Sunday, June 12, 2022

12 June - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

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The Global Temperature Record
“The 1930s were warm in the United States, but they were cool globally. In fact, your readers can see that data for themselves at the NASA website” Letter: Start global warming debate with facts, truths Multiple agencies show close agreement … Continue reading → read more
US Department of Defense Finally Comes Clean – Admits in Public Document that There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft It wasn’t that long ago that Mitt Romney was threatening former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for suggesting the US was funding biolabs... The post US Department of Defense Finally Comes Clean – Admits in Public Document that There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Senate group agrees on broad outline of new gun law after Uvalde shooting
Yahoo News A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced an agreement had been reached — though in principle only — on new legislation meant... The post Senate group agrees on broad outline of new gun law after Uvalde shooting appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Duran7 hours ago
U.S. Ukraine Policy Leads U.S. Inflation-Rate Higher
Eric Zuesse As-of the latest reported month, which was May 2022, the annual inflation-rate in the U.S. for “Fuel Oil” is 106.7% (see “Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average”, which document also notes that “The index for fuel oil more than doubled, rising 106.7 percent; this represents […] read more
Massive migrant caravan disbands as Mexico hands out travel permits; migrants expected to head to US
Yahoo News The massive migrant caravan, which at one point swelled up to well over 10,000 migrants as it set off toward the U.S. border from... The post Massive migrant caravan disbands as Mexico hands out travel permits; migrants expected to head to US appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Bumbling, Stumbling Biden’s War On Fossil Fuels
By Paul Homewood Biden’s war on fossil fuels: read more
France’s New Ecologic And Social People’s Union
France is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 12. The election for the 577-member National Assembly will be held in two stages. The first round on Sunday will be followed by a run-off round on June 19 in constituencies where it is necessary. The voting follows the presidential election in April when incumbent Emmanuel Macron won a lackluster victory. One highlight of the presidential election was the strong showing by left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon who won close to 22% of the votes and ended up narrowly losing to the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen who co... read more
Washington Starts Blame Game Over Defeat In Ukraine
I do not believe for one moment that U.S. intelligence services do not know what is going on in Ukraine and in Kiev. They know that the Ukraine has lost the war and will have to sue for peace as soon as possible. They also have told the White House that this is a case and that the whole idea of setting up the Ukraine to tickle the Russian bear was idiotic from the get go. The question now is who will take the blame for the outcome. Who can the buck be passed to? There is always the option for politicians, as Andrei assumes is the case, to blame the intelligence and the various age... read more
The January 6th Hearing Flop -- I Woulda, Coulda Watched It, But I Sold My TV to Buy Gas
Headline says it all. The January 6th, prime time hearing, pimped and hyped for weeks by our elites and the mainstream media as the final solution to Donald Trump, flopped. According to the ratings, 20 million watched—about the audience for the combined current nightly newscasts on ABC, NBC, and CBS—shows which are themselves in serious ratings trouble and are not broadcast in prime time. read more
Of Course They Are
ICYMI: The skies over Toronto were filled with smoke in a rainbow of different colors as part of a massive pyrotechnical show examining the perils of climate change pic.twitter.com/O0yDmDObKL — Reuters (@Reuters) June 12, 2022 read more
Science Matters9 hours ago
Finland’s Self-imposed Climate Lockdown
You’d think that politicians had learned to forego climate virtue-signaling after seeing the lawfare tactics that they will suffer. And yet, Finland bravely goes where smarter angels fear to tread. As the Helsinki Times reports New Climate Change Act into force in July. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The Climate Change Act lays the […] read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Why Your Depression May Really Be Insulin Resistance.
https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-healthy-journey/202206/why-your-depression-may-really-be-insulin-resistance?amp read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Mammals can breathe through their intestines.
https://www.science.org/content/article/mammals-can-breathe-through-their-intestines?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
How the Sagan standard can help you make better decisions
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/how-the-sagan-standard-can-help-you-make-better-decisions/#Echobox=1654920875 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Astronomers Successfully Map 8,000 Galaxies and Make an Incredible Discovery.
https://curiosmos.com/astronomers-map-8000-galaxies-and-make-an-incredible-discovery/ read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 12 ISIS massacred over 1000 cadets at Camp Speicher
1920 Protest in Karbala mosque calling for revolt vs British (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1921 Gertrude Bell wrote that Faisal entering Iraq with the British wouldn’t have been as good as him leading a jihad but he would still be an inspiration to the new Arab state of Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) (Musings On Iraq movie revie... read more
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets, A Look Ahead”
Gregory Mannarino, 6/12/22” *“Markets, A Look Ahead”* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Musical Interlude: Trevor Jones, "The Last of the Mohicans, Promentory"
Trevor Jones, *"The Last of the Mohicans, Promentory"* ○ "The Last of the Mohicans" is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. The soundtrack was a single disc and consisted of 16 tracks. The first 9 were written by Trevor Jones, the next 6 by Randy Edelman. The main theme of the movie is "Promentory", an orchestration of the tune "The Gael" by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean from his 1990 album "The Search." Dougie MacLean, "The Gael Northwest" read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Senate Comes to Agreement on New Gun Restrictions, UniParty Republicans Support New Measures
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have announced their agreement for new laws which will restrict gun ownership. The measures include a new federal firearm registry (known colloquially as “enhanced background checks”), and new laws for the federal government to define the standard of mental health that will allow gun ownership (known colloquially as “red […] The post Senate Comes to Agreement on New Gun Restrictions, UniParty Republicans Support New Measures appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Duran8 hours ago
Guardian’s Ukraine tipping point. Biden dumps Elensky. New G8. Nicaragua invites Russia. Update 2
Guardian’s Ukraine tipping point. Biden dumps Elensky. New G8. Nicaragua invites Russia. Update 2 Topic 581 read more
Julian Assange Extradition Rulings Could Be Annulled, Say Legal Sources
UK home office minister Priti Patel is expected to rule any day on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face espionage related charges. But legal sources now say that surveillance of Assange’s lawyers may see the extradition case thrown out. Meanwhile, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK government illegally spied on one of Assange’s lawyers. The Canary has previously listed a number of defence concerns that could be raised in court. These include Spain-based firm UC Global’s surveillance of Assange’s lawyers in the Ecuado... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Many spiral galaxies have bars across their centers. Even our own Milky Way Galaxy is thought to have a modest central bar. Prominently barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, featured here, was captured in spectacular detail in an image taken by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. Visible are dark filamentary dust lanes, young clusters of bright blue stars, red emission nebulas of glowing hydrogen gas, a long bright bar of stars across the center, and a bright active nucleus that likely houses a supermassive black hole. Light takes about 60 million years to reach us from NGC 1672, which ... read more
Fatal shooting in Niagara
The Niagara Police are reporting that "On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at approximately 3:40 am, 1 District (St. Catharines) uniform officers responded to the area of Pleasant Avenue and Lake Street in the City of St. Catharines for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers discovered three victims as a result of this incident. One victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other victims were transported to hospital. The second victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to an out-of-town hospital for treatment. The third victim is currently being treated for non life ... read more
Uvalde And The Border Security Scam
For so long, the people of South Texas have been expected to sacrifice their communities to a border security apparatus. Drones, helicopters, and agents have saturated cities and towns where residents have gone without health insurance and send their children to underfunded schools. It was this apparatus that responded in late May when a gunman rampaged through an elementary school classroom in Uvalde, killing children—19 in all—and two teachers. Hundreds of state troopers, federal immigration agents, sheriff’s deputies, U.S. Marshals, and local police quickly descended on a town ... read more
New Documents: US-Trained Special Forces Involved In Drug Trafficking
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Members of the former Honduran elite police unit, the COBRAS, worked with the ‘Los Grillos’ criminal gang to steal drug money and shipments, according to newly released U.S. court documents. Los Grillos, together with the special forces police unit are involved in selling and stealing drugs “through police operations” and according to Honduran press reports, act as contract hitman. The U.S. DEA document (see below) dated July 13, 2016, was recently filed in the case against Ludwig Criss Zelaya Romero, a convicted drug trafficker and former Honduran police o... read more
Fact Sheet: Incarcerated LGBTQ Adults And Youth
This fact sheet examines the criminalization and over-incarceration of LGBTQ+ adults and youth. The LGBTQ+ population is comprised of people with non-heterosexual identities—those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others—and people with non-cisgender identities—those who are trans and gender non-conforming. LGBTQ+ adults are incarcerated at three times the rate of the total adult population. LGBTQ+ youth’s representation among the incarcerated population is double their share of the general population. Approximately 124,000 adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in U.... read more
Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries’ economies and work together in a joint “anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies.” Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a “partnership agreement” and “cooperation agreement.” The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas,... read more
At March For Our Lives, A Call For A Nationwide Strike Of Schools
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in over 450 protests across the country Saturday demanding lawmakers take action on gun control laws in the wake of recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. March for Our Lives, the youth-led organization created by students who survived the mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, organized Saturday's rallies. Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son, Joaquin, was among those killed in Parkland, addressed the Washington, DC crowd announcing a new campaign called I Will Avoid. “Our elect... read more
Australia’s Environmental Movement Is Breaking The Deadlock In Politics
The federal election saw voters’ growing concern about Australia’s laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates. But what caused this seismic shift in Australia’s political landscape? And why now? We believe the rapid growth and diversification of Australia’s environmental movement since 2015 played an important role. For example, almost a million Australians volunteered for an environmental charity in 2019, whether by planting trees, organizing candidate forums or joinin... read more
Need To Know9 hours ago
Brazil: Electoral Court Threatens to Remove Elected Officials from Office for ‘Disinformation’
An electoral court said it will remove elected officials from office, including the president, if they are deemed to have shared “disinformation” during their campaign. Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro is under scrutiny by the electoral court for warning about the vulnerability to fraud of electronic voting systems. read more
Econlib9 hours ago
Hooper on Chudov on Vaccines Against Variants
On May 18, in response to a May 16 post by Igor Chudov titled “’Vaccine Against Variants’ is Impossible and Will Endanger the Naturally Immune,” my friend and co-author Charley Hooper wrote: Chudov presented two main points. First, creating a vaccine to address many of the SARS-CoV-2 variants will be difficult, if not impossible. Second, […] The post Hooper on Chudov on Vaccines Against Variants appeared first on Econlib. read more
DAVID HOOD
David Hood has been appointed provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Minnesota State University, Mankato. read more
CTE Conference Causes ‘Good Trouble’ for Equity
CTE professionals gathered virtually to discuss efforts to make CTE fairer. read more
Panel Explores Paths to Equitable and Diverse Public Education
Education Law Center, a policy advocacy group, hosted the lecture titled, “Beyond Either/Or: The Constitutional Right to an Equitable... read more
IMPACT: A Framework to Guide Campus Responses to Racial Incidents
We can no longer ignore the depth to which students feel the pain of things that happen worldwide read more
Trump Republicans and the Big Democracy Destroying Lies
Written by Grant G The stupidity and gullibility of millions of right leaning Americans knows no bounds. There has only been one US Presidential election where the wrong candidate won...That was in 2000..Gore versus Bush. Who Florida's electoral college votes went to was decided in a 5 to 4 decision by the Supreme court...5 Republican appointed justices to stop the count, 4 Democratic appointed justices voted to continue the count... What happened in Florida in 2000? ....Punch card voting machines, "dimpled chads, and pregnant chads... In the very populous Democratic stron... read more
Fatal shooting in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
CTV is reporting that "Halifax police are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Dartmouth. Police say they responded to a weapons complaint Saturday at a home on Viscaya Place around 2 am. A man was found deceased when officers arrived." Yeah the shots fired and the bullet homes in his body would indeed make his death suspicious. The Toronto Star is reporting that " Halifax police are seeking the public’s assistance in a homicide investigation after a 34-year-old man was killed in a shooting in the city. The medical examiner’s office says Nelson Tyrelle Beals’ death early... read more
Chet Raymo, "Exile "
*"Exile "* by Chet Raymo "Are we truly alone With our physics and myths, The stars no more Than glittering dust, With no one there To hear our choral odes? " "This is the ultimate question, the only question, asked here by the Northern Irish poet Derek Mahon. It is a poem of exile, from the ancient familiar, from the sustaining myth of rootedness, of centrality. A poem that the naturalist can relate to, we pilgrims of infinite spaces, of the overarching blank pages on which we write our own stories, our own scriptures, having none of divine pedigree. Yes, we feel the ache of exile,... read more
"Like Butterflies..."
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think its forever." - Carl Sagan read more
The Poet: Wendell Berry, "Circles of Our Lives"
*"Circles of Our Lives"* "Within the circles of our lives we dance the circles of the years, the circles of the seasons within the circles of the years, the cycles of the moon within the circles of the seasons, the circles of our reasons within the cycles of the moon. Again, again we come and go, changed, changing. Hands join, unjoin in love and fear, grief and joy. The circles turn, each giving into each, into all. Only music keeps us here, each by all the others held. In the hold of hands and eyes we turn in pairs, that joining joining each to all again. And then we turn aside, alone,... read more
"The Wise Woman's Stone"
*"The Wise Woman's Stone"* Author Unknown "A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said, "I know how val... read more
"It's the Money, Stupid!"
*Old engraved illustration of The execution of Queen Marie Antoinette* * on the "Revolution Square" (Place Louis XV.) on October 16, 1793.* *"It's the Money, Stupid!"* A short history of the paper monies that cried wolf... by Joel Bowman *Trondheim, Norway -* "It’s the money, stupid! Every day, every moment, the world economy finds itself at another crossroads... one path leading down by the rushing rapids... the other headed over a cliff. It’s the “Decision of the Century,” as Bill reminded readers this week. “There are only two real choices. One way or another, this scam economy is... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Thanks for stopping by! read more
CURMUDGUCATION9 hours ago
PA: Mastriano Would Be A Disaster For Education
Doug Mastriano upset the GOP establishment by walking away with the Republican nomination for governor. Everyone else is going to have ample opportunity to be alarmed by this far-right Christian nationalist in the months ahead. Mastriano is a hard-core MAGA as they come. He has been a huge promoter of the Big Lie, including a a staged hearing that allowed more air time for a parade of debunked Big Lie baloney (including a call-in from Beloved Leader). He has sworn that belief in the Big Lie will be job requirement #1 for his secretary of state. He got as bill through the PA Senate... read more
Republicans and Election Fraud Claims, Also Known as Morons who are Eroding Democracy With Utter Bullshit Claims of Election Fraud
Written by Grant G The stupidity and gullibility of millions of right leaning Americans knows no bounds. There has only been one US Presidential where the wrong candidate won...That was in 2000..Gore versus Bush. Florida's electoral college votes was decided in a 5 to 4 decision by the Supreme court...5 Republican appointed justices to stop the count, 4 Democratic appointed justices voted to continue the count... What happened in Florida in 2000? ....Punch card voting machines, "dimpled chads, and pregnant chads... In the very populous Democratic strongholds in Florida, peopl... read more
Virtual Mirage9 hours ago
Random Thoughts
The Canadian Gold Standard Guns are for hunting and target practice, but never for self-defense, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week, continuing his crusade against firearms. Trudeau, who is pushing a sweeping measure aimed at freezing the sale, purchase, or transfer of handguns in Canada, said that his country takes a completely different view […] The post Random Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
Escobar: Will The Global South Break Free From Dollarized-Debt?
In his latest book, economist Michael Hudson pits socialism against finance capitalism and tears apart the 'dream civilization' imposed by the 1 percent. read more
balance109 hours ago
fear to delve deeply within oneself
Blessed hearts, when you accelerate in meditation it is not possible for an intrusion of discord to interrupt you without actual danger and even damage to certain centers. Therefore rather than enhance a precarious journey we have in fact held back the acceleration of your being that you might first recognize what impedes the journey to the Sun. It is not your innocence, it is not your light, it is not your determination but the necessary preparation of sealing of consciousness from every interference, every juxtaposition of interruption that would interfere. -Archangel Michael, Pea... read more
Let Them Drive Teslas
By Paul Homewood We rarely get the stateside version of events from the UK media. Here’s Karl Rove, with his famous white board: . BTW – To get the full story, you need to watch this video of the aforesaid “Let them dive Tesla” Debbie Samenow: . read more
Need To Know10 hours ago
Justin Bieber Suffers from Facial Paralysis Months after His Wife Had a Stroke
Justin Bieber has Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (RHS) facial paralysis. Under normal conditions, RHS affects 5 people in 100,000, but the case number increases to 338 cases per 100,000 after COVID vaccination, according to researcher Steve Kirsch. Bieber's wife had a stroke in March. Both illnesses are rare in young people. read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 11-12 June 2022
Sunday, 12 June 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 11-12 June 2022 read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Boris Johnson’s Britain
Where the foxes caper unmolested, the government packs your school lunch, and the Department of Levelling Up are sore losers; Qari Asim, the head imam at the Makkah mosque in Leeds, was let go from his roles as independent adviser on Islamophobia and deputy chairman of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group on Saturday. It comes… Continue reading → read more
Russian Revives Fashion for Assyrian Kokoshniks
Pearl stitcher Johann Nikadimus dreams that the historical kokoshnik will become a part of world fashion. The designer himself makes beautiful hats and teaches others how to make them. read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Sunday Talks, El-Erian Speaks in Coded Language About Inflation Not Going to Improve
Mohamed El-Erian is generally more correct than most, but the insufferable coded language he is required to use makes it difficult for the ordinary person to see exactly what he is saying. For this CBS segment, we will apply the decipher. [Transcript Here] Notice this key phrase in the beginning of his discussion of inflation. […] The post Sunday Talks, El-Erian Speaks in Coded Language About Inflation Not Going to Improve appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - The Globe and Mail's editorial board reminds us of the continued choice between taking reasonable precautions to minimize the damage from continued waves of COVID-19, or letting wishful thinking lead us until avoidable harm to people's health. And Shalini Saksena writes about the emergence of long COVID as a parallel pandemic, while Elizabeth Payne highlights how Canada's public health care system is woefully unprepared to respond to it. - Joshua Chung reports on the disappearance of some of the breaks lower-income Canadians were able to s... read more
Science Matters11 hours ago
FDA Interfered With Ivermectin, Doctors Suing
A Washington law firm has filed a federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for interfering with the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. H/T Epoch Times The lawsuit was filed by Boyden Gray & Associates on behalf of three doctors who were disciplined for prescribing human-grade ivermectin to patients. The […] read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Astronomers may have detected a ‘dark’ free-floating black hole
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-astronomers-dark-free-floating-black-hole.html read more
The VLW Digital Edition – June 13, 2022 
Read the mobile version Read a previous edition To view in full-screen mode, click the icon. read more
Unreasonable restraint: Political ad ban doesn’t pass constitutional muster 
A public transit system had a legitimate interest in avoiding some politically charged advertisements, but its lack of a formal definition of “political” or written guidelines clarifying how its prohibition on political ads was to be applied doomed its policy as unconstitutional, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. Judge Julius N. Richardson ... read more
Officer’s retaliation claims survive 
A Richmond police officer’s allegations that he was retaliated against after complaining about being denied a promotion for discriminatory reasons have survived the city’s motion to dismiss. The Eastern District of Virginia found the officer had sufficiently alleged a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, as well race and national origin ... read more
High court: Harmless error doctrine limited by VAPA 
The Supreme Court of Virginia has asked the state health commissioner to re-evaluate an application for a certificate of public need, or COPN, from Chesapeake Regional Medical Center for a new open-heart surgery service and cardiac catheterization equipment. The decision came as the court reversed and remanded previous rulings by a circuit court and the ... read more
Emotional distress claim vs. accuser survives dismissal 
A doctor who claimed he was arrested twice on false charges of stalking and domestic violence can sue his accuser for intentional infliction of emotional distress, or IIED. A federal trial court denied the accuser’s motion to dismiss, holding that the complaint “satisfies the threshold for pleading a legally sufficient claim of IIED in Virginia.” ... read more
Massey Cancer Center names internship for Richmond attorney 
When Richmond attorney Rudene Mercer Haynes first learned that Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center was establishing a summer internship in her honor, she said she was completely surprised. “I was like ‘What? You must be confused,’” Haynes said. “It makes me feel really special and I am very excited to be a part of ... read more
Patient sustained nasal injury during surgery — $1.1M verdict 
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Cautery injuries to nose resulting in full thickness soft tissue loss of right alar rim and columella Name of case: Wall v. Princess Anne ENT & Allergy, P.C. Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Case no.: CL 20-5999 Tried before: Jury Name of judge or mediator: Judge James C. ... read more
Plaintiff’s dominant arm impaired after being struck by van — $875,000 settlement 
Type of action: Pedestrian personal injury Injuries alleged: Crush fracture of left humeral head, right tibial plateau fracture and mild traumatic brain injury Name of judge or mediator: Judge Michael Gamble (Ret.) Date resolved: 4/20/2022 Special damages: $270,000 in past medicals; Medicare lien of $75,000 Demand: $1,500,000 Offer: $250,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $875,000 ... read more
Jury awards defendant more than $520K in pipeline suit 
Type of action: Eminent domain Injuries alleged: Loss in value to property remaining after condemnation due to pipeline project easement corridor Name of case: Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC v. Terry Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division Case no.: 7:20-cv-134 Name of judge or mediator: Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon Date ... read more
Driver struck plaintiff’s vehicle while leaving shopping center — $600,000 settlement 
Type of action: Personal injury Injuries alleged: Open distal and radial fracture to the left wrist, requiring multiple surgeries; complex regional pain syndrome Court: Norfolk Circuit Court Date resolved: 2/11/2022 Special damages: $338,196.96 in medical expenses Demand: $600,000 Offer: $225,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $600,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Jan F. Hoen, Hampton; ... read more
CFACT12 hours ago
India’s coal proliferation contradicts global climate drama
India has authorized increased importation of thermal coal, removed all import duty on coal, is reopening hundreds of closed coal mines, and has asked existing domestic mines to produce at unprecedented rates. The post India’s coal proliferation contradicts global climate drama appeared first on CFACT. read more
James Bevan’s Ludicrous Sea Level Claims
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler I see that Alarmist in Chief, James Bevan, has been up to his tricks again: Residents in the small coastal village of Fairbourne, North Wales, could become "climate refugees" Some British coastal communities will "inevitably" be forced from their homes as climate change […] read more
Lawfare14 hours ago
The United Nations’ List of “Not Listed” Terrorist Entities
The U.N. Security Council votes to form the U.N. Counter-Terrorism Committee in New York on Sept. 28, 2001. Photo credit: United Nations via YouTube. Editor’s Note: *The U.N. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team regularly issues highly useful reports on al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and related movements. The reports identify entities subject to global penalties because of their involvement in terrorism, but they also identify some individuals and groups who are not formally listed. Lauren Fredericks and Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy ex... read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 11 June 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
Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar?
We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact “Colombia Can” comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, ... read more
Model-Based Net-Zero Scenarios Aren’t Worth The Paper They’re Written On
In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, “have very limited value in answering the two critical questions” of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and “fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies that deliver the desired outcomes”. The research paper is The economics of immense risk, urgent action and radical change: towar... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Glimpses of quantum computing phase changes show researchers the tipping point
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-glimpses-quantum-phase.html read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop.
https://www.space.com/magnetic-higgs-relative-discovered?utm_campaign=socialflow read more
balance1011 hours ago
carte blanche and fear
If you will give us as it were carte blanche, if you will empower us by the authority of your freewill to act in the physical octave in circumstances of world treachery and intrigue, I can assure you that we will do so. And if you will give your calls concertedly to beloved Mighty Hercules and call for the forces of Hercules, millions of angels who serve in his legions together with those of Archangel Michael, our bands of the first ray and of the God- star Sirius to take action, you will discover that the Great White Brotherhood and chelas in embodiment will checkmate many a dark pl... read more
Organizing Notes11 hours ago
Remembering June 12, 1982
Today is the 40th anniversary of 1 million marching in NYC demanding an end to nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Did you know there's an organization that works to keep weapons from spreading to space? Wear a "FREE THE SKY" shirt or hoodie proudly to support the work of the Global Network. Shirt ordering can be done *here* June 12, 1982 was the day I began paying attention to the war in space issue. After watching C-SPAN coverage on TV of the huge protest in New York that event was followed by a speech by President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars chief, Lt. Gen. Daniel Graham... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Welcome to the age of the second brain.
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Edward Abbey, "Benedicto"
*"Benedicto"* "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled c... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Refuting Malthus: the Geopolitics of Creativity and Open Systems Explored
In last week’s meeting of the group ‘Medical Doctors for COVID Ethics’, I was asked to debunk the myth of overpopulation as the ideology has evolved from Thomas Malthus to Francis Galton to modern Transhumanism. We contrast this ‘dismal science’ of the imperial ‘science of limits’ with the more healthy tradition of open system renaissance […] read more

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