Tuesday, September 21, 2021

21 September - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10pm MDT

Komando.com7 hours ago
Use this calculator to determine your risk of contracting COVID-19
COVID doesn't seem to be going anywhere soon. If you're worried about catching it, use this online tool to assess the risks. read more
120 Pop-Up Vaccination Sites to Target Kids Across New York State + More
The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The post 120 Pop-Up Vaccination Sites to Target Kids Across New York State + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
What Does Gauss Figuring Out the Orbit of Ceres Have to Do w/Politics?
The way we arrive at our views today has deteriorated generally. We are inundated with political arguments aimed at stoking our prejudices and leaving us hopelessly trapped in the moment. We miss the actual dynamics driving events and have difficulties imagining and acting on the future. German mathematician and philosopher Carl Gauss used an entirely new mode of thought in figuring out the orbit of the asteroid Ceres, something we can learn from in analyzing political events and winning the present war for the Republic. read more
Pension Pulse1 hour ago
CDPQ Joins STP Consortium to Acquire Australia's WestConnex
Fraser Tennant of Financier Worldwide reports that a consortium as bought Australia's WestConnex toll road A$11.1 billion: In an AU$11.1bn transaction that gives it full control of one of the largest road infrastructure projects in the world, a consortium led by Australian road operator Transurban is to acquire 49 percent of the WestConnex toll road in Sydney. *The consortium, Sydney Transport Partners (STP), already owns 51 percent of WestConnex – an approximately 70km-system of toll roads – after it purchased the stake from the New South Wales (NSW) government in 2018 and emer... read more
Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/21/21: "What Is Going On Now Is Madness! Very Important Updates"
Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Your guide, Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/21/21: *"What Is Going On Now Is Madness! Very Important Updates"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
"The Truth Virus: The Most Dangerous Virus in the World"
*"The Truth Virus:* *The Most Dangerous Virus in the World"* by Dog Poet "I’ve got a virus. It doesn’t have a common name because it isn’t a common virus. It’s difficult to catch this virus because there are only so many ways for it to enter your system. You can catch it as a result of extreme trauma which results in all of your defenses being shut down. This includes all subconscious resistance and all systemic defenses. You can catch it as a result of long term abuse. This includes abuse visited upon you or abuse you visit on yourself. Often this abuse comes about because the viru... read more
"For Nothing Is Fixed..."
"For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out." - James Baldwin read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Warns China Could Make A ‘Catastrophic Mistake’ With Its Nuclear Weapons
In this Aug. 17, 2021 photo, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with airmen during a town hall at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker). *Task & Purpose: **Air Force secretary warns China could make ‘catastrophic mistake’ with its nuclear weapons* "I am deeply concerned about the implications of China’s change in policy for nuclear stability and the potential for a catastrophic mistake.” News that China is revamping its nuclear arsenal has the secretary of the U.S. Air Force on edge, he admitted on Monday. F... read more
"Inflation is a Tax - Get Less While You Pay More"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, PM 9/21/21: *"Inflation is a Tax - Get Less While You Pay More"* "None of us can avoid inflation right now. No matter how you look at it inflation is attacks. It affects the poor the most. We are getting less while we are paying more. Today I am at the Great Park in Irvine." read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Portugal still to recognize Brazil’s vaccination certificate
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued in Brazil are not yet recognized in Portugal. Therefore, in order to travel to the European country, Brazilian tourists still need to present a negative test for the virus, even if fully immunized. The clarification was provided on Monday, September 20, by the Portuguese embassy in […] The post Portugal still to recognize Brazil’s vaccination certificate appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
US Air Force Secretary Says Northrop Grumman Has Five B-21 Stealth Bombers In Production
Artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., one of the future bases to host the new airframe. (Courtesy photo by Northrop Grumman) *Defense News*: *Northrop Grumman now has five B-21 stealth bombers in production * NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force has five B-21 Raider bombers currently in various states of production at manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s plant in California, the service’s top civilian said on Monday. “We have been living off of bomber fleet investments made many decades ago, but that is rapidly changing,” Air F... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Quinlan, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
ClimateCite6 hours ago
Record Power Prices & Blackouts Hit Germany
Not a Lot of People Know That By Paul Homewood | September 19, 2021 Just in case anybody thinks that the energy crisis is just a UK one, think again! This article is from the German site, Blackout News: The Germans have broken a record again. Drastically increased wholesale prices and expensive emission rights are driving electricity prices … read more
Shadowproof6 hours ago
Since 9/11, FBI Has Destroyed People Based On Their Race, Religion, Or Country Of Origin
The FBI spent decades since 9/11 targeting potential informants based on their race, religion, and ethnicity, and retaliated if they refused. The post Since 9/11, FBI Has Destroyed People Based On Their Race, Religion, Or Country Of Origin appeared first on Shadowproof. read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Haitian migrants flee Mexican state of Chiapas along dangerous routes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hundreds of migrants stranded in Tapachula, a municipality on the border with Guatemala, cross the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, most of them desperate due to the lack of response from the Mexican government regarding their immigration procedures and refugee applications. After weeks and even months stranded in southern Mexico, they […] The post Haitian migrants flee Mexican state of Chiapas along dangerous routes appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
balance106 hours ago
Dr. Fauci spills the beans on why NIH and other agencies heavily funded Shi Zhengli and Daszak
9-20-21 “SO YOU DON’T GO TO HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY OR TO FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA TO BE STUDYING THE BAT-HUMAN INTERFACE THAT MIGHT LEAD TO AN OUTBREAK. SO YOU GO TO CHINA.” -DR. FAUCI AT 1:48 OF THIS VIDEO: https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/the-lab-leak-the-missing-scientists-the-coverup-piecing-together-what-really-happened-in-wuhan/news-story/122d7cab3d2db39103d75085edb85195 read more
On Afghanistan, Qatar calls for separating aid from political differences
The international community must continue to support Afghanistan, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning against potential boycott in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Read the full story, “On Afghanistan, Qatar calls for separating aid from political differences”, on globalissues.org → read more
Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis
The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change. Read the full story, “Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis”, on globalissues.org → read more
At UN, Biden pledges new era of ‘relentless diplomacy’ to tackle global challenges
In his inaugural address to the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN, United States President Joseph Biden on Tuesday called for a new era of global unity against the compounding crises of COVID-19, climate change and insecurity. Read the full story, “At UN, Biden pledges new era of ‘relentless diplomacy’ to tackle global challenges”, on globalissues.org → read more
For Healthier Food Systems: Turn the Tide Against Ultra-Processed Products
MELBOURNE, Sep 21 (IPS) - COVID-19 has exposed serious vulnerabilities in how people around the world access and consume food. One of the more alarming trends is the significant increase in the consumption of foods that may be tasty and convenient, but harm our heath. These ultra-processed products include sugary drinks, snack foods, frozen meals, packaged breads and frozen desserts. Read the full story, “For Healthier Food Systems: Turn the Tide Against Ultra-Processed Products”, on globalissues.org → read more
John Lennon, stamps inspiring message of peace, on UN's big week
This year’s International Day of Peace has been marked by the release of new stamps featuring music icon and peace campaigner, John Lennon, by the UN Postal Administration (UNPA), as the UN General Assembly High Level Week gets underway. Read the full story, “John Lennon, stamps inspiring message of peace, on UN's big week”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Panama’s government sees no “prospect of increasing” minimum wage
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's Minister of Labor and Workforce Development (MITRADEL) Doris Zapata Tuesday said that there is no favorable "outlook" for increasing the minimum wage in the country, a matter discussed every 2 years at a tripartite table to be held in 2021. "Without obviating our legal and constitutional responsibility, I believe […] The post Panama’s government sees no “prospect of increasing” minimum wage appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Centrica Demand Billions Of Taxpayer Money
By Paul Homewood Who let the barmpots out? A £1.6 billion plan to put Britain’s largest gas storage facility back to use in a new hydrogen-fuelled Net Zero era has been unveiled. Just 19 miles off the East Yorkshire coast, a proposal to convert the huge Rough reservoir to handle the low […] read more
BOMBSHELL: FDA Allows Whistleblower Testimony that COVID-19 Vaccines Are Killing and Harming People! Yet, in an exclusive RAH Report...British Columbia Ramps Up Tyranny--now directed at our Children...both born and unborn!!!
Good afternoon readers. Don't know how long this blog will be up. I was summarily booted off the Internet several times so far today. Somebody didn't like what I had to say about yesterdays Canadian selection. UPDATE: Just checked my Blogger Stats and today I had the highest number of hits ever in one day...and it's not even over yet -*12737*. As Joseph Heller would say in his classic black comedy: *"Catch-22"*.... "*That's either a feather in my cap...or a black eye.*" LOL. This blog is like the bomb in the gif above....ready to explode into the ether. True to form durin... read more
Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change. Read the full story, “Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050”, on globalissues.org → read more
‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the pandemic, “when cities were shuttered and vaccines still a dream” and how the world’s peoples “came together as never before”. Read the full story, “‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President”, on globalissues.org → read more
Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76”, on globalissues.org → read more
How Jamaica got Youth Climate Action Engagement Right
DOMINICA, Sep 21 (IPS) - When the NDC Partnership, the alliance which helps governments to determine and achieve their climate goals, held its first-ever Global Youth Engagement Forum in July, several segments were underpinned by Jamaica’s model of engaging young people and sustaining youth interest in climate initiatives. Read the full story, “How Jamaica got Youth Climate Action Engagement Right”, on globalissues.org → read more
Keir Starmer's Managed Democracy
The Tories should be having a rough time. Their recent reshuffle compounds the calamities forced on us. They have presided over the worst foreign policy disasters in British political history *twice* in as many years. The triple lock is ending, National Insurance is going up for employees, and millions of working families are about to lose a £1,000/year. Shops are experiencing food shortages, the idiotic Tory Brexit deal has stoked the fires of a militant Unionism in the throes of decline, and now gas prices are threatening the production of meatstuffs and menacing Christmas into t... read more
How Taiwan Can Win a War Against Mainland China
*James Holmes* *China, Taiwan* Examples from throughout history provide a road map for how Taiwan could successfully defeat China. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Beijing probably fears outsiders will come to Taiwan’s aid when forced to choose. All the more reason it hopes to use cruelty well—incisively and swiftly—rather than settle for a strategy of incrementalism that might come to naught. Could Communist China blockade Taiwan, which mainland boilerplate portrays as a wayward province? Sure. And the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would doubtless do so should Xi Jinping & Co. ... read more
Air Force Secretary Unhappy With Hypersonic Weapons Progress 
*Stephen Silver* *Hypersonic Weapons, Americas* Frank Kendall says he has yet to hear “all the analysis that has been done to justify the current program.” The Air Force has been trying to make hypersonic missiles for quite some time. However, there have been some indications lately that it has struggled with difficulties. Earlier this year, a prototype of the Air Force’s hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) failed to ignite after separating from the B-52 Stratofortress. “The ARRW team continues to progress through the rapid prototyping effort with... read more
Can Russia Project Force without an Aircraft Carrier?
*Peter Suciu* *Aircraft Carrier, Russian Navy, Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia, Arctic Ocean* We may soon find out. *Here's What You Need to Remembe*r: The upgrade of the dock would reportedly make it the largest facility in the Russian Arctic. It would be able to service large-displacement ships and vessels, including nuclear-powered icebreakers, heavy missiles, and aircraft-carrying cruisers. The upgrade of the dry dock has been seen as a key factor for the timely modernization of the *Admiral Kuznetsov *heavy aircraft carrier. Russia's sole aircraft carrier, *Admiral Kuznetsov*, is ... read more
Don’t Take Peace Between Egypt and Israel for Granted
*Sean Durns* *Egypt, Israel, Middle East* At the dawn of Israel’s 1948 recreation, Egypt was the Jewish state’s foremost opponent. On Sept. 13, 2021, Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Sharm El-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula. The event was the first public invitation for an Israeli premier to meet on Egyptian soil in a decade. And coming less than a month before the fortieth anniversary of the Oct. 6, 1981, assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, it also offers an opportunity to take stock of Israeli-Egyptian relati... read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
IN PHOTOS: World’s Largest Tree Wrapped in Fire Foil
An encroaching California wildfire had raged to nearly 24,000 acres. read more
Switzerland people are protesting at Rothschild’s castle
https://twitter.com/AreYouAwaQe/status/1440067767609085952 The post Switzerland people are protesting at Rothschild’s castle appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Misguided Petition Demanding Permanent Monthly $2,000 Stimulus Checks Nears Huge Milestone
FEE – by Brad Polumbo The federal government has already spent an astounding $42,000+ per federal taxpayer on ostensibly-COVID-related relief and spending programs. (Did you... The post Misguided Petition Demanding Permanent Monthly $2,000 Stimulus Checks Nears Huge Milestone appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
Waking Times8 hours ago
Freedom from Fear: Stop Playing the Government’s Mind Games
*John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead* - America is in the midst of an epidemic of historic proportions, and as history makes clear, fear leads to fascistic, totalitarian regimes. read more
Halifax Examiner9 hours ago
25 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, September 21
Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia has announced 25 new cases of COVID-19 today (Tuesday, September 21). Of the new cases: • 14 are in Nova Scotia Health’s Central Zone — 8 are close contacts to previously announced cases, 6 are under investigation • 5 are […] read more
Waking Times10 hours ago
Battered Souls #33 – Real Heroes Speak Up with Jason Bassler
In this episode, Dylan talks with Jason Bassler of The Free Thought Project. read more
Remembering Two Intellectual Giants
Two prominent Black scholars, who made their mark on the academy and brought a cutting-edge approach to their scholarship, recently... read more
How HBCUs Can Attract Philanthropy in the Time of Giving
As donations to HBCUs are increasing in number, keeping an institution, especially a lesser-known institution, at the top of people’s... read more
VUU Makes History with New Endowment Policy
Virginia Union University (VUU) has announced a new Endowment Policy, becoming the first historically Black college and university... read more
Organizing Notes7 hours ago
How lies get manufactured & accepted....
9/11/2001 Witnesses at the scene were shocked to see the lack of remains of the airplane. It was reported the debris were blown by the wind over 6 miles away from the main impact site. "It looks like there's nothing there, except for a hole in the ground." "There was nothing you could distinguish that a plane had crashed there." "There's really nothing left of that plane." "There was virtually nothing left of that plane." "The plane has totally disintegrated." "There was nothing there that you could really say was an airplane." read more
Dream vs Reality
I’m a Teacher. I’m About to Quit. The MAGA students are getting worse. They’ve always complained about safe spaces. The classroom is supposed to be one. They don’t like that. They’ve turned classrooms into one of the most dangerous places in the world. Imagine a bunch of people with different views and experiences, all randomly… Continue reading → read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Kamala Harris Wants Biden Administration Investigated for Failed Border Policies She is in Charge of
It might sound like a weird headline, but the currently installed occupant of the White House specifically put Kamala Harris in charge of the southern border issues. After several months of doing nothing, likely coordinating with the Obama crew that operates almost exclusively in her background, Kamala Harris pokes her head out of her bunker […] The post Kamala Harris Wants Biden Administration Investigated for Failed Border Policies She is in Charge of appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Brazil’s Central Bank prepares to raise benchmark interest rate, targeting inflation
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This will be the 5th consecutive time this year that the monetary authority will raise the SELIC rate, now at 5.25% since the last meeting in August, when the bank raised interest rates by 1 percentage point after several lower hikes. The decision, to be announced after the next Monetary […] The post Brazil’s Central Bank prepares to raise benchmark interest rate, targeting inflation appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Five Ways Japan Could Have Beaten the U.S. Navy
*James Holmes* *Imperial Japanese Navy, Pacific Ocean* Japan's strategy meant it was doomed to fail in the Pacific. Here's how that could have changed. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The war in the Pacific is remembered as a mismatch, but these five changes in strategy could have made a difference for Japan. Let's face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. Resolve and resources explain why. So long as Americans kept their dander up, demanding that their leaders press on to complete victory, Washington had a ma... read more
Taliban to Kabul Women: You’re Fired
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, * The group’s appointed interim mayor of Kabul, Hamdullah Namoni, made the announcement during his first news conference. Namoni insisted that all women in the city remain in their homes, whether they were employed or not. On Sunday, the Taliban’s leadership in Kabul issued a sweeping directive to female municipal workers within the nation’s capital: to quit their jobs and return home, immediately. The group’s appointed interim mayor of Kabul, Hamdullah Namoni, made the announcement during his first news conference. Namoni insisted that all women i... read more
The U.S. Navy Doesn't Have Enough Ships to Protect Convoys
*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, United States* Convoy escort isn't glamorous, but it's an essential part of war at sea. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If there’s one lesson high-seas warfare teaches, then, it’s that lesser powers go after merchantmen. Revolutionary America did it; Napoleonic France did it; Imperial and Nazi Germany did it; Imperial Japan did it. Jerry Seinfeld could make convoys the subject of a standup routine: what’s the deal with them? Or, more to the point, what’s the deal with navies that seem bent on unlearning hard-won lessons from past oceanic wars? Navie... read more
Why the Taliban Will Struggle to Rule Afghanistan
*Arwin Rahi* *Afghanistan, Middle East* The Taliban's honeymoon period is coming to an end soon. The Taliban appear to be in total control of the situation in Afghanistan for the time being. Right now, the calm that the Taliban are witnessing—outside of Panjshir, where the resistance against the Taliban continues—may actually be the calm before the storm, as is usually the case in Afghanistan. The challenges that the Taliban have inherited and the blunders that they have committed over the last month have undermined their legitimacy and will serve as a stumbling block in their pa... read more
MJBizDaily7 hours ago
Cannabis REIT enters Missouri via sale-leaseback deal totaling $28.3M
Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) said it has extended its geographic footprint into Missouri through a sale-leaseback deal with CPC of Missouri - Smithville, a subsidiary of Massachusetts-based multistate operator Calyx Peak. Cannabis REIT enters Missouri via sale-leaseback deal totaling $28.3M is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Afghanistan Girls Soccer Team Given Asylum in Portugal
All dream of growing up to be professional soccer players. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Are 70 Members of Pfizer’s Investment Board Part of the CCP?
A list of Chinese-sounding names was circulated with unfounded claims about the pharmaceutical company. read more
No RV After All, & California Diesel Killer Law
Not doing an RV across the country, but found out why some folks are selling old Diesels cheaper than expected. Continue reading → read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
Amazon expands on support for federal marijuana reform, workplace equity
E-commerce giant Amazon has stepped up its efforts to support federal marijuana reform and provide a more equitable workplace in terms of MJ policy. In a blog post Tuesday, the company’s human resource chief noted two recent developments: Amazon’s endorsement of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act proposed by U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer of New […] Amazon expands on support for federal marijuana reform, workplace equity is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
New York Governor’s Edict: Children in Daycare Must Wear Masks All Day
*21WIRE* | New York and California continue to lead the country in fanatical and nonsensical Covid policies. read more
Israel denies treatment to Palestinians with brain tumors
Israel exercises brutal control over the Palestinians of Gaza, denying seriously ill or injured patients permission to travel the few miles to the West Bank for life-saving medical procedures – often for no reason. read more
Food Safety News9 hours ago
Green Field Farms Dairy recalls chocolate milk in nine states over lab results
Green Field Farms Dairy of Fredericksburg, OH, has announced a recall of 1,242 units of its whole chocolate milk product because a laboratory analysis indicated the product was not effectively pasteurized. Pasteurization kills harmful bacteria, parasites and viruses. The affected milk was distributed in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware... Continue Reading read more
Rearranging Shitholes On The Titanic
Mark Steyn; It is a literal Camp of the Saints – except, of course, it would be totally racist to mention that. So nobody does. So let’s try and keep it cool and statistical. America has increased its population by over eighty-two million people in the last three decades. Or about ten million more than… Continue reading → read more
States Rally Around Proposed U.S. Laws to Rein in Big Tech + More
The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The post States Rally Around Proposed U.S. Laws to Rein in Big Tech + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Econlib9 hours ago
Thoughts on Canada’s Election
Last month, Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, called a snap election 2 years before it would normally have been held. His goal was to attain a majority for the Liberal Party so that he wouldn’t have to keep making deals with the smaller parties, typically the New Democratic Party (it’s like the left wing of […] The post Thoughts on Canada’s Election appeared first on Econlib. read more
Pfizer Says COVID Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds Is Safe and Shows ‘Robust’ Antibody Response, Experts Say Not So Fast
Pfizer plans to request Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA based on data from its phase 2/3 trial for children ages 5 to 11, as experts question the company’s data and need for kids to be vaccinated against COVID. The post Pfizer Says COVID Vaccine for 5- to 11-Year-Olds Is Safe and Shows ‘Robust’ Antibody Response, Experts Say Not So Fast appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
the daily howler7 hours ago
The standards which govern our public discourse!
*TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021* *Speaking quite frankly, there are none:* Consider the standards which now control the making of journalistic claims. More specifically, consider the *lack* of such standards. Consider a claim by the New York Times' Charles Blow. Also, consider the links supplied by Blow in alleged support of his claim. In fairness, Blow's claim is supported by our one extant rule of journalism. According to that one rule, any claim is accepted as true if it supports a sweeping denunciation of some group of Others. In the case of Blow's most recent column, The Others... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Progressive Congressional Democrats Remove $1BN Funding For Israel's Iron Dome From US Spending Bill
The push to remove funding for Israeli defense from the stopgap spending bill reportedly comes from Squad members Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez *Daily Mail: **AOC and 'The Squad' force Dems to REMOVE $1BN funding for Israel's Iron Dome from spending bill: Republicans say they have 'capitulated to antisemitic influence of radical members'* * The stopgap spending bill was supposed to keep the government funded and running through 2022 with a provision to suspend the debt ceiling * The progressive lawmakers took issue with funds for Israel's defense * R... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Argentina’s GDP grows 17.9 % inter-annual in the second quarter of 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's gross domestic product (GDP) registered in the second quarter of the year, a year-on-year recovery of 17.9 %, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported on Tuesday. According to official data, Argentina has thus achieved two consecutive quarters of GDP growth in year-on-year terms, after the 9.9% […] The post Argentina’s GDP grows 17.9 % inter-annual in the second quarter of 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
The Melbourne Tinderbox and Why Americans Should Pay Attention
An inflection point has been reached in Australia with the government COVID-19 lockdowns, forced vaccinations and now, vaccine passports. What is happening today in the state of Victoria, specifically the Melbourne metropolitan area, is an outcome of more than a year of heavy-handed government rules and regulations deaf to the voices of the average man, […] The post The Melbourne Tinderbox and Why Americans Should Pay Attention appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Right Now, Space is the Military’s Wild West
*Caleb Larson* *Outer Space, * Space could play an essential role in the next major war and might be the difference between victory and defeat. There are many invaluable assets, both civil and military, in space, and they’re vulnerable. The Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, spent much of his keynote address during the annual Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference advocating for a modernized Air Force as one of the most essential tools the United States has to counter an increasingly capable China. And while a crucial part of the United States' preparedness ... read more
The U.S. Navy's 5 Worst Defeats of All Time
*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, United States* From the Revolutionary War to World War II, the U.S. Navy has not always found victory. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The tactical defeats presented here, however, meet Carl von Clausewitz’s standard for “operations that have *direct political repercussions*”—namely outsized, negative, self-defeating repercussions. It’s crucial to remember and learn from defeat. People and the institutions they comprise commonly tout past triumphs while soft pedaling setbacks. That’s natural, isn’t it? Winning is the hallmark of a successful team, ... read more
In Afghanistan, the Taliban Face an Old Enemy: ISIS-K
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, * The Taliban promised that Afghan soil would no longer be used for terror attacks. For this reason, ISIS-K’s overtly terroristic attacks have put increased pressure on the Taliban to respond forcefully to contain them. The Taliban’s ability to suppress violent activity is also a key test of their early rule, as one of the group’s selling points has been the notion that their takeover represents the end of the forty-year conflict and a return to peace and public safety. The Islamic State terror group’s self-described “Khorasan Province” affiliate, ... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
U.S. Navy Launches A New Drone Task Force That Incorporates Airborne, Sailing And Underwater Drones
In this handout image from the U.S. Navy, an MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance drone flies over the USS Coronado in the Pacific Ocean during a drill April 21, 2021. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran. (U.S. Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe, via AP) *Bloomberg: **The Navy Gets Its Drone Fleet Into the Water* Will proving the capabilities of unmanned... read more
The Word From the Trenches – September 21, 2021
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – September 21, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
balance109 hours ago
bringing it all back home
[arch-globalist Kissinger gets an award at DOD, Milley on his left https://balance10.blogspot.com/2021/09/arch-globalist-kissinger-gets-award-at.html] -Henry Kissinger (from left) then-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Gov. George Ryan on a boat en route to Ground Zero after Sept. 11, 2001. Provided What had begun as planned coverage of Ryan’s trip that Sept. 28 to New York with a group of businessmen “to encourage Americans to climb out of fear, get in the air and get back to business” led to an invitation to Illinois Gov. George Ryan to sit next to Giuliani as he worked hi... read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Sarah Dash, Who Sang on ‘Lady Marmalade’ with Patti Labelle, Dies
Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle — best known for the raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade” — has died. She was 76. read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
Michigan’s Skymint secures $78 million in financing, acquires cannabis retailer
Vertically integrated Michigan marijuana operator Skymint landed $78 million in funding while also acquiring 3Fifteen Cannabis, a retailer in the state, for an undisclosed sum. Privately held Skymint did not disclose the terms of the loan or the equity investment. According to a Tuesday news release, a $70 million senior secured term loan from Tropics LP, […] Michigan’s Skymint secures $78 million in financing, acquires cannabis retailer is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Aviationist9 hours ago
Two Russian Tu-160 Bombers Escorted By Flankers Intercepted By Italian Typhoons, Danish F-16s Over The Baltic Sea
[image: Tu-160] Two Tu-160s have flown over the Baltic region. NATO, Finnish and Swedish fighters shadowed the Russian Blackjacks which were escorted by Su-35s. Two Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-160 Blackjacks carried out an 8-hour mission that brought [...] The post Two Russian Tu-160 Bombers Escorted By Flankers Intercepted By Italian Typhoons, Danish F-16s Over The Baltic Sea appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
Chicago to allow expansion of recreational marijuana stores
Chicago is easing zoning restrictions that will allow recreational marijuana stores to expand. Chicago to allow expansion of recreational marijuana stores is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Duran10 hours ago
BITCOIN DUMP – DOLLAR PUMP – EVERGRANDE & THE MONEY MARKETS – WITH TOM LUONGO | ALTCOINS | CRYPTO RICH
BITCOIN DUMP – DOLLAR PUMP – EVERGRANDE & THE MONEY MARKETS – WITH TOM LUONGO | ALTCOINS | CRYPTO RICH (FULL) BITCOIN DUMP – DOLLAR PUMP – EVERGRANDE & THE MONEY MARKETS – WITH TOM LUONGO | ALTCOINS | CRYPTO RICH (FULL) Bitcoin dropped over 9% on 20th September. That day the USD pumped and […] read more
Science Matters10 hours ago
CEOs Fear Their Woke Employees
An article at AMAC explains Chief Woke Officers Take Over Corporate America. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Mitch McConnell tried to warn them. He said that “If I were running a major corporation, I would stay out of politics” and stop “behaving like a woke parallel government.” Yet corporations continue to preach endlessly about […] read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Trudeau wins, says he has “clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic”
Trudeau wins, says he has “clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic” ****News Topic 563***** Maxime Bernier and the People’s Party of Canada fail to win any seats Maxime Bernier and the People’s Party of Canada fail to win any seats After a campaign where his party became synonymous with the anti-lockdown protests that […] read more
Turcopolier10 hours ago
Either ‘gators got him or he is halfway to Brazil (or somewhere)
“The FBI and police on Tuesday will resume the search for Brian Laundrie in a 25,000-acre Florida reserve — just one day after calling it off. Authorities will return to the Carlton Reserve where Laundrie, 23, is believed to have … Continue reading → read more
Covert Geopolitics10 hours ago
The Smoking Syringe: Was Evidence Withheld When The CDC Recommended the Pfizer Vaccine?
On Monday, August 30, 2021, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to approve a recommendation that stated: The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is recommended for people 16 years of age and older under FDA’s Biologics License Application (BLA) approval This recommendation was quickly endorsed by CDC Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky. In approving this … Continue reading The Smoking Syringe: Was Evidence Withheld When The CDC Recommended the Pfizer Vaccine? → read more
Pondering SETI Strategy
[image: Story 481334847] I try to keep my ear to the ground (rather than my eye to the sky) when it comes to SETI. What I mean is that there are enough scientists working SETI issues that it’s a challenge to know who is doing what. I try to track ongoing discussions even when, as at a conference, people keep ducking into and out of audibility. Hence the possibility of overlap in SETI efforts and, as Jason Wright points out in a discussion on his AstroWright site, the circulation of the same ideas without moving the ball forward. This is hardly a new phenomenon, as a look back at m... read more
President Biden: End The War On Terror At Home!
While the Bush Administration launched these policies, the Obama and Trump Administrations cemented and expanded them. Under Obama, the US carried out drone strikes targeting US citizens, ratified bulk collection of US citizens’ metadata, initiated the Countering Violent Extremism program, and revived the World War I-era Espionage Act to punish War on Terror whistleblowers. Trump called for the surveillance of mosques, enacted a Muslim Ban, and continued to abuse the Espionage act, using it to indict a journalist for publishing truthful information about US war crimes. You made th... read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Shell will invest US$570 million by the end of 2025 in Brazil in integrated energy businesses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Shell will invest R$3 billion (US$570 million) until the end of 2025 in Brazil in integrated energy businesses, said the director of renewable and energy solutions of the company, Guilherme Perdigão, in a press conference on Tuesday (21). According to Perdigão, Brazil, along with the United States, Western Europe, and […] The post Shell will invest US$570 million by the end of 2025 in Brazil in integrated energy businesses appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
US Border Patrol Agents Whip And Corral Haitian Migrants
Several reporters described the actions of Border Patrol agents mounted on horseback as using the reins of their horses to threaten migrants who had waded across the Rio Grande—which is exceptionally low at this point. The El Paso Times reported Monday that an agent ”swung his whip menacingly, charging his horse toward the men in the river.” The refugees assembled in a makeshift camp under the freeway bridge on the US side of the river have been crossing back into Mexico to get food and other supplies, rather than risk crossing through lines set up on the US side of the camp by th... read more
Zionists Rewrite Palestine’s Story
Palestine - As these words were being written, the final two Palestinian freedom prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison were caught by the Israeli authorities. Palestine is still reacting to this courageous escape and the consequent re-capture of the six political prisoners who escaped and defied the entire Israeli security apparatus. However, even though they managed to free themselves from this high-security prison, they found a world that doesn’t care. The rest of the world did not step up to save these brave men and did not provide them with sanctuary, and so they were caught... read more
CELAC To Choose Between Dignity Or OAS’ Monroe Doctrine
After five years without meeting, Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will convene on Saturday for the VI Summit in Mexico City. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose late Friday arrival upstaged all other participants of the Summit, has submitted a proposal to his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to create a General Secretariat of CELAC and appoint a consensus Secretary General based in Mexico. President Maduro says the new institutional framework is necessary for CELAC in the context of the debate ta... read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Did Controversial AZT Treatment Kill More Patients than AIDS in ’80s, ’90s?
Commonly called AZT, azidothymidine was originally produced to treat cancer two decades prior to the HIV epidemic. read more
Carpenters’ Union Halts Work On Amazon, Microsoft, Google And Facebook Expansions
Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a crawl today as the region largest carpenters’ union halted work over a wage dispute. At 6 a.m. Thursday, 2,000 Northwest Carpenter Union members walked off the job and began picketing at four major job sites, including Microsoft expansions in Redmond and Sammamish; Google and Amazon projects in Bellevue Plaza, and Facebook’s Building X in Redmond. Evelyn Shapiro, the union’s executive secretary-treasurer, said the affected sites were not rando... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Bloomberg says that in Chile people are buying cars and other goods “in epic proportions”.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bloomberg, a firm specializing in the financial sector, published an in-depth report on the "boom" of the Chilean economy amid the pandemic that is still in force but more controlled. This context addressed the boom in the automotive sector and pointed out that Chileans wait up to 13 months for […] The post Bloomberg says that in Chile people are buying cars and other goods “in epic proportions”. appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
When McDonalds Came To Denmark
Every few months, a prominent person or publication points out that McDonalds workers in Denmark receive $22 per hour, 6 weeks of vacation, and sick pay. This compensation comes on top of the general slate of social benefits in Denmark, which includes child allowances, health care, child care, paid leave, retirement, and education through college, among other things. In these discussions, relatively little is said about how this all came to be. This is sad because it’s a good story and because the story provides a good window into why Nordic labor markets are the way they are. Mc... read more
Universal Housing Vouchers: A Promise Or A Pipe Dream?
Once again, the clock is ticking as states scramble to distribute billions in federal emergency rent relief to stress-weary, increasingly panicked tenants and landlords before the national eviction moratorium expires. If the money doesn’t get out in time, a rush of evictions and foreclosures could be in store this fall. Would the nation be in such a precarious predicament if everyone who qualified for a housing voucher got one? Over the last year and a half, tenants who receive income-dependent rental assistance—like housing vouchers—had their rent responsibility reduced when the... read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
About Last Night
Michael Malice had an interesting point while watching the Canadian election, that there are a number of countries all over the world who are experiencing the same thing. Elections in which the voters don’t budge. His explanation as to why is, “the collapse of political discourse, fewer and fewer people listening to one another”. This… Continue reading → read more
Well... it's different!
I had to laugh at an odd-looking Halloween party product (link goes to Amazon.com) that somebody mentioned on MeWe the other day. Yes, it's soft drinks of some kind packaged in intravenous infusion containers - or, as the manufacturer calls them, "blood bags". I understand they're supplied empty, and you fill them with whatever you wish (which gives you plenty of latitude for mischief with adults - not so much with kids, though). The advertising blurb was clearly written by someone who's not a native English speaker. As evidence: "send this to people you love, like friend... read more

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