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Google searches in Australia for “ivermectin”. Word about Ivermectin is
spreading in Australia, so much so that our Chief Medical Officer, Paul
Kelly, and “news” outlets felt the need to fire shots across the bow.
As predicted the drug was labeled as a horse dewormer used by fringe
people and crazies. If the drug didn’t threaten sinecures and profits,
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dwarfs aren't quite stars and aren't quite planets, and a new study
suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy than
scientists previously thought. A new study offers a tantalizing
explanation for how a peculiar cosmic object called WISEA
J153429.75-104303.3 - nicknamed "The Accident" - came to be. The
Accident is a brown dwarf. Though they form like stars, these objects
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year ago, while Melbourne was in the grip of its long lockdown, the
worst of the second COVID-19 outbreak was behind us. After peaking at
723 cases in late July, by the start of spring the daily figure for new
cases had dropped to 70. At the time, all the enormous effort was paying
off, and the eventual reward was a summer with few restrictions. A year
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least six people have died after flash flooding and tornadoes hit the
north-east US, local media report. Some people were trapped in the
flooded basements of their homes, while one body was retrieved from a
vehicle that was swept away. The governors of New York and New Jersey
declared a state of emergency, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
called it a "historic weather event". At least 8cm
What does it mean when intelligence services start describing the next
terror attack . . . despite having no intelligence about it? And what
does it mean when former cabinet officials start comparing bodily
autonomy advocates to suicide bombers? There's a false flag coming. And
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rainfall on Wednesday caused flooding in parts of central and eastern
Spain. The provinces of Tarragona, Castellón and Toledo were
particularly affected by the storms, while in Madrid the rising waters
flooded homes and created significant traffic disruption. On Thursday,
parts of mainland Spain as well as the Balearic Islands were on the
national weather agency Aemet's yellow alert level fo
Google searches in Australia for “ivermectin”. Word about Ivermectin is
spreading in Australia, so much so that our Chief Medical Officer, Paul
Kelly, and “news” outlets felt the need to fire shots across the bow.
As predicted the drug was labeled as a horse dewormer used by fringe
people and crazies. If the drug didn’t threaten sinecures and profits,
it could have been called a Nobel Prize winni
Brown
dwarfs aren't quite stars and aren't quite planets, and a new study
suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy than
scientists previously thought. A new study offers a tantalizing
explanation for how a peculiar cosmic object called WISEA
J153429.75-104303.3 - nicknamed "The Accident" - came to be. The
Accident is a brown dwarf. Though they form like stars, these objects
don't
A
year ago, while Melbourne was in the grip of its long lockdown, the
worst of the second COVID-19 outbreak was behind us. After peaking at
723 cases in late July, by the start of spring the daily figure for new
cases had dropped to 70. At the time, all the enormous effort was paying
off, and the eventual reward was a summer with few restrictions. A year
later, it's a different state of affairs. O
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least six people have died after flash flooding and tornadoes hit the
north-east US, local media report. Some people were trapped in the
flooded basements of their homes, while one body was retrieved from a
vehicle that was swept away. The governors of New York and New Jersey
declared a state of emergency, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
called it a "historic weather event". At least 8cm
What does it mean when intelligence services start describing the next
terror attack . . . despite having no intelligence about it? And what
does it mean when former cabinet officials start comparing bodily
autonomy advocates to suicide bombers? There's a false flag coming. And
don't you believe it when they pull it off.
Heavy
rainfall on Wednesday caused flooding in parts of central and eastern
Spain. The provinces of Tarragona, Castellón and Toledo were
particularly affected by the storms, while in Madrid the rising waters
flooded homes and created significant traffic disruption. On Thursday,
parts of mainland Spain as well as the Balearic Islands were on the
national weather agency Aemet's yellow alert level fo
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Which week is it again? The one with Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm ,
that wiped out power for weeks in New Orleans . The one where the U.S.
ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan but left behind vulnerable Afghans
who may die at the hands of the Taliban now that America is gone. The
one where a major wildfire in California crossed
Late on Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a
decision on the Texas "heartbeat bill", S.B.8, which bans all abortions
after just six weeks, and came into effect in the state at midnight on
Tuesday. In a brief, unsigned opinion that stunned not only supporters
of reproductive justice, but apparently also the liberal justices on the
bench, the Court refused a request by Texas h The
fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale
have been unearthed in Egypt. Measuring three meters in length and
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movie sequel is proving to be a hit, but just where did the ideas
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FEE: A newly published medical study found that infection from COVID-19
confers considerably longer-lasting and stronger protection against the
Delta variant of the virus than vaccines. “The natural immune
protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection offers
considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic
coronavirus than two doses of […]
Take a deep, long breath, because you probably need one this week.
Which week is it again? The one with Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm ,
that wiped out power for weeks in New Orleans . The one where the U.S.
ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan but left behind vulnerable Afghans
who may die at the hands of the Taliban now that America is gone. The
one where a major wildfire in California crossed
Late on Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a
decision on the Texas "heartbeat bill", S.B.8, which bans all abortions
after just six weeks, and came into effect in the state at midnight on
Tuesday. In a brief, unsigned opinion that stunned not only supporters
of reproductive justice, but apparently also the liberal justices on the
bench, the Court refused a request by Texas h
The
fossil remains of a particularly unusual species of prehistoric whale
have been unearthed in Egypt. Measuring three meters in length and
weighing ...
The
movie sequel is proving to be a hit, but just where did the ideas
explored in the film actually originate ? Joe Stubbersfield - a lecturer
in psyc...
Via:
FEE: A newly published medical study found that infection from COVID-19
confers considerably longer-lasting and stronger protection against the
Delta variant of the virus than vaccines. “The natural immune
protection that develops after a SARS-CoV-2 infection offers
considerably more of a shield against the Delta variant of the pandemic
coronavirus than two doses of […]
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and digital avatars will appear in London concert residency in 2022 One
of the most anticipated comebacks in pop culture has finally come to
pass: the return of Abba. Forty years after the bitter songs written in
the wake of two band divorces for their last album, 1981’s The Visitors,
the Swedish pop quartet have reunited for V
First-half sales fall £2bn, says industry body, as barriers are
compounded by staff shortages Exports of food and drink to the EU have
suffered a “disastrous” decline in the first half of the year because of
Brexit trade barriers, with sales of beef and cheese hit hardest. Food
and Drink Federation (FDF) producers lost £2bn in sales, a dent in
revenue that could not be compensated for by the incr “I
believe in the sanctity of human life, and the best way to protect
life, in the case of a woman, is to free her from having to choose what
to wear,” the governor said. They overturned 50 years of precedent without even grappling with the legal issues.
Scientists have an obligation to strive for honesty. And on the
question of whether kids should wear masks in schools—particularly
preschools and elementary schools—here is what I conclude: The potential
educational harms of mandatory-masking policies are much more firmly
established, at least at this point, than their possible benefits in
stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. To justify co
Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental
health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their
absence. (Image credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Swedish hitmakers to release album of brand new material in November,
and digital avatars will appear in London concert residency in 2022 One
of the most anticipated comebacks in pop culture has finally come to
pass: the return of Abba. Forty years after the bitter songs written in
the wake of two band divorces for their last album, 1981’s The Visitors,
the Swedish pop quartet have reunited for V
First-half sales fall £2bn, says industry body, as barriers are
compounded by staff shortages Exports of food and drink to the EU have
suffered a “disastrous” decline in the first half of the year because of
Brexit trade barriers, with sales of beef and cheese hit hardest. Food
and Drink Federation (FDF) producers lost £2bn in sales, a dent in
revenue that could not be compensated for by the incr
“I
believe in the sanctity of human life, and the best way to protect
life, in the case of a woman, is to free her from having to choose what
to wear,” the governor said.
They overturned 50 years of precedent without even grappling with the legal issues.
Scientists have an obligation to strive for honesty. And on the
question of whether kids should wear masks in schools—particularly
preschools and elementary schools—here is what I conclude: The potential
educational harms of mandatory-masking policies are much more firmly
established, at least at this point, than their possible benefits in
stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. To justify co
Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental
health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their
absence. (Image credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP)
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Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in
northern Louisiana more than 3,000 years ago long have been believed to
be simple hunters and gatherers. But new Washington University in St.
Louis archaeological findings paint a drastically different picture of
America's first civilization. These
planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time
trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn. Astronomers
have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled
its way into the core of a companion star and caused that companion to
explode as a supernova. The astronomers were tipped off by data from the
Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), a multi-year project using the
National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). Dogs regularly wag their tails to greet humans and other dogs, but what about their wild counterparts? Animals this small and squishy usually don’t have legs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The
Native Americans who occupied the area known as Poverty Point in
northern Louisiana more than 3,000 years ago long have been believed to
be simple hunters and gatherers. But new Washington University in St.
Louis archaeological findings paint a drastically different picture of
America's first civilization.
These
planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time
trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.
Astronomers
have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled
its way into the core of a companion star and caused that companion to
explode as a supernova. The astronomers were tipped off by data from the
Very Large Array Sky Survey (VLASS), a multi-year project using the
National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA).
Dogs regularly wag their tails to greet humans and other dogs, but what about their wild counterparts?
Animals this small and squishy usually don’t have legs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Chelsea Manning Says She’s ‘Terrified’ of Former Pal Glenn Greenwald
VT: The Kosher Nostra gives out Pulitzer Prizes to its favorites. How
we find snakes…not just by the rattle and hiss…like with the Snowden
‘Op’ and, of course, Wikileaks Daily Beast: Chelsea Manning, the former
U.S. army intel analyst who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks,
unloaded on her one-time ally Glenn Greenwald on Thursday, calling […]
The post first appeared on Veterans Today | Mi Prosecutors: Jan. 6 rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults on police
Jim W. Dean - It either gets fixed, or gets worse. There has to be
winners and losers to settle it, and the guilty punished as the deserve.
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RT: Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has dished out its biggest ever
fine of €225 million ($266 million) to WhatsApp for infringements
regarding the sharing of personal information with other companies also
owned by Facebook. On Thursday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
(DPC) slapped WhatsApp with a record fine of €225 million. In a
statement released by the watchdog, […] The post first appe Jewish Chronicle’s libel payouts were a small price to pay for smearing Corbyn and the left
By Jonathan Cook The Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that was
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adviser to Theresa May, has been exposed as having a quite astonishing
record of journalistic […] The post Jewish Chronicle’s libel payouts
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appeared on Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Iran air defenses can hit $900k cruise missiles at a cost of only $10: Cmdr.
A senior Iranian commander has praised the Air Defense Force’s
achievements over the past years, saying the country, a pioneer in the
technology of directed energy, is today capable of targeting micro air
vehicles (MAVs) that violate its airspace. In an interview with ISNA
news agency on Wednesday, First Brigadier General Mehdi Saqafifard, the
deputy head […] The post first appeared on Veterans US leaves 3 bases in Syria after humiliating Afghan exit, expected to leave Iraq too
The United States has reportedly evacuated three of its military bases
throughout Syria shortly after implementing a humiliating Vietnam-style
exit from Afghanistan. Press TV: An informed military source made the
announcement to Iran’s al-Alam television network on Wednesday. The
source identified one of the bases in question as the US military’s most
controversial outpost in Syria […] The post
Chelsea Manning Says She’s ‘Terrified’ of Former Pal Glenn Greenwald
VT: The Kosher Nostra gives out Pulitzer Prizes to its favorites. How
we find snakes…not just by the rattle and hiss…like with the Snowden
‘Op’ and, of course, Wikileaks Daily Beast: Chelsea Manning, the former
U.S. army intel analyst who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks,
unloaded on her one-time ally Glenn Greenwald on Thursday, calling […]
The post first appeared on Veterans Today | Mi
Prosecutors: Jan. 6 rioters committed more than 1,000 assaults on police
Jim W. Dean - It either gets fixed, or gets worse. There has to be
winners and losers to settle it, and the guilty punished as the deserve.
The post first appeared on Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs
Policy Journal for Clandestine Services .
Irish data privacy watchdog dishes out record €225mn fine to WhatsApp
RT: Ireland’s data privacy watchdog has dished out its biggest ever
fine of €225 million ($266 million) to WhatsApp for infringements
regarding the sharing of personal information with other companies also
owned by Facebook. On Thursday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
(DPC) slapped WhatsApp with a record fine of €225 million. In a
statement released by the watchdog, […] The post first appe
Jewish Chronicle’s libel payouts were a small price to pay for smearing Corbyn and the left
By Jonathan Cook The Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that was
saved from liquidation last year by a consortium led by a former senior
adviser to Theresa May, has been exposed as having a quite astonishing
record of journalistic […] The post Jewish Chronicle’s libel payouts
were a small price to pay for smearing Corbyn and the left first
appeared on Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs
Iran air defenses can hit $900k cruise missiles at a cost of only $10: Cmdr.
A senior Iranian commander has praised the Air Defense Force’s
achievements over the past years, saying the country, a pioneer in the
technology of directed energy, is today capable of targeting micro air
vehicles (MAVs) that violate its airspace. In an interview with ISNA
news agency on Wednesday, First Brigadier General Mehdi Saqafifard, the
deputy head […] The post first appeared on Veterans
US leaves 3 bases in Syria after humiliating Afghan exit, expected to leave Iraq too
The United States has reportedly evacuated three of its military bases
throughout Syria shortly after implementing a humiliating Vietnam-style
exit from Afghanistan. Press TV: An informed military source made the
announcement to Iran’s al-Alam television network on Wednesday. The
source identified one of the bases in question as the US military’s most
controversial outpost in Syria […] The post
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experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned
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Don't Last, But Their Scars Do - The Afghanistan withdrawal reteaches
an old lesson about blowback to American intervention.
Imperial ambitions in Afghanistan have once again been thwarted. This
time, it’s the Americans who slunk off in defeat—or “withdrawal,” as
President Joe Biden calls it. In 1992 it was the Soviets who withdrew
from Afghanistan, and in 1842, 1880 and 1919, during the Anglo-Afghan
Wars, the British. The grandiose plans for “nation building” long
forgotten, in the end, winning the war proved too much COVID-19 Treatments Require so Much Oxygen it Could Delay Rocket Launches
Supply chains have been wreaking havoc across the industrial world. The
complex web that holds the world’s economies together has been fraying
at the edges, resulting in some unexpected shortages, such as a lack of
rental cars in Alaska and a lack of Lunchables at the author’s local
grocery store. Now there’s a supply shortage that directly ties to the
pandemic that is starting to affect the spac Anarchy In AfPakistan
As the Taliban was advancing across Afghanistan, backed by Pakistan,
President Biden advised President Ghani to lie about the threat of the
onslaught to his government, telling him , "there is a need to project a
different picture." In the end, as in the beginning, Washington relied
on perception management to prosecute its war on terror. But deception
can only get you so far in war, even in the
Obituary: Syed Ali Shah Geelani was symbol of Kashmir resistance
Geelani spearheaded Kashmir's movement for self-determination and was a staunch proponent of merging with Pakistan.
Uganda: Top academic arrested over ‘espionage, illegal stay’
Lawrence Muganga, vice-chancellor of Victoria University, arrested by joint security forces, military says.
Empires
Don't Last, But Their Scars Do - The Afghanistan withdrawal reteaches
an old lesson about blowback to American intervention.
Imperial ambitions in Afghanistan have once again been thwarted. This
time, it’s the Americans who slunk off in defeat—or “withdrawal,” as
President Joe Biden calls it. In 1992 it was the Soviets who withdrew
from Afghanistan, and in 1842, 1880 and 1919, during the Anglo-Afghan
Wars, the British. The grandiose plans for “nation building” long
forgotten, in the end, winning the war proved too much
COVID-19 Treatments Require so Much Oxygen it Could Delay Rocket Launches
Supply chains have been wreaking havoc across the industrial world. The
complex web that holds the world’s economies together has been fraying
at the edges, resulting in some unexpected shortages, such as a lack of
rental cars in Alaska and a lack of Lunchables at the author’s local
grocery store. Now there’s a supply shortage that directly ties to the
pandemic that is starting to affect the spac
Anarchy In AfPakistan
As the Taliban was advancing across Afghanistan, backed by Pakistan,
President Biden advised President Ghani to lie about the threat of the
onslaught to his government, telling him , "there is a need to project a
different picture." In the end, as in the beginning, Washington relied
on perception management to prosecute its war on terror. But deception
can only get you so far in war, even in the
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