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The Sound Of Settled Science
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 16 hours ago
Did climate change cause societies to collapse? New research upends the old story. A report recently published in the journal Nature argues that an obsession with catastrophe has driven much of the research into how societies responded to a shifting climate throughout history. That has resulted in a skewed view of the past that feeds… Continue reading →
Details? You don’t need No Stinkin’ Details
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 17 hours ago
Toronto Star VANCOUVER—Governments across Canada have been withholding COVID-19 data in an exercise of “paternalistic” information-hoarding likely meant to regulate public reaction to the pandemic, says an access-to-information advocate. Sean Holman, an access to information expert and journalism professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, said uproar in British Columbia Friday over revelations the provincial… Continue reading →
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'LL FULLY OVERTURN ROE IN AN ELECTION YEAR
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Mississippi abortion case, * Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,* after months of dithering. Slate's Mark Joseph Stern writes: It seems that the justices struggled with the decision to take up *Dobbs*. The court has been sitting on the case since September 2020, when [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg was still alive. It rescheduled and relisted *Dobbs* for more than eight months, a nearly unprecedented amount of time. This dawdling probably signifies a battle behind the scenes, with the liberal justices lobbying their conservative colleagues—[Br...
Brazil overtakes Italy in Covid-19 mortality rate, now 11th worst in world
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Monday overtook Italy in the Covid-19 death rate, reported Italian News Agency (ANSA), based on data from Johns Hopkins University. According to the data, Brazil has reached 205.98 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, against 205.75 deaths per 100,000 in the European country. As a result, Brazil is placed 11th […] The post Brazil overtakes Italy in Covid-19 mortality rate, now 11th worst in world appeared first on The Rio Times.
Colombia exits recession as GDP grows 1.1% in Q1
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although the market expected the Colombian economy to remain at negative numbers, the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) posted 1.1% annual growth in the first quarter this year, reaching $208.7 billion pesos (US$56.627 million) in constant prices, $2.2 billion pesos (US$596 […] The post Colombia exits recession as GDP grows 1.1% in Q1 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s economic activity grew 1.7% in Q1 – FGV
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Household consumption decreased 1.2% in the first quarter. Economic activity grew 1.7% in the first quarter 2021, in the seasonally adjusted series, compared to the fourth quarter 2020. Compared to the first quarter last year, growth stood at 1.6%. Considering March, there was a 2.1% drop compared to February and […] The post Brazil’s economic activity grew 1.7% in Q1 – FGV appeared first on The Rio Times.
Growing migratory flow on Colombia-Panama border
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The current migratory wave on the border between Colombia and Panama has reached the figure of 11,370 irregular immigrants in the first four months of 2021, as the flow continues through the Darien jungle. Official figures released to the press by the Panamanian National Migration Service showed that the number […] The post Growing migratory flow on Colombia-Panama border appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biodigital Convergence: The Deep State’s Plan to Tie Everyone to the AI Control Grid Physically
Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 16 hours ago
Through various benevolent sounding think tanks and corporate PR outfits, the Oligarchy-Big Tech Alliance is now laying the groundworks for the next stage of their long-planned Technocratic Dictatorship, in which all living souls on this planet are physically connected to the AI-driven control grid that should prevent any form of dissent from ever succeeding. You … Continue reading Biodigital Convergence: The Deep State’s Plan to Tie Everyone to the AI Control Grid Physically →
Have Kids? Biden Is Sending a Summer Stimulus Payment Your Way
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Money Tax Credit, * There were certain qualifications for these payments. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *There is no word yet on what the IRS will do come January. However, the monthly payment of $300 per month (or $250 for older children) for six months effectively amounts to an extra stimulus check of $1500 to $1800 for each child for 2021 – and, one way or another, equal savings in the first half of 2022. The American Rescue Plan, passed in March, has mostly finished sending out its round of stimulus payments. Of the money set aside for this pur...
China Has a New Way to Try and Kill U.S. Submarines
David Axe, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * How can American submarines continue to operate freely with China's improving ability to track them? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *China’s new acoustic sensors on the Pacific Ocean seafloor, and space-based laser sensors that China also is deploying, complicate the U.S. fleet’s undersea operations. Thanks in part to new, more powerful computers that can process sensor data faster than ever before, there are more and more ways to hunt submarines. The U.S. Navy is rethinking the way it deploys its submarines, all in order to help the powerful vessels...
Severe storms lash Texas and Louisiana, flood emergency declared
The Watchers » Latest articles - 17 hours ago
Severe storms lashed parts of Texas and Louisiana over the past days, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to declare a flash flood emergency. Widespread flooding was reported throughout Lake Charles, which saw its third wettest day on record on Monday, May...... Read more »
UFO news explodes while US Military does equity recruiting videos [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 17 hours ago
We are witnessing the introduction of what may be perhaps the most expected, yet most amazing story in the history of Mankind – possibly the revelation that we are not alone in the Universe. However, it is being well covered up and ignored – not by the will of the government to keep this a […]
Will MMT Begin in 2021? U.S. Dollar Lost 99% of Its Value and the End of This Monetary System
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 17 hours ago
Biden: US Will Now Export Its Unlicensed Experimental Vaccines
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 17 hours ago
*21WIRE* | How the US government helps Big Pharma capture new and emerging markets.
When Everyone Agrees About the Stock Market the OPPOSITE Will Happen
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 17 hours ago
More Bad Omens for Business Travel, As WEF Axes Tropical Davos and Mobile World Congress Suffers Wave of Cancellations
Nick Corbishley, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The cancellation of the World Economic Forum's Singapore meeting and the gathering exodus of participants from the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona do not bode well for the near-term future of business travel.
Breakthrough Cases: The New "Change of Life" Baby
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
I'm old enough to remember the term, "change of life baby." We called her "Auntie Ann," my father's youngest sister of the ten children born. A change of life baby is one born when a woman is near, or thinks...
California governor gets lukewarm marijuana industry support amid recall
John Schroyer, MJBizDaily - 17 hours ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom might need all the political ammunition he can muster later this year when he faces a recall election, but he probably shouldn’t count on an outpouring of support from the marijuana industry – despite having championed recreational legalization when it was on the ballot five years ago. Newsom even offered a […] California governor gets lukewarm marijuana industry support amid recall is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Planet Formation Modes as a Key to Habitability
Paul Gilster, Centauri Dreams - 18 hours ago
While a planet’s position in the habitable zone is thought critical for the development of life like ourselves, new work out of Rice University suggests an equally significant factor in planetary growth. Working at a high-pressure laboratory at the university, Damanveer Grewal and Rajdeep Dasgupta have explored how planets capture and retain key volatiles like […]
Australian metallurgical coal to continue supporting economies
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler Australia will continue to be a strong supplier of steel-making (metallurgical) coal over the next couple of decades due to its high quality, according to a report recently released by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). ‘Australian Metallurgical Coal: Quality Sought Around the World’ – the […]
At a Glance – Updated CME INDIA #COVID Management Protocol 2021
zedie, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 21 hours ago
At a Glance – Updated CME INDIA COVID Management Protocol 2021 – CME INDIA https://cmeindia.in/at-a-glance-updated-cme-india-covid-management-protocol-2021/
S. Korea seeks to join DEPA, promote digital trade
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
18-May-2021 South Korea held a public hearing on its bid to join a global pact on the digital trade sector that covers a wider array of issues beyond conventional free trade agreements.
Pakistan sees nearly 70pc rise in exports to China
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
18-May-2021 Pakistan recorded nearly 70% increase in exports to China in the first quarter of 2021, an official said.
Corporate courts threat to insects
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
18-May-2021 The shadowy parallel court system of major trade agreements makes it difficult for countries to ban broad-spectrum insecticides.
It Isn’t Just Gasoline That is In Demand
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Economy, Americas* American shoppers looking to buy a car, computer or other large electronics item may have noticed prices have increased dramatically and all for the same reason. Last year at this time frozen pizza and toilet paper were in short supply. Americans were still in the early weeks of the stay-at-home orders brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and many restaurants were forced to close their doors. While grocery stores were deemed "essential businesses," panic buying of certain items led to short supplies. Unfortunately a year later many other ...
Have Kids? Another Big Stimulus Payment Is Coming!
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit July, * These new benefits are thanks to Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion legislation, which was able to expand child tax credits that generally allowed families to claim a credit of up to $2,000 for children under the age of seventeen. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“With two parents, two kids, that’s $7,200 in the pockets you’re getting to help take care of your family,” Biden said in his address to Congress. For many Americans, the current third round of $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan i...
DShK Machine Gun: This Picture Should Terrify You
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *military, Global* The Soviet Union built its own .50 caliber weapon that became just as widespread as America's M2 machine gun—and punched out its own mark on world history. *Here's What You Need to Remember: T*he context in which the DShK was used has led it to have a dramatically different impact on military events well into the present day. Few American weapons are quite so legendary as the powerful M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun, or “Ma Deuce,” still widely employed a century after its initial development in 1918. However, the Soviet Union built its own...
More than 100 000 affected as severe storms hit Yueyang, China's Hunan Province
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
More than 100 000 people have been affected after a series of severe storms started hitting the city of Yueyang in central China's Hunan Province on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Yueyang is 170 km (105 miles) SW of the city of Wuhan where two extreme weather events in...... Read more »
How can universities and journals work together better on misconduct allegations?
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Retractions, expressions of concern, and corrections often arise from reader critiques sent by readers, whether those readers are others in the field, sleuths, or other interested parties. In many of those cases, journals seek the input of authors’ employers, often universities. In a recent paper in Research Integrity and Peer Review, longtime scientific publishing consultant … Continue reading How can universities and journals work together better on misconduct allegations?
How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
Facts and figures on how blind US support of Israel puts Palestinians' blood on our hands.
Put People Before Profits for Covid Progress
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 18 hours ago
More discussion of Covid vaccine, testing and treatment apartheid, thanks to private sector profiteering.
THE LIE THAT KILLED DAWN STURGESS – AND WHY IT TOOK THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOUR MONTHS TO PERSUADE TWO DOCTORS, PHILIP LUMB AND GUY RUTTY, TO SIGN THEIR NAMES TO NOVICHOK
Editor, Dances With Bears - 18 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with In the 50-year history of the nerve agent Novichok, no human being has died from it with the exception of Dawn Sturgess in Amesbury, Wiltshire, on July 8, 2018. Only Sturgess didn’t. The cause of her death, according to the post-mortem performed the next day, July 9, 2018, by Philip Lumb […]
Do Not Ask Your Children To Strive - A Poem by William Martin
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*To read more William Martin poems, please click on the link below:* *https://www.authorwilliammartin.com/poems*
Lee’s Ferry
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The Highways and byways of Arizona often yield interesting stories – mostly dating back to the colonizing period and dating to days of the Old West. Lee’s Ferry is a tiny settlement on the Colorado River in Coconino County (the county where I reside – but over 200 miles north, about a four-hour […] The post Lee’s Ferry appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Why Navalny is in prison? | Navalny’s Yves Rocher case in details
SergeyAlexson, The Duran - 19 hours ago
Linda Sarsour Wants To Have Her Cake And Eat It
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 19 hours ago
The current horror in the seemingly everlasting Israel/Palestine conflict has generated comment and criticism worldwide, some of it informed, some of it not so. Recently, Linda Sarsour took part in a live YouTube hangout with a number of other pro-Palestinian voices including the anti-Zionist Jew Andrew Feinstein and everybody’s favourite moderate Marxist Jeremy Corbyn. Sarsour […]
Multiple Coronal Mass Ejections Inbound
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 20 hours ago
People are utterly dependent on the system to survive, but they have no idea how fragile it is. Prepare your family for what's coming -- it's a question of when, not if. The post Multiple Coronal Mass Ejections Inbound appeared first on Electroverse.
Unthinkable Reciprocation
David, Small Dead Animals - 20 hours ago
On the kinds of “microaggressions” that one really mustn’t mention: Curiously, the terms “black microaggressions” and “microaggressions by black people” yield few pertinent Google results and the phenomenon of, say, overtly contemptuous teeth-sucking, a common enough occurrence in some classrooms, is not, it seems, widely discussed. Except, of course, when exalted as a great accomplishment. One of these.
The Story of Fascism: Rick Steves’ Documentary Helps Us Learn from the Hard Lessons of the 20th Century
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is a timely oblique look at fascism from our well known travelogue leader who is no stranger to the roads and streets of Fascism. It is also fading from memory as the last who saw it all happen are now leaving the scene.dusty textbooks fail miserably to capture the immediacy of the historic movements themselves. Today their imitators are about again with Antifa and BLM. Their removal with extreme prejudice is pending. Yet it has been allowed to even play out. Recall Trump is an expert on the nature of Fascist political theory and understand what is happeneing better th...
How the busiest people get 'deep work' done
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*of* It has always been a problem but then not a problem because you do force the schedule some way or the other. It does mean blocking out the time. All the busy work can then flow to the natural time frames around those sessions. Understand that a deep session lasts no more than four hours at a crack. It is what your body is capable of . an extendeed break sets up a second session of 2.5 hrs which can be repeated. Again deep work demands a fresh or at least a freshened mind. At the same time a tired mind becomes counterproductive.. *How the busiest people get 'deep work' don...
President Xiden Hacked the Pipeline
arclein, Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
The damage is real enough, but it is still limited. The agenda gets run so we can read all this. But then it fades again. The patriots are in control. Crowd strike shows up as well and these folks really should by hiding out on Mars. We are seeing a general movement of pawns on a five D chess board without actual disclosure of targets yet. difficult to track. *President Xiden Hacked the Pipeline* *forbiddenknowledgetv.net>* *Intelligence contractor, Tore Maras announced on her podcast Wednesday that the "hack" of the Colonial Pipeline, which is the biggest gasoline pipeli...
What Could Have Been: Ten Warplanes That Never Dominated The Skies
David Axe, Joe Coles, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*David Axe, Joe Coles* *Security, Americas* Not all planes accomplish what the F-35 (pictured above) did in escaping development hell. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *For every military aircraft that makes it into service, a thousand projects survive only in tattered blueprints in filing cabinets or as lonely prototypes in museums. For every military aircraft that makes it into service, a thousand projects survive only in tattered blueprints in filing cabinets or as lonely prototypes in museums. Here, courtesy of War Is Boring’s David Axe and Hush-Kit’s Joe Coles, are 10 wa...
Knock, knock, knockin'...
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
A tip o' the hat to Australian reader Andrew for sending me the link to this video, showing how a "roof-knocker" (a noise-making device with little real explosive power) is used by the Israeli Air Force to alert the occupants of a building that they're about to target it for real. They allow enough time for everyone to evacuate the place and get clear, so as to avoid civilian casualties, then hit it with the real thing. This video shows them attacking the Hamas security force HQ in Rimal. They could play a soundtrack to that noisemaker. "We're knock, knock, knockin' on your...
John Kerry (Et Al.): I’m Your Huckleberry
Joe Bastardi, CFACT - 19 hours ago
I have an idea on how to neutralize CO2. The post John Kerry (Et Al.): I’m Your Huckleberry appeared first on CFACT.
Low rainfall reduces water volume in Brazil’s main reservoirs
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The volume of rainfall recorded since October 2020 is the lowest in 91 years, and the government has been implementing measures to preserve the volume of water in these reservoirs. At the Marimbondo power station, on the border between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the useful volume […] The post Low rainfall reduces water volume in Brazil’s main reservoirs appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil ranks 7th in the world in percentage spent on government employee salaries
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has one of the world's highest expenses with public employees' salaries, according to data gathered by the National Treasury for an interactive panel to be launched by the agency. Out of a list of 74 countries, Brazil is ranked seventh in terms of spending: 12.9% of GDP goes to […] The post Brazil ranks 7th in the world in percentage spent on government employee salaries appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Georgia and Azerbaijan Can Help NATO and the Middle East
Taras Kuzio, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Taras Kuzio* *Azerbaijan, Georgia, Middle East* The United States should recognize the potential contribution to enhancing regional security of Azerbaijan and Georgia, which would grant them access to greater security cooperation and military assistance. With political will and thinking outside the box, the United States could turn the tables on Iran and Russia in the Greater Middle East. To do this, the United States needs to repair its relationship with Turkey, strengthen its alliance with Israel, and recognize new allies. Turkey is a long-time NATO member and has its second-l...
In the 1940 Winter War Finland Punched Way Above Its Weight
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Winter War, Europe* In two weeks, fifty thousand Finns repelled one hundred and fifty thousand Soviets backed by 600 tanks, while inflicting three times as many casualties as they suffered. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Though the Finns were eventually worn down so much that they ceded the borderlands to Stalin, Finland maintained its independence, and also gained the admiration of a world that saw a small, democratic nation standing up to an aggressive bully. Befuddled Soviet riflemen floundering through deep snow and sub-zero temperatures while they froze...
The Numbers are in: 2.2 Million Americans Want $2,000 Stimulus Payments
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Payment Petition, * As of mid-May, the petition was closing in on 2.2 million signatures. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan are continuing to roll out. The latest round, the ninth, were sent out this week, and consisted of 960,000 payments, totaling over $1.8 billion. Remember that change.org petition, demanding recurring $2,000 checks for all Americans until the pandemic is over? Initiated by a Colorado restaurant owner named Stephanie Bonin, the petition was launched in 2019, and called for $2,000 c...
This Motorcycle Is Ready to Serve U.S. Special Operations Forces
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Military, Americas* Even 100 years after its adoption, the motorcycle still has a well respected, well earned place alongside other military vehicles. *Here's What You Need to Know*: It is unlikely that the U.S. military will ever employ tens of thousands of bikes for combat, but the motorcycle still has a job to do. A big part of the global war on terror meant going to places where teams need to get in and out fast, and that included remote locations where you can’t always count on helicopters or other aircraft to provide the transportation. In some cases tw...
This State Is Stopping Debt Collectors from Stealing Your Stimulus Payment
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Payment, * The stimulus checks cannot be garnished by unpaid federal debts or back taxes, although private debt collectors can collect medical bills, credit card debts, and other debts, providing that is ordered by a court order. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Three Democratic senators, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Ron Wyden of Oregon, Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, had pushed to prevent the garnishments at the federal level, although they weren’t able to pass the provision. Not long after Congress passed the American Rescue...
Brazil’s Amazonas’ rivers level continues to rise and is affecting the population
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The volume of water in the main rivers that cut through the state of Amazonas continues to rise, affecting the population in some cities. In Parintins, the level of the Amazon River has exceeded the historical mark of 9.38 meters, registered in June 2009. Yesterday, May 17, the Negro River […] The post Brazil’s Amazonas’ rivers level continues to rise and is affecting the population appeared first on The Rio Times.
Duque orders deployment of security forces to unblock roads in Colombia
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombian President Iván Duque ordered on Monday the security forces to deploy their "maximum operational capacity" to unblock the roads blocked by protesters during the 20 days of protests against his government, in which more than 40 people have died. "We have given instructions to all levels of public forces […] The post Duque orders deployment of security forces to unblock roads in Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Honduras: Presidential candidate of minority party sees difficult to form an electoral alliance
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Honduran congresswoman Doris Gutiérrez, of the minority Innovation and Unity-Social Democrat Party (Pinu-Sd), said Monday that she sees difficult an electoral alliance to remove the ruling National Party from power due to personal ambitions of some sectors. “Unfortunately we have fallen into the trap of individualism, of personalism, of protagonist […] The post Honduras: Presidential candidate of minority party sees difficult to form an electoral alliance appeared first on The Rio Times.
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