Sunday, May 15, 2022

15 May - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

 10 pm MDT

More Than 75% Of The World Could Face Drought By 2050, UN Report Warns
The climate crisis is making droughts more frequent and longer-lasting, a new UN report has announced. The report, Drought in Numbers, 2022, was released Wednesday in honor of Drought Day at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) taking place in Abijan, Côte d’Ivoire from May 9 to 20. The post More Than 75% Of The World Could Face Drought By 2050, UN Report Warns appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 14-15 May 2022
Sunday, 15 May 2022 — 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 some links … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 14-15 May 2022 read more
The Boeing Announcement Is a Vote of Confidence in Virginia
by James A. Bacon The Boeing Company’s decision to transfer its official headquarters location from Chicago, Ill., to Arlington gives Virginia significant bragging rights. The move will have little detectable short-term economic impact. The more consequential news is a promise … Continue reading → read more
DOROTHY CAMPBELL
Dorothy Campbell has been named interim provost and chief academic officer at New Mexico State University. read more
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Judy Melinek offers a coroner's perspective on the large number of ways in which COVID infection can result in death or severe illness, while Lixue Huang et al. find that long COVID remains an issue even for many of the people who were first infected two years ago. And Zak Vescera talks to some of the immunocompromised people who can only see the admonition to "live with the virus" as a declaration that their lives aren't valued. - Don Braid discusses how Alberta patients are dying due to the UCP's choice to impose ever-larger burdens whil... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
In defense of supply chain incompetency
PJ Media: *AP Is Aghast That the GOP Would Use Biden's Failures as a Political Weapon. Aghast!* Just when the Dems thought they had a shot at Suburban women love Rove v. Wade. There is a shortage of formula for their babies. read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Durham case reveals documents wrongly withheld from Congress
Washington Examiner: ... Kash Patel, who was an aide to Republicans when they controlled the House Intelligence Committee under then-Chairman Nunes, said on Sunday that FBI notes disclosed as part of Durham's case against Democratic cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann were subpoenaed by Nunes and "withheld" from the panel during its own Russia investigation. "These are documents that they clearly hid from Congress," Nunes, appearing with Patel, told host Maria Bartiromo on her Fox News program, *Sunday Morning Futures*. During his time in Congress, Nunes spearheaded 14 crimin... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Over 400,000 light years across NGC 6872 is an enormous spiral galaxy, at least 4 times the size of our own very large Milky Way. About 200 million light-years distant, toward the southern constellation Pavo, the Peacock, the remarkable galaxy’s stretched out shape is due to its ongoing gravitational interaction, likely leading to an eventual merger, with the nearby smaller galaxy IC 4970. IC 4970 is seen just below and right of the giant galaxy’s core in this cosmic color portrait from the 8 meter Gemini South telescope in Chile. The idea to image this titanic galaxy collision com... read more
"What Foolish Forgetfulness..."
“You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, so all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last. You have all the fears of mortals and all the desires of immortals… What foolish forgetfulness of mortality to defer wise resolutions to the fiftieth or sixtieth year, and to intend to begin life at a point to which few have attained.” - Denis Diderot read more
Chet Raymo, "As Time Goes By"
*"As Time Goes By"* by Chet Raymo "Is time something that is defined by the ticking of a cosmic clock, God's wristwatch say? Time doesn't exist except for the current tick. The past is irretrievably gone. The future does not yet exist. Consciousness is awareness of a moment. Or is time a dimension like space? We move through time as we move through space. The past is still there; we're just not there anymore. The future exists; we'll get there. We experience time as we experience space, say, by looking out the window of a moving train. Or is time… Physicists and philosophers have ... read more
“Incidit In Scyllam Cupiens Vitare Charybdim”
*“Incidit In Scyllam Cupiens Vitare Charybdim”* by Steve Candidus “One of the great things about ancient Greek Mythology is that the stories all teach a lesson. They don’t end with – and the moral of the story is – though. They leave it to the reader to figure them out. So in addition to being just plain fun to read they are wonderful teachers about life. Perhaps the best thing about this one is that we still use the expression it contains exactly the same way that the ancient Greeks intended it almost 3,000 years ago. That almost never happens. Language is fluid and the meanings o... read more
The Duran8 hours ago
EU gas price caps. Lavrov says west started “hybrid war.” Weapons hit blackmarket. Update 2
EU gas price caps. Lavrov says west started “hybrid war.” Weapons hit blackmarket. Update 2 Topic 542 read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Supermarket Shooter Sought Black Neighborhood, Official Says
The suspect reportedly arrived there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Hamilton, Bermuda. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"If We Have No Idea..."
“If we have no idea what we believe in, we’ll go along with anything. Truth takes courage. Courage to stand up for what we believe in. Not necessarily in a confrontational way, but in a gentle yet firm way. Like an oak tree, able to sway gently in the wind, but strongly rooted to the ground.” - A.C. Ping read more
Welcome To Opposite World
Help yourself to a refreshment. Enjoy the show. read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Sunday Talks, Finland President Sauli Niinistö Indicates a Global Cleaving Behind Decision to Join NATO
BASELINE – Boil all international and geopolitical issues down to their common denominator and everything, E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G., every issue, every discussion, every policy, every position, everything -all of it- circles around economics. Everything is secondary to the underlying economics of every single issue. Power or weakness, famine or war, peace or conflict, master or servant, culture […] The post Sunday Talks, Finland President Sauli Niinistö Indicates a Global Cleaving Behind Decision to Join NATO appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
Science fiction or reality? UK to build a solar power plant in space. Here’s how
https://www.wionews.com/science/science-fiction-of-reality-uk-to-build-a-solar-power-plant-in-space-heres-how-478462 Pl read more
The Duran10 hours ago
EU ‘To Accept’ Gas for Roubles, West Ramps Up Military Support for Ukraine
EU ‘To Accept’ Gas for Roubles, West Ramps Up Military Support for Ukraine News Topic 497 read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
“There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families.”
BBC- Margaret Thatcher statue lowered into place A statue of Margaret Thatcher has been egged within two hours of it being erected in her home town of Grantham. A protester threw eggs at the £300,000 statue from behind a temporary fence which surrounds the monument. Lincolnshire Police said it had received a report of criminal… Continue reading → read more
Econlib10 hours ago
George H. Smith, RIP
I’ve held off writing an obituary for George Smith because I wasn’t sure that the obituary friends pointed to was truly of him. But David Boaz has convinced me that it was. I had lost touch with George and so I didn’t know that he had moved to Bloomington, Illinois. David Boaz’s obituary of George […] The post George H. Smith, RIP appeared first on Econlib. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
This Is The Time At SDA When We Refresh Our Memories
Ian Cumming: Before there is too much admiration, the real background story of Kingston Chinese plant Originally published May 21, 2021 in Ontario Dairy Farmer. Reprinted with permission. ******************** AN APRIL 28, 2016 meeting in Gustine, California changed the landscape of the Canadian dairy industry. The meeting was between several top people representing the Chinese-owned… Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Tonga volcanic eruption caused biggest explosion since 1883
https://www.wionews.com/science/tonga-volcanic-eruption-caused-biggest-explosion-since-1883-479165 read more
The Grayzone9 hours ago
Operation Surprise: leaked emails expose secret intelligence coup to install Boris Johnson
Leaked emails reviewed by The Grayzone reveal possibly criminal plot by pro-Leave elites to sabotage Theresa May’s Brexit deal, infiltrate government, spy on campaign groups, and replace May with Boris Johnson. Intelligence cabal infiltrated UK civil service thanks to “centrally placed mole” Ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove pitched espionage operations targeting civil service and campaign groups Fake Democratic Party fronts run by CIA veterans were proposed to infiltrate pro-Remain groups Cabal sought to spy on and disrupt Prime Minister’s top Brexit […] The post Operation Surprise: ... read more
Organizing Notes9 hours ago
Ukraine troops surrender
Andrei Martyanov (former Soviet naval office now living in Seattle) writes: Allegedly the 115 Brigade of Territorial Defense of 404 [Ukraine] who complain that they have nothing, know nothing and begin to suspect that they are a cannon fodder. It gives a good impression of the state of the morale in VSU and the quality of personnel it gets through all those numerous "mobilizations". Territorial "Battalions" were a good opportunity for thugs to get weapons and begin to terrorize local Ukrainian civilians, including robbing them under the pretext of a "defense of 404". Figh... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead: Will The Stock Market Pop? Or Drop?"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 5/15/22: *"Markets, A Look Ahead: * *Will The Stock Market Pop? Or Drop?"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by racial hatred, criminologists find
A suspect apparently motivated by a white supremacist agenda shot dead 10 shoppers. Analysis shows that mass shootings – and those at grocery stores – are on the rise. read more
Is the BBC biased?10 hours ago
The haters are back
You may have noticed - I certainly have - that the lull in vociferous Israel-bashing is finally over. What turns out to be a temporary diversion from the anti-Israel status quo may have been because the media’s current focus on Putin’s war against Ukraine has effectively paled other conflicts into insignificance; it may simply be the fallout from the near-miss of a Corbyn government. Whatever caused the haters to beat a temporary retreat, the Israel-bashing hiatus has now reached its natural sell-by limit. Back to abnormal; the haters are back in full force. The BBC hasn’t ha... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ11 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - May 15 Iraqi army attacked Israel in 1948 Arab-Israeli War
(Wikipedia) 1935 Tribes seized Suq al-Shuyukh and cut railway between Basra and Nasiriya during revolt against govt 1941 German major arrived in Baghdad to lead Brandenburgers Commandorecon along with squadron of bombers and squadron of fighters Met with PM Gaylani Decided priority blocking Transjordan force from reaching Habaniya base Was too late to do that (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Boich World War II In Iraq and Syria) 1941 Germany had total of 24 fighters and bombers in Iraq to help Gaylani govt fight German planes were painted in Iraqi colors to hide their ... read more
balance1011 hours ago
irrelevant gibberish
SPIRITUAL 44+ DIRECTOR 47=91. CALCINATION 47+ CARNAL 22 + MIND 22= 91 (47+44). Peter Duffy 54 + Neroli 37=91. ............ Vol. 18 No. 29 - Gautama Buddha - July 20, 1975 Quietly Comes the Buddha XIII The Perfection of Indifference What is the tenth perfection of the law? It is that which seals the action of the three-times-three and the nine-times-nine. It is called Indifference. It is the equanimity of being which comes when the mathematics of the soul is fulfilled. The soul that has mastered the nine perfections can be like Mother Earth, showing neither animosity nor amity to any... read more
Voltaire’s Prayer and My Prayer
“I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.” ~ Voltaire I made the same prayer to God, but he hasn’t granted it yet. My enemies continue to thrive; they rule nations, multinational companies, academic institutions, and media entities. read more
If your teen complains, show him this.
Teens in Borodianka Ukraine, May 13, 2022. Washington Post read more
Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago
Jeanine’s Memes
From The Bull Elephant read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Sunday Sermonette
Gargoyle on the Salisbury Cathedral – England Tolerance You became tolerant of their degeneracy, only for them to become intolerant of your values. You pretended they were your equal only for them to tell you that they were your superior. There is no greater myth than the proposition of an amicable coexistence between […] The post Sunday Sermonette appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Michael Clarage: The Light of Life — “Life Emits Light.”
Michael Clarage: The Light of Life — “Life Emits Light.” by The Thunderbolts Project May 14, 2022  Life emits light. There is even proof our eyes emit light. To a physicist this is possible since all receivers are also transmitters—a radio antenna can send or receive the same signal. The rhodopsin molecules The post Michael Clarage: The Light of Life — “Life Emits Light.” appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Durham's route to exposing the Russian collusion hoax
*Andrew McCarthy:* *One lie that hides an enormous conspiracy: Inside the trial that exposes Clinton’s plot to slander Trump* It was one of the biggest political frauds in history that started with a lie to get the FBI and DOJ involved in pushing the fraud. Sometimes one of the best ways to try a major fraud case is to pick out an obvious lie that was used to promote it. In a case I had where some retuning Vietnam POWs were swindled out of their back pay by a bond dealer where the salesman claimed he had been a Korean war POW as a Marine in order to get the victims to buy, I m... read more

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