which includes assault car...
A Flying Missile Truck: Why Russia Isn’t Giving Up on the Tu-95MS Bomber
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Tu-95MS, Asia* The Tu-95 "Bear" remains one of the oldest designs in active service with the Russian military. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In August, the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced that the modernized Tu-95MSM strategic missile-carrying bomber was capable of carrying eight missiles instead of four, while the aircraft also received new flight control, navigation, and communication systems. "The flight lasted over eight hours," a ministry spokesperson told Tass. "At some sections of the route, the strategic missile-carrying bombers w...
Sunday Talks, John Ratcliffe Discusses Severe Political Compromise Within U.S. Intelligence Community
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the issues with Hunter Biden’s laptop and the severity of political compromise within the U.S. intelligence apparatus. Ratcliffe notes how politicized the intelligence community and national security have become specifically in defense of lies being perpetrated by those behind the Biden administration. […] The post Sunday Talks, John Ratcliffe Discusses Severe Political Compromise Within U.S. Intelligence Community appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Covid-19 Hospitalizations Among Younger People Are Rising In The US
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNN*:* Covid-19 hospitalizations among younger people are rising in the US -- especially in one region* (CNN)The US just hit a record high of about 4.6 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines reported administered in one day, according to data published Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Amazing Saturday! +4.63M doses administered over total yesterday, a new record," Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, the Covid-19 data director at the White House, wrote on Twitter. "More than 500K higher than old record last Saturday. Incredible number of doses administered." The new re...
Horschel Goes Barefoot at Masters, Again
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Welcome to the new Masters tradition.
Did Jay-Z and Beyonce Buy DMX’s Masters to Benefit His 17 Kids?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The sale was rumored to cost $10 million.
How Many Lives Has The Covid Pandemic Really Claimed In Russia In The Past Year ? (Update)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*New York Times:* *‘You Can’t Trust Anyone’: Russia’s Hidden Covid Toll Is an Open Secret* *The country’s official coronavirus death toll is 102,649. But at least 300,000 more people died last year during the pandemic than were reported in Russia’s most widely cited official statistics. * SAMARA, Russia — She burst into the hospital morgue and the bodies were everywhere, about a dozen of them in black bags on stretchers. She headed straight for the autopsy room, pleading with the guard in a black jacket: “Can I speak to the doctor who opened up my father?” Olga Kagarlitskaya’s ...
The Basic Deal Between Corporate America and the GOP is Alive and Well
Robert Reich - 10 hours ago
For four decades, the basic deal between big American corporations and politicians has been simple....
On giveaways
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 10 hours ago
It seems that our former Lib MP is chuffed about the corporatized FCL's takeover of the assets of True North Renewable Fuels. But Regina's citizens may have some questions. After all, it was just a month ago that City Council approved a million dollars' worth of public money to fund an engineering study for True North. And one would think the decision-making process would have looked rather different if the proponent was one which could easily have funded the expense itself. Moreover, if True North's assets are being transferred, the grant money and any results of the study would...
Glitch in the Matrix?
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
That’s what I thought at first but there is some reporting going on around these adverse vaccine events. From Sportsnet Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been placed on the COVID-related injured list due to side effects from his COVID-19 vaccine. Both Gurriel Jr. and Borucki were recently vaccinated. As Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling… Continue reading →
MWP & LIA In The Ross Sea
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We saw yesterday how 19th explorers discovered that the Ross Ice Shelf receded by 30 miles in the 19thC. To add to that picture, this study found that elephant seals migrated to the Victoria Land Coast in the Ross Sea about 8000 years ago, as the region became warmer, and stayed […]
Tory Sleaze and Ruling Class Solidarity
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 11 hours ago
Thrift and making your own way in the world by the sweat of your brow are Tory fairy tales. What goes unsaid every time these fables are trotted out by friendly newspaper columnists and MPs addressing their monthly Conservative association meetings is how "making one's way" plays very differently when one ascends to a certain level. In the case of our old friend Dave, we read about how he's raided his piggy bank of social capital and used his offices with Dishy Rishi and Matt Hancock to open doors for the firm he was employed by (and had substantial holdings in), Greensill Capital....
Sunday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Anya Zoledziowski discusses how we're only facing a third wave of COVID-19 due to avoidable political choices, while the Globe and Mail's editorial board laments the epidemic of political negligence which has resulted in severe consequences for public health and welfare. Elizabeth Payne reports on the painful choices facing health professionals as serious coronavirus cases swamp an already-stressed health care system. Adam Miller points out that we need to revise our assumptions as to what's safe based on the spread of more easily transmiss...
Who are the experts?
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 11 hours ago
Ezra Klein recently had a piece on Covid-19 in the NYT, which pointed out that Alex Tabarrok has been ahead of the curve on many issues: [B]est as I can tell, Tabarrok has repeatedly been proved right, and ideas that sounded radical when he first argued for them command broader support now. What I’ve come to […] The post Who are the experts? appeared first on Econlib.
A “win-win” for US, Turkey in Hindu Kush
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago
The zeal with which Washington is soliciting Turkey’s services to plot the pathway leading to the mainstreaming of Taliban in Afghanistan raises some troubling questions. Acting on Washington’s request, Turkey will be hosting high-level talks on the Afghanistan peace process (likely April 16) to bring together the Afghan government and the Taliban. Turkey has appointed a special envoy to assume the mediation role.
Echoes Of B.C.’s War In The Woods As Fairy Creek Blockade Builds
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 9 hours ago
British Columbia - Hundreds of activists are digging in at logging road blockades across a swath of southern Vancouver Island, vowing to stay as long as it takes to pressure the provincial government to immediately halt cutting of what they say is the last 3 per cent of giant old-growth trees left in the province. The situation echoes the 1993 “war in the woods” in nearby Clayoquot Sound, which saw nearly 1,000 people arrested at similar logging blockades in the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. Tensions are rising. Just this weekend, the activists stopped a t...
Sunday Talks, Jim Jordan Discusses His Border Visit and Being Forbidden From Documenting Crisis – ANALYSIS: A Part of The Crisis Story Everyone is Missing
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
The Truth Has No Agenda… Ohio Representative Jim Jordan appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss his visit to the U.S-Mexico border and what he personally witnessed. Jim Jordan outlines how the JoeBama administration is blocking people from documenting the scale of the crisis and concludes the resulting influx is exactly what the administration wants. . […] The post Sunday Talks, Jim Jordan Discusses His Border Visit and Being Forbidden From Documenting Crisis – ANALYSIS: A Part of The Crisis Story Everyone is Missing appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In Brazil -- News Updates April 11, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *‘Out of control’: Brazil’s COVID surge sparks regional fears* *Brazil’s South American neighbours worry a COVID-19 variant will spread quickly and lead to another wave of deaths.* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Almost a year ago to the day, the jungle city of Manaus grabbed international headlines after a flood of COVID-19 deaths forced gravediggers to dig mass burials – catapulting the city into the centre of Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak. Those scenes are now being repeated throughout Brazil, where authorities are working day and night to bury the dead, with expert...
For Chauvin’s Trial Attorney, It’s All About Raising Doubt
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Eric Nelson has at times taken aim at the mountain of bystander, surveillance and body-camera video offered by police, suggesting it only tells part of the story and can be misleading.
“Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*“Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “We are all capable of the best and the worst that humanity has to offer and knowing this allows us to find compassion. From time to time, we may all feel fed up with humanity, whether it’s from learning about what’s going on around the world, or what’s going on next door. There are always situations that leave us feeling as if people are simply not capable of behaving in a way that is coming from a place of awareness. Often it seems as if people are actually geared to handle things in the...
Mama Bear Works Hard To Get Her Four Cubs Across The Road
White Wolf, White Wolf - 10 hours ago
Wrangling rambunctious children is a struggle every parent knows all too well, even those of an ursine nature. A mama bear was filmed repeatedly crossing a road in Winsted, Connecticut, on Saturday in an attempt to shepherd her four cubs to the other side. In several videos shared by the YouTube account ViralHog, the mother bear spent around 20 minutes trying to get all her cubs across. "First I thought one baby had been struck by a car, came back 15 minutes later realize mama was simply trying to get all four babies to cross the street, together," one person told ViralHog. "I can r...
Markus Söder's Bavarian revolution would probably save Germany
Luboš Motl, The Reference Frame - 10 hours ago
In 2018, Mutti Angela Merkel finally revealed that she wouldn't run again to be the CDU boss and German chancellor after the 2021 elections. She has been the boss of the CDU since April 2000 and the Chancellor from November 2005. Putin is sometimes criticized for his long reign but you may see that the difference between Putin and Merkel is modest in this respect and the selective usage of this talking point against Russia is pure racism. For quite some time, the leftist media have served a simple story about the future to their undemanding readers and viewers. Merkel would be obviou...

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