Wednesday, June 09, 2021

9 June - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Majia's Blog7 hours ago
SARS-CoV-2 Origins: Lab Theory v Zoonotic Disease Transfer Theory Proponents
If you've been following the debates about SARS-CoV-2 origins, you are aware that the battle between those emphasizing zoonotic transfer ("natural" explanation) versus lab escape is heating up. My opinion is that it came from a lab. The question is, in my opinion, which lab? Since I have no way of testing my opinion, I must rely on the published research findings and testimony of experts. Quite a few experts have recently lined up to suggest that the virus has lab origins while other experts deny such origins as probable. The news media are strangely aligning around these expe... read more
MJBizDaily7 hours ago
Connecticut pushes recreational marijuana legalization to special session
The Connecticut House of Representatives postponed a vote on legalizing recreational marijuana and instead will consider the issue in a special session before the end of the month, a top lawmaker said. The announcement by House Speaker Matt Ritter came as the legislative session was scheduled to adjourn later Wednesday and followed the likelihood of […] Connecticut pushes recreational marijuana legalization to special session is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Brazil OK’s clinical tests for homegrown Covid vaccine Butanvac
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday authorized Phase 1 and 2 clinical tests to be carried out on volunteers for the Butanvac vaccine developed by Sao Paulo’s Butantan Institute biomedical center. The tests for the two-shot vaccine were initially authorized for 400 volunteers, but will later involve an expected total […] The post Brazil OK’s clinical tests for homegrown Covid vaccine Butanvac appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Brazil’s industry drops in 9 of the 15 locations surveyed in April – IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In line with the national trend, regional industrial production decreased in 9 of the 15 locations analyzed by the Monthly Industrial Survey (PIM Regional) released today, June 9, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). From March to April, local industries were affected by the poor performance of […] The post Brazil’s industry drops in 9 of the 15 locations surveyed in April – IBGE appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Do Spouses of Deceased Google Employees Collect Half Their Salary?
And do the former tech workers' children receive $1,000 monthly? read more
Joe Biden's Dilemma: Will There Be a Fourth Stimulus Payment?
*Eli Fuhrman* *Stimulus, * Amid growing public support, there are both reasons for optimism and skepticism regarding the possibility of a fourth stimulus payment. The IRS is approaching the end of its campaign to distribute the third round of direct federal stimulus payments worth up to $1,400 to eligible Americans, having now sent out almost 167 million payments worth a total of roughly $391 billion. These payments have proven to be very effective at helping to jumpstart economic recovery in the United States. As the distribution of stimulus payments winds down, a growing number... read more
Disinformation Campaigns Target State Climate Initiatives
In April, GOP lawmakers in Connecticut launched a “Stop the Gas and Food Tax” campaign, which characterizes an effort by 13 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a plan to “punish” the middle class. The effort their ire was directed at, the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P), contains provisions to cap and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. The post Disinformation Campaigns Target State Climate Initiatives appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Science Matters6 hours ago
May 2021 Slight Warming of Land and Sea
With apologies to Paul Revere, this post is on the lookout for cooler weather with an eye on both the Land and the Sea. While you will hear a lot about 2020 temperatures matching 2016 as the highest ever, that spin ignores how fast the cooling has set in. The UAH data analyzed below shows […] read more
Behind The Virtuous Façade
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—the successor to NAFTA—commenced on July 1, 2020. As the first anniversary of the agreement approaches, too little is known, or knowable, as to what has been accomplished in terms of one of the agreement’s main objectives—the legitimation of Mexico’s labor relations. Over the past decade, Mexico has rapidly ascended the list of U.S. trade partners—achieving top status in 2019, edging out the world’s industrial colossus, China. As its export capacity in manufacturing rose—particularly in auto and auto parts production—so did the obj... read more
Not PC6 hours ago
"The relationship between child labour and income is striking."
*"The main reason children do not work in wealthy countries is precisely because they are wealthy. The relationship between child labour and income is striking."* ~ Benjamin Powell, from his essay 'The Case Against Child Labour Prohibitions' *"Most economic historians conclude that ... legislation was not the primary reason for the reduction and virtual elimination of child labour between 1880 and 1940. Instead they point out that industrialisation and economic growth brought rising incomes, which allowed parents the luxury of keeping their children out of the work force... read more
BREAKING NEWS! First U.S. Doctor Certifies ‘Vaccine’ Injury, Confirms Serious Diagnosis After Jab | NC Renegades
*ModeRNA "Vaccine" Injury Victim, Brittany Galvin* *H/T Dennis* *BREAKING! First U.S. Doctor Certifies ‘Vaccine’ Injury, Confirms Serious Diagnosis After Jab | NC Renegades* Now seriously debilitated with Guillain Barre Syndrome and heart issues...Brittany Galvin predicts *"Some of us won't be alive in a few weeks".* So she recommends everybody do their own research *before getting the "jab*". Brittany says the medical staff she has been dealing with in the hospitals during her recent stays due to her "vaccine injury" are not in denial about the cause of her illness. She reports ... read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
López Obrador nominates Finance Minister to be governor of the Bank of Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced on Wednesday that he would propose the current Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Arturo Herrera, as the next governor of the Bank of Mexico. “A chance for the good of Mexico: Arturo Herrera will be proposed as governor of the Bank of […] The post López Obrador nominates Finance Minister to be governor of the Bank of Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Cancer: The Forbidden Cures – The Original Big Pharma Playbook Long Before COVID-19
We have uploaded a copy of the film Cancer: The Forbidden Cures, to our Rumble and Bitchute channels. This film was produced years ago, but it still stands as one of the best documentaries explaining how the FDA and Big Pharma have gone out of their way to suppress effective therapies that have been proven to treat cancer, to protect their monopoly on the Cancer Drug industry. Since the roll out of the COVID-19 Plandemic at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 bioweapon shots have become the new cash cow for the pharmaceutical industry, and in order to get the FDA t... read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro asks for “a miracle” to “save” Peru from the leftist ‘São Paulo Forum’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, asked this Wednesday for "a miracle" to "save" Peru and avoid the possible victory of the leftist Pedro Castillo in the elections held last Sunday in that country. "We lose Peru now. I ask for a miracle to reverse it" and that "the São Paulo […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro asks for “a miracle” to “save” Peru from the leftist ‘São Paulo Forum’ appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Brazilian beef exports down 18% in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There was a drop in sales to China, Brazil's agribusiness largest client. The data are from the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (ABIEC) and the Brazilian Association of Meatpacking Companies (ABRAFRIGO). Brazil's beef exports dropped 18% in May compared to the same period last year, which led the accumulated […] The post Brazilian beef exports down 18% in May appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
null7 hours ago
Segregated Concert: Foo Fighters and Madison Square Garden Revive the Ugly Legacies of Ghettoization and Jim Crow
If you flip through history books, there are countless examples of a class of people who were blamed for the ills of world, excluded from The post Segregated Concert: Foo Fighters and Madison Square Garden Revive the Ugly Legacies of Ghettoization and Jim Crow appeared first on . read more
The New Dark Age7 hours ago
Guillain-Barré syndrome after covid vaccination
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune neurological disease that causes muscle weakness and paralysis, usually starting in the feet and hands, with about 20% of people still unable to walk at 6 months, and a fatality rate of about 5%. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Country’s fixed Internet improves, but Brazil is still only world’s 49th in speed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil ranked 49th in the world for fixed broadband speed and 74th for mobile Internet speed in April, according to a report by Ookla, the company responsible for popular mobile Internet Speedtest. However, the result is better than in April last year, when the country ranked 56th in fixed internet. […] The post Country’s fixed Internet improves, but Brazil is still only world’s 49th in speed appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Diverse7 hours ago
Better Together: Four Mutually Reinforcing Strategies for Retaining Black Students and Faculty
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions are doubling down on efforts to retain Black faculty and students, especially at predominantly White institutions. In most instances, colleges and universities approach faculty and student retention separately, without understanding existing connections between Black faculty and Black students. Following are four ways that Black faculty and Black students are already connecting to provide support for each other. read more
CFACT8 hours ago
105 | Dynamic Districts | Vicinity Energy
We discuss the strategy to achieve net-zero carbon for district energy networks with Vicinity Energy Chmn., Pres. and CEO Bill DiCroce. For pictures and additional info, visit http://www.energy-cast.com/105-vicinity.html. The post 105 | Dynamic Districts | Vicinity Energy appeared first on CFACT. read more
Diverse8 hours ago
Ending the Hate: Scholars Emphasize Activism for LGBTQ+ Social Change
People who identify as LGBTQ+ are nearly four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault and aggravated or simple assault, according to a study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law released last October. read more
FDA Approves Non-effective New Alzheimer’s Drug Despite Their Own Doctors Recommending AGAINST It
Big Pharma has been trying to create a blockbuster drug for the very lucrative Alzheimer's Disease for more than a decade. But they have repeatedly failed, mainly because they start with the wrong presuppositions on the cause of Alzheimer's, basing it on "genetics" instead of environmental causes. The over 55 age population has always been a cash cow for Big Pharma, as the most profitable drug of all time was Pfizer's Lipitor, a statin drug that artificially lowers one's cholesterol. Prior to its patent expiring at the end of 2011, no other drug in human history had racked up mor... read more
Abdicating Leadership
There were some successes from the New Labour years worth preserving. One being the legislative spadework done for LGBTQ rights, though a less generous - but accurate - reading would locate this in a vision of "inclusion", of a neoliberal politics premised on equal opportunities and removing unfair and unjust barriers to social mobility. Another, less talked about today, was the consolidation of what we might call bourgeois, or official anti-racism. Going hand in hand with the Blairist project of a superficial modernisation of the British state, the government and other state insti... read more
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Kathleen Marden
This week I chatted with Kathleen Marden, the niece of Betty Hill. Kathleen has taken the lead in abduction and experiencer research in recent years. We, of course, talked about the Hill abduction before moving off into the larger field with other, more plentiful players. You can listen to the interview here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45236351 Kathleen mentioned that there was new evidence in the Hill abduction. Betty Hill’s dress, the one she had been wearing that night, was reexamined. Small blood stains, found on the back, belonged to spiders. I’m just not sure how t... read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
‘Even When the Sky Comes Falling’ TikTok Singer Found
One of the most popular songs that has appeared in TikTok videos has an original creator who never quite got the credit due her. read more
Blood-Thirsty Woke Shrink Aruna Khilanani's White Murder Fantasy: “I Stand by My Words”
Yale Speech "The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind" Outlines Murderous Fantasies of Woke Intellectuals ED Noor: Khilanani’s clinic has been at least temporarily closed due to the response to her speech. Imagine being her patient and being Caucasian only to learn how she thinks of you! Many of her patients of different nationalities have been shocked by her words. Meanwhile, this person’s teachings are carried on through Khilanani’s students and then eventually taught in the nation’s classrooms, instituted in our legal systems. This is how the Communism of the Frankfurt Schoo... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
Will President Biden's Son's Recently Revealed Racist Texts Hurt Him Politically?
The texts may prove embarrassing to the president, who has sought to portray racial justice as a top priority for his administration *Daily Mail*: *EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden addressed his white lawyer as 'n***a' multiple times, used phrases like 'true dat n***a' and bantered 'I only love you because you're black,' in shocking texts unearthed days after Joe's emotional Tulsa speech decrying racism* * Text messages obtained by DailyMail.com reveal Hunter Biden used the n-word multiple times in banter with his lawyer * The president's son, 51, flippantly addressed corporate attorney... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
President Biden Revokes Former President Trumps Executive Orders Targeting Chinese Apps Like TikTok And WeChat
*Wall Street Journal: **Biden Revokes Trump Actions Targeting TikTok, WeChat * WASHINGTON—President Biden revoked executive orders targeting the Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat apps initiated by former President Donald Trump and signed a new order requiring security reviews of these and other apps in the jurisdiction of foreign adversaries. The order Wednesday doesn’t target any companies specifically. Instead, it directs the Commerce Department to evaluate all software applications with potential ties to foreign adversaries including China and take action to protect data o... read more
Medical Kidnap6 hours ago
Cancer: The Forbidden Cures – The Original Big Pharma Playbook Long Before COVID-19
We have uploaded a copy of the film Cancer: The Forbidden Cures, to our Rumble and Bitchute channels. This film was produced years ago, but it still stands as one of the best documentaries explaining how the FDA and Big Pharma have gone out of their way to suppress effective therapies that have been proven to treat cancer, to protect their monopoly on the Cancer Drug industry. Since the roll out of the COVID-19 Plandemic at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 bioweapon shots have become the new cash cow for the pharmaceutical industry, and in order to get the FDA t... read more
J&J CEO: People Will Need COVID Vaccine With Annual Flu Shot for Next Several Years + More
The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The post J&J CEO: People Will Need COVID Vaccine With Annual Flu Shot for Next Several Years + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Texas and Florida lead the way
Texas is open 100%. Texans should have the freedom to go where they want without any limits, restrictions, or requirements. Today, I signed a law that prohibits any TX business or gov’t entity from requiring vaccine passports or any vaccine information. pic.twitter.com/JQXOe4cHgY — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 7, 2021 Normal life in Florida for ~1yr now, well before any vaccine was even approved: no lockdowns, no restrictions, no mask mandates, no school closures. Everyone simply living life & evidence-based focused-protection for ppl at high-risk with informed consentpic.t... read more
New York’s Vaccine Passport Could Cost Taxpayers $17 Million
The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The post New York’s Vaccine Passport Could Cost Taxpayers $17 Million appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
TOMORROW: Health Freedom Advocates to Rally Against Indiana University Vaccine Mandate
Indiana University students, parents and staff will hold a “Rally for Medical Freedom” on Thursday, June 10 tat 1 p.m. ET to demand officials immediately retract the university’s COVID vaccine mandate. The post TOMORROW: Health Freedom Advocates to Rally Against Indiana University Vaccine Mandate appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Anthony Fauci “Attacks on Me Are Attacks Against Science”
What this soundbite tells me [Video at 04:54 prompted] is that Anthony Fauci feels very protected by his connection to the Obama administration. The stunning level of hubris and cognitive dissonance displayed in this video are indicative of a bureaucrat who views himself as untouchable. [John Brennan was/is similarly predisposed]. Ego-maniacal Fauci proclaims that “any […] The post Anthony Fauci “Attacks on Me Are Attacks Against Science” appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Cleveland Clinic: Already Had COVID? Vaccine Provides No Added Benefit
A Cleveland Clinic study of the effectiveness of COVID vaccines in people with a history of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and those without found those who had COVID but weren’t vaccinated appeared to have acquired strong natural immunity. The post Cleveland Clinic: Already Had COVID? Vaccine Provides No Added Benefit appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly: CDC Knows ‘Far More’ About Vaccine Injuries Than They’re Telling Us
In “This Week” with Mary Holland, Children’s Health Defense president, and Polly Tommey, co-producer of “Vaxxed,” Mary and Polly discuss the latest COVID vaccine news. The post ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly: CDC Knows ‘Far More’ About Vaccine Injuries Than They’re Telling Us appeared first on Children's Health Defense . read more
Diverse8 hours ago
Kaiser Permanente Endows $1 Million to Health Sciences at Colorado Community Colleges
The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges has received a $1 million, 15-year endowment from Kaiser Permanente. The Kaiser Permanente Colorado Equity Scholarship Fund will support students who are enrolled in a health sciences degree program and who are Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, LBGTQI, have disabilities, or are US veterans. The […] read more
Diverse8 hours ago
Dr. Julianne Malveaux Appointed Cal State LA College of Ethnic Studies Dean
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, a prominent labor economist and president emeritus at Bennett College, has been appointed dean of the new College of Ethnic Studies at California State Los Angeles. Malveaux is a scholar, author, activist, feminist and columnist. For years, Malveaux wrote a nationally syndicated column about economics, policy and race and served as a […] read more
Medical Kidnap8 hours ago
FDA Approves Non-effective New Alzheimer’s Drug Despite Their Own Doctors Recommending AGAINST It
Big Pharma has been trying to create a blockbuster drug for the very lucrative Alzheimer's Disease for more than a decade. But they have repeatedly failed, mainly because they start with the wrong presuppositions on the cause of Alzheimer's, basing it on "genetics" instead of environmental causes. The over 55 age population has always been a cash cow for Big Pharma, as the most profitable drug of all time was Pfizer's Lipitor, a statin drug that artificially lowers one's cholesterol. Prior to its patent expiring at the end of 2011, no other drug in human history had racked up mor... read more
Death Of A Party
All the smart people in the room predict a fall election, and Trudeau majority. And that, my friends, signals the perfect opportunity to burn this wretched, dying party to the ground. read more
Lawfare10 hours ago
TikTok, WeChat, and Biden’s New Executive Order: What You Need to Know
An image of the TikTok app on a phone screen. (Flickr/Solen Feyissa, https://flic.kr/p/2jsaQgK; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) President Biden has issued an executive order revoking the sanctions President Trump famously imposed in August 2020 on TikTok and on WeChat (as well as less publicized sanctions added to other Chinese “connected software applications” in January 2021). But these companies should not celebrate Biden’s move too much. The sanctions may yet return, and with a stronger foundation. And, in any event, TikTok remains subject to a... read more
Diverse13 hours ago
The Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
In this episode, our host Ralph Newell sits down with co-researchers Drs. Terrell Strayhorn and Royel Johnson to discuss the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. Now in its eighth year, this series of research focuses on workplace diversity, staffing practices, and work environment using a web-based survey approach to examine categories […] read more
Michael West6 hours ago
PET Project: petrochemical giants exploit recycling to ramp up plastics production
[image: Drowning in plastics] Australians do the right thing each week by separating recyclables into colour-coded wheelie bins, yet most of it is destined for landfill. Luke Stacey investigates the secret agenda of the plastics industry: promoting recycling in order to ramp up production of virgin plastic. read more
Stimulus Checks Coming: 36 Million Families May Be Eligible For The Child Tax Credit
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Checks, * That's nothing to sneeze at. More than 36 million families who may be eligible for the enhanced child tax credit will receive a letter from the IRS, as the agency ramps up its efforts to issue the payments starting in July. “The letters are going to families who may be eligible based on information they included in either their 2019 or 2020 federal income tax return or who used the Non-Filers tool on IRS.gov last year to register for an Economic Impact Payment,” the agency said in a statement on Monday. The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief ... read more
Why Biden Should Extend Vaccine Diplomacy to Sanctioned States Like Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea
*Jason Bartlett* *Vaccine Diplomacy, * Distributing U.S. vaccines to these countries won’t be easy as current sanctions regimes and political scrutiny will make distribution challenging, but it may be one of the only current tools to chip away at growing dependency on China and Russia during the pandemic. While the United States focused all its resources on domestic vaccine production and distribution, both Beijing and Moscow began shipping their own vaccines abroad. A strengthened coalition of heavily sanctioned states could provide Beijing and Moscow with more opportunities to... read more
The U.S. Navy's Baddest Aircraft Carrier Is Headed to 'Shock Trials'
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Military, Americas* The Navy’s first-in-class ship is headed out to sea for the ultimate test of its combat capability. After much deliberation, debate and careful planning, the Navy’s first-in-class *USS Gerald R. Ford *is finally headed out to sea for the ultimate test of its combat capability: shock trials. Just how well will it hold up against heavy precision weaponry attacking it from long ranges or survive the disruptions caused by bombs, torpedoes, incoming gunfire, anti-ship missiles or other types of potential enemy attacks? Answering this question ... read more
$3600 'Stimulus Check' Coming: Are You Eligible For The Child Tax Credit?
*Rachel Bucchino* *Child Tax Credit, * Families can expect a letter from the IRS regarding their potential eligibility for the child tax crest, along with a follow-up letter with an estimate of their monthly payment amount, which will first start going out on July 15. The IRS is sending letters to more than 36 million families across the U.S. who may qualify for the enhanced child tax credit, which is set to be issued next month. The White House passed the American Rescue Plan back in March, a bill that boosted the child tax credit for eligible families until the end of the yea... read more
The Chinese Navy Is On Serious Steroids
*Kyle Mizokami* *Aircraft Carriers, PLA Navy, * The PLA Navy is growing at rapid rates and could have several more aircraft carriers in the next decade. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Today, China has two aircraft carriers: the ex-Soviet carrier Liaoning, and a second unnamed ship, Type 002, currently undergoing sea trials. The People’s Liberation Army Navy—more commonly known outside of China as the Chinese Navy—is modernizing at a breakneck pace. Chinese shipbuilders have built more than one hundred warships in the past decade, a build rate outstripping the mighty U.S. N... read more
Russia Has Big Plans for Its 'New' Tu-160 Supersonic Bombers
*Mark Episkopos* *Tu-160 Bomber, Eurasia* The upgraded fleet will consist of twenty-seven units in total and is set to serve as the backbone of Russia’s heavy strategic bomber fleet through the coming decade. One of Russia’s most iconic bombers, the Soviet-era Tu-160 is set to receive a series of major upgrades in coming years. The 1980s-era Tu-160 Blackjack has broken no shortage of records throughout its years in active service—it has been called the world’s largest, heaviest, and fastest bomber all at once. But, while the Blackjack can still fulfill its basic mission purpos... read more
$25,000 'Stimulus Check' to Help Pay Rent? Here Is How to Qualify.
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Payment, * Some of the hardest-hit amid the ongoing pandemic are renters who have to fork over as much as two or three thousand dollars to their landlords each and every month. But help is on the way. Studies and surveys over the past year have shown that coronavirus stimulus checks can only go so far, with many lasting only a few weeks or a couple of months. With this in mind, it appears that some of the hardest hit amid the ongoing pandemic are renters who have to fork over as much as two or three thousand dollars to their landlords each and every... read more
The U.S. Military Wants Billions to Make Sure it Can Beat Hypersonic Weapons
*Kris Osborn* *Defense Budget, * Not only are hypersonic weapons causing new problems for existing missile defense technologies, but lasers are approaching operational readiness for space and potential rivals are massively expanding their Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) arsenals. The Missile Defense Agency is investing in a new kind of space sensor intended to track and ultimately stop hypersonic weapons traveling at more than five times the speed of sound, a modern weapon expected to greatly inform, if not change, paradigms for future warfare. As part of its 2022 bud... read more
Why Use Nuclear Submarines When Regular Diesel Subs Can Get the Job Done?
*James Holmes* *Submarines, Americas* Conventional boats are better fitted for shallow-water operations. *Here's What You Need to Know*: An unaffordable subsurface fleet is a real prospect. In November 2020 the fine folks at *USNI News* and *The War Zone* reported on an intriguing interview with Rex Geveden. Geveden is the chief executive of BWX Technologies, the firm that supplies nuclear reactors to the U.S. Navy aircraft-carrier and submarine fleets. He forecast that the U.S. Navy’s next generation of nuclear-powered attack sub (SSN), currently dubbed SSN(X), “will be a large... read more
Stimulus Check Update: Will Joe Biden’s 2021 Child Tax Credit Pay Families Forever?
*Trevor Filseth* *Child Tax Credit Explainer, * Do you have a child younger than the age of seventeen? If the answer is yes, are you and your spouse together making less than $150,000 per year, or you make $75,000 or less as a single parent, you are most likely eligible for the full payment. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Right now, the checks are scheduled to end at the end of the year, so the recurring monthly checks are temporary. However, Biden has made it the centerpiece of another relief bill – the American Families Plan – to extend the increased credit for another fou... read more
In 1991, a U.S. Sailor Was Sucked Into a Jet Engine—And Survived
*Trevor Filseth* *Military History, Americas* There is no question that Bridget was astonishingly lucky to be alive. In 1991, the United States prepared to dislodge Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, the oil-rich Arabian emirate he had invaded the previous summer. As part of this effort, the U.S. Navy was dispatched to the Persian Gulf and tasked with launching bombing raids into Kuwait and Iraq. Many of the planes taking part in these raids were A-6E Intruders launched from aircraft carriers in the Gulf. *The Intruder* The A-6E Intruder is a twin-engine attack aircraft... read more
Robert Reich7 hours ago
7 Lessons We Need to Learn From Covid-19Maybe it’s wishful...
*7 Lessons We Need to Learn From Covid-19* Maybe it’s wishful thinking to declare the pandemic over in the US, and presumptuous to conclude what lessons we’ve learned. So consider this a first draft. *1. Workers are always essential* We couldn’t have survived without millions of warehouse, delivery, grocery and hospital workers literally risking their lives. Yet most of these workers are paid squat. Amazon touts its $15 minimum wage but it totals only about $30,000 a year. Many essential workers don’t have health insurance or paid leave. Lesson: Essential workers deserve far bet... read more
Southern California Organizing Manager
The person in this position will report to the California Director and work with other staff to support our work to get the City of Los Angeles to a fair and just transition to 100% renewables by 2030, shut down dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure like Aliso Canyon and Playa del Rey gas storage facilities, end neighborhood drilling and stop fossil fuel production and infrastructure. read more
the daily howler7 hours ago
Unable to conduct real discussions!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021* *Kudzu devours the land: *Ideology is swarming across our discourse like a fast-growing kudzu. It's devouring our ability to conduct sensible discussions of any serious topic. It's getting harder and harder to watch us make our attempts. Where does Our Town look more incoherent? On the (current) question of how public schools should teach our nation's brutal history? Or is it on the (current) question how public schools should teach math? Then too, consider some of the things Anastasia Higginbotham said to The Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf in their recen... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
EU Will Support U.S. Calls For An Investigation On The Origins Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during the visit by the World Health Organization team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease earlier this year *Daily Mail:* *EU will back US calls for fresh push to investigate origins of COVID-19 at summit next week, according to draft communique as allies agree to unite against China* * President Biden left for eight-day Europe trip on Wednesday, including meetings with E.U. leaders in Brussels * Draft agreement revealed joint plan to push for fresh look at origins of COVID-19 ... read more
Food Safety News8 hours ago
New Salmonella outbreak under investigation; no further details available
Federal health officials have discovered a new Salmonella outbreak, but neither the FDA nor the CDC have released specific details about the situation. The agencies have not posted outbreak announcements yet, but the Food and Drug Administration added it to this week’s CORE outbreak table. In a statement with the table the FDA reported that... Continue Reading read more
Cultural Appropriation Pizza: Naan, BBQ Sauce, Mex Cheese Mix & Turkey Bacon
I create a Mixed Cultures Pizza, and discover the absolute joy of applied "Cultural Appropriation". It works a champ! Continue reading → read more
Israeli Warplanes Attack Multiple Targets Across Syria from Lebanese Airspace
*Antiwar.com* | Syria reports some of the missiles were intercepted. read more
Climate Realism9 hours ago
Climate Alarmists Flip-Flop Again: Cancel their Monsoon Drought Crisis, Now Claim Too Much Rain
[image: Climate Alarmists Flip-Flop Again]Among its top results today under the search term “climate change,” Google News is highlighting articles claiming new research shows global warming will cause stronger Indian and South Asian monsoons and rainfall, which will wreak climate havoc in future decades. Yet, just a few years ago climate alarmists and their media allies claimed global warming […] The post Climate Alarmists Flip-Flop Again: Cancel their Monsoon Drought Crisis, Now Claim Too Much Rain appeared first on Climate Realism. read more
Is the Mediterranean Sea Becoming a Russian Navy Playground?
*Michael Peck* *Russian Navy, Europe* Soviet warships were a familiar sight in the Mediterranean during the Cold War. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Russia faces severe challenges in maintaining its navy. Is the Mediterranean the new playground for the Russian Navy? Russia is expanding its naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean because it’s easier than trying to, compete with the United States on the world’s oceans, according to Dmitry Gorenburg, an expert on the Russian military, in an analysis for the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. “Maintainin... read more
How One War Changed Asia Forever (China Is Still Angry)
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* Few experts believe Japan could defeat China's navy at the turn of the 19th century. They were wrong. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Those who hold forth authoritatively about human conflict are apt to disappoint. The only thing wise men profess with sublime confidence is how little they know. Analysts traffic in complexity and uncertainty, a realm of human interaction ruled by mercurial and indeed “paradoxical” logic. “TOKYO, July 31, 1894—’For the foreseeable future,’ declares an American defense expert, ‘no rational Japanese naval planner... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
SCAM ALERT: The ‘Coca-Cola Welfare Fund’ is Not Giving Away Lottery Money
Online posts spread across multiple countries, offering prize money in more than one currency. read more
Nations Pledge to Tackle Inequalities as part of New Targets to end HIV/AIDS by 2030
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - World leaders, those on the frontlines of the AIDS response, civil society, academics and youth have agreed that there is no way to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 without tackling persistent inequalities among marginalised groups. Read the full story, “Nations Pledge to Tackle Inequalities as part of New Targets to end HIV/AIDS by 2030”, on globalissues.org → read more
Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur
The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur”, on globalissues.org → read more
Nigerias Twitter Ban Is Part of a Larger Attack on Civil Society
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 09 (IPS) - Four years ago, Omoregie* and his friends were arrested without cause and taken into custody. When they got to the station, Omoregie watched as the police began to beat his friends. Afraid, he began to discreetly tweet about the attacks as they took place. Read the full story, “Nigerias Twitter Ban Is Part of a Larger Attack on Civil Society”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines for people in the Global South, urging them not to allow the profit motive to undermine global health and equity. Read the full story, “UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit”, on globalissues.org → read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Man Stuck for Days Inside Giant Fan at California Vineyard
The man was discovered by a deputy responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked near the winery. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Does Match.com’s ‘Hannah’ Enjoy Microwaving Butterflies?
Run an annoying ad campaign, and you risk someone's making your ads even more annoying. read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
LATAM airlines seeks extension of deadline for restructuring plan
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - LATAM Airlines Group, the region's largest carrier, said on Wednesday that it had sought to extend until September the deadline to present its restructuring plan as part of the bankruptcy protection process initiated in 2020. LATAM filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States in May of last year, hammered […] The post LATAM airlines seeks extension of deadline for restructuring plan appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Poet: Mark Jarman, "Coyotes"
*"Coyotes"* "Is this world truly fallen? They say no. For there's the new moon, there's the Milky Way, There's the rattler with a wren's egg in its mouth, And there's the panting rabbit they will eat. They sing their wild hymn on the dark slope, Reading the stars like notes of hilarious music. Is this a fallen world? How could it be? And yet we're crying over the stars again, And over the uncertainty of death, Which we suspect will divide us all forever. I'm tired of those who broadcast their certainties, Constantly on their cell phones to their redeemer. Is this a fallen world? For them... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
U.S. Report Says That The Covid-19 Virus May Have Leaked From China's Wuhan Lab
*CNBC/Reuters*: *U.S. reportedly concluded Covid virus may have leaked from Wuhan lab* * A U.S. report on the origins of Covid-19 concluded that the hypothesis of a virus leak from a Chinese lab in Wuhan is plausible, The Wall Street Journal said. * President Joe Biden said last month he had ordered aides to find answers to the origin of the virus. * U.S. officials have accused China of not being transparent about the virus’ origins, a charge Beijing has denied. A report on the origins of Covid-19 by a U.S. government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis of a... read more
"Waiting..."
"We're all sinking in the same boat here. We're all bored and desperate and waiting for something to happen. Waiting for life to get better. Waiting for things to change. Waiting for that one person to finally notice us. We're all waiting. But we also need to realize that we all have the power to make those changes for ourselves." - Susane Colasanti read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Did Kids Yell ‘He’s a Knitter’ on the Cartoon ‘Arthur’?
"Guys, again, I'm not trying to cancel 'Arthur,'" said the TikTok user who reposted the video. "This is a joke that most of you have handled the wrong way." read more
"Tell Me..."
“Life passes like a flash of lightning, whose blaze barely lasts long enough to see. While the earth and sky stand still forever, how swiftly changing time flies across man’s face. O you who sit over your full cup and do not drink, tell me – for whom are you still waiting?” - Hermann Hesse read more
“Incidit In Scyllam Cupiens Vitare Charybdim”
*“Incidit In Scyllam Cupiens Vitare Charybdim”* by Steve Candidus “One of the great things about ancient Greek Mythology is that the stories all teach a lesson. They don’t end with – and the moral of the story is – though. They leave it to the reader to figure them out. So in addition to being just plain fun to read they are wonderful teachers about life. Perhaps the best thing about this one is that we still use the expression it contains exactly the same way that the ancient Greeks intended it almost 3,000 years ago. That almost never happens. Language is fluid and the meanings o... read more
How Pesticides Are Harming Soil Ecosystems
The first year after Jason Ward began transitioning his newly purchased conventional farm to organic production, he started seeing more earthworms in the soil beneath his corn, soybeans, and wheat fields. By the third year, he had spotted numerous nightcrawlers—big worms reaching up to eight inches long—on his 700-acre farm in Green County, Ohio. With conventionally farmed land, “anything synthetic is hurting the natural ecosystem of the soil,” said Ward, whose acreage is now largely certified organic. “As you transition away from that, the life comes back.” By life, Ward means th... read more
Coronavirus Variants Have No Where to Hide?
*The Atlantic* *The Atlantic piece is selling the PCR tests as precise.. Sure it can detect fragments of a family of viruses (as you will read) But that detection isn't all that meaningful. Other then to sell the idea of a pandemic. The Atlantic oped is also more fear porn. As tiresome as that can be to consider.* - How To Properly Promote/Sell a Pandemic (Marketing through the media etc.,) For most of the pandemic, that exactness has been a major asset for the hundreds of tests that detect SARS-CoV-2. But the discerning nature of most tests has also opened up a weak po... read more
Halifax Examiner9 hours ago
13 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Wednesday, June 9
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia has announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 today (Wednesday, June 9). Of today’s new cases, seven are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central […] read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
EU Lawmakers OK Virus Pass, Boosting Summer Travel Hopes
European Union lawmakers endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
World’s 5th Ocean Now Officially Recognized by National Geographic
The so-named Southern Ocean contains one of the world's most influential marine currents. read more
Greg Hunter, "Climate Engineering Causing Drought & Earthquakes"
*"Climate Engineering Causing Drought & Earthquakes"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "About a month ago, climate engineering researcher Dane Wigington said the severe drought unfolding in the Western United States is only going to get worse. It has. Now, large portions of the Western U.S are being hit with earthquakes. Wigington contends that science shows the rash of earthquakes in the West are linked to climate engineering. One example is the earthquake in Fukushima in 2011. The science is backed up by a report from MIT. Wigington explains, “All this data is extremely verifiable... read more
WATCH TOMORROW: FDA Advisory Committee Meeting to Consider Expanding Emergency Use of COVID Vaccines in Younger Children
The FDA advisory committee will meet tomorrow 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. ET to decide whether to grant Emergency Use Authorization for COVID vaccines for younger children, likely those 5 to 11 years old. The meeting will be livestreamed. The post WATCH TOMORROW: FDA Advisory Committee Meeting to Consider Expanding Emergency Use of COVID Vaccines in Younger Children appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Another False Narrative Exposed – IG Report Shows Lafayette Park WAS NOT Cleared Using Tear Gas So President Trump Could Attend St Johns Church
In May and June of 2020 Antifa and Black Lives Matter protestors were rioting all over Washington DC, attempting to destroy statues, looting businesses and lighting fires. The Mayor of DC allowed the protestors space to destroy the city. The epicenter of the left-wing rioting and violence was Lafayette park, across the street from the […] The post Another False Narrative Exposed – IG Report Shows Lafayette Park WAS NOT Cleared Using Tear Gas So President Trump Could Attend St Johns Church appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
ME breaks May adult-use cannabis sales mark; AR passes $330M in MMJ
Licensed retailers in Maine sold nearly $5.4 million of adult-use cannabis in May, marking the state’s best-ever month for recreational sales, and Arkansas’ total sales of regulated medical marijuana have exceeded $330 million since legal MMJ sales launched there in 2019, Maine’s May sales total was about $1 million more than in April, according to […] ME breaks May adult-use cannabis sales mark; AR passes $330M in MMJ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court he was not irresponsible in prompting crowds in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Answering a request by Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Edson Fachin, the federal government justified the violations of restrictive measures committed by President Jair Bolsonaro during the pandemic. The Justice had granted the government five days to respond to a lawsuit brought by the PSDB party to force Bolsonaro to […] The post Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court he was not irresponsible in prompting crowds in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Analysis: Side effects of Covid-19 vaccines used in Brazil are similar, usually mild
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 vaccine administration in Brazil has raised questions about their potential side effects. The most common reactions after vaccination include pain or tenderness and swelling at the injection site, in addition to low fever and body aches, according to the Brazilian Society of Immunizations (SBim). People may also experience fatigue […] The post Analysis: Side effects of Covid-19 vaccines used in Brazil are similar, usually mild appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Rio de Janeiro: pregnant woman killed during shootout between police and drug dealers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -A shootout between state police and drug dealers in the Complexo do Lins resulted in the death of Kathlen de Oliveira Romeu, on Tuesday afternoon, June 8. She was pregnant, was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to a gunshot wound - the police have not said who fired the fatal […] The post Rio de Janeiro: pregnant woman killed during shootout between police and drug dealers appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Word From the Trenches – June 9, 2021
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – June 9, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
Ontario’s privately owned cannabis stores reopening to customers Friday
Hundreds of privately owned cannabis retailers across Ontario are preparing to open their doors to in-store customers Friday as the province enters the first phase of its reopening plan with COVID-19 vaccinations ramping up. Nonessential retail, including adult-use marijuana stores, in Canada’s largest consumer market will be permitted to open with 15% capacity, per the […] Ontario’s privately owned cannabis stores reopening to customers Friday is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Trencher Alert
UPDATE: Guess what? The internet just came back on, so we will go onward with the broadcast. I can’t promise you that it will not... The post Trencher Alert appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CORRUPTION: Covid-19 mRNA vaccines instruct your cells to CLOG YOUR BLOOD with protein prions that inflame the heart while suffocating the brain
Natural News – by S.D Wells Adverse events and side effects from Covid vaccines include heart inflammation, blood clots, vision changes (blindness), abnormal or total... The post CORRUPTION: Covid-19 mRNA vaccines instruct your cells to CLOG YOUR BLOOD with protein prions that inflame the heart while suffocating the brain appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Bill to restrict Colorado marijuana industry awaits governor’s signature
Legislation in Colorado to limit marijuana concentrate purchases, add more labeling requirements and crack down on underage medical cannabis relationships with physicians has made its way to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis. But it’s unclear whether the governor will sign the measure into law. According to the Denver Post, state lawmakers overwhelmingly approved House […] Bill to restrict Colorado marijuana industry awaits governor’s signature is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How Bezos, Musk, Other Top Billionaires Pay Almost Zilch in Income Taxes
A vast cache of IRS information obtained by ProPublica reveals how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. The post Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How Bezos, Musk, Other Top Billionaires Pay Almost Zilch in Income Taxes appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
NFL to spend $1 million researching medical cannabis pain management
(A version of this story first appeared at Hemp Industry Daily.) The National Football League’s pain management committee and the NFL Players Association said they will provide $1 million to fund up to five research grants on the impact of medical cannabis and other cannabinoids on pain. The grants are expected to be awarded in […] NFL to spend $1 million researching medical cannabis pain management is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Nurse: Houston Hospital Instructs Employees NOT To List Vaccine Adverse Reactions
National File – by Patrick Howley Houston Methodist Hospital is forbidding its workers from listing any adverse reactions to the Coronavirus vaccine on official records,... The post Nurse: Houston Hospital Instructs Employees NOT To List Vaccine Adverse Reactions appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Marijuana MSO Vireo Health takes new name, moves into psychedelics
Minneapolis-based multistate marijuana operator Vireo Health made two strategic moves Tuesday, announcing a name change to Goodness Growth Holdings and an expansion into psychedelics. Vireo will remain the flagship brand of the company’s medical products, according to a news release timed with the firm’s Investor Day events. Some analysts see the modest-sized MSO as a […] Marijuana MSO Vireo Health takes new name, moves into psychedelics is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Carolla vs Paltrow
I wonder if they explode when they’re hot? read more
Asteroid 2021 LO2 to fly past Earth at 0.5 LD
A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2021 LO2 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.58 LD / 0.00148 AU (221 404 km / 137 574 miles) at 16:16 UTC on June 13, 2021. This the 64th known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and...... Read more » read more
bilaterals.org9 hours ago
TLC Ecuador-EE.UU: la otra pandemia
09-Jun-2021 Un nuevo video explica los riesgos de la captura corporativa de las semillas y el rol de la agricultura campesina en la producción de alimentos. También se analiza cómo el TLC con EE.UU. implica serios riesgos a los derechos humanos, colectivos y a la soberanía alimentaria para Ecuador. read more
This is Terrifying: Russian Artillery Outguns the United States
*Michael Peck* *Artillery, Europe* The U.S. Army’s big guns have problems. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Long-range Russian artillery and missiles could devastate NATO airfields, ports and supply bases in a conflict. The U.S. Army’s big guns have problems. The Army’s field artillery is outgunned by Russian weapons. And, it would face difficulties in knocking out entrenched North Korean artillery, or mobile Iranian weapons. That’s the conclusion of a 2019 report on U.S. Army artillery—or ground fires—capabilities by the think tank RAND Corporation, which examined an Army artil... read more
South Korea Should Reassess Its Push for Inter-Korean Engagement
*Mathew Ha* *Korean Security, Asia* Has Pyongyang ever reciprocated Seoul or Washington’s goodwill gestures or concessions in the past? Unfortunately for Lee, copious evidence from prior negotiations demonstrates not only that North Korea has consistently failed to do so, but that concessions only further embolden North Korea. Lee In-young, the Republic of Korea (ROK)’s minister of unification, continues his push to revitalize inter-Korean engagement. In early June, Lee met with senior South Korean business leaders to reopen the Keumgang Mountain Resort complex, a joint inter-Kor... read more
101st Airborne: How The Screaming Eagles Descended on Europe
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Their stories are truly heroic. *Key Point:* In one of the most recognized photographs taken by U.S. Army cameramen during World War II, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, is addressing men of E Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 101st Airborne Division, in England on June 5, 1944, just hours before their jump into Nazi-occupied Europe. After the black and white film was developed and the photo passed censors, the image was flashed stateside to U.S. wire services for publication in new... read more
Free College For Everyone? Here Is What One Study Says.
*Stephen Silver* *Education, Americas* There likely aren’t the votes in Congress to make such a proposal a reality, at least this year, although Biden’s American Families Plan does include funding intended to guarantee free community college. The idea of free college, or at the very least subsidized public college, has begun to gain purchase in recent years. It was a key plank when Bernie Sanders ran for president in 2016 and 2020, and Sanders earlier this year proposed a bill to, as CNBC put it, “make college free and have Wall Street pay for it.” “In the wealthiest country in ... read more
Where Are the Unemployment Tax Refunds From Your State?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Unemployment Tax Refund, * The IRS has stated that roughly ten million Americans likely overpaid on their unemployment taxes in 2020 and qualify for the refunds that could amount to thousands of dollars. The Internal Revenue Service made quite a splash recently when it announced that more than 2.8 million refunds for 2020 unemployment benefits were sent out to eligible Americans. That story, however, left out any mention of when struggling taxpayers can get their hands on unemployment tax refunds from their respective states. And the entire process seems to b... read more
We Asked A Naval Expert to Design the U.S. Navy's New Attack Submarine
*James Holmes* *Security, Americas* When it comes to shipbuilding, tradition should not be a defining principle. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Designers should ask themselves what capabilities a sub needs to execute such a mission and, as a corollary, what capabilities are superfluous for such a mission. Let the experiments begin, submariners and shipbuilders. Even as shipyards lay keels for a bulked-up “block” of its *Virginia*-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), the U.S. Navy espies an entirely new class of attack boat designated SSN(X). The SSN(X) program is sl... read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
You Decide
Interesting tweet. Posted without commentary… Interested in how y’all see this: (SOURCE) Keep in mind “how you see this” might be exactly what the Chicago Crew want you to take away from it. Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, G7, Joe Biden, JoeBama, Notorious Liars, Professional Idiots, propaganda, Uncategorized The post You Decide appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Robert Reich9 hours ago
The Wealth Supremacists
It’s time we stopped focusing on the richest 1 percent (who collect at least $600,000 of income each... read more
Econlib10 hours ago
When should NGDP be unstable?
Over time, the labor force (employed plus unemployed) usually tends to grow at a pretty stable rate. In addition, hourly wage rates are sticky, or slow to adjust to shocks. As a result, a healthy economy requires a relatively slow but steady growth in nominal labor compensation. One way to do that is to have […] The post When should NGDP be unstable? appeared first on Econlib. read more
Virtual Mirage10 hours ago
MQ-25 T-1
Refueling During the flight, the receiver Navy F/A-18 [Super] Hornet approached the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset, conducted a formation evaluation, wake survey, drogue tracking, and then plugged with the unmanned aircraft. T1 then successfully transferred fuel from its Aerial Refueling Store (ARS) to the F/A-18,” NAVAIR said in a statement. “The milestone comes […] The post MQ-25 T-1 appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
Black Agenda Report 9 June 2021
9 June 2021 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: The Truth About Defunding Police Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist “Defunding” the police has often turned out to be an accounting trick, but community control of police – a righteous demand – must also ensure that all government functions address human needs. Corporate Think Tank Reveals How Profit-Driven … Continue reading Black Agenda Report 9 June 2021 read more
Forgotten Moments from the History of Vaccines; Yes, History Matters
By Jon Rappoport June 9, 2021 Scientific propaganda about vaccines has reached dizzying heights, as officials point the uninformed public toward the Day of Liberation, when a COVID shot, otherwise known as God, will rescue Earth. Here, from a chapter in my 1988 book, AIDS INC., is an excerpt exposing some of the infamous moments in vaccination history ~ hidden by the press, or simply forgotten. For those denialists who cling to the notion that vaccines are remarkably safe and effective, this article is a pill you can swallow, bitter to be sure, but immunizing against the effect... read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
New trade deal could affect our health and the environment
The latest report in our Toxic Trade series is out!!! It reveals that the UK could be opening the door to 119 pesticides banned for health and environmental reasons as we attempt to join a huge trade deal currently agreed between 11 countries around the Pacific Rim. read more
Food Safety News10 hours ago
Beach-Nut recalls infant rice cereal, terminates production of single grain rice cereal and earns praise from CR
The Beech-Nut Nutrition Co. Tuesday initiated a recall of some of its infant cereal because of excessive levels of arsenic. Also, the company will stop selling it, saying it may not be able to consistently abide by the guidance level in the future. Consumer Reports immediately praised the Beach-Nut recall announcement for the infant cereal because... Continue Reading read more

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