Saturday, May 14, 2022

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* Florida to Teach Students About Evils of Communism. Some on the Left Aren’t Happy About It* Florida students will now learn about the evils of communist totalitarianism, thanks to the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis signed HB 395 into law on Monday, creating a “Victims of Communism Day” in which middle school students will receive at least 45 minutes of instruction every Nov. 7 on topics “such as Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution, [Josef] Stalin and the Soviet system, Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Pol P... read more
The Last Refuge40 minutes ago
India Reverses Prior Position and Will Now Block Further Wheat Exports, Triggering G7 Concerns
In April India said it was hoping to expand its wheat exports from 7 million tons to 10 million. However, as precarious winter wheat harvests reflect lower outputs, they are reversing position and will now block any wheat exports in order to ensure their own supply. INDIA – […] The announcement drew sharp criticism from the […] The post India Reverses Prior Position and Will Now Block Further Wheat Exports, Triggering G7 Concerns appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Canadian Prepper, "We're in Big Trouble..."
*Full screen recommended.* Canadian Prepper, 5/14/22: *"We're in Big Trouble..."* "He said this in 2021 now Hell is breaking loose..." ○ *Full screen recommended.* *"Finland, Sweden 'Rattled' By War in Ukraine: Retired Officer"* "Retired major Michael Boire says the idea of Finland and Sweden giving up their postwar neutrality and joining NATO would have been unthinkable just six months ago." Just begging for a nuclear war... read more
Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies
Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies by Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath, Nature of Healing May 13, 2022 “I would love to be able to bring back our country into a great form of unity,” Trump said. “Without a major event where people pull together, that’s hard to do. But I would like to The post Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Ten People Killed, 3 Wounded, After 18-year-old Gunman Opens Fire in Buffalo Supermarket
What appears to be a horrific racially motivated attack has left 10 people dead, including a store security guard at a Buffalo grocery store earlier today. Police arrested 18-year-old Peyton Gendron at the scene after Buffalo police charged into the store and confronted the gunman in the vestibule. Press Conference VIDEO: (Via Daily Mail) – […] The post Ten People Killed, 3 Wounded, After 18-year-old Gunman Opens Fire in Buffalo Supermarket appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Original Ancient Texts Versus The Interpretations
What is written in the ancient religious and philosophical texts is of no consequence. What matters is how these ancient texts are being interpreted by the intellectuals. Most people do not directly access ancient texts. They get their truth ready-made—through the interpretations done by the intellectuals. The interpretations have a far greater influence on contemporary culture and politics than the content of the ancient texts. read more
Econlib1 hour ago
The CMS is Right and the WSJ is Wrong
I find it refreshing when a government agency says no to spending more money. Last month, in an editorial titled “Sandbagging a Alzheimer’s Treatment,” the Wall Street Journal editors criticized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for refusing to pay for Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. In their editorial, the WSJ editors rightly criticize […] The post The CMS is Right and the WSJ is Wrong appeared first on Econlib. read more
Cairns News2 hours ago
China’s military airstrip in Western Australia
Labor and Liberals have allowed China to establish a substantial beachhead in WA which would allow CCP fighter jets from an aircraft carrier to land and be re-fuelled for military action against Australia. read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Russian President Putin Warns Finnish President Niinistö That It Is A Mistake For Finland To Abandon Neutrality And Join NATO
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö (pictured left, at a press conference last week) initiated the call. Right: Putin (pictured during a Security Council meeting on Friday) stayed calm, Helsinki reported *Daily Mail:* *Putin warns Finland has 'made a mistake' after country's president tells him they WILL join NATO – despite Russian threat it could wipe them and Britain out in SECONDS with nukes - as Lavrov says 'total hybrid war' has been declared* * Putin: 'Abandoning [...] neutrality would be a mistake since there are no threats to Finland's security' * Russia's attack dog for... read more
Cairns News2 hours ago
Biden wants an additional $40B slush fund for Ukranian mafia
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) demanded on Thursday what many Americans were thinking about in regard to sending aid to Ukraine: fiscal accountability. “We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the United States economy,” Paul reasoned. “This bill under consideration would spend $40 billion. This is the second spending bill for Ukraine in two months, and this […] read more
She was Shireen Abu Akleh : Our friend from Palestine
I chose journalism to be close to people. It might not be easy to change the reality but at least I could bring their voice to the world. I am Shireen Abu Akleh. Shireen Abu Akleh "I was able... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin And German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Discuss Ukraine In A Telephone Call On Friday
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz *Reuters: **Putin and Scholz Discuss 'Blocked' Ukraine Peace Talks - Kremlin* (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed Ukraine in a telephone call on Friday, the Kremlin said. Putin told Scholz that progress in negotiations over an end to the conflict had been "essentially blocked by Kyiv", according to the Kremlin, which said contacts between Russia and Germany would continue on various levels. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated the call. Not surprising. His... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
US Navy To Scrap Its Entire Fleet Of Freedom-Class Combat Warships Because Their Technology Is Already Obsolete
The USS Wichita, pictured in April 2021, will be scrapped just three years after its commission *Daily Mail:* *US Navy scraps NINE anti-submarine warships that cost $3.2 billion to make - some under three years old - because their technology is already obsolete* * Navy will decommission its entire fleet of Freedom-class combat warships * Four of the $3.2bn fleet set for scrap heap were commissioned in 2019 and 2020 * Anti-submarine system 'did not work out technically', naval operations chief said * Ships 'incredibly expensive and [lack] the capabilities we expected': Rep... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
The A-10 Can 'Kill' Modern Tanks With Reactive Armor
A-10C munitions render Explosive Reactive Armored tanks inoperative during test *19FortyFive:* *Forget Retirement: The A-10 Warthog Can Kill Tanks with ‘Reactive’ Armor* *The A-10C Thunderbolt II Just Became Even More Deadly* – The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II was tailor-made for close-air support, and with its unique GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm (1.18-inch) cannon, it has proved to be among the most effective anti-tank aircraft ever devised. Earlier this year, the United States Air Force demonstrated how the aircraft, which has also earned the nickname “Warthog” among its pilots, is... read more
Cairns News3 hours ago
Another test cricketer bites the dust
Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds, 46, was killed yesterday in a single vehicle rollover on Herveys Range, 50 klm NW of Townsville. Just like two other former famous cricketing colleagues, his death should be questioned. There should be an autopsy held and honest results made public. Without a doubt mRNA vaxx caused the untimely deaths […] read more
Canada Doesn’t Export Milk
Except to… Kingston-based Canada Royal Milk, owned by China's Feihe International, largest baby formula plant in Canada, ships products back to China. The plant uses Canadian cow and goat milk. We needed the Chinese to figure out how to export our own milk. — The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) May 14, 2022 Siri, what is supply… Continue reading → read more
Incompetence Caused By Climate Change
The Texas grid is failing again and the “Energy Reliability Council Of Texas” (ERCOT) is telling people to cut back usage. Doug Lewin describes himself as an expert on grids, energy efficiency and renewable energy. He implies the problem is … Continue reading → read more
balance103 hours ago
governed not just byreason and desire
The life-force in man must be governed not just by reason and desire but by pure potential of be-ness, the mysterious comprehension of light by itself. If fingers of the Law of God discover anomalies in the life pattern of an individual and the result be a chastening it is always for the purpose of greater spiritual fruit and a more abundant life to the one whom God has desired to try....By the power of truth the exposure of the darkness of self takes place and then mankind is able to bring the darkness to the light in order that the light can transmute and redeem that darkness. We ... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
No Comment From The US Navy On Reports That An Experimental Boat Sank In December
A small and secretive Navy boat sunk while moored late last year as it tested out some secret equipment, officials confirmed this week. (Navy/Photo illustration by Navy Times staff) *Navy Times:** Navy hush-hush after secret boat’s unexplained sinking * A Navy vessel sank under unclear circumstances, at an undisclosed location, while testing out some secretive technology last December — and that’s about all the sea service will say on the subject. The vessel’s name and the nature of the technology tests were not disclosed, though officials did say it took on water and sank whil... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
US Special-Operations Leaders Are Shifting To Confront Near-Peer Adversaries Like China And Russia
A US soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa observes wind conditions during a parachute jump near Stuttgart, Germany, September 21, 2016. US Army/VIS Jason Johnston *Business Insider:* *US special-operations leaders are figuring out what skills to bring with them into 'the 5th modern era' of special ops* * US special operators are shifting focus to great-power competition after 20 years of counterterrorism. * Special-ops leaders told lawmakers in April that in a new era they will focus on an old skill: supporting conventional forces. During a Senate hearing at... read more
Snopes.com3 hours ago
10 Dead in Mass Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Arraigned
A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism." read more
CURMUDGUCATION4 hours ago
The Domestic Supply of Meat Widgets
In the midst of the general alarm and dismay over the leaked SCOTUS reversal of Roe, attention has been rightly drawn to one particularly alarming footnote in which Justice Alito makes reference to the "domestic supply of infants." As Dahlia Lithwick argues, this has echoes of chattel slavery, but that's not the only thing it has echoes of. Back in 2013, I highlighted one sentence from the Gates Foundation website. Written by Allen Golston, it was part of a piece intended to whip up business support for Common Core, and it was strikingly bad: *Businesses are the primary consumers ... read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
Trump to offer streaming service
Washington Examiner: Tech projects have been streaming in for former President Donald Trump since his departure from office, and now his social media venture intends to introduce a Netflix alternative to compete in the streaming wars. The Trump Media and Technology Group aims to offer "non-woke" entertainment via TMTG+, a new competitor to Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu, according to TMTG's company overview. The company posted two job offerings for TMTG+ on Wednesday, promising the streaming service "will be the home for a wide variety of non-scripted, scripted, and original content.... read more
Israel: UN rights chief calls for end to ‘culture of impunity’
Investigations must be held into the actions of the Israeli security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday, calling for accountability and an end to impunity. Read the full story, “Israel: UN rights chief calls for end to ‘culture of impunity’”, on globalissues.org → read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
Dems spend six months coming up with an insult that didn't work
Chris Queen: ... But it’s the “ultra-MAGA” characterization that drew the most attention. Donald Trump has embraced it, as have some of his supporters. At the same time, the memes have begun, and the insult has made some wonder if it will come back to haunt Biden. ... The *Washington Examiner* reports that, although Psaki also characterized the “ultra-MAGA” insult as “the president’s phrase,” improvised to “a little extra pop,” the phrase is actually the result of six months of research. “For six months, Democratic messaging guru Anita Dunn and the Center for American Progres... read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
Putin said to be seriously ill
Red States: ... According to the report from New Lines magazine, a Russian oligarch who is close to the Kremlin admitted on an audiotape to a Western venture capitalist in mid-March that Putin had surgery on his back related to the blood cancer. But the recording represents rare testimony by someone with proven ties to the Russian government that its fanatical dictator may well be seriously unwell. And the oligarch had no idea he was being recorded. A Western venture capitalist taped the conversation in mid-March without the oligarch’s foreknowledge or consent. The source provi... read more
"Banks Will Seize Your Money in the Coming Financial Crisis"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 5/14/22: *"Banks Will Seize Your Money in the Coming Financial Crisis"* "You have to look at all the warning signs that we are getting. The banks will seize your money that is in your bank account during the next financial crisis. You are playing musical chairs right now thinking that everything is OK and it’s just a matter of time until the banks fail." read more
balance104 hours ago
decree on aliens
Now we see the mighty pink and rose spheres, the deep ruby, and the merging into secret rays where pink and yellow become the creamy peach that is such a comforting light. Beloved, the turquoise becomes the aqua of the depth of the blue of the sea shimmering in the light of the Sun. The color of royal blue signifies how Padma Sambhava There are benign beings who travel in spacecraft and there are not-so-benign beings who travel in spacecraft. (And any Ascended Master may use a spacecraft at will or not at all.) Some aliens come in spacecraft on the astral plane and go undetected by ... read more
The Great Biden Baby Milk Shortage
A short look at the current Baby Formula outage, and a longer look at things folks have cooked up for emergency use with a hungry baby. Continue reading → read more
The Duran5 hours ago
The world’s future hangs in the balance; Erdogan will decide.
Eric Zuesse Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will decide the future of the world; and, on Friday the 13th day of May in 2022, he gave his first indication that he will decide for a global future of hope for international freedom and democracy, and against a global future of ever-increasing concentration of wealth and power […] read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
Oliver and Steyn Discuss the Continued Censorship of COVID Opinion
As more data leading to increased scrutiny surfaces, Neil Oliver (U.K.) and Mark Steyn (Canada) discuss the continued suppression and censorship of any COVID discussion that is antithetical to the official position of western government. The suppression/censorship of reasonable discussion is a unique element of the COVID framework that has been maintained for well over […] The post Oliver and Steyn Discuss the Continued Censorship of COVID Opinion appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
RAC Finally Realise That Some EV Owners Will Be Worse Off!!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Drivers face paying nearly £1,000 more a year to charge an electric car (EV) on the public network compared to doing so at home, according to a new study. The study, by electric car website Electrifying.com, found that UK motorists who… read more
Medical Kidnap5 hours ago
California Bill to let 12-Year-Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate
SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California State Senate Thursday. As Karen England with the Capitol Resource Institute explained to the Globe in March, “This legislative body is relentless in their pursuit to strip away parental rights as they also fast-track SB 866, a bill that will give minors as young as 12 years-old the ability to consent to any FDA approved vaccination WITHOUT parental consent. This bill not only strips paren... read more
California Bill to let 12-Year-Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate
SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California State Senate Thursday. As Karen England with the Capitol Resource Institute explained to the Globe in March, “This legislative body is relentless in their pursuit to strip away parental rights as they also fast-track SB 866, a bill that will give minors as young as 12 years-old the ability to consent to any FDA approved vaccination WITHOUT parental consent. This bill not only strips paren... read more
Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook
Across the world, top wheat-producing regions are experiencing adverse weather conditions that could threaten production. In places like Ukraine, a military invasion by Russia has slashed production significantly. All of this suggests the world is on the cusp of a food crisis. The post Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook first appeared on Health Impact News. read more
Labor to give more cash to activists based on Barrier Reef ‘misleading science’
A Labor government under Each-Way Albanese will take your money and give it to environmental activists who exaggerate the significance of their causes to rake in more dough. read more
If Chevron, Exxon and Shell can’t get Gorgon’s carbon capture and storage to work, who can?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Dennis Ambler Back to the drawing board!! ? ? ? 27 April 2022 (IEEFA): At a cost of more than A$3 billion, Gorgon, the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the world has failed to deliver, underperforming its… read more
Medical Kidnap6 hours ago
Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook
Across the world, top wheat-producing regions are experiencing adverse weather conditions that could threaten production. In places like Ukraine, a military invasion by Russia has slashed production significantly. All of this suggests the world is on the cusp of a food crisis. The post Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook first appeared on Medical Kidnap. read more
Vox - All6 hours ago
Why Sri Lanka’s new PM isn’t the change the country needs
[image: Sri Lanka appoints new prime minister amid turmoil] United National Party (UNP) leader and the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) greets President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) after the swearing in ceremony. Wickremesinghe fills the role for a sixth time. | Sri Lanka President Media Division / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Opposition see incremental change as putting “old wine in a new bottle.” Sri Lanka’s president has appointed a new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, a familiar face in the role, as the country’s economic crisis balloons into a full-blown... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus. About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of center, NGC 4976 is much farther away, at a distan... read more
Chet Raymo, “At Home In An Infinite Universe”
*“At Home In An Infinite Universe”* by Chet Raymo “They are questions that bedeviled thinkers for thousands of years: Is the universe infinite or finite, eternal or of a finite age? It is certainly hard to imagine a universe that extends without limit in every direction, or a universe without a beginning or end. It is equally difficult to imagine a finite universe; what is beyond the edge? Or a beginning or end in time; how can something come from nothing? how can what is cease to be? The problems are so intractable philosophically that their resolution has generally been left to t... read more

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