Saturday, September 25, 2021

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

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House Votes to Give Israel Extra $1 Billion in Military Aid
Anti-War – by Dave DeCamp On Thursday, the House passed legislation that would give Israel an extra $1 billion in military aid. The measure passed... The post House Votes to Give Israel Extra $1 Billion in Military Aid appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
La Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse
Daily Bulletin Global scientists reported in August that due to the climate crisis, droughts that may have occurred only once every decade or so now... The post La Niña is about to take the Southwest drought from bad to worse appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
What Is a False Premise?
All it takes is one false premise to make a logical argument unsound. read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
Genocide of Seniors Continues as FDA and CDC Recommend 3rd Booster Shot to Age Group with Highest Amount of Deaths following COVID-19 Shots
Last Friday an FDA vaccine advisory committee voted 16 to 2 against authorizing a 3rd Pfizer COVID-19 "booster" shot. And yet inexplicably, they later took a second vote among the same committee members to authorize a 3rd Pfizer booster shot for people over the age of 65, which was passed unanimously. The vast majority of recorded deaths in VAERS following the current COVID-19 injections is among people over the age of 65. According to statistics in the VAERS government database, which was just updated today, 77% of all deaths following COVID-19 shots are among people over the ag... read more
Scary Warming Everywhere Elsewhere
Originally posted on Science Matters: Recent posts here discussed how rapidly has cooling set in this year. Of course that reality is inconvenient in the run up to Glasgow COP, so the scramble is on to claim that 2021 is hotter than ever. A previous post Heat Records Silly Season Again provides background for understanding… read more
This Is CNN
“I can do this now that you’re no longer my boss.” read more
The Sound Of Settled Science
The footprints, the earliest firm evidence for humans in the Americas, show that people must have arrived here before the last Ice Age. read more
I Miss The Old NP
National Post- Sean Connery’s James Bond was ‘basically’ a rapist in 1965 film, says director of No Time To Die read more
Science Matters9 hours ago
Scary Warming Everywhere Elsewhere
Recent posts here discussed how rapidly has cooling set in this year. Of course that reality is inconvenient in the run up to Glasgow COP, so the scramble is on to claim that 2021 is hotter than ever. A previous post Heat Records Silly Season Again provides background for understanding that there are literally millions […] read more
Halifax Examiner9 hours ago
Hundreds march through Halifax to demand action on climate change
Hundreds of students and their supporters marched through the streets of Halifax on Friday calling for action on climate change. The protesters were taking part in the Global Climate Strike, an international student-led protest first started by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as Fridays for Future, in 2019. In Halifax, the crowd marched from Victoria […] read more
Pension Pulse2 hours ago
Stocks Looking Right Past Any Potential Bad News?
Tanaya Macheel and Yun Li of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises for a third straight day to end a wild week of trading: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out gains on Friday, wrapping up a volatile week on Wall Street. A move by China to ban cryptocurrencies weighed on the technology sector and Nike shares fell as supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic hit the sneaker giant. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33.18 points, or 0.10%, to 34,798.00. The S&P 500 edged 0.15% higher to 4,455.48 and the Nasdaq Composite shed about 0.03% to 15,047.70. *“As bad... read more
Chaldean Patriarch Sako: Abortion is Cain-style Murder
The practice of induced abortion repeats what happened in the story of Cain, who committed the first "premeditated murder" told in the Bible. And for the Church "all human life, including that of unborn children, has its dignity and has the right to be protected. read more
Food Safety News7 hours ago
Foodborne illnesses decreased in 2020; could be result of pandemic factors
Foodborne illnesses in the United States decreased by 26 percent in 2020 compared with the average from 2017-19, according to a report released today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that its FoodNet surveillance system identified 18,462 infections, including 4,788 hospitalizations and 118 deaths, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report from... Continue Reading read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
20 EU Governments Back WHO Director Tedros For A Second Term
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus could become the head of World Health Organization for the second time. *NDTV/AFP: **Nearly 20 European Union Countries Back WHO Chief For Second Term* *Each country, among them Austria, France, Portugal and Spain, submitted a sealed envelope to the Geneva-based WHO. * Geneva: Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization, shortly before the deadline passed on Thursday. WHO member states had until 1600 GMT to nominate candidates. Germany announced on Wednesday t... read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Elisa Loncon: “La política de modernización de cualquier Tratado no puede ser acordada mientras definimos una Nueva Constitución”
24-Sep-2021 La presidenta de la Convención Constitucional se refirió al encuentro que sostuvo con una delegación de eurodiputados, encuentro que, para un grupo de constituyentes, parlamentarios y dirigentes sociales, buscaba hacer lobby en pos de modernizar el TLC entre Chile y Europa. read more
Doolittle’s Raiders: The Men Who Avenged Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network, Nathan N. Prefer* *Doolittle Raid, Asia* Just four months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mounted an audacious air raid on the enemy capital, signaling a portent of things to come. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The United States struck a blow at the very heart of Japan itself, something that Japanese military leaders believed could never happen. In the months that led up to Doolittle’s raiders assembling to strike back at Tokyo, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was deeply concerned. Ever since December 7, 1941, the day of the Ja... read more
Comparing the Syria and Afghanistan Pullouts: Did Trump Do Better Than Biden?
*Ramon Marks* *Afghanistan, * When a President refuses to follow the best advice of its military and civilian defense leadership, producing a resultant disaster, the military has no choice but to pick up the pieces and persevere. In December 2018, General James Mattis resigned from his post as Secretary of Defense. While his resignation letter did not explain a precise reason, the accepted wisdom is that he did so after long frustration over dealing with then-President Donald Trump. The final straw was the President’s announcement in December 2018 that he was ordering the withd... read more
Food Safety News8 hours ago
Number of illnesses continues to rise at university; officials say food is likely cause
Officials at Georgetown University are continuing to monitor a cluster of illnesses that include symptoms consistent with food poisoning. As of Sept. 24, the university was reporting illnesses of 62 students, staff, and “community members.” On Sept. 21 the school officials said 12 students had reported symptoms. No one has required hospitalization, but some people... Continue Reading read more
Musical Interlude: Deuter, "Along the High Ridges"
*Full screen recommended.* *Deuter, "Along the High Ridges"* Beautiful! read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Have you contemplated your home galaxy lately? If your sky looked like this, perhaps you'd contemplate it more often! The featured picture is actually a composite of two images taken from the same location in south Brazil and with the same camera - but a few hours apart. The person in the image - also the astrophotographer - has much to see in the Milky Way Galaxy above. *Click image for larger size.* The central band of our home Galaxy stretches diagonally up from the lower left. This band is dotted with spectacular sights including dark nebular filaments, bright blue stars, and ... read more
Chet Raymo, “The Seeds of Contemplation”
*“The Seeds of Contemplation”* by Chet Raymo “Do a Google search for “Cuthbert” and you’ll get two main hits: a stunning blonde Canadian actress who I never heard of, and the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk I was looking for. Make that an image search and poor Saint Cuthbert gets washed away in a sea of unclad sexiness that would probably have rattled the poor abbot/bishop to his core. Well, we don’t really know, do we? We don’t really know what was on Saint Cuthbert’s mind. Certainly he had an impressive career as a Church administrator, but be seems to have been irresistibly drawn t... read more
Neoliberalising the Shadow Cabinet
The Labour Party is home to many dubious traditions. Stitch ups. Contempt for members. Leadership incompetence on the eve of conference. But another that often sails below the radar are the chummy, if not outright corrupt relationships between wealthy people, corporations, and Labour Party politicians. For the favoured, they can expect donations of tens of thousands each year to contribute toward "office costs". In the majority of cases this money *doesn't* ingress into the politicians' pockets and bank accounts, but is used to hire in more people, upgrade the office space, or pay ... read more
"Our Task..."
“We have not overcome our condition, and yet we know it better. We know that we live in contradiction, but we also know that we must refuse this contradiction and do what is needed to reduce it. Our task as humans is to find the few principles that will calm the infinite anguish of free souls. We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more to peoples poisoned by the misery of the century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But superhuman is the term for tasks we take a long time to accomplish, ... read more
18 Countries Issue Call For Defense Of United Nations Charter
The Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter held its first ministerial meeting at Venezuela’s UN Mission in New York City on Thursday, September 23 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting. The 18-country group adopted a declaration which outlines a policy in favor of respecting the UN charter. The statement says, “The UN Charter and its purposes and principles remain timeless, universal, and that all are indispensable, not only to preserve and promote international peace and security, the rule of law, the economic development and social progress, but ... read more
Genocide of Seniors Continues as FDA and CDC Recommend 3rd Booster Shot to Age Group with Highest Amount of Deaths following COVID-19 Shots
Last Friday an FDA vaccine advisory committee voted 16 to 2 against authorizing a 3rd Pfizer COVID-19 "booster" shot. And yet inexplicably, they later took a second vote among the same committee members to authorize a 3rd Pfizer booster shot for people over the age of 65, which was passed unanimously. The vast majority of recorded deaths in VAERS following the current COVID-19 injections is among people over the age of 65. According to statistics in the VAERS government database, which was just updated today, 77% of all deaths following COVID-19 shots are among people over the ag... read more
How Big Corporations And Bill Gates Took Over The UN Food Summit
This September 23, the United Nations holds its Food Systems Summit in New York. Under the guise of the UN system, and despite sleight-of-hand language about “equal opportunities,” this summit represents a hostile takeover of world governance by corporate forces and the billionaire elite. Today, social movements are standing up for democracy and against big capital’s devastation of their lands, farms, and communities. The United Nations is based on the idea of multilateralism, where states seek peaceful solutions on the basis of equality and respect, replacing the colonialist ins... read more
Forest Defenders Blockade Logging Roads In Mattole Headwaters
Early Thursday morning, 20 forest defenders barricaded logging roads in the headwaters of the upper North Fork Mattole River in anticipation of Humboldt Redwood Company (HRC) logging operations. “Road building on steep, unstable slopes and logging of old-growth forest is unacceptable,” said a local resident participating in the blockade. “This logging plan will release a large amount of long term greenhouse gas, and along with industrial logging across the Pacific Northwest, constitutes a major driver of climate catastrophe.” The post Forest Defenders Blockade Logging Roads In Mat... read more
Retraction Watch9 hours ago
Four papers by Athira CEO earn expressions of concern
A group of researchers at Washington State University has received four expressions of concern for papers whose findings underpin a publicly traded company founded by two of the most senior authors on the articles. The studies, all of which appeared in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, came from the labs of Joseph Harding, … Continue reading Four papers by Athira CEO earn expressions of concern read more
Black Alliance For Peace Condemns Biden Administration’s Order To Deport Haitians
When a white Fox News reporter used a drone to film the thousands of Haitian and other Black asylum seekers camped beneath a bridge spanning the Rio Grande and linking Del Rio, Texas to Ciudad Acuña, in the Coahuila state of Mexico, he immediately (and deliberately) brought a stereotypical image of Black migration: That of the teeming, African hordes, ready to burst the borders and invade the United States. Such images are as cheap as they are racist. And, typically, they erase the larger question: Why are so many Haitians at the U.S. border? But before that question could be addr... read more
Where Flowers Find No Peace Enough To Grow
On 13 July 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a landmark resolution on the prevalence of racism and for the creation of an independent mechanism made up of three experts to investigate the root cause of deeply embedded racism and intolerance. The Group of African States pushed for this resolution, which had emerged out of global anger over the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police on 25 May 2020. The discussions in the UNHRC considered the problems of police brutality and went back to the formation of our modern system in the crucible of slave... read more
Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/24/21: "ALERT: Be Ready People. Expect A Second LARGER Wave Of Inflation To Hit"
Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/24/21: *"ALERT: Be Ready People. * *Expect A Second LARGER Wave Of Inflation To Hit"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
*~ NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED ~* Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY: * Middle Finger Symphony Music Chair of Music read more
balance108 hours ago
meet Gina Raimondo, another subversive Democrat
9-24-21 "It's just an economic fact" that the United States must trade with China, Raimondo told the* Wall Street Journal*. "I actually think robust commercial engagement will help to mitigate any potential tensions." Raimondo also said that climate-change cooperation with China may prove "fruitful" for the United States. https://freebeacon.com/national-security/commerce-secretary-wants-closer-economic-ties-with-china-as-beijing-flies-warplanes-over-taiwan/ ……………………………………………….. US and allies must set 'democratic' rules for artificial intelligence https://www.scmp.com › News ... read more
Amen: The Secretary of the Air Force Says the F-35 Is Here to Stay
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, * Kendall knows the F-35 from a programmatic as well as a technical perspective, and even amid political flurry about sustainment costs of the jet, he took a strong, clear position in support of the value-added attributes of the aircraft. The Secretary of the Air Force says the F-35 stealth fighter jet is here to stay for decades in large numbers because it is “such a superior platform” with a “high operational value compared to its cost.” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is in a position to know, as he was the Pentagon’s acquisition chief during crucial... read more
Will the 2020 Census Determine the 2022 Midterms?
*Samantha Goldstein* *Census, United States* Already, new majority-minority narratives are taking off. In April of this year, AEI held an event to discuss City University of New York Professor Richard Alba’s book, *The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and the Expanding American Mainstream. *He was joined by other experts on the Census. Revisiting the discussion is especially useful given the release of the 2020 Census data last week. Alba began his presentation suggesting that the popular “majority-minority” theme so common in the media divides us by suggesting our... read more
Trying to Take on an F-22 and an F-35 Will Leave You Feeling Helpless
*TNI Staff* *F-22, * They are the attackers that you can't see. *“Because of the security cloak, it's just impossible to explain. If everyone really knew and we asked to ‘choose their weapon’—there would be no doubt.”​* This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to fly on a training sortie during the U.S. Air Force’s Atlantic Trident 17 exercise at Joint Base Langley Eustis in Virginia. *(This article originally appeared in 2017.)* The war game brings together the three premier NATO air forces and the best operational fighters in the alliance’s arsenal including the Lockheed... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Sister Of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Says Willing To Discuss Ending The Korean War If Conditions Are Met
*BBC:* *Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met* The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ends its "hostile policies". Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War. The conflict, which split the peninsula into two, ended in 1953 with an armistice and not a peace treaty. The two countries have technically been at war ever since, and locked in a sometimes tense relationship. *Read more *.... *Update #1:* Kim Jo... read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Yes, Lauren Boebert Called for Biden’s Impeachment With the Slogan ‘Imeach Biden’
Some social media users reacted with considerable schadenfreude to the embarrassing typo in the controversial Republican Congresswoman's initial announcement. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Were Gorillas at Bronx Zoo Filmed Engaging in a Sex Act?
A NSFW video appeared to show two gorillas “going down” on each other. read more
The Castle Bravo Nuclear Test Was One of the United States’ Deadliest
*Caleb Larson* *Nuclear Testing, * Due to unanticipated interactions between components at the nuclear level, the bomb’s explosion was triple what scientists expected. For nuclear scientists, 1950s America was a dizzyingly exciting time to be alive. The Department of Defense and Atomic Energy Commission conducted tests almost every year of that decade, sometimes conducting multiple groups of tests. Perhaps some of the most infamous of these—and deadliest—were the Operation Castle tests. *Operation Castle* The Operation Castle group of tests sought to validate dropping new, high... read more
Why the Coronavirus May Become Even More Lethal
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Coroanvirus, United States* The Covid-19 crisis remains the most acute issue confronting the Biden administration. The Covid-19 crisis remains the most acute issue confronting the Biden administration. After an initial flush of enthusiasm that the virus had been defeated, President Joe Biden has grappled uneasily with the delta variant and is now issuing what amounts to a vaccine mandate. How should America proceed? Will a mandate work? Should booster shots be recommended not simply for those sixty-five years and older but also for the general population? To ... read more
Senator Heinrich Signals Supports for Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
State environmental groups urge action during reconciliation negotiations read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Draft of Arizona GOP’s Vote Review Finds Wider Biden Win
The tally in the draft document showed a net gain of 360 votes for Biden over the official results. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did Purdue Researchers Invent the Whitest Shade of White Paint?
And it has an ecological purpose that could fight global warming. read more
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Be Rolled Out to UK Hospital Patients With No Antibody Response
Eligible COVID patients in UK hospitals will be offered the monoclonal antibody treatment ronapreve, a combination of two monoclonal antibodies which work by binding to two different sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neutralizing the virus’s ability to infect cells. The post Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Be Rolled Out to UK Hospital Patients With No Antibody Response appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
More Than 726,000 COVID Vaccine Injuries Reported to VAERS as CDC, FDA Overrule Advisory Committees’ Recommendations on Third Pfizer Shot
VAERS data released Friday by the CDC included a total of 726,965 reports of adverse events from all age groups following COVID vaccines, including 15,386 deaths and 99,410 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020 and Sept. 17, 2021. The post More Than 726,000 COVID Vaccine Injuries Reported to VAERS as CDC, FDA Overrule Advisory Committees’ Recommendations on Third Pfizer Shot appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
RECALL: Boppy Pulls 3.3M ‘Newborn Loungers’ After 8 Infant Deaths
Between 2015 and 2020, eight infants reportedly suffocated after being placed on one of three varieties of Boppy "newborn loungers." read more
Econlib10 hours ago
Angelo Codevilla RIP
Angelo Codevilla died on September 22. Here’s Steve Hayward’s obituary, here’s Michael Walsh’s and here’s Brendan Dougherty’s. I met Codevilla only once, a few years ago, thanks to my dear friend Jim Lucier. Some may remember him for his translation of Machiavelli’s The Prince , some for his columns. While his blend of conservatism was […] The post Angelo Codevilla RIP appeared first on Econlib. read more
AltHealthWorks.com12 hours ago
Buyer Beware: “Simple Truth,” Similar Products May Contain Hidden GMOs
With consumers becoming more and more aware of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other harmful synthetic ingredients in their food, companies are scrambling to find new ways to do what they’ve been doing to unsuspecting shoppers for years: to make them think what they’re buying is all-natural even when it’s clearly not. You may recall the scene from the popular movie ‘Food, Inc.’ during which a scan of grocery store products was done, showcasing all of the “wholesome” and “family farm fresh” type images to mislead consumers into thinking they were buying something other... read more
Cloud Layers at WASP-127b
[image: Story 482889406] A ‘hot Saturn’ with a difference, that’s WASP-127b. Although it’s 525 light years away, we’ve learned a surprising amount about the planet’s atmosphere. Details come via the ongoing Europlanet Science Congress 2021, now being held virtually for pandemic reasons, at which Romain Allart (iREx/Université de Montréal and Université de Genève) spoke this week. WASP-127b is quite an unusual planet with or without cloud cover. It’s orbiting its star in a scant four days, amped up by stellar irradiation levels 600 times what the Earth receives from the Sun. That w... read more
Interview with Wendy Corsi Staub
“Her current standalone suspense novel, THE OTHER FAMILY, is about a picture-perfect family that moves into a picture-perfect house. But not everything is as it seems, and the page-turner concludes ‘with a wallop of a twist,’ according to #1 *New York Times* bestselling author, Harlan Coben.” For over three years, I’ve profiled authors each month who are indie and/or self-published ones like me. I do this, obviously, to elevate awareness in my small way for authors who don’t benefit from a Big Five press kit. However, the renewed pandemic through the Delta variant has once ... read more
The Legend of Germany's Famous Luger Pistol
*Blaine Taylor* *Luger Pistol, Europe* The Luger continued to be highly valued as a sidearm even as late as the Vietnam War, with the Vietnamese producing their own knockoffs to arm the Viet Cong and “other irregular forces.” *Here's What You Need To Remember: *During the Nazi era, the regular army and Adolf Hitler’s elite Waffen SS used the renowned Luger until their defeat in 1945. Mauser continued wartime production in Nazi Germany into December 1943. The German Luger is, most likely, the most famous pistol in modern warfare. Almost every World War II movie ever made featurin... read more
One Month after Afghanistan Capture, Internal Taliban Power Struggles Erupt
*Trevor Filseth* *Taliban, Eurasia* While the Taliban has outwardly projected a united image, experts have noted that political and social views are not unanimous within the group. After the Taliban’s capture of Kabul on August 15 and its occupation of Panjshir, the final province resisting its rule, in early September, the twenty-year War in Afghanistan has ended, and the Taliban has restored its rule over the country for the first time since 2001. However, as the Taliban has brought an end to the war and established an interim government, several issues have threatened its unit... read more
China's New DF-100 Missiles are Another Problem for the U.S. Navy
*James Holmes* *DF-100, China* Even as China builds up its bluewater naval forces, a robust missile force presents a classic challenge for enemy warships. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Precise, fast-flying, long-range missiles such as the DF-100 compress space and time for China’s offshore antagonists. PLA firepower could rain down at an instant’s notice if a U.S. or allied fleet ventures within hundreds of miles of Asian seacoasts. So China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unveiled new weaponry during its October 1, 2019 military parade? Color me gobsmacked. If China’s ris... read more
Navy’s MQ-25a Stingray Refueling Drone Has First Successful Transfer
*Stephen Silver* *MQ-25a Stingray, * The military has another use for drones: refueling strike fighters. The word “drone” means many different things to different people. The small flying toys that one plays with are drones. So are the Predator drones that are used in foreign airstrikes. Now, the military has another use for drones: refueling strike fighters. According to *Popular Mechanics*, history was made earlier this month, when the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray refueling tanker conducted the first successful refueling of an F-35C strike fighter. The refueling took place nea... read more
Qaddafi's Lucky Day: America First Bombed Libya Way Before 2011
*Michael Peck* *Qaddafi, North Africa* It wouldn't be the last time the United States dropped bombs over Libya. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If anyone has reason for unhappiness that the bombs missed, it's Hillary Clinton. Long before Hillary Clinton ever heard of a city called Benghazi, U.S. bombers almost killed Libyan strongman Muammar el-Qaddafi thirty years ago. It was the night of April 14, 1986, when twenty-four Air Force F-111F Aardvark strike aircraft, backed by five EF-111 jamming aircraft, took off from their airfields in Britain. Instead of flying directly to ... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
President Biden Vows Border Agents On Horseback Who Tried To Stop Migrants Crossing Into The US Will 'Pay' And Face The ‘Consequences’ For Doing Their Job
*Daily Mail: **'Those people will pay': Biden warns Border Protection agents will face 'consequences' for debunked claim they 'strapped' migrants, despite photographer saying he saw no such thing - as Kamala compares it to SLAVERY* * President Joe Biden vowed the border agents on horseback who chased migrants trying to cross the Southern border will 'pay' * He called the photos of agents on horseback chasing migrants 'horrible to see' * 'I promise you those people will pay,' he said * But he didn't address the greater situation at the border, where thousands of migrants a... read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Arizona Senate Hearing on Results From Maricopa County Audit – 4:00pm EST Livestream Links
Today the Arizona Senate will release its long-awaited audit report of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, AZ. Senate President Karen Fann, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Warren Petersen, will receive the report on the Senate floor at 1:00pm local / 4:00pm EST, followed by a detailed discussion of the report findings. Keep in mind, […] The post Arizona Senate Hearing on Results From Maricopa County Audit – 4:00pm EST Livestream Links appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
3 more businesses sue Illinois over unsuccessful marijuana license bids
Three companies seeking marijuana business licenses are the latest to file suit against Illinois regulators, alleging their applications for cultivation and transportation permits were wrongly rejected or that they weren’t given an opportunity to rectify errors. According to Law360, the plaintiffs include Prairie State Cannabis, Cannabus and ia GP, all of which filed suit in […] 3 more businesses sue Illinois over unsuccessful marijuana license bids is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
NY Hospitals Fear Staff Shortage as Vaccine Deadline Looms + 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 NY Hospitals Fear Staff Shortage as Vaccine Deadline Looms + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
HorseGate Worsens – Joe Biden Falsely Claims Mounted Border Patrol Agents Were “Strapping” and Whipping Illegal Border Crossers
Well, this just makes things exponentially more f**ked up. Earlier today, Joe Biden claimed the mounted Texas Border Patrol officers were “strapping” and whipping Haitians who were attempting to illegally cross the Rio Grande river into Del Rio, Texas. Biden declares to the nation: “Those People will pay“… And now the rest of the administration […] The post HorseGate Worsens – Joe Biden Falsely Claims Mounted Border Patrol Agents Were “Strapping” and Whipping Illegal Border Crossers appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Booster Confusion Takes Hold as Biden Announces Expanded Eligibility + 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 Booster Confusion Takes Hold as Biden Announces Expanded Eligibility + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Erdogan goes to UN, Angers Russia, the US and India, Prepares for Meeting with Putin
Erdogan goes to UN, Angers Russia, the US and India, Prepares for Meeting with Putin News Topic 291 In New York, Erdogan plays to domestic audience In New York, Erdogan plays to domestic audience During his speech at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has likened the […] read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Florida yet to license Black medical cannabis cultivator
Florida's medical marijuana program still hasn't issued a medical marijuana cultivation license to a Black farmer, even though lawmakers reserved a license for one when the MMJ legalization law was passed in 2017. Florida yet to license Black medical cannabis cultivator is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Food Safety News11 hours ago
California dairy ordered to recall raw milk for fourth time since 2019
For the fourth time since 2019 California health officials have ordered a recall of unpasteurized, raw milk sold by Valley Milk Simply Bottled. The California Department of Health reported illegal levels of Campylobacter jejuni found by the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture in raw cow milk produced and bottled by the company. In addition... Continue Reading read more
IER11 hours ago
The Plugged In Podcast #81: Todd Myers on Unleashing Energy Innovation
On this episode of the Plugged In podcast, the team sits down with Todd Myers, the Director of the Center… The post The Plugged In Podcast #81: Todd Myers on Unleashing Energy Innovation appeared first on IER. read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Worse Than The Disease
This clip of Australian police shooting rubber bullets into the backs of citizens as they run away was making the rounds a couple of days ago. For those of us not from Australia the significance of the location was missed. Its a sacred place, David Bell explains… This is far worse than the disease. read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Careful Ladies
Medical experts urge caution over use of acetaminophen-based painkillers during pregnancy Tylenols only been readily available since the 1950’s you need to be very, VERY, carful with it. We’re still figuring it out. Unlike other, newer things of which we have absolute certainty. read more
Science Matters13 hours ago
August 2021 Oceans Warmed Weakly
The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major El Nino was the dominant […] read more
MJBizDaily2 days ago
How to minimize the risk of crowdfunding for cannabis
Crowdfunding has become ubiquitous, used for everything from launching a new business idea or paying medical bills. How to minimize the risk of crowdfunding for cannabis is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
"No Soul, No Free Will." - The End of Humanity? - Ice Age Farmer PLUS More updates on the injected bioweapon - Finally Catholic Church has Gone "Full Satan"
“No Soul, No Free Will.” – The End of Humanity? | ice age farmer *"No Soul, No Free Will - The End of Humanity"* *Ice Age Farmer* Good morning sentients. Before I get into what has become an enormous amount of information to share with you...just a few housekeeping matters. I want to thank all my loyal warrior sources for their invaluable assistance in making these posts as rich information reservoirs as they have been. I've failed to acknowledge some sources more frequently now as the number of URLs becomes overwhelming. But I could not continue this effort without all your s... read more
Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties
The Biden administration has used a public health provision to deport thousands of Haitian migrants entering the US via Mexico. read more
Biden At The United Nations Forgets What War Is
Joe Biden, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, told world leaders Tuesday: “I stand here today, for the first time in 20 years, with the United States not at war.” According to the latest available White House war report, the U.S. was involved in seven wars in 2018: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, and Niger. The U.S. withdrew last month from Afghanistan, so the number of current U.S. wars is likely six. Likely because in an age of so-called counter-terrorism operations it’s not entirely clear where U.S. forces are deployed. U.S. involvem... read more
balance1010 hours ago
6 submissions of evidence for Sars2 being g-o-f lab-made
A) 9-22-20 All the basic procedures required to synthesize a virus like SARS-CoV-2 were described in a single scientific publication entitled “Mechanisms of Zoonotic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Host Range Expansion in Human Airway Epithelium,” which appeared in the *Journal of Virology* in March, 2008. The construction of new viruses capable of infecting humans began by using, as a viral “backbone,” SARS-CoV-1, the coronavirus responsible for the 2002-2003 pandemic. The spike protein of the SARS-CoV-1 backbone, which contains the receptor-binding domain, was... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
*CNBC*: *China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related activities are illegal, vows harsh crackdown* * The People’s Bank of China said services offering trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly prohibited. * Overseas cryptocurrency exchanges providing services in mainland China are also illegal, the PBOC said. * It’s not the first time China has gotten tough on cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, Beijing announced a crackdown on crypto mining. China’s central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin Friday, calling a... read more
Over 50 Line 3 Pipeline Protesters Arrested Outside Governor’s Residence
St. Paul, MN – Over 50 water protectors protesting Line 3 were arrested, some violently, outside the Minnesota Governor’s Residence in St. Paul on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Those arrested were among hundreds who marched from the Capitol to Governor Walz’ mansion attempting to speak to him about their opposition to the Line 3 pipeline construction in northern Minnesota that’s nearing completion. The march on August 28 was led by pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi, who had three Indigenous water protectors lock down to the fencing of the mansion after unsuccessfully pursuing a me... read more
Northwest Tribes Battle The Legacy Of Energy Colonization
One hundred years later, after the Treaty of Walla Walla was signed, tribes watched their sacred rivers and waterfalls being dammed one after another. The fishing wars had begun as the American government tried to take away treaty rights from Northwest tribes. Today, the fish are dying and no longer able to return home navigating through mass pollution, warming waters and massive dams that block their only way home to spawn. Spawning grounds have been built over. Many of the great forests have been clear-cut, destroying precious spawning grounds. Another broken treaty. Here, i... read more
World’s First Battery-Powered Freight Train Unveiled In Pittsburgh
The world's first ever battery-electric freight train was unveiled in Pittsburgh on Friday. The train, known as the FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, was built by rail-freight company Wabtec and showcased at Carnegie Mellon University as part of a bid by the two organizations to decarbonize rail freight transport in the U.S., The Guardian reported. "A bolder, cleaner, more efficient transportation system is in our grasp," Wabtec chief executive Raphael Santana said, as The Guardian reported. "This is just the beginning." In addition to partnering with Carnegie Mellon on this ... read more
AUKUS – Catalyst For A Nuclear Arms Race In The Indo-Pacific Region
The new pact between the Australian, British and US governments is the latest escalation in a new cold war on China, and the developing world. The “enhanced trilateral security partnership called AUKUS”(1) does not name China, but every single serious commentator has interpreted it as being aimed against the People’s Republic of China. Coming exactly one month after the fall of Kabul, the announcement was a blessed relief for both Joe Biden and Boris Johnson. Biden reasserts US pre-eminence, weeks after it was humiliated by a foe without an air force. Johnson resumes the ‘Globa... read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
PG&E Charged in California Wildfire Last Year That Killed 4
Pacific Gas and Electric was charged with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes. read more
Democrats’ Plans To Make The Wealthy Pay Will Barely Make A Dent
Demanding tax increases on the rich is back in fashion – both in the corridors of the House of Representatives and on the red carpet of the Met Gala. The House Ways and Means Committee outlined plans on Sept. 13, 2021, to move the top marginal income rate up a couple of notches to 39.6% and to introduce a 3% surtax on incomes above $5 million. That proposal would fall short of calls to really “tax the rich,” as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dress demanded at a glitzy New York bash just hours later. The post Democrats’ Plans To Make The Wealthy Pay Will Barely Make A Dent appeare... read more
Covert Geopolitics11 hours ago
New Movement Launched by Physicians to Fight Medical Tyranny
When Americans see the data on COVID deaths of over 600,000, who or what should they blame? The truth is this: Better than blaming the virus they should blame hospitals and the vast majority of physicians. Why? Because the medical establishment has never had the courage to stand up to the medical tyranny engineered by … Continue reading New Movement Launched by Physicians to Fight Medical Tyranny → read more
No Broadcast Today
There will be no broadcast of The Word From the Trenches today, we have personal business to attend to. Be back up on Monday. The post No Broadcast Today appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
Haitian Illegals in Federal Custody Have “HIJACKED” MULTIPLE Transport Buses And Escaped Into the Interior of The US; “They’ve Been Basically Overpowering the Drivers”
Gateway Pundit – by Julian Conradson Earlier this week, the crisis on Biden’s southern border became such a free-for-all that a group of illegals actually... The post Haitian Illegals in Federal Custody Have “HIJACKED” MULTIPLE Transport Buses And Escaped Into the Interior of The US; “They’ve Been Basically Overpowering the Drivers” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Covert Geopolitics11 hours ago
How the SCO Just Flipped the World Order
As a rudderless West watched on, the 20th anniversary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was laser-focused on two key deliverables: shaping up Afghanistan and kicking off a full-spectrum Eurasian integration. The two defining moments of the historic 20th anniversary Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan had to come from the keynote speeches … Continue reading How the SCO Just Flipped the World Order → read more
Opportunities Abound for Collegiate Athletes to Now Financially Benefit From the Use of NIL
As student-athletes start competing in the 2021-22 school year, in addition to training, competition, classes and study time... read more
Virginia HBCUs Receive $1 Million from Golden Nugget Online Gaming
Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG), an online gaming company, recently gave $1 million to historically Black colleges and universities... read more
When It Comes to Sexual Assault, Colleges Should Educate, Not Adjudicate
It is critically important for the Biden administration to act quickly to issue and publish proposed new rules so that campus... read more
Latinx Group Unites Disciplines at University of Michigan
Being a Latinx scholar and researcher in the academy has often felt like a lonely enterprise, said Dr. Rosario Ceballo... read more
National Urban League's First Virtual, Free Conference Kicks Off Sept. 28
From September 28 to October 1, the National Urban League (NUL) will for the first time offer its annual conference virtually... read more
CURMUDGUCATION2 hours ago
Almost unlocking a mystery of SAT scores
So close. Sooooo close!! Covering the release of SAT scores this year, WTOP news noted two results and put them right in the headline: *Va., Md. SAT scores rise, but number of test-takers plunges* It's the "but" that tells us that somehow, they didn't manage connect the dots, which is a shame, given there were only two. Of course, they mean average test scores rose, and understanding averages is important here. It has always been important when reading the latest stories about SAT scores. Any high school teacher can tell you-- "Let me pick who gets to take the SAT, and I can gi... read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Global crypto-art trend reaches Chile through Gallery Weekend
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sales will be open from September 29 through December 29, 2021. Works will be available for purchase using Ethereum (Ether) cryptocurrency or through credit card and once the sale is completed, GWS will mitigate emissions generated by the sale of NFT with the purchase of carbon credits. Blockchain technology has […] The post Global crypto-art trend reaches Chile through Gallery Weekend appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Viable Opposition11 hours ago
How Protected Are the Fully Vaccinated Individuals?
A recent brief article which appeared in the British Medical Journal does a rather neat job of summarizing the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines sourced from research in the United Kingdom which has not yet been peer reviewed. Since the BMJ is allowing for free usage of the article during the pandemic, I will simply quote it in its entirety for accuracy's sake. Please note that all bolds are mine. "*Adults who have been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 can carry the same viral load of the delta variant as those who are unvaccinated, a preliminary analysis of UK data s... read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Merry Christmas – White House Will Announce December 8th as Deadline for Mandatory Vaccines Federal Contractors
Reuters is reporting the White House will announce the deadline for mandatory vaccination of all federal contractors will be December 8th. However, it is likely someone is going to file a lawsuit… so keep that in mind. WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The White House will announce on Friday that millions of federal contractors must […] The post Merry Christmas – White House Will Announce December 8th as Deadline for Mandatory Vaccines Federal Contractors appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Political Appointee CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Overrides FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee and Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shots
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky has overridden the recommendations of the FDA vaccine advisory committee and authorized booster shots for individuals who took the Pfizer vaccine. The boosters are for anyone who took the Pfizer vaccine six months ago or more, in addition to all those with underlying medical health conditions that […] The post Political Appointee CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Overrides FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee and Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shots appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
"The Last Time Always Happens Now"
*"The Last Time Always Happens Now"* by David Cain "William Irvine, an author and philosophy professor I’m a big fan of, often tries to point people towards a little-discussed fact of human life: "You always know when you’re doing something for the first time, and you almost never know when you’re doing something for the last time." There was, or will be, a last time for everything you do, from climbing a tree to changing a diaper, and living with a practiced awareness of that fact can make even the most routine day feel like it’s bursting with blessings. Of all the lasting takeawa... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
U.S. House bans funds for illict crop fumigation in Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On September 23, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to prohibit funds donated by the United States to Colombia from being used for the fumigation of illicit crops. It will also block the sale of arms for the Esmad police force. This bill, according to El Tiempo, requests […] The post U.S. House bans funds for illict crop fumigation in Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Guatemala rejects request to extradite Ricardo and Luis Martinelli Linares to Panama
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guatemala's Canal Antigua reported that the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) of that country had rejected the request for extradition of Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares, submitted by Panama last August. The information was also confirmed by Rony Ríos, of El Periódico de Guatemala, who added that the Panamanian […] The post Guatemala rejects request to extradite Ricardo and Luis Martinelli Linares to Panama appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Dr. Peter McCullough on COVID Treatments, and Why CDC, FDA Shouldn’t Make Recommendations
On the premier episode of “Doctors and Scientists" on CHD Live!, Dr. Peter McCullough told viewers the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are supposed to serve doctors and patients — not make treatment recommendations. The post Dr. Peter McCullough on COVID Treatments, and Why CDC, FDA Shouldn’t Make Recommendations appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Ecuador highlights potential for sustainable tourism in mammal feeding grounds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Environment of Ecuador revealed Thursday an investigation highlighting the potential for sustainable tourism in the sites where mammal saladeros have been installed in Yasuní National Park, a protected forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In a press release, the Ministry said that an investigation by Yasuní National Park […] The post Ecuador highlights potential for sustainable tourism in mammal feeding grounds appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "What I Have Learned So Far"
*"What I Have Learned So Far"* "Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside, looking into the shining world? Because, properly attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion. Can one be passionate about the just, the ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit to no labor in its cause? I don't think so. All summations have a beginning, all effect has a story, all kindness begins with the sown seed. Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of light is the crossroads of - indolence, or action. Be ignited, or be gone." ~ M... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Chile’s Piñera presents 2022 budget bill with strong focus on reducing fiscal deficit
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Thursday presented a proposed US$82.1 billion budget for 2022 that he said would begin to bring the world's largest copper producer's growing deficit under control after more than a year of emergency spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised speech, the center-right ruler […] The post Chile’s Piñera presents 2022 budget bill with strong focus on reducing fiscal deficit appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
“Awaken to Peru” invites you to discover five dream destinations
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru, through the "Awaken to Peru" campaign, offers a wide and varied range of destinations on the coast, highlands, and jungle, as well as experiences for all tastes that invite visitors to connect with nature, ancient culture, adventure, and gastronomy. Always prioritizing the tourist's wellbeing, sanitary protocols have been established […] The post “Awaken to Peru” invites you to discover five dream destinations appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
With 50% inflation, Argentina has the world’s most negative interest rates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Why, with an inflation rate of around 50% per year, are interest rates so low? Why does the Central Bank, contrary to any other central bank in the world, not raise the cost of money when inflation is rampant, as it is in Argentina? The country leads the world ranking […] The post With 50% inflation, Argentina has the world’s most negative interest rates appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Aviationist12 hours ago
Dissecting Frecce Tricolori’s 60th Anniversary Airshow And Its Pretty Interesting COMAO Demo
[image: Rivolto Airshow] The one organized at Rivolto AB was much more than “just” a celebration of the Frecce Tricolori’s anniversary: unlike most of the Italian airshows it was also an opportunity to have a look at some [...] The post Dissecting Frecce Tricolori’s 60th Anniversary Airshow And Its Pretty Interesting COMAO Demo appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
August Foreign investment in Brazil drops 26% to US$4.5 billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Central Bank (BC) announced this Friday that Direct Investment in the Country (IDP) was US$4.5 billion in August, an increase of 73% in relation to the same period last year when the country was in a bad pandemic moment. However, in comparison with July this year, when the IDP […] The post August Foreign investment in Brazil drops 26% to US$4.5 billion appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Thomas Nelson Community College Renamed Virginia Peninsula Community College
Leaving behind its controversial namesake, Thomas Nelson Jr., who was the slaveholding fourth governor of Virginia, Thomas Nelson... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil must import record volume of LNG to deal with energy crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to hit a record high in September, data from Refinitiv and consultancy Kpler showed, at a time when U.S. cargoes usually destined for Europe are being diverted to help the Latin American country deal with energy shortages. Brazil must import a […] The post Brazil must import record volume of LNG to deal with energy crisis appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Science 2.0 blogs12 hours ago
Known Flaws In Ivermectin Meta-Analyses Are Bad News For Environmental Activists, Who Have Exploited These For Years
If a group of astrologers all write papers endorsing astrology and then another astrologer comes along and does a meta-analysis of those, they can conclude authoritatively that astrology works. As a smart reader, you know it's nonsense, but if you are selling astrology services, you either set out to deceive people or you want to believe so badly you lose your ability to reason. read more read more
CURMUDGUCATION11 hours ago
Critical Race Theory Panic Continues To Widen Its Aim
Moms for Liberty is one of the frontline groups fighting against "critical race theory" and a whole lot of other things. Launched initially as anti-maskers and anti-school closers, they quickly moved on to anti-race stuff. They are another of the groups that has hired some pros and generally displayed available resources that are impressive--even unbelievable-- for just a group of moms. They're also an excellent example of how "Critical Race Theory" has become an umbrella term, a socially acceptable way to say, "I want all that Black race stuff out of my school." MFL franchises i... read more
"And Never, Never To Forget..."
"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." - Arundhati Roy read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
CIA Removes It's Bureau Chief In Vienna After Criticism Of Her 'Havana Syndrome' Management
Vienna, where the United States has a large embassy and an intelligence gathering operation, is labelled as a 'hotbed' of Havana Syndrome-related incidents, with dozens of people reporting unexplained symptoms *Daily Mail:* *CIA Vienna station chief OUSTED over her 'inadequate' response to Havana syndrome cases* * The CIA removed it's bureau chief in Vienna after criticism of her management, such as her handling of Havana Syndrome reports at the U.S. embassy in Vienna * U.S. officials are sending a message that leaders must take Havana Syndrome seriously * The mysterious il... read more
naked capitalism11 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 9/24/2021
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"When Anything Goes, Everything Goes"
*"When Anything Goes, Everything Goes"* by Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "What we’ve been looking at this week is “how the world ends.” And today, we meet a woman who intends to kill it – the exterminating angel herself – Saule Omarova. Born in Kazakhstan, educated in Moscow, Madison, and Chicago, and now nominated by the Biden Team to head up its OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency). Ms. Omarova makes no effort to disguise what she is up to. She says she aims to “effectively ‘end banking’ as we know it.” That is, she wants to replace an entire industry – one that ev... read more
‘Building Back Better’: Jordan’s Road to Green Economic Recovery
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 24 (IPS) - For the first time in decades, Jordan’s economy contracted in 2020. COVID-19 took a heavy toll on the economy, and it was concerning for the country, particularly because Jordan had managed to grow at an average rate of 2%, despite regional and international shocks to its economy amounting to 44% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the past decade. Read the full story, “‘Building Back Better’: Jordan’s Road to Green Economic Recovery”, on globalissues.org → read more
Cyprus President determined to get negotiation with Turkey process back on track
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades told UN Member States on Friday that he is determined “to set the negotiation process” with Turkey “back on track”, on the basis of the UN framework and the agreement reached in 2019. Read the full story, “Cyprus President determined to get negotiation with Turkey process back on track”, on globalissues.org → read more
Human rights in Belarus continue downward spiral, warns Bachelet
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that she continues to be alarmed by “persistent allegations” of “widespread and systematic torture” of protesters in Belarus. Read the full story, “Human rights in Belarus continue downward spiral, warns Bachelet”, on globalissues.org → read more
WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access and price cut
The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring the need for lower prices and equitable distribution. Read the full story, “WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access and price cut”, on globalissues.org → read more
Scientific Panel’s Scoping Report Instructive for Global Food Systems Transformation
DOMINICA, Sep 24 (IPS) - On September 10th, on a sweltering summer afternoon, three fishers drove a van around the residential community of Castle Comfort in Dominica, blowing forcefully into their conch shells – the traditional call that there is fresh fish for sale in the area. Read the full story, “Scientific Panel’s Scoping Report Instructive for Global Food Systems Transformation”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Glock G43X Was Good Enough for a General
*Peter Suciu* *Glock G43X, * U.S. Army General Austin “Scott” Miller, a former member of Delta Force and Special Operations, made headlines for his choice of sidearm. Today general officers don’t commonly need to carry firearms, and those in the Pentagon are likely not armed. Likewise, most military personnel today generally don’t carry weapons on domestic military bases, but the situation is very different even for those with stars on their shoulders while in the field. Generally speaking, most generals carried whatever was the commonly issued sidearm of the day. During World W... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Official Says Only 225 Migrants Remain in Texas Border Town
Migrants driven by confusion over the Biden administration’s policies and misinformation on social media converged at the border crossing between Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. read more
We need to be together. Don't let Big Brother isolate us from each other.
I'm obliged to Sundance for putting up this video by Neil Oliver, from Britain, about our need for fellowship with people of like mind. One of Big Brother's most insidious weapons against us is to force us into isolation, so that we feel helpless and alone. Mr. Oliver points out that to resist this tactic, we have to reach out and engage one another, to nullify it by active resistance. I strongly urge you to watch the video if you can. If you'd rather read a transcript, I've included one below, with grateful thanks to the The Conservative Woman Web site in the UK for providi... read more
CDC Director Overrules Agency’s Own Vaccine Safety Committee, Sides With FDA to Approve Boosters for ‘High-Risk’ Workers
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disregarded the advice of the agency’s vaccine advisory committee, clearing the way for healthcare workers, teachers, and residents of long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons to get a third Pfizer COVID shot. The post CDC Director Overrules Agency’s Own Vaccine Safety Committee, Sides With FDA to Approve Boosters for ‘High-Risk’ Workers appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more

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