Wednesday, June 08, 2022

8 June - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation
Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation by John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute June 8, 2022 “Have you ever wondered who’s pulling the strings? … Anything we touch is a weapon. We can deceive, persuade, change, influence, inspire. We come in many forms. We The post Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
WATCH: YouTuber 3D Prints “World’s First” Rocket Launcher AND Rocket and Fires at Target
[image: 3d]"This is just the start of our working on 3D printed rockets." read more
Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity
Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity by Jonas Koblin, Sprouts originally published October 19, 2021 Dietrich Bonhoeffer argued that stupid people are more dangerous than evil ones. This is because while we can protest against or fight evil people, against stupid ones we are defenseless — reasons fall on deaf ears. Bonhoeffer’s famous text, which we The post Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
Ukrainian Nazis Burned 50,000 Tons of Grain in Mariupol
*21WIRE* | No one in the West, or Kiev, is willing to take responsibility for their own role in the current debacle. read more
WEF: Metaverse Will Be “More Meaningful to Us Than Our Physical Lives”
[image: metaverse]Despite the WEF’s ambiguous definition of the metaverse as a concept, the organization is definite in predicting its impacts and its value for major (and real-world) corporations and businesses read more
Protecting Yourself from Bullets is Now Illegal in NY as State Outlaws Body Armor
[image: body armor]The only legitimate purpose of banning body armor is to make it easier for the State to murder their disarmed subjects. read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
More movies to take a peek at
Here are a few more movies that I have enjoyed watching to varying degrees. Most of these were found on the free-service Tubi, but a few came from HBO and Showtime. “Once upon a river” starring Kenadi DelaCerna, John Ashton, … Continue reading → read more
CURMUDGUCATION9 hours ago
High Quality Instructional Materials
When folks, particularly reformy folks, start talking about high quality instructional materials, I reflexively bristle. Part of it is that HQIM means, for some folks, materials that are aligned with the Common Core (either by name or under the various alias it has adopted). I also associate the term with curriculum-in-a-box, the kind of program that salespeople tout as teacher-proof, just as long as the school content delivery units present the program "with fidelity" aka "like mindless robots whose compliance is required and whose professional judgment is forbidden." But the ... read more
The Setback In Russiagate Probe
Michael Sussmann, an A-list attorney who was a senior advisor to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, was acquitted by a jury in the federal District Court of the District of Columbia last week. Sussmann had been accused of lying to the F.B.I., a crime widely considered to be a “process felony” or a “throwaway felony,” something the Justice Department charges you with when they can’t get you for anything else. Even though the federal sentencing guidelines called for 0-6 months in prison had Sussmann been convicted, the loss of his law license and the humiliation of a fel... read more
African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation
DURBAN, South Africa, Jun 08 (IPS) - Africa is plagued by many epidemics — from tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS to malaria and wild polio — but the continent has also worked for decades to fight these threats. The key to beating these deadly diseases is turning inward to existing expertise and finding locally driven solutions. Read the full story, “African Solutions to African Problems: Reframing Science Innovation”, on globalissues.org → read more
War & Peace 2.0: Ukraine Showing the World How to Fight Back
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 08 (IPS) - It has been over 100 days since Russia first invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, turning the country into a slaughterhouse. The United Nations (UN) in this report says that, as of 1 June, 2022, more than 6.9 million refugees have left Ukraine and 2.1 million have returned, while eight million people are displaced inside Ukraine itself. War in Ukraine has caused the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II. Read the full story, “War & Peace 2.0: Ukraine Showing the World How to Fight Back”, on globalissues.org → read more
Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a top UN official on Wednesday urged countries not to slap restrictions on the export of foodstuffs that are in such short supply elsewhere. Read the full story, “Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges”, on globalissues.org → read more
Trailer Park Residents Take On Venture Capitalists—And Win
As is common in trailer parks, however, the Chavezes and most of their neighbors own their homes but not the land beneath them. In December 2021, they received notice that the park was for sale. Chavez pictured their homes being torn down to make way for a hotel, a gas station or some other amenity for ski resort-goers. Or their homes might simply become unaffordable: In recent years, an inrush of tourists, remote workers and investors has driven land and housing prices out of control in Durango and across the West. The park’s prospective buyer, Harmony Communities, raised lot ren... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Middle Class Extinction Accelerating; Homelessness Exploding"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/8/22: *"Middle Class Extinction Accelerating; * *Homelessness Exploding"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
"Our Economy: At The Jagged Edge"
*"Our Economy: At The Jagged Edge"* by John Wilder "Systems work within certain limits. Let’s take...the Earth. The Earth is absolutely filled with life. It’s nearly everywhere, and in abundance, unless a particular bit of life has secrets about the Clintons. Let’s just look at a single variable of the system that supports life: temperature. All things being equal, if the Earth was as hot as Venus is, the zone where life (if it was based on the need for water, of course) would be pretty small. Likewise, Mars would have a smaller envelope – it’s too cold – and water would be frozen ... read more
Vox - All13 hours ago
What to expect from the January 6 hearings
[image: January 6 Committee Votes On Contempt Charges Against Trump Aides] Drew Angerer/Getty Images The House committee on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot hopes for a public reckoning on the events that culminated in the attack. The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is ready to revisit a day that has already faded from many Americans’ minds, using a series of splashy hearings this summer — the first is Thursday in primetime — to produce a full, public reckoning over the events that culminated in the attack. The legal and political impa... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
China's First 200-Ton Unmanned Boat Has Completed Its First Autonomous Sea Trial
China's first 200-ton unmanned boat has completed its first autonomous sea trial. 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/0nT1eCjDJS — 彩云香江 (@louischeung_hk) June 8, 2022 *WNU Editor: *China has a very ambitious naval drone ship program .... *China Launches Drone Ship That Acts As A Mothership For More Drones* (Warzone/The Drive). More here on this "mother-ship" drone program .... *China launches an autonomous mothership full of autonomous drones* (New Atlas). China is also starting new naval drone programs .... *China starts construction of a new unmanned vessel* (Naval Recognition). read more
Food & Water Watch13 hours ago
World’s Largest Ethanol Producer Joins Forces with Navigator On Controversial Carbon Pipeline Scheme
Letter of intent reveals plans to add 18 POET facilities to Navigator’s 1,300 mile pipeline The post World’s Largest Ethanol Producer Joins Forces with Navigator On Controversial Carbon Pipeline Scheme appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Griner’s Fate Tangled Up with Other American Held in Russia
The WNBA star's case is tangled up with that of a lesser-known American also imprisoned in Russia. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazil will cede federal land and buildings for social housing
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Union intends to offer unoccupied lands and public buildings for social housing auctions in the coming months. It will be up to the city halls to make the bids and select the families to be benefited. That is the premise of the Aproxima . . . To read […] The post Brazil will cede federal land and buildings for social housing appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil has a chance to increase exports by US$7.8 billion, says IDB
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil may have an additional gain of US$7.8 billion a year in exports with the reconfiguration of international trade, according to a projection presented by the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) on Tuesday, June 7. The growth in exports would result from "nearshoring" - having the supply chain closer to the […] The post Brazil has a chance to increase exports by US$7.8 billion, says IDB appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
This Back To School Ad In America Is Nasty fear porn – This Is Messed Up
TheSearch4Truth June 8th, 2022 The post This Back To School Ad In America Is Nasty fear porn – This Is Messed Up appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil’s Americanas stores to deliver food purchases to favelas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One year after taking the online commerce of goods into seven Brazilian favelas, the giant Americanas wants to repeat the dose for food and other supermarket items. This month, the company will offer the Paraisópolis community in the southern zone of São Paulo City . . . To read the […] The post Brazil’s Americanas stores to deliver food purchases to favelas appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
The Biden kids (admin.) think daddys’ money is free.
Little children typically think that mommy and daddy have infinite material resources and it is only selfishness that keeps them from raising children’s allowances. The people Joe Joe hired into his administration are like that. Most of them have never … Continue reading → read more
The Long Emergency
The inflation we're facing now is part of what James Kunstler called "the long emergency." Andrew Nikiforuk writes: In 2005 Kunstler, famous for his critique of suburbia, noted that civilization’s energy appetites were unsustainable given the declining quality of fossil fuels left in the world. “We can be certain that the price and supplies of fossil fuels will suffer disruptions in the period ahead that I am calling the Long Emergency,” advised Kunstler. “No combination of alternative energies will permit us to continue living the way we do, or even close to it.” The elephant in... read more
“Stay In Your Lane”
On February 26 of last year I posted this on Twitter, using a graph from gasbuddy.com Patrick De Hann runs the gasbuddy.com and responded with this : Average US gasoline prices will reach $5 today. Gas Station Price Charts – … Continue reading → read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
Reinventing Cambridge Analytica One Good Intention at a Time
Europe GDPR Data Privacy. (TheDigitalArtist, https://tinyurl.com/mw5fc7px; Pixabay Free for commercial use) The European Commission is gearing up to begin enforcement of its landmark Digital Markets Act. This act—alongside Europe’s privacy law (the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR) and its other new laws in development, the Data Act and the Digital Services Act—will reshape the digital economy in Europe. The jury is still out on whether all of these laws can mesh together to form a coherent philosophy of responsible innovation or whether the laws just create a crazy qui... read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Can Researchers Show That Threat Assessment Stops Mass Shootings? Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks KENYA’S LARGEST POWER PROVIDER TO OFFER GEOTHERMAL ENERGY TO BITCOIN MINERS Abbott Restarts Production of Specialty Formulas at its Michigan Plant World Bank warns global economy may suffer 1970s-style stagflation Fears of needle attacks rise in Europe after hundreds of victims reported "Youth Transplants" Really Can Slow Aging Process Federal judge brings student-loan borrower undergoing cancer treatment... read more
US tragedies from guns have often – but not always – spurred political responses
Congress tends to be most likely to act after an assassination or assassination attempt of historic proportions or mass shootings. But sometimes lawmakers do nothing beyond debate new measures. read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Bacon Bits: School Meltdown Update
The latest news about our dysfunctional schools: Another day, another beating. A 15-year-old boy at Freedom High School in Prince William County was hospitalized Friday after three other students punched and kicked him in the head after an argument in … Continue reading → read more
The Burden of History
“Not only the wisdom of millennia – their madness too breaks out in us. It is dangerous to be an heir.” ~ Nietzsche in *Thus Spake Zarathustra* Zarathustra’s insight is that from the past people inherit not only ancient wisdom but also ancient madness. The older the civilization, the greater is the burden of history, which is the burden of ancient wisdom and madness. A Civilization falls when it gets crushed under this burden—Zarathustra rightly notes, “it is dangerous to be an heir.” Since the debates of history are interminable, it is impossible for history texts to articulate a... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
NATO Says It Will Not Offer Nuclear Guarantees To Russia On Sweden's And Finland''s Application To Join NATO
NATO announced that will not provide nuclear guarantees to Russia. Jan. 7, 2022. | Photo: Twitter/@NATOpress 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇷🇺 #NATO is not inclined to give Russia any security guarantees on the deployment of #nuclear weapons on the territories of its two newest prospective members, Finland and Sweden, the bloc's Deputy Secretary-General Camille Grand has said.#nuclearwar pic.twitter.com/R0S476VpXk — Geo World News (@GeoTienou) June 7, 2022 *Telesur:** NATO Won't Offer Nuclear Guarantees to Russia* According to the statements made by the deputy head of the US-led alliance, NATO will ... read more
A few reflections on the worldwide food crisis
We've spoken often in these pages about the current food crisis, threatening real famine in many parts of the world, and certainly affecting the USA as well. Recent articles here include: - *Food, food, food - or the lack thereof...* - *The global food crisis - some people still don't get it* - *Food inflation and scarcity: another blogger weighs in* - *The food crisis is showing the first signs of real famine* - *The growing worldwide refugee crisis is now clear to see* This post will build on that foundation, highlighting a few recent articles on the subject. F... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Red states aren’t following Florida’s lead on gun control
[image: A person’s hands holding a handgun.] A customer looks at a handgun at a Kissimmee, Florida, gun store on December 31, 2020. | Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Even Florida’s red flag law isn’t getting traction among Republicans. Republicans typically respond to mass shootings by loosening gun laws, not tightening them. But after the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the state became a model for how Republicans could implement gun control. Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature passe... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
5 winners and 2 losers from Tuesday’s primaries
[image: Caruso, in a dark suit and surrounded by family and supporters on a stage, covers his mouth as if about to blow a kiss to the cheering crowd that populates the foreground of the photo. Blue confetti rains from the ceiling. A sign behind Caruso reads, “For the Love of LA.”] LA mayoral candidate Rick Caruso celebrates his primary win on June 7, 2022. | Apu Gomes/Getty Images Crime, party loyalty, and Donald Trump were on the ballot. Unassuming party struggles played out in the seven states that held primary elections Tuesday night. Most of these states vote reliably for one ... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
One Direction fangirls created the internet as we know it
[image: A group of One Direction fans stands behind a barricade holding up cutouts that represent a number one, a letter D, and a heart. Another sign reads, “Can I lick your eyeball?”] Can she lick your eyeball, though? | Scott Barbour/Getty Images Why mainstream culture is so quick to dismiss teenage fandoms, and why they shouldn’t. You’ve seen the images: grainy black-and-white shots of teenagers, mostly girls, crying, screaming, flailing their arms across blockades as police officers try in vain to hold them back. In photos, they look pained, ecstatic, desperate, devoted. The... read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Constitutional Faith, Not Faith in the Constitution: A Reflection and Call to Action
This post was prepared for a roundtable on Constitutional Faith and Veneration, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022—a year-long series gathering scholars from diverse disciplines and viewpoints to reflect on Sandy Levinson’s influential work in constitutional law. William D. Blake[1] Sanford Levinson’s (1988) book *Constitutional Faith* is a monumental work of constitutional theory. It provides a rich framework to explore questions of constitutional identity, interpretation, and citizenship. Sandy conceptualizes debates over judicial supremacy through the lens of constitutional... read more
Armed 12-year-old robs Western Michigan gas station
Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV Jun 6, 2022 • A 12-year-old boy armed with a gun robbed a gas station on Wednesday... The post Armed 12-year-old robs Western Michigan gas station appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
How The U.S. Government Is Controlled By Its Armaments Firms
Unlike corporations that sell to consumers, Lockheed Martin and the other top contractors to the U.S. Government are highly if not totally dependent upon sales to governments, for their profits, especially sales to their own government, which they control — they control their home market, which is the U.S. Government, […] read more
Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns
CNN Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died... The post Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Was the ‘Pandemic’ the Perfect Cover for The Great Reset?
*Dr Joseph Mercola* | Every plan falls apart when you pull on its assumptions. The Great Reset is no exception. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Was US Average Gas Price in June 2022 the Highest It’s Ever Been?
The per gallon average reached $4.96, with California drivers paying the most. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Vernon Coleman: ‘Why the Jubilee Nonsense Upset Me’
*Dr. Vernon Coleman* | Why I didn’t cheer, and didn’t wave a flag, nor attend any street party. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE14 hours ago
Regular Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Associated With Eye Problems.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2792991?guestAccessKey=e8ac2aae-2ee4-4a47-9685-707adabc9faa&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=7082099819&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=168298910 read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Gang Activity in Richmond Public Schools Not Reported to Police
by James C. Sherlock I am seldom surprised by the policies and actions of the Richmond Public Schools (RPS). When I read of the handling by RPS of federally funded ChromeBooks — an inventory of nearly 45,000 with over 20,000 … Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
The VMI Alumni Association as Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
By Larry Repress and Sal Vitale Virginia Military Institute Class of 1961 NOTE: This OPEN Letter was originally Sent to Mr. Thom Brashears, VMI Alumni Association COO with a request it be provided to all VMI Alumni in advance of … Continue reading → read more
21st Century Wire15 hours ago
Exposed: Why Long Journeys in Electric Cars Are a Nightmare
*21WIRE* | No, it's not 'green' at all, nor is it a viable solution for independent long-range transportation. read more
Biden’s Exclusionary ‘Summit Of The Americas’ Disrupted By Journalists
The ninth Summit of the America's opened in Los Angeles on Monday, June 6. This is the second time that the summit has been hosted in the United States. The Biden administration chose to exclude the elected governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, inviting members of the US-backed far right 'opposition' instead. That decision caused the presidents of other American countries to boycott the summit, notably Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras and Guatemala. In protest, social movements from the United States and Latin America organized a counter summit, The People's Summit, which begins... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Former Marine General John R. Allen Being Investigated By The FBI Over Undisclosed Lobbying for Qatar
New federal court filings have outlined a potential criminal case against former Marine General John R. Allen (pictured in the East Room of the White House in 2011), who led US and NATO forces in Afghanistan before being asked in 2017 to lead influential research group Brookings Institution *Daily Mail*: *FBI seizes electronic data from retired four-star general who led US forces in Afghanistan amid claims he illegally lobbied in favor of Qatar during Saudi Arabian blockade in 2017* * John R. Allen allegedly withheld 'incriminating' documents about his role in an foreign lobbyi... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Latin America can be the solution to the world supply crisis, says IDB
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latin America can be the "sea of peace" that investments need amid global turbulence to solve supply problems and relocate businesses from other latitudes, said the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, on Tuesday, June 7. Because of the resources and . . . To read the […] The post Latin America can be the solution to the world supply crisis, says IDB appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Anti-inflation protest kicks off outside Buenos Aires’s Sheraton
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of Buenos Aires's Sheraton Hotel on Tuesday, to demand a better policy to deal with the surge of inflation in the country. The demonstration was organized by social organizations, at the same time while the annual meeting of the Argentine Business Association was held […] The post Anti-inflation protest kicks off outside Buenos Aires’s Sheraton appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Suspension bridge collapses in Mexico during reopening: Mayor among 25 injured
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 25 people were injured in the collapse of a suspension bridge, two of them seriously, reports Milenio, citing state civil defense authorities. The mayor, his wife, and other officials had to be hospitalized for their injuries after falling nearly three meters. According to the same media, it was […] The post Suspension bridge collapses in Mexico during reopening: Mayor among 25 injured appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
More than 33 million Brazilians go hungry
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey released on Wednesday, June 8, says that about 33 million people go hungry in Brazil. The number corresponds to almost double the number registered in 2020. The data is part of the 2nd National Survey on Food Insecurity in the Context of . . . To read the […] The post More than 33 million Brazilians go hungry appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Video Shows Cops Execute Unarmed Father of 7 With Multiple Bullets to the Back of the Head
[image: execute]The taxpayers of North Carolina will be shelling out millions after police surrounded an unarmed father and executed him. read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Ditching the “culture of blame”
News 1. The Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project “An international scientific committee from the United Nations will meet in Halifax this week to discuss the world’s largest forced migration in history: the African slave trade,” reports Matthew Byard. The Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project, formerly known as The Slave Route Project, was founded in 1994 as […] read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
LevinsonFest on Constitutional Faith and Veneration
Ashley Moran I’m very pleased to share a riveting set of essays from our recent LevinsonFest 2022roundtable on constitutional faith and veneration. The roundtable includes essays from* William Blake *(University of Maryland, Baltimore County) on constitutional faith in the people who are constituted, *Andrea Katz* (Washington University in St. Louis) on the need for more than judicial constitutional development, *John Dinan *(Wake Forest University) on the decline of one mechanism of democratic constitutional development—state constitutional conventions, *Brian Christopher Jones ... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 8 June 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/LUHrktqXFy 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/yfsIevTHoQ — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 8, 2022 LIVE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops have not achieved a breakthrough against Ukrainian forces in Donbas. https://t.co/RvJebio7Jw — DW News (@dwnews) June 8, 2022 Russia's invasion of Ukraine and blockade of its ports is having a direct impact on food crises around the world, say charities. Defence ... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
#UPDATE The #OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast from 4.5% to 3% and projected higher inflation at 8.5% https://t.co/SfFyPQamxI pic.twitter.com/2bO8ywbHr1 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) June 8, 2022 Chinese and Cambodian officials have broken ground on a contentious port expansion project at the Ream Naval Base, dismissing American concerns it could provide Beijing with a strategically important military outpost on the Gulf of Thailand. https://t.co/yFkaCpZi8V — The Associated Press ... read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
Canada, India welcome progress in negotiations towards interim trade pact
08-Jun-2022 Canada and India have welcomed the progress in the second round of negotiations towards an interim trade pact. read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
Taiwan appelle les États-Unis à ne pas oublier son désir d'un accord de libre-échange
08-Jun-2022 Le principal négociateur commercial de Taïwan comprend que cela ne se fera pas immédiatement et est prêt à conclure d'autres accords d'abord comme "blocs de construction". read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
Taiwan appeals to US not to forget its desire for free trade deal
08-Jun-2022 Taiwan's top trade negotiator appealed to the United States not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal, but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as "building blocks". read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
Bangladesh, Japan need to sign FTA: Japanese ambassador
08-Jun-2022 Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki said both Bangladesh and Japan need to sign a free trade agreement as the majority of companies from both sides want such an engagement. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Actor McConaughey Calls for Gun Legislation at White House
In a highly personal 22-minute speech, McConaughey exhorted a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives without infringing on Second Amendment rights. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: Investors seek protection against possible fiscal profligacy due to elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Traders in Brazil are rushing into hedges to protect against weakness in the Brazilian real and higher interest rates amid an expected fiscal splurge from October's presidential election. Traders flocked to long dollar positions in the futures market and rushed to replace swap rate takers with payers on Tuesday, June […] The post Brazil: Investors seek protection against possible fiscal profligacy due to elections appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Balkinization15 hours ago
Rewriting the Rule for Rights
Joseph Blass The right to an abortion is not the only constitutional rule rewritten in the leaked draft opinion for the upcoming case *Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization*: Justice Alito also quietly slips in a three-letter word that would change the very criteria under which unenumerated rights receive constitutional protection. The opinion insists that reversing *Roe v. Wade* and *Planned Parenthood v. Casey* threatens no other precedents protecting unenumerated rights (thoughmanycommentersdisagree, particularly regarding same-sex marriage and contraception), but by cha... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Elif Batuman’s Either/Or is a portrait of the artist as a young idiot
Either/Or by Elif Batuman. | Left: Penguin Press. Right: Valentyn Kuzan. Batuman’s second novel is shaggy, strange, and sweet. *The Idiot*, Elif Batuman’s charmingly deadpan debut novel of 2018, was unconventional as coming of age stories go. The protagonist, Selin, took very few concrete actions, and at the end she informed us that she “hadn’t learned anything at all.” *Either/Or*, Batuman’s follow-up to *The Idiot* and a direct sequel, shares its predecessor’s dryly understated wit, but it does so with a far more conventional structure. By the end of *Either/Or*, Selin has defin... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Stop telling kids that climate change will destroy their world
[image: A student holds a poster reading “why the fuck are we studying for a future we won’t even have.”] Student protestors in Rome as part of the September 24, 2021 Climate Strike March | Simona Granati/Corbis via Getty Images Some “climate anxiety” is the product of telling kids — falsely — that they have no future. My 5-year-old daughter is now old enough to read a lot of books and magazines aimed at children, and it’s given me a whole new perspective on the discourse wars over how we talk about climate change, conservation, and the future of the planet. As I’ve written abo... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
The January 6 committee’s biggest task is getting people to care
Trump supporters storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images The committee’s evidence against Trump could well be damning. It still might not be enough to overcome polarization and public fatigue. In his new book *The Right*, conservative journalist Matthew Continetti describes the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as the decisive event in Donald Trump’s presidency: one that transformed it from what he sees as a largely successful enterprise into a disastrous one. “If Trump had followed the example of his predecessors and conceded power gra... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
The bad vibes economy
[image: Question marks with a black background.] The economy is (probably) not as bad as you feel. | Getty Images/MirageC Is the economy actually bad, or does everyone just feel like it is? Elon Musk recently told Tesla executives he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy, so he wants to pause hiring and cut the company’s workforce. This is perhaps not the best way to run a business, but it is indicative of the current mood — a lot of people have a sense that something’s just off in the economy, or it’s about to be. There’s this nagging sentiment that we’re in a precarious s... read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Pay Homage To The Las Vegas Nostradamus
1970’s Bob Hope – “I’ve just flown in from California, where they’ve made homosexuality legal. I thought I’d get out before they make it compulsory.” 2020’s, no joke – ESPN Host Says Tampa Bay Rays Players Who Refused LGBT Clothing Are “Bigoted” read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1B-Plus from FBI over Nassar
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the now convicted sports doctor when the agency first received allegations against him. read more
Turcopolier16 hours ago
Nilesat launch
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Bacon's Rebellion17 hours ago
Commonwealth Set for Major Broadband Expansion
by Dick Hall-Sizemore One of the issues underlined by the pandemic was the need for all areas of the state to have access to broadband internet. Without access to broadband, kids (and adults) in rural areas cannot take advantage of … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Wrong Kind Of Black?
Apparently the Woke crowd doesn’t mind a prime minister who wears blackface, but gets upset at an uppity black man who has traditional views. Woke school board censors black trustee. In other Woke news, Canadian history must be censored. read more
Electroverse17 hours ago
Brisbane’s Coldest Start To Winter Since 1904, As Polar Cold Intensifies Across Australia; U.S. Could Eradicate Inflation Overnight, But ‘Green Zealots’ Won’t Allow It; + Spotless Sun
"Somebody is on the path to try to destroy America." The post Brisbane’s Coldest Start To Winter Since 1904, As Polar Cold Intensifies Across Australia; U.S. Could Eradicate Inflation Overnight, But ‘Green Zealots’ Won’t Allow It; + Spotless Sun appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Organizing Notes10 hours ago
Wartime “Tears” in Russia
*Russian citizens marching on May 9, 2019 in St Petersburg* ZOBOKO.COM Most Americans today believe “we defeated Nazi Germany,” as President Obama wrote on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is a misconception fostered by Hollywood films that portray the US landing at Normandy in June 1944 as the beginning of the destruction of Hitler’s Germany. In truth, America won the war in the Pacific, against Japan, but the Soviet Union fought and destroyed the Nazi war machine on the “Eastern Front” almost alone from 1941 to 1944, from Moscow, Kursk, and Stalingrad... read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
A Spanish Court Calls: Mike Pompeo, We Want You
On June 3, Judge Santiago Pedraz of Spain’s national court, the Audienca Nacional, issued a summons for former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify in an ongoing investigation into the conduct of private security firm UC Global and its founder, David Morales. The security firm […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil: Bolsonaro raises the tone against the judiciary again
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, June 7, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro raised his tone again against the judges of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and threatened to stop complying with their decisions while again questioning the reliability of the electoral system. Bolsonaro was irritated with the highest court after a decision unfavorable to […] The post Brazil: Bolsonaro raises the tone against the judiciary again appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Military collapse in north Donbass. Turkey & Russia move closer together as EU crumbles
Military collapse in north Donbass. Turkey & Russia move closer together as EU crumbles The Duran: Episode 1301 read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
OECD likes to paint Brazilian economy in dark colors in contrast to Bolsonaro government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Just in time for the opinion-forming process before the elections, the OECD decided to paint a negative picture of the Brazilian economy. The Paris-based organization, which Brazil is supposed to join, expects just a modest 0.6% expansion for the current year. In its OECD Economic Outlook report, the international organization […] The post OECD likes to paint Brazilian economy in dark colors in contrast to Bolsonaro government appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Opinion: Brazil does well in global misinformation ranking
By Wladimir Gramacho RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is no doubt that the circulation of misinformation is a serious problem in Brazil. With good reason, institutions and individuals have been concerned, for example, about containing the influence of false information on people's decision to get vaccinated and the . . . To read the […] The post Opinion: Brazil does well in global misinformation ranking appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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* Solving the teacher retention crisis: Give teachers the respect they deserve* When the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) surveyed its members in November, an astounding 66% of teachers and school staff who responded said they were considering leaving their profession. And that was before the Omicron COVID surge in January and before the devastating attack on the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Yes, low pay and overwork were the two most significant pressures pushing them to leave at that point. Most other states are experiencing the same challenges in retaining tea... read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Russian Media hints at ceasefire. Merkel returns. War and Peace canceled. Update 1
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The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro has 49% among evangelicals; Lula, 50% among Catholics
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A PoderData survey conducted from June 5 to 7 shows that Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party - PL) leads and has 49% of voting intentions among evangelical voters for the first round of the 2022 elections. In this segment, Luiz Inácio Lula . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro has 49% among evangelicals; Lula, 50% among Catholics appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
UN international scientific committee meeting in Halifax to discuss African slave trade
An international scientific committee from the United Nations will meet in Halifax this week to discuss the world’s largest forced migration in history: the African slave trade. The Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project, formerly known as The Slave Route Project, was founded in 1994 as an initiative by UNESCO. The project is made up of […] read more
The Duran17 hours ago
EU-Russia fight at UN. Shoigu, big victories in Donbass. Collective West panic. Update 2
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The Rio Times17 hours ago
Analysis: The miraculous opening of the Brazilian economy amid growing protectionism
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is a remarkable development for anyone familiar with Brazil's history. After World War II, the country was a cradle of import-substituting industrialization, a development policy widely adopted in Latin America that restricted imports to boost domestic production. This policy eventually lost out to the export-oriented model of Asia's fast-growing […] The post Analysis: The miraculous opening of the Brazilian economy amid growing protectionism appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Q & A: Politics and policy driving the Ukraine project
Q & A: Politics and policy driving the Ukraine project #theduran #TheDuranLive Follow The Dreizin Report: Ukraine War & Aftermath A No Propaganda Zone The Dreizin Report – Ukraine War & Aftermath The Dreizin Report is a NO PROPAGANDA ZONE for objective analysis on the Ukraine war, its U.S. and global economic and social aftermath, […] read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
Cannabis retailers increasingly discounting their products
U.S. and Canadian marijuana retailers are discounting their products more and more, forgoing billions of dollars in revenue since the launch of adult-use markets in recent years. Cannabis retailers increasingly discounting their products is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Tech tip: How to use your phone to pay for everything
Money-tip: Steps to use your iPhone or Android phone to pay for things. read more
Modern Tokyo Times17 hours ago
Japan art and Edo artist Totoya Hokkei
Japan art and Edo artist Totoya Hokkei Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) belongs to the Edo Period in his native Japan. His background entails a normal working-class choice of jobs (a young fishmonger) before studying under the esteemed Katsushika Hokusai. Therefore, his world changed dramatically. Hokkei blended naturally into the art […] The post Japan art and Edo artist Totoya Hokkei first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
Time Passess
Are Bees Fish? Legally, yes – but only in California… A California appeals court has ruled that four species of bees are now legally considered fish, KTLA sister station WJW reports. The issue was whether the bumble bee, a terrestrial invertebrate, falls within the definition of fish – a division in the list of endangered species and […] The post Time Passess appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Why’s The US-Led West So Afraid Of Lavrov Visiting Serbia?
No friendly state would ever do to another what Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Montenegro just did to Serbia, which is disgraceful to the extreme and a violation of the most basic diplomatic norms. They and their American overlord are afraid of Lavrov traveling there because the positive example of Russian-Serbian relations […] read more
Step Right Up And See the Greatest Show On Earth: Bennie & The Pips J6 Committee Go Prime Time!
*EARL* Done This (Click to Bigify) Step right this way to see Chairman 'Primetime Bennie' and his select committee's professionally produced theater, complete with very very select choice tasty tidbits of narrative supporting witness testimony, with video and still images projected on the big screen for your Inquisition viewing pleasure beginning tomorrow night. So nuke you a TV dinner & grab a beer and join Bennie, Liz, Pencil Neck, Zoe, Cryin' Adam, lil' Jamie and the rest of the pips at their nasty best as they go all out for the coveted best dramatic performance spread out ove... read more
CENSORED NEWS16 hours ago
Secwepmec Radio is Live with a New Mobile Radio Station
Govinda has brought his magic, and a new mobile radio station and training to our friends in the north.Listen live now, as they begin broadcasting. The mobile radio station is complete with a computer, mixing board, electronics, even a small refrigerator for making fresh juice, and a tiny coffee grinder and maker. There's a diesel heater for winter in the mobile vehicle radio.Newkonlith Secwepmec read more
Twitter Disagreement Autism Is a Disability Not Just a Difference
Disability or difference? Let's get down to brass tacks. In the Age of Autism community, autism is a disability. It's not just a difference in my three daughters. They live under plenary guardianship. They rely on me for 100% of... Related Stories - Florida Special Olympics Drops Covid Vaccine Mandate for Athletes - Summer Breakation and Autism - The Passing Years Since The Age of Autism Was Published By Olmsted & Blaxill read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Crypto’s winter is here again. How long will it last?
Bored & Hungry is a restaurant in Long Beach, California, based on characters from the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project. | Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images It feels a little like the end of the web boom. But crypto bulls say things are just getting started. You’ve seen this movie before. Or at least you know the plot: A new technology starts gathering attention, puzzling doubters but exciting its adherents, who promise that It Will Change Everything. A wave of hype and speculation lifts it into the public eye, culminating in Super Bowl ads that make the new tech seem thorough... read more
GREENIE WATCH17 hours ago
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* State Officials Fight Wall Street to Protect Pensioners From ESG ‘Scam’* After failing to advance their agenda by passing laws in Congress, progressives have found that they can impose their will on Americans just as effectively through our financial system. And while some state officials have recently started to fight back, they are heavily outgunned. The world’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, have signed on to the global Net Zero Asset Management Initiative and together use the $20 trillion of other people’s money that they manage to pressure co... read more
GREENIE WATCH17 hours ago
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* State Officials Fight Wall Street to Protect Pensioners From ESG ‘Scam’* After failing to advance their agenda by passing laws in Congress, progressives have found that they can impose their will on Americans just as effectively through our financial system. And while some state officials have recently started to fight back, they are heavily outgunned. The world’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, have signed on to the global Net Zero Asset Management Initiative and together use the $20 trillion of other people’s money that they manage to pressure com... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva has 43% vs. Bolsonaro’s 35% – PoderData poll June 5-7
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The poll conducted by PoderData from June 5 to 7, 2022 indicates a stable presidential succession. Leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva maintained the same 43% voting intention as 15 days ago. Conservative president Jair Bolsonaro came in at 35%, the same result as two weeks earlier. The gap between […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva has 43% vs. Bolsonaro’s 35% – PoderData poll June 5-7 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Ketchup At Risk, Squeeks Telegraph!
By Paul Homewood Tomato ketchup, a stalwart of British dinner tables, may soon be a much rarer commodity as climate change threatens to halve the fruit’s global harvest this century, according to a new study. Ketchup is made from so-called processing tomatoes which are predominantly cultivated in California, Italy and China, all areas which are […] read more

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