Monday, April 11, 2022

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Musical Interlude: Disturbed "The Sound Of Silence"
*Full screen recommended.* *Disturbed, "The Sound Of Silence" [Official Music Video]* 798,496,806 views *Full screen recommended.* *Disturbed, "The Sound Of Silence", CONAN on TBS* 130,365,833 views You'll *feel* this song in your soul... I'm speechless, in tearful awe, simply no words... read more
The Last Refuge2 hours ago
April 11th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 447
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post April 11th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 447 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Mainstream media quiet on Prayer Room
One week since prayer room allegations and barely a peep from the mainstream media. read more
Japan art and Buddhism: Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Japan art and Buddhism: Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) was a holy Rinzai Buddhist monk from Japan. His art was based on the Buddhist ideals he held and was a way of reaching out to ordinary people. Hence, his thinking – and artistic ways – had no constraints […] The post Japan art and Buddhism: Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Albo’s eco clanger gets Labor campaign off to a shaky start
[image: Lobbyland] Anthony Albanese was asked separately about the Reserve Bank cash rate and the unemployment rate. The Labor leader fudged on the first and guessed 5.4% on the second. read more
The Last Refuge2 hours ago
Monday April 11th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Monday April 11th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Robert Reich2 hours ago
How the Supreme Court Could Make Your Life More DangerousYour...
*How the Supreme Court Could Make Your Life More Dangerous*Your life could get a lot more dangerous. Republican appointees on the Supreme Court seem poised to strip away basic safety standards for our workplaces, our food, our air and water. Congress gives federal agencies the authority to enact regulations that protect us in our daily lives. Congress defines the goals, but leaves it up to the health and safety experts in those agencies to craft and enforce regulations. I know regulations don’t sound very exciting, but they’re how our government keeps us safe. Remember when lo... read more
Food Safety News2 hours ago
EU food and agriculture imports may have to meet European standards
Food and agricultural products imported to the European Union may soon have to meet the E.U.’s health and environmental standards. Food and agricultural products imported to the E.U. come primarily from Argentina, Brazil, China, Switzerland, Turkey, Indonesia, Ukraine, Ivory Coast and the United States. Those countries would have to comply with the E.U. standards or... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News2 hours ago
FDA sends warning to Joy Gourmet Foods over serious violations
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News2 hours ago
FDA presents webcast on MinION Sequencing of Foodborne Pathogens
The Food and Drug Administration’s Grand Rounds is presenting a zoom webcast on MinION Sequencing of Foodborne Pathogens with speaker Jason Neal-McKinney, Ph.D., on Thursday, April 14. Whole genome sequencing enables the FDA and other public health laboratories to identify, characterize, and track foodborne pathogens based on their genetic sequence. According to the FDA, this... Continue Reading read more
April 11, 2022: Reader Tips
For your enjoyment, the folks at Red Bull have compiled some of their best drone footage into one video. From high in the sky, or at ground level, we always love your great tips! read more
Untitled
* Department of Education ‘waging war’ on charter schools with new regulations, school choice advocate says* The Department of Education is "waging war on charter schools" with recently proposed rules that would make it tougher for them to receive start-up grants, a school choice advocate told Fox News. The rule would tighten requirements on charter schools seeking seed money, like proving that there's a demand for a new school and showing how they would ensure diversity. There would also be restrictions on how much outside for-profit companies could manage operations. "The Bide... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Russia's Ambassador To U.S. Reveals Why Ukraine War Began, How It Could End
*Newsweek*: *Russia's Ambassador to U.S. Reveals Why Ukraine War Began, How It Could End* A month and a half into Russia's war in Ukraine, Moscow's envoy to Washington has outlined to Newsweek his country's reasoning for launching what it has deemed a "special military operation" against its neighbor, and detailed the demands that, if satisfied, could end the conflict involving Europe's two largest countries. And as Kyiv (spelled Kiev by Russia) accused the Kremlin of conducting "war crimes" to the extent of "genocide," Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov,... read more
On Churchill’s Operation Boot
While the Americans had given the name “Ajax” to their 1953 coup to overthrow the Iranian government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, their British collaborators had their own name for the coup. The British called it: Operation Boot. It is a cardinal rule in spycraft that one should not use a name which might reveal the character of the mission. The British were filled with such contempt and hatred for Mosaddegh, because he was demanding a fair price for Iranian oil, that they violated this rule. After the coup was successful, some British officials and oil company executives ... read more
Turcopolier3 hours ago
“Drizzly Days in the Shallows” – TTG
An overnight cruise in early Spring, deep in the shallows of the Rade de Brest, featuring lots of drizzle, wading about on muddy saltings, cooking and musing on American and European table manners. Comment: I like this guy, a quirky … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Emmanuel Macron And Marine Le Pen Will Go Head-To-Head In French Presidential Run-Off In Two Weeks
*Daily Mail:* *Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to go head-to-head in French presidential run-off: Exit polls separate rivals by a handful of percentage points ahead of second round in two weeks amid surge in support for the far-Right candidate* * An election exit poll put liberal Emmanuel Macron, 44, just four per cent in front of the Marine Le Pen, 53 * Emmanuel Macron has reportedly scored 28.1 per cent in the first round and Marine Le Pen 23.3 per cent * Yet the sitting President warned voters 'nothing is certain' and called on people to unite against the far-right *... read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Biden Schedules Meeting With India Prime Minister to “Discuss” Russian Trade and Sanction Compliance
Against the backdrop of increased Russia-India trade {link}, and the BRICS discussions about new trade payment mechanisms to avoid being shackled to the dollar {link}, it would appear the people behind the White House operation to create/maintain conflict with Russia are scheduling a stern conversation with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. WHITE HOUSE – ” […] The post Biden Schedules Meeting With India Prime Minister to “Discuss” Russian Trade and Sanction Compliance appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Conflict Between Two Competing New World Order Factions Has Manifested In Ukraine Thus Forming the Basis for Global Conflict-The Doug and Dave Intel Report
Conflict Between Two Competing New World Order Factions Has Manifested In Ukraine Thus Forming the Basis for Global Conflict-The Doug and Dave Intel Report by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home For this edition of The Doug and Dave Intel Report, airing on the CSS, Dave returned from his sickbed to get behind the microphone with the newest edition … read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
China Planning To Use 'Doomsday Trains" To Transport And Launch Nuclear Missiles
Chinese researchers have looked at the viability of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as the DF-41, pictured, from high-speed trains.Photo: AP *SCMP:* *Could China use a high-speed ‘doomsday train’ to launch nuclear missiles?* * Researchers look at the effects on the rail and foundations if an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from a high-speed train * Compared with heavy-haul railways the faster, smoother train is safer and better conceals military vehicles, the Chengdu team says High-speed rail is being considered as a potential launch platf... read more
Dr Yiu is fired, Jason Kenney is “Under Review”
Two people were fired this week. Dr Yiu was fired without cause on Apr 4. Jason Kenney is being ‘fired’ in slow motion, his dismissal will be confirmed on May 18, 2022 when the mail-in ballots are counted, or a … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
China Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears Of A U.S. Conflict
The formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, capital of China, October 1, 2019. Photo: Xinhua *Wall Street Journal:* *China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U.S. Conflict* China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change in its assessment of the threat posed by the U.S., people with knowledge of the Chinese leadership’s thinking say, shedding new light on a buildup that is raising tension between th... read more
Econlib4 hours ago
Don’t conflate nationalism with patriotism
Ross Douthat recently had this to say: It’s always been the case that a liberal society depends for unity and vigor on not entirely liberal forces — religious piety, nationalist pride, a sense of providential mission, a certain degree of ethnic solidarity and, of course, the fear of some external adversary. Liberalism at its best […] The post Don’t conflate nationalism with patriotism appeared first on Econlib. read more
Solar Cycle Update: The Gap is Growing
Originally posted on Spaceweather.com: April 5, 2022: New sunspot counts from NOAA confirm that Solar Cycle 25 is racing ahead of the official forecast–and the gap is growing: See the complete labeled plot or play with an interactive version from NOAA Sunspot counts have now exceeded predictions for 18 straight months. The monthly value… read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Poll Says Americans Blame Vladimir Putin And Oil Companies For High Gas Prices. 8 In 10 Want More Sanctions On Russia
Meanwhile gas prices are still above $6 per gallon in parts of California (pictured April 4) *ABC News:* *Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices: POLL* *Americans are more likely to blame Democrats than Republicans for the hike.* As politicians spar over who's to blame for recent increases in gas prices, a large majority of Americans say oil companies and Russian President Vladimir Putin are major culprits, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. Along party lines, Americans are more likely to blame Democrats for the increase in gas prices than Rep... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Russia Threatens Legal Action If They Are Forced Into A Sovereign Debt Default
People walk near the Moscow International Business Centre, also known as "Moskva-City", in Moscow, Russia November 12, 2019. Evgenia Novozhenina,, Reuters *Reuters:* *Russia threatens legal action if forced into sovereign debt default* (Reuters) -Russia will take legal action if the West tries to force it to default on its sovereign debt, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper on Monday, sharpening Moscow's tone in its financial wrestle with the West. "Of course we will sue, because we have taken all the necessary steps to ensure that invest... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Where Will The Food Riots Start?
A Tunisian protester holds a baguette while taking to riot police in January 2011. Martin Bureau/AFP *Zero Hedge*: *Where Will The Food Riots Start?* Global food prices have never risen so fast and have never been so high, and as have detailed multiple times in recent months (as this is not simply a one-month, 'blame it on Putin' crisis), most recently here, the pieces are in place for some serious tears to form in the social fabric of many nations. While food prices may be generally seen as an emerging market problem, they will have an effect on developed markets too, someth... read more
NATO Engaged in ‘Proxy War’ Against Russia in Ukraine, Moscow Says
NATO Engaged in ‘Proxy War’ Against Russia in Ukraine, Moscow Says by Sofia Chegodaeva, https://sputniknews.com/ NATO countries have been regularly supplying weapons to Ukraine since before the start of Russia’s special operation, although Moscow has repeatedly warned that this would result in more casualties. – NATO has been engaging in a “proxy” war against Russia … read more
Media Silent After DAMNING Revelation That Zelensky Was Offered a Peace Deal BEFORE Invasion But Chose War Instead
Media Silent After DAMNING Revelation That Zelensky Was Offered a Peace Deal BEFORE Invasion But Chose War Instead by https://en-volve.com/ President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is putting on a show for the cameras to persuade the world that his country is the innocent victim of a barbaric assault by Russian forces. The mainstream media, as … read more
Cairns News6 hours ago
PM and all state Premiers planned Covid 19 in 2018
by Lindsey Symonds The mainstreammarxistmedia [ 3M ] does not report on geopolitics, but the state premiers were busy with WHO IHR back in 2015 – long before the UN CoVID Regime was set up in Australia. This was in 2020 with the National Cabinet [ secret proceedings – a politburo ] and its Military […] read more
Cairns News6 hours ago
Therapeutic Goods Authority, AHPRA answerable only to WHO
by Alison Ryan Are these Government bureaucracies contemptuous of investigation and accountability because they are WHO affiliated? ATAGI members include Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, itself a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Technical_Advisory_Group_on_Immunisationhttps://www.who.int/teams/regulation-prequalification/regulation-and-safety/pharmacovigilance/vaccine-safety-net/vsn-members/national-centre-for-immunisation-research-and-surveillance-of-vaccine-preventable-diseases T... read more
Braveheart: Stephen the Irishman
The post Braveheart: Stephen the Irishman appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Canada’s new budget includes regulating crowdfunding after Freedom Convoy support
Reclaim the Net – by Cindy Harper Canada’s new budget announced On April 8 includes restrictions on crowdfunding platforms and an investigation into cryptocurrency. The... The post Canada’s new budget includes regulating crowdfunding after Freedom Convoy support appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
America and much of the developed world is on the fast track to food shortages, Holodomor
Natural News – by Lance D Johnson The atrocities of world history are taking form again, in some of the exact same regions of the... The post America and much of the developed world is on the fast track to food shortages, Holodomor appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Shock Videos: Thousands of Covid Locked Down Shanghai Residents Scream From Their Apartment Buildings
Shock Videos: Thousands of Covid Locked Down Shanghai Residents Scream From Their Apartment Buildings by Arthur Topham, Global Research April 10, 2022 This video taken yesterday in Shanghai, China, by the father of a close friend of mine. She verified its authenticity: People screaming out of their windows after a week of total lockdown, The post Shock Videos: Thousands of Covid Locked Down Shanghai Residents Scream From Their Apartment Buildings appeared first on Truth Comes to Light . read more
Polar Heatwave Scare Debunked
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Anthony Watts puts down the latest Antarctic meltdown scare: ? ? This past week two left-leaning media outlets, MSN (via The Washington Post aka WaPo), and the always alarmed UK based The Guardian ran stories saying the Arctic and Antarctic, had… read more
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng orders scientific review of fracking impact
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Fracking: note the deep shaft Can they get over the paralysis induced by their climate obsessions and get on with what the US has done successfully for years, or are they just looking for another report to hide behind? The days of thinking gas could always be reliably imported… read more
Only one electric car can beat ‘range anxiety’ and make it to the North–If you’ve got £100K!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood The Telegraph have apparently just woken up to the reality of EVs! The Mercedes EQS is the best option for those wanting to travel long distances CREDIT: Mercedes-Benz AG/MediaPortal Daimler AG Just one of the 20 most popular electric vehicles can make… read more
Another polar bear on Fogo, this time on the south shore as sea ice surrounds the island
Originally posted on polarbearscience: On Friday, 8 April, a polar bear was photographed on the south coast of Fogo Island, Newfoundland at a time when sea ice surrounded the offshore island. The bear, spotted near North Side Road near Stag Harbour, was non-threatening to the point of being totally chilled out, but attracted enough human… read more
Snopes.com13 years ago
Where Did ‘Taps’ Come From And Who Wrote It?
An old rumor tells of how the "Taps" military bugle song supposedly originated from a composition found in a dead soldier's pocket. read more
Russia Urges BRICS Nations To Create Own ‘SWIFT’ System, Warns ‘Sanctions Are Destroying International Order’
Russia Urges BRICS Nations To Create Own ‘SWIFT’ System, Warns ‘Sanctions Are Destroying International Order’ by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The dollar reserve system is facing its greatest threat yet. Russian Finance Minister Anatoly Siluanov said on Saturday that the five BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – could mitigate the backlash … read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"A gorgeous spiral galaxy some 100 million light-years distant, NGC 1309 lies on the banks of the constellation of the River (Eridanus). NGC 1309 spans about 30,000 light-years, making it about one third the size of our larger Milky Way galaxy. Bluish clusters of young stars and dust lanes are seen to trace out NGC 1309's spiral arms as they wind around an older yellowish star population at its core. Not just another pretty face-on spiral galaxy, observations of NGC 1309's recent supernova and Cepheid variable stars contribute to the calibration of the expansion of the Universe. Stil... read more
"Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything"
*"Yes to Life, in Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s* *Lost Lectures on Moving Beyond Optimism and* *Pessimism to Find the Deepest Source of Meaning"* by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus wrote in his classic 119-page essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" in 1942. “Everything else… is child’s play; we must first of all answer the question.” Sometimes, life asks this question not as a thought experiment but as a gauntlet hurled with the raw brutality of living. That selfsame year, the young Viennese neurol... read more
Nuclear War Is On The Horizon
Nuclear War Is On The Horizon by https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ As Facts Cannot Be Acknowledged, the Insane Drive into Nuclear War Cannot be Stopped – Some readers have asked why Russia regards Finland’s membership in NATO as a provocation. For the same reason that Ukraine’s membership is a provocation: US missile bases on Russia’s border. The US … read more
The Future Of Energy In The U.S.: Which Projection Do You Believe?
* What will the production and consumption of energy look like in the United States in 2050? There are two very different answers to that question. * On Side One are those who assert that we face a “climate crisis” that can only be addressed by the rapid forced suppression of the production and use of fossil fuels. Therefore, some combination of government coercion, investor pressure and voluntary institutional action will shortly drive coal, oil and natural gas from the energy marketplace, to be replaced by carbon-free “renewables.” And thus by 2050 we will have achieved the utopia... read more

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