Sunday, March 06, 2022

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War News Updates19 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
New story on Mariupol ceasefire - Russia resumes shelling after about two hours, abandons agreement - fighting continues along escape route - city postpones evacuation, tells people to hide - "The city is still being shelled, I've gone completely numb." https://t.co/AX4xWZguTf — Joel Gunter (@joelmgunter) March 5, 2022 Here is a round up of the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Follow our live blog for more 👇 Ukrainian officials accused Russia of violating a ceasefire in the port of Mariupol just hours after it went into force https://t.co/O8nfnKb1oq — Financial Times (@FinancialTim... read more
War News Updates19 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
#UPDATE Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is demanding guarantees from the US before backing the Iran nuclear deal, citing the current wave of Western sanctions against Russia pic.twitter.com/LdMZPeD4Ys — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 5, 2022 China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion. The announcement marks a continuation of the robust spending that has given China a powerful military that is challenging U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Pacific region. https://t.co/eBiblo5hz3 — The Associated Press (@AP) March 5, 2022 Chinese policymak... read more
Recent uses of the word predecessor
Recent examples of the word "predecessor" on the Web That’s a similar result to one achieved by *Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump*, in an October 2020 poll by the Pew Research Center, 47%-53%. — Sofi Sinozich, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2022 Portman said Trump agreed to provide lethal aid to Ukraine, that *his predecessor, Barack Obama*, would not give. — Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 During a small portion of the Oval Office meeting [with the Finnish president Niinisto] open to reporters, Biden said *his predecessor Barack Obama *believed the world would be fine if they left matte... read more
PrairiePundit19 hours ago
More Russian commanders killed in Ukraine
NY Post: Two top Russian military officials have been killed in Ukraine in addition to the general already taken out by snipers, Western intelligence officials claimed Friday. A divisional commander and regimental commander died as a convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles continued to struggle while heading for the capital city of Kyiv, multiple reports said, citing the Western sources. The announcement came a day after the revelation that a Ukrainian forces sniper killed Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, deputy commander of the Combined Arms Army of the Central Military Distric... read more
Cop Who Beat Innocent Elderly Woman with Dementia, Leaving Her Disabled, Gets Sweetheart Plea Deal
[image: dementia]In a likely attempt to avoid a mandatory prison sentence, a brutal cop who abused an elderly woman with dementia was given a sweet plea deal. read more
PrairiePundit19 hours ago
Biden has another bad day
Red States: ... Biden claimed Russians were firing missiles “indiscriminately into Russian cities.” That’s what’s on your prepared notes you’re reading from, really, Joe? Biden can’t seem to keep the players in the drama straight. During his SOTU address, he referred to Ukrainians as “Iranians.” You could even see the cringe moment with Kamala Harris behind him, desperately mouthing, “Ukrainians,” with “oh, my” written all over her face. Then Biden claimed on Thursday it was Americans who were “confused out there.” Sorry, Joe, it isn’t Americans who are confused, it’s you. This... read more
U.S. F-35 Recovered From the Bottom of the South China Sea
*Caleb Larson* *F-35, South China Sea* If it was recovered by a rival power, the crashed F-35 could have been an intelligence bonanza. The U.S. Navy has recovered an F-35C Lightning II that crashed into the sea in January. According to a recent U.S. Navy press release, the Navy managed to salvage the stealth fighter from a depth of “approximately 12,400 feet.” In order to retrieve the aircraft, the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving relied on the diving support construction vessel Picasso. “The task force’s expertise in rapid, scalable command, control, and communications, ... read more
War News Updates19 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
People board an evacuation train from Kyiv to Lviv at Kyiv central train station, March 4. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Kyiv residents flee as Russian strikes intensify (*Reuters). read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin How Putin's oligarchs funneled millions into GOP campaigns No, Kentucky’s teacher pension fund did not lose $13 million on Russian bank stock. Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev The gory online campaign Ukraine hopes will sow anti-Putin dissent probably violates the Geneva Conventions The Roger Stone tapes A few hours before the Jan. 6 attack, the video shows, a member of the far-right Oath Keepers group — who has since pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy — was in Roger Stone’s suite. Russia seizes massive Ukrain... read more
PrairiePundit19 hours ago
Russia's internal information operation in support of war
Institute for the Study of War: ... The Kremlin dramatically limited Russia’s already isolated domestic information environment and criminalized unfavorable coverage of the war in Ukraine on March 4, setting conditions to improve the domestic efficacy of its information operations. Russia could also leverage the information blackout to commit additional atrocities in Ukraine without further eroding domestic Russian support of the invasion. Russian mass media censor Roskomnadzor blocked several Western media outlets for spreading “fake news” on March 4. The blocked sites include ... read more
Halifax Examiner19 hours ago
“Nova Scotians need to know that this is a war,” say organizers of peace rally set for today
Organizers of a peace rally demanding an end to the war in Ukraine are hoping for a large turnout on Saturday as they share their key message — stop the war, stop Putin, and shelter the sky over Ukraine. “Nova Scotians need to know that this is a war,” Lyubov Zhyznomirska said in an interview […] read more
PrairiePundit20 hours ago
Chicoms changed supply chain with Russia 3 months before invasion
*Epoch Times:* *China Changed Supply Chain Strategy With Russia 3 Months Ahead of Ukraine Invasion, Suggesting It Had Foreknowledge: Analyst* Around three months ago, China changed how it ordered goods from Russia in a way that would insulate Beijing in the event of Western sanctions on Moscow, according to a supply chain analyst citing insider information. ... It does suggest the two may be in cahoots. If true, China's involvement may lead to sanctions on that country too. read more
OrientalReview.org20 hours ago
Why Biden Loves To Demonise Putin
The Ukraine conflict has dimensions ranging from geopolitics to geoeconomics. But the subterranean eddy of animate religious passions eludes the casual non-Christian observer. A remark recently by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that 85% of his country’s residents will always support Russia, come what may, called attention to the paradigm. But […] read more
Peter Dutton handed over $82 million of taxpayer’s money to another dodgy company and his alleged cokehead friend made money selling cars to the same company
Peter Dutton has again been exposed for alleged corruption. This time in a video by YouTuber Friendlyjordies (4/3/22) that also involves allegations of sex parties and cocaine use and supply by friends […] The post Peter Dutton handed over $82 million of taxpayer’s money to another dodgy company and his alleged cokehead friend made money selling cars to the same company appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
Stunned Because it is a European War
Some elites are stunned by the outbreak of the Ukraine war. It seems that they believed that such violence could never come to a European country. They have no sense of history. They don’t know that Europe was the most violent place on earth till 1945. In the twentieth century, they had two World Wars which claimed millions of lives. In the last 2500 years, Europe had more wars, crusades, pogroms, riots, bloody revolutions, enslavements, and genocides than any other place on earth. Here is a sample of the naive statements that the stunned folks are making in the media: “They seem... read more
PrairiePundit20 hours ago
Russians accused of raping Ukraine women
The Sun: RUSSIAN troops have been accused of raping "numerous" women as they rampage through Ukrainian cities. As the war rages on for a ninth day, Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba alleged there have been reports of Putin's soldiers sexually assaulting Ukrainian women. He told a briefing at Chatham House: "We have numerous cases of, unfortunately, when Russian soldiers rape women in the Ukrainian cities." Kuleba backed a call for the creation of a special tribunal to punish Moscow's aggression as Russia's hostility escalates beyond bombing. Kuleba said international law... read more
Halifax Examiner20 hours ago
Weekend File
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday, February 26 1. Hundreds in Halifax protest Russian invasion of Ukraine Yvette d’Entremont was downtown Halifax on Saturday where hundreds of people […] read more
musingsofanoldfart20 hours ago
Capital Riots – Oath Keepers’ leader pleads guilty to trying to overthrow the US government
In an article called “Capitol riots: Far-right leader pleads guilty to trying to overthrow government” by Isabel Keane of Metro, a first important shoe dropped on a more serious set of charges of seditious conspiracy for the January 6 insurrection. … Continue reading → read more
Retraction Watch21 hours ago
Weekend reads: An academic and a Russian spy; concussion expert resigns from committee; publishing peer reviews
Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Sports medicine researcher Paul McCrory requests another retraction Journal editor explains ban on manuscripts from Russian institutions NASA researchers retract Nature paper on climate change and evapotranspiration Was leading sports medicine researcher’s plagiarism ‘an … Continue reading Weekend reads: An academic and a Russian spy; concussion expert resigns from committee; publishing peer reviews read more
Ready Set Learn Forever
One of my daughters finds great comfort and joy in the TV shows she watched as a toddler and youngster. Every so often, she finds a way to tell me that she wants to find a certain program on YouTube.... Related Stories - Amazon Charity List for Ukrainian Children with Special Needs & Autism - ABA Yay or Nay - Life With Autism In Pictures But Banned on Facebook read more
Organizing Notes21 hours ago
Empire of lies
The bully looks in the mirror and blames 'the enemy' for what he sees. The bully starts the fight but accuses 'the other'. Mr. Big wants to run the whole globe, busts knee caps when necessary to enforce his control. Mr. Big sees his 'window of opportunity' closing. The Global South, rising against the long-run of western Anglo-Saxon corrupt, corporate imperial piracy. Mr. Big turns to his ace, the last card. Hollywood and Madison Avenue write the script for Mr. Big's armed muscle, the CIA. It's the sad truth, admit it or not, that's entirely your choice. (Yogi Be... read more
The New Dark Age21 hours ago
MintPress News Live: Bio-Labs in Ukraine, with Dan Cohen, Dilyana Gaytandzhieva and Scott Ritter
Join Dan Cohen, journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter for a live discussion on the Ukraine/Russia war, Pentagon-funded Bio-Labs in Ukraine and European Union censorship. read more
naked capitalism21 hours ago
Why Don’t We Treat All Refugees as Though They Were Ukrainian?
Who'd have thunk it? Advanced economies are mighty bigoted about which refugees go to the head of the line. read more
Saturday Snippet
Every Saturday, I usually post a snippet from a book I'm writing, or a book I've recently read that appealed to me. However, this morning I'd like to do something different. Last Wednesday, March 2nd, was Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting and repentance marking the first day of the season of Lent for many Christian denominations. The liturgy of the day is designed to help Christians remember their sins, repent of them, and seek forgiveness, and sets the tone for the penitential season of Lent over the next six weeks. At this time in 2022, with the Ukraine war raging on unabated... read more
“The Right War”
Obama said Afghanistan was “the right war.” read more
The Rio Times22 hours ago
Bolsonaro: pets may board with Brazilians in Poland
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday, March 4, that the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) would transport the pets of Brazilians who are in Warsaw, Poland, and who will be repatriated next week on a flight being organized by the Brazilian government. "After contact with the . . . To read […] The post Bolsonaro: pets may board with Brazilians in Poland appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Globalist Thinking
After closing their borders for two years and destroying their tourist industry, New Zealand opens their borders with cases up 10,000% Sweden never closed their borders and is doing much better than New Zealand in all regards. Sweden was viciously … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times23 hours ago
Brazil expected to have record wheat harvest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The war in Ukraine causes concern for the global wheat crop. According to Safras & Mercado analyst Elcio Bento, a reduction in the worldwide harvest was already expected, a scenario that may worsen with the conflicts. "The doubt remains as to the size of the next harvest. With the military […] The post Brazil expected to have record wheat harvest appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
How to open blocked or banned Telegram channels
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Are you trying to join a blocked or banned Telegram channel? A Telegram channel/group is typically blocked or banned because of censorship coming from the authorities. If you’re using an iPhone, you might not be able to join these channels. This is because there is a filter that prevents you […] The post How to open blocked or banned Telegram channels appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age11 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 4-5 March 2022
Saturday, 5 March 2022 • 22:00 — 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. Sitrep … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 4-5 March 2022 read more
Gangsters Out Blog13 hours ago
Switzerland freezes Russia's bank acounts
I was astounded to hear that Switzerland announced it froze Russia's bank accounts there. Switzerland is known for two things. Well, three now. The first two were neutrality and banking. They were neutral during the First and Second Wold War and provided a safe haven for Hitler's stolen treasures. So here's me doing the math. Hitler's holocaust was OK but Putin's resistance to NATO expansion isn't. That doesn't make sense. At all. Then it hits me, Davos. Davos is in Switzerland. That is where the World Economic Forum holds it's annual event. Switzerland has fallen to the WEF like ... read more
Komando.com22 hours ago
5 ways you’re ruining your expensive phone, laptop, tablet, and TV
Tech is expensive, and you need to protect your investment. All it takes is a little know-how. read more
Small Dead Animals22 hours ago
I’m Sure It Will Balance Itself
While Dear Leader and the media will be enjoying themselves in Europe next week, issues that matter to the peasants will be ignored as usual. read more
The New Dark Age23 hours ago
Is This Russian Propaganda? Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
We're risking a very fast, very radioactive World War 3 to defend the "democracy" of a nation whose government bans opposition parties, imprisons political opponents, shuts down opposition media, and takes all its orders from Washington due to a US-backed coup in 2014. read more
Komando.com23 hours ago
What to do when you get a text with a verification code you didn’t request
In a smishing scam, you get a text with a login code you didn't ask for. Here's why that's dangerous — and how to protect yourself. read more
Small Dead Animals23 hours ago
Saturday On Turtle Island
Environment minister Hans Gruber claims green is subsidy free. Is the younger generation too woke to fight? A China virus apology letter. The View guest calls the constitution trash. Today in Islam. Anjem Choudary spreading love again. So electricity won’t save us? Elon Musk calls for increase in oil output. La La Land doesn’t need… Continue reading → read more
Got Your Tax Refund? Here’s What to Do Next
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *2022 Tax Season, United States* The Internal Revenue Service has already issued more than 22 million tax refunds worth about $78 billion, with the average refund checking in at $3,536. Contrary to what many experts predicted, the Internal Revenue Service is off to a solid start to what is considered to be another hectic, pandemic-hit tax season. Early data released by the tax agency confirmed that it has issued more than 22 million tax refunds that are worth approximately $78 billion. That means the average refund comes in at $3,536, which is up by about 23 ... read more
Komando.com23 hours ago
‘Alexa, print my grocery list’ – How to print using just your voice
Want to print without actually having to touch your printer? Use your smart assistant to print paperwork, photos and more with voice commands. read more
The Rio Times23 hours ago
Most Popular Supercars in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A supercar is a level up from an ordinary sports car. These automobiles had become the most luxurious on the market by 2022. Due to the growing needs of people, their number is increasing. Thus, new models have been appearing, the most popular of which we are going to describe […] The post Most Popular Supercars in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Securing evidence: The key to convicting human traffickers
“Slave” tattoos, electric shock devices, and plastic bracelets. These are examples of the kinds of objects and physical abuses deployed by human traffickers to control, torture, and brand their victims, and which are crucial to securing a conviction. Read the full story, “Securing evidence: The key to convicting human traffickers”, on globalissues.org → read more
Komando.com1 day ago
Ancestry.com: What you can do with a free trial and how to cancel once it’s over
Sure, you can create a family tree for free. But you'll need a membership to find potential relatives and historical records. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Brazil joins initiative to release 60 million barrels of oil due to rising prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil assured that it is "closely monitoring" the volatility of international oil and gas prices and that it will join the request of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to release 60 million barrels to contain the price increase, which has generated fears of supply shortages. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry and […] The post Brazil joins initiative to release 60 million barrels of oil due to rising prices appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Surreal Saturday (open forum)
You may want to talk about how much it sucks in real life to be a cowboy (as opposed to the movies, where it’s cool) and how difficult it is to make a living doing that. Or you can take cowboying to another level. There is the War in Ukraine and the American politicians […] The post Surreal Saturday (open forum) appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Panama’s economy grows 15.3% in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 15.3% in 2021, driven by the interoceanic canal and a large copper mine, thus recovering some of the ground lost in 2020, when the indicator collapsed by 17.9% due to the covid-19 pandemic. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and […] The post Panama’s economy grows 15.3% in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
For 50 Years, Dogsled Teams Have Been Testing Their Mettle at the Iditarod
In 1973, i was a young twenty some guy just arrived in Vancouver and feeling my way into hte business world of the time. I actually knew all about computers at the time but no one else had a real clue at all exccept been told it was the future. To tye north, some chaps launched the first Iditarod race by dogsled between Achorage and Nome. yikes if you had the slightest clue how long that was. Today the route is well prepared and we have plenty of participants. At least no one is likely going to get killed doing it. Yet it remains one hell of a real adventure. The route al... read more
Think opera peaked 200 years ago? These artists want to change your mind.
Opera has suffered deeply from having an elitest reputation which adversely affected its market. So we had a capital intensive product delived at a premium price and good luck on fair wages for most involved. Now we are finding ways to expand product reach and this applies as well to stage and musicals. All good, but way more important we now have a maturing audience whose tasstes have hugely improved as well. Opera delivers a full visual expereince and a full sound experience as well that fully integrates sophisticated music This ultimately is a product waiting for the Holod... read more
From plague to delicacy — reconsidering the purple sea urchin
I woke up to this years ago when a neighbor went out to fish for sea urchins. Turns out you send down divers who obviously land on a heavily covered sea bottom and happily pick away. This is almost safe work and you are catching divers wages. all the product then was flown to Japan and it must be obvious that the whole process meant premium wages and rich fishermen as well. Today the demand for uni is expanding into the rest of the world and expnding demand everywhere. The good news is that this will also lead to full restoration of those monster kelp beds in the Pacific Nort... read more
Why does my DNA say I am 9 percent Native American?
We all really need to know this, particularly since our education system starts off by showing us or infering a pyramid of half measures. The empirical evide3ence we experience was saying otherwise, but that hard model made us ignore all that. empirically we tend to take after a grandparent and that is because we notice that. I know I took after my Grandfather and my daughter takes after my mother. This is what we can clearly notice. other traits run strong as well. All my children landed my father's blue eyes as i did. The point is that identifieable features do jump over... read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Russian intelligence chief says Intel showed Ukraine was working on nukes, US knew about it
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sergei Naryshkin, the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that the SVR had gotten information indicating that Ukraine was engaged in developing its very own nuclear weapons. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s warnings to quit the Budapest Agreement, according to Naryshkin, were “not an empty promise.” Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr […] The post Russian intelligence chief says Intel showed Ukraine was working on nukes, US knew about it appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
SATURDAY CARTOONS: TOXIC MASCULINITY WHEN YOU NEED IT: MARCH 5, 2022
Tonight I am just going to get on with it. Got lots of zingers to drop and the first group here will give you an indication of what to expect. Hope you are all in great shape and that your lives are resuming a semblance of freedoms temporarily regained. Distractions are wonderful things and there are so many these days one's head spins constantly trying to keep up just a tad. Personally, I am ignoring the msm as always. The Russian situation has so much spin; it is the teeny clues that give away much of the game. Anyhow, here we go. Last minute addition: I recommend you ... read more
Aspects of Russians' faith in the Kremlin's unhinged propaganda
The ongoing war is the most serious and most dangerous conflict in Europe since 1945, the daily war crimes can only be compared to those committed by the likes of Hitler and Stalin. The international public wants a happy end – which apparently requires the death of the deranged dwarf – but there are many reasons to think that even this optimistic scenario wouldn't fix Russia. Maybe it wouldn't even end the war. It's because Putin isn't the "creator" of these crimes. The ugly short botoxed psychopath is just a symbol, a product of his times and the evolution that the attitudes of the ... read more
Stimulus Check Petitions Continue to Tack on Signatures
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, * The most popular petition is calling on Congress to quickly send out recurring $2,000 payments for adults and $1,000 payments for children until the pandemic ends. From the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to the stubbornly high inflationary pressures being felt all across the country, it has been a tough couple of years for millions of Americans. The White House and Congress, however, seemed more in tune with the general population’s needs earlier on in the health crisis when they approved three badly needed stimulus checks for the majority of... read more
COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide
Wake-up call to all countries to step up mental health services and support In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the … Continue reading → read more
Covid-19: Sanofi and GSK to seek regulatory authorisation for protein based vaccine
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s covid-19 vaccine has 57.9% (95% confidence interval 26.5% to 76.7%) efficacy against any symptomatic disease, the companies have reported. In a phase 3 trial in which more than 10 000 adults were randomised to receive two doses of … Continue reading → read more
New Studies Support Wuhan Market as Pandemic’s Origin Point
The reports’ authors say that the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, jumped from animals sold at the market to people twice in late 2019—but some scientists want more definitive evidence Scientists have released three studies that reveal intriguing new clues about … Continue reading → read more

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