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Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Youngkin on the Mar-a-Lago RaidA stunning move by the DOJ and FBI. This same DOJ labeled parents in Loudoun County as terrorists and failed to enforce federal law to protect Justices in their homes. Selective, politically motivated actions have no place in our democracy. … Continue reading → read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Dean & Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan-Flintnull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
ALEX WOODAlex Wood has been named assistant vice president for equity and inclusion and campus diversity officers of Southwest Minnesota... read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Joy Gaston Gaylesnull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Beverly Malonenull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Amanda Stentnull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Bettina C. Shufordnull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Lori S. Whitenull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Roberta Waitenull read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education23 hours ago
Dr. Marissa Vasqueznull read more
Vox - All11 hours ago
The Republican response to the Mar-a-Lago raid should scare you
Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally outside Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, after the FBI executed a search warrant there to retrieve classified White House documents on August 8. | Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images Leading Republicans are in thrall to a dangerously conspiratorial view of the US government. After news of the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home broke on Monday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responded by openly threatening Attorney General Merrick Garland. “The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable ... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Brazil to provide social assistance benefits with a 50% increase starting todayThe Brazilian government on Tuesday began disbursing social assistance benefits with a 50% increase as part of a US$8 billion package of measures approved by Congress last month. Caixa Economica Federal, a state-owned bank, has begun paying Auxilio Brasil R$600 (US$120), benefiting some 20 million poor families, and Vale Gas R$110 reais (US$22) for more […] read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
CBS Deletes “Arming Ukraine” Documentary, Says the US Government Told Them toUnz Review – by Andrew Anglin At some point in the last 24 hours, following the blow-up of CBS’s “Arming Ukraine,” the entire thing has... The post CBS Deletes “Arming Ukraine” Documentary, Says the US Government Told Them to appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
American Airlines strengthens its presence in Chile, resumes Santiago-Dallas routeAmerican Airlines resumes its flight between Dallas and Santiago de Chile, which stopped two years ago because of the pandemic. Starting on October 29, tickets will go on sale for this service, which will be operated with a Boeing 787-8 with a capacity for 234 passengers. This new route will join American's . . . […] read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
A final note on inflation reduction!*TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022* *Elsewhere, anthropology rules: *Reactions to yesterday's events at Mar-a-Lago represent a sprawling anthropology lesson. The lesson involves what happens to people—the things we people will say and do—when our nations divide into tribes. As of today, our tribal division is much more advanced, but we'll postpone that discussion. For now, let's take one more look at the idea that the Inflation Reduction Act involves inflation reduction. We'll start with Paul Krugman's new column. Here's what Krugman says: KRUGMAN (8/9/22): Republicans like Mitt Romney ar... read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Village Farms’ Pure Sunfarms Canadian cannabis unit reports profitable quarterPure Sunfarms, the Canadian cannabis unit of U.S. and Canadian produce company Village Farms International, reported a net income of 2.5 million dollars ($1.8 million) for its second quarter. Village Farms’ Pure Sunfarms Canadian cannabis unit reports profitable quarter is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
The world’s longest fiber optic will go from Argentina to the USAThe Board of Directors of the Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones (Enacom) authorized this Monday to Google Infraestructura Argentina SRL the installation of the fiber optic cable system "Firmina", in the Argentine territorial sea, with a total length of 13,500 kilometers, which will make it the . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Bolivia renegotiates gas supply deal with Brazil to avoid penaltiesBolivian state oil company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) has ended a complicated negotiation with Petrobras to avoid fines and improve its revenue from daily gas exports to Brazil. In June, Bolivia reduced its daily gas supplies to Brazil to increase supplies to Argentina at a lower price, exposing itself to read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Hunting groups band together to save California youth outdoor sportsTune to District of Conservation today to learn about the USFWS lead ban and hunting groups taking on CA AB 2571. The post Hunting groups band together to save California youth outdoor sports appeared first on CFACT. read more
Turcopolier12 hours ago
“Resistance brings chaos to occupied areas”
“Guerrilla forces loyal to Kyiv in occupied areas of southeastern Ukraine are attacking Kremlin-installed officials, blowing up bridges and trains and helping the Ukrainian military by identifying key targets in an effort to challenge Russia’s grip on the region. The resistance could … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil: Three out of four São Paulo City inhabitants are in debtA survey by the Federation of Commerce of Goods, Services, and Tourism of the State of São Paulo (FecomercioSP) shows that three out of four São Paulo City inhabitants (Paulistanos) had contracted some debt in July. The percentage of households with debt jumped from . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] read more
Israel Palestine News13 hours ago
Massive Israeli invasion into West Bank kills 2 resistance fighters & 16-yr-oldHundreds of Israeli soldiers in armored vehicles invade Palestinian city of Nablus, shoot 40 people, kill 3, including senior resistance commander & teen, shoot at medics, radio station... read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
This is just sad.Joe Biden can’t even put his own jacket on. This is just sad. And it keeps getting sadder. pic.twitter.com/RWxt1FTvJq — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 8,... The post This is just sad. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Taiwan Holds Own Live Fire Drills, Warns That China Prepping Future InvasionZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Taiwan announced its own live fire drills Tuesday, a day after China’s military announced it is extending ongoing exercises... The post Taiwan Holds Own Live Fire Drills, Warns That China Prepping Future Invasion appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is overYahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for... The post Biden administration says ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is over appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly14 hours ago
When to use an outside investigatorEventually, most organizations will face a complaint of wrongdoing involving a company employee, or worse, a company leader. When such complaints arise, the company should respond with a prompt, thorough, and fair investigation. Typically, it’s not a question of whether the company should investigate, but who should conduct it. Investigators are often responsible for interviewing ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly14 hours ago
EEOC employer sanctions and updated COVID-19 guidanceIn July, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it had entered into a conciliation agreement with a dermatology practice for violating the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) after it collected COVID-19 test results for employees’ family members. The practice will pay compensatory damages and back pay, restore leave time to affected employees, review ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly14 hours ago
Data security is next frontier as more employers embrace remote workTwo and a half years out from the wide-spread arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, working from home has become much more of a choice for workers and jobseekers, rather than an emergency measure. According to the Pew Research Center, as of February 2022, 59% of American workers whose jobs could be ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly14 hours ago
Federal appeals court nixes effort to recover union feesThe 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that state employees who were not members of unions were not entitled to a return of “fair share” fees collected before a landmark 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. In its 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME, the high court held that no public sector employee who ... read more
Food & Water Watch5 days ago
Residents Rally Against Fracked Gas Compressor Project in North JerseyThis was the DEP's sole public hearing for the dangerous Tennessee Gas expansion The post Residents Rally Against Fracked Gas Compressor Project in North Jersey appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 27 hours ago
"Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity"*Full screen recommended.* *"Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity"* "Dietrich Bonhoeffer argued that stupid people are more dangerous than evil ones. This is because while we can protest against or fight evil people, against stupid ones we are defenseless - reasons fall on deaf ears. Bonhoeffer's famous text, which we slightly edited for this video, serves any free society as a warning of what can happen when certain people gain too much power." ○ *Related:* "Bonhoeffer", Full Movie (2003 read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Fools And Knaves..."
"In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable.” - Philip Stanhope ○ *"How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, * *Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts"* ○ "There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon." - Samuel Butler read more
Turcopolier12 hours ago
A Gestapo raid conducted for a demented but still vicious Fuhrer
Nazi occupied Europe, the Roman empire at its politically motivated worst, these are the things that come to mind in contemplating the disgusting behavior of the Demo Marxists and their deep state servants at DoJ and the FBI. We have … Continue reading → read more
null12 hours ago
NATO Learns Nothing and Forgets Nothing[image: undefined] NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg recently addressed the Workers Youth League (AUF) summer camp in Utøya, Norway. The AUF is Norway’s largest political youth organization and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labor Party. The AUF summer camp is of course famous for being the scene of the horrific terrorist attack perpetrated by neo-Nazi Anders Breivik in 2011. Stoltenberg said little of note. Nonetheless, his speech was a remarkable demonstration of how little NATO has learned from the dramatic events of this year. A serious military conflict is taking place... read more
null12 hours ago
Producing New Enemies for No Reason Whatsoever[image: undefined] A good friend of mine, learning of the impending visit of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, recalled Homer’s description of Helen of Troy, “The face that launched a thousand ships and burnt the towers of Ilium.” Well, Nancy ain’t no Helen of Troy, but she might nevertheless be in the business of launching warships and burning cities due to her bizarre interpretation of her foreign policy prerogatives as Speaker. It is like watching a train wreck developing in slow motion. Witnessing the highly dangerous behavior of the Biden Administ... read more
null12 hours ago
Armed Robbery: Anti-Inflation Bill To Unleash Massive IRS ArmyThe laughably-named "Inflation Reduction Act" will double the size of the IRS - making it larger than the Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol...combined! And that will save money? Also today: under (government?) pressure, CBS censors its own report on US weapons to Ukraine. And...is the end of "woke" entertainment on the horizon? Today on the Liberty Report: read more
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'Russian Propaganda' Just Means Disobedience[image: undefined] You can always tell how important narrative control is by watching the way people react when their control of the narrative is jeopardized. Empire apologists are raging at Amnesty International for pausing its aggressive facilitation of western imperialism to issue one brief criticism of the way Ukrainian forces have been endangering civilian lives with their warfare tactics against the Russian military. Amnesty is far from the first to highlight this extensively documented issue; that Ukrainian forces have been deliberately positioning themselves in civilian pop... read more
null12 hours ago
World Wars’ Shadows: the US Current Clash with Russia and China[image: undefined] The reasoning behind the US government’s current confrontations with Russia and China is very much debated, with explanations including sheer incompetence, short-term opportunism from a Democratic Party hellbent on pursuing a destructive geopolitical agenda for its own domestic ends, a blind urge to preserve world domination driven by a diminishing role in world affairs and, from those believing in more rational responses, containment and deterrence as a systematic but flexible response. Not enough appears to have been said about the history lessons the US has le... read more
null12 hours ago
Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Exposes Foolishness of Interventionism[image: undefined] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “surprise” trip to Taiwan last week should be “Exhibit A” as to why interventionism is dangerous, deadly, and dumb. Though she claimed her visit won some sort of victory for democracy over autocracy, the stopover achieved nothing of the sort. It was a pointless gesture that brought us closer to military conflict with zero benefits. As Col. Doug Macgregor said of Pelosi’s trip on a recent episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, “statesmanship involves advancing American interests at the least cost to the American people. None of that is in p... read more
null12 hours ago
'We Regret Any Pain': CUNY Apologizes and Deletes Article On Depp Lawyer[image: undefined] For many who watched the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, some of the most outstanding moments involved his defense counsel Yarelyn Mena. It was an extraordinary opportunity for the 29-year old graduated from CUNY (2015) and she was praised for her tough examination of Heard. It was considered the turning point of one of the most famous trials in modern history. It is something that should be a matter of great pride for the CUNY community and, not surprisingly, the website did an article on their graduate. However, it has now been deleted with an apology after peopl... read more
null12 hours ago
Kill Al-Zawahiri[image: undefined] It is unsettling to see a democratic government like the United States beating its chest over the high-tech murder of a retired jihadist, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. The 71-year-old al-Zawahiri succeeded the assassinated Osama bin Laden as chief of the anti-US underground group, al-Qaeda. The mild-mannered, Egyptian had been a local doctor in Cairo, when the brutal secret police of US-backed dictator, Hosni Mubarak, arrested him. Though al-Zawahiri was not directly involved in the opposition, he was savagely tortured by Mubarak’s secret police, who were directly advis... read more
null12 hours ago
Reckless Taiwan PolicyFor decades Washington has adhered to the ‘One China’ policy. And that included Taiwan. For better or worse it has kept the peace in the region. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei puts this in question. Is the Biden administration needlessly and recklessly provoking China. CrossTalking with Andy Mok, Angelo Giuliano, and Daniel McAdams: read more
null12 hours ago
Chuck Schumer’s War on Free Speech[image: undefined] In May, Rand Paul, the junior senator from Kentucky, held up a vote on a bill which sought to approve some $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. Paul wanted language inserted into the bill, without a vote, that would have an inspector general scrutinize the new spending. “This would be the inspector general that’s been overseeing the waste in Afghanistan,” Paul said, “and has done a great job.” While senators on both sides of the aisle bristled at Paul’s delay tactics, Christopher Tremoglie, a commentary fellow for The Washington Examiner, questioned the fact that [w]... read more
null12 hours ago
US Audacity on Brittney Griner[image: undefined] Only a person who is willfully blind cannot see that the US position on the Brittney Griner case is driven not by some compassionate concern for her welfare but rather by the extreme anti-Russia animus that has afflicted US officials for more than 75 years. Yesterday, a Russian judge sentenced Griner to 9 years in jail. This was after she pled guilty to illegally bringing a small amount of cannabis into the country, in violation of Russia’s drug laws. She faced a maximum sentence of 10 years. US officials are up in arms over the case. The US State Department ha... read more
null12 hours ago
Deja Vu: Fauci tells unvaxxed to expect 'trouble' this winter[image: undefined] The “Public Health Experts” are at it again, and they’re singing the same tune as last year. This week, Anthony Fauci has been making the media rounds warning of a severe winter of death and illness for the unvaccinated. Once more, he has warned of a heavy toll for those who refuse experimental gene injections that have been fraudulently represented as the cure to the coronavirus. “If they don’t get vaccinated or they don’t get boosted, they’re going to get into trouble,” the career bureaucrat told an LA radio station this week, warning of a brutal winter for the... read more
null12 hours ago
Most of the 'Fact-Checking' Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington[image: undefined] Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the US government, either through the US Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook’s official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help it sort fact from fiction for Ukrainian, Russian and other Eastern European users. These nine organizations are: Sto... read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Arkansas court asked to put marijuana legalization measure up for voteCannabis advocates filed a lawsuit asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the state's election commission to keep a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana off the November ballot. Arkansas court asked to put marijuana legalization measure up for vote is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
Ontario Cannabis Store halts store deliveries after cyberattack on contractorThe Ontario Cannabis Store, the monopoly wholesaler of adult-use marijuana in Canada's most valuable market, suspended deliveries to stores after a cyberattack on the parent company of contractor Domain Logistics, which operates the OCS distribution center. Ontario Cannabis Store halts store deliveries after cyberattack on contractor is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
Trulieve throws its weight behind adult-use marijuana legalization in FloridaOne of the biggest cannabis companies in the nation is throwing millions of dollars behind a proposed ballot measure for 2024 that would legalize adult-use marijuana in Florida. Trulieve throws its weight behind adult-use marijuana legalization in Florida is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Real Climate Science13 hours ago
Third Most Fraudulent July On RecordUS had third-hottest July on record July temperatures were a little above average in the US. The percent of the country reaching 95F sometime during July was well below average. NOAA created this fraud by adding more than half a … Continue reading → read more
Balkinization11 hours ago
Some Lessons Taught by an American StetlSummer is an occasion, at least for academics, for reading big books, and I'm happy to say that I've just finished one of the major books on my list, *American Stetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York, *by Nomi Stolzenberg and David Myers. I adverted to it in my response to the "Levinsonfest" on religious diversity, in which Nomi participated, but I had not yet finished it. I had at that time read only enough to know that it was fascinating. But I'm now in a position to be able to recommend it to anyone seriously interested not only about the ce... read more
null12 hours ago
Nancy Pelosi’s Utterly Reckless Election-Season Gambit[image: undefined] We don’t know how it could have been any clearer than this warning from Chicom mouthpiece and ultra-hawk, Hu Xijin. Prior to America’s other senile leader putting herself in harms’ way by touching down in Taiwan today, Xijin let loose a volley of histrionics that left little doubt as to where Beijing stood: 'If US fighter jets escort Pelosi’s plane into Taiwan, it is invasion,' Hu Xijin of Global Times wrote on Twitter. 'The [Chinese military] has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi’s plane and the US fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tacti... read more
null12 hours ago
Did the FBI Swing the 2020 Election?[image: undefined] Joe Biden won the 2020 election as a result of 43,000 votes in three states. The election was far closer than the media has usually admitted. There were plenty of dubious factors that could have tipped the scales for a Biden victory, including machinations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. *The long history of FBI abuse* Though the media usually portray the FBI as the ultimate good guys, the bureau has long history of intervening in presidential elections. Shortly after taking office after Franklin Roosevelt’s death, President Harry Truman commented in his... read more
null12 hours ago
Policing the World Is a Full-Time Job[image: undefined] Every leader and top official now in power in the so-called Western World seems to have forgotten that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 as an alliance that was ostensibly defensive in nature, intended to counter the expansion of Soviet style communism in Europe. That role continued to be the raison d’etre of the organization until communist governments themselves collapsed in both Russia and in the Eastern European states that collectively made up the Warsaw Pact during the 1990s. After that point, NATO no longer had any reason to ... read more
null12 hours ago
Washington Is Making the Same Blunder Regarding Taiwan That It Did in Ukraine[image: undefined] Tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are rising sharply over the Taiwan issue. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stated intention to include a stop in Taipei to meet with Taiwanese officials during her forthcoming trip to East Asia is the latest source of trouble. Pelosi apparently escalated that provocation further by inviting other prominent members of Congress to join her in that stop. Her actions have caused even the staunchly pro-Taiwan Biden administration to quietly press her to change her plans. Conversely, congressional h... read more
null12 hours ago
Inflation Reduction Act: Another DC Lie[image: undefined] The Affordable Care Act, No Child Left Behind, and the USA PATRIOT Act received new competition for the title of Most Inappropriately Named Bill when Senate Democrats unveiled the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill will not only increase inflation, it will also increase government spending and taxes. Inflation is the act of money creation by the Federal Reserve. High prices are one adverse effect of inflation, along with bubbles and the bursting of bubbles. One reason the Federal Reserve increases the money supply is to keep interest rates low, thus enabling the ... read more
null12 hours ago
Lavrov is on Blinken’s List of People to Call[image: undefined] The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a press availability at the State Department on Wednesday made the dramatic announcement that he intends to speak to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov “in the coming days … for the first time since the war began” in Ukraine on February 24. Interestingly, he gave an alibi that harks back to the Soviet era — prisoner exchange. The US is offering a swap of a Russian entrepreneur Viktor Bout, who was arrested in Thailand in 2008 on a US warrant and later convicted to 25 years in prison on charges of weapons trafficking,... read more
null12 hours ago
The Phoniest, Most PR-Intensive War Of All Time[image: undefined] The president and first lady of Ukraine have posed for a romantic photoshoot with Vogue magazine, wherein President Volodymyr Zelensky waxes poetical about his love for his darling wife. Now, I know what you're thinking: how is Zelensky making time for a Vogue photoshoot amidst his busy schedule of PR appearances for other major western institutions? I mean this is after all the same Volodymyr Zelensky who has been so busy making video appearances for the Grammy Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, the World Economic Forum and probably the Bilderberg group as well,... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Where Your Gaze Lingers..."
“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that has nothing to do with you, this storm is you. Something inside you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"China Just Made A Move That Could Literally Provoke A Major War With The United States"
*"China Just Made A Move That Could Literally * *Provoke A Major War With The United States"* by Michael Snyder "If the Chinese don’t end their blockade of Taiwan, the Biden administration will be under immense pressure to respond. So let us hope that cooler heads prevail in China and that a decision is soon made to end the pointless “military exercises” that the Chinese are currently conducting. When the live-fire drills were first announced, we were told that they would last for only four days. That was supposed to be it. On Monday, they were supposed to go home. But that didn’t h... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"How It Really Is"
"GOP Warns Thousands Of New IRS Agents Will Target Middle-Class Americans" read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Ezra Miller Charged with Felony Burglary in VermontActor Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont, the latest in a string of incidents involving the embattled star of “The Flash.” read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
If Biden Doesn’t Run for Reelection, He Faces a Big Threat: Being a Lame DuckPolls consistently show that most Americans don't want him to run again. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Wrong way Wray at the FBIMiranda Devine: Christopher Wray’s disingenuous testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, before he left early on the FBI’s private Gulfstream 550 jet, speaks volumes about the need to defund the FBI — or at least dump its unctuous director. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and his team of Republicans expected to have the chance to ask a second round of questions. Grassley pleaded for just an extra 21 minutes. But Wray took an early mark, dismissing the committee’s constitutional obligation to ensure he answers questions under oath to ensure the FBI complies with the law an... read more
IER15 hours ago
The Boom in U.S. Oil Production Since 2008 Saved American Motorists Over $2 Trillion
The White House recently boasted that draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (and SPRs from other countries) saved Americans about 40… The post The Boom in U.S. Oil Production Since 2008 Saved American Motorists Over $2 Trillion appeared first on IER. read more
Retraction Watch15 hours ago
Science retracts coral reef recovery paper more than a year after a report on allegations in its own pagesFifteen months after its news division published an investigation into work on coral reef recovery, Science has retracted a 2014 paper on the subject. The article, “Chemically mediated behavior of recruiting corals and fishes: A tipping point that may limit reef recovery,” was written by a group at Georgia Institute of Technology led by Danielle … Continue reading Science retracts coral reef recovery paper more than a year after a report on allegations in its own pages read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The frothing Trump hatersBrian C. Joondeph: ... A good measure of Trump’s continued political relevancy is the value of his endorsements. Last week’s primary elections, Trump endorsed candidates made a clean sweep in Arizona, despite efforts and delays aimed at denying the GOP gubernatorial primary victory to Kari Lake. A former Michigan Republican Party chairman and GOP consultant astutely observed: “Trump is still the 800-pound gorilla. He has significant influence.” Breitbart reported after last week’s primaries, Candidates backed by former President Donald J. Trump are now 172-10 in statewide and ... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden's economy getting worseEd Morrissey: Perhaps that’s because the economy *is* getting worse for the vast majority of Americans. A new ABC/Ipsos poll out over the weekend shows Joe Biden unimproved since their last survey in June despite what media outlets have tried to paint as a comeback summer. Nearly seven in ten respondents believe the economy is still getting worse despite Biden’s happy talk on gas prices, and voters are blaming Biden for it: With the midterm elections three months away, Americans maintain a sour view on the state of the economy and are pessimistic about its future course, with Pr... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Illegal immigration is acceleratingTodd Bensman: Austin, Texas — Following months of Biden administration shuttle diplomacy, multi-national U.S.-bound immigrants from more than 150 countries are now finding international routes to the southern border faster, easier, and less obstructed than ever before. Panama has dramatically shortened the notorious Darien Gap route from South America for the first time. Mexico has amended a years-old policy of using a national guard road blockade to slow U.S.-bound immigrants on its Guatemala border for one that now immediately hands out fast-pass visas straight to the American... read more
PA Pundits – International17 hours ago
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 8 August 2022By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
Aid Workers Encounter Courage, Damage, Dislocation and Resilience in War-Torn UkraineStanford, Aug 09 (IPS) - During Todd Bernhardt’s visit to Ukraine’s conflict zones, he encountered untold damage to hospitals, healthcare clinics, and communities. The Senior Director of Global Communications at the International Medical Corps also encountered enormous courage. Read the full story, “Aid Workers Encounter Courage, Damage, Dislocation and Resilience in War-Torn Ukraine”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMOAmidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Heat, drought and wildfires during one of the warmest Julys on record– WMO”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago
From the Field: Keeping China’s minority traditions aliveIn China, ethnic minority women from the 55 ethnic minority groups formally recognized by the country, are playing a vital role in protecting traditional knowledge and preserving cultural heritage. Read the full story, “From the Field: Keeping China’s minority traditions alive”, on globalissues.org → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Economic Market Snapshot 8/9/22"
○ Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 8/9/22"* Market Data Center, Live Updates: - https://www.marketwatch.com/market-data ○ Latest Market Analysis, Updated 8/9/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ A comprehensive, essential daily read. August 8th to 10th - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ *Financial Stress Index* "The OFR Financial Stress Index (OFR FSI) is a daily market-based snapshot of stress in global financial markets. It is constructed from 33 financial market variables, such as yi... read more
Komando.com13 hours ago
Android tip: 7 surefire ways to take better photos every timeFrom using natural light whenever possible to incorporating simple filters, here are seven pro tips for taking the best photos with an Android phone. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Shopping Trip To Meijer! More Price Increases, And Some Empty Shelves!"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 8/9/22: *"Shopping Trip To Meijer! * *More Price Increases, And Some Empty Shelves!"* "In today's vlog we are at Meijer, and are noticing massive price increases on most products! We are seeing 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/ read more
The Duran13 hours ago
U.S. Government’s Global Hypocrisy Ridiculed
Eric Zuesse The U.S. Government holds in its prisons a higher percentage of its citizens than does any other government anywhere on the planet but accuses every national government that it seeks to overthrow and replace, of being a ‘police state’ (and therefore supposedly deserving to be overthrown and replaced). On 8 August 2022, one […] read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
Key parts of US laws are hard for the public to find and read
It’s a long-standing principle that people should be able to read the laws that govern them. But many technical rules and standards are hard to find and access, even for lawyers or court officials. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Beyond The Markets: Be Ready For A Great Fall"Gregory Mannarino, AM 8/9/22: *"Beyond The Markets: Be Ready For A Great Fall"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Bolivia: anti-government protests leave several injuredThe Bolivian cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz experienced heavy street clashes on Monday during anti-government protests that left several injured, according to the police. In Santa Cruz, in eastern Bolivia, opposing sides collided in avenues when they tried to unblock roads that had been taken by protesters. Read also: Check out our coverage […] read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Teacher Shortages Aren’t the Only Manpower Problem in Schools
by James A. Bacon Virginia’s teacher shortage has become so acute that it has ignited widespread inquiries into what’s causing it. The explanations proffered by establishment media fall into two buckets: (1) teachers aren’t paid enough, and (2) teachers are … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Cannabis in Paraguay, an issue that continues to generate controversyMedical marijuana production is currently limited in Paraguay to 12 local investors who obtained licenses in 2020. Three of those companies are already supplying CBD oil and capsules to pharmacies and the Paraguayan Ministry of Health. In 2017 Paraguay approved the creation of the National Program for the study and scientific research of cannabis. There […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Back To Work, GrandpaUncle Joe needs a few more shekel’s. ZeroHedge- Are Older Workers Propping Up The US Economy? read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Freedom of Speech and Graham PhillipsThe imposition of sanctions against British citizen and journalist Graham Phillips is an appalling violation of freedom of speech – which to have meaning must mean freedom to say things which disagree with the government, the media and/or majority public opinion. read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
The Masque of PandoraWhat happens when people awake to the deceit of Totalitarian-Lite posing as liberty and individualism (let alone democracy)? Well, this piece is from the leading Establishment journal from the Deep-State-linked, Anglosphere, the Daily Telegraph: read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Burn Pits Recognition for Veterans Took Decade of StruggleRosie Torres of Robstown, Texas, is no Washington lobbyist, but she’s been making the long trek to Capitol Hill for some 13 years. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Best Health Care System in the WorldFollowing the “science”. CTV- Ontario hospitals plan to uphold COVID-19 vaccine policies amid ‘crisis’ staffing shortages Spending more money. Sun- Canadian medicare — high costs, long waits, mediocre outcomes Hiring more managers and “experts”. CBC- London’s hospitals are bleeding frontline staff, but more senior execs keep getting hired read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Southwest Attendant Suffers Broken Back in Hard LandingA Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California. read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Zombie Legislation
by Jim McCarthy Zombies, having become popular in filmdom and TV, are finding resonance in the nation’s legislative sausage making. Generally, the term zombie legislation applies to statutes negated or consigned to death, often by federal or state court decisions, … Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com12 years ago
Do Scooby Doo Characters Represent Colleges in Eastern US?A long-held rumor claims that Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma were created to represent schools within the U.S.'s Five College Consortium. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
"The US Economy is Splitting in Two - The Extreme Have and Have Nots"*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 8/9/22: *"The US Economy is Splitting in Two - * *The Extreme Have and Have Nots"* "The very wealthy are doing just fine. The middle class and poor are getting destroyed before our eyes. The inflation reduction act will tax people to oblivion. Hedge fund and the wealthy will benefit from this." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Bill Bonner, 'A Lollapalooza of Boondoggles"
*'A Lollapalooza of Boondoggles"* *Another $430 billion to combat the weather...* * plus $80 billion more to help tax you.* by Bill Bonner *Ouzilly, France - "*What will it say, in the Wikipedia of 3,000 AD? What will be the Judgment of History? We shudder to think…Will it say about its geriatric politicians… that they were actively trying to stir up conflict with their neighbors, trading partners and rivals? What will it make of its greatest economists and leading financial brains… pretending that people can be made richer by falsifying interest rates… lending money below the level... read more
Israel Palestine News14 hours ago
UN OCHA update on situation in Gaza following Israel’s attackFollowing Israel's three-day attack on the population of Gaza – and the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire – the United Nations offers this update on the situation and humanitarian needs left in the wake of the Israeli violence. read more
Israel Palestine News14 hours ago
The names and faces of the 15 children killed in Gaza, August 5-7, 2022Three days of Israeli bombardment in Gaza killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children. Since 2008, Israel has launched four major attacks on the Palestinian territory, killing around 4,000 people – one-quarter of them children. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
Prices for Iraqi Oil Dropped In July
Iraq is the most oil dependent country in the world. During the recent boom in petroleum prices it has been making record profits. Those finally declined in July. In July 2022 Iraqi crude sold for $103.60 per barrel. That was after selling for $113.70 in June and $111.79 in May. That resulted in profits going from $11.505 billion in June to $10.6 billion in July. Iraq has been making over $10 billion a month since March. Exports also declined from 3.373 million barrels a day in June to 3.303 million in July. Sales have averaged 3.3 million barrels a day for five of the la... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 9 Iraq held victory celebration for end of Iran-Iraq War
1914 US consulate report Martial law declared in Baghdad Vilayet would provide 15,000 recruits for war Ottomans called on all Muslims to serve 1920 UK Foreign Sec Lord Curzon replied to US complaints about San Remo agreement saying US would not be shut out of Iraq oil and was just business deal not treaty (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1920 TE Lawrence wrote article for Sunday Times Said UK public misled by govt about Iraq Said public had not been told what was going on Said 1920 Revolt worse th... read more
Shadowproof14 hours ago
CNN’s Attempt To Police Roger Waters And His ‘This Is Not A Drill’ ShowCNN host Michael Smerconish interviewed Roger Waters about his “This Is Not A Drill” concert tour. By comparing the 7-minute edited version that aired to the 28-minute uncut version, which Smerconish posted, it is evident that producers used the interview to try and paint Waters as a “political madman” to The post CNN’s Attempt To Police Roger Waters And His ‘This Is Not A Drill’ Show appeared first on Shadowproof. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Bars and restaurants in Brazil have the best performance of the year in JulyBars and restaurants recorded the best performance of the year in July. However, according to Abrasel (Brazilian Association of Bars and Restaurants), the number of establishments with losses remains a concern. The number of bars and restaurants that made a profit increased from 35% to 37% in July. Those that ended the month with a […] read more
MintPress News15 hours ago
A New Third Party Just Launched – It’s The Same Washington Rot With A Different Name
Finally, xenophobes and war hawks have a party where they can really express themselves. If only there had been other parties doing that before. The post A New Third Party Just Launched – It’s The Same Washington Rot With A Different Name appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Hitting BackReleased this morning. read more
The Duran15 hours ago
Trump, Mar-a-Lago raid. CBS weapons story retracted. 3D Elensky, ban Russians everywhere. Update 1
Trump, Mar-a-Lago raid. CBS weapons story retracted. 3D Elensky, ban Russians everywhere. Update 1 Topic 650 Jesse Watters exposes Paul Pelosi Jr.’s alleged shady business dealings Fox News host Jesse Watters reacts to Paul Pelosi Jr.’s trip to Taiwan with Nancy Pelosi on ” Jesse Watters Primetime.” JESSE WATTERS: MEMBER OF GOP LEADERSHIP SAYS IRS […] read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
The Aftermath, Episode 4: A Bipartisan InterludeWe’re pleased to bring you a new episode of The Aftermath, our narrative podcast series on the search for accountability in response to the Jan. 6 insurrection: In Episode 1, available here, we examined how the events of Jan. 6 raised complicated accountability questions across a number of axes. What caused the total breakdown in physical security at the Capitol? Who is responsible: the rioters themselves? Those who fueled their outrage? The institutions that were unprepared? All of the above? Through what legal or political mechanisms can these people be held accountable? And wi... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago
Updating and revising our approach to self-defense, Part 2*(This is the second article in a three-part series. The first was published yesterday.)* Having examined the threat environment and how it's changing, we have to ask ourselves how prepared we are to respond to it if the need arises. This isn't just a question of having the right equipment and training. Although that's important, it's secondary to ensuring that, if at all possible, *we don't put ourselves in a position to need it*. Remember John Farnam's always-valid advice? The best way to handle any potentially injurious encounter is: Don’t be there. Arrange to be some... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Presidents of Colombia and Chile agree to deepen Latin American integrationThe Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, and his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric, met today, Monday, for the first time and agreed to continue Latin American integration, in addition to addressing Colombia's peace process, of which read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
While others struggle with inflation, Brazil registers the biggest price drop in 42 yearsBrazil registered deflation -a drop in the price index- of 0.68% in July. This was the first drop in the IPCA (National Wide Consumer Price Index) since May 2020 (-0.38%). It was also the biggest drop recorded in the historical series, which started in January 1980 - 42 years. The IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Venezuela’s Maduro launches “a great campaign” to recover national assets abroadThe President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, summoned on Monday all political and social movements of his country to start "a great campaign" aimed at rescuing Venezuelan assets abroad, which are being held as a consequence of the sanctions against the nation. Maduro said that he had prioritized two objectives: "To recover the read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Rains improve Brazil’s agricultural outlookHeavy rains forecast for the coming days is expected to support sugarcane production in southern and central Brazil and improve soil moisture for coffee and cereals. Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) said that the leading sugar producer, São Paulo . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Blinken goes to South Africa to counter Lavrov’s popularity
Blinken goes to South Africa to counter Lavrov’s popularity The Duran: Episode 1351 read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil will donate to Uruguay 10 M108 self-propelled howitzers and 11 Urutú armored vehiclesThe Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian National Congress approved, last Thursday, August 4, a bill authorizing the Brazilian government to donate to Uruguay 21 combat means that the Brazilian Army no longer uses. The Senate examined the proposal PL 3212/21, authored by the Executive Branch. Specifically, 10 M108 105 mm self-propelled […] read more
The Free Thought Project15 hours ago
Cop Gets Jail Time for Failing to Stop Fellow Cop from Savagely Beating Innocent Elderly Woman[image: dementia]In one of the first of its kind cases, a Colorado cop has been sentenced for failing to stop a fellow officer from carrying out horrifying elderly abuse. read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Mexico to send aquatic drone into shaft with trapped minersUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Do sharks have bones? Understanding the body composition of the ocean's apex predatorUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Humpback whale gets free after getting tangled in fishing gear in Boston HarborUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Paralyzed scuba diver from Grantham set to attempt three world records to raise moneyUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Report: Dead porpoise on Isle of Man beach should wash out to sea, become a marine ecosystem food source; 'the best thing to happen to the unfortunate animal'UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Bones: Sharing traditional knowledge, Inupiat hunters advance whale scienceUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Vacation story: 13-year-old bit by shark while on family vacation in Florida Keys recalls the adventure; 'Oh my gosh, what happened?'UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Hopes fade for malnourished Beluga whale trapped in Paris's River Seine as it eludes rescuersHalifax Examiner15 hours ago
The dedicated interpreters living Nova Scotia’s historyNews 1. Reaction to delays at Muskrat Falls On Monday, Jennifer Henderson reported on more delays at Muskrat Falls and how that will almost certainly mean a hike in Nova Scotians’ power bills. Today, Henderson got reaction from political leaders after she sent out this question to all three parties: What action would your party […] read more
Climate Collections16 hours ago
How China Dominates The World’s Solar PV SupplyOriginally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood .A new report from the IEA shows just how much China dominates the Solar PV industry: Let’s look at some of the charts. The first set show how far China’s dominance has increased since 2010, particularly on wafers and polysilicon, the early… read more
The Free Thought Project16 hours ago
The Same FBI That Just Raided Trump Ignored Hundreds of Child Rape Victims and Warnings of Mass Shooters[image: FBI]Political grandstanding: 1 Children dying and suffering: 0 read more
Climate Collections16 hours ago
CBS Trots Out The Weather Witches: Floods, Heat, And Fires, Oh My!Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Image credit: CBS News CBS Sunday Morning is blaming ‘eventual human extinction’, ‘societal collapse’ on your SUV. The likes of the BBC, Guardian and Sky News UK are heading in the same hysterical direction whenever a brief spell of cloudless summer skies arrives. Whatever the weather now and in… read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Mexico and Brazil shine among the world’s stock marketsThe Mexican and Brazilian stock exchanges, the largest in the Latin American region, ended the first half of 2022 with advances of 6.77% and 2.13%, respectively. They showed positive dynamism compared to the rest. Volatility due to rising interest rates, accelerating prices . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] read more
Next Grand Minimum Profit16 hours ago
What You Need To Know About Manufacturing Companies Next And Why
[image: Manufacturing Next]He didn’t use a diary, had no method of planning and saved every thing in his The Productivity and Profit Residence Examine System head’. Usually his workers were idle because he hadn’t frolicked coaching them. That ensured the work did not get finished due to this fact inflicting Gary to lose clients. It’s no secret that the way in which Google (and different main search engines) rank their search outcomes is largely based on what different people think. It follows that the extra individuals who link to your website, the more Google will think about you... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Better outlook for Brazil’s economyMarket analysts, consulted weekly by the Central Bank of Brazil to prepare the Focus report with its economic projections, corrected their inflation estimates downwards for the sixth consecutive time. According to their forecasts, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will rise 7.11% this year, while it was 7.67% four weeks ago. The . . . To […] read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
What politicians say they will do about higher power bills stemming from delays at Muskrat FallsAs the Halifax Examiner reported on Monday, Nova Scotia Power anticipates it will spend an extra $174 million this year to buy more fossil fuels and more carbon credits to offset GHG emissions that are higher than permitted under Nova Scotia’s cap-and-trade legislation. “Due to reduced availability of Muskrat Falls energy as compared to what […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil overtakes China and Russia as source of tourists for EuropeThe macroeconomic and political context weighs down China and Russia. Covid-19-related restrictions in China have drastically reduced the flow of travelers from that country, and the war between Russia and Ukraine has weakened both powers regarding tourist issuance in Europe. In their place, Latin American travelers, especially those from Brazil, have broken into the top […] read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
A Century-and-a-Half Look at the Waves of Global TerrorismSoldiers in the desert (https://pxhere.com/en/photo/607887; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). A review of David C. Rapoport, “Waves of Global Terrorism: From 1879 to the Present” (Colombia University Press, 2022). *** As harassed university lecturers scrambled to devise brand new modules on terrorism in the wake of 9/11, a 15-page piece by David Rapoport entitled “The Four Waves of Rebel Terrorism and September 11” appeared as if in answer to their prayers. Rapoport argued forcefully that anti-state (or “rebel”) terrorism tended to occur in great 40-... read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
Water Wars: Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Ignites U.S.-China TensionsThe USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations on July 13, 2022. Source: US Navy Photo Shinzo Abe Leaves Behind Indo-Pacific Legacy Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8 in Nara, Japan, during a speech at a campaign event. The longest-serving prime minister of Japan, Abe left behind a legacy that includes the revitalization of Japan’s security role in the Asia-Pacific region and the creation of the “Indo-Pacific.” In the face of an increasingly powerful China and concerning developments in North Korea, Abe worked tirelessly to bolster... read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Diver Plunges 400 Feet Below Lake Michigan To See 1899 ShipwreckUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Vacation Hell: Bahamas shark attack: British boy, 8, pulled to safety after being bitten while on holidayUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Florida Officials Urge Tourists Not to Touch Herd of Mating Manatees; 'It's important to watch from a distance'No More Mister Nice Blog16 hours ago
CONSERVATISM IS A FANTASY CAMP
This seems to be the most common right-wing response to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago: If they can do it to a former President, imagine what they can do to you. — House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) August 8, 2022 The Obama FBI began spying on President Trump as a candidate. This isn’t how a justice system should operate, and it should outrage every American. If they can do this to Trump, they will do it to you! — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) August 9, 2022 If they can do this to the former POTUS, think about what they can do to you. The difference is when they do it to you... read more
CFACT16 hours ago
CFACT’s Morano talks Great Food Reset on ‘Unfiltered with Dan Bongino’"We know that Bill Gates’ goal is to get us to stop eating meat and get us to start eating lab-grown, vegetable oil-processed fake meat. The same with Al Gore." The post CFACT’s Morano talks Great Food Reset on ‘Unfiltered with Dan Bongino’ appeared first on CFACT. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Lead plaintiff appointed despite difference in losses Where a customer who suffered the most financial losses as a result of allegedly false and misleading securities statements moved to be appointed as lead plaintiff, his motion was granted. Although some of his losses were as a result of call options, that did not make him an inappropriate lead plaintiff because his purchase of ... read more
Modern Tokyo Times16 hours ago
Meiji artist: Edo to modernization in JapanMeiji artist: Edo to modernization in Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu) was prolific. He lived between 1838-1912. Thus Chikanobu belongs to the world… The post Meiji artist: Edo to modernization in Japan first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-3-306 – Grad v. IronNet Inc. Grad v. IronNet Inc., Case No. 1:22-cv-00449, July 15, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Alston). VLW 022-3-306. 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Ex-employee’s discriminatory termination claims dismissed Where a former employee of an electric cooperative alleged she was terminated because of her sex, national origin, religion, race and/or age, but there were no allegations showing the decisionmaker exhibited any bias against women, Iraqi-Kurds, Muslims or older workers, and she did not identify any comparators, these claims were dismissed. Background Kanar Sarraj has ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-3-308 – Sarraj v. Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative Sarraj v. Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, Case No. 1:22-cv-12, July 18, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Ellis). VLW 022-3-308. 23 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
The Big Green threat to the food supplyAndrea Widburg: The beauty of climate change, if you're a wannabe totalitarian, is that, because carbon is one of the building blocks of life, if you control carbon, you control everything. To understand how this works, you must pay attention to what is happening in the Netherlands, where the government is planning to seize 20% of livestock farms, all in the name of climate change. Holland was once a bastion of liberty on a continent that was subject to total monarchal control and riven by religious wars. It wasn't freedom as we have come to understand it in America, but, after... read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
US Has Declared Monkeypox a National Health Emergency. Here’s What That Means.An epidemiologist from the University of Richmond explains. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Lengthy absence dooms failure-to-accommodate claim Where an employee was absent from work for nearly 12 months, she was not able to perform the essential functions of her position, dooming her failure-to-accommodate claim. Background Lolita Matammu’s amended complaint alleges three claims for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, and one claim for a violation of the Age Discrimination ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-3-310 – Matammu v. County of Fairfax Matammu v. County of Fairfax, Case No. 1:20-cv-1468, July 19, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Alston). VLW 022-3-310. 20 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Court won’t stop man’s ongoing criminal matter Where a man indicted in state court moved to enjoin the prosecution, his motion was denied. He could challenge the indictment at the trial court and will have further opportunities to challenge the case against him at trial and in any appeal in the state court system. Background John P. McSheffrey has filed a motion ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-3-309 – McSheffrey v. Wilder McSheffrey v. Wilder, Case No. 2:21-cv-630, July 18, 2022. EDVA at Norfolk (Jackson). VLW 022-3-309. 12 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Collateral estoppel doesn’t bar prior rejected argument Where the debtor previously argued to a state court via a plea in bar that a claim was barred by the statute of limitations, and the state court denied that argument, collateral estoppel didn’t bar the debtor from raising the same statute of limitations argument in response to an adversary complaint filed by a creditor. ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-3-307 – Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Front Royal and the County of Warren v. James Forrest Poe Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Front Royal and the County of Warren v. James Forrest Poe, Case No. 1:21-cv-867, July 18, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Ellis). VLW 022-3-307. 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
CNEOS 2014-01-08: Sampling the Interstellar Meteor
[image: CNEOS 2014-01-08: Sampling the Interstellar Meteor] How unusual that the study of an interstellar object should receive a boost from the United States Space Command, which is responsible for US military operations off-planet. But that’s part of the story of CNEOS 2014-01-08, which is described in its discovery paper as “a meteor of interstellar origin.” The 2019 finding came from Harvard’s Avi Loeb, working with then undergraduate student Amir Siraj. Loeb had been examining a catalog containing data on meteors over the last three decades in terms of the strength of their fi... read more
Viable Opposition18 hours ago
The Carbon Wallet Scheme
In a recent interview, a former Dutch politician and current CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank, a subsidiary of Holland's Rabobank, laid out a very clear roadmap for our carbon future. Let's look at some of the highlights. Let's start with some background on the interviewee, Barbara Baarsma, a professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Amsterdam: ...who, in 2021, was appointed as CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank, a project of Rabobank that enables customers to contact the bank to buy and sell carbon dioxide credits: She states the following about Rabo Carbon Bank which... read more
Organizing Notes9 hours ago
The relationship between Africa & the west must change
THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA'S AMAZING SPEECH ON AFRICA Sou AFRO read more
the daily howler16 hours ago
THE MILBANK FILES: "Donald Trump didn’t create this!"*TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022* *Dana Milbank remembers: *This past Sunday, the Washington Post offered an essay which was adapted from—what else?—a new book. The essay was written by Dana Milbank. At one point, he correctly said this: MILBANK (8/7/22): *It is crucial to understand that Donald Trump didn’t create this noxious environment.* He isn’t some hideous, orange Venus emerging from the half-shell. Rather, he is a brilliant opportunist; he saw the direction the Republican Party was taking and the appetites it was stoking. The onetime pro-choice advocate of universal health care r... read more
OrientalReview.org16 hours ago
Why Are The U.S. And Other NATO Countries Spending Billions On Ukraine?The U.S. is preparing to provide Ukraine with a new package of military assistance worth $1 billion. According to Reuters, it will include ammunition for HIMARS, NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems and as many as 50 M113 armored medical vehicles. It is expected to be one of the largest tranches given […] read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Gabby Petito’s Family Files Claim Alleging Police Failed HerNicole Schmidt vividly remembers the pain she felt watching body camera footage of her daughter Gabby Petito sobbing. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Israel's lightening victory over Iran backed terror groupBreitbart: Israel won a swift and decisive victory last weekend in a brief conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Iranian-backed terrorist group based in the Gaza Strip. The war began after Israel arrested a PIJ leader in the West Bank last week. PIJ then began mobilizing for terror attacks along the Gaza-Israel boundary, and Israel launched a preemptive strike, killing PIJ leader Taysir al-Jabari. Starting Friday afternoon, PIJ then launched about 1,000 rockets, many of which were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile shield. Some PIJ rockets actually killed Pal... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
British tech used by Russians against UkraineTelegraph: British technology has been found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine, a new report has revealed. Oscillators and crystals produced by Somerset-based Golledge Electronics have been built into Russian radars and missile systems. The highly sophisticated components show that Moscow’s war machine is reliant on highly sophisticated Western technology, according to the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi). Russia has lost so many cruise and ballistic missiles, electronic warfare equipment and specialist radios in Ukraine that “the degradation in Russian military cap... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Russians desperate for parts because of sanctionsReuters: Russian airlines, including state-controlled Aeroflot, are stripping jetliners to secure spare parts they can no longer buy abroad because of Western sanctions, four industry sources told Reuters. The steps are in line with advice Russia's government provided in June http://static.government.ru/media/acts/files/1202206270017.pdf for airlines to use some aircraft for parts to ensure the remainder of foreign-built planes can continue flying at least through 2025. Sanctions imposed on Russia after it sent its troops into Ukraine in late February have prevented its airlines... read more
The Free Thought Project17 hours ago
Podcast — Dr. Antonio Harrison — Unlocking Your Mind, A Conversation With A Behavior Scientist[image: podcast]On this week's episode of The Free Thought Project podcast we speak with Antonio Harrison, AKA "Coach Doc." read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Republicans plan investigation of DOJ-FBI after raidJust the News: Republican leaders condemned the FBI's raid of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home on Monday evening. "The raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves," said Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential candidate. "Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic." House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy warned Attorney General Merrick Garland about a potent... read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
Trump Says FBI Searched Estate in Major Escalation of ProbeThe FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. read more
Organizing Notes17 hours ago
Pushback inside NATOA Spanish lawmaker has condemned the NATO summit that was held in Madrid this June, denouncing the US-led military alliance for advocating for more war and pushing to enrich the weapons industry while Europeans suffer from inflation and an energy crisis. On the floor of Spain’s parliament, leftist Deputy Gerardo Pisarello argued that “the NATO summit was not organized to strengthen the cause of peace,” but rather “was organized basically to reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States… above all to weaken China.” read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
The raid on Mar-a-LogoAmber Athey: *The Mar-a-Lago raid is pure political intimidation* FBI agents were sent into Donald Trump’s home over a quibble about documents? The FBI is looking like a rogue agency these days. FBI agents are accused of covering up evidence of Biden family corruption and at the same time, they are attacking Trump and his supporters. See, also: *'Weaponizing the justice system': Trump family reacts to FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago* The same bunch who spent two years investigating the fraudulent Russian collusion story is looking more like rogue officials. And: *GOP slams 'weapon... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil: Soybean and corn shipments in August indicate increaseThe daily average of soybean shipments is 23.3% above the one seen in the closed month of August 2021, while for corn, the jump was 71.7%. The exports of soybeans and corn from Brazil in the first week of August indicate that the country may end the month with shipments higher than the ones . […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
China tries to threaten subs near TaiwanWashington Examiner: ... Concluding four days of military drills surrounding Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army immediately launched new exercises on Monday. Whereas last week's drills were focused on encircling Taiwan and preventing U.S. military relief to the island, the new exercises are focused on anti-submarine warfare. This training program is designed to exhaust Taiwan's defense forces and improve the PLA's ability to locate and destroy U.S., Australian, and Japanese submarines. Beijing isn't playing games. Indeed, Chinese President Xi Jinping appears to have decided th... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Russia accused of threatening Ukraine nuke plantISW: Western and Ukrainian outlets circulated a report, likely false, of a Russian general allegedly threatening to destroy Europe’s largest nuclear facility, the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), if Russia could not hold the plant. Multiple news outlets shared a screenshot from the Russian social networking site Vkontakte that claimed to cite the Russian head of the Zaporizhia occupation garrison, Major General Valery Vasilev, stating that Russia had mined the Zaporizhzhia NPP and that the plant would be “either Russian land or a scorched desert.”[1] The ... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
President Petro sends bill for Colombia’s rich to pay more taxesColombia's new leftist government filed on Monday before the majority-government Congress a bill to make the rich pay more taxes and finance its ambitious social programs against poverty and inequality with new resources. The recently inaugurated economic team of President Gustavo Petro presented the tax reform for its . . . To read the full […] read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
This looks like a potential violation of the "taking clause" of the Constitution.Fox News: *Los Angeles voters to decide if hotels will be forced to house the homeless despite safety concerns* Ray Patel explained why the policy is not a 'solution' to the homeless crisis on 'Fox & Friends Weekend' Only liberal Democrats would think this might be a solution to a problem they have allowed to fester. read more
musingsofanoldfart18 hours ago
The Big FourOne of the premier college sports leagues in the US is called The Big Ten, which for the longest time included ten universities. It has since grown to more than ten universities, but they still call it The Big Ten. … Continue reading → read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
Biden-Obama “Stasi” raid Trump’s mansion in Florida but supporters “come to party”By TONY MOBILIFONITISOn MONDAY night (US time) FBI agents raided the Mar a Lago, Trump’s Miami residence, seizing boxes of documents that supposedly contain classified material, and even breaking into Trump’s safe there. Trump was in New York at the time. The Democrats and their globalist comrades in Soros, Schwab, Gates, mainstream media and many […] read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog17 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why “Throughout his Presidency, Trump had sought to redefine the role of the military in American public life,” Susan B. Glasser and Peter Baker write, in a disturbing report in this week’s issue. Treasury penalizes crypto service that laundered funds for North Koreans White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham Weighs In on DeSantis vs. Trump Robots can’t think or feel, despite what the researchers who build them want to believe. Russian state TV: North Korea offering Kremlin ... read more
Vox - All18 hours ago
Where climate change has brought too much water — and too little
[image: An aerial photo shows muddy brown water surrounding a collection of buildings. Many of the buildings are inundated up to their rooftops.] Homes and other buildings in Jackson, Kentucky, surrounded by floodwaters from the Kentucky River on July 28. Flooding in the state has killed at least 35 people and hundreds are still missing. | Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images Water — and the lack of it — is devastating the country. On Monday, President Joe Biden flew to eastern Kentucky to visit families affected by historic flooding that struck the Midwest in late July and early ... read more
Rounding the Earth Newsletter18 hours ago
My Math Education Interview (Lesson)
The Education Wars Part XII read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE18 hours ago
UK faces 'impending disaster' very soon without help on energy bills - thinktank. Same true of Germany, Austria, rest of EuropeChina s central bank using single entry book keeping and price controls does not have an energy,inflation crisis. The UK, USA s, Europe s energy crisis is the result of flawed policies,specifically,the use of private banks to issue virtually all the money circulated by central banks as debt. It is a systematic flaw resulting in a cycle of ever increasing debt. The money issued to pay the debts incurred by using private money to pay for government also creates more debt until inveitably the entire system collapses under the weight of debt,interest, inflation as happened just bef... read more
Vox - All18 hours ago
Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions?
[image: A large white yacht with several decks is alongside a stone-lined pier in Dubai.] A yacht belonging to Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin is docked at the al-Rashid port in Dubai on June 27, 2022. | AFP/Getty Images Follow the money to the United Arab Emirates. The West has shut Russia out of many American and European banks in response to the invasion of Ukraine. One way wealthy and middle-class Russians, and businessmen close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, have circumvented the unprecedented sanctions Russia faces has been to send their money to the United Arab... read more
Vox - All18 hours ago
How Facebook helped Axios sell for $500 millionAxios co-founder Mike Allen interviews Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020. | HBO Money from Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — is pouring into Washington publications. Axios is an against-the-grain success story: a five-year-old media startup, backed by venture capital, that succeeded journalistically and financially. Which is why it has been able to sell itself for more than $500 million to Cox Enterprises. But there’s something else unusual about Axios, at least compared to most media companies: It owes a significant amount of its success to Meta and other tech giants. That’... read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
How to successfully promote your Instagram account in 2022Instagram is the most popular and effective marketing platform these days. Thousands of companies and bloggers who regularly publish content and build interaction with users earn big money here. Statistics show that almost all social network users are subscribed to at least one commercial account, and this indicates that you can monetize your content here. […] read more
21st Century Wire18 hours ago
INTERVIEW: Daniel Spaulding on Pelosi’s Taiwan Debacle
*TNT Radio* | Is Washington losing its touch in the region? read more
21st Century Wire18 hours ago
How to Become an Authorised Fact Checker
*Dr. Vernon Coleman* | Being a fact checker is easier and safer than robbing banks - and far more lucrative. read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE18 hours ago
THREE QUARTERS OF AMERICANS NOT UP TO DATE WITH THEIR COVID BOOSTERS, ONLY 32% HAVE RECIEVED 1ST BOOSTERFrom media As of Aug. 3, only about 32% of Americans had received their first booster shot – defined by the CDC as either a specific booster dose or an additional primary series dose given since Aug. 13, 2021. That’s despite the fact that some 65% of the population had reached the eligibility thresholds recommended by the CDC after completing an initial vaccine series or single-shot regimen. Aside from lagging boosters, 21.2% of Americans had not received any vaccine doses, and an additional 11.6% had not completed an initial series. Even portions of the boosted population like... read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
An unpleasant truth for Ukrainians is coming to lightUkrainian forces have threatened civilians by setting up bases and operating weapons systems in populated areas, including schools and hospitals, as they battled the Russian intervention that began in February, Amnesty International said in a statement. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: In the most watched podcast in Brazil, Bolsonaro eclipses Lula da SilvaConservative president Jair Bolsonaro participated in an interview on 'Flow Podcast' this Monday (8). During the live broadcast, the conservative leader was seen by more than 500 thousand people, surpassing the record set by former President, and socialist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2021. The socialist was followed by 292 thousand people during the […] read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 8-9 August 2022Tuesday, 9 August 2022 — 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 some links … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 8-9 August 2022 read more
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