Sunday, April 04, 2021

3 April - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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Amazon Apologizes to Congressman for Bogus ‘Peeing’ Tweet
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Amazon also admitted that some delivery drivers might have had to urinate in bottles and it vowed to improve their working conditions.
No Talks Needed For US Return To Iran Nuclear Deal
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Last month, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that Tehran is in "no hurry" to return to its obligations under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and is prepared to wait until the US lifts its illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that a possible US decision to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal, also known asthe Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), does not require any talks. Speaking to the deal's remaining signatories during a virtual meeting on Friday, Araqchi added that "Iran will suspend its st...
"How It Really Is
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
Why Is The United Kingdom Raising Its Nuclear Stockpile Limits?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On March 16, the United Kingdom announced it was significantly raising a self-imposed cap on its overall nuclear stockpile, from a previous target of 180 warheads by the mid-2020s to a new cap of 260. The decision was outlined in the United Kingdom’s Integrated Review, a landmark strategic update, which also said the country will no longer declare the size of its operational warhead stockpile (previously 120), or the numbers of warheads and operational missiles deployed on submarines (previously 40 and no more than 8, respectively). A previous review in 2015 had left open the poss...
Navy Seals Rescue Over a thousand trafficked children and dead bodies out of shipping containers in the Suez Canal
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago
The Marshal Report In an article titled, “Trafficked Children, Bodies, Weapons Found on Evergreen Ship Blocking Suez Canal”, by Judy Byington, 4-2-2021- it states that... The post Navy Seals Rescue Over a thousand trafficked children and dead bodies out of shipping containers in the Suez Canal appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Poet: James Kavanaugh, “Searchers”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
*“Searchers”* “Some people do not have to search - they find their niche early in life and rest there, seemingly contented and resigned. They do not seem to ask much of life, sometimes they do not seem to take it seriously. At times I envy them, but usually I do not understand them - seldom do they understand me. I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach - we...
Vaccine Nationalism Is Putting World Health At Risk
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
It’s 9:21pm, and the phones of journalists across South Africa are buzzing. The health department has just released the country’s daily Covid-19 statistics in a WhatsApp message. ‘We convey our condolences to the loved ones of the departed and thank the health care workers who treated the deceased.’ The single line has been repeated in every statement, every night, for the last year. Officially, 52,846 people in the country of almost 59 million have died of Covid-19 since the epidemic began in March. But experts warn that the true death toll could be in the hundreds of thousands. ...
"Poof!"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
“Some people center the universe around themselves; while making other people nothing but decorations to their existence. “I will do this and then I will do that and then people will think this about me and then people will think that about me, and then I will add that person to my life when the convenient time arrives, and this person over here would make a very convenient addition as well…” They build their own thrones for themselves, and add decorations all around their thrones. The problem with that is: it does not bring happiness. A throne must be built *for* you; it must not b...
Massive Facebook Hack – 533 Million Users Compromised Including 32 Million Americans, Facebook IDs, Names, Phone Numbers, Birthdates, Email Addresses
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
An absolute goldmine for identity thieves was released to the web by a hack into the Facebook database. Business Insider is reporting the personal information from 533 million Facebook users was hacked including: 32+ million records on U.S. with their “phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, & email addresses.” Do not be […] The post Massive Facebook Hack – 533 Million Users Compromised Including 32 Million Americans, Facebook IDs, Names, Phone Numbers, Birthdates, Email Addresses appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Is The Long War Finally Ending?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
In October 1944, with the end of World War II in sight, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin passed a note back and forth to each other at a conference in Moscow. On the piece of paper, Churchill had assigned percentages to several Eastern European countries. Stalin amended the numbers, and Churchill agreed. The deal remained secret for nearly a decade. The percentages on the piece of paper referred to the amount of influence that the Soviet Union and the West would wield in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Greece, with the first three countries falling in the Soviet sph...
Report: UK School Textbooks Altered To Favour Israel
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
The international publisher Pearson has paused further distribution of two textbooks used by UK high schools after a group of academics said in a report that they distorted the historical record and failed to offer pupils a balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The report found that alterations had been made to text, timelines, maps and photographs, as well as to sample student essays and questions. It concluded that "school children should not be supplied with propaganda under the guise of education" and called for their immediate withdrawal. The textbook alteration...
Brothers EMpowered Is Building That Village We All Need to Thrive
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Charles Caine has a dream. Just like Martin Luther King understood civil rights include economic rights, Caine wants to give all people an opportunity to prosper. That mission starts with his two sons (ages 16 and 13) and the other youth he mentors in North Minneapolis as the president and executive director of Brothers EMpowered. Caine founded the community mentorship organization in 2014 to help men of color overcome the barriers in their lives and the lives in their communities. His inspiration came from years of struggling as a young Black man in urban America. After overcomi...
Kim Stanley Robinson’s ‘The Ministry For The Future’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit, 2020) is a magnificent novel but also an especially welcome resource for thinking about ecosocialist initiatives for a near-future global Green New Deal. Could not be more timely! This was my initial impression upon reading it last week. After some reflection, I am somewhat more critical but still highly recommend this novel for its inspiration and provocation — particularly because of how Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR) concretely addresses the radical transformation of real existing capitalism dominated by its militarized fossil legacy. Ministry sh...
Do Swedes Really Put Bananas on Pizza?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
This is not an April Fools' post.
People Awakening to The Multinational Corporate Influence Over U.S. Politics – This is What the Professional UniParty, Including Republicans, Have Intentionally Kept Hidden From The American Voter
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 12 hours ago
Reposting an earlier article by request as more people are starting to understand why CTH has focused on the financial motivations behind the political ideology for over a decade. It is critical that people understand the landscape. Underline it. Study it. Research the issues and teach everyone about it. Consider if you will, the backdrop […] The post People Awakening to The Multinational Corporate Influence Over U.S. Politics – This is What the Professional UniParty, Including Republicans, Have Intentionally Kept Hidden From The American Voter appeared first on The Last Refuge.
India’s Food Productivity Slashed By 25% Claim
HiFast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Let’s take another look at this study: ? ? ? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9430753/Climate-change-slashed-global-food-productivity-20-past-60-years-study-reveals.html#comments? ? You will see that India is one of the worse affected countries. We know that there is really only one factor which drives India’s agricultural output each year,…
Perceptions of climate impacts at odds with scientific data
HiFast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Talking of a pleasant spring day Britain’s wild weather: ? ? A new Savanta ComRes poll commissioned by the Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) has revealed low levels of public awareness of key trends relating to climate change and international…
What This Famous Yale Professor Would Have Warned About Iran
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Iranian Conflict, Middle East* [image: Iranian Conflict] Iran can cause plenty of trouble and it is not a proto-hegemon and it is not a threat on the order of China or Russia. *Key point: *Proper deterrence and some perspective is needed when dealing with Iran. Yes, Tehran needs to be contained but it does not need to consume more attention and resources than it warrants. When pondering some strategic quandary you can get oriented by postulating what the greats in the field would say about it. What they said or wrote about roughly similar circumstances furnishes c...
It’s No Iowa, But Navy ‘Battleships’ Live On Today
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Battleships, * Interest in a large surface combatant remained, and not simply because of the need for naval gunfire support. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Zumwalt-class destroyers, even with their curtailed buy, seemingly resolved the naval-gunfire support debate, although many questioned whether they could have the same impact as the battleships. However, the high cost of ordnance for the 155-millimeter gun has meant that many of the promises of the Zumwalts will not be fulfilled. No one expected the battleships to leave so quickly. The U.S. Navy reac...
India Wants More Nuclear Submarines and Less Aircraft Carriers
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Indian Navy, Asia* India’s nuclear-powered attack submarines could change the balance of power in the Indian Ocean, offsetting China's rising power in the region. In March 2021, the *Times of India *reported that the Indian Navy had announced its intent to prioritize the development and construction of a force of six nuclear-powered attack submarines, or SSNs, ahead of building a third, larger aircraft carrier. The initial order of three submarines could begin entering service in 2032. The SSN program, estimated optimistically to cost $12 billion ($2 billion ...
5 Russian Weapons That Will Make Short Work of Ukraine in a War
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Russian Military, Europe* The smoldering conflict in Ukraine’s eastern provinces has now gone on for years. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Russian drones rarely, if ever, conduct the kind of targeted strike that has become common from their US counterparts. They also normally do not partake in the prolonged surveillance missions that the United States has invested so much attention in. Rather, Russia uses its drones in close collaboration with fielded forces, to identify and target critical enemy assets, including command centers, logistical centers and con...
Why Easter is Called Easter
The Conversation, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*The Conversation* *History, * What is the origin of Easter eggs? The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, changes from year to year. The reason for this variation is that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. I am a religious studies scholar specializing in early Christianity, and my research shows that this dating of Easter goes back to the complicated origins of this holiday and how it has evolved over the centuries. Easter is quite similar to other major holidays like Christmas a...
Magnetic Reversals Far More Deadly Than Anyone Believed
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
Finally! Mainstream science is beginning to catch up with me. __________ New Study Warns: Magnetic Catastrophe that Wiped Out the Neanderthals is Due to Hit Again Robert W. Felix Finally! Mainstream science is beginning to catch up with me. A new study just published in Science magazine makes it appear that the very thought of ... Read more The post Magnetic Reversals Far More Deadly Than Anyone Believed appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Historic Houston Movie Theater Closes Due to Pandemic
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
After nearly 82 years in business, the River Oaks Theatre turned off its projectors last month.
Chauvin’s Trial Leaves Many Black Viewers Emotionally Taxed
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The televised trial of Derek Chauvin, the former white police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has provoked strong emotions among many Black men and women.
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 3
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1929 Shah and King Faisal passed notes that legal barriers over Persian nationals In Iraq had been lifted 1939 King Ghazi died in car accident King Faisal II took power but was only 3 His cousin Abd al-Ilah chosen to rule in his place 1939 Ger Amb to Iraq Grobba spread rumors that England behind Ghazi’s death Led to riot in Mosul that sacked British consulate and killed consular 1941 Golden Square officers picked Gaylani to become PM for 3rd time Started arresting pro-British politicians (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Boich World War II In Iraq and Syria) (Mu...
Deadly Breach Could Delay Decisions About Capitol Fencing
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The fencing had been erected to secure the U.S. Capitol after a violent mob of of then-President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the building Jan. 6.
And the Pandemic Will Sell Itself
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Blue pills are expensive. $13 million a month in Quebec. $13 million a month on advertising, as opposed to building hospital infrastructure / hiring staff to deal with the pandemic. Let that sink in… — Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) April 3, 2021 Update- So, how’s it working?
Ukraine: Frozen conflict is hotting up
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
The terrible beauty of “frozen conflicts” is that it takes hardly any effort to turn up the heat and re-escalate them into hot violence, but pressing the “pause” button later would need consensus, which is not so easy. The frozen conflict in Ukraine’s Donbass has gone through this cycle repeatedly, and is lurching toward another.
No sign of spring in Alaska!
Robert, Ice Age Now - 14 hours ago
Even Fairbanks itself is cold for April with more snow in the forecast, with blizzard conditions in other areas, power outages possible due to snow laden trees. Major winter storm to impact the west coast and Interior through the weekend. IMPACTS … Significant travel hazards on roads and snow machine trails due to low visibility ... Read more The post No sign of spring in Alaska! appeared first on Ice Age Now.
4 new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia on Saturday, April 3
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
Four new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Saturday, April 3). Two of the cases are in Nova Scotia’s Health Central Zone — one is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada and the other is a close contact of a previously reported case. The other two cases are in the Eastern Zone […]
‘We monitor the enemy’s movements beyond our borders’: Iranian air defense commander
[image: ‘We monitor the enemy’s movements beyond our borders’: Iranian air defense commander] BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The commander of the Iranian air defense, Brigadier General Ali Sabahi Fard, said on Saturday, that his forces are monitoring “the enemy’s movements beyond our borders,” adding that at this stage they have reached a level that enables them to monitor and destroy any object at any height. Fard touched on the eight-year war with Iraq (1980-1988), saying that the air defense took effective measures during the period of “holy defense” and that no operation was car...
Ukrainian security council sanctions Russia companies
[image: Ukrainian security council sanctions Russia companies] The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Andrei Danilov, confirmed imposing sanctions on several Russian companies in a broadcast of the Ukraine-24 TV channel on Friday. “There are companies from Russia and from other states, included into the blacklist of sanctions today,” he said. At the same time, the names of sanctions-hit companies and the nature of restrictions imposed on them is yet unknown. Earlier on Friday, the Ukrainskaya Pravda (Ukrainian Truth) online newspaper said citing a source ...
Congressman boasted about nude pics!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021* *The greatest team of all time:* We're newly returned from receiving our first vaccination shot. Let's just say that a fair amount of confusion prevailed, mainly concerning which were the red seats and which were the orange seats, along with which were the black seats and which were the blue. These questions arose as people were told where to sit as they waited to schedule their second appointments. That said, nothing's perfect, and a whole lot of good got done. We sat in various seats, waiting for our second appointment to be scheduled. As we did, ou...
Study This Picture: Elephants Might Be the Most Insane War Weapon Ever
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Military History, * [image: Military History] These beasts were formidable and could break the ranks of terrified enemy forces. *Key point: *In ancient times, soldiers did ride horses into battle and facing a cavalry could be very scary. But imagine if instead you faced a wall of powerful, armored elephants? Elephants were the tanks of the ancient battlefield. An elephant charging into a group of soldiers or horses could decimate a formation. That’s assuming the sheer psychological impact of watching a giant war beast with pointy tusks—charging and shrieking...
Could Russia’s Tanks Fire Nuclear Weapons?
Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Russian Military, Europe* The Taran was also meant to carry around 10-12 ATGMs in addition to nuclear projectiles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Even within 4 km, a tank firing a 1kt nuclear shell would probably be just fine. As said above, tanks are resistant to fallout due to filtration systems, radiation due to liners, and the blast wave due to aerodynamic design. The blast wave of a 1kt shell by most modeling would only reach out to around 1km. In the 1950s and 1960s when tactical nuclear weapons were expected to rule the battlefield, the Soviet Army dev...
5 Special Operations Disasters the U.S. Military Never Saw Coming
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *U.S. Military, Eurasia* These are the most disastrous raids in the history of U.S. special-operations forces. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Since World War II, the U.S. military has experimented with special-operations forces, small groups of warriors with the equipment and training to undertake extremely difficult missions. In effect, special forces exist to leverage human capital in unusual tactical situations. Soldiers selected for high physical and mental capabilities, then intensively trained, can theoretically achieve objectives that normal soldiers ...
Declassified: How the CIA Followed the Angry Soviet-China Nuclear Rift
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Cold War History, Eurasia* [image: Cold War History] During the 1960s, relations between Beijing and Moscow hit a dangerous low point that saw the Soviets withdraw support for the nascent Chinese nuclear program. *Key point: *The CIA was monitoring both China and the Soviet Union as their relationships fell apart. Here is how declassified reports showed that Washington knew. Several years back, the CIA declassified a treasure trove of information — the daily briefs it wrote for U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 to 1969. The agency’s...
Using ‘potato wastewater’ to recycle high tech devices
Craig Rucker, CFACT - 13 hours ago
While traditionally thought of as an ecological problem, it appears wastewater may now have an unexpected environmental benefit. The post Using ‘potato wastewater’ to recycle high tech devices appeared first on CFACT.
Did Smugglers Abandon Two Young Children at the US-Mexico Border?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
An image shared on Facebook purportedly showed two children after they had been dropped over a fence and abandoned in the desert.
Cuba surpasses 1,000 cases of covid-19 for the fourth consecutive day
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba reported on Saturday 1,029 new cases of covid-19 and for four consecutive days has surpassed the barrier of 1,000 daily infections, including the record of 1,077 reported the day before. The country has accumulated 78,382 infections and 431 deaths, two of them in the last 24 hours, according to […] The post Cuba surpasses 1,000 cases of covid-19 for the fourth consecutive day appeared first on The Rio Times.
"CORPORATE COMMUNISM": ANOTHER RIGHT-WING EXPRESSION MEANING "HOW DARE YOU CONSIDER THE FEELINGS OF ANYONE OTHER THAN US!"
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
A few days ago, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greenew posted this on Twitter: Marjorie Taylor Greene says that a vaccine passport is "Biden's Mark of the Beast" and that any company the requires one is engaging in "corporate communism." pic.twitter.com/XtTvqw83tU — Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) March 30, 2021 She was widely mocked for this. Vixen Strangely wrote: Okay, I get where the Mark of the Beast thing is coming from, because the government-industrial-Big Tech Mammon is just about always trying to put bar codes or RFID chips or masks on people and from there it is jus...
New Yorker Uses Cartoons to Boost “Uyghur Genocide” Myth
Land Destroyer, Land Destroyer - 14 hours ago
*April 3, 2021* (Brian Berletic - LD) - The New Yorker is the latest Western media front to use cartoons in place of where real evidence should be presented - to boost Washington’s propaganda war and accusations against Beijing it is carrying out “genocide” against the population of Xinjiang. I expose the lack of evidence behind this myth, why it was necessary to use cartoons to sell it, and the compromised Washington-based or funded fronts that aided in the creation of this latest propaganda piece from the New Yorker. References: New Yorker - Inside Xinjiang’s Secret Detenti...
The ‘Lincoln Revolution’ In Action: Creating a "Producers' Party" to Fight the Global Elite
Susan Kokinda, LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts - 14 hours ago
The control that the global elites have held over the American political landscape has, for now, shattered. On March 30, U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) sent the following memo to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy: “URGENT: Cementing GOP as the Working Class Party.” This comes in the wake of the formation of “Look Ahead America,” an organization launched by former Trump campaign staffers, whose mission statement is to give a voice to the “millions of rural and blue-collar patriotic Americans who are disaffected and disenfranchised from the nation’s corridors of power.”
Tilting At Vaccine Windmills
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
Sorry about the lack of posts lately, but I've been fighting a few battles on, so to speak, the home front. Main battle: Like many of you, I'd been scrambling to score the Covid vaccine. In New York state, where I live, the quest for the shots has been something right out of Kafka. Our local county officials brag day after day about the scores of sites (mainly chain drugstores) which are administering the vaccine. Day after day, they enthusiastically and helpfully list all the sites. Hope springs eternal, day after day, that this could finally be your lucky day in the lottery of ...
Vaccine Passport Efforts Draw Opposition from GOP Lawmakers
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19.
Gaetz Sex Probe Suddenly Threatens a Speedy Washington Rise
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The 38-year-old unblushing defender of Donald Trump is facing a federal sex-trafficking investigation.
Is the Brendan Fraser ‘I Like the Steak’ Autograph Real?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Actor Brendan Fraser is known for his roles in "The Mummy," "Encino Man," and "George of the Jungle."
"Addicted"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
*"Addicted"* by Charles Hugh Smith "I realize nobody wants to hear that most of their "wealth" was conjured out of thin air, but there it is: and that which was conjured out of thin air will return to thin air. Something for nothing is a powerful attractor, but it doesn't offer a narrative that the delusionally self-important demand: I earned this by working hard and being smart. Oh, right, yeah, sure. It had nothing to do with currency being created out of thin air and made available to insiders, financiers, banks, etc., or being able to leverage this new money into ever-larger be...
Parents Defending Education: Astroturf Goes Hard Right
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Parents Defending Education has just popped onto the education policy landscape, and they have staked out their spot in the new battle to inculcate children with the Proper American Values. They would like to sell themselves as a grassroots organization; there is no particular reason to believe that's true, and I'm going to refer you to this post from the indispensable Mercedes Schneider to see exactly how this group is the product of professional astro-turfers. So take a moment and go read her post before you finish this one. Go ahead--I'll wait. So Dr. Schneider has la...
Biden To Review Executive Authority To Cancel Student Debt
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Washington, DC - President Joe Biden has asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to prepare a memo about his legal authority to cancel student debt, chief of staff Ron Klain said Thursday, as pressure grows for the administration to address the student loan crisis crippling millions of Americans. Klain said in an interview with Politico that Biden will decide how to proceed once he reviews the memo, which could be sent to his desk in the next few weeks. "He'll look at that legal authority, he'll look at the policy issues around that, and then he'll make a decision," Klain said. ...
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin The Lab-Leak Hypothesis For decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …? Ethics Concerns Over Cuomo’s $4 Million Book Payout Punted To Cuomo-Controlled Ethics Agency Choctaw, Seminole reservations recognized by Oklahoma appeals court False Memories Can Be Planted and Then Reversed, Researchers Find How Bellingcat Unmasked Putin’s Assassins Video shows smugglers dropping 2 children from 14-foot border fence into US, authorities say Microsoft files patent for a crypto mining system using human brain ...
Weekend reads: Peer review ‘brutality’; COVID-19 vaccine trial scandal; homeopathy researcher admits ‘unethical behavior’
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: 25,000: That’s how many retractions are now in the Retraction … Continue reading Weekend reads: Peer review ‘brutality’; COVID-19 vaccine trial scandal; homeopathy researcher admits ‘unethical behavior’
SEC targets video platform Odysee
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 14 hours ago
SEC targets video platform Odysee ****News Topic 355***** What’s the big deal? The entire blockchain industry is at risk in the United States. Big tech and Wall St. would have more power and many people could lose their jobs. LBRY, THE SEC, & THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO The entire blockchain industry is at risk in […]
‘Our Interesting Times Podcast’ Interview on British Origins of the Deep State
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 15 hours ago
How did the British Empire reconquer the USA during the 20th century and how are the methods of oligarchical control identical today relative to those deployed two thousand years ago? What role did the Khazarian Empire play in world history and how do the Rothschilds relate to the deeper oligarchical structures of control which predate […]
The wife of the leader of the Oath Keepers is asking for $30,000 in public donations to help her escape her ‘weird’ marriage
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Insider – by Sophia Ankel The estranged wife of the leader of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers has launched a GoFund Me page... The post The wife of the leader of the Oath Keepers is asking for $30,000 in public donations to help her escape her ‘weird’ marriage appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
USA vs. Russia: Who Would Have Won a Cold War Naval Conflict?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Cold War, World* The Soviet Navy during the 1970s was still decisively inferior to the combined forces of NATO. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The fate of the Soviet Navy would have depended, to a great extent, on how long the land war ran. Over the course of the Cold War, the balance of forces between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Soviet Union changed dramatically. At different points, a war would have played out in far different ways in the major theaters, including Central Europe, the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Far East, and even...
Showdown: Is China's J-10 Fighter Any Match for America's F-15 Eagle
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Fighter Jets, * It would not be an easy victory for either side. But here's what we know about how such a clash would go down. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: The F-15 is not a stealthy aircraft and is expected to be used in combat environments in what is called “less contested” environments where the Air Force already has a margin of air superiority over advanced enemy air defenses. The Air Force is revving up electronic warfare upgrades for its F-15 fighter as a way to better protect against enemy fire and electronic attacks, service officials said. Boeing...
Why You Might Never See That $1,400 Stimulus Check
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, United States* [image: Stimulus Check Money] While stimulus check money cannot be garnished for unpaid federal debts or back taxes, they can garnished for unpaid private debts. Over the past couple of weeks, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have worked tirelessly to send out a hundred twenty-seven million coronavirus relief checks under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to financially struggling Americans. However, there already have been reports of honest taxpaying Americans who never got their hands on the much-needed cash...
OUTCRY FROM ISRAEL – A Wake Up Call for the World
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Deception is Not True Consent April 2, 2021 the government is vaccinating the entire population – including pregnant women and children – against the coronavirus.... The post OUTCRY FROM ISRAEL – A Wake Up Call for the World appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
4 Reasons Gun Control Can’t Solve America’s Violence Problem
The Free Thought Project, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: gun]These 4 underlying sociological problems, not guns, are the key drivers of American violence.
Enter Ebola
Paul, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Headlines with a Voice Mar 26, 2021 The post Enter Ebola appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Ukraine Edges Towards Ceasefire As Lavrov Warns “War Would Destroy Ukraine”
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Ukraine Edges Towards Ceasefire As Lavrov Warns “War Would Destroy Ukraine” News Topic 96: Over 50 battalion tactical groups to fight enemy drones in southern Russia drills Over 50 battalion tactical groups to fight enemy drones in southern Russia drills ROSTOV-ON-DON, April 2. /TASS/. Over 50 battalion tactical groups of Russia’s Southern Military District will […]
Poetry of Japan: Fusions of cultural ideas in bygone days
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
Poetry of Japan: Fusions of cultural ideas in bygone days Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yamanoue no Okura (660-733?) lived a very fascinating life. Naturally, many areas of his life remain unknown and are open to interpretation. This is based on the passages of time. Therefore, his true nationality isn’t fully known alongside many […] The post Poetry of Japan: Fusions of cultural ideas in bygone days first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times.
China’s Five Year Plan
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
Ten years ago, the Irish Times reported that China’s five year plan would reduce “carbon intensity” by 16 percent, and that the US was “falling behind.” Move to put climate change back on agenda Since then, Chinese CO2 emissions have … Continue reading →
New charges place Ghislaine Maxwell at center of traffic ring
The Duran, The Duran - 15 hours ago
New charges place Ghislaine Maxwell at center of traffic ring The Duran: Episode 929 Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex-Trafficking 14-Year-Old Girl, Grooming To Recruit Other Minors Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex-Trafficking 14-Year-Old Girl, Grooming To Recruit Other Minors Not long after her legal team’s latest appeal of a judge’s order that Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam, […]
We Are All Treaty People
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
The Campaign to Thwart Paleogenetic Research Into North America’s Indigenous Peoples In a 2017 article published in Science, Ann Gibbons wrote about the power of DNA analysis to “bust” the myths associated with Europeans’ origins: “Despite their tales of origin, most people are the mixed descendants of many migrations… As techniques for probing ethnic origins… Continue reading →
YOU CAN NOT CATCH A VIRUS
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 16 hours ago
Could you please be more vague?
Dennis, Small Dead Animals - 16 hours ago
If you’re wondering why this country’s approach to the pandemic is floundering badly, it’s precisely due to the fact that we put our trust in “experts” like these whose solutions are largely a pack of bromides, empty slogans and arguments over which version of central planning ought to be adopted. Just like in the Soviet… Continue reading →
No Change In Arctic Sea Ice Over The Last Ten Years
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
Arctic sea ice extent this winter is nearly identical to ten years ago, and higher than it was fifteen years ago. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
Greenland Warmed Much Faster From 1920 To 1930
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
“the rate of (Greenland) warming in 1920 – 1930 was about 50% higher than that in 1995 – 2005” Chylek “Ice loss in Greenland has had some climatologists speculating that global warming might have brought on a scary new regime … Continue reading →
India’s Food Productivity Slashed By 25% Claim
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Let’s take another look at this study: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9430753/Climate-change-slashed-global-food-productivity-20-past-60-years-study-reveals.html#comments You will see that India is one of the worse affected countries. We know that there is really only one factor which drives India’s agricultural output each year, the monsoon. Droughts are disastrous for India’s farming sector, and, […]
The Secret Way the Allies Won World War II
Robert Beckhusen, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *World War II, * The United States and the United Kingdom supplied more than 21 million tons of aid to the Soviet Union during the war, including thousands of tanks and warplanes. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It’s unlikely the aid turned the war entirely in the Soviet Union’s favor, as the German military was overstretched even during the 1941 invasion. That vulnerability was exposed terribly during the Red Army’s 1941–1942 Moscow counter-offensive — and it’s unlikely Germany would have won the war even if it had captured Moscow. Around 80 percent of th...
China's 'F-35': Could Beijing Build a New Stealth Fighter?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *China Stealth Fighter, Asia* The smaller, lighter FC-31 looks remarkably like the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter. It also resembles the F-35 in function. Another Chinese stealth fighter is under development. Or will it just be an upgrade of an existing stealth aircraft? The Shenyang Aircraft company, which manufactures China’s most advanced warplanes, recently announced plans to develop a new fourth-generation fighter (in Chinese nomenclature, “fourth generation” is equivalent to Western “fifth-generation” aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters). “The co...
How the Army’s Delta Force Became Feared
Joseph Trevithick, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Delta Force, * The Army originally planned Delta Force as “an organization which can be deployed worldwide and has the capability to provide an appropriate response to highly sensitive situations including acts of international terrorism.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Unlike Beckwith, the Army expected its commandos to spend most of their time training and working with friendly forces in foreign countries, rather than launching raids by themselves. Even now, Army special operators devote a lot of time partnering up with American allies. After more th...
No Joke: The Legendary AR-15 Pistol Is a Real Deal
WarIsBoring, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Firearms, Americas* [image: Firearms] Folks could have an AR-15 assault rifle or a pistol, so why would someone want to combine them? *Key point: *The weapon is odd and is more of a novelty than anything else. Why did the AR-15 pistol fail in the marketplace? For years the AR-15 pistol had a rough time in the handgun and personal defense weapon markets. Reviews tended to be critical or even dismissive. Some even openly mocked the weapon for its supposed impracticality. The public wasn’t very interested in it other than as a novelty gun. *This first appeared in 201...
I Tried To Become a U.S. Military Sniper. I So Failed.
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Snipers, * It's really hard to be a sniper. (Take it from me, I tried it.) *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Barrett is now under contract to deliver M107A1 .50-Cal Long Range Sniper Rifle systems to the US Army in an $8 million deal which includes scopes, suppressors and square parts kits. (Kingman, Ariz.) My shoulder was pressed firmly against the end or “stock” of the rifle, my index finger extended horizontally just above the trigger as I lay flat on the ground and tried to align my right eye directly through the targeting sight -- all as I for the very first...
Officer NOT Charged, Allowed to Resign Despite Strangling, Beating His K-9 on Video
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: K-9]Despite horrifying video of an officer abusing his k-9 partner, the officer was allowed to resign and was not charged.
Editor's Note
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Doing a hundred and one things today. Blogging will return later this evening.
Now’s The Perfect Time For Global Cyberspace & Pandemic Treaties
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 16 hours ago
There are a multitude of problems that require multilateral solutions which have hitherto remained unresolved due to the lack of the political will and trust that are needed to make progress on them. Two visionary proposals were recently floated for promulgating global cyberspace and pandemic treaties. The first was presented […]
Chilean paradox continues: the country approaches sanitary collapse despite vaccination record
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chileans are confined this Easter despite the country leading the Americas in vaccination. With 36% of immunized people, Chile has the highest percentage of vaccinated people in the Americas and is only surpassed by Seychelles, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. The Chilean paradox is that even […] The post Chilean paradox continues: the country approaches sanitary collapse despite vaccination record appeared first on The Rio Times.
More People Died from Vaccines in the Last Three Months than in the Last Decade, Official Data Shows
PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 16 hours ago
*Official data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that so far in 2021, 1,755 people died from the COVID vaccine, a figure that well exceeds the 994 people who died in the last 10 years as a result of vaccination.* *The data was released by the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a database that contains “information on unverified reports of adverse events (illnesses, health problems, and/or symptoms) following immunization with vaccines licensed in the U.S.”* *Of the 1,755 deaths, 1,431 were reported in persons older than 65 ye...
Oklahoma Cop Found GUILTY of Murder — He Decapitated His Own Police Chief
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: murder]An Oklahoma cop has been found guilty of murder after beating his own police chief so violently that he internally decapitated him.
State Department buries Israeli occupation in word salad
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
Last year, presidential candidate Joe Biden personally intervened to keep the word “occupation” out of the Democratic Party’s platform regarding Israel.
Vouchers Are About Abandoning Public Education, Not Freeing Parents
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 16 hours ago
As the GOP mounts a multi-state initiative to implement vouchers or super-voucher education savings accounts in many states across the country, it's becoming increasingly clear that we've been looking at the voucher movement through the wrong lens (which is to day, the lens that voucheristas have promoted). Vouchers are not about freeing or empowering parents. They are about empowering private interests to chomp away at the giant mountain of education money in this country. They are about dismantling any sort of oversight and accountability; it's striking how many of these vouch...

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