Tuesday, August 30, 2022

30 August - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 6

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Michael West13 hours ago
Slaughter on Batman Avenue: Victoria gets election result three months early
[image: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews] The fact that Melbourne suffered one of the world's longest Covid lockdowns won't be enough to stop Premier Daniel Andrews gaining a third term. read more
Michael West13 hours ago
You gotta pay the troll toll to get in!
With road tolls about to hike with inflation, Victorian and NSW governments face motorist anger heading into their respective state elections. Michael West reports on the upshot of privatisations which have left one company, Transurban, with a monopoly of monopolies. The Story: https://michaelwest.com.au/transurbans-profits-motorists-losses-and-looming-toll-rises/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheWestReport Merch: https://lonelykidsclub.com/new/michael+west Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelwest.journo Insta: https://www.instagram.com/michaelwestjourno/ read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Prepare for more pandemics now: scientists
Australia’s leading scientific organisation has called for a boost to virus research and vaccine manufacturing capabilities in a bid to future-proof the country from pandemics. In a new report, the CSIRO outlined 20 recommendations for what Australia would need to do to strengthen pandemic preparedness, following on from the experiences of COVID-19. Among the recommendations […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Punishment by partiality: Lendlease white-collars stick to the right side of the law no matter what
[image: ATO Office] The law and the Tax Office hold Lendlease, PwC, MinterEllison and KPMG to a different standard to a dentist and a swim teacher, even if the crime is bigger. read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Qld eyes minorities to plug workforce gaps
The Queensland government will spend $20 million to encourage businesses to employ more women and people with disabilities as part of its plan to fill vacant jobs. Another $14 million will be invested to help migrants, refugees and international students find employment, as part of the state government’s 10-year workforce strategy released on Tuesday. The number […] read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Larger context.
Dear Mr. Mercouris, In your discussions regarding the crises in the western world generally, and Europe in particular, you have alluded to the possibility that new policy positions explicitly espoused by western leaders might be indicative of a broad conspiracy. If John Kenneth Galbraith were alive today, he might characterize these positions as “The End […] read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Black Lives Silent
At the time of writing, the Black Lives Matter website has not been updated for over two months. The last entry for its news page is dated June 24. That entry makes amusing reading; attacking the overturning of Roe v Wade, it whines: “This decision is one of several this week designed to limit freedom […] read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Kashkari’s schandenfreude
I’ve often argued that Fed policy should not try boost equity prices. It’s (at least) equally true that the Fed should not try to reduce equity prices. Not everyone seems to agree: Sharp stock-market losses show investors have got the message that Jerome Powell and his colleagues are serious about tackling inflation, said Minneapolis Fed […] The post Kashkari’s schandenfreude appeared first on Econlib. read more
Michael West14 hours ago
Spending up, confidence still down
Consumer confidence eased slightly last week despite no signs of a spending slowdown. Sentiment softened 0.7 per cent last week following two consecutive weeks of gains as measured by the weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan survey. ANZ economist David Plank said the results of last week’s survey were mixed. There was a sharp 5.5 per cent drop-off […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Retired General Frank McKenzie In Charge Of Afghanistan Exodus Revisits Withdrawal One Year Later. Says Biden Was Warned Kabul Would Fall When US Troops Left
*Daily Mail:* *Commander in charge of Afghanistan withdrawal says he warned Biden NOT to take out all troops and keep a small force of 2,500 and blames Joe and Trump for the chaos in Kabul* * Gen. Frank McKenzie has retired since overseeing the Afghanistan withdrawal * In an interview Sunday to mark the anniversary, he said he advised against exit * He said the U.S. should have left a small force to prop up Kabul government * And he said the departure was a rare source of agreement for Biden and Trump * 'So we had a continuity of objective across two administrations tha... read more
Komando.com14 hours ago
Got an email about your antivirus? It might be a scam
You get a letter saying your antivirus subscription was renewed. It could be a scam. Fake antivirus billing renewals are trending right now. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Judge says Biden telling deportation officers to violate law
Conservative Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court denied a bid by the Biden administration on Thursday to block a ruling from a federal judge that barred immigration officials from following its enforcement guidelines. “The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate the Biden administration’s policy limiting immigration arrests after a Texas district judge said the guidance to deportation officers violated federal laws,” the Texas Tribune reported. “The court instead said it will hear the merits of the case in December. The practical result is that the administration will not be ab... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Party of government greed calls taxpayers greedy
Washington Examiner: *Democrats campaign on curbing 'corporate greed' to deal with inflation* The Democrats and the Biden administration want to spend as much money as they can get their hands on to buy votes. Inflation is caused by too much government spending and not by businesses that respond to market conditions. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The more pages you file the more you are likely to lose
Washington Examiner: *DOJ asks to file lengthy response to Trump's special master request* In my experience the more a lawyer throws pages at the judge, the weaker his case. read more
Interview with Kathleen Morris
“*Josie Fallon takes her future into her own hands when she finds she’s been sold to a brothel by Angel’s Refuge, the orphanage in which she grew up, escaping into the desert with two fellow refugees. In the wide-open Arizona Territory of the 1880s, they’re taken in by a compassionate former outlaw, who teaches Josie the survival skills she sorely needs. Josie’s an apt pupil, especially with a gun. When she finds out the syndicate that runs Angel’s Refuge also owns more orphanages, Josie leads her companions, including a fascinating but dangerous young man, on a vendetta ride to shu... read more
Elon Musk’s Apocalypse Warning as He Predicts End of Mankind – ‘This Will Happen Again’
Elon Musk’s Apocalypse Warning as He Predicts End of Mankind – ‘This Will Happen Again’ by Lizzie McAllister, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ The Tesla tycoon addressed his more than 100 million Twitter followers to issue a terrifying warning about the end of civilisation, comparing mankind to the dinosaurs – Elon Musk has taken to Twitter once again to … read more
How to Prepare For a Food Shortage on a Budget
A YT channel I came upon recently … preparing for things most of us know are coming fast. I’ve watched two of these videos so far …. great advice, very practical and also healthy choices about what is added to or sprayed on your purchases. Worth a watch. Will post more of them going forwards … Continue reading How to Prepare For a Food Shortage on a Budget → read more
Why Ukraine Risks Becoming Europe’s Graveyard Despite UK & EU Putting on Brave Face
Why Ukraine Risks Becoming Europe’s Graveyard Despite UK & EU Putting on Brave Face by Ekaterina Blinova, https://sputniknews.com/ UK diplomats have been travelling to EU member states to persuade them not to cut aid to Kiev, as European authorities are growing concerned about spending on weapons for the Ukrainian military while the Old Continent’s citizens … read more
Maher: Media Engaged in ‘Conspiracy’ Against Trump on Hunter Biden Story
Maher: Media Engaged in ‘Conspiracy’ Against Trump on Hunter Biden Story by https://www.infowars.com/ * “They buried the Hunter Biden story before the election because they were like, we can’t risk having the election thrown to Trump, we’ll tell them after the election,” he says. – HBO late-night comedian Bill Maher admitted the legacy media engaged … read more
Over 30 Deaths of Young, Healthy Canadian Doctors Cannot be Explained Any Other Way Than They Were Killed by the vWacxine
Over 30 Deaths of Young, Healthy Canadian Doctors Cannot be Explained Any Other Way Than They Were Killed by the vWacxine by Steve Kirsch, https://stevekirsch.substack.com/ Stew Peters did an episode looking into the deaths of Canadian doctors after the vaccine mandates were rolled out. But here is new info that is even more shocking. – … read more
US Hints to Israel’s Gantz It’s Preparing Military Option Against Iran
US Hints to Israel’s Gantz It’s Preparing Military Option Against Iran by Dave DeCamp, https://news.antiwar.com/ The head of Mossad is heading to Washington as Israel is stepping up the pressure over the Iran nuclear deal – An Israeli official said that the US hinted it was preparing a military option against Iran during a meeting between Israeli … read more
Flashback 2010: Pres. Eisenhower Was Briefed on the Extraterrestrial Presence, Says Fmr. Legislator, Henry W McElroy
President told aliens are on earth by https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ , 25 May 2010 CLAIM ex US President Eisenhower was briefed about extraterrestrial life on Earth. Video – EX US President Eisenhower was briefed about the presence of extraterrestrial intelligent beings on Earth and was invited to meet alien visitors. Henry W. McElroy, Jr, retiring State Representative … read more
"System Is Dying, Get Your Money Out Of The Bank; It's All Gonna Crash; Restaurant Industry Is Done"
Jeremiah Babe, 8/29/22" *"System Is Dying, Get Your Money Out Of The Bank; * *It's All Gonna Crash; Restaurant Industry Is Done"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
THE CRAZIES THINK LINDSEY GRAHAM IS A TOOL OF THE DEMOCRATS AND RIOT TALK IS A SECRET DEMOCRATIC PLOT
Senator Lindsey Graham has predicted that "there will be riots" if Donald Trump is indicted, and the comments at Free Republic are ... unhinged: Riots in the streets is exactly what the Deep State wants. It will give them the excuse they need to identify and neutralize the most virulent MAGA activists. **** Sept indictment leads to riots which give the communists reason to shutdown the election defeat in November! Watch! **** GrahamPox would be happy for an excuse to permanently shut down MAGA. What an asshat. **** biden’s troops will be looking for any excuse to open fire on a ... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Is This Invoice for a Chevy Volt Hybrid Battery Replacement Real?
According to a viral picture, an invoice for Roger Dean Chevrolet showed an estimate of nearly $30,000 to replace a hybrid battery on a Chevy Volt. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
No, This Isn’t a Real Bear-Shaped Island
The pic does not bear up under scrutiny. read more
Argentina Seeks Elusive Investments to Fully Exploit Shale Gas
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 29 (IPS) - Argentina, which has one of the largest unconventional hydrocarbon deposits in the world, has been forced to import gas for 6.6 billion dollars so far this year. Read the full story, “Argentina Seeks Elusive Investments to Fully Exploit Shale Gas”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans
Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover, and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on Monday. Read the full story, “UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans”, on globalissues.org → read more
‘Very survival’ of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint
The UN chief on Monday issued a call for “calm and restraint” in the Iraqi capital Baghdad following a day of reportedly violent protests in and around the national parliament building, in the wake of the announcement from political leader and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that he was leaving politics. Read the full story, “‘Very survival’ of Iraqi State at risk, UN mission warns, as UN chief calls for calm and restraint”, on globalissues.org → read more
Whole generation of Syrian children ‘might be lost’, senior humanitarian warns Security Council
“Irreversible damage” is being caused to the lives of Syrian civilians due to chronic under-funding of the international effort said the UN’s Assistant Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs on Monday, who told the Security Council the future of a whole generation was at stake. Read the full story, “Whole generation of Syrian children ‘might be lost’, senior humanitarian warns Security Council”, on globalissues.org → read more
Burkinabé peacekeeper in Mali is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
A peacekeeper from Burkina Faso serving in Mali has been honoured for her work to boost trust between the authorities and local communities, including survivors of gender-based violence. Read the full story, “Burkinabé peacekeeper in Mali is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year”, on globalissues.org → read more
"People Line Up For Days To Buy Coal Ahead Of Winter Because They Feel What Is Coming"
*Full screen recommended.* *"People Line Up For Days To Buy Coal Ahead * *Of Winter Because They Feel What Is Coming"* by Epic Economist "This is going to be an extremely bitter and cold winter for millions of people from all over the globe. The rush to hoard energy supplies is rapidly accelerating as soaring prices and concern about potential shortages continue to cause anxiety for countless families. In many places, widespread street demonstrations have already begun. New reports reveal that homeowners are lining up for days to buy coal, firewood, and alternative heating sources a... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Moscow Says Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Attempt Has Failed
Ukrainian soldiers fire 2S7 Pion self-propelled guns in Ukraine's Donetsk region on August 26. RT: *Ukraine’s counter-offensive attempt has failed – Russia* *Kiev’s troops suffered great losses in a failed attack ordered by president Zelensky towards Kherson, Moscow says * Ukraine’s much-heralded “counter-offensive” in Kherson has “failed miserably,” the Russian Defense Ministry insisted on Monday, listing estimated losses suffered by Kiev during the operation. Ukrainian forces had attempted to attack in three directions on orders of President Vladimir Zelensky but made no ga... read more
The Last Refuge15 hours ago
Kamala Harris Explains Social Equity Behind Student Loan Bailout
Kamala Harris was asked today about who will be paying for the massive student loan forgiveness and bailout program. She never answered the question but chuckled her way through a social justice and equity response, or something…. WATCH: . Posted in Bailouts, Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Dem Hypocrisy, Election 2022, Joe Biden, media […] The post Kamala Harris Explains Social Equity Behind Student Loan Bailout appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Tea Drinkers Enjoy Possible Health Benefits, Study Suggests
Tea can be part of a healthy diet and people who drink tea may even be a little more likely to live longer than those who don't, according to a large study. read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Leave/me/alone!
It’s encouraging to see that the vast majority of Canadians are not completely out of their minds. Of respondents, 84.9 per cent say they do not add gender pronouns to emails or share at meetings and 15.1 per cent say they do. Similarly, the majority of Canadians (85.4 per cent) do not believe adding pronouns… Continue reading → read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Iraq In Chaos After Political Leader Moqtada al-Sadr Announces His Retirement From Politics
*BBC: **Buildings stormed after Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi political leader, retires* One of Iraq's most powerful figures, who has been at the centre of a long crisis over forming a government, says he is retiring from political life. Moqtada al-Sadr, a firebrand Shia cleric with millions of followers, announced his decision on Twitter. Several people were reported killed in clashes after his supporters stormed the presidential palace. Hundreds have been camped outside parliament for weeks after previously storming it in protest at the deadlock. Mr Sadr's announcement comes ... read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Does Pic Show Actual Celebrity Reactions to Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress?
More than a decade later, people are still talking about that dress. read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
What Makes You Angry?
Liberal-friendly firms getting comfy fur contracts for push polls makes me angry. Trudeau’s office is directly funding polling research, headed by former liberal staffers to supply biased data to leak to state funded left wing media outlets. Ouch. Meet Pollara’s head honcho team: Don Guy. read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Courtroom Of The Absurd
Saskatchewan’s most famous missing person goes missing again. read more
ClimateRealism17 hours ago
No, Washington Post, Greenland Ice Melt Won’t Raise Sea Level 1 Foot
On Monday, August 29, 2022, The Washington Post (WaPo) made a claim that melting ice on the Greenland ice sheet would raise global sea level by one foot by the year 2050 or possibly 2100. This is false, and easily disproven. One of the favorite scare stories that has continued to circulate about effects of […] The post No, Washington Post, Greenland Ice Melt Won’t Raise Sea Level 1 Foot appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Strikes Across The UK As Regulator Lifts Energy Price Cap By 80%
A new wave of strikes are underway across the UK. From postal workers to barristers, organised labour is turning out on picket lines against the backdrop of looming energy cost hikes. Workers across the UK are fighting back by withdrawing labour, sharing their experiences and, on one occasion, surfing around ports at high speed! The strikes come as Don’t Pay, which is campaigning to encourage people to refuse to pay extortionate energy bills, reported an 80% hike had been nodded through by regulator Ofgem. Don’t Pay’s East London branch also announced a protest at Canary Wharf for... read more
Pension Pulse29 seconds ago
Don't Add ESG to Pension Plan Woes?
Jack Mintz wrote a comment for the National Post stating not to add ESG to pension plan woes: Investors know it has been a tough market so far this year. They can take some solace from the fact that pension funds have also taken a hit in their returns. As of June 30, Canada’s four big public pension funds — CPP Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Ontario Teachers Plan and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (or CPPIB, CDPQ, CTP and OMERS) — had incurred $53.4 billion in losses. Of the four the Caisse did worst, with a minus 7.9 per cent return on it... read more
Gerald Celente, "The UnCommunist Manifesto: A Message of Hope, Responsibility and Liberty for All"
Gerald Celente, 8/29/22: *"The UnCommunist Manifesto: * *A Message of Hope, Responsibility and Liberty for All"* Gerald Celente interviews Mark Moss and Aleksandar Svetski, the authors of "The UnCommunist Manifesto: A Message of Hope, Responsibility and Liberty for All" "The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over fear and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in these increasingly turbulent times." - https://trendsresearch.com/subscribe read more
Usdaw and Right Wing Trade Unionism
"I can assure you there is widespread resentment in the Party at your activities and a period of silence on your part would be welcome", so said Clement Attlee to Harold Laski. Choosing a different form of words, Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis said the same to Unite general secretary Sharon Graham Monday morning on Radio 4. Having raised Sharon's ire by equivocating on matters industrial, she has criticised Keir Starmer for failing to stick up for workers. "This isn't fair" cried Paddy into the BBC microphone because he's "demonstrated time and time again that he’s on the side... read more
Michael West16 hours ago
Musk seeks Twitter spam, security details
Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower, seeking documents and communications on the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as he battles to end an agreement to buy Twitter for $US44 billion ($A64 billion), a court filing shows. Musk sought information from whistleblower Peiter Zatko on Monday, mostly about the way Twitter measures spam accounts. The billionaire […] read more
“Today Is Mine..."
“Today is mine. It is unique. Nobody in the world has one exactly like it. It holds the sum of all my past experiences and all my future potential. I can fill it with joyous moments or ruin it with fruitless worry. If painful recollections of the past come into my mind, or frightening thoughts of the future, I can put them away. They cannot spoil today for me.” - Alcoholics Anonymous read more
The Last Refuge16 hours ago
Reports, Lead FBI Agent on Hunter Biden Laptop and FBI Trump Targeting Operations, Removed from DC Field Office
According to the Washington Times, and further confirmed by John Solomon via contact with Chuck Grassley, the lead FBI Washington Field Office Special Agent in Charge, Tim Thibault, was removed from his position and reportedly escorted out of FBI headquarters on Friday; although his employment status is unknown. FBI Special Agent Tim Thibault is one […] The post Reports, Lead FBI Agent on Hunter Biden Laptop and FBI Trump Targeting Operations, Removed from DC Field Office appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MJBizDaily16 hours ago
Marijuana business licensees in Illinois seek changes in ownership rules
Roughly 200 marijuana operators signed a petition asking Illinois regulators to alter a policy that prohibits adult-use store owners with conditional licenses from selling equity in their businesses until they are eligible to begin retail sales. Marijuana business licensees in Illinois seek changes in ownership rules is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)”
Full screen recommended. Incredible... *Liquid Mind, “My Orchid Spirit (Extragalactic)”* read more
Not PC16 hours ago
Climate vagaries
1,000 are dead from flooding in Pakistan after monsoon rains, said to be "the heaviest Pakistan has seen in three decades." Here's the drumbeat: *WASHINGTON POST: "'Pakistan was already facing the disastrous effects of climate change,' Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's minister of climate change, said...NPR: "A climate catastrophe has killed more than 1,000BBC: "...climate catastrophe..."REUTERS: "...a victim of climate change..."NZ HERALD: "...climate change..."RNZ: "...climate change..."* “We are at the moment at the ground zero of the front line of extreme weather events," s... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“In one of the brightest parts of Milky Way lies a nebula where some of the oddest things occur. NGC 3372, known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is home to massive stars and changing nebulas. The Keyhole Nebula (NGC 3324), the bright structure just above the image center, houses several of these massive stars and has itself changed its appearance. The entire Carina Nebula spans over 300 light years and lies about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. Eta Carinae, the most energetic star in the nebula, was one of the brightest stars in the sky in the 1830s, but then fa... read more
Chet Raymo, “Living In The Little World”
*“Living In The Little World”* by Chet Raymo "My wisdom is simple," begins Gustav Adolph Ekdahl, at the final celebratory family gathering of Ingmar Bergman's crowning epic “Fanny and Alexander.” I saw the movie in the early 1980s when it had its U.S. theater release. Now I have just watched the five-hour-long original version made for Swedish television. Whew! But back to that speech by the gaily philandering Gustav, now the patriarch of the Ekdahl clan and uncle to Fanny and Alexander. The family has gathered for the double christening of Fanny and Alexander's new half-sister an... read more
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "I Want A Lot"
*"I Want A Lot"* "You see, I want a lot. Perhaps I want everything: the darkness that comes with every infinite fall and the shivering blaze of every step up. So many live on and want nothing and are raised to the rank of prince by the slippery ease of their light judgments. But what you love to see are faces that so work and feel thirst... You have not grown old, and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out its own secret." - Rainer Maria Rilke read more
More Than Twice As Fake As The Previous Model
“A massive ice sheet in Greenland is set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot by 2100, in a melting event driven by human-caused climate change, according to a study published on Monday.” Greenland ice loss will raise … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates17 hours ago
Satellite Images Show Holes In The Roof Of A Building At The Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
Holes in the roof of a building at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on August 29, 2022. Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies. *Insider: **Satellite images show holes in the roof of a building at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Russian troops have been using as a shield* * New satellite images show damage to the roof of a building at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. * The plant in southern Ukraine, which is Europe's biggest, has been occupied by Russia for months. * It has also been the site of recent fighting, which has led watchdog agencies to voice conc... read more
The Aviationist17 hours ago
Italian F-35A Launches First Round Trip Mission From Ghedi Air Base
[image: F-35 Ghedi] For the first time an Italian Air Force F-35 launched from Ghedi Air Base and recovered there after conducting a training mission with the local-based Tornados. On Aug. 29, 2022, an F-35A of the Italian [...] The post Italian F-35A Launches First Round Trip Mission From Ghedi Air Base appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Record Breaking Idiocy
More evidence that “climate journalists” don’t understand primary school level science. read more
Econlib20 hours ago
In memory of Jean Baechler
Jean Baechler passed away a few days ago. I’ve written a short obituary for the Wall Street Journal. I’ve tried to highlight the key insight of his short-but-great 1971 book, The Origins of Capitalism: Economic growth, Baechler maintained, is the result of millions of “experiments” by people who act and think differently from the mainstream. […] The post In memory of Jean Baechler appeared first on Econlib. read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Sick of all the tracking? DuckDuckGo’s private email service is now open to anyone
Want more privacy with emails than Gmail provides? Here's how to set up and use DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused email service. read more
Michael West21 hours ago
Construction activity to remain subdued
Home building approvals are expected to remain subdued due to surging building costs and interest rate hikes. Successive interest rate hikes are expected to soften demand for new housing, according to St.George economist Jameson Coombs, leading to a drop off in the construction of new homes and buildings. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release […] read more
The Better Way To Right An Old Wrong
Imagine one day City Hall seized your home’s front and back yards, along with your driveway, front walk and back porch. Yes, you’d still have a house where you could eat, sleep and reside. But you’d no longer have your full home and what was rightly yours. Now, imagine you were given the opportunity for that land to be returned to you. All you’d have to do is promise to never change a thing. You could maybe do something benign – pruning the trees or mowing the grass – but you could not build a shed, start a garden, or add a swing set for your children. Would you take the deal? T... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Shocker! Both The BIS And The IMF Warn Of Much Higher Inflation To Come. Be Ready"
Gregory Mannarino, PM 8/29/22: *"Shocker! Both The BIS And The IMF Warn * *Of Much Higher Inflation To Come. Be Ready"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Why I’m obsessed with these cheap paintings of Paris
[image: An illustration combining several parts of different paintings depicting Paris in an impressionist style, with “Who is Henri Rogers?” handwritten across them.] Did this French painter ever exist? Who is the artist Henry Rogers? His French impressionist paintings of Paris street scenes seem to only exist in online auctions and yard sales. The mystery of his identity deepens when you take a closer look at his art, and notice that his signature changes from painting to painting — sometimes it’s spelled “Henry” and sometimes the French “Henri.” For years, the only place anyon... read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
UN Agency to Inspect Ukraine Nuclear Plant in Urgent Mission
The stakes couldn't be higher for the International Atomic Energy Agency experts who will visit the plant in a country where the 1986 Chernobyl disaster spewed radiation throughout the region. read more
balance1017 hours ago
What is the way?
Columbus was born into Renaissance Italy. The richly varied many societies of the Mediterranean world have had many adventures, many chapters, many trials and errors. Christopher Columbus travelled to the Iberian peninsula where Atlantic and Mediterranean mesh. He had his dreams. Following that rather volcanic-like phase of around 1490-1500, the following century had to steady itself and decide how to design a course forward evolutionarily, that is, find pathways that might steadily prosper into 1600 and beyond. So the embodiment of Francis Bacon came on in 1561, making him 39 years ... read more
Don't Believe the Media's Midterms Homestretch Hype
Excerpted from *PJM * Summer is winding down, and the election that seemed like it would never come is just a little over two months away. The Democrats have been feeling a lot more chipper lately, and the Republicans have been greatly tempering the enthusiasm they’ve been feeling for most of the year. The Democrat propagandists in the mainstream media have been positively aglow with optimism in recent weeks, gushing about Biden’s presidency being completely transformed and rescued from the gutter. The fantastical storytelling bears no resemblance to reality, of course, but that n... read more
War News Updates18 hours ago
UN Team Leaves For Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
*BBC:* *Ukraine war: UN team leaves for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant* An inspection team from the UN nuclear watchdog is on its way to Ukraine's embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the organisation's head said. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the team was expected to arrive at the plant later this week. "We must protect the safety and security of Ukraine's and Europe's biggest nuclear facility," he tweeted. The nuclear plant has been occupied by invading Russian troops since March. Fighting around the facility in U... read more
Snopes.com18 hours ago
Was Dr. Oz Trolled With Sideways ‘NO’ Campaign Sign?
Conveniently for pranksters, the name "OZ" turned sideways looks like "NO." read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
Margin Of Fraud
His inside voice is off the reservation: …why did Joe Biden say, during a rally Thursday, that Democrats have a plan to make sure no one ever steals an election “again”? read more
Snopes.com18 hours ago
‘Zombie Ice’ from Greenland Will Raise Sea Level 10 Inches
Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers. read more
The Last Refuge18 hours ago
Analysts Begin Quantifying “Some Pain for Americans” as Monetary Policy is Positioned to Support Green New Deal Energy Transition
The financial pundits are slowly starting to drop the pretending and discuss the bigger economic picture. However, as they tread very carefully, they are being very cautious about admitting too much. A Reuters discussion of the comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, starts to dip the media toe in the painful pool; yet they […] The post Analysts Begin Quantifying “Some Pain for Americans” as Monetary Policy is Positioned to Support Green New Deal Energy Transition appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more


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