Friday, July 16, 2021

16 July - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10 pm MDT

The Rio Times6 hours ago
Five Brazilian restaurant chains join forces to fight inflated delivery fees from iFood, Rappi, Uber Eats & Co
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) on Thursday, July 16, unrestrictedly approved a partnership between companies in the food sector such as Outback, Dominos, Giraffas, Bobs and Rei do Mate to create and operate a delivery platform. The approval was published in the Federal Gazette. The new tool, called […] The post Five Brazilian restaurant chains join forces to fight inflated delivery fees from iFood, Rappi, Uber Eats & Co appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
He Admires Their Basic Dictatorship
You’ll like being Chinese. Really you will. Twitter posts are “undermining Canada’s democracy,” said Canada’s Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault in a briefing note, who is urging regulation of hurtful comments for “a truly democratic debate.” Cabinet on June 23 introduced Bill C-36 An Act To Amend The Criminal Code that threatens Facebook, Twitter and YouTube… Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement sets sights on the capital market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The world's largest social movement wants to plant its flag in the Mecca of capitalism: capital markets. The red banner of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST), with the Brazilian flag on a white background representing peace conquered through social justice, with a woman and a man holding a machete […] The post Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement sets sights on the capital market appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Organizing Notes5 hours ago
Economics lesson: The U.S. slide into collapse
This is a well made video that explains hard economic topics in a simple and clear way. US arrogance has come home to haunt the nation. Or as they say in some places, the chickens are coming home to roost. How much longer will the US be able to keep the massively expensive military production system humming along? Just last week Biden's Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks came to Bath Iron Works for a tour. She was invited so Maine's so-called elected officials could stand in unity and proclaim they all support even more destroyers being built - to protect us from Chin... read more
Think NATO Could Stop a Russian Takeover of the Baltics? Think Again
*Mark Episkopos* *NATO vs. Russia, * But if the Baltics have really been so vulnerable for so many years, why is it that the Russians have yet to attack? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Baltic states have gradually ramped up their defense spending and receive a steady stream of US military aid, but these modest measures are being offset by Russia’s continued military buildup on its western outskirts and in its Central European enclave of Kaliningrad. A 2021 paper, published by the Swedish Research Agency, largely replicated the 2016 RAND report’s conclusion that Russia’s ... read more
Economist: Child Tax Credit Benefit a ‘Very Good Policy’
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * Some economists are now applauding President Biden's new child tax credit policy due to its potential to boost economic growth and assist the country’s children. As the highly anticipated expanded child tax credits that were approved under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan continue to head out to eligible Americans, some economists are now applauding this new stimulus due to its potential to boost economic growth and assist the country’s children. “What I think makes this policy expansion both politically and economically feasibl... read more
The Marines’ Stealthy LRASM Could Wreak Havoc on China’s Navy
*Caleb Larson* *LRASM, * Earlier last month, the Navy and Air Force inked a contract with Lockheed Martin for the company’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, also known as LRASM. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Earlier last month, the Navy and Air Force inked a contract with Lockheed Martin for the company’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, also known as LRASM. The agreement, worth $414 million, is for the fourth and fifth lot of missiles and is the biggest LRASM contract in the history of the Lockheed missile program, reportedly totaling 137 missiles, training and logistics suppor... read more
The Army’s New Artillery Program Can Kill From Absurd Ranges
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Army, Americas* The Army’s Long Range Precision Fires program, for instance, is fast refining new weapons able to travel hundreds of miles beyond previously possible ranges to potentially attack and destroy enemy air defenses in order to help air forces achieve and maintain air supremacy. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“When you are talking about doubling the range you need a longer tube and a larger caliber. We will blend this munition with a howitzer and extend the range. We are upgrading the breach and metallurgy of the tube, changing the hydraulics to... read more
Can ‘Viral Shedding’ after The COVID Vaccine Infect Others? That’s A Big ‘No’
*Peter Wark* *Coronavirus, * Don't lose any sleep over this unfounded concern. Fears of “viral shedding” and other concerns after the COVID vaccine has led some businesses to ban vaccinated customers from the premises, believing vaccination poses a health risk to others. We’ve seen this in Australia, in the northern New South Wales town of Mullumbimby and on the Gold Coast in Queensland. We’ve also seen this internationally. In the United States, a teacher warned her students not to hug their vaccinated parents for the same reason. But COVID vaccines don’t contain any live vir... read more
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
*~ NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED ~* Brought To You By *BluesJunky* - Middle Finger Symphony Chair of Music *WAIT!* Sit Your Ass Back Down. I'm Adding in One and Making it a MFST 'Lockdown Live Double Feature'. Your Welcome! read more
bilaterals.org5 hours ago
Infinito Gold contra Costa Rica: nuevo fracaso de minera canadiense al tiempo que persisten secretos en Costa Rica
16-Jul-2021 El pasado 4 de junio del 2021, fue dado a conocer el laudo arbitral de un tribunal del CIADI, el cual pone un punto final a la demanda interpuesta en febrero del 2014 por la empresa minera canadiense Infinito Gold contra Costa Rica. read more
bilaterals.org5 hours ago
EU deja en suspenso TIPAT y TLC´s con Reino Unido y Kenia
16-Jul-2021 La TPA (por sus siglas es inglés) otorgaba al ejecutivo la facultad de presentar acuerdos comerciales firmados al Congreso, para que éste los ratifique o desapruebe, sin modificar su contenido. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Is This the Final Photograph of the Titanic?
The image holding the "final photograph of the Titanic" title comes down to a matter of minutes. read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Liz Harrington and Kelli Ward Discuss the Preliminary Results from Maricopa County Ballot Audit
President Trump spokesperson Liz Harrington and Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward appear on Newsmax to discuss the preliminary results of the Maricopa County audit. Ms Harrington calls out weak republicans in both Michigan and Wisconsin for not taking any action to review the election issues in Wayne County and Milwaukee respectively. (Rumble Link) WATCH: Posted […] The post Liz Harrington and Kelli Ward Discuss the Preliminary Results from Maricopa County Ballot Audit appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Assyrians Will Not Participate in Iraqi Elections: Cardinal Sako
Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako said on Friday that Christians will not vote in Iraqi parliamentary elections because of concerns over militias and possible fraud, the latest boycott that could cast doubts on the legitimacy of the election. read more
IF WE WANT TO VACCINATE REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THIS WOULD WORK
Is it possible for our side to persuade right-wing resisters that they should get the coronavirus vaccine? Probably not -- but maybe this would work: President Biden announces that because we appear to have vaccinated everyone in America who's willing to get the shot, in the next 72 hours he's recalling every dose of vaccine in America. They're all being redirected to other countries in order to fight the global COVID crisis. Specifically, the doses will go to: * Latin America, with a special emphasis on distribution to Mexico, Cuba, and Venezuela * sub-Saharan Africa * the Palest... read more
WH ‘Flagging’ Posts for Facebook to Censor Over COVID ‘Misinformation’+ More
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 WH ‘Flagging’ Posts for Facebook to Censor Over COVID ‘Misinformation’+ More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
U.S. Surgeon General, Rockefeller Foundation Announce Big Initiatives to Address ‘Urgent Threat’ of Vaccine Misinformation
The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday issued an advisory calling on tech companies to crack down on what the office called vaccine “misinformation.” The same day, The Rockefeller Foundation announced $13.5 million in new funding to combat vaccine “misinformation and disinformation.” The post U.S. Surgeon General, Rockefeller Foundation Announce Big Initiatives to Address ‘Urgent Threat’ of Vaccine Misinformation appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Econlib7 hours ago
Biden’s Executive Order on Competition
Recently the Wall Street Journal stated that President Biden’s July 9 executive order on competition is a “sweeping proposal to spur competition.” That raises an important question: how can a government spur competition? Economics has a lot to say about that question. The major way, which goes back to Adam Smith, is to get rid […] The post Biden’s Executive Order on Competition appeared first on Econlib. read more
Biden DHS Official: Americans Trying to Preserve Their Heritage ‘Makes Me Sick’
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan Samantha Vinograd, the Department of Homeland Security’s new acting assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Office... The post Biden DHS Official: Americans Trying to Preserve Their Heritage ‘Makes Me Sick’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Oklahoma Natives Shut Down Governor Stitt’s Anti-Sovereignty Forum
On Tuesday, July 13th, Indigenous peoples from many nations shut down Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s anti-Indigenous “victim impact” forum, which had no tribal representation and was intended to incite fear among the public in Stitt’s continued effort to subvert and overturn the 2020 McGirt Supreme Court decision. Jordan Harmon, Mvskoke/Creek citizen and tribal attorney described it as “a room literally packed with Natives from all different tribes in unified anger and with a very clear and direct message.” That message? Tribal nations and communities will not back down when it c... read more
Econlib9 hours ago
Big fruit and low-hanging fruit
Tyler Cowen recently linked to a George M. Constantinides study of the welfare costs of unstable consumption: I estimate welfare benefits of eliminating idiosyncratic consumption shocks unrelated to the business cycle as 47.3% of household utility and benefits of eliminating idiosyncratic shocks related to the business cycle as 3.4% of utility. Estimates of the former substantially […] The post Big fruit and low-hanging fruit appeared first on Econlib. read more
Diverse6 hours ago
Association of American Medical Colleges President Urges Members to Require COVID-19 Vaccines
With COVID-19 cases rising in many states and the rapid spread of the Delta variant, Dr. David J. Skorton, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), is urging all member institutions to require vaccinations for its employees. In a statement, he wrote, “we have tragically lost some health care personnel to […] read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
The ‘Occam’s Razor Argument’ Has Not Shifted in Favor of a Lab Leak
Proponents of the theory that COVID-19 originated as a result of work performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology keep repeating the same misinformation. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Leaked Images Of ‘Russian F-35’ Stealth Fighter Posted Online
A leaked image of what is suspected to be Russia’s new fighter jet. (via Twitter) Closer foto of New Russian plane pic.twitter.com/PlzUv8DR9h — ZOKA (@200_zoka) July 16, 2021 *Warzone/The Drive: **Russia’s New Fighter Jet Design Breaks Cover (Updated) The eagerly awaited new fighter seems to be named Checkmate and is due to be unveiled at the MAKS air show next week. * Photos have appeared on social media showing what appears to be Russia’s much-hyped new light-to-medium-weight fighter, or at least a mock-up of it, days after the country’s United Aircraft Corporation first teased ... read more
Russia Is Ready to Rumble With NATO
*Kris Osborn* *military, Eurasia* During the 1980s, Russia operated thousands of armored vehicles and had access to as many as four million troops, a scenario that presented a decades-long massive threat of a Russian-led invasion into Western Europe. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* Russian military maneuvers along the Ukrainian border have caused many to recall the 2014 invasion of Crimea, which U.S. military leaders regularly refer to as a “wake-up call” regarding the kind of threat Russia continues to present to America and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sev... read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Brazilian Real: Dollar closes near stability, but accumulates a 2.27% drop in the week
[image: The U.S. dollar registered its highest daily hike in eighteen years on Thursday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil News] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The commercial dollar closed down marginally by 0.01% on Friday, trading at R$ 5.1154, near the day's highs. Despite closing practically stable, the day was marked by strong volatility, a mirror of the uncertainties abroad. The U.S. currency weakened again against most emerging currencies, returning to the previous day's high. […] The post Brazilian Real: Dollar closes near stability, but accumulates a 2.27% drop in the week appeared ... read more
Can You Keep a Secret? How You Can Join Britain’s MI5 Spy Agency
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *MI5, * According to MI5’s government website, “an agent, or Covert Human Intelligence Source, is someone who works for us to obtain secret intelligence. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Keep in mind that whether you have the job or are in the application stages, what you tell people around you, even family members and close friends, is absolutely crucial. You should definitely stay off social media platforms and have the ability to curb your excitement if you do eventually pass all the hurdles to become an MI5 agent. MI5, also known as the Security Servic... read more
Is China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Any Competition for America's F-22 Raptor?
*Kris Osborn* *China J-20, * What would it mean to truly rival or surpass the F-22 jet? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Chengdu J-20, which has only emerged in the last five years or so, is much newer than an F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft. Yet is it comparable? Now that it has been in existence for several years, many are likely to speculate about the merits of the Chinese fifth-generation J-20 stealth aircraft. Naturally, a key question likely to come to mind quickly may simply be: can it rival the F-22? While there may not be huge volumes of available informatio... read more
The Martin B-10: America's First All-Metal Bomber
*Peter Suciu* *B-10, Americas* There is only one complete B-10 in the world today. *Here's What You Need to Know*: She was old by the time World War II was waged, but she made some serious history. If World War II had come a decade earlier it might have been the Martin B-10 rather than the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator that might have been the workhorse of the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). The aircraft was developed in the early 1930s but was largely antiquated by the time the war came – yet, the B-10 started a revolution in bomber design. The plane... read more
If Looks Could Kill: The Sad Story of the SR-91 Aurora Spy Plane
*Mark Episkopos* *military, Americas* Although it is true the SR-91 does not exist as a serial product, it is still not clear if the plane ever even existed as a design concept. *Here’s What You Need to Remember:* The mysterious SR-91 “Aurora” of the 1980s was slated to become the fastest manned aircraft in the world, ushering in a new era of aerial performance. Today, the Aurora project is little more than a historical footnote*—*a fleeting glimpse into an aeronautics future that could have been. The original story goes something like this: four decades ago, the U.S. military ... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Did Trump Say ‘Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage’?
The former president faced a wave of unflattering press coverage in the summer of 2021, amid a raft of "tell-all" books about his presidency. read more
The Aviationist7 hours ago
Check Out These Detailed Shots Of The Massive XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Super Bomber’s Cockpit
[image: XB-70] Take a look at these detailed photographs of the XB-70 Valkyrie’s interior. The iconic North American XB-70 Valkyrie was the most ambitious super-bomber project of the Cold War. The massive six-engine bomber was slated to [...] The post Check Out These Detailed Shots Of The Massive XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Super Bomber’s Cockpit appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Virtual Mirage7 hours ago
Friday Wrap-Up
Notes on Russia I invite blog readers to spend a little more time studying Russia and Russians. I did it professionally, so maybe that is cheating. No matter how you choose to slice it, an understanding of Russia allows you to sift through mountains of bullshit from both sides to dig down and find […] The post Friday Wrap-Up appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Dying To Be Regularized: Migrants On Hunger Strike
Farida is 51 years old. She was born in Belgium. Her entire family has the Belgian nationality. Farida has a steady job. She cleans offices and public buildings, for €6-8 per hour. Her last application for a regularization of her administrative status got rejected and she has received a state-issued order to leave the territory. Kiran fled a civil war in Nepal 16 years ago and applied for asylum in Belgium. While his asylum request was still pending, he got a job that paid €10 an hour. When his asylum claim got rejected, his wage fell to €2.5 an hour. His daughter, born in Belgium... read more
A Senseless Cathedral Of Doom
In early June 2021, the United States military led a major military exercise on the African continent: the African Lion 21. Major General Andrew Rohling of the US Army’s Southern European Task Force said it was the ‘largest US military exercise ever conducted on this continent’. The African Lion military exercise, which was first held with the Kingdom of Morocco in 2002, is – in the words of US Africa Command – an annual ‘joint, all-domain, multi-national exercise … to counter malign activity in North Africa and Southern Europe, and increase interoperability between US, African, ... read more
Cuba Proves US Involvement In Destabilization Actions
The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, accused the U.S. government of being directly involved and of having serious responsibility in the incidents that occurred in our country on July 11th. During a press conference, convened this Tuesday, the Cuban Foreign Minister presented evidence of this statement and warned the U.S. that it will be responsible for the consequences if it persists in the policy of strangulation of our country, and that its irresponsible conduct can have serious consequences ... read more
Rosebud Sioux Youth Council Returns To Carlisle Indian School
Carlisle, Pa. — Twenty-three-year-old Christopher Eagle Bear from the Rosebud Sioux tribe in South Dakota has been growing out his hair since he visited the site of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School six years ago. The trip, made by the Rosebud Sioux youth council in 2015, sparked a group of young tribal members to initiate a tribe-backed resolution to bring home their nine ancestors who died at the school as children some 140 years ago. Six years after his initial visit, Eagle Bear’s hair falls down below the waist of his traditional regalia. He is back in Carlisle this... read more
On The Sentencing And Courage Of Daniel Hale
My next portrait for the Americans Who Tell the Truth project will be Daniel Hale, the former Air Force analyst and drone whistleblower who released classified documents showing that nearly 90% of the casualties of U.S. drone assassination missions are civilians—children, women, workers, farmers, and other people who show up as shadows on drone pilot computer screens and are subsequently rendered permanent shadows. Hale will be sentenced on July 27 in Alexandria, Virginia for the crime of truth telling. In all likelihood he will receive 10 years in prison—surely sufficient time to... read more
Lake Erie Advocates Launch Billboard Against ‘Factory Farms’
Digital ads now showing on electronic billboards across Toledo and elsewhere in the state are part of a local campaign taking aim against concentrated animal feeding operations. Mike Ferner, coordinator for Lake Erie Advocates, said during a news conference Thursday morning the ads showing an iconic photo of a glass of green Lake Erie water and cows and hogs on so-called “factory farms” are meant to provoke discussion. “Nothing happens until we start talking about it, and that’s why we’ve kicked off this campaign to start the conversation about banning factory farms,” Mr. Ferner ... read more
Pottersville Digest
(Or a solar eclipse?) ------------------------------ "Slater could have faced 90 years in jail if he had been convicted on all charges. Under the plea deal, he faces a maximum of 10 years." Because this is EXACTLY the type of man you want to put back on the streets as soon as humanly possible. ------------------------------ "Krauts"? For four years, our country was run by Archie Bunker. ------------------------------ I'll suspend judgement until this has been absolutely verified. ------------------------------ Qasem Soleimani was assassinated so Republicans w... read more
AltHealthWorks.com10 hours ago
No Turtles Here, Just Mutated Food: Here are 7 Crops Being Grown with Mutated Seeds
Millions of people are waking up to the realities of what’s really in their food, and how it’s really being produced, but many of them still aren’t aware of one of the most mysterious and unhealthy “scientific” production techniques: mutagenesis. While most of the focus has been on transgenic plants, and rightfully so, many activists and grassroots organizations have begun sounding the alarm about the modern mutagenesis process, which could well be just as damaging to our health. Here’s how mutagenesis is done: “Mutagenesis is a method of plant breeding that involves subjecting pl... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Just 7% of Our DNA is Unique to Modern Humans, Study Shows
Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the DNA of modern humans and that of our extinct ancestors. read more
151 Dead, 563 Hospitalized in Illinois Breakthrough COVID Cases + 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 151 Dead, 563 Hospitalized in Illinois Breakthrough COVID Cases + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
TikTok User Highlights Subtle Historical Detail in ‘Titanic’ Film
Sometimes, it's difficult to appreciate all the details in a work of art until they're pointed out to us. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
President Biden Sending Marines To Protect The U.S. Embassy In Haiti, But Will Not Deply U.S. Forces To Pacify The Country
*The Week: **Biden is sending Marines to protect the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, but won't deploy U.S. forces to pacify the country* President Biden said Thursday that he is sending U.S. Marines into Haiti to protect the U.S. Embassy amid unrest following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, but "the idea of sending American forces to Haiti is not on the agenda at this time." After Moïse was murdered early July 7, Haiti's interim government asked the U.S. and United Nations to send troops to protect key infrastructure. Haiti's elections minister, Mathias Pierre, s... read more
COVID Vaccines: Hypothetical Benefits to Adults Don’t Outweigh Risks to Children
Given the very low incidence of COVID-19 in children, an extremely high number would need to be vaccinated in order to prevent one severe case. Meanwhile, a large number of children with very low risk for severe disease would be exposed to vaccine risks, known and unknown. The post COVID Vaccines: Hypothetical Benefits to Adults Don’t Outweigh Risks to Children appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Regime Spokesperson Very Defensive About Americans Knowing the White House is Reviewing Their Social Media and Now Recommending Bans From Platforms
The Biden regime is becoming increasingly unstable as they attempt to keep control over the American people. During a terse exchange today spokesperson Jen Psaki attempts to justify the White House surveillance of American speech saying the Facebook platform users should be “more concerned” with people dying from COVID than having their community speech monitored […] The post Regime Spokesperson Very Defensive About Americans Knowing the White House is Reviewing Their Social Media and Now Recommending Bans From Platforms appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Bolsonaro should be discharged in two days, says president’s doctor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Surgeon Antonio Luiz Macedo on Friday (16) that President Jair Bolsonaro should be discharged in the next two days. Bolsonaro should leave the hospital on a creamy diet. After that, he will receive soft food for a while, according to the doctor, and only then he will return to eat […] The post Bolsonaro should be discharged in two days, says president’s doctor appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Russell Brand Lampoons Tax-Evading ‘Space Cowboys’ and System That Created Them
Russell Brand criticized the media for pushing the myth that we need heroic billionaires to go into space and build us a future. He also called out the system that lets uber-wealthy dodge taxes by lobbying for tax law loopholes. The post Russell Brand Lampoons Tax-Evading ‘Space Cowboys’ and System That Created Them appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
1st Female Sailor Completes US Naval Special Warfare Training
*Daily Mail:* *Sailor makes history to become Navy's FIRST female special operator for boats which transport SEALs after completing grueling 37-week training* * The woman- who has not been identified due to military policy for special forces members- is officially a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman * SWCC operators transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own classified missions at sea and are experts with weapons, navigation, and special operations tactics * The sailor is the first of 18 women who have tried out for a job as a SWCC or a SEAL to succeed just five y... read more
White Wolf8 hours ago
Bear bring cubs to busy California beach during heatwave
‘We were all a little shocked,’ says eyewitness to family of bears swimming at South Lake Tahoe Footage has sparked a debate online that showcases a bear and her cubs swimming at a California beach during the heatwave currently engulfing major swaths of the US West. In the video, a mother black bear is seen swimming in Lake Tahoe with her three cubs on a crowded beach with people trying to beat the heat on South Lake Tahoe. According to new reports, the temperature hit 32C. Temperatures have recently hit as high as 48C. Some believe the bear was running away from the heat. However... read more
PA Smart Meters Case – Amici Form
Thank you for your interest in joining the Amicus Brief. Court rules require us to provide specific information for each of the organizations/corporations who join as an amici. Both incorporated and unincorporated organizations can sign as amici. Below is the information we need from you in order to include your organization in the amicus brief. […] The post PA Smart Meters Case – Amici Form appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Rare Stone Discovered Outlining Ancient Rome’s City Limits
Archaeologists have discovered a rare stone delineating the city limits of ancient Rome that dates from the age of Emperor Claudius in 49 A.D.. read more
Nearly 11,000 Deaths After COVID Vaccines Reported to CDC, as FDA Adds New Warning to J&J Vaccine
VAERS data released today by the CDC showed a total of 463,457 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID vaccines, including 10,991 deaths and 48,385 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020 and July 9, 2021. The post Nearly 11,000 Deaths After COVID Vaccines Reported to CDC, as FDA Adds New Warning to J&J Vaccine appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
balance108 hours ago
Jesse Bloom, PhD evolutionary and computational biology, Seattle: recovered early genome files
6-23-21 Jesse Bloom, PhD evolutionary and computational biology, said his analysis shows the samples being used to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic may not be complete. Classified report with early support for lab leak theory reemerges as focal point for lawmakers digging into Covid-19 origins "I recover the deleted files from the Google Cloud, and reconstruct partial sequences of 13 early epidemic viruses," Bloom, who is helping with efforts to follow the genetic changes of the coronavirus, wrote in a pre-print paper posted on bioRxiv. It has not yet been pe... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Brazilian Genesis Group launches artificial intelligence to classify grains
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraná-based Genesis Group, specialized in traceability and food inspection solutions, announced this Thursday the launch of a technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to inspect and classify grains. The company estimates that the technology, which aims at automating the process and making it more transparent, may work in the evaluation […] The post Brazilian Genesis Group launches artificial intelligence to classify grains appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Word From the Trenches – July, 16, 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 – July, 16, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CHD Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn D.C. Law Allowing Kids to Be Vaccinated Without Parents’ Knowledge or Consent
Children’s Health Defense and Parental Rights Foundation sued the District of Columbia mayor, health department and school system, seeking a court order to declare the D.C. Minor Consent for Vaccinations Amendment Act of 2020 unconstitutional. The post CHD Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn D.C. Law Allowing Kids to Be Vaccinated Without Parents’ Knowledge or Consent appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Claire Pomeroy and the Financial Times each highlight the likelihood that survivors of long COVID will be affected for the rest of their lives by a disease which governments have decided to allow to spread. And a group of health experts in the UK weighs in on the folly of condemning thousands of people to illness or death in the name of "personal responsibility" in response to a social threat. - Apoorva Mandavilli and Benjamin Mueller discuss how the Delta variant is exacerbating the gap in outcomes between the reality-based portion of the U.... read more
Halifax Examiner10 hours ago
For the third day in a row, Nova Scotia announces zero new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, July 16
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 For the third day in a row, Nova Scotia announced zero new cases of COVID-19 today (Friday, July 16). There are now just eight […] read more
Contact Information for Doctors Who Are Aware of Wireless Harms
Please support our efforts and let us know about doctors (MDs or DOs) who you know are aware of wireless harms, including harms from smart meters. Please fill out the form below as soon as possible. We promise not to share your personal information with anyone. The post Contact Information for Doctors Who Are Aware of Wireless Harms appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Waking Times9 hours ago
Fu@k Fear! Transform it into Fuel Instead
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Fear is fuel for the fire of doing what you love. read more
Child Tax Credits: A Stimulus Check for Retailers?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * The rollout of the child tax credit will essentially amount to an estimated $150 billion in stimulus over the next year, Cowen analysts noted, adding that the available extra dollars will be “an underappreciated catalyst for discretionary consumer spend.” The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department already have undertaken the monumental task of issuing millions of expanded child tax credit payments that are a major part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. These highly anticipated checks—viewed in some circles as the... read more
Russia’s Submarine Fleet Is Getting Bigger and Badder
*Kris Osborn* *Submarines, * Russia’s arsenal of tanks, fighter jets and land weapons seem to make it a much more serious land threat than it might present at sea. But that could be changing. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Moscow operates as many as sixty-four submarines, and many of them are known for their sophistication in certain areas such as air-independent propulsion and other undersea warfare technologies. While Russia may have pulled back large numbers of ground troops near the Ukrainian border, perhaps in response to a clear message of deterrence and resolve fro... read more
Record Breaker: The Army’s Precision Strike Missile Is Beating Expectations
*Mark Episkopos* *Precision Strike Missile, * The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile has broken a new performance record as it inches closer to deployment readiness. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The PrSM is projected to reach initial operating capability by 2023. The missile will then receive a series of spiral upgrades in coming years, including an enhanced multimode Land-Based Anti-Ship Missile seeker, “increased lethality,” and, finally, a substantial range boost by several hundred kilometers. The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has broken a new performan... read more
No Pilots Needed: Could These Drones Be Controlled By Stealth Fighters?
*Kris Osborn* *Drones, * Manned-unmanned teaming, as it is called, could be identified as fundamental to the wave of the future when it comes to air warfare, as it naturally introduces new tactical possibilities for an attack. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Air-to-air rapid connectivity between drones and armed, supersonic stealth fighter jets could enable attack aircraft to seek and destroy enemy targets before they are seen. The U.S. Air Force is successfully flying its Valkyrie drone alongside F-35 jets and F-22 jets as part of a series of clear steps toward bringing the ... read more
Hotbed Haiti: Crisis Conditions Create Fortuity for America
*Georges Fauriol, Wazim Mowla* *Haiti, Americas* Events in Haiti don’t operate in a vacuum and its ensuing challenges are likely to have consequences across the rest of the Caribbean. The Haitian government’s request for a U.S. peacekeeping presence, and the Biden administration’s more limited deployment of a small team of investigators and forensics experts, nonetheless sets in motion the now common response to crisis in Haiti—a multilayered response by the international community. The latter now has thirty-plus years of experience as well as a frustratingly narrow record of ach... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
U.S. Intelligence Now Saying The Taliban's Hold On Afghanistan Is Accelerating
*CNN:* *US intel assessments on Afghanistan warn of 'accelerating pace' of Taliban hold on country* Washington (CNN)US Intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture of the Taliban's quickening advance across Afghanistan and the potential threat it poses to the capital of Kabul, warning the militant group could soon have a stranglehold on much of the country in the wake of the US withdrawal of troops, multiple sources briefed on the intelligence tell CNN. The Taliban advance is "accelerating at an accelerating pace," said a congressional source with knowledge o... read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Pope Reverses Benedict, Reimposes Restrictions on Latin Mass
Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict relaxed in 2007, and went further to limit its use. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Are Tucker Carlson and Vivica A. Fox in a Relationship?
The pair appeared to pose together for a photograph that appeared in an online ad. read more
Waking Times9 hours ago
“Stunning Numbers” – Record Number Of Americans Died From Drug Overdoses During Pandemic, Driven By Fentanyl
*Tyler Durden* - While focused on Covid, we've been ignoring a major rise in opioid overdoses. read more
Waking Times9 hours ago
This is Fascism: White House and Facebook Merge to Censor ‘Problematic Posts’
*Matt Agorist* - The implications of such a declaration are utterly mind boggling. read more
California lawmakers pass bill calling for guaranteed-income payments with no strings attached, 1st such state-funded plan in US
RT California is poised to create the nation’s first state-funded program making guaranteed-income payments to some residents after lawmakers unanimously passed a bill calling for... The post California lawmakers pass bill calling for guaranteed-income payments with no strings attached, 1st such state-funded plan in US appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
In France…
There will soon prison sentences attached to the new French law for vaccine passports. If you are caught in a restaurant without proof of vaccination,... The post In France… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Yes, Someone Really Did Predict the Bucks-Suns 2021 NBA Finals in 2016
Wisconsin man Jarrett Plahmer amazed many basketball fans in July 2021, with an unlikely, five-year-old prediction. read more
49 Jewish Groups Including ADL Call For Biden To Put ‘Pathway to Citizenship’ For Illegals In Spending Bill
National File – by Patrick Fowley 49 Jewish groups including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), run by Jonathan Greenblatt, sent a letter to Joe Biden, Kamala... The post 49 Jewish Groups Including ADL Call For Biden To Put ‘Pathway to Citizenship’ For Illegals In Spending Bill appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Health Impact News10 hours ago
CENSORED: CDC Records Almost 12,000 DEATHS in 7 Months Following COVID-19 Injections
The U.S. CDC released more data today in their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a U.S. Government funded database, and now admit that they have received reports of nearly 12,000 deaths during a 7-month period since the COVID-19 shots were given emergency use authorization by the FDA last December. This includes 997 deaths among unborn children, which is separate from the 10,991 deaths recorded where the "patient" (the one getting the shot) died. There are now 551,172 adverse reactions recorded out of 463,457 cases, including 9,274 permanent disabilities, 59,403 emer... read more
NFL to Roll Out More Social Justice Messaging in 2021 Season
Front Office Sports – by Michael McCarthy The National Football League will introduce more social justice messaging on fields and player helmets during the upcoming... The post NFL to Roll Out More Social Justice Messaging in 2021 Season appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Mining Awareness +11 hours ago
Arizona Election Audit Intro Video (7 minutes)
Arizona State “Senate Hearing on the election audit in Maricopa County – Audit Introduction“ https://youtu.be/Ue3eCAp5vEU This 7 minute video was … Continue reading → read more
Race against time.Biblical floods hit Germany
As Germany is hit by biblical floods, killing more than 100, (far less than the covid jabs killing c 5000 an hour in the USA according to the latest OpenVaers data), Prince Charles is spearheading the campaign for more sustainable methods of farming and offering much needed support to small farms. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57826560 There are now fantastic seed sprouting machines which can also be adapted to grow crops, vegetables, fruit etc and which may become a major source of food, taking the pressure off farms as well as growing plants, tree saplings. https://www.naturehy... read more
Mining Awareness +11 hours ago
Arizona State Senator Rogers Calls for Recall of Biden Electors & New Election After Hearing on 2020 Election Audit
Arizona State Senator “Wendy Rogers @WendyRogersAZ I have heard enough. With the tens of thousands of ballots mailed without being … Continue reading → read more
Janet Yellen Wants to Make the Child Tax Credit Permanent
*Trevor Filseth* *Child Tax Credit, * To pay for the increased CTC, Yellen recommended tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, although she repeated Biden’s “ironclad” pledge that no Americans earning less than $400,000 per year would see a tax increase. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) had its first advance payments sent out on Thursday, July 15. In the coming days and weeks, around 36 million American families are scheduled to receive their first checks. The payments are $250 per month for children six or older, and $300 per month for those younger than six. While the payments hav... read more
Behold the Ulyanovsk: The Soviet Union's Super Carrier That Never Came About
*Mark Episkopos* *History, Russia* It was only 40 percent complete by the time the USSR collapsed. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The Ulyanovsk was a grandiose project that, if completed and successfully commissioned, would have grown Soviet maritime power projection capabilities by leaps and bounds. But it was not to be. Late into the Cold War, the Soviet military hatched a wildly ambitious scheme to become a blue-water Navy. The 1991 collapse closed that chapter in Soviet military history, but Russia’s lingering maritime ambitions remain. In the late 1960s, the Soviet sh... read more
Biden’s Child Tax Credit Is Changing Lives, But There’s a Big Problem
*Trevor Filseth* *Child Tax Credit, * The payments were made possible by the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act, the first significant piece of legislation passed in the forty-sixth president’s term. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the IRS tried to spread awareness of the program by sending out letters to eligible families earlier in the year, informing them that a credit was on the way, these letters would not have come to families that were not in the IRS’s system. In any case, the letters do not seem to have worked; a recent Data for Progress survey rev... read more
Russia's Tor-M2 Is Getting Smaller Anti-Drone Missiles
*Peter Suciu* *Missiles, Eurasia* The system has been overkill against some targets. *Here's What You Need to Know*: This powerful SAM system is about to get better at stopping enemy UAVs. The Russian military’s Tor-M2 short-range air defense missile system was developed to counter a range of targets including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), guided missiles, cruise missiles, helicopters and high-precision weapons that fly at very low to medium altitudes. The full-automated surface-to-air missile (SAM) system is manufactured by Almaz-Antey’s Izhevsk Electromechnical Plant to als... read more
Rapid Raptors: The F-22 Can Take on China Like No Other Warplane Can
*Kris Osborn* *F-22 Raptor, * First strike options are, according to military planners, of particular significance for the F-22 Raptor, given its technical focus on using stealth and air-to-air combat technology to attack heavily defended or “contested” enemy areas. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Most air attack contingencies, it seems almost self-evident, are likely to include F-22 jets as among the first to strike; the aircraft is designed to engage and destroy enemy air threats and also use stealth to destroy enemy air defenses*—*creating an “air corridor” for other figh... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Iran’s President Says Weapons-Grade Enrichment To 90% Possible
*Reuters:* *Iran insists it can enrich uranium to 90% purity - weapons grade - if needed* DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Wednesday it could enrich uranium up to 90% purity -- weapons grade -- if its nuclear reactors needed it, but added it still sought the revival of a 2015 deal that would limit its atomic programme in return for a lifting of sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani's remark is his second such public comment this year about 90% enrichment -- a level suitable for a nuclear bomb -- underlining Iran's resolve to keep breaching the deal in the absence of any accord to... read more
Medical Kidnap9 hours ago
CENSORED: CDC Records Almost 12,000 DEATHS in 7 Months Following COVID-19 Injections
The U.S. CDC released more data today in their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a U.S. Government funded database, and now admit that they have received reports of nearly 12,000 deaths during a 7-month period since the COVID-19 shots were given emergency use authorization by the FDA last December. This includes 997 deaths among unborn children, which is separate from the 10,991 deaths recorded where the "patient" (the one getting the shot) died. There are now 551,172 adverse reactions recorded out of 463,457 cases, including 9,274 permanent disabilities, 59,403 emer... read more
The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire
Last week I toured the USS Constitution, in Boston Harbor. Launched in 1797, “Old Ironsides” is the oldest commissioned warship afloat. It’s also the only remaining ship in the US Navy to have sunk an enemy vessel. read more
MintPress News10 hours ago
The Bay of Tweets: Documents Point to US Hand in Cuba Protests
The U.S. government can cause economic misery for the Cuban people, but it cannot, it appears, convince them to overthrow their government. The post The Bay of Tweets: Documents Point to US Hand in Cuba Protests appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Trump Showerhead Rule on More Water Flow Goes Down the Drain
The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era rule approved after the former president complained he wasn’t getting wet enough because of limits on water flow from showerheads. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Citing environmentally harmful fishing practices, Brazil calls for WTO to curb subsidies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture issued a joint note about the participation of Brazil in the meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that ended, once again, without an agreement to reduce fishing subsidies. According to the text, the country defended urgency in the restriction of subsidies. […] The post Citing environmentally harmful fishing practices, Brazil calls for WTO to curb subsidies appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
New Danger in the Workplace - 'CovID fog?' PLUS Part II of Analysis of Fuellmich/Martin Interview: 'Racketeering and Corruption’
*Construction Crane Collapsed in Kelowna, BC* *killing 5 workers including two brothers* Good Morning Readers. It is an increasingly cloudy and cool day on the Malahat. There's actually a 19% chance for much needed rain. We'll take what we can get after a drought of two months. Large Cedars and Spruce Trees need like 100 gallons of water a day which they normally can get in this rain forest. But now, with geoengineering in the pocketZ of the PerpZ we're in a geoengineered drought which began with the "Heat Dome" [TM] of last month and has continued since. The forest fire dange... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
Review Iraq in Fragments, The Occupation and Its Legacy
*Herring, Eric and Rangwala, Glen, **Iraq in Fragments, The Occupation and Its Legacy**, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006* The thesis of *Iraq in Fragments, The Occupation and Its Legacy* by Eric Herring and Glen Rangwala is that the United States failed to create a successful state after the 2003 invasion. The book is divided into three broad sections. First is the politics of the U.S. occupation, then security and finally the economic changes the Americans attempted. The first part is good and has some interesting takes on why the Iraqi ruling parties are not responsiv... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 16
1919 UK India Office official Sir Hirtzel told chief political officer in Iraq Wilson there was going to be an Arab state in Iraq or there would be a revolt (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1921 Council of state confirmed plebiscite choosing Faisal as king of Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *Imagining The Nation, Nationalism, Sectarianism and Socio-Political Conflict in Iraq*) 1958 PM Said’s body dug up and dragged through streets of Baghdad after coup (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with ... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Vale and BHP may have good chances to be among winners in upcoming ‘green revolution’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a world increasingly attentive to ESG (environmental, social and governance practices), the environmental issue has gained strength in debates. However, in the commodities world, the green issue could represent a major challenge for many companies. During an event organized by Ohmresearch, Managing Director of Tarraco Commodities Solution Gilberto Cardoso […] The post Vale and BHP may have good chances to be among winners in upcoming ‘green revolution’ appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Today in Corona-stan
Interesting article in The Guardian regarding seasonality and epidemic equilibrium. Berenson is of the opinion that the vaccines work for 3-4 months . And… Something really odd is going on: In Europe we are seeing surges at many places where most of the population has already been vaccinated. At the same time, the 15 least… Continue reading → read more
Don't get shot by police if you're the good guy!
I'm sure many of my readers remember the recent tragic death of Johnny Hurley, who stopped an active shooter, but was then killed by responding police officers because he had picked up the shooter's rifle, and was assumed by them to be the guilty party. Greg Ellifritz, whom we've met in these pages before, has written a lengthy article explaining how best to respond in such situations, and how to avoid being assumed by police to be the guilty party instead of the "good guy". Here's a brief excerpt. - After you shoot and the killer is neutralized, don’t keep pointing y... read more

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