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The Rio Times7 hours ago
Argentina’s opposition seeks to re-launch itself from the City of Buenos AiresThe tensions arising from the judicial accusation against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are encouraging the internal opposition in the City of Buenos Aires, its electoral stronghold. The head of government Horacio Rodríguez Larreta leads the polls among the "porteños" (Buenos Aires residents), followed . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Chilean police have recorded and spied on several journalists and correspondentsThe Chilean Investigative Police (PDI) intercepted and transcribed journalists' calls with Héctor Llaitul, the Mapuche leader arrested on August 24, among them Sputnik correspondent Carolina Trejo. For almost 25 years, Hector Llaitul has been the Arauco Malleco Coordinating Committee (CAM) leader, which seeks to reclaim and recover historic Mapuche territory in south-central Chile. Llaitul was […] read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Box of Reptiles Mailed to the Wrong Address in New YorkSeveral live lizards were wrongly delivered to a residence in a village north of New York City. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Three More Minutes of Succinct Sunlight from Mike Davis on the Fabrications of a Politically Motivated DOJUsing the references of current events, attorney and former Constitutional Law Clerk for Justice Gorsuch, Mike Davis, once again astutely and succinctly summarizes and deconstructs the nonsense within the fabricated and political DOJ case against President Trump. {Direct Rumble Link} Mr. Davis walks through the claims and deconstructs the political arguments with citations to the […] The post Three More Minutes of Succinct Sunlight from Mike Davis on the Fabrications of a Politically Motivated DOJ appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Health Impact News8 hours ago
Thousands of Businesses Closing in Europe Due to High Energy Bills That Make it No Longer Possible to Stay Open
Over the past week, shocked Europeans - mostly in the UK and Ireland - have been posting viral photos of shockingly high energy bills amid the ongoing (and worsening) energy crisis. Several of the posts were from small business owners who getting absolutely crushed right now, and won't be able to remain operational much longer. As the Irish Times reports, "The cost of electricity to the Poppyfields cafe for 73 days from early June until the end of August came in at €9,024.70 an increase of 250 per cent in just 12 months. There doesn’t include the €812.22 in VAT, which brought her ... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War: Military Summary And Analysis For 31.08.2022*WNU editor:* Another day of interesting updates. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War Maps -- August 31, 2022 (Click on Images to Enlarge)
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
White House Publicly States Biden Position, Donald Trump Voters “Are an Extreme Threat to Our Democracy”Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden are in agreement on the main midterm election issue. Their synergy leads to the current state of our political dynamic in the United States, as expressed moments ago in the official position of the Biden administration from the White House. Also, please note Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre read the sentences […] The post White House Publicly States Biden Position, Donald Trump Voters “Are an Extreme Threat to Our Democracy” appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
New Year’s Eve 2023 in Bahia’a Trancoso is also a metaverse gig in DecentralandSince the 2000s, New Year's Eve in Bahia's upscale beach resort Trancoso has established itself as one of Brazil's most popular destinations for New Year's Eve celebrations. In this party edition, visitors to Taipe's New Year's Eve can have experiences that transcend the real world and reach the metaverse. Trancoso's Taipei event announced this week […] read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Ric Grenell Gives His Viewpoint of The DOJ Case Against Trump Using the Mar-a-Lago Raid DocumentsFormer Acting Director of National Intelligence, Richard “Ric” Grenell, gives his perspective on the FBI and DOJ conduct in their effort to frame a media case against President Donald J Trump. {Direct Rumble Link} Ambassador Grenell walks through the distinct and important difference between the DOJ media narrative, and the actual non-issues that are being […] The post Ric Grenell Gives His Viewpoint of The DOJ Case Against Trump Using the Mar-a-Lago Raid Documents appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com14 years ago
Did Cher Have Ribs Removed To Make Her Waist Smaller?Did Cher have ribs removed to make her waist smaller? Did anybody? read more
All That Is Solid ...7 hours ago
Liz Truss's Victory Lap
Two months of solid torture are over. The final Conservative Party leadership hustings touched down in Wembley Arena this Wednesday evening. In front of 7,000 members, Liz Truss and Rish! Sunak went through the motions about the bright blue vistas that lie ahead under their leaderships. For the former chancellor, we heard the same story about his inspiring parents and how family is everything to him, that Britain is a big hearted country, and that he hasn't done himself any favours by telling the truth about the reality of inflation and piling up government debt. But he forgets thi... read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
Thousands of Businesses Closing in Europe Due to High Energy Bills That Make it No Longer Possible to Stay OpenOver the past week, shocked Europeans - mostly in the UK and Ireland - have been posting viral photos of shockingly high energy bills amid the ongoing (and worsening) energy crisis. Several of the posts were from small business owners who getting absolutely crushed right now, and won't be able to remain operational much longer. As the Irish Times reports, "The cost of electricity to the Poppyfields cafe for 73 days from early June until the end of August came in at €9,024.70 an increase of 250 per cent in just 12 months. There doesn’t include the €812.22 in VAT, which brought her ... read more
Kangaroo Court of Australia8 hours ago
Justice Ian Harrison the corrupt bribe-taking judge who found Chris Dawson guilty of murderJustice Ian Harrison is just as corrupt and ethically bankrupt as most of the criminals he sends to jail are. I don’t dispute it was correct for Harrison to find Chris Dawson […] read more
Komando.com8 hours ago
7 top-tier desk speakers for deep, rich sound while you workSince we spend so much time working at our desks, it's time to upgrade your audio. Here are the best speakers for richer sound quality. read more
The Duran8 hours ago
Russia Claims Massive Ukraine Losses in Kherson; Europe in Energy Crisis Turns to China for Gas
Russia Claims Massive Ukraine Losses in Kherson; Europe in Energy Crisis Turns to China for Gas News Topic 599 Ukraine is desperate to show allies that the war is not a lost cause For weeks Ukraine has been signalling a counter-offensive in the country’s south, vowing to push Russian forces out of the coastal belt […] read more
'Our Defeats' Review: A striking Post-Mortem of the Revolutionary Dream - Wrong Kind of Green8 hours ago
‘Our Defeats’ Review: A striking Post-Mortem of the Revolutionary Dream"Périot starts a dialogue between the past and the present by confronting the future of the revolution that has been laid to rest by youthful cynicism, censorship and the bourgeois constructs of modernity." The post ‘Our Defeats’ Review: A striking Post-Mortem of the Revolutionary Dream appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green. read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
US Decision-Makers Cannot Handle End Of White SupremacyUS law has to be based on human rights standards. We see as a contradiction for the US to pretend to be a leader of human rights when its law and practice is anything but practices in law that are in correspondence with human rights standards. We believe that if there's going to be legitimacy and the international human rights framework, that has to be a framework that is applied equally to all nations. For example, when we were building the US human rights network that would apply international human rights standards to the US, looking at issues of mass incarceration that we have... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
The ‘Noble Lie’ Of A Democratic WestAs Westerners, we are deeply attached to the idea not only that we live in democracies but that our way of life is economically, socially and morally superior to that of citizens in authoritarian states. Following on from these two assumptions is a further one — today held less consciously, for the obvious reason that it smacks a little too uncomfortably of racism — that we, as the people who fought for and created our democracies, are superior to those who did not. Our largely unexamined premise is that modernity and democracy grew out of the particular circumstances of a Western... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
Over One Million Bolivians Mobilize To Support President Arce’s GovernmentOn Thursday, August 25, under the banner of ‘March in Defense of Democracy and Economic Reconstruction’, over one million Bolivians mobilized in support of the government of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca and its socialist economic policies. Workers from diverse sectors, peasants, students, and members of various Indigenous organizations and social movements from all nine departments of the country arrived in capital La Paz to ratify their support for the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. The call for the march was... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
Small-Town Residents Get Creative In Black Hills Uranium Mine FightHot Springs, South Dakota – A budding national reputation for healing mineral waters spawned this town of 3,400 in the early 1900s. Appreciative of that source, today’s area residents have fended off proposed radioactive uranium mining in the aquifers for more than four decades. This summer of 2022, they scored a breakthrough. They collected enough signatures to obtain a ballot measure that would declare the activity a “nuisance” in Fall River County. If the measure passes in the county’s Nov. 8 general election, then an interested party could take legal action to prevent or stop ... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
Iran Considers IAEA Demands ‘Excessive’"We consider the IAEA's demands excessive because their implementation is impossible due to the sanctions," Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behruz Kamalvandi said Tuesday. The spokesman explained that the "Strategic Action to Lift Sanctions" law, approved in November 2020 by the Iranian Parliament, implies that the UN nuclear agency will have minimal oversight within the framework of safeguards mechanisms. However, he said that if Westerners lift anti-Iranian sanctions and accomplish their commitments, Iran will also return to the original promises made under ... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
There’s No Place For Burnout In A Burning WorldBy the age of 10, I was terrified about the state of the world. I wanted to quit school and volunteer for environmental and human rights groups. Instead, I distributed leaflets in my neighborhood and attended rallies with my dad. At 14, I watched “An Inconvenient Truth.” At 15, I read a National Geographic article about coal — how it planted cancer in people’s lungs, stole their breath, and polluted their water. This broke my heart and, in the midst of that brokenness, I devoted my life to stopping climate change. Fast forward a decade, and I’d had the privilege of working in seve... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
Activists To Rally Against Renewed Logging In State ForestCalifornia - Community, environmental and tribal activists opposed to renewed logging in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest plan to rally in the forest Sunday and warn of potential civil disobedience in the future. The notice comes in response to a Cal Fire announcement that tree cutting would resume as early as this week on at least one of four incomplete timber harvest plans in the Mendocino County forest. Those plans were recently revised to halt removal of the largest trees. The return of logging crews ends an eight-month pause on tree removal that allowed state officials ... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
Google Employees Protest Company’s $1.2b Contract With Israeli MilitaryLos Angeles, California - Google employees have protested their company’s $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus, which aims to silence and profile pro-Palestine voices in the high-tech company and around the world. “Google’s Project Nimbus will be an ugly moment in Google’s history and shameful and embarrassing engagement,” said one employee who preferred to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. “I have found Google’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to be a whitewash, it’s more of a tool for censorship and control than for... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused Of Kidnapping Their BossAnderson, South Carolina - On August 1, Melissa Morris, a manager of a Starbucks location in Anderson, South Carolina, accused unionized workers at her store of kidnapping and assaulting her during her first week on the job. The shocking accusation resulted from workers holding a “march on the boss” to demand that they benefit from the same pay raise the company was providing to non-union stores, and, as a result, 11 workers have been suspended while the company and police investigate the issue. These workers call the allegations “ridiculous” and part of the company’s broader anti... read more
PopularResistance.Org8 hours ago
How Intermodal Yard Workers Doubled Their PayLike many of his co-workers, Levi Kamel was nearly ready to quit. But before he did, he decided to try one thing: win a union. Kamel was making $18 an hour doing backbreaking work repairing container chassis—the trailers that attach to containers so they can be pulled down the road by semi-trucks—at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. He was a mechanic at P&B Intermodal, a logistics maintenance company that operates at intermodal yards across the country. The job was a revolving door. In February 2021, Kamel had been there more than a year, but most workers lasted less than three mo... read more
Econlib9 hours ago
The Economist and the economistsThe Economist has published an article on books to read to understand how economists think. The selection starts with Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom,* which is always good. It includes Freakonomics, the old The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner (you can do worse for a broad introduction to economic thinkers), Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic […] The post The Economist and the economists appeared first on Econlib. read more
Diogenes' Middle Finger9 hours ago
Your Official Almost Semi-World Famous Irredeemable Mid-Week Open Thread
Your Beloved Blog Editrix Turns Things Over To You, The Reader. So Don Your Blogging Thongs, Share Ye Links and Bicker -------------------------------------- This Week Your Open Thread is Brought To You By: *The National Aeronautics and Space Administration * The Clearest Picture of Mars Ever Taken read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
Study proves right what our parents have been saying for years ‘phones will be the death of us’https://www.wionews.com/science/study-proves-right-what-our-parents-have-been-saying-for-years-phones-will-be-the-death-of-us-511838?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=FB-M read more
Econlib11 hours ago
Adam Smith was right
Adam Smith once said, “There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” People with the good fortune of living in a highly successful country often have little sense of how much worse things can get. Perhaps you’ve met Americans who think Mexico is a “poor country”. That would certainly be news to residents […] The post Adam Smith was right appeared first on Econlib. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 27 hours ago
Must Watch! Gregory Mannarino, "Situation Critical: Liquidity Is Quickly Drying Up, Prepare For A System-Wide Lockup!"Gregory Mannarino, PM 8/31/22: *"Situation Critical: Liquidity Is Quickly Drying Up, * *Prepare For A System-Wide Lockup!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Vox - All7 hours ago
Should Russian tourists be held responsible for Putin’s war?
Tourists take selfies in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, in July. | Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images Europe’s latest symbolic debate (and solution) over how to punish Russia for its Ukraine war. Are Russians coming to Europe to tan on Mediterranean coasts as the Kremlin wages a brutal war in Ukraine — or are they escaping an autocratic regime and being exposed to European democratic values? That is part of the debate the European Union just had, as leaders met in Prague to discuss the possibility of an EU-wide ban on Russian tourist visas. The debate divided t... read more
Not PC8 hours ago
Sadness..*"Sadness has a bad reputation. We can't live if we are completely impervious to sadness."* ~ attrib. Nick Cave Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
Musical Interlude: 2002, “The Emerald Way”*Full screen recommended.* *2002, “The Emerald Way”* “This is the title track to our album, ‘The Emerald Way.’ The Emerald Way refers to that moment in life when a pivotal choice must be made – to choose the way that is customary and expected of us – or to head down the overgrown hidden path leading to the unknown.” read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Like delicate cosmic petals, these clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula and dutifully cataloged as NGC 7023 this is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the imagery of flowers. Still, this remarkable image shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. * Click image for larger size.* The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characte... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
Chet Raymo, “The Spark of Life”
*“The Spark of Life”* by Chet Raymo In a previous post I quoted Teilhard de Chardin referring to the discovery of electromagnetic waves as a "prodigious biological event." A biological event? What could he mean? The universe was awash with electromagnetic waves long before life appeared on Earth, or anywhere else in the universe. The cosmic microwave background radiation- the residue of the big bang- is electromagnetic. Starlight is an electromagnetic wave. You can "discover" electromagnetic waves by opening your eyes. Of course, what Teilhard referred to was the conscious control ... read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Long COVID: How Researchers Are Zeroing in on the Self-Targeted Immune Attacks that May Lurk Behind ItIn the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention focused on reports of harmful inflammation. read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Comenzó el encuentro regional “Resistiendo a la liberalización comercial”31-Aug-2022 Este martes inició en San Pablo el encuentro “Resistiendo a la liberalización comercial en América Latina: estrategias y alternativas”. Organizado por la Internacional de Servicios Públicos y la Fundación Ebert de Brasil, el encuentro incluirá dos jornadas de reflexión y debate luego de las cuales se realizará la Asamblea de la Plataforma América Latina Mejor Sin TLC. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, "In a Dark Time"
*"In a Dark Time"* "In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood - A lord of nature weeping to a tree. I live between the heron and the wren, Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den. What’s madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance? The day’s on fire! I know the purity of pure despair, My shadow pinned against a sweating wall. That place among the rocks - is it a cave, Or winding path? The edge is what I have. A steady storm of correspondences! A night flowing with birds, a ragged moon, And in b... read more
Vox - All8 hours ago
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s biggest bet
[image: Screens showing Mark Zuckerberg interacting with his avatar in the metaverse.] Mark Zuckerberg is betting his company’s future on the metaverse. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Land of the Giants ends its season looking ahead to Meta’s future, with exclusive audio from inside the company. Mark Zuckerberg is betting his company’s future on the metaverse — a virtual space in which people interact with each other using avatars and AR/VR technology — investing tens of billions of dollars in an attempt to build the platforms and hardware that captures a new generatio... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 31 August 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/IrSemluAXE 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/fq7A8OxekQ — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 31, 2022 Himars missiles and anti-radiation pills: Ukraine round-up https://t.co/vHjVAGFryo — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 31, 2022 New on MoA: Ukraine - A Frontline Report - Vanishing Foreign Weapons https://t.co/Q5rxmDl7vC pic.twitter.com/q4hjmj6vrB — Moon of Alabama (@MoonofA) August 31, 2022 U.N. inspectors are heading ... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayFrom the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s death to Taiwan vowing to counterattack if Chinese forces enter its territory, these are the 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/Cse78gwdol — Reuters (@Reuters) August 31, 2022 A third of the country under water. Over 1,100 killed. More than a million houses destroyed. Pakistan is reeling from the aftermath of the worst floods in the country's history following a "monsoon on steroids." pic.twitter.com/YSILymSJvG — DW News (@dwnews) August 31, 2022 Inflation hits 9.1% in countries using euro currency https://t.co/Jj010PO... read more
The Aviationist9 hours ago
Everything You Need To Know About The Innovative AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft [image: AW609] The Leonardo AW609 made a public appearance during a recent airshow in Italy. While it prepares to be certified as the world’s first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, it can also be configured for numerous other applications, [...] The post Everything You Need To Know About The Innovative AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Small Dead Animals9 hours ago
Mask Formation PsychosisIt’s a cult. UC Berkley- Masks are required during flu season if not vaccinated for flu. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did a High School Football Team Lead the National Anthem After Being Told It Wouldn’t Be Played?According to a popular article that was shared in 2022, events that occurred in 2019 were inspired by news from 2020. Confused yet? read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve Hits A New Low
*WNU Editor:* Oil reserves in the US Strategic Reserve have fallen to the lowest level since 1984. read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
Ukraine – A Frontline Report – Vanishing Foreign WeaponsSome people ask why I read the New York Times and other such outlets of mostly 'western' propaganda. One obvious reason is to "know your enemy", to find out what the propaganda wants us to think. Another one is to find the gems that give a real picture of a situation which often sneak themselves into the coverage, though usually way below the headline. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
The Word From the Trenches – August 31, 2022Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – August 31, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
This piece of plastic can turn almost any gun into a machine gunNews Live Aug 30, 2022 The post This piece of plastic can turn almost any gun into a machine gun appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com4 years ago
Did a Football Fan Sit on an American Flag While Wearing a Shirt Reading ‘I Stand for the National Anthem’?A sports news web site published the photograph, which was taken during a game between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
Paulo Coelho, "Walking the Path"
*"Walking the Path"* by Paulo Coelho "I reckon that it takes about three minutes to read my text. Well, according to statistics, in that same short period of time 300 people will die and another 620 will be born. It takes me perhaps half an hour to write a text: here I sit, concentrating on my computer, books piled up beside me, ideas in my head, the scenery passing by outside my window. Everything seems perfectly normal all around me; and yet, during these thirty minutes, 3,000 people have died and 6,200 have just seen the light of the world for the first time. Where are all thos... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"Whatever Your Fate Is..."
"Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment- not discouragement- you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were the incident... read more
Real Climate Science8 hours ago
Hot Summer NightsOn July 25, 1936 temperatures at Lincoln, Nebraska never dropped below 91F. University of Nebraska students slept on the lawn because the dormitories were unbearably hot. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
The Daily "Near You?"
Columbia, Tennessee, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Duran9 hours ago
EU suspends Russia travel visa. EU buys China LNG, which is Russia LNG. EU TikTok infowar. Update 2
EU suspends Russia travel visa. EU buys China LNG, which is Russia LNG. EU TikTok infowar. Update 2 Topic 680 read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation9 hours ago
Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges for concealing classified government documents – 2 important things to know about what this means
A government filing on August 30, 2022, alleges that efforts were likely taken “to obstruct the government’s investigation” into classified documents held at Donald Trump’s Florida home. read more
Food Safety News9 hours ago
FDA reports new outbreak of Salmonella infections; source of pathogen unknownA new outbreak of infections from Salmonella of unknown origin has sickened at least 99 people, but no other details have been released as of this afternoon. The outbreak of infections from Salmonella Mississippi was announced today by the Food and Drug Administration, but no information is yet available from the Centers for Disease Control... Continue Reading read more
Welcome Back to Pottersville9 hours ago
Pottersville Digest
Make me president again! And somebody get me a Diet Coke! Where's my fucking red button? ------------------------------ Lindsay Beyerstein pretty much nails Trump dead to rights. ------------------------------ Juror shopping, Tom? Really? Look, just because you're a rich fuck, it doesn't mean the rules will be changed for you. ------------------------------ Considering how legendarily corrupt Louisiana is and always has been, I'm amazed something like this took this long. ------------------------------ "One man in Miami-Dade County was reportedly arrested by a... read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Power struggle in space: China threatens to destroy Elon Musk’s StarlinkElon Musk’s company Starlink, a subsidiary of his space company ‘Space X’, has provided the planet (except for the north and south poles) with broadband Internet since the beginning of August 2021, with over 1700 satellites orbiting the earth. These satellites have become the focus of the Chinese. Scientists are calling for the Starlink satellites […] read more
Real Climate Science9 hours ago
Thinking Like A DemocratApparently Democrats think the majority of voters aren’t people, because “people” are afraid Trump will get the most votes. (2) Sylvain Saurel’s answer to Why are people so fearful of Trump getting re-elected? – Quora read more
The Duran9 hours ago
Q & A: End of abundance
Q & A: End of abundance read more
Food Safety News9 hours ago
Mushrooms recalled in 15 states after testing finds SalmonellaTai Phat Wholesalers LLC of Capitol Heights, MD, is recalling four types of its “Three Coins Dried Mushrooms” because they have potential Salmonella contamination. The potential for contamination was noted after routine testing by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) of items bought at a retail store which revealed the presence of Salmonella in some... Continue Reading read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Ambitious ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Hopes to Slay DragonsAmazon Prime Video will debut both the first two “The Rings of Power” episodes on Friday. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
No. 3 Maria Sakkari Out As Another Top Player Falls At US OpenSakkari was ousted by Wang Xiyu of China in the second round. read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
UN Inspectors Head To Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant*FOX News:* *UN watchdog heads to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with 'explicit guarantees' for its safety* *The IAEA hopes to set up a permanent mission to protect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant * The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Wednesday said it was headed for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) with "explicit guarantees" for the safety of its team. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been repeatedly threatened with a barrage of shelling that officials warn could result in a massiv... read more
Climate Collections9 hours ago
Video: Fat polar bears on the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, one catches a gooseOriginally posted on polarbearscience: This little snack won’t make much difference to the bear’s survival but rare film footage of an already-fat bear (estimated at 1,000lbs) catching and eating a Canada goose on Friday last week (26 August 2022) just outside of Churchill on the western shore of Hudson Bay is not a bear motivated… read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Russia Shuts Nord Stream 1 Gas pipeline to Europe For Three Days Citing Maintenance Reasons*CNBC:* *Russia halts gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 for maintenance works* * It is expected that gas flows via Nord Stream 1, which runs from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea, will be suspended from Aug. 31 through to Sept. 3. * The temporary halt to supplies reflects a deepening gas dispute between Russia and the European Union and underscores both the risk of a recession and a winter shortage. * “Europe is in full bunkering mode and taking no chances with Russian supplies heading into the winter,” said Wei Xiong, senior analyst at energy consultancy Rystad Ene... read more
Turcopolier10 hours ago
“Ukraine exploits Russia’s ‘thin’ defences in Kherson counter-offensive”
“According to claims from both Russian and Ukrainian sources, the 1000-metre crossing over the Dnipro River, which Russia relies on to resupply the front line, was no longer suitable for crossing with even light vehicles. Western analysts said Ukrainian troops … Continue reading → read more
Climate Collections10 hours ago
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 242 – 2022Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North read more
Lawfare13 hours ago
A Lawfare Hacking and Cybersecurity Course[image: Scott Shapiro on a background of code. Highlighted letters read: Lawfare hacking and cybersecurity class, Scott Shapiro, Tuesdays @ 7PM ET, Patreon.com/lawfare] We are delighted to announce a first on Lawfare: A live online class on hacking and cybersecurity. The live-course will be open to Lawfare’s material supporters, and we will edit and post each recorded class session onto YouTube as videos that will amount to a public course on computer hacking. Whether one joins live or watches the videos later, students will learn to use virtual machines to "hack" other virtual m... read more
Vox - All9 hours ago
Mikhail Gorbachev and the lonely crusade of changing the system from within
Then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses a group of 150 business executives in San Francisco, California, on June 5, 1990. Gorbachev died Tuesday at the age of 91. | David Longstreath/AP The last Soviet leader was a flawed man — and a moral inspiration. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at the age of 91, and I’ll confess to being somewhat shocked at how muted the reaction in the US press has been. His obituaries of course mention his achievements: bringing free speech and elections to the Soviet Union, allowing its vassal states in Easte... read more
Vox - All9 hours ago
How your TV settings ruin movies
Your TV is ruining your TV experience. Make it stop. Your TV finds lots of ways to adjust your picture. You might not want any of them. Motion smoothing, sharpening, brightness, contrast, and saturation are all adjustments that your television makes to your picture. TVs can have different viewing “modes” that make varied adjustments depending on the scene. Often, these adjustments are made by default and the picture you end up watching can differ wildly from what filmmakers intend. But all those tweaks aren’t always for the better. These adjustments are subtle but significant,... read more
Majia's Blog10 hours ago
Excess Non-Covid Deaths: Dr. John CampbellI really admire Dr. Campbell's rigorous analysis of pandemic-related data and strongly recommend his videos and encourage people to read the comments posted there as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wLu98NygrA read more
Accidental Deliberations10 hours ago
Wednesday Afternoon LinksMiscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Liz Szabo examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved - and the reality that the large number of infections in the Omicron wave is overwhelming the benefit of existing immunity. And Andre Picard highlights how counterproductive it is to be eliminating Ontario's Science Advisory Table and other expert groups in the midst of a pandemic where ignorance has already seized an advantage over evidence-based precautions. - Meanwhile, Jane Greenhalgh and Selena Simons-Duffin report on the jarring drop in overall U.S. life expectancy ... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog10 hours ago
ROGER STONE'S EX-COP PAL GETS THE HEADLINE HE WANTSHere's a headline on the website of local TV channel WPIX: *Former NYPD cop claims he was canned for supporting ‘MAGA’ ideals: lawsuit* The same headline appears at *The Hill*, accompanying the same story. We all know that in 2022 many people don't read stories -- they just read headlines. These headlines say this cop was canned for *thoughtcrime.* But he wasn't, as the story makes clear: A former NYPD officer claims he was booted from the police department for his right-wing political views and his interpersonal relationships with former Donald Trump advisor Roger Stone and Manha... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
German consul in Rio de Janeiro flees Brazil after being arrested for the brutal murder of his husbandThe previous German consul in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, accused of killing his husband in Rio de Janeiro, fled Brazil for his home country last Sunday and is now in Germany. The alleged crime occurred on Aug. 5, but after being detained for days, the suspect obtained a writ of habeas corpus and […] read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Florida fines marijuana testing labs for compliance violationsFlorida regulators slapped two marijuana testing labs with thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly reporting false or inaccurate information on their certificates of analysis. Florida fines marijuana testing labs for compliance violations is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
CFACT10 hours ago
A possible explanation (excuse) for 2022’s lack of hurricanesMy dad used to say if you are right you have a reason, if you are wrong, you have an excuse. The post A possible explanation (excuse) for 2022’s lack of hurricanes appeared first on CFACT. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Trans candidates break record in Brazilian electionsThe number of trans people seeking to run in next October's elections has reached a record high in Brazil, with 76 candidacies. That's 44% more than in 2018, the National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals (Antra) announced Wednesday. On October 2, Brazilians will elect the president, members of Congress, governors, and members of the legislative […] read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Gorbachev. Kherson fake out, Kharkov counteroffensive? 10k euro electricity bill, why? Update 1
Gorbachev. Kherson fake out, Kharkov counteroffensive? 10k euro electricity bill, why? Update 1 Topic 679 read more
The Duran11 hours ago
The incompetence of leaders in Ukraine or the purge of the ranks of the secret services?President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the heads of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv, Lviv, and Ternopil oblasts.The president dismissed Artem Bondarenko from the post of head of the SBU Department in the Lviv oblast. Serhiy Zayats is no longer the head of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and […] read more
Michael West11 hours ago
Aussie lithium battery giga-factory onlineDeep in coal heartland, Australia’s first lithium battery manufacturer is moving into a new giga-factory as demand for clean energy soars. Founded by Brian Craighead, Energy Renaissance is scaling up after a successful pilot program backed by the industry-led Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC). The need for homegrown cells and energy storage systems has never […] read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Gen Z Fails To Answer The EASIEST QuestionsNEW VIDEO: Gen Z Fails To Answer The EASIEST Questions. pic.twitter.com/apwohuCHJT — James Klüg (@realJamesKlug) August 22, 2022 The post Gen Z Fails To Answer The EASIEST Questions appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Berkeley wants masks during flu season?!https://twitter.com/MrJustinBarclay/status/1564973437860421632 The post Berkeley wants masks during flu season?! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Truth Comes to Light11 hours ago
Why Assume There Will Be a 2024 Election? America’s 1934 “Bankers’ Coup Plot” Revisited – Documentary & Essay
Why Assume There Will Be a 2024 Election? America’s 1934 “Bankers’ Coup Plot” Revisited – Documentary & Essay New CP Documentary: Why Assume there will be Another Election? The 1934 Bankers Coup Revisited by Matthew Ehret, Matt Ehret’s Insights August 31, 2022 With the passage of the 2022 Defense Authorization Act giving the The post Why Assume There Will Be a 2024 Election? America’s 1934 “Bankers’ Coup Plot” Revisited – Documentary & Essay appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
In Poland, where coal is king, homeowners queue for days to buy fuelReuters WARSAW/BOGDANKA, Aug 27 (Reuters) – In Poland’s late summer heat, dozens of cars and trucks line up at the Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka coal mine,... The post In Poland, where coal is king, homeowners queue for days to buy fuel appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Why Assume there will be Another Election? The 1934 Bankers Coup Revisited [CP Documentary]
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Science Matters12 hours ago
Babylon Bee Stings Feds Forgiving Student Loans
Biden To Forgive $10k In Student Loans — In Unrelated News, Nation’s Colleges Raise Tuition By $10k CAMBRIDGE, MA — President Biden announced plans today to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for anyone making less than $125k per year. In completely unrelated news, the nation’s colleges and universities announced plans to immediately raise tuition […] read more
Snopes.com21 years ago
Is the Presidential ’20-Year Death Curse’ Real?Does a death curse threaten U.S. presidents elected in years evenly divisible by 20? read more
Bayou Renaissance Man8 hours ago
Understanding the tyrannical mindBrandon Smith does an excellent job of outlining the mind of a tyrant. A tyrant need not be a dictatorial warlord like Genghis Khan; he or she can be a low- to mid-level bureaucrat or supervisor in business, or an elected or appointed official in local, regional or national government. The common factor in all of them is that they want power, and are willing to do whatever it takes to gain and retain power. Here's an excerpt. [There is] a specific human element that is obsessively attracted to control, not because they are afraid, and not because they want comfort, but bec... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
FDA Authorizes Omicron-Targeted Booster ShotsMonovalent mRNA shots no longer authorized as boosters in people 12 and up The FDA on Wednesday authorized bivalent COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna that target the original strain along with the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. In an amendment … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
Metformin use in prediabetes: is earlier intervention better?Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of metformin in diabetes prevention in a prediabetic population across a range of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels at baseline. A secondary aim was to assess the effectiveness … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Better Blood Sugar Control in Teens May Limit Diabetes-Related Brain DamageSummary: Better glucose control can improve brain structure and function in young people with Type 1 diabetes. Source: Nemours Tight control of blood sugar in teens with Type 1 diabetes may help reduce the disease’s damaging effects on the brain, … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Brain Activity During Sleep Differs in Young People With Genetic Risk of Psychiatric DisordersSummary: Young people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome have distinct and marked EEG differences in brain activity during sleep, which could influence psychiatric symptoms. Source: eLife The brain activity patterns during sleep shed light on the neurobiology behind a genetic condition … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Fentanyl’s Effects on the BrainSummary: Fentanyl exposure produces specific EEG signatures in the brain. The findings also revealed the drug impairs people’s breathing four minutes before noticeable changes in alertness. Source: Mass General Fentanyl is used to supplement sedation and to relieve severe pain during … Continue reading → read more
CURMUDGUCATION11 hours ago
Quiet Quitting Versus Quiet Firing
The "quiet quitting" thing is not news to teachers. In teacherland, it's called "working to the contract" and it is an alternative to striking that can still bring a school district to a grinding halt. My old district, like most, depended on teacher volunteer hours. Heck, for years, the school schedule depended on the assumption that teachers would stop by the office to pick up mail and memos before their actual report time arrived (at which time we were expected to be in our room with students). I call "quiet quitting" a bad euphemism for "no longer donating free work to an ung... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Beyond Neurons: How Astrocytes Contribute to Brain DisordersSummary: Study reveals how a molecule produced by astrocytes interferes with normal neuron development in a range of neurodevelopmental disorders. Source: Salk Institute Neurons often get most of the credit for keeping our brains sharp and functioning—as well as most … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Dynamics of thyroid diseases and thyroid-axis gland massesAbstract Thyroid disorders are common and often require lifelong hormone replacement. Treating thyroid disorders involves a fascinating and troublesome delay, in which it takes many weeks for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration to normalize after thyroid hormones return to normal. … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Bolivia breaks export record with US$8.3 billion in July 2022As of July 2022, Bolivia reached a record in exports, the value of which reached US$8.3 billion, the highest figure in the last 30 years, according to Bolivian President Luis Arce. "We are again breaking records in economic matters thanks to our Productive Social Community Economic Model. Up to July 2022, the value of our […] read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Role of branched-chain amino acid metabolism in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes-related metabolic disturbances BCAA metabolism in type 2 diabetesAbstract Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism has been considered to have an emerging role in the pathogenesis of metabolic disturbances in obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Several studies showed elevated plasma BCAA levels in humans with insulin resistance and … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
Gray and white matter abnormality in patients with T2DM-related cognitive dysfunction: a systemic review and meta-analysisAbstract Aims/hypothesis Brain structure abnormality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-related cognitive dysfunction (T2DM-CD) has been reported for decades in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. However, the reliable results were still unclear. This study aimed to make a … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE11 hours ago
The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Sepsis-Associated EncephalopathyABSTRACT The gut microbiota is increasingly being found to contribute to the etiology and severity of multiple diseases, including within the central nervous system (CNS). This microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis facilitates communication between gut microbes and the brain to regulate behavior. … Continue reading → read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy - UNECABulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) - Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and boost economic development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says. Read the full story, “Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy - UNECA”, on globalissues.org → read more
Real Climate Science11 hours ago
California Bans TransportationLast week California banned the sale of gasoline powered cars, and this week they are telling people not to use their electric cars because the state doesn’t have enough electricity. “The top three conservation actions are to set thermostats to … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Uruguayan ex-president Mujica’s godson imagines being presidentIdentified by former president José "Pepe" Mujica as a kind of successor, the current mayor of Canelones (southern Uruguay), Yamandú Orsi, confesses that "sometimes he imagines" being the politician who returns the left to the Presidency of the country, which he would consider "a pride". A teacher by training and dedicated to politics for "the […] read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Chilean deputy punches another parliamentarian in the face and generates transversal rejectionThe Chilean deputy Gonzalo de la Carrera hit in the face the deputy and vice-president of the Lower House, Alexis Sepúlveda, after an argument that was generated at the end of the session. "Deputy De la Carrera assaulted me in the face with a fist blow and later, with some kicks in the legs," Sepúlveda […] read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
The House That Trudeau BuiltLet me guess compost toilets, solar panel power and a life time supply of cockroach milk? Financial Post- Canada to fund ‘rent-to-own’ program under $2-billion housing plan The funding, earmarked in previous budgets, would go toward creating some 17,000 new homes across the country, including more rapid housing for the homeless or those at risk… Continue reading → read more
Real Climate Science12 hours ago
Greenland Reporting MeltdownThe press is recycling the same Arctic melting story from seventy years ago. The only difference is that in 1952 there actually was some truth to what they were saying. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Another Big Green backfireUSA Today: *New Jersey banned plastic bags. So, people are stealing grocery store shopping baskets* read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continueMajor health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning of the threat of further spread of malaria, dengue fever and other water- and vector-borne diseases. Read the full story, “Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Spain: Former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights violated, say UN expertsBy suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain violated their political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a statement published on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Spain: Former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights violated, say UN experts”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Russian ambassador denounces Russophobia wave in ArgentinaRussian ambassador to Buenos Aires, Dmitry Feoktistov, denounced several incidents in the South American country as part of a wave of global Russophobia that began after the launch of a special military operation in Ukraine and said he hopes that Argentine society . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
UN Weather Agency Predicts Rare ‘Triple-Dip’ La Nina in 2022La Nina conditions involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Breaking Pakistan’s Donald Trump – With Tom Luongo, Alexander Mercouris & Munib Hamid
Breaking Pakistan’s Donald Trump – With Tom Luongo, Alexander Mercouris & Munib Hamid read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Israeli Archaeologists Dig Up Large Tusk of Ancient ElephantOne archaeologist described the discovery as "very puzzling, very enigmatic." read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
WHO: New COVID Cases, Deaths Keep Falling Nearly EverywhereThe U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a 16% drop from the previous week. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Obstruction Emerges As Key Focus in Trump Documents ProbeThe Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at Trump’s Florida estate. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Taiwan Warns It Will Counterattack If China Violates Its Territorial Waters And Airspace
On Wednesday, defence officials said Taiwan would exercise its right to self-defence should Beijing decide to move against the island. Pictured: Military honour guards hold a morning Taiwan flag raising ceremony in Taipei, August 30 Reuters: *Taiwan vows counter-attack if Chinese forces enter its territory* TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self-defence and counter-attack if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the democratically governed island. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
U.S. Navy Releases Video Of A Mysterious Drone Swarm Over The USS ZumwaltWarzone/The Drive:* Video Of Mysterious Drone Swarm Over Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyer Released* *The swarm incident involving USS Zumwalt was just one of many similar events involving Navy ships off California in 2019. * The U.S. Navy has released a new video from an incident that involved six unidentified drones flying over its most advanced surface combatant, the USS Zumwalt. The incident occurred in the waters off the coast of Southern California in April 2019. The War Zone received the video via the Freedom of Information act as part of our ongoing investigation into... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Bicentennial of Independence: the influence of Princess Leopoldina, the first Brazilian empressThe independence of Brazil is a historical fact directly linked to the action of Dom Pedro I. This is what we all learned in school. But behind the Prince Regent's decision, Princess Leopoldina's influence was also decisive. The letters she sent to her husband were the final kick to the rupture between Brazil and Portugal. […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
EU Agrees To Suspend Russia Visa Deal But Will Stop Short Of A Full Tourist Ban*DW: **EU foreign ministers agree to suspend Russian visa accord* Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell says EU foreign ministers have agreed to suspend the bloc's visa facilitation agreement with Russia over Moscow's war in Ukraine. EU foreign ministers have agreed to suspend a 2007 visa facilitation agreement with Russia over the country's war in Ukraine, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell announced on Wednesday. "This will significantly reduce the number of new visas issued by the EU member states. It's going to be more difficult, it's going to take longer," Borrell said at the end ... read more
21st Century Wire12 hours ago
UK Anti-lockdown Protesters Sentenced for Using ‘Abusive Words’ Toward BBC Journalist
*21WIRE* | A new level of narrative enforcement has descended on Britain. read more
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