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The American Dream

• Freak Weather Events And Drought Are Devastating Agricultural Production All Over The Globe

  Did you know that Brazil just had snow for the first time in 64 years?  Millions of Brazilians were absolutely thrilled to experience real snow for the very first time in their lives, but the freakishly low temperatures have hit agricultural...

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• Will Most Of The U.S. Be Locked Down For Much Of The Second Half Of 2021?

  For most of the first half of 2021, the vast majority of Americans believed that the COVID pandemic was nearly over.  But now the Delta variant has changed everything.  We are being told that the number of confirmed cases is absolutely skyrocketing...

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• Have The Social Media Companies Become Way Too Powerful?

  Do you remember the early days of the Internet?  It was like “the wild west”, and that could be bad, but in many ways it was also very good.  The Internet was very decentralized at that time, and information could flow very freely.  For...

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CNET

• Is a 4th stimulus payment on the agenda? What to know about 2021 relief money - CNET

  The chances of another direct stimulus check in 2021 are slim to none. But other aid, including the child tax credit, could be coming your way this year.

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• I regret buying my Nintendo Switch Lite - CNET

  Now, more than ever, I wish I'd waited for the OLED Switch.

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• An ode to my long dead, decaying Animal Crossing island - CNET

  I'm sorry I ignored you Animal Crossing, but it's time to move on.

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Dandelion Salad

• Abby Martin: CIA Stories: The Cuban Who Conned the CIA

  Dandelion Salad Empire Files on Aug 14, 2021 Amidst Biden’s new regime change operation in Cuba, Abby Martin brings you an exclusive interview with the Cuban double agent who infiltrated the CIA and revealed the US plots we are seeing play...

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• Chris Hedges and Danny Sjursen: The Historical Myths About World War II

  Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Aug 14, 2021 On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the historical myths about World War II with Danny Sjursen, Retired US Army Major, author and historian. Knowledge, or what the historian...

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• The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

  Dandelion Salad Originally posted Oct. 28, 2017 Greatest AudioBooks on Nov 2, 2012 The Communist Manifesto was conceived as an outline of the basic beliefs of the Communist movement. The authors believed that the European Powers were universally...

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The Economic Collapse

• 3 New Polls Show That They Are Going To Need To Cart Out Much Bigger Doses Of “Hopium”

  The mood of the nation has dramatically changed.  Survey after survey has shown that Americans are much less optimistic than they were during the first half of 2021, and that could have enormous implications for the economy as we roll through...

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• August Will Be A Real Turning Point – Welcome To The Biggest Eviction Horror Show In U.S. History

  It is the beginning of August, and a day of reckoning has finally arrived for renters all over the nation.  Since last September, a moratorium that was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been protecting millions of...

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• When Society Collapses, Will The United States Be One Of The Best Places To Be Located?

  On some level, we all know that it is just a matter of time before our society implodes.  When that day finally arrives, where will you want to be living?  I know that most of you have thought about this at some point.  Even if we don’t admit...

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Eurasia Review

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  The US Should Provide Explanation For Enfeebled Afghan Military – OpEd

  By Kabir Taneja The US war on Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11 was backed by the largest and most all-encompassing international support ever rallied behind a state going into conflict. The shocking images from New York and Washington...

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  China’s Wuhan Virus Research Awaits Exposure By Key Witnesses – OpEd

  White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directed U.S. funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), often testifies to government committees. Congress has yet to hear from others who are familiar with the WIV, such as Peter Daszak...

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  Pentagon, State Department: Joint Statement On Afghanistan, Kabul Airport

  At present we are completing a series of steps to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport to enable the safe departure of U.S. and allied personnel from Afghanistan via civilian and military flights.  Over the next 48 hours, we will...

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Geoengineering Watch

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, August 14, 2021, #314

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org A constant onslaught of climate catastrophes are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life support systems. From crop harvests to fisheries, to livestock, food production is rapidly declining around the...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, August 7, 2021, #313

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Is the climate chaos apocalypse finally here? Record blazes are scorching regions in the US West and other parts of the world. The unprecedented smoke plumes are supplying the climate engineers...

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  UVC: The Sterilization Of Planet Earth, Part One

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Earth’s life preserving ozone layer is deteriorating at blinding speed, covert climate engineering operations are the single greatest causal factor. If this destruction is allowed to continue...

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intelNews.org

• CIA considers establishing stand-alone China mission center, report claims

  THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL Intelligence Agency is weighing the possibility of establishing a stand-alone mission center that would focus on China, according to a new report.

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• Employee of British embassy in Berlin charged with spying for Russia

  An employee of the British embassy in Berlin has been arrested by German authorities, who charged him with spying for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation, according to reports.

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• New report sheds light on Russian private military group’s operations in Libya

  A new documentary aired on Tuesday by the BBC offers new evidence of extensive involvement in Libya by the Wagner Group, a secretive security firm believed to operate on behalf of Russian military intelligence...

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Joniopolis

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  Gold and Chocolate

             Ever been panning for gold?  Well, it happens that just half an hour from my house, kids go to Sutter’s Fort on field trips. Yep, the Sacramento area is where gold was discovered in 1848, triggering the Gold Rush.       ...

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  The Unwelcome Wagon

             There used to be a lovely slice of Americana, where women would drop by the homes of new people moving in, and bring them all kinds of goodies, gifts, and coupons. It was called the Welcome Wagon.  Alas, these in-person visits...

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  The Klutz Olympics

             Once again, I have come up with a great idea. The Olympics just started and we are watching people who are so athletic that they seem to be created by animators. I fully expect one of them to leap into the air and zoom about like Superman...

  20 days ago

Niqnaq

• kit klarenberg

  Goldman Sachs hiring ex-MI6 chief highlights dark alliance between business and intelligence that’s bordering on criminal Kit Klarenberg, RT.com, Aug 15 2021 Goldman Sachs Building in lower Manhattan, at 200 West Street. Photo: Timothy...

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• south front

  Taliban Takes Over Presidential Palace In Kabul As Chaos Continue In Capital Airport South Front, Aug 15 2021 On Aug 15 afternoon, Taliban fighters took over the Presidential Palace in the Afghan capital Kabul without facing any resistance...

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• get your ‘new normal’ on

  This Week in the New Normal #2: Freedom gets screwed, prisoners face vaccine blackmail, you can be worse than dead and an old enemy returns. OffGuardian, Aug 15 2021 Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our...

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Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

• Digitisation Boosts Mechanised Farming Among Kenyan Farmers

  When 33-year-old Kimani Mwaniki, an Irish potato farmer in Elburgon, Nakuru County in Kenya’s Rift Valley, heard about a farmer’s virtual school, he didn’t hesitate to enrol. He was keen to learn how the programme will enable him to...

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• Here Is How We Can Keep Women Safe From Sexual Violence

  The past weeks have been quite traumatic for the women of Pakistan. Recently, a young woman named Noor Mukadam was murdered and beheaded by her alleged partner in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital city. A few weeks ago, the prime minister’s...

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• How Market Knowledge is Powering Africa’s Solar Irrigation Sector

  ‘Know your customers’ is arguably the first rule of marketing. By identifying and segmenting customer groups, companies can target their products and services to the right people, in the right way. This can open-up opportunities for...

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The Moderate Voice

• If, When, As Afghanistan Collapses

  I started working on this piece a couple of days ago. I have had to change the starting paragraph twice. Two days ago, it was “If Afghanistan falls….” Yesterday it became, “When Afghanistan falls…” Today, tragically it is “As...

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• Afghanistan War Consquences (Cartoon)

  The post Afghanistan War Consquences (Cartoon) appeared first on The Moderate Voice.

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• Taliban enters Kabul, Afghan president flees: 4 essential reads

  U.S. personnel were evacuated from the U.S. embassy in Kabul, the Afghan capital, as Taliban insurgents broke through the city’s defensive line, Aug. 15, 2021. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul Catesby Holmes, The Conversation Under siege, President...

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Mother Jones

• America’s First Peoples Have Things to Teach Us About Taming Wildfires

  This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as a part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Bootleg fire stampeded through southern Oregon so fiercely that it spit up thunderclouds. But when...

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• Biden Says He’ll Deploy 5,000 Troops to Afghanistan for “Orderly and Safe Drawdown”

  After committing to withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden backpedaled slightly on Saturday, saying in a statement that he would deploy 5,000 additional troops to the country in response to the “risk from the Taliban...

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• Hundreds Killed In a 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Haiti, Says Civil Protection Agency

  On  Saturday morning, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, days before a tropical storm is expected to hit the country. At least 227 are dead and thousands are injured, the country’s civil protection agency says. The earthquake’s...

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The Watchers - Editor's Picks

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  Complex earthquake: USGS says M7.5 in South Sandwich Islands was foreshock of M8.1

  Seismic observations suggest that M7.5 earthquake1 that struck South Sandwich Islands at 18:32 UTC on August 12 is a part of a complex seismic sequence. "Our current interpretation is that this earthquake is a foreshock to a M8.1 that occurred...

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  Italy battles hundreds of wildfires, death toll rises to 5

  More than 500 wildfires are burning across Italy on Thursday, August 13, 2021, prompting large-scale firefighting operations. Three more fatalities were confirmed on August 12 -- two in Calabria and one in Sicily, bringing the death toll...

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  Increased seismicity at Atka volcanic complex, alerts raised, Alaska

  Due to increased seismicity detected southwest of Korovin volcano, Atka volcanic complex, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) has raised the Aviation Color Code for the volcano to Yellow and Alert Level to Advisory on August 11, 2021. Numerous...

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WebMD Health

• Not So Fast Blaming Slow Metabolism for Midlife Weight Gain

  New research looks at how many calories people burn across their lifetime, with some surprising results.

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• Is It Immaturity or ADHD?

  If you think your child may have ADHD, take a breath. It may be something less serious.

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• After-School Programs Can Ease Kids' ADHD

  Research shows that after-school programs could relieve some troubles for kids who have ADHD.

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WhoWhatWhy

• The GOP’s Greene New Deal

  It would be foolish to dismiss any GOP candidate as too crazy or unfit — because crazy and unfit may be just what the base is looking for.

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• Mask Wars: The Phantom Menace

  Reading, writing, and ridiculousness. If making kids wear masks is child abuse, then what do you call putting them at risk of catching COVID-19?

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• He Predicted the Dark Side of the Internet 30 Years Ago. Why Did No One Listen?

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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