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Saturday, July 31, 2021

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Piers Morgan Mental Health Reverse Ferret

The effects of elite competition, the training needed to participate at the top level, and indeed the
Apsana Begum - Say Sorry, Press People

The Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Limehouse is where great wealth exists alongside areas of
Farage The Lifeboat Snowflake

Those who thought that there would never be anything pleasurable in watching the output of Gammon

St. Louis County Health Official Faces Abuse At Council Meeting On Mask

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Dr. Faisal Khan, acting director for the St. Louis County health
The Challenge Of Public Health Messaging Amid An Ever-Changing Virus

NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with public health professor Robert Blendon about mistrust in government
Week In Politics: New Notes Further Show Trump's Attempt To Stop

More troubles for former president Donald Trump, with the release of handwritten notes detailing the

Natural beauty: How to master the barely there make-up trend

Make-up artists explain how to get the catwalk look at home.
Irish woman part of crew that breaks Great Pacific Race world record

Orlagh Dempsey from Mayo broke the world record along with her two crew mates after travelling 2,400
Has the pandemic changed our friendships? Advice for socialising post

Experts offer their advice for navigating friendships post-lockdown

Olympics: When to watch Team Ireland's athletes in action on Super

Rhys McClenaghan and Kurt Walker are vying for medals on Sunday.
Irish vaccine rollout overtakes UK as 72.4% of adult population fully

On Saturday, centres around the country opened for wall-in vaccinations.
Post boxes in Skibbereen go gold to celebrate local Olympic heroes

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy claimed the gold in the Men's Lightweight Doubles Sculls at the

Former RNC chairman to Jim Jordan on Jan. 6: 'You know, b****, what

Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner : Former RNC chairman to Jim Jordan on Jan. 6: ‘You know, b**
Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases (Mike Schneider

Mike Schneider / Associated Press : Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases
Sarah Palin teases 2022 Senate run in Alaska (Jon Levine/New York Post)

Jon Levine / New York Post : Sarah Palin teases 2022 Senate run in Alaska — Former

Chip Roy Schools Runaway Texas Democrats in D.C., Exposes ‘Voting Rights

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) warmly greeted his Lone Star State colleagues on Capitol Hill Thursday, but
Greg Abbott vs. Merrick Garland Is Worth Watching

I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that what’s going on in Texas over the
The Age Of Consensus Politics Is Over; Act Accordingly

That’s a message which needs to be heard loudly and clearly by lots of Republican politicians

Education Property Tax Cuts Worsen Income Inequality in Manitoba

The Education Property Tax Reduction Act will increase income inequality in Manitoba and will not help
National child care plan would add up to tens of thousands in savings for

With federal plans to create a national child care plan that would see fees drop to $10-a-day by 2026
Letter to the European Commission and EU Member States regarding the TRIPS

On June 29, 2021, the CCPA joined over 200 civil society organisations from around the world in signing the

News24.com | Springboks show world champion pedigree to bury British Lions

It wasn't always pretty, but a pair of stunning second half tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am
News24.com | #UnrestSA: ANC threatens disciplinary action against ANCYL

The ANC says inflammatory statements by its Youth League Task Team spokesperson, Sizophila Mkhize, outside
News24.com | Eskom making strides in improving municipal collections

Eskom's collection strategies have slowed the growth of debt owed by municipalities, says Public

News24.com | ANALYSIS | Dewald van Niekerk, Elmien du Plessis: KZN state of

Can the Disaster Management Act be used when funding is needed to deal with a crisis? Dewald van Niekerk
News24.com | Gareth Newham | Looting aftermath: Urgent reform needed for

The recent unrest showed how important the SAPS’ performance is to the government’s ability to keep the
News24.com | Dirk Kotze | 100 years on: The successes and challenges of the

Friday marked the 100th anniversary of the South African Communist Party. Dirk Kotze analyses the changes

News24.com | Rwanda lifts Covid lockdown on capital

Rwanda's government has ordered the lifting of a lockdown on the capital Kigali and eight other
News24.com | Tunisian president says he will not become a dictator after MP

Tunisia's president has promised he would not turn into a dictator and rejected accusations he had
News24.com | Covid-19: Kenya extends curfew as cases surge

Kenya said Friday it is extending a nighttime curfew and banning public gatherings to slow the spread of

US Senate pauses in bid to put together infrastructure bill

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said work would resume on Sunday.
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu arrested in Beijing amid ‘rape’ claim

Wu denies any wrongdoing.
Tunisian president’s crackdown leads to arrest and detentions

Four members of the Ennahdha movement were arrested before being freed.

Study Finds COVID-19 May Lower Intelligence

Researchers said those who had been placed on a ventilator while ill showed the most substantial effects
Biden Reverses Trump Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines

The Biden administration has reversed a Trump policy that limited the size of fines that U.S. nursing homes
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic

Opioid overdose-related visits to U.S. emergency departments rose by nearly one-third during the COVID-19

Shark Sightings Off NY’s Coast Are Linked to Climate Change, Scientists Say

PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are
Criminalizing Mental Illness

Why America’s punitive and often violent response to those with mental illness makes our communities less
Joking Towards Bethlehem: What If Climate Change Were Actually Funny?

Finding the humor in a constant crisis.

The Forests are Dying

Perched below the tree line twisted tones emerge, groves of crooked wood that buckle at the knee. Lodgepole
Thinking impaired in 60% of COVID-19 survivors

In a sample of over 400 older adults in Argentina who had recovered from COVID-19, more than 60% displayed
Some Assembly Required: How a Cellular Machine Builds Itself

As you read this text, the millions of cells that make up your body are hard at work. Within every cell is

Florida sets record for most new COVID cases during the pandemic — as GOP

The state of Florida on Saturday reported the most new daily cases of coronavirus during the entire history
GOP chooses to ‘coddle domestic terrorists’ because Trump ‘turned

Republicans were harshly criticized for their newfound hatred of law enforcement in a new column by Maureen
GOP senator pans Trump's efforts to whitewash his insurrection: '

Republican efforts to whitewash the January 6th insurrection will be unsuccessful, one GOP senator argued

MGI Australia Demo Lab Opens To Support APAC Customers

BRISBANE, Australia, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a world-leading life science
Mixed Bag For The Weekend

This weekend should remain mainly settled for much of New Zealand, while a front brings rain to the lower
Company-X’s Jes Elliott Wins Reseller News Women In ICT Rising Star Award

Company-X software quality assurance tester Jes Elliott won the Reseller News Women in ICT Rising Star

Models and Rainfall – VII – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI RCP4.5

In VI – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared vs history we looked at how each model thought
Models and Rainfall – VI – Australia CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared

In V – CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared we compared four models among themselves for two future
Models and Rainfall – V – CanESM2, CSIRO, Miroc and MRI compared

In the last article we looked at a comparison between Miroc (Japanese climate mode) and MPI (German climate

Fascists Eat Donuts

In 2003 I asked if anyone knew a certain song… I did get an answer but never posted it. So here it is
Infrastructure “Deal”

So there’s a “bipartisan deal” on infrastructure that cuts out much of the original
We Are In Pre-WWII Germany

I was thinking about the emotional desire for normal times we see in so many of our elites. It’s

Conflating virus fear & politicising media: the Rothschild connection

Alex de Rothschild - a powerful supporter of technocracy, Reset, and the Secret State.
ANALYSIS: Why ‘A Groin-Sperm’ is an anagram for our times

Piers Morgan seems to be turning into Monsieur Groslard.
FAST-MOVING FASCISM: Macron foxes France as Starmer baffles Britain

People aren't hungry enough for the counter-attack just yet.

Lightweight Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Fuel Tanks Pass a Critical Test

Material science is still the unsung hero of space exploration. Rockets are flashier, and control
InSight has Mapped out the Interior of Mars, Revealing the Sizes of its

In a series of newly-published papers, NASA scientists have shown how InSight's seismic data allowed
Bad News. Those Underground Lakes on Mars? They’re Probably Just Frozen

If you were planning an ice-fishing trip to the Martian south pole and its sub-surface lakes observed by

It’s Time to Make National Whistleblower Day Permanent

Permanent. It’s a tough word. For folks that have commitment issues, forever is scary. But for
Sen. Grassley Passes “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day” Resolution

On Tuesday, July 27, the U.S. Senate designated July 30, 2021 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Rep. John Garamendi Calls for Peace Corps Whistleblower Protections

On July 29, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) advocated for the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act, which

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(WATCH) More French protests over Covid-19 restrictions

Some observers say the numbers are up to the millions in people who are taking to the streets in French
(FORUM) Sports team names: insult or honor?

For many years, when polled, the vast majority of Americans, including most Native Americans or Indians
Republicans challenge redactions of information by federal agencies on

Republican senators have sent a letter asking their Democrat counterparts to subpoena Covid-19-related

Why Don't Billionaires Pay the Same High Tax Rates the Rest of Us Pay?

As with everything else in polarized America, billionaires proclaiming space tourism is the next big thing
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs order banning COVID vaccine, mask mandates

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed an executive order prohibiting mask mandates or COVID-19 vaccine
Google's Jigsaw proposes real-time, cross-platform monitoring of "

As Big Tech platforms have increased their censorship of so-called “hate speech” and “COVID-19

Links 7/31/2021
Confessions of a New York Times Washington Correspondent – Bob Smith Pt 2/2

Bob Smith got the Watergate break-in leak before the Washington Post. But the New York Times, then as now,
Congress Moves to Reclaim Its War Powers

Congress has roused itself from its stupor over our undeclared, or more accurately, unapproved wars. But

Answer Sheet: No Systemic Racism? Look at Student Achievement Gaps in

Answer Sheet: No Systemic Racism? Look at Student Achievement Gaps in Reading. Juneteenth,
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Rubik’s Cube and

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Rubik’s Cube and School Reform When the
Our Schools/BuzzFlash: Jeff Bryant: Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to "

Our Schools/BuzzFlash: Jeff Bryant: Why Are Federal Funds Flowing to "White Flight" Privatized

NRG Energy is placing its headquarters solely in Houston

The NRG brand is committing to Houston long-term.
Texas power company seeks bankruptcy protection after storm

The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing
Oil powers ahead as critical OPEC+ meeting looms

Oil rebounded from its biggest slump since November ahead of a key OPEC+ meeting.

Biden’s model pre-K system becomes ‘a crisis’ in New Jersey

New Jersey’s nationally acclaimed preschool program has an accountability problem.
Opinion | What I Learned Talking to Fourth-Graders About How to Design

A grade-school lesson on elections quickly became a referendum on deep issues about fairness in America
Trump political groups raised $82M in first half of 2021

Led by Save America PAC, the former president's new political outfit, the three groups have over $100

Jessy Larios in Bearsun suit making his way toward Navajo Nation

A 33-year-old California man in a giant teddy bear suit of his own creation is walking through southern
Applications open for phase 2 of CARES Act payments

The application process for the second and final phase of the CARES Act program opens Aug. 1, the
In numbers: Tracking COVID-19 Across the Navajo Nation

View the latest charts and a map showing the extent of the coronavirus on the Navajo Nation. The post In

Woolly Mammoth ‘Proxy’ Could One Day Roam the North American Tundra

The woolly mammoth may have gone extinct as recently as 4,000 years ago on Wrangel Island near
NASA’s Bill Nelson Pushes for Scientific UFO Research 1 Month into Office

Bill Nelson, 78, the former Florida senator and spaceflight veteran, became the NASA Administrator on
Harry Reid: We May Be Close to Finding Out Truth About UFOs

Former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid continues to call for leading with science when studying UFOs

Kiran Badloe takes windsurfing gold, taking Dutch total to four

Windsurfer Kiran Badloe has delivered the Netherlands’ fourth Olympic gold after leading for most of
Heartbreak as Dutch women’s football team lose to the USA

The Dutch women’s football team is out of the running for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics after losing
Power cut did contribute to Maastricht patients’ deaths

Officials at Maastricht University’s teaching hospital have confirmed that a power cut was probably

DarkSide ransomware gang returns as new BlackMatter operation

Encryption algorithms found in a decryptor show that the notorious DarkSide ransomware gang has rebranded
Remote print server gives anyone Windows admin privileges on a PC

A researcher has created a remote print server allowing any Windows user with limited privileges to gain
BlackMatter ransomware gang rises from the ashes of DarkSide, REvil

A new ransomware gang named BlackMatter is purchasing access to corporate networks while claiming to

Hillsdale University counters controversial 1619 Project with ‘1776

It appears that there is at least one college or university which is actively countering Critical Race
1619 Project founder praised Cuban socialism

Nikole Hannah-Jones is far from an accomplished journalist, according to what she says in public and as her
States, academics push for mask mandates for children

Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming school year.

Israel holds 1,000 cars for Gaza merchants in its ports

GAZA, (PIC) – Israel is holding 1,000 cars for Gazan auto dealers and the value of which is estimated
Watch thousands of Palestinians took part in Shawkat Awad funeral

Gaza post – Thousands of Palestinians took part on Friday in the funeral of mar.tyr Shawkat Awad ,(20
UN: Israel killed 4 Palestinians, injured 1,090 in last 20 days

Israeli occupation forces have killed four Palestinians, including two children, and wounded 1,090 others,

Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities

Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.
Simone Biles withdraws from floor final at Tokyo Olympics

American Simone Biles withdraws from the floor final but is yet to make a decision on whether to compete on
Anti-eviction lawmaker camps overnight on US Capitol steps

Cori Bush fears millions of US tenants could be at risk if an eviction freeze is allowed to expire.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, federal tax, state budgets and taxes, poverty and inequality, and
State and Local Child Tax Credit Outreach Needed to Help Lift Hardest-to

Government officials and agencies, community-based organizations, and advocates across the country can help
Tracking the COVID-19 Recession’s Effects on Food, Housing, and Employment

Millions report that their households did not get enough to eat or are not caught up on rent payments.

Your Defense Against Panic

The media and politicians are going to try to panic you over case counts. Relax. We have tamed COVID down
Apparently the Old HydroInfra Scam is Back With a New Name

Years ago I wrote about a scammy company that claimed to be making HydroAtomic Nano Gas (HNG) that they
This is the Kind of Billionaire v. Billionaire Competition We Need More Of

Chris Hedges and Jesselyn Radack: Whistleblower Daniel Hale

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Jul 29, 2021 On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks with
Turning Up The Heat, by Rivera Sun

by Rivera Sun Writer, Dandelion Salad July 30, 2021 Winds of Change is the third novel in the Dandelion
Why the Ruins of a Little Village Called Lifta Still Matter, by Kenn Orphan

by Kenn Orphan Writer, Dandelion Salad Halifax, Nova Scotia July 29, 2021 In the Middle East stand the

When Branded as a Born Criminal: The Plight of India’s De-Notified Tribes

Branded as being born ‘criminal’ 150 years ago under British colonial rule, De-Notified Tribes (DNTs
Civil Society Leading Covid-19 Mask Campaign in South Asia – Podcast

Footage of flames engulfing bodies at makeshift funeral pyres and stories of people dying in cars as
Muslim Women in India’s Workforce: Where Are They?

Muslims are the largest minority community in India, and yet, they are highly underrepresented both in

US Empire: Get Out of Cuba’s Way

Obi Egbuna Remarks by Obi Egbuna Jr External Relations Officer to the Zimbabwe Cuba Friendship Association
Unreading Colonial Food Systems

Maya Burke Like many people who went through U.S. public school systems, I am intimately familiar with
Guatemala and the Challenge of a Plurinational Constituent Assembly Process

Ollantay Itzamná Citizen protester in Guatemala. Internet Urban and rural sectors of Guatemala, once again

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced an increase in the price of fuel as of
“Only a miracle can save Argentina's economy,” says Brazilian President

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said in his social media broadcast that “only
Former Haiti First Lady considers running for president

Martine Moïse, the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, is considering

The Bulletin, Vol.1 Issue 28

- Newsletter
The challenges faced by transgender asylum seekers in Europe

Within modern day Europe, it is assumed and believed by many that our society is one that can be classified
Belarus: is death the only way to freedom?

Two months ago, in Belarus, a political prisoner Vitold Ashurak died in the colony at the age of 50 from a

Unity or Division? Individual Choice or State Coercion?

Prominent artist promotes brave, big-hearted petition addressed to Singapore's Prime Minister.
COVID News You May Have Missed

Lockdowns and vaccine coercion were protested around the world this weekend, as doctors sang the praises of
How Big Tech Erases History: My New Paper

Censorship by corporations is shutting down debate and obliterating parts of the historical record.

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

New Jeffrey Epstein book 'Perversion of Justice' hints at plenty of

The death of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein denied his victims justice and left Ghislaine Maxwell as keeper of
'Superbug' Candida auris fungus spreads in two US cities

U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two
Trump blamed Justice officials for "inaction" over election fraud

President Donald Trump urged senior Justice Department officials to declare the results of the 2020

Sir Roger Hall play 'Winding Up' is a poignant lesson in undying

Sir Roger Hall's latest comedy revisits beloved characters Barry and Gen who are well into retirement
Covid-19: How would Aotearoa cope with a Delta outbreak?

Aotearoa's best bet if Delta were to emerge in the community would be a rapid shift to "alert
Coming Home in the Dark: New Kiwi movie set to shock and awe audiences

The new Kiwi movie, Coming Home in the Dark, is set to shock and awe audiences around the world.

Oh my god, I’m Chidi.

So I had never seen a single episode (or even outtake) from the TV show “The Good Place”. I
Reddit Asked: What you believe happens after you die?

Updoot Everything is a youtube channel that collects responses to questions on reddit, and creates videos
Slavic Saturday

Today again a little crossover with the Behind the Iron Curtain series. Jan Hus and Jan Žižka are to this