Saturday, May 28, 2022

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

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Pfizer CEO – By 2023 WE WILL REDUCE – KILL 50% OF THE WORLD POPULATION
OH MY GOD 28 May 2022 The post Pfizer CEO – By 2023 WE WILL REDUCE – KILL 50% OF THE WORLD POPULATION appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
HOW EVIL IS OUR GOVERNMENT?
#Shane_St_Pierre May 28th, 2022 The post HOW EVIL IS OUR GOVERNMENT? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
When Guns Were In Schools
… and nothing happened. read more
As Illinois Coal Jobs Disappear, Some Are Looking to the Sun – In These Times
Matt Reuscher was laid off a decade ago from Peabody Energy’s Gateway coal mine in Southern Illinois, in the midst of a drought that made the water needed to wash the coal too scarce and caused production to drop, as he remembers it. Reuscher’s grandfather and two uncles had been miners, and his father — a machinist — did much work with the mines. Like many young men in Southern Illinois, it was a natural career choice for Reuscher. Still in his early 20s when he was laid off, Reuscher “spent that summer doing odds and ends, not really finding much of anything I enjoyed doing as m... read more
Is Rishi Dishy Again?
Of late, the chancellor has had a brusing time. How to get back on top of the ratings? We don't know the findings of his half-a-million pound focus groups aimed at improving his image, but perhaps doing something to address the cost of living scored more highly among their priorities than photos in his casual clothing. I'm not saying Rishi Sunak announced his package of measures to *ease* energy price rises to put him back into contention for the Prime Minister's job, but like unveiling it the day after Sue Gray's report the timing was politically fortuitous. No one's going to turn... read more
“'Preemptive Nuclear War': The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity" (Excerpt)
*“'Preemptive Nuclear War': The Historic Battle for **Peace and Democracy. * *A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity"* By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky *Excerpt:* "At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era, which categorized the nuclear bomb as “a weapon of last resort”, have been scrapped. Vladimir Putin’s statement on February 21st, 2022 was a response to US threats to use nuclear weapons on a preemptive basis against Russia, despite Joe Biden’s “... read more
Forgotten History: The Ludlow Massacre & the PR Machine
Truthstream Media May 28th, 2022. The 108th anniversary of this event just happened last month. Always feels strange how a century can go by and... The post Forgotten History: The Ludlow Massacre & the PR Machine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden Education Sec Won’t Say If Schools Should Tell Parents About Their Child Changing Their Gender
GOP War Room May 26, 2022 • President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona would not say if schools should tell parents about their... The post Biden Education Sec Won’t Say If Schools Should Tell Parents About Their Child Changing Their Gender appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Massive New Mexico Fire Started By U.S. Forest Service
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden The largest wildfire in New Mexico history—which is still burning—was started by the U.S. Forest Service, federal investigators announced Friday. The... The post Massive New Mexico Fire Started By U.S. Forest Service appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
World Economic Forum: Smartphones Will Be In Your Body By 2030
The Pulse May 27, 2022 • Those in cutting edge tech, and often associated with the World Economic Forum, have a vision for integrating technology... The post World Economic Forum: Smartphones Will Be In Your Body By 2030 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"Mencken, Where Are You Now That We Need You?"
*"Mencken, Where Are You Now That We Need You?"* "Henry Louis Mencken, The “Sage of Baltimore”, (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial," also gained him attention." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken ○ 'The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the m... read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
President Trump MAGA Rally, Casper Wyoming – 4pm MDT, 6pm EDT Livestream Links
Today, President Donald Trump heads to Casper, Wyoming, to hold a MAGA rally against the reelection of Liz Cheney and in support of her primary opponent, Harriet Hageman. The venue is the Ford Wyoming Center and the president is scheduled to deliver remarks at 4:00pm MDT/6:00pm EDT – Livestream Links: Trump Campaign Rumble Link – […] The post President Trump MAGA Rally, Casper Wyoming – 4pm MDT, 6pm EDT Livestream Links appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Duran8 hours ago
Why did America’s ‘news’-media hide the fact that the DNC’s suit against Trump and Russia was ruled meritless by the Court on 30 July 2019 and then abandoned by the DNC?
Eric Zuesse Here is the ruling’s final page, p. 81: — p.81, “CONCLUSION”: The Court has considered all of the arguments raised by the parties. To the extent not specifically addressed, the arguments are either moot or without merit. For the reasons explained above, the DNC’s Second Amended Complaint is dismissed with prejudice [boldface by […] read more
Historic Heatwaves In Europe
“STATISTICS OF HOT SUMMERS. The excessive heat which prevail. at present (says a Paris paper) gives some interest to the following account of remarkably bot summers :—” In 1132 the earth opened, and the rivers and spring; disappeared in Alsace. … Continue reading → read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Neil Oliver, Perhaps it is Time to Pluck the Strutting Peacocks at Davos
In his weekly monologue today, Neil Oliver discusses the strutting peacocks at Davos who think they are masters of the universe controlling the outcomes of the sheeple masses beneath them. However, as Oliver also notes, only the brainless frogs will sit in the pot – the rest of us, but far the majority, have no […] The post Neil Oliver, Perhaps it is Time to Pluck the Strutting Peacocks at Davos appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
G7 Downplays US Sanctions’ Role In Food Shortage
“There is really no true solution to the problem of global food security without bringing back the agriculture production of Ukraine and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war.” These blunt words by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres accurately describe the present global food crisis. As the U.S. and the G7 (comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) insist that cutting off food exports from Ukraine poses the biggest threat to world food security, rather than admitting the fa... read more
ALBA-TCP On The Summit Of The Americas (Declaration)
Cuba has once again hosted the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) for their 21st Summit. The main objectives of Friday’s meeting, held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, was to share common development strategies and analyze the regional political situation. ALBA-TCP is currently made up of 10 countries, following the reincorporation of Saint Lucia in the last edition of these summits, also held in Havana: Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Antigua and Barbud... read more
Texas School Shooting Reveals The Advanced Sickness Of American Society
The mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers, and the wounding of 17 more people, at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday was a genuinely horrific event. The students killed were 9, 10 and 11 years old, in the second, third and fourth grades. The adults killed, both women, were fourth-grade teachers. The perpetrator of the crime barricaded himself inside a classroom and opened fire with a lightweight semi-automatic rifle that he had obtained a day after his 18th birthday, one week earlier. In the most immediate and direct sense, hundreds if not thousands of p... read more
The Right Of Return Is Once Again A Palestinian Priority
The Nakba is back on the Palestinian agenda. For nearly three decades, Palestinians were told that the Nakba – or Catastrophe – is a thing of the past. That real peace requires compromises and sacrifices, therefore, the original sin that has led to the destruction of their historic homeland should be entirely removed from any ‘pragmatic’ political discourse. They were urged to move on. The consequences of that shift in narrative were dire. Disowning the Nakba, the single most important event that shaped modern Palestinian history, has resulted in more than political division betwe... read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Support for Liz Cheney Collapses in Wyoming as President Trump Comes to Rally for Her Primary Opponent
A recent republican poll in the state of Wyoming [DATA HERE] shows Representative Liz Cheney trailing her primary Trump-endorsed opponent, Harriet Hageman, by 30 points. Liz Cheney has 26% republican support, and her challenger has 56%. The Wyoming primary is August 26, 2022, this year (general election November 8). President Trump is going to be […] The post Support for Liz Cheney Collapses in Wyoming as President Trump Comes to Rally for Her Primary Opponent appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Protesters Take On NRA Convention After Texas Shooting
Houston, Texas - After two sleepless nights wondering what, if anything, she could do, Nancy Harris, 73, decided to drive four hours to Houston. Before she left, she pulled out a piece of paper and wrote down 12 names. Each name was someone she knew had been shot. She put an asterisk next to the ones who had died, including her own daughter. She says she didn’t know the National Rifle Association, one of America’s most powerful lobbyist groups, was meeting in Houston this weekend until after the horrific shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday. She is a gun owner but stood across the street... read more
"And There Comes A Time..."
“Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' Vanity asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right.” - Martin Luther King Jr. read more
balance108 hours ago
Halley's comet
Halley's comet was widely seen on April 11, 1986 in its 75 year return cycle past Earth. It had appeared in spring 1910 and in 1835. In 1835 early railroads were being built, the first attempted assassination of a US President, Amdrew Jackson (who closed the US national bank, forerunner of Federal Reserve), occurred, and Texas revolted against Mexican rule. In 1910 in Nov. the formulation of a US central bank occurred at Jekyll Island, Georgia covertly. The idea that the US needed major national financial "reform" was orchestrated heavily before they hammered out their design at Jek... read more
The Duran8 hours ago
As Defeat Looms Kiev Places All Its Hopes on Western Weapons, Erdogan Repeats Opposition to Finland, Sweden NATO Bids
As Defeat Looms Kiev Places All Its Hopes on Western Weapons, Erdogan Repeats Opposition to Finland, Sweden NATO Bids News Topic 509 read more
Metonymy: Why A Word Like 'Gate' Added Lets People Know It's A Scandal
On June 17, 1972, Washington, D.C., police arrested five men for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Although the administration’s press secretary, Ron Ziegler, dismissed the crime as a “third-rate burglary,” its scope would grow to consume Richard Nixon’s presidency and then bring it to an end 26 months later. read more read more
The Monkeypox Story
The Monkeypox Story by Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath, Nature of Healing May 27, 2022 Once upon a time… ….along came The Monkeypox virus! Symptoms may include a desire to swing from tree to tree, to pick breakfast bugs off your mate, and to screech, yell, and generally monkey around. But seriously…. According to the Centers for Disease Creation (CDC), The post The Monkeypox Story appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Virtual Mirage9 hours ago
A Few Thoughts
Mental Health A review of key indicators of despair over time in the U.S. — including suicide rates, drug overdoses, and reports of anxiety — shows that the intensification of America’s mental health decline coincides almost perfectly with the invention of smartphones and the popularization of social media. The number of mass shootings, especially […] The post A Few Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ9 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - May 28 Govt had Assyrian leader Mar Shimun come to Baghdad to discuss Assyrian issue
(Wikipedia) 1933 Interior Min had Assyrian leader Mar Shimun come to Baghdad to discuss differences with govt over settling community in north Interior said it was willing to acknowledge Mar Shimun as spiritual leader but would not give him any political power Said UK officer arriving to help settle community Mar Shimun said he would help with settlement Pledged loyalty to King Faisal (Musings On Iraq review *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1941 British forces captured Khan Nuqta fort on march from Fallujah... read more
MAKE THEM DEFEND THEIR BLOOD MONEY
*The New York Times* tells us that the owner of the company that made the assault weapon used in the Uvalde school massacre is an evil edgelord of firearms marketing: The Texas shooting, which left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead and more than a dozen wounded, has put a national spotlight on Daniel Defense, a family-owned business in Georgia that has emerged as a trailblazer in an aggressive, boundary-pushing style of weapons marketing and sales. Some of its advertisements invoke popular video games like “Call of Duty” and feature “Star Wars” characters and Santa Claus, mes... read more
The NRA Exists To Keep Weapons Profits Booming
Today, a group of right-wingers are gathering to fetishize guns. The cast of characters includes a former president, multiple sitting congresspeople, and the senator of a state which just saw the fourth deadliest school shooting in American history. There also will be members of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, people who attempted to overturn the results of the last election, weapons manufacturers, people who call queer people “degenerates,” and an actor who once played Superman. And that’s just the board members. The National Rifle Association (NRA) hosts their annual conve... read more
Science Matters10 hours ago
A Conservative View of Governance
This post extracts from the above interview a clear conservative view of governing a contemporary nation, in particular Canada. The visionary is Pierre Poilievre ( pronounced pwa-lee-evre), who is not from Quebec as you might expect. Adopted son of Saskastchewan teachers, he grew up in Alberta, served since 2004 as a Member of Parliament from […] read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
The Strutting Peacocks Of Davos, WEF, And The UN
Neil Oliver explains how the social contract has been broken. read more
Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago
Creating Our Own Hell
by James A. Bacon Prostitution, it is commonly said, is the world’s oldest profession. If that’s true, then sex trafficking may be the second oldest. The enslavement and sexual exploitation of women has been a feature of most recorded history. … Continue reading → read more
The Green Agenda’s Role In Global Inflation–Ben Pile
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Following Ben Pile’s article in TCW the other day, he has now released a video. It lasts 24 minutes, but I would thoroughly recommend watching it all: ? ? ? read more
Forgotten History: The Ludlow Massacre & the PR Machine
Forgotten History: The Ludlow Massacre & the PR Machine by Aaron & Melissa Dykes, Truthstream Media May 27, 2022 The 108th anniversary of this event just happened last month. Always feels strange how a century can go by and little details slip through the cracks, forgotten. We thought we knew this story… but then The post Forgotten History: The Ludlow Massacre & the PR Machine appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Climate change effect on Peruvian glaciers debated in German court
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Bumpy road ahead?[image credit: RWE] Possibly the longest running climate ‘lawfare’ case ever. Sometimes the duration of a case is itself a large part of the desired effect, whatever the outcome. Lawyers win as usual. – – – German judges and experts have arrived at the edge of a… read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Discovery of “impossible” superconductor promises 100x faster electronics
https://www.freethink.com/technology/superconductor?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BigThinkdotcom read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Hubble finds universe will double in size in 10 billion years.
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/universe-expanding-mysteriously-will-double-in-size-in-10-billion-years-finds-hubble-1951827-2022-05-20?utm_source=fb_IA&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=May22&fbclid=IwAR1vRk-GIv35lg9I1tXukvQwN6arR8GjmArMKL-iQXFExqmvqhA-ZM4Naso read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Here’s how we can escape planetary destruction, according to physicists.
https://www.space.com/humans-interplanetary-200-years?utm_campaign=socialflow read more
Modern Tokyo Times12 hours ago
Japanese Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu: Art, culture, and poetry
Japanese Buddhist nun Ōtagaki Rengetsu: Art, culture, and poetry Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The highly acclaimed poet Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) influenced many people during her lifetime. This concerns her Buddhist faith and the cultural realm of art, calligraphy, a graceful potter, and notably poetry. Therefore, despite the convulsions she witnessed during the early […] The post Japanese Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu: Art, culture, and poetry first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Scott Morrison appointed former Labor MP and Woodside executive Gary Gray as Ambassador to Ireland to cover up the East Timor bugging scandal
There is a prima facie case to charge former Labor Party MP, and current Ambassador to Ireland, Gary Gray with criminal offences for his role in the bugging of the East Timor […] The post Scott Morrison appointed former Labor MP and Woodside executive Gary Gray as Ambassador to Ireland to cover up the East Timor bugging scandal appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
Schools Matter6 hours ago
ABOLISH THE SECOND AMENDMENT
Warren Burger became Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court under the first presidential term of Richard Nixon, who was, up until that time, the most conservative president in U. S. history. Chief Justice Burger retired in 1986, and in 1991 he weighed in on the Second Amendment and how the firearms lobby has used it "to perpetrate the biggest fraud on the American people" that he had seen in his lifetime. Another conservative Associate Justice, nominated to the bench by Nixon and nominated to the Supreme Court by Gerald Ford, believed that Second Amendment needs to be amende... read more
Public Comment Is Taking A Back Seat In Biden’s Push To Export More LNG
During a virtual meeting on May 11, the public had an opportunity to comment on a proposed floating LNG export facility 16 miles off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana, a barrier island that was badly crippled last year by Hurricane Ida and is still recovering. Proposed by New Fortress Energy (NFE), the planned facility will be a floating offshore export terminal that would treat, liquefy, and store methane gas before loading it onto ships headed abroad. If realized, the terminal could export up to the equivalent of 145 billion cubic feet of the fossil fuel per year. Its applicati... read more
IUVENTA: Humanity On Trial
On 2 August 2017, Italian authorities seized the IUVENTA, our search and rescue ship. We, a group of young students and activists from Germany, had started this journey by earning our first donations selling cookies and second-hand clothes at a flea market. Between the summer of 2016 and the IUVENTA's seizure, we had rescued more than 14,000 people who had embarked on the dangerous journey across the deadliest border in the world, the Central Mediterranean Route to Europe. Now, our comrades stand accused of "aiding and abetting unauthorized immigration". These charges are based o... read more
"Strange Prices At Kroger! This Is Crazy! What's Next?"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 5/28/22: *"Strange Prices At Kroger! This Is Crazy! What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger Marketplace and are noticing a lot of price increases! We are here to check out 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
National Lawyers Guild Calls For Solidarity With Colombia
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joins statements concerning the upcoming presidential elections in Colombia. We implore the current government and its functionaries to abide by the will of the people and ensure the safety of members of El Pacto Histórico regardless of the election outcome. We also reaffirm our solidarity with progressive organizations and individuals doing accompaniment and electoral observation work in Colombia. This historic election will take place on May 29, 2022 and is part of a highly contested race in which el Pacto Histórico presidential candidate Senator... read more
Farmers, Women, Innovators Give Hope For Meeting Climate Challenge
When Leela Devi was married in Tilonia village (Ajmer district of Rajasthan), she had not heard of solar energy. But making use of the existence of solar centre of the Barefoot College (BC) near her new home, she learnt adequate skills within a year to set up rural solar units and assemble solar lanterns. Later as India’s External Affairs Ministry teamed up with BC to start an international program for training women in rural solar energy systems, Leela teamed up with other friends from B.C. to form a team of trainers. A training program has been designed for training women as bar... read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Russia Takes Control of Key Railway Hub in Lyman, Solidifying Gains in Eastern Ukraine
If you were to read the play-by-play of information in the U.K. Telegraph [SEE HERE], you could get whiplash from the diametrically opposed narratives coming from both sides in the propaganda war. On one hand the western narrative is that Russia is losing, getting weaker, running out of money and weapons. On the other hand, […] The post Russia Takes Control of Key Railway Hub in Lyman, Solidifying Gains in Eastern Ukraine appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Samoa Signs China Bilateral Agreement
*Reuters:* *China signs deal with Samoa as Australia vows Pacific Islands plan* SYDNEY — China’s foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia’s new leader said he had a “comprehensive plan” for the Pacific, as Beijing and Canberra continued rival campaigns to woo the region. China is building on a security pact it recently signed with Solomon Islands, which has alarmed the United States and its allies such as Australia as they fear a stepped-up military presence by Beijing. Australia’s new center-left government ha... read more
Walk For Appalachia’s Future Reaches Monroe County, WV
Monroe County, WV - The Walk for Appalachia’s Future, a multi-day event amplifying the Appalachian region’s fights for environmental justice and renewable energy, launched on Tuesday, May 24 in Ireland, WV and continues through June 4, where the final event will be a youth-led rally in Richmond, VA. The Walk is bringing together community members and allies to highlight environmental damages caused by the fossil fuel industry, and the need to cancel the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Tuesday, May 24 program featured an event in Ireland, WV with a photography exhibition and a guest... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Safe and Effective®
Australia, of course: The number of triple vaccinated people being struck down by debilitating long Covid has been revealed, amid calls for fourth booster jabs to keep Victorians out of hospital. read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Misinformation media on the offensive.. Another example
Deliberate distortions abound. The post Misinformation media on the offensive.. Another example appeared first on CFACT. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says He Was Blocked From Leaving Ukraine
*RFE*: *Ex-President Poroshenko Says Blocked From Leaving Ukraine* Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on May 28 that he was barred from leaving the country and accused the government of breaking a so-called political cease-fire in place since Russia invaded on February 24. Poroshenko was in power from 2014 to 2019, and his European Solidarity party is the second-biggest party in Ukraine's parliament after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's ruling Servant of the People party. *Read more* .... *Update #1: *Ukraine ex-president says blocked from leaving country (AFP) ... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Boris deflects from Partygate, inflation and shortages with Ukraine obsession
Boris deflects from Partygate, inflation and shortages with Ukraine obsession The Duran: Episode 1291 read more
Corporations to the rescue
Kicking off #WEF22 in #Davos. With a devastating global hunger crisis at our doorstep, it is all hands on deck to pull millions back from... The post Corporations to the rescue appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Woman with Pistol Stops Man Firing at Graduation Party Crowd with AR-15
Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins An alleged attacker with an AR-15 was shot dead in Charleston, West Virginia, Wednesday night by a woman who was... The post Woman with Pistol Stops Man Firing at Graduation Party Crowd with AR-15 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Halifax Examiner13 hours ago
New mural in Kentville honours life, boxing career of Olympian Bryan Gibson
Former amateur boxer Jaimie Peerless described herself as a “troubled youth” when she met her boxing coach Bryan Gibson in 2000 when she joined the Evangeline Trail Amateur Boxing Club in Kentville. “I was one of the misguided youth that was going to end up in trouble,” she said in an interview with the Halifax […] read more
Econlib14 hours ago
Joskow on Harold Demsetz
I spent Thursday evening and Friday at UCLA’s event in memory of one of my main mentors, the late Harold Demsetz. The event ended late yesterday afternoon with a bang: the keynote speech by MIT economist Paul Joskow (pictured above.) It was first-rate. Various people through the day talked about the importance of various of […] The post Joskow on Harold Demsetz appeared first on Econlib. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
The Golden Pigs
TNC News: The Trudeau government’s infamous climate delegations were the big winners at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF)’s 24th annual Teddy Waste Awards in Calgary on Wednesday, taking home the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award for wasting taxpayers’ money. The full list of losers: 2022 Teddy Awards read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Demoralized Ukrainian troops on the front line suggest the imminent collapse of the army
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While in the first weeks and months of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, victory slogans for the Ukrainian forces could be read and heard everywhere; things now look quite different. Even the mainstream admits that the Ukrainian army is desolate and wholly demotivated. Soon the Russian military operation in […] The post Demoralized Ukrainian troops on the front line suggest the imminent collapse of the army appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"An Empire Of Lies"
*"An Empire Of Lies"* by the ZMan "An informal metric for measuring the stability of a society is the distance between reality and the official truth of the ruling regime. The more lies the regime tells, the less stable it and the society over which it rules. Official lies are a good proxy for the degree of authoritarianism within the regime. The degree of authoritarianism is a good proxy for the level of official insecurity. The more thuggish the regime the less support it enjoys, thus the more it needs to lie to the people. At the extreme end of this metric is a place like North ... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Biden's serial record of incomptence
Rajan Laad: When Joe Biden was inaugurated in January 2021, the economy was strong, the U.S. border was protected, and the world was largely peaceful, thanks to President Trump. All this, despite COVID-19. One and a half years later, owing to successor Joe Biden's misgovernance, ineptitude, and lack of leadership, the U.S. and the world around have witnessed a series of unprecedented catastrophes. Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high, resulting in a soaring cost of living. The supply chain crisis has caused a shortage of essential items such as baby formula. New York Cit... read more
Organizing Notes12 hours ago
Always good daily updates
Pirate World, Greece & Iran. Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. G7 oligarch shakedown. Alex hails from Athens, Greece. read more
The Discussion of Religions in Mahatma Gandhi’s Autobiography
In his autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Mahatma Gandhi has reflected on his childhood impression of Christianity. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 10, “Glimpses of Religion”: “In those days Christian missionaries used to stand in a corner near the high school and hold forth, pouring abuse on Hindus and their gods. I could not endure this. I must have stood there to hear them once only, but that was enough to dissuade me from repeating the experiment. About the same time, I heard of a well known Hindu having been converted to Christianity. It was the talk of the ... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Russia's faulty missiles
Business Insider: Russia has fired off more than 1,100 missiles in its ongoing war with Ukraine, according to a US defense official, and over 2,100, according to Ukraine, but many of Russia's missiles have apparently either failed on launch, malfunctioned in flight, or missed their targets, according to officials familiar with the intelligence. A US official who spoke with Reuters on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the information revealed that US intelligence shows Russia's day-to-day missile failure rate sometimes exceeded 50% for certain types of prec... read more
CURMUDGUCATION12 hours ago
Another Attempt To Let Software Write
John Warner, whose book Why They Can't Write should be required reading for all teachers of writing, just took a look at GPT-3, one of the new generation of algorithms that is being sold as an artificial intelligence capable of writing. GPT-3's capabilities are perhaps being oversold, and it has exhibited some of the usual problems with generating gibberish and "learning" to say terrible things, plus a tendency, like many such algorithms, to get stranded in a linguistic uncanny valley. Warner was surprised by the discovery that GPT-3 does not know grammar, or any of the rules abou... read more

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