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The Rio Times13 hours ago
What are the reforms that Uruguay should face to attract investment?RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay has great potential to negotiate with the Arab world and attract investment, but it needs to improve its internal productivity. With this homework done, the government must move forward with its plan of opening up . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post What are the reforms that Uruguay should face to attract investment? appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
No more mandatory masks in all Brazilian states, at least outdoorsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After five months since the first release of the use of the mask outdoors, still in November 2021 by the states of Maranhão, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraíba became this Friday (8), the last Brazilian state to allow the use of the equipment. There, the use of […] The post No more mandatory masks in all Brazilian states, at least outdoors appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Lawfare13 hours ago
Trouble Is Brewing in GermanyA member of the Querdenker movement protests coronavirus restrictions in Germany. (Source: Muenocchio, https://tinyurl.com/fvsdw57t) On March 20, Germany dropped the last of its “extensive protection measures” against the coronavirus and returned to a wary form of normality. But while Germany may have decided that it is done with the pandemic for now, the pandemic—or rather the societal damage it wrought—is certainly not done with Germany. Trouble is brewing on German streets. Over the past two years, the heterogeneous protest group against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions know... read more
IER13 hours ago
Energy Policy WhiplashThis is a peculiar time in U.S. energy policy history. The Biden administration’s newfound more-oil-and-gas-now approach is being hoisted upon… The post Energy Policy Whiplash appeared first on IER. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ11 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 81915 PM Asquith ordered committee created to determine which parts of Ottoman Empire UK should get Would lead to creation of Iraq 1916 France approved Sykes-Picot agreement Gave Baghdad and Basra vilayets to UK Mosul to France 1917 British took Balad from Ottomans 1919 UK and France began negotiations to give France oil concession in Iraq in return for UK getting Mosul province (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1941 UK Joint Planning Staff said all measures should be taken to overthrow PM Gaylani (Musings On Iraq inte... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Bank Of America Warns A "Recession Shock" Is Coming
FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America sign stands on the side of a building in New York *Reuters: **A "recession shock" is coming, BofA warns* LONDON (Reuters) - The macro-economic picture is deteriorating fast and could push the U.S. economy into recession as the Federal Reserve tightens its monetary policy to tame surging inflation, BofA strategists warned in a weekly research note. "'Inflation shock' worsening, 'rates shock' just beginning, 'recession shock' coming", BofA chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett wrote in a note to clients, adding that in this context, cash, vo... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
Review Transnational Shia Politics, Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf
*Louer, Laurence, **Transnational Shia Politics, Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf**, New York: Columbia University Press, 2008* Laurence Louer in *Transnational Shia Politics, Religious and Political Networks in the Gulf* is a history of the Shiite movements in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait and their relations to Iraq and Iran. The author argues that networks were formed between clerics and political parties in Iraq and Iran with the Gulf States. At first, these were followers but eventually the clergy and movements in the Gulf formed their own agendas. Loue... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Russian President Putin Makes A Rare Public Appearance At The Funeral For Ultranationalist Politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Putin took his 'nuclear football' to the funeral in a Moscow cathedral today, raising fears of a potential attack *Daily Mail: **Putin takes his 'nuclear football' to funeral of Russian politician who revealed date of Ukraine invasion and has ceremony cleared of mourning relatives amid 'assassination fears'* * Putin attended the funeral for ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky * The president was accompanied by a man carrying a black briefcase * Zhirinovsky died from 'Covid' after he gave away the date of Russian invasion Vladimir Putin has taken his 'nuclear foo... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Do Pics Show Giant Sumatran Striped Rabbit Rescued from Sale on Facebook?A viral Facebook post conflates two different viral stories. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
One time only?As the soaring cost of the pandemic response continues to bite, expect a lot more of these “one time” levies, and not just on banks and insurers. If the Trudeau/Singh alliance can get away with this, the search for milch cows will undoubtedly broaden in the near future. Jack Mintz, the President’s Fellow at the… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
And Just Like ThatSuddenly self reports via phone surveys are considered reliable information. Eric Topol, virus moron, doesn't realise or doesn't care that these numbers are totally worthless, based on self-reports from representative surveys that don't even confirm seropositivity or positive SARS-2 test. https://t.co/ldBRuqZLb8 — eugyppius (@eugyppius1) April 8, 2022 More read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Fake Warming Along the Great Barrier Reef — Watts Up With That?By using visions of dying reefs to thieve ever more money from Australian taxpayers, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies has built an elaborate castle-in-the-air. Fake Warming Along the Great Barrier Reef — Watts Up With That? read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Sorry, WQAD, Data Shows Climate Change Is Not Making Storms Worse — Watts Up With That?From climaterealism By H. Sterling Burnett WQAD ran a story reporting climate models predict climate change will make various types of weather events worse, titled “Climate change is spiking frequency, intensity of… Sorry, WQAD, Data Shows Climate Change Is Not Making Storms Worse — Watts Up With That? read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Natural Gas for Africa: Ready, Set, Go! — Watts Up With That?Sorry EU, but energy imperialism needs to be demoted in the name of affordability, reliability, and self-determination. Natural Gas for Africa: Ready, Set, Go! — Watts Up With That? read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Wrong, Denver Post, Fires and Floods Aren’t Increasing — Watts Up With That?From ClimateREALISM By Linnea Lueken -April 5, 2022 The Denver Post recently ran an article claiming global warming will cause more severe wildfire seasons, as well as more severe floods in the Western… Wrong, Denver Post, Fires and Floods Aren’t Increasing — Watts Up With That? read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Friday Funny: ‘Carbon Extraction’ Only Way to Stop Climate Crisis — Watts Up With That?OMG OMG OMG Hair-on-fire article in the The Sunday Times Friday Funny: ‘Carbon Extraction’ Only Way to Stop Climate Crisis — Watts Up With That? read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
HypocritesFriday, 8 April 2022 Author unknown read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
HOT AIR Boris’ energy strategy and obsession with wind power is a load of hot air – fracking and nuclear are what we need
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Dr John Constable in the Sun: ? ? OUR energy policy has been an incoherent mess since the early 2000s when Tony Blair forced the UK off the carefully engineered and economical gas-to- nuclear strategy that was then under way. Instead,… read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
As Disney Employees Protest Florida for Protecting Kids, Dozens Have Been Arrested for Child Sex Crimes[image: disney]“So far, a total of 32 have been convicted, with the remaining cases pending.” read more
Climate Collections14 hours ago
Government says half of all new UK cars should be electric by 2028
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: The availability of new hybrids after 2030 is also thrown into question, as the government puts its foot on the climate obsession accelerator. Sales figures of full EVs will now be part of that policy decision. Basically freedom of choice will end in 2027, well before the government’s latest… read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
9-Year-Old Boy Refused Life-Saving Kidney Transplant Because His Father is Unvaccinated[image: kidney]A Cleveland hospital is refusing to perform a life-saving kidney transplant on a 9-year-old boy because his father is religiously opposed to vaccination. read more
The Duran14 hours ago
New Revelations Shed Light on Nazi Roots of House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Amidst the storm of Orwellian misinformation shaping our current world, up has become down, white has become black and good has become evil. Despite the fact that the evils of Nazism were defeated primarily by the sacrifices made by the Russians during WWII, it has increasingly become popular to assert the fallacy that the great […] read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago
HOT AIR Boris’ energy strategy and obsession with wind power is a load of hot air – fracking and nuclear are what we needBy Paul Homewood Dr John Constable in the Sun: OUR energy policy has been an incoherent mess since the early 2000s when Tony Blair forced the UK off the carefully engineered and economical gas-to- nuclear strategy that was then under way. Instead, Blair put all our bets on so-called renewables, wind and … … Continue reading → read more
PA Pundits – International17 hours ago
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 7 April 2022By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Bayou Renaissance Man13 hours ago
China and US agriculture - robbing us blind?
In a comment to yesterday's post, "The global food crisis - some people still don't get it", reader "John in Indy" said: I recently read of a near Western state giving a ChiCom related company money and tax breaks to build a corn to amino acid processing plant that will consume 17 Billion bushels of corn per year, and export the end products. WTF !!! I'm aware of the incident of which he writes. It's the Fufeng Group and its activities in Grand Forks, North Dakota. There's an excellent in-depth study of the situation there in these two articles: *Belt and Road Comes to th... read more
the daily howler13 hours ago
L. A. (PUBLIC SCHOOL) CONFIDENTIAL: Black kids recorded enormous gains!*FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022* *The public was never told: *Yesterday, we forgave you. We forgave you if you hadn't heard about the suddenly heralded improvement, over the course of the past two decades, in the Los Angeles public schools (the LAUSD). All of a sudden, the L.A. schools have been transformed into "schools that work." We forgave you if you hadn't heard about that. We hadn't heard about any such phenomenon either. Today, we extend additional forgiveness. We forgive you if you haven't heard about the enormous academic progress black kids nationwide have shown over that same... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Missile Strike Kills Dozens At Kramatorsk Train Station*Euronews:** Ukraine war: What do we know about the Kramatorsk train station attack?* The rocket attack that struck a railway station at Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine killed at least "50 people including five children" and wounded "over 100", according to Ukrainian authorities. There was swift condemnation from the Kyiv government and European politicians, none of whom were in any doubt as to who was to blame as they condemned Russia for targeting civilians. The station has been heavily used by evacuees, and officials say thousands of people were there at the time of the att... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Democrats tied to illegal ballot harvesting scheme*Debra Heine:* *Report: Ballot Harvesters in Georgia Stopped at Democrat Offices In between Runs to Drop Boxes During 2020 Election* We keep uncovering more evidence of how Democrats rigged the 2020 elections. ... Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote, told Newsweek in March that her group spent $1 million to obtain the geospatial information from several marketing services. In addition, Engelbrecht said she paid $20,000 “to obtain video via open-records requests to counties and cities in five states where it appeared Trump was winning, until mail-in and drop-box ba... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Analysis: Latin American currencies, favorable balance against the dollar, but with cautionRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The rise in commodity prices and the international situation have favored the appreciation of currencies in Latin America in 2022, a region where the wind is blowing in favor of the dollar, managing to reverse the trend of the previous year, when the currencies of Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru […] The post Analysis: Latin American currencies, favorable balance against the dollar, but with caution appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Deadly Big Wind machines*Business Insider:* *A wind farm company admitted killing 150 eagles in the US and was fined $8 million. Almost all died from being hit by the blades.* The wind generators have probably killed way more birds than oil and gas pumps. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Key Particle Weighs in a Bit Heavy, Confounding PhysicistsThe grand explanation physicists use to describe how the universe works may have some major new flaws to patch after a fundamental particle was found to have more mass than scientists thought. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Corruption is the Biden family business?Trending Politics: The Hunter Biden investigation has turned up evidence of corruption so blatant that not even mainstream outlets like CBS News can ignore it any more. Veteran journalist Catherine Herridge, formerly of Fox News, has turned up evidence that federal authorities flagged more than 150 bank transactions from Hunter Biden and James Biden as suspicious activity. She reports: “CBS News has learned that more than 150 transactions involving either Hunter or James Biden’s global business affairs were flagged as concerning by U.S. banks for further review,” Herridge report... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Ukraine: A Conversation With Scott RitterMargaret Flowers and Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition host a conversation with Scott Ritter regarding the situation in Ukraine and its broader implications for the realignment of global power, security and economic structures. Ritter discusses the provocations that led Russia to launch a military operation, the humanitarian situation, including what happened in Bucha, how Russia is winning, and the propaganda being used to build popular support for war. Scott Ritter was the UN weapons inspector who, during the Iraq War told the truth that we found no weapons ... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
According to the World Bank, Ecuador is the second-fastest growing economy in South America this yearRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Bank expects Ecuador to grow 4.3% in 2022, a much more generous expectation than that of the country's central bank, which last week announced GDP growth of 2.8%. It also expects Ecuador's economy to grow 3.1% in 2023 and 2.9% in 2024. Ecuador's performance will be very close […] The post According to the World Bank, Ecuador is the second-fastest growing economy in South America this year appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Science 2.0 blogs14 hours ago
The Next Pollution Target Is Your Dryer Lint - Fabric Softener To The Rescue?A new study says that drying a load of laundry in a machine releases "microfibers" into the air but chemicals made by a $76 billion company will save us. Microfibers? Is that a thing? Sure, we have defined healthy down to such an extent that no one is without a disease of some kind. With endocrine disrupting chemicals, small micron particulate matter, and supermarket food it is amazing any of us live more than a day. But is it really meaningful? As with Micronauts, it sounds like something that might be the science equivalent of an MCU show but on closer examination is really more... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Car theft by hackers reaches Brazil after becoming epidemic in EuropeRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A little over two years ago, UOL Carros alerted to the explosion of a new type of vehicle theft in the UK and Europe: hackers took advantage of a security vulnerability in the "keyless" system to open the door, start the engine and steal cars equipped . . . To […] The post Car theft by hackers reaches Brazil after becoming epidemic in Europe appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Next Grand Minimum Profit15 hours ago
The Ugly Side of manufacturing companies Next
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The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: Former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro remains focused on the presidential electionRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sérgio Moro and his new party, União Brasil, continue to give contradictory versions about which office the former minister will run for in October. Moro continues to share with allies that he maintains his project for the The post Brazil: Former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro remains focused on the presidential election appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Money for NothingLilley- Interest payments on national debt among largest line items in Trudeau’s budget With the federal government spending roughly $1 million every 60 seconds and continuing to spend more than it takes in, the $1.2 trillion national debt is expected to grow to $1.3 trillion over the next five years. One trillion dollars is one… Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
US Navy Intends to Decommission Some of Its Newest WarshipsThe Navy that once wanted smaller, speedy warships to chase down pirates has made a speedy pivot to Russia and China — and many of those recently built ships could be retired. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Guns N’ Roses confirms eight shows in Brazil in SeptemberRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Confirmed at Rock in Rio, Guns N 'Roses will not restrict its passage through Brazil to perform at the City of Rock. The band announced that it would pass through eight Brazilian cities with the "Guns N' Roses Are F' N' Back!" tour during its stay in the country. The […] The post Guns N’ Roses confirms eight shows in Brazil in September appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Workshops designed to reduce the we/ they polarizationYesterday, I heard on NPR a report about a group workshop held in Lagrange, Texas. The workshop consists of eight Republican and Democrat voters each with a purpose to reduce the temperature on polarization. In the piece called “Red/Blue Workshops … Continue reading → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Jim Kunstler, "Leviathan Floundering"
*"Leviathan Floundering"* by Jim Kunstler "Back in the quaint old days of the George “W” Bush admin, White House political advisor Karl Rove famously said, “We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality - judiciously, as you will - we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out.” He was actually bragging on it, a little bit, I think. Didn’t that set the tone for the years that have followed? The part that even the perspicacious Mr. Rove missed, though, is that the ... read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
TikTok at WarNick Frisch War in Ukraine has multinational social platforms scrambling to rewrite their playbooks for content moderation. Facebook has loosened hate-speech bans on Ukrainian nationalist militias who flirted with fascism and anti-semitism; new policies allow Facebook users to incite violence against Russian occupiers. YouTube has blocked official channels of Russian state media. Google has faced pressure to tone down Russian propaganda running in paid advertising. Twitter is crimping the reach of official Russian government accounts, and scrubbing images of prisoners of war that... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Tracking Russian thieves in UkraineCult of Mac: Ukrainians have turned to Apple’s Find My device-tracking technology to follow Russian troop movements. After Russian soldiers stole Apple gear during the invasion, the devices’ Ukrainian owners can see and report on where the troops toting the gadgets are going in real time, including a recent retreat into Belarus. *Ukrainians use Find My to track Russian troops* Amid the carnage of an invasion, in addition to the horrific damage, displacement and loss of life, troops often take the spoils of war. Such thefts include coveted Apple products, of course. And that’s w... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Sometimes..."
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Stitching together a history of quilting in African Nova Scotia communitiesSixty quilts created and inspired by members of Nova Scotia’s Black communities are currently on a national tour and on exhibit at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, PEI. The Secret Codes: African Nova Scotian Quilts is a collaboration between the Black Artists Network of Nova Scotia (BANNS), and the Vale Quilters Association, […] read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Another blow back to the Dems defund the police agenda*Daily Mail:* *United in fear: More than 50% of Americans say they worry a 'great deal' about crime - behind only inflation and the economy, damning new poll finds* The Democrats' response to the BLM riots has been a disaster in big cities. Minorities are hardest hit by the increase in crime. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
California's Big Green energy scheme makes electric cars a bad buyDaily Caller: California electricity bills are among the highest in the nation and are set to continue skyrocketing, putting state and national green ambitions in the spotlight. The state’s largest energy providers reported average monthly bills dwarfing those of other states in 2021, E&E News reported. If prices keep rising, as current projections say they will, electric vehicles will continue to be more expensive than traditional gas-powered cars. The surging prices could act as an impediment for the electric vehicle industry in the state. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Government’s Greatest Con Job"
*"Government’s Greatest Con Job"* by Brian Maher *Editor’s note:* On certain days we feel compelled to remind you, our reader, of a colossal swindle the United States government has perpetrated upon you. Today is one such day. Here is the evolution of the swindle. "United States dollar: “A cotton-linen bill or clad copper coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents.” Thus the dictionary defines the dollar. Yet questions present themselves at once. If one dollar equals 100 cents… what then is a cent? The answer is one-hundredth of one dollar. And what again is o... read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Accord de libre-échange Maroc-AELE : pourquoi pas une révision ?08-Apr-2022 L'ALE n'est plus adapté aux réalités économiques et commerciales d'aujourd'hui», souligne Lahcen Azoulay, ambassadeur du Maroc en Suisse. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 8 April 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/lrfW1pqwQe 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/WPHtWTQEnp — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) April 8, 2022 A regional governor says thousands of people were at Kramatorsk train station at the time of the strike after authorities urged people to leave the region in anticipation of further Russian attacks. https://t.co/9C8eVVwUM9 — The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2022 #BREAKING Russian defence ministry accuses Kyiv of deliberat... read more
naked capitalism15 hours ago
How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous – A Computer Scientist ExplainsSome words of caution about QR codes. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Hispanic women running as Republicans in TexasDaily Caller: A significant number of Hispanic women are poised to represent the Republican Party in Texas as congressional candidates in the upcoming midterms, creating a potential nightmare scenario for Democrats as they attempt to reverse GOP gains. Four Hispanic women have already won their respective GOP primaries, while two others made it to a runoff that will be held in May. Three of them, Mayra Flores, Monica de la Cruz and Cassy Garcia, have the potential to become the first Hispanic women and the first Republicans to represent South Texas in Congress. Hispanic female ... read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Relying on junk science, the RCMP made a terrible decision during the mass murdersNews 1. COVID On average, more than 1,000 people are testing positive for COVID-19 every day in Nova Scotia. There were 8,296 positive PCR tests in the province in the eight-day period of March 30 to April 6. On Thursday, there were 1,305 positive tests. Those figures do not include the unknown number of people […] read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Some saw and heard the truth — and then lied about it: report back after media delegation to the Donbass*Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a brief critique of some of the media’s slanted reporting. It is also a follow up from my 2019 visit to hard hit areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic, after 8 years of Ukraine’s war on the people of the Donetsk & Lugansk Republics. read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Fabricating Putin Quotes and Banning Paraplegic Athletes To Undermine Russia How Low Can the West Go?Mobilizing a population to vilify and hate a targeted enemy is a tactic that leaders have used since before the dawn of human history, and it is being used to demonize Russia and Vladimir Putin in the current conflict. If we want to join the march to war, we can […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Costa Rica: DHL cargo plane crashes and breaks in halfRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A dramatic plane crash yesterday in Costa Rica. A Boeing 757 belonging to the German company DHL was forced to make an emergency landing after hydraulic problems but broke in two. The two pilots on board were uninjured, according to reports. The cargo plane had taken off yesterday morning from […] The post Costa Rica: DHL cargo plane crashes and breaks in half appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazilian Central Bank: Future of interest rates will depend on war and other shocksRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The future of interest rates in Brazil will depend on the extent of the effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine and other possible shocks on inflation, the president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, said on April 7. In an event promoted by an investment […] The post Brazilian Central Bank: Future of interest rates will depend on war and other shocks appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Private member’s bill seeks to limit the use of non-disclosure agreements in cases of harassment, discriminationRegistered nurse and Ontario serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer had a non-disclosure agreement with her employer. Zelda Perkins had a 20-year non-disclosure agreement with Harvey Weinstein, a movie mogul and serial rapist, before Perkins broke her silence and exposed him. A private member’s bill introduced in the Nova Scotia Legislature on Thursday seeks to restrict the […] read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education1 day ago
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme CourtJudge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the 116th Supreme Court justice — and the first Black woman to serve on the... read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education1 day ago
Analyzing the Social Justice Implications of the Critical Race Theory DebateScholars say that while social justice and critical race theory are not synonymous, they are important components in the fight... read more
Organizing Notes13 hours ago
The Dollar Devours the Euro
By Michael Hudson It is now clear that today’s escalation of the New Cold War was planned over a year ago, with serious strategy associated with America’s plan to block Nord Stream 2 as part of its aim of blocking Western Europe (“NATO”) from seeking prosperity by mutual trade and investment with China and Russia. As President Biden and U.S. national-security reports announced, China was seen as the major enemy. Despite China’s helpful role in enabling corporate America to drive down labor’s wage rates by de-industrializing the U.S. economy in favor of Chinese industrial... read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Egyptian man breaks longest underwater swim in one breath recordUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Lost: Norwegian diver rescued in Malaysia, three others missingUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Sea urchin die-off reports across the Caribbean could impact coral reefsUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Don't look now: Lake Champlain threatened by new invasive fishUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Five decades after Clean Water Act, half of US waters too polluted to swim or fishUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
News you can use: How a cave-dwelling fish stores fat through feast and famineUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
'It’s much like COVID': Dolphins' playful social habits help spread lethal virusUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Jaws: Chopstick attacked by live fish in Japanese restaurantPrairiePundit15 hours ago
Another day of Russian war crimes in Ukraine*Fox News:* *Russia attack on train station in eastern Kramatorsk leaves dozens dead, officials say* *Russian troops attacked a rail station in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Friday morning, leaving more than 39 dead and more than 100 hurt, local officials said. The station was being used by civilians trying to evacuate and is the latest evidence that Russians are deliberately targeting civilians.* There is no legitimate excuse for an attack on civilians trying to leave a war zone. This should be another count in the eventual war crimes trial of the Russian leadership. See, ... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayVirus update: • Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic. • 3 Shanghai officials sacked over virus response. • Germany may need to reintroduce masks this fall. • Pelosi positive for COVID-19, was near Biden. More @AP coverage: https://t.co/UJ5mtqIxF0 — The Associated Press (@AP) April 8, 2022 Shanghai's grinding lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container port China's financial hub has been sealed off almost entirely for a week following an outbreakhttps://t.co/Hrb4lWUX7a — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 8, 2022... read more
Balkinization15 hours ago
Should We Regulate Foreign Speech?For the Balkinization symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics-and How to Cure It (Yale University Press, 2022). Eugene Volokh Rick Hasen’s book identifies a tremendously serious problem; and it offers only modest solutions. And rightly so, I think: As the book correctly points out, more aggressive restrictions (such as bans on supposedly “misleading” advocacy) will likely be cures that are worse than the disease, however serious the disease might be. I therefore have little quarrel with many of Rick’s suggestions. But I do want to tal... read more
Rounding the Earth Newsletter15 hours ago
Propaganda by Foot Soldier?
Reality Show Politics Episode 4 read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Musk goes big in Texas*Fox Business:* *Elon Musk touts Cybertruck, Optimus, the future of self-driving cars at Giga Texas grand opening* *About 15,000 people attended Cyber Rodeo* Elon Musk made a grand entrance to Cyber Rodeo to open Tesla’s new Gigafactory and global headquarters in Austin, Texas, on Thursday evening, driving up on stage in a black roadster in a cowboy hat and sunglasses before giving a bold speech that was capped off by a fireworks show. "Why Austin? Well actually, I asked the Tesla team, because California is great, and we're continuing to expand in California, but we ran out o... read more
The Free Thought Project15 hours ago
Cops Raid Innocent Man, Execute Him As He Slept on the Sofa and Get Off Scot Free[image: raid]No officers will be charged for carrying out a no-knock raid on an innocent man and executing him as he slept on his sofa. read more
Northern Reflections15 hours ago
This Isn't Tax And Spend
The Conservatives will attack yesterday's budget as a big-spending plan on things we don't need. Heather Scoffield writes that it's not that -- at all: The finance department figures we need investment of between $125 billion and $140 billion every year — yes, every year — to get to a net-zero economy by 2050. Right now, we see between $15 billion and $25 billion. “No one government can close that gap,” the budget document states. But the budget does pick its targets and places bets on them: The biggest piece of the experiment is a hefty tax credit for carbon capture and storage —... read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
‘We Will Prevail’: A Conversation With Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-CanelIn 1994, Miguel Díaz-Canel began a new position in Santa Clara, not far from his birthplace of Placetas, as the provincial secretary of the Cuban Communist Party. He set aside the air-conditioned car given to him and went to work each morning on his bicycle, his long hair and jeans defining him. Díaz-Canel organized rock concerts, spent time with his family at El Mejunje, the local LGBTQ cultural center, and roamed about talking to people on the streets. This closeness to the people defined his tenure at Santa Clara, which shaped the man who is now the president of Cuba. read more
Caitlin Johnstone17 hours ago
Twitter IS “State-Affiliated Media”
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ British politician and broadcaster George Galloway has made headlines in the UK with his threat to press legal action against Twitter for designating his account “Russia state-affiliated media”, a label which will now show up under his […] read more
ClimateRealism17 hours ago
Climate Police Occupy Wall StreetBy Marlo Lewis, Jr. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, March 21, released its proposed rule to require every “registrant” (i.e., publicly-traded company) to provide more information about “climate-related risks” that are “reasonably likely to have a material impact” on its business, operations, or financial condition. A registrant must report three main types of information: […] The post Climate Police Occupy Wall Street appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
VPNs: How they work and how to choose the best one for youWe feature ExpressVPN, not only because they are a sponsor of The Kim Komando Show, but also because it's the easiest and best VPN we've found. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Biden administration becomes more irresponsible on immigration*Epoch Times:* *Leaked DHS Document Says US Plans to Offer ‘Broadscale Release Mechanisms’ for Illegal Aliens* *A leaked U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plan published this week shows senior officials being told that the removal of Title 42 would lead to an increase in illegal immigration and one way to respond to the increase is to release many apprehended illegal aliens into the U.S. interior.* * ...* Biden's handling of immigration is already polling in the tank and this just makes it worse. His refusal to enforce US immigration laws is grounds for impeachment... read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana16 hours ago
The Consequences of the 1953 CoupThe CIA orchestrated 1953 coup in Iran confirmed the widespread notion in the Middle East and North Africa that America had replaced Britain as the main imperialist power. The people in these regions were convinced that while their oil industry was in the hands of Western private companies, their nation would be treated as a Western colony. Radical states like Libya, Iraq, and Algeria, and theocratic monarchies such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, nationalized their oil industry in quick succession. Having learned from the 1953 coup in Iran, these nations took precautions to make sure ... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
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Politics + Society – The Conversation16 hours ago
Will French presidential election be a case of 'plus ca change, moins ca change?' -- 5 things to watch as nation heads to the poll
For the second time running, it is looking like the French presidential election will go to a runoff between centralist Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation16 hours ago
UN Security Council is powerless to help Ukraine – but it's working as designed to prevent World War III
An expert on the history and politics of the UN says that the Security Council’s failure to intervene in Ukraine is a “black eye,” but the panel’s inability to act is not a design flaw. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation16 hours ago
Oklahoma state officials resist Supreme Court ruling affirming tribal authority over American Indian country
Local governments in Oklahoma are adapting to a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, but state officials have chosen a different path. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago
"Empty Shelves Everywhere, And Massive Price Increases! - What's Next? - What's Coming?"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 4/8/22: *"Empty Shelves Everywhere, And Massive Price Increases!* *What's Next? - What's Coming?"* “In today's vlog we are noticing massive price increases! We are here to explain 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
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Russia is yet to have improved its position in UkraineISW: ... Russian forces are cohering combat power for an intended major offensive in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in the coming days. Ukrainian civil and military officials continued to warn local residents to evacuate prior to a likely Russian offensive. Russian forces will likely attempt to regroup and redeploy units withdrawn from northeastern Ukraine to support an offensive, but these units are unlikely to enable a Russian breakthrough. Russian forces along the Izyum-Slovyansk axis did not make any territorial gains in the last 24 hours. Russian forces are unlikely to success... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Twitter still at war with free speech after Musk move*Breitbart:* *Twitter Censors Defy Elon Musk: No Plans to Restore Trump, Other Conservatives to Platform* See, also: *Reuters: Panic at the Twitsco over Musk's free-speech rhetoric?* Regardless of how one feels about Elon Musk, one has to appreciate the fact that at least some Twitter employees have hit the panic button for *investing* in the firm rather than competing against it. Reuters took note of this reaction in the aftermath of Musk gaining a seat on the board — and why. Are Twitter employees in general *really* this invested in moderating the content of its users, or... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog16 hours ago
IGNORE THE GOSSIP -- THE GOP AND BIG BUSINESS AREN'T BREAKING UPAt his Editorial Board newsletter, John Stoehr interviews Corey Richardson, an advertising executive who says that a GOP/Big Business divorce won't happen in the future -- it's happened already. A confluence of business interests, evangelical Christian interests and conservative interests created the current Republican coalition. The evangelicals gave the energy, the [intellectual] conservatives gave the ideas and the business community funded the whole operation. It was a simple transaction. You give us tax breaks and we’ll make sure your people get elected. That alliance lasted a... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog16 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin Tchaikovsky’s house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine Russia Withdraws from Kyiv Methane emissions jumped by record amount in 2021, NOAA says German Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Covid Shots for Elderly Russian teachers are being punished for making anti-war comments after their own students reported themOne teacher faces up to 10 years in prison after students sent in a recording of her criticizing the invasion of Ukraine. Others were fined or fired.A wind farm company admitted killing 150 eagles in the US and was fined $8 million. Almost all died from b... read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Missile Kills 30 Evacuees at Busy Ukrainian Train StationA missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine that was an evacuation point for civilians, killing dozens of people. read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Nuland blows up EastMed gas. Elensky tour hits Cyprus. Russia banned from UN Human Rights Council. Update 1
Nuland blows up EastMed gas. Elensky tour hits Cyprus. Russia banned from UN Human Rights Council. Update 1 Topic 480 read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
Cairns News emailsWe wish to apologise to all those who have emailed us over the past few weeks. We are snowed under and about 10 days behind. We are not ignoring you we just don’t have the manpower to keep up. We might have a few volunteers coming to help. Thanks for your patience. Editor read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
The Corrupt Media And The Corrupt Politicians In CanadaWhile the media was praising Dear Leader’s budget, little attention was given to the Ottawa arson case. read more
Mining Awareness +18 hours ago
Russian Propaganda BasicsPutin was apparently a KGB and East German Stasi liaison officer, and then head of the FSB. Since Nazis were … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +19 hours ago
Pink Floyd – “Hey Hey Rise Up” (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox)“#27 ON TRENDING FOR MUSIC Pink Floyd – Hey Hey Rise Up (feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Boombox)” Link- https://youtu.be/saEpkcVi1d4 “Pink … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +19 hours ago
UN General Assembly Votes to Suspend Russia from the Human Rights CouncilMost of those abstaining are on Russia’s side, but think that they can continue to pretend that they aren’t. India … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +19 hours ago
UK Defence Intel Update on Ukraine 7-8 Aprils 2022; Russian Attacks & Troop Location 7 April 2022; Ukraine Defence Update; Embedded UK Defence Intel UpdatesUK Defence Intel “UPDATE ON UKRAINE 08 April 2022 INTELLIGENCE UPDATE In the north, Russian forces have now fully withdrawn … Continue reading → read more
Latest News - ADVANCE20 hours ago
Albanese says he’ll make it EASIER for foreign workers to get permanent residencyAlthough he’s lost a few, bought some new glasses and seen a very good dentist; Each-Way Albo is still the same bloke whose only job in life has been to run the socialist-left faction of the Labor Party. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Gen. Keane: We're moving into a 'critical phase'He sets out what the US can do to help Ukraine win. Such a move would destroy the effectiveness of the Russian army and make NATO safer for years to come. See, also: *'We should help them win': What Pompeo would do differently in Ukraine* ... “The Ukrainians have demonstrated they can win. We should help them win,” Pompeo told the *Washington Examiner* in an interview Tuesday. “What we’ve done today is help them avoid losing.” ... And: *Putin spokesman's surprising admission: We've taken significant losses, it's a huge tragedy* read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Hillary Clinton claiming attorney client privilege on documents Durham seeking*Epoch Times:* *Durham Asks Court to Compel Production From Clinton Campaign, DNC* I do not think that should apply if the attorney was involved in the Russia hoax with her. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Coldplay announces three shows in Brazil in OctoberRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Coldplay has announced that they will perform three shows in Brazil in October. The "Music Of The Spheres World Tour" shows take place one month after the group participates in Rock in Rio. For the three shows of the tour in Brazil, the singer H.E.R. will be the special guest. […] The post Coldplay announces three shows in Brazil in October appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Viable Opposition17 hours ago
The Entrenchment of Inflation in the Global Economy - Our Painful New Reality
A recent speech by the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements or BIS at the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies gives us insight into where the central bank of central banks feels that the economy is heading. This information is particularly pertinent given that governments and some central bankers have been insisting that inflationary pressures are merely transient and that prices increases will settle down over the short-term. Let's start by looking at a brief video of Agustin Carstens from October 2020 so that we can get a sense of wher... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil: Electricity bill to fall 18% without putting companies at risk, says Economy MinisterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The end of the extra tariff for electricity bills may cause residential consumers' bills to fall 18% next month, without jeopardizing the financial health of energy companies, said the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, on April 7. At an event to launch credit instruments of Banco do Brasil, the minister […] The post Brazil: Electricity bill to fall 18% without putting companies at risk, says Economy Minister appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil: Bolsonaro says law against “fake news” is “beginning of censorship”RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, affirmed on April 7 that the Bill being processed in Congress to increase penalties for the propagation of what is now called in new speech fake news is the "beginning of censorship" in the South American country and defended . . . To read […] The post Brazil: Bolsonaro says law against “fake news” is “beginning of censorship” appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!18 hours ago
Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is? Does Anybody Really Care?
"As I was walkin' down the street one day...." It's April and precious little has changed, except for words & definitions and interpretations, and while sticks and stones might break out bones, words don't do much good at all. By... Related Stories - Will Autism Acceptance Include Funding? - March Madness Before April - April Looms and Autism Does Too read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Links 4/8/2022The Rio Times18 hours ago
Chile’s Boric announces US$3.7 billion in social aid and an increase in the minimum wageRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced US$3.7 billion in social aid and a project to raise the minimum wage to 400,000 pesos (US$500) to address the post-pandemic crisis and rising inflation. "You have before you a government that is determined to do everything possible to respond to your urgent […] The post Chile’s Boric announces US$3.7 billion in social aid and an increase in the minimum wage appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT18 hours ago
TESTnaked capitalism18 hours ago
As Bilateral Trade Between Mexico and US Hits Record High, Diplomatic Relations Sink to Lowest Point in DecadesAll eyes are now on Mexico's electricity reform, which threatens the interests of some of the world’s biggest energy companies, many of them in the U.S. read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
California marijuana farmers clamber to avoid major ‘extinction event’Marijuana farmers across California are scrambling to revamp their operations to stay in the licensed market at a time when hundreds, if not thousands, of cultivators are in danger of going out of business. California marijuana farmers clamber to avoid major ‘extinction event’ is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
China imposes embargo on meat from three Brazilian processing plantsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced yesterday in a statement on its website to suspend imports of two Brazilian frigorific of beef and one dedicated to the production of chicken meat. According to the agency, the measure enters into force this Friday and is valid for one […] The post China imposes embargo on meat from three Brazilian processing plants appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
Journals acknowledge that a critical “reader” has a name: Elisabeth BikFollowers of this blog know that “a reader” seems to be the force behind a huge number of retractions – and that, despite the apparent unwillingness of journals to name them, they are real people. One of the more prolific “readers” is Elisabeth Bik, the data sleuth whose efforts to identify problematic images has led … Continue reading Journals acknowledge that a critical “reader” has a name: Elisabeth Bik read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil negotiating with U.S. for more access to fertilizer from Iran -chancellorRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's state department Itamaraty continues to negotiate with the head of the U.S. State Department, Anthony Blinken, over a truce that would allow Brazilian companies to buy fertilizer from Iran. These negotiations are necessary because the U.S. has imposed sanctions on Iran. As a result, Brazilian companies do not feel […] The post Brazil negotiating with U.S. for more access to fertilizer from Iran -chancellor appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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