Tuesday, January 04, 2022

4 January - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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The Rio Times16 hours ago
Drought in Argentina and Brazil puts soybean and corn markets on alert
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, December 3, the Office of Agricultural Risk (ORA) warned that the areas under drought conditions for early corn crops have increased in the last week due to the heatwave, with maximum temperatures above 40°, which was not accompanied by rains. The same is happening in Brazil, where the […] The post Drought in Argentina and Brazil puts soybean and corn markets on alert appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Former Theranos CEO Holmes Convicted of Fraud and Conspiracy
Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Skyborg: AI control of military drones begins to take off
The influential State of AI Report 2021, published in October, makes the alarming observation that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for military purposes is now moving from research into the production phase. The report highlights three indicators which it argues shows this development, one of which is the progress that the US Air Force Research Laboratory is making in testing its autonomous ‘Skyborg’ system to control military drones. read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Russia wants to force the US to respect the UN Charter
Russia and China have just written to the United States asking it to respect the United Nations Charter and the word it has given. This approach, devoid of any aggressiveness, calls into question not only the functioning of the UN, NATO and the European Union, but almost all the US advances since the dissolution of the USSR. It is obviously unacceptable to Washington. But the US hyper-power is not what it used to be. It will have to begin its withdrawal. read more
Organizing Notes13 hours ago
Who does war propaganda?
*Publicity image from The Battle at Lake Changjin.* *Beijing’s Movie War Propaganda — And Washington’s* By Robin Andersen, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party, the powerful Chinese Central Propaganda Department commissioned a blockbuster film that depicts a US defeat in the Korean War. Under fire from US bombs, the heroic People’s Army fights a brutal ground battle and emerges victorious. Brave Chinese soldiers are caught in a hellish landscape as air attacks riddle the earth all around... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Doomsday cult wonders why you are still working
*Vox:* *The world as we know it is ending. Why are we still at work?* *From the pandemic to climate change, Americans are still expected to work no matter what happens.* The climate change doomsday cult has been serially wrong in projecting the end times for decades. The Covid doomsday cult has only been at it for about two years. Certainly, people have died from the virus, but the numbers have been overstated and the survival rate is significant. People should not use the virus as an excuse to not work as some of the teachers' unions are still doing. BTW, some are already p... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The left's overreaction to Jan. 6 not working
Twitchy: CNN’s Brian Stelter covered the upcoming anniversary of the January 6 riot at the Capitol “like it’s the Normandy invasion” on his show this morning: Watch how this Reliable Sources panel discusses covering 1/6 like it's the Normandy invasion. pic.twitter.com/32Cta4AEGS — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 2, 2022 According to the panelist, journos are “still dealing with that and feeling like we need to convey to others how serious it was”: “There’s a bit of an informal network of reporters who’ve been through it that day, and are still coping with that, who are leanin... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "The System Is Illiquid, There Is Not Enough Debt To Sustain It! Expect THIS to Happen"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 1/4/22: *"The System Is Illiquid, There Is Not Enough Debt To Sustain It!* *Expect THIS to Happen"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Texas business surges during Omicron, California lags
Fox Business: Texas’ economy is "surging" with no signs of slowing down as businesses in other states such as California voluntarily close during the spike in cases. "With Christmas shopping jump-started by the early start of holiday promotional pricing weeks ahead of Black Friday, and despite supply chain clogs and household budgets pressured by rising prices for food and gasoline, consumer spending drove double-digit increases in receipts from retail trade," Republican Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said, according to the Dallas Morning News. Texas brought in more sales tax ... read more
Google Manipulates Results as Searches ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Explode Due to Collapsing Covid Narrative
[image: psychosis]This psychological phenomenon explains why so many have bought into a clearly illogical and unscientific narrative. read more
Sabotage! Rebels in France attack 5G
Rights and Freedoms Rebels in France have declared war on the infrastructure of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. An ever-expanding resistance movement has been sabotaging the... The post Sabotage! Rebels in France attack 5G appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Not the 'climate change' they told us was coming
*Fox News:* *I-95: Drivers trapped for hours on Virginia interstate as temperatures dropped during the overnight* *Some drivers have been in their cars for over 15 hours* It could have been worse if they were all in electric vehicles. It would have been even worse if they made it home and were relying on wind and solar to power their furnace. read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Woke People Live Such Sad Lives
Apparently young women are terrified of everything. University of Reading censors ancient Greek poem. Another don’t upset the alphabet people story. J.K. Rowling name removed from performing arts school. read more
Cairns News16 hours ago
Volunteers wanted to start a list of those committing genocide
Letter to the Editor It is time to stop marching and begin action that will cut short the crimes being committed by the political party junta which has unlawfully taken over the Nation, and its minions in the bureaucracy, hospitals, media and even its private security forces posing as police and army. All these are […] read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
US education system held in low regard
* Epoch Times:* *Statistics Show America’s Education System Is Failing: CRT and Lower Expectation Equals Fewer Literate Graduates, Expert Says* *'Learning has been replaced by an aggressive political agenda designed to instill doubt, mental pain, and low expectations in students'* According to government statistics, America’s education system is failing. According to one expert, lower expectations and the shift in focus from academic excellence in mathematics, science, reading, and history toward the implementation of social constructs like critical race theory equals fewer lite... read more
VARs by batch number
How Bad is my Batch? Batch codes and associated deaths, disabilities and illnesses for Covid 19 Vaccines **Displays number of deaths and disabilities associated with... The post VARs by batch number appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Overwhelmed
One step forward and two steps backward. When it comes to COVID, that's the pattern. Ontario is once again repeating that pattern. Bruce Arthur writes: Four days after the chief medical officer of health presented a plan to reopen physical schools, schools are back online for at least two weeks. Nineteen days after Premier Doug Ford said the province would not use lockdowns to defeat this wave, restaurants are closed again, bars, gyms, lots more. It was too late and it might not matter enough, and we may not be able to tell just how much it does matter. Omicron could be so widespr... read more
A CIVIL WAR WITH NO GUNFIRE
Stephen Marche has just published a book called *The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future.* He's also published a *Guardian* opinion piece titled "The Next US Civil War Is Already Here – We Just Refuse to See It." In the piece he makes some good points, particularly about the faith many liberals have that we can avoid the loss of democracy in America just by letting the system do its work. But I disagree with one of Marche's main assertions about American conservatives: Most of the American right have abandoned faith in government as such. Their politics is, increasi... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Omicron vaccine resistant for many
*Epoch Times:* *Nearly Half of Omicron Cases in Houston Hospital System Among Vaccinated: Study* The Houston Methodist Hospital system is one of the larger ones in the world and it is seen as a world-class system. Disclsure--I have been a patient in that system. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
The Central Bank of Uruguay prepares to regulate cryptocurrencies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The growth of digital currencies is a phenomenon that is increasingly present in Uruguay. For this reason, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), through its financial innovation program Nova BCU, published a document that aims to prepare the ground for a possible regulation on the subject in Uruguay. Under the […] The post The Central Bank of Uruguay prepares to regulate cryptocurrencies appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
OrientalReview.org16 hours ago
Elon Musk’s Unregulated Space Projects Endanger Global Security
China recently submitted a document to the United Nations Office for Space Affairs to raise awareness of how its Tiangong space station twice “implemented preventive collision avoidance control” in order to ensure its safety after Musk’s satellites came uncomfortably close. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk seemingly fashions himself as a 21st-century […] read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
Rethinking “Rules of the Road” to Stabilize U.S.-China Competition
Chinese President Xi Xinping. (Paul Kagame, https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulkagame/42872133284) As U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate, strategists and policymakers are calling for the two countries to establish “guardrails” and “rules of the road” to manage great power competition and reduce the risks of a military clash. It’s time to interrogate some assumptions behind these calls and ask whether and how diplomatic negotiations over rules for risk reduction and deescalation can help stave off armed conflict. A useful place to start is a recent essay by University of ... read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Its Tuesday On The Stolen Land Of Turtle Island
In addition to closing down committees, Dear Leader has other ways to avoid questions. Former ambassador to Afghanistan sent to South America. If only we had journalists to ask these questions here. Where is Mel Gibson when you need him? I guess Biden doesn’t remember that he has a staff. Famly friend explains meat prices… Continue reading → read more
BBC’s Hurricane Misinformation
By Paul Homewood How the BBC lie, cheat and misinform: Weather events, linked to a changing climate, brought misery to millions around the world in 2021 according to a new report. The study, from the charity Christian Aid, identified 10 extreme events that each caused more than $1.5bn of damage. The biggest […] read more
The Western Bluff Masters & Their Seven Categories of History
The Western historians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were the ultimate bluff masters. They were the ultimate propagandists. They concocted the notion that the Western civilization was founded on good philosophy, rational politics, art, and science, and that it stood for liberty, peace, democracy, and individualism. Look at the lofty-sounding categories for Western history that they have tried to palm off on the world: 1. The Classical Age 2. The Roman Age 3. The Middle Ages 4. The Renaissance 5. The Scientific Revolution 6. The Enlightenment 7. The Modern Age ... read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
That COVID thing bit us, but we are all OK
The end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 has been made interesting by our little COVID friend. I mentioned how my oldest son was exposed to a person with COVID two days before Christmas, who frustratingly told him they (I … Continue reading → read more
As Omicron Surges, FDA’s Vaccine Strategy Called Into Question
In other words, from a risk/benefit perspective it is more logical to continue monoclonal antibody infusions, even if they are only marginally effective, and halt childhood vaccinations immediately. The CDC’s and FDA’s mystifying position can only be the result of... Related Stories - Pfizer Transparency Rarer Than a Santa Sighting - November 8, 2021 - Consumer Value Stores' Supplychain Miracle read more
Support the New Poetic Justice Platform for Autistim Creativity & Communication
Note: We introduced readers to Lina Hjalmarsson Lyons' new publishing platform for the autism community: PoeticJustice.press. Not the Moms and Dads and providers, but the boys and girls, men and women with autism who may prefer to be called autists... Related Stories - We Need a Little Christmas - Thankful Tuesday - Lina Hjalmarsson Lyons Launches PoeticJustice.press for Non-Speakers read more
Ecstasy as Zimbabwe’s Small-holder Farmers Secure European Pineapple Market
Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan 04 (IPS) - In her wildest dreams, smallholder farmer Sarudzai Sithole never imagined that her pineapples could someday stock the produce section of Europe’s finest supermarkets. Read the full story, “Ecstasy as Zimbabwe’s Small-holder Farmers Secure European Pineapple Market”, on globalissues.org → read more
bilaterals.org17 hours ago
UK, Japan eye economic integration through digital trade
04-Jan-2022 A groundbreaking UK-Japan digital free trade agreement sets the foundations for a closer merging of their economies over the coming decade. read more
bilaterals.org17 hours ago
Indonesia to ratify RCEP in 2022: Economic minister
04-Jan-2022 Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, will likely ratify its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) early next year, its chief economic minister said. read more
The Duran17 hours ago
German Chancellor Scholz wants ‘fresh start’ with Putin. Green Party Baerbock sidelined
German Chancellor Scholz wants ‘fresh start’ with Putin. Green Party Baerbock sidelined The Duran: Episode 1184 New German chancellor to meet Putin, wants ‘fresh start’ – media First meeting of leaders could happen this month, Bild suggests New German chancellor to meet Putin, wants ‘fresh start’ – media First meeting of leaders could happen this […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
With 300 families cut off by rains, city in Brazil’s Goiás state decrees emergency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Northeast of Goiás lives a critical situation after floods and the destruction of roads by storms. In Flores de Goiás there was flooding The city of Flores de Goiás, in the northeast region of the state, declared an emergency after heavy rains between December 23 and 25. The Paranã […] The post With 300 families cut off by rains, city in Brazil’s Goiás state decrees emergency appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazilian airline Itapemirim in crisis: two A320s to leave Brazil this week
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As anticipated at the end of last year, based on information from an internal Itapemirim communiqué, at least three aircraft will leave Brazil in the coming days. The airline claims that the reason for sending the aircraft is the need for preventive . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Brazilian airline Itapemirim in crisis: two A320s to leave Brazil this week appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Telecommunications investment in Brazil to exceed US$4 billion by 2030
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A recent study by SmC+ Digital Public Affairs, at the request of American Tower, points out that investment in telecommunications infrastructure may reach US$4.5 billion by 2030 in Brazil. According to the report "New Dynamics of Telecommunications Infrastructure Management in Latin America", investments in Latin America should reach US$17 billion. […] The post Telecommunications investment in Brazil to exceed US$4 billion by 2030 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil: Inflation slows down in 7 state capitals at the end of December -FGV
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The deceleration of inflation measured by the Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) to 0.57% at the end of December, from 0.83% in the immediately preceding measurement, the third of the month, was verified in the seven capitals surveyed, informed the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV […] The post Brazil: Inflation slows down in 7 state capitals at the end of December -FGV appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Keeping New Year resolutions real
Here's Stephan Pastis' suggestion. Click the image to see a larger version at the 'Pearls Before Swine' Web page. **Sigh** . . . I resemble that remark! Peter read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
More than 36,000 military personnel in Brazil reportedly refused to receive coronavirus vaccine -Newspaper
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 36,000 members of the Brazilian Army and Air Force (FAB) have reportedly refused to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus. According to the data on vaccination in Brazil, to which the Brazilian Metrópoles newspaper had access, the number of military personnel who refused to receive the drug against […] The post More than 36,000 military personnel in Brazil reportedly refused to receive coronavirus vaccine -Newspaper appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age19 hours ago
Uncovering the Corona Narrative: Was Everything Carefully Planned? Analysis by Ernst Wolff
This speech is probably one of the best and most concise exposés of the whole Corona narrative and ends on a hopeful message of what we can do to prevent the dystopian vision of Klaus Schwab and his supporters becoming ‘the new normal’. read more
The Votes Are In: 2021 ASSHAT OF THE YEAR AWARD
The voices in my head were unanimous. This year's winner of the DMF *'Asshat of the Year' *is not a journalist, but pretends to be one on TV. They are one of many of today's first generation children of immigrants, like those being nominated for high positions in the Biden Administration, all given full legal rights as a GIFT from America, who now spend their adult time on earth attacking, defaming and smearing all America has stood for. Our Winner for 2021 is an affirmative action graduate of Harvard University, class of '91, with a concentration in the difficult field of study o... read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Some Quick Thoughts About the Conviction of Elizabeth Holmes on Four Counts of Fraud
The successful prosecution of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes shows that there's a limit to Silicon Valley con-artistry. read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Mexico City Grapples With Acute Water Shortages, As “Day Zero” Approaches
Unless dramatic steps are taken, one of the world's largest cities could face "Day Zero" -- when supplies of water run so low that government must begin rationing the precious liquid -- as early as 2028. read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
MJBiz acquired by Emerald X for $120 million-plus
MJBiz has been acquired by Emerald X, a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Holding, a New York-based business-to-business event and media company, for $120 million in cash plus potential earnouts. MJBiz acquired by Emerald X for $120 million-plus is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
How a Clandestine North Korean Mission Nearly Started a War
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Korean Peninsula* As an interesting postscript to the event, Lee Kwang-soo, the captured helmsman, defected to South Korea and became a naval instructor. More than a decade later, he would speak out publicly that the sinking of the South Korean frigate Cheonan was the work of a North Korean submarine. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The North Korean spies killed four civilians, eight soldiers, a policeman and a reservist attempting to escape. In return, of the twenty-six men aboard the submarine, only two remained alive. The third North Korean sp... read more
Retraction Watch19 hours ago
University of Rochester cancer researchers included ‘incorrect images’ in 13 papers, committee finds
A group of cancer researchers at the University of Rochester have now lost three papers over concerns about the data in the articles – issues that evidently did not rise to the level of misconduct, according to the institution. The work came from the lab of Yuhchyau Chen, of the university’s Wilmot Cancer Institute. A … Continue reading University of Rochester cancer researchers included ‘incorrect images’ in 13 papers, committee finds read more
naked capitalism19 hours ago
Calling Trump ‘Just a Warm-Up Act,’ Professor Warns of Democratic Collapse in US
Why it is a little too pat to blame the right for the sorry state of democratic processes in the US. read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
Tuesday/Newsday
Ghost Flights h/t Woodstermam More on ghost flights here. From Duffleblog It’s not really a parody. I recently went to the VA in SoCal and that’s what it felt like. WASHINGTON — In the long-standing tradition of generosity at the holidays and limitless support for the troops, the United States Department of Veterans […] The post Tuesday/Newsday appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
CFACT19 hours ago
Environmentalism has lost its way
About every principle of environmentalism is violated by the proposed massive buildout of wind, solar and electrification. The post Environmentalism has lost its way appeared first on CFACT. read more
How "Special" Are North Korea's Special Forces?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The country maintains twenty-five special-forces and special-purpose brigades, and five special-forces battalions, designed to undertake missions from frontline DMZ assault to parachute and assassination missions. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *North Korean special forces have evolved from a nuisance force designed to stage attacks in the enemy’s rear into something far more dangerous. One of the most vital parts of North Korea’s war machine is one that relies the most on so-called “soldier power” skills. North Korea has likely the largest s... read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
Al-Shabaab Islamists suspected of killing 6 Christians in Kenya
Al-Shabaab Islamists suspected of killing 6 Christians in Kenya Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Al-Shabaab (Al-Shabab) Islamists are suspected of killing six Christians in Kenya. The massacre of Christians happened in the village of Widhu, Lamu County. Pastor Stephen Sila told International Christian Concern, “I counted seven houses that were torched […] The post Al-Shabaab Islamists suspected of killing 6 Christians in Kenya first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Climate Change Social Scientists
11:01 AM · Jan 3, 2022 5:08 PM · Dec 30, 2021 Apparently climate change causes people to start fires next to the road. The fire appears to have started in this shed. All of these houses on Mulberry Street … Continue reading → read more
Israel's Secret Nuclear Weapons: Here's What You Need to Know
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Nuclear Weapons, Middle East* Nuclear weapons are the ultimate form of insurance for such a small state. *Here's What to Remember:* Israel does not confirm nor deny having nuclear weapons. In a private email leaked to the public in September of 2016, former secretary of state and retired U.S. Army general Colin Powell alluded to Israel having an arsenal of “200 nuclear weapons.” While this number appears to be an exaggeration, there is no doubt that Israel does have a small but powerful nuclear stockpile, spread out among its armed forces. Israeli nucle... read more
naked capitalism20 hours ago
Most People Want an Active Government, Working on Their Side. It Is Time Those Seeking Power Took Note.
The UK government, like its US counterpart, is not held in much respect. Does this create an opportunity? read more
Jacob Rothschild: "Equality" is the End Game
Dear Readers, make of this what you will. It does certainly contain the spiritual elements behind the current curses humanity is wrestling with at this time. Henry sent me this link and I thought it worth sharing. It goes along with the letters I have posted in the distant past from characters purporting to be top level elite detailing their plans for us, the peons of the planet. Never forget, the Rothschilds are Sabbatarians. Source: Henry Makow December 8, 2021 *Rothschild confirms that Communist China is the model, although, so far, the Chinese are far from economically e... read more

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