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PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Are There Veterans For Peace In Colombia?I once asked a prominent social movement leader and former Colombian Senator if there was any organization or movement in her country similar to the US groups Veterans for Peace or Iraqi Veterans Against the War (now About Face). It was in 2011, and I was there with a delegation sponsored by the Alliance for Global Justice and the National Lawyers Guild. She looked at me a moment and then said, “We have veterans, but they are not for peace.” Her answer confirmed my own limited experience. Of course, this was Colombia in 2011, a country that had recently learned about the “false po... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Virginia woman sentenced in pandemic benefits fraud schemeABINGDON (AP) A Virginia woman convicted earlier this year of charges connected with a scheme to defraud the U.S. government through fake claims for pandemic unemployment benefits has been sentenced to more than two years in prison, a federal prosecutor said. Marissa Leanna Kiser, 27, of Saint Paul, was found guilty by a jury in ... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Peasants Agitate Against The 12th Ministerial Conference Of WTOGeneva - On Saturday, 06/11, La Via Campesina began its mobilizations against the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization that is underway in Geneva this week. An international delegation of peasants – representing social movements, peasant and indigenous organizations and farm unions – from the rural territories of Kenya, Korea, Paraguay, USA, France, India, Indonesia, Canada, Thailand, Spain, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Mali and Gambia took to the streets of Geneva with a massive demonstration against the World Trade Organization ... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Algeria To Suspend Friendship Treaty, Imports From SpainAlgeria announced suspension of its two decade-old-treaty of friendship with Spain on Wednesday, June 8. It also announced the suspension of all imports from the European country over its decision to support Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. The Algerian President’s office said in a statement on Wednesday that it is suspending the long-term treaty with Spain, called the “treaty of friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation,” signed in 2002. A statement issued by the Algerian Banking Association later declared that the government had also decided to suspend imports of al... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
WTO Meeting Is An Opportunity To Challenge Corporate Control Of FoodLook no further than to the fruit and vegetable farmers in Europe and the United States who destroyed perfectly good produce because corporate food processors lacked the resiliency to adapt to changing consumption demands. The 2.5 million farmworkers in the U.S., at the same time, risked their lives for poverty-level wages without personal protective equipment. Meanwhile, just four corporations, globally, control 75 percent of the world’s grain trade and 60 percent of our seeds. In the U.S., four firms dominate 75 percent of the fertilizer supply and 85 percent of beef processing.... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
"90% Stock Market Crash Is Coming Mid-July - Get Out While You Can"*Full screen recommended.* The Atlantis Report, 6/15/22: *"90% Stock Market Crash Is Coming Mid-July - * *Get Out While You Can"* "Harry Dent's target for stock market crash is almost 90%. Get out while you can. Harry Dent is a financial newsletter writer, economist, best-selling author and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America. He's been warning investors for years about the stock market crash that will likely happen this year." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
President of Paraguay invites Bolivia to be part of the bi-oceanic corridorRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, invited Bolivia to be part of the bi-oceanic corridor during the commemoration of the 87th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Chaco War held in Villa Montes, Tarija. During his speech, the Paraguayan president invited the Bolivian president, Luis Arce, to […] The post President of Paraguay invites Bolivia to be part of the bi-oceanic corridor appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Raw Materials Are Now Fetching Premium Prices
*Zero Hedge:* *Raw Materials Fetch Premium Prices* While longer-term structural factors are at play, the effects of the war in Ukraine are felt in many ways – the one that is probably most pervasive in the daily lives of people around the world is rising prices. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz notes, Russia and Ukraine have a significant influence on the world economy due to their role as suppliers of a number of essential raw materials. These include fossil fuels, agricultural commodities as well as several metals. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: Russia exports many of thes... read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago
Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona Calls on Congress to Offer Citizenship Path to DreamersAs the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy reaches a decade, U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona is... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Bolivia’s ruling party’s bloc to dismiss officials who speak ill of Evo MoralesRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The legislators of the ruling MAS asked the Bolivian Executive to dismiss public servants who "speak ill" of former President Evo Morales, the party, or other pro-government leaders. The ruling party deputy and head of the MAS bench, Gualberto Arispe, read the conclusions of the meeting they held over the […] The post Bolivia’s ruling party’s bloc to dismiss officials who speak ill of Evo Morales appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Vox - All11 hours ago
The federal government started New Mexico’s largest wildfire. It had good intentions.
[image: A person wearing a red helmet and bright yellow top uses a hoe on a smoking, blackened patch of forest floor.] A firefighter in Mora, New Mexico, working to put out a wildfire hot spot in May. The Calfs Canyon and Hermits Peak fires merged into New Mexico’s largest wildfire in April. | Matt McClain/Washington Post via Getty Images Controlled burns are more dangerous but more necessary than ever. In the past, summer has marked the beginning of wildfire season. Colorado would see four months of fires; California’s fires usually burned between July and October. But that was t... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago
"Today's Recession Will Be Tomorrow's Great Depression"*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 6/15/22: *"Today's Recession Will Be Tomorrow's Great Depression"* "Everything points to the fact that we are in a recession right now the economy is not going to be fixed anytime soon. We are going to see a new Great Depression. This will be every man for himself in a short period of time." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Taiwan Says A Chinese Invasion Would Hit The Global Economy More Than The Ukraine War
Taiwan's Chief trade negotiator John Deng speaks to Reuters in Geneva. © Reuters/EMMA FARGE *Reuters:** China attack on Taiwan would hit global trade more than Ukraine war, says Taiwan* GENEVA (Reuters) - Any Chinese military attack on Taiwan would have a greater impact on global trade flows than the Ukraine war, Taipei's top trade negotiator told Reuters on Tuesday, saying it would lead to a shortage of semiconductor chips. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February has triggered commodity price hikes and food export bans, leading to fears of famine in poorer countries. John... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Ecuador’s national strike: schools offer remote classes due to road closuresRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Due to the obstacles to reaching some educational institutions due to the mobilizations that are part of the national strike, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Education ordered that 573 schools in 12 provinces remain in distance learning to ensure the integrity of the students. The Ministry announced it on its Twitter […] The post Ecuador’s national strike: schools offer remote classes due to road closures appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Israel Palestine News11 hours ago
After 15 years of blockade, 4 of 5 children in Gaza struggle with depression, grief & fearA detailed report by Save the Children found Gazan children living in a perpetual state of fear, worry, sadness & grief, waiting for the next Israeli invasion... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago
"Markets Are Collapsing, The Great Reset IS Coming"*Full screen recommended.* Timcast IRL, 6/14/22: *"Markets Are Collapsing, The Great Reset IS Coming"* View comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N24X5jJuCg read more
The Duran12 hours ago
US, EU NEW Russia strategy. Guided missiles to Ukraine. Serbia oil warning. Angry Biden. Update 1
US, EU NEW Russia strategy. Guided missiles to Ukraine. Serbia oil warning. Angry Biden. Update 1 Topic 585 read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Memorial Service To Be Held For Shireen Abu AklehMost journalists live comfortable lives, if not financially then literally, sitting behind their computers all day. Most deaths in the workplace are of men because men do the vast majority of dangerous jobs. Female war correspondents break both rules. Marie Colvin lost her left eye while covering one war and her life covering another eleven […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
The Insurrection Is Happening Now
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters and others assembled in D.C. to protest at what they believed to be a stolen election. The evidence of fraud in that election was overwhelming and has increased exponentially with the release of 2,000 Mules, but leaving that aside, people have the right to protest peacefully. What happened next […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Fed Gets Caught | Major Event IMMINENT
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The Duran12 hours ago
Forget Recession | This is the Next Great Depression.
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The Rio Times12 hours ago
Uruguay expects green hydrogen to invoice US$1.7 billion in 2040RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 30,000 jobs and a turnover of US$1.7 billion per year make up the horizon that the Uruguayan Government proposes for 2040 in the green hydrogen market, an alternative energy source for which the South American country has "significant potential". This was stated this Tuesday by the Minister of […] The post Uruguay expects green hydrogen to invoice US$1.7 billion in 2040 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and US to produce more food and fertilizersRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United States, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Canada adopted the Joint Declaration of agricultural exporters, which includes an increase in food and fertilizer production, reported the head of US diplomacy for Latin America, Brian Nichols. "Together, we will increase food production for export, fertilizer production and transportation, and agricultural efficiency," […] The post Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and US to produce more food and fertilizers appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Opinion: Justice who systematically attacks Bolsonaro appointed as Electoral Court president in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) The plenary of Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously elected Justice Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of several cases against Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro’s most aggressive opponent is now the one overseeing the elections in October. Be prepared for backlash. The appointment of Moraes is downplayed as a routine […] The post Opinion: Justice who systematically attacks Bolsonaro appointed as Electoral Court president in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Food Safety News13 hours ago
Protein bars recalled after testing finds E. coli contaminationBuilt Brands, LLC. of American Fork, UT, is recalling 4,196 individual bars of its “Banana Cream Pie Puffs” protein bar because of potential pathogenic E. coli contamination. The exact strain has yet to be determined. The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by a third-party laboratory detected the presence of E. coli. The... Continue Reading read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Taiwan Says Its Missiles Can Hit Beijing
Taiwan has warned that its domestically produced Yun Feng supersonic cruise missile (pictured) can reach Beijing 🇹🇼Taiwan’s legislative speaker reveals its mass produced supersonic cruise missiles, Yun Fong, are capable to attack Beijing. https://t.co/Y0q3ewVGw3 — Taiwan Military (@TaiwanMilitary) June 12, 2022 *Warzone/The Drive*: *Taiwan Official Warns Supersonic Cruise Missile Can Strike Beijing* *As China’s hostility intensifies, a top Taiwanese official warns that the Yun Feng supersonic cruise missile can reach out and touch Beijing. * You Si Kun, President of Taiwan’s Le... read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Push for EU trade agreement by year's end15-Jun-2022 Australia could have a free trade deal with the European Union by the end of the year, Trade Minister Don Farrell said. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
EU-Latin America free trade agreements fuel food crises globally15-Jun-2022 There is a grave misalignment between how the European Union conducts agricultural policy within and outside its borders. This is particularly evident in its trade relations with Latin America. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
US analyzes excluding Nicaragua from CAFTA for exchange with Russian troops15-Jun-2022 Joe Biden's government is analyzing the possibility of launching "strong measures" against Managua at the invitation of external armies, especially "one that has invaded another country," says a US official. read more
bilaterals.org11 hours ago
Les ministres européens s'entendent sur la mise en place de clauses miroir15-Jun-2022 L'UE pourrait utiliser les clauses miroirs sur les accords bilatéraux, et accorder des préférences tarifaires contre le respect de certaines normes. read more
Balkinization12 hours ago
LevinsonFest on Constitutional Faith and Veneration Collected PostsAshley Moran Below are the collected posts on the LevinsonFest 2022 roundtable constitutional faith and veneration: 1. Ashley Moran, LevinsonFest on Constitutional Faith and Veneration 2. William Blake, Constitutional Faith, Not Faith in the Constitution: A Reflection and Call to Action 3. Andrea Katz, On Parasitic Growths and America’s Rigid Constitution 4. John Dinan, Explaining and Assessing the Decline of State Constitutional Conventions 5. Brian Christopher Jones, Perhaps the Only Thing Worthy of Veneration: Brevity 6. Aziz Rana, Du Bois and the Project of Constituti... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?Social media users should be wary of photographs that start circulating after a scandal. read more
Accidental Deliberations12 hours ago
Wednesday Morning LinksMiscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Devi Sridhar writes that a responsible plan for the impending COVID wave would involve masking, improved ventilation, booster shots and a plan for the growing scourge of long COVID - even as most Canadian provinces range from uninterested to hostile toward anything of the sort. And Nicola Davis reports on new research showing that prior infection isn't providing any meaningful boost immunity to the new variants. - Andrew MacLeod discusses the systematic underreporting of workplace injuries in B.C. (and the callous employers pus... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Buffalo Supermarket Gunman Charged with Federal Hate CrimesThe white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ DEF FluidWhat’s everyone seeing out there? Sensing Online- Get ready for the catastrophic DEF shortage Unless the nation’s truckers can refill with Diesel Exhaust Fluid, the trucks will stop. Literally. DEF production and imports are about to crater and the country’s largest truck-fueling company, Flying J, has been directed by Union Pacific railroad to decrease its… Continue reading → read more
Retraction Watch12 hours ago
Extensive correction adds to five flagged papers for UPenn professorA UPenn professor now has six papers with a correction, expression of concern, or retraction in two PLOS journals after one published an extensive correction to a 2018 paper. The correction adds to two retractions and three expressions of concern for papers in PLOS Pathogens and PLOS ONE with Erle Robertson, a microbiology professor and … Continue reading Extensive correction adds to five flagged papers for UPenn professor read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Are These Garbage Cans in Sweden Making ‘Sexy Moaning Sounds’?Trash talk can be really hot. read more
Bacon's Rebellion12 hours ago
The Continuing Transformation of Virginia Politics
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Toscano, David. Bellwether: Virginia’s Political Transformation, 2006-2020. Lanham: Hamilton Books, 2022 In this book, David Toscano, whose prior work was Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation and Our Lives (2021), turns his focus on Virginia. … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Russian FertilizerIs back on the menu. Bloomberg- US Quietly Urges Russia Fertilizer Deals to Unlock Grain Trade The US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies to buy and carry more Russian fertilizer, according to people familiar with the efforts, as sanctions fears have led to a sharp drop in supplies, fueling spiraling global food… Continue reading → read more
Shadowproof13 hours ago
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Spitting Off the Edge of the World’ By Yeah Yeah YeahsThe influential indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first tune in close to a decade, “Spitting Off the Edge of the World." It's on their upcoming album, "Cool It Down," out September 30. The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Spitting Off the Edge of the World’ By Yeah Yeah Yeahs appeared first on Shadowproof. read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
“Keeping Up To Date” Is the New Boost You Up Your WazooHear ye, hear ye! By proclamation of the Court Eunuchs of the Kingdom Of Covid Zero, the new language has been rolled out by the Ministry of Truth! When the clock strikes Thirteen O’Clock, ye shall adjust accordingly. 👀https://t.co/3y4QcztpFv — Christopher_Autism Dad (@Chris_AutismDad) June 15, 2022 read more
The Duran13 hours ago
U.S. & UK Announce Aim to Create New Anti-Russia Military Alliance
Eric Zuesse Because of their unexpected difficulties in getting Ukraine and Finland into their existing anti-Russia military alliance, NATO; both the U.S. and the UK Governments are now trying to create a new anti-Russian military alliance consisting of only themselves plus nations that border on Russia, so that U.S. & UK nuclear missiles can become […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
They’d Never Do That HereReuters- China bank protest stopped by health codes turning red SHANGHAI, June 14 (Reuters) – A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Wherein I Use Greek Mythology To Show How Screwed We Are"
*"Wherein I Use Greek Mythology To Show How Screwed We Are"* by John Wilder "We’ve reached the Scylla and Charybdis stage of our economy. Scylla was, in Greek mythology, a six-headed monster that was probably less scary than the average half-dozen Congresscritters, and certainly less dangerous. Charybdis was a whirlpool that sucked inside everything that got close to it three times a day, so it was pretty much exactly like Kamala Harris. The idea is that if you’re between Scylla and Charybdis, life is on the edge because there are dangers on either side. When Odysseus tried to sneak... read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
S&P Confirms Inflation Killed the Stock Market and Has ALREADY Sent us into RecessionThe Great Recession With the S&P diving deeper into bear territory today, it solidly confirmed its status as a bear. While it entered the bear’s woods... The post S&P Confirms Inflation Killed the Stock Market and Has ALREADY Sent us into Recession appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Japanese doctor warns of potentially fatal COVID-related brain damage in childrenThe Mainichi UTSUNOMIYA — Following cases in east Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture in which a young girl died and another suffered paralysis from “acute encephalopathy,” a... The post Japanese doctor warns of potentially fatal COVID-related brain damage in children appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana12 hours ago
Famines and Wars: The End of British Rule in IndiaIn his 1909 book, *India: Impressions and Suggestions*, J. Keir Hardie has accused the British government of causing famines in India through their extortionist policies. He says that the British had converted India into a starving slave empire. On page 87 of his book, he writes: “In forty years (i860—1900) thirty millions (30,000,000) of people died of hunger in India—that, too, under the benign rule of the British Raj. What number died of disease in the same period will never be known, but all are agreed that the plague is now persisting and continuing in a way and manner hithert... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The 'green energy' miragePower Line: *Problem no. 1: The Paris Accord is non-binding* The Paris Accord in fact has been signed by only 61 of 191 nations and so pledge to reduce their emissions, i.e. more than two thirds of the globe’s nations are not obliged to do anything. This will simply allow the rich signatories to outsource their emissions to unconstrained nations. China and India both end up with a free pass. The Paris Accord will have no effect on global emissions and citizens of rich countries will be forced to make huge sacrifices. We’re seeing it today already. *Problem No. 2: EU targets are... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
US Navy Is Trying To Retire All Of Its Guided-Missile Cruisers By 2027
US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam in the South China Sea. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy via AP *Insider:* *The US Navy's plan to ditch its cruisers will leave it out of a small and well-armed club* * The US Navy is trying to retire all of its guided-missile cruisers by 2027. * US cruisers are specialized for air defense and are among the best-armed naval ships in service. * Lawmakers are dismayed by the Navy plan, believing it will reduce US firepower as China's navy grows. In April, the US Navy presented an... read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
Assisting At-Risk Youth Becomes Lifes Work for Trafficking SurvivorStanford, Jun 15 (IPS) - Arien Pauls-Garcia’s journey to working with at-risk youth in California was long and dangerous and started at 19 when she found herself sold and exploited by traffickers. Read the full story, “Assisting At-Risk Youth Becomes Lifes Work for Trafficking Survivor”, on globalissues.org → read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
US Abortions Rise: 1 in 5 Pregnancies Terminated in 2020The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Beto trials big time*Breitbart:* *Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 19 Points * Democrats continue to get no traction in Texas. read more
Vox - All13 hours ago
Vox and Capital B announce partnership for a new editorial initiative examining Juneteenth 
A collaboration centering Black voices and exploring the importance and impact of Juneteenth Today, Vox and Capital B, a local-national nonprofit news organization centering Black voices, announced a new editorial initiative examining the history, significance, and impact of Juneteenth. The effort highlights and explores how all Americans ought to observe the historical celebration, which marks the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that they were free from the institution of slavery, almost two-and-a-half years after President Abrah... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
California reverse migration*Breitbart:* *Report: Thousands of Californians Flee to Mexico in Search of More Affordable Living* People are fleeing the high cost of liberalism. read more
IER13 hours ago
States Brace for Electricity Shortages This Summer
Michigan, Texas, and California are just a few areas of the country that may not have enough generating capacity to… The post States Brace for Electricity Shortages This Summer appeared first on IER. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Another corporate headquarters moves to TexasMSN: Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday it will move its global headquarters from Illinois to an existing divisional office in Irving, Texas, in the Dallas–Forth Worth area, in another blow to metropolitan Chicago, which last month lost the Boeing Co. headquarters. The move is “in the best strategic interest of the company,” Chief Executive Jim Umpleby said in a statement. The heavy-machinery maker has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, it said. Even with the move, Illinois has the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees anywhere in the world, the company said. The headq... read more
Food & Water Watch13 hours ago
PFAS: No Sticking, No Staining … And Not Going Anywhere.
You might have heard of PFAS, the forever chemicals found in everything from food to fabrics. Here’s what you need to know. The post PFAS: No Sticking, No Staining … And Not Going Anywhere. appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Food & Water Watch13 hours ago
Baltimore Advocates Urge Full Implementation of Water Affordability Law as City Approves New Water Rate HikeWith Deadlines Missed and Ongoing Rate Increases, Advocates Testified at Board of Estimates to Urge the Department of Public Works to fully Implement the Water Accountability and Equity Act The post Baltimore Advocates Urge Full Implementation of Water Affordability Law as City Approves New Water Rate Hike appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Feds to make Musk jump through more hoops to launch starship* Epoch Times:* *Elon Musk’s Starship Must Take Over 75 Environmental Actions Before Its Granted Permission to Launch: FAA* The massive spaceship is the key to a Mars expedition. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
WNBA Star Griner’s Russia Detention Extended for Third TimeWNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog14 hours ago
The Fed. Overnight Just Bought A BOATLOAD Of Debt. The ECB Will Follow. IMPORTANT UPDATES! MannarinoThe New Dark Age14 hours ago
NATO runs into multipolar world orderGermans say the moment of truth for most children comes at the end of Grade 4 when primary education ends in Grundschule. By that reckoning, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at 73 is in “second childishness and mere oblivion / Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything” — to borrow from Jaques’ famous soliloquy in Shakespeare’s As you Like It. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Why Now Is The Time To Invest In Lab-Grown Meathttps://www.noemamag.com/meat-without-animals/?utm_source=noemafacebook&utm_medium=noemasocial&fbclid=IwAR0yi3-_4FVbo9enaEL2jrGltpic57HbSiZMVlXEBUSX2Y8M8NP8RaJ65Nw read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 15 June 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/WxbRo1tEgH 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/RX2bHMeIEc — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 15, 2022 According to an intelligence report, Russian forces are now in control of most of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, where they have caused "extensive collateral damage:" https://t.co/Gye4N1A0Tj pic.twitter.com/A5lVIJGPSt — DW News (@dwnews) June 15, 2022 NATO defense ministers are holding two days of talks a... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day5 stories you need to know today: Republican congressman Tom Rice, who voted to impeach Trump, is ousted in South Carolina, Mitch McConnell backs gun violence bill, UK pushes on with plan to deport migrants to Rwanda, and more pic.twitter.com/hYcHez3GrK — Reuters (@Reuters) June 15, 2022 #UPDATE Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a call on Wednesday that Beijing would keep backing Moscow on "sovereignty and security", according to state media https://t.co/diceaNO66f — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 15, 2022 Sri Lanka announces four-day work wee... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
After 350 years, astronomers still can’t explain the solar system’s strangest moonhttps://www.freethink.com/space/strange-moon-iapetus?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BigThinkdotcom read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
The ‘Divisive’ Ban Whitewashing Virginia’s ClassroomsThere's a recent painting that sums up what's happening to public education in Virginia: A white man, white paint roller in hand, is covering up Black historical figures—Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X—their bodies whitewashed, faces stoic. The piece by Detroit artist Jonathan Harris, titled "Critical Race Theory," stuck with Cassandra Newby-Alexander, a professor at Norfolk State University, a Historically Black University, since she first saw it online. Newby-Alexander is the former co-chair of the African American History Education Commission (AAHEC), a group ... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Argentina’s May inflation reached 60.7% in 12 monthsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's inflation registered an increase of 5.1% in May. With this result, the country's price index reached 60.7% in the accumulated 12 months. It is the highest value in 30 years. The May variation beat April's, which had already been the highest since 1992. At the time, Argentina was coming […] The post Argentina’s May inflation reached 60.7% in 12 months appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Colorado Law Hailed As Important Victory For Public Sector WorkersLabor unions have been fighting to secure the right to unionize and collectively bargain for more than 250,000 public sector workers at cities, schools, colleges and counties in Colorado. Today, 24 US states, including Colorado, prohibit or limit collective bargaining rights for public sector workers, resulting in significant discrepancies in union density and wages among public sector workers in these states compared with states that mandate public employers to bargain with workers. Unions have also been pushing for Congress to pass a bill to expand collective bargaining rights ... read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education13 hours ago
SREB Reports Reveal Two-Year College Enrollment Drops in SouthNew SREB reports show sustained declines in two-year college enrollment in the region. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden to 'discipline' border agents for doing their jobsFox News: The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to discipline "multiple" horseback Border Patrol agents involved in the infamous "whipping" incident of Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border back in September. A federal source told Fox News an announcement on the matter is expected within the coming days. The source said that DHS will be putting forth proposals to discipline the agents who will have a chance to respond to the charges. The charges, Fox News is told, are "administrative violations," and do not amount to criminal conduct – of which the agents were ... read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
International courts prosecuting leaders like Putin for war crimes have a mixed record – but offer clues on how to get a conviction
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
Trump-endorsed candidates would generally win even without his support – and that's usually the case with all political endorsements
Bottom line: Political endorsements are overrated. read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Pentagon Admits They’ve Been Funding 46 Biolabs in Ukraine — For “Defense”[image: podcast]US insists 46 “peaceful” facilities were all about public health and safety read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Idiot President who restricted supply of oil and gas threatens oil companiesFox Business: President Biden may resort to using emergency powers if American oil companies don't increase output at their refineries, the president told oil CEOs in a series of letters Wednesday. Biden's statement blames oil companies for running "historically high profit margins" even as Americans experience surging gas prices. Biden has recently faced criticism for a lack of executive action aimed at curbing inflation. "There is no question that Vladimir Putin is principally responsible for the intense financial pain the American people and their families are bearing," Bide... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazil to legalize cryptocurrency paymentsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian lawmakers have prepared a new bill that aims to legalize cryptocurrencies as an investment and means of payment and protect private keys from being taken by the courts. Federal deputy Paulo Martins presented the bill on June 10. If approved, the bill will not only expand the legal uses […] The post Brazil to legalize cryptocurrency payments appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PA Pundits – International14 hours ago
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Tuesday 14 June 2022By 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
Science 2.0 blogs14 hours ago
Old-School Statistical Learning Tools Challenge Neural Networks In Physics ProblemsA quick post - for now - to mention that today at 4PM CEST (about 40' from now) I will be talking at a CERN PhyStat seminar on two recent articles I published. In both cases I used old-fashioned multivariate analysis tools to solve problems that are today usually approached with deep neural networks: multivariate regression, and anomaly detection. The title and abstract of the seminar are as in the screenshot below: You will be able to follow the seminar if you have CERN credentials, from the indico page at https://indico.cern.ch/event/1169738/ . Others should ask for a direct li... read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
Cops Claim Unarmed 13yo Boy Was a Threat — So They Executed Him[image: boy]Cops executed a 13-year-old boy and never told his parents. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
SARS-CoV-2 RNA Can Persist in Stool Months After Respiratory Tract Clears Virus.P https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2792688?guestAccessKey=ed283b5c-4dd6-439c-8bb5-3f8fead4b497&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=7112112405&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=169259216 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
Do Our Genes Determine What We Eat?https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-taste-perception-20833/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
Nano diamond batteries could last thousands of years.https://bigthink.com/the-present/nano-diamond-battery/#Echobox=1655266838 read more
Organizing Notes6 hours ago
Clean-up in MariupolCheck out the broom squad. It's gonna be a long road back. Lots of work to be done to rebuild. So much has been lost in the past 8 years due to Azov death squad control of the city. But at least now they can breathe and know tomorrow still comes. Bruce read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "The FED Overnight Just Bought A Boatload Of Debt, The ECB Will Follow"Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/15/22: *"The FED Overnight Just Bought A * *Boatload **Of Debt, The ECB Will Follow"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *MMMRI - Modified Mannarino Market Risk Indicator* You can find tracking information on MMMRI here (LINK) on Mannarino’s website. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
Privacy isn't in the Constitution – but it's everywhere in constitutional law
The Supreme Court has found protections for people’s privacy in several constitutional amendments – and used it as a basis for some pretty fundamental protections. read more
the daily howler13 hours ago
MISLEADING AND MISLED: Will the real Professor Tribe stand up?*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022* *Previous concerns disappear:* For a good example of imperfect journalism, consult today's New York Times. This news report previews tomorrow's presentation by the January 6 committee. Headline included, the news report starts like this: *Jan. 6 Panel Hints at Fresh Revelations as Hearing Is Delayed* *A day after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Eric Herschmann, a White House lawyer, received an unexpected call from the conservative lawyer John Eastman*, who had been working with President Donald J. Trump to try to overturn the results of the 2020 elec... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man14 hours ago
Food and climate change? As always, "Follow the money"
Cabot Phillips, senior editor at The Daily Wire, has published a series of tweets outlining why Bill Gates is so heavily promoting "synthetic meat". Here's part of the Threadreader digest of the discussion. Bill Gates has quietly become the largest farmland owner in America. At the same time, he’s become a leading voice in the push for “synthetic meat.” Here’s the story of how Bill Gates is waging a war on meat to make millions - and hiding behind “climate change” to do it. Gates now owns over a quarter million acres of U.S. farmland across 19 states. One of his potato farms i... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Remember 2008? Another Terrifying Housing Crash Is Now In Progress"
*"Remember 2008?* *Another Terrifying Housing Crash Is Now In Progress"* by Michael Snyder "It is often said that those that refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. More than a decade ago, the Federal Reserve created the most epic housing bubble in American history and everyone was happy until 2008 came along. The economy slowed down, home prices crashed and the ensuing chaos on Wall Street spawned an endless series of movies, television specials and documentaries. But instead of learning our lessons, we did it again. The Federal Reserve created an even larger housing ... read more
Modern Tokyo Times14 hours ago
Japan scholar and poet Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) and ChinaJapan scholar and poet Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) and China Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese scholar and poet Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) belongs to a period when Chinese influence was extremely potent in Japan and further afield. Hence, the Middle Kingdom (China) – similar to Muslims seeking out Mecca or Christians going […] The post Japan scholar and poet Abe no Nakamaro (698-770) and China first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"Economic Market Snapshot 6/15/22"
Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 6/15/22"* Updated as available. Latest Market Analysis, Updated 6/15/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ Read 'em and weep... A comprehensive, essential daily read. June 14th to June 15th - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ *Financial Stress Index* "The OFR Financial Stress Index (OFR FSI) is a daily market-based snapshot of stress in global financial markets. It is constructed from 33 financial market variables, such as yield spreads, valuation measures,... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil: Catholic radio stations as a tool for evangelizationRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Recognizing the value of radio and the important role of Catholic radio stations in the diffusion of evangelical values, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) has approved the creation of the first census of Catholic . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Brazil: Catholic radio stations as a tool for evangelization appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
ArriveCAN app: little health benefit, big costs for Canadian travellersNews 1. Halifax approves plan for designated tent sites; police will handle situations as last resort “The last thing that we want to do, the very last thing that we want to do, is physically remove anyone from their site,” Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella told the municipality’s councillors Tuesday. “I think we’ve all […] read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Distress signal: Scuba diver dies while exploring shipwreck in Lake ErieUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Surfer’s warning after close call with ‘monster’ great white sharkUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
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Indonesia issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workersThe Rio Times14 hours ago
Elections make Colombia to be seen as riskier than BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just a year ago, Colombia lost its investment grade and was in the same rating level as Brazil; despite this, the figures show that the projections favor Colombia, but despite its good forecasts, today, the world sees it as a country exposed to more risks than Brazil. The electoral issue […] The post Elections make Colombia to be seen as riskier than Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
So Long, Internet Explorer. The Browser Retires TodayInternet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. read more
Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago
A History Lesson for the Governor
by Dick Hall-Sizemore In announcing the latest revenue collections (they are high), Governor Youngkin renewed his pitch for tax cuts, commenting, ““This report confirms that the time is now to deliver meaningful tax cuts to Virginia families who are getting … Continue reading → read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
European Security Officials Double Down on Automated Moderation and Client-Side ScanningEuropean Union online security (Mohammed Hassan, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1450661; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) It has been a particularly busy month for tech policy in Brussels. While many platform regulation and content moderation observers have been keenly awaiting the results of the trilogue negotiations on the Digital Services Act, the European Commission announced on May 11 a new suite of proposed policies on online child protection. These included a policy paper on “the new European strategy for a better internet for kids,” as well as a dr... read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
A more national conservative beacon owned by Murdoch calls Trump on the carpetIn an opinion piece called “Rupert Murdoch’s team has heard the Jan. 6 committee’s message” by Dennis Aftergut in The Hill, the recent editorial by The Wall Street Journal is highlighted. Note, the WSJ is owned by Rupert Murdoch, whose … Continue reading → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Strange Prices At Sam's Club! This is Crazy!"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 6/15/22: *"Strange Prices At Sam's Club! This is Crazy!"* "In today's vlog we are at Sam's Club, and are noticing massive 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!" View comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8-CQcZYIEw ○ Related: *"The Food Situation Is Worse Than You Think"* * (And They Aren’t Telling You)* by notausername86 "Yesterday I went to pick up a couple of things to make for dinner, fr... read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Michael Jordan reels in big catch at N.C. fishing tournamentUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Biologists try to save ancient fish as Colorado River fadesUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
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China hails sighting of extremely rare white dolphin pod as sign of improving water qualityVox - All14 hours ago
How Catholicism became a meme
[image: A display of Catholic memes, including one of Cher reading “Do you believe in life... ...after love?”] Do you, though? | @ineedgodineverymomentofmylife/Instagram One of the world’s most powerful religions is now an alt status symbol When was the first time you realized Catholicism was … different? For me it was during my friend’s confirmation at a Lutheran church, filled with tall, stoic Scandinavians in a handsome but mostly featureless room. Protestants, it seemed, were allergic to the type of excess and drama that defined Christianity until Martin Luther wrote his 95 Th... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Why we need rituals, not routinesShanée Benjamin for Vox How rituals can help you approach basic tasks more mindfully. Mason Currey’s interest in rituals grew out of his inability to write without distraction. Currey, a Los Angeles-based writer, became fascinated with the working habits of famous writers, whose days were seemingly subsumed by creative work. How were they so devoted and consistent with their craft? What magical brain powers did they possess that he didn’t? It turns out, even great writers like Franz Kafka and Virginia Woolf found writing to be an arduous task. What made the work a little bit easi... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Why investors suddenly care about saving the environment
Amanda Northrop/Vox Biodiversity loss could flatten corporate profits. Investors are scrambling to figure out which firms hold the most risk. Here’s a big number: $44 trillion. That’s how much of the world’s total economic output is dependent on animals and ecosystems, according to the World Economic Forum. Insects pollinate commercial crops, coral reefs protect coastal buildings, wetlands purify water, and all of those services — and more — help fuel economic growth. If the economy is embedded in nature, then the global decline of wildlife and ecosystems is a risk for compani... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"It'll Do..."
*Deputy Wendell:* "It's a mess, ain't it Sheriff?" *Sheriff Ed Tom Bell: *"Well, if it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here." Apologies to "No Country For Old Men" Oh, the mess is here alright...and you ain't seen nothin' yet... Brace for impact. read more
Truth Comes to Light14 hours ago
Pregnant Man Pictured on Flash Card Used to Teach Preschoolers
Pregnant Man Pictured on Flash Card Used to Teach Preschoolers File under: Culture War by Jon Rappoport, Jon Rappoport substack June 15, 2022 What the fuck? That is a TECHNICAL comment on trending claims that men can become pregnant. Gateway Pundit has the story: “A North Carolina preschool is under fire after using LGBTQ The post Pregnant Man Pictured on Flash Card Used to Teach Preschoolers appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Covert Geopolitics14 hours ago
The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism’s Global War on MultipolarityThis is a series of talks where each talk is short and one can enjoy the long video in shorter pieces. An absolute must-listen is the convenor’s opening statement which explains so clearly the concept of multi-polarity or pluripolarity. The second one by Victor Gao brings a new view to how China perceives these changes … Continue reading The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism’s Global War on Multipolarity → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Greg Hunter, "Game Over, They’re Pulling the Plug"
*"Game Over, They’re Pulling the Plug"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Precious metals expert and financial writer Bill Holter said in early April that he thought we did not have much time until the financial meltdown started. He gave it 60 days. Two months later, the meltdown started in earnest right on time. The world is at debt levels never seen before, and Holter contends rising interest rates are the key driver here and now. Holter explains, “Interest rates are the key to the whole collapse. Mortgage rates, as of right now, are about 6.15%. Mortgage rates started the year j... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
More on Biden's energy idiocyFox News: Last week marked a new devastating milestone for millions of Americans — gas prices have more than doubled since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021. And if that wasn’t enough, last week, we reached yet another difficult milestone — the national average of gas is now $5 per gallon for the first time in U.S. history. "Milestone" is really the wrong word. The current energy disaster is better described as a "millstone" around the neck of the American economy, who are now struggling to meet their most basic needs. Unfortunately, Biden has refused to budge fro... read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Ukraine And The Hypocrisy Of Global MoneylendersThe IMF has its own strategy for such cases called “fragile and conflict-affected states”. It was issued in March 2022 and will be implemented until 2025. The summary states that “Supporting fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) is an important priority for the international policy agenda. FCS are home to nearly […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian court authorizes medical cannabis cultivation for the first timeRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has authorized, for the first time, three people to grow cannabis for medical treatment in a decision that could set a precedent for similar cases in the South American country. The Sixth Chamber of the STJ has analyzed two appeals presented by three people […] The post Brazilian court authorizes medical cannabis cultivation for the first time appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Northern Reflections15 hours ago
A Hot And Dark Future
Crawford Killian writes that COVID has broken Canadian society: After two years of the pandemic, Canada might well be diagnosed as a case of political long COVID: We know what hit us, but we can’t seem to muster the energy to do anything about it. Public health has disintegrated into “personal responsibility,” though public health officials continue to be paid good salaries. Doctors, nurses and other health-care workers are catching COVID-19 or just quitting, leaving hospitals and clinics understaffed. Some of us are lucky to have family doctors, even if it takes weeks to arrange ... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: Construction costs rise 11.2% in 12 monthsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One sector that is heated is the civil construction sector, which has reemployed those who were stuck in the pandemic, but the problem now is high inflation. The horizon in construction is a legacy of the times when interest rates were on the floor. These projects were launched, sold, and now […] The post Brazil: Construction costs rise 11.2% in 12 months appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian Justice Minister defends joint work to combat crime in RioRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The fight against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro is work that has to be done jointly by the state and federal governments but needs to count on the action of the Judiciary. The statement is from the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Anderson Torres, for whom "unfortunately Rio […] The post Brazilian Justice Minister defends joint work to combat crime in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Aviationist16 hours ago
Sweden Might Acquire Second-Hand C-130Js From Italy[image: C-130J] The aircraft would replace the Swedish Air Force’s old C-130Hs Sweden is looking to replace its six old C-130Hs (Tp84 according to the Swedish MoD designation) with four second-hand C-130Js from Italy, as the procurement [...] The post Sweden Might Acquire Second-Hand C-130Js From Italy appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
GOP flips Texas border House SeatWashington Examiner: Rising Republican star Mayra Flores beat out Democratic challenger Dan Sanchez on Tuesday in a special election to finish Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela's current term in South Texas, a competitive congressional seat the GOP believes it can flip for good in November. With all precincts reporting, Flores was above the 50% mark necessary to avoid a runoff. The 34th Congressional District race was seen as a gauge of Republicans' growing popularity in traditionally Democratic South Texas. House Republicans in 2020 did far better than expected with Latino voters th... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
J 6 committee accused of spreading lies about RepublicanNick Arama: The Jan. 6 Committee isn’t an objective bipartisan effort to look into the riot on that day. It doesn’t even have any members appointed by the Republicans, like a normal committee, but only members appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca). The two “Republicans” on the Committee seem to have been picked because of their pronounced bias against President Donald Trump and have been attacking Republicans as well, so hardly objective people. In addition to that, its purpose has been going beyond the riot, into efforts to try to use the Committee to smear their politi... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Russia's desperation for troops growsISW: ... The Russian military leadership continues to expand its pool of eligible recruits by manipulating service requirements. Russian milblogger Yuri Kotyenok suggested that Russian authorities are preparing to increase the age limit for military service from 40 to 49 and to drop the existing requirement for past military service to serve in tank and motorized infantry units.[5] If true, the shift demonstrates the Kremlin's increasing desperation for recruits to fill frontline units, regardless of their poor skills. Kotyenok echoed calls made by other milbloggers to reduce th... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog14 hours ago
WILL THERE BE MINI-INSURRECTIONS THIS YEAR? (updated)*The New York Times* is trying to warn its readers that election truthers are getting close to power in many potential 2024 battleground states: As the halfway point nears of a midterm year that is vastly friendlier to Republicans, the party’s voters have nominated dozens of candidates for offices with power over the administration and certification of elections who have spread falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest and sowed distrust in American democracy. ... it is possible that 2023 will bring newly installed far-right officials willing to wield their influence to affect... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
He can go lower and probably will
Lisa Boothe @LisaMarieBoothe Worst president ever. Quote Tweet New York Post @nypost · Jun 9 Biden approval sinks to 22% among young adults, 24% among Hispanics: poll https://trib.al/TabhBB5 [image: Image] 5:25 AM · Jun 14, 2022·Twitter for iPhone 1,908 Retweets 171 Quote Tweets 10.6K Likes I am not young or Hispanic, but I am down with those groups. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Biden Tells Oil Refiners: Produce More Gas, Fewer ProfitsPresident Joe Biden called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Plus de conditions pour importer en Europe15-Jun-2022 Les mesures miroirs peuvent améliorer le bien-être animal ou la biodiversité, mais elles ne remettent nullement en question le système commercial actuel. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
US dollar rises to R$5.13 as interest rates in Brazil and the US are forecastRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The financial market had another tense day awaiting decisions about basic interest rates in Brazil and the United States. The dollar rose for the seventh time in a row and reached its highest value in a little over a month. The stock market had its eighth consecutive drop and reached […] The post US dollar rises to R$5.13 as interest rates in Brazil and the US are forecast appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s Central Bank receives international award for open financeRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On June 14, the Brazilian Central Bank (BC) announced that the Brazilian Open Finance was awarded internationally, about three months after the launch. Through the social network Twitter, the BC informed that the initiative won the Central Banking Awards 2022. Open finance allows customers to authorize sharing their data in […] The post Brazil’s Central Bank receives international award for open finance appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Chief of the IWK emergency department says hospital facing ‘unknown territory’ as visits reach record numbersThe chief of the IWK Health Centre’s emergency department says the volume of visits is skyrocketing and she’s worried things are heading into “unknown territory.” “The volume in our department is literally off the charts. It is much higher than is typical for this time of year, and in fact it’s almost the highest volume […] read more
Bacon's Rebellion16 hours ago
Time to Play Hardball
by Carol A.O. Wolf The recent dust-up concerning the fate of the Arthur Ash Jr. Athletic Center is, in the words of the great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra, “déjà vu all over again.” Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is once again … Continue reading → read more
Viable Opposition16 hours ago
Excess Deaths - The High Cost of America's COVID-19 LockdownsWhile I have pretty much sworn off posting missives on the pandemic, recent research released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) caught my attention since it clearly outlines the downside of governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper by Casey B. Mulligan and Robert D. Arnott entitled "Non-Covid Excess Deaths, 2020 - 2021: Collateral Damage of Policy Choices?" opens by noting that the pandemic prompted governments to use extraordinary but untested responses to control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While governments willingly supplied their ... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil is among the least competitive nations in the worldRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil fell two positions in a list of 63 countries that make up the World Competitiveness Yearbook, a survey conducted by the IMD World Competitiveness Center that checks the country's economic and social environment to generate innovation and stand out in the global scenario. With the result, the country was […] The post Brazil is among the least competitive nations in the world appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog16 hours ago
ECB Pivots Before They Start Tightening! Calls for Emergency Meeting.The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil: Federal Police says Telegram app does not collaborate with investigationsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The head of the division of Repression of Treasury Crimes of the Federal Police (PF), Cléo Mazzotti, said that Telegram is not giving "effective answers" to the institution's requests. According to the delegate, PF teams participated in a meeting with company representatives to learn what is needed for the application […] The post Brazil: Federal Police says Telegram app does not collaborate with investigations appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro leads in Santa Catarina state with 45.1%RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a Paraná Pesquisas survey released on June 14, President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party - PL) leads voting intentions in Santa Catarina state, with 45.1%. He is ahead of former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro leads in Santa Catarina state with 45.1% appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Free money? Yes please – Class-action lawsuits paying out right nowAre you owed part of these class-action settlements? Find out now. read more
21st Century Wire17 hours ago
INTERVIEW: Dr. Mark Changizi on Pandemic Group Think and Totalitarianism
*ACR Radio* | The complicated reality of mass formations, psychology of lockdowns and 'public health' compliance explained. read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Education In Doug Ford’s OntarioAs teachers begin talks for more money, they are busy spreading Marxism in Ontario schools. And apparently Doug Ford is not socialist enough. read more
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Ways to cool off with tech this summerBest tech gadgets to help stay cool this summer. read more
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Vox - All17 hours ago
Does this AI know it’s alive?
[image: A person’s face with a ferris wheel in the background.] Google engineer Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. | Martin Klimek/Washington Post via Getty Images A Google engineer became convinced a large language model had become sentient and touched off a debate about how we should think about artificial intelligence. Current AIs aren’t sentient. We don’t have much reason to think that they have an internal monologue, the kind of sense perception humans have, or an awareness that they’re a being in the world. But they’re getting very good ... read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
The conservation officer shuffle: Houston government quietly moves inspection, enforcement and compliance officers out of Nova Scotia Environment and back to Natural ResourcesThere was no fanfare, not even a press release. But three months ago, Premier Tim Houston’s government quietly reversed a move made in 2016 by former Premier Stephen McNeil’s government that brought all the province’s conservation, inspection, enforcement, and compliance officers under one roof. According to Erin Lynch, spokesperson for Natural Resources and Renewables (DNRR), […] read more
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MY WARNING OF DISEASE (COVID) PLOT TO UK PARLIAMENT EIGHT YEARS AGO. WHY DID DR SARAH WOLLASTON WHO INVITED ME TO TESTIFY IN 2016 NOT FOLLOW THROUGH?
MY EMAIL TO CURRENT CHAIR OF UK HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE Dear Jeremey Hunt, MP, Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee, UK Parliament, In January 2016, your predecessor Dr Sarah Wollaston asked me to testify about the UK s pandemic preparedness. Please see her letter attached "Chair on pandemic inquiry" Dr Wollaston s invitation to me came after I raised concerns in an Open Letter to UK MPs in February 2015 (attached) about concrete evidence there was conspiracy, a plot and plan a foot to · engineer a virus lethal, specifically Ebola · release it deliberately an... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The land of the free leads the world in incarceration. Why?
[image: An illustration shows a black silhouette trapped in the middle of spiraling black and white boxes.] KaCeyKal! for Vox Reform advocates say there are other ways to respond to crimes — from rehabilitation to trauma treatment. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue* *of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* When Sylvester Shockley was 9 years old, he says he was arrested for breaking into businesses and sent to an “all-boys reform school” — what he later realized was a detention center for “juvenile delinquents.” It was 1959, and his career as ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The Juneteenth flag, explained
[image: An illustration shows figures holding an abstract rendering of the Juneteenth flag, in red, white, and blue.] KaCeyKal! for Vox The flag’s designer shares the story and inspiration for his design. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue* *of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Front lawns, apartment balconies and clothing with the Pan-African flag, “Black Power” fist, and other celebratory symbols will be everywhere. But did you know th... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Democracy in America is a rigged game
[image: An illustration shows figures falling figures amid chess pieces, depicting the idea of a game.] KaCeyKal! for Vox The Constitution was written to thwart Black freedom. But we can change the rules. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue* *of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* For six years, at the height of Southern leaders’ massive resistance to desegregation, Derrick Bell held one of the most harrowing jobs in the legal profession. From 1960 to 1966, as an attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Bell oversaw desegreg... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
There’s no freedom without reparations
[image: An illustration shows hands breaking chains apart with money.] KaCeyKal! for Vox Keeping the promise of “40 acres and a mule” might have transformed life for Black Americans. A movement to secure payments for descendants of enslaved people rages on. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue **of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* Born into slavery, Henrietta Wood was legally freed in 1848 in Ohio when she was about 30. She only basked in that freedom for five years. In 1853, a white sheriff empowered by the fugitive slave law abducted Wood ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Podcast pioneer Bill Simmons on how to stay relevant
Bill Simmons at the Vanity Fair New Establishment conference in 2015. | Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair He built a business on talk. Next up: Figuring out video. In 2007, when Bill Simmons first started podcasting, he didn’t really know what a podcast was. His guests didn’t, either. “It was like being on a first date with people. They had never done a podcast before,” the sportswriter-turned-multimedia magnate told me this month. “So over and over again, I would have these people who would come on and we would just have these wide-ranging conversations and they just loved... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
3 Black women couldn’t find a place their families felt safe. So they bought a town.
[image: An illustration of figures carrying wood as a community, as if they were building something.] KaCeyKal! for Vox Freedom, Georgia, is a utopian vision for Black life in America. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue* *of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* As a mysterious new virus spread across the globe and outrage over police violence spilled into the streets, Stone Mountain resident Renee Walters spent 2020 in a state of growing isolation and shock. Her distress gave way to depression as the year wore on and fears about her family’s safe... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Juneteenth merch is American consumerism at its most crass
[image: An illustration depicts fists holding ice cream spoons] KaCeyKal! for Vox From enslavement to the “Black tax,” Black people have been asked to pay for freedom for far too long. *Part of the **Juneteenth issue* *of **The Highlight**, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* In November 1855, Elizabeth Keckley made an extraordinary purchase: her freedom. After spending years supporting her enslaver and his family by making dresses for the wealthy women of St. Louis, Keckley finally asked him how much it would cost to secure freedom for herself and her son. ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Juneteenth isn’t just a celebration of freedom. It’s a monument to America’s failures.
[image: An illustration: Against a dark red background, a stylized figure made of large black triangles (and who has a little circle for a head) struggles to topple a giant hourglass. The top is full; the bottom is mostly empty, specks of sand floating down through its white void evoke a KKK hood.] KaCeyKal! for Vox The newest federal holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved people. Let it also be a time to consider the hypocrisies of the American experiment. It’s probably fitting that Juneteenth arrives exactly half a month before Independence Day. Together they offer an ho... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man17 hours ago
A high-spirited end to the "Whisky War"
It seems Canada and Denmark have ceased their good-natured "hostilities". The prank war began after the countries convened to settle boundary disputes in the Nares Strait, a channel 35km (22 miles) wide of cold water separating Canada and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. In 1973 they struck a deal to create a border through the strait, but while they negotiated, competing claims emerged over the tiny island. Both Canada and Greenland sit 18km away from Hans Island, allowing them to claim the rock under international law, and in the end they decided to settle the ... read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago
Gut Science Was Slower Than A Colon After Surgery
Dr. Andy Wakefield thrust the gut connection into the spotlight more than 20 years ago. "Science" is slower than a colon after surgery. And often treats the originators like..... From Safeminds: June 13, 2022 Gut Bacteria Alterations Are Dependent on... Related Stories - The British Government, the World Health Organization and Global Coup of 2020 - Many Infant Deaths Classified as SIDS Are Actually Caused by Vaccines - Action Alert: Tell the FDA to Get Their Hands Off Our Children read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog17 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin Libya Loses 1.1 Million Bpd As It Shuts Down Nearly All Its Oil Fields An Interview with LaMDA Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, recently signed an order to promulgate a set of trial outlines on military operations other than war, which will take effect on Wednesday. The outlines will standardize, and provide the legal basis for Chinese troops to carry out, missions like disaster relief, humanitarian aid, escort, and peacekeeping, and safeguard China... read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
Marijuana grower Bright Green tumbles to Earth after initial Nasdaq stock surgeBright Green Corp. made history last month as the first plant-touching marijuana business to trade on a major U.S. stock exchange, and its market value soared as a result - to $9 billion at one point. But the Florida-based company's shares have since plunged on the Nasdaq, from nearly $60 to the low single digits. Marijuana grower Bright Green tumbles to Earth after initial Nasdaq stock surge is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Electroverse17 hours ago
Greenland Gains Record Volumes Of Snow And Ice For The Time Of Year; Official Estimates Lower Argentinian Wheat Exports Amid Cold Weather Woes; Cold Taiwan; + Australian’s Instructed NOT To Charge Their EVs Due To Energy CrunchThe collapse is quickening... The post Greenland Gains Record Volumes Of Snow And Ice For The Time Of Year; Official Estimates Lower Argentinian Wheat Exports Amid Cold Weather Woes; Cold Taiwan; + Australian’s Instructed NOT To Charge Their EVs Due To Energy Crunch appeared first on Electroverse. read more
CFACT19 hours ago
On the road with Sen. Debbie Stabenow and her taxpayer-subsidized EVHer message: Rubes still driving conventionally-powered vehicles shouldn’t sweat having to dig deeper and deeper to pay for gasoline or diesel, all they have to do is purchase a snazzy EV. The post On the road with Sen. Debbie Stabenow and her taxpayer-subsidized EV appeared first on CFACT. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Analysis: Renewed Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute over gas and oil riches in MediterraneanBy Dario Sabaghi RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The arrival of the Israeli-contracted Energean Power vessel on the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon on 5 June has brought a long-running maritime dispute between the two countries to the surface, precipitating new tensions in the region. Following the arrival of the Energean’s floating production, storage, […] The post Analysis: Renewed Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute over gas and oil riches in Mediterranean appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Opinion: The West doesn’t want the world to know that Russia just saved Brazil’s crop this yearBy Andrew Korybko RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL – (Opinion) Most of the US-led Western Mainstream Media (MSM) is conspicuously ignoring Brazilian Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes’ praise of Russia last week for saving his country’s crop this year through its latest export of fertilizer to the South American giant. Moscow is Brasilia’s largest supplier of this […] The post Opinion: The West doesn’t want the world to know that Russia just saved Brazil’s crop this year appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 14-15 June 2022Wednesday, 15 June 2022 • 19:00 — 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 14-15 June 2022 read more
News – TOTT News18 hours ago
Major retailers using facial recognition technology in storesThree more major companies are being referred to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner over their use of facial recognition technology in stores. read more
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