Tuesday, July 12, 2022

12 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10:40 pm MDT

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants via wastewater sequencing uncovers cryptic transmission
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220711/Early-detection-of-SARS-CoV-2-variants-via-wastewater-sequencing-uncovers-cryptic-transmission.aspx read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
New Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2.75 May Bring Second-Largest US COVID Wave: Severity, Transmissibility And More.
https://www.thehealthsite.com/news/new-omicron-sub-variant-ba-2-75-may-bring-second-largest-us-covid-wave-severity-transmissibility-and-more-892782/ read more
India to Surpass China as the World’s Most Populous Country in 2023: UN Report
Sputnik Geographically, China is almost three times bigger than India. The latter is approximately 3.2 million sq km, while China is approximately 9.5 million sq... The post India to Surpass China as the World’s Most Populous Country in 2023: UN Report appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
NEW VIDEO Shows NYC Bodega Owner Was Stabbed by Woman Over Bag of Chips Before Stabbing Her Boyfriend to Death During Attack
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft A new video was released this weekend that shows the girlfriend of career criminal Austin Simon’s tried to stab... The post NEW VIDEO Shows NYC Bodega Owner Was Stabbed by Woman Over Bag of Chips Before Stabbing Her Boyfriend to Death During Attack appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Hong Kong is making COVID-19 patients wear a tracking bracelet so they can’t leave the house
Insider – by SinĂ©ad Baker Hong Kong is making all COVID-19 patients who are under home quarantine wear a tracking bracelet to make sure they... The post Hong Kong is making COVID-19 patients wear a tracking bracelet so they can’t leave the house appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
Infiltrate, Exploit, Manipulate: Why the Subversive Nature of Cyber Conflict Explains Both Its Strategic Promise and Its Limitations
Cyber warfare operators of Maryland's Air National Guard. (Airman Magazine), https://flic.kr/p/244P71b; CC BY NC 2.0,https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/e Information technology has revolutionized modern life, driving vast increases in economic productivity and enabling entirely new social interactions. Naturally, this technology was expected to transform international conflict as well. As the World Wide Web made its debut in the 1990s, warnings of a future of cyberwar where information trumps mass emerged. Subsequently, an alternative view predicted cyber capabilities ... read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
The International Law Sovereignty Debate and Development of International Norms on Peacetime Cyber Operations
2013 WSIS forum on cybersecurity (ITU Pictures, https://flic.kr/p/ejoLUX; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, CC BY 2.0) The United Kingdom’s position on sovereignty has limited progress in working toward state consensus on prohibited behaviors in cyberspace. By electing to treat sovereignty as a principle rather than as a substantive rule, the U.K. maintains that violations of sovereignty do not, on their own, constitute violations of international law. This position touched off the well-known debate surrounding sovereignty, with most states rejecting the U.K.’s positio... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Is Saudi Arabia's Oil Production At Capacity?
*Zero Hedge*:* Is Saudi Oil Production At Capacity?* Use it or lose it – this principle might apply to Saudi Arabia’s oil production capacity that is now eyed by the Western world to fill the Russia-sized gap in supply left behind by embargoes. However, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz details below, Saudi Arabia in the past three years only approached its declared maximum production capacity of 12 million barrels per day in one month, casting doubts on the kingdom’s ability to quickly up its production to stabilize world markets. According to Bloomberg, such predictions have co... read more
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars… everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being.” - Thornton Wilder ○ “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. I believe th... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Peru and Bolivia are reclassified by CDC as “high” Covid-19 risk for travelers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included two destinations in South America, a country in the Middle East and a nation in North Africa in its "high" risk category to travel. On Monday, four destinations were moved to Tier 3, or "high" risk: • Peru • Bolivia […] read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Court blocks Pennsylvania carbon pricing scheme
Let's hope the courts continue to teach Governor Wolf, Secretary Buttigieg and their armies of bureaucrats a sorely needed lesson in constitutional checks and balances. The post Court blocks Pennsylvania carbon pricing scheme appeared first on CFACT. read more
CFACT12 hours ago
No excuse for Texas energy debacle
FORCED RELIANCE ON SO-CALLED GREEN ENERGY SOURCES, the same thing that has sent European countries to the brink, especially Germany, is being foisted on Texas. The post No excuse for Texas energy debacle appeared first on CFACT. read more
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Yasmine Ghania reports on the wastewater analyses showing that Saskatchewan is facing a new COVID-19 wave. Ed Yong discusses how the BA.5 wave looks to be the first one dominated by reinfections. Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris highlight the cognitive dissonance which has undercut any reasonable evaluation of risk through an evolving pandemic. And Hannah Kuchler writes that more than a billion vaccine doses may have been wasted since they were developed, with the donation of expiring doses to lower-income countries looming as a major culpr... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
McAllister, Montana, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"Holding On To Something..."
*Sam: *"It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines it'll shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something even if you were too small to understand why. But I think Mr. Frodo, I do understand, I kn... read more
Biden once wanted to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' – so why is he playing nice with the kingdom's repressive rulers now?
Joe Biden is set to make his first visit as president to the Middle East, during which he will meet the Saudi crown prince the US accuses of ordering the murder of a journalist. read more
US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal
Only 24 countries today totally ban abortion. The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in the US is unlikely to lead other countries to join that list. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Russia's New Sarmat Nuclear-Capable ICBM Is Being Prepared For A Series Of Tests And Mass Production
© Telegram / rogozin_do *RT: **Russia gears up for mass production of Sarmat ICBM – Roscosmos* The state-of-the-art missile is also being prepared for new tests, Russia’s space chief says Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, said on Tuesday that the new Sarmat nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is being prepared for a series of tests and mass production. “*The world’s most powerful global-range nuclear-tipped missile is being prepared for new tests and serial production*,” Rogozin wrote on Telegram. *Read more* .... *Update ... read more
Vox - All13 hours ago
How to help your teen think critically in a confusing world
[image: A blurry photo of a teenager sitting at a screen playing a video game.] Getty Images A new newsletter to help spark conversation with the teens and tweens in your life. Adolescents are navigating a lot. There’s all the normal tween stuff like puberty and figuring out who you are on so many levels — the stuff we all went through. There’s more, though: Our middle and high schoolers spent much of the last few years participating in school remotely, isolated behind their computer screens. Although returning to classrooms has been a huge leap forward, they are reckoning with l... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Coronavirus: BA.4, BA.5 on loose; here’s how to spot this infection and what you can do to protect yourself.
https://m-timesofindia-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/coronavirus-ba-4-ba-5-on-loose-heres-how-to-spot-this-infection-and-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself/amp_etphotostory/92570011.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16576399629834&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Coronavirus effect: Here’s why you should wear masks in public places even when there is no mandate.
https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/coronavirus-effect-heres-why-you-should-wear-masks-in-public-places-even-when-there-is-no-mandate/photostory/92539871.cms read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Coronavirus: BA.4, BA.5 on loose; here’s how to spot this infection and what you can do to protect yourself.
https://m-timesofindia-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/coronavirus-ba-4-ba-5-on-loose-heres-how-to-spot-this-infection-and-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself/amp_etphotostory/92570011.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16576396084618&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Mining 1 bitcoin in Paraguay costs much less than in the U.S.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bitcoin mining in Latin American countries such as Paraguay is cheaper than in any U.S. state. The comparison arose after an infographic was released that suggests how much it costs to mine 1 bitcoin (BTC) in the North American country. Fernando Grijalba, a Bitcoin miner and business developer at Braiins, […] read more
IER13 hours ago
What Does Joe Biden Have Against Domestic Oil Production?
President Biden wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post to stress that he isn’t going to beg for oil. In… The post What Does Joe Biden Have Against Domestic Oil Production? appeared first on IER. read more
Uruguay records coldest, driest June in decades
By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler I wonder why the BBC Climate Check did not mention this! Uruguay’s Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) reported Monday that this year’s was the coldest June in the last 41 years “with a countrywide anomaly of -2.3°C.” “In average terms and on a countrywide scale, June […] read more
MintPress News14 hours ago
Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy
In this new MintPress investigation, journalist Alan MacLeod finds that Facebook has recruited dozens of individuals from the CIA, as well as many more from the FBI and Department of Defense (DoD). These hires are primarily in highly politically sensitive sectors such as trust, security and content moderation, to the point where some might feel it becomes difficult to see where the U.S. national security state ends and Facebook begins. The post Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Econlib15 hours ago
Asymmetric Loss Function in Buying Food for My Cottage Stay
It has been over 11 years since I posted on how asymmetric loss functions affect my behavior. Recall that many situations are situations with asymmetric loss functions: the asymmetry is that a mistake in one direction has a much lower cost than a mistake in the other direction. I faced this situation big time in […] The post Asymmetric Loss Function in Buying Food for My Cottage Stay appeared first on Econlib. read more
"End of Cash? Get Your Money Out of the Bank"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 7/12/22: *"End of Cash? Get Your Money Out of the Bank"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Income-based Solutions Paramount for Addressing Food Insecurity - Experts
Ottawa, Jul 12 (IPS) - Lisa Argiropulos, a single mother of two teenage sons and a resident of Ottawa, Ontario, has been facing food insecurity since 2016, after an accident that left her with chronic pain and disabilities. Read the full story, “Income-based Solutions Paramount for Addressing Food Insecurity - Experts”, on globalissues.org → read more
A Future Horror and the Hope of the Present
MEXICO CITY, Jul 12 (IPS) - This is an alert message: if nothing stops the wave of violence in Mexico, by the end of 2024 the country could exceed the figure of 150,000 missing persons. Read the full story, “A Future Horror and the Hope of the Present”, on globalissues.org → read more
Entrepreneurship Blooms in Villages Bordering Pakistan Desert
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Pakistan, Jul 12 (IPS) - Villagers living with a desert at their doorstep in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province are finding life more bountiful thanks to recent training on how to use their smartphones to buy, sell and gather information. Read the full story, “Entrepreneurship Blooms in Villages Bordering Pakistan Desert”, on globalissues.org → read more
Gang violence in Port-au-Prince threatens more than a million food-insecure Haitians
Surging and deadly gang violence in the Haitian capital has contributed to runaway food insecurity for well over one million people there, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Gang violence in Port-au-Prince threatens more than a million food-insecure Haitians”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Liz Truss wants to be Prime Minister. Kaliningrad escalation. Macron, Uber corruption. Update 1
Liz Truss wants to be Prime Minister. Kaliningrad escalation. Macron, Uber corruption. Update 1 Topic 617 *****VIDEO PLATFORMS***** Alex Christoforou Browse the most recent videos from channel “Alex Christoforou” uploaded to Rumble.com https://odysee.com/@alexchristoforou:7: Official Alex Christoforou AlexChristoforou #TheDuran DAILY NEWS: http://theduran.com *****LOCALS COMMUNITY***** https://theduran.locals.com 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL: https://theduran.locals.com/support/promo/DURANLOCALS *****THE DURAN SHOP***** http://drnshop.com … The […] read more
Retraction Watch13 hours ago
Meet the hijacked journal that keeps rising from the ashes
Have you heard about hijacked journals, which take over legitimate publications’ titles, ISSNs, and other metadata without their permission? We recently launched the Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker, and will be publishing regular posts like this one to tell the stories of some of those cases. In early 2021, unknown hijackers stole the domain of … Continue reading Meet the hijacked journal that keeps rising from the ashes read more
Science 2.0 blogs13 hours ago
Environmental Governance
Lately I’ve been thinking and writing about environmental governance. Here’s a summary. It has to do with the consequences of not thinking systemically; combining top-down and bottom-up policies; technology forcing; fairness and the SDGs; and prospects of violence. read more read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
U.S. President Biden Claims US Troops Aren't Engaged In Combat In The Middle East
(Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA/Newscom) *Reason*:* Biden Told Congress U.S. Troops Are Fighting in the Middle East. Now He Says They Aren't.* *He claims he'll be "the first president to visit the Middle East since 9/11 without U.S. troops engaged in a combat mission there." But that's not true.* President Joe Biden will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday in an attempt to strengthen ties with some countries and address threats posed by others. Key stops include Israel and Saudi Arabia—neither of which is without controversy. Biden took to the pages of The Washington Post to... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Y2Kyoto: Schadenfrozen
The German Economy Is On The Brink The economist Herbert Stein once wrote that if something cannot go on forever, it will stop. It seems like the German — and with it probably the European — economy is reaching that point. Most of Europe’s 100 largest companies were founded in the 1980s or before, which… Continue reading → read more
FOIA Documents Expose Nearly 2 Dozen Secret Wars Waged With Your Tax Dollars
[image: war]Washington has conducted at least 23 proxy wars around the world under the guise of counterterrorism, according to documents obtained by the Intercept. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Just Light A Fire And Burn It
A joint project, brought to us by the people who fail at water treatment: Feds announce $10M for Indigenous-led clean energy projects in Sask. read more
Disturbing Video Shows Cop Run Red Light, Kill Innocent Man Riding a Scooter
[image: red light]Without slowing down at all a Baltimore police officer ran a red light and plowed into an innocent man on a scooter, killing him. read more
Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago
Three Illuminating Quotes About The War In Ukraine
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. […] read more
Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago
Jefferson Fought Slavery Throughout His Life
by Robert F. Turner Thomas Jefferson famously declared that “all men are created equal,” yet he owned hundreds of human beings during his lifetime. Does he deserve our respect? Slavery was obviously a heinous institution and Thomas Jefferson did own … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Death Panels
I’m old enough to remember when they were a figment of Sarah Palin’s imagination. CTV- Ontario woman enduring effects of long COVID begins process for medically assisted death read more
Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago
Help Wanted: 300 Full-Time Jobs. Must Be Willing to Go to Work every Day
by Kerry Dougherty Big headlines last week. Virginia state workers began an “exodus” when Governor Glenn Youngkin forced them to come back to work. Youngkin announced on May 5th that he expected state employees to return to the offices they … Continue reading → read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
The French Need To Talk To Each Other
The French, who have historically been the forerunners of political change in Europe, surprised their neighbours in the presidential election (April 10 and 24,2022) and the legislative elections (June 12 and 19,2022). Only 47% of voters participated in the fourth round, a very surprising result in a country with a […] read more
Science 2.0 blogs15 hours ago
Mendel At 200: Why The Austrian Monk Is The Father Of Genetics
Newly-discovered historical information adds weight to the belief that given what was known in the mid-19th century, Gregor Mendel, the Austrian (Moravian, now part of the Czech Republic) Monk was even further ahead of his time. So advanced his work was criticized by some as 'too good to be true' despite surviving every challenge. Resentful scientists may have later tried to claim he must have used more than science but today he is seen as so ahead of his time his work is uncontroversial. Yet at the time the science community ignored him, perhaps because he was a religious leader a... read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
The death of honeybees and the Precautionary Principle – a needed reprise
In my last post on the existence of glyphosate in the urine of 80% of the random tested individuals, I mentioned the Precautionary Principle. A huge part of these stories on chemicals being found within us is a long time … Continue reading → read more
Heh
I wouldn't put this past the CDC at all! The CDC and Anthony Fauci have a major new concern. No it is not a Zombie Apocalypse. It is that Americans might no longer be afraid of COVID-19/Coronavirus. As a result something new had to happen. So together using the partnership with CNN and the rest of the Main Stream Media they plan to start by pushing new diseases with cool names. *Currently Planned Diseases* - *Flurona* -Really the most obvious to start with and it is already in the news. This is not a new beer or a city in Italy. It is what you get when you combined ... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
PAHO offers support to Uruguay government in court case regarding suspension of Covid vaccines for children
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) offered its support to the Uruguayan Ministry of Health after a judge last week forced the suspension of the Covid-19 vaccine for children under 13. This is according to a letter sent Monday by PAHO Director Carissa Etienne of the Dominican Republic to Health […] read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil and Argentina: Bilateral trade grew by almost 47% annually
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bilateral trade between Argentina and Brazil was US$2.9 billion in the sixth month of the year, 46.9% higher than the value obtained in the same period of 2021, when it had been US$ 2 billion, according to . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Vox’s Flagship Daily News Podcast Today, Explained Brings Back Its Summer Series for Kids, Today, Explained to Kids, Sponsored by KiwiCo
*With new episodes dropping on Saturdays in the Today, Explained feed, the four-episode series will offer families a smart, safe, and fun take on the big questions children are asking about the world around them. * Vox today announced that it’s bringing back *Today, Explained’*s special spinoff series, *Today, Explained to Kids**, *for another summer. The four-episode series is geared towards offering families a smart, safe, and fun take on the big questions children are asking about the world around them. This season, which is about making the future better, will run Saturdays ... read more
What a waste
Family member cleans various businesses after hours. He came across this at one of the daycares. The facility has this in the “throw away” pile. The post What a waste appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Says Iran Ready To Supply Russia With Hundreds Of Armed Drones
Politico: *Iran preparing to send ‘several hundred’ drones to Russia, Sullivan says* *Training sessions are expected to begin as early as this month, he said.* The Iranian government is preparing to send “several hundred” drones, including some equipped with weapons, to Russia at some point in July, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Monday. Sullivan made the announcement during an afternoon briefing at the White House, where he said he was confident that with support from the West, Ukraine’s capital Kyiv will remain under Ukrainian control. *Read mor... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
BlackRock: Fixed income return offsets risk in countries like Brazil; rich countries’ stocks require caution
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the monetary tightening cycle in Latin American countries more advanced than in developed economies, fixed income securities issued by governments and companies of these nations have gained space in the portfolios of renowned American manager BlackRock. In an interview last Friday, July 8, Axel Christensen, director of investment strategy […] read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazilian services sector up 0.9% in May, third high in four months -IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The services sector, boosted by information technology services and freight transportation, rose 0.9% from April to May, according to data from the monthly services survey released by IBGE on Tuesday. According to the institute, this is the third high in four months. The result was above expectations. Economic analysts had […] read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Apology ‘just the start of something more’ for No. 2 Construction Battalion
Russell Grosse, executive director of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, says the apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday “is a remarkable part of the journey of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.” “It’s been a long period of trying to create awareness, whether it was the start with Senator Ruck, or Captain […] read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Important Updates: Economy, Stock Market, Debt, Gold, Silver, Crypto, Crude, Dollar, MORE!"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 7/12/22: *"Important Updates: Economy, Stock Market, Debt, * *Gold, Silver, Crypto, Crude, Dollar, MORE!"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Doublespeak To Save The Planet
Roger Harrabin of the BBC admits that rational thinking is not permitted when discussing climate, and that they use double standards in their reporting. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian coffee industry sees supply relief only in 2024 -Abic president
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the harvest of a crop below potential in 2022, Brazil should see an increase in coffee production in 2023, but a relief from the tight stocks should only be felt from 2024 onwards, evaluated the president of the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (Abic). Pavel Cardoso, who was elected in […] read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
“Ukrainian Rocket Strike Targets Russian Ammunition Depot”
“Ukrainian military’s southern command said the rocket strike targeted the depot in Russian-held Nova Kakhovka, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) east of the important Black Sea port city of Kherson, which is also occupied by Russian forces. Video on social … Continue reading → read more
Modern Tokyo Times15 hours ago
Japan Yen hits 24-year low: LDP, “no vote,” and the crushing of democracy
Japan Yen hits 24-year low: LDP, “no vote,” and crushing of democracy Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Liberal… The post Japan Yen hits 24-year low: LDP, “no vote,” and the crushing of democracy first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
MintPress News15 hours ago
Chris Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet
The massive expansion of NATO, not only in Eastern and Central Europe but the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, presages endless war and a potential nuclear holocaust. The post Chris Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
Navalny Team Announce Anti-Corruption Foundation International; Putin & War Enablers
Anti-Corruption Foundation (Navalny) Putin and his Accomplices-War Enablers “List of bribetakers and warmongers: Putin and his accomplices (officials, oligarchs, propagandists), … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: Hospitals report lack of basic medication
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey by the National Health Confederation (Conass) in more than 100 hospitals, clinics, and homecare companies, which operate in 13 states and the Federal District, verified the lack of several medications. In more than 87% of the places surveyed, intravenous fluids were missing. Another 63% lacked injectable dipyrone - […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Chile announces US$123 aid package for the poorest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, July 11, the Chilean government announced an aid package for families most affected by high inflation. Around 7.5 million Chileans -or a little more than ⅓ of the country's population- will receive winter aid worth US$123. The benefit will be granted in a single installment. It is an […] read more
Organizing Notes13 hours ago
Rich gobbling up land, water, resources
MoneyWise reports: * Bill Gates just won legal approval to buy 2,100 acres of North Dakota farmland worth $13.5M — and people across the state are ‘livid’ about itThe tech billionaire keeps plowing millions into this asset class.* Bill Gates made his fortune in tech, but he’s now betting big on something completely different: farmland. Last week, Gates secured the legal approval for purchasing 2,100 acres of farmland from northeastern North Dakota potato growers Campbell Farms. Of course, this isn’t first time Gates has invested in the asset class. Having amassed nea... read more
"Strange Prices At Meijer! What's Next?"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 7/12/22: *"Strange Prices At Meijer! What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Meijer, and are noticing some strange 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!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *Related:* "People Are Now Resorting To Micro-Loans To Afford Groceries & Gas" read more
"The Trains Could Stop Running In The United States Literally One Week From Now"
*"The Trains Could Stop Running In The* * United States Literally One Week From Now"* by Michael Snyder "Did you know that an absolutely crippling national railroad strike could potentially start on July 18th? If this actually happens, the historic supply chain crisis that we are experiencing right now will rapidly become far worse. Each year, trains in the United States transport approximately “1.7 billion tons of raw materials and finished goods” to their ultimate destinations. If that suddenly stops happening, our economy goes into the toilet. I realize that may sound a bit crude... read more
Balkinization15 hours ago
Reasons to Doubt Whether “the Best Way Forward Is To Look Backward”: Commentary on Adrian Vermeule, Common Good Constitutionalism
For the Balkinization symposium on Adrian Vermeule, Common Good Constitutionalism (Polity Press 2022). Linda C. McClain In *Common Good Constitutionalism*, Professor Adrian Vermeule asserts that breaking with the last few generations of constitutional interpretation by looking “backward for inspiration” to “classical law” is the “best way forward” to “restore the integrity of our law and of our legal traditions.” Vermeule bluntly contends that “our public law” oscillates fruitlessly between two interpretive “camps,” originalism and progressivism. He would replace this “exhauste... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Russian President Putin To Visit Iran Next Week
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) speaks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a Caspian summit in Ashgabat on June 29. *RFE: **Putin To Meet Raisi, Turkey's Erdogan In Tehran, Kremlin Says* Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran to meet his Turkish and Iranian counterparts as part of the so-called Astana format of talks related to Syria, the Kremlin has said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 12 that Putin will hold talks on July 19 with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran's Ebrahim Raisi in only the Russian leader's second... read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Political False Dichotomies: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
You may vote and debate freely on any issue which does not affect the functioning of the empire. When it comes to how money, weapons and resources move around the world, however, you suddenly find that your votes don't matter and your position has no mainstream representation. They'll let you argue until you're blue in the face over whether or not you can have an abortion or whether minorities should have civil rights; they'll even let you vote on it. But things like military expansionism and neoliberal globalization and deregulation are off limits. read more
Cairns News15 hours ago
Audit reveals cyber basics still beyond the federal government
by Alison Ryan This seems to be a warning and a highlight to greater government woes in NSW and further afield. eg: Regarding the Federal Government last year, itnews reported the Prime Minister’s department was named amongst the agencies to fail the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) cyber security audit. The national auditor revealed that […] read more
Roger Waters Plays ‘Collateral Murder’ Video During US Tour, Demands Julian Assange’s Freedom
[image: waters]Waters displayed his staunch antiwar stance and his unwavering support for Julian Assange and the free press. read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
The Uber Files: The inside story of how “ride share” took over the world
News 1. Multi-generational violence in the mass murderer’s family This item contains detailed accounts of violence. Tim Bousquet lays out his latest story, based on documents from the Mass Casualty Commission, right in the first paragraph. And it’s pretty chilling: The man who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020 came […] read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Euro And The US Dollar Are At Parity For The First Time In 20 Years
*CNN:* *The euro and the US dollar are at parity for the first time in 20 years* New York (CNN Business)For the first time in 20 years, the exchange rate between the euro (EUU) and the US dollar has reached parity -- meaning the two currencies are worth the same. The euro hit $1 on Tuesday, down about 12% since the start of the year. Fears of recession on the continent abound, stoked by high inflation and energy supply uncertainty caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The European Union, which received roughly 40% of its gas through Russian pipelines before the war, is at... read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 11 July 2022
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
ICYMI: US Rep. French Hill & UK MP Rehman Chishti: “G7 Mustn’t Let Dictatorships Off the Financial Hook”
UK Member of Parliament Rehman Chishti is one of the many hoping to become British Prime Minister. “ICYMI: U.S. REP. … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
Russian Forces Fired 19 Missiles at Mykolaiv this Morning; Medical Facilities & Residential Buildings Hit; At Least 12 Wounded
“Russian forces fired 19 missiles at Mykolaiv this morning 12.07.2022 14:23 https://www.ukrinform.net At least 12 people have been injured after … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Death Toll from Russian Missile Strike on Chasiv Yar Apartment Building Rises to 36
Pictures can be seen here: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3526213-state-emergency-service-invaders-struck-chasiv-yar-by-iskander-missiles.html “Death toll from Russian missile strike on Chasiv Yar rises to 36 12.07.2022 14:55 … Continue reading → read more
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From Jenna Orkin Mark MacGann, former top executive, comes forward as Uber Files leaker Fears over new outbreak of one of world's deadliest diseases in Africa: Two patients 'die from Marburg virus' that causes 90% of patients to bleed to death from their nose, mouth and eyes Explosion Rocks Gas Plant in Oklahoma Chinese protesters demanding bank deposits tussle with security men Why America Can’t Regulate Bitcoin A Robb Elementary teacher is finally home after spending a month in the hospital recovering from being shot. He's also the cousin of the Uvalde police chief and says they hav... read more
The Pursuit of Happiness: Artemis Will Create More of It; Faster
In a preceding post on this website, Michael Carr provides one perspective on the term, “the pursuit of happiness,” found in our Declaration of Independence. He writes, “Ours was an entirely new mode of governance, not based on “models” from the Old World. Rather it was based on an examination of why those modes of government had failed to progress: to create a posterity which in turn created a better posterity in each succeeding generation.” read more
Viable Opposition17 hours ago
How Your Heart Will Kill You...Eventually If Not Sooner
The dinosaur media is at it again. They've come up with multiple reasons why apparently fragile human beings (aka carbon-based lifeforms/organ donors) can suffer heart ailments. Let's look at some of the "science" behind the causes of heart disease as promoted by certain media outlets around the world as they attempt to explain the rise in heart attacks/heart ailments over the past year. 1.) Energy bill increases: 2.) Solar storms: 3.) Hotter nights (i.e. climate change): this is particularly dangerous to men in their early 60s: 4.) Soil pollution/Gardening... read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Ukrainian conflict is an American war
Letter to the Editor Never forget that this is an American war; an American offensive against Russia, – the Ukrainians are their proxies. As always, it’s the witless Europeans that will bear the brunt of the destruction. They obviously failed to realise that sanctions are not a one way system?: big players like Russia can […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Biden energy bungle gets worse
Legal Insurrection: Perhaps the most consistent aspect of the Biden administration is its desire to gut everything President Donald Trump accomplished in office. Biden is no fan of “drill, baby, drill”. However, in the wake of plummeting poll numbers fueled by exploding gas prices, the White House is offering an idiotic drilling plan to nix drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific while simultaneously allowing leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska. The proposal released by the Interior Department on Friday evening would allow as many as 11 oil lease sales for offshore drilling ... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
The Dems abortion over-reach
*Hot Air:* *Harvard-Harris: 60% of Dems and 75% of women want abortion limits sooner than imagined* The Democrats are still pushing for everything prior to exiting the birth canal. read more
A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF RIGHT-WING HACKS
The right has been trying to generate outrage over the fact that visitors to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello are made aware that Jefferson was a slave owner. The conservative freakout seemingly started with a July 4 tweet from Jeffrey A. Tucker, who complained of “aggressive political messaging” at Monticello. Tucker ... also wrote a column the same day for the conspiracy theory website The Epoch Times complaining about his visit there. The New York Post picked up the story and interviewed Tucker for its July 9 article titled “Monticello is going woke — and trashing Thomas Jefferson’... read more
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars… everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being.” - Thornton Wilder ○ “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. I believe that... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
The Trump presidency was a reality show. The January 6 hearings are the reunion special.
Photographers lean in close to Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, taking photos of her before her testimony to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. | Jabin Botsford/Washington Post via Getty Images Testimony that Trump hurled a plate at a wall and stained it with ketchup stuck with viewers of the hearings for good reason. Remember when then-President Donald Trump hurled a plate at a White House wall, spattering it with ketchup? You didn’t see that moment. You didn’t even know about it ... read more
"How It Really Is"
"The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage." - Carl Bernstein read more
Rae On Orwell
Bob Rae writes that these days he has turned once again to the works of George Orwell to understand what is happening: I began reading the works of George Orwell in my early teens, starting with the allegorical novella Animal Farm and the dystopian science fiction of 1984. I was hooked, and bought every red Penguin paperback edition of Orwell I could find. I have been reading his works, and reading about him, ever since. Working at the United Nations has me thinking of Orwell and his observations more frequently these days, (I took note of what would have been his 119th birthday ... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
*Splashy Ceremony * Marine Corps Cpl. Courtland Mabe recites the oath of enlistment in the surf at a beach at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during a reelistment ceremony, July 6, 2022. read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
She had a bad date with the future mass murderer, went back to his apartment, and an RCMP officer walked in
She was out with friends, having drinks at The Thirsty Duck on Spring Garden Road. “I happened to be talking about my teeth… I wanted to get them laminated,” said the woman, who is referred to in Mass Casualty Commission documents as QQ. QQ gave a statement to RCMP Cst. Jennifer Tichonchuck in February of […] read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
A month before the mass murders, the perpetrator went to Pictou to kill someone else
March 19, 2020, was an eventful night in Pictou. “Fire lit up the night sky on the Pictou waterfront,” reported Adam MacInnis for the New Glasgow News. The fire started at the Washtub Laundromat on Caladh Avenue, and spread to the adjacent enviro-depot. Firefighters feared that the fire would further spread to the nearby Coleraine Plaza […] read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Brenda Forbes tried to warn neighbours and the RCMP about the “psychopath” in Portapique years before he went on his murderous rampage. No one listened.
Some people who lived in Portapique and socialized with GW, the gunman who shot and killed 22 people in Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, 2020, recall him as a “very nice guy” who was “polite,” “cordial,” “always laughing” and “light-hearted,” if a little “flirtatious” from time to time. Brenda Forbes is not one […] read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
‘A greedy, overbearing, little bastard’: the life of a terrible man, from university ‘asshole’ to mass murderer
This article includes detailed descriptions of violence. Yesterday, we recounted the multi-generational violence in the Wortman family. The man the Halifax Examiner refers to as GW was of the fourth generation of that family, and as an adult murdered 22 people across Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020. GW’s upbringing “turned him into a greedy, overbearing, […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva inherits 23% of Bolsonaro’s voters in 2018 -PoderData, July 3-5
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - PoderData poll conducted from July 3 to 5 shows that 23% of President Jair Bolsonaro's (Liberal Party - PL) voters in the second round of the 2018 presidential election would vote in October for former President Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT). In the June 5-7 round, […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Northeast prefers Lula da Silva, other regions undecided -PoderData, July 3-5
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Northeast is the only one of the five Brazilian regions indicating a crystallized scenario in favor of one of the presidential candidates if there is a second round. Today, Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The true physical and mental costs of pregnancy
[image: A pregnant woman with words written on her naked belly that read “No forced pregnancy.”] A pregnant woman during a nationwide rally in support of abortion rights in Washington, DC, on May 14, 2022. | Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Why being forced to carry a pregnancy to term is invasive and traumatic. Popular culture tends to focus on a few elements of pregnancy: morning sickness, the growing baby bump, and, of course, mood swings. But that ignores more dangerous, less well-known conditions associated with pregnancy. Up to 10 percent of pregnant US women are di... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
How to help your teen think critically in a confusing world
[image: A blurry photo of a teenager sitting at a screen playing a video game.] Getty Images A new newsletter to help spark conversation with the teens and tweens in your life. Adolescents are navigating a lot. There’s all the normal tween stuff like puberty and figuring out who you are on so many levels — the stuff we all went through. There’s more, though: Our middle and high schoolers spent much of the last few years participating in school remotely, isolated behind their computer screens. Although returning to classrooms has been a huge leap forward, they are reckoning with l... read more
OrientalReview.org17 hours ago
Handling International Crises: From JFK to Biden 
There are significant parallels between the international crises in Cuba in 1962 and Ukraine today. Both involved intense confrontations between the USA and the Soviet Union or Russia. Both involved third party countries on the doorstep of a major power. The Cuban Missile Crisis threatened to lead to WW3, just […] read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2022
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Summer reading for greens and reds. New books on work, extractive industry., empire, pandemics, organizing, and socialism Ecosocialist Bookshelf is a monthly column, hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that … Continue reading Ecosocialist Bookshelf, July 2022 read more
BBC Climate Check for June
By Paul Homewood The latest BBC Climate Check fraud: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/62105614 She starts by claiming that we have just had the third warmest June on record, even though none of the recognised global datasets, such as NOAA, GISS or HADCRUT, have yet been published for last month. But according to the […] read more
Econlib18 hours ago
Schumpeter’s Most Famous Book
In the Summer issue of Regulation (rubric “From the Past”), I review Joseph Schumpeter’s most famous book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, first published in 1950: In the book, Schumpeter argued that capitalism will naturally evolve into socialism, that socialism can work, and that it is not logically incompatible with democracy. I will argue against all […] The post Schumpeter’s Most Famous Book appeared first on Econlib. read more
Squinty & Meat Puppet and Co. Beclown Themselves Standing Up for Kamala
Monday, our favorite kickball, the blathering duo of Squinty Joe Scarborough and Brain Cell Mika Brzezinski, served up yet another three hour-long rant about the upcoming midterms, anti-Republican rhetoric, and jokes amongst liberal media hyenas about how those in opposition to them are "conspiracy theorists," "freaks," and "weirdos." The bitter former Florida political loser further debased himself by taking aim at someone far more successful in Sunshine State politics, Governor Ron DeSantis (R). He then bloviated about January 6, saying that even with an administration who is pu... read more
CFACT19 hours ago
America’s dependency on imports may be stagnating its economy
America has chosen to meet society’s demands for products by continually increasing supplies from foreign sources, but those choices are backfiring on the American economy. The post America’s dependency on imports may be stagnating its economy appeared first on CFACT. read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 11-12 July 2022
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 • 17:00 — 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 11-12 July 2022 read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Reliance on 'Green" energy comes back to haunt Texas in heat wave
Houston Chronicle: As Texas' power grid operator once again asks Texans to conserve power on one of the hottest days of the year, Mayor Sylvester Turner ordered city departments to prepare backup generators in the event that the power fails in the city. Temperatures are expected to rise to the low 100s in the Houston metro Monday and higher further north, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service in League City. The heat index, or "feels like" temperatures when factoring sunlight and humidity, will be even higher. The agency issued an excessive heat warning ... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
The Bidens and the Chicom connection
This is a long piece but Tucker Carlson nails how Joe Biden and his family were in bed with the Chinese government. It is well worth your time. See, also: *Amid Hunter’s ongoing scandals, Biden is going soft on China* read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
Ukraine forces focus on hitting Russian support operations
ISW: ... Ukrainian forces continued to strike Russian ammunition depots and command points in Kherson and Zaporizhia Oblast on July 11. Advisor to Kherson Oblast Military Administration Head Serhiy Khlan reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian command center and equipment concentration in Tavriisk (approximately 62km east of Kherson City).[24] Khlan stated that Russian forces moved a military equipment unloading site from Oleskhy (5km southeast of Kherson City) to Radensk (25km southeast of Kherson City), likely in response to increased Ukrainian strikes on Russian milit... read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
60% say Jan. 6 targeting Trump rather than looking for truth
Newsmax: The "main aim" of the House Jan. 6 select committee, and even a large majority of Democrats (62%) in the latest I&I/TIPP Poll say it, is to stop former President Donald Trump. Overall, 60% of Americans agree "the Jan. 6 committee's main aim is to ensure President Trump can't run in 2024," including 70% of registered Republicans in the poll. Independents were the "only group of the more than 21 demographic categories the I&I/TIPP Poll follows that was below 50%," but even a plurality of independents (48%) agreed the "main aim" of the committee investigation was to stop ... read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
Biden losing Hispanic voters
Daily Caller: Biden’s approval rating among Hispanics continues to plummet, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll of registered voters released Monday. Among Hispanics, 63% strongly or somewhat disapprove of Joe Biden’s job as president, and only 32% strongly or somewhat approve. ... Even a majority of those planning to vote in the Dem primary do not want Biden. read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
Texas medical cannabis firms bet on market reforms, more opportunities
The number of medical marijuana patients in Texas has quadrupled over the past year, but MMJ companies there still find it tough going and are betting that, over time, the market will be overhauled and provide greater business opportunities. Texas medical cannabis firms bet on market reforms, more opportunities is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Crashing a Continent
This week has seen the euro plummet against the dollar as well as the German government publishing pretty dire figures and with even worse prospects, affairs in Europe are bleak. This article will examine why this is and what can be expected from both East and West over coming months. read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
Republicans to add seats in US House in 2022
Daily Caller: Republicans are expected to take control of the House of Representatives with a potentially massive majority, according to the Fox News Power Rankings. The GOP is predicted to win between 225 and 255 seats in the November midterm elections, according to the Fox News Power Rankings, which uses data such as historical trends, fundraising and other polling to create projections for elections. Currently, there are 33 seats that the GOP will likely win, with another 30 seats considered as “toss-ups” come this November, according to the analysis. One such seat is New Yo... read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Presidents of Brazil and Hungary reject Western sanctions against Russia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hungarian President Katalin NovĂ¡k on Monday rejected Western sanctions against Russia over the armed conflict with Ukraine during a trip to Brazil after being received by her Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro. "We know that the sanctions adopted will not lead to any result... The economy in the world is deteriorating, […] read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
California waste money on DEI nonsense
*Fox News:* *California spent $500M on DEI initiatives, including $50K on 'racial equity' fish dept trainings: Nonprofit* *California's Conservation Department, for example, spent $9,000 on copies of Ibram X. Kendi’s 'How to Be an Antiracist' book* DEI is about making decisions based on race rather than merit when employing people. It is counterproductive nonsense. Kendi's book Along with CRT objectives are the opposite of merit. What would an NBA team look like if players were selected based on diversity? DEI makes the US weaker. read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
No, Iran Will Not Deliver Armed Drones To Russia
In March this year we were treated to an onslaught of obviously false claims that China would deliver weapons to Russia for the fight in Ukraine. read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
US Activities in Ukraine are a Smoke Screen for Clearly Criminal Bioresearch
As has been repeatedly pointed out by many media, the United States has long shown the world its disregard for international norms and its willingness to wage war with weapons of mass destruction anywhere in the world. read more

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil remained the leader in South America in 2021, accounting for more than 50% of the region's gross domestic product (GDP) that year. The data comes from the World Bank and was compiled by CNN Brazil Business. The country has held this position since the 1970s, with a large gap […] read more 

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