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BREAKING NEWS: Truther Makes off with Vial of CovID-19 "Vaxxine" from Drugstore...going to get it tested by Independent Lab - Watch the video
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Truther Makes off with Vial of CovID-19 "Vaxxine"* *from Drugstore...going to get it tested by independent* *Lab - Will report on findings Hallelujah!!!* Brighteon Watch as an intrepid truth investigator makes off with an unopened vial of CovID-19 "vaccine" with the intention of having independent labs examine it and report on its contents. This is *real journalism* you younger readers who don't remember it. Looking forward to learning what's REALLY in those vials of concoctions that the sheeple are allowing the PerpZ to inject them with...as they chew on their cuds with their...
Argentine NGO activists travel to Colombia to “be physically present where massacres are taking place”
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several Argentine social organizations advised this Friday that they would form a delegation to travel to Colombia as a result of the protests that the country is experiencing, and stressed that the reason for this trip is not to dialogue with the Government of Iván Duque, but "to show up […] The post Argentine NGO activists travel to Colombia to “be physically present where massacres are taking place” appeared first on The Rio Times.
There’s a truck driver shortage, so one Texas company is offering experienced drivers $14K a week
Shalom, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
KHOU 11 SAN ANTONIO — Imagine making $14,000 a week. That’s what one Texas-based company is offering because of a nationwide truck driving shortage. When... The post There’s a truck driver shortage, so one Texas company is offering experienced drivers $14K a week appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Was Biden 1st President To Omit ‘God’ in National Prayer Proclamation?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A law was passed in 1952 requiring the president of the United States to set aside a National Day of Prayer.
BLM Militants Draw AR-15s And AK-47s On Portland Motorists; No Police On Scene As Reign Of Terror Continues
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Gateway Pundit – by Brock Simmons Black Lives Matter militants took to the streets of North Portland on Thursday, in a march for Patrick Kimmons,... The post BLM Militants Draw AR-15s And AK-47s On Portland Motorists; No Police On Scene As Reign Of Terror Continues appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Roger Daltrey: The ‘Woke’ Generation is Creating a Miserable World
People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Summit News – by Paul Joseph Watson The Who legend Roger Daltrey says the ‘woke’ generation is creating a miserable world that serves to stifle... The post Roger Daltrey: The ‘Woke’ Generation is Creating a Miserable World appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Pfizer-BioNTech Has Requested Full Approval of Their COVID-19 Vaccine From the FDA
Sunfire, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
MSN – Time Pfizer-BioNTech announced on May 7 that they have requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) start the process of fully... The post Pfizer-BioNTech Has Requested Full Approval of Their COVID-19 Vaccine From the FDA appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
2019: Waco Biker Prosecutions Over After Nearly Four Years; All Remaining Charges Dropped
Enemy of the State, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago
Reason – by Brian Doherty, April 2, 2019 Nearly four years ago, over 170 people were arrested after a chaotic scene outside a meeting of... The post 2019: Waco Biker Prosecutions Over After Nearly Four Years; All Remaining Charges Dropped appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Does ocean acidification alter fish behavior? Fraud allegations create a sea of doubt
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t partiallycreative This is quite astonishing news: When Philip Munday discussed his research on ocean acidification with more than 70 colleagues and students in a December 2020 Zoom meeting, he wasn’t just giving a confident overview of a decade’s worth of science. Munday, a marine […]
"The Truth Is Surely Baseless"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 12 hours ago
*"The Truth Is Surely Baseless"* by Jim Kunstler MADDOW: … "I think we should see this as the Justice Department putting these whack jobs in Arizona, forgive me, on notice, that what they`re doing is something they`re not going to be allowed to do for very much longer." O`DONNELL: "I think ‘whack jobs’ is now in The New York Times style sheet for describing what`s happening in Arizona." - MSNBC 5/5/21 "What you’re seeing now with the DC establishment are desperate moves to keep the suspicious and yet more pissed-off public from understanding the government crime spree of the past fi...
One Flu Out Of The Wuhan Nest
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
The Wuhan-Lab Theory Is Not Far-Fetched. Just Look at China’s Reckless Rocket Program.
Resources that Prove Everything You Want to Tell Your Friends about the Covid Scam
NoJabForMe.info, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
This is a treasure chest of documents and video testimony that confirms our darkest fears about the Covid pandemic and vaccines.
This Day In Iraqi History - May 7
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1935 Sheikh Ahmad Asadullah follower of leading cleric Shiite cleric Ghita called for his followers in Rumaitha to revolt against govt 3 other tribes revolted in Diwaniya 1941 British troops took Ashar, Basra Iraqis bombed British Habaniya air base Iraqi forces retreating from Habaniya ran into Iraqi units coming from Fallujah Columns stopped to consult Attacked and destroyed by British planes from Habaniya base 1,000 Iraqis killed (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq 1941, The Bat...
Turdblossom to go on TV to distract from Chris Sky?
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 9 hours ago
*Lil Turd Jr. and "Turdblossom" Katie Telford* Good morning Readers. It is a partially overcast day in the Pacific Northwest. What I call a "doable day". My partner and I plan to go down to the Marina and visit our third child together--our aging sailboat, *"Limerence".* My husband has been working on it all winter...it's his hobby...and we're getting it ready for another summer of sailing. After we move to Vancouver Island we will also move *"Limerence"* over to a nearby marina on Vancouver Island. I have a couple of posts in the hopper for today but first I want to make o...
Elizabeth Warren Really Wants Joe Biden To Cancel Student Loan Debt
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Student Loan Debt, * [image: Reuters] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) renewed her student loan forgiveness efforts this week, arguing that she and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), another leader in the cancellation fight, “are pushing hard to try to get it done.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) renewed her student loan forgiveness efforts this week, arguing that she and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), another leader in the cancellation fight, “are pushing hard to try to get it done.” Warren and Schumer have been the kingpins among ...
Will Stimulus Checks Affect Your Taxes?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check Taxes, * [image: Biden Stimulus Tax Credit] Many Americans reportedly have been wondering what the implications are for reporting their stimulus funds on their respective tax returns. 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 checks to struggling Americans. But amid the ongoing tax season that has a fast-approaching deadline of May 17, many Americans reportedly have been wondering what the implications are for ...
L'Etat malgache condamné à verser 6,9 millions d'euros aux frères Sutter
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
07-May-2021 Les arbitres ont estimé que Madagascar n'avait pas suffisamment protégé l'investissement belge des émeutes qui ont permis à l'actuel président malgache d'accéder au pouvoir.
Botswana launches revised AGOA strategy
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
07-May-2021 The revised African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) National Response Strategy for Botswana remains one of the mechanisms towards economic diversification and SME sustainable development
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Says The Taliban Could Overrun The Afghan Government By The End Of The Year
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*The Hill:* *McConnell: Taliban could take over Afghanistan by 'the end of the year'* Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday predicted that the Taliban could overrun the Afghan government by the end of the year as U.S. troops withdraw. “I think there's a high likelihood that the Taliban will be back in control of the country, maybe as early as the end of the year,” McConnell told reporters in Kentucky. McConnell has previously bashed President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as a “grave mistake” that will “leave coalition partners and vulnerable Afg...
Russell Brand on Vaccine Passports: Is It Really a Good Idea to Let Big Tech Dictate Everyday Freedoms?
Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
In the video, “Vaccine Passports: THIS Is Where it Leads,” Russell Brand questions whether vaccine passports could hinder civil liberties and prevent people from participating in everyday life. The post Russell Brand on Vaccine Passports: Is It Really a Good Idea to Let Big Tech Dictate Everyday Freedoms? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Already Filed Taxes? You May Be in Line for a Bonus ‘Stimulus Check’
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Plus-Up Payment, * [image: Biden Student Loan] Keep in mind that many of these extra payments should already have landed in bank accounts, but if they haven’t, the IRS has assured U.S. taxpayers that these funds will continue to be sent out on a weekly basis going forward—especially as the agency continues to ramp up the processing of tax returns from 2020 and 2019. Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service confirmed in its latest press release that 1.1 million more coronavirus stimulus checks worth roughly $2 billion have been disbursed as part of the e...
WHO approves emergency use of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization (WHO) today approved the emergency use of the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm against covid-19, the sixth vaccine it has licensed after finding that it meets the required safety, efficacy, and security criteria. The advisory group of immunization experts advising WHO on this matter reviewed the scientific information […] The post WHO approves emergency use of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hawaii – Heavy snow at the summits through Friday night
Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
“Want more trouble?” asks reader. (In response to “We are in deep trouble.” Snow expected in Hawaii. National Weather Service Honolulu HI May 6 2021 WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS ABOVE 12000 FEET… Deep tropical moisture lifting northward into the area combined with freezing temperatures and increasing instability associated with an upper low ... Read more The post Hawaii – Heavy snow at the summits through Friday night appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Alabama lawmakers send medical marijuana measure to governor
Jeff Smith, MJBizDaily - 11 hours ago
A medical marijuana legalization measure is headed to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey after lawmakers gave their final approval late Thursday. The state Senate, as expected, concurred with changes made by the House of Representatives, which passed the bill in a historic 68-34 vote earlier in the day Thursday. The state Senate had passed its version […] Alabama lawmakers send medical marijuana measure to governor is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Telecom Giants Spent Millions on Secret Campaign to Influence FCC’s Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
A report released Thursday by the New York Attorney General’s office said the nation's largest broadband companies funded a secret campaign to generate millions of comments to the FCC, providing “cover” for the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules. The post Telecom Giants Spent Millions on Secret Campaign to Influence FCC’s Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Is Turkey In A Proxy War Against Turkey?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Rick Rozoff, Anti-Bellum:* *NATO’s southeastern spearhead: Turkey’s military aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus signals proxy conflict with Iran* *NATO’s southeastern spearhead: Turkey’s military aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus signals proxy conflict with Iran Rick Rozoff * The past week has witnessed reports of increased Turkish military activity in Iraq and Syria as well as its intruding itself deeper into the war in Yemen. In all three cases Ankara has pitted itself against forces that are or can be seen to be pro-Iranian: Shiite parties in northern...
Fishwrap Friday
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 12 hours ago
The fish rots from the head down. True with fish and political systems… RE: Floyd Here is the omnibus count against all four officers for failing to render medical assistance: On or about May 25, 2020, in the State and District of Minnesota, the defendants, DEREK MICHAEL CHAUVIN, TOU THAO, J. ALEXANDER KUENG, and […] The post Fishwrap Friday appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
China’s Carbon Pollution Now Exceed All Developed Countries Combined
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
China (depicted in red) released a greater volume of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere in 2019 that all of the world's developed nations put together, a study has found *Daily Mail:* *China emitted more greenhouse gases in 2019 than all of the world's developed nations put together — exceeding 14 gigatons for the first time in TRIPLING of 1990s levels* * Researchers estimated the greenhouse gas emissions of 190 different nations * They considered gases including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide * China accounted for 27% of the world's 52 gigatons of CO2 equiva...
India will be front-line state in Myanmar civil war
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
Conceivably, therefore, the decision by the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd to abandon their highly lucrative Myanmar container terminal project and write down the investment falls in the same league. For, corporate houses are also known to possess animal instincts — they pick up subtle sounds or vibrations in the earth and anticipate impending disasters.
AFC Gamma lends $22M to Justice Cannabis for New Jersey operations
Solomon Israel, MJBizDaily - 12 hours ago
Marijuana industry real estate financier AFC Gamma announced a $22 million senior secured credit facility for Chicago-based multistate MJ company Justice Cannabis. Justice will use the credit facility to buy and complete construction on a 72,000-square-foot cultivation and processing facility in Ewing, New Jersey, as well as to finance construction on a dispensary in the […] AFC Gamma lends $22M to Justice Cannabis for New Jersey operations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
UK Crony Capitalism: Misleading Parliament
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago
On 22 February, in the aftermath of the High Court finding that Matt Hancock had broken the law by failing to publish PPE contracts, Boris Johnson told Parliament this: “the contracts are there on the record for everybody to see” and “all the details are on the record” But what he told Parliament was just not true. A large number of contracts – and details of those contracts – were neither “there for everybody to see” or “on the record”. Unlawfully their publication had been delayed.
Governor Newsom’s mathematical shortcomings are his recall challenges
Ronald Stein, CFACT - 12 hours ago
The good looking and smooth-talking Governor Newsom of California has inflicted so much financial damage to the state that it may take decades to recover, if even possible. The post Governor Newsom’s mathematical shortcomings are his recall challenges appeared first on CFACT.
Gates-Backed Institute Claims Global COVID toll More Than Double the Official Number
admin, Prison Planet.com - 12 hours ago
*RT* | U. Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation claims 900,000 COVID deaths in US
How Much Will America Spend on the Military in 2022?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Defense Budget, Americas* America does need to get its fiscal house in order, but cutting the defense budget could come with many tradeoffs including harming the innovations needed to win future wars. Some U.S. lawmakers and senior Army leaders are anticipating the upcoming 2022 military budget with some trepidation, out of a concern that key focus areas such as modernization and manpower may be asked to absorb cuts. Of course, U.S. Army leaders, advocates, and many lawmakers would not like to see funding for Army efforts diminished in a substantive way, given the...
Is the U.S. Military Ready To Fight and Win Any War?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Military, * The Secretary of Defense is thinking about how the military needs to be prepared for any danger and how it can respond in more than one way to maintain U.S. security. From space to the land, sea and air, the United States must be prepared to fight and win any war. The scope of these domains, and the growing extent to which they intersect in real-time, seems to provide a conceptual framework to a certain degree for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s “integrated deterrence” strategy. Austin details certain key parameters to his thinking in a recent op...
Without Firing a Shot, This Japanese Plane May ‘Sink' China’s Submarines
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarines, Asia* Large maritime patrol planes are a key platform in Anti-Submarine Warfare. *Here's What You Need to Know*: In 2014, Japan relaxed its rule on exporting military hardware, and began marketing the P-1 abroad—but so far the Poseidon has edged it out with contracts with New Zealand the United Kingdom. The Kawasaki design costs between $140 and 160 million each, while the Poseidon apparently has a fly-away cost of $125-150 million, though its original procurement cost was $250 million. Japan may be the only nation to have experienced having its ec...
Distance between Castillo and Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff falls to 5 points
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The margin between the two Peruvian presidential candidates, Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, has narrowed to five percentage points, 41% and 36% respectively, according to a poll of voting intentions published less than a month before the second round. According to Datum's poll, Fujimori has risen two points since the […] The post Distance between Castillo and Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff falls to 5 points appeared first on The Rio Times.
Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits west of Macquarie Island
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit west of Macquarie Island, South Pacific Ocean at 15:21 UTC on May 7, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 23 km (14 miles). The epicenter...... Read more »
‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar on Friday called on countries that have not yet done so, to impose arms embargo on the country urgently, to stop the “massacre” of citizens across the country. Read the full story, “‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert”, on globalissues.org →
Stop evictions in East Jerusalem neighbourhood immediately, UN rights office urges Israel
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, called on Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, as well as to exercise maximum restraint in the use of force while ensuring safety and security there. Read the full story, “Stop evictions in East Jerusalem neighbourhood immediately, UN rights office urges Israel”, on globalissues.org →
Brazil: UN rights office urges independent probe into deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
The UN's human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into a major police operation in a favela in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in which at least 25 were reportedly killed, including a police officer. Read the full story, “Brazil: UN rights office urges independent probe into deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro”, on globalissues.org →
Unseasonal snow and exceptional cold hit parts of UK following frostiest April
The Watchers » Latest articles - 12 hours ago
Parts of the UK saw unseasonal snow and exceptional cold beginning Tuesday, May 5, 2021. The wintry weather conditions came following the frostiest April on record, in which the country also saw the lowest average minimum temperatures since 1922. Snow began falling...... Read more »
Brazilian president advocates constitutional changeover to printed ballots for 2022 elections
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that there will be no election in 2022 in Brazil if Congress passes a constitutional amendment validating the printed ballot, unless ballots are printed. He added harsh criticism of the president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Justice Luis Roberto Barroso, who defends electronic […] The post Brazilian president advocates constitutional changeover to printed ballots for 2022 elections appeared first on The Rio Times.
TripAdvisor Removes Insensitive Review of Auschwitz Museum
AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
More than 1 million people, most of them Jews, were killed by the Nazis at Auschwitz during World War II.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks record in April
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Amazon lost 580.55 kilometers of forest in April, a new record for the month and the largest devastated area for that period in the last six years since the measurement began, according to deforestation alerts released this Friday, May 7. According to monthly data captured by the Real-Time […] The post Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks record in April appeared first on The Rio Times.
Pottersville Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 12 hours ago
(Yeah, I know. All 81,000,000+votes came from Mexico.) ------------------------------ From the "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" files... ------------------------------ "You're out of order, the court's out of order, the whole system's out of order!" ------------------------------ Cue the sad tuba music. Maybe he should go back to chasing fictional cows. ------------------------------ White privilege wins again. ------------------------------ "The U.S. Department of Justice expressed concern Wednesday about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising fr...
Chinese Flights Through Taiwan’s ADIZ Doubled In April
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
This image supplied by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense illustrates flight paths of People's Liberation Army aircraft on April 12, 2021, when 25 Chinese warplanes breached the southwest corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone. © Taiwan Ministry of National Defense *Newsweek:** China Warplane Violations Near Taiwan Double, Data Shows * The number of Chinese warplanes buzzing Taiwan's air defense radars reached an all-time high in April, more than doubling the total sorties reported in the previous two months, government records show. Publicly available data rele...
New Venezuelan electoral body gains national and international confidence
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The new Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) has gained confidence among the international community, which views with optimism the distribution of rectors -3 pro-Chávez and 2 opposition ones-, as well as the election formula and the feeling of openness. However, it takes it with caution and expects more actions. The […] The post New Venezuelan electoral body gains national and international confidence appeared first on The Rio Times.
Accountability Whiplash
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
It's one of the little inconsistencies in the reformster movement. Some will point at charts showing that spending on public education has increased steadily (in constant dollars) and ask, "What have we gotten for it?" There are answers to that question, including but not limited to A) more education for special ed students previously warehoused in some back room, B) better funding for previously marginalized students and C) more administrators, in part, to deal with increased gummint paperwork. The other part of the answer is that any taxpayer can demand a peek at the school d...
From the Cave Man to the Cosmic Man
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
From the cave man of the Stone Age to the wielders of electronic information and atomic power in the Industrial-Digital Age—mankind has come a long way. The future is uncharted territory. Mankind might one day reach the stage of the human phenomena: “the cosmic man.” But in a dystopian future, history will become the road to perdition, forcing mankind to travel backwards till the Stone Age cave from where its journey began is reached. The politically inclined atheists are utopian people—when they acquire power, they create a dystopia. They are nihilistic, brutal, sadistic, and angr...
UKC News: Government’s Dodgy COVID Numbers
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up.
Israel’s Version of Moving Fast and Breaking Things: The New Cybersecurity Bill
dhousencouriel, Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Cybersecurity visualization. (Source: CyberVisuals.org, Hewlett Foundation Cyber Initiative) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of Israel published a new bill in February entitled “Cybersecurity and the National Cyber Directorate.” If passed by government committee and the Knesset, this law will redefine cybersecurity governance in Israel. The PMO officially tabled an earlier version of the bill in June 2018, but that bill did not advance through the legislative process given the strong objections it raised both in the professional cybersecurity community and among other government...
What If Academia Had a ‘Scout Mindset’?
Ajay Verghese, Duck of Minerva - 15 hours ago
Imagine you are reading a theoretical social science article that is dedicated to making an argument (let’s call it Argument X). You get to a section of the article called “Alternative Explanations,” which discusses Challenges A, B, and C to Argument X. At the end of this section, the author writes: “Challenge B is the […]
Distrust Doom Loop
Yastreblyansky, No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
Doom Loop: Richmond Mural Project 2014, by Onur and Wes21, photo by Brandon Bartoszek, 2019. Breaking: On further consideration, Brooks ("Our Pathetic Herd Immunity Failure") thinks the New Deal may have been OK: The New Deal was an act of social solidarity that created the national cohesion we needed to win World War II. I am not in the habit of supporting massive federal spending proposals. But in this specific context — in the midst of a distrust doom loop — this is our best shot of reversing the decline. Not, to be sure, because it rescued millions of Americans from hunger, ...
Does Will Smith Have a Twin?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The actor and rapper released a photo of himself with his siblings.
US Births Fall to Lowest Level in a Generation Amid Pandemic “Baby Bust”
ZeroHedge, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Job insecurity and fear of contracting the virus while pregnant likely dissuaded Americans from having babies. The declines were steeper in states that were hit the hardest by COVID-19, such as California and New York. The decrease in the US birth rate risks a blowout in the per-capita level of America's exploding debt.
BANALITY AND TOWN: We're tumbling into Loveland!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021* *Banality and grace:* "We're tumbling into Graceland." So (almost) says the narrator of Paul Simon's 1986 album, Graceland. He's speaking to his 9-year-old son in the album's title song, the second song on the album. In the penultimate song on the album, the narrator tells the boy about the time when he first saw the young woman who would become the boy's mother. In this fictionalized account, the child's future mother was, in effect, "danc[in'] to the music of Clifton Chenier, king of the bayou." Where did this imagery come from? The leading authority on t...
Oregon Legislature sends omnibus gun control bill to governor
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
Washington Examiner – by Tim Gruver A bill passed by the Oregon Legislature on Wednesday would place the state under one of the strictest gun... The post Oregon Legislature sends omnibus gun control bill to governor appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Analysis Indicates there Is No Correlation Between Masks and Lockdowns to Covid Deaths
Mises.org, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Notorious lockdown states such as New York and New Jersey have some of the worst mortality numbers. States with no restrictions, such as Texas and Florida, have fewer deaths than New York and New Jersey. Every state that has removed its mask mandate is outperforming New York and New Jersey in terms of deaths.
Appalled protesters demand justice for 25 lives lost in police operation in Rio de Janeiro
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Demonstrators from the favela of Jacarezinho gathered this Friday in front of the Civil Police facilities in Rio de Janeiro to demand justice for the 25 lives lost the day before in a violent police operation against the criminal gang that dominates this depressed favela in Rio de Janeiro. The […] The post Appalled protesters demand justice for 25 lives lost in police operation in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
‘No more masks’: Disgruntled parents shut down Utah school board meeting over K-12 mask order
Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago
The Sara Carter Show The Granite School District Board of Education had to cut its Tuesday meeting short when about 40 protestors erupted into chants... The post ‘No more masks’: Disgruntled parents shut down Utah school board meeting over K-12 mask order appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Aiming At China U.S., UK Launch Ethnic Guerilla War On Myanmar
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
The pipe, road and rail lines through Myanmar are not only in China's best interest but also a great chance for Myanmar to further develop. They are in its national interest. The U.S. and its allies are hostile to China. Threatening to cut its oil supplies is probably the most powerful tool in their box. Any alternative supply routes for China make this tool less powerful. The idea then is to prevent the possible use of these routes.
Joe Biden Following UN Agenda 2030 Climate Plan to Reduce Meat Consumption by 90%
GEG, Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Biden's new climate plan targets for 2030 come directly from the United Nations and include reducing red meat consumption by 90%, allowing only 4 pounds per year, and decreasing all animal source foods & products by 50%.
UN calls for impartial investigation into controversial police operation killing 25 in Rio de Janeiro
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Members of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said they were "deeply disturbed" by the case. On Friday, May 7th, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its spokesperson Ruppert Colville, said at a press conference in Geneva that the organization is "deeply disturbed" by […] The post UN calls for impartial investigation into controversial police operation killing 25 in Rio de Janeiro appeared first on The Rio Times.
Advances in Brain Tech Spur Push for ‘Neuro-Rights’ to Protect Your Thoughts
AFP and the Japan Times, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
Without proper safeguards, new technology might be used to alter people's thoughts, employing algorithms via the internet to re-program their hard wiring, to dictate their interests, preferences or patterns of consumption.
Mexican president hopes to convince U.S. about reforestation in Central America
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of Mexico, Andres Manuel López Obrador, hopes that the meeting this Friday with the vice-president of the United States, Kamala Harris, will serve to attract investments to Central America with his star reforestation program, Sembrando Vida. Questioned by the press minutes before his virtual meeting, scheduled for 09.00 […] The post Mexican president hopes to convince U.S. about reforestation in Central America appeared first on The Rio Times.
Highly Cited COVID Doctor Reveals that the Government Is “Scrubbing Unprecedented Numbers of Injection-Related Deaths”
The New American and Leo Hohmann, Need To Know - 14 hours ago
If this were any other vaccine, it would have been pulled from the market after 50 unexplained deaths. The CDC reviewed about 1,600 deaths and indicated that not a single death was related to the vaccine! The doctor said it is impossible to opine that none of the deaths were vaccine-related without thorough investigation.
Facebook Tells Billions of WhatsApp Users: Let Us Share Your Data … or Else
Children's Health Defense - 14 hours ago
Facebook, which bought WhatsApp for $19 billion, is telling users they must let Facebook share personal data or lose access to messages on their account. A coalition of social justice, labor and digital rights organizations aims to stop the social media giant’s assault on privacy. The post Facebook Tells Billions of WhatsApp Users: Let Us Share Your Data … or Else appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Space Colonization Is A Capitalist Perception Management Op
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are in a dispute with NASA over whose private space exploration corporation will get the $2.9 billion US government contract to return to the moon. I gleaned this annoying piece of information by way of an obnoxiously sycophantic Atlantic puff piece titled "Elon Musk Is Maybe, Actually, Strangely, Going to Do This Mars Thing", subtitled "From his private Cape Canaveral, the billionaire is manifesting his own interplanetary reality—whatever the cost."
Japan extends minimal State of Emergency: Osaka crisis and carefree slowness
Lee Jay, Modern Tokyo Times - 15 hours ago
Japan extends minimal State of Emergency: Osaka crisis and carefree slowness Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the extension of the coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency. Thus the next extension will continue in Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo until the end of May. However, with increasing daily […] The post Japan extends minimal State of Emergency: Osaka crisis and carefree slowness first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times.
Progressives Capitulate To Biden
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
No one is holding Joe Biden’s “feet to the fire” or pushing him left or taking any of the other make believe actions which were meant to silence the Democratic Party’s left wing. There is no longer any need to say that such claims are phony when proof comes straight from the horses’ mouths. The Justice Democrats, Progressive Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus all sing Biden’s praises despite the fact that he lied to them and to their constituents during the 2020 campaign. All of the policies that rank and file Democrats want to see realized are again left behind though their p...
England is on for its Coldest May since Record-Keeping Began back in 1659 (during the Maunder Minimum)
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 15 hours ago
Following its coldest APRIL since 1922, England is now on for its coldest MAY since record-keeping began some 362 years ago--since the Maunder Minimum (1645-1715). The post England is on for its Coldest May since Record-Keeping Began back in 1659 (during the Maunder Minimum) appeared first on Electroverse.
UK threatens to charge Palestine Action with terrorism
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 15 hours ago
Human rights activists in the UK are facing the suggestion by police that their actions against an Israeli weapons manufacturer could be considered as “terrorism.”
Iran State Media Releases Video Threatening A Missile Attack On Israel's Dimona Nuclear Facility
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Israel Hayom: **Iranian video threatens attack on Dimona nuclear facility* A video depicting an attack on Israel's nuclear research center in Dimona has been posted on social media "in honor" of the regime's own version of "Jerusalem Day." Following a series of incidents at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in Iran, those affiliated with the regime posted a video on social media depicting an attack on Israel's nuclear research center in Dimona. The disturbing video was released on Friday when Tehran "celebrated" its own version of "Jerusalem Day", which it instated in ...
Police academies dedicate 3.21% of training hours to ethics and other public service topics – new research
Galia Cohen, Assistant Professor, Director of the Division of Public Administration, Tarleton State University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Police are sworn to protect the public, but cadets are still trained for battle – not public service – according to a new study examining all 50 US state police academy curricula.
Faces of those America is leaving behind in Afghanistan
Brian Glyn Williams, Professor of Islamic History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
As American troops leave Afghanistan, a scholar of the country's history and culture reexamines his photos of the nation's people.
China’s soybean imports up 11% in April with arrival of delayed shipments
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - China's soybean imports in April rose 11% from the same month last year, boosted by the arrival of some late Brazilian shipments, customs data showed Friday. China, the world's largest importer of soybeans, unloaded 7.45 million tons of the oilseed in April, up from 6.71 million tons last year, according […] The post China’s soybean imports up 11% in April with arrival of delayed shipments appeared first on The Rio Times.
CEO Of The World's Largest Vaccine Manufacturer Flees India After Receiving Threats From The Rich And Powerful
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer of Serum Institute of India Ltd., poses for photograph in Pune, Maharashtra, India, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. © Provided by National Post *National Post:* *Leader of world's largest vaccine manufacturer flees India after threats from rich and powerful * The CEO of the Serum Institute in India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturers, has fled India, claiming he and his family had been threatened by some of the most powerful people in the country. In an interview with the Times of London, published on Saturday May 1, Adar Poonawal...
‘I’m Gonna Die, Help’: Cops Beat, Hold Handcuffed Dad’s Face in the Dirt Until He Dies—Lawsuit
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: dirt]Police handcuffed and beat an innocent father and then held his face in the dirt with knees on top of him until he died.
New Bill Will Prevent Fired ‘Gypsy Cops’ From Moving to New Departments to Strike Again
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: gypsy cop]A new bill sets out to bar cops from resigning amid investigations to avoid accountability only to be hired in the department in the next city over.
Brazil’s restaurant and bar consumption down 34.2% with March restrictions – survey
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In contrast, supermarket consumption recorded a 7.3% increase in March. Reflecting the closure of establishments due to measures to tackle the second wave of covid-19, consumption in restaurants, bars, snack bars and bakeries dropped by 34.2% in March when compared to pre-pandemic levels in the same period. The survey is […] The post Brazil’s restaurant and bar consumption down 34.2% with March restrictions – survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Inflation rises in Mexico to 6.08 %, highest rate since the end of 2017
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Mexican inflation rate rose in April to 6.08 %, the highest since the end of 2017, after prices rose in the fourth month of the year by 0.33 %, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reported Friday. “The national consumer price index increased 0.33 % month-over-month in […] The post Inflation rises in Mexico to 6.08 %, highest rate since the end of 2017 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Pregnant people
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
This is what "science" has become. Woke. Notice that women no longer go into labor, "pregnant people" go into labor. This movement is so anti-woman it's beyond anything or any era of misogyny. "Researchers integrated information from 45 protein, metabolite, and immune data points to identify a window two to four weeks before a pregnant person will go into labor." Fortunately, in the actual article, "pregnant women" and "mother" are correctly used. However, woke editors are easing you into the word changes so that if later you start to object you will be called "transphobic." Stop ...
Coffee, videos, and altogether too much fun
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
The folks at Black Rifle Coffee produce regular videos showing themselves and their products having a lot of fun. It's an amusing way to advertise, and lets the staff (mostly veterans, many with combat experience) let their hair down and entertain their customers. (Disclaimer: yes, my wife and I are members of their coffee club, and get a small delivery every month. However, that's not why I'm putting up these videos; they're just fun stuff, and I enjoy them on their own merits. I'm not getting any compensation for doing so.) If you haven't already seen their videos, prep...
4 Ex-Cops Indicted on US Civil Rights Charges in Floyd Death
AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Three of the four officers, including Derek Chauvin, are charged with violating George Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and excessive force.
Living with vaccination guilt in the pandemic
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
News 1. COVID-19 The COVID situation isn’t good. We have record numbers of new cases day after day, and it seems that every day we’re told the testing and data entry backlog is cleared, only to be told the next day that it isn’t. I hope to get some clarification on that point today, at […]
Space Colonization Is A Capitalist Perception Management Op
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 15 hours ago
Listen to this article: The world’s two wealthiest people are fighting over the moon, which just says so much about where our species is at right now. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are in a dispute with NASA over whose private space exploration corporation will […]
Despite Massive Push, Survey Finds Just 29% of Parents Want COVID Vaccine for Kids
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: parents]Despite government officials and mainstream media pushing for childhood COVID-19 vaccines, only 29% of parents say they would get one "right away."
The Great American Recovery Watch Goes On High Alert
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago
Americans are optimistic! The U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs in April, sharply missing economists’ expectations. The unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 6.1% — well below the April 2020 peak of 14.7%, but about twice the pre-crisis level, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report, released Friday morning. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv expected the… Continue reading →
The Discovery Shop--donations 2013
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
The Discovery Shop (cancer fund raising) is just up the street, and I like to shop there and donate there. In May 2013 I mentioned the things I was taking that day from my so-called "vintage clothes collection." This week I bought medium blue summer slacks for $1.34 and Volunteers of America, and a pleasant blue (different shade) knit shirt at Discovery for $3. Although neither appear to have been worn, I always wash them. You just never know . . . "I wouldn't say I have a vintage clothing collection, but I have saved a few favorites over the years. Some are leaving the house t...
The Media's double standard
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
It's not a tragedy that Biden told an old guy's story about Amtrak. The tragedy is that if Trump had said anything even remotely as false and fabricated, the media would have run with it for weeks. Now they just shrug and say. "Oh well, it's just the charm of good old Joe. No big deal." Joe's story is as believable and as easily checked as the Democrats' Russia, Russia, Russia lie which they used in an attempted coup against a duly elected president.
Meanings of Liberty: A Contested Concept
Shanon FitzGerald, Econlib - 16 hours ago
It was my singular good fortune to serve as the editor for the April 2021 Liberty Matters forum, “Meanings of Liberty: Aron, Constant, Berlin.” What is liberty, and what does it mean (to each of these thinkers)? This, in essence, is the question that April lead essayist Daniel B. Klein and two respondents, Daniel J. […] The post Meanings of Liberty: A Contested Concept appeared first on Econlib.
Got your Uggies on?
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 16 hours ago
Letter to the Editor Ugg Boots For the US company to claim UGG boots is their name is baloney, back in the 1950’s UGG boots were made in Victoria by a local bloke originally called RUG boots because they were made from the off-cuts of old sheepskin and cowhide rugs. The old rugs were worn […]
More countries Resist President Biden's Push To Waive Covid-19 Vaccine Patents
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle penned an open letter to vaccine makers urging them to suspend the patent protections to help developing countries gain access to the shots. Visitors to the Archewell website are greeted with this picture along with a message saying: 'Join us in advocating for vaccine equity on Archie's birthday' *Daily Mail:* *Britain resists Joe Biden (and Harry and Meghan) over call for for a 'waiver' on vaccine patents as MPs say it is unfair on firms that spent billions developing them and amid fears they just won't bother again* * Britain has been in closed-...
King Of Streaming: Roku Has the Numbers, the Content, and the Revenue.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Roku, * The platform added 2.4 million active accounts in the quarter, to reach a total of 53.6 million. Total streaming hours jumped by 1.4 billion hours over the last quarter to 18.3 billion. It’s the latest strong quarter for the company, which had reached 50 million accounts in the previous quarter. Roku was one of the undoubted winners of the pandemic, as many people who were stuck at home for months during quarantine streamed their favorite shows and movies using that platform, whether on boxes or specialized Roku TVs. Even with the pandemic receding, Rok...
Armed With Nuclear Missiles, the Ohio-Class Submarine is a Real Killer
Sebastien Roblin, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Submarines, Asia* The Ohio-class boats may be the most destructive weapon system created by humankind. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* With estimated costs of $4–6 billion each to manufacture, the next-generation boomers may be fewer in number and will use new reactors that do not require expensive overhauls and refueling, allowing them to serve until 2085. Nine years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ishirō Honda’s *Godzilla *depicted a monster awakened from the depths of the ocean to wreak havoc on Japanese cities. A giant fire-breat...
One State is Ditching Federal Unemployment Benefits. Why?
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Unemployment Benefits, * Two months before they were scheduled to run out, Montana is axing its unemployment benefits. Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Tuesday that the state would stop participating in President Biden’s federal unemployment benefits plan by June 27th. Two months before they were scheduled to run out, Montana is axing its unemployment benefits. Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Tuesday that the state would stop participating in President Biden’s federal unemployment benefits plan by June 27th. In practical terms, this means that the $300...
$1,400 Richer: Did Your Stimulus Check Finally Arrive?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Money, Americas* [image: Stimulus] Just over a million payments have been sent out and are hitting bank accounts and mailboxes across the country. *Key point: *A small percentage of Americans are still waiting for their stimulus checks. Here is how the IRS just sent out another round. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have confirmed in their latest press release that 1.1 million more $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks worth $2 billion have been issued as part of the eighth batch of payments under the American Rescue Plan. With ...
L115A3: Is This British Sniper Rifle the Best In the World Today?
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Sniper Rifles, World* Craftsmanship shows through with the best sniper rifles. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The L115A3 bolt-action rifle was developed to have an effective range of 1,500 to 1,700 meters. Military rifles have long had a more utilitarian appearance but for good reason. The rifles needed to be durable, rugged and even useable as a heavy club if all else failed. The exception to that rule has been sniper or marksmen weapons, which have been more refined. The craftsmanship shows through with the best sniper rifles, and this is certainly the case with...
Russia's Su-35S Fighter Will Soon Take Centerstage
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Su-35, * Why is a forty-year-old bomber being given such a prominent place in this year’s flypast roster? Russian aircraft are rehearsing for what is shaping up as one of the most unique Victory Day Parade flypast performances in recent years. A slew of Russian planes and helicopters recently practiced their routines in anticipation of the upcoming May 9 Victory Day parade, commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The flypast rehearsal included as many as seventy-six aircraft, comporting with the seventy-six years that el...
Jobs Numbers Out Today Stink: Time for A New Stimulus Check?
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Jobs Numbers, * Millions of financially wounded Americans have been holding their breath to see any sign that perhaps a fourth or even a fifth round of stimulus checks are in the offing--especially with the latest jobs numbers less than stellar. With more than 85 percent of the $450 billion total earmarked for coronavirus stimulus checks already sent out, it appears that the Internal Revenue Service is down to its final weeks of disbursing the remaining payments. With this in mind, millions of financially wounded Americans have been holding their breath to ...
Could Michael Jordan Have Won Another Championship with the Bulls?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Michael Jordan History, * [image: Michael Jordan Champ] Michael Jordan won six NBA championships in his career- three in a row between 1991 and 1993, and then three more in a row between 1996 and 1998, all with the Chicago Bulls. Could he have won one more? Michael Jordan won six NBA championships in his career- three in a row between 1991 and 1993, and then three more in a row between 1996 and 1998, all with the Chicago Bulls. As all fans of “The Last Dance” know, the Bulls’ management sought to break up the team after 1998 season and begin a rebuilding proje...
Biden Must Push President Moon to Get Real on ROK-China Relations
Mathew Ha, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Mathew Ha* *ROK-China Relations, Korean Peninsula* Moon’s reluctance to hold the Chinese government accountable for its misdeeds underscores a challenge for the United States and other allied governments in bolstering regional cooperative efforts supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Anti-China sentiment is rising in South Korea (ROK), according to recent public opinion polls, social media, and online petitions. Chinese influence on Korean media and the increasing public awareness of Chinese economic and military aggression in the region help explain this phenomenon. ...
The IRS Still Has Another Batch of 5 Million Stimulus Checks to Send
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *IRS Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: IRS Stimulus Check] Processing tax returns, tax refunds, stimulus payments and the soon-to-be expanded child tax credit is a lot to ask of the IRS. *Key point: *The IRS is doing what they can, but it is currently under a lot of strain. Nonetheless, payments are still going out even if they are late. Amid the current tax season, the Internal Revenue Service is saddled with the unenviable chore of pulling double duty, as it is responsible for sending out to eligible Americans both tax refunds and the latest $1,400 coronavi...
No New Stimulus Checks or $15 Minimum Wage: Did Democrats Cave?
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Joe Biden Stimulus, * [image: Joe Biden Stimulus $15] All of these things remain progressive priorities, and Biden will likely try to address them later in his term. Within two months of the signing of the “American Rescue Plan” – the new administration’s initial $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill – President Joe Biden has already set his sights on bigger things. Last Wednesday, on the eve of his hundredth day in office, he announced two new spending plans – the “American Jobs Plan,” which would focus on creating new jobs, and the “American Families Plan,” which ...
The U.S. Army Might Have A Long-Range Fire Problem
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Artillery, Americas* The military needs modern, long-range, high-tech howitzers to accurately hit the enemy from afar. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The howitzer still has an important place on the battlefield of the twenty-first-century. Earlier this year the U.S. Army conducted a live-fire demonstration of its upgraded M1907A7 Paladin, which will provide increased combat capability as well as sustainment of the Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Teams. While the new variant of the Paladin will offer improved overall performance—boosted by the use of the Excalibur r...
Need Cash? 1 in 10 Americans Have Missing Money or Property Held by States
Trevor Filseth, The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Trevor Filseth* *Lost Proprety, * [image: Lost Property] The NAUPA estimates that one in ten Americans has unclaimed property in the hands of the state. Ridiculous, but true: according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, the state of California is the owner of more than $10 billion of unclaimed personal property. Other states share similar numbers. New York’s number is even higher, at $16.5 billion, and last year, Florida returned $328 million worth of personal property to its citizens. So how does this happen? The answer is that the state is usu...
Bank Shot: Financial Giants’ Return to Manhattan Gives Smaller Businesses Hope
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Some bank CEOs are telling their workers to return to the office in the next few months. If Covid stay tame, will other companies follow?
Bolsonaro: Brazil is the “only republic in the world” accepting electronic voting
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said that Brazil is the "only republic in the world" that accepts the results of elections held with that "crappy electronic vote." During his weekly live stream on social media, the president reiterated, "This must be changed." "If the Brazilian Parliament, by a qualified majority of three-fifths […] The post Bolsonaro: Brazil is the “only republic in the world” accepting electronic voting appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio authorizes beach permanence and ends curfew
The Rio Times, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rio de Janeiro has authorized people and businesses to remain on the city's beaches on all days, including weekends and public holidays. The curfew on the streets from 11 PM to 5 AM has also been lifted. The new measures will be in force until May 20th. […] The post Rio authorizes beach permanence and ends curfew appeared first on The Rio Times.
Forgeries And The Truth About Srebrenica (II)
Vladislav B. SOTIROVIC, OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Part I What really happened and why in and around Srebrenica? In this small eastern Bosnian town before the armed conflicts started in the spring of 1992, lived no more than 10.000 inhabitants. The city received international attention when up to 70.000 Muslim refugees (according to the United Nations) from […]
Facebook Ministry of Truth upholds Trump ban
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 16 hours ago
Facebook Ministry of Truth upholds Trump ban ****News Topic 399***** Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban, but says it was ‘inappropriate’ for site to make suspension indefinite Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump ban, but says it was ‘inappropriate’ for site to make suspension indefinite Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social network’s decision to ban […]
NATO’s Empty Bluff: European Defender 2021
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 16 hours ago
NATO’s Empty Bluff: European Defender 2021 News Topic 143 NATO’s latest large-scale European exercise will only reveal that it is not up to the task of defending itself NATO’s latest large-scale European exercise will only reveal that it is not up to the task of defending itself Follow RT on European Defender 2021, NATO’s 28,000-person […]
In Kerala, The Present Is Dominated By The Future
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Kerala, a state in the Indian union with a population of 35 million, has re-elected the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to lead the government for another five years. Since 1980, the people of Kerala have voted out the incumbent, seeking to alternate between the Left and the Right. This year, the people decided to stay with the Left and give the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Pinarayi Vijayan, a second term in office as the Chief Minister. Health Minister K. K. Shailaja, popularly known as Shailaja Teacher, won her re-election with a record-breaking tally of over 60,000 vo...
The Union of the Military with Big Tech and Big Pharma is Now the Goal for Medical Tyranny
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Health Impact News This Biden Proposal Could Make the US a “Digital Dictatorship” A “new” proposal by the Biden administration to create a health-focused federal... The post The Union of the Military with Big Tech and Big Pharma is Now the Goal for Medical Tyranny appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Activist Confronts Defense Industry CEO For Company’s Role In War Crimes
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
An anti-war activist confronted General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic on Wednesday during the company’s shareholders’ meeting, accusing the defense industry giant of profiting off war crimes and arming repressive, undemocratic regimes without “moral reflection.” “I appreciate the care you’ve taken to keep us safe during COVID,” CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin told General Dynamics’ board, which included Novakovic and former Defense Secretary James Mattis. “But,” she added, “I wonder about the care that this company takes to keep people safe from the bombs and the other weapons ...
Mom Secretly Films 6-Year-Old Being Paddled by Principal
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Inside Edition May 3, 2021 A Florida elementary school principal is under investigation for paddling a 6-year-old student who allegedly damaged a computer, according to... The post Mom Secretly Films 6-Year-Old Being Paddled by Principal appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Albert Collins – Bending Like A Willow Tree
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
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3 Original Black Betty
Hal Apeeno, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
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The IRS Is Hiring People To Hack Into Crypto Hard Wallets that “prevent the forfeiture and recovery”
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Silver Report Uncut May 5, 2021 The post The IRS Is Hiring People To Hack Into Crypto Hard Wallets that “prevent the forfeiture and recovery” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Saga Of Rudy Giuliani
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Rudy Giuliani is in it deep -- really deep. George Conway writes in *The Washington Post*: In law and in life, things have a way of coming full circle. The quoted words come from the former president’s supposedly “perfect” phone call with Ukraine’s president, and described what could happen to the American ambassador there, Marie L. Yovanovitch. It was Giuliani’s relentless efforts that got her recalled. The arc of Giuliani's career has been remarkable: The once-respected former federal prosecutor, New York mayor (“America’s mayor”!), presidential candidate and possible Cabin...
Coronavirus CNN Host Says People Who Don’t Take the Vaccine Should be Socially Ostracized by Friends & Family
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Summit News – by Paul Joseph Watson CNN’s Michael Smerconish says that people who don’t take the vaccine should be socially ostracized and shunned by... The post Coronavirus CNN Host Says People Who Don’t Take the Vaccine Should be Socially Ostracized by Friends & Family appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Leaked Zarif Tape: What Western Media Heard And What He Actually Said
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Tehran, Iran - On April 25, the Saudi-funded and U.K.-backed “Iran International” released a leaked audio recording of Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, in conversation with Iranian economist Saeed Laylaz for what appeared to be an oral history project. Immediately, the three-hour-plus conversation generated a great deal of controversy in Iran and plenty of commentary abroad. In the course of the conversation, Zarif spoke about his diplomatic posts, before and during the Rouhani administration, and his future political ambitions (or lack thereof). He ruminated on his relations...
Rebellion Sweeps Colombia Despite Deadly Repression
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
Massive protests are taking place throughout Colombia as people stand firm in the face of deadly police violence. Since April 28, when a general strike was called to oppose deeply regressive proposed tax reforms, nationwide demonstrations against far right President Iván Duque have been ongoing. “The repression on the streets perpetuated by the police force is systematic,” a young protester in Colombia who wished to remain anonymous told Liberation, “The ESMAD [Mobile Anti-Disturbances Squadron] along with the national police shoots without remorse rubber bullets, tear gas and at...
US Employers Added Just 266K Jobs in April As Hiring Slows
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The number of jobs added was sharply lower than March, although the economy still added jobs.
AFL-CIO’s Report Shows Commitment To Defending Police Unions
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
On July 2020, a month after protests over racial injustice and police violence set the AFL-CIO headquarters on fire, America’s largest union coalition formed a “Task Force on Racial Justice” as a signal that it was taking the issues seriously. A subcommittee of that task force was charged with producing a report on the touchy issue of the labor movement’s relationship to police unions. In These Times has obtained a copy of that committee’s draft report, which is currently circulating within the group before being released to the public. As it stands, the report amounts to a defin...
More States Enter The Race To Criminalize Protest
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 15 hours ago
It was April 1, and Jestin Dupree had driven more than 400 miles from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana to the state’s capital, Helena, to testify against legislation that could be used to jail environmental protesters. For years, his tribe had been protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, which was to cross the Missouri River, their main source of water. Their efforts seemed to be vindicated when the project was cancelled by President Joe Biden during his first day in office. Montana’s new legislation, however, would allow environmental protesters to be jailed ...
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