Monday, September 19, 2022

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September 20, 2022: Reader Tips
Tonight we continue on with our music countdown. Here is the 11th most popular song in each of five decades: 1960’s: Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires – Are You Lonesome Tonight? 1970’s: Emotions – Best Of My Love 1980’s: Rupert Holmes – Escape (The Pina Colada Song) 1990’s: Pearl Jam – Jeremy 2000’s: Brad Paisley… Continue reading → read more
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper Says Military Recruitment Is Dying Because Of Obesity, Drug Use, Health Problems, And Americans Who Do Not Want To Serve
Esper issued a warning about the U.S. military's dismal recruitment numbers, writing that only a small fraction of the U.S. is fit to serve anymore since many are either overweight, on drugs or have a criminal past *Daily Mail:* *Trump's defense secretary Mark Esper says military recruitment is DYING because of obesity, drug use, health problems and the dwindling pool of Americans who want to serve their country* * 'The U.S. military's all-volunteer force (AVF) is slowly dying,' Esper wrote in an op-ed for Fox News * 'The armed services are struggling to meet their recruiting ... read more
Pentagon's Diversity Officer's Racist Tweets About White People Become Public
The Pentagon announced it has launched a probe into one of its 'diversity' officers over the weekend, after it was revealed she post a series of scathing posts disparaging white people to her social media 'I'm exhausted with these white folx in these [professional development] sessions,' Wing wrote on July 23, 2020, disparaging an unnamed woman at a federal meeting *Daily Mail*: *Pentagon launches probe into woke female diversity officer after her tweets about white people with 'CAUdacity' and asking where she can 'get a break from white nonsense for a while'* * The tweets by Ke... read more
Jerome Corsi on Oil Not Being a Fossil Fuel
Jerome Corsi on Oil Not Being a Fossil Fuel Oil is not running out. In fact, oil is one of the most abundant liquids on Earth. by Jeremy Nell, Jerm Warfare September 9, 2022 Jerome Corsi is an author with a special focus on energy and all things related to actual climate science (rather than The post Jerome Corsi on Oil Not Being a Fossil Fuel appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
U.S. Seventh Fleet Commander Says China Is Entirely Capable Of Imposing A Naval Blockade On Taiwan
New York Times *RT: * *US admiral issues China naval blockade warning* Beijing has built a large and modern fleet and can encircle the island should it wish to do so, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas has said *Beijing has built a large and modern fleet and can encircle the island should it wish to do so, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas has said * China is entirely capable of imposing a naval blockade on Taiwan, commander of the US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, acknowledged in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published on Monday. “*They have a very large navy, and if th... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
Report Says More Than 28,000 Russian Prisoners Have Been Freed To Fight In Ukraine
More than 28,000 prisoners including murderers, violent sexual criminals and those guilty of grievous bodily harm have been freed from jails to fight for Vladimir Putin in his war in Ukraine, it is claimed. The scheme has so far led to the release of more than five percent of the entire male prison population in Russia as the Kremlin steps up recruitment of inmates after suffering a humiliating defeat against Ukraine 's army in the east of the country. *Daily Mail*: *More than 28,000 prisoners including murderers, rapists and thugs - one in 20 of Russia's entire jail population ... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War: Military Summary And Analysis For 19.09.2022
*WNU Editor*: A lot of updates today. It also looks like Russia is targeting more Ukrainian infrastructure. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Appears Drunk While Singing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody At London Hotel Before Elizabeth II's State Funeral
*Daily Mail: **'Drunk' Canadian PM Trudeau is slammed as a 'tone deaf embarrassment' for singing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at London hotel before Elizabeth II's state funeral* * Wearing a casual t-shirt, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau was seen standing over a piano during a singalong with other members of his formal delegation at the central London hotel * Trudeau was heard hitting the infamous notes during the jollity, along with lyrics: 'Easy come, easy go' * The sing-song happened on Saturday night at London's swanky Corinthia Hotel - just two days before billions tuned... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Is Germany's Ruling Coalition About To Break Apart Because Of Russian Sanctions?
Sahra Wagenknecht speaks at a conference in 2017. Die Linke *The Guardian:* *Germany’s Die Linke on verge of split over sanctions on Russia* *Leftwing party’s future in balance after series of resignations, as former co-leader calls coalition ‘stupidest government in Europe*’ Germany’s Die Linke could split into two parties over the Ukraine war, as the ailing leftwing party’s indecisive stance over economic sanctions against Russia triggered a series of high-profile resignations this week. The German Left party’s future has hung in a precarious balance since it snuck into th... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Molotov Cocktail Thrown At Russian Embassy In Ottawa
Street signs calling for a free Ukraine as a gesture of solidarity from the City of Ottawa are installed on posts along Charlotte Street in front of the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang) *CBC/Reuters:* *Moscow summons Canada envoy, says Russian Embassy was attacked in Ottawa* Russia's Foreign Ministry says unknown person unsuccessfully threw Molotov cocktail onto the embassy grounds Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador and issued a protest over attac... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Clashes Continue
*Euronews*: *Dozens dead in Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clashes as ceasefire struggles to hold Access to the comments* Kyrgyzstan announced on Sunday that 12 more people had been killed in border clashes with Tajikistan this week, amid an outbreak of fighting between the Central Asian countries. Sunday's statement means the current death toll on the Kyrgyzstan side is at least 36, while Tajikistan has not provided exact figures for its dead. Clashes erupted around the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border on Friday, with both sides accusing one another of using tanks, mortars, rocke... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
U.S. And Afghan Taliban Conduct A Prisoner Swap
*BBC:* *Mark Frerichs: US hostage swapped for Afghan leader linked to Taliban* The Taliban have released a US engineer they had held hostage since 2020 in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader held in US custody since 2005. Mark Frerichs was handed over at Kabul airport on Monday, the Taliban said. In return they received Bashir Noorzai, a Taliban ally serving a life sentence for drug trafficking. US President Joe Biden said that the swap required "difficult decisions" that he did not take lightly. Mr Frerichs, 60, was abducted by the Taliban the year before the group swep... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Top U.S. General Requests 'High' Alert Status Due To Concern On What Russia May Do
After visiting a military base in Poland, Mark Milley said: 'The war is not going too well for Russia right now. So it's incumbent upon all of us to maintain high states of readiness, alert.' Pictured: Mark Milley during the inauguration of the Liberty Road project at the Warsaw Rising Museum *Daily Mail:* *America's top general Mark Milley warns vigilance is needed amid fears Russia may lash out at Europe 'the war is not going too well for Russia right now'* * Remarks were a reminder of the risks of the Ukraine Russia conflict intensifying * Milley said he was not suggesting... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
U.S. Intelligence Says Russian President Putin Will Not Be Able To Achieve His Goals In Ukraine
*The New Voice of Ukraine:* *Russian military failures will force Putin to change war goals, says US intelligence* “We’re coming to a point right now where I think Putin is going to have to revise what his objectives are for this operation,” Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier said. He also emphasized that it is now quite clear that Putin "is not going to be able to do what he initially intended to do." “He’s coming to a decision point,” Berrier said. “What that decision will be, we don't know. But that will largely drive how long this conflict lasts.” *Read more* .... *Update: *US ... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
President Biden: “Inflation Rate Month-To-Month Was Up Just An Inch, Hardly At All”
REPORTER: “People are shocked by their grocery bills. What can you do better and faster?” BIDEN: “Inflation rate month-to-month was up just an inch, hardly at all.” pic.twitter.com/etyArH6YlG — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 19, 2022 *WNU Editor*: Americans disagree .... *Inflation Now Causing Hardship for Majority in U.S. *(Gallup). But according to the main stream media, this will not impact Democrat electoral prospects ....* Why high inflation doesn’t seem to be hurting Democrats* (CNN). read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 19 September 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/yCVZk0byX5 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/264kqpPpTW — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) September 19, 2022 🤡🎪Zelensky promises to seize Crimea and Donbass "Mariupol, Melitopol and Kherson also sound, but they will sound even more often and louder when we release them. Donetsk, Gorlovka and Lugansk – and they will sound. Dzhankoy, Yevpatoria, Yalta – and they, too," pic.twitter.com/mBWTlBINKX — AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZmilitary1... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Zelenskiy vows there will be no let-up in Ukraine’s fight to regain its territory, Hurricane Fiona causes catastrophic flooding and landslides in Puerto Rico, and more. Here are the top 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/7VqTmtG7Qk — Reuters (@Reuters) September 19, 2022 President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. Biden's comments on the CBS "60 Minutes" program come amid rising tension over Taiwan. https://t.co/ENd46sDXCr — The Associated Press (@AP) September 19... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets On HM Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral
LIVE: The Queen's coffin procession on the day of her funeral https://t.co/Ksf5I3DUFn — Reuters (@Reuters) September 19, 2022 WATCH LIVE: Queen Elizabeth II's burial service begins after her coffin arrives at her final resting place, St. George's Chapel in Windsor. https://t.co/jGL1Qm9tyY — DW News (@dwnews) September 19, 2022 The state hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has arrived at Windsor Castle, her final resting place. The queen will be laid to rest in a private ceremony in Windsor, where she’ll be interred near her late husband and her parents. https://t.co/fG22tV... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth is pulled along The Mall by Royal Navy service personnel. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *In pictures: Queen Elizabeth's funeral *(Reuters). read more
"What Would a Nuclear War Look Like?"
*"What Would a Nuclear War Look Like?"* by Jeff Thomas "For eight years, NATO has backed puppet rulers in Ukraine, funded attacks on Donbass, repeatedly violated the Minsk Treaties, outlawed the speaking of Russian in the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, and has destroyed democratic opposition and free media in Ukraine, leaving it a one-party government, essentially owned and financed by the US and administrated by US operatives. Not much subtlety there. Yet, somehow, the US has managed to convince the people of the US and other Western countries that Russia is the bad boy, is out of... read more
“Upgrade the United Nations” – Listen in On The People
Civic participation is seen as an important component in fulfilling the UN agenda. Citizens must be made more involved. It all sounds wonderful. But when looking closer, it seems to be mostly about legitimising UN’s own agenda and fostering more obedient citizens. The UN only listens to the citizens and groups that say what they … Continue reading “Upgrade the United Nations” – Listen in On The People → read more
The Civilizational Conflicts of the Twenty-first Century
Karl Marx The history of humanity is not just the history of class struggle, as Karl Marx has posited. It is also the history of conflicts, competition, and struggle between races, tribes, religions, nationalities, and civilizations. Individuals of different regions unite to form tribes; the tribes unite under the banner of religions to form nationalities; the nationalities unite to form civilizations. While the history of humanity can be moved by any number of causes, including the Marxist class struggles, the ultimate mover of history is the conflict between civilizations. In... read more
WEF Lauds How We Complied Lockdown Restrictions; Same Method for Carbon Rationing Soon
An opinion piece published by the World Economic Forum lauds how “billions” of people complied with “restrictions” imposed as a result of lockdown, suggesting they would do the same under the guise of reducing carbon emissions. The article is titled ‘My Carbon’: An approach for inclusive and sustainable cities’ and was written by Mridul Kaushik, Mission Director, … Continue reading WEF Lauds How We Complied Lockdown Restrictions; Same Method for Carbon Rationing Soon → read more
Your Notebook of Evil
I went to my favorite stationary store, the place where I buy notebooks and pens. It is on Mount Pleasant, not far from the notorious Chicken Deli, a place where the women of Yonge and Eglinton would pick up men for casual sex. I have only been drunk a few times in my life that… Continue reading → read more
US Confesses to Evacuating Pathogens, Biomaterials from Ukraine
According to Igor Kirillov, when discussing this issue the US delegation confessed to the hard facts, “while claiming that the transfer of samples of pathogenic biomaterials to the United States was not frequent”. MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. At a meeting of the signatories to Convention on the Prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BTWC) in … Continue reading US Confesses to Evacuating Pathogens, Biomaterials from Ukraine → read more
New Mandala3 hours ago
Watch: Deepening the Australia-Indonesia relationship through study abroad & research collaboration
Four stories of success from ANU alumni who have been engaged in strengthening the Australia-Indonesia relationship. The post Watch: Deepening the Australia-Indonesia relationship through study abroad & research collaboration appeared first on New Mandala. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Texas Sheriff Investigating Migrant Flights to Martha’s Vineyard
A Texas sheriff opened an investigation into two flights of migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but did not say what laws may have been broken. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Valery Polyakov, Took Longest Single Trip to Space, Dies
Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began Jan. 8, 1994. read more
RAPHAEL WARNOCK GETS DUKAKISED
Ahead of his upcoming debate with Senator Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker is lowering expectations in a way that seems unusual but is, in a way, quintessentially Republican: Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker (R) downplayed himself ahead of his debate with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) next month, saying “I’m not that smart” ... Speaking to reporters on Friday, Walker was asked what kind of preparation he was doing for the debate. “Talking to the voters, talking to you. You told me I gotta prepare, so I’m preparin’,” he said to the reporters. “I’m this country boy, you know, I... read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Does a Book Call Trump ‘The Son of Man, The Christ’?
A picture of a flyer showed the book title, "President Donald J. Trump, The Son of Man - The Christ," followed by the author's name, Helgard Müller. read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Does Photo Show Hillary Clinton Playing a Game Boy?
There's no shortage of doctored pictures on the internet. read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Is ‘American Winged Goblin’ Insect Real?
A woodland creature appears in a picture to be eerily out of a fairytale. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
‘Serial’ Case: Adnan Syed Released, Conviction Tossed
A Baltimore judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” read more
Reiner Fuellmich: On His Recent Separation from the Corona Investigative Committee & Where His Work Will Be Focused Going Forward
Reiner Fuellmich: On His Recent Separation from the Corona Investigative Committee & Where His Work Will Be Focused Going Forward Reiner Fuellmich Explains his absence on the Corona Committee and tells us what’s next! by Farmer_Jones September 18, 2022  Original video available at Farmer_Jones BitChute channel. Mirrored at Truth Comes to Light Odysee, The post Reiner Fuellmich: On His Recent Separation from the Corona Investigative Committee & Where His Work Will Be Focused Going Forward appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Jacob Stern asks whether the new normal is to blithely accept large numbers of avoidable COVID deaths - and sadly the answer to that question from everybody with the ability to avoid the outcome is a resounding "yes". But for those who haven't given up on the concept of respecting people's health and well-being, the University of Saskatchewan has developed a means of sampling wastewater on a building-level basis to identify outbreaks. And Eric Topol discusses the advantages of getting a booster vaccination in reducing infection and seve... read more
ON OUR WAY TO A POST-REALITY AMERICA
Over the weekend I posted a tweet in response to a then-trending hashtag: #MarthasVineyardRacists. I got a fair amount of right-wing abuse for objecting to the faulty premise of the hashtag: #MarthasVineyardRacists is trending, which proves that it doesn't matter what actually happened when those immigrants arrived - in the right-wing information bubble, everyone is told that the response was horror and revulsion. Fox said it, they believe it, and that settles it. — Steve M. (@nomoremister) September 18, 2022 The immigrants were greeted warmly on the Vineyard, but eventually they w... read more
Organizing Notes12 hours ago
EU freezes EUROS for Hungary
*About frozen EU money and the Kállay double dance * By Hungarian Community for Peace Both Brussels and Moscow pay special attention to the Viktor Orbán [Prime Minister elected five times] government's policy regarding the European Union and Russia. While Brussels wants to force Hungary to obey the Western alliance's policy against Russia, the Kremlin treats Hungary as an equal partner and respects its sovereignty, which it supports by meeting additional gas transportation needs. Although Brussels publicly links the disbursement of the withheld 7.5 billion euros to the... read more
GEHA Funds $1.5 Million Scholarship to Address Lack of Diversity in Medicine
Ben and Andrew Jones are two of eight recipients of the inaugural Barbara Sheffield Medical Scholarship. read more
CURMUDGUCATION3 hours ago
PA: Josh Shapiro Joins GOP On School Vouchers
Well, shit. There are no pro-public education candidates for governor in Pennsylvania. Josh Shapiro is for vouchers. In an interview with the Patriot News, Shapiro said, "And I’m for making sure we add scholarships like lifeline scholarships to make sure that that’s additive to their education. That it gives them other opportunities...to be able to help them achieve success” Nor is his support an interview bobble. From his campaign website: *Josh favors adding choices for parents and educational opportunity for students and funding lifeline scholarships like those approved in ot... read more
Vox - All3 hours ago
Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter and Facebook
[image: In this photo illustration, a Twitter logo is displayed on an Android smartphone.] Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Fifth Circuit wants to put Texas Republicans in charge of social media platforms. An especially right-wing panel of the already conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down an astonishing opinion on Friday, effectively holding that the state of Texas may seize control of content moderation at major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The mere fact that this opinion exists is ... read more
The hypocrisy of the Biden administration
Joe Biden has authorized the "inhumane political" shipment of 1.7 million illegals throughout the country, making all states "border states." Yet the liberals go all "safe space" on us if they get 50 bussed or flown into their million dollar home neighborhoods and ship them off to towns that have better social services. Wow. What hypocrites. Biden admin to ship migrants from border to US cities (nypost.com) Biden has been bussing migrants to blue cities since 2021 | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com Biden dumping illegal migrants around the nation without notice | Washing... read more
"Housing Crash Begins! We Just Witnessed Something That Hasn’t Happened Since 2008"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Housing Crash Begins! We Just Witnessed * *Something That Hasn’t Happened Since 2008"* by Epic Economist "The disaster we’re about to witness didn’t have to happen. The desperate attempt to control this horrifying inflation spiral is absolutely crushing the US housing market – and we are all going to feel the impact of the coming crash. In recent years, irresponsible monetary policies were put in place, fueling an unprecedented inflation boom that sent housing costs to extreme levels. Now, policymakers at the central bank and politicians in Washington ar... read more
Canadian Prepper, "It's Official. Prep for Total War”
Canadian Prepper, 9/19/22: *"It's Official. Prep for Total War”* "The march towards global conflict is unrelenting. Get prepared while you can." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
“Walmart Cancels Billions In Orders; Economic Crash Landing, Brace For Impact”
Jeremiah Babe, 9/19/22: *“Walmart Cancels Billions In Orders; * *Economic Crash Landing, Brace For Impact”* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Joe Biden Responds to Inflation Question by Saying Things Could Be Worse
Joe Biden’s economic policies, mainly driven by excessive spending and the Green New Deal climate change agenda, are the origins of massive inflation. In an effort to diminish the outcomes of his energy policy, the Biden administration has been releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in an effort to curb gasoline prices. However, that […] The post Joe Biden Responds to Inflation Question by Saying Things Could Be Worse appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Canadian Rhapsody
He makes us so very proud. Last night at the Savoy. Our PM in the UK representing Canada for the Queen’s funeral. 🤦🏻‍♀️ How do you say you were a drama teacher without saying you were a drama teacher. pic.twitter.com/kfRlve7pmV — Lisa Power (@LisaPow33260238) September 19, 2022 read more
Struggle To Save Oak Flats Exposes Ravages Of Colonization, Capitalism
In 2014, Congress used a midnight rider added to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to hand the Indigenous Sacred Land at Oak Flats in Arizona over to a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, Resolution Copper, to mine, which would destroy the land and pollute the local water. Apache Stronghold and its allies are fighting to protect the land and with it, their cultural identity and religious freedom. A new Bureau of Land Management report and conflict within the Ninth Circuit Court are promising for them. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dr. Wendsler Nosie, Sr. about the significance of O... read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
Curious Article, House Republicans Planning to Investigate Chamber of Commerce?
An unusual article in The Intercept is noted with the following headline: “House Republicans Planning to Investigate The Chamber of Commerce if They Take Majority.” The article is framed around the statements of an unnamed congressman, who appears –from the sourcing inference– to come from the House Judiciary Committee. If you have followed the deep […] The post Curious Article, House Republicans Planning to Investigate Chamber of Commerce? appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Zelensky And NATO Plan To Transform Post-War Ukraine Into ‘A Big Israel’
Just forty days after Russia’s military campaign began inside Ukraine, Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky told reporters that in the future, his country would be like “a big Israel.” The following day, one of Israel’s top promoters in the Democratic Party published an op-ed in NATO’s official think tank exploring how that could be executed. Zelensky made his prediction while speaking to reporters on April 5, rejecting the idea that Kiev would remain neutral in future conflicts between NATO, the European Union, and Russia. According to Zelensky, his country would never be like S... read more
‘Leading From Behind’: Is Washington At War With Moscow?
Though Washington insists that it is not interested in a direct military conflict with Moscow, the latter claims that the US is, in fact, directly involved. But who is telling the truth? On September 8, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared in Kyiv on an unannounced visit. He carried with him pledges of yet another military and financial package of nearly $3 billion, mostly to Ukraine but also to other Eastern European countries. According to a report published by the New York Times last May, US financial support to Ukraine has exceeded $54 billion. Devex’s Funding Platfor... read more
The Chris Hedges Report: The Monstrous Myth Of Custer
The playwright Eugene O’Neill said that one of the few events worth celebrating in American history took place on June 25, 1876, when Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, annihilated a unit of the 7th Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. There are few battles in American history that have generated as much controversy or been as meticulously dissected and examined. And with good reason. The death of Custer and his command stunned the nation. It turned Custer into a martyr for the cause of western expansion and imperia... read more
Protests Across Austria Demand Solution To Cost Of Living Crisis
On Saturday, September 17, trade unions and other working class sections hit the streets across Austria protesting the government’s inefficiency in tackling the ongoing cost of living crisis. The protests called by the Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) saw the participation of various groups including the Party of Labor of Austria (PdA), Youth Front, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Party of Austria (KPO), and Links, among others. Marches were held in cities in all federal States including Vienna, Eisenstadt, Bruck an der Mur, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Lower Aus... read more
Europe’s Real-Time Experiment In Energy Contraction
European society is currently undergoing a real-time experiment in energy contraction. Sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to a dramatic reduction in imports of Russian oil and natural gas. The Europeans are still receiving some Russian oil via pipeline though that flow was reduced last month. The reasons for the decline in natural gas deliveries from Russia—deliveries not prevented by Western sanctions—are disputed with each side accusing the other of being the cause. Those of us who have been warning about the coming energy stringency ... read more
US Is Becoming A ‘Developing Country’ On Global Rankings
The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list. In its global rankings, the United Nations Office of Sustainable Development dropped the U.S. to 41st worldwide, down from its previous ranking of 32nd. Under this methodology – an expansive model of 17 categories, or “goals,” many of them focused on the environment and equity – the U.S. ranks between Cuba and Bulgaria. Both are widely regarded as developing countries. The U.S. is also now considered a “flawed democr... read more
Internal Documents Show Big Oil PR Messages Still ‘Mislead’ Public
New documents released by a congressional committee show that major oil companies, under pressure from the worsening climate crisis, have carefully crafted public messages to convey an effort of transitioning to cleaner technologies, but that the campaigns appear aimed at obscuring the fact that they remain “devoted to a long-term fossil fuel future,” the committee report states. The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a memo on September 14 that detailed documents and internal communications from oil companies including BP, Shell, and ExxonMobil, which show effo... read more
Activist Shareholders For Smith And Wesson Embrace The Long View
The killing of seven people and wounding of 47 more in Highland Park, Illinois on July 4 was committed with a weapon made by Smith & Wesson, the world’s biggest firearms manufacturer. So was the killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018. Perhaps it’s no surprise that guns made by Smith & Wesson would be implicated in gun crimes, a category that reached record heights in the United States last year. Neither is it a surprise that the issue crosses U.S. borders. In a lawsuit targeting major gun manufacturers, the Mexican government ci... read more
Protests Against Imposing Israeli Curriculum At Palestinian Schools
Families of Palestinian students at Al Iman schools in occupied Jerusalem organised a protest on Sunday against Israel's imposition of its curriculum on Palestinian schools. The families said during the protest that the Israeli occupation distorts Palestinian textbooks. "It erases the Palestinian identity from the Palestinian curriculum," the families said. At the same time, they raised placards during the protest which was organised in front of Israeli municipality of Beit Hanina, reading: "We reject Israeli textbooks." On 28 July, Israeli Minister of Education Yifat Shasha-Bito... read more
AYANA DAVIS HERNANDEZ
Ayana Davis Hernandez has been named interim associate vice chancellor for strategic communications at Elizabeth City (N.C.) State... read more
The problem with Postmedia
The Toronto Star is reporting that "*There is a cancer on Canadian journalism. The malignancy is Postmedia Network Canada Corp*., a foreign-controlled, debt-burdened contrivance flirting with insolvency that nonetheless is relied upon by about 21 million Canadian readers." "Postmedia’s 200-plus media outlets, mostly newspapers, including some of the biggest dailies in the country, represent a far greater concentration of news media ownership than exists in any other major economy. And a degree of foreign ownership of the free press that would not be tolerated in the U.S., France, ... read more
She Wasn't My Queen...
...and didn't reign over my country. But she was the epitome of class. She was an anomaly in that she was the first monarch in British history who presented herself and acted like a public servant. As Great Britain lays her to rest today, let us give the old girl a moment of silence and reflect on her astounding legacy. read more
New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment
Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives. Read the full story, “New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment”, on globalissues.org → read more
Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief
Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres’ “guide and touchstone,” he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit, warning that it is in “a deep crisis”. Read the full story, “Education transformation needed for ‘inclusive, just and peaceful world’ – UN chief”, on globalissues.org → read more
Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’
The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors on Monday in a global call to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and get back on track to building a better world that “leaves no one behind”. Read the full story, “Rescuing the SDGs: General Assembly highlights ‘world’s to-do list’”, on globalissues.org → read more
Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school
Marking one year since Afghanistan’s de facto rulers decreed that girls should be excluded from high school, UN chief António Guterres has urged the Taliban “to “let them back in” without delay. Read the full story, “Afghanistan: UN repeats call for Taliban to allow girls full access to school”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply
A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family farmers and agricultural development worldwide. Read the full story, “UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Most Interesting Case of Sheila Kuehl
You might recall Ms. Sheila Kuehl. She is on the 5-member Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County. She’s the one who voted to close all restaurants in the county and then proceeded to dine out at her favourite restaurant in an adjacent county a few hours later. Hypocrisy doesn’t even begin to describe out… Continue reading → read more
Housing Bubble 2.0
If you believe that the housing crisis of 2008 could never, ever happen again, you might just be mistaken. Opendoor is on the hook for properties it picked up in a historically hot market. A Bloomberg analysis of Yipitdata says that as a result, the company lost money on 42 percent of its sales in… Continue reading → read more
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Cycle of Time"
*Full screen recommended.* *2002, "Cycle of Time"* read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the above gorgeously detailed image was recently taken in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in honor of the 23rd anniversary of Hubble's launch. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is cataloged as Barnard 33... read more
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, “The Geranium”
*“The Geranium”* “When I put her out, once, by the garbage pail, She looked so limp and bedraggled, So foolish and trusting, like a sick poodle, Or a wizened aster in late September, I brought her back in again For a new routine - Vitamins, water, and whatever Sustenance seemed sensible At the time: she’d lived So long on gin, bobbie pins, half-smoked cigars, dead beer, Her shriveled petals falling On the faded carpet, the stale Steak grease stuck to her fuzzy leaves. (Dried-out, she creaked like a tulip.) The things she endured! The dumb dames shrieking half the night Or the two of us, a... read more
Chet Raymo, “A Sense Of Place”
*“A Sense Of Place”* by Chet Raymo “It would be hard to find two writers more different than Eudora Welty and Edward Abbey. Welty was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of stories and novels who lived all her life in Jackson, Mississippi, in the house in which she was born, the beloved spinster aunt of American letters. Abbey was a hard-drinking, butt-kicking nature writer and conservationist best known for his books on the American Southwest. Both writers are favorites of mine. Both were great champions of place. I always wondered what it would have been like if they got together. As... read more

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