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Biden’s Not-So-Clean Energy Transition
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From Wall Street Journal: The International Energy Agency, the world’s pre-eminent source of energy information for governments, has entered the political debate over whether the U.S. should spend trillions of dollars to accelerate the energy transition favored by the Biden administration. You know, the plan to use far more […]
California Governor Newsom’s Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
IER, IER - 12 hours ago
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently ordered state agencies to stop issuing new fracking permits by 2024 and to look for… The post California Governor Newsom’s Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing appeared first on IER.
Why America Gave Up on its NB-36 Nuclear-Powered Bomber
Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Alex Hollings* *NB-36 Bomber, * n theory, a nuclear-powered bomber could literally stay airborne for weeks at a time (if not longer) and could reach any target on the planet without the need to land or refuel. While nations like Russia continue to struggle with fielding nuclear-propulsion in missiles, the United States was already testing a nuclear-powered bomber all the way back in 1955, in the form of the massive Convair NB-36 Crusader. The bomber carried a 1-megawatt, air-cooled nuclear reactor that *hung on a hook* inside its cavernous weapons bay that had to be lowered thr...
The United States Can’t Stop Arab Rapprochement with Syria’s Assad
Kamal Alam, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kamal Alam* *Syria, Middle East* The United States shall struggle to stop Arab states from reengaging Assad as part of the regional security matrix. Syria clearly is not on President Joe Biden’s foreign policy priority list, he has yet to mention Syria in any official speech after his first one hundred days in office. Furthermore in the first official communique after the G7 ministerial meeting in London last week, there was no mention of the criticism that Trump administration officials used to routinely issue regarding Arab states' normalization with President Bashar al-Assad....
The IRS Has Money For You (Maybe): Unemployment Tax Refunds Coming Soon
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Unemployment Tax Refunds, * Those Americans who received unemployment benefits in 2020, and who have filed a 2020 tax return, may be getting sizeable refunds soon. Those Americans who received unemployment benefits in 2020, and who have filed a 2020 tax return, may be getting sizeable refunds soon. This month will see the first wave of refunds arrive for 7.3 million Americans eligible for tax refunds as part of a tax break of up to $10,200 included in March’s American Rescue Plan. This tax break is available for those Americans who paid taxes on unemployment checks...
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle Is Getting a Deadly Upgrade
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Americas* Meet the Aided Target Recognition (AiTR) system. *Here's What You Need to Know*: This breakthrough technology will help soldiers know what kind of vehicles or aircraft are approaching. If you were a gunner in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when, suddenly, you faced both an armored enemy vehicle and an armed aircraft, your position would immediately be vulnerable. In fact, life and death might hang in the balance of how quickly you are able to recognize and attack the approaching enemy targets. Army weapons developers, many of whom ha...
The U.S. Has Been Through a Vaccine Rollout Like This Before – Here’s What Went Wrong
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - In the mid-70’s, the US government launched a full-scale campaign to vaccinate mass numbers of Americans.
Get Your Money! Nearly $2 Billion in New Stimulus Checks Just Dropped
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *New Stimulus Payments, * [image: Stimulus Payment] The IRS announced recently that it had begun the processing of the ninth batch of federal stimulus payments worth up to $1,400. The IRS announced recently that it had begun the processing of the ninth batch of federal stimulus payments worth up to $1,400. The new batch included over 960,000 payments worth over $1.8 billion dollars, and brings the total number of third-round stimulus payments distributed so far to about 165 million with a total value of roughly $388 billion. 500,000 of these payments – totaling $94...
1,200,000 Stimulus Checks Are Out There and Ready to Be Cashed
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Payments, * The IRS is continuing to distribute third-round stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to eligible Americans. But even as it does so, a number of unclaimed stimulus payments from earlier rounds of payment still exist. According to the IRS, 1.25 million stimulus payments, with a total value of just over $2 billion, remain either uncashed or unclaimed, or have been returned to the U.S. Treasury. The IRS is continuing to distribute third-round stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to eligible Americans. But even as it does so, a number of unclaimed stimul...
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/13/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Sundial’s adult-use cannabis revenue dives 38% in quarter
Matt Lamers, MJBizDaily - 10 hours ago
Sundial’s revenue from recreational cannabis in Canada plunged by more than one-third in its most recent quarter compared to the previous period, as the company took a hit from price compression and provincial wholesalers culling slow-moving products. The Calgary, Alberta-based marijauna producer reported net revenue of 9.9 million Canadian dollars ($8 million) for its first […] Sundial’s adult-use cannabis revenue dives 38% in quarter is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
A (virtual) day at Province House: pandemic pay, small business gripes, and travel envy
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. We’re in the middle of a nasty third wave. Grocery store cashiers, early childhood educators, truck drivers, and people working in retail establishments deemed essential by the provincial government are on the front lines facing COVID every […]
Strict Nebraska medical cannabis bill stalls; ballot measure is next step
Solomon Israel, MJBizDaily - 10 hours ago
A restrictive medical cannabis bill met its demise in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday after state lawmakers failed to overcome a filibuster. The bill, sponsored by Nebraska Sen. Anna Wishart, would have legalized MMJ only for patients with 17 medical conditions and would have prevented home cannabis cultivation by patients, according to the Associated Press. […] Strict Nebraska medical cannabis bill stalls; ballot measure is next step is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
This Date in Baseball: May 14-20
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A list of significant events in Major League Baseball history that took place during the week of May 14-20.
Interesting Developments in Maricopa, Arizona, Ballot Audit – State Senate Asks County Officials to Testify About Deleted Files, Significant Irregularities and Tabulation Machine Manipulation
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago
A few rather interesting developments in the Maricopa County, Arizona, ballot audit might begin to paint a picture of what possibly took place. Let’s start with a letter sent by Senate President Karen Fann to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Make sure you read the full letter: Here is where it gets interesting. Let’s […] The post Interesting Developments in Maricopa, Arizona, Ballot Audit – State Senate Asks County Officials to Testify About Deleted Files, Significant Irregularities and Tabulation Machine Manipulation appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Back to Square One? Trump Decision Still Weighs on Facebook
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Trump's presence or absence on the platform is unlikely to greatly influence users whether they should stay or they should go.
Palestine/Gaza News Links 13 May 2021
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 10 hours ago
13 May 2021 — The New Dark Age Laith Marouf on Palestinian legitimate Resistance to Israeli occupation & to the bombardment of Gaza The Electronic Intifada 13 May 2021 https://williambowles.info/2021/05/13/the-electronic-intifada-13-may-2021/ Fifteen Thoughts On Palestine https://williambowles.info/2021/05/13/fifteen-thoughts-on-palestine/ From Palestine To Colombia: The End Of The White World Colonial/Capitalist Project? https://popularresistance.org/from-palestine-to-colombia-the-end-of-the-white-world-colonial-capitalist-project/ In Solidarity With the Palestinian Struggle http...
Pentagon Mulls Options for Stay-Behind Strike Capability in Afghanistan Region
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*Antiwar.com* | US military wants to maintain the ability to bomb Afghanistan by repositioning forces in neighboring countries.
Two US House Republicans pitch federal marijuana legalization bill
Jeff Smith, MJBizDaily - 11 hours ago
Two Republican congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would legalize marijuana federally in a manner similar to alcohol. The bill, “Common Sense Cannabis Reform for Veterans, Small Businesses, and Medical Professionals Act,” is sponsored by Reps. David Joyce of Ohio and Don Young of Alaska. The two congressmen are […] Two US House Republicans pitch federal marijuana legalization bill is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Don Schmitt and a Variety of UFO Topics
KRandle, A Different Perspective - 11 hours ago
As usual, when I get together with Don Schmitt, we have a wide-ranging conversation about many aspects of UFOs. I began the program complaining about the latest outrage in the magazine world when they write about UFOs. A long comment on that follows this posting on this blog. Don Schmitt. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle The topics on the program included the San Antonio UFO crash of 1945. Interestingly, Don related that he had spoken to Reme Baca a number of years ago, suggesting that, at first, Baca had set the crash on the Plains of San Agustin. He said that when Baca mentioned...
Plans for Scotland’s first power station that captures carbon revealed–Subsidies demanded first!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Energy giants SSE and Equinor are planning to build the first power station in Scotland to use carbon capture technology. The gas-fired power station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, could capture up to 1.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide from its emissions each year. The development, which is still dependent on securing sufficient […]
From Confidence to Chaos: India’s Journey to Its Coronavirus Crisis
srather, Lawfare - 14 hours ago
COVID-19 antigen testing center Warora, Maharashtra, India in 2020. (Ganesh Dhamodkar/Wikimedia Commons, https://tinyurl.com/2badu8k5; CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) At the end of 2020, dozens of articles celebrated India’s success in its fight against the coronavirus. So when recent apocalyptic images of the streets of India surfaced globally, the world was in shock. Now at the global epicenter of the pandemic, people in India are living through a lucid nightmare. At least one out of three global coronavirus cases is in India. India’s daily...
UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the country this year during an ambush in Budi, East Equatoria, on Wednesday. Read the full story, “UN condemns killing of aid worker in South Sudan”, on globalissues.org →
Stimulus Payment Crime Is A Problem. One Women Lost Her Check and Home.
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Check Crime, * [image: $1.9 Trillion Dollar Stimulus] An elderly woman’s stimulus payment was part of a recent theft attempt. A couple in Ohio is facing charges of theft from a person in a protected class after they duped a woman into signing over a number of assets to them. Investigators say that Karen Laborde and Peter Laborde III managed to trick the woman into signing a quitclaim deed, used to transfer ownership of a property before they then placed her into a nursing home. An elderly woman’s stimulus payment was part of a recent theft attempt. A coup...
Why the F-35 Would Be Key to a U.S. Victory over China
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Asia* The jet can function as a multi-domain sensor connecting to surface ships, land-based weapons, and other vital air assets such as the F-22 jet. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Beijing simply cannot match the F-35. Carrier-launched airstrikes from the East China Sea, destroyer-fired cruise missiles from the Taiwan straits, high altitude stealth bombing missions flown from Guam, one-thousand-mile land missiles fired from Japan and, perhaps most of all, a massive, multi-domain amphibious assault supported by stealthy fifth-generation aircraft, would all li...
Crisis Alert: Hostile Israel-Palestinian Clashes Could Escalate
Ahmed Charai, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ahmed Charai* *War, Middle East* This time, the clash between the two ethnic groups is uglier and may prove deadlier than any previous conflagration between the Jewish state and its trans-state tormentors. The world is watching in distress as Palestinians and Israelis suffer through another round of conflict that will, in all likelihood, change little but harm many. This time, the clash is uglier and may prove deadlier than any previous conflagration between the Jewish state and its trans-state tormentors. And while there is blame to go around among the parties, the preponderan...
America Makes Aircraft Carriers, China Makes Money
Daniel McAdams, null - 10 hours ago
The US continues to pursue force across the globe, with ever-increasing military budgets, sanctions, and threats, while China continues to make deals across the globe, arriving with bags of money to make investments. Which one is more sustainable? Also today, Gov. DeWine: 'Want some money?' And both NY Times and Dr. Gupta commit covid heresy. Watch today's Liberty Report:
Britain’s Mosquito Wingman Drone Could Fly With the F-35 This Decade
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Mosquito Drone, Europe* As a loyal wingman drone, the Mosquito will support the aircraft to which it is attached in a wide range of combat, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and surveillance roles. Even as the United Kingdom forges ahead with F-35B fighter procurement plans and an ambitious project for a home-grown next-generation fighter, London is also quietly building an advanced loyal wingman combat drone. Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston gave a comprehensive interview to Defense News earlier this week. In it, he discussed London’s procurement strategy into...
Is a New War in the Middle East About to Erupt?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Israel, Middle East* Jerusalem cannot conclusively rule out some form of foreign intervention in the longer term—especially if it fails to take swift and decisive action to de-escalate the ethnic conflict unfolding within its borders. Militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel on Monday, prompting retaliatory strikes from the Israeli Defense Forces. Jerusalem announced earlier that it had killed three Islamic Jihad commanders and another commander from Hamas. “Those who were eliminated were responsible for rocket fire by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), includi...
Wolf hunting banned in Slovakia
White Wolf, White Wolf - 10 hours ago
The wolf (Canis lupus) will become a fully protected species in the eastern European country of Slovakia from June 1, 2021, according to a press statement by the World Wildlife Fund May 11. The decision followed a massive campaign by 31 non-profits for according full protection to wolves, including WWF-Slovakia. A joint petition to stop wolf hunting received more than 51,000 signatures. Slovakia’s agriculture ministry usually grants quotas to hunt wolves. For the 2020-2021 season (November 1-January 15), the ministry had approved the hunting of 50 wolves. The quota for the previous ...
Two Planes Collide Midair Above Denver, No One Injured
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Two small airplanes collided in midair near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely.
India's Covid Crisis Is Spreading To Other Countries
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*New York Times:* *As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Its Neighbors Brace for the Worst* *Vaccine shortages, porous borders and fleeing migrant workers have nearby countries fearing that they will share India’s fate*. KATHMANDU, Nepal — Most of Nepal is under lockdown, its hospitals overwhelmed.Bangladesh suspended vaccination sign-ups after promised supplies were cut off. Sri Lanka’s hopes of a tourism-led economic revival have collapsed. As India battles a horrific surge of the coronavirus, the effects have spilled over to its neighbors. Most nearby countries have sealed their ...
Retired General and Flag Officers speak out
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Over three hundred retired General and Flag Officers of the US armed forces have jointly signed an open letter, calling on Americans to do something about the extraordinary situation in which this country finds itself. They describe themselves as follows: *We are retired military leaders who pledged to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Although retired from active service, each of us feels bound by that oath to do what we can, in our capacity today, to protect our nation from the threats to her freedom.* I c...
Checking In
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 11 hours ago
The Wall The Table Juniperus deppeana ver pachyphlaea, cut (with a permit) on the Coconino National Forest. It’s now at the neighbor’s mill where it will be cut into planks and eventually it will end up as a dining room table at the White Wolf Mine. Some people harvest the berries to flavor […] The post Checking In appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
“Good People”
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Virtue signaling hell. It’s easier than thinking.
RFK, Jr. and Surfer Kelly Slater Talk Plastic in the Ocean, Fukushima + More
Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
Kelly Slater, 11-time world surf champion, told Children’s Health Defense Chairman Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on the “RFK Jr The Defender Podcast,” surfers are the “canaries in the coal mine.” The post RFK, Jr. and Surfer Kelly Slater Talk Plastic in the Ocean, Fukushima + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
Hear my prayer: Can Anybody Here Do Basic Arithmetic? h/t PaulHarveyPage2
What the heck is herd immunity?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021* *Slate attempts to say:* We're so old that we can remember when Slate was a smart, high-end mainstream web site. Today, Slate largely panders. If you want to know how dumb we actually are in Our Town, you just have to visit Slate. Slate often aims extremely low in an apparent attempt to attract and hold readers. So far today, for example, the site has offered such think pieces as these: *Pooping at the Office Again Is Going to Be Terrible* BY ANGELA LASHBROOK / MAY 13, 2021 / 5:45 AM *My Boyfriend Is Desperately Obsessed With a Pop Star* BY DANNY M. LAVER...
‘Plausible’ Link Between J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots, CDC Says After Confirming 28 Cases, Including 3 Deaths
Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 28 cases of blood clots, three of which resulted in death, associated with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine, yet officials claim the benefits outweigh the risks. The post ‘Plausible’ Link Between J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots, CDC Says After Confirming 28 Cases, Including 3 Deaths appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Tense Moment A Wolverine And Wolves Are Spotted In Epic Stand-off
White Wolf, White Wolf - 12 hours ago
Two large wolves were caught on camera attacking a wolverine in a remote and snowy corner of far eastern Russia. It was a close call for the wolverine who put up a good fight against the pair of wild wolves. The wolverine's fiery attitude seemed to pay after fighting off the two large wolves and proudly stomping away in the snow. The video, posted to YouTube by user AJ Survey on April 10th, 2020, has been viewed nearly two million times. Despite its small size, the wolverine has earned a strong and ferocious reputation as a top predator in the wild. Predators of the wolverine inc...
FDA Monitoring for Facial Paralysis After COVID Vaccines
Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
During phase 3 clinical trials of mRNA vaccines, more cases of facial paralysis occurred in the vaccine groups compared to the placebo group, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recommend monitoring vaccine recipients for facial paralysis. The post FDA Monitoring for Facial Paralysis After COVID Vaccines appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Trust The Experts
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Everything is under control: Colonial initiated the restart of pipeline operations late Wednesday, saying in a statement that “all lines, including those lateral lines that have been running manually, will return to normal operations.”
US Cities See Surge in Deadly Street Racing Amid Pandemic
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Across America, illegal drag racing has exploded in popularity since the coronavirus pandemic began, with dangerous upticks reported from Georgia and New York to New Mexico and Oregon.
Blue Communities Water Page Card
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 10 hours ago
Make your city a Blue Community Protecting water everywhere starts with us. Learn how you can take back control of your public water. You can make a difference where you live. LEARN MORE!
Biden’s Not-So-Clean Energy Transition
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From Wall Street Journal: The International Energy Agency, the world’s pre-eminent source of energy information for governments, has entered the political debate over whether the U.S. should spend trillions of dollars to accelerate the … Continue reading →
Brazil’s B3 stock exchange records 14.6% drop in traded volume in April, but number of investors grows
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian B3 (B3SA3) Stock Exchange, recorded a 14.6% drop in the average daily trading volume in April, compared to March. In the sum of the spot market, forward, options, and futures, an average of R$32.3 (US$6) billion was traded per day, compared with R$38.1 billion last month. Compared to April […] The post Brazil’s B3 stock exchange records 14.6% drop in traded volume in April, but number of investors grows appeared first on The Rio Times.
Newark Residents, 40+ Groups Seek to Stop Fracked Gas Power Plant Proposed in Ironbound
Peter Hart, Food & Water Watch - 11 hours ago
Advocates push for commission to shift to a renewable energy plan
IRS to Send Delayed $1,400 Stimulus Checks to Seattle Homeless
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, * [image: Stimulus Check Money] According to the Seattle Times, after reporting that many of the homeless had yet to receive their second and third stimulus checks, Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s office recently said that the IRS will reissue payments to those who are impacted. Neither the tax agency nor the office knew the exact number of checks. The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed in its latest press release that approximately one hundred sixty-five million coronavirus stimulus checks with a value of $388 billion have been disbursed under the...
What if Soldiers Were As Stealthy as the F-35?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *F-35 Stealth Fighter, The Americas* The Army’s radar-proof uniform project comes at a time when scientists have developed "invisibility" cloaks, using material that doesn't interact with radar waves. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Stealth materials already exist but have been unavailable to the lowly foot soldier. That's no longer the case. First, there were stealth fighters that didn’t show up on radar. Now the U.S. Army wants uniforms that allow ground troops to escape the notice of electromagnetic eyes. Radar has become an integral part of ground warfare...
How to Cure the Real Dementia Problem No One Wants to Talk About
Sienna Caspar, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sienna Caspar* *Health, * [image: Cancer] Contact theory posits that personal contact enables and supports relationships between majority and minority group members, and is better at reducing stigma than interventions that focus on education. Keeping people with dementia separated and secured is a common practice, based on the reasonable idea of safety first for the vulnerable. During this pandemic, however, contact with those in care homes, many of whom have dementia, was cut off at great cost to residents’ mental and physical health . Isolation and segregation create and reinf...
Why Iran Should Fear America's F-35
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, Middle East* The stealth fighter is ideally suited to provide close air support for advancing armored forces. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Air dominance would be needed to precede any kind of major ground incursion into Iran. Russian-built S-400 air defenses, swarming small boats, close to four thousand tanks, more than one hundred fighter jets, nearly thirty submarines, and a large arsenal of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles are all defining elements of Iran’s military force. While Iran’s military might not present what U.S. military planners r...
Gas Buddy Is Tops on Apple's App Store (Shocker?)
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Gas Buddy, * Rising gas prices, as well as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident last week, has left many Americans worried about gas prices, and looking for bargains. And it’s done so enough to push the GasBuddy app to the top of the App Store charts. Rising gas prices, as well as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware incident last week, has left many Americans worried about gas prices, and looking for bargains. And it’s done so enough to push the GasBuddy app to the top of the App Store charts. According to CNBC, GasBuddy took the #1 spot in the App Store’s Fr...
Middle East on fire as Israel-Gaza violence spins out of control
The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Middle East on fire as Israel-Gaza violence spins out of control The Duran: Episode 969 Israel Orders “Massive Reinforcement” Of Reserve Troops To Quell Riots; Ground Forces Amass Near Gaza Israel Orders “Massive Reinforcement” Of Reserve Troops To Quell Riots; Ground Forces Amass Near Gaza On Thursday Israeli troops have begun amassing at Gaza’s border […]
Judge Postpones Trial for 3 Ex-Cops Charged in Floyd’s Death
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed back to March 2022.
Blowback Against 120 Former U.S. Generals And Admirals Who Questioned President Biden's 'Fitness' To Be President
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *'Bizarre, shameful, and untrue': Hillary Clinton joins former military officials in blasting 'shameful and reckless partisan attack' on Joe Biden by retired generals and admirals who questioned his mental health* * More than 120 signed the 'Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals' * The letter questioned the integrity of the U.S. election * It also questions Biden's mental fitness, blasts the Iran deal, says 'anarchy' cannot be tolerated, and says 'illegals are flooding our country' * It echoes Trump's claims that absentee ballots are not secure * Other ...
Budget Spin: Labor’s debt a ‘disaster’; Coalition’s debt, three times larger, ‘sustainable’
Alan Austin, Michael West - 11 hours ago
[image: Morrison and Frydenberg] When gross debt was 16.8% of GDP in 2013 under Labor, the Coalition condemned this as “spiralling out of control” and a “debt disaster”. Now, debt at 40.2% and rising to 50% of GDP under the Coalition is “strong and sustainable”. Either the Coalition was lying then or it is lying now. Or both. The hypocrisy is galling. Alan Austin reports.
Elon Musk & Tesla drop Bitcoin as they bow to climate activist demands
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
Elon Musk & Tesla drop Bitcoin as they bow to climate activist demands ****News Topic 407***** Which ‘green’ cryptocurrency is Tesla likely to add for payments? https://cointelegraph.com/news/which-green-cryptocurrency-is-tesla-likely-to-add-for-payments
NBC cancels 2022 Golden Globes as Hollywood continues to self-destruct
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 11 hours ago
NBC cancels 2022 Golden Globes as Hollywood continues to self-destruct ****News Topic 406***** NBC CANCELS 2022 Golden Globes as part of pressure campaign on organizer for more ‘diversity’ NBC CANCELS 2022 Golden Globes as part of pressure campaign on organizer for more ‘diversity’ Piling onto pressure from Amazon, Netflix and social justice activists, the network […]
Russia Cools on US-Russia Summit, Insists US Backs Ukraine Settlement
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Russia Cools on US-Russia Summit, Insists US Backs Ukraine Settlement News Topic 149 Clear agenda key to Putin-Biden summit Press review: Clear agenda key to Putin-Biden summit and Jerusalem violence jolts Israel Izvestia: Putin-Biden summit requires well-defined agenda A Russian-US presidential summit would require a well-defined agenda so that the said talks can have a […]
Review Desert Storm, Volume 2: Operation Desert Storm and the Coalition Liberation of Kuwait 1991
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
*Hooton, E.R. and Cooper, Tom, **Desert Storm, Volume 2: Operation Desert Storm and the Coalition Liberation of Kuwait 1991**, Warwick: Helion & Company Limited, 2021* *Desert Storm, Volume 2: Operation Desert Storm and the Coalition Liberation of Kuwait 1991* by E.R. Hooton and Tom Cooper completes the series on Iraq’s invasion and expulsion from Kuwait. Like the first volume the book can get lost in the weeds and needs more maps but provides some good insights into the war that are not often talked about. The problems with Volume 2 stand out immediately. The first is ther...
This Day In Iraqi History - May 13
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1935 Muntafiq tribe joined revolt against monarchy 1941 Iraq told German ambassador to Turkey that it agreed to Turkish offer to mediate with England 1941 Golden Square officers rejected Turkey’s offer to mediate and threatened to shoot PM Gaylani He offered to resign Mufti of Jerusalem had to intervene (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1941 1st trainload of Nazi German war supplies from Vichy France controlled Syria arrived in Mosul to support PM Gaylani’s govt Never used (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof ...
Bidenomics Working? U.S. Jobless Claims Drops to New Pandemic Low.
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Weekly Jobs Numvers, * The number of Americans filing for initial jobless aid dropped to a crisp pandemic low last week as the country continues to recover from the economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. The number of Americans filing for initial jobless aid dropped to a crisp pandemic low last week as the country continues to recover from the economic crisis fueled by the coronavirus pandemic. About 473,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. That’s a five percent decrease from one week ea...
More than 100 homes damaged, 39 destroyed after landslide hits Rwanda's Western Province
The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago
A large landslide hit the Nyamasheke district of Rwanda's Western Province after a period of heavy rainfall on May 9, 2021, forcing hundreds of people from their homes. According to provincial officials, the landslide damaged more than 100 homes and completely...... Read more »
Plans for Scotland’s first power station that captures carbon revealed–Subsidies demanded first!
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Energy giants SSE and Equinor are planning to build the first power station in Scotland to use carbon capture technology. The gas-fired power station at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, could capture up to 1.5m tonnes of carbon … Continue reading →
A New Type Of Submarine For The Chinese Navy?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Click to enlarge. Taken from a moving vehicle, the new submarine can be seen through the railings. The design appears to have a new sail (A), possibly a redesigned upper rudder (B) and generally cleaner outer hull (C). *Naval News:* *Image May Reveal A New Type Of Submarine For The Chinese Navy* *China has a massive submarine building program. Yet new classes of submarine may only be revealed after they have been built. Right now Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) may give us our first glimpse of a completely new type. * *New submarine may be Type-039C variant of the Yuan-cla...
Drug gang PCC’s international expansion opens Colombian gourmet marijuana route to Brazil
Contributing Reporter, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
By Aiuri Rebello and Santiago Torrado RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (El Pais) There is a new drug in the Brazilian illegal drug market that is progressively gaining space among dealers and users nationwide. It is Colombian marijuana. Known as “Colombia,” “colombinha,” “colom,” “cripa,” or “creepy,” depending on the region, the drug coming mostly from […] The post Drug gang PCC’s international expansion opens Colombian gourmet marijuana route to Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Justices Consider Hearing a Case on ‘Most Offensive Word’
AP News, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The case is a test of whether the justices are willing to wade into the ongoing, complex conversations about race happening nationwide.
Endangered Sea Turtles begin rebound in Cayman Islands
Craig Rucker, CFACT - 12 hours ago
“The new study shows that, despite reaching critically low levels, nesting populations of green and loggerhead turtles have recovered significantly. The post Endangered Sea Turtles begin rebound in Cayman Islands appeared first on CFACT.
Will the UN hold Myanmars Military Accountable for Its Crimes against Children?
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
SEOUL, May 13 (IPS) - In one particularly bloody day in March, Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least ten children, some as young as 6, in violent crackdowns against peaceful protests. Since the military seized control over the country three months ago, more than 50 children have been killed, countless others injured, and more than 900 children and young people arbitrarily detained across the country. Read the full story, “Will the UN hold Myanmars Military Accountable for Its Crimes against Children?”, on globalissues.org →
North Carolina-Wuhan Coronavirus Creation & Galveston Lab Coronavirus Studies on Aging Mice and Men
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
Covid-19 being designed-developed in the United States and escaping from the Wuhan lab can both be true. They aren’t mutually … Continue reading →
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom For The Decrypting Tool To Restore Its Computer Network
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom Bloomberg: *Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom* (Bloomberg) -- Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the country’s largest fuel pipeline, according to two people familiar with the transaction. The company paid the hefty ransom in untraceable cryptocurrency within hours after the attack, underscoring the immense pressure faced by the Geo...
MORE PROOFS SUBMITTED TO GREEK, AUSTRIAN AND INDIAN PROSECUTORS THAT THE COVID SARS VACCINES ARE ILLEGAL AND BEING GIVEN UNDER DECEPTION ANALOGOUS TO THE OPIOIDS, WHICH RESULTED IN JAIL SENTENCES, HUGE FINES
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
Dear Prosecutors, doctors, nurses, teachers, police and army of Greece, Dear Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Athens, Dear Prosecutors of Innsbruck, Austria, Dear Members of Austria s Constitutional Court, I would like to draw your attention to the statement by Professor Sir John Bell, developer of the Oxford, AstraZeneca vaccine that it is designed to sterilize entire populations, that is, to say injure, damage, harm and possibly kill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMAkFKprzRQ The full interview can be seen here https://www.channel4.com/news/im-hopeful-were-going-to-start-t...
No, AOC Didn’t Say Pregnancy Lasts 18 Months When Having Twins
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A great way to make someone look more ignorant than they actually are is to pretend they said things they never said.
If I Fall in the Struggle, Take My Place: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2021)
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
13 May 2021 — Tricontinental Tiger Tateishi (Japan), Samurai, the Watcher (Koya no Yojinbo), 1965. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Ugliness defines the mood of state violence from Cali (Colombia) to Durban (South Africa), each context different and the depth of the violence particular to the location. Images of … Continue reading If I Fall in the Struggle, Take My Place: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2021)
The Electronic Intifada 13 May 2021
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
13 May 2021 — The Electronic Intifada France bans rally, arrests Palestine solidarity leader By Ali Abunimah on May 13, 2021 05:03 am “Dictatorial methods” will not stop French citizens speaking out, group says. Israel vows that “Gaza will burn” By Tamara Nassar on May 12, 2021 07:39 pm Palestinian death toll over … Continue reading The Electronic Intifada 13 May 2021
“ESG” Investing: Politics by other means
Rupert Darwall, CFACT - 13 hours ago
The Left is bypassing the voters and pushing its goals via environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. New report. The post “ESG” Investing: Politics by other means appeared first on CFACT.
Fifteen Thoughts On Palestine
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
13 May 2021 — Caitlin Johnson by Caitlin Johnstone Listen to this article: 1 You don’t get to drop an entire colony on top of an inhabited country, grind those inhabitants into the dirt for generations, and then claim self defense every time they retaliate. That’s not a thing. The US-centralized power alliance in general is … Continue reading Fifteen Thoughts On Palestine
Why Coconut Sugar is a Better Choice Than Regular Sugar
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 13 hours ago
Sugar is a tough topic for fitness and nutrition enthusiasts. It makes things taste great, but the adverse health effects of sugar are well documented. For those who can’t stomach cutting sugar completely, but who want to commit to better nutrition habits, coconut sugar is a viable alternative. Some whey protein powders are beginning to use coconut sugar in place of classic white sugar, as it offers some health benefits and fewer adverse effects. If you’re worried about the damage regular sugar does to your body, you can use coconut sugar as a replacement in just about any situation...
Det utvalda barnen #2
alicia hamberg, the ethereal kiosk - 16 hours ago
Den andra delen i dokumentären om Solvikskolan sänds i TV1 i kväll klockan 20:00 (finns redan på SVTplay för den otålige). Jag har ännu inte sett den, men kommer naturligtvis att göra det. Det är några saker som har uppkommit i diskussionerna och debatten efter att den första delen sändes. Även om jag har svårt … Continue reading Det utvalda barnen #2 →
More Efficient Solar Panels On The Horizon
Mark Pierce, Science 2.0 blogs - 1 week ago
*Horizon* We've all seen how helpful solar panels are in renewable energy. From a consumer perspective, solar power is still an up-and-coming challenger to the existing fossil fuel infrastructure that most power generation systems take advantage of. *The University of Michigan* estimates that as little as 1.8% of US power generation in 2019 came from solar sources. Part of the reason this number is so low is why more commercial users haven't tapped into the technology. It makes little sense to go to the expense of installing a solar generation system based on the returns that it of...
Gauging The Environmental Impact Of NFTs
Mark Pierce, Science 2.0 blogs - 2 weeks ago
Artwork is one of the newest purchasable commodities on the crypto market, thanks to a new technology known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NPR informs us that an NFT is a crypto token that isn't interchangeable but is tied to a specific commodity. The easiest way to think about them is an analog to how they're being used. For the first time in its history, blockchains can be used to hold and trade collectibles. Yet, the trade of these collectible tokens brings with it some alarming environmental concerns. Tons of Power Consumption read more
Meeting the sailors at BIW
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
Four of us (Peter Morgan, Jane Newton, John Morris and myself) stood yesterday for an hour at midday at the Navy gate at Bath Iron Works. I held the sign pictured above and Peter Morgan (also above) held his Veterans for Peace flag. (This photo was taken at a previous vigil.) We handed out about 25 flyers to mostly Navy personnel. Many sailors politely refused with their heads hung knowing that the 'freedom' they are protecting does not allow them to take and read a simple flyer about the need to covert BIW to building sustainable technology like commuter rail systems, offshor...
Mexico’s López Obrador claims “nothing to hide” after being denounced at the OAS
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, stated on Thursday, May 13, that he has "nothing to hide", after being denounced before the Organization of American States (OAS) by a candidate for governor of Nuevo Leon state, who accuses him of "intervening in the elections". "We have nothing to […] The post Mexico’s López Obrador claims “nothing to hide” after being denounced at the OAS appeared first on The Rio Times.
Call the Bank Now: $1,800,000,000 in Stimulus Checks Just Went Out
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Checks Out, * [image: Biden Stimulus New Checks] The IRS Thursday issued its weekly report about the dispersal of the stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan. The latest batch, which is the ninth since the payments began in early March, consisted of 960,000 payments, totaling over $1.8 billion. The IRS Thursday issued its weekly report about the dispersal of the stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan. The latest batch, which is the ninth since the payments began in early March, consisted of 960,000 payments, totaling over $1.8 billion. Tha...
How Did an Incomplete Soviet Aircraft Carrier Become China's First Carrier?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *China, East Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC19BCE38300&share=true] The story of how China got that ship in the first place may as well be a comedy—because the carrier was actually a rogue acquisition for the Chinese military against the wishes of the government in Beijing. *Here's What You Need to Know:* The *Liaoning* is hardly equal to a U.S. supercarrier—in addition to its smaller air wing and lack of a nuclear power plant, its steam turbines are prone to breaking down and the ski-jump deck limits the...
Will Hunter-Killer Underwater Drones Be the End of Submarines?
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *U.S. Navy, Asia* If operationalized, drone swarms are too numerous and cheap to be efficiently destroyed using most current military systems. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Swarms of cheap drones both above and below the water (unmanned underwater vehicles, or UUVs) may pose the biggest and most proximate threat to submarines. After a post-Cold War hiatus, navies across the planet are pursuing new anti-submarine capabilities as a submarine arms race accelerates in the Pacific Ocean. Developing technologies like quantum magnetometers and satellite-based o...
Check Your Bank Account Now: New $1,400 Stimulus Checks Just Hit
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *New Stimulus Check, * [image: Biden Stimulus] With this newest batch, the total figure sent out to date is now approximately one hundred sixty-five million with a value of $388 billion. They now represent more than 86 percent of the $450 billion total earmarked for the current third round of stimulus funds. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have announced that nearly one million more $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks have been issued as part of the ninth batch of payments under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. ...
Gas is Up To $3 Per Gallon Now (But Don’t Buy It, If You Don't Have To)
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Gas Price Spike, * The most important thing to remember is that the Colonial Pipeline’s shutdown, and the accompanying supply crisis, appear to be a temporary hiccup in an industry that is otherwise functioning efficiently. For the first time since the 2014 oil crash, the average gas price nationwide climbed to $3 per gallon on Wednesday. It is unclear how long this situation will persist. The current upward spike is due to a ransomware attack targeting the Colonial Pipeline, a large gas pipeline transporting fuel from Texas and the Gulf of Mexico to the Northe...
Hitler's "Amerikabomber" Project: Bombing New York From Germany
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* Hermann Goering sketched out the requirement for the Amerika bomber—a strategic bomber capable of making 7,200-mile round-trip across the Atlantic. Was it ever built? *Here's What You Need To Remember: *There’s only one, chilling scenario in which the Amerika bomber would have had an impact: if Nazi Germany had completed development of its own nuclear weapons. Fortunately for the world, Nazi nuclear weapon research proved as unfocused as other Wunderwaffe projects, and Germany suffered a severe shortage of qualified physicists. In 1942, Germ...
Background: De-privatization of water, the great promise to constituents in Chile’s new constitution
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rosalba Quiróz, a descendant of a family of small cattle ranchers in Petorca, a rural town in central Chile, lives in her small house on the banks of a dry riverbed. When she turns on the faucet, hardly any water comes out, and counting the time she spends in the […] The post Background: De-privatization of water, the great promise to constituents in Chile’s new constitution appeared first on The Rio Times.
Baltic States are the territories of geopolitical games
Adomas, The Duran - 12 hours ago
Baltic States are the territories of geopolitical games | The Baltic Word The large scope of military exercises which NATO conducts today is not only a signal to its opponent, Russia, but also the attempts of the Alliance to keep interest of its member states and justify its existence. Such political and military organization like […]
Scientists question need for Covid-19 booster vaccines
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 vaccine developers are increasingly asserting that the world will need annual booster vaccines, or new vaccines against coronavirus variants of concern, but some scientists are questioning when, or if, such vaccines will be needed. More than a dozen influential infectious disease and vaccine development experts said that there are […] The post Scientists question need for Covid-19 booster vaccines appeared first on The Rio Times.
Telefónica in Latin America has Q1 revenue 12% less than in 2020
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Spanish multinational Telefónica obtained in the first quarter of 2021 in Latin America revenues of US$2.4 (EUR1.9) billion, 12% less than in the same period of the previous year, but only 0.2 % if it had not been for the depreciation of the currency and after being affected by […] The post Telefónica in Latin America has Q1 revenue 12% less than in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Support for President Bolsonaro falls to lowest level since the beginning of his term
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Support for the government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fell six percentage points to 24%, the lowest level since the beginning of his mandate, on January 1, 2019, according to a survey released Wednesday night. Support went from 30%, last March, to the current 24%, according to the Datafolha institute […] The post Support for President Bolsonaro falls to lowest level since the beginning of his term appeared first on The Rio Times.
López Obrador receives Dilma Rousseff at Mexico’s National Palace
Scott Salmon, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, received this Wednesday the former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, at the National Palace in Mexico City. "I received the former president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, at the National Palace. Tomorrow (Thursday) she will accompany us at the ceremony for the 700th […] The post López Obrador receives Dilma Rousseff at Mexico’s National Palace appeared first on The Rio Times.
Honduras reaches 223,000 Covid-19 infections and deaths total 5,853
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Honduras reached on Wednesday 223,000 covid-19 infections since March 2020, while the number of deaths has already reached 5,853, informed the state-run National Risk Management System (Sinager). Of 3,791 new laboratory PCRs processed, 874 were positive, bringing the number of people infected to 222,992, the health agency said in its […] The post Honduras reaches 223,000 Covid-19 infections and deaths total 5,853 appeared first on The Rio Times.
LETTER FROM LONDON: The Troubling Sentencing of Craig Murray
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
The troubling conviction of former British diplomat Craig Murray for contempt of court in connection with his coverage of the prosecution of the prominent Scottish nationalist politician Alex Salmond on sexual assault charges has now produced an equally troubling sentence by a tribunal of the Scottish High Court of eight months in prison for Murray.
Listen: Gil Evans Day – ‘Boplicity’
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
13 May 2021 — Jazz on the Tube Gil Evans – May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988 Arranger, composer, leader, and pianist Ian Ernest Gilmore Green (who became known as Gil Evans) was born May 13, 1912 in Toronto Canada. Gil Evans began his career as a bandleader quite early, leading his own orchestra … Continue reading Listen: Gil Evans Day – ‘Boplicity’
SCRIPTED, ARROGANT, DUMB AND TOWN: Did Ohio's foster care system fail?
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021* *Let's take a look at the "research:"* Did Ohio's foster care system fail the late Ma'Khia Bryant and her three younger siblings? Did it fail her "in critical ways?" We can't answer that question! In fairness, the front-page report in the New York Times didn't exactly make that claim, though it certainly *seemed* to make that claim. As we noted yesterday, here's what the Times report said: BOGEL-BURROUGHS ET AL (5/9/21): *Ms. Bryant’s tragic death was also preceded by a turbulent journey through the foster care system,* which had cycled Ma’Khia through ...
Brazil’s Oi operator posts US$650 million loss in Q1 2021, down 43.9% from 2020
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Oi posted a R$3.5 billion (US$650 million) consolidated net loss in the first quarter. The result is 43.9% lower than the R$6.3 billion loss in the same period in 2020. However, when compared to the fourth quarter, when the company posted profits of R$1.8 billion, performance deteriorated. Net revenue fell […] The post Brazil’s Oi operator posts US$650 million loss in Q1 2021, down 43.9% from 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Actual Letter from 120 Generals and Admirals
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago
Notably, biased journalists like those at Politico published their own disparaging comments about this open letter, including ad hominem attacks against some of the signers. Read below the actual text of the letter and judge for yourself whether their concerns are reasonable, despite the backlash from progressive media. Thanks to Thinking Conservative for posting the […]
Is The U.S. Being Dragged Into Another African War?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*The Nation:** The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo* *Will a Texas hedge fund drag the US into another dangerous quagmire?* In 2003, three American college friends set out for Uganda. As they traveled through the north of the country, they were so moved by the suffering caused by the conflict between the government and the warlord Joseph Kony that they started an NGO called Invisible Children to spread awareness about the crisis and raise money for relief projects. Their work eventually drew the attention of Shannon Sedgwick Davis, a young Texas lawyer and CEO ...
Tens of Thousands of Lives Could Have Been Saved if Research on COVID Treatments Hadn’t Been Suppressed, Doctors and Economists Say
Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
The government’s “near complete” lack of guidance and research on treatment options — “apart from vaccines” — is “unconscionable,” said University of Wisconsin critical care specialist Dr. Pierre Kory. The post Tens of Thousands of Lives Could Have Been Saved if Research on COVID Treatments Hadn’t Been Suppressed, Doctors and Economists Say appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
McDonald’s Raising US Workers’ Pay in Company-Owned Stores
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
McDonald's is the latest restaurant chain to announce pay raises, following Chipotle, Olive Garden, and others.
WATCH: Cops Claim Ashes of Dad’s Murdered Daughter is Meth, Dump Them on the Ground
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: ashes]Drug war addicted cops mistook a grieving father's murdered daughter's ashes for meth, dumped them out and field tested them for drugs.
From Palestine To Colombia: The End Of The White World Colonial/Capitalist Project?
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
The world is shocked by the image of an eleven-story residential building in Gaza collapsing from a bomb dropped by the Israeli Defense Force, one of the most advanced armies in the world thanks to U.S. support. But in the U.S., Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and now candidate for mayor of New York, proudly proclaims that he stands with the heroic people of Israel who are under attack from the vicious, occupied Palestinians who have no army, no rights, and no state. But as politically and morally contradictory as Yang’s sentiments might appear to be for many, the alter...
Economics Of The New Cold War And US ‘Super Imperialism’
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
Hello everyone, I’m Ben Norton. You’re watching Moderate Rebels. And there will be a podcast version of this after, for people who want to listen. We are joined today by the economist Michael Hudson, one of the most important economists in the world, honestly, in my view. I don’t think he needs introduction. He has written many books, and has been an economic adviser for multiple governments, and has a long history on Wall Street and academia. And you can find his work at Michael-Hudson.com. Today, we’re going to talk about an issue that Michael Hudson has been writing about for ...
The ‘Zapatista Invasion’ Has Begun!
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago
It was a genuine surprise when the Zapatistas published their communiqué “A Mountain on the High Seas” on October 5, 2020, announcing a tour of the EZLN (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) across five continents, starting with Europe. Even though the Zapatistas have not shied away from organizing initiatives in Chiapas and across Mexico — the March of the Color of the Earth just 20 years ago is a case in point — it is basically the first time since 1994 that they are leaving the borders of their homeland behind. Then, on January 1 of this year, they published a Declaration...
Sheikh Jarrah: What Is Happening And How You Can Take Action Now
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Over the last number of weeks and days Palestinian protests to #SaveSheikhJarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem, have grown in size. They have been met with brutal repression by Israeli apartheid security forces, including police officers trained in Israel’s police training academy partially owned by G4S and Allied Universal. Indigenous Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah have fought lengthy legal battles in Israeli courts against eviction orders which would see them ethnically cleansed, forcefully evicted from their homes, and replaced with illegal Israeli settlers. Last week, ...
How Rural Electric Cooperatives Can Support A Green New Deal
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Today, as President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill is debated in Congress, it’s worth recalling that this isn’t the first time the US has faced an infrastructure deficit. “By the 1930s nearly 90 percent of US urban dwellers had electricity, but 90 percent of rural homes were without power. Investor-owned utilities often denied service to rural areas, citing high development costs and low profit margins,” recalls one account. The policy response: rural electric cooperatives (RECs). In 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order No. 7037, establishin...
An Environment Of Anti-Racism Is How We Win
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Canada - Spring has always been a time of renewal and hope. I’m filled with a sense of wonder and possibility as I watch new life sprout from the soil and cherry blossoms bloom along streets. But this spring, I feel a prevailing heaviness. For many of us, this season marks a year since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. March 13 marked one year since Breonna Taylor was shot in her sleep by police in Louisville, Ky. As the season progresses, and as we pass through solemn anniversaries, I continue to be reminded of where we were a year ago. Last spring, the COVID-19 pandemic s...
Nurses In Massachusetts Are Waging The Longest Current Strike In The US
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
After two months on the picket line, over seven hundred unionized nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, are still out on strike. The walkout, which began on March 8, is the longest nurses’ strike in Massachusetts in decades and currently the longest active picket line in the United States. The nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), are demanding that the hospital improve staffing ratios so they can adequately care for each patient. In the year leading up to the strike, nurses at Saint Vincent filed more than six hundred official ...
The Sound Of Settled Science
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Shut up, they argued; “Physicians must not make comments or provide advice that encourages the public to act contrary to public health orders and recommendations,” the statement said before going on to issue a warning. “Physicians who put the public at risk may face an investigation by the CPSO and disciplinary action, when warranted.”
Corporations Pumped Up CEO Pay While Their Low-Wage Workers Suffered
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
During the pandemic, low-wage workers have lost income, jobs, and lives. And yet many of the nation’s top-tier corporations have been fixated on protecting their wealthy CEOs, even bending their own rules to pump up executive paychecks. A new Institute for Policy Studies report finds that 51 of the country’s 100 largest low-wage employers moved bonus goalposts or made other rule changes in 2020 to give their CEOs 29 percent average raises while their frontline employees made 2 percent less. Among these 51 rule-rigging companies, average CEO compensation was $15.3 million in 2020,...
Palestinians Undeterred As Israeli State Unleashes Devastation
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 14 hours ago
Above photo: Worshippers pray at Al Aqsa Mosque on Eid in Jerusalem. From the Palestinian Information Center. Despite the recent escalation of attacks on Palestinian Muslims worshipping at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, tens of thousands of people attended prayers for Eid on Thursday, as the Palestinian Information Center reports: Occupied Jerusalem – Tens of […] The post Palestinians Undeterred As Israeli State Unleashes Devastation appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
5 Massively Deceptive Headlines By MSM to Cover Up Israel Killing Children in Gaza
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: israel]The ones who claim to be the arbiters of all things truth in the mainstream media are whitewashing the war crimes of Israel, blatantly lying to readers.
It Will Be A Great Wall
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
China wants to build a Trump style wall on top of Everest to keep covid out. Global Chinese state media announced on Monday that a team of 21 Tibetan climbers will scale Everest in order to set up a separation line between the Chinese and Nepali sides of the summit. The line is meant to… Continue reading →
Truinnerashuvaduprezure!
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago
Nobody cares what retired generals think when there’s a Democrat in the White House.
Restaurant Workers Protest Poor Working Conditions And Low Wages
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Food service workers are putting renewed pressure on their employers for better working conditions and wages. Businesses across the country are blaming a “workforce shortage” for being understaffed or closed. But workers in the industry say poor labor practices are pushing potential employees away. “It’s stressful working for a billion-dollar company when they’re not caring for the workers,” said Ieshia Townsend, a McDonald’s employee in Chicago, Illinois. She has worked at the McDonald’s location since 2015. “Even during COVID-19, we had to literally go on strike just for masks, ...
Margin Of Fraud
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Nothing to see here: Maricopa County Elections Officials DELETED ENTIRE DATABASE from Voting Machines – Including “All Election Information” from Main Database
Is the Facebook Oversight Board an International Human Rights Tribunal?
lhelfer, Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Facebook on a phone. (Book Catalog, https://flic.kr/p/238YBn9; CC by 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) The Facebook Oversight Board has now ruled on former President Trump’s suspension from the social media platform. On May 5, the board upheld Trump’s ban but said that Facebook’s initial suspension was an “indeterminate and standardless penalty.” The board also recommended that Facebook review its decision to ban the former president within six months. While the media is mostly focused on the outcome of this high-profile case, the decision is more significant for ...
Queensland's skies blackened by unseasonal thunderstorms, lightning strikes produce green hue over Brisbane
The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms, rare for the month of May, struck southern Queensland on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, producing about 71 000 lightning strikes over Brisbane in just 4 hours. Intense thunderstorms were reported from southeast Queensland to far...... Read more »
The Top U.S. Counterintelligence Official Mike Orlando Discusses Foreign Espionage Threats Facing The U.S.
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
CBS: *Top counterintelligence official Mike Orlando on foreign espionage threats facing U.S. - "Intelligence Matters"* In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with Mike Orlando, the acting director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, about the range of foreign espionage threats facing the U.S. from adversaries and challengers like Russia and China. Orlando and Morell discuss how "non-traditional collectors" within the academic and business sectors are increasingly tasked by foreign governments to steal intellectual property and ot...
Colombia’s Foreign Minister resigns in the midst of social crisis the country is experiencing
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia's Foreign Minister, Claudia Blum, submitted to President Iván Duque her resignation letter when the country is immersed in one of the biggest social and political crises in recent years due to more than two weeks of protests and mobilizations. "I hereby respectfully submit to you my irrevocable resignation as […] The post Colombia’s Foreign Minister resigns in the midst of social crisis the country is experiencing appeared first on The Rio Times.
State and Local Governments Should Refuse to Participate in Providing Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Children
Adam Dick, null - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] This week, some state and local governments in America are expected to begin working with the United States government on giving shots of Pfizer-BioNTech’s experimental coronavirus “vaccine” to 12 to 15 years old children. This shot-giving will supplement the major push for giving experimental coronavirus shots, made by several manufacturers, to Americans 16 and older that has been going on for several months. Will some state and local governments refuse to participate in this expansion of the program? If they support children’s health, they should say no. Some ...
One Year After Its Landing Gear Collapsed, an F-22 Is Back In The Air
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Virginia Air National Guard airmen assigned to the 192nd Maintenance Group prepare to launch F-22 Raptor tail #85 April 9, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The team of maintainers rebuilt the fighter jet after a mishap upon landing in January 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. Lucretia Cunningham) *Military.com:* *More Than a Year After its Landing Gear Collapsed, an F-22 Is Back in the Air* More than a year after its landing gear collapsed on the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, an F-22 Raptor took to the skies for the first time last mo...
Petitioners Demand FDA Address Inconsistent Labeling of Childhood Vaccines That Contain Aluminum
Children's Health Defense - 13 hours ago
After study finds wide deviations from approved quantities of aluminum adjuvant in vaccines, formal petitions were submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration demanding the agency pause distribution of the vaccines until the issue is addressed. The post Petitioners Demand FDA Address Inconsistent Labeling of Childhood Vaccines That Contain Aluminum appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
The Colonial Pipeline Is Back Online! Bad News: Getting Gas Still Won't Be Easy.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Colonial Pipeline, * [image: Gas Prices] However, supply won’t return to normal immediately, the company admitted, although it didn’t say exactly how soon it will be pumping out gasoline at a normal rate. It was a modern-day crime that led to an outcome, of closed gas stations, that resembled the 1970s. But now, it appears there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for the Colonial Pipeline crisis. It started last Friday, when a group of Russian ransomware hackers known as Darkside executed a ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline, shutting down one of t...
Millions of Americans Would Love a Fourth Stimulus Check
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *New Stimulus Payment, * If a bill calling for a fourth-round of stimulus payments does come to fruition, either as part of the Biden administration’s current proposals or included in a future piece of legislation, it will come as welcome relief for many Americans. Over two million people have now signed a number of online petitions calling for further rounds of stimulus payments. The campaign to distribute the third-round of federal stimulus payments appears to be coming to an end, with the most recent batch of payments distributed by the IRS now meaning that 85 pe...
The Culture Wars of the Twentieth Century
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
“The culture wars have ended in America in a near-universal victory of the left. Many of those appointed as the guardians of Western culture will seize on any argument, however flawed, and any scholarship, however phony, in order to denigrate their cultural inheritance. We have entered a period of cultural suicide, comparable to that undergone by Islam after the ossification of the Ottoman Empire.” ~ writes Roger Scruton in his book *Fools, Frauds, and Firebrands*. There are two ways by which left acquires political power in a country: first, through a proletarian revolution (Russi...
Happy Eid Fitr 2021 from Egyptian Chronicles
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 13 hours ago
Happy Eid Fitr 2021 from Egyptian Chronicles to all Muslims and people celebrating it From Egypt earlier Thursday “Thanks to the amazing Documentaries 2000 Facebook page”. A cutie pie twin from Cairo by Mohamed Ibrahim Cutie pie twin celebrating Eid Fitr at the Mosque with cool sunglasses by Mohamed Ibrahim A boy celebrating Eid at Sultan Hassan Mosque after the prayer with a ball by Ahmed Abdel Rahman. A boy, his ball and his shadow by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Two sisters celebrating Eid in Giza. Celebrating Eid with bubbles by Abdallah Mahmoud And Al-Azhar was fully packed d...
Iran’s History of Harassing or Provocative Behavior in the Strait of Hormuz
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *military, Middle East* The narrow Strait of Hormuz is also well known as a high-tension flashpoint close to the Iranian border where large portions of the region’s commercial and military shipping traffic travel. Swarms of Iranian small boats harassed and tried to intimidate a group of U.S. Navy ships as it transited the Strait of Hormuz on May 10, prompting the U.S. warships to repeatedly fire warning shots in an effort to diffuse the situation. Several U.S. Navy Patrol boats, a Navy guided-missile cruiser and several U.S. Coast Guard ships were escorting a guide...
Gas Prices Are at Highest Point Since 2014: When Will They Head Back to Normal?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Gas Prices, * [image: Gas Prices] The Colonial Pipeline hack that shut off the major gasoline pipeline to the Southeast has caused the national average of fuel prices to surpass $3 per gallon for the first time in seven years. The Colonial Pipeline hack that shut off the major gasoline pipeline to the Southeast has caused the national average of fuel prices to surpass $3 per gallon for the first time in seven years. Motoring organization, Automobile Association of America, reported that the nation’s average retail price is now at $3.008 per gallon. The pipeline...
$350,000,000,000 In 'Stimulus Checks' for States: What Can They Spend It On?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Money, * [image: Joe Biden Stimulus Money] The Treasury Department earlier this week officially launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, a $350 billion fund allocated by the American Rescue Plan stimulus package back in March. It also laid out rules as to how states and local governments can spend the money, and what they can and can’t do. The Treasury Department earlier this week officially launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, a $350 billion fund allocated by the American Rescue Plan stimulus package ba...
What Makes Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Truly Special
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Su-35, Eurasia* It may not be stealth, but it's a killer. *Here's What You Need to Know*: As a multirole fighter, the Su-35S can be used in a variety of missions. *(This article first appeared in November 2020.)* Since it entered service in 2014, the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E has been the top Russian air-superiority fighter. The Su-35S Flanker-E+ is also the most advanced type of the Flanker family. It began development in 2033 and the first prototypes rolled out in 2007, while production began in 2009. This month, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it has r...
Why Democrats Won't Send You a New Stimulus Check Anytime Soon
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *New Stimulus Check, * Even with the existing Democratic support for a fourth round of payments, it appears unlikely that such a measure will be passed anytime soon. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently announced that generating support for the passing of the Biden administration’s two proposed bills would be a priority, but made no mention of adding additional stimulus payments to them. The IRS’ campaign to distribute the third-round of direct federal stimulus payments of up to $1,400 looks to be in its final stages. The most recent batch of payments sent out by th...
U.S. Air Force Planning To Retire Its F-22 Fleet
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
An F-22 Raptor flies over Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23 2009 on a routine training mission. The F-22 is deployed from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. *Air Force Magainze:* *CSAF: F-22 Not in USAF’s Long-Term Plan* Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. wants to neck down the Air Force’s fighter inventory from seven fleets to four, and the F-22 is not on his short list. Speaking during the McAleese FY2022 Defense Programs Conference on May 12, Brown said the tactical aviation study, which launched earlier this year, isn’t meant to produce...
Inflation: At last they're beginning to admit the truth... but only somewhat
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I'm sure readers noticed the latest official inflation figures, released yesterday. They've been described as "the biggest month-on-month jump in core consumer prices since 1981". One analysis points out: Overall prices are up 4.2 percent year-over-year, which is three times the rate of inflation under Joe Biden than under President Trump. Inflation hurts the lower and middle economic class much harder; and the specific inflation sectors show massive increases on the goods and services that blue collar workers use most. It is specifically the Biden economic policies that ar...
The US Is Seeking Military Bases In The Neighborhood Or Close Vicinity Of Afghanistan
Zamir AWAN, OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
President Joe Biden said in his speech on 14 April 2021 that he is “the fourth American president to preside over American troop presence in Afghanistan”. And he added that he “will not pass this responsibility to a fifth”. He also announced that the troop’s withdrawal would start on May […]
Over 80 New York Groups Tell Congress: Leave Dirty Power Out of Clean Energy Standard
Peter Hart, Food & Water Watch - 14 hours ago
Advocates raise concerns that proposals, including Representative Tonko’s, include fracked gas, carbon capture and bogus offsets
Arizona vote audit investigation suggests entire county election database may have been deleted
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 17 hours ago
A Night Under the Bombs in Gaza
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
It is a long and tough night in Gaza. We cannot sleep. The house feels like it is shaking. We are all afraid.
Brazil’s Suzano to invest nearly US$3 billion in new pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Suzano, the largest pulp and paper company in Latin America, announced on Wednesday, May 12, that it will invest R$14.7 (US$2.8) billion to build what it considers the world's largest single-line eucalyptus pulp mill, scheduled to start operating in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS) in early 2024. The new unit […] The post Brazil’s Suzano to invest nearly US$3 billion in new pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul appeared first on The Rio Times.
Netanyahu with Far-Right Settler Extremists has Sparked Violence in Jerusalem
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 14 hours ago
The Israeli prime minister’s decision to side with extremist settlers for political gain, along with attacks on Palestinian worshippers, have led to possible war with Gaza and “civil war” inside Israel itself. The events that transpired at Al-Aqsa mosque (Temple Mount) compound last Friday, when hundreds of armed Israeli police attacked Palestinian worshippers, injuring 200, … Continue reading Netanyahu with Far-Right Settler Extremists has Sparked Violence in Jerusalem →
Brazil’s Méliuz buys startup Promobit for R$13 million in third acquisition after IPO
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The acquired startup manages an online community of discounts and product recommendations with an average of 10.4 million visits per month. Méliuz, known for its cashback services, is increasing the power of its "pick in the e-commerce gold rush," as co-founder Israel Salmen often describes the business. The company on […] The post Brazil’s Méliuz buys startup Promobit for R$13 million in third acquisition after IPO appeared first on The Rio Times.
Amid warnings of a ‘full scale war,’ Biden administration dispatches envoy to Middle East
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Yahoo News WASHINGTON – The Biden administration dispatched a top State Department diplomat to the Middle East “immediately” to try to de-escalate the deadly conflict... The post Amid warnings of a ‘full scale war,’ Biden administration dispatches envoy to Middle East appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
It’s raining rodents! Revolting video shows mice pouring from a grain silo as Australia’s worst-ever mouse plague destroys crops and drives farmers insane
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Daily Mail Farmers overrun by millions of mice have begged the government for help – only to be told there is no money left in... The post It’s raining rodents! Revolting video shows mice pouring from a grain silo as Australia’s worst-ever mouse plague destroys crops and drives farmers insane appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Gaza Ground Invasion Plan Set to be Approved as Military Moves More Troops to Border
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
See also: – Israel Prepares Battle Plan for Gaza Incursion – Gaza Ground Invasion Plan Set to be Approved as Military Moves More Troops to Border by Jon Sharman, https://www.independent.co.uk/ Israel’s military is set to approve plans for a ground assault into Gaza, with Gaza Division and Southern Command drawing up proposals for sign-off by …
DOES FLORIDA HAVE AN EXTRADITION TREATY WITH AMERICA?
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Back when Donald Trump was still president, people would regularly ask on Twitter: To which country will Trump flee to avoid being taken into custody by law enforcement after he loses the election? Trump hates foreign countries. He doesn't even like most of America. All his life he's had enough money to travel the world and stay in the best hotels, but he prefers sleeping in his own bed. So I always responded with the same answer: I'm sticking with the answer I've given here for a while: Trump will move to Florida and Gov. DeSantis will make up a completely fake "states' rights" re...
McDonald’s and Uber to help encourage vaccine-hesitant Americans
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The Guardian Incentivising the vaccine-hesitant in America has reached the fast food and ride-share industries. Burger chain McDonald’s has announced it is partnering with the... The post McDonald’s and Uber to help encourage vaccine-hesitant Americans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
More than 120 retired generals and admirals sign open letter questioning Biden’s mental health and backing election fraud claims
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Daily Mail A group of more than 120 retired military officers have written to President Joe Biden to tell him his election was less than... The post More than 120 retired generals and admirals sign open letter questioning Biden’s mental health and backing election fraud claims appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The media is Lying about India of people dying on the streets of covid
Norm, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Zionist Global communist takeover wake up gangstalking-australia April 30th, 2021 The post The media is Lying about India of people dying on the streets of covid appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Duluth Police Panic Shooting Man Through Closed Door Of His Home – Earning The Hate
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
ThinkLikeACop May 12th, 2021. DULUTH — Two video clips filed in State District Court show the moment a Duluth police officer fired through the closed... The post Duluth Police Panic Shooting Man Through Closed Door Of His Home – Earning The Hate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Israel Orders “Massive Reinforcement” Of Reserve Troops To Quell Riots; Ground Forces Amass Near Gaza — The Coming Fulfillment of Revelation 12:6,13-14
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
The Israeli army gets ready – moves its tanks to the Gaza stripe region. pic.twitter.com/puteoc8UuZ — Ali Özkök (@Ozkok_A) May 12, 2021 Israel Orders “Massive Reinforcement” Of Reserve Troops To Quell Riots; Ground Forces Amass Near Gaza by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ On Thursday Israeli troops have begun amassing at Gaza’s border amid widespread rumors of …
Ohio will give 5 people $1 million each in COVID-19 vaccine lottery
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Yahoo News Five vaccinated Ohioans will win $1 million each through a new lottery announced Wednesday, in one of the largest financial incentives announced by... The post Ohio will give 5 people $1 million each in COVID-19 vaccine lottery appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Why Costco is secretly a winner from Colonial Pipeline shutdown fueled gas lines
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Yahoo News Costco (COST) could be on pace to have a big month of sales for May as its members along the East Coast hoard... The post Why Costco is secretly a winner from Colonial Pipeline shutdown fueled gas lines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Earth’s Field Struggles in First Test of Solar Cycle 25
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Suspicious0bservers May 12, 2021 There is no reason this mild CME should have produced this geomagnetic storm to this extent. This is exactly what we’ve... The post Earth’s Field Struggles in First Test of Solar Cycle 25 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
SLC’s profit up 141% in 1st quarter on higher prices and record soybean harvest
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SLC Agrícola (SLCE3) reported a 140.9% increase in net income in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, to R$376.8 million, with an increase in the value of soybean biological assets amid higher prices for agricultural commodities. "The variation is explained primarily by higher prices and higher […] The post SLC’s profit up 141% in 1st quarter on higher prices and record soybean harvest appeared first on The Rio Times.
Record Cold in North Carolina Piedmont
Robert, Ice Age Now - 15 hours ago
Breaks record set in 1960 _____________ “Late-season chill sets record at RDU before gradual warm up,” read the headline on May 8. “At 4:08 AM the temperature dropped to 37° in #Raleigh,” said WRAL meteorologist Zack Maloch. “It’s quite chilly for May and we broke the Record Low that was previously 40° set in 1960.” ... Read more The post Record Cold in North Carolina Piedmont appeared first on Ice Age Now.
35 Palestinian and 5 Israeli Civilians Killed by Airstrikes And Rocket Attacks | DW News
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
[image: https://www.henrymakow.com/2014/09/Israel-Missing-from-ISIS-Fight%20.html]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-just-admitted-arming-anti-assad-syrian-rebels-big-mistake-1.6894850]Click on image for article. Another ‘Palestinian’ terrorist with Star of David tattoo! Mossad motto: “By way of deception thou shalt conduct war! [image: http://americanfreepress.net/perpetual-war-and-the-global-media-psyop/?print=print]Click on image for article. [image: http://socioecohistory.x10host.com/2018/11/07/modern-jews-admit-they-are-not...
Uruguay aims to have its entire population connected by 2025
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thinking about life in pre-pandemic times is difficult, but what is certain is that the global health scenario has revealed the successes and failures of countries in their commitment to digital transformation. Health, education and work, to mention three central vectors of human life, were linked to the possibility of […] The post Uruguay aims to have its entire population connected by 2025 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Free speech wasn't so free 103 years ago, when 'seditious' and 'unpatriotic' speech was criminalized in the US
Eric P. Robinson, Assistant Professor (media law and ethics), University of South Carolina, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Free speech is a long American tradition -- but so are attempts to restrict free speech. A First Amendment scholar writes about measures a century ago to silence those criticizing government.
Finding the Pathways to Justice
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 update: 149 cases and a pause on AstraZenena Tim Bousquet has the latest COVID-19 update and all the details, graphs, and breakdowns. The province announced on Wednesday there are 149 new cases of COVID-19. One hundred and nineteen of those cases are in the Central Zone. There are 73 people in hospital […]
Another Pipeline Problem
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Gretchen Witmer, the governor of Michigan, wants to shut down the pipeline which supplies half the fuel needs of Ontario and Quebec. Lawrence Martin writes: This line has been in operation for 67 years without a leak into the Straits, but that doesn’t cut it with the uncompromising governor, a rising Democratic Party star. She alleges it is in ill-repair and could cause a horrific spill. She’s ignored a compromise reached by the previous governor, Republican Rick Snyder, that would see Enbridge bore an underground tunnel connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan as a replacement fo...
The DF-100: China's Anti-Carrier Missile System
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *PLA, China* The DF, or Dongfeng (“East Wind”) designation, is mostly reserved for China’s many types of ballistic missiles, which arc high into the atmosphere before plunging down at tremendous speeds. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Many important characteristics regarding the DF-100 remain unclear. What is clear, however, is that the Chinese government is telling the world that the DF-100 is a hypersonic, regional-level anti-ship missile that will impose a new, challenging threat-vector for long-range attacks against large warships over a thousand miles...
Stimulus Payments and Taxes: Everything You Need to Know
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payments, Taxes, * Congress frustrated many taxpayers when it failed to exempt the current stimulus money from garnishment. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *For the current round of $1,400 checks sent out under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, taxpayers can rest easy knowing that the money cannot be garnished for unpaid federal debts or back taxes. Over the past two months, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have worked around the clock to disburse well over one hundred sixty million $1,400 coronavirus stimulus...
More Stimulus Checks On Autopilot? It Could Happen.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Payments, * What if the delivery of aid didn’t require new legislation? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *At least 21 Senators, per Newsweek, support the proposal, although that’s not enough to get the bill through the Senate, much less overcome the filibuster. Following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis, the government moved into action to pass relief, including the CARES Act in 2020 and later the American Rescue Plan a year later. But what if the delivery of aid didn’t require new legislation? According to New...
Gas Shortages Hit North Carolina Hard: When Will They End?
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Gas Shortage North Carolina, * Fortunately, Colonial Pipeline – which early on announced it had no intention of paying DarkSide’s ransom demand – managed to restore a limited flow of oil, and they have announced that they intend to resume full capacity by the end of the week. This suggests that the current shortages will be temporary, and prices should return to normal within a week. Following the cyberattack on the East Coast’s Colonial Pipeline by the mysterious hacking group DarkSide on May 7, the flow of gasoline to the East Coast from Texas, Louisiana and t...
Could the Navy Turn Its New Aircraft Carriers Into Actual Warships?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier, * Beneath the more visible surface of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carriers’ continued journey to deployment, there appears to be a concurrent and highly impactful, yet more narrowly focused or specific developmental trajectory lurking below the radar: increasing the Ford-class’ expanding role as an armed warship capable of engaging in heavy maritime combat. Beneath the more visible surface of the *USS Gerald R. Ford *aircraft carriers’ continued journey to deployment, there appears to be a concurrent and highly impactful, yet more ...
New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Training for Enemy Attacks (By Russia and China)
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier, * U.S. Navy developers of the emerging USS Gerald R. Ford are making extensive efforts to ensure the new class of carriers is positioned to fend off an entirely new generation of enemy attacks expected to greatly challenge the boundaries of ship defense. U.S. Navy developers of the emerging USS *Gerald R. Ford* are making extensive efforts to ensure the new class of carriers is positioned to fend off an entirely new generation of enemy attacks expected to greatly challenge the boundaries of ship defense. During final parts of the Nav...
The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Could Someday Be Armed for War
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *MQ-4C Triton, Americas* The Navy and Northrop Grumman are taking a new series of steps to prepare the maritime-focused Triton drone with new targeting and collision avoidance technology. The advent of new networking connectivity and next-generation command and control systems are quickly changing the operational landscape for drones in a position to massively shorten the sensor-to-shooter time, reduce latency and expedite multi-domain targeting and attack. This prospect, which is not only gaining traction but surging into new levels of mission functionality, is e...
Gas at $7 Per Gallon? Price Gouging and Panic Buying Hit Virginia
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Gas Prices, * Experts have cautioned against “panic buying” of gasoline out of fear that supplies will decrease further. They have noted that panic buying often leads to the outcomes that consumers hoped it would prevent – namely, soaring prices and shortages of goods. The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that crippled Colonial Pipeline – an enormous gas pipeline corporation that carries refined gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel from Texas to New York – has been described as the largest and most serious cyberattack on American infrastructure to date. Fortu...
Could Biden’s State Stimulus Become Another Payment to Americans?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payments, * There is a section of the American Rescue Plan that says that governments can, in fact, disburse the money for direct assistance to households who have been financially hurt by the ongoing pandemic. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Beginning in July, millions of eligible parents will be able to get their hands on a $250 or $300 payment each month under the expanded child tax credit. The sending out of the current third round of coronavirus stimulus checks appears to be heading into the final weeks, but according to the most up-to-date ...
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Wednesday 12 May 2021
TonyfromOz, Coming Attractions: Long Lines At The Pump, High Gas Prices – PA Pundits – International - 14 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
Did China Launch A Successful Cyber-Attack Against Russia's Top Submarine Design Bureau?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
A copy of the image into which the malware had been embedded, which was then sent to Rubin's Director-General Vilnit. The system shown is similar, if not identical to an unmanned underwater vehicle Rubin has been developing called Cephalopod. via Cybereason *Warzone/The Drive:* *Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics* The Rubin Design Bureau has designed ballistic missile submarines, among other types, as well as advanced unmanned underwater vehicles. Russia's Rubin Design Bureau was the target of a cyber attack involving an image ...
Fifteen Thoughts On Palestine
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
Listen to this article: 1 You don’t get to drop an entire colony on top of an inhabited country, grind those inhabitants into the dirt for generations, and then claim self defense every time they retaliate. That’s not a thing. The US-centralized power alliance in […]
Did US Secretary of State Blinken Read Ukrainian President Zelenskiy The Riot Act?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service May 6, 2021, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C/L) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C/R) during their talks in Kyiv. *Pepe Escobar for The Saker Blog:** Pictures of a Ukrainian Dream* Picture yourself about to meet a girl with kaleidoscope eyes… No. Sorry. Actually picture merry lines of code in the R programming language – wallowing in a happy valley of game theory models which would not preclude Goth or New Romantic Walkyrie dancin’ to the 12-inch version of Bauhaus’s...
Attorney General says ‘White supremacist groups pose a rising US threat’
Keith, musingsofanoldfart - 15 hours ago
“White supremacist groups pose rising U.S. threat, Garland says” by Mark Hosenball of Reuters is a title that jumped off my browser feed yesterday. Attorney General Merrick Garland said made this comment and he would know based on his past … Continue reading →
South Africa: Blame for May Day’s bare whimper
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
May Day 2021 has come and gone, without much of a whimper, let alone a bang. And it is the novel coronavirus that is only marginally responsible. Because there would not have been much of a bang even without the pandemic.
UK Crony Capitalism: It never stops
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Good Law Project has uncovered remarkable evidence that a Tory Minister brought a former Chair of the Tory Party, a man who now runs a lobbying firm, into the heart of Government to work on the massive multi-billion PPE procurement process. Having got his feet under the table that former Chair lobbied to win PPE contracts for at least one, and possibly a number, of clients of his lobbying firm.
Lies Canada's Political Class (of all stripes) Told About Covid and the So Called Vaccine
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*I’ve covered the lie smorgasbord for some time now. And let’s be frank these were lies.** Perhaps at first their were unknowns. But as time went one and more information surfaced the political classes continued to simply lie. Lies about the "pandemic" that was never declared as such. Lies about the PCR testing. Lies to cause fear. Lies to coerce. The lies came fast, furious and with abundance. They came in leaps and bounds. Heaps and Piles. Repeated lies were told by politicians of all stripes. Liberals, Conservatives and the like. At all levels. Federal, Provincial and Regi...
Tesla to Stop Accepting Bitcoin for Car Payments
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
CEO Elon Musk said that cryptocurrency is a “good idea on many levels” but its promise cannot come at a “great cost to the environment."
The truth is coming out....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Saagar Enjeti details the "lab leak hypothesis" and how it demonstrates the way "the culture war in America corrupts basic facts." This is the story referred to in the video: Origin of Covid — Following the Clues Did people or nature open Pandora’s box at Wuhan? By Nicholas Wade who is a science writer and has worked on the staff of Nature, Science and, for many years, on the New York Times.
WATCH: Cop Snaps, Pepper Sprays, Body Slams Handcuffed Man in a Wheelchair
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: wheelchair]A cop in Connecticut has been fired after video showed him attack a handcuffed man in a wheelchair before slamming him to the ground.
Severe thunderstorms destroy more than 1 000 homes in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
At least three people have been killed and more than 1 000 homes destroyed in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady as severe thunderstorms swept over the region from May 6 to 9, 2021. According to Myanmar's state-run media, severe thunderstorms struck all districts of...... Read more »
Electric cars may make driving too expensive for middle classes, warns Vauxhall chief
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Driving could become the preserve of the rich as Britain and other countries around the world impose bans on diesel and petrol cars and embrace electrification, the boss of Vauxhall owner Stellantis has warned. A global rush to go electric could make cars too expensive for the middle classes, […]
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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Times Square Shooting Suspect Arrested In Florida Expert panel says mistakes led to coronavirus pandemic, but stops short of holding countries, leaders to account ‘Toxic cocktail’ of global mistakes accelerated spread of COVID-19, panel says Indian cops put nets over Ganges River to prevent dumping of COVID victimsRiver plastic Interceptors are stopping trash from reaching the ocean Nuclear reactions are increasing in an inaccessible chamber at Chernobyl UPDATE! Arizona Bill Designates Gun Stores as Essential Businesses Man who fled with a tiger has been caught, but...
Israel Has ‘Right to Defend Itself,’ Biden Says after Talk with Netanyahu
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Israel has the right to defend itself, United States President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he assured of his “unwavering support” amid the escalation of the violence with Palestine.
Arsenal Prevails 1-0 over Chelsea in the Premier League
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Arsenal nipped Chelsea 1-0 on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge to secure its first league double against the Blues since 2003-2004.
Biggest US Fuel Pipeline Network Resumes Operations after Cyberattack
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Colonial, the company that runs the largest US fuel pipeline network, announced on Wednesday that it has resumed operations after suffering a ransomware attack last week.
LaLiga Title in Sight for Atletico Madrid
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Atletico Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 on Wednesday to move a step closer to claiming its second LaLiga title in eight years.
Pandemic: Follow the Real Money, the Unthinkable Amount of Money
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - The invasion of the doctors and the public health authorities, during the crisis, is the point of the spear.
Changes At The Grinnell Glacier Since 1994
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 15 hours ago
The Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park doesn’t appear to have changed in size since 1994. earthengine.google.com Google Earth Experts predicted the park would be ice free by 1948. 29 Dec 1923, Page 5 – at Newspapers.com That prediction failed, … Continue reading →
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