Wednesday, July 07, 2021

7 July - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

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The National Interest10 minutes ago
Americans Want Child Tax Credit To Be Fully Refundable: Poll
*Rachel Bucchino* *economy, Americas* Parents with children under the age of six will get $300 monthly payments per child from July through December, and those with children between the ages of six and seventeen will receive $250 payments per child. A slim majority of Americans said that the federal child tax credit from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill should be made fully refundable, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Hill-HarrisX, found that 51 percent of participants said that the credit should be fully refundable. About 54 percent of respondent... read more
Democracies and Warfare
Democracy and warfare are the two sides of the same coin. The Western nations were the first to develop the militaristic and naval capacity for making conquests in all parts of the world because they were the first to develop a democratic system. In the last two thousand five hundred years some of the greatest wars have been fought by the Western democracies (republics)—and not by the Western aristocratic (statist) states. In fact, in a direct contest, the Western democracies have often prevailed over the Western aristocratic states. Ancient Athens, a republic which held regular ele... read more
War News Updates19 minutes ago
Iran Hosting Talks Between Senior Taliban Negotiators And Officials From The Afghan Government
TEHRAN — In its relentless efforts to broker peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, high-ranking Afghan delegates comprised of the Taliban and government representatives have visited Tehran for negotiations. *Bloomberg:* *Iran Hosts Taliban Talks With Afghan Officials as U.S. Exits War * (Bloomberg) -- Iran is hosting talks between senior Taliban negotiators and officials from the Afghan government, as the militants make rapid territorial gains ahead of the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces. The Taliban said its delegation was led by Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekz... read more
War News Updates40 minutes ago
White House Press Secretary Psaki Says The US Will Be Keeping The Kabul Embassy Open Despite Fears For Staffer Safety
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States will keep its embassy in Kabul open despite a surge of Taliban victories in north Afghanistan *Daily Mail:* Psaki says US will be keeping the Kabul embassy open despite fears for staffer safety and as Taliban surges into parts of city * White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the United States will keep its embassy in Kabul open despite a surge of Taliban victories in north Afghanistan * 'We are working to address any threats that we face, that will continue and we intend to have a presence on the ground in our emb... read more
The National Interest43 minutes ago
Tax Return Delayed? The IRS Has a 35 Million Backlog
*Rachel Bucchino* *Tax Return, * The backlog is a fourfold increase from 2019. *Key Point: *The IRS is swamped with a massive backlog of 35 million tax returns that still need to be manually processed, according to a new report released Wednesday from a government watchdog. The report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent entity within the agency, noted that the backlog includes about 16.8 million paper tax returns, nearly 15.8 million returns that are suspended for further review, and an additional 2.7 million amended returns. The backlog is a fourfold increase fr... read more
The National Interest43 minutes ago
Biden Beware: Russia Has Its Hands On a U.S. Tomahawk Missile
*Michael Peck* *Tomahawk Cruise Missile, * There's no way to make use of weapons without risking them falling into enemy hands. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Out of fifty-nine missiles launched at Syria in April, it is possible one or two failed to explode and were recovered. High-explosive weapons frequently don’t explode: 30 percent of the Allied artillery shells fired during World War I at the Battle of the Somme might have been duds, while modern cluster bombs have a dud rate as high as 20 percent. Here’s a tip: if you don’t want the enemy to capture your weapons, the... read more
The National Interest43 minutes ago
Inside Churchill's Insane Plan to Invade Russia in 1945
*Michael Peck* *Cold War History, * As Napoleon and Hitler can attest, invading Russia is generally a bad idea. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *What could be a more unimaginable task than trying to devise some way for Britain—broke and exhausted after two world wars—from launching a preventive war to defeat the Soviet colossus? In the spring of 1945, Winston Churchill asked his military chiefs to prepare a secret plan. That was nothing new. The hyper-energetic Churchill was always coming up with plans, some clever and some crazy. But this plan was beyond all that. Winston Ch... read more
The National Interest43 minutes ago
Florida Is Sending an Extra $1000 To Its First Responders and Teachers
*Rachel Bucchino* *economy, Americas* That includes 49,405 law enforcement officers, 40,732 emergency medical technicians, 35,811 firefighters and 33,185 paramedics. *Key Point; *Florida first responders and teachers are expected to receive $1,000 one-time stimulus payments during the summer after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a $101.5 billion state budget bill earlier this month. The budget set aside more than $400 million for direct payments, as nearly 174,000 Sunshine State first responders, along with 180,000 educators are expected to receive the aid. DeSantis noted that he an... read more
War News Updates50 minutes ago
Pentagon Says Afghan Withdrawal 'More Than 90 Percent' Done
Aircrew assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, carry their gear into a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 27, 2021, at Al Udeid AB. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner) *CNBC: **U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than 90% complete, Pentagon says* * The U.S. military has withdrawn more than 90% of its troops and equipment from Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. * The update comes about two months ahead of the deadline President Joe Biden had set earlier this year. The United States has been at war in Afghanistan ... read more
Influx of Elegant Terns in Care From Long Beach Harbor Barge Incident
More than 14 Elegant Tern chicks that were startled off their nesting site in Long Beach Harbor are now in care at International Bird Rescue in San Pedro, CA, and more of these young seabirds are en route. These rescued seabirds are a part of a large tern colony nesting on an anchored barge located ... Read more The post Influx of Elegant Terns in Care From Long Beach Harbor Barge Incident appeared first on International Bird Rescue. read more
Does President Biden Know How Ugly It Is Going To Get In Afghanistan?
*L.A. Times:* *Column: Biden knows Afghanistan will get uglier. No wonder he'd rather not talk about it* Last week, when reporters asked President Biden whether he worried that Afghanistan’s government might collapse in the face of Taliban military advances, he responded with ill-concealed annoyance. “I want to talk about happy things,” he said. The president went on to answer — he said the regime could survive, but only if its members stop squabbling — but then called a halt. “I’m not going to answer any more quick questions on Afghanistan,” he said. It’s no mystery why:... read more
"Should I Run For Governor? Skid Row Los Angeles Hell on Earth; MacArthur Park A Human Crisis"
*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, PM 7/7/21: *"Should I Run For Governor? Skid Row Los Angeles Hell on Earth;* *MacArthur Park A Human Crisis"* read more
Pottersville Digest
(Kinda takes the wind out of "illegal alien", don't it?) ------------------------------ It always sucks to be Devin Nunes but especially these days. ------------------------------ Fucking right wingers. They always think they're the victims. ------------------------------ Trump Kennedy 2021. Yes, it's a thing. ------------------------------ Do they really believe their lies? Yes, yes they do. ------------------------------ These Nazi traitors think we're as stupid as they are. ------------------------------ "To be clear, no one turned their back on WWII Vet... read more
Ruling: Norway to Pay Compensation to Victims of AstraZeneca Vaccine
21st Century Wire This week, Norway’s government announced that at least three claims over devastating side effects from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – have been... The post Ruling: Norway to Pay Compensation to Victims of AstraZeneca Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times1 hour ago
Four alleged assassins of Haiti’s President Moise killed and two arrested
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Four alleged assassins of the Haitian president, Jovenel Moise, were killed by the police. Two others were arrested on Wednesday, announced the general director of the Police, Léon Charles. According to the police chief in an appearance with the interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, and other authorities, the operation also […] The post Four alleged assassins of Haiti’s President Moise killed and two arrested appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
When The Democrats Do It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
They spied on the Trump transition team, they’ll spy on anyone. read more
balance103 hours ago
How big monopoly capitalists and CCP join together
7-5-21 Kurt Campbell, whom President Joe Biden tapped to run Asia policy at the National Security Council, was a director at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations through May 2020. One intelligence analyst who studies China's influence efforts in the West said that the National Committee's soft-on-China position helps open Chinese markets to the National Committee's corporate donors, a group of more than 50 companies that includes firms like BlackRock (handling $trillions as an investment fund), Blackstone, Citigroup and Mastercard. The National Committee is also like... read more
balance104 hours ago
"FBI, CIA, these national federal organizations have become very political." -Texas Attn.Gen.
Speaking first hand about the border crisis, because frankly, the mainstream media continues to ignore the issue, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently appeared on the Sara Carter Show podcast to discuss immigration. "Not only are we fighting illegal immigration and the cartels," Paxton said, "but we're fighting the Biden administration." Instead of lending a hand to the Lone Star state, "They're on the side of the cartels literally helping them to transport human beings into our state." As a result, the attorney general admits he's afraid of his own federal governme... read more
Komando.com4 hours ago
9 apps caught stealing Facebook passwords – Delete them now
These apps have been caught stealing Facebook passwords. If you have any installed on your device, remove them now. read more
BLM Surround Man’s Suburban Home Over ‘Racist Rant,’ Assault Him And Police, Smash Up His Home, Leave Neighborhood Trashed
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan A 100-strong Black Lives Matter mob in Mount Laurel, an edge city suburb of Philadelphia, surrounded a man’s home... The post BLM Surround Man’s Suburban Home Over ‘Racist Rant,’ Assault Him And Police, Smash Up His Home, Leave Neighborhood Trashed appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Deranged tyrant nominated to head ATF says anyone uttering “hate speech” online should have all their guns confiscated by armed federal agents
Patriot Rising One of the problems with having Marxists in the White House is that they tend to choose left-wing extremists to serve the administration,... The post Deranged tyrant nominated to head ATF says anyone uttering “hate speech” online should have all their guns confiscated by armed federal agents appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Something Colossal is About to Happen With the Sun
Skywatch Media News July 6, 2021: A tremendous termination event may soon took place on the Sun that could kick start the next solar cycle into high gear. #SolarSuperstorm #XClassSolarFlare #SpaceWeather end read more
Israel’s Colonial Violence And International Humanitarian Aid
Israel’s Colonial Violence And International Humanitarian Aid by Ramona Wadi, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Whenever Israel bombs Gaza, donor countries are expected to raid their treasuries and manage the resultant humanitarian crisis. The aftermath of the latest colonial aggression against the enclave is no different. On one hand, the reconstruction of Gaza will probably follow previous mechanisms in … read more
CHD v. FCC – Stopping OTARD Lawsuit
CHD v. FCC Case Filed On 2/26/2021, the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a new case (called a Petition for Review) against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) challenging the amendment to the “Over-the-Air Reception Devices” rule (OTARD). The amended rule was adopted by the FCC on 1/7/2021 and went into effect on 3/29/2021. CHD’s Petition […] The post CHD v. FCC – Stopping OTARD Lawsuit appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Remember Event 201? World Economic Forum To Execute “Cyber Polygon” Drill On Friday – What Kind Of Mind Control Are They Going To Unleash Now?
Remember Event 201? World Economic Forum To Execute “Cyber Polygon” Drill On Friday – What Kind Of Mind Control Are They Going To Unleash Now? by https://thewashingtonstandard.com/ Cyber Polygon is a unique cybersecurity event that combines the world’s largest technical training exercise for corporate teams and an online conference featuring senior officials from international organizations and leading … read more
Inventor Of mRNA Vaccine Technology Dr. Robert Malone Suddenly Being Erased After He Began Warning About COVID-19 Vaccination Dangers
Inventor Of mRNA Vaccine Technology Dr. Robert Malone Suddenly Being Erased After He Began Warning About COVID-19 Vaccination Dangers by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ As recently as June 14, 2021, Malone’s contributions were extensively included in the historical section on RNA vaccines’ Wikipedia page. He was listed as having co-developed a “high-efficiency in-vitro and in-vivo RNA transfection … read more
Vaccinated Israeli Student Catches COVID from Vaccinated Relative and Then Infects 83 High School Students — But Please Take Your Vaccines!
https://t.co/f7D554Oywp — Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 5, 2021 Vaccinated Israeli Student Catches COVID from Vaccinated Relative and Then Infects 83 High School Students — But Please Take Your Vaccines! by Jim Hoft, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ * A vaccinated Israeli student infected 83 classmates after catching COVID-19 from a vaccinated relative. * Israel is seeing another wave of … read more
Currency Wars: The World Is On The Verge Of An Epochal Monetary Revolution
Currency Wars: The World Is On The Verge Of An Epochal Monetary Revolution by Tuomas Malinen via GnSEconomics.com, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Currency Wars – Special report on the future of the monetary system * The world economy may be on the verge of the largest upheaval of its monetary system in a century. *The competition between freely-created … read more
Keiser Report | Steve Keen’s New Economics Manifesto | E1719
RT In this episode of Summer Solutions 2021 of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy chat with Professor Steve Keen about his new book, “The New Economics: a Manifesto”. They discuss the problems with neoclassical economics and offer some solutions. One issue is that equilibrium is a desired goal of orthodox economics whereas, as Schumpeter … read more
Fed Desperately Trying to Keep Investors on the Titanic.
maneco64 #repo #dollar #inflation #bonds #yields #RRP #economy #commodities #CRB #hardassets #stockmarket #lumber #gold #silver #copper – Today we will look at why we think there are a lot of mixed signals in the financial markets, the economy, and currencies. We will look at how the Federal Reserve, through its manipulation of financial assets, has … read more
This is What an ASYNCHRONOUS Global Economic Collapse Looks Like
The Money GPS GET THE 7 CRITICAL TIPS FOR FINANCIAL EDUCATION. SIGN UP FREE: http://themoneygps.com Inflation has been surging in the prices people pay for things whether that’s housing prices, real estate, stocks, copper, food prices, car prices. Value stocks have seen more inflows and tech stocks and other growth stocks are also performing well. … read more
Satellites Detect 100+ Missile Silos in Chinese Desert (Full Show)
RT America Imagine if the daughter of a famous US business leader like Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates were arrested at a foreign airport by Chinese agents, all as part of a geopolitical chess game calculated to humiliate the US? Rick Sanchez reminds us of the arrest of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s Meng Wanghzou in … read more
Mother of All Bubbles Will Pop, No Fast Recovery in Sight; Gold to hit $4,000 – Peter Grandich
Kitco NEWS “I’m going to own more cash than anything else between now and the end of the year,” financial advisor and market commentator Peter Grandich of Peter Grandich & Company told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News. Grandich discusses why we are currently in the “financial bubble to end all bubbles.” Follow David Lin … read more
Beyond Neptune: This Telescope Might Find ‘Planet 9’
Bloomberg Quicktake In the past few decades, telescopes have discovered thousands of objects beyond Neptune, and their orbits have made some scientists think that a massive ninth planet exists. A new telescope in Chile may be powerful enough to finally find it.` end read more
Gangsters Out Blog40 minutes ago
AstraZeneca Vaccine and Capillary Leak Syndrome
Health Canada is reporting that "Very rare cases of capillary leak syndrome (CLS) have been reported following vaccination with AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine. A history of CLS was noted in some of the cases. A fatal outcome has been reported." That means someone died. Choose your poison: blood clots, heart inflammation, Capillary Leak Syndrome or RNA that f*cks up your DNA. I think Norway is right. The Vaccine is worse than Covid. The problem is that this vaccine doesn't stay in your arm so the body can fight it off. This vaccine travels throughout the body and bypasses the immune ... read more
This Is How Israel Would Fight A War With Iran and Its Fearsome
*Michael Peck* *Israel Iran, * Should hostilities erupt, Iran will have to confront one of the most capable militaries in the world. Here are five Israeli weapons that should worry Iran: *Here's What You Need to Remember:* It would not take much for Tel Aviv and Tehran to engage in combat. The Middle East is aflame from Baghdad to Gaza. But the most frightening conflict is one that is yet to happen. Though Iran's atomic weapons program has receded from world attention, displaced by the Syrian Civil War and Islamic extremists overrunning Iraq, the specter of an Israeli strike ag... read more
Getting the Child Tax Credit? You Just Might End Up Owing the Government
*Rachel Bucchino* *Child Tax Credit, * But before spending or stockpiling the enhanced credit, families should clarify whether they will have to pay the money back to the IRS next tax season. Millions of American families will start receiving the advance child tax credit payments on July 15. But before spending or stockpiling the enhanced credit, families should clarify whether they will have to pay the money back to the IRS next tax season. “There will be a reconciliation,” Trenda Hackett, CPA and technical tax editor of the tax and accounting business at Thomson Reuters, told... read more
Ethiopia’s GERD to UN Security Council Part 2 : A Night to watch
Egyptians are waiting eagerly for what will happen in New York Thursday as the United Nations Security Council is going to hold a session on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
The Rio Times2 hours ago
Haiti president’s assassins identified themselves as DEA agents
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The men who shot dead Haitian President Jovenel Moise lied and identified themselves as agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said the Haitian ambassador to Washington, Bocchit Edmond, on Wednesday. State Department spokesman Ned Price denied any DEA involvement in the crime. In a virtual press conference, Ambassador […] The post Haiti president’s assassins identified themselves as DEA agents appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"This popular group leaps into the early evening sky around the March equinox and the northern hemisphere spring. Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies found in the prominent constellation Leo gather here in one astronomical field of view. Crowd pleasers when imaged with even modest telescopes, they can be introduced individually as NGC 3628 (right), M66 (upper left), and M65 (bottom). All three are large spiral galaxies but tend to look dissimilar, because their galactic disks are tilted at different angles to our line of sight. NGC 3628, also known as the Hambu... read more
Japan condemns China over human rights but is fine to strengthen ties with Iran
Japan condemns China over human rights but is fine to strengthen ties with Iran Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese Foreign Ministry under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his administration are endlessly rebuking China over human rights and being a regional threat. However, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Japan, Toshimitsu […] The post Japan condemns China over human rights but is fine to strengthen ties with Iran first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Fredericksburg, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
“The Life of Man..."
“The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few can hope to reach, and where none may tarry long. One by one, as they march, our comrades vanish from our sight, seized by the silent orders of omnipotent Death. Very brief is the time in which we can help them, in which their happiness or misery is decided. Be it ours to shed sunshine on their path, to lighten their sorrows by the balm of sympathy, to give them the pure joy of a never-tiring affection, to strengthen failing courage, to instill f... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
174 clandestine graves found in the first half of 2021 in Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mexican authorities found 174 clandestine graves in the first half of 2021, a figure lower than the 297 found in the same period last year, the Interior Ministry (Segob) reported Wednesday. “We see a downward trend in the finding of clandestine graves, which is a positive although, of course, it […] The post 174 clandestine graves found in the first half of 2021 in Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Salvadoran government orders editor of El Faro newspaper to leave the country, says editor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The director of the Salvadoran newspaper El Faro, Carlos Dada, denounced on Wednesday that government agents of the Central American country notified the newspaper editor, Mexican journalist Daniel Lizárraga, that he must leave the country. Dada said that on Tuesday, “agents of the Salvadoran government” showed up at Lizárraga’s home […] The post Salvadoran government orders editor of El Faro newspaper to leave the country, says editor appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Chile will give shape to Gaudí’s only work outside Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of Rancagua, in central Chile, will be the site of the only work of the architect Antonio Gaudí outside Spain, a project that will begin construction this year and that the Catalan artist gave to Chile as a gift four years before his death. The will of the […] The post Chile will give shape to Gaudí’s only work outside Spain appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"5 Specific Reasons Why You Should Stockpile Food Right Now"
*"5 Specific Reasons Why You * *Should Stockpile Food Right Now"* by Michael Snyder "For decades, Americans have not needed to be concerned about food prices. Yes, prices would always go up by a little bit each year, but in general we have been extremely blessed for a very long time. Our supermarkets have always been packed with food, and we could always count on the fact that prices would be about the same a month or two down the road. Unfortunately, things are now changing, and not in a good way. A massive wave of inflation has hit agricultural commodities, and food producers have... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Health workers threaten to go on strike to demand full salary in Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A group of Venezuelan health sector workers threatened on Wednesday to go on labor strike if the country’s authorities do not comply with the full payment of salaries and contractual benefits they claim are being violated. During a protest at the gates of the Ministry of Health in downtown Caracas, […] The post Health workers threaten to go on strike to demand full salary in Venezuela appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Nobody is Talking About the Unsustainability of our Monetary System | Ronald Stoeferle
GoldSilver Pros Everyone is talking about climate change and sustainability, at the same time, everyone is ignoring the issues in the monetary system. Tonight, my guest, Ronnie Stoeferle and I, address this issue. Who’s Ronnie Stoeferle? Austrian Investor, Fund Manager, Author of the In Gold We Trust report & the book Austrian School for Investors … read more
Gold, Basel IV & Depositories … Q&A With Lynette Zang & Eric Griffin
ITM TRADING, INC. Viewer Submitted Questions: Question 1: 1:01 You touched on Basel III, and clearly they are suppressing price. Can you give us some insight on Basel IV which is due to be implemented Jan 2023? Question 2: 3:12 I converted 80% of my retirement account to a precious metals account. I was forced … read more
Something Is Controlling Activity in Galaxies Millions of Parsecs Apart
Anton Petrov Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about strange new discoveries from various dwarf galaxies out there. – Papers: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.04587 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10… end read more
Schools Matter3 hours ago
Do American schools teach reading all wrong?
Do American schools teach reading all wrong? Sent to the Economist The Economist (June 12) claims that “study after study” shows that the way most American children are taught to read is “all wrong,” and that the winning method (“the best way to teach children to read”) is phonics, “systematic and explicitly taught.” This means teach all the rules of phonics in a strict order to all students. In support of this conclusion, the Economist cites The National Reading Panel, convened by the US Dept of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Developmen... read more
Smoke Them If You Got Them
Seems to be a rallying cry we’re hearing from a certain segment of the ignorant elite these day’s. While some cheer on the destruction of churches, First Nations pick up the pieces After a failed arson attack on an on-reserve Anglican church, Gitwangak First Nation said the church had no connection to residential schools. Vandals… Continue reading → read more
Trudeau's Election Ploy- Identity Politics/Native Issues and Prepping the Arctic for Encircling Russia
*Understanding people will be miffed about my stance on this subject, however, what should anger people is the exploitation by the political class of this history for their political gain. And it is exploitation. And it is for political gain. Sadly, some exploitation is okay for some people. As long as it makes them 'feel good' about themselves. Yah, I'm talking about the social justice warrior types. Burning down churches. Despite the native population speaking out against this! Despite the fact that many natives are practicing Catholics.* *Not in Solidarity with Us * A*llan-R... read more
Why Russia's "Little Green Men" Should Fear This U.S. Ally
*Michael Peck* *Special Operations, * The Special Reconnisance Regiment (SRR) is getting an upgrade. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Britain plans to fight fire with fire by using its own special operators. Britain is giving its vaunted special forces a special job: fighting little green men, gray wars, and black ops. All these colors belong to Russia’s “hybrid warfare” strategy, which eschews massive military force in favor of more subtle means such as political manipulation, cyberwarfare, and special forces operating incognito (the “little green men” in unmarked uniforms t... read more
The Dogfights of Your Dreams Could Be Fought With AI
*Michael Peck* *AI, * Do these AI developments render human pilots obsolete? *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Lurking in the background is the fact that machines can react far faster than humans. Can a computer pilot defeat a human pilot in a dogfight? DARPA seems to think so. It wants to turn human fighter pilots into drone managers, while artificial intelligence, or AI, handles the details of air combat. The Pentagon’s pet research agency has created the aptly titled ACE (Air Combat Evolution) project to develop artificial intelligence that lets the drones do the dogfight... read more
Good News: Babies Born in 2021 Are Eligible for the Child Tax Credit
*Trevor Filseth* *economy, Americas* The problem with stimulus checks is that they target nearly everyone, regardless of need. The Child Tax Credit, on the other hand, is devoted towards a group—parents—which has been shown to be in greater need of economic assistance than the rest of the public. In less than two weeks, the first of six advance payments in the newly expanded Child Tax Credit will be sent out by the IRS to the homes of thirty-six million American households, containing roughly 92 percent of all American children. The advance payments were first laid out in the ... read more
Russia’s Tu-160 Bombers Plus Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles Is a Recipe for Destruction
*Michael Peck* *Hypersonic Missiles, * The supersonic Blackjack wouldn’t be the first Russian aircraft to be armed with the Kinzhal, an air-launched version of the ground-based, nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missile. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Arming the Tu-160 with Kinzhals is interesting on several levels. First, the bomber is already armed with subsonic Kh-55 cruise missiles, with about a 1,600-mile range, and the newer Kh-102, which has an estimated range of more than 3,000 miles. Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bombers may be armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles... read more
DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east
A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent and tragic deterioration in the east of the country, where thousands of human rights abuses are being committed against civilians by armed militants, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read the full story, “DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east”, on globalissues.org → read more
COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’ warns WHO chief
Variants like Delta are “currently winning the race against vaccines” said the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, pinning the blame squarely on a lack of equitable vaccine production and distribution. Read the full story, “COVID variants ‘winning the race against vaccines’ warns WHO chief”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN condemns ‘abhorrent’ assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse
Perpetrators behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse must be brought to justice, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “UN condemns ‘abhorrent’ assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse”, on globalissues.org → read more
Econlib4 hours ago
Are Externalities Enough?
On Twitter, Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw (pictured above) writes: How about don’t knock on my door. You’re not my parents. You’re the government. Make the vaccine available, and let people be free to choose. Why is that concept so hard for the left? University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers gives a two-word answer: Because externalities. But […] The post Are Externalities Enough? appeared first on Econlib. read more
Medical Kidnap4 hours ago
Real Food Truths: Grass-fed Beef is Carbon Positive and Healthy for the Environment
The Globalists who are trying to rush in their New World Order are using the issue of "Climate Change" to justify just about everything they are doing, including their (mostly unpublished) goals of drastically reducing the world's population. One of their key issues is eliminating meat, especially beef, which we are told is a major contributor to greenhouse emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has estimated that livestock is responsible for at least 14.5% of greenhouse gases being released worldwide. Their solution? Eliminate beef altogethe... read more
Snopes.com4 hours ago
Study: Northwest Heat Wave Impossible Without Climate Change
The deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change that added a few extra degrees to the record-smashing temperatures. read more
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in Port-au-Prince
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in Port-au-Prince Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Haiti is bedeviled by rampant poverty, corruption, criminality, and political upheaval. Hence, the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse is sending shockwaves along with fear and further chaos. Moïse took office in Haiti in 2017. However, like […] The post Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in Port-au-Prince first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Econlib6 hours ago
Why don’t firms pay more?
I often see people argue that if companies are short of workers then they should pay higher wages: Many businesses say extra unemployment benefits put in place during the pandemic have given some unemployed workers the incentive to stay home. In some states a jobless worker can earn almost as much or even more in […] The post Why don’t firms pay more? appeared first on Econlib. read more
“Researchers Worry”
Dragonflies and climate change: Warmer temperatures causes males to lose wing patterns I photograph a lot of dragonflies, and see no evidence that their claim about dragonfly wings is true. And even if it were true, there is no basis … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com7 hours ago
Looking for a change? Check this site to find cities that will pay you to move
How to find a rewarding new career and get paid to move to a new city. read more
Technosignatures: Enter the ‘Dataome’
[image: Story 451365376] I sometimes rely on nudges from my software to remind me of directions I’ve been meaning to take in a *Centauri Dreams* article. Seeing that Caleb Scharf has a new book out (*The Ascent of Information*), I was setting about ordering it when I noticed how many notes I had on my hard disk related to Scharf’s work, a reminder of how provocative I find his writings. That took me back to a 2018 article called The Selfish Dataome, and also to the recent article The Origin of Technosignatures, which appeared a few days ago in *Scientific American*. Scharf (Columb... read more
Exoplanet Watch: Firming Up Transit Timing
[image: Story 451365375] Demonstrating once again the role amateurs can play in supporting ongoing observations, a new project linking NASA and the American Association of Variable Star Observers is being launched. Exoplanet Watch isn’t about discovering new transiting planets (although the potential is there) as much as tightening up the information we already have about planets currently under investigation. The idea is to help professional observers know when to look, which allows them to maximize precious observing time on instruments that are always in high demand. Transit ti... read more
Organizing Notes4 hours ago
Biden kneels before Israeli President’s chief of staff
Israeli media are reporting widely that Biden knelt before Israeli President Rivlin's chief of staff during Rivlin's White House meeting with Biden. The chief of staff, Rivka Ravitz, is an ultra-orthodox Israeli who lived in an Israeli settlement for many years, where her husband was deputy mayor. Biden promised his support for Israel was 'engraved in stone.' Like the 'Ten Commandments'? How about 'Thou shall not kill'? Many are asking which country is actually 'in charge' of this relationship? read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
UPDATE: The NSA Leaked Details of Their Tucker Carlson Surveillance to Allied Deep State Media
This is a great example of how the Intelligence Branch of the U.S. government now operates. Not only did the NSA conduct surveillance of Tucker Carlson’s electronic communication, but the NSA also leaked Carlson’s emails to allied intelligence media (Axios, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post) who operate as PR firms on behalf of the […] The post UPDATE: The NSA Leaked Details of Their Tucker Carlson Surveillance to Allied Deep State Media appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Bad News For Joe Biden: Gas Prices Could Soon Hit a Seven-Year-High
*Rachel Bucchino* *Gas Prices, * Drivers should expect that the average price of a gallon of gas could jump another 10 to 20 cents by August, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Drivers should expect that the average price of a gallon of gas could jump another 10 to 20 cents by August, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). AAA reported Tuesday that the gas price average nationwide has spiked by 40 percent since the beginning of the year, from $2.25 on Jan. 1 to $3.13 on July 6. The trade group noted prices aren’t “stopping there,” as AAA pr... read more
Does Israel's Iron Dome Live Up to the Hype?
*Michael Peck* *Iron Dome, * But did the system fail? And what does this mean for the U.S. military’s planned buy of Iron Dome? *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Some Israeli experts agree that it is difficult to defend against massed salvoes with short flight times when fired from launchers situated a few miles away in Gaza. Israel’s Iron Dome is more than a missile defense system. It’s practically an icon, a symbol of how technological creativity can enable one rocket to knock another rocket out of the sky. But did the system fail? And what does this mean for the U.S. milita... read more
The Golden State Is Sending Its Residents Another Stimulus Check
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *economy, * In order to qualify for the full rebate, married couples must have incomes below $150,000 and at least one dependent child. Those individuals who earn less than $75,000 and have at least one dependent child will also be eligible. As the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department continue to send out the remaining $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks to eligible Americans, the state of California has already moved on to issue even more financial help to its struggling residents. Earlier this week, both chambers of the California legislatu... read more
Late on a Student Loan? You Might Not Get the Next Stimulus Check
*Rachel Bucchino* *Child Tax Credit, * In the meantime, progressive Democrats have continued to pressure the White House to unilaterally cancel $50,000 in student loan debt for every federal borrower, though Biden has only indicated support for a $10,000 cancellation initiative. *Key Point: *Taxpayers who are in default on their federal student loans may be ineligible to receive the child tax credit payment from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus rescue package. Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan boosted the child tax credit from $2,000 to $3,000 and allowed parents with ... read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Fish Hooked on Meth – The Consequences of Freshwater Pollution
We must get to grips with the amount of pharmaceuticals in our waterways. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Why Octopuses Are So Intelligent
From a behavioural point of view, the flexibility with which an animal can adapt itself and adjust its behaviour to novel situations is a good indicator of its cognitive abilities. read more
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Crews Give Up Hope of Finding Survivors at Collapse Site
Emergency workers gave up on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble as crews shifted their efforts to recovering more remains. read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Brazil’s Covid CPI has former director of Ministry of Health arrested for giving false testimony
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During testimony before the Senate Covid CPI on Wednesday, former Health Ministry director Roberto Dias was flagrantly arrested for giving false testimony. The order came from the chairman of the committee, Senator Omar Aziz (PSD-AM), after the revelation of audios that contradicted the version of Dias about the chance encounter […] The post Brazil’s Covid CPI has former director of Ministry of Health arrested for giving false testimony appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
The Mattress Firm Money Laundering Conspiracy Theory
At the heart of the conspiracy theory: Multiple brick-and-mortar Mattress Firm stores were sometimes situated in close proximity. read more
Real Food Truths: Grass-fed Beef is Carbon Positive and Healthy for the Environment
The Globalists who are trying to rush in their New World Order are using the issue of "Climate Change" to justify just about everything they are doing, including their (mostly unpublished) goals of drastically reducing the world's population. One of their key issues is eliminating meat, especially beef, which we are told is a major contributor to greenhouse emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has estimated that livestock is responsible for at least 14.5% of greenhouse gases being released worldwide. Their solution? Eliminate beef altogethe... read more

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