Thursday, February 17, 2022

17 February - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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The New Dark Age13 hours ago
John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda
THE WAR HYSTERIA THAT HAS ROLLED IN LIKE A TIDAL WAVE IN RECENT WEEKS AND MONTHS IS THE MOST STRIKING EXAMPLE. KNOWN BY ITS JARGON, “SHAPING THE NARRATIVE,” MUCH IF NOT MOST OF IT IS PURE PROPAGANDA. read more
The Cost Of Living In The United States Is Rising To Absolutely Absurd Levels
The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder Most of the time, the vast majority of Americans simply do not care about economics. And it pains... The post The Cost Of Living In The United States Is Rising To Absolutely Absurd Levels appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
UK: Strike action: Race & class faultlines exposed
This week, the IRR signed an open letter protesting a temporary High Court injunction against the United Voices of the World Union. This unprecedented legal intervention was aimed at suppressing strike action by outsourced security guards at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), prohibiting them from ‘waving banners’, ’vigorous dancing’ or even ‘making rapid dramatic movements’ within 200 metres of the hospital. read more
US offers Ukraine $1 billion to stabilize economy, intends to make billions more available
Washington Examiner – by Ryan King The United States has offered Ukraine a loan of $1 billion to help stabilize its economy, and it intends to make... The post US offers Ukraine $1 billion to stabilize economy, intends to make billions more available appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Is eating people a solution to world hunger? The science behind ‘Soylent Green’
Yahoo News Released in 1973, Soylent Green imagines a dystopian nightmare version of 2022 in which overpopulation and climate disaster have made the Earth nearly unlivable. Resource and... The post Is eating people a solution to world hunger? The science behind ‘Soylent Green’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
UK neocons poison UK-Russia Defence meeting
UK neocons poison UK-Russia Defence meeting The Duran: Episode 1230 Ben Wallace warns Putin’s generals of ‘tragic consequences’ during Moscow talks as he says military build-up means Russia could invade Ukraine ‘at any time’ – but insists he is listening after foreign minister’s ‘deaf and mute’ barb at Liz Truss yesterday Ben Wallace warns Russia […] read more
Science Matters13 hours ago
Governing by Emergency Destroys Legitimacy
Graham Shearer writes at First Things The Price of a Permanent Emergency. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. Governments across the globe have taken extreme measures over the past two years to combat COVID-19. The rationale is always the same: This is an emergency. But do governments understand the implications of this […] read more
Canadian Officials Freeze Bank Accounts of Citizens Who Donated to Freedom Convoy — State Run Media Brags About Using Data from GiveSendGo Criminal Hackers to Target Citizens
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft After declaring the Emergency Act on Monday the Trudeau government is tracking down freedom protesters and their supporters and... The post Canadian Officials Freeze Bank Accounts of Citizens Who Donated to Freedom Convoy — State Run Media Brags About Using Data from GiveSendGo Criminal Hackers to Target Citizens appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Massive U-Turn: Austria to Repeal Almost All ‘Corona Apartheid’ Rules Targeting Unvaxxed
Breitbart – by Peter Caddle In what amounts to a seismic u-turn in policy, Austria is to relax all ‘Corona Apartheid’ rules targetting the nation’s... The post Massive U-Turn: Austria to Repeal Almost All ‘Corona Apartheid’ Rules Targeting Unvaxxed appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Bank Run? Canada’s Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would invoke emergency orders to crack down on demonstrators by freezing their... The post Bank Run? Canada’s Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Meet Cecilia, the world’s first interactive robotic bartender
Miami Herald Feb 6, 2022 The post Meet Cecilia, the world’s first interactive robotic bartender appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Trudeau’s justice minister says that being “pro-Trump” is a factor that will decide if your bank account is seized under their Emergency Orders.
https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1494116524591886338 The post Trudeau’s justice minister says that being “pro-Trump” is a factor that will decide if your bank account is seized under their Emergency Orders. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Science Matters14 hours ago
The Goodness of Global Warming
As noted in other posts here, warming comes and goes and a cooling period may now be ensuing. See No Global Warming, Chilly January Land and Sea. Matt Ridley provides a concise and clear argument to celebrate any warming that comes to our world in his Spiked article Why global warming is good for us. […] read more
Science Matters15 hours ago
Leftists Used to Side With Truckers. What Happened?
Damon Linker explains at msn.com When protests aren’t progressive. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. How the Freedom Convoy is scrambling the left’s view of history After absorbing two weeks of criticism for doing too little in response to the “Freedom Convoy” that has blocked border crossings across Canada and paralyzed the […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
For About One Hour Yesterday All Of Canada's Top Banks Were Offline!
Downdetector reports of banks experiencing outages (times in GMT) BANK Outages at all big 5 banks! It’s happening. Trudeau has crushed consumer confidence in the banks in less than 48 hours. Some ATMs are still allowing cash to be pulled out but going empty. The bank has now locked up EVERYONES funds! 🇨🇦 🔔 pic.twitter.com/9CslynYJjD — bu/ac (@buperac) February 16, 2022 *Finbold:* *Five major Canadian banks mysteriously go offline in hours-long outage* On February 16, five major Canadian banks went offline, preventing a number of customers from using e-Transfers, online banking, ... read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ From 99 years ago. We need to get back to this. ------------------------------ There's a sucker born every minute and it seems half of them are named Giuliani. ------------------------------ And he waited until now to say something... why? ------------------------------ "While we strive for excellence in every aspect of our work to make our Father proud we never compromise the worth of a child or the calling to bring them in closer communion with God." Or a misused baseball bat in an act of brotherly love. --------------------------... read more
"Doomberg: Crisis Ahead As Market, Economic, Social & Geopolitical Pressures Reach "Tipping Point"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Doomberg: Crisis Ahead As Market, Economic,* * Social & Geopolitical Pressures Reach "Tipping Point"* by Adam Taggart, Wealthion, 2/17/22: "Systemic pressures are building everywhere. Persisting inflation. Slowing economic growth. Prolonged supply chain outages. Falling consumer confidence. The trucker blockade in Canada. Kazakhstan as an energy flashpoint. Military tensions in the Ukraine. These are all interconnected signals that the status quo is unraveling. What are the root causes? What kind of future do they portend? And what challenges & opportuni... read more
"In The End..."
"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." ~ Sydney J. Harris read more
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Evidence"
*“Evidence”* “Where do I live? If I had no address, as many people do not, I could nevertheless say that I lived in the same town as the lilies of the field, and the still waters. Spring, and all through the neighborhood now there are strong men tending flowers. Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue. But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function - to excite the viewers toward sublime thought. Glory to the world, that good teacher. Among the swans there is none called the least, or the greatest. I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, ... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Bolivia achieves record figure in sesame exports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE) reported that, between 2020 and 2021, Bolivia exported 22,127 tons of sesame for a value of US$41 million, a record figure compared to previous years. According to a report of that entity, in 2020, the country sold to the international market 10,090 tons […] The post Bolivia achieves record figure in sesame exports appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MintPress News12 hours ago
As Trudeau Cracks Down, the Left Drives Protesters Into the Arms of the Right Once Again
Divide and rule, the cultivation of tribalism, is an insurance policy against successful dissent and the threat of revolution. The post As Trudeau Cracks Down, the Left Drives Protesters Into the Arms of the Right Once Again appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Use of Rape-Kit DNA to Probe Other Crimes Shocks Prosecutors
The San Francisco district attorney's stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide. read more
Tens of thousands driven into debt by care charges, new figures show
Tens of thousands of disabled people across the country are having debt collection action taken against them every year by their local authorities over unpaid care charges, information secured by disabled campaigners has revealed. Cheshire Disabled People Against Cuts (CDPAC) and Inclusion […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Unvaccinated children denied entry in Brazil; Paraguay requests exemption
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since February 14, Brazil requires that children over five years of age entering the country have two doses of covid vaccine. Many of them have already been denied entry. The Paraguayan Vice-Minister of Health, Dr. Hernán Martínez, announced that his portfolio would . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Unvaccinated children denied entry in Brazil; Paraguay requests exemption appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Government’s advisers call for billions extra in rail access cash
The government’s independent advisers on accessible transport have called for billions more pounds to be invested in removing the “deeply-rooted barriers” disabled people face across the rail system. The report by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) calls for accessibility to […] read more
EHRC faces questions over failure to act on DWP benefit deaths
Disabled activists have asked the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) why it is still failing to act over links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) and Disabled […] read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
CA city’s marijuana equity residency requirement unconstitutional, suit says
A Michigan marijuana entrepreneur filed a federal lawsuit against Sacramento alleging that the California city's residency requirement for participation in the cannabis social equity program is a violation of his constitutional rights. CA city’s marijuana equity residency requirement unconstitutional, suit says is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Legal letter asks DWP for information on ‘discriminatory’ secret algorithm
Disabled campaigners have sent a legal letter to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to question how its use of a secret algorithm* could be discriminating against disabled people in the way it selects claimants to face benefit fraud investigations. Greater […] read more
Legal action seeks justice over award of fire safety contract
Disabled campaigners have launched legal action over the government’s decision to award a crucial fire safety contract to consultants who have repeatedly argued against introducing written evacuation plans for disabled residents of tower blocks. Claddag, a leaseholder action group led by disabled […] read more
Hostel ordeal continues, despite ombudsman’s ‘significant injustice’ ruling
A woman who has been forced to live with her disabled daughter in an inaccessible hostel for more than three years says she can see no end to their ordeal, despite an ombudsman ruling that her local council had caused them “significant […] read more
‘Tokenistic’ service-user involvement must be addressed, says report
A new report highlights the importance of involving disabled people in planning and delivering services, but also the barriers they face when trying to share their lived experience. The report, by the disabled people’s and service-user network Shaping Our Lives (SOL), says […] read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
The Day Parliament was No Longer the House of Commons
Future Trivial Pursuit question we hope to never see: When did the Canadian House of Commons become the Canuckistan House of Untouchable Elites? Answer: February 17, 2022 BREAKING IN OTTAWA Construction workers are building a fence around the parliament since 5 am this morning.https://t.co/VfgKKYKzKr#FreedomTruckers @OttawaPolice pic.twitter.com/y1E4Yu0ZnD — Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) February 17, 2022 Related: Viva… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Ottawa Police to Truckers: Nice Dog Ya Got There
Would be a real shame if anything happened to it. Attention animal owners at demonstration If you are unable to care for your animal as a result of enforcement actions, your animal will placed into protective care for 8 days, at your cost. After 8 days, if arrangements are not made, your animal will be… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Customer Service
I called RBC this morning on the customer service line. The representative brought up my accounts and investments, and we both agreed that I have no mortgage, no debt and no loans. Just savings and investments. Then I explained that, as a political blogger who is on record as supporting the trucker protests, I believe… Continue reading → read more
U.S. and EU Officials Begin Aid Talks With the Taliban
*Trevor Filseth* *Taliban, * Although the Taliban has now been in power for six months, the group has not been recognized by any country, and many of its leaders remain subject to international sanctions. Representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government met with U.S. and European Union representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to discuss ways to aid Afghan civilians amid a growing humanitarian crisis. The Afghan delegation, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, ultimately held discussions with officials from the United States and sixteen European countries. A st... read more
MintPress News12 hours ago
As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles
“The civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country.” – Norwegian Refugee Council Report The post As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles appeared first on MintPress News. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Winder, Georgia, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Canada's Justice Minister Says Being “Pro-Trump” Is A Factor That Will Decide If Your Bank Account Is Seized Under Their Emergency Orders
SHOCK: Trudeau’s justice minister says that being “pro-Trump” is a factor that will decide if your bank account is seized under their Emergency Orders. https://t.co/Ez5GPgvup1 — Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 17, 2022 *WNU Editor: *This Canadian government is showing its true colors. On a side note. My accountant's office is only a few buildings away from Justice Minister David Lametti riding office in Ville Emard. It is always closed (appointment only), and the windows are completely covered. These people are clearly scared about their security. read more
The Decarie Report13 hours ago
The American way of murder
The U.S. has suggested it might smother China in a massive nuclear attack that might murder as much as 20 billion people. In the usual American style that would include children, women, babies .... The U.S. is the most brutal and murderous nation in the world -and in a style resembling the attitudes of the British Imperial policies that That were passed on from their British evils. That explains the rate of murder of children and babies by our heros (yes, including Canadians) who joined our Biggest war of twenty years. Yes, like our American heroes our Canadian heroes happily murdere... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets On The Ukraine Crisis
Russia could be trying to create a pretext for an invasion in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, amid reports of shelling across the ceasefire line in the eastern Ukrainian region of the Donbass https://t.co/bqxnhqY6j5 pic.twitter.com/4v1lCUWJn8 — Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2022 President Biden said the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘very high,’ but the door to a diplomatic solution remains open https://t.co/6yRPB5CczC pic.twitter.com/vV1oZ1bh7v — Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2022 President Joe Biden said Washington saw no signs of a Russian... read more
"The Bamboozle..."
"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back. " - Carl Sagan read more
Woman subjected to ‘intimate’ body search by Israeli army appeals case
Israeli army and Shin Bet staff admitted to probing the woman vaginally and anally while arresting her in 2015, yet the case was dismissed... This isn't an isolated incident... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Opinion: strengthening the alliance between Brazil and Russia is pure oxygen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) A diplomatically mature country like Brazil treats the world with a panoramic view. The meeting between the presidents of Brazil and the Russian Federation in Moscow signifies the strengthening of the The post Opinion: strengthening the alliance between Brazil and Russia is pure oxygen appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MintPress News13 hours ago
John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda
The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example. Known by its jargon, “shaping the narrative,” much if not most of it is pure propaganda. The post John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda appeared first on MintPress News. read more
CFACT13 hours ago
Climate mandates threaten global security
America’s climate policies will weaken our global leverage to maintain a secure and peaceful planet The post Climate mandates threaten global security appeared first on CFACT. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Chile’s online commerce accelerated in the fourth quarter growing 41% in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Online sales of the commerce sector in Chile accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter, with a real annual increase of 25.5%, in line with the overall positive results of the sector, the National Chamber of Commerce (CNN . . . To read the full […] The post Chile’s online commerce accelerated in the fourth quarter growing 41% in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Virtual Mirage13 hours ago
Thursday Supplemental
I don’t recall BLM or Antifa having their funds frozen. And it was incredibly progressive to have judges assign low bails and to have people like Camela-the-ho bail them out. Now that Canadians have seen how quickly the banks rolled over for Trudeau and instantly froze accounts (that were just suspected of donating […] The post Thursday Supplemental appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Startup brings US model to Chile to sell food at factory gate prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Savings community" is the term 12tren uses to self-define itself on its website. The Chilean startup, which began operations in 2020, aims to replicate the US wholesale model used by brands such as Costco and Sam's Club in Chile. This model consists of customers paying a membership fee -in this […] The post Startup brings US model to Chile to sell food at factory gate prices appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner13 hours ago
Doctor wrongly accused of child pornography offences suing Halifax police, seeking millions in damages
A doctor wrongly accused of child pornography offences after a cross-border name mix-up is suing several Halifax Regional Police officers seeking more than $3 million in damages, citing the “highhanded, shocking, contemptuous conduct of the defendants.” Dr. David Barnett, a family physician in Dartmouth, was arrested in December 2020 on suspicion of possession and distribution […] read more
CFACT14 hours ago
CFACT resupplies freedom truckers
Thanks to you. Mandate freedom! The post CFACT resupplies freedom truckers appeared first on CFACT. read more
Komando.com14 hours ago
8 simple tips to speed up and clean out your Android phone
Is your Android phone running sluggishly? Here are eight ways to help it perform better. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Freedom Convoy: By evoking the emergencies act, Canada’s Trudeau has maneuvered the country into an impasse
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A nebulous wreath of different actions has formed around the Trudeau government’s activation of the never before used emergencies act. Even before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resorted to his last or penultimate resort, the crowdfunding website GiveSendGo had been hacked over the weekend. Names and email addresses of thousands of […] The post Freedom Convoy: By evoking the emergencies act, Canada’s Trudeau has maneuvered the country into an impasse appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Econlib16 hours ago
Ephemeral Externalities
The textbook notion of externalities is expansive. Potentially totalitarian, in fact. Suppose, for example, that you dislike seeing Bahais. The very fact that you have these bigoted feelings instantly implies that Bahais “impose a negative externality” on you purely by appearing in your field of view. Indeed, an anti-Bahai zealot could dislike the very existence […] The post Ephemeral Externalities appeared first on Econlib. read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
Cyber Reporting Proposals: Assessing Liability Protections and Legal Privileges
The U.S. Capitol Building. (JessicaRodriguezRivas, https://tinyurl.com/vh6b2xbb; CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) In 2021, Congress made significant progress toward enacting a cybersecurity incident reporting law, which would require certain private-sector entities to formally report to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when they have been subjected to a ransomware attack or a similar cyber event. Although discussions on such a federal law have been ongoing for over a decade, this issue has received renewed attention as a result of... read more
"The Color of Money"
*"The Color of Money"* by Bill Bonner *Youghal, Ireland* - "Good ol’ Charlie Munger. Yesterday, the 98-year-old gave his opinion on the biggest danger facing US democracy. Yahoo Finance was on the case: "Citing examples from the Roman Republic to Adolf Hitler to Latin America, Munger said, “Inflation is a very serious subject, you could argue it is the way democracies die.” He notes that it was after years of inflation when “eventually the whole damn Roman Empire collapsed, so [the current situation] is the biggest long-range danger we have, apart from nuclear war.” When the money... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Virus update: • Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron: Is that enough?; • National Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages; • Zimbabwe grapples with substance abuse problems in pandemic; • Japan eases border controls amid criticism. https://t.co/9SnUXALKOA — The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2022 Covid-19 has infected more than 418M people and killed over 5.8M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments: pic.twitter.com/qVohutveVU — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) February 17, 2022 NEW: Police are running drills as they prepare to crack ... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Ukrainian Armed Forces Tank And BMP Collide During The Exercises
🇺🇦A tank and a BMP collide during the exercises of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/EFippYQZl4 — Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 17, 2022 *WNU Editor: *This is what the "fog of war" looks like. read more
"Dominant Superpowers Don’t Accumulate $30 Trillion In Debt"
*Full screen recommended.* "US Debt of $30 Trillion Visualized in Stacks of Physical Cash" ○ *"Dominant Superpowers Don’t Accumulate $30 Trillion In Debt"* by Simon Black "The year 238 AD began with Maximinus I as Emperor of Rome – a former peasant who had worked his way up through the ranks of the military before being chosen as Emperor by his troops. By August of that year, Maximinus was dead, and five other men had briefly held the title of Emperor. Only one (Gordian III) was still alive by the end of 238 AD. This is known in Roman history as the ‘Year of the Six Emperors’, and it... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Did a Snake Wrap Itself Around a Van?
The internet loves a good fake snake video. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
F/A-18E and 18F Super Hornets are seen on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Adriatic Sea, off Split, Croatia February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Milan Sabic NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman* (Reuters). read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Is President Xi Too Focused On A Key Party Congress For Any Attack On Taiwan?
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has appointed a task force to monitor the Ukraine situation and evaluate its security impact on the democratically ruled island, which is claimedby Beijing but receives military support from the US. *Times of India/Bloomberg:* *Taiwan sees China's Xi as too focused on party reshuffle for any attack* TAIPEI: Taiwan believes Xi Jinping is too focused on a key party meeting to extend his tenure as China’s leader to take military action now, regardless of what happens between Russia and Ukraine, according to two senior officials involved in security... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Argentine judiciary upholds prosecution of Cristina Fernández for alleged bribes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, Argentina's highest criminal court upheld the prosecution of Vice President Cristina Fernández in the case opened against her for alleged bribery and aiding and abetting 27 cases of passive corruption. The former president, against whom several court cases are . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Argentine judiciary upholds prosecution of Cristina Fernández for alleged bribes appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"The Mind Control Police: The Government’s War on Thought Crimes and Truth-Tellers" (Excerpt)
*"The Mind Control Police: The Government’s* * War on Thought Crimes and Truth-Tellers" (Excerpt)* by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell "The U.S. government, which speaks in a language of force, is afraid of its citizenry. What we are dealing with is a government so power-hungry, paranoid and afraid of losing its stranglehold on power that it is conspiring to wage war on anyone who dares to challenge its authority. All of us are in danger. In recent years, the government has used the phrase “domestic t... read more
Argentina: Odd Luminous Phenomenon Over Necochea
* Argentina: Odd Luminous Phenomenon over Necochea (Buenos Aires Province)* *INEXPLICATA contributing editor Guillermo Giménez shares the following photos and text with us:* "At 22:20 hours on Sunday, February 13, 2022, a very bright object was seen over the beach at Necochea. The object was red and green and changed colors constantly. It was suspended against a clear, star-studded in the vicinity of Hogar Raimondi. Many people witnessed the phenomenon over a space of 2 minutes. Its shape was roughly triangular, but then became a rounded object as the colors shifted between red a... read more
Russian Aircraft Armed With Hypersonic Weapons Deployed to Syria
*Peter Suciu* *Hypersonic Weapons, Middle East* The Kinzhal missile has an alleged range of 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers, which makes it a threat to critical land infrastructure and large surface targets. While the United States has responded to Russia's military buildup on the Ukrainian border with the deployment of B-52 Stratofortress bombers and F-15 Eagles to Europe, Russia has also deployed combat aircraft to bases outside of its national borders. On Tuesday, Russian state media reported that Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters—both of which are capable of carrying Kinzhal hy... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Argentine court allows 13-year-old boy to change gender despite mother’s refusal
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An Argentine family court has allowed a thirteen-year-old teenager to change the gender on his birth certificate, even though he only had his father's consent because his mother did not agree to the change. The court took into account that under the Gender The post Argentine court allows 13-year-old boy to change gender despite mother’s refusal appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
Open Thread 17 Feb 2022
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Turcopolier15 hours ago
Trolling in all its wonderment
A new trolling technique is now evident. This consists of writing to me off-line to bitch about some author’s writing and to demand that I correct this person. Laughable! If you have a substantive complain, make it as a comment … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian Economy Minister foresees new credit program for small and medium enterprises
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a meeting with representatives of the trade and services sectors, the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said the government would launch a new credit program aimed at small and medium enterprises, with the potential release of R$100 billion (US$19 billion) in operations, said . . . To read the […] The post Brazilian Economy Minister foresees new credit program for small and medium enterprises appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
Hizballah makes its own missiles now?
“Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that the Lebanon-based militant group has been producing drones in the country, and has the ability to turn thousands of rockets into precision missiles. On a day marking the martyrdom of Hezbollah militants … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
WATCH: UN Security Council on Ukraine Crisis LIVE
Russia has called a U.N. Security Council meeting on the anniversary of the signing of the Minsk 2 accord. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is addressing the council. Watch it here live starting at 10 am EST. read more
Science 2.0 blogs15 hours ago
Discovering Beauty
Creativity is one of the things that really makes us human - in fact, a number of human activities which we identify as specific of our nature, and which we believe could hardly be mimicked by artificial intelligence, rely on our inventiveness and capability of creating new objects, images, concepts, methods, or finding new purpose in old tools. Art, among all of these activities, is the quintessential result of our willful act of creating beauty - or even ugliness, if that is considered a worthy pursuit by the artist. read more read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Uruguay’s Punta del Este hosts the most important skydiving show in the Americas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Punta del Este Hercules Big Ways event gathered more than 200 skydivers from different countries this week to put on an impressive show in the skies of the Uruguayan coast. Skydivers from the United States, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, France, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay participated in this event […] The post Uruguay’s Punta del Este hosts the most important skydiving show in the Americas appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil and Paraguay to set up bipartite command on the border
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian and Paraguayan security authorities have agreed to install a bipartite command on the border between Pedro Juan Caballero and Ponta Porã to confront organized crime. According to Paraguayan Interior Minister Arnaldo Guizzio, there are plans to create a second command between Salto del . . . To read the […] The post Brazil and Paraguay to set up bipartite command on the border appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
International Accreditation in Education Can Bring Huge Benefits to the Pacific - If It Is Done Right
SUVA, Fiji, Feb 17 (IPS) - All over the world, students who attend tertiary education do so with the belief that the investment of their time, money and effort will provide them with returns on that investment that will change their lives and the lives of their families for years to come. As qualified graduates, those students emerge from their tertiary programmes with recognised skills and knowledge making them employable in their chosen fields, moving them forward along a career pathway and in many cases, bringing recognition to the institutions that trained them as they experie... read more
The Weaponisation of Libya's Elections
TRIPOLI, Libia, Feb 17 (IPS) - Libya was supposed to hold elections early this year. Instead, it now has two rival political administrations — a return of the divisions of the past. Read the full story, “The Weaponisation of Libya's Elections”, on globalissues.org → read more
"America is Headed for the Worst Real Estate Crash Ever"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, AM 2/17/22: *"America is Headed for the Worst Real Estate Crash Ever"* "All the warnings signs point to a major real estate crash. This will be the worst ever. We have prolonged low interest rates for so long and the Fed has no interest in raising them. The supply chain problem is catching up to the home builders. Plus, you can finance your next pizza." read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Mainland Chinese Y-12 Plane Sent To Test Taiwan’s Frontline Response
A Chinese made Y-12 light twin-engined aircraft, the same type spotted near near Dongyin on Feb. 5. CNA file photo *SCMP: **Mainland Chinese Y-12 plane sent to test Taiwan’s frontline response, island’s defence ministry says * * Ministry confirms that aircraft that flew over Taipei-controlled islet was a transport plane * But mainland analyst says the flight might have simply been a 'deviation' Taiwan's defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a small civilian aircraft from mainland China flew close to a Taipei-controlled islet earlier this month in what the ministry said ... read more
Majia's Blog14 hours ago
Biological States of Exception
We are living in a dislocating STATE OF EXCEPTION where natural, theological and liberal rights of self-ownership have been discarded, as illustrated by this research study that seems horrifyingly prescient: Crutchfield P. Compulsory moral bioenhancement should be covert. Bioethics. 2019 Jan;33(1):112-121. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12496. Epub 2018 Aug 29. PMID: 30157295. ABSTRACT: Some theorists argue that moral bioenhancement ought to be compulsory. I take this argument one step further, arguing that if moral bioenhancement ought to be compulsory, then its administration ought to be... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
Review People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan
*Chaliand, Gerard, Editor, **People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan**, London: Zed Books, 1980* *People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan* is an anthology trying to cover the Kurdish populations in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Soviet Union. All but one of the writers was a Marxist or leftist. While they all believed in the Kurdish desire for independence it noted that these efforts failed for a number of reasons. That included tribalism, depending upon unreliable foreign powers, and the lack of a revolutionary ideology that would link the parties with ... read more
Food & Water Watch14 hours ago
Groups Urge Congress to Require EPA to Regulate Climate Pollution from Factory Farms
Lawmakers can end loopholes that inhibit factory farm pollution regulations The post Groups Urge Congress to Require EPA to Regulate Climate Pollution from Factory Farms appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
MJBizDaily14 hours ago
San Diego rolls back cannabis taxes for manufacturers, growers
San Diego, home to one of the largest municipal cannabis markets in California, is lowering tax rates on local manufacturers and growers in an effort to boost production overall. San Diego rolls back cannabis taxes for manufacturers, growers is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Tesla Faces Another US Investigation: Unexpected Braking
The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about “phantom braking" in Tesla Models 3 and Y. read more
Additional U.S. F-15s Sent to Poland to Bolster NATO's Eastern Flank
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Air Force, Europe* The U.S. Air Force fighters will work closely with NATO allies on the alliance's eastern flank. Despite Russian claims that it has pulled some of its forces back from the border of Ukraine, over 100,000 troops remain and could be poised to invade at any time. In response, the U.S. European Command announced earlier this week that it sent an additional eight United States Air Force F-15 fighter jets to Poland. "More American F15 fighters landed today at the base in ask. 8 machines will join those that came to Poland last week. As part of th... read more
The West Must Pay Its Debt to Afghans
*Azeem Ibrahim* *Afghanistan, Eurasia* Since the West is prepared to wash its hands of responsibility for Afghanistan’s future, the only alternative is to help those civilians who are looking to escape the country it broke. The Western alliance has spent twenty years occupying Afghanistan in a failed attempt to nation-build. Trillions of dollars have been spent in conflict against insurgents, lost to corruption, and paid to mostly American private contractors, with little to show for it. Now, with the shambolic withdrawal from the country following the Taliban takeover of Kabul i... read more
Can America Prevent Iran from Going Nuclear?
*Sumesh Shiwakoty* *Iran Nuclear Deal, Middle East* If the United States does not address Iran’s concerns in order to achieve a negotiated settlement, then the world will have to live with Iran as a nuclear weapons power. Iran is now closer to acquiring nuclear weapons than ever before. The ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) may be the last chance to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear state, potentially triggering a nuclear arms race in an already unstable region. The United States has only two options. First, to pursue i... read more
Lebanon’s May Elections Are a Chance to Begin Again
*Adnan Nasser* *Lebanon Crisis, Middle East* This is a major chance for the Lebanese to inflict a defeat on those who robbed them of their livelihoods. In May 2022, the Lebanese people will have the opportunity for their voices to be heard in the parliamentary elections after years of domestic turmoil and international isolation. With every passing year since the October 2019 protests, the nation has regressed as its people have become poorer and exceedingly pessimistic. Thus, many Lebanese people, including within the diaspora, see the election as their “last hope.” Presently,... read more
U.S. and British Armies to Pursue Joint Helicopter Modernization
*Kris Osborn* *Helicopters, * The recently signed “Feasibility Agreement” between the United States and UK to collaborate on Future Vertical Lift technologies will certainly shape the landscape for helicopter warfare and joint tactics for years to come. The U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and the United Kingdom’s Bell 212 utility helicopters can both support air assault raids, conduct medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) missions, and deliver infantry into hostile fire, but how well can they operate together? Refining, shaping and, ultimately, answering this question provide the primary in... read more
Anti-Asian violence spiked in the US during the pandemic, especially in blue-state cities
A new analysis of crime data shows that anti-Asian violence, targeting people of Asian descent and their property, rose sharply during the pandemic. read more
Bank Run? As Canada Threatens to Freeze Bank Accounts, Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline
[image: bank]"Do you think people will keep their money in institutions that now can easily freeze it from them?" read more
Doctors Group Demands Investigation Into Sudden Increase In Young Male Deaths In UK
Zero Hedge – by Owen Evans, The Epoch Times A group of UK doctors, scientists, economists, psychologists, and other academic experts have called for an... The post Doctors Group Demands Investigation Into Sudden Increase In Young Male Deaths In UK appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Data about the vaccines is disappearing
Substack – by Alex Berenson Scotland is one of the most transparent countries about Covid vaccines. Whoops! I mean Scotland WAS one of the most... The post Data about the vaccines is disappearing appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies
Project Veritas Feb 16, 2022 • FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies: ‘Almost a Billion Dollars a Year Going into... The post FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Not Just San Francisco: Police Across the Country are Retaining and Searching DNA of Victims and Innocent People
EFF – by Jennifer Lynch This week we learned that San Francisco Police used a woman’s own DNA—collected years earlier as part of an investigation into... The post Not Just San Francisco: Police Across the Country are Retaining and Searching DNA of Victims and Innocent People appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ5 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 17
1915 UK forced to retreat from Muzaira, Basra due to bad weather and flooding 1917 British attacked Sannaiyat outside Kut but failed to take Ottoman positions Suffered 575 casualties 1981 UN Rep Palme went to Iran and Iraq for 3rdtime to try to negotiate ceasefire 1986 Iran started attack to gain more ground in Faw Peninsula in Basra (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986*) ... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
US General Warns China ‘Laying Groundwork’ For Using Russia’s Ukraine Playbook In Asia
© Provided by South China Morning Post General Kenneth S. Wilsbach is the commander of US Pacific Air Forces. Photo: YouTube *SCMP: **US wary of China ‘laying groundwork’ for using Russia’s Ukraine playbook in Asia, General Kenneth S. Wilsbach says* * No surprise if China 'tries something provocative' in the Pacific that mirrors situation in Europe, says commander of the US Pacific Air Forces * Speaking on sidelines of Singapore Airshow, he says air chiefs of other nations have been alarmed by Beijing's actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea and Taiwan The United States i... read more
There are none so blind as those who will not see
In my "Inflation Watch" report a couple of days ago, I noted: Last week we heard that inflation in January hit an annual average of 7.5%, the highest on record since 1982. That, of course, is so much bull droppings, as we've said in these pages many times before. If this country still measured inflation as we did in 1980, before the inflation calculations became politicized, it would be *at least* double that rate. If you apply my suggested correction factor, based upon historical reality, *actual* consumer purchases (as opposed to government bureaucratic assumptions), and ... read more
"Free Download: Aldous Huxley, "Brave New World Revisited"
"At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge? Does a majority of the population think it worthwhile to take a good deal of trouble, in order to halt and, if possible, reverse the current drift toward totalitarian control of everything? If the United States of America is the prophetic image of the rest of the urban-industrial world as it will be a few years from now - recent public opinion polls have revealed that an actual majority of young people in their teens, the voters of tomorrow, have no faith in demo... read more
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian teens in 24 hours, 5 Palestinians in a week
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel over the past week to five; eleven have been killed since the start of 2022. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Climate change is not a bad thing
Matt Ridley: Global warming is real. It is also – so far – mostly beneficial. This startling fact is kept from the public by a determined effort on the part of alarmists and their media allies who are determined to use the language of crisis and emergency. The goal of Net Zero emissions in the UK by 2050 is controversial enough as a policy because of the pain it is causing. But what if that pain is all to prevent something that is not doing net harm? The biggest benefit of emissions is global greening, the increase year after year of green vegetation on the land surface of the pl... read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Hold The Line
Brownstone Institute- Society vs State: Canada Reveals the Core Conflict of Our Age The truckers, for their part, represent everything that the state despises. They have a social and political power that is independent from it, and hence form one of the alternative sources of power which it hates and fears. This power derives not… Continue reading → read more
BBC Climate Check–Jan 2022
By Paul Homewood Ben Rich kicks off the year with his latest Weather Climate Check: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/60377589 That introductory sentence tells us all we need to know about his motive. He spends the first half of the video talking about snow in New England, Japan, Greece and the Middle East. You know, the […] read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
New Zealand Could Use Military Against Citizens
It seems Justin’s good friend in New Zealand, has no problem with using the military to control the peasants. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Fentanyl murders reach deep into the US
Betsy McCaughey: Think you live too far from the Mexican border to be hurt by the chaos there? Bloomfield is a picturesque village in central Connecticut, 3,500 miles from the Mexican border. But illegal drugs flowing across that border nearly killed a 16-year-old student at Bloomfield High School two weeks ago. He tried marijuana, not knowing it was laced with fentanyl. Police rushed to the school nurse's office and administered two doses of Narcan just in time to save him. Responding to the surge in teen overdoses, Connecticut's Gov. Ned Lamont is asking, "How did this happen... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Biden 'misery index'
Just the News: Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the current state and future of the country as the political phenomenon of misery takes hold, presenting problems for President Biden and Democrats ahead of this year's midterm elections. As the national mood becomes gloomier under the Biden administration, a useful indicator for measuring economic pain has resurfaced after years of dormancy: the so-called misery index. Created by the late economist Arthur Okun, the misery index became widely known in the 1970s and early 1980s during the presidencies of Jimmy Ca... read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Baptisms by Arizona Priest Presumed Invalid Due to Error
Under scrutiny are baptisms performed by the Rev. Andres Arango, who served in Arizona for 16 years. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence Uses One Galaxy To Predict An Entire Universe
Artificial Intelligence Uses One Galaxy To Predict An Entire Universe https://curiosmos.com/artificial-intelligence-uses-one-galaxy-to-predict-an-entire-universe-neural-network/ read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Safe And Effective ®
Because it no longer works; Public Health Scotland will stop publishing data on covid deaths and hospitalisations by vaccination status – over concerns it is misrepresented by anti-vaxx campaigners. The public health watchdog announced the change in policy in its most recent covid statistical report, saying the frequency and content of the data would be… Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
UK reports its first case of #Deltacron—a hybrid of Omicron and Delta Covid virus.
UK reports its first case of Deltacron—a hybrid of Omicron and Delta Covid virus: Report, World News | wionews.com https://www.wionews.com/world/uk-reports-first-case-of-deltacron-a-hybrid-of-omicron-and-delta-covid-virus-report-454026 read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Slow Roll Windsor
Courtesy of the boys in blue. Windsor Star- Ongoing concern about another Ambassador Bridge blockade means there’s no timeline for Huron Church Road traffic returning to normal, say Windsor police and the mayor. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
F1: Some motorsport teams remain addicted to tobacco company sponsorship deals, despite tobacco causing 8 million deaths each year.
F1: Some motorsport teams remain addicted to tobacco company sponsorship deals, despite tobacco causing 8 million deaths each year – CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/11/motorsport/formula-one-tobacco-sponsorship-deals-spt-itl/index.html read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
“In Canada, we don’t have freedom: we have freedom, but’.”
A followup essay from reader Chris. The Cost of Freedom and the Weight of Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (pdf) People often talk about the cost of freedom, but we usually talk about it as if buying freedom was a one-time deal, and that it’s a price that has already been paid in full by our… Continue reading → read more
"Prices Are Getting Ridiculous At Kroger! What Next ?!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, AM 2/17/22: *"Prices Are Getting Ridiculous At Kroger! What Next ?!"* "In today's vlog we visit Kroger and are noticing ridiculously high prices. Prices on groceries continue to rise, as we are also witnessing more empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores are struggling to get in products." read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Why is AG stalling on declassifying Trump-Russia probe?
*Fox News:* *Trump says DOJ should 'absolutely' declassify remaining Trump-Russia probe records, after Durham filing* ... Trump’s comments come after Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson on Tuesday wrote a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying he has "failed" to follow Trump’s order to declassify all records related to the FBI’s original Trump-Russia probe. The senators demanded that Garland "produce those records to Congress and the American people without improper redactions." ... "Per FBI verbal request, CIA provides the below examples of information ... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Canada's Parliament Erupts After Prime Minister Trudeau Accuses Female Jewish MP Whose Parents Suffered During The Holocaust Of Supporting Swastikas
*Daily Mail:* *Justin Trudeau is reprimanded in Parliament for accusing Jewish Conservative Party MP of standing 'with people who wave swastikas' after she criticized him for 'fanning flames of an unjustified emergency' over Freedom Convoy crackdown* * Justin Trudeau on Wednesday sparked anger by responding to a Jewish MP's criticism of his invoking of the Emergency Act, and saying that her party can 'support people who wave swastikas... if they want' * Melissa Lantsman, a 37-year-old Conservative MP for the Toronto suburb of Thornhill, confronted the prime minister in Parlia... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "The Economic Freefall Worsens- Be Ready For Anything"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/17/22: *"The Economic Freefall Worsens- Be Ready For Anything"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Organizing Notes6 hours ago
Putin on Ukraine inside NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin to German journalist: Regarding the expansion of NATO. You said a wonderful phrase: "They say that in the coming years Ukraine will not be in NATO." What does "say" mean? We have been told for 30 years that there will be no NATO expansion at all, not one inch towards the Russian borders. Putin sees the Nazi influence in Ukraine and he sees the US-UK-NATO arming and training the Ukrainian military. The former Soviet Union lost 27 million people during Hitler's WW II invasion. Russia says we are not going there again. Get NATO off our back - ... read more
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Sabrina Eliason, Tehseen Ladha and Sam Wong highlight how the elimination of public health protections puts children at particular risk. And CBC News examines what we know so far - and still have yet to learn - about the ultimate impact of long COVID. - Umair Haque writes that the #FluTruxKlan may represent the first obvious example of the collapse of democracy in the U.S. sending ripple effects around the globe. Justin Ling reports on the connections between the convoy and the extreme right, while Brian Palmer also looks into the origin... read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way An excerpt from the book: By mass, the main materials used in wind turbines are steel and concrete. Most of the steel is in the tower and the nacelle, and in the foundation in the form of structural reinforcements, often rebar. Concrete is generally used only in the foundation, but some wind turbines use concrete towers reinforced with steel instead of traditional steel towers. Blades are manufactured from wood and composite materials like fiberglass and carbon fiber, which are energy-intensive plastics ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden losing his Covid support base
Ed Morrissey: Time for yet another measure of Joe Biden’s confidence-crisis cascade, and this one hits right at his strength in 2020. Biden won election in large part over trust in handling the pandemic and ending the chaos around the COVID-19 response. Thirteen months after taking office, voters give Biden a 39/57 rating on his top issue and are moving away from his mandates as well: DEM VOTERS AND THE CULTURE WARS — Voter opinions about President JOE BIDEN’s handling of the pandemic continue to be an enormous anchor weighing down Democrats: Just 39% of registered voters approve... read more
naked capitalism15 hours ago
Appeal in Sarah Palin’s Libel Loss Could Set up Supreme Court Test of Decades-Old Media Freedom Rule
How serious a loss to press freedom would it be if the Supreme Court lowered the bar to defamation suits? read more
While Raiding an Innocent Father, Cops Take Children, Drop Toddler on His Face, Cover It Up
[image: baby]"And I get my baby and I see his face -- and it's almost unrecognizable." read more
the daily howler16 hours ago
ADVENTURES IN PARAPHRASE: Dylan may have said it worst!
*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022* *We take a one-day hike:* Long ago and far away, Robert Zimmerman may have said it worst. The singer-songwriter was hiding behind his stage name, "Bob Dylan." His comment came right at the end of the admittedly compelling song, Positively 4th Street: I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes And just for that one moment I could be you Yes, I wish that just one time you could stand inside my shoes *You'd know what a drag it is to see you.* Oof! The highlighted lyric is rude, impolite. We don't recommend taking such attitudes toward ... read more
The Washington Post On The Emergencies Act
The blowhards at Fox News are up in arms about what's happening in Ottawa. But, as a counterpoint, consider this editorial in *The Washington Post*: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is justified in invoking an emergency law enabling enhanced government powers to end the protest that has paralyzed the capital city of Ottawa, savaged public order and inflicted significant damage on the world’s 10th-largest economy. The prime minister’s unprecedented decision to use the Emergencies Act is also risky, as Mr. Trudeau clearly understands. Some of the protesters, whose ranks includ... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Palin trial screw up
*Legal Insurrection:* *Tainted Verdict: Sarah Palin Jury Knew During Deliberations That Judge Was Going To Throw Out A Liability Verdict* *The jurors “had involuntarily received ‘push notifications’ on their smartphones that contained the bottom-line of the ruling”* It looks like she has a good issue for an appeal. read more
Top most insane multiple vortex tornadoes of the last 10 years with Reed Timmer
The top most intense multiple vortex tornadoes of the last 20 years of storm chasing with Reed Timmer's Team Dominator. Featured image and video credit: Reed Timmer...... Read more » read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Texas sues Biden over air travel mask mandates
Breitbart: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration over federal rules that mandate mask-wearing in American airports and on airplanes. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mandate was unlawfully issued. It was not authorized by Congress, and the CDC did not put the mandate up for notice and comment, which is ordinarily required for regulations like this,” Paxton, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R), and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, said in a statement. “Yet a person’s failure to comply with th... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazilian elections: Bolsonaro clashes with Lula da Silva over Eletrobras sale
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The firm decision of the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, to reduce the State's participation in Eletrobras, the largest electric company in Latin America, generated a strong counterpoint with the sector led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a strong candidate to run for the presidency in October. The sale of […] The post Brazilian elections: Bolsonaro clashes with Lula da Silva over Eletrobras sale appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
What Red Book Will You Read This Year on Red Books Day (21 February)?: The Seventh Newsletter (2022)
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — The Tricontinental Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 16 February 2015, Govind and Uma Pansare went for a morning walk near their home in Kolhapur, in the western state of Maharashtra, India. Two men on a motorcycle stopped them and asked for … Continue reading What Red Book Will You Read This Year on Red Books Day (21 February)?: The Seventh Newsletter (2022) read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
Media Studies – (‘Russian Invasion’ Scam)
Material for media studies: The Hill @thehill - 9:32 PM · Feb 3, 2022 Reporter: “It’s an action that you say they have taken, but you have shown no evidence to confirm that. [...] This is like - crisis actors? Really? This is like Alex Jones territory you’re getting into now.” Must-watch exchange between @APDiploWriter Matt Lee and @StateDeptSpox. video read more
Turcopolier16 hours ago
Mars in 45 days?
NASA predicts it would take about 500 days for humans to reach the Red Planet, but Canadian engineers say a laser-based system could cut that journey to just 45 days. The US space agency is planning to send a crew to … Continue reading → read more
Canada Gov’t Targets Trump Supporters, Says They ‘Ought to Be Worried’ About Bank Accounts Being Frozen
[image: donation]“Well, I think if you are a member of a pro-Trump movement who’s donating... they oughta be worried,” read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Keep wearing your mask if you want to because it’s no one’s business
News 1. All things Province House This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Disability rights Premier Tim Houston will not withdraw an appeal request to the Supreme Court of Canada despite an open letter signed this week by dozens of groups and individuals who support the Disability Rights Coalition. The Coalition is an advocacy group […] read more
FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies
FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies  by James O’Keefe, Project Veritas February 16, 2022 FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies: ‘Almost a Billion Dollars a Year Going into FDA’s Budget from the People we Regulate’ • FDA Executive Officer Chris Cole: “The The post FDA Executive Officer Exposes Close Ties Between Agency and Pharmaceutical Companies appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
From Wuhan to Ottawa
A recent preprint meta-analysis by researchers from Denmark (Center for Political Studies), Sweden (Lund University) and the US (Johns Hopkins University) found that lockdowns in the spring of 2020 had no significant impact on mortality. Moreover, the authors highlight that the many “simulation studies” that claimed otherwise essentially presupposed that the entire decline in infections had been due to “measures”, when in reality the decline had been a natural phenomenon. This discrepancy was first shown by a French researcher (see this interview). read more
John Durham, Almost The Media’s Invisible Man
By Tim Graham ~ No one can ever claim that the notion of Trump-Russia collusion and the Mueller investigation were downplayed or ignored by the press. It was the opposite. The story was enormous and incessant. Rich Noyes of the Media Research Center found that from January 20, 2017 through July 20, 2019, the evening […] read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The inept control of Covid emergency spending
*Washington Post:* ‘Immense fraud’ creates big task in scrutinizing emergency spending Fraud and identity theft cases related to the $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending have continued to pile up. Some watchdogs wonder whether they will be able to recover all that was taken. As a former prosecutor of fraud cases, the task of chasing down what happened to $6 trillion in "emergency spending" looks overwhelming. I suspect they will start with the biggest cases and work their way down. But on amounts of this scale, it could take a lifetime to catch all the crooks. See, als... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Mandates in the cross hairs
*DailyWire:* *U.S. Govs, Canadian Premiers Call On Biden, Trudeau To Drop Cross-Border Vax Mandate For Truckers* Trudeau and Biden both seem to be out of touch on the issue. The rest of the Western Hemisphere is ready to move on. Biden is especially hypocritical and the issue since he opened to the Mexican border to literally millions with no vaccine requirement. Both are harming legitimate commerce and putting more restrictions on the supply chain. Neither Biden nor Trudeau appears to be very intelligent about the problem. BTW: *Memo Indicates Biden Admin Does Not See Bord... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Mexican cartels accused of corrupting police in border towns
Breitbart: Mexican authorities are investigating the transit police departments of two border state cities over allegations of cartel connections. The investigation is being carried out by the Mexican Army and authorities with the Tamaulipas government involving personnel in Ciudad Victoria and Nuevo Laredo. Authorities began the probes last week after gathering evidence that officers were moonlighting as cartel lookouts for two main organizations. In the border city of Nuevo Laredo, the cops are believed to be working with the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction of Los Zetas, whil... read more
CURMUDGUCATION16 hours ago
Things Milton Friedman Got Wrong
I've been reading some Friedman lately, trying to refamiliarize myself with the intellectual granddaddy of education privatization. I'm fascinated by Libertarian thought, because I think they get some things really right, but it's canceled out by the things they get terribly wrong, and it was the wrongness that jumped out at me from some of Friedman's words. And yes, he's a major figure in economics and I'm a retired English teacher, but if economists can pretend to be education experts, well, then... *The great virtue of a free market system is that it does not care what color peo... read more
Organizing Notes16 hours ago
War in Europe and the rise of raw propaganda
By John Pilger Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the age. In 1964, McLuhan famously declared, “The medium is the message.” The lie is the message now. But is this new? It is more than a century since Edward Bernays, the father of spin, invented “public relations” as a... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Chile loses regional leadership as the least risky country to Uruguay, which becomes the new star
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A new country is the safest in Latin America from the point of view of country risk: Uruguay, which has displaced Chile in the region thanks to its latest financial policies that partly follow the Chilean example. Chile's five-year dollar-denominated credit default swap (CDS, a financial instrument that measures default […] The post Chile loses regional leadership as the least risky country to Uruguay, which becomes the new star appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Amazon boots BLM
Washington Examiner: Amazon kicked Black Lives Matter off its charity platform AmazonSmile on Tuesday as the social justice organization faces intense scrutiny from multiple states over the status of its financial windfall from 2020. The move deprives BLM of a major revenue source that has provided $306 million to U.S. charities and comes less than two years after Amazon itself donated $10 million to BLM and 11 other social justice groups amid the nationwide unrest spurred by George Floyd's killing. “Charitable organizations must meet the requirements outlined in our participati... read more
Rare Red Weather Warning issued - Storm Eunice expected to bring extremely strong winds, U.K.
Storm Eunice is currently developing over the Atlantic Ocean and is already deepening as it rapidly approaches the United Kingdom, forcing the UK Met Office to issue a rare Red Weather Warning. Eunice is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued...... Read more » read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Democrats on the defensive on cultural issues
Kaylee White: For years, the Left has dominated much of the common culture and its institutions, from Hollywood to public schools to workers unions. But not anymore. The hold Democrats once held on cultural issues is breaking, as evidenced by several recent elections. In November, Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia gubernatorial election, performing shockingly well in blue counties among parents of K-12 children and suburban women because he made parental access to education a focal point of his campaign. In New York City, left-leaning voters rejected leftist mayoral can... read more
Inflation Fallout: Rents Keeping Pace With Fast-Rising Home Prices
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Inflation, United States* For much of the past year, sky-rocketing home prices and the cutthroat real estate market have grabbed countless headlines. For much of the past year, sky-rocketing home prices and the cutthroat real estate market have grabbed countless headlines. But beneath that inflation-driven bubble is another concerning trend affecting millions of Americans—the cost of renting an apartment or home is surging. As reported by National Public Radio (NPR), rent costs in Orlando rose nearly 30 percent just last year alone, according to a survey by th... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Unions accused of forgeries to take member money
Red States: Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in three cases dealing with public employee labor unions accused of forging employee signatures on dues-authorization cards so they can take their money without permission and spend it on politics. When combined with *nearly a dozen* other instances of union forgery filed just in courts under the purview of the 9th Circuit, not to mention a separate case currently pending before the 8th Circuit, the actions vividly illustrate just how far unions will go to advance their own political agenda with no regard fo... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil and Mexico address political and integration issues
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Wednesday, February 16, Brazilian and Mexican diplomats held a meeting of the Political Affairs subcommittee of the Binational Commission of both countries to address regional integration issues, informed the Mexican Foreign Ministry in a press release. Mexico stressed that this year, it would hold the pro tempore presidency of […] The post Brazil and Mexico address political and integration issues appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Venezuela’s Maduro ratifies ‘path of strong military cooperation’ with Russia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated Wednesday (16) after a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov that his country is on the "path of strong military cooperation" with Russia. "We have ratified the path of strong military cooperation between Russia and Venezuela in defense of peace, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and […] The post Venezuela’s Maduro ratifies ‘path of strong military cooperation’ with Russia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
Officials: Florida Plan Has Fed Manatees 25 Tons of Lettuce
The unprecedented human effort to feed starving Florida manatees has so far provided the lovable marine mammals with more than 25 tons of lettuce. read more
On Rama’s Solar Dynasty
In the final section of the *Uttara Kanda* (Book 7 of the *Ramayana*), the fate of the offsprings of Rama and his three brothers—Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna—is described. Rama had two sons, Kusha and Lava. Kusha became the ruler of the kingdom of North Kosala, located in the north of the Vindhya mountains, and he ruled from a city called Kushavati. Lava became the ruler of South Kosala, and he ruled from a city called Shravati, also called Shravasti. It is believed that Lava founded a city called Lavapuri, today’s Lahore. Rama’s three bothers had two sons each. Lakshmana’s tw... read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
You are no day at the beach either
One of the funniest “corrective” lines is in the title to this post. I cannot recall where I borrowed it from, but it is the kind of retort that will make folks laugh at themselves and not take things too … Continue reading → read more
OrientalReview.org17 hours ago
Two Interpretations Of The Ukrainian Affair
The choice of the Anglo-Saxons to ignore the Russian proposal for a treaty guaranteeing peace and to substitute it with the fantasy of a Ukrainian crisis is not bearing fruit. France is agitated, Germany is paralyzed, but Hungary is likely to lead its neighbors to a position identical to that of Russia: the defense of international law. read more
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
By Paul Homewood It never did make sense converting productive farmland to fuel for cars. Now it appears that it does not even cut emissions of carbon dioxide Feb 14 (Reuters) – Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a much bigger […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Trudeau, a victim of workers?
Washington Examiner: In Justin Trudeau's mind, he's always the victim. Trudeau, the boyish, blackface-wearing prime minister of Canada, views himself as an oppressed underclass. His oppressors are Canadian truckers — working people with concerns about his vaccine mandates and his long-standing border lockdown. He believes that by staging a protest in his capital city of Ottawa, the truckers are committing treason — or something very close to it. For parking their trucks outside Parliament, making noise, and engaging in civil disobedience, these truckers have been accused by Trud... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazilian Universidade Livre do Circo trains circus artists and exports them to the world
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Universidade Livre do Circo (Unicirco) - a project created by actor, director, and circus educator Marcos Frota - has announced that one of its students, trapeze artist Julio Cezar, will be a permanent member of the Mystère troupe of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas (USA). Unicirco was founded […] The post Brazilian Universidade Livre do Circo trains circus artists and exports them to the world appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Bolsonaro accuses Brazilian Supreme Court of trying to prevent his reelection
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, charged again on Wednesday against some judges of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) by accusing them of "behaving like teenagers" and acting to make him "ineligible with the stroke of a pen" given next October's elections, when he will foreseeably seek reelection. Bolsonaro, leader […] The post Bolsonaro accuses Brazilian Supreme Court of trying to prevent his reelection appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Companies that still demand vaccine mandates have something in common
Children's Health Defense: After the U.S. Supreme Court last month froze the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private employers, some companies — including Boeing, General Electric and Starbucks — dropped plans to implement the mandate. Others, based on guidance issued in 2020 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, left the mandates in place. Most of the large employers that opted to mandate COVID vaccines for their employees, even though the Supreme Court ruled they didn’t have to, have something in common: BlackRock and The Vanguard Group have... read more
Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Armed With Hypersonic Missiles Head to Syria
*Mark Episkopos* *Tu-22M3, Middle East* One of six advanced weapons unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2018, Kinzhal can reportedly travel at hypersonic speeds of up to Mach 10—or 7,672 miles per hour. The Russian military has deployed Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to the Russian-controlled Hmeymim airbase in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday. ”The long-range aircraft involving Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters with Kinzhal airborne systems have deployed to the Hmeymim airfield for participation in ... read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
Jan. 6 defense attorneys want to see government tapes of event
*Epoch Times:* *‘No Valid Reason’ to Withhold More Than 14,000 Hours of Jan. 6 Video: Defense Attorney* *Government doesn't want the public 'to see that the vast majority of what went on was very peaceful,' Jonathon Moseley wrote* If the tapes contain evidence that disputes the government's case, the defendant's counsel has a right to see them. I think the prosecution will lose this one at the Supreme Court if necessary. It is ironic that some of the same people who declared that the BLM riots that included looting, arson, and other criminal activity were "mostly peaceful." A... read more
No Forced Arbitration For Sexual Harassment Is A Good Start
The House and Senate have passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. It will go into effect once signed by President Biden. This law will ban forced arbitration and class action waivers for all claims regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment. This was the House version, which is much better than the original Senate version that limited what was defined as sexual harassment. The version passed covers all sexual harassment cases as we know them. Here's what it says: § 401. Definitions “In this chapter: “(1) PREDISPUTE ARBITRATIO... read more
No Gentleman: British Royal Navy Rocked By Another Submarine Scandal
*Peter Suciu* *Royal Navy, Europe* A Royal Navy junior officer has shown himself to be no gentleman, and his actions could almost be enough to make the British tabloids forget about Prince Andrew for a day or two. A Royal Navy junior officer has shown himself to be no gentleman, and his actions could almost be enough to make the British tabloids forget about Prince Andrew for a day or two. According to multiple media reports, Sub Lieutenant Scott Ewing has been convicted of secretly filming himself having sex with an “attractive” female officer and then uploading the footage to ... read more
Is There a Connection Between Tax Credits and Crime?
*Stephen Silver* *Child Tax Credit, United States* It’s not clear that the end of the monthly payments, which only expired six weeks ago, has had anything to do with rises in crime. In a wide-ranging interview this week with *The New Yorker*, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) made a surprising claim about the expanded child tax credit, which expired at the end of 2021. After talking about the recent rise in crime, including in her district in New York, the Congresswoman talked about what she considers some causes of it. “The surge in violence is being driven by young people, ... read more
Retraction Watch19 hours ago
Publisher cancels special issue honoring plagiarizing dean following Retraction Watch inquiries
MDPI has canceled a special issue of a journal that was to celebrate the career of a researcher who abruptly retired in 2019 as he was about to become dean of the pharmacy school at the University of Toronto following the retraction of a book review he co-authored in The Lancet for plagiarism. The special … Continue reading Publisher cancels special issue honoring plagiarizing dean following Retraction Watch inquiries read more
MJBizDaily19 hours ago
Sustainable marijuana fertilizer options as prices rise for key nutrition providers
Skyrocketing fertilizer prices and an overwhelming struggle to secure inputs have marijuana and hemp growers in a cold sweat about how they’re going to provide their plants with the proper nutrition this year. Sustainable marijuana fertilizer options as prices rise for key nutrition providers is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
ABA Yay or Nay
Safeminds has featured a story from The Autism Society on the topic of Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA is controversial in many ways. Some families call it a godsend, others a nightmare. What has your experience been with ABA? For my... Related Stories - Life With Autism In Pictures But Banned on Facebook - Full Stop. - A Letter to My Mother, All the Way In Heaven read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet with Hungarian prime minister on Thursday
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Viktor Orbán, demonized in Western Europe for his political and personal independence, is considered a "reference" by Brazil's Bolsonaristas. The Hungarian shows how it is possible to disregard Western Europe's know-it-all attitude and still be successful. After a visit to Russia, President Jair Bolsonaro will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro to meet with Hungarian prime minister on Thursday appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age20 hours ago
Failure in Moscow: Liz Truss Loses Britannia’s Way
Incompetent politicians and diplomats are on the level with ill-prepared generals fighting current wars with dated methods. They err, they stumble, and they may well be responsible for the next idiotic slander, misfire or misunderstanding. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is synonymous with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s idea of groping diplomacy. Graceless, all confusion, and much ignorance besides, she has been given the task of howling in the Kremlin’s direction, warning that no invasion of Ukraine will be tolerated by Global Britain. read more
Sustainable Pulse20 hours ago
Glyphosate and Roundup: All Roads Lead to Cancer – New Study
Glyphosate and Roundup lead to changes in gene regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) linked with cancer, newly published data show. The analysis, of a type known as small RNA profiling, was conducted in liver tissue from rats exposed to glyphosate and Roundup MON 52276, an EU-approved formulation, over 90 days, GMWatch reported. Source: Report by Claire […] The post Glyphosate and Roundup: All Roads Lead to Cancer – New Study appeared on Sustainable Pulse. read more
Small Dead Animals20 hours ago
Thursday On Trudeau’s Turtle Island
Is Trudeau Castro’s son? Perhaps the Canadian government is starting a civil war. Even the cops get towed away in the island prison of New Zealand. Some mental health news. Justin sure likes to tick people off. Western leaders turn to fascism. Speaker of the House offers armed guards to protect persecuted journalists on Parliament… Continue reading → read more
Electroverse21 hours ago
Bureau Of Meteorology’s Annual Report Doesn’t Link Humans To Climate Change, Also Shows Australia Is Cooling
Australia is beginning to cool, in line with the rest of the planet: 2021 was the continent's coldest year in nearly a decade. The powers that be are lying to us, lying by omission. The post Bureau Of Meteorology’s Annual Report Doesn’t Link Humans To Climate Change, Also Shows Australia Is Cooling appeared first on Electroverse. read more
CFACT21 hours ago
The Biden Administration is going postal
The Biden Administration has demanded that the Oshkosh contract for new postal vehicles be withdrawn or significantly modified to exclude all but electric vehicles. The post The Biden Administration is going postal appeared first on CFACT. read more
Throwback Thursday: Helen Keller Photography Portfolio Sold at Auction
*Middle Finger News Service* - Of all the accomplishments of Helen Keller, the least known was her love of photography. Recently a small collection of her work was auctioned off for an amazing price to an anonymous bidder. Included in the collection was one of the first known selfies, (below) taken in 1923, and gifted to her teacher and mentor Anne Sullivan with a note written on back, *"My hair is a mess, such a windy day."* Before They Were Cool, A Selfie by Helen Keller *~* Thank You *WHATFINGER NEWS* for the Linkage! *~* read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 17 February 2022
Thursday, 17 February 2022 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. Military … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 17 February 2022 read more

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