Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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The Last Refuge28 minutes ago
December Ground Reports, What’s Going on Around Your Town, City or Hamlet with Prices and Products This Holiday Season
Unfortunately, we really cannot rely on BLS data, Commerce data or general information from the mainstream media to get a pulse on what’s really going on with products and prices on Main Street USA. Factually, your ground reports have consistently been the accurate reflection of what’s happening in the various states and regions around the […] The post December Ground Reports, What’s Going on Around Your Town, City or Hamlet with Prices and Products This Holiday Season appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Cairns News34 minutes ago
Australian COVID testing team disregard health issues with Hazmat suits
Testing team Infected Hazmat suits go straight into the back of a Toyota Corolla not put into any sealed container. What next, the groceries on the suits? Some inappropriate language read more
"Escape From California - Lots Of Pain Coming; Home Sales Down"
Jeremiah Babe, PM 12/22/21: *"Escape From California -* * Lots Of Pain Coming; Home Sales Down"* read more
Cairns News1 hour ago
Diesel additive AdBlue production to be ramped up trying to keep national transport fleet on the road
Member for Kennedy, Bob Katter, says the news that Incitec Pivot will ramp up production of Australia’s supply of AdBlue (diesel additive for trucks) is music to his ears but urged the Federal Government to back the Sovereign Fuel Security Bill to ensure all fuel supplies are secure in Australia. Mr Katter said that he […] read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Joe Biden Says 200 Million Americans Vaccinated, Amid U.S. Population of 350 Million
I don’t mean kick up a cloud of dust here, but something is weird again. Last week we spotlighted information provided by media about the U.S. vaccination rate being considerably overstated {Go Deep}. In essence the CDC data was being revised downward to correct prior rates of vaccination that were not accurate. During an ABC […] The post Joe Biden Says 200 Million Americans Vaccinated, Amid U.S. Population of 350 Million appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Any Good Reason to File for Social Security Benefits Before 70?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Social Security, Americas* People who are planning to retire should calculate how much they expect to receive and if they will be able to live off of it. For millions of hardworking Americans—after decades of pouring money into the Social Security program—there will come a day when they will finally get to reap the financial benefits. However, even when that time arrives, many people will wonder how much they can expect to receive and if they will be able to live off those monthly checks. *Pays to Wait? * Retirees should be aware that to even qualify f... read more
Erdogan Fights “Dollarization” As Turkish Lira Briefly Recovers
*Trevor Filseth* *Turkey, Europe* Despite the improvement of the lira, Erdogan’s economic problems are far from over. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced a set of laws on Monday intended to prevent “dollarization” within Turkey and push the country’s citizens to save their money in lira—a decidedly unattractive proposal given that the Turkish lira has declined sharply in value since the beginning of the year. “We are presenting a new financial alternative to citizens who want to alleviate their concerns stemming from the rise in exchange rates when they evaluate ... read more
bilaterals.org2 hours ago
Corea del Sur solicita el apoyo de Colombia para unirse a la Alianza del Pacífico
22-Dec-2021 Corea del Sur ha solicitado el apoyo de Colombia para convertirse en miembro asociado de la Alianza del Pacífico, durante la tercera reunión del Comité Conjunto para el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) Corea del Sur-Colombia celebrada, este miércoles, entre los dos países. read more
bilaterals.org2 hours ago
Preside Paraguay Mercosur con distanciamiento de Uruguay
22-Dec-2021 Paraguay comenzó una nueva presidencia temporal del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) con Uruguay distanciado del documento final de su recién celebrada Cumbre de Jefes de Estado. read more
bilaterals.org2 hours ago
Informe de Impactos de protección a las inversiones y arbitraje: La Convención está en un momento clave para revisar la participación de Chile en los Tratados de Libre Comercio
22-Dec-2021 Las recomendaciones del informe apuntan a que desde la Constitución se ponga un candado a las empresas transnacionales y a los inversores extranjeros de tener estas prerrogativas de llevar al Estado a arbitraje internacional, cuando sienten que a través de una medida pública modifica o reduce sus ganancias. read more
bilaterals.org2 hours ago
Corea del Sur anuncia su interés por unirse al TPP-11
21-Dec-2021 La idea ya genera la oposición del sector agrícola, pues estiman que podría hundir a los granjeros locales. read more
Food Safety News2 hours ago
Dole recalls salads because of new deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections
The FDA, along with the CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections potentially linked to Dole packaged leafy greens. A recall has been initiated, but there is concern consumers may have unused portions in their homes. A full list of recalled products is available on FDA’s website. In addition to Dole Fresh... Continue Reading read more
Turcopolier3 hours ago
“Why HCQ and Ivermectin were removed from India’s Covid-19 treatment protocol” – TTG
New Delhi, 26 September 2021 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Task Force on Covid-19 have dropped the use of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drugs from their revised guidelines for the treatment of the infection. The … Continue reading → read more
US On Homesh Attack
The issue of illegal Jewish settlements is in the news again, this time owing to a recent attack by Palestinian fighters who opened fire on a car carrying Israeli settlers in the northern West Bank. One of the settlers was killed and two were injured as their car was traveling near what Israeli sources call an “illegal settlement” named Homesh, an outpost erected and maintained without Israeli government or military permission. The settlers were traveling home to another settlement, Shavei Shomron. Settlers in the region are militant fanatics known to be particularly violent, and ... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Ecuador suspends all types of events and requires vaccination certificate
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After registering a new increase in cases, including the proliferation of the new Omicron variant, Ecuador is once again establishing substantial internal restrictions that will also have an impact on tourism activity. The toughest of them is the suspension of all events, public or private, and the read more
300 Doctors Implore Australia To Bring Assange Home
Over 300 doctors from around the world have today written to the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, imploring him to seek Julian Assange’s immediate release from prison in the U.K. on medical grounds. The post 300 Doctors Implore Australia To Bring Assange Home appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
‘A For-Profit Company Is Trying To Privatize As Many Public Libraries As They Can’
"Even if we don’t see a written-out master plan, the banning of books, the attacks on teaching real US history, the efforts to push out professors with views that transgress official US policy: In their myriad forms, these actions tell us that it’s important to powerful people to restrict what ideas people can access. It’s the land of the free and the home of the brave—except if you want to know what’s happened, and happens, here, or to tell people about it. It all shows us the power of ideas. As infuriating and sad and enervating as it all is, it reminds us that knowledge is powe... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Peru: Which districts in Lima offer the best profitability in the real estate market?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Urbania's latest Real Estate Market Index report indicated that the annual profitability in Metropolitan Lima is at 4.39%, which means that it takes 22.8 years of rent to recover the investment, 2.6% more than a year ago. The areas of Breña Norte, Lima Sur, and Lima Oeste are the best […] read more
Stoney Nakoda Language Resources Launched To Preserve Indigenous Language
The Stoney Education Authority (SEA), with support from The Language Conservancy, is releasing historic Stoney Nakoda language learning resources this December. This release includes three picture books, a Level 1 textbook, and an alphabet colouring book. The release also includes several digital resources: a 9,000-word web and mobile dictionary, a textbook-accompanying media player app, and a vocabulary-building app. The post Stoney Nakoda Language Resources Launched To Preserve Indigenous Language appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
‘The Great Reset’ Will Abolish Christianity With History Proving Thousands Of Church Leaders Will Be Slaughtered And Many More Sent To ‘Death Camps’
‘The Great Reset’ Will Abolish Christianity With History Proving Thousands Of Church Leaders Will Be Slaughtered And Many More Sent To ‘Death Camps’ by Bob Shillingstad for All News Pipeline – Long Called ‘Conspiracy Theory’, We’re Watching This Butchery Now Unfolding Before Our Eyes – “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It … read more
Only Second Coming Will Make Things Better in 2022 – Bill Holter
Only Second Coming Will Make Things Better in 2022 – Bill Holter by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Precious metals expert and financial writer Bill Holter says huge lies and massive money printing have held the financial system together. His big prediction for 2022 is that both the lies and money printing are going to get much worse. … read more
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò: Urges the People to Fight Back Against the End of Humanity, Against The Great Reset (ie. The Great King Satan)
 The Great Reset: “Re” in Italian means King. “Set” is another name for Satan! So The Great Reset means The Great King Satan! end read more
Papers, Please: Austria Unleashes its Vaccine Gestapo
Papers, Please: Austria Unleashes its Vaccine Gestapo by BLUEAPPLES, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Orson Welles once famously recounted a story during his youth when he was sent to Europe by his wealthy yet frivolous father to learn how to make the most of his money in order to survive. Welles recounted being in the Austrian Alps with a … read more
US Mercenaries Are Taking Over Ukraine, Supplying Drones And Chemical Components – Shoigu
RT Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has claimed US private military companies are amassing CHEMICAL COMPONENTS in Eastern Ukraine, as the situation remains heated in the area. end read more
France Takes Over EU Presidency: French Plans for Migrants, Borders & Finance – TLDR News
TLDR News EU In January France is set to take over the rotating “Presidency of the Council of the European Union”. With this new position comes new responsibilities; responsibilities that are even more interesting considering France is heading to the polls during the French reign at the EU. So in this video we’re going to … read more
Getting Under Your Skin | Sweden Unveils COVID-Pass IMPLANT
RT Sweden has produced a COVID pass that is hard to lose, being an IMPLANT – a microchip the size of a grain of rice. We spoke with the inventors behind the new ‘wearable’ tech. end read more
Tariq Ali: Afghanistan War Was For Money Laundering & Drug Trafficking, NOT Freedom & Women’s Rights
Going Underground on RT On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Tariq Ali, author of ‘The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold’. He discusses the persecution of Julian Assange and the significance of the Afghan war logs released by Wikileaks, the real motives for the US-led NATO war and occupation of Afghanistan … read more
Israel Belatedly Admits Direct Role In Helping US Assassinate Soleimani
Israel Belatedly Admits Direct Role In Helping US Assassinate Soleimani by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ What was by far the boldest and most controversial foreign policy action of the Trump administration was the assassination of Iran’s IRGC Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani, which could have easily sparked war with Iran. From the start, details of the … read more
Cairns News3 hours ago
CSIRO GEELONG LAB VICTORIA AUSTRALIA ENGINEERED COVID-19
We are repeating this video previously published to freshen up your keep informed folder for the next election. First published on August 1st, 2020, this video reveals Australian government owned and funded, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO est 1916) and their Covert Covid operation involving Bill Gates and more … read more
Early Stages of the Next Worldwide Economic Collapse
GoldSilver Pros I sat down with Economic Ninja at the Silver Symposium earlier this year and we covered a ton of topics. From what we do with our businesses, to the horrific economic situation this country has seen over the past few years with unemployment and business closures, how the supply chain shortage and shipping … read more
Swann: ‘There is An Active Purge in the US Military’!
RT America “Kenosha shooter” Kyle Rittenhouse is enjoying a long-overdue vindication in the eyes of his conservative defender. He’s not been clear about whether he will sue the voices in media who demeaned and denigrated him in the aftermath of the shooting. Lionel of Lionel Media reacts. (01:23) – Then investigative journalist Ben Swann weighs … read more
Austria Hiring People to “Hunt Down Vaccine Refusers”
Austria Hiring People to “Hunt Down Vaccine Refusers” by Paul Joseph Watson, https://www.infowars.com/ Workers told they’ll be doing a lot of overtime. The Austrian government is hiring people to “hunt down vaccine refusers,” according to a report published by Blick. – Yes, really. The burden for enforcing the fines unjabbed Austrians will have to pay … read more
IMF, World Bank & 10 Countries Held Alarming “Simulation” Of Global Financial System Collapse
Cyber Polygon about to be executed! This is part of their Great Reset (Great King Satan) to usher in their Luciferian Financial System. All who wants to participate in this Satanic system will need to take their Mark of The Beast Vaccine. – Make sure you hold more physical cash on hand. ATMs will go … read more
Russia Upgrades Its Nuclear Forces to Deter America
*Peter Suciu* *Russian Military, Russia* Earlier this year, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin emphasized the efforts Russia is making to modernize its nuclear force. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Moscow still retains a stockpile of thousands of warheads – including more than 1,500 warheads that are deployed on missiles and bombers capable of reaching U.S. territory. Last year, a Congressional Research Service Report published by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) highlighted the state of Russia's nuclear weapons. Moscow's nuclear forces consisted of both... read more
Did You Know Lockheed's YF-12 Predated the SR-71 Blackbird?
*Stephen Silver* *YF-12, * Before the famous SR-71, there was the YF-12, which emerged from Lockheed Martin in the 1960s. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Before the famous SR-71, there was the YF-12, which emerged from Lockheed Martin in the 1960s. During its nine years of existence, the YF-12 had slightly less than 300 flights, of a total of about 450 flight hours. And it was thought to be one of the fastest jets ever to fly. It had a short life and was never actually used operationally by the military, but it did form the basis for the SR-71, which had a much longer life.... read more
Your In-Depth Guide to .22 Pistols: Accuracy, Reliability, Value, and More
*Gun News Daily* *Handguns, United States* These six .22 pistols are all great, and even better for specific circumstances. *Here's What You Need to Rememebr:* For serious shooters, getting a .22 pistol is a great and *inexpensive way of squeezing in more training*. And, if you are looking to train someone up to fire a pistol, getting a .22 pistol is the logical place to start. *While .22s remain amazing weapons to take down squirrels and other small game, they have many other uses.* Shooters have been relying on it for over a century, and it is now older than many of the weapo... read more
Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico at 23:22 UTC on December 22, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 12 km (7.4 miles). The epicenter was...... Read more » read more
"Shortages Are Getting Worse As The Global Supply Chain Crisis Enters An Ominous New Chapter"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Shortages Are Getting Worse As The Global * *Supply Chain Crisis Enters An Ominous New Chapter"* by Michael Snyder "All of the shortages were supposed to be gone by now. During the first half of 2021, the blind optimists were assuring us that by the end of the year the pandemic would be over, the spike in inflation would have proven to be “transitory”, the global supply chain crisis would be resolved, and the U.S. economy would be booming. Of course the truth is that none of those things happened. In fact, overall conditions are even worse than they were... read more
The Big Threats Are The Ones We Can’t Come Back From: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ NATO expansionism and provocations in Ukraine have caused Russia to issue warnings that it will begin creating counter-threats to those escalations if they are not scaled back, which can easily lead to another Cuban Missile Crisis-like standoff […] read more
Gerald Celente And The Judge, "The US Government Hates Christmas"
Gerald Celente And The Judge, *"The US Government Hates Christmas"* "The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over fear and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in these increasingly turbulent times." - https://trendsresearch.com/ read more
Up Your Nose With A Rubber Hose
Nasal/oral viricidal washes can be done prophylactic twice a day and up to every 4 hours during early treatment. Reduce viral load for less severe illness. https://t.co/t5awlqZshV — Peter McCullough, MD (@P_McCulloughMD) December 23, 2021 read more
Scientists Find Traces of Massive Ancient Rainforests in Antarctica.
Scientists Find Traces of Massive Ancient Rainforests in Antarctica — Curiosmos https://curiosmos.com/a-stumping-discovery-scientists-find-traces-of-ancient-rainforests-in-antarctica/ read more
This Won’t End Well
I’ve seen Jurassic Park. BBC- Perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo found in China read more
How Much is Freedom Worth?
Stand with Children’s Health Defense in showing the pharma-captured government agencies that we will not go quietly into medical tyranny. We also will not stand aside and allow children, who have virtually no serious risks from COVID, to be sacrificed for big-industry profits. The lies and corruption have been exposed in Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s […] The post How Much is Freedom Worth? appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Source: Cuomo is planning to run for Tom Suozzi’s congressional seat
(December 22, 2021) — Sources close to Andrew Cuomo say that the disgraced former Governor is secretly planning a political comeback — with the passive help of Rep. Tom Suozzi. Suozzi plans to run for Governor next year in order The post Source: Cuomo is planning to run for Tom Suozzi’s congressional seat first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle. read more
Econlib4 hours ago
The Attack on Walter Block
On December 10, the Provost of Loyola University of New Orleans wrote the following to Walter Block. Walter is the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics at Loyola. Re: Another complaint Dear Dr. Block, I write to inform you that I am in receipt of three additional complaints against you […] The post The Attack on Walter Block appeared first on Econlib. read more
A Naive Lil’ Totalitarian Thug on Display
It’s hard to decide whether Benjamin Butterworth is driven by fear or just his innate totalitarian predilections. Either way, he knows nothing about history. read more
Komando.com5 hours ago
A woman found an AirTag hidden under her car – Here’s how to spot them
A Twitter post has gone viral from a woman who claims to have found an AirTag attached to her car. read more
MJBizDaily5 hours ago
Oklahoma warns medical marijuana businesses about email solicitation scam
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority issued a warning to stakeholders that scammers have been emailing medical cannabis businesses in the state seeking charitable donations that would supposedly be spent on "a child's medical procedure." Oklahoma warns medical marijuana businesses about email solicitation scam is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Astronomers Find Magnetic Field on Distant Alien World.
Astronomers Find Magnetic Field on Distant Alien World — Curiosmos https://curiosmos.com/astronomers-find-magnetic-field-on-distant-alien-world-exoplanet/ read more
A Holiday Check-in with New Horizons
[image: A Holiday Check-in with New Horizons] The fact that we have three functioning spacecraft outside the orbit of Pluto fills me with holiday good spirits. Of the nearest of the three, I can say that since New Horizons’ January 1, 2019 encounter with the Kuiper Belt Object now known as Arrokoth, I have associated the spacecraft with holidays of one kind or another The July 14, 2015 flyby of Pluto/Charon wasn’t that far off the US national holiday, but more to the point, I was taking a rare beach vacation during the last of the approach phase, most of my time spent indoors with ... read more
"Standing Up When It’s Too Late"
*"Standing Up When It’s Too Late"* By JR Nyquist "This article is a comparison between America and another great empire faced with rot in high office and a decline of the state - Rome. The writer, JR Nyquist, artfully points out it’s not the big events that sink an empire but many seemingly little ones. You could call what is happening to the U.S. “death by a thousand cuts.” Except in this story, people are not really aware how deep the cuts are and exactly who is doing the cutting. I loved this piece, and I hope you do as well." - Greg Hunter ○ "There is a letter by Marcus Tullius ... read more
Pension Pulse3 hours ago
KKR, OTPP and PSP Investments Take Control of Spark Infrastructure
A month ago, David Carroll of Pv Magazine reported that Spark Infrastructure's $5.2 billion takeover secures foreign investment approval: Spark Infrastructure has announced that the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has approved the $5.2 billion takeover of the power grid operator by a consortium led by United States-based global investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP). *The consortium, jointly owned by entities linked to KKR, OTPP and Canada’s PSP Investments, will take control of the network operator on December 22 if t... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"What will become of our Sun? The first hint of our Sun's future was discovered inadvertently in 1764. At that time, Charles Messier was compiling a list of diffuse objects not to be confused with comets. The 27th object on Messier's list, now known as M27 or the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula, one of the brightest planetary nebulae on the sky - and visible toward the constellation of the Fox (Vulpecula) with binoculars. It takes light about 1000 years to reach us from M27, featured here in colors emitted by hydrogen and oxygen. We now know that in about 6 billion years, our ... read more
"Doug Casey on How Marxists Captured the Universities and Will Soon Capture the Nation"
*"Doug Casey on How Marxists Captured the* * Universities and Will Soon Capture the Nation"* by Internationalman.com *"International Man:* Communist and socialist ideas are growing in popularity among the millennial and Gen Z generations. In fact, the majority of young people dislike capitalism and favor a more socialist or even a communist economic system. This is evidenced by the rise of politicians like Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC) and The Squad. What’s your take on this? *Doug Casey:* The youth are being corrupted, and it’s more serious than ever. Although I say that a bit to... read more
"We Have A Fear..."
"We have been to the moon, we have charted the depths of the ocean and the heart of the atom, but we have a fear of looking inward to ourselves because we sense that is where all the contradictions flow together." - Terence McKenna read more
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Dissatisfied With Hypersonic Development
*Stephen Silver* *Hypersonic Weapons, Americas* Now, a new report states that Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is “unsatisfied” with the progress of the hypersonics program. *Here's What to Remember: *The Air Force has been trying to make hypersonic missiles for quite some time. However, there have been some indications lately that it has struggled with difficulties. Earlier this year, a prototype of the Air Force’s hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) failed to ignite after separating from the B-52 Stratofortress. “The ARRW team continues to pro... read more
Mossberg's New 9mm Pistol Goes Head to Head with Glock
*Gun News Daily* *Mossberg MC1SC, United States* Competition is good. Here is how Mossberg is trying to make its mark. *Key point:* As part of their 100th anniversary of being in business, Mossberg announced that they would be entering the pistol market with their new MC1sc, a 9mm single stack pistol designed for concealed carry. While it will take many more years for the MC1sc to develop a track record comparable to a Glock 43, Smith & Wesson Shield, or Walther PPS, so far it appear to be a very refined and ergonomic weapon that will be a solid concealed carry option. Mossberg ... read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Supreme Court Accepts and Schedules Hearing on Biden Vaccine Mandate for January 7
BREAKING TONIGHT – The Supreme Court has announced [LINK HERE and LINK HERE] it will hold a special hearing next month to consider challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for large employers and a separate coronavirus vaccine mandate for health-care workers. [Order 595 LINK] Both vaccine mandates have been partially blocked from going into […] The post Supreme Court Accepts and Schedules Hearing on Biden Vaccine Mandate for January 7 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Iran: UN independent experts condemn secret execution of Kurdish prisoner
Two UN-appointed independent rights experts condemned the arbitrary execution in the strongest terms on Wednesday, of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner as a sign of “clear disregard for their obligations under international human rights law”. Read the full story, “Iran: UN independent experts condemn secret execution of Kurdish prisoner”, on globalissues.org → read more
Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans
The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution clearing the way for aid to reach Afghans in desperate need of basic support, while preventing funds from falling into the hands of the Taliban, a move welcomed by the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator as a “milestone” decision that will save lives. Read the full story, “Security Council paves way for aid to reach desperate Afghans”, on globalissues.org → read more
Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns
As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued a reminder on Wednesday that “anyone who ignores COVID-19 is…perpetuating it”. Read the full story, “Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns”, on globalissues.org → read more
WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists
Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. Read the full story, “WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists”, on globalissues.org → read more
Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid funding shortages
The UN food relief agency warned on Wednesday that it is running out of funds to continue providing food assistance to 13 million Yemenis. Read the full story, “Yemen alert: 8 million face reduced rations amid funding shortages”, on globalissues.org → read more
"Bound for Collision"
*"Bound for Collision"* by Bill Bonner Youghal, Ireland... "It could be almost anything, of course. A stock market crash. A sharp rise in bond yields. Extreme weather. A new ‘variant.’ The omicron variant, for example. An internet search this morning turned up a total worldwide death count of 8 people, 7 in the UK and 1 in Texas. Not exactly the end of the world. But when you have a degenerate empire sinking into an abyss, you go with the emergency you have on hand. And those are just the known unknowns. As for the unknown unknowns, the woods are full of them. Today, we return to ... read more
How Public Workers Can Stop The Privatization Of Everything
In New Book, The Privatization Of Everything, Cohen And Mikaelian, Describe And Debunk The Vast Array Of Privatization Schemes That Now Litter The Landscape, From Private Prisons And Charter Schools To For-Profit Water Treatment And Trash Collection. The post How Public Workers Can Stop The Privatization Of Everything appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Who Actually Owns Corporations, Anyway?
According to elementary students of economics and Wall Street financiers alike, the answer to this question is as simple as it is intuitive: the shareholders. The standard narrative goes like this: a share is a “piece of a company.” Accordingly, the holders of those shares are the company’s collective owners. Shareholder ownership explains why an army of retail investors coordinating trades on Reddit could claim they “owned a piece” of the struggling video game retailer GameStop and why Warren Buffet is as certain he “owns” companies as varied as GEICO and Dairy Queen as less weal... read more
This Time The Defeat Was On Joe Biden
On June 11, 2021, a plan carefully conceived 17 years earlier by the U.S. government was defeated in Cuban neighborhoods and streets. Born at the end of the Bush era, after more than 50 years of subversive actions had been negated, the new action plan was intended to take advantage of the generational change on the island to put an end to the Revolution. The post This Time The Defeat Was On Joe Biden appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Kellogg’s Strike Ends
Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) who work at Kellogg’s ready to eat cereal plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Lancaster, Pa., Omaha, Neb. and Memphis, Tenn. have voted to accept the recommended collective bargaining agreement. Approval of the contract ends the BCTGM’s strike against Kellogg’s, which began on October 5, 2021. The post Kellogg’s Strike Ends appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Chile: Another Good-Sized Nail In Neoliberalism’s Coffin
This brings us to a central political issue: what has the October 2019 Rebellion and all its impressively positive consequences posed for the Chilean working class? What is posed in Chile is the struggle not (yet) for power but for the masses that for decades were conned into accepting (however grudgingly) neoliberalism as a fact of life, until the 2019 rebellion that was the first mass mobilization not only to oppose but also to get rid of neoliberalism. The Rebellion extracted extraordinary concessions from the ruling class: a referendum for a Constitutional Convention entrusted... read more
RIP Árpád Pusztai: A Courageous Scientist who Outed the Dangers of GMOs
Dr. Árpád Pusztai, one of the most courageous independent scientists of the modern era, has passed away after a long battle with ill health at the age of 91. Dr. Pusztai was one of the first scientists to reveal the potential dangers of GMO crops. Dr. Pusztai was a Hungarian-born biochemist and nutritionist who spent […] The post RIP Árpád Pusztai: A Courageous Scientist who Outed the Dangers of GMOs appeared on Sustainable Pulse. read more
CONTRARY BRIN1 hour ago
Supply Side 'economics' without a single success -- except a rising oligarchy
Philstockworld has republished my most devastating evisceration of the Thatcherite insanity called "Supply Side" (voodoo) economics, a cult incantation that has not one... even one... ever even *one*... successful prediction or outcome to its credit - an unrelenting record of devastating failures and trillion dollar ripoffs. Alas, almost none of my eviscerations is used currently by those public figures who *oppose* the madness! Wretched-stupid evil on one side... vs. goodguys who are too dumb to offer effective persuasion on the other. I'd say we were doomed except... science wi... read more
“The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers”
*“The Wit and Wisdom of Will Rogers”* by Tom Purcell "Things are mighty heated these days. Tempers are flaring and minds are closed. Here’s the solution: the wit and wisdom of Will Rogers. “The short memory of voters is what keeps our politicians in office.” “We’ve got the best politicians that money can buy.” “A fool and his money are soon elected.” Rogers spoke these words during the Great Depression, but they’re just as true today. With 24-hour news channels, our memories are shorter than ever. And in the mass-media age, the politician who can afford the most airtime frequently... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia develop video games against depression and anxiety
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Students from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador create video games against depression and anxiety, inspired by ideas of children and adolescents from schools of the educational association Fe y Alegría, reported in Lima the promoters of this initiative. The video games were created during the . . . To read the […] read more
Medical Kidnap4 hours ago
34,337 Deaths 3,120,439 Injuries Following COVID Shots in European Database as UK Public Data Show 35 Deaths 213 Hospitalizations Among Booster Triple Vaccinated
The European (EEA and non-EEA countries) database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, verified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and they are now reporting 32,649 fatalities, and 3,003,296 injuries following injections of four experimental COVID-19 shots. Meanwhile, The Exposé is reporting that public health data in the UK shows that the vast majority of deaths and hospitalizations in the UK are among those vaccinated, and now there are 35 deaths and 213 hospitalizations being reported among those who have received booster shots and are triple-vaccinated. ... read more
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "What I Have Learned So Far"
*"What I Have Learned So Far"* "Meditation is old and honorable, so why should I not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside, looking into the shining world? Because, properly attended to, delight, as well as havoc, is suggestion. Can one be passionate about the just, the ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit to no labor in its cause? I don't think so. All summations have a beginning, all effect has a story, all kindness begins with the sown seed. Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel of light is the crossroads of - indolence, or action. Be ignited, or be gone." ~ M... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Deutsche Bank expects higher growth and tougher politics in Chile, Colombia and Peru
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deutsche Bank said Wednesday that it expected Chile, Colombia, and Peru to again likely outperform the rest of the Latin American region in terms of economic growth by 2022. While the three Andean economies also faced inflationary pressures, they were either much milder (in the cases of Colombia and Peru) […] read more
bilaterals.org4 hours ago
López Obrador dice que incentivos de autos eléctricos de EEUU violan el T-MEC
22-Dec-2021 El presidente mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, denunció este martes que los incentivos fiscales de Washington para comprar vehículos eléctricos estadounidenses son contrarios al Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC). read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
In Brazil’s election year 2022, US$1 billion will be available to the parties
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The approval by Congress of the electoral and party funds guaranteed to the Brazilian legions an unprecedented amount of public resources in the election year 2022. A total of R$5.96 billion (US$ 1 billion) will be available to the parties for campaign . . . To read the full NEWS […] read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
Biden Goes Back to The Stage Set to Participate in Supply Chain and Economic Propaganda Broadcast
Joe Biden went back to the White House stage set today (always weird) to read from his script and hold a broadcast zoom meeting with the supply chain and inflation ‘task force’ led by Brian Deese. [Read Transcript Here] The occupant of the White House proclaimed that gas prices have dropped ten cents, the port […] The post Biden Goes Back to The Stage Set to Participate in Supply Chain and Economic Propaganda Broadcast appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
34,337 Deaths 3,120,439 Injuries Following COVID Shots in European Database as UK Public Data Show 35 Deaths 213 Hospitalizations Among Booster Triple Vaccinated
The European (EEA and non-EEA countries) database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, verified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and they are now reporting 32,649 fatalities, and 3,003,296 injuries following injections of four experimental COVID-19 shots. Meanwhile, The Exposé is reporting that public health data in the UK shows that the vast majority of deaths and hospitalizations in the UK are among those vaccinated, and now there are 35 deaths and 213 hospitalizations being reported among those who have received booster shots and are triple-vaccinated. ... read more
US and Allies Prepare for War Against Russia
*Peter Suciu* *Special Forces, * U.S. Special Operations Europe planned for the Trojan Footprint 21 and Black Swan 21 exercises to concur simultaneously to help simulate a full-blown conflict with Russia. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Georgia hosted this year's Trojan Footprint 21, where the U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group trained to continue to build interoperability with Georgian Special Operations Forces. It has been said many times that soldiers are made, not born – even if some would argue that there is a special breed of soldier that ... read more
Why the Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon is Here to Stay
*Sebastien Roblin* *F-16 Fighter, United States* The U.S. Air Force intends to continue flying its 1,200 F-16s well into the 2040s by extending the airframe’s service life from eight to twelve thousand hours. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Unlike the early model F-14 and F-15s, the Falcon was also designed as a multirole fighter, and it could lug up to seventeen thousand pounds of munitions or electronic-warfare gear on its eleven hardpoints, including a new generation of precision guided weapons such as Maverick missiles and laser-guided bombs. The F-16 Fighting Falcon bea... read more
How the B-52 Bomber Defends American Troops Across the Globe
*Peter Suciu* *B-52 Bomber, * Today’s B-52 bomber has been massively overhauled to the point wherein it is almost an entirely different airplane than it was years ago, as either has gotten or will soon get new engines, internal weapons bays, electronic warfare systems, intelligence, and networking technologies and sensors. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Despite emerging as far back as the 1960s, the bombers are still viable and able to function effectively in combat, due to some maintenance and sustainment efforts. The United States Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress has logged... read more
New Mandala5 hours ago
2021: Déjà vu and new devastation – New Mandala’s year that was
Readers will need no reminders of the ongoing global precarity that has marked the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen the remarkable capacity of science to produce vaccines that offer hope of a resolution to one of the greatest existential threats of our age. And we have witnessed how power of capital... The post 2021: Déjà vu and new devastation – New Mandala’s year that was appeared first on New Mandala. read more
Not PC5 hours ago
Summer reading
Last week a friend was metaphorically assaulting me for not posting my regular pic of my pile of summer reading. "Fear not!" I played for time, explaining that everything this year takes much longer... So what are you planning to read over these long summer days of holiday hell? Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution. read more

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