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Disability News Service13 hours ago
Government finally agrees to continue some free Covid testing for PAsThe government has finally issued guidance that should allow disabled people in England who employ personal assistants (PAs) to continue to secure free COVID-19 tests for their staff, at least in some situations. The confirmation that some free testing for employers of […] read more
Disability News Service13 hours ago
Grenfell: Government ‘probably forgot’ to ask disabled people for views on evacuationA senior civil servant has told the Grenfell inquiry that the government probably “forgot” to seek disabled people’s views on how residents with physical impairments could evacuate tower blocks in an emergency, six years before the devastating fire. Brian Martin, who is […] read more
Disability News Service13 hours ago
Not one recommendation achieved, two years after CQC restraint and seclusion reviewNot a single one of the 17 recommendations made two years ago by a government-commissioned review into the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation of disabled people has been carried out, the care regulator has concluded. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that […] read more
Disability News Service14 hours ago
Research raises questions over use of ‘wheelchair standard’ in public transportThe current “wheelchair standard” used to ensure that vehicle and infrastructure designs across the transport sector are spacious enough only covers about half of all mobility aids used by disabled people in the UK, according to a government study. The new research, […] read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
The Chatter Podcast: Ethical Space Exploration with Lucianne WalkowiczThis week, Shane Harris speaks to Lucianne Walkowicz, an astronomer and astrobiologist at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance and studies the ethics of space exploration. This was a wide-ranging conversation about the moral and ethical dimensions of humanity’s search for life in the universe and exploration of other planets. We often think about what cities on the moon or Mars might look like, but how should humans live on those worlds and interact with their new environments? For instance, what if human visitors find microbes living in Marti... read more
Science Matters16 hours ago
Green Apocalyptic AdventistsPascal Bruckner writes at City Journal Apocalyptic Daze. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Secular elites prophesy a doomsday without redemption. My point is not to minimize the dangers that we face. Rather, it is to understand why apocalyptic fear has gripped so many of our leaders, scientists, and intellectuals, who insist on reasoning and […] read more
Welcome Back to Pottersville10 hours ago
Pottersville Digest: Expanded edition
------------------------------ Yet, the DOJ is still footing the bill to defend him in that defamation lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll. ------------------------------ This creature's superficiality is bottomless. ------------------------------ Oh, fuck this. This is the worst sweetheart deal since Jeffrey Epstein. Both the judge and prosecutor need to be disbarred for this. ------------------------------ Looks as if Kathy Hochul is just as corrupt as her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. (Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader, CC) ------------------------------ Just ... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Ukraine: Russians Leaving Chernobyl After Radiation ExposureRussian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses" of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site. read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Delta 9 Cannabis closes acquisition, announces private placementManitoba, Canada-based marijuana grower and retailer Delta 9 Cannabis closed a deal to acquire 17 stores in Alberta and arranged a private placement worth 10 million Canadian dollars ($8 million) from Sundial Growers. Delta 9 Cannabis closes acquisition, announces private placement is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
U.S. To Sends 100 Switchblade Killer Drones To Ukraine
Ukraine is ready to deploy baguette-sized Switchblade missiles. Credit: AeroVironment Inc. AeroVironment Switchblade 600 Drone. Courtesy: AeroVironment *CNBC:* *U.S. sends 100 killer drones called Switchblades to Ukraine* * The U.S. included 100 killer drones called Switchblades in an arms package to Ukraine. * Ukraine requested the equipment as it fights off a Russian invasion. * President Joe Biden approved a massive defense aid package earlier this month. WASHINGTON – The U.S. included 100 killer drones in a colossal weapons package for Ukraine that President Joe Biden ... read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Vietnam obtendrá mayores ganancias comerciales entre miembros de RCEP, según Banco Mundial31-Mar-2022 Vietnam puede lograr el mayor ritmo de crecimiento en ingresos y comercio entre los miembros del Acuerdo de Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP), según un informe del Banco Mundial. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Latinoamérica frente al CPTPP y el RCEP: ¿espectadores del multilateralismo?31-Mar-2022 Estos dos macro tratados posicionan al Asia Pacífico como la zona comercial más activa del mundo, cimentando la presencia comercial de China y dejando a Estados Unidos prácticamente al margen. ¿Qué se gana -y qué se pierde- con estos acuerdos en nuestro continente? read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
El conflicto entre los mineros tradicionales de Marmato y la minería transnacional canadiense: otra disputa ante el ISDS por los recursos naturales en Colombia31-Mar-2022 En Marmato, el sistema de promoción y protección de la inversión extranjera facilitó la transformación del régimen de minería tradicional a pequeña escala a un régimen de minería transnacional. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Le conflit entre les mineurs artisanaux de Marmato et l'exploitation minière canadienne transnationale : encore un différend au CIRDI portant sur les ressources naturelles colombiennes31-Mar-2022 A Marmato, le système de promotion et de protection des investissements étrangers a facilité la transformation du régime de l'exploitation minière traditionnelle à un régime d'exploitation minière transnationale. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
The conflict between traditional miners in Marmato and Canadian transnational mining companies: Another ISDS dispute over natural resources in Colombia31-Mar-2022 In Marmato, the foreign investment promotion and protection system facilitated the transformation of the traditional small-scale mining regime into a transnational large-scale mining regime. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Another round of ECT negotiations31-Mar-2022 From March 1 to 4, 2022, ECT parties met for their 11th round of negotiations for a possible reform of the treaty but the meeting was overshadowed by rising energy prices and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Un autre cycle de négociations sur le TCE31-Mar-2022 Les parties au TCE se sont réunies du 1er au 4 mars 2022 pour le 11ème cycle de négociations en vue d'une possible réforme du traité mais la réunion a été éclipsée par la hausse des prix de l'énergie et par l'invasion russe de l'Ukraine. read more
Not PC11 hours ago
Hollywood...* "I found out that Hollywood is more crooked, dumber, crueler, stupider than all the books I've read about it. They didn't go deeply enough into how it lacks art, and soul, and heart — how it's really a piece of crap. There are too many hands directing, there're too many fingers in the pot, and they're all kind of ignorant about what they're doing. They're greedy, and they're vicious. So you don't get much of a movie."* ~ Charles Bukowski, from 'Bukowski: Born Into This' Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution. read more
Accidental Deliberations11 hours ago
Thursday Afternoon LinksThis and that for your Thursday reading. - Phil Tank writes that the Saskatchewan Party has only reluctantly held off on eliminating even what little information it still provided the public about ongoing COVID-19 infections in the midst of a new wave, while Laura Sciarpelletti reports the Moe government is ignoring the science demonstrating the importance of additional booster vaccines. - Ian Sample reports on the UK's belated recognition that it allowed companies to profiteer off of the COVID pandemic. And Melanie Bechard and Jasmine Gite write that we shouldn't let the underf... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Ruble approaches 80. Hunter laptop from hell. Africa looks East. Update 2
Ruble approaches 80. Hunter laptop from hell. Africa looks East. Update 2 News Topic 463 read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
Humans believe the darnedest things!*THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022* *Nebraska state solon gone wild:* A small but instructive news event appeared this Monday in the Washington Post. It involved a state senator in the state of Nebraska. Nothing will turn on this news event, and yet it's highly instructive. Jaclyn Peiser penned the report. It almost seemed like an early April Fool's joke. It involved a statement by state senator Bruce Bostelman. Peculiar headline included, the report began as shown: *GOP legislator backtracks on claims students meow, bark, use litter boxes* During a televised debate over a Nebraska school... read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Medical marijuana bill in Tennessee faltersEfforts to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee via its Legislature apparently have stalled for the year. Medical marijuana bill in Tennessee falters is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Putin Decrees Gas for Roubles only, Energy Markets Tremble, Germany Shakes
Putin Decrees Gas for Roubles only, Energy Markets Tremble, Germany Shakes News Topic 451 The German economic miracle no longer exists The German economic miracle no longer exists It is a surreal situation. The ECB is still conducting quantitative easing and holding rates at an historic low of minus 0.5pc, severely damaging the business model […] read more
naked capitalism12 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/31/2022~ Today's Water Cooler. Please don't forget the 2022 Water Cooler Minifundraiser! ~ read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Did Donald Trump Really Hit a Hole-in-One?"It bounced twice and then went clank, into the hole," the former president claimed in March 2022. read more
Komando.com14 hours ago
5 hidden Google Assistant tricks for your Android
Use Google Assistant to take screenshots, search photos, read webpages aloud and more. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Lavrov Wins Support from China; Mariupol Russian Military Enters Azovstal, Ukraine Commanders Again Try to Flee
Lavrov Wins Support from China; Mariupol Russian Military Enters Azovstal, Ukraine Commanders Again Try to Flee News Topic 450 Wang Yi Holds Talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov On March 30, 2022, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who came to China to attend the […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Top US Commander In Europe Admits That President Biden's Deterrence Strategy Failed In Ukraine*Daily Mail:* *Top US commander in Europe admits that Biden administration failed in its attempts to 'deter and dissuade' Putin from invading Ukraine* * Gen Tod Walters, head of Europe Command, appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday and answered questions about Ukraine * He described being part of a 'deter and dissuade' effort to prevent invasion * He admitted that the strategy failed under questioning * But President Biden has denied that sanctions layered on Moscow had been designed to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine The commander of U.S. ... read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation12 hours ago
William Tecumseh Sherman knew the enduring cruelty of war
A career soldier and a careful scholar of the military profession, William Tecumseh Sherman knew that wars are part of human nature, and are unavoidably cruel and harsh. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
The Poet: David Whyte, "One Day"
*"One Day"* "One day I will say the gift I once had has been taken. The place I have made for myself belongs to another. The words I have sung are being sung by the ones I would want. Then I will be ready for that voice and the still silence in which it arrives. And if my faith is good then we'll meet again on the road, and we'll be thirsty, and stop and laugh and drink together again from the deep well of things as they are." - David Whyte, "Where Many Rivers Meet" "The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see - i... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"The World..."
"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those who feel. " - Horace Walpole, In a Letter, 1770 read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Is The Ukraine War In A Stalemate Or Checkmate?*WNU Editor:* Another must watched video and analysis from Task & Purpose on the Ukraine war. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
SD lacking doctors to recommend medical cannabis, limiting accessOnly 90 doctors have been approved to recommend medical cannabis in South Dakota, even though MMJ has been legal in the state since July 2021. SD lacking doctors to recommend medical cannabis, limiting access is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Up From The Memory Hole1 YEAR AGO TODAY Biden's CDC Director: "Vaccinated people do not carry the virus”pic.twitter.com/7s1pyOSiYj — Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) March 30, 2022 “,don’t get sick. And its not just in the clinical trials but its also in real world data. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Inflation skyrockets in EU, as Putin squeezes Olaf Scholz & Germany faces severe recession
Inflation skyrockets in EU, as Putin squeezes Olaf Scholz & Germany faces severe recession The Duran: Episode 1250 Putin Signs Decree Ordering Gas Exports To Be Halted If Buyers Don’t Pay In Rubles Putin Signs Decree Ordering Gas Exports To Be Halted If Buyers Don’t Pay In Rubles Contrary to expectations that Vladimir Putin was […] read more
Bayou Renaissance Man13 hours ago
This is a must-watch video discussion on world events
I generally don't like watching videos to get news and/or background information. They're usually far too long, with too few facts stuck between a lot of verbiage that's of no interest at all. I prefer to read the transcript, so I can pick out the nuggets and ignore the dross. However, some videos are an exception to that rule. This one, featuring Peter Ziehan, is particularly good. In an hour-long discussion, he examines the Ukraine war and its fallout as far as global geopolitics are concerned. He's got a very extensive background in the field, and I subscribe to his (fr... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
DNC, Clinton Campaign Agree to Steele Dossier Funding FineHillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Army Reducing Its Numbers in Face of Recruiting DifficultiesBreitbart – by Kristina Wong The Army this week admitted it was having problems recruiting and announced an unprecedented reduction in its numbers that would... The post Army Reducing Its Numbers in Face of Recruiting Difficulties appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Methane as Biosignature: A Conceptual Framework
[image: Methane as Biosignature: A Conceptual Framework] A living world around another star will not be an easy catch, no matter how sophisticated the coming generation of space- and ground-based telescopes turns out to be. It’s one thing to develop the tools to begin probing an exoplanet atmosphere, but quite another to be able to say with any degree of confidence that the result we see is the result of biology. When we do begin picking up an interesting gas like methane, we’ll need to evaluate the finding against other atmospheric constituents, and the arguments will fly about no... read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
US Navy Surveillance Plane Crashes Off Virginia CoastZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden A US Navy surveillance plane crashed Wednesday evening off the Virginia coast. Two people were rescued, and one person... The post US Navy Surveillance Plane Crashes Off Virginia Coast appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
Pennsylvania’s massive marijuana vape recall spurs two lawsuitsTwo lawsuits have been filed over Pennsylvania's immense medical marijuana vape cartridge recall ordered in February by the state health department. Pennsylvania’s massive marijuana vape recall spurs two lawsuits is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
alienviews14 hours ago
We Toast John Ford
*A Toast...* *.* *.* *.* Hear again: I make this toast to he who "waits" to *rot* or *roast*... He who's stripped all civil rights by criminals... as is their "right." . ...One we've left to willful predators... *lawyers, doctors—**bad faith creditors!* Those who smiled and took his home; those who *labeled**—*shoved him prone! Those who "*represented*" him, and in so doing—did him *in!* . Those who, even, *drove* him crazy— terrified, then scared *you* lazy! *Masters* of their obfuscations, lying with foul osculations, the darkest of the glad dark lords— those who torture *ou... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Alex Jones Faces Fines for Skipping Sandy Hook DepositionHis testimony is being sought ahead of a trial to determine how much he should pay in damages to the families for pushing a conspiracy theory that the massacre never happened. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Carcinogenic chemical benzene found in hundreds of US personal care productsThe Guardian – by Tom Perkins Independent testing has found hundreds of popular personal care items in the US to be contaminated with benzene, a... The post Carcinogenic chemical benzene found in hundreds of US personal care products appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CFACT14 hours ago
Indigenous people oppose 30 X 30 land grabThe plan for government control of 30% of land and 30% of water, relabeled “America the Beautiful,’ is being quietly but vigorously implemented across federal agencies. The post Indigenous people oppose 30 X 30 land grab appeared first on CFACT. read more
Econlib15 hours ago
Back to gold?
[This weekend, I am attending a conference that examines the gold standard. Here are my thoughts going into the conference.] People occasionally ask me whether it would make sense to go back to the gold standard. Most economists think that this would be a bad idea. I agree, but not necessarily for the reasons that […] The post Back to gold? appeared first on Econlib. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
"Helpless People"
*"Helpless People"* “Almost all Americans have had an intense school experience which occupied their entire youth, an experience during which they were drilled thoroughly in the culture and economy of the well-schooled greater society, in which individuals have been rendered helpless to do much of anything except watch television or punch buttons on a keypad. Before you begin to blame the childish for being that way and join the chorus of those defending the general imprisonment of adults and the schooling by force of children because there isn’t any other way to handle the mob, y... read more
null13 hours ago
Another one: FDA expects to authorize 6th mRNA dose in the fall[image: undefined] On the same day that the FDA authorized a fifth mRNA COVID injection for immunocompromised individuals (and a fourth for the general population over 50), one of the FDA’s top bureaucrats is already projecting more mRNA doses to come. “I don’t want to shock anyone, but there may be a need for people to get an additional booster in the fall,” Peter Marks, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research..." Can you say:#epicfailurehttps://t.co/R2LJuSXdrd — Maggie Early Treatment Works 🇨🇦 (@maggieoutabout) March 30, 2022 “I don’t want to shock... read more
null13 hours ago
The US Empire's Ultimate Target Is Not Russia But China[image: undefined] The Pentagon has produced its latest National Defense Strategy (NDS), a report made every four years to provide the public and the government with a broad overview of the US war machine's planning, posturing, developments and areas of focus. You might assume with all the aggressive brinkmanship between Moscow and the US power alliance this year that Russia would feature as Enemy Number One in the 2022 NDS, but you would be assuming incorrectly. The US "Defense" Department reserves that slot for the same nation that's occupied it for many years now: China. Antiw... read more
Rounding the Earth Newsletter13 hours ago
Bitcoin Beginners: Public and Private Keys
The Bitcoin Wars Part IX read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
Turning Agro-industrial Waste into Energy in ArgentinaZÃ?RATE, Argentina, Mar 31 (IPS) - Three giant concrete cylinders with inflated membrane roofs are a strange sight in the industrial park of Zárate, a world of factories 90 kilometers from Buenos Aires that heavy trucks drive in and out of all day long. They are the heart of a plant that is about to start producing energy from agro-industrial waste, for the first time in Argentina. Read the full story, “Turning Agro-industrial Waste into Energy in Argentina”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
Zimbabwe Elections Rekindle Voter Apathy ConcernsBulawayo, Zimbabwe, Mar 31 (IPS) - Activity in the streets of Zimbabwe’s second city is testimony to a thriving informal sector where thousands of people eke out a living selling all sorts of wares. Read the full story, “Zimbabwe Elections Rekindle Voter Apathy Concerns”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic“Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion people, they’re a deadly threat – which is why the UN health agency on Thursday, launched a plan to prevent them from causing a new pandemic. Read the full story, “UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global pandemic”, on globalissues.org → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"It's Not Just A Stock Market Crash - Jim Rickards"*Full screen recommended.* The Atlantis Report, *"It's Not Just A Stock Market Crash - Jim Rickards"* read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Israel Palestine News14 hours ago
Gideon Levy: Terror Is the Only Way Open to the PalestiniansViolence is always brutal and immoral – and not just the violence of a lone Palestinian attacker with a knife. The state-sanctioned, uniformed violence that Palestinians endure daily. "The terror attacks are the punishment" for Israel's crime of not dealing with the ongoing injustice. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Ecuador’s foreign minister is traveling to the United States to promote his candidacy for the UN Security CouncilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Juan Carlos Holguín, Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs and human mobility, will travel to the United States on Thursday to promote Quito's candidacy to the United Nations Security Council, according to the institution. In a press release, the Foreign Ministry said that during his stay in Washington DC, Holguín will […] The post Ecuador’s foreign minister is traveling to the United States to promote his candidacy for the UN Security Council appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Colombian vice presidential candidates participate in debateRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The candidates for Colombian vice president met Wednesday for a debate organized by local media, in which they discussed various issues such as the fight against racism, the fulfillment of the peace agreement and proposals to overcome the economic crisis. Participating in the debate were Rodrigo Lara Sánchez, the vice […] The post Colombian vice presidential candidates participate in debate appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
The ‘Age of Adaline’ review: Blake Lively’s onscreen chemistry with Harrison Ford is a force to be reckoned with – sponsoredRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – ‘Age of Adaline’ is a 2015 American film portraying one of the best romantic melodramas. This is a movie in which Harrison Ford gives the best performance in two decades. Here we see a softer side to the gruff actor, leading to some of his finest acting in years. As […] The post The ‘Age of Adaline’ review: Blake Lively’s onscreen chemistry with Harrison Ford is a force to be reckoned with – sponsored appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
The Most Common SaaS Trends in 2022 – sponsoredRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Software as a service (SaaS) is a model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over the internet. It is today’s buzzword. SaaS companies are expanding their portfolios and taking over the IT space with innovative and out-of-the-box products. When we […] The post The Most Common SaaS Trends in 2022 – sponsored appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
22,000 Union Workers At 29 West Coast Ports May StrikeZero Hedge – by Dees Stribling The international supply chain crisis that has impacted U.S. logistics firms, retailers and consumers could intensify this summer. West Coast union... The post 22,000 Union Workers At 29 West Coast Ports May Strike appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Biden administration weighs releasing 1M barrels of oil a day from reservesNBC News WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is weighing the release of about 1 million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve... The post Biden administration weighs releasing 1M barrels of oil a day from reserves appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
After Kansas City sues, ATF issues notice revoking gun manufacturer’s licenseYahoo News The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a notice revoking the license of gun manufacturer J.A. Industries, Everytown for Gun... The post After Kansas City sues, ATF issues notice revoking gun manufacturer’s license appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Free Thought Project15 hours ago
We Are In The Trenches Of An Information War — Know How to Arm Yourself[image: war]The Ukraine war serves as the perfect exemplification, following two years of covid-1984 big pharma propaganda, that the world has been gripped in an unprecedented information war for over a decade. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Inflation March 2022 in Argentina: analysts forecast CPI above 5%RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a strong increase in February, inflation in March continued with a sustained upward trend despite the measures taken by the Government to try to contain prices. The increase in tariffs, schools, fuels, and prepaid services are some of the factors that contributed to the upward trend. According to private […] The post Inflation March 2022 in Argentina: analysts forecast CPI above 5% appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran16 hours ago
The Great Game this week: Breaking Down the Paradigm Change with Sergei Glazyev
In this week’s episode of the Great Game with V and CJ, Matt Ehret breaks down Sergei Glazyev’s recent revolutionary interview where the brilliant Russian economist, (Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission and Putin Advisor) lays out the reasons for the systemic collapse ripping the trans Atlantic community to […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago
"Never, Ever Forget..."
"Never, ever forget that nothing in this life is free. Life demands payment in some form for your "right" to express yourself, to condemn and abuse the evil surrounding us. Expect to pay... it will come for you, *they* will come for you, regardless. Knowing that, give them Hell itself every chance you can. Expect no mercy, and give none. That's how life works. Be ready to pay for what you do, or be a coward, pretend you don't see, don't know, and cry bitter tears over how terrible things are, over how *you* let them become." - Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom the Bell Tolls " read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Ukraine's defense of KyivReuters: The burnt wreckage of two Russian tanks with blown off turrets and several armoured personnel carriers attest the ferocity of last week's clashes in Lukyanivka village just outside Kyiv. The charred corpse of a Russian soldier lies in a field nearby. "There were mortars so strong that it was scary even in the cellar," local resident Valeriy Hudym told Reuters on Sunday, two days after Ukrainian soldiers seized back control of Lukyanivka in a five-hour battle with the Russians. "Tanks were firing, artillery, and machine guns. Everything possible was there," Hudym said. ... read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago
Fossil Fuels v Renewable Energy
By Paul Homewood Can renewable energy ever replace fossil fuels? Fossil Fuels v Renewable Energy? Let me start by stating that I am not pro or anti anything. In a free market, the best technologies, solutions and products automatically come to the fore, without the need for subsidies, regulations and mandates. If renewable […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Streets of Philadelphia, What’s Going On Today, March 31, 2022"*Full screen recommended.* *kimgary, "Streets of Philadelphia, * *What’s Going On Today, March 31, 2022"* "Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The city’s violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas. Also alarming is Philadelphia’s drug overdose rate. The number of drug overdose deaths in the city increased by 50% from 2013 to 2015, with more than twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as deaths from homicides in 2015. A big part of Philadelphia’s problems stem from the crime rate and dr... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russian troops refuse to fight in parts of UkraineThe Week: New intelligence out of Ukraine shows that some Russian troops are refusing to carry out orders, even going so far to sabotage their equipment, Jeremy Fleming, head of Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), said on Wednesday. The spy chief shared the information during a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin "massively misjudged" the capabilities of his military, adding, "We believe Putin's advisers are afraid to tell him the truth." Ukraine has fought back harder than Putin expected, Flemin... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Snopes-ing 101: Spotting Misleading Captions and Missing ContextWhen sharing posts containing images on social media, be mindful that sometimes, older images can be repurposed by simply changing a caption. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Biden's Iran and Houthis blunders roil the Middle EastBreitbart: Secretary of State Antony Blinken attempted to mend President Joe Biden’s increasingly strained relationship with Gulf states on Tuesday in a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, following a conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have both expressed increasing frustration with the Biden administration’s failure to address the potential global implications of the seven-year-old Yemeni civil war, which overflowed into Saudi Arabia last week as the Iran-backed H... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Massive Price Increases At Kroger! What Now? What's Next?"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, AM 3/31/22: *"Massive Price Increases At Kroger! What Now? What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger and are noticing massive price increases! We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" read more
IER15 hours ago
Democrat Plan to Tax Big Oil Hurts Consumers and Violates Biden PledgeAs American motorists reel from gasoline prices averaging more than $4.20 nationally, it’s important to shine a critical light on… The post Democrat Plan to Tax Big Oil Hurts Consumers and Violates Biden Pledge appeared first on IER. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
What Is Aphasia? An Expert Explains the Condition Forcing Bruce Willis to RetireHis family announced he was stepping away from acting because of the condition. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden gaffe machine denies realityRoll Call: It’s been another bad week for the president, as White House staffers, and Biden himself on Monday, tried to clean up a string of troubling gaffes made during his crucial trip to meet with NATO leaders as the Ukraine war continued to rage. With Russian President Vladimir Putin hinting that a nuclear response was possible if NATO directly intervenes in Ukraine or threatens Russia itself, Biden’s misstatements couldn’t have come at a worse moment. Yet, when asked about his ad-lib remarks to American servicemen in Poland, his response to the possible use of chemical weap... read more
Real Climate Science15 hours ago
1945 : Japanese Atom Bomb In KoreaOn October 3, 1946 the Atlanta Constitution reported this : “Japan developed and successfully tested an atomic bomb three days prior to the end of the war. She destroyed unfinished atomic bombs, secret papers and her atomic bomb plant only … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Toronto, the City of LightToronto is the largest city in Canada. Toronto is the most important city in Canada. Toronto is where the best people live, work, and shop. Everybody in Canada is lucky to have Toronto as their hegemon. The shiny brains of Bay street, the pink haired action justice warriors, the scented sex trade workers; they combine… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
No Roubles, No GasSky News- Putin demands payment in roubles for Russian gas supplies or contracts will be ‘halted’ read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Triple HeaderA quick but very good interview on the chaos Liberals are inflicting on the country. Emergency Act BS, carbon Tax, Chinese agents. Alex Pierson- Blacklock’s Reporter Check-In Cabinet wants to narrow the year-long review because they can see where this is going and they’re nervous as hell. Where it’s going is a complete lack of… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
How Many Teenage Mastectomies Is Walt Disney Responsible For Worldwide?The Pedo Kingdom; On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the spell of critical race theory, released internal Disney videos in which those in charge discuss how they insert the “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” into children’s programming. Those were the words used by Disney Television Animation executive producer Latoya Raveneau,… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Temporarily UnanticipatedCBC; When the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in two years earlier this month, it sent an unmistakable message to borrowers that the era of cheap money was coming to an end. While economists expect the bank to gradually raise its rate another half-dozen times or so this… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Woke British ColumbiaIts transgender day or something on Turtle Island. What better way to celebrate it, than how ultra Woke B.C. is getting rid of outdated words. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"The Housing Market is a Dead Man Walking"*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly AM3'31/22: *"The Housing Market is a Dead Man Walking"* "I compiled a bunch of stats on real estate. It’s absolutely fascinating to see how people are in such a panic that they are going to miss out on the greatest real estate market ever and they just don’t realize it’s over. People need to take a deep breath and sit back. " read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
WaPo no longer in denial about Hunter's laptop*Daily Mail:* *EXCLUSIVE: Now Washington Post reverses course! Paper joins NYT in finally admitting Hunter Biden's laptop IS REAL - nine months after it first received - and dismissed - a copy of the hard drive and ONE YEAR after DailyMail.com authenticated it* I suspect the original denial about it was ideology and Trump hatred. They were desperate to defeat Trump and refused to believe the evidence that was there and verified by others. The story also indicates that the WaPo lost the first copy of Hunter's hard drive and had to get another. I guess they are kind of like the ... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"How It Really Is"
"Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain “One can fight evil but against stupidity one is helpless.” - Henry Miller read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
US Airport Security Screening to Become More Gender-NeutralTransportation Security Administration officers will also receive new instructions on screening intended to make procedures less invasive. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Is ‘Mystery Flesh Pit National Park’ a Real Place?According to a viral rumor, a fleshy pit in Texas was shutdown in 2007 after hundreds of people mysteriously died. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
CDC sued over mask mandatesThe Hill: More than 20 states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the federal mask mandate on transportation, which has been extended until April 18, saying it violated the Constitution and violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The 21 states claim that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had not allowed for public comment for more than a year since the federal transportation mask mandate was first issued. They also claimed that they were negatively impacted by the mask mandate because it required states to “expend resources to enforce the mandate” and ... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"Everyone Knows...
"Everyone knows that plagues have a way of recurring throughout history, yet somehow we find it hard to believe in the ones that crash down on us out of the sky. There have always been plagues and wars, yet they always take us by surprise. When war breaks out people say it's stupid and won't last long. Stupidity has a knack of getting in the way, which we would see if not wrapped up in ourselves. In this our townsfolk were like everybody else, they did not believe in plagues." - Albert Camus, "The Plague" ○ Freely download "The Plague", by Albert Camus, here: - https://tu.tv/wp-conte... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The liberal 'fact-check' scam*Newsbusters:* *Column: The Unanimously Liberal Tilt of the 'Fact Checkers'* The piece examines the responses of "fact-checkers" to the recent hearing on Biden's nomination for a Supreme court seat and finds that they collectively sound like they are writing briefs for her defense. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ15 hours ago
Iraq’s Parliament Fails Again To Elect New President
(Sotaliraq) Iraq’s parliament failed a third time to elect a new president. Moqtada al-Sadr and his allies did even worse this session than Saturday’s. Only 180 parliamentarians attended Wednesday versus 202 on Saturday. The boycott by the Coordination Framework that is made up of the major Shiite parties besides Sadr’s grew with the Alliance for the People not showing up. It appeared on Saturday after giving its demands to Sadr but then said none of them were met. They were joined by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, a breakaway faction of the Azm Alliance, Ishraqat Kanoon and ot... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia doesn't appear to be scaling back its military operations in Ukraine, but is instead redeploying forces to join attacks in the eastern Donbas region. https://t.co/DJwrC1AL0N — The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2022 #UPDATE Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades.@AFP looks back on five weeks of fighting that has killed thousands of civilians and sent four million people fleeing abroadhttps://t.co/7x1YccGTUD — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 31, 2022 Ukrainian troops say they have ... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ15 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 311934 Iraqi Communist Party founded (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1940 Rashid Ali al-Gaylani became PM 2nd time in deal with Nuri al-Said and Golden Square officers Attempt by Regent to reconcile two groups (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny*) 1941 Pan-Arab Golden Square officers decided to remove PM Hashemi in coup (Musings On Iraq review *Persian Gulf Command, A History of ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
More 2020 vote fraud evidencePower Line: John Lott has published a paper in which he applies three tests for voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (I wrote about Lott’s analysis while it was still a work in progress here.) The paper is here. Lott begins by looking at adjacent precincts that are in different counties. He did this for Fulton County, Georgia and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The operative assumption is that precincts across the street from one another shouldn’t vote very differently (Lott controlled for demographic factors), suggesting that significant differences among the precinct... read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Dr. Chris Knobbe – ‘Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?’Low Carb Down Under Jun 13, 2020 • Dr. Chris Knobbe is an ophthalmologist and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, formerly of the University of Texas... The post Dr. Chris Knobbe – ‘Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Why People Are Rushing for Iodine Amid Nuclear ConcernsDr. Joseph Mercola Fear about potential nuclear fallout has resulted in Europeans stocking up on iodine. As reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP), March 8, 2022:1... The post Why People Are Rushing for Iodine Amid Nuclear Concerns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Russian Invasion Of Ukraine – Day 35 – 30 May 2022SecurityGuy42 Mar 30, 2022 Ukraine is counterattacking from Kiev to Kharkov. The Ukrainian Army is committing war crimes against Russian prisoners. The post Russian Invasion Of Ukraine – Day 35 – 30 May 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
“Surprised and Concerned”: Poison Control Issues Nationwide “Toxic” Warning About Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests – Kit Includes Poisonous “Liquid Substance” Used Commonly in “Pest Control”Gateway Pundit – by Julian Conradson For months, there have been many people sounding the alarm over the at-home Covid-19 rapid test, saying that the... The post “Surprised and Concerned”: Poison Control Issues Nationwide “Toxic” Warning About Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Tests – Kit Includes Poisonous “Liquid Substance” Used Commonly in “Pest Control” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
The Department of Defense Just Got Caught Lying About Vaccine InjuriesSubstack – by Emerald Robinson The attorney Thomas Renz has just discovered that the Department of Defense is altering data to hide the number of our... The post The Department of Defense Just Got Caught Lying About Vaccine Injuries appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
History Rounds off Skeletons to Zero: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2022)Thursday, 31 March 2022 — The Tricontinental Almagul Menlibayeva (Kazakhstan), Transoxiana Dreams, 2010. Dear friends, Greetings from the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 16 March 2022, as Russia’s war on Ukraine entered its second month, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned his people that ‘uncertainty and turbulence in the world markets are growing, and production and trade chains are collapsing’. … Continue reading History Rounds off Skeletons to Zero: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2022) read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Community Facebook groups: these are the people in your neighbourhoodNews 1. Mass Casualty Commission: Hunter Road Tim Bousquet had this story about the residents of Hunter Road, a country road north of Wentworth that winds its way alongside the Wallace River. Sean McLeod and Alana Jenkins lived on Hunter Road. McLeod and Jenkins were two of the 22 people shot by the killer GW. […] read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
“I’m going to blow his fucking head off”: A Glenholme couple’s close call with a mass murderer“It was a shock. It still is — to realize we are the only frigging survivors — and why?” That’s what Adam Fisher told RCMP Cst. Mike Townsend after Adam’s encounter with a mass murderer. Adam and Carole Fisher live on Highway 4 near Glenholme. On Saturday night, April 18, 2020, Carole’s mother called to […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"Economic Market Snapshot 3/31/22"
Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 3/31/22"* Updated as available. MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary ○ CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ Latest Market Analysis, Updated 3/31/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ A comprehensive, essential daily read. March 30 to 31st - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ *Financial Stress Index* "The OFR Financial S... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"The End Of The Global Economy As We Know It"
*"The End Of The Global Economy As We Know It"* by Crack Newz "At the beginning of nearly every war, including the current one in Ukraine, there are those who loudly declare that it will be over shortly and then business-as-usual can resume. They are rarely right. While no one can say for certain what the trajectory of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will be, the economic warfare that is going on alongside it is very likely to destroy the current global trading system. The last time a worldwide trading system was destroyed was just over a century ago. From the late 1800s up to the e... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayVirus update: • End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health care; • China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters 2nd phase; • Novavax asks EU regulator to clear COVID vaccine for teens. https://t.co/BkwMm6V4hz — The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2022 OPEC and allied oil producers including Russia have decided to stick to a modest increase in oil. The move supports higher prices even as the Biden administration tries to lower them by releasing oil from strategic reserves. https://t.co/3FKAD5vlCT — The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2022 BREAKING: An inflation gau... read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana15 hours ago
“You mean,” he said, “a crocodile.”In Ogden Nash’s poem, “The Purist,” there is a Professor Twist who obsesses too much about language: I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, “He never bungles!” And sent him off to distant jungles. Camped on a tropic riverside, One day he missed his loving bride. She had, the guide informed him later, Been eaten by an alligator. Professor Twist could not but smile. “You mean,” he said, “a crocodile.” read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in KidsMedPage Today – by Lei Lei Wu Mothers who were exposed to disinfectants on the job were more likely to have children with asthma, an... The post Prenatal Disinfectant Exposure Linked to Asthma Risk in Kids appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Wrecks of Russian Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and military vehicles on the front line near Kyiv, Ukraine, March 29. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Defending Kyiv: Scenes from the frontlines around Ukraine* (Reuters). read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Scuba school to the rescue: Revealed: The struggle to save Bangkok's architectural heritageUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Great white shark killed California bodyboarder, officials findUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
The ocean is a cacophony of fish talk, study shows. We just can’t hear itUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Warnie: Killer whale calf missing dorsal fin named after late cricketer Shane Warne's famous flipperUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Brit mum and son unknowingly take bomb home after Mother's Day fishing tripUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
La la land: Tracking the gray whale’s decline off California's coast leaves more questions than answersUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Art students develop underwater urns that double as oyster reefsUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page16 hours ago
Great Scot! Dramatic sperm whale rescue operation is under wayThe Rio Times16 hours ago
Unemployment decreased by 5.4% in BoliviaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On March 29, Bolivia's Economy and Public Finance Minister, Marcelo Montenegro, informed that unemployment in Bolivia was reduced to 5.4% in 2021. During the pandemic, this indicator reached 11.6%. "The unemployment rate as of December 2021 is at 5.4%. The rate of activity and participation in the labor market also […] The post Unemployment decreased by 5.4% in Bolivia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Free Thought Project16 hours ago
WATCH: Cops Cruelly Taunt 70yo Woman in Mental Crisis Before Beating Her Bloody for Not Leaving Bathroom[image: elderly]An elderly woman in need of mental health help received three excessively cruel cops instead, who taunted, teased, and abused her. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Poverty in Uruguay fell in 2021 to 10.6% but does not recover pre-pandemic levelRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In 2021, poverty in Uruguay stood at 10.6%, according to official data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on March 30. Last year's level represented a 1% reduction compared to 11.6% in 2020 but was still far from the 8.8 . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Poverty in Uruguay fell in 2021 to 10.6% but does not recover pre-pandemic level appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
OrientalReview.org17 hours ago
Was The Russian Military Advance On Kiev Just A Distraction This Entire Time?Russia’s decision to tactically scale down its focus on Kiev simultaneously with doubling down on the Donbass front appears not to have been a hasty move in response to so-called ‘Ukrainian resistance’ like the US-led Western Mainstream Media claims but a preplanned strategic maneuver. Observers are split over Russia’s decision […] read more
Lawfare18 hours ago
D.C. Circuit Rules That Public Health Law Empowers Government to Expel Asylum-Seekers—But Not to Countries Where They Face Persecution or TortureMigrants placed in a holding facility before being returned to Mexico. (Source: Customs and Border Protection; https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/photo/34_bp034.jpg) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently ruled in a challenge to a policy of expelling asylum-seekers at the border based on an obscure public health law. In *Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, *the court affirmed in part a preliminary injunction against the Trump-era policy, which the Biden administration has embraced with some modifications. In recognizing an expansive federal power to ex... read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
When to hire an employee vs. a contractor
Should you hire an employee or an independent contractor? Each position has its own advantages and disadvantages. Here's all you need to know. read more
Gangsters Out Blog4 hours ago
The Pursuit of Peace in a troubled world
A few years ago Will Smith was in a movie called the Pursuit of Happyness. It was a stirring story of a struggling single father trying to make it in a dog eat dog world. The concept was taken from the US Declaration of Independence which states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Today I want to talk about the pursuit of peace - peace of mind in the face of darkness. When I was young I wrote a booklet enti... read more
Collecting My Thoughts8 hours ago
Catching up on crimeI was reading about the Yale director who stole $40 million in electronics equipment from her employer and spent it on lavish living. She's out on bond. Piker. That made me think of the trusted Dixon, IL employee who stole $54 million from the little town of Dixon, with a population of only 15,000. She was into horses, not computers. The largest heist of municipal funds in history. She was released from prison early last year after serving half her 20 year sentence. Made her case for early release on risk of Covid in prison. https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/rita-crundwell-sto... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russia using support staff to replace frontline troopsISW: ... Russia is reportedly increasingly deploying support personnel and auxiliary units to replace combat losses in Ukraine. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russia is deploying servicemen from military support units, including educational institutions, to replace combat losses.[1] Russian officer casualties and the decision to strip Russian training units of personnel will further impede the Russian military’s ability to train new conscripts and replacements. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that three battalion tactical groups (BTGs) including up to 2,000 Russi... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
DeSantis has big lead over Dem potential opponentsDailyWire: ... The Saint Leo University Polling Institute found DeSantis leading former Florida governor Charlie Crist by 16 points, 49%-33%, Annette Taddeo, who was Crist’s running mate in the 2014 gubernatorial election and now serves as a state senator, by a whopping 19 points, 49%-30%, and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried by a staggering 24 points, 51%-27%. ...Recent Flroida races have been pretty tight. This one does not look like it will be. DeSantis took bold positions and followed through and voters appear to appreciate it. He also benetits from more co... read more
the daily howler15 hours ago
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS: And now, a word from CNN's analysts!*THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022* *The scripting of one of our worlds: *It was Tuesday morning, March 22, in the year 2022. As the Senate committee took its first break, five senators—out of 22 in all!—had questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee to sit on the Supreme Court. In fact, very little had happened. Three of the senators had been Democrats. Playing a now-traditional role, they'd lobbed softballs at the nominee of the president of their own party. Meanwhile, the first of the two Republican senators had been the doddering Senator Grassley, who is current... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago
If you needed a reason to boycott Disney, here it is
Sundance points out: During a conference call to explain the corporate intents of the company, Disney entertainment president Karey Burke says, “As the mother [of] one transgender child and one pansexual child,” she supports having “many, many, many LGBTQIA characters in our stories” and wants a minimum of 50 percent of characters to be LGBTQIA and racial minorities. There have always been rumors, suspicions and concerns about the deviant intents of the Disney company surrounding the sexuality and exploitation of children. It is now safe to say those suspicions and concern... read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
US court stays confirmation of $111-m award for Devas shareholder31-Mar-2022 The US District Court of Colombia has decided to grant a temporary stay over the confirmation of $111-million award won by Devas' Mauritius shareholders against India. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Lawmakers press for ag focus in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework31-Mar-2022 Eighty-seven US Congress members have signed a letter urging the Biden administration to focus on improving agriculture trade as it builds foreign relationships under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "The Economy Continues Its Freefall, No End In Sight"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 3/31/22: *"The Economy Continues Its Freefall, No End In Sight"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if they asked to be paid a living wage. And they saw that praise was reserved henceforth for those who devised means of getting paid enormously for committing crimes against which no ... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden's poll problem for mid-termsFox News: Question: What’s one thing that former Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama have in common? Answer: Both of President Biden’s two most immediate predecessors in the White House suffered from negative poll numbers on the eve of their first midterm elections in office and both saw their party lose control of the House of Representatives. In November 2010, Obama’s approval rating was underwater by 4 points as the Republicans rode a powerful Tea Party fueled red wave to flip the House with a massive 63-seat net gain, the largest shift of seats in more than 60 years. ... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man16 hours ago
PLEASE tell me this person will never be licensed to practice medicine???
This report makes my blood boil with anger. A North Carolina medical student and trans rights activist seemingly bragged on Twitter about intentionally injuring a patient who mocked her for wearing a pronoun pin saying she/her. Kychelle Del Rosario, a fourth-year student at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine, claimed to have purposefully missed the patient's vein during a blood draw so she would have to jab him twice in a since-deleted tweet. 'I had a patient I was doing a blood draw on see my pronoun pin and loudly laugh to the staff 'She/Her? Well of course it is! ... read more
naked capitalism16 hours ago
Russia’s War Against Ukraine Might Persistently Shift Global Supply ChainsEconomists are begining to grapple with the question of how the Russia-Ukraine war will reshape supply chains. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden bowed to the Teachers' union thugs to keep kids out of school*DailyWire:* *Biden Administration Gave Teachers Union ‘Unprecedented Access’ To Shape National COVID-19 Guidelines, Report Says* ... “AFT staff asked CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to install a ‘trigger’ in the guidance that would cause schools to close automatically if COVID-19 positivity rates reached a certain threshold. The CDC obliged, and thousands of schools across the country remained closed throughout the 2020-2021 school year,” the report states. In a February interview with the committee, Walke told lawmakers that the level of coordination between the teachers’ unio... read more
Truth Comes to Light17 hours ago
Is Russia the REAL Target of Western Sanctions?
Is Russia the REAL Target of Western Sanctions? Soaring oil prices, energy and food crises on the horizon…is it possible the REAL target of this economic war is us? by Kit Knightly, OffGuardian March 30, 2022 The first tweet I saw when I checked my timeline this morning was from foreign policy analyst Clint The post Is Russia the REAL Target of Western Sanctions? appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
Biden Planning to Tap Oil Reserve to Control Gas PricesPresident Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog17 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin Inside Hunter Biden’s multimillion-dollar deals with a Chinese energy company Internet Provider to Ukrainian Military Hit With Major Cyberattack MICHAEL HUDSON: US DOLLAR HEGEMONY ENDED ABRUPTLY LAST WEDNESDAY Russia's Transneft caps oil pipeline intake on brimming storage Taibbi: Meet The Censored - Chris Hedges Authored by Matt Taibbi via TK News, This past weekend, celebrated journalist and author Chris Hedges woke up to find six years of episodes of his Russia Today show *On Contact *vanished from the show’s account on YouTube. World's Longest Flights Created to A... read more
The Free Thought Project17 hours ago
As Woke Mob Fights to Teach 5yo Kids About Sexuality, Elite Openly Warning of Mass Food Shortages[image: food]Fighting to teach 5-year-olds about sexuality will seem like a fools errand given the looming disaster on the horizon. read more
Truth Comes to Light17 hours ago
James Corbett w/ Iain Davis on the New World Order and How to Oppose It
Iain Davis on the New World Order and How to Oppose It by James Corbett, The Corbett Report March 31, 2022 Biden has warned that there is going to be a New World Order. Putin and Xi are writing joint statements about the creation of a New World Order. In fact, all of the The post James Corbett w/ Iain Davis on the New World Order and How to Oppose It appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Snopes.com18 hours ago
Bruce Willis, Diagnosed with Aphasia, Steps Away from ActingBruce Willis is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia, a condition that causes loss of the ability to understand or express speech. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
Maduro Announced the Construction of a New Financial System by the BRICS CountriesSee also: – All Russian exports could soon be in rubles – Maduro Announced the Construction of a New Financial System by the BRICS Countries by https://m.lenta.ru/ Translated from Russian Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros , speaking to the diplomatic corps in Caracas, announced the construction of a new financial system by the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, … read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The immigration scofflaw administrationJames Varney: The Biden administration has allowed a more than eleven-fold increase in the number of illegal immigrant offenders let out of Texas prisons and into the general U.S. population, despite federal immigration law requiring ICE to take convicts into custody after serving their time, usually in advance of deportation. The disclosure emerges from state-initiated litigation that is beginning to shed light on what critics call the administration's secretive and lenient handling of immigrants beginning last year – treatment that is imperiling public safety, alarmed state au... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Where did you learn what you think you know about Russia?
The story is that at the time of the Bill Clinton administration, Russian President Boris Yeltsin was running for re-election. The polls were showing that he was going to lose to the Communist Party candidate. Clinton sent his favorite political operative Dick Morris, along with a boatload of *$$$*, to bail Yeltsin out. The imperialist trick was successful. We hear alot of unproven claims that Russia helped Trump win his election over Hillary Clinton. But in fact Washington has had its dirty hands deep inside of Russian politics since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. W... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Some Russian troops leaving Ukraine*Washington Examiner:* *Russian forces 'walking away' from Chernobyl, heading to Belarus: Pentagon official* ... Both the Pentagon and the White House believe that attacks will continue across Ukraine despite Russian troop movements. Russia intends to “refit these troops, resupply them and probably employ them elsewhere in Ukraine,” according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. “They should send them home,” Kirby said of the Russian troops. “But that’s not what they’re doing, at least not yet.” ... Some in the US military believe that the Russian military is lying to Putin abo... read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation17 hours ago
Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover
The U.S. has promised to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. But there is concern that this could further complicate efforts to welcome and resettle Afghan evacuees. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation17 hours ago
'Laugh right in its face' – a poet reflects on her craft's defiant role in the middle of a war
In the middle of a brutal war, poetry asserts its value, challenging the darkness and inhumanity. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation17 hours ago
Criminal justice algorithms: Being race-neutral doesn’t mean race-blind
A cornerstone of the First Step Act, passed with bipartisan support, is the PATTERN risk-assessment tool. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation17 hours ago
Behind the crypto hype is an ideology of social change
Many people promoting cryptocurrencies are looking for something bigger than the future of financial transactions. They’re aiming to break free of governments and corporations. read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Chicoms not living up to trade agreements with USEpoch Times: One of the highest priorities of the Biden administration’s trade agenda is resetting the U.S.-China trade relationship with a view to putting American farmers and exporters on a level playing field with their Chinese counterparts, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on March 30. In a prepared statement before a House Ways & Means Committee hearing, Tai criticized the prominent role of state-owned enterprises in China’s imports and exports as well as “labor rights suppression, a weak environmental regime, [and] other distortions that put market-oriented par... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
War changes projections for Brazil’s public debt, with chance for new fallRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The war between Ukraine and Russia has had direct and indirect effects on the economy. One of the most recent is the revision of projections about the relationship between public debt and Gross Domestic Product ( The post War changes projections for Brazil’s public debt, with chance for new fall appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
CURMUDGUCATION17 hours ago
PA: Activist Takes Out A School Board
Make of this story what you will. An angry Libertarian activist just managed to remove five members from a school board. Beth Ann Rosica is the head of her own consulting business; she's also an active Libertarian and advocate in the Greater Philly corner of Pennsylvania. She writes regularly for Broad and Liberty ("Thought-provoking and shareable ideas for free thinkers in Greater Philadelphia and beyond"), is tied to Independent Women's Voice (a right-tilted Club for Growth and Leonard Leo funded advocacy group) and has been a vocal opponent of vaccine and masking mandates. And ... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog17 hours ago
GAIL COLLINS GOES GREEN LANTERNIST ON GUNSWe're seeing a rise in the use of "ghost guns" -- guns with no serial numbers that are made from kits or printed on 3D printers -- and Gail Collins concludes that this is all President Biden's fault: Mark this on your April calendar: Joe Biden does something about ghost guns. OK, just sort of. But let’s be thankful for a start. April is when we've been told to expect a new rule on ghost guns from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Collins blames Biden for the fact that this is taking so long, and barely acknowledges the other responsible parties. And how’s ... read more
Northern Reflections17 hours ago
How It Works
If you want to know how it works, consider the case of Dr. Brooks Fallis. Bruce Arthur writes: It’s been more than a year since Dr. Brooks Fallis was suddenly fired in January as interim head of critical care at William Osler Health System, in the hardest-hit part of Ontario. Fallis was respected and admired by peers and employers. He was also a passionate, incisive critic of the government’s pandemic response. One was given more weight by his bosses than the other. When Fallis was fired, it seemed clear at the time that the hospital had reacted to government pressure, whether ap... read more
Real Climate Science18 hours ago
Illegal To Criticize Politicians In GermanyCriticism of politicians in Germany is prohibited as “hate speech.” 1:27 AM · Mar 22, 2022 They had the same law in 1934. “Nazi decree which makes it a !time to criticize Hitler” 10 Aug 1934, 9 – Chicago Tribune … Continue reading → read more
Real Climate Science18 hours ago
March 31, 1973 Tornado And FloodsOn March 31, 1973 there were deadly tornadoes in Georgia and 600 miles of the Mississippi River were flooded. 01 Apr 1973, Page 1 – The Greenville News at Newspapers.com read more
musingsofanoldfart18 hours ago
An American Hero to France – an encore tribute to Anne MorganI wrote this post only a year ago, but the surprising story of Anne Morgan deserves more publicity on this last day of Women’s History Month. Last night, my wife and I watched a PBS documentary about the youngest daughter … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White HouseOn 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O’Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning their analysis of the Donbass Insider site. After having sent them packing when they saw the obvious bias of this site, they insisted and sent me a week later a series of questions, which contradict each other, and written in such a way that one has the impression that the author ... read more
The Aviationist18 hours ago
Kuwait Air Force Takes Delivery Of Third And Fourth Eurofighter Typhoons[image: Kuwait Eurofighter] The two new Eurofighters for the Kuwait Air Force have just been delivered. Sporting the provisional serials M.T. 55269 and 55270, the third and fourth Eurofighter Typhoons for the Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiyya al-Kuwaytiyya (Kuwait Air Force [...] The post Kuwait Air Force Takes Delivery Of Third And Fourth Eurofighter Typhoons appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Modern Tokyo Times19 hours ago
Japan art and Sakai Hoitsu: Snow, the Moon, and Cherry BlossomsJapan art and Sakai Hōitsu: Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829) produced countless stunning art pieces. Hence, his reputation remains potent in modern Japan. Therefore, in the delightful triptych by Hōitsu – titled Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms – the majesty is clear concerning its […] The post Japan art and Sakai Hoitsu: Snow, the Moon, and Cherry Blossoms first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
The Increasing Danger Facing Women in TurkeyThe Increasing Danger Facing Women in Turkey by Abigail R. EsmanIPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism There was Aylin Sozer in Istanbul, whose former boyfriend slit her throat and then burned her alive. There was 23-year-old Sule Cet, raped by her boss and tossed from the 20th-floor window of a high rise in Ankara. And in Denizli Province, […] The post The Increasing Danger Facing Women in Turkey first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 30-31 March 2022Thursday, 31 March 2022 • 18:30 — 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. Is … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 30-31 March 2022 read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago
Hold Your Nose, Here Comes April
Have you planned your outfit for the first day of autism denial & cover up month?? Empty platitudes & false cheer makes a lovely ensemble. Hold your nose, here it comes. Like coming home to the smell of a delicious,... Related Stories - Mendacious New York Times' Warning about Censorship - Leslie Manookian at Weston Price Wise Traditions 2022 - Robert Kennedy Jr in Three Videos "No One" Wants You To See read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Traditional banking has given way to neo-banks in Latin America, mainly in Brazil and ColombiaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil and Colombia are the two Latin American countries where traditional banking has yielded the most to the offer of neo-banks. According to the XI Means of Payment Trends Report, both countries have the highest proportion of banked individuals who have opted for this option. In both countries . . […] The post Traditional banking has given way to neo-banks in Latin America, mainly in Brazil and Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Regulation of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. may speed up the process in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - US President Joe Biden signed an unprecedented decree regulating cryptocurrencies in early March. This decree will serve as a guideline for federal authorities to regulate the sector in the country. According to what fintech expert Marcio Kogut, CEO of Mycon Consórcio Digital, said to the Estadão newspaper, the decision could […] The post Regulation of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. may speed up the process in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil believes Mercosur-EU agreement and OECD membership will be reached before 2025RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, believes that both Brazil's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the The post Brazil believes Mercosur-EU agreement and OECD membership will be reached before 2025 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
ClimateRealism18 hours ago
Inside Climate News Confuses Models with Reality
Inside Climate News recently published an article discussing a new model which warns of an impending global food production drop due to climate change. Climate models have proven notoriously bad at describing reality, and data collected during the recent warming show crop production is regularly setting new records; the very opposite of the food production […] The post Inside Climate News Confuses Models with Reality appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian team will be the new leader of FIFA's ranking when the entity releases the updated list on March 31. After exciting wins over Chile and Bolivia in the final rounds of South American Qualifying, Brazil overtakes Belgium -the national team's opponent in the last The post New FIFA ranking will have Brazil at the top of the list appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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