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CNBC: 'Has The CDC Lost Its Sort Of Lofty Perch And If So How Do You Plan To Get It Back?'
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
When even CNBC is talking about the writing on the wall for the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, they know they are in big trouble. read more
Quantum Computing In Finance – Where We Stand And Where We Could Go
Joseph Byrum, Science 2.0 blogs - 17 hours ago
Quantum computers (QCs) operate totally differently than classical computers. Due to the quantum effects known as superposition and entanglement, quantum bits (called qubits) can take on non-binary states represented by complex numbers. This facilitates computational solutions to mathematical problems that cannot be solved by classical computers because they require sequentially computing an astronomical number of combinations or permutations. read more
Analysis: Why Argentina needs European help to pay off its debt
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina was heading toward its second default in 20 years when the coronavirus pandemic hit. President Alberto Fernández is now in Europe seeking support to defer sovereign debt payment. Argentina's economy plunged 9.9% in 2020. Like many other Latin American countries, Argentina was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, but […] The post Analysis: Why Argentina needs European help to pay off its debt appeared first on The Rio Times.
Thirteen Facts About American Prisons That Will Blow Your Mind
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 1 day ago
In a few minutes time you’ll want to abolish prisons. If you’re not ready for that intellectual and emotional transformation, then please stop reading now. Or put on your thunder shirt. If you grew up in the United States, like I did, then you probably think prisons are a fact of life. We just go through our day-to-day assuming that a huge chunk our population must be hardened criminals (which is very different from hard criminals: scalawags involved in burgling while aroused) and that without prisons these delinquents would be running everywhere, breaking things, kicking squirrel...
650 Groups Tell Congress: Leave Dirty Power Out Of Clean Electricity Standard
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 1 day ago
Washington, DC— More than 650 national advocacy and grassroots groups sent a letter today calling on Congress to develop a truly clean, renewable and just energy standard for electricity as part of an evolving infrastructure package. To meet its climate goals, the Biden administration is expected to back a national Clean Electricity Standard, or CES, which some advocates argue can pass under existing budget reconciliation rules. But existing CES proposals from prominent Democrats allow for filthy and false solutions such as fracked gas, carbon capture and storage, and factory far...
Species Solidarity: Rediscovering Our Connection To The Web Of Life
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 1 day ago
If it wasn’t already clear, the Covid-19 pandemic has made it painfully obvious that our lives are entwined with the lives of other animals. Our health depends on theirs, not only because viruses from their bodies can enter ours, but because we survive thanks to the soil they fertilize and the plants they pollinate. And as climate disruption escalates, it’s evident that many animals are buffering us from its worst effects, maintaining ecosystems that absorb carbon and help mitigate the effects of sea-level rise. Conservationists have long cared deeply about the survival of other p...
Nadal Battles Past Sinner on Day of Upsets at Italian Open
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal needed to produce a high level out of the gate at the Italian Open, but he was able to lift his game when necessary to defeat promising teenager Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and advance to the round of 16 of this elite clay-court event.
Colombians Once Again Take to Streets in Anti-Government Protests
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Bogota and other cities once again on Wednesday in a new national strike to protest the policies of President Ivan Duque, calling for an end to some of them and demanding effective action to halt police brutality.
Hyperinflation in Venezuela Continues Uptrend, Locates at 33.4%
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
As expected by many economic experts, hyperinflation in Venezuela didn’t slow down as it resumed its uptrend in April to hit 33.4%, an increase of 24.3 percentage points from the previous month when price variation was 9.1%, the lowest since the country entered the hyperinflationary process in November of 2017 according to a monthly report by the Venezuelan Finance Observatory (OVF) of the Legislature.
Biden Hopes for Quick End to Israel-Palestinian Strife
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was hopeful the current round of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians was approaching an end.
Cuban Artist Celia Ledon Brings Latin America Baroque to New Territory
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Hats, straws with which to sip refreshments, collars made of tin, fabrics made of junk and weavings of cassette tapes. Any material will do for Cuban visual artist Celia Ledon in creating her works straddling fashion and sculpture that are now on display at New York’s Kennedy Center.
Chile’s Indigenous Eye Long-Sought Recognition in Constitution Rewrite
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Chile’s upcoming constituent assembly process has sparked hope for change in many sectors of society and particularly among indigenous people, who represent 12.8 percent of the population and have been seeking constitutional recognition for more than two centuries.
Venezuelan Nurses Protest Lack of COVID-19 Vaccines, PPE
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Nurses mounted protests on Wednesday in various parts of Venezuela to press the regime to adopt a national COVID-19 vaccination plan and provide hospitals with more in the way of supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff.
Peruvian Myths, Legends Are New, Exciting Inspiration for Videogames
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Shamans, gigantic owls, “ayahuasca” and pre-Hispanic labyrinths are the key elements in creating the perfect videogame. At least, this was the formula a group of young Peruvians used to achieve success at the last “Game Jam” competition in Mexico, where innovation and subject matter were the categories where Peruvian creativity and culture stood out.
The ‘Civil War’ Raging in Israel’s Mixed Cities
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The current flare up of violence between Israelis and Palestinians is not confined to the Gaza Strip, but has spread to different parts of Israel, including the ethnically mixed city of Lod, whose Jewish and Arab citizens have been clashing for days in what the mayor has described as a “civil war.”
Newly Inaugurated Mexico City Cafe Aims to Promote Cannabis Culture
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Amid an ongoing effort to legalize recreational marijuana use nationwide Mexico’s capital now has its first Amsterdam-style “coffee shop,” a space for exploring cannabis culture through talks, gatherings and food items containing purely non-psychoactive ingredients.
EMA Concludes Evaluation of Sputnik V Compliance with Clinical Practice
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Wednesday it had concluded its evaluation of good clinical practice in trials for Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
Japan to Vaccinate Olympic Athletes Ahead of Others
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Japan is set to vaccinate its athletes participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games ahead of the rest of the population, the organizing committee said on Wednesday amid growing opposition to the event among Japanese citizens.
Netanyahu: Israel Responding with ‘Increasing Force’ as Gaza Violence Spirals
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Israel is intensifying its airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation against rocket fire from the enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Treasury Identifies Mexican Trafficker That Fuel the US Opioid Epidemic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Jesus Gonzalez Peñuelas and the Gonzalez Peñuelas Drug Trafficking Organization (Gonzalez Peñuelas DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).
Independent Panel: ‘Serious Failures’ Led to Catastrophic Pandemic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The World Health Organization and individual governments made serious errors in their response to the coronavirus pandemic, an Independent WHO Panel reported on Wednesday.
US Condemns China’s ‘Genocide’ against Xinjiang Minorities
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The United States said on Wednesday it would work with its allies to pressure China into ending the “genocide” against the Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in the country’s eastern Xinjiang province.
French Open to Allow Fans with Negative Tests, Vaccination Certificates
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Fans will have to prove they have tested negative for, recovered from or been vaccinated against COVID-19 to be allowed to attend the French Open, the organizers announced on Wednesday.
Spain Hopes to Jump Start Tourism Industry with New Campaign
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Spain hopes to welcome around 45 million foreign tourists this year, just over half the pre-pandemic total registered in 2019, when it was the second-most visited country in the world.
Ahmadinejad Registers for Iran’s June Elections
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on Wednesday for presidential elections slated for June.
Thousands of Tourists Stranded as Nepal Extends Flight Ban amid COVID-19 Surge
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Thousands of foreign tourists have been left stranded in Nepal after authorities decided to extend the ban on international flights to May 31 as the country struggles to deal with a serious COVID-19 surge.
Marina Abramovic Wins Spanish Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Serbian artist Marina Abramovic won on Wednesday Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts 2021.
87-Year-Old Brazilian DJ Not Ready to Leave the Stage
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
At age 87, Osvaldo Pereira, also known as the father of Brazilian DJs, has the same energy he had at 30.
UEFA to Investigate Real Madrid, Barça, Juve for Potential Legal Violations
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
UEFA said on Wednesday it would conduct a disciplinary investigation to see whether Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus had breached the footballing body’s legal framework with their plans for a breakaway Super League.
Five Dead in Stampede amid Rush Home for Eid in Bangladesh
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
At least five people died in a stampede as thousands of people returned to their native villages from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and other cities for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest Muslim festival, defying COVID-19 restrictions.
Guaidó Asks for Negotiation with Maduro Regime to Save Venezuela
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
National Assembly President Juan Guaidó called for “national salvation” talks for Venezuela to the Nicolás Maduro regime on Tuesday which would include representatives from the international community, the local opposition and the regime.
‘The Woman in the Window’: Amy Adam’s Struggle to Overcome Fear
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Letting go of fear is at the core of British director Joe Wright’s upcoming movie “The Woman in the Window,” starring two-time Golden Globe winner Amy Adams.
China’s Xiaomi Says US Has Removed It from Blacklist
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Chinese technology company Xiaomi said on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with the United States Defense Department to remove it from the black list of companies with alleged links with the Chinese Army.
SMS Breaks Silence of Survivors of Sexist Violence in Kenya
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
Jemima Moraa knows from experience that she would not be able to get help if in danger. So, after being raped in Nairobi, her only option was to send an SMS to ask for assistance.
New Zealand Lawmaker Expelled from Parliament for Performing Haka
Latin American Herald Tribune - 15 hours ago
The co-leader of the Maori Party Rawiri Waititi was expelled on Wednesday from the New Zealand Parliament for performing a haka, a traditional Maori challenge, in protest against “racist rhetoric and propaganda” of the opposition National Party.
Stimulus Checks Are Nothing: Biden Wants to Spend Trillions on Much More
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Plan, * [image: American Families Plan] Americans should instead expect to see indirect benefits afforded to them should the two plans successfully pass into law. The American Infrastructure Plan, for example, will look to create new jobs through investments into a number of areas including manufacturing, transportation, housing, research and development, and digital infrastructure. The distribution of stimulus payments will likely be wrapping up in the next few weeks, with the IRS now having used up over 85 percent of the funds available to it for use in...
India Is Ready To Hunt Enemy Submarines (Thanks to America)
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *India, Asia* Meet Boeing’s P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The P-8I is the Indian variant of the P-8A Poseidon. The Indian Navy’s ability to spot potential adversaries has been enhanced as it took delivery of its ninth Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. It will help expand the Navy's long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. The Indian Navy was the first and is now the largest international customer of the P-8 and recently completed seven years of operating the fleet of patrol...
South Korea Is Unprepared for Flashpoints in the Asia-Pacific Region
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *military, Asia* Seoul is often overlooked as a strategically vital and critically positioned ally in need of surveillance assets. The complex and fast-changing threat landscape in the Pacific region is leading the United States and its allies in the region to vigorously pursue new drones, surveillance technologies and fixed-wing platforms configured for long-range, long-dwell, multi-sensor targeting missions. While Japan, Australia and Taiwan are all making news for the pace at which they are both developing and acquiring new surveillance platforms such as drones ...
Does Joe Biden Have a Stimulus Fraud Problem on His Hands?
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Fraud, * By now, it is a recurring news story. Each time the government offers businesses Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, an unscrupulous boss will fraudulently claim benefits, then spend the money on personal goods. What can Biden do about it? By now, it is a recurring news story. Each time the government offers businesses Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, an unscrupulous boss will fraudulently claim benefits, then spend the money on personal goods. PPP loans are loans intended as emergency relief for small business owners. Effectivel...
GAZA FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM
Unknown, Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago
*This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by the Israeli government on the accusation she was a "propagandist." So Abby connected with a team of journalists in Gaza to produce the film through the blockaded border. This collaboration shows you Gaza's protest movement like you've never seen before. Filmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, it features riveting exclusive footage of demonstrations. The documentary tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footag...
The Right to Private Property Implies A Social Liability, Not a Private Privilege!
Rosolino Candela, Econlib - 16 hours ago
What is the relationship between the right to private property and a free and liberal society? Private property is the institutional precondition for individual liberty, yet the concept itself and its inherent link to liberalism is often misunderstood. Let me begin by defining what is meant by private property before discussing its relationship to liberalism. […] The post The Right to Private Property Implies A Social Liability, Not a Private Privilege! appeared first on Econlib.
Damaging tornado hits uptown New Orleans, Louisiana
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
A damaging tornado swept through uptown New Orleans, Louisiana early Wednesday morning (LT), May 12, 2021, as severe thunderstorms rolled over the area. This was the only tornado in the U.S. on May 11, the first to hit New Orleans since July 2019 and the 10th since...... Read more »
Second Stage Terror Wars
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 16 hours ago
It is well known that the endless U.S. war on terror was overtly launched following the mass murders of September 11, 2001 and the linked anthrax attacks. The invasion of Afghanistan and the Patriot Act were immediately justified by those insider murders, and subsequently the wars against Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. So too the terrorizing of the American people with constant fear-mongering about imminent Islamic terrorist attacks from abroad that never came.
Black Agenda Report 13 May 2021
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 18 hours ago
13 May 2021 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: The End of Low Wage Work Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist The combination of unemployment and additional stimulus support has made staying home a better economic decision than working for peanuts under stressful conditions. Democrats Give an “A” Grade to Joe Biden’s Brand of Corporate Rule. … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 13 May 2021
They Want You Dead White Man!
Red Ice News - 19 hours ago
[image: They Want You Dead White Man!] Originally published July 1, 2018 Anti straight White male hatred will backfire and be used as a catalyst for greatness. Watch Lana's exclusive videos by getting a membership at redicemembers.com Sign up at SubscribeStar: subscribestar.com/redice Help us by donating to us here: redice.tv/donate
Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Panama
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit off the coast of Panama, Pacific Ocean at 09:42 UTC on May 13, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The epicenter was located...... Read more »
Biden Has $350,000,000,000 In 'Stimulus Checks' for States Coming Soon
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Payments, * The American Rescue Plan, which initiated the distribution of the third round of stimulus payments, also included $350 billion to help state, local, territorial, and tribal governments respond to the pandemic in the form of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The distribution of direct federal stimulus payments continues, with the IRS now having sent over 164 million payments worth roughly $386 billion to eligible Americans. Distribution of these payments appears to be winding down, however, with over 85 percent of funds earm...
Over 1 Million Americans Rejected Their Stimulus Payment. Why?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payments, * According to one poll conducted Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it suggested that U.S. consumers are saving forty-two cents of every dollar received from the third stimulus checks. *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 should know that the funds cannot be garnished for unpaid federal debts or back taxes. The Internal Revenue Service may have already delivered hundreds of millions of coronavirus stimulus checks over thr...
Are America's Jets As Stealthy As They Can Possibly Get?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Fighter Jets, The Americas* Whether DARPA’s vision is prophetic or just premature remains to be seen. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *DARPA is looking for other ways that U.S airpower can accomplish its objectives even without air superiority, such as “lethality through a combination of overwhelming performance (e.g. hypersonics) and overwhelming numbers (e.g. swarming low-cost weapons).” Did the Pentagon just admit that stealth technology may not work anymore? Or that America must be ready to face a future where its airpower doesn't control the skies? DARPA,...
Sputtering About Crypto and the US Pipeline Ransomware Attack
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
You can hear the silence about the role of crypto in the Colonial Pipeline and a growing spate of ransom demands.
I Spent a Year and a Half at a ‘No-Excuses’ Charter School – This Is What I Saw
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
A tally of the limittions of the strict "no excuses" charter school format that bizarrely skips over their intent to weed out students.
President Biden Enlists McDonald's To Promote Vaccination.
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
McDonald's, the fast food giant, is promoting Covid vaccines for the Biden administration. From McDonald's: McDonald’s partners with the Biden Administration to provide trusted, independent information on COVID-19 vaccines If this doesn't convince the average American that Covid vaccination programs...
Elevated temperatures and gas emissions at Great Sitkin volcano, Alaska
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
Above-background activity has been observed at the Great Sitkin volcano in Alaska, prompting the Alaska Volcano Observatory to raise the Aviation Color Code to Yellow and the Volcano Alert Level to Advisory on May 13, 2021. Elevated surface temperatures have been...... Read more »
Cannabis firms ready FDA ingredient notifications with eye on legalization
Kristen Nichols, MJBizDaily - 17 hours ago
Cannabis manufacturers with national ambitions for when the United States legalizes marijuana and CBD are plowing big money into telling the federal government exactly what they’re making - and being honest when their products elicit consumer complaints. Cannabis firms ready FDA ingredient notifications with eye on legalization is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Europe Needs an Integrated Ground-Based Air Defense Network
Fabian Hoffmann, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Fabian Hoffmann* *Air Defense, Europe* If Europe is serious about achieving strategic autonomy, the requirement of detaching its ground-based air defense from the United States and moving towards an integrated air defense network seems inevitable. The composition of the contemporary European ground-based air defense landscape is problematic. European states deploy a large number of different air-defense capabilities and heavily rely on foreign and especially American systems for their air and missile defense. As a result, Europe’s ground-based air defense today looks more like a...
Biden Has Plans: Keep Your Eye Out for More Stimulus Payments
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payments, * While it is indeed true that this current third round of stimulus is winding down fast make sure to keep an eye out for other government-issued cash windfalls. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Understand that if Biden’s highly ambitious nearly $2 trillion American Families Plan ever gets green-lighted, that would provide even more financial relief to both individuals and families over the long term. Know that to date, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have disbursed one hundred sixty-four million coronavirus stim...
The MiG-21 Keeps Getting Copied: Is Iran's Latest Version Any Good?
Caleb Larson, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Caleb Larson* *Iranian Air Force, Middle East* One of their lesser-known, and indeed less-capable airframes is a copy…of a copy. Meet the J/F-7. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These days the F-7 is relegated to a trainer aircraft for Iranian pilots. It made a slight blip in the headlines in 2018, when one of Iran’s F-7 training airframes crash-landed in the “near the city of Hassanabad in Jarqavieh Olya district, Isfahan province.” Iran’s motley fleet of airframes includes a wide variety of antiquated aircraft, including American F-14 Tomcats, McDonell Douglas F-4 Phantom I...
Verily, the mind doth boggle...
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
I was dumbfounded (and that may be a very good word under the circumstances) to see this tweet put out yesterday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission: I could hardly believe my eyes. Is it even *possible* that educated First World residents can be so stupid as to do something like that, and therefore need to be warned against it? That was before I saw these photographs, among others (also yesterday): It seems the USCPSC understands (some) Americans better than I do . . . **Sigh** Those aren't the only images of the current East Coast gas shortage to boggle my...
“We didn’t want to hurt them. We are polite”: When a retraction notice pulls punches
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A group of anesthesiology researchers in China have lost their 2020 paper on nerve blocks during lung surgery after finding that the work contained “too many” errors to stand. But after hearing from the top editor of the journal, it’s pretty clear “too many errors” was a euphemism for even worse problems. The article, “Opioid-sparing … Continue reading “We didn’t want to hurt them. We are polite”: When a retraction notice pulls punches
Large landslide blocks Colca River in Arequipa, Peru
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
A large landslide hit the Caylloma Province, Peru at around 07:30 LT on May 9, 2021, blocking the Colca River in the district of Chivay and forming a natural dam. The landslide took place close to the city of Chivay and is about 300 m (985 feet) long. Authorities...... Read more »
Dr. Romeo F. Quijano [series]: Covid-19: Militarism & Big Money Trampling Humanity [Part 3]
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
12 May 2021 — Wrong Kind of Green By Romeo F. Quijano, M.D., Professor (Ret.), Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila Romeo F. Quijano, M.D. “The Covid-19 spectre, vaccine mania, deceptive remedial schemes and brutal, anti-people pandemic responses created by militarism and big money have shoved by the … Continue reading Dr. Romeo F. Quijano [series]: Covid-19: Militarism & Big Money Trampling Humanity [Part 3]
Water vapor vs. CO2 as a climate control knob
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 19 hours ago
We can't afford to ignore the clouds. The post Water vapor vs. CO2 as a climate control knob appeared first on CFACT.
Early-Season Blizzards Hit Australia + a Powerful Polar Outbreak in the Forecast
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
In recent years, Australia's climate has been changing -- for the cooler and wetter. And early-season snows have become far more common. #GrandSolarMinimum The post Early-Season Blizzards Hit Australia + a Powerful Polar Outbreak in the Forecast appeared first on Electroverse.
BWorld 487, Vaccination rates and lockdown
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 19 hours ago
* My column in BusinessWorld, May 11, 2021. One of the promises or hypotheses of all these hurried vaccines is that as more people are vaccinated, COVID-19 cases and deaths will decline as people will no longer suffer severe cases of infection. Has this been achieved? I personally wanted to see a quantitative answer to this question. I got data on vaccination by country from https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations. I chose countries with high vaccination rates. Then I checked their respective COVID-19 cases by country from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countrie...
1956: The Year Europe's Imperialism in the Suez Almost Caused Nuclear War
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *British History, Middle East* Washington had to reign in London and Paris from another imperial adventure. There was a real danger those allies wouldn't back down and neither would Moscow. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The damage to the West was immense. U.S.-British relations were damaged, and Soviet prestige enhanced. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel. The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956 Israel-Egypt War, have to be...
Dr. Romeo F. Quijano [series]: Should We Take the Vaccine Against Covid-19 [Part 2]
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
“The credibility of the CDC, WHO, public health authorities and mainstream health professionals have been seriously eroded because of corporatization, conflicts of interests, dishonesty, corruption and misrepresentation. People have good reasons to be wary of vaccines. Too much reliance on vaccines to address infectious diseases is not congruent with the current body of scientific knowledge about the immune system, microbial ecology and the intimate relationship of humans with the environment.”
Meet New Zealand's “Lemon Squeezer”: A Legendary Military Hat
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *New Zealand, Australia* The peaked hat became iconic with New Zealanders thanks to World War I. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The hat remained in use in the New Zealand military until 1960 When the first New Zealand units arrived on the Gallipoli peninsula during the First World War they were easy to spot as they were the only ones wearing a unique campaign hat—known to some as the “Lemon Squeezer” due to its iconic shape. Since the First World War this hat has been linked to the Kiwi soldier, and while less well-known than the iconic Australian slouch hat, the ...
Biden's Stimulus Payment: Did They Save the U.S. Economy?
Eli Fuhrman, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus Payments, Americas* The third round of direct federal stimulus payments has had a major impact on economic recovery in America. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *These larger payments, combined with greater rates of vaccination and reopening of businesses in many parts of the country, have contributed to higher levels of consumer spending and household income. The IRS recently announced that it was in the process of distributing another batch of stimulus payments worth up to $1,400, the eighth batch of payments so far as called for by the American Rescu...
Is Russia Replacing Its Legendary Iskander Missile?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Iskander Missile, Eurasia* Efforts may be underway. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Even if the Russian military develops a replacement, the Iskander-M could find an export market. The 9K720 Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system was developed during the final years of the Cold War, but it wasn’t tested until 1996 and only entered service in 2006. It has seen use in the Russo-Georgian War and the Syrian Civil War, but now the platform, which was designed to evade missile defenses, could be on the way out by the end of the decade. Tass reported that ...
Dr. Romeo F. Quijano [series]: Beware the Vaccine for Covid-19 [Part 1]
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
There seems to be a strong presumption that the ultimate answer to the Covid-19 pandemic is a vaccine. People are made to believe that a magical vaccine is in the offing and the world will be saved from the pandemic. Bill Gates and Big Pharma push hard to hasten vaccine development. The WHO and most governments easily agree. Rapid clinical trials have started and several companies are in the race to put their candidate products on the market. The mainstream media is all hype and bombards the public with glowing pro-vaccine messages, conditioning them to accept vaccination with no q...
Hamas Thanks Egypt for Accepting Gaza Strip Casualties
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
Hamas Thanks Egypt for Accepting Gaza Strip Casualties by https://www.athina984.gr/en/ “I thank the big brother country, Egypt, for opening all its hospitals in northern Sinai to receive the wounded from the Gaza Strip.” – In a statement on his Twitter account, Hamas leader Ismail Haniya thanked Egypt for opening the Rafah border crossing, the only …
What Trump Should Have Said About "Family Separation Policy"
Red Ice News - 19 hours ago
[image: What Trump Should Have Said About "Family Separation Policy"] Originally published June 24, 2018 Lana explains how the US can easily solve the problem of Central American children being brought across the border illegally. Watch Lana's exclusive videos by getting a membership at redicemembers.com Sign up at SubscribeStar: subscribestar.com/redice Help us by donating to us here: redice.tv/donate
Egyptian Hospitals in Sinai on Alert Amid Israeli Aggression on Gaza
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
Egyptian Hospitals in Sinai on Alert Amid Israeli Aggression on Gaza by https://dailynewsegypt.com/ Over 304 Palestinians have been wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza The Al-Arish General Hospital in Egypt’s North Sinai region has announced its readiness to receive cases coming from the besieged Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s most recent aggression against …
North Sinai Hospitals Enter High Alert as They Begin Receiving Injured Palestinians
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
North Sinai Hospitals Enter High Alert as They Begin Receiving Injured Palestinians by https://egyptindependent.com/ The North Sinai health directorate announced a state of emergency in all hospitals across the governorate as it readies to receive and treat wounded civilians from Gaza Strip. The health directorate said in a statement that al-Arish Hospital was ready to …
Michael Hudson on American as Absentee Landlord on The Greyzone: Biden Administration, New Cold War, Super Imperialism, Dollar Weaponization
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 19 hours ago
Michael Hudson discusses geopolitics including currency power plays, global institutions like the IMF, the new Cold War, and Bill Gates
‘Full-Scale War’ Feared as Fighting Between Israel And Hamas Escalates Amid Air Strikes
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
South China Morning Post Spiralling violence between Israel and Hamas Islamists is “escalating towards a full-scale war”, the UN envoy for Middle East Peace warned on May 11, 2021. Tor Wennesland’s statement followed a day that saw the Palestinian militant group fire more than 600 rockets at Israel, which responded with hundreds of air strikes. …
NEW YORK JUDGE AGREES TO PROTECT RUNAWAY RUSSIAN BANK ROBBER VADIM BELYAEV WITH HIS BILLION-DOLLAR LOOT – ON CONDITION HE PRETENDS TO ACCEPT THE RULINGS OF THE RUSSIAN COURTS
Editor, Dances With Bears - 21 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Accused Russian bank robber Vadim Belyaev (lead picture) – US alias Vadim Wolfson – has won an order from the New York State Supreme Court dismissing the claims of his pursuers, National Trust Bank (NBT, Trust) and Otkritie Bank of Moscow, on condition he registers himself as a defendant in the […]
World’s Most Vaccinated Nation Sees Active COVID Cases Double In Under A Week
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
World’s Most Vaccinated Nation Sees Active COVID Cases Double In Under A Week by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The situation in the Seychelles, an island nation that has suffered from a recent surge in COVID-19 cases despite boasting the world’s highest vaccination rate, is going from bad to worse. Since we last reported on the Seychelles …
Israel’s Aggressive Actions Are Indefensible
Andrew KORYBKO, OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
The Israeli-provoked violence is deplorable enough as it is since it was started by the Jewish State’s aggressive colonial ambitions against the occupied Palestinian people in complete contradiction of international law but was made even worse by the fact that it’s occurring right before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr […]
Gold, Market Crash & Inflation …Q&A With Lynette Zang & Eric Griffin
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
ITM TRADING, INC. Question 1: 1:02 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that the department may run out of ways to prevent a default this summer if the president and Congress fail to reach a deal to raise the legal limit on the national debt. Do you think the government will default? Question 2: 2:17 …
WARNING: Fed Endangering Dollar Reserve Currency Status! Prepare for Blowback
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
The Money GPS Stanley Druckenmiller has warned the Fed is endangering the U.S. dollar reserve currency status by going too far with quantitative easing. More money moving into the stock market. Value stocks have seen more inflows and tech stocks and other growth stocks are also performing well. More money is being pumped in from …
Al-Shourouk High-Rise Building in Gaza COLLAPSES to The Ground After Israeli Missile Strike (VIDEO)
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Al-Shourouk High-Rise Building in Gaza COLLAPSES to The Ground After Israeli Missile Strike (VIDEO) by https://www.rt.com/ Israeli air strikes have destroyed another tower block in Gaza after reportedly warning occupants to leave so the armed forces could target alleged Palestinian militants amid their ongoing conflict with Hamas. – The ten-storey Al-Shourouk high-rise building was levelled …
The World Economic Forum Warns That 2021 Could Be The Year Of The CyberAttacks
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
The World Economic Forum Warns That 2021 Could Be The Year Of The CyberAttacks by 윤채경 (Yoon Chae-kyung), https://linuxreviews.org/LinuxReviews Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum and author of the book “COVID19: The Great Reset”, has repeatedly warned about the possibility of devastating large-scale cyberattacks. One of his firmest warnings was given in a …
Prepping for a Cyber Pandemic: Cyber Polygon 2021 to Stage Supply Chain Attack Simulation – Planned Crisis for Digital ID Mark of The Beast
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 22 hours ago
Prepping for a Cyber Pandemic: Cyber Polygon 2021 to Stage Supply Chain Attack Simulation by Tim Hinchliffe, The Sociable 7 February 2021, via https://www.globalresearch.ca/ Will Cyber Polygon 2021 be as prophetic as Event 201 in simulating a pandemic response? perspective – The World Economic Forum (WEF) will stage another cyber attack exercise as it continues to …
Tropical Storm "Crising" to make landfall over Davao Oriental - Surigao del Sur area, Philippines
The Watchers » Latest articles - 19 hours ago
A new tropical storm, named Crising by the PAGASA, formed in the Philippine Sea on May 13, 2021. On the forecast track, Crising will continue moving W or WNW and make landfall over Davao Oriental - Surigao del Sur area between tonight, May 13, and tomorrow morning...... Read more »
Covid 36, CDC PH new website, FB disabled-restored again the group page
Bienvenido Oplas Jr, Government and Taxes - 20 hours ago
The Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC PH) has a new website, https://cdcph.org/ The group was formed in September 2020 with the main goal of "Lift the Lockdown, Flatten the Fear." I am not among the original members, I joined it about a week after its launching when the core group felt they needed an economist in the group to discuss and help explain to the public the economic impact of the lockdown. I have been critical of the lockdown even before it was imposed by the government in March 16, 2020. My first two articles arguing for lifting the lockdown were...
Latin America & the Caribbean Assess Climate Ambition and Action Ahead of COP26
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - The Dominican Republic opened the 2021 virtual Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week with a pledge to increase the country’s climate ambition by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 27 percent and maintaining progress towards climate neutrality according to the goals of the Paris Agreement. Read the full story, “Latin America & the Caribbean Assess Climate Ambition and Action Ahead of COP26”, on globalissues.org →
Russias Sputnik Diplomacy
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
MADRID, May 13 (IPS) - While Western countries were busy with their own vaccination campaigns, Russia has filled the leadership vacuum in developing countries. Amid the West’s scramble for vaccines, a trickle of news flies under the radar. Argentina becomes the first country in South America to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. The first shipment of Sputnik V is promised to Peru by May. Read the full story, “Russias Sputnik Diplomacy”, on globalissues.org →
First Person: ‘God save us from famine’
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
The conflict in Yemen forced Asia El-Sayeed Ali and her family from her home in Aden’s Al Tawahi district, where there was active fighting, in 2015. Today, she works at a health clinic supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), where she cares for children, and their mothers, suffering from malnutrition. Read the full story, “First Person: ‘God save us from famine’”, on globalissues.org →
The 5 Most Influential Gun Designers of the 20th Century
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Guns, World* They left their mark on the world. *Here's What You Need to Know*: You've likely heard a few of these names before. Much like the famous nineteenth century firearms designers—whose ranks included Christian Sharps, Samuel Colt, Richard Gatling and Hiram Maxim – there were those early twentieth century arms designers who have left their mark on the world. While not as famous as other modern inventors and innovators such as Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, these weapons designers played a crucial role in shaping the century. *John Browning—The Prolific Gun De...
How Drones Could Help Submarines Fight Future Wars
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Drones, Americas* Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would increase what the crew of a submarine is able to see. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The U.S. Navy wants more eyes in the sky. Traveling under the water provides concealment for submarines, but it also seriously limits the ability of the crew to know what is above them. Since the introduction of military submarines, the periscope has provided the only view of the surface and that has always been extremely limited. According to Business Insider, the U.S. Navy is now exploring ways that small unmanned ae...
BRF registers R$22.4 million profit in 1st quarter, below expectations
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BRF reported net profit of R$22.4 (US$4.2) million in the first quarter 2021, the company said on Wednesday, May 12, a performance below the projections of analysts, who had expected R$112.7 million. The result marked an improvement over the same period last year, when the company posted a R$38 million […] The post BRF registers R$22.4 million profit in 1st quarter, below expectations appeared first on The Rio Times.
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 20 hours ago
*Parents in America's wealthiest county launch campaign ad to recall Virginia school board for 'infecting' children with Critical Race Theory* Parents in America's wealthiest suburb have released a campaign ad to oust members of a Virginia school district board after it pledged to push Critical Race Theory onto their children. On Tuesday, 'Fight for Our Schools' - a group made up of dozens of parents from the wealthy enclave, where the median household income is $142,299 - released the campaign ad on Twitter. It starts with a voiceover that says after a year where parents and stu...
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