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Viable Opposition16 hours ago
Facebook and its Battle Against Extremism
With the Biden White House releasing its plans for battling domestic terrorism, the latest iteration of terror that is supposed to fill us with fear as shown here: ....Facebook has also availed itself of the opportunity to fight against domestic terrorism as shown here: As you will see in the later part of this posting, Facebook has taken its responsibility for battling extremism to a new level. Facebook's Redirect Initiative claims the following: "*The Redirect Initiative helps combat violent extremism and dangerous organizations by redirecting hate and violence-rel... read more
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home16 hours ago
Biden Moves To Curtail Noncompete Agreements, But They Aren't Illegal (Yet)I've had some clients get very excited about the news that President Biden's new executive order seeks to curtail noncompete agreements. And it is exciting. It just isn't a magic wand that made noncompete agreements suddenly disappear. Here's what it says about noncompetes: Section 1. Policy. A fair, open, and competitive marketplace has long been a cornerstone of the American economy, while excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic accountability, and the welfare of workers, farmers, small businesses, startups, and consumers. The American pr... read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
What’s on the Dark Web? These are the top 5 sites in 2021
The shady corner of the internet is larger than you might think. Here are five websites you might be surprised to find on the Dark Web. Even the CIA's here! read more
The Aviationist18 hours ago
Polish Air Force F-16s About to Deploy To Iceland For the First Time[image: Polish F-16 Icelandic Air Policing] For the first time, the Polish F-16 will patrol the ‘High North’ in support of NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing. According to Polska-Zbrojna, the Polish Air Force is readying its Łask-based F-16s to deploy to Iceland, [...] The post Polish Air Force F-16s About to Deploy To Iceland For the First Time appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Uruguay’s Central Bank leaves reference interest rate unchanged at 4.5%RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Uruguayan Central Bank is waiting for stronger signals of economic recovery before altering its current monetary policy, according to a release from the Monetary Policy Committee, Copom. In its third 2021 meeting, at the end of June, it ratified the current benchmark interest rate of 4,5% per annum and […] The post Uruguay’s Central Bank leaves reference interest rate unchanged at 4.5% appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Defending access to medicines in regional trade agreements: lessons from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership – a qualitative study of policy actors' views14-Jul-2021 This paper examines civil society and health actors' views of the conditions that successfully contributed to the removal of these measures in RCEP, with a focus on intellectual property and access to medicines. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Malaysia signs joint FTA extension with Turkey14-Jul-2021 Malaysia and Turkey have signed a joint declaration on the expansion of the free trade agreement or FTA between the two governments to reinforce the mandate in pursuing the expansion of the agreement to include chapters on services, investment and e-commerce. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil President Bolsonaro hospitalized in Brasilia for medical examinations (July 14)RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized on Wednesday (14) in the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia, the country’s capital, a source familiar with the information told Reuters. The presidency has confirmed that Bolsonaro had been admitted for medical tests after feeling abdominal pains during the early hours of Wednesday, after […] The post Brazil President Bolsonaro hospitalized in Brasilia for medical examinations (July 14) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago
Liquor Then Beer Never Fear, Moderna Then Pfizer WHO Says To Be Wiser
"A little bit of a dangerous trend." WHOSpeak for "We' have no idea the health and safety consequences, but we are not allowed to alarm anyone from continuing to get a dose, any dose, for God's sake please take your... Related Stories - Covid-19 Jab Op-Ed - Levi Quackenbush's Gentle Approach to Helping Parents Learn About the CV For Their Kids - Trust Has Been Long Gone read more
naked capitalism17 hours ago
Links 7/14/2021Electroverse17 hours ago
Record Summer Chills sweep the United States, as Sub-Polar Cold hits Africa–threatening “an Acute Maize Shortage”
It's setting up to be a historically cool summer across much of the CONUS, particularly for the Midwest and the South. Plus, an unusually cold Antarctica (-4.2C below the 1979-2000 base) continues to 'kick' exceptionally frigid air over Southern Hemisphere land masses. The post Record Summer Chills sweep the United States, as Sub-Polar Cold hits Africa–threatening “an Acute Maize Shortage” appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Diogenes' Middle Finger17 hours ago
Your Wednesday Open Thread
Your Beloved Blog Editrix Turns Things Over to You, the Readers. You Got Somethin' to Say.......The Mountaintop is Yours read more
The Watchers » Latest articles17 hours ago
67 large wildfires burning across the United StatesMore than 14 000 firefighters and support personnel are battling 67 large wildfires raging across the United States. An undermined number of homes have been lost and thousands more are threatened. 67 large fires have so far burned more than 371 000 ha (917 000...... Read more » read more
Covert Geopolitics17 hours ago
How Tyranny Overran the United StatesSlowly, against their will, and against their natural inclination to watch football and eat pizza, Americans are awaking to the reality of a totalitarian system with its tentacles wrapped around every aspect of their existence. Sadly, the true nature of this tyranny still eludes the understanding of most citizens, in part because the process by … Continue reading How Tyranny Overran the United States → read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Delinquency and poverty: the wounds of a Haiti with no presidentRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Of all the problems afflicting Clena Dival, her president’s assassination is the least of them. She sits in a squalid section of the Delmas neighborhood in Port-au-Prince next to her business, which consists of a basket laden with hygiene, health, and beauty products: deodorants, toothpaste, soaps, aspirin, nail polish… The […] The post Delinquency and poverty: the wounds of a Haiti with no president appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The National Interest17 hours ago
Missiles and F-35s: How Japan Will Take on the Chinese Navy*Michael Peck* *F-35, Asia Pacific* Japan already plans to deploy F-35B stealth fighters on carrier-like “helicopter-destroyers.” *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Japan already plans to deploy F-35B stealth fighters on carrier-like “helicopter-destroyers.” A new air warfare strategy would incorporate American-made standoff air-to-surface missiles. A long-range anti-ship missile would just be a continuation of that trend. Japan is developing a longer-range, air-launched anti-ship cruise missile. The reason? China’s navy is deploying longer-range anti-aircraft missiles, which m... read more
The National Interest17 hours ago
Russia Considered Turning Its Supersonic Mig-25 Into a Passenger Plane*Michael Peck* *MiG-25, Eurasia* Would it have been economical? *Here's What You Need to Know*: Supersonic transport across the vast Soviet empire would have been nice, but a 2,000-mile range would have been somewhat limited. The Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat was many things. An interceptor, reconnaissance aircraft and a fast, high-altitude, record-setting bogeyman that scared the pants off Western air forces in the 1970s. But a MiG-25 business jet? Coffee, tea or vodka served by an Aeroflot stewardess at 60,000 feet, the Earth below hurtling past your window at three times the speed of... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man17 hours ago
Not your usual wasteline…
Found on MeWe, in a comment to a post asking for information about concealed carry holsters: *I've been using a Cross Breed inside the waste band for my LC9, and it works great.* *"Waste"* band? Does that mean the commenter is attaching the holster inside her colostomy bag support band? That could lend an entirely new and unsanitary meaning to the term "quick draw"! Sorry. Sometimes my sense of the irreverent takes over! On the subject of "waste bands" *(sic)* and the like: a friend of mine came out of hospital several years (decades!) ago, wearing a catheter and a urin... read more
Covert Geopolitics17 hours ago
“Spike Protein” The Killer in the Bloodstream“From the beginning Covid has been a conspiracy against health and life. Covid is a profit-making agenda and an agenda for increasing arbitrary government power over people. There should be massive law suits and massive arrests of those who block effective Covid cures and impose a deadly vaccine.” – Paul Craig Roberts, Former Assistant Secretary of … Continue reading “Spike Protein” The Killer in the Bloodstream → read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
Researcher committed misconduct while at NIH, say institutes — but is allowed to publish a revised version of a paperAn investigation by the National Institutes of Health has led to the retraction of a 2016 paper in PLOS Biology for manipulation of the data in the article. But the journal has republished a revised version of the paper — minus the bad data — on which the researcher found to have committed the misconduct … Continue reading Researcher committed misconduct while at NIH, say institutes — but is allowed to publish a revised version of a paper read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
China opens the SCO pathway to Kabul, India should go alongThe untimely remarks by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the situation in Afghanistan during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at Moscow on Friday does no good for his reputation as a scholar-diplomat with integrity or for India’s standing on the global stage as a responsible regional power. read more
Small Dead Animals19 hours ago
Entrusted With ChildrenA state can ban critical race theory, but if it does, kids are still being taught by the same people who thought CRT for kindergartners was a good idea in the first place. On the ideological capture of state education, and the dystopian trajectory of “white fragility.” read more
Modern Tokyo Times19 hours ago
Japan reaches 15,000 Covid-19 deaths: IOC President Bach astonishingly thanks the Chinese!Japan reaches 15,000 Covid-19 deaths: IOC President Bach astonishingly thanks the Chinese! Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Japan reached the grim milestone of 15,000 coronavirus deaths (Covid-19) deaths today. Sadly, this figure will gradually increase because of the slowness of the vaccination program and the casual approach to the […] The post Japan reaches 15,000 Covid-19 deaths: IOC President Bach astonishingly thanks the Chinese! first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Asian Straight Shooter19 hours ago
Western Perfection!By Rei Tanotsuka, 14 July 2021. “I am sorry for fighting with… Continue reading “Western Perfection!”… The post Western Perfection! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter . read more
Stranger in a Strange Land17 hours ago
Coming Generations Will Learn...The Wisdom of Khalil Gibran
*Kahlil Gibran is best known for his excellent book, The Prophet. And indeed, that is where most of these quotes were sourced. Kahlil was a poet and a philosopher with a deep respect for all forms of Art. These quotes paint a vivid picture of life that touch on themes as varied as love, freedom, progress, and happiness.* read more
The National Interest18 hours ago
This War Game Pits U.S. Naval Destroyers Against Kamikaze Jets*Michael Peck* *World War II, World* Picket Duty is a solitaire game, which means that you command the destroyer, while the game’s numerous charts and dice-rolls control the kamikazes. *Here's What You Need to Know*: *Picket Duty* isn’t just an historical war game. It’s almost a narrative, a do-it-yourself story in game form, of little ships facing big odds. From all around the compass, the Japanese suicide planes descend on your U.S. Navy destroyer. On the port bow, a Zero fighter skims the waves. From astern, a Betty bomber plunges toward your aft gun turret. On the starboard... read more
The National Interest18 hours ago
In 1962, America Had a Plan to Permanently Solve Its ‘Cuba Problem’*Michael Peck* *Cuban Missile Crisis, * Attention, people of Cuba: Obey the orders of the U.S. Army, or suffer the consequences. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *It wasn’t until 1992 that the United States learned what else awaited an invasion force. “Soviet officials also disclosed that they had sent Havana short-range nuclear weapons and that Soviet commanders there were authorized to use them in the event of an American invasion,” according to the *New York Times*. Attention, people of Cuba: Obey the orders of the U.S. Army, or suffer the consequences. This is what the Cu... read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Haitian presidential security officials fail to appear at court hearingRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two of the police officials responsible for Haitian presidential security failed to appear Tuesday (13) before a court in Port-au-Prince to testify over their possible connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude, who is handling the assassination case, confirmed that neither Inspector Amazan Paul Eddy nor […] The post Haitian presidential security officials fail to appear at court hearing appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Colombian government submits revised fiscal reform projectRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Iván Duque announced the "Social Investment" bill through which his administration hopes to raise 15.2 trillion pesos (about US$3,977 million) to guarantee public finance stability and economic reactivation and growth, severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. "What we have before us is a social investment bill backed by income […] The post Colombian government submits revised fiscal reform project appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
Hump-Day SuspicionsMeme-of-the-Day By way of follow-up (regarding China) A lot of the problems that China experiences today, setting aside the male-female ratio that makes every party a sausage-fest; the Russians that severely mistrust them to the north, the problems of feeding 1.3 billion, etc., focus on perceptions. What has the Chinese public been told […] The post Hump-Day Suspicions appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Ecuador’s government intends to negotiate trade agreement with U.S.RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Government of Ecuador on Monday (12) stated that it intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States, its main trading partner, as its neighbors Colombia and Peru have already done. The announcement was made by Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso during an online speech at the inauguration […] The post Ecuador’s government intends to negotiate trade agreement with U.S. appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Government and Taxes19 hours ago
Macroecon 10, Inflation rates June 2021 of the US, PH
US inflation rate in June 2021 is now "classmate" with Tunisia, Mozambique, Hungary, Sri Lanka. Its fellow industrial countries like UK, S. Korea, Germany, France, have inflation rates only 1/2 to 1/3 of the US. Bravo Biden. https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/inflation-rate Meanwhile, PH inflation has mellowed in June 2021 to 4.1%, but still high compared to 2020 and many previous years. https://www.bworldonline.com/headline-inflation-rates-in-the-philippines-june-2021/ ---------------- See also: Macroecon 7, On US inflation rate 5%, Central Banks and climate, PH losing 3 ye... read more
The Watchers » Latest articles19 hours ago
Extreme flooding hits multiple provinces of China, capital Beijing brought to standstillProlonged heavy rainfall affecting parts of China over the past couple of days caused extreme flooding in several provinces, including Sichuan, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong. Severe thunderstorms also affected the capital Beijing, bringing the entire city to a...... Read more » read more
CFACT19 hours ago
Forecasts pointing toward a big hurricane impact seasonJoe Bastardi's hurricane forecasts have an outstanding track record. Take heed. The post Forecasts pointing toward a big hurricane impact season appeared first on CFACT. read more
Electroverse19 hours ago
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent largest since 2015, and GROWINGAdditionally, NSIDC data reveals that ice around the southern pole has been increasing at ≈1 percent per decade since 1979. The post Antarctic Sea Ice Extent largest since 2015, and GROWING appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Trying to watch the hottest new movie without paying? It could cost you big time
Think twice before you hit the download button on the latest films. Cybercriminals are using popular releases to spread malware. read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
18 people die after lightning strikes – Here’s why you shouldn’t risk everything for a selfie
Disaster strikes as a large group of people take selfies during a lightning storm. Here's what not to do. read more
OrientalReview.org21 hours ago
Australia’s Hermit Nation Strategy UnravelsAustralia, like other island states, has had spells of isolationist fancy and hermit dispositions. Protected by geography, distant and vast, the country’s first bit of legislation in 1901 was the Immigration Restriction Act. This nasty little statute came to be colloquially known as the White Australia Policy. Doors would remain […] read more
Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago
Store your loved ones ashes in a 3d printed urn in the shape of their head.
This would be quite a culture change. It would actually make repositories attractive as a place of rememberance and meditation as well. I think humanity needs this done properly. Right now grave yards are pleasent enough but there is scant connection with tge deceased. We come there to remember a lost love and to recapture it as much as possible. Punching out a 3d representation of a person is not difficult with the tech and can be quickly made task specific. It all helps to remember that someone you knew well lived and was even young and loved. Far better than a scant mo... read more
Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago
DNA: The Storm is Upon UsRead this please. Allow yourself to imagine seeing the present from the future. We interpret the present using the past. This is not necessary even with great evil loose in our world. Even they will be saved in their own way. Now imagine Earth Terraformed with a population in excess of one hundred billion. Now imagine my future self showering love on all of you. Can your future self do exactly the same? success will mean loving each and every one. Ask if you can do this and then work toward this objective. That is how terraformed terra becomes heaven on earth. It will be... read more
Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago
Pandemic Plotters outed for Nurenberg II
This horrific narritive is comnpletely unbelievable, *except it was never meant for your eyes*. This is the real conspiracy put togethger by remarkably stupid men and women It is a powerful reminder that the world it typically managed by those drawn from the bottom third of the population. Stupid people do engage in stupid plans and are encouraged by their svncopates. They do rely on the fact that the top two thirds are just doing their thing and doing it well and want little to do with their rubbish. Nuremberg II is coming. Expect millions of CCP running dogs to be banded. ... read more
Terra Forming Terra21 hours ago
'Neon Green Orbs' Appear at Campsite in Florida Keys
This is important. We have had plenty of actual sighting of glowing orbs but too far away to be helpful. This is tracking the ridgelins of tent and up close and perswonal. It is also a clearly a manufactred drone that we at least fake up now. Yet this is altready decades old. Thus it now follows these are simply drones sent on back from the future in order to scout a locale. We already know portals are out there connected to the future. sending drones through is an obvious tactic. Rather obviously the Bigfoot of the future are trained up and are used as active scouts, not le... read more
Stranger in a Strange Land21 hours ago
Variants Of Lies - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Variants of lies* *Waves of imagination* *That weaken your wills* *©** 2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: Many variants of the same theme of lies and hoaxes all generated to weaken your will to survive and thrive within your world by those who will enslave you. They need your consent and submission to their evil devices but you in reality have no need for them. I wrote this poem in the haiku style of poetry last week and published it for the first time today on my blog, the 14th of July, 2021.* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins* *or visit:* *Pinterest* read more
balance101 day ago
More US vaccine deaths last week than COVID-19 deaths7-13-21 Report: More US vaccine deaths last week than COVID-19 deaths The government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, contains voluntary, unverified reports of adverse events following immunization with U.S.-licensed vaccines. But it's estimated that only between 1% and 10% of the adverse events that occur are reported to VAERS. https://www.wnd.com/2021/07/4930349/ read more
The New Dark Age19 hours ago
Cuban president Díaz-Canel: Revolutionaries to the streets!Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke to the Cuban people today, Sunday, July 11 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, after going to the site of one of several protests that took place in Cuba today. This unprecedented series of events are the result of the growing difficulties the people are experiencing by the double blow created by the increasingly severe U.S. blockade and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more
The National Interest19 hours ago
Budget Cuts Have Grounded the German Air Force*Michael Peck* *Luftwaffe, Europe* German military strength has declined since the end of the Cold War and the disappearance of the Soviet threat that compelled Germany to build well-trained and well-equipped armed forces. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Ironically, lack of training was a major cause for the destruction of the old Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. In 1939, German pilots would go into battle with more than 200 hours of flight time—significantly more than their opponents. German air force pilots don’t have enough flight time to meet NATO training requirements. But that’... read more
The National Interest19 hours ago
How a Hurricane Exposed the F-22's Greatest Weakness*Michael Peck* *F-22, Americas* America doesn't have enough of them. *Here's What You Need to Know*: F-22 availability is intolerably low. Sometimes you need a strong wind to lay bare the consequences of folly. Hurricane Michael did more than devastate the Southeast coast, including Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, home of a squadron of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, and center of F-22 training. It also showed that when you only buy 187 of an aircraft, it doesn't take much to shrink your force. As many as seventeen Raptors—almost 10 percent of the fleet—might have been damaged ... read more
The National Interest19 hours ago
California Doubles Down on Golden State Stimulus Payments*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus, * The “Golden State Stimulus” checks, as the government has officially dubbed them, are worth $600 apiece. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Legislators have been unable to reach full agreement on how to spend the state’s large surplus; for instance, many homelessness advocates were upset when a proposed $1 billion statewide fund to combat homelessness was not found in a later version of the budget. The stimulus payments, however, have been broadly popular among the electorate, and are expected to continue. Last week, the California state legislatur... read more
The National Interest19 hours ago
Less Attrition, More Precision: China's Military Strategy Against America*Michael Peck* *China, Asia* The deadliest new weapon in China’s arsenal may be an appreciation of just how vulnerable America’s military nervous system truly is. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Modern militaries are packages of tightly integrated systems, including command, communications, targeting and intelligence. Disrupt that integration, and the enemy is reduced a gaggle of flailing limbs. “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting,” wrote the legendary Chinese strategist Sun Tzu 2,500 years ago. Now China’s military appears to be adopting a strategy t... read more
naked capitalism20 hours ago
When Counterculture Goes Mainstream: A Dispatch from the 2021 Bitcoin Conferenceow Bitcoin hard-core loyalists see the future of their project. read more
The Watchers » Latest articles20 hours ago
Semisopochnoi Aviation Color Code raised to Orange, AlaskaThe Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has raised the Aviation Color Code for Semisopochnoi volcano to Orange and the Volcano Alert Level to Watch on July 12, 2021. The decision was made due to the onset of continuous volcanic tremors and detections of explosive...... Read more » read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Some vaccines may require third dose – ANVISA presidentRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The director-president of Brazil's health regulatory agency ANVISA, Antônio Barra Torres, said he believes that some of the available vaccines against Covid-19 will require a third dose. Invited by the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro (ACRJ) for an online talk on July 13, Barra Torres answered questions forwarded by […] The post Some vaccines may require third dose – ANVISA president appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
naked capitalism20 hours ago
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Non) Reporting Tallies 8 Strikes in 2020 Versus Payday Report’s >1200Tiny Payday Report does the Bureau of Labor Statistics to shame in tracking strikes in 2020. What gives? read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
Taliban Controls Afghanistan’s Northern Borders, Unsettling Countries Near and FarTaliban Controls Afghanistan’s Northern Borders, Unsettling Countries Near and Far Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor By: Paul Goble The Jamestown Foundation With the ongoing withdrawal of the United States’ military forces and the consequent weakening of the Afghan government, the Taliban now controls much of the territory of Afghanistan and most of its northern borders, posing […] The post Taliban Controls Afghanistan’s Northern Borders, Unsettling Countries Near and Far first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
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