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The Rio Times6 hours ago
U.S. Embassy in Peru rejects rumors of alleged interventionRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After learning of speculations regarding a request for intervention by the U.S. government to seek an end to the political crisis in Peru, the U.S. embassy emphatically expressed its rejection of this assumption. "The United States supports democratic institutions and rejects allegations that the U.S. government is seeking to intervene […] The post U.S. Embassy in Peru rejects rumors of alleged intervention appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals6 hours ago
People You Won’t Find On The CBCWootton wonders if people are fed up with China virus restrictions like him. And Jordan Peterson on the steps to tyranny. read more
Food & Water Watch6 hours ago
Biden’s Executive Order Fails to Confront Fossil FuelsWhite House must take stronger actions to stop dirty energy development The post Biden’s Executive Order Fails to Confront Fossil Fuels appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education17 hours ago
Tense Negotiations of Income-Drive Repayment Plans for Student Loans ContinueThe U.S. Department of Education (ED) this week has been debating with stakeholders and advocates over key issues in the student... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Are Iranian F-5 Fighters a Threat to the U.S. Air Force?*David Axe* *F-5E Tiger II, Iran* All things being equal, the F-5 might still possesses the agility to gain the advantage over an F-35 if it can close the distance. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If an Iranian pilot can survive a merge with an F-35 and engage the stealth fighter in a turning dogfight, the Iranian might just bag himself a stealth fighter. Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, in part resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the U... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
Mark Meadows Pulls Out of Jan. 6 Hearings; Legal Action May Follow*Trevor Filseth* *Insurrection, Americas* Former president Donald Trump has sought to prevent the committee from questioning former members of his administration. Former North Carolina Republican senator and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has abruptly ceased his cooperation with the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, according to his lawyer, George Terwilliger. Terwilliger indicated that Meadows had pulled out of the scheduled hearings because he was concerned that the committee, which includes seven Democrats and two Republicans, would have “no intention ... read more
The National Interest5 hours ago
World War II: Meet Hitler’s (Failed) Forerunner to the A-10 Warthog*Paul Richard Huard* *A-10 Warthog, Europe* The Henschel Hs 129 wasn't a Warthog. It was a turkey. *Here's What You Need to Know*: By the time that the Hs 129 entered service in quantity, the German army was on the defensive. At first glance, you might think the Henschel Hs 129 was the perfect ground-attack airplane. Twin engines. A heavily armored cockpit that protected the pilot from small-arms fire. The aircraft even eventually had the heaviest and most powerful forward-firing cannon ever fitted to a production military aircraft during World War II. The Hs 129 was supposed t... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
U.S. Sen. Wicker Suggests US Could Nuke Russia Over Ukraine Invasion*Daily Mail:* *GOP Sen. Wicker suggests US could NUKE Russia over Ukraine invasion and claims 'everything is on the table'* * 'There's certain things in negotiations that if you're going to be tough that you don't take off the table,' the Mississippi Republican said * He noted that there are already around 200 US National Guard troops on the ground in Ukraine * 'Military action could mean we stand off with our ships in the Black Sea and we rein destruction on Russian military capability' * 'I would not rule out American troops on the ground. You know, we don't rule out fir... read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Pelosi and riot committee sued by Mark MeadowsWashington Examiner: ... The lawsuit, filed in D.C. federal court on Wednesday, comes after the panel said it had "no choice" but to move forward with recommending criminal contempt of Congress proceedings against the subpoenaed former Trump White House chief of staff after he changed course and said he would no longer cooperate with its investigation. Meadows, himself a former congressman, argued that the committee went too far when it tried to acquire records he described as "privileged" information, including his cellphone records. I suspect he believes the documents are pro... read more
Health Impact News6 hours ago
New Documentary on The PCR Test Deception is Banned on YouTube – Share this Film with Skeptics
Film producer Rai Gbrym reached out to me last week about a new documentary he had just produced that exposes the fraud of the PCR test. He had just posted it on YouTube and it already had thousands of views. I immediately downloaded the video so that I could view it when I had some time. When I went to watch it, it was already banned on YouTube, and no longer available. After viewing it now, I can see why Big Tech doesn't want you to watch this, and why Google banned it on YouTube. If one can prove that the PCR Test used to detect COVID-19 is a fraud, then the entire "pandemic" ... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "A Scary 'Economic Disaster' Warning, And Is War Coming?"Gregory Mannarino, PM 12/8/21: *"A Scary 'Economic Disaster' Warning, And Is War Coming?"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Hispanic vote is now evenly split between GOP and DemsWall Street Journal: The nation’s large and diverse group of Hispanic voters is showing signs of dividing its support between Democrats and Republicans more evenly than in recent elections, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds, a troubling development for the Democratic Party, which has long counted on outsize Hispanic support. One year after giving Democratic House candidates more than 60% of their vote, according to polls at the time, the Journal survey found that Hispanic voters are evenly split in their choice for Congress. Asked which party they would back if the election w... read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Media colludes trying coverup Biden incomptenceStephen Kruiser: ... In yesterday’s Briefing we discussed the toilet flush of a president that is Joe Biden. America’s MSM hacks are the ones who put him in office. The Democrats wouldn’t have been able to pull off whatever the hell it was they did last November without the MSM lying and covering for them. Jim Acosta and George Stephanopoulos are as much to blame for the supply chain crisis, inflation, and global unrest as the drooling husk in the Oval Office is. Rather than take Biden to task for being the abject failure that he is, the pathetic lapdogs in the MSM are sneaking ... read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Are Photos of John F. Kennedy’s Bloody Shirt Real?The former president was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
What The Heck – Joe Biden Shouts at The Audience, He Wants Americans To Pay Even More For GasolineThis is nuts. The White House occupant doesn’t have any idea what they are loading into his teleprompter at this point, he just shouts it at the audience as if it’s supposed to make some kind of bizarre sense. This doofus is totally off his rocker. What does this even mean? WATCH (20 seconds): I’ll […] The post What The Heck – Joe Biden Shouts at The Audience, He Wants Americans To Pay Even More For Gasoline appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MJBizDaily7 hours ago
New Mexico now accepting applications for all cannabis business licensesNew Mexico regulators have thrown open the gates for entrepreneurs to apply for every type of cannabis business license available in the state. New Mexico now accepting applications for all cannabis business licenses is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Coast Guard Diver Pulls Body from Car Above Niagara FallsA U.S. Coast Guard diver braved death to enter a submerged vehicle stuck in rushing rapids just yards from the brink of Niagara Falls. read more
From the Trenches World Report7 hours ago
People Who Get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine at Elevated Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: StudyEpic Times – by Zachary Stieber People who receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are at elevated risk of getting a severe autoimmune disorder... The post People Who Get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine at Elevated Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Study appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report7 hours ago
Fed Operative Caught Handing Out Weapons to J6 Protesters So They Could Get ArrestedThe Gateway Pundit Published December 6, 2021 The post Fed Operative Caught Handing Out Weapons to J6 Protesters So They Could Get Arrested appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Real Climate Science8 hours ago
CO2 Coalition’s Latest MembersAbout – CO2 Coalition read more
Real Climate Science8 hours ago
Past NSIDC Data TamperingThis is a repost originally made five years ago. ————————————— In 2012, I caught NSIDC cheating, just as Arctic sea ice extent was about to cross above the 1979-2000 average. They changed their measurement system using a completely bogus mathematical … Continue reading → read more
Kangaroo Court of Australia8 hours ago
Scott Morrison’s Covid scam to help a third friend, Scott Briggs, become a millionaire via government contracts and fraudScott Morrison has recent history of helping his close mates make $million from government contracts such as David Gazard and Nine Chairman Peter Costello but the new Covid scam also involves another […] The post Scott Morrison’s Covid scam to help a third friend, Scott Briggs, become a millionaire via government contracts and fraud appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
Real Climate Science8 hours ago
Rapidly Disappearing Arctic IceOn December 4, DMI showed Arctic sea ice volume above the 2004-2013 average. Wayback Machine I tweeted about this and copied BBC News, CNN, NPR and the New York Times. 7:21 AM · Dec 5, 2021 Quite predictably, the data … Continue reading → read more
Not PC4 hours ago
"Mātauranga Māori is mythology, not science"TO PARAPHRASE AN AD from a a few years ago, they're reading our bullshit over there... Toby Young summarises the bullshit for the UK *Spectator*: *As a defender of free speech, I sometimes feel like a man falling through a collapsing building. Just when you think you’ve finally reached rock bottom, the floor gives way again. That was my sensation last week when I read about the disciplinary investigation of Professor Garth Cooper by the Royal Society of New Zealand. For background, Professor Cooper is about as eminent as you can get in his field. He is professor of biochemist... read more
PrairiePundit6 hours ago
Maine Asst. AG asked about funding for CRT in religious school case*Washington Examiner:* *Justices debate definition of religious instruction and bring up CRT in Maine school funding case* ... Justice Samuel Alito mentioned critical race theory, which teaches that American institutions and culture are systemically racist, while the justices were questioning Maine deputy chief attorney general Christopher Taub on whether or not the state’s voucher program could be used to pay for instruction at a hypothetical school that pushed materials that were secular but offensive. What qualifies as acceptable instruction under the law was of particular ... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
US President Biden Says U.S. Won’t Deploy Troops Unilaterally To Defend Ukraine Against Russia*CNBC: **Biden says U.S. won’t send troops unilaterally to defend Ukraine against Russia* * President Joe Biden said that his administration was not considering sending U.S. troops to Ukraine amid an alarming Russian military buildup on its shared border. * Biden said in lieu of a U.S. troop deployment to Ukraine, his administration would work to reinforce American military presence in NATO countries. * Putin stressed to Biden that NATO is responsible for escalating tensions on Russia’s borders and accused the 30-member alliance of building up militaries in states adjacent... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
New Zealand Defence Forces Warn of Rising Threat From China in Indo-PacificDefence Minister Peeni Henare. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff *Reuters:* *New Zealand Defence Forces Warn of Rising Threat From China in Indo-Pacific* WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's defence forces warned on Wednesday of the security threat from an increasingly powerful China as it assertively pursues its interests in the Indo-Pacific region. Growing strategic competition between China, which is New Zealand's biggest trading partner, the United States and other powers will also boost potential for confrontation and conflict in the region, a defence assessment report said. "New Z... read more
Turcopolier7 hours ago
Facon 9 launch
https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-x-ray-polarimetry-explorer-ixpe/ 32 total views, 32 views today read more
Small Dead Animals7 hours ago
This Is CNNBut, mostly peaceful: CNN and Chris Cuomo Are on the Brink of All-Out War read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 27 hours ago
"Economists are Struggling to Hide the Economic Collapse"Dan, iAllegedly, 12/8/21: *"Economists are Struggling to Hide the Economic Collapse"* "The opinions may vary, but the economists are having a difficult time hiding the impending economic collapse. Credit is maxed out and savings accounts are at an all time low. Main street is suffering while Wall Street thrives." read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
List Of Diplomatic Boycotts Grow For Beijing Winter Olympics*Chicago Tribune/AP:* *List of diplomatic boycotts grow for Beijing Winter Olympics, with Canada now joining the US, UK, Australia and Lithuania* TORONTO — Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The announcement came after the White House, the Australian government and the UK government confirmed diplomatic boycotts of the Winter Games in February to protest Chinese human rights abuses. China has vowed to react with “f... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Poll: Pandemic-Related Stress Hits Gen Z Especially Hard*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * In all, more than one-third of Americans between the ages of thirteen and fifty-six have cited the nearly two-year-long pandemic as a chief source of stress. Results from a new poll are indicating that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on most Americans—but the heaviest struggles are being experienced by teenagers and young adults. In all, more than one-third of Americans between the ages of thirteen and fifty-six have cited the nearly two-year-long pandemic as a chief source of stress, and many have admitted that it has ma... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
The Omicron Variant Is in 50 Countries*Stephen Silver* *Omicrom, Americas* Warning: a severe illness takes time to develop and the new variant was only spotted less than two weeks ago. Centers for Disease Control Director Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday that the Omicron variant, the latest major variant of the coronavirus, is in fifty countries and nineteen U.S. states. “While we are still working to understand the severity of omicron as well as how it responds to therapeutics and vaccines, we anticipate that all of the same measures will at least, in part, provide some protection against omicron,” Walensky sai... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Can Pfizer Stand Up to the Omicron Variant?*Stephen Silver* *Coronavirus, * Dr. Paul Offit, professor of pediatrics at the Division of Infectious Disease at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, told CNBC that it appears the Omicron variant will lead to more mild infections for the fully vaccinated. Ever since the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appeared for the first time the week of Thanksgiving, researchers, as well as the general public, have been wondering whether the variant has the ability to resist existing vaccines. One study, albeit an early one, indicates that is indeed the case. According to CNBC, an early... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
In 1964, Viet Cong Commandos Sank an American Aircraft Carrier*Paul Richard Huard* *Aircraft Carriers, Asia* The sinking of the Card was stunning victory for the Viet Cong, yet little remembered today. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The USNS Card was the last carrier in U.S. military history to date sunk by enemy action. It was shortly after midnight when two Viet Cong commandos emerged from a sewer tunnel that emptied into Saigon Port, each man carrying nearly 90 pounds of high explosives and the components needed to make two time bombs. Their target was the largest American ship in port, USNS Card. An escort carrier that saw distinguish... read more
Komando.com8 hours ago
Shopping Guide: Ben’s best-reviewed products of 2021From phone charging stands to the next generations of wallets, you'll find great gift ideas. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Was a Girl Found in a Log Pile Cabin 7 Months After Going Missing?These cabins really do look like log piles, but that's about the only true aspect of this rumor. read more
Small Dead Animals8 hours ago
Dr. Peter McCulloughA wide ranging conversation on the rona and the vax. Timestamps of individual topics discussed can be found in the YouTube version so those of you who don’t have time to listen to the whole thing can pick one and be done in a couple of minutes. Audio only version read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Beware of ‘No DUIs in Last 3 Years’ Refund Check ScamsWe reached out to the Better Business Bureau to learn more. read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Court Filing, FDA Wants to Wait Until Current Generation Dies Before Releasing Documents Detailing Vaccine ApprovalA simple question should be posed to the FDA about their vaccine authorization position: “How does a person give ‘informed consent‘ when the information is withheld?“ Perhaps the judge in the case against the FDA will ask the question, perhaps not, but the question remains. The FDA took a grand total of 108 days to […] The post Court Filing, FDA Wants to Wait Until Current Generation Dies Before Releasing Documents Detailing Vaccine Approval appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
ClimateRealism9 hours ago
Patrick Moore: Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom
Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for over 40 years. He is a director of the CO2 Coalition and a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute. Dr. Moore is a co-founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director […] The post Patrick Moore: Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did Kyle Rittenhouse Say ‘F*** You, LeBron’ Over ‘Fake Tears’ Tweet?LeBron James mocked Rittenhouse during his murder trial in November 2021. read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Big Tech Filtering Information from Ghislaine Maxwell Trial, Now Removes Twitter Account for Trial TrackerI’ve never put too much thought toward imagining what Jeffrey Epstein was doing with all of the blackmail he was assembling within his sick, perverted, creepy and evil sexploitation network. For the same reason, I do not watch gore or horror. There’s just some stuff I choose to be careful about putting in my brain. […] The post Big Tech Filtering Information from Ghislaine Maxwell Trial, Now Removes Twitter Account for Trial Tracker appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens""These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away, in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers. Still, this deep telescopic image shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries, embedded in surrounding fields of interstellar dust. Within the Iris itself, 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 reflection nebula glow... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"What If...""What if when you die they ask, "How was Heaven?" ~ Author Unknown A truly terrifying thought.. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"And When It Happens..."“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.” - Louise Erdrich read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, "The Far Field"*"The Far Field"* *I* "I dream of journeys repeatedly: Of flying like a bat deep into a narrowing tunnel Of driving alone, without luggage, out a long peninsula, The road lined with snow-laden second growth, A fine dry snow ticking the windshield, Alternate snow and sleet, no on-coming traffic, And no lights behind, in the blurred side-mirror, The road changing from glazed tarface to a rubble of stone, Ending at last in a hopeless sand-rut, Where the car stalls, Churning in a snowdrift Until the headlights darken. *II* At the field's end, in the corner missed by the mower, Where the turf... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
US Justice Department Announces 'Largest-Ever' Forfeiture Of Iranian Weapons And Oil Seized In US Navy RaidsThe US seized 150 'Dehlavieh' anti-tank guided missiles. Photo: US Justice Department of Justice *The National:* *US seizes Iranian weapons and oil worth millions in Arabian Gulf* * Navy thwarted two attempts to smuggle arms to Houthis and also impounded fuel shipment destined for Venezuela The US government has won court cases related to the seizure of two large shipments of Iranian arms destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. It has also sold more than $20 million worth of oil that Iran covertly shipped abroad in defiance of US sanctio... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"We All Live in a Metaversian Cosmos"*"We All Live in a Metaversian Cosmos"* by Bill Bonner "We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine..." – “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "A storm passed over Ireland yesterday. The power went off. Trees blew down. The roof of an old shed flew off. Oh… if we could only live in the Metaverse… where the only things that happen are things we want to happen. If only we knew where to find it! Here on Planet Earth, life goes on. And with so many hours… so many resources… so m... read more
MintPress News8 hours ago
US Should’t Be Invited to Summit for Democracy, Let Alone Be Its Host
In every one of the countries the United States has intervened in over the past decades, anti-democratic means are almost always used towards anti-democratic ends, all in the name of promoting democracy. The post US Should’t Be Invited to Summit for Democracy, Let Alone Be Its Host appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Halifax Examiner8 hours ago
So far, there are 21 cases of COVID-19 in the St.FX outbreak; 34 new cases announced province-wide on Wednesday, Dec. 8Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 34 new cases of COVID-19 today, Wednesday, Dec. 8. By Nova Scotia Health zone, the new cases break down as: • 14 Eastern • 13 Central • 6 Northern • 1 Western Public Health notes that […] read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
CT to accept recreational marijuana business applications next monthOne of the latest recreational use marijuana markets in the U.S. is poised to get rolling as Connecticut regulators said they'll start accepting business license applications as soon as January. CT to accept recreational marijuana business applications next month is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
From the Trenches World Report9 hours ago
The Word From the Trenches – December 8, 2021Join 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 8, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Collecting My Thoughts9 hours ago
What exactly is "woke""When we “wake up” to the belief that everything is about the conflict of the oppressed versus the oppressor, and after we deconstruct our own inherited oppressive thinking and set out on a mission to dismantle everything in our inherently oppressive world view, then we are considered members of an elite class known as the “woke.” Everyone else, of course, is asleep." https://edify.us/video/responding-to-a-world-gone-woke/ A lot of people using the word "woke," admit they have no idea what it means. Watch this and be informed. Oppressed and the oppressor. Sound familiar? Sound li... read more
From the Trenches World Report9 hours ago
Fauci Tells Americans They Should “Ask and Maybe Require” Their Holiday Guests Show Proof They Are VaccinatedGateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila Dr. Fauci says Americans should tell their Christmas guests to show their papers. Fauci said only vaccinated Americans can... The post Fauci Tells Americans They Should “Ask and Maybe Require” Their Holiday Guests Show Proof They Are Vaccinated appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
They’re coming for your animals — UK confirms gassing backyard chickensRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Far from the spotlight, governments in many countries are rushing to ultimately remove your right to raise animals. The UK has confirmed via FOIA the gassing of people’s backyard chickens around a poultry facility in Kent. Colorado’s ‘PAUSE act’ will destroy its meat industry. And livestock registration is rolling out […] The post They’re coming for your animals — UK confirms gassing backyard chickens appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
From the Trenches World Report9 hours ago
FDA Says It Now Needs 75 Years to Fully Release Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine DataEpoch Times – by Zachary Stieber The Food and Drug Administration is asking a judge to give it 75 years to produce data concerning the... The post FDA Says It Now Needs 75 Years to Fully Release Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Data appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MintPress News10 hours ago
‘Media Bears a Responsibility’ – Protesters Demand Justice for Survivors amid Maxwell Trial
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Thurghood Marshall Courthouse in New York City, where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long sex trafficking operation invovling numerous elite figures. Dan Cohen reports from the demonstration. The post ‘Media Bears a Responsibility’ – Protesters Demand Justice for Survivors amid Maxwell Trial appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Econlib10 hours ago
Yes, monetary policy did cause the Great DepressionDuring the 1930s, almost no one believed that the Fed caused the Great Depression. After a pathbreaking study of Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz, published in 1963, the economics profession gradually changed its view. By 2002, even a top Fed official like Ben Bernanke conceded to Friedman: Let me end my talk by abusing slightly […] The post Yes, monetary policy did cause the Great Depression appeared first on Econlib. read more
Science Matters13 hours ago
CV19 Lockdowns: High Pain/Gain Ratio
Douglas W. Allen published a study Covid-19 Lockdown Cost/Benefits: A Critical Assessment of the Literature in the International Journal of the Economics of Business. September 29, 2021. H/T Raymond Excerpts in italics with my bolds and some added images Abstract An examination of over 100 Covid-19 studies reveals that many relied on false assumptions that […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Thanks for stopping by! read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
The Era Of Small Drone Warfare Is Here*NBC News:* *Kamikaze drones: A new weapon brings power and peril to the U.S. military* *Some experts believe the spread of low-cost, light-weight "killer" drones will change ground warfare as profoundly as the machine gun did. * DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah — The killer drone whooshed out of its launch tube, spreading its carbon wings and shooting into the sky. Flying too fast for the naked eye to track, the battery-powered robot circled the Utah desert, hunting for the target it had been programmed to strike. Moments later, it sailed through the driver’s side window of an e... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Biden, Putin Meet, Complain About Each Other*Trevor Filseth* *Russia, Eurasia* President Joe Biden expressed reservations to Putin about Russia’s role in fomenting the border crisis. He urged diplomacy and de-escalation on both sides. President Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin outlined their positions on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian crisis during a virtual meeting on Tuesday. The two political leaders largely steered clear of confrontation. Instead, they voiced their concerns about the situation in Eastern Europe to one another. Tensions have risen in eastern Ukraine after Russian military forces, numberin... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 In The Mediterranean HAs Been Recovered*Warzone/The Drive:* *The Wreck Of A Crashed British F-35 Has Been Pulled Out Of The Mediterranean* *The U.K. Ministry of Defense says the remains of the jet have been successfully recovered, ending concerns that they could become security risks. * The U.K. Ministry of Defense says that the wreckage of a Royal Air Force F-35B Joint Strike Fighter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after taking off from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth last month has been recovered. Successfully locating the remains of the aircraft and retrieving them had been a... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
U.S. Space Force Launches Two Satellites Into Orbit*CBS News:* *Atlas 5 rocket launches two Space Force satellites for tests of advanced technology* A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket boosted two Space Force satellites into orbit Tuesday in a billion-dollar mission featuring a variety of high-technology payloads, including nuclear detonation detectors and a NASA high-speed laser communications system. Also on board was a joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory ultraviolet telescope to help scientists learn how to predict solar storms that release torrents of charged particles that can damage spacecraft electronics and ... read more
CURMUDGUCATION9 hours ago
Education Is Not A Market Good, Episode 564,221A fun story from Tik Tok via Daily Dot, and which has been bouncing around for a while, showing once again how the free market actually works. The clip is from a Door Dasher, and it shows a wall's worth of bags at McDonalds, waiting for someone to Door Dash them to the person ordering. They are sitting and languishing because the customer did not attach any kind of tip to them and Door Dash pays diddly. This is a lesson for every DeVos-style "education should be a Uber" person out there--if you make a good or service an item on the free market AND you also set up that good or se... read more
the daily howler9 hours ago
Was Ethan Crumbley's gun locked up?*WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021* *Has the Post prejudged this question?: *The Washington Post's Fred Hiatt died suddenly this week, at age 66. It's impressive to see the esteem with which Hiatt was regarded by his colleagues. He had served as editorial page editor from the year 2000 on. We assume that Hiatt played no role in the editorial we cite today. We think the editorial showcases a pair of tendencies we all should try to avoid. For starters, we'll mention the love of punishment and the desire for retribution in the wake of horrible tragedies. Sometimes, punishment is necess... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
How History Rendered the Cavalry Irrelevant in Modern Warfare*Peter Suciu* *Cavalry, Europe* Cavalry charges once defined European warfare. World War I made it virtually irrelevant in the European theatre. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Cavalry was all but useless after the opening weeks of the First World War, at least on the Western Front. The static trench lines made it impossible for cavalry to flank enemy positions, while direct assaults against machine guns and fortified positions resulted in horrific bloodbaths. In countless wars around the world over the centuries, cavalry was a flexible multipurpose force that offered great... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Why Israel Keeps Improving American Super Weapons*Charlie Gao* *Israel, Middle East* American equipment in Israeli service is often extensively modified to fit the IDF’s unique mission. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Israel is a key customer of American weaponry. The Israel Defense Forces field a wide variety of American military equipment, due to significant amounts of American military aid to Israel. However, American equipment has not always been the best suited to the tough desert and urban conditions encountered by the IDF. As a result, American equipment in Israeli service is often extensively modified to fit the IDF’s... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
How Tough are Pakistan’s Chinese-made JF-17 ‘Thunder’ Fighters?*Charlie Gao* *Fighters, World* The JF-17 is a relatively new single-engine fighter, meant to compete against other light fighters. *Here's What You Need to Know*: A JF-17 pilot said that the Su-30 was one of the most formidable threats. The 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmish resulted in major shake-ups within the Indian Air Force (IAF). The most accepted narrative, that of a loss of an IAF MiG-21 Bison to no losses of the Pakistan Air Force bodes poorly for the IAF. But interestingly, according to a July interview, the skirmish marked one of the first “hot” use of Pakistan’s n... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Don't Rule Out the Possibility Of Another Korean War*Robert Farley* *Chinese Military, Asia* China would fight another war on the Korean Peninsula if it had to. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In almost every conceivable scenario, Beijing would work hard to try to restrain Pyongyang from using its nuclear, chemical, and biological arsenals. Three years ago I outlined what the contours of a war between China and the United States might look like. Although disagreements between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan and the South China Sea have hardly subsided, it increasingly appears that affairs on the Korean Peninsula would prov... read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 12/8/2021~ Today's Water Cooler ~ read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
New Jersey approves 30 more medical cannabis dispensariesNew Jersey continues to make big moves to strengthen the state’s medical cannabis market in anticipation of launching recreational sales in 2022. State marijuana regulators on Tuesday approved 30 additional MMJ dispensary licenses, only two months after awarding 10 cultivation permits and four vertically integrated licenses. The new dispensary licenses will more than double the […] New Jersey approves 30 more medical cannabis dispensaries is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Weather-related cannabis supply disruptions show need for direct delivery, British Columbia retailers saySome independent British Columbia cannabis retailers are speaking out after supply delays in the wake of recent devastating weather, saying the holdups demonstrate an urgent need for a more flexible supply chain from the province-owned BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB). Weather-related cannabis supply disruptions show need for direct delivery, British Columbia retailers say is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Museum to Fix ‘Ripples’ in Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’Rembrandt van Rijn's iconic painting “The Night Watch” will be restretched to get rid of deformations in its top left corner. read more
Bayou Renaissance Man10 hours ago
Am I a prophet, or what?
Back in October I wrote: *I'm willing to bet a large sum of money that as soon as FDA approval is given to vaccinate children against COVID-19, some schools in some parts of the country will begin inoculating children with or without their parents' consent.* They'll arrogate to themselves the right to decide what's best for the child. Well, guess what? *Los Angeles School District Vaccinates Students Without Parents Knowledge or Consent* I hate being proved right about something as dire as this. Personally, I think every parent who finds that their school district has d... read more
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