Thursday, October 21, 2021

21 October - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10 pm MDT

The Rio Times16 hours ago
Opinion: Elon Musk and the specter of global control over the Internet
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Two projects play almost no role in the current public discussion but are of existential importance for the future of all humanity. One is the development of digital central bank currencies, which could put all financial matters under complete control by the state(s); the other is populating space with […] The post Opinion: Elon Musk and the specter of global control over the Internet appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Lebanon is falling apart as Civil War looms
Lebanon is falling apart as Civil War looms The Duran: Episode 1117 Lebanon goes to polls in March as economic meltdown spirals Lebanon goes to polls in March amid economic meltdown BEIRUT, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to hold legislative elections on March 27, giving Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government only […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Among 28 countries, Brazil is the 3rd least satisfied with domestic infrastructure – survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Only one in five Brazilians consider themselves satisfied with the country's infrastructure, according to a survey by Ipsos - a research and market intelligence institute. Of the 28 countries analyzed by the researchers, Brazil is the third least satisfied with the national infrastructure, which considers roads, railroads, internet, and public […] The post Among 28 countries, Brazil is the 3rd least satisfied with domestic infrastructure – survey appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
FDA Accepting Public Comment on Covid Vaccine for 5-12 Year Olds
From STAND FOR HEALTH FREEDOM: Our Stand: At-A-Glance There is an FDA meeting on October 26, 2021 to discuss covid vaccination in children ages 5-11, specifically expanding the Pfizer EUA to children as young as five. You can make a... Related Stories - HHS Says Kole Knows - White House Prescribes Shots It's Own FDA Has Not Approved - Deaf Ears And Exposed Arms read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
Growth tops 2022 cannabis business priorities for MJBizCon attendees
Many cannabis entrepreneurs have a simple goal for 2022: growth. That was the most common answer from MJBizCon attendees in Las Vegas when asked about their 2022 priorities. Growth tops 2022 cannabis business priorities for MJBizCon attendees is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Windows 11: 5 best tips, tricks and features to try now
5 Windows 11 tricks you'll use all the time. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
How to get notified automatically the second a home hits the market
Got your eye on a house that isn't up for sale yet? Here's a free trick to get an edge on the bidding war and win your dream home. read more
Kiwis everywhere are growing their own food again
Originally posted on Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch: Up until the 1950s folks grew their own food as a matter of course. It was what you did. Supermarkets kind of changed that but folks are catching on to the fact that processed foods are frequently devoid of nutrients and our fresh produce is sprayed liberally with… read more
Manufacturing Unemployment: Net-Zero Target Will Destroy 650,000 Australian Jobs
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: Net-zero carbon dioxide targets are all about giving more subsidies to unreliable wind and solar which inevitably drive power prices through the roof. Increase power prices, as with any input cost, and profits inevitably diminish. Meaningful employment depends upon healthy and sustainable profits. So, as any student of… read more
null1 day ago
A Big Thank You From the Global Oligarchy
Dear People, We are now almost two years into our great transition, and although there’s still a very long way to go, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in allowing the project to run so smooth thus far, and to encourage you to allow us to continue making progress. We must begin by saying how very pleased we have been by the levels of restraint shown. Given the nature of the plan, we naturally factored in the potential for high levels of civil unrest, but we have been surprised — pleasantly surprised it must […] read more
HHS Says Kole Knows
HHS has been Tweeting some pretty dumb info recently. For example, they Tweeted the story of a young Mom who had Covid - telling her scare story of how terrible it was. Fortunately, she recovered after a long hospitalization. The... Related Stories - FDA Accepting Public Comment on Covid Vaccine for 5-12 Year Olds - White House Prescribes Shots It's Own FDA Has Not Approved - Deaf Ears And Exposed Arms read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Canadian Loves Their Basic Dictatorship
Our political and business elites continue to sell out democracy to China. read more
naked capitalism17 hours ago
India Breaks the Diaper Monopolists. Why Won’t Americans Step Up?
An innovation popular in rural India offers a solution to the diaper duopoly stinking up the budgets of western households. read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
I Missed International Pronoun Day
Yes forget about rising tensions with China, Brexit, EU troubles, etc. Dementia Joe’s State Dept. knows what is important. Has Justin issued a statement yet? read more
North Korea Test Its Limits. Again.
*Mark Episkopos* *Asia, Americas* The SLBM launch is the latest in a flurry of North Korean high-profile weapons tests held in recent months. North Korea has tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), putting the Hermit Kingdom one step closer to fielding a combat-ready ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) fleet. State news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday that the North Korean military test-launched one of its latest ballistic missiles earlier this week. Japanese and South Korea officials corroborated the launch, which took place on Tuesday morning near the eastern p... read more
Multiple landfalling atmospheric rivers aim U.S. West Coast
A series of landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs) will impact the western United States, and British Columbia, this week into early next week, bringing excessive rainfall, strong winds, and mountain snow. This could lead to flash floods and dangerous debris flows in...... Read more » read more
naked capitalism17 hours ago
More on the Use and Misuse of Anger
More discussion of anger in the social and political context. read more
Pakistan's Imran Khan Is in Hot Water
*East Asia Forum* *Pakistan, South Asia* Pay attention to the next six months very closely. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This fractured PTI government found it hard to speak with one voice and offer a coherent vision for improving governance. Yet it muddled through, aided by an equally divided opposition that failed to mount a unified challenge. Imran Khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2018 after defeating entrenched dynastic political parties that had been alternating in government for decades. His Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had not been a strong force on the ... read more
The Army Plans to Change the Way It Conducts Information Wars
*Kris Osborn* *Army, Americas* The Army has been expanding its Integrated Battle Command System to incorporate a multi-domain approach and possibly include F-35 jets and a ship-integrated Aegis radar in its network. The Army wants to break apart its weapons systems to find problems, refine technologies, upgrade components and integrate new technologies as they become available. The goal is to “bridge and overcome” proprietary and technological limitations that can impede interoperability or the possibility of upgrading a weapons system with new generation enhancements such as t... read more
Russia Thinks Aircraft Carriers are Going Extinct
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Aircraft Carriers, * They aren't extinct yet. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *They aren't unsinkable, but they aren't dead yet either. The 2019 iteration of the naval exercise *Sea Breeze*, which brought together nineteen nations (mostly from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and thirty-two ships, ended in the Ukrainian port of Odesa on July 12. The exercise was apparently conducted without incident. The Black Sea has indeed become fraught with tension since the November 2018 Kerch Strait skirmish, which witnessed Russia’s violent seizure of three ... read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
Scientist blames grad student for gibberish book chapter — a charge she calls ‘crazy’
The senior author of a book chapter in the 2020 volume that Springer Nature has retracted for plagiarism has blamed a former grad student from Cuba in the affair — a charge she dismisses as “crazy.” The chapter was retracted nearly 10 months after readers pointed out passages that had appeared to have been churned … Continue reading Scientist blames grad student for gibberish book chapter — a charge she calls ‘crazy’ read more
The Last Refuge18 hours ago
Alarming Wage Report Not Being Discussed in Financial Media – Blue Collar Wages DECREASED in Third Quarter, While Inflation Skyrocketed
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the third quarter review of average weekly wages [Main Data Here]. The results of the year-over-year comparison should alarm everyone. This is a very serious data point that likely means we are in a recession, it just has not been quantified yet. By now everyone knows the term […] The post Alarming Wage Report Not Being Discussed in Financial Media – Blue Collar Wages DECREASED in Third Quarter, While Inflation Skyrocketed appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
Police officers had enough enforcing government covid agenda speak out
Riccardo Bosi interviews Ex NSW Police Officer Alex Cooney and Ex Victorian Police Officer Craig Backman who had enough of enforcing COVID government agenda read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
New York City Retirees Refusing to Eat the Medicare Advantage Dogfood
Savvy New York City retirees have worked out that Medicare Advantage sucks. read more
Electroverse18 hours ago
Arctic Blast Brings October Snow to the UK, + Manam Volcano Pops to 50,000ft
Just in time for the COP26 summit (aka "Climate-Con"), October snow is settling in the northern UK. Plus, Manam AND Aso erupt, continuing the global volcanic uptick. The post Arctic Blast Brings October Snow to the UK, + Manam Volcano Pops to 50,000ft appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
Thoughts
Is the USMC a Domestic Terror Organization? (link) PENTAGON — A Pentagon study aimed at identifying and rooting out extremism in the armed forces has led to the conclusion that the Marine Corps should be a banned extremist group by 2022. (duffleblog) “The Department of Defense convened a panel to study the roots of […] The post Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
CFACT19 hours ago
Irate farmers blast environmental harm caused by solar array
Farmers in central Virginia’s Louisa County got a glimpse of the much-acclaimed green energy future – and they don’t like what they see. The post Irate farmers blast environmental harm caused by solar array appeared first on CFACT. read more
Developing Countries Say No To Net Zero
By Paul Homewood h/t Robin Guenier Twenty countries, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe, make up the LMDC group, which has just published this statement: They make it absolutely clear that they have no intention […] read more
Figueres: First time the world economy is transformed intentionally
By Paul Homewood h/t Harry Passfield As we near COP26, it’s time to recall what Christina Figueres told the world in 2015 prior to the Paris Climate Conference: 3 February 2015 – The Top UN Climate Change Official is optimistic that a new international treaty will be adopted at Paris Climate […] read more
TBT: The Day 2 Million Mile Joe Got His Own Train Station
Yesterday Joe Biden traveled to his home town of Scranton Pennsylvania to give what was announced to be some kind of speech pitching his expensive free stuff agenda. But, not surprising, almost from the very start degenerated into a rambling, nonsensical trip down memory lane more suited for a high school awards banquet or local Chamber of Commerce breakfast. I'm sure there were nervous OH-NO's and pants peeing by handlers behind the scenes. At one point for reasons known only to him, Joe chose to brag to the crowd of how many miles he had logged on taxpayer funded government fligh... read more
Bright fireball over Arkansas, U.S.
A bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Arkansas, U.S at around 01:09 UTC on October 20, 2021 (20:09 LT, October 19). The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 59 reports1 from users in Arkansan, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and...... Read more » read more
Here it comes: the shortages start to hit home - and so does the backlash
I was saddened to read a post by Linda Fox over at Liberty's Torch yesterday evening. It bears out what I've been saying in these pages for a long time, and brings home the fact that food shortages are no longer just a prospect - they're becoming a reality. Do please note her last paragraph. I happened to stop at a Walmart yesterday (needed a lot of diverse things – shower rod, hardware, and garden). I didn’t find as much in the store that I had on the list, so I decided to pick up a few things I’d been meaning to get at a grocery. Guys, I haven’t been that shocked in a LONG... read more
Russia's New Karakurt-class Corvettes Are Coming to Crimea
*Mark Episkopos* *Russian Navy, Eurasia* With as many as eighteen such corvettes slated for construction throughout the mid-2020s, the Karakurt-class ships will be widely circulated throughout the Russian Navy’s Baltic, Black Sea, and Pacific Fleets. Russia’s Navy is slated to receive three advanced *Karakurt*-class corvettes in the coming years. "By late 2021, we expect the handover of the *Tsiklon *and *Burya *corvettes. In 2022, another ship of this class, the *Askold*, is expected," a source in Russia’s shipbuilding industry told Russian state news outlet TASS. First unveile... read more
What China's Investment in Its Amphibious Capabilities Means
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *PLA Navy, Asia* China has its eyes on Taiwan. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *With respect to Taiwan, one can safely assume both a massive PLA superiority in firepower and very close attention to the complex logistics problem. A number of events and trends are coming together now to drive Taiwan, and with it the whole Asia-Pacific region, to the edge of disaster. These include the recent election for Taiwan’s leadership, the unrest in Hong Kong, China’s increasing military might, and the downward spiral of contemporary U.S.-China relations. For sure, Ta... read more
The Duran19 hours ago
LOCALS EXCLUSIVE: Obama’s War, Libya’s Destruction, Ten Years On
LOCALS EXCLUSIVE: Obama’s War, Libya’s Destruction, Ten Years On Connect with theduran and other members of theduran community THE TRUE STORY OF THE LIBYAN CONFLICT THE TRUE STORY OF THE LIBYAN CONFLICT Following Gaddafi’s murder and the fall of Sirte this appears to be a good moment to sum up what has happened over the […] read more
Michael West Media20 hours ago
Perrottet invests in Putin not Parramatta
[image: Dominic Perrottet, Putin, New Generations Fund] Dominic Perrottet’s controversial hedge fund is lending to Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Cayman Islands. What is the NSW Premier doing funding dictators with NSW taxpayers’ money? Michael West reports on the New Generations Fund. read more
Michael West Media20 hours ago
Slick dealings: Australia on wrong end of Trump era oil play
[image: Angus Taylor, US SPR, oil reserve] As Donald Trump would say, nobody does an announcement like Scott Morrison, nobody. Is there any substance to the US oil storage deal which was so praised by the PM and his energy minister Angus Taylor? read more
Miracle of Stephan Crane
He popped out of nothing, fully formed almost and then wrote Red Badge of Courage in which he trulyimagined the civil war in a way tyhat resonated with its soldiers and victims. For which we are thankful. He has informed his successors including Hemingway. Yet he only lived thirty years or so and was struck down by tuberculous. We continue to forget how precarious life was until the breakthroughs of the first decades of the Twentieth century. Then it took decades to get shit separated from our water supply. That remains a work in progress even today in the poorer spots and... read more
Are covid “vaccines” giving people AIDS?
This will make you cry. If this is true, we will see 2,000,000,000 die over the next five years. The Vaccine was fully weaponized to induce AIDS in its victims. That is also the reason that it is taking time to truly appear. This is turning out to be a massive assault on all humanity. I still have faith that most of this will be countered but no clear knowledge beyound the nature of this weaponization which i clued into a long time ago. The other side told me that we will see 2,000,000,000 dead. then i could not see how. Now we know how and it is horrible. We now have it al... read more
Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
Long overdue of course. This should see the rise of coop slaughter houses as well. What is important though is that farmers need to own walk in coolers able to store their hung sides and packed produce as well. This happens to be a significant time window that commercial operations struggle with and are better off capitalized by the producers who have alternative storage streams. once the farmer has the cooler ,it is no trick to call in a meat cutter to process a side for sale at retail outlets including farmers market. This accesses a much higher gross and establishes a close... read more
Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies at 84 After Vaccination
How they get off pretending that this is not a VAX kill escapes me. He started out with a suppressed immune system. Literately the last person who should have had the vaccine. He had a remarkable carreer and wonderfully established a convincing role model for all non white kids who delude themselves into thinking they lack all the advantages our civilization provides. Yes, you can do it and do it everywhere. I grew up with my childhood reading including plenty of Horatio Alger stories. We need to get back to all that. every kid needs that dream gto show him a way out of his... read more
Sussan thinks Renewable Energy is “Clearly Unacceptable”
The Story: https://www.michaelwest.com.au/clearly-unacceptable-environment-minister-sussan-ley-bans-renewable-project-blesses-three-new-coal-mines/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ read more
“Clearly Unacceptable”: Environment Minister Sussan Ley bans renewable project, blesses three new coal mines
[image: AREH, Sussan Ley, coal] In the tradition of Coalition environment ministers, Sussan Ley has knocked back a large renewable energy project while waving through three new coal mines. Callum Foote reports on a government ministry which has found more renewable projects “clearly unacceptable” than coal mines. read more
Gladys and the Wagga Wagga Gun Club: What’s the Scam?
[image: ACTA, Wagga Wagga Gun Club, Gladys Berejiklian, Daryl Maguire] Birds away! Gladys Berejiklian’s former boyfriend Daryl Maguire sure did the Wagga Wagga Gun Club a tidy favour when he jagged it a big government grant. What’s the scam? read more
Britain’s Guantanamo: is Julian Assange a terrorist?
[image: Julian Assange, Wikileaks] As Julian Assange prepares to face a British court for possibly the last time, Gary Lord explores the bizarre twists in the US effort to extradite the Wikileaks founder and the silence of global media. read more
Business whispers: how Treasurer Josh Frydenberg squandered $40bn on JobKeeper
[image: Treasury, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg] It turns out the very business lobbyists who stood to benefit most from JobKeeper were regularly advising the Government on JobKeeper. How $40bn was squandered and the role of corporate spinners Business Council of Australia and AI Group. read more
BratKeeper: profitable private schools purloin JobKeeper, pandemic payments too
[image: Wesley College, JobKeeper] Blessed are the rich, for theirs is the tax from the poor! Elite private schools gorged themselves on JobKeeper despite their profits, on top of Pandemic stimulus payments, and as well as trousering a bigger slice of the federal funding pie read more
Reds Under Bed: Barnaby and Keith’s plot for Australia to subsidise China
[image: Barnaby Joyce, Keith Pitt, coal] The Coalition’s election war-chest will be brimming with fossil fuel donations thanks to demands by Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt to transfer $250bn from Australia to Chinese and other coal and gas companies. Michael West reports on the National Party's latest brainstorm read more
Billionaire disrupters: Forrest, Ambani’s new energy onslaught leaves carbon-corrupt politicians in the dust
[image: Andrew Forrest, Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani] Andrew Forrest and Mukesh Ambani, the richest men in India and Australia respectively, have just gone public with renewable energy deals on a scale previously unthinkable. read more
bilaterals.org19 hours ago
Cambodia-South Korea deal ‘to be signed next week'
21-Oct-2021 The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Korea will sign a draft free trade agreement (FTA) next week, as the two countries witness their bilateral trade amount on the rise. read more
Deep M6.0 earthquake hits Fiji region
A deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit south of the Fiji Islands at 08:10 UTC on October 21, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 497 km (308 miles). EMSC is reporting M5.7 at a depth of 531 km (329 miles). The epicenter was located 695 km (431...... Read more » read more
Bright fireball recorded over western Hungary
A very bright fireball was recorded over western Hungary at around 16:28 UTC (18:28 LT) on October 20, 2021. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has so far received 39 reports1 from users in Hungary and neighboring countries of Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and...... Read more » read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Canon printers are bricking for a very strange reason: Running out of ink
If your Canon printer bricked after running out of ink, you might want to know about this class-action lawsuit. read more
The Duran20 hours ago
The Most Important Black Voice On YouTube
If you’ve ever wondered why the media narrative on race is so at odds with reality, there are reasons for this. The short explanation is hysteria driven by people who are red rather than black. And it goes back a long way on both sides of the Atlantic. On April 10, 1986, the London Times […] read more

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