Saturday, May 14, 2022

14 May - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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Mining Awareness +13 hours ago
Notes on WIC Contracts, Baby Formula Use, and Baby Formula Recall; Sharing the Economic Burden: Who Pays for WIC’s Infant Formula
(Click to enlarge) “Figure A.2. Breastfeeding Initiation Rates for 7- to 11-Month-Old Infants, 2014-2020 https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/WICPC2020-Appendix.pdf This is about more than … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +14 hours ago
Ukraine: Russian Airstrike Hits Maternity Hospital in Mariupol During “Ceasefire”; Pregnant Woman with Crushed Hip & Baby Die (March 2022)
March 9, 2022: Russia bombed “a hospital for children and pregnant women in Mariupol on Wednesday. City officials said the … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age7 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 13-14 May 2022
Saturday, 14 May 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 13-14 May 2022 read more
"12-Step Recovery Program for Menticide"
*Full screen recommended.* Sprouts, "Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity" "Dietrich Bonhoeffer argued that stupid people are more dangerous than evil ones. This is because while we can protest against or fight evil people, against stupid ones we are defenseless - reasons fall on dead ears. Bonhoeffer's famous text, which we slightly edited for this video, serves any free society as a warning of what can happen when certain people gain too much power." “Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment sim... read more
MintPress News11 hours ago
Will Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder Mark a Turning Point in the Liberation of Palestine?
This particular targeted killing of a journalist – not the first and sadly, probably not the last – touched us all. And the response of the Zionist establishment in occupied Jerusalem, as well as in Washington, is cold and full of excuses. The post Will Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder Mark a Turning Point in the Liberation of Palestine? appeared first on MintPress News. read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
SATURDAY: Is "our democracy" in peril?
*SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022* *It has been for a long time: * With apologies, we didn't do a very good job explaining our argument yesterday. We were discussing the perils involved in the possibility of charging Donald J. Trump (and an array of lesser GOP figures) with a series of crimes. Should Donald J. Trump be charged with a crime? We can't answer that question. For starters, we don't know if he has actually *committed* a crime. Also, we don't know if he has committed a type of crime which can be described to the wider public in a way the wider public will understand. Some typ... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Ukraine Pleads for Release of Azovstal Fighters, Scholz and Lloyd Austin Ask Russia for Ceasefire, Putin and Russia Refuse
Ukraine Pleads for Release of Azovstal Fighters, Scholz and Lloyd Austin Ask Russia for Ceasefire, Putin and Russia Refuse News Topic 496 read more
Exposing the “Digital ID Is a Human Right” Scam
Exposing the “Digital ID Is a Human Right” Scam by Derrick Broze, The Last American Vagabond May 13, 2022 A major component of the Great Reset-Technocratic Agenda is the implementation of a worldwide digital identity scheme. One of the first steps to realize this goal is to convince the public that digital identity programs The post Exposing the “Digital ID Is a Human Right” Scam appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Israel’s PR Problem, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Israel's mounting PR crisis boils down to the fact that its violence and oppression isn't happening in some far off land as in the case with US wars, it's happening right at home surrounded by video cameras and enforced by police and soldiers who are not adept PR spinmeisters. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
The Subtleties of Anti-Russia Leftist Rhetoric
While the so-called liberal and conservative corporate mainstream media – all stenographers for the intelligence agencies – pour forth the most blatant propaganda about Russia and Ukraine that is so conspicuous that it is comedic if it weren’t so dangerous, the self-depicted cognoscenti also ingest subtler messages, often from the alternative media. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Empire of Bioweapon Lies
An ongoing U.S. bioweapons program in Ukraine was one of the Top Three reasons that led to the launch of Operation Z, Pepe Escobar writes. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Inflation: wages versus profits
The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey set the attitude of the mainstream view on the impact of inflation in February, when he said that “I’m not saying nobody gets a pay rise, don’t get me wrong. But what I am saying is, we do need to see restraint in pay bargaining, otherwise it will get out of control”. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Decriminalized Marijuana Reinvents Racism and Poisoning
The change in marijuana laws across the US raises issues far beyond, “Hey, dude, we can blow a joint now without getting busted.” The racism that permeated the age of criminalization now lurks throughout the phase of decriminalization. The burgeoning business of growing pot raises the specter of corporate agriculture with its threats to human health and natural ecosystems. Are there ways to enjoy weed while challenging racism and corporate domination over the environment? read more
Summit Of The Americas Is Shaping Up To Show US Has Become Isolated
US observers are becoming increasingly worried that next month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is about to be one of the Biden Administration’s worst-ever foreign policy embarrassments following last August’s chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. Politico headlined a piece about how “Biden’s Americas summit is drawing jeers and threats of boycott”, which reported that several Latin American leaders are threatening to boycott the event if Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela aren’t invited to attend. While Antigua, Barbuda, and Bolivia might not be a big deal in the grand scheme o... read more
Joe Biden And The Democrats Have Nothing To Offer Organized Labor
Amazon Labor Union (ALU) organizer and former Amazon worker Chris Smalls testified in a Senate Banking Committee hearing called by Bernie Sanders on May 5th to investigate whether Amazon and other monopoly corporations that violate labor law should receive federal contracts. That Amazon would receive federal assistance despite accumulating record profits amid a global pandemic is bad enough. Worse yet is that it took months before so-called progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged the efforts of workers organizing a union within the corporate behemoth. The hearin... read more
What If We Use Public Money To Transform Local Media?
CounterSpin listeners understand that the news media situation in this country works against our democratic aspirations. There are so many problems crying out for open, inclusive conversation, in which those with the most power don’t get the biggest megaphone, leaving the vast majority outside of power to try and shout into the dominant noise, or try to find the space to talk around it. It’s no surprise, in that context, that conversations about how to make a different media system—differently structured, differently accountable—are among the hardest to have. But while corporate m... read more
The Health Crisis Afflicting Black Farmers
At 43 and 45 years old, husband and wife farmers Angie and Wenceslaus Provost, Jr., hope they live to see age 70. They don’t fear terminal illness or a farm accident that could consign them to an early grave. Instead, they fear stress could do them in. Years of trying to protect family land from encroaching banks and government agencies have worn on them, despite their love of farming. After years of mounting debt with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a bank, the New Iberia, La. sugar cane farmers filed a September 2018 lawsuit against a USDA-approved lender. The sui... read more
US Groups Demand Full Probe After Israeli Forces Kill Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Human rights advocates on Wednesday called for a thorough and transparent investigation after Al Jazeera and witnesses said Israeli forces shot and killed one of the network's reporters while she was at work. Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known 51-year-old Palestinian-American correspondent, was wearing a helmet and press jacket that clearly identified her as a journalist when Israeli forces shot her in the face as she covered an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the illegally occupied West Bank of Palestine. Another Palestinian journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, ... read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
‘Hybrid War’ on Russia
Saturday, 14 May 2022 — Eurasia & Multipolarity read more
Decriminalized Marijuana Reinvents Racism And Poisoning
The decriminalization which is sweeping across the US carries with it the obvious facts that (a) pot is not and never has been a dangerous drug, and (b) criminalizing drugs has never brought anything positive. This suggests that those who have been victimized were done so wrongfully and therefore should be compensated for the wrongs done to them. However, victims have been predominantly people of color and American racism reappears during the decriminalization phase in the form of trivializing harms done and offering restitution that barely scratch the surface of what is needed. ... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
13 Messages from Your Future Self.
https://www.purposefairy.com/87330/13-messages-from-your-future-self/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
Albert Einstein did not become brilliant in a vacuum. Here are 5 of his favorite books.
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/albert-einstein-favorite-books/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1652424253-1 read more
CENSORED NEWS4 hours ago
Today: Rights of Nature, Stop Line 3: Attorneys Panel at Bioneers
Today: Rights of Nature, Stop Line 3: Attorneys Panel at BioneersAttorneys in the forefront of the Rights of Nature and the legal battle to Stop Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota speak today at the Bioneers' annual three-day conferenceBy BioneersSaturday, May 14, 2022, Pacific time pm 2:45 to 4:15 pmWatch online today during the virtual program.Register at:https://conference.bioneers.org/register/ read more
"Empty Shelves At Kroger! Baby Formula Shortage! What's Next? What's Coming?"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 5/14/22: *"Empty Shelves At Kroger! Baby Formula Shortage!* * What's Next? What's Coming?"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger, and are noticing massive price increases, and some empty shelves! We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a massive baby formula shortage! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" ○ *Related:* "German Gov. Say Global Mass Starvation Incoming" read more
CENSORED NEWS11 hours ago
Today 'Daughters for Earth: Women and the Climate Change Movement' at Bioneers
Daughters for Earth: Women and the Climate Change MovementWomen discuss the impacts of climate change and the search for personal healing, during today's three day Bioneers Conference at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the virtual conferenceBy BioneersDaughters for Earth: May 14th | 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm Pacific timeRegister to watch the virtual conference onlinehttps:// read more
Tornado Outbreak Of May 15, 1968
On May 15, 1968 at least sixty-seven tornadoes killed dozens of people in eleven states. “The death count continued to mount yesterday as workers in parts of 11 states pressed res-cue work after what a Weather Bureau spokesman called “one … Continue reading → read more
GREENIE WATCH12 hours ago
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* A “Weakening Warming Trend Of The Last 40 Years Is Apparent”, Says German Expert* Fritz Vahrenholt During the energy crisis that has become visible in Germany and Europe over the past few months, things have gotten quieter about the supposedly imminent climate emergency. On the one hand, energy prices and security of supply have pushed the climate issue into the background. On the other hand, a weakening of the warming trend of the last 40 years is apparent. The temperature curve of the satellite-based measurements of the University of Alabama UAH has been oscillating between -... read more
"We Have Seen Nothing Yet, It's Going To Get A Lot Worse - Jim Rickards"
*Full screen recommended.* The Atlantis Report, 5/14/22: *"We Have Seen Nothing Yet, It's Going * *To Get A Lot Worse - Jim Rickards"* "Jim Rickards talks about the worsening supply chain crisis, food shortage, economic collapse. Is it the end? Prepare while you can!" read more
Texas Power Grid Pushed To The Limit Again
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public It’s hot in Texas! HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ERCOT, the embattled power grid operator for most of Texas, is urging customers to conserve energy for a five-hour peak period on Saturday and Sunday as… read more
GRANNY CAN'T USE HER KINDLE BECAUSE CHRISTOPHER RUFO FANS WANT TO BAN TONI MORRISON
Publishers Lunch reports that book bans are making ebooks inaccessible to adults as well as children. At least three counties have removed access to e-reading apps used by schools and libraries in a continued effort to restrict children’s access to books, NBC News reports. In Tennessee, Texas, and Florida, a few parents have objected to digital reading platforms, including OverDrive and Epic, aiming to restrict access to books on gender, race, and LGBTQ+ themes.... These bans affect all users, not just individual students, and all titles -- removing access to entire digital collec... read more
The Reforms of Lenin and Deng Xiaoping
In November 1921, Lenin wrote an article for the *Pravda* (No. 251) to justify the New Economic Policy (NEP) of Russia’s communist government that included practices like selling gold at commercial prices. He wrote: "When we are victorious on a world scale I think we shall use gold for the purpose of building public lavatories in the streets of some of the largest cities of the world. This would be the most “just” and most educational way of utilizing gold…” “Meanwhile, we must save the gold in the R.S.F.S.R., sell it at the highest price, buy goods with it at the lowest price. Whe... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The EU has a more expansive definition of 'green energy'
*Hot Air:* *The European Union has an internal argument over what constitutes 'green energy'* The EU includes both natural gas and nuclear as green energy. It makes more sense than the US Big Green push. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Inflation hits Social Security recipients hard
*Fox Business:* *Inflation has eroded 40% of Social Security's purchasing power since 2000* *Social Security would need to increase by $539 per month to offset inflation* I do not expect the Biden administration to seek to raise benefits. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Students in lockdown blue states fell behind
* ADN America:* *Study: Florida, Texas students excelled while students in Democratic lock-down states lost academic ground* *“We found that districts that spent more weeks in remote instruction lost more ground than districts that returned to in-person instruction sooner,” said Harvard professor Thomas Kane* The students in Texas and Florida also did not experience a massive spread of the virus. read more
Cop Gets Off Scot Free After Arrest for Repeatedly Pepper Spraying a 3-day Old Baby
[image: baby]A family was pulled over on their way to a pediatric appointment but would never make it after their baby was pepper sprayed. read more
Econlib14 hours ago
Unions Exist to Look After Their Members, Baseball edition
Baseball is back, but it was in doubt for a while. It was only on March 13 that the second longest work stoppage in baseball history – 99 days – came to an end when the MLB and the MLB Players’ Association – the baseball players’ union – struck a deal. The Players Association was […] The post Unions Exist to Look After Their Members, Baseball edition appeared first on Econlib. read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
Erdogan wants his “pound of flesh”
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating Turkey could use its membership in the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are … Continue reading → read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Would A Polish Military Intervention In Western Ukraine Really Lead To World War III?
So long as NATO and Russia don’t clash in their respective “spheres of influence” in the former Ukraine just like Russia, Turkey, and the US thus far haven’t in their own such “spheres” in Syria, the conflict could potentially become frozen and therefore actually stabilize to the benefit of the […] read more
Retraction Watch14 hours ago
Weekend reads: Why was a paper’s acceptance rescinded?; kinder peer review; plagiarism in a plagiarism atonement essay
Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Journal retracts C-section paper with ‘impossible’ data ‘A terrifying experience’: A team of researchers does the right thing when they find an error Another ivermectin-COVID-19 paper is retracted A college that doesn’t exist. An email … Continue reading Weekend reads: Why was a paper’s acceptance rescinded?; kinder peer review; plagiarism in a plagiarism atonement essay read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
The Globalist Agenda
How the World Health Organization wants to control public health. I suppose its just another step towards a one world government. Dear Leader Justin certainly supports WHO. He has increased Canada’s contribution to the organization. In somewhat related news. Another UN scandal. read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Friday 13 May 2022
By 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
Saturday Snippet: The Ballad of Boh Da Thone
It's been a while since we've enjoyed Rudyard Kipling's verse. Here's one of my favorites: "The Ballad of Boh Da Thone", set on the frontier between India and Burma during the bandit years of the 19th century. If you'd like some background information and an explanation of some of the more obscure words, the Kipling Society's notes to the poem may be found here. *This is the ballad of Boh Da Thone,Erst a Pretender to Theebaw’s throne,Who harried the district of Alalone:How he met with his fate and the V.P.P.At the hand of Harendra Mukerji,Senior Gomashta, G.B.T.* Boh D... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Russia has failed in Finland before
Telegraph: Finland might have been neutral for decades, but it owes its existence as an independent nation to its mastery of asymmetric warfare and, in particular, arctic combat. Independent since 1917, Finland and its modern attitude to war were forged during the Soviet invasion of 1939, dubbed the Winter War. Some 400,000 Soviet troops poured across the border into a country of just 3.5 million people. The Red Army brought with it 2,500 tanks, while the Finns had just 32 obsolete Renault FTs. Yet rather than succumbing to the red tide, the Finnish Army made use of the advanta... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russian heavy losses in attempt to bridge river
Telegraph: Military experts agree that crossing any river in the middle of a conflict is not easy. But the Russian army’s attempt to build a pontoon over the Siverskyi Donets river was so catastrophically flawed that it ended with a significant portion of a battalion wiped out in the process.... Newsmax also reports: In recent days, two or more Russian battalions were picked off attempting to cross a pontoon bridge on the Donets River in the most significant loss since the beginning of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.... The shocking losses at the riverbank potentially inclu... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Editor's Note
Busy all day. Blogging will return later this evening. read more
Organizing Notes14 hours ago
Rising gas prices
Moon of Alabama Diesel fuel prices in the US have gone up nearly 10% in the last month - after the SPR release. This includes literal new record prices every single day for several weeks. Gasoline in turn is going to take a serious shot at setting new records this week. *Gasoline (Record price 4.331 set on 3/11/2022) * Current Avg. 4.317 Yesterday Avg. 4.301 Week Ago Avg. 4.187 Month Ago Avg. 4.139 Year Ago Avg. 2.960 *Diesel (Present price is record) * Current Avg. 5.539 Yesterday Avg. 5.531 Week Ago Avg. 5.296 Month Ago Avg. 5.... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russian inflation over twice that of US
*Newsmax:* *Russian Inflation Nears 18%, Highest Since Early '02* I suspect the sanctions are responsible for some of this increase as goods become more scarce. read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Flight delayed? Blame a spaceship.
[image: A person watches the vapor trail of a rocket launch.] Space flights are now are regular occurrence in Florida. | Marco Bello/AFP via Getty Images In Florida, a surging number of space launches has created a new type of travel headache. You can typically blame an airline flight delay on a handful of usual suspects, like bad weather, mechanical issues, and traffic on the tarmac. But thanks to the rise of the commercial space industry, there’s now a surprising new source of air travel disruption: rocket launches. In recent weeks, flights in and out of Florida have seen a s... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
The best $15 I ever spent: An audiobook subscription
[image: illustration of headphones and a iPhone] In hindsight, it is ridiculous that it took years of desperation and depression before I was finally willing to reconsider my absurd refusal to try audiobooks. | Dana Rodriguez for Vox After losing my ability to read for nearly five years, I needed a way to ease back into books. Not long after I gave birth to my second child at age 40, I lost my ability to read. I don’t mean literally — I could still look at a sentence and know what it meant. I could read a menu. I could, unfortunately, still suffer through *The Big Book of Paw Pat... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Carrick Flynn may be 2022’s unlikeliest candidate. Here’s why he’s running.
[image: A person standing with their arms crossed and leaning against a brick wall.] Carrick Flynn is running for Oregon’s new congressional seat. | Courtesy of Flynn for Oregon Meet the person who wants to bring effective altruism to Congress. This year, Oregon gained a new congressional district, the state’s Sixth District, and the competitive race to fill it has drawn national attention. That’s largely thanks to the presence of one candidate, a previously obscure lawyer and activist named Carrick Flynn, who has a background in international development work. And that attention ... read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Sleepwalking Into Disaster: How US Establishment Lost Fear of Escalating Ukraine Crisis
*21WIRE* | Western censorship of Russian media outlets undermines western society and constitutional government. read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Gas-for-rubles is pulling down Euro. US intel & Ukrainian Twitter. North Donbass developments
Gas-for-rubles is pulling down Euro. US intel & Ukrainian Twitter. North Donbass developments The Duran: Episode 1281 Dreizin Report Special “Global” Briefing Dreizin Report Special “Global” Briefing Gas-for-rubles is pulling down the Euro, Why the “U.S. intelligence communi-tay” relies on Ukrainian Twitter, North Donbass developments, The threat of Western artillery, And, the usual Prokofiev intro […] read more
21st Century Wire15 hours ago
The Benzodiazepine Story (Midazolam etc)
*Dr Vernon Coleman* | The market for legalized psychotropic drugs has become one of the world's biggest narcotics rackets. read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Offshore wind energy in North Carolina is taking shape
In an article by Adam Wagner of the Raleigh News and Observer called “Duke Energy among companies with winning bids for NC offshore wind energy,” North Carolina’s efforts to take advantage of its windy coast is taking shape. Per Wagner, … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com16 hours ago
Quiz: How to find the best router for your home
W Pop quiz: What’s the most important piece of tech in your house that helps you get online? Thankfully, today’s networking tech is much better than what you could buy a decade ago. W com help. read more
Komando.com16 hours ago
Fix your Wi-Fi: 10 ways to get faster speeds
10 tricks to get faster Wi-Fi. read more
Komando.com16 hours ago
Free tests to increase traffic to your website
Back in the day, creating a website meant getting your hands dirty in code, figuring out hosting, and maybe even hiring a webmaster. Maybe that site is meant for only certain eyes. Trust me. Helpful. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Tech smarts: 5 silly ways you’re flushing money down the toilet
For a columnist and national radio show host focused on technology, you might be surprised how often I’m asked about money. It makes sense. You’ll be surprised what a difference it makes. ” 5. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Want to erase yourself from the internet? Here’s how
7 ways to make your digital life private. read more
News – TOTT News18 hours ago
‘We Choose Freedom!’: Large crowds across Australia REJECT the major parties
Demonstrators have rallied across Australia today ahead of the 2022 Federal Election, in a show of rejection against the major parties and their agenda. read more
Banned: Clearview AI suffers legal blow in the United States
A company that gained notoriety for selling access to billions of facial photos, many culled from social media without the knowledge of the individuals depicted, faces major new restrictions to its controversial business model. read more
Gangsters Out Blog14 hours ago
James Topp marches into Ontario
James Topp has now entered Ontario on his march to Ottawa. James wrote a letter to each member of Parliament in preparation for his arrival on June 22nd 2022. Join him. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The Russian retreat
ISW: The Russian military has likely decided to withdraw fully from its positions around Kharkiv City in the face of Ukrainian counteroffensives and the limited availability of reinforcements. Russian units have generally not attempted to hold ground against counterattacking Ukrainian forces over the past several days, with a few exceptions. Reports from Western officials and a video from an officer of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) indicate that Moscow is focused on conducting an orderly withdrawal and prioritizing getting Russians back home before allowing proxy forces to... read more
‘Tens of Thousands’ of Native Children Discovered in 50 Mass Grave Sites at Gov’t-Run Schools
[image: native]A first-of-its-kind study has identified more than 50 mass graves at government-run Native American boarding schools. read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
About 600 Wounded Ukrainian Heroes Blocked at Azovstal in Appalling Conditions; Ukraine Negotiating Evacuation of 60 People
“About 600 wounded blocked at Azovstal in appalling conditions https://www.ukrinform.net PHOTOS (See photos at link: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3480020-we-demand-immediate-evacuation-azov-regiment-shows-wounded-mariupol-defenders.html ) 14.05.2022 14:36 About … Continue reading → read more
Not Their Party
If you want to know how far the Conservative Party has devolved, consider former prime minister Kim Campbell's comments on what's going on there now. Sarah Turnbull writes: Amid discussions about the battle for the soul of the Conservative Party, former Prime Minister Kim Campbell says without leadership on policies such as climate change, the party’s identity will remain in question. “I'm sorry, if you're not worried about climate change, and you're not worried about resurgent authoritarianism, and you're not a champion of the rights of women to make the contributions they need t... read more
The Duran15 hours ago
US State Department edges towards Taiwan recognition
US State Department edges towards Taiwan recognition The Duran: Episode 1280 read more
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From Jenna Orkin How COVID Strengthened Authoritarianism in China Two former China correspondents for *The New Yorker* on how the pandemic enabled Xi Jinping to win over young supporters. An inflation conspiracy theory is infecting the Democratic Party Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis? Biologists buoyed by discovery of 4-metre endangered stingray in Cambodia Huge creature found in Mekong River where planned dams threaten ‘devastating’ ecological damage Finland’s possible NATO membership “definitely” threatens Russia’s security, the Kremli... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's short-term memory problem
*Washington Examiner:* *White House falsely claims there was no vaccine when Biden took office* Actually, millions had been vaccinated by the time Biden took office including Biden. See, also: *White House Tells Such a Despicable Blatant Lie Even CNN and WaPo Bust Them* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's MAGA obsessions'
Red States: ... “It’s the president’s phrase and the president made those comments himself,” Psaki said. “What struck him is how extreme some of the policies and proposals are from a certain wing of the Republican Party, which is taking up too much of the Republican Party.” Now as I noted, what was hilarious was how clueless they are about how that comes across. Right now, people think “ultra MAGA” sounds pretty good when Americans can’t find baby formula or they can’t afford gas under Biden. They can remember that none of these things were problems under Trump. Trump encapsula... read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
Sen. Rand Paul’s Former Campaign director/Sister’s Son-in-law, was Indicted in Sept. 2021 for Laundering a Campaign Donation from a Russian National
Rand Paul’s former campaign director, who is also the son-in-law of his sister, was indicted in Sept. 2021 for laundering … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Clinton lawyers and BLM
Washington Examiner: Marc Elias and Minyon Moore, two longtime allies of Bill and Hillary Clinton who recently took up key roles with the national Black Lives Matter group, relinquished top spots with the embattled organization, according to new records filed just days before the group reveals what it did with the $90 million it raised in 2020. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation revealed in February that the Elias Law Group, Elias's namesake law firm, had taken control of its books and finances. But Elias Law Group is nowhere to be found in BLM's latest registratio... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden lies about reason for canceling Alaskan oil drilling
*Epoch Times:* *Biden Oil and Gas Lease Sale Cancellations Draw Strong Reaction* *Alaskans dispute Biden admin claim that industry was not interested* It was a move that made no sense even if Alaskans opposed it which they do not. Biden wants to drive up the cost of fossil fuels by reducing the supply in hopes people will accept crappy Big Green energy. Biden also lies about the fact that he is deliberate reducing the supply. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian stock market closes at a strong high and has first positive week since March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian stock market, Ibovespa, closed this Friday, May 13, high, following the positive tone of the international market. With the result, the Ibovespa rose 1.70% in the week - its first positive weekly result since March. Stock markets in Europe and the United States recovered part of the losses […] The post Brazilian stock market closes at a strong high and has first positive week since March appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Caitlin Johnstone15 hours ago
Israel’s PR Problem, And Other Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Israel’s mounting PR crisis boils down to the fact that its violence and oppression isn’t happening in some far off land as in the case with US wars, it’s happening right at home surrounded by video cameras […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Starlink Internet is already official in Brazil but does not cover the whole country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This week SpaceX updated the service availability map. Brazil is now officially among the countries served. Or rather, a part of Brazil is. Starlink's internet service is now officially available in 32 countries with the update. In Brazil, the current coverage involves a large part of Santa Catarina . . […] The post Starlink Internet is already official in Brazil but does not cover the whole country appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil awards contract to Fuerza Terrestre for modernization of up to 201 EE-9 Cascavel armored vehicles
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The tender for the modernization of the 6x6 Cascavel wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicle, opened by the Brazilian Army Command, already has a winner: the Consórcio Força Terrestre, consisting of the companies Akaer, Universal Engenharia, and Opto Space and Defence. The selected companies offered a budget of R$74.6 million (US$14.5 million) […] The post Brazil awards contract to Fuerza Terrestre for modernization of up to 201 EE-9 Cascavel armored vehicles appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazilian crypto market is already one of the five largest in the world
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is among the top five countries with the most crypto investors. More than 10 million Brazilians, or about 5% of the population, put the country behind only India, the U.S., Russia, and Nigeria. Although most investors are unaware of or wary of crypto activity, the market is growing exponentially […] The post Brazilian crypto market is already one of the five largest in the world appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Republicans and PSD are the parties that continue to grow under Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The parties that gained the most members from October 2018 to April 2022 were the Republicans (99,412) and the PSD (80,145). The Republicans conducted membership campaigns with state and municipal leaders. The data comes from a Power360 survey with information from the Superior Electoral Court TSE. Also noteworthy is Polo, which […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Republicans and PSD are the parties that continue to grow under Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Russian Duma proposes to earmark Poland for denazification
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Polish leadership’s remarks about Russia “as a cancer” and its contribution to Ukraine encourage the Russian Federation to have Poland “line up for denazification,” according to Oleg Morozov, chairman of the State Duma’s Control Committee. “With its statements about Russia as a ‘cancer’ and the ‘contribution’ we have to […] The post Russian Duma proposes to earmark Poland for denazification appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 14 May 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/tAa8K8A12w 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/Ya1mzfvjY4 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 14, 2022 The Ukrainian army says Russian troops are "focused on withdrawing" from Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. https://t.co/wpV93aVAIH — DW News (@dwnews) May 14, 2022 UKRAINE-RUSSIA LATEST: https://t.co/6BFFklefls • First war crimes case of the war opens in Kyiv court • Russian losses after Ukraine blew up efforts to cross a... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
#UPDATE Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding the Nordic country's application for NATO membership, which is expected to be announced this weekend, his office said pic.twitter.com/Yi2bcPYxzp — AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 14, 2022 #UPDATE Russia suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic threatened to cut off supplies over payment arrears, an official for Finland's grid operator told @AFP 📸 The border crossing between Finland and Russia in Nuijamaa pic.twitter.com/4PoYl1yl3... read more
Organizing Notes16 hours ago
Timing is everything: Unpacking Assad’s visit to Tehran
*Five reasons for President Assad’s unannounced visit to the Iranian capital amid rapid geopolitical developments in the region* By Abdel Bari Atwan Since the onset of the brutal war against Syria in 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rarely travels abroad. His rare foreign visits are carefully calculated, and devised to discuss strategic issues of great importance, politically, militarily and economically. In the last decade, Assad has restricted these visits to only two capitals, Moscow and Tehran. The only exception was his surprise trip last March to Abu Dhabi, the ... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Soldiers participate in 'Flaming Sword' training carried out by NATO allied troops in Klaipeda, Lithuania, May 11. REUTERS/Remo Casilli *WNU Editor*: The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *NATO military exercises in Europe take on new urgency *(Reuters). read more
Don't Say Gay in My House!
(By Cyril Blubberpuss, Conservative-American) *W*e say, "militantly proactively supportive." At least that's what my baby brother, Cecil, opts for, especially when he's watching middle school boy's wrestling matches on the local cable trust. (He's taped every one, going back to 1987, proving what a strapping, athletically-minded, red-blooded American male he is.) This generation of Blubberpusses is, dare I say, more progressive than the previous generation. Everything changed after Stonewall, I guess, which happened when I was a strapping lad of 17, myself, and just going through... read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Weekend File
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. (We published no articles last weekend.) Jump to the days: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday, May 9 1. Non-resident property tax increase: gone before the ink was dry Stephen Kimber doesn’t know what to make […] read more
Cars Upon Thars
The world is in utter turmoil. But here in the USA, where plastic straws are banned and you have to carry your e. coli strewn reusable shopping bags where ever you shop, from coast to coast, idling cars waste $4.75... Related Stories - Flip The Script - I See How Hard You Work - Simple Question read more
Before Our Young Are Wiped Out Completely, It’s Time for an Actual War on Drugs
On Tuesday, May 10, the Centers for Disease Control announced, provisionally, that 107,622 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021—a 15% increase over 2020, and the highest total ever since records began to be kept. Tuesday was the same day that the mentally absent President of the United States provided his newest version of “Who, Not Me, is to Blame for Inflation”—an evolving fantastical cartoon. This episode involved loud lies about Vladimir Putin and something called the Ultra MAGA Republicans. Tuesday was also the day that the House passed a $40 billion aid package for Ukrai... read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Cairns freedom rally picture gallery from today
Nearly 1500 fed up Cairns residents turned up today for a rally along the Esplanade finishing in the CBD with election candidates speaking from a podium. There are 11 candidates contesting the seat of Leichardt held by Liberal Warren Entsch, the architect of gay marriage laws. Entsch naturally did not attend or did the Labor […] read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Austin calls Shoigu, Pentagon wants ceasefire. Elensky refuses to retreat. Gas prices soar. Update 1
Austin calls Shoigu, Pentagon wants ceasefire. Elensky refuses to retreat. Gas prices soar. Update 1 Topic 540 read more
Modern Tokyo Times18 hours ago
Prince Otsu and 7th century Japanese poetry: Death awaits
Prince Ōtsu and 7th century Japanese poetry: Death awaits Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prince Ōtsu (663-686) enjoyed the trappings of beauty, culture, prestige, and other important things throughout his early life. It appeared that an esteemed future awaited him. However, similar to other cultures in this period, internal family and political intrigues would […] The post Prince Otsu and 7th century Japanese poetry: Death awaits first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
CFACT19 hours ago
The breezy windmill fantasies of the Nantucket crowd
In 2007, John Kerry posted on his website: “You can’t just have someone plunk something down wherever the hell they want.” The post The breezy windmill fantasies of the Nantucket crowd appeared first on CFACT. read more
Celebrating 4,000 Posts
It has taken three years, two months, and one week to get here but we can lay down another milestone. *This is the 4,000th post*! Arguably I'd have reached this sooner without Covid and if our house hadn't been invaded by an unruly stray cat who decided to stay. But still, 4,000 posts. And what a time this has spanned. When we hit the 3,000 mark Donald Trump was in the White House, and Theresa May faced Jeremy Corbyn across the dispatch box. Brexit was an intractable political mess that would never be resolved, we were ignorant of something called Covid-19, the notion Russia would i... read more
Texas Power Grid Pushed To The Limit Again
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public It’s hot in Texas! HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — ERCOT, the embattled power grid operator for most of Texas, is urging customers to conserve energy for a five-hour peak period on Saturday and Sunday as it confronts both unseasonably hot weather and six power generation […] read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Best hidden map feature that will save you money on gas
Clever Google Maps and Apple Maps trick to save money on gas. read more

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