Tuesday, July 27, 2021

27 July - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Caitlin Johnstone16 hours ago
A Race Between Revolution And Robotics: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Basically we’re looking at a race to see if the deterioration of material conditions inherent in capitalism leads to mass-scale revolution before the plutocrats have the technological and legal ability to roll out robot and drone security […] read more
Covert Geopolitics16 hours ago
Right Of Conquest – A Racist Doctrine
After the most recent Gaza war I was asked to make a presentation to a local service club concerning events in Israel and the Middle East. The presentation started with an introduction of the current global situation, a broad brush covering the U.S. empire, its petrodollar, and the new multipolar geopolitical world. From there, it … Continue reading Right Of Conquest – A Racist Doctrine → read more
Gangsters Out Blog11 hours ago
Sam Kang sentenced for drug trafficking
The written decision for Sam Kang's sentencing for drug trafficking has been posted on the court website. Sam Kang and Jamie Bacon run the Red Scorpions who work for the Hells Angels. The Brother's Keepers, who also work for the Hells Angels, have been killing all the Kangs in Metro Vancouver. When they kill Samjeet, then Jamie Bacon will be left in charge. Sam Kang is from Surrey. Jamie Bacon is not. Jamie Bacon couldn't go to the gym without a body guard. That's why the HAs are putting him in charge of the RS. Less overhead and easy to tax. The sentence decision for Csongor Szu... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
London court reopens US$7 billion lawsuit over Brazil’s Mariana dam disaster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The London Court of Appeal on Tuesday agreed to reopen a US$7 billion lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining company BHP over a dam burst in Mariana (MG) in 2015, which caused the biggest environmental disaster in Brazil's history. A group made up of some 200,000 Brazilian claimants had been trying to […] The post London court reopens US$7 billion lawsuit over Brazil’s Mariana dam disaster appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Big News: Social Security Benefits are Set to See a Raise
*Stephen Silver* *Social Security Raise, * There is one group of Americans who stand to benefit from inflation: Social Security recipients. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *CBS News reported this week that the 69 million Social Security recipients in the U.S. are expected to get the largest cost-of-living adjustment in nearly 30 years. In fact, one group expects that benefits will rise 6.1 percent. The approaching end of the coronavirus pandemic has brought about something the U.S. economy hadn’t experienced in quite a while: Fears of inflation. The new Consumer Price Index w... read more
It’s Not Too Late to Get That $1,400 Stimulus Check
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check Help, * The agencies this week made even more headway in this endeavor by issuing 2.2 million additional $1,400 stimulus checks with a value of more than $4 billion. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *It is indeed true that the May 17 tax filing deadline for this year has already passed—but know that individuals can still apply for an extension and file by the October 15 deadline. If this is done successfully, people would also be able to utilize the Recovery Rebate Credit that has been added to all returns this tax season. The Internal Revenu... read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Olympic Champ Simone Biles Out of Team Finals
The 24-year-old U.S. star is considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
In Brazil, the billion-dollar surfing business is heading for its peak
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The gold medal won by Ítalo Ferreira at the surfing Olympics brings not only the sweet taste of victory but also the prospect of even more attention for a sport that moves billions. More specifically, R$7 (US$1.4) billion a year, according to estimates from the Brazilian Surfing Institute (Ibrasurfe). The […] The post In Brazil, the billion-dollar surfing business is heading for its peak appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Thousands of animals perish, 1 500 people evacuate as massive wildfires ravage Sardinia, Italy
1 500 people have been forced to evacuate parts of south-western Sardinia, Italy after devastating wildfires fueled by strong and hot winds rapidly spread through parts of the island over the weekend, July 24 and 25, 2021. Regional governor described the wildfires...... Read more » read more
Devastating evidence of the danger of COVID-19 vaccines
We spoke recently about the VAERS data for COVID-19 vaccines in the USA, and noted: *In just the first four months of this year, the U.S. government has recorded more deaths after COVID vaccinations than from all other vaccines administered in the United States between mid-1997 and the end of 2013. That’s a period of fifteen and a half years.* There's much more at the link. In Europe, similar data is gathered and analyzed by the European Medicines Agency and Eudravigilance, the "European Database of Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction Reports". Guess what? They're reporting *e... read more
No Cup of Kindness From Some NYT Commenters
Holy, cow, the generation that demands we accept everyone, love everyone, let everyone choose everything about themselves, put mental health first, eradicate bullies, and sing Kumbaya before breakfast showed their colors on a New York Times Facebook post about the... read more
Can I Work While Being on Social Security?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Social Security, * The answer is yes, but there are some caveats. For those individuals who are ready to collect Social Security benefits but want to keep working, there is indeed good news: both can be done simultaneously. However, according to Merrill, an investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America, “if you’re working and collecting benefits before you’ve reached full retirement age—which is between ages sixty-six and sixty-seven, depending on the year of your birth—your monthly benefits may be subject to a reduction if your inc... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Tokyo 2020: Italo Ferreira wins Brazil’s first gold medal as surfing debuts in Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's first gold medalist at the Tokyo Games, Italo Ferreira, is overjoyed with success on the beach of Tsurigasaki, on the coast of Japan. He beat Japan's Kanoa Igarashi in the surfing final in the early hours of this Tuesday (27), climbing to the top spot on the podium and […] The post Tokyo 2020: Italo Ferreira wins Brazil’s first gold medal as surfing debuts in Olympics appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s health regulator cancels Indian Covaxin vaccine clinical trial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) on Monday permanently cancelled clinical trials in the country of Indian Covid-19 Covaxin vaccine, after the laboratory responsible for the immunizer, Bharat Biotech, broke ties with its representative in Brazil. "The decision was made after a technical assessment that the end of Precisa's authorization […] The post Brazil’s health regulator cancels Indian Covaxin vaccine clinical trial appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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* Parents accuse top high school of a 'purge' after slashing number of Asian American students by 20% because 'they are the wrong minority'* Parents have accused America's top high school of a 'purge' after slashing its intake of Asian American students by 20 percent because 'they are the wrong minority.' Anti-Critical Race Theory campaigner Asra Nomani, whose child graduated from the school this year, claims Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) in Virginia is making race a factor in the admissions criteria and discriminating against Asian children. She s... read more
"America Is Only One Step Away From A South African-Style Social Implosion"
*"America Is Only One Step Away From A * *South African-Style Social Implosion"* by Brandon Smith "On the global news front I have been watching one event with special attention, mainly because it seems like almost no one else is – I am speaking of course about the social and economic collapse in South Africa that has been escalating over the past couple weeks. What is strange to me is that certain parallels between South Africa and the US are being summarily ignored. Basically, the South African situation is a more exaggerated version of what is happening in America, and we need to... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s Stock Exchange doubles in value in 4 years and reaches the 4 million investor mark
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Never has so much been said about the Stock Exchange in Brazil. With real interest rates (which discount inflation) close to zero, investing in stocks has become the talk at the bar. It may seem that this has always been the case, but the truth is that the trend is […] The post Brazil’s Stock Exchange doubles in value in 4 years and reaches the 4 million investor mark appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil’s São Paulo has 75% of its adult population vaccinated against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A total of 9.3 million people, representing some 26%, completed their vaccination scheme with two vaccine doses from the Coronavac, Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech's immunizers, or a single dose from Janssen. The rate of vaccinated individuals according to the total population shows that the state immunized 55.3% with at least one […] The post Brazil’s São Paulo has 75% of its adult population vaccinated against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Lies Upon More Lies
Good morning. In case you missed it last night: the CDC’s own data show Fauci, @CDCDirector, and @Surgeon_General are lying when they say 99% or more of #Covid deaths now occur in the unvaccinated. The article below is proof. https://t.co/UeKgV86LJd — Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) July 26, 2021 read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
No risk of energy rationing in 2021 – Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The information was provided by the Ministry of Mines and Energy's (MME) Secretary of Electric Energy Christiano Vieira da Silva. Silva said that the Southeast region, responsible for 70% of Brazil's storage capacity, is at only 26% capacity. He added that the Paraná River and its tributaries, like the Tietê […] The post No risk of energy rationing in 2021 – Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
Today On Turtle Island
After a busy day creating that election ad with the Governor General, Bozo The Gay Clown is back on the election trail. Today he burns jet fuel at taxpayer expense to Prince Edward Island, where he will talk about vaccines and throw money around. Nothing to do with the election of course. His lapdog diverse… Continue reading → read more
Collecting Social Security? Here’s How to Maximize Out Your Benefits
*Stephen Silver* *Social Security, * Exactly how much money can you expect to get if you collect Social Security for the rest of your life? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Earlier this year, the government released instructions for how to obtain stimulus checks if you receive Social Security. The checks began rolling out in April for the nation’s current Social Security recipients. Social Security is an entitlement program that has existed since President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in the 1930s. It’s meant to provide a benefit to nearly all Americans once they reach retir... read more
Still Waiting on That Stimulus Check? This Family Refuses to Give Up
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Check, * The IRS has become more careful, and has set up elaborate processes for verifying one’s identity online and over the phone. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The IRS has simultaneously been tasked with the distribution of stimulus checks, tax returns, and, most recently, the six monthly advance payments of the Child Tax Credit. Because of this division of responsibility, the agency has not finished processing as many as 35 million tax returns from May 2021. In March 2020, after the first round of stimulus payments were sent out, the IRS was ... read more
Grand Strategy Bombing: How the B-1 Will Lead American Defense
*Peter Suciu* *History, Americas* The B-1 has a proven history of lethality. *Here's What You Need to Know*: As the United States, Air Force has shifted the primary defense focus to prepare for future potential conflict against peer threats. *(This article first appeared in November 2020.)* Today there are sixty-two B-1B Lancer bombers in service, and while the aircraft are expected to be replaced by the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider beginning in 2025, there have been continuing efforts to update and upgrade the aging warbird. As the United States, Air Force has shifted the prim... read more
Staggering Your Social Security Can Get You More Cash
*Stephen Silver* *Social Security, * What’s the best way to maximize your Social Security benefits? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *“It's important to map out your plans and goals jointly with your spouse so you can get on the same page and come up with tactics that lead to the best financial outcomes. Though you don't *have* to stagger your Social Security filings when you and your spouse each get a benefit, doing so could really work to your advantage.” What’s the best way to maximize your Social Security benefits? A recent article by Maurie Backman in The Motley Fool made ... read more
Iran's Naval Mines Could Make War Hell on the High Seas
*David Axe* *Sea Mines, * The Islamic republic has the potential to drop thousands of mines in key waters. *Here's What You Need to Know*: War with Iran could require an intensive demining effort. In the event of war with Iran, the U.S. Navy’s small, aging force of Persian Gulf-based minesweepers would struggle to locate and disarm Iran’s underwater mines. The consequences for U.S. military operations, not to mention world trade, could be severe. Four of the Navy’s 11 1980s-vintage *Avenger*-class minesweepers sail from Bahrain and, if war broke out, would be responsible for c... read more
You Can Show Weakness - Five Variations Of The Same Theme - Five Poems by M.N. Hopkins
*Version # 1* *You can show weakness* *Only to a long time friend* *Don't let your guard down* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 2* *You can show weakness* *Only to a long time friend* *We fight for our lives* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 3* *You can show weakness* *Only to a long time friend* *Maintain your game face* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 4* *You can show weakness* *Only to a long time friend* *It's the art of war* *© **2021 M.N. Hopkins* *Version # 5* *You can show weakness* *Only to a long time friend* *Stand tall, hold your ground* ... read more
Gangsters Out Blog16 hours ago
Kelowna man found not guilty of drug trafficking
The Kelowna Daily courier is reporting that "A Kelowna man who was driving an SUV that contained heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine has been found not guilty of drug trafficking. The Crown failed to prove that Robin Darec Saumier, 41, knew the 100 individually-wrapped packages of drugs were in the SUV, Supreme Court Judge Steven Wilson decided." "Because the accused was not seen with drugs on his person and was not seen physically engaging in the trafficking of any drugs, the Crown's case depends on circumstantial evidence," Wilson wrote. AYFKM? That's what possession ... read more
On the Olympic Shitfest...
I Swear These Are The Same Guys That Work at the Garden Nursery Down the Road Excerpts from Our Friend Matthew *@My Planet, My Rules* "I have professed a deep and abiding disgust with the sordid marketing campaign known as "The Olympic Games" on this page (and elsewhere) many, many times. I hardly need, I should think, to regurgitate my talking points on why the Olympics Suck Harder Than Kamala Harris, so I will, instead, shit all over the tertiary aspects of this years shitstravaganza. The only reason these "games" are taking place is because of money. Money is the only reason wh... read more
Modern Tokyo Times17 hours ago
Tokyo Covid-19 daily infections in new high during the Olympics
Tokyo Covid-19 daily infections in new high during the Olympics Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met at the weekend and made it known that both thought the Olympics were going smoothly. They omitted the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Tokyo that is […] The post Tokyo Covid-19 daily infections in new high during the Olympics first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Command Prompt: The secret utility menu hiding in your PC
These handy Windows commands are still available to use. We'll show you how. read more
Gangsters Out Blog17 hours ago
CDC tosses PCR Test
2/ "If someone is tested by PCR as positive when a cycle threshold of ≥35 cycles is used (as is the case in most laboratories in Europe, US & Canada), the probability that said person is actually infected is <3%, the probability that said result is a false positive is 97%." — Kulvinder Kaur MD (@dockaurG) December 2, 2020 Geome Web is reporting that "The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week it is withdrawing the Emergency Use Authorization for its test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 while recommending that clinical labs that had been using its test transiti... read more
naked capitalism17 hours ago
Why Are UK Covid Cases Declining?
Doubts about the suddenly improved UK Covid case figures. read more
Retraction Watch17 hours ago
Vice-chancellor of university in Pakistan loses paper for plagiarizing from a thesis
Sometimes, imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery. Ask Farukh Iqbal. Earlier this year, Iqbal, of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at RMIT University, in Melbourne, Australia, was alerted to a recent paper in the journal Fuel that cited a 2020 article he’d written with some colleagues. Iqbal read the paper and … Continue reading Vice-chancellor of university in Pakistan loses paper for plagiarizing from a thesis read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Finding the right person is hard. Here’s why your job ad isn’t getting any results
4 clever tricks to help find qualified candidates for small business. read more
Britcoin Is the Road Towards Total Government Control. Britcoin: UK Treasury to Replace Cash With New Digital Currency! The Mark of The Beast System!!
Jeff Taylor The UK government is planning to introduce a new digital currency to do away with cash – a blockchain style currency inevitably dubbed as ‘Britcoin’. end read more
Situation Update, July 26th, 2021 – CDC Withdraws Authorization of Fraudulent PCR Test That Drove “Casedemic”
Sheeple: naive, gullible, easily deceived, useful idiots complicit in their own destruction and the destruction of others. People with an amazing ability to accept any amount of BULLSHIT. Last to know/understand what is going on. First to fall. PCR test to be withdrawn – not fit for purpose ! The FDA announced today that the … read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Treat yourself! This fluffy, germ-busting towel is actually life changing
Sometimes, the little things in life make the biggest difference, like a fluffy, germ-busting towel. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Instacart vs. the grocery store: Surprising reason one is much better for your family’s safety
Is Instacart safer than shopping at your local grocery store? Let's explore. read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Gmail is scanning your emails as you write them – unless you change this setting
Change this Gmail setting to stop Google from spying on you. read more
The Case of PDS 70 and a Moon-forming Disk
[image: Story 458788417] The things we look for around other stars do not necessarily surprise us. I think most astronomers were thinking we’d find planets around a lot of stars when the Kepler mission began its work. The question was how many — Kepler was to give us a statistical measurement on the planet population within its field of stars, and it succeeded brilliantly. These days it seems clear that we can find planets around most stars, in all kinds of sizes and orbits, as we continue to seek an Earth 2.0.. The continuing news about the star PDS 70, a young T Tauri star about ... read more
Electroverse18 hours ago
A Catalog of Crop Failures
What’s unique right now is that extreme weather seems to be pounding every key growing region of the globe, simultaneously. #GrandSolarMinimum The post A Catalog of Crop Failures appeared first on Electroverse. read more
The AK-47 Can Do Everything But This One Thing
*Peter Suciu* *Technology, * There are some serious misconceptions about the AK-47, and no shortage of myths. *Key Point: *The biggest of all may be "who" exactly designed it and whether it was really such an "original" design. Today it is among the most famous guns in the world, but until it was used by the Soviet Red Army during the Budapest uprising in 1956, few Western small arms experts had ever seen one even in a news report. It was the AK-47 – and more than 100,000 million were produced. The AK-47 has been used in conflicts around the world, it has been seen in countless ... read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
JASON
In 2019, the Department of Defense ended a decades-long, open-ended agreement with JASON, a legacy science advisory board. The Jason program dated back the 1950s, when the Pentagon put together a panel of scientific experts to provide outside advice. The group was created in the aftermath of the Sputnik launch as a way to reinvigorate the […] The post JASON appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
naked capitalism19 hours ago
Andreas Malm Versus Property: ‘Because Nothing Else Has Worked’
Is going after property the only viable option for containing climate damage? Andreas Malm thinks so. read more
Honour Killings – Religion or Culture?
ROME and AMSTERDAM, Jul 27 (IPS) - There is nothing honourable about murder. And murdering someone of your own family, your own child - a daughter, someone you held in your arms and rocked to sleep when they were babies? This is such a horrifying crime that there are no words to describe it – certainly not the word Honour. And yet it happens! It happens in Pakistan and to the shame of all of us in the diaspora, it has been brought to Italy. Read the full story, “Honour Killings – Religion or Culture?”, on globalissues.org → read more
Stepping Up to Meet Low-Income Countries Pandemic Recovery Needs
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 27 (IPS) - Low-income countries have been hard hit by the pandemic. Their large financing needs are only likely to grow as they deal with the crisis and its economic aftermath. Read the full story, “Stepping Up to Meet Low-Income Countries Pandemic Recovery Needs”, on globalissues.org → read more
CFACT19 hours ago
Biden’s 30 X 30 land grab
A little-noticed provision buried deep in President Biden’s January 27 executive order has emerged as one of the gravest threats facing ordinary Americans. The post Biden’s 30 X 30 land grab appeared first on CFACT. read more
How Would U.S. Marines Fight China in a War? Think Rockets.
*David Axe* *HIMARS, * The U.S. Marine Corps is practicing a new method of speeding firepower across a war zone. And that could have big implications for America's military strategy in the western Pacific. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Combined with other new tactics and new rockets, HIRAIN could allow a U.S. force to quickly position long-range artillery, frustrating an enemy's own movements. The method might even allow American troops to impede China's expansion in the western Pacific. The U.S. Marine Corps is practicing a new method of speeding firepower across a war zone. ... read more
Cutting and Privatizing: What Is Going on With the Air Force Budget?
*Peter Suciu* *Security, * This comes as the USAF's 2021 budget proposal calls for cutting sixteen active-duty KC-10s and thirteen KC-135s from the active and reserve fleets. *Key Point: *The United States Air Force is now considering private contractors to help refuel its bombers and fighters within the next two years as it faces a near-term shortage of refueler aircraft. This comes as the USAF's 2021 budget proposal calls for cutting sixteen active-duty KC-10s and thirteen KC-135s from the active and reserve fleets. While the Air Force will continue to buy new KC-46s, it faces... read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Over 60% of adult Brazilians administered the first vaccine dose
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Health on Monday, July 26, announced that Brazil has surpassed the mark of 60% of its population vaccinated against Covid-19 - only the eligible population is included in the count, i.e., people over 18 years of age. "More than 96 million Brazilians, of the 160 million over […] The post Over 60% of adult Brazilians administered the first vaccine dose appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
21st Century Wire19 hours ago
VIDEO: UK Government Flip-Flops on Vaccine Passports
*21WIRE* | Governments are attempting to do an end-run around the democratic process. read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
Japan wins first-ever Table Tennis Olympic gold after beating China
Japan wins first-ever Table Tennis Olympic gold after beating China Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan won its first-ever table tennis gold medal at the Olympics after Jun Mizutani and Ito Mima beat Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen from China. The amazing mixed doubles final went all the way to the last […] The post Japan wins first-ever Table Tennis Olympic gold after beating China first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

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