Monday, December 27, 2021

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INTERVIEW: Clive de Carle on Simple Health Supplement Solutions
*SUNDAY WIRE* | How to build-up your body's natural defenses and a strong immune system this winter season. read more
Japan Proposes Increased Defense Spending Over Taiwan Concerns
*Trevor Filseth* *Japan, Asia* The proposed 1.1 percent increase over the 2021 budget comes as the Japan Self-Defense Forces has sought to strengthen its capabilities in response to increasing military activity by China. The Cabinet of Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida approved a proposal for the nation’s 2022 defense budget on Friday—a budget that came with a record-breaking price tag of 5.4 trillion yen, or $47 billion. The proposed budget 1.1 percent increase over the 2021 budget comes as the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has sought to strengthen its capabilities in ... read more
Congressional Report Reveals China’s Strategy to Dominate East Asia
*Mark Episkopos* *China, Indo-Pacific* The report maintains that Chinese dominance over the SCS would be a major boon for the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) growing umbrella of anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities. A recently updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) report shines a new light on the scope of China-U.S. competition in the East Asia region. The 128-page report, authored by Naval Affairs Specialist Ronald O’Rourke, opens with an overview of U.S. interests in the South China Sea (SCS), East China Sea (ECS), and Yellow Sea. These waters, explains the auth... read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Imposing CRT on medical field is another liberal overreach
Daily Caller: The Biden administration proposed giving bonus payments to physicians who acknowledge systemic racism as the primary cause of health differences between racial groups and incorporate so-called “anti-racism” into their medical practices. The move to pressure healthcare professionals to repeat the claim that racial health disparities are caused by racism and not lifestyle choices is part of a broader, years-long push to hardwire “race Marxism” into the medical field. The effort stretches from medical schools and research institutions to patient care and medical admin... read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Red Wave expectations grow
The Hill: With less than a year to go until the 2022 midterms, Republicans are increasingly bullish on the prospect of a red wave that could flip both chambers of Congress and end Democrats’ unified control in Washington. Heading into 2022, Democrats find themselves on their back foot, defending their narrow House and Senate majorities — and President Biden — against a fusillade of attacks over stubbornly high coronavirus cases, inflation, the bloody Afghanistan withdrawal and more. Biden’s approval ratings have nosedived to the low 40s, portending a possible drumming at the ball... read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Covid-19: Bolívia ameaça com até dez anos de prisão quem não portar cartão de vacinação para eventos sociais
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – Embora haja mais do que ampla evidência científica de que as injeções de mRNA não protegem contra a infecção e as pessoas vacinadas continuam espalhando o SARS-CoV-2, o governo de extrema esquerda da Bolívia ameaça tomar medidas que devem servir como um claro aviso a todos sobre o tipo de […] The post Covid-19: Bolívia ameaça com até dez anos de prisão quem não portar cartão de vacinação para eventos sociais appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Omicron Blamed for Massive Airline Travel FUBAR
Yesterday, more than 7,300 airline flights were canceled or delayed {link} due to COVID-19 panic, and more specifically Omicron variant infections amid the airline industry. Apparently, airline employees calling out sick, positive tests and quarantines. That’s their story and they’re sticking to it. Today, 5,085 delays so far and another 2,930 flight cancellations [Via FlightAware]. […] The post Omicron Blamed for Massive Airline Travel FUBAR appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
For the Record: God Rest You Merry
Ecumenical Holiday Ugly Sweater via Zazzle, $31.05 Aren't you special! Happy Kwanzaa-if-you-celebrate to you too. If you don't, what business is it of yours? — Condemn That Shit ASAP (@Yastreblyansky) December 27, 2021 The "village" in Nigeria she comes from is Owerri, a city of 1.4 million people. It's predominantly Christian, but lots of "villages" in Nigeria aren't. Plenty of Christians in US celebrate Kwanzaa. It's allowed. — Condemn That Shit ASAP (@Yastreblyansky) December 27, 2021 Kwanzaa is not an alternative to Christmas. The two are celebrated on different days and r... read more
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
December 12, 2020. My first 100 days won’t end COVID-19, but we can slow the spread, save lives, and get back to our lives with our loved ones. pic.twitter.com/nz2YkjhQZa — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 12, 2020 December 27, 2021. NOW – Biden departs to Delaware beach house after telling governors there is "no federal solution"… Continue reading → read more
Biden Senses Defeat on Vaccine Mandates, Admits: ‘No Federal Solution for Pandemic’
*21WIRE* | Biden backs down from previous COVID decrees, informing governors that it will be up to states to deal with what's left of the pandemic. read more
Battered narrative
If the prairie provinces were experiencing a wave of unusually mild weather, stories like this would be front page news in every mainstream outlet. I thought I could hear crickets, but it’s probably too cold for that. On Christmas Eve, Deadmen Valley in the Northwest Territories recorded a brutally cold temperature of -45C and the… Continue reading → read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ Forget the fact these fascist thugs work for an entity in which their NY HQ is actually making Dr. Fauci's initiatives corporate policy. ------------------------------ Do as I say, not as I invest. (Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader, CC) ------------------------------ Trump's too old to do research? Dr. Fauci is 80 and he does alright. ------------------------------ And they say WE politicize everything. ------------------------------ So, Republicans are taking back the House, eh? Yeah, not so fast... --------------------... read more
Pentagon Cuts Military Cost-of-Living Bonuses in 2022
*Trevor Filseth* *Defense Spending, * Under the new rules, 6,000 U.S. troops will continue to receive stipends across the six most expensive metropolitan areas and twenty non-metropolitan counties in the contiguous United States. The Department of Defense announced in late December that U.S. troops living in fifteen “metropolitan areas,” as well as twenty-one other counties, across the continental United States would no longer receive a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, as of January 1, 2022. The “Continental United States Cost-of-Living Allowance” (CONUS-COLA) is designed to... read more
South Korea’s COVID Cases Fall Slightly Amid Omicron Focus
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * The authorization of a new medication may help further. Daily coronavirus cases in South Korea have fallen below the five thousand mark for the first time in twenty days as the government continues its push to contain the new and highly mutated Omicron variant. The East Asian nation added roughly four thousand two hundred new COVID-19 infections on Monday—raising the total caseload to nearly six hundred eleven thousand, according to the latest data compiled by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). As for the concerning new Om... read more
China Decries U.S. ‘Economic Bullying’ Over Xinjiang
*Trevor Filseth* *economy, Asia* The United States and China have engaged in an escalating war of words over the status of human rights in Xinjiang, with successive U.S. administrations accusing Beijing of orchestrating genocide against the province’s native Uyghur population. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced its “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to an American ban on imports from the country’s western Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The ministry accused the United States of engaging in “economic bullying,” according to the Chinese state-run Xinhua news ag... read more
Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles in Five-Day Military Drill
*Trevor Filseth* *Iran, Middle East* Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, the leader of the IRGC, claimed that the exercise was intended as “a serious warning to Zionist regime officials.” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military branch indicated that it had fired sixteen surface-to-surface ballistic missiles during a five-day military drill in a warning to Israel, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. Iranian officials indicated that the missiles fell into five categories, with ranges between 350 and 2,000 kilometers, or between 200 and 1,250 miles. The missile... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
U.S. President Biden Signs Annual Defense Bill
Fifty-one Democrats and 19 Republicans voted against the bill, but it passed with overwhelming bipartisan support *Daily Mail:* *Biden signs the $768B national defense bill with more money for Ukraine, fighter jets, submarines and warships as Putin threatens war with Ukraine and China develops hypersonic missiles* * The budget was $25 billion more than Biden asked for and a 5% increase over last year's spending * It passed the Senate 88-11 after moving through the House 363-70 * Seven progressive Democrats voted against the bill in the Senate, as did three Senate Republicans... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Candace Owens’ Trump Interview Now Free After Complaints
The video interview was published on Dec. 21 and originally required a $12 or $20 monthly membership to the Daily Wire to read it. read more
The Aviationist7 hours ago
The Royal Netherlands Air Force Has Declared Its F-35A Operational
[image: F-35A IOC] The Dutch F-35A aircraft have achieved the IOC (Initial Operational Capability). On Dec. 27, 2021, the Netherlands MOD and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) have officially declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for their F-35A fleet. [...] The post The Royal Netherlands Air Force Has Declared Its F-35A Operational appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Omicron, Storms, Disrupt Air Travel for 4th Consecutive Day
Flight delays and cancellations tied to staffing shortages have been a constant this year. read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
California Nurses Blow Whistle on “Overwhelming” Numbers of Heart Attacks, Clotting, Strokes as Doctors Refuse to Blame Vaccines for Fear of Losing Their Medical License
In October this year we re-published an article from The Conejo Guardian, a nonprofit independent news publication in Ventura County, California. In that article they reported that the remaining unvaccinated staff in the hospitals were the only ones telling the truth about the volume of people coming into the hospital suffering from side effects of the COVID-19 experimental shots. “They don’t want to report that they’re seeing 80 percent of the people in the ER are vaccinated, but only 40 percent of the county is vaccinated,” one nurse stated. The Conejo Guardian has now publish... read more
UK Gov’t Want to Deploy Door-to-Door Covid Jab Teams to Hunt Down ‘The Unvaccinated’
*21WIRE + Forensic* | As the pandemic narrative rapidly disintegrated, UK government ministers are desperately looking for new ways to increase vaccine sales for their pharmaceutical overlords. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Joe Biden Officially Taps Out on COVID Crisis “There is No Federal Solution”
Today is actually a stunning day in the world of COVID transparency and the manipulation of COVID for political benefit. After the White House tried the Omicron “winter of death” narrative, they suddenly realized what some (including myself) had mentioned earlier. When you require something, you are by nature of that requirement taking ownership of […] The post Joe Biden Officially Taps Out on COVID Crisis “There is No Federal Solution” appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Marieke Walsh and Carrie Tait report on Canada's grim milestone of two million COVID cases recorded - even as the medical system braces for another wave to crest. And Betsy Powell reports on the push toward fourth vaccine doses in long-term care homes. - Matthew Klein writes that the pandemic social support system now being slammed by the reactionary right had the effect of averting widespread financial disaster - though the concurrent attempt to declare the pandemic over in the face of all evidence raises the risk of that materializin... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
President Biden Concedes There's 'No Federal Solution' To The Pandemic
*Daily Mail:* *Biden tells governors there is 'no federal solution on COVID', admits he's 'clearly' not done enough to improve testing and denies rejecting kits in October as he leaves for his Delaware beach house with Jill* * President Joe Biden admitted that his administration has not done enough to ease the COVID testing demand, vowing to do better * In a meeting with 25 of the nation's governors, Biden acknowledged the long lines around the country * 'That's not enough. Clearly not enough,' Biden said, adding: 'We have to do more. We have to do better. And we will' * ... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
China Battles Biggest Community Outbreak Of Covid-19 Since 2020
*NBC News*:* 13 million in Chinese city of Xi’an told to stay home amid growing Covid-19 surge* Xi'an residents have been largely barred from traveling out of the city and only allowed to leave their homes to get tested or shop for essentials. A Chinese city of 13 million is on strict lockdown with residents being told to stay at home with windows closed as the country's daily reported domestic Covid-19 cases hit highs last seen in early 2020. The central city of Xi’an, which is some 600 miles southwest of Beijing, remained under lockdown for a fifth day Monday as authoritie... read more
California Nurses Blow Whistle on “Overwhelming” Numbers of Heart Attacks, Clotting, Strokes as Doctors Refuse to Blame Vaccines for Fear of Losing Their Medical License
In October this year we re-published an article from The Conejo Guardian, a nonprofit independent news publication in Ventura County, California. In that article they reported that the remaining unvaccinated staff in the hospitals were the only ones telling the truth about the volume of people coming into the hospital suffering from side effects of the COVID-19 experimental shots. “They don’t want to report that they’re seeing 80 percent of the people in the ER are vaccinated, but only 40 percent of the county is vaccinated,” one nurse stated. The Conejo Guardian has now publish... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
The news that marked 2021 in Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - These have been the news that has marked the year that is ending. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT The right-wing Guillermo Lasso, leader of the Creando Oportunidades (Creo) movement, defeated Andrés Arauz, a supporter of former governor Rafael Correa (2007-2017), with more than 419,000 votes in Ecuador's presidential elections. Read also: Check […] The post The news that marked 2021 in Ecuador appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Pandemic Grift: 35 Doctors, Scientists and Healthcare Moguls Who Became COVID Billionaires
*21WIRE* | Because of massive guaranteed government purchases of their half-baked, unproven products, executives at these well-connected firms have seen their net worths skyrocket read more
Failure Is The New Success
A “fully vaccinated” US Navy ship is infected and locked down, and the Navy says this is evidence the vaccine is working. Covid Outbreak Strands U.S.S. Milwaukee in Guantánamo Bay – The New York Times read more
Komando.com12 hours ago
This Zillow update makes home shopping easier
It's all thanks to a new feature called SharePlay on your iPhone or iPad. read more
The Secret U.S. War on innocent People.
The scene is common in the middle east. Families, adults and children, are leaving their places of worship. These are quite innocent people, not at war with anybody, not a threat to anybody. Suddenly, bombs explode on them, killing or wounding. The plane that dropped the bombs flies off. It is an American plane of a type called a 'drone". And it has no pilot, no crew. Well, it has a pilot, sort of. The pilot is sitting comfortably in a hangar in the U.S. But it has no wings. The pilot is sitting in the the seat and directing the flights of it's drones and bombing and killing people w... read more
Musical Interlude: Ronan Hardiman, "Take Me With You"
*Full screen recommended.* *Ronan Hardiman, "Take Me With You"* read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
The 10 most important news stories of the year in Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - These are the news that has marked 2021 in the country: SOCIAL OUTBREAK Protests against the economic and social policies of President Iván Duque's Government, triggered by a controversial tax reform that the Executive ended up withdrawing, shook the country between April 28 and July 31. The demonstrations, which included […] The post The 10 most important news stories of the year in Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
U.S. Vice President Harris Says Russia Could See Unprecedented Sanctions If It Invades Ukraine
*RT: **US threatens Russia with unprecedented sanctions* *The White House is coordinating a package of ‘high-impact’ restrictive measures to slap on Moscow in case it invades Ukraine * If Moscow encroaches on Ukraine’s sovereignty, the US will impose sanctions against Russia like no one has ever seen before, Vice President Kamala Harris warned on Sunday. In an interview with CBS, on Sunday, American Vice President Kamala Harris said that Washington is coordinating its position with allies and is making sure that the Kremlin is aware of the possible consequences of military a... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the imagery of flowers, though. Still, this deep telescopic view shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characteristic of dust grains reflecting starlight. Central filaments of the dusty cloud... read more
"1492..."
"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn't have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves. When someone was so poor that he couldn't afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn't know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth. We had no written laws l... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Analysis: Why Chile will be a power in the generation and export of green hydrogen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile could produce green hydrogen at a very low price, being highly competitive worldwide, and able to have an installed capacity of 25 Giga Watt by 2030, according to McKinsey & Company, a global consultancy in strategic management, based in New York. The Ministry of Energy projects an industry with […] The post Analysis: Why Chile will be a power in the generation and export of green hydrogen appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Word From the Trenches – December 27, 2021
Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer – New Link: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen... The post The Word From the Trenches – December 27, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did Donald Trump Jr. Tell Conservatives Following the Bible Had ‘Gotten Us Nothing’?
The son and adviser of the former president continued to cause controversy in December 2021. read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
COVID Testing Mania, Is This Mass Psychosis?
Friends, this stuff baffles me on many levels. All around the nation various local media outlets are reporting on this massive influx of people getting tested, or trying to get tested, for COVID-19. Miles and miles of people suddenly lining up for COVID tests everywhere, it’s weird. The media is pushing the testing aspect hard […] The post COVID Testing Mania, Is This Mass Psychosis? appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES – OH THE BULLSHIT THAT COMES FROM THEIR OWN MOUTHS
Philosophers-stone.info pureblood December 27th, 2021. The post LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES – OH THE BULLSHIT THAT COMES FROM THEIR OWN MOUTHS appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Peru reactivates oil pipeline after almost three months of paralysis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian pipeline returned to transport oil after almost three months, paralyzed by the seizure of the facilities of Station 5 by hundreds of indigenous Amazonians, reported this Sunday (12.26.2021) the state oil company Petroperú. The oil infrastructure, which transports the crude from the fields of the Peruvian Amazon to […] The post Peru reactivates oil pipeline after almost three months of paralysis appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Reddit Post Misleads on ‘Anti-Vaxx Cowboy’ Funeral
Former Oklahoma resident David Leon Johnson died on Dec. 20, 2021, after a battle with COVID-19, according to his obituary. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
The first contactless parking lots in Latin America are launched in Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The last months of the year have always been characterized by long lines in shopping centers and high traffic jams, and people in supermarkets and other facilities, due to dates such as Christmas and New Year's. This causes discomfort both for users, who are exposed to endless waits to park […] The post The first contactless parking lots in Latin America are launched in Chile appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Again, Crews Find Apparent Time Capsule at Lee Statue Site
Crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule. read more
“Brain Bleeds, Heart Attacks in Younger 50-Year-Olds. No Doctor Will Admit This Is from the Vaccine. They Won’t Make the VAERS Re­port.” – Southern California Nurse
Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft A report coming out of Southern California notes that nurses are beginning to speak out about COVID vaccine concerns... The post “Brain Bleeds, Heart Attacks in Younger 50-Year-Olds. No Doctor Will Admit This Is from the Vaccine. They Won’t Make the VAERS Re­port.” – Southern California Nurse appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Fauci says to cancel New Year’s Eve parties, as millions struggle for normalcy nearly two years into pandemic
Fox News Top White House coronavirus adviser Anthony Fauci said on CNN Monday morning that Americans should cancel their New Year’s Eve parties due to the increasing spread of... The post Fauci says to cancel New Year’s Eve parties, as millions struggle for normalcy nearly two years into pandemic appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Econlib10 hours ago
RICO Illustrates One Way Leviathan Grows
Like many other laws if not most laws, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) has been used for purposes far different from its professed original goal. Like other ways in which the state tends to grow into Leviathan, this is not a random event or a manifestation of the supposed “law of unintended […] The post RICO Illustrates One Way Leviathan Grows appeared first on Econlib. read more
AP Computer Science Principles is Diversifying Computer Science
The College Board found that its AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) course attracted diverse students... read more
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dead at 90
Archbishop Tutu emerged as a fierce champion for education in the rebuilding of South Africa post-apartheid... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Russia To Hold Security Talks With NATO And The U.S. In January
*Reuters: **Moscow considering NATO proposal to hold talks on Jan. 12 - TASS* MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has received a NATO proposal to commence talks on Moscow's security concerns on Jan. 12 and is considering it, TASS news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying on Sunday. Russia, which has unnerved the West with a troop buildup near Ukraine, last week unveiled a wish list of security proposals it wants to negotiate, including a promise NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine. "We have already received this (NATO) offer, and we are consi... read more
"Untold Stories"
*"Untold Stories"* Tales of nonsense, illusion, claptrap and fraud... by Bill Bonner Poitou, France - "It’s Monday. Time to get back to work. This week, in the lull between Christmas and the New Year, we’re going to look at the major news stories from 2021 that the press either denied without bothering to look… or simply failed to report at all. One of the most important stories involved no more research than looking in the mirror. The corruption of the mainstream media was certainly worth a headline or two. Instead of reporting the news, the press practically became an active shoo... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume In Vienna
*Reuters*:* Iran nuclear talks resume with Tehran focused on sanctions relief* VIENNA (Reuters) -Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed on Monday with Tehran focused on one side of the original bargain, lifting sanctions against it, despite scant progress on reining in its atomic activities. The seventh round of talks, the first under Iran's new hardline President Ebrahim Raisi, ended 10 days ago after adding some new Iranian demands to a working text. Western powers said progress was too slow and negotiators had "w... read more
The Poet: Joaquín Arcadio Pagaza, “Twilight”
*“Twilight”* “Slowly the sun descends at fall of night, And rests on clouds of amber, rose and red; The mist upon the distant mountains shed Turns to a rain of gold and silver light. The evening star shines tremulous and bright Through wreaths of vapor, and the clouds o'erhead Are mirrored in the lake, where soft they spread, And break the blue of heaven's azure height. Bright grows the whole horizon in the west Like a devouring fire; a golden hue Spreads o'er the sky, the trees, the plains that shine. The bird is singing near its hidden nest Its latest song, amid the falling dew, Enrap... read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Peru will close 2021 with the largest public investment in its history
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru will close in 2021 as the year of the most significant public investment in its history, amounting to some US$8.9 billion. The amount remains within the forecast range of fiscal deficit, which is expected to end at 3% of GDP, as Pedro Francke announced today, Minister of Economic and […] The post Peru will close 2021 with the largest public investment in its history appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
In Ecuador, the sudden appearance of giant chasms is becoming increasingly frequent
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Ecuador, sinkholes regularly make the headlines and affect 22 of the country's 24 provinces. For natural reasons or otherwise, these are chasms that suddenly open up in the ground, sometimes in the middle of cities. Since the beginning of the year, 93 sinkholes have been recorded, compared to 59 […] The post In Ecuador, the sudden appearance of giant chasms is becoming increasingly frequent appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Muslims Enriching Western Countries
Islam has some strong views on muslims getting married in Australia. In Europe muslim migrant in Germany hails the killing of Jews. And muslims are a hazard on French roads. In other news Old Joe and Harris celebrate the fake holiday of Kwanzaa. read more
Covert Geopolitics10 hours ago
A Mass-Murdering Regime Dares to Lecture the World on Human Rights
Washington is a criminal regime as its illegal wars and deliberate mass murder demonstrate beyond any doubt. An important report published this week reveals in extensive detail the shocking scale of war crimes committed by the United States in the Middle East. Thousands of civilian deaths, including children, are documented as a result of aerial … Continue reading A Mass-Murdering Regime Dares to Lecture the World on Human Rights → read more
Desmond Tutu Opposed Capitalism, Israeli Apartheid And US/UK Imperialism, Too
Being a leader in the movement to end apartheid in South Africa was probably the greatest achievement of the man's life work, and it should come as a surprise to no one that this is the focus of his many obituaries, along with the Nobel he was awarded in 1984. After Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, he was remembered by the establishment in much the same way, as a leader of the movement against apartheid in the US. The fact that he had become one of the most well-known and well-loved voices of the antiwar movement in the United States and around the world at the time of h... read more
Covert Geopolitics10 hours ago
Are Sino-Russian Relations Really the ‘Best in History’?
They are certainly positive and can be like a breath of fresh air compared to the eternal stench from the swamp Washington has been sinking into. The long-term leaders of China and Russia recently had a teleconference in which they gave each other somewhat formal but clear addresses about their pleasure with the way Sino-Russian … Continue reading Are Sino-Russian Relations Really the ‘Best in History’? → read more
Science Matters10 hours ago
Japan’s Bad Christmas Gift–Molnupiravir
I happened upon the website of Japan’s PMDA, Parmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency where a table of Covid drug approvals appeared: This is a bad move for the Japanese population, as explained in a previous post: Ivermectin Is Safe and Effective, Merck’s New Pill is Dangerous An earlier post discussed how Merck debunked its own […] read more
Media Forget Afghan Plight As US Sanctions Drive Mass Famine Risk
Since November 1, well into the worsening crisis, FAIR identified only 37 TV news segments from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox and MSNBC that mentioned “humanitarian” in the same sentence as Afghanistan. That’s 37 segments in seven weeks. For perspective, as the US withdrew in August, journalists from those shows mentioned “women’s rights” in the same sentence as Afghanistan more often—42 times—in just seven days. Today, as those women and girls face starvation, the deeply concerned TV reporters are virtually nowhere to be seen. The post Media Forget Afghan Plight As US Sanctions Drive M... read more
Berliners Win Vote To Expropriate Housing From Corporate Landlords
On 26 September, Berliners voted to expropriate housing from corporate landlords. This referendum became possible after years of struggle to make housing in the city affordable and available to all again. To understand the issue and the movement that led to this vote, Peoples Dispatch spoke to Anisia Petcu, an activist in the expropriation campaign. She works primarily in the working group Right to the City for All, which focuses on facilitating and amplifying the voices of people without German citizenship within the referendum campaign. The post Berliners Win Vote To Expropriate... read more
Improvements For NYC’s Delivery Workers’ Safety And Working Conditions To Start In January
A slate of city laws for delivery workers is set to kick in the new year and will roll out in stages, commencing in January with more oversight of the delivery apps and increased transparency for the more than 65,000 delivery workers in New York City. Starting next month, delivery apps must be licensed by the city to operate in the five boroughs. By January 24th, licensed apps that take customer orders directly will be required to notify delivery workers how much each customer tips for each delivery, and the total pay and tips for the previous day. The city will now require that r... read more
Those Nasty Russians
The New York Times reported this week that Russia is preparing its public for potential war with the United States. Moscow is “promoting patriotism” by training high school students in history and military history, according to the Times, and that Russian media outlets are saying that the country considers itself to be “surrounded by enemies” and may be forced to defend itself “as it did against the Nazis.” The post Those Nasty Russians appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Covert Geopolitics10 hours ago
Meet the Elites of Northern Europe, NATO’s Hardcore Militant
The sun has been rising from the North for quite some time on the NATO land. Since mid-2009, the chair of NATO secretary general has been occupied by Northern Europe’s politicians: first the former Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen and then (since October 2014) the former Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg. Brussels extended Stoltenberg’s contract to … Continue reading Meet the Elites of Northern Europe, NATO’s Hardcore Militant → read more
3-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES ONE DAY AFTER GETTING COVID-19 VACCINE
Exit Babylon December 27, 2021 The post 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES ONE DAY AFTER GETTING COVID-19 VACCINE appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The West Might Deliberately Start A War In Ukraine
On Monday, Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov denounced that the West might provoke a war in Ukraine to blame Russia and impose economic sanctions on it. "I do not rule out that there is such a desire to fuel militaristic sentiments [in Ukraine] to stage a ‘small war' and then accuse us and impose new sanctions to suppress our competitive advantages," Lavrov said. The Foreign Minister, who has repeatedly reiterated that the concentration of Russian troops in the vicinity of Ukraine is not for aggressive purposes, denounced that the West has sent over US$2.5 billion in... read more

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