Thursday, October 14, 2021

14 October - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Playing Second Fiddle
Don't blame me, I supported the left candidate. But when Keir Starmer easily romped home in April last year, what was everyone anticipating? At worst, I expected what we're dealing with now. At best, a space for the left to make its presence felt in other ways. For example, some elements of continuity - a rowing back on the radical democratic elements of both manifestos and more managerialism. A briefcase Corbynism, if you like. Albeit with traditional Labour rightism running riot over crime and policing, and foreign policy. Something like a reversion to the Ed Miliband mean of 201... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Davis, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
White House Chief of Staff Is Not Worried About ‘The Help’ Dealing With Inflation
If you are wonder whether the White House is concerned about the middle-class being impacted by massive increases in gasoline, high home heating costs, extreme food inflation and empty shelves… Well, the message from White House chief of staff Ron Klain is very telling: Apparently feeding your family and making ends meet is a “high […] The post White House Chief of Staff Is Not Worried About ‘The Help’ Dealing With Inflation appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Did Christmas Presents Never Arrive Late Under Trump?
"What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." - Dr. Seuss read more
Australian Professor Fired for Criticising Climate Consensus, Loses Appeal to High Court
*21WIRE* | Another serious blow to academic freedom, as legal clerics intervene to police speech and opinion. read more
Medical Kidnap6 hours ago
Massachusetts Set to Lose 50% of Their Correction Officers by Sunday due to Vaxx Mandate with Prison System “Pushed into Chaos”
Cheryl Fiandaca of WBZ CBS Boston reported today that more than 1,500 correctional officers in Massachusetts, about 50% of the state's "highly trained correction officers," are scheduled to be fired on Sunday, October 17th, for failing to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Governor Charlie Baker has reportedly activated 250 National Guard troops to help staff potential shortages at the state prisons. Fiandaca interviewed Kevin Flanagan, the legislative liaison for the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, who stated: "With all due respect to the men and wom... read more
White House Tells Governors to Get Ready to Vaccinate Young Kids, Even Though FDA Hasn’t Approved It. Pediatrician Says, Not so Fast.
The White House on Tuesday told states to prepare to vaccinate children as young as 5 by early November, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet authorized Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children under 12, and despite safety concerns expressed by scientists and pediatricians. The post White House Tells Governors to Get Ready to Vaccinate Young Kids, Even Though FDA Hasn’t Approved It. Pediatrician Says, Not so Fast. appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
FDA Panel Endorses Lower-Dose Moderna COVID Shot for Booster
U.S. health advisers said that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus. read more
21-Year-Old Fully Vaccinated Student Dies of COVID, as Breakthrough Cases Continue to Climb
Shawn Kuhn, a fully vaccinated senior at the University of Georgia who was majoring in exercise and sports science, died Oct. 11, more than six weeks after developing COVID symptoms. The post 21-Year-Old Fully Vaccinated Student Dies of COVID, as Breakthrough Cases Continue to Climb appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Lawfare7 hours ago
Meituan Fined in Latest Move to Rein in Chinese Tech Giants
A Meituan food delivery worker stands outside a restaurant in Nanshan District, Shenzhen. (Capwiuejooh, https://tinyurl.com/7vka9kw; CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Beijing’s onslaught against Chinese Big Tech continued on Oct. 8 with an announcement that the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has imposed a fine of RMB 3.4 billion ($534 million) on Chinese food delivery giant Meituan for monopolistic behavior. The fine comes six months after SAMR, the country’s top antitrust watchdog, launched an investigation into the company f... read more
Australia has fallen.
https://twitter.com/OzraeliAvi/status/1448466699129266178 The post Australia has fallen. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Waking Times8 hours ago
Corporate Media Largely Silent as Millions Protest Vaccine Mandates Worldwide
*Matt Agorist* - When massive crowds take to the streets to have their anti-establishment voices heard, it’s crickets on FOXSNBCNN. read more
Study: A Nudge Goes a Long Way in Delivering Basic Needs Support
Research shows personalized emails have decisive impact on community college students accessing basic needs resources... read more
Report Examines the Lack of Financial Aid Among College Students in Massachusetts
New research indicates that many of Massachusetts' own residents are finding it hard to sustain the cost of a college degree due... read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script
MINSK, BELARUS — Quietly, the U.S. national security state is turning up the heat on Belarus, hoping that the ex-Soviet country of 9 million will be the next casualty of its regime-change agenda. This sentiment was made clear in President Joe Biden’s recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Biden announced that the U.S. would pursue “relentless diplomacy” finding “new ways of lifting people up around the world, of renewing and defending democracy.” read more
balance107 hours ago
Tucked inside the Biden infrastructure bill
Tucked inside the Biden infrastructure bill (the $3.5T version), which is several thousand pages long is a provision that would provide more than a billion dollars to media outlets, ostensibly as part of COVID ‘relief.’ The Federalist’s Christopher Jacobs has more frustrating details…. If your publication is getting handouts from Uncle Sam, those outlets aren’t going to report on Uncle Sam when he violates our rights, breaks our laws or otherwise gets out of hand. “The program would provide a credit of up to $50,000 annually for each ‘local news journalist’ on staff, sub... read more
That Went Well
Montreal’s finest in action. H/T burton read more
The New Dark Age7 hours ago
Canada: Trudeau Bans the Unvaccinated from Leaving the Country and from Earning a Living
The Justice Centre today responded to the federal government announcement that unvaccinated Canadians will lose their right to move and travel freely within Canada, their right to leave Canada, and their right to earn a living and participate in society without discrimination. read more
Not PC7 hours ago
'Liberal Arts Education: What Is It and What Is It Good For?'
*"The idea of the liberal arts goes back to the root concept of freedom — that the liberal arts are to free your mind. They’re both coming from the same root as liberty.... "[Yet for many present-day students], a kind of credentialism seems to have replaced the idea of a liberal arts education....."* ~ Stephen Hicks in conversation with Marsha Enright (from Great Connections) about 'Liberal Arts Education: What Is It and What Is It Good For?' Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution. read more
Edison Council Opposes Keasbey Fracked Gas Plant
Vote comes as community opposition builds across Central Jersey read more
"Fate. Luck. Chance"
“That is life, isn’t it? Fate. Luck. Chance. A long series of what-if’s that lead from one moment to the next, time never pausing for you to catch your breath, to make sense of the cards that have been handed to you. And all you can do is play your cards and hope for the best, because in the end, it all comes back to those three basics. Fate. Luck. Chance.” - Kelseyleigh Reber “Unless, of course, there’s no such thing as chance… in which case, we should either - optimistically - get up and cheer, because if everything is planned in advance, then we all have a meaning and are spared ... read more
North Korea Shows off ‘Invincible Army’ at Defense Exhibition
*Mark Episkopos* *North Korea, * The DPRK’s flurry of missile tests follows the familiar cycle of intense saber-rattling, loosely interspersed with vain diplomatic overtures, that has come to characterize relations between the two Koreas in recent months. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to build an “invincible” military in a speech delivered at a rare defense exhibition. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held the “Self-Defense 2021” exhibition in Pyongyang on Monday. The event showcased North Korea’s so-called Hwasong-16 intercontinental ballistic missile (IC... read more
Massachusetts Set to Lose 50% of Their Correction Officers by Sunday due to Vaxx Mandate with Prison System “Pushed into Chaos”
Cheryl Fiandaca of WBZ CBS Boston reported today that more than 1,500 correctional officers in Massachusetts, about 50% of the state's "highly trained correction officers," are scheduled to be fired on Sunday, October 17th, for failing to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Governor Charlie Baker has reportedly activated 250 National Guard troops to help staff potential shortages at the state prisons. Fiandaca interviewed Kevin Flanagan, the legislative liaison for the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union, who stated: "With all due respect to the men and wom... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Meteorite Hits Canadian Woman’s Home
It was a 100 billion-to-one shot. read more
Ohio Woman Denied Life-Saving Liver Transplant After Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine + 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 Ohio Woman Denied Life-Saving Liver Transplant After Refusing to Get COVID Vaccine + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Evergrande – China Property Collapse?
Is the Chinese Real Estate market in the middle of a Bubble Collapse? I think yes. Will this spread to the Global Financial System? Likely. What to do? (Duck & Cover comes to mind...) Continue reading → read more
FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Moderna COVID Booster Shots for At-Risk Adults + 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 FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Moderna COVID Booster Shots for At-Risk Adults + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Then They Came For The Sprinkles
BBC- A bakery has had to stop producing its bestselling biscuit after officials found the treats were topped with illegal sprinkles. Owner Rich Myers branded the decision “ridiculous” and said alternative sprinkles on the market were “rubbish”. He said he sourced the US-made cake toppers from a UK-based wholesaler, adding that other products on the… Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Fascism: The American Dream
To the world the rise of figures such as Donald Trump has brought talk of fascism to the forefront. While comparing U.S. Presidents to Hitler is certainly nothing new–both Obama and W. Bush were regularly characterized as such by their haters–Trump’s emergence on the national political scene comes at a very peculiar moment in U.S. history. read more
Watch: Joe Rogan Gets Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Admit CNN Lied About Ivermectin
On the latest episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, host Joe Rogan and Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, went head to head on a number of COVID-related topics, including why CNN told viewers Rogan took “horse dewormer” when he had COVID. The post Watch: Joe Rogan Gets Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Admit CNN Lied About Ivermectin appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Ivermectin Real Time Meta Analysis
A short look at an ivermectin meta-analysis site plus some comments about my experiences. Continue reading → read more
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Climate change cancels the wind turbine; Industry experts are warning that climate change may have caused wind speeds in Europe to plummet this year in news that threatens to drive energy prices even higher. Long labelled as a saviour of the energy industry, wind farms have cropped up across the continent in recent years and… Continue reading → read more
Interesting Transient: A New Class of Object toward Galactic Center?
[image: Story 491964179] The 36 dish antennae at ASKAP — the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder in outback Western Australia — comprise an interferometer with a total collecting area of about 4,000 square meters. ASKAP has commanded attention as a technology demonstrator for the planned Square Kilometer Array, but today we’re looking at the discovery of a highly polarized, highly variable radio source labeled ASKAP J173608.2−321635, about 4 degrees from galactic center in the galactic plane. According to Ziteng Wang, who is lead author of the study on this signal and a U... read more
"Is Transitory Inflation Here to Stay?"
*"Is Transitory Inflation Here to Stay?"* By Bill Bonner "When a government loses its legitimacy, its only recourse is authoritarianism." – Dear Reader Craig W. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "Yes… we’re cantering across the broad pampas… looking for tomorrow’s headlines. And what’s this? Today’s headlines already have a tango beat. Here’s The Wall Street Journal: "Accelerating Inflation Spreads Through the Economy." "U.S. inflation accelerated last month and remained at its highest rate in over a decade, with price increases from pandemic-related labor and materials shortages rippling thr... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Deadly Clashes Erupt In Beirut Over Judge Investigating Last Year's Beirut Blast
*Daily Mail:* *Mother and her daughters cower behind a car as shooting erupts in Lebanon, killing six including a woman hit in her home by stray bullet, during protest over Beirut explosion probe* * Armed violence erupted on the streets of Beirut today resulting in at least six deaths and dozens more injuries * Hezbollah and Shiite allies called for protest today over lead judge in probe into chemical blast last year * Both groups of protestors claim they came under sniper fire from an unidentified attacker on the rooftops * Desperate residents forced to evacuate their hom... read more
"Our Great Adversary..."
“Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus - the bureaucracy, the police, the military. Not the one facing us across the frontier of the battle lines, which is not so much our enemy as our brothers’ enemy, but the one that calls itself our protector and makes us its slaves. No matter what the circumstances, the worst betrayal will always be to subordinate ourselves to this apparatus and to trample underfoot, in its service, all human values in ourselves and in others.” - Simone Weil, French philosoph... read more
Here’s What Happened When the F-14 Tomcat Eclipsed Advertised Max Speed
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *F-14 Tomcat, * Mach 2.34 was supposed to be the limit. It wasn't. The Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat—an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter—is unquestionably one of the most widely recognized aircraft in the U.S. Navy. The fighter is armed with a General Electric Vulcan M61A-1 20mm gun with nearly seven hundred rounds of ammunition and possesses eight hardpoints for carrying ordnance—four on the fuselage and two on each side under the wings. It can also take along short, medium, and long-range air-to-air missiles A... read more
How Japan’s New Prime Minister Sees Competition with China
*Pouyan Kimiayjan* *Japan, Asia* Only time will tell whether Tokyo’s delicate balancing act in the Asia-Pacific can survive the region’s rising great power tensions. Fumio Kishida, Japan’s longest-serving minister of foreign affairs, has been officially elected as the country’s prime minister, signaling continuity in Japanese diplomacy in the Asia Pacific. In his campaign for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race, Kishida triumphed over the right wing of the party—a faction that advocated for a more hawkish foreign policy towards China. However, his popularity will b... read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
The California Version of The Green New Deal and an October 16, 2020, EPA Settlement With Transportation is What’s Creating The Container Shipping Backlog – Working CA Ports 24/7 Will Not Help, Here’s Why
Hundreds of requests for details on the specifics of the container shipping backlog. So I spent 3-days calling sources, digging details and gathering information on the substantive issue at hand. The epicenter of the problem is not what is being outlined by financial media, corporate media and politicians who have a specific interest in distracting […] The post The California Version of The Green New Deal and an October 16, 2020, EPA Settlement With Transportation is What’s Creating The Container Shipping Backlog – Working CA Ports 24/7 Will Not Help, Here’s Why appeared first o... read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Shredded Banksy Artwork Sells for $25.4 Million at Auction
“Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in London, with a presale estimate of 4 million pounds to 6 million pounds ($5.5 million to $8.2 million). read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Brazil’s Senate Covid CPI members split over genocide accusation against Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A part of the Brazilian Senate parliamentary inquiry committee (CPI) investigating the government's management of the pandemic is ready to accuse the president, Jair Bolsonaro, of genocide for the oblivion to which he relegated indigenous people and communities during the most challenging stages of the health crisis. The rapporteur of […] The post Brazil’s Senate Covid CPI members split over genocide accusation against Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Food Safety News8 hours ago
Consumer complaints of plastic in ground turkey leads Butterball to recall 7 tons
Butterball, LLC, of Mount Olive, NC, is recalling 14,107 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announcement, the problem was discovered when FSIS and the establishment received consumer complaints reporting pieces of blue plastic... Continue Reading read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Brazil São Paulo decides to retain mandatory masks in the city until end November
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The city of São Paulo has reversed its decision to allow people to circulate in public places without masks and announced, on Thursday afternoon (14/10), the maintenance of mandatory face protection against Covid-19. The relaxation had been announced a week ago and would have come into force in the second […] The post Brazil São Paulo decides to retain mandatory masks in the city until end November appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Congress has introduced over 70 pieces of Israel-centric legislation so far in 2021
With documentation from 150 sources, If Americans Knew presents over 70 pieces of legislation now under consideration in Congress, which seek to guarantee Israel, not just $10 million a day in military aid, but also an additional $10 million per day expended on items because they benefit Israel, as well as protection from criticism, condemnation of its adversaries, and support for new allies – with nothing in return, and in spite of Israel's bad behavior. Justice for Palestinians is the subject of one bill. read more
Science 2.0 blogs10 hours ago
Merck Invented Nobel Prize-Winning Ivermectin 30 Years Ago, They're Not Telling You To Take It For COVID-19 Now
Ivermectin is an over 30-year-old wonder drug that treats life- and sight-threatening parasitic infections. Its lasting influence on global health has been so profound that two of the key researchers in its discovery and development won the Nobel Prize in 2015. I’ve been an infectious disease pharmacist for over 25 years. I’ve also managed patients who delayed proper treatment for their severe COVID-19 infections because they thought ivermectin could cure them. read more read more
Komando.com12 hours ago
Google TV just made it easy to find exactly what you want to watch
Need help finding your next favorite binge-worthy show? Google TV finally lets you create profiles and get personal recommendations. read more
CENSORED NEWS8 hours ago
155 More Arrested for 'People Vs. Fossil Fuels' Protest at White House
Throughout the week, Indigenous leaders and climate activists are leading protests outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden stop fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency. (Photo: Shadia Fayne Wood/Survival Media Agency)155 More Arrested for 'People Vs. Fossil Fuels' Protest at White House"We're coming every day of this week to tell Biden: Stop this madness."JESSICA read more
UN underscores support for Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
The top UN official in Lebanon on Thursday called for restraint following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding an investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area. Read the full story, “UN underscores support for Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes”, on globalissues.org → read more
Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday. Read the full story, “Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’”, on globalissues.org → read more
Sustainable transport key to green energy shift: UN Secretary-General
With global transport at a crossroads, government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups are meeting in Beijing, China, for a UN conference to chart the way forward to a more sustainable future for the sector, and greater climate action overall. Read the full story, “Sustainable transport key to green energy shift: UN Secretary-General”, on globalissues.org → read more
CENSORED NEWS9 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- 90 More Arrested as Victims of Climate Chaos Descend on White House
Climate justice and Indigenous activist Siqiñiq Maupin of Sovereign Inupiat for a Living Arctic joins a protest against fossil fuels in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 13, 2021. (Photo: Eman Mohammed/Survival Media Agency)90 More Arrested as Victims of Climate Chaos Descend on White House"People are dying rapidly," said one campaigner battling a proposed petrochemical read more
The Word From the Trenches – October 14, 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 – October 14, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
Cresco spending $80 million to acquire another Pennsylvania marijuana firm
Chicago-based Cresco Labs said Thursday it will acquire Pennsylvania-based Laurel Harvest Labs in a cash-and-stock deal worth $80 million. The acquisition is the multistate operator’s second in less than a month, following the $90 million purchase of Cure Pennsylvania in September. Cresco said in a news release that the addition of Laurel Harvest will further cement […] Cresco spending $80 million to acquire another Pennsylvania marijuana firm is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MintPress News9 hours ago
How Feminists Can Support Afghan Women Living Under the Taliban
When the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, it froze billions of dollars in Afghan assets, grinding many of the country’s most essential operations to a halt and spreading misery. The US government must release those funds. The post How Feminists Can Support Afghan Women Living Under the Taliban appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Turcopolier9 hours ago
RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 14 OCTOBER 2021 by Patrick Armstrong
PUTIN. Putin celebrated his 69th birthday on Thursday and Levada published a poll. (Googlish) He remains popular: about two thirds like him. Which is only slightly different from the score in 2000. A stunning performance, almost unequalled in modern history. … Continue reading → read more
Parent: School Board Association, DOJ Use Same ‘Communist Tactics’ I Saw Growing Up in Maoist China
Breitbart – by Nick Gilbertson A Virginia woman says the National School Board Association (NSBA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are enacting similar strategies... The post Parent: School Board Association, DOJ Use Same ‘Communist Tactics’ I Saw Growing Up in Maoist China appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
WH chief of staff slammed over post calling supply chain crisis ‘high class problems’
New York Post – by Callie Patteson White House chief of staff Ronald Klain is once again facing criticism over a retweet this week when... The post WH chief of staff slammed over post calling supply chain crisis ‘high class problems’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Propaganda War Against China To Eradicate Socialism
Friends of Socialist China formed out of what we saw as a dire need to gather all information, original and otherwise, to counter the misinformation being spread about China. We didn’t include the word “socialist” in our title for gimmick or display but rather to send a firm message of respect and admiration to the Chinese people’s socialist path. In many ways, the propaganda war against China possesses a dual mission: the ramping up of a dangerous U.S.-led New Cold War against China and the demonization of the socialist mode of development. The post Propaganda War Against China T... read more
Biden Gives Work Permits to Nearly 32K Border Crossers in 2 Months
Breitbart – by John Binder President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has provided nearly 32,000 border crossers with work permits, allowing them to... The post Biden Gives Work Permits to Nearly 32K Border Crossers in 2 Months appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
It Appears That an American Airlines Uprising Against the Vaccine Mandate is Now Beginning
Paradise – Becker News In the aftermath of a reported Southwest “sick out,” American Airlines workers appear to be carrying out their own act of... The post It Appears That an American Airlines Uprising Against the Vaccine Mandate is Now Beginning appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Nearly 400 People Arrested Outside The White House
Under a giant banner that read “Biden: Our Communities Can’t Wait,” hundreds of people marched to the White House this morning to highlight the dangerous ongoing impacts of the climate crisis across the country and the world. As hundreds rallied in Lafayette Square Park, 90 people sat in at the White House fence, risking arrest for the third straight day of civil disobedience. The post People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Nearly 400 People Arrested Outside The White House appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Feds Deploy Non-Toxic Gas On Subway In Test Of Biological Attack Preparedness
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden If you smell something strange during your next subway ride, don’t panic, it’s not a terror attack – it’s... The post Feds Deploy Non-Toxic Gas On Subway In Test Of Biological Attack Preparedness appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Over 10,000 Deere Workers Launch First Strike In 35 Years
Approximately 10,100 workers at agricultural equipment giant Deere and Company began to strike at midnight Central Time early Thursday morning. The workers are located at plants in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas, as well as two parts centers in Georgia and Colorado. The walkout is the first at the company in 35 years and is the largest strike by manufacturing workers in the US since the 40-day strike at General Motors in 2019. The post Over 10,000 Deere Workers Launch First Strike In 35 Years appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Land Acknowledgements To Honor Indigenous People Often Do The Opposite
Land acknowledgments have been used to start conversations regarding how non-Indigenous people can support Indigenous sovereignty and advocate for land repatriation. Yet the historical and anthropological facts demonstrate that many contemporary land acknowledgments unintentionally communicate false ideas about the history of dispossession and the current realities of American Indians and Alaska Natives. And those ideas can have detrimental consequences for Indigenous peoples and nations. The post Land Acknowledgements To Honor Indigenous People Often Do The Opposite appeared firs... read more
Switching Renewable Subsidies To Gas Will Make Little Difference
By Paul Homewood It is not only the UK that is thinking of switching green levies from electricity to gas. But this analysis inadvertently highlights why the whole idea is so ludicrous: In the UK, consumer prices for electricity are five times more expensive than for gas. It is a disincentive to […] read more
Fight Against Morocco Will Continue, Western Sahara Leader Vows
*Trevor Filseth* *Morocco, Africa* The UN has officially thrown its support behind a referendum on Western Saharan independence, but such a referendum has yet to occur. Brahim Ghali, the leader of Western Sahara’s Polisario Front, claimed on Tuesday that the group’s war against Morocco would continue until it withdrew from its occupied portion of Western Sahara. “There will be neither peace, nor stability, nor a just and lasting solution to the Moroccan-Saharawi conflict unless the U.N. Security Council assumes its responsibilities in responding frankly and firmly to the aggres... read more
Is the Iran-Israel Conflict Coming to Bahrain?
*Mohammad Javad Mousavizadeh* *Bahrain, Middle East* The opening of Israel’s embassy in Manama could increase the possibility of an uprising by pro-Iran Shia Bahrainis. Bahrain, a small island country in the Persian Gulf, is a land in which a Sunni kingdom rules over a majority Shia population. The country was separated from Iran by a controversial referendum in 1970. Bahrain now defies its motherland with the normalization of its relationship with Israel, Iran’s nemesis. Bahrain also hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet at a logistical and security base against Iran’s ambitions i... read more
Will Iran’s Border Flare-Up with Azerbaijan Escalate?
*Maya Carlin* *Iran, Middle East* Iran continues to see Azerbaijan’s military strength and collaboration with Israel as threatening to its national security. Tensions are flaring between Baku and Tehran after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched widespread military drills in a show of force along their shared border. Iran’s exercises mark the first time in Azerbaijan’s thirty years of independence that a foreign state has directly threatened its sovereignty. Although Iranian officials claim the drills were aimed to protect “regional security,” they strongly in... read more
Kurdish Militants Kill Turkish Police; Erdogan Swears Revenge
*Trevor Filseth* *Turkish Police, Middle East* The attack was launched from the outskirts of Jarablus, a city in northern Syria opposite Turkey’s southern Gaziantep province. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday that a deadly missile attack into Turkey from Syria’s northern Azaz region, blamed on the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), would be met with retribution. “We have no patience left” for the areas in Syria which had been used for attacks on Turkey, Erdogan declared in a news conference following the incident. “We are determined to eliminate the th... read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
IMF reduces debt projection in Brazil, but warns about high interest rates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a document yesterday in which it reduces the estimates of worldwide and c According to the Fiscal Monitor data, the Brazilian gross public debt will not break the barrier of 100% of the Gross Domestic Product (PIB) in 2023, as predicted by the […] The post IMF reduces debt projection in Brazil, but warns about high interest rates appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Explosive increase of foreign currency accounts in Chile continues
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least since the social outburst, several people have been saying it: wealthy Chileans are taking their fortunes out of the country. The political environment, the new Constitution, the tax changes pushed by the government that takes office in 2022, and a smaller capital market after the successive withdrawals of […] The post Explosive increase of foreign currency accounts in Chile continues appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Militarization of Chile’s Southern Macrozone draws more criticism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Human Rights Institute (INDH) and several Chilean mayors rejected the state of emergency decreed by President Sebastian Piñera, which entails the militarization of four provinces in two southern regions. They stressed that dialogue is the only way to deal with the crisis in the region. In a statement […] The post Militarization of Chile’s Southern Macrozone draws more criticism appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Argentina admits it will not reach an agreement with IMF until 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The evolution of the Argentine economy in 2022 is tied to the restructuring of the debt of US$44 billion contracted with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2018. With the international organization, the country, badly hit after three consecutive years of recession, cannot face maturities for $19 billion expected for […] The post Argentina admits it will not reach an agreement with IMF until 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Argentina inflation set to reheat despite battle to curb prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's inflation rate is expected to have reheated in September, according to a Reuters poll of analysts, heaping pressure on the Peronist government as it looks to keep prices down ahead of crucial midterm elections in November. The country's consumer price index is likely to rise 2.9%, according to the […] The post Argentina inflation set to reheat despite battle to curb prices appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Bolivia’s tourism sector suffocates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) show that the flow of tourists to Bolivia decreased by 74% in 2020. On the other hand, sources from the sector claim that this figure does not reflect reality, that is a crisis that has affected the industry from 2020 until today. Read […] The post Bolivia’s tourism sector suffocates appeared first on The Rio Times . read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Cannabis real estate lender gets FDIC-backed credit line
Pelorus Equity Group, a California-based commercial real estate lender to cannabis-related businesses, said it has secured a federally insured $20 million line of credit. Pelorus said it believes it’s the first company in the cannabis sector to obtain such a credit line from a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)-insured bank. That statement couldn’t immediately be […] Cannabis real estate lender gets FDIC-backed credit line is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
Big Brother Watch: ‘We’ve been censored by YouTube’
YouTube has censored a speech that David Davis MP gave during our event in Manchester last week. Shortly after I uploaded the brilliant speech the video was taken down, claiming that it “contradicts expert consensus”… read more
Minister invited 44 ‘leaders’ to care summit, but not one disabled people’s organisation
The government failed to invite a single representative of a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) to last month’s crucial health and social care reform “summit” meeting, an omission that has been branded “disgraceful” and “unacceptable” by campaigners. One disabled campaigner said the failure […] read more
Government failure to prioritise social care led to countless deaths, MPs’ report suggests
The government and the NHS both failed to pay enough attention to the risks faced by the social care sector at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by MPs has concluded. But the joint report by the Commons science and […] read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Oregon county declares state of emergency over illegal marijuana grows
A county in Southern Oregon is asking for more help to deal with a flood of illegal marijuana grows, declaring a state of emergency and asking for the governor and lawmakers to step in. Oregon county declares state of emergency over illegal marijuana grows is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

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