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CFACT11 hours ago
Climate change chorus exploits tornado tragedyNo amount of facts, history or science is going to sway such dogmatists who, like wind-up dolls, repeat the false mantra of climate-change-causing-bad-storms every time bad weather makes the news and brings tragedy. They are neck-deep into the politics and financial hooks of climate change. The post Climate change chorus exploits tornado tragedy appeared first on CFACT. read more
ClimateCite12 hours ago
No Wind FridayNot a Lot of People Know That By Paul Homewood | Dec. 17, 2021 High pressure is settling in now for at least the next week, not only in the UK but also over much of NW Europe. Hardly surprising then that wind power has disappeared to virtually nothing here, just 0.62 GW: https://grid.iamkate.com/ We are now dangerously reliant on … read more
Is the BBC biased?9 hours ago
Twas the Saturday before ChristmasThank you, even more than normal, for your comments this week. You really have captured all the main goings-on involving the BBC, particularly on the open thread - with a special doff of the cap to Charlie. It's been invaluable, so thanks again. ----------- Today, as JunkkMale notes, has been dominated by a mass 'flounce' by BBC types after Camilla Tominey, the delightful associate editor of the *Daily Telegraph*, published a BBC-bashing piece headlined *The BBC is wilfully ignorant about Tory Britain*. She began: It may be apocryphal but it is a story worth telling anyway. A y... read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Welcome Back KyrieWSJ- Unvaccinated Kyrie Irving Is Returning to the Nets Because of the Covid Surge The latest wave of Covid-19 cases across the NBA is bringing the league’s most prominent unvaccinated player back to the court. Irving is easily the biggest star who remains unvaccinated in a league with a 97% vaccination rate. Now the Nets… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Yo MamaUnsupervised Learning Today almost everything we had figured out then is wrong. We didn’t understand the origin of modern humans, and we’re still in the process of unpacking all the complexity as more and more findings come to light. Beginning in 2010, ancient DNA made plain that Neanderthals and their East-Asian cousins, the Denisovans (after… Continue reading → read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Russia Demands US Strategic Retreat, Demands US Agree Draft Treaties Ending/Reversing NATO Expansion, Revive INF, ABM Treaties, Respect UN, End US Exceptionalism, Regime Change Wars
Russia Demands US Strategic Retreat, Demands US Agree Draft Treaties Ending/Reversing NATO Expansion, Revive INF, ABM Treaties, Respect UN, End US Exceptionalism, Regime Change Wars News Topic 366 https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1790416/ https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790818/?lang=en https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/rso/nato/1790803/?lang=en&clear_cache=Y read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT11 hours ago
The Telegraph Discovers That The Wind Does Nor Always Blow!By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Is Rachel Millard really as dense as this? A lull in wind speeds over the summer was felt in boardrooms across Europe. As it blew at its weakest for around 60 years, major energy companies lost millions of pounds in electricity sales. By September, households started […] read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Has the Sturgeon Fish Been on Earth for 200 Million Years?This ancient family of fish predates most other fish in the world. read more
Virtual Mirage11 hours ago
German Lentil SoupGerman Lentil Soup A good soup starts with good stock. You can use your own beef stock or you can buy canned/packaged beef stock or canned beef broth. Add slices of Polish Kielbasa or smoked sausage to this soup to taste. In some parts of Germany, cooked sauerkraut is added to the finished soup to […] The post German Lentil Soup appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
CTH Site Disruption UpdateYesterday afternoon, in an effort to patch a WordPress security vulnerability, the server network (not us) installed an update. Unfortunately, that update took down the website for a short period around 4:30pm ET Friday and continues to be problematic. In … Continue reading → The post CTH Site Disruption Update appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ11 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 181959 Gen Qasim called Ahwaz and Mohammareh in Iran Arab Started supporting Arabs in Khuzistan province 1980 Iraq advanced 50km into Zagros Mountains in Iranian Kurdistan (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War*) (Musings On I... read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Assume The PositionLutheran church offers drag queen prayer time to children read more
the daily howler11 hours ago
In search of a workable liberal logic!*SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021* *Sonny and Loreen call C-Span:* We're constantly struck by the problems our liberal tribe encounters as we try to create a workable liberal logic. Consider a letter in today's New York Times. The writer is discussing the role the mainstream press should play at this perilous time. The letter refers to this recent column by Ross Douthat. For us, it was the rarest of such columns, in that 1) we could understand what Douthat was saying, and 2) we agreed with his general view. For now, let's focus on the logic of today's letter. Here it is, in full: *To ... read more
PrairiePundit11 hours ago
The dementia of the Biden administration*Dailywire:* *WATCH: Biden Admin Announces Posthumous Medal Of Honor — For Living Recipient Standing In Room* It must be impacting the President's staff too. read more
PrairiePundit11 hours ago
Idiocy of 'defund the police' movement exposed again*Hot Air:* *NBC witnesses the “unintended consequences” of defunding the police — in Vermont.* This is another example of the ridiculous response to George Floyd's death by liberal-controlled cities. The suggestion that the results were unintended shows how thoughtless the plan was, to begin with. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Why Russia vetoed at the U.N. the U.S.-proposed inclusion of climate-change as a ‘National Security’ issue
Eric Zuesse The United States Government wants to persuade the gullible global public that that Government takes seriously the global-warming threat. The only way actually to stop global warming — if it still can be stopped — is to outlaw, even if in only one major country (such as the U.S.), purchases of stocks and […] read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Snopes Tips: How to Spot Coordinated Inauthentic BehaviorPeople and groups sometimes hide their identities on social media in order to mislead and/or influence people for political or financial ends. read more
Real Climate Science12 hours ago
“Should not remain President”The vast majority of COVID-19 deaths in the US have occurred since injections were introduced a year ago. read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Nicaragua: Chronicle Of A Slandered ElectionOn November 7, Nicaragua held elections in which current president Daniel Ortega received 75% support and, as a result, begins a new term of office in January. Not surprisingly, the US government described the election as a “sham.” Of more concern is that many on the left seem to agree. William Robinson’s NACLA article, Nicaragua: Chronicle of an Election Foretold, is a scathing critique, repeated in an interview with The Real News. In this article, we will show that Robinson’s claims are based on falsehoods and elite bias. He appears to be out of touch with the reality faced by m... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
True Colors: Red, White, Black And BlueWith a bold and completely self-sabotaging diplomatic blunder, one which fails on every level including the least rigorous sanity test, this past Wednesday the U.S. was one of two nations to vote against a UN resolution designed to discourage the glorification and promotion of Nazi ideology. The other nation was Ukraine, which currently is overrun and effectively ruled by Jew-hating, Russia-hating, LGBT-hating neo-Nazis, who openly flaunt their allegiance to Stepan Bandera, a collaborator with the Third Reich during WWII. The reason the U.S. supports such Jew-hating, Russia-hating... read more
Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago
“Chinese Aggression” Is Just China Responding To US Aggression
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ It’s an especially dumb day for anti-China propaganda. The Biden administration has imposed trade restrictions on 34 Chinese institutions on the unsubstantiated allegation that they are developing “brain control weaponry“, a claim the mass media have been […] read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Why Russia's Aging Fleet of Flankers is Outmatched by American Fighters*Charlie Gao* *Su-35, Russia* Russia operates around 220 “legacy” Flankers to seventy Su-35S, nearly triple the number. The “legacy” Flankers consist of a mix of original Su-27s, various SM upgrades of this type and twin-seat Su-30s. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Su-35 remains a potent force in closer-range dogfights with the natural maneuverability of the Su- airframe paired with the helmet-mounted sight and the R-73 missile. However, while this off-boresight IR missile locking functionality was fairly revolutionary when it came out, newer American craft with AIM-9X an... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Showdown: Five Defense Contractors Are Vying to Produce This Army Vehicle*Kris Osborn* *Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, United States* The OMFV will be designed as part of the Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicles Program. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *“We are going to take whatever they (industry) hand us and put that through modeling and simulation. The whole intent is to inform future requirements and not put a nail in any requirement until we have to,” Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, Director of Army Futures Command’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team, said in a press release earlier this year. “Once these designs are comple... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"We Are Terribly Confused...""Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world. The mind seeks but cannot find the precise place and hour. We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. We thrash about. We are terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence, and a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life." - Edward O. Wilson read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Democrats attack on voter integrity measures thwarted*Breitbart:* *Kyrsten Sinema Wrecks Biden’s Hopes of Destroying Federal Election Integrity Laws; Democrats Panic* Sinema is not willing to do away with the filibuster to pass the libs unconstitutional attempt to usurp state voting requirements. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
More victims of Biden's open borders policies*Dailywire:* *Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket, Becoming Nation’s Leading Killer For Adults Age 18-45* The Mexican drug cartels are using the cover of the illegal immigrant surge to get this dangerous drug into the country. They have been disguising the drug as ordinary pills. See. also: *‘I wish it were a mistake’: Angel mom presents a ‘tale of two presidents’ and brings receipts* Angel Mom Virginia Krieger said she wrote letters to both former President Trump and to President Biden begging for help with the illicit fentanyl crisis and the difference in reactions from the two lead... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Conroe, Texas among fastest growing cities in USDaily Mail: ... Rounding out the top ten list were Tempe, Arizona; Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, which is just outside of Charleston; and Conroe, Texas on the northern outskirts of Houston. ... Conroe is just north of The Woodlands another rapidly growing area north of Houston. There is a huge lake near Conroe in an area of rolling hills and forests. It is an attractive area in the I-45 corridor. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Enraged monkeys kill 250 DOGS by throwing them from heights in IndiaDaily Mail Enraged monkeys have killed 250 dogs in an Indian district by dragging them to the top of buildings and trees and dropping them.... The post Enraged monkeys kill 250 DOGS by throwing them from heights in India appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The climate in the area these people are using has always been arid*The Hill:* *Climate change is killing migrants crossing the US border: study* *“Access to sufficient amounts of drinking water to support the high rates of water loss experienced during the journey likely makes the difference between life and death for many migrants,” said Ryan Long, a senior author of the study.* The climate in this area has not changed at all. It has always been a desert area. It is like trying to say the Sahara is dry because of "climate change." The real reason for the deaths is that Biden has opened the borders and encouraged people to try this route ... read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
People Get Microchips Implanted That Include Vaccine Records Amid New COVID RestrictionsNewsweek People in Sweden are increasingly seeking to have microchips inserted into their bodies that contain their COVID-19 vaccination records, according to local media outlets.... The post People Get Microchips Implanted That Include Vaccine Records Amid New COVID Restrictions appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Robert F Kennedy Jr admits invite to his holiday party asked for people to be vaccinated or tested for CovidIndependent Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of President John F Kennedy and a prominent vaccine sceptic, has admitted that an invite to his holiday party asked... The post Robert F Kennedy Jr admits invite to his holiday party asked for people to be vaccinated or tested for Covid appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Biden has no idea who he immigrated from Afghanistan*Washington Free Beacon:* *Four Months After Withdrawal, Biden Admin Doesn’t Know Identities of Afghan Refugees Resettled in US* *GOP lawmakers want full accounting of failed vetting efforts* This is typical of the half-assed approach of Biden and his administration, especially when it comes to his Afghan bug out. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Why are so many people going Blind after getting the Covid-19 Vaccine?Daily Expose Since the first Covid-19 vaccine was authorised for use in the United Kingdom, and administered on the 8th December 2020, there have been... The post Why are so many people going Blind after getting the Covid-19 Vaccine? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Republicans not the only ones missing Trump*Breitbart:* *Report: Establishment Media’s Readership Collapses Up to 48% Without Trump’s Presidency* Of course, the establishment media spent the first three years of Trump's presidency pushing the Russian collusion fraud of Hillary Clinton and the Democrats. By this point they should have a real credibility problem. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
‘Test-to-Stay’ Policy: Biden Unveils Push for Biweekly Covid Tests to Keep Children in SchoolGateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila The Biden Regime unveiled a new strategy to keep children in school rather than at home in quarantine. Biden’s... The post ‘Test-to-Stay’ Policy: Biden Unveils Push for Biweekly Covid Tests to Keep Children in School appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
6th Circuit Court Upholds Joe Biden’s OSHA Vaccine MandateGateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila Challenges to Joe Biden’s OSHA vax mandate was assigned to the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a ping-pong lottery... The post 6th Circuit Court Upholds Joe Biden’s OSHA Vaccine Mandate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Advocates Shine Spotlight on Spanish-Language Misinfo on Social MediaWatchdogs say safety measures that help keep English-speaking users safe aren't being equally implemented for Spanish speakers. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Biden gives train wreck speech at South Carolina State University
Biden gives train wreck speech at South Carolina State University ***News Topic 663*** read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Like Hayek? Check Out These New Books in Austrian Political Economy
The presses were busy in 2021 with new work in Austrian political economy. The label ‘Austrian economics’ reminds some of early 20th century scholarship on the economic calculation debate, or of the Austrian’s contributions to the earlier marginal revolution. I use the term Austrian political economy to refer instead to the living research agenda that […] The post Like Hayek? Check Out These New Books in Austrian Political Economy appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
300 years of Romanov rule. Serbia grows in strength as Kaiser prepares for war
300 years of Romanov rule. Serbia grows in strength as Kaiser prepares for war The Duran History Series. Russia and the rise of the Bolsheviks, EP. 6 read more
White Wolf14 hours ago
Full Wolf Moon 2021: A Festive ‘Cold Christmas Moon’ Rise Just Before The Winter SolsticeOfficially “full” on Saturday, December 18, 2021, the “Cold Christmas Moon” will be best seen rising in the northeastern sky just after dusk on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Here’s everything you need to know to see a beautiful bright orange moonrise as the “Cold Moon” puts on a spectacular display just a few days short of the December solstice. *So what’s so special about the “Cold Christmas Moon?” *Of the 12 full moons in 2021 there was a “Blue Moon,” two “Blood Moon” lunar eclipses and three so-called supermoons … and now one “micromoon.” It’s not an official astronomical term, b... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Manchin credited with saving off shore drillingDaily Caller: Democratic lawmakers reportedly eliminated a proposed measure to ban offshore oil and gas drilling along the U.S. coastline from their sweeping spending package after Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced his opposition. The provision was absent from an early draft of the roughly $2.2 trillion Build Back Better Act that was circulated on Capitol Hill by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee which Manchin chairs, congressional aides told The New York Times and The Washington Post. The restriction would have applied to all drilling rigs located in the Atla... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Get in Crash Positions"*"Get in Crash Positions"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Everyone with some gray in their ponytails knows the stock market has ticked every box for a bubble top, so everybody get in crash positions. Let's run through the requirements for a bubble top: *1.* Retail investors (i.e., dumb money) are all in and buying the dip with absolute confidence. As the gray-ponytail traders know, there are many moving parts to the retail dumb money going all in: • The pain of the last bubble bursting has finally faded and been replaced by greed as retail punters watch everyone else mint fortunes by buyin... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Is this the real leader of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach?*Revolver:* *Meet Ray Epps, Part 2: Damning New Details Emerge Exposing Massive Web Of Unindicted Operators At The Heart Of January 6* ... Out of all of the thousands of January 6’s protesters, and the thousands of hours of publicly available footage from that fateful day, Ray Epps has turned out to be perhaps the only person nailed dead to rights confessing on camera to plotting a pre-planned attack on the Capitol. On both January 5 and January 6, Epps announced multiple times, at multiple locations, his upcoming plot to breach the US Capitol. He then spent hours attempting to ... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Editor's NoteDoing Christmas shopping today. Blogging will return later today. read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Woke SaturdayRex wanders into dangerous territory writing about transgenders. He should hire a body guard. read more
null13 hours ago
The Year of the New Normal Fascist[image: undefined] And so, as 2021 goose-steps toward its fanatical finish, it is time for my traditional year-end wrap-up. It’s “The Year of the Ox” in the Chinese zodiac, but I’m christening it “The Year of the New Normal Fascist.” And what a phenomenally fascist year it has been! I’m not talking amateur fascism. I am talking professional Class-A fascism. Government and corporate sanctified fascism. Bug-eyed, spittle-flecked, hate-drunk fascism. I’m talking mobs of New Normal fascists shrieking hatred and threats at “the Unvaccinated” as they are dragged off “Vaccinated Only” tra... read more
Robert Reich13 hours ago
Psst: You want to know what’s really driving inflation? (Not what the Fed thinks it is.)Last week, the Fed’s policy committee announced it would both end its bond-buying program and likely... read more
Halifax Examiner13 hours ago
After three days of testimony, Kayla Borden’s appeal hearing adjourned until JanuaryOn Thursday morning, just before Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella was expected to testify at the appeal hearing into a complaint against constables Scott Martin and Jason Meisner, word got out the hearing would be delayed until the new year. The Examiner reported on the three days of testimony. Here’s what we heard. Monday […] read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Sweden Doesn't Think Russia's S-400 Is Such a Big Deal*Charlie Gao* *S-400, Sweden* In March 2019, the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) published a report that alleges that Russia’s vaunted Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) capabilities in the Baltic region are overrated. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In order for the S-400 to have a 400 km range against large aircraft, it must be able to see over the “radar horizon” presented by the curvature of the Earth. There are a couple solutions to this, which are gone over in the paper: namely the use of an over-the-horizon (OTH) radar or through cooperative engagement capability (... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
These 3 Drones Are the Best in the World at What They Do*Charlie Gao* *Unmanned Aircraft, United States* A limited number of Avengers were acquired by the Air Force for testing, but as they didn’t represent a significant upgrade in survivability in contested airspace, they were not adopted as a proper follow-on. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Converted conventional aircraft have long been used as drones, but primarily in the target role. The recent flight test of unmanned EA-18 Growlers, however, show incredible potential. Drones serve in almost every role on the modern battlefield. From surveillance to direct combat, drones have... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
How the U.S. Air Force Is Adapting for Great Power Warfare*Kris Osborn* *Air Force, United States* The Air Force is looking into the possibility of engineering a new class of tactical lift air vehicles of some kind specifically tailored to operate in major warfare, high-threat environments. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *“When it comes to future tactical lift, there is a lot we are sticking our nose into when it comes to protecting logistics under attack. There are other things out there we may need to move food and fuel in a contested space,” Nahom explained. The Air Force is in process of mapping out the future of its fleet of... read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
CDC Confirms Multiple Cases of Myocarditis in Children Ages 5-11 Who Received Pfizer Jab[image: heart]The CDC has confirmed multiple cases of a potentially deadly type of heart inflammation, in elementary school students who received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayVirus update: • Court rules Biden's vaccine mandate can take effect. • Virus surge brings a 2020 feel to the end of 2021. • Boeing drops COVID-19 mandate for U.S. workers. • NFL moves 3 games; NHL postpones Avalanche-Panthers games. More coverage: https://t.co/bSlBXv34QQ — The Associated Press (@AP) December 18, 2021 Covid-19: Omicron spreading at lightning speed - French PM https://t.co/hlpEYBhput — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 18, 2021 Whoa! massive protest underway in the UK over vaccine passports. pic.twitter.com/wlcFWLct09 — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) December 18,... read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Massive Child Sex Trafficking Ring Busted, Ran for Decades, Protected By Police in Exchange for Sex[image: trafficking]A massive child sex trafficking ring that smuggled girls from Mexico into the US ran for decades and had the protection of at least one NY cop. read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Experts Refute Claims Linking Deadly Tornadoes to Climate ChangeOriginally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? From the Epoch Times: ? ? Experts have pushed back against claims that this weekend’s tragic tornadoes in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee can be clearly linked to manmade climate change. In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, professor… read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
Taxpayers Shell Out $5 Million After Cops Killed Man on ‘LIVE PD’ Over Failing to Dim Headlights[image: ambler]The family of a Javier Ambler, killed by police over failing to dim his lights, has received a historical $5 million settlement from the taxpayers of Austin. read more
LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts15 hours ago
More People is the Metric! Genocide by any other name is still genocide.The population chart covers the last 1000 years. Focus on the point around 1400 AD, at the end of the Middle Ages. You can see in the small pop-out box that this is the end of the Black Death. It is also the lowest point of population level over the last 600 years. This means that during the past six centuries, in what is known as the modern era, we have seen the greatest change in the sustained rate of population growth in human history! read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Must-do tech cleanups for your inbox, network and gadgetsImprove your tech for 2022 by refreshing your home network, taking inventory of your devices, cleaning your cache and deleting old emails. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Tech 101: What to do when your computer freezesPop quiz: How often do you need to restart your computer for best performance? Here’s a hint. If you only do it when your machine crashes or needs to update, that’s not enough. Need help? ” read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana13 hours ago
Europe’s Four Conquests in 300 YearsIn the last 300 years, the Europeans have conquered the world four times: —the first time through their conquistadors, imperialists, slavers, and settlers who committed plunder, rapine, and genocides in an unprecedented world-historical scale, wiped out ancient tribes, nations, and civilizations, and colonized entire continents. —the second time through their utopian ideologies like religious fundamentalism (crusades and other movements), monarchism, communism, capitalism, nazism, racism, and fascism which have caused (and are still causing) wars, insurgencies, revolutions, coups, ... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog14 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin The assassination of Bobby Kennedy: Was Sirhan Sirhan hypnotized to be the fall guy? Laurie Garrett - How HIV and COVID-19 Variants Are Connected The U.S. built a hospital for Iraqi children with cancer. Corruption ravaged it. What if the Doomsday Glacier Collapses? Flood from illegal coal mining traps 21 people in China Germany Sends Warship Into South China Sea for First Time in Almost 20 Years U.S. Blacklists Dozens of Chinese Entities Over Surveillance, Military Work During preventive maintenance checks on the primary circuit of reactor number 1 of the Civaux Nucl... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Cooking the evidence for Jan. 6 events*Washington Examiner:* *Jan. 6 committee caught misportraying another text message to Mark Meadows* This looks like more evidence of a weak political persecution when you have to tamper with the alleged evidence to make your case. read more
Global Issues News Headlines14 hours ago
In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urges UN chiefSecretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from the Catholic Church, which he said recognizes the work of UN personnel “striving for peace around the world”. Read the full story, “In a world of choices, ‘let us choose peace’, urges UN chief”, on globalissues.org → read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Bringing Antifa activists to justice* PJ Media:* *A Christmas Miracle! December Sees Antifa Thugs (Finally) Going to Prison!* Antifa has become the militant wing of the Democrat party and has been active in riots going back as far as their response to Trump's inauguration. Antifa activists were involved in many of the BLM riots and they have been especially busy in Portland Oregon. read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Why Argentina Chose the Korean FA-50 Fighter for its Air Force*David Axe* *Argentina, South America* Acquiring 10 new FA-50s and five Super Etendards is a big deal. Even with these planes, the Argentine air force and navy still would be woefully under-equipped. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* The FA-50s would help the air force to begin rebuilding. The navy meanwhile has begun its own rearmament program. Five ex-French navy Super Etendard fighters in May 2019 arrived at the port of Bahia Blanca in Argentina. The Argentine air force has selected South Korea’s FA-50 as its next fighter, *Jane’s* reported on July 21, 2019. The decision i... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Meet Bob Denard: This Frenchman was the First Modern Mercenary*David Axe* *Mercenaries, Africa* Denard claimed to have the support of the French government, which had been keen to retain influence over its former colonies. But if that claim was true, Paris never publicly confirmed it. *Here's What You Need to Know*: In the late 1990s, there was a seismic shift in the way governments waged war in Africa and across the globe. Bob Denard’s bloody antics in the Comoros had established a precedent. In the early 1960s, the former Belgian Congo came apart at the seams. U.N.-backed Congolese troops battled the forces of the breakaway region of Kat... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Is the Best Bet for Israeli Security*Alexandra B. Hall* *Iran Deal, * It's the eleventh hour on the Iran Nuclear Deal and Israeli security officials are speaking out in its favor. When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal (formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA) in 2018, he made one of the worst policy decisions in recent history. But he did not make this decision on his own. Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ardently opposed to the deal and strongly influenced Trump’s decision-making. Now, former Israeli security officials are ... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
Misinterpretations: China Views U.S. Survey Ship in the South China Sea as a Threat*Kris Osborn* *Submarines, Americas* China is accusing the United States of strengthening support for submarine warfare against Beijing because the U.S. Navy has been operating an oceanographic survey ship in the South China Sea. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Despite the extreme or provocative language used by the Chinese newspaper, the actual presence of the ship may not be a warfare mission, but rather an attempt to better map the region to avoid accidents in international waters. China is accusing the United States of strengthening support for submarine warfare against Bei... read more
The National Interest14 hours ago
America Had a Crazy Plan to Survive Nuclear Armageddon*Steve Weintz* *U.S. Government, United States* Along with Congress, agencies such as the Federal Reserve made accommodations for apocalypse, including giant vaults full of currency. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* If ICBMs left no time to get the President and other leaders to safety, then only the deepest of bunkers would suffice. In 1963 the Pentagon proposed a whopper: the Deep Underground Command Center (DUCC). With the arrival of the Bomb and its immense destructive power, the efforts to protect elites and commoners alike from swift destruction assumed novel and at tim... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Picture Of The DayUkrainian service members are seen on the front line near the village of Travneve in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 15, 2021. Picture taken December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *On the front line of eastern Ukraine *(Reuters). read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Leftist media puzzled by Biden's poor ratingsMike Miller: They’re never going to get it, America. The “journalists” of CNN, I mean. “The Most Trusted Name in News” crowd. Neither will the clown car called MSNBC. These people and others who “think” as they do are incapable of understanding why Joe Biden’s approval ratings continue to swirl down the toilet, *at least as fast* as their pathetic viewership ratings. So as Biden’s numbers continue their freefall, it comes as no surprise that CNN’s Fareed Zakaria is beside himself with puzzlement over the whole thing. Yeah, poor Fareed even wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Jour... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Purdue defends freedom of speech for Chinese studentsWashington Examiner: The president of Purdue University offered support to a Chinese student who had been subjected to harassment from other Chinese students for speaking against the Chinese Communist Party. Zhihao Kong, a student at Purdue and a Chinese citizen, had faced substantial harassment from fellow Chinese students for speaking out in support of the protesters killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, *ProPublica *reported last month. The outlet further reported that Kong’s family was subjected to intimidation and harassment in China by the Ministry of State Securit... read more
Northern Reflections14 hours ago
Facts Don't Matter To These FolksThe stolen election meme keeps roiling through American politics. Jesse Wegman writes: The professional vote-fraud crusaders are not in the fact business. While they pretend to care about real election crimes, their purpose is not to identify whether voters are actually committing such crimes; it is to concoct a world in which the votes of certain people (and it always seems to be the same people) are presumptively invalid. That’s why they are not chastened by data demonstrating — again and again and again and again — that there is essentially no voter fraud anywhere in this count... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Weekend FileWelcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, December 11 1. Strang: StFX outbreak now numbers 114 cases, but high vaccination coverage is limiting severity Cases from that outbreak in […] read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Taking another step backwards with the return of sailing ships?Bloomberg: Add ships being dragged along by giant kites to the list of things the industry is exploring in its quest to decarbonize. At the start of next year, the Ville de Bordeaux, a 154-meter-long ship that moves aircraft components for Airbus SE, will unfurl a 500 square meter kite on journeys across the Atlantic Ocean. It will undergo six months of trials and tests before full deployment. While the industry has come up with multiple decarbonization initiatives, it is struggling to keep pace with goals set out under the Paris Agreement on climate. There’s also pressure on sh... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
6th Circuit reinstates Biden mandate for businessesWashington Examiner: ... The 2-1 ruling by the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati lifted the November injunction, which blocked the rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The court noted in its decision that OSHA has historical precedent for using wide discretion to ensure worker safety and “demonstrated the pervasive danger that COVID-19 poses to workers — unvaccinated workers in particular — in their workplaces,” according to CNBC . With the mandate reinstated, businesses with 100 or more employees will be required to have their workers either fully ... read more
Real Climate Science15 hours ago
“should not remain President of the United States”“220,000 deaths. If you hear nothing else I say tonight, hear this: Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain President of the United States.” – Joe Biden 7:13 PM · Oct 22, 2020 Biden Promises a … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Covid-19: Pharmaceutical giants, Gates, Fauci, UK officials accused of crimes against humanity in International Criminal Court complaintRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – U.K. officials and the world’s most powerful health figures are accused of genocide, citing a series of statistics on the effects of “vaccines” and policies imposed under the guise of ‘mitigating COVID’. Read also: Check out our coverage on curated alternative narratives A group including former Pfizer vice president Dr. […] The post Covid-19: Pharmaceutical giants, Gates, Fauci, UK officials accused of crimes against humanity in International Criminal Court complaint appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Gangsters Out Blog7 hours ago
Snow in SurreyWe got some snow last night but by 4:30 AM it's already turned to rain. High of 7 degrees today. read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
The Muslim Brotherhood: Program, Strategy, Organization (II)Part I Strategy No. 2: Charity and Welfare The Muslim Brotherhood has long organized and kept the tradition of networks of schools and hospitals for the poor and elderly people. The system of financial donations from the faithful supporters is providing food and clothes, medical doctors are serving without charge […] read more
musingsofanoldfart15 hours ago
Always tell the truth – you don’t have to remember as muchAn old friend named Mark used to have a daily updated greeting on his business phone, where he would include a quote with a life lesson. My personal favorite of his is the title of this post. “Always tell the … Continue reading → read more
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