Monday, November 07, 2022

7 November - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 4

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The Rio Times19 hours ago
Opinion: amid allegations of a stolen election, Brazilians have been protesting in the millions in over 300 locations nationwide
“Until a neutral body thoroughly investigates this accusation of electoral fraud, it seems that the electoral high court TSE can claim as much as it wants.” “They won’t believe it” (Opinion) Amid allegations of a stolen election, Brazilians have been protesting in their millions in over 300 locations nationwide during the weekend. Brazilians are in […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Brazil has 12% of LGBT+ people, says survey
An unprecedented survey by Unesp (Paulista State University) and USP (São Paulo University), published in the scientific journal Nature Scientific Reports, shows that in Brazil, 12% of adult people identify themselves as asexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. This percentage corresponds to 19 million Brazilians, according to population data from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of […] read more
Myocarditis NOT caused by Covid. So what IS causing it?…
Infection with Covid-19 / Chinese Wuhan Covid does not increase the rate of Myocarditis or Pericarditis. I wonder what did cause it to increase after vaxxing began? Continue reading → read more
What If The Hockey Stick Were Real?
Michael Mann’s hockey stick graph creates a very fundamental contradiction for those who want to eliminate the use of low-cost reliable energy. read more
Memes that made me laugh 132
Gathered around the Internet over the past week. Click any image for a larger view. More next week. Peter read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Important player of the Brazilian National Team is injured and is out of the World Cup
The Brazilian National Team has an injury that could be announced on Monday. Midfielder Phillipe Coutinho was not listed for Aston Villa's match against Manchester United, and his coach has revealed that the player is injured and will not be able to play in the World Cup. Unai Emery, Coutinho's coach at Villa, said that […] read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Runasur is constituted in Argentina under the slogan of a “plurinational, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist America”
Runasur, an organization that promotes the unity of native peoples, popular movements, women, youth, Afro-descendants, and trade unions, was officially constituted yesterday, Sunday, Nov.6, in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires, after two days of deliberations, under the slogan of promoting a "plurinational, anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist America". The activity took place in the facilities of […] read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
Cannabis growers report bumper harvest amid overproduction, low prices
Many U.S. cannabis cultivators are reporting this year's fall harvest, known in the industry as Croptober, saw favorable growing conditions and little to no adverse weather events, leading to a bumper crop. Cannabis growers report bumper harvest amid overproduction, low prices is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
John Stone Reviews Turtles All The Way Down
John Stone reviewed Turtles All The Way Down for Children's Health Defense's European site. See our post from August about the book Turtles All The Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth According to Professor of Philosophy Joel Richeimer, the phrase... Related Stories - Best of "Smart Power": Reasons for Disaffection in Italy, and the Destruction of the Post-War Liberal Order - Monarchy: Pressures and Discretion - Nothing to see here: Institutional Confirmation Bias and the United Kingdom Department of Health: Letter to Dame Sally Davies read more
PrairiePundit19 hours ago
Russia backs off the talk of using nukes
ISW: Key Kremlin officials began collectively deescalating their rhetoric regarding the use of nuclear weapons in early November. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released a statement on “the prevention of nuclear war” on November 2, stating that Russia “is strictly and consistently guided by the postulate of the inadmissibility of a nuclear war in which there can be no winners, and which must never be unleashed.” The Russian MFA also stated that it is committed to the reduction and limitation of nuclear weapons.[1] Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on October... read more
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* UK: Must not criticize transgender movement* * Invited speaker says there are only 2 sexes. Academics disagree and try to stop speaker being heard. Donors disagree with the academics and support the realist speaker* Cambridge donors have warned they are considering pulling their funding after a college master boycotted a panel discussion with a 'gender-critical feminist', whose views she described as 'offensive, insulting and hateful'. Some Cambridge alumni are threatening to stop donating to Gonville and Caius and have said they will urge their children not to attend the unive... read more
CFACT20 hours ago
Too few know what a republic actually is. Can we be one again?
Limited government is a beautiful thing. The post Too few know what a republic actually is. Can we be one again? appeared first on CFACT. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism included in investigation against President Castillo
Peru’s Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Sunday that it has decided to include the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sanchez, in an investigation against the country’s president, Pedro Castillo, for allegedly leading a criminal organization in his government. “The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Nation decided to include the minister of Foreign Trade and […] read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Fernando Haddad’s chances of becoming Brazil’s finance minister are said to be rising
The former mayor of São Paulo and defeated candidate for the São Paulo state government in 2022, Fernando Haddad, is reportedly getting closer and closer to being chosen as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT, left) Finance Minister. Haddad was Minister of Education with a law degree from the University of São Paulo, a master's […] read more
Virtual Mirage21 hours ago
Monday Morning
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw Bullet Points: * Shepard (The Mississippi Queen) Smith was canned from his job at CNBC two years after Fox News fired […] The post Monday Morning appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
COP27: Why Global Action is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere
VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) - Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations about the challenges and opportunities they face in decarbonizing some of their most energy intensive industries like steel, cement and concrete. Read the full story, “COP27: Why Global Action is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere”, on globalissues.org → read more
Michael West21 hours ago
The new clean, transparent Teal politics (you still gotta bring your money)
[image: Teal, Albanese] It's integrity, respect, science - and a fair whack of money - for the successful Teal candidates in the federal election. read more
Are Robots and AI Really Going to Displace All Workers? Probably Not
[image: robot] What robots cannot create is consumer demand, while that is the nature of the individual and the natural community. So yes, robots massively improve productivity and we reap those benefits. The primary chokepoint in global agriculture happens to harvesting and processing. All of it depends on shortterm labor contracts best solved with robots. The human component becomes quality demand. *Are Robots and AI Really Going to Displace All Workers? Probably Not11/05/2022Robert Blumenhttps://mises.org/wire/are-robots-and-ai-really-going-... read more
How To Speak Honeybee
suddenly AI can be used to effect comms with otgher living creatures. Any comms set the stage for enhanced barter. animals are largely trainable, but obviously way more efficiently using comms. Comms also allow way better training as well. Comms with local coyotes and foxes allow for protection in exchange for secure food. Thay changes out agriculture big time./ *How To Speak Honeybee* *Advanced technologies like A.I. are enabling scientists to learn that the world is full of intelligent creatures with sophisticated languages, like honeybees. What might they tell us?* *BY... read more
Are Modern Bicycles the End of DIY Maintenance?
I wonder if we are not getting carried away. Yet the world is awash in simple bicycles needing DIY maintenance. That is not going away and what i really welcome is the recovery of road bikes even with fat tires. That is what we had in the fifties. I actually missed them for just what they were. The ten speed changeover came with racing handlebars which never made sense for roadbikes. We are going for electric transmissions, brakes and a real battery and drive. It is evolving quickly but a fat tired road E - bike able to boost you over a hill will blow the market out as price... read more
Elon Musk Trolls AOC After Democratic Rep's Twitter Temper Tantrum
This is funny. Somehow I think that paying $8.00 per month for elon musk to sustain Free Speech is worth every penny. No mystery there and yes, Trump has his account back and we can expect more there. You may have noticed that the tide is steadily turning against the Bolsheviks and there is something also happening to the CCP as well. I do suspect there is some induced physical pain on the horizon but even that may be seriously weakened. Is it possible that all nuclear weapons are about to be eliminated? That would be a piwerful psychological blow. ... read more
Michael West22 hours ago
Robodebt ‘sold as low risk’ from beginning
Risks relating to the robodebt scheme were understated while benefits were oversold, a royal commission has been told. A senior official also said departments overseeing the scheme were faced with a “demanding and difficult leadership environment” which potentially contributed to a breakdown in communications. The commission is investigating how the problematic scheme was rolled out […] read more
Turcopolier23 hours ago
The political prosecution of Thomas Barrack collapses as a federal court jury finds him not guilty of all 9 charges
By Robert Willmann The U.S. Constitution in the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial “in all criminal prosecutions”. Notice that the federal constitution does not give you the right to a jury trial in all civil cases, … Continue reading → read more
SHOCKER: Miss United States Of America Pageants Bars Transgender Female Competitors
By Tierin-Rose Mandelburg ~ A Federal Court has confirmed that The Miss United States of America pageant has the right to allow only “natural-born” females to take part in it’s beauty pageant, NPR reported. This should never have been subject of debate. The decision indicated that if the Miss US America operator was forced to allow fake […] read more
The Coming Diesel Shortage Made Worse By Biden Energy Policies
By Adam Houser ~ Halloween is over. And whether you’re one of those people who can’t stand that Christmas overtakes Thanksgiving, or whether you’ve already hung your stockings with care, from a retail and shipping perspective, the holiday shopping season has already begun. This happens every year. Yet something else is happening this year that […] read more
A Turn To The Right
A Dry Bones Cartoon ~ Is Israel’s voting in of a new right wing government part of a trend by other democracies? Read more by Yaakov Kirschen at Dry Bones . http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/ read more
COP27: The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 07 (IPS) - The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our multiple structural crises. The world's average temperature is now at 1.1℃. Read the full story, “COP27: The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh”, on globalissues.org → read more
"Briely..."
“A person who has not been completely alienated, who has remained sensitive and able to feel, who has not lost the sense of dignity, who is not yet ‘for sale’, who can still suffer over the suffering of others, who has not acquired fully the having mode of existence – briefly, a person who has remained a person and not become a thing – cannot help feeling lonely, powerless, isolated in present-day society. He cannot help doubting himself and his own convictions, if not his sanity.” - Erich Fromm “I often question my sanity. Occasionally, it replies.” - Darynda Jones read more
CFACT22 hours ago
Ready for the big show at COP 27
CFACT's Craig Rucker and Marc Morano spoof gluing their hands to museum artifact in protest against net zero, green energy mandates The post Ready for the big show at COP 27 appeared first on CFACT. read more
GREENIE WATCH22 hours ago
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* Climate crisis: past eight years were the eight hottest ever, says UN* * The devious approach to the facts by the Green/Left is always amusing. In this case they had to go back 8 years to get an average that was above earlier years. There has been cooling in recent years so they could not trumpet any one recent year as being the hottest.And if you look at the numbers it is a storm in a teacup. They put up great leaping graphs to create the impression that the rise has been large but that is just chartmanship. The rise looks large purely because of the large scale adopted ... read more
Dances With Bears22 hours ago
RUSSIAN GARDENS AND THE WAR AGAINST THE ANGLO-AMERICAN GRASS SWARD
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Last week the first snow landed on Moscow without sticking. On Thursday a significant anniversary has also fallen without sticking. It has been ninety-one years since November 3, 1931, when the Central Committee of the Communist Party voted the resolution to design, build, and pay for public parks and gardens as […] read more
The Duran22 hours ago
As Russia’s Ukraine Build-up Continues, Biden’s NSA Sullivan Flies to Kiev, Reportedly Urges Resumed Kherson Offensive, Change in Ukraine’s Stance
As Russia’s Ukraine Build-up Continues, Biden’s NSA Sullivan Flies to Kiev, Reportedly Urges Resumed Kherson Offensive, Change in Ukraine’s Stance News Topic 664 read more
War News Updates23 hours ago
North Korea Says Its Missile Tests Were Simulated Attacks On South Korea And The U.S.
A North Korean guard post is seen in this picture taken near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, Nov. 4, 2022. *VOA/Reuters:* *North Korea Says Launches Were Simulated Attack, as South Recovers Missile Parts * Seoul, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that its recent missile launches were simulated strikes on South Korea and the United States as the two countries held a "dangerous war drill," while the South said it had recovered parts of a North Korean missile near its coast. Last week, North Korea test-fired multiple missiles, including ... read more
Need To Know23 hours ago
NBA Star Kyrie Irving Suspended by Team, Dropped by Nike for Linking to ‘Anti-Semitic’ Film
Kyrie Irving, an NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets, tweeted a link for the film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, that is said to be anti-Semitic. He has been suspended from his team and was dropped by Nike. read more
War News Updates23 hours ago
President Biden Clearly States He Is For "No More [Oil] Drilling"
BREAKING: Two days before the midterm elections, Joe Biden clearly states he is for "no more [oil] drilling." pic.twitter.com/2F9hZNOwMt — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 7, 2022 *Zero Hedge:* *Biden Admits The Truth: "No More Oil Drilling" As Energy Stocks Set To Soar* It has been a great year for energy stocks as the chart below clearly reveals... ... and it will be an even better year (and decade) for energy stocks. Why? Not because of what Goldman trader Michael Sullivan wrote last week explaining why Energy has (finally) become everyone's favorite sector (more than t... read more
War News Updates23 hours ago
Putin Tells Macron That The Nuclear Attacks On Hiroshima And Nagasaki Show 'You Don't Have To Launch Nuclear Strike On A Major City To Win A War'
Russian leader Vladimir Putin (pictured on June 23) has alarmed Western leaders by referencing the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki *The Independent:* *Putin tells Macron Hiroshima is proof ‘you don’t have to launch nuclear strike on major city to win war’* Vladimir Putin told French president Emmanuel Macron that the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki show “you don’t need to attack major cities in order to end a war,” according to reports. The threat of a Russian atomic strike – particularly one with tactical nuclear weapons which are designed to cause devasta... read more
The Poverty of US Politics
Given the breadth and depth of deprivation in the richest country in the world, it should be surprising how little attention has been paid to the priorities of poor and low-income voters in the 2022 election season, writes Liz Theoharis. Ours is an ever more unequal world, even if that subject is ever less attended to in the … Continue reading The Poverty of US Politics → read more
Who Are The Most Bloodthirsty U.S. Senators? (They All Are.)
There is now emerging among congressional Republicans (at last) a recognition that (though they have until recently been every bit as neocon and pro-military-industrial-complex as their Democratic Party colleagues have been and are), the best path forward for the Republican Party to again come to hold the reins of power […] read more
Charles Frith1 day ago
The Rest Is History
It's a terrific time to be alive. An hour and twenty minutes plus 8 seconds from the BBC podcasts department on French Cinema? Sweet as.... Long form content is not only here, but it looks like it's a trend should we be of the right humours to seek it out... And yet, in this manner an audio Princess nebulously, yet unmistakeably Lumiere in the face of blindness, co-opts the mis-en-scene, by parting the curtains and purposefully wondering on stage. While nobody is looking. Who among us could have predicted an English woman, Muriel (Zhaga) speaks flawless French more beautifu... read more
The De-Industrialization Of Europe Is Accelerating
The BASF factory in Ludwigshafen Foto: Xaver Lockau / BASF SE *OilPrice.com*: *Europe May See Forced De-Industrialization As Result Of Energy Crisis* European industries including ferroalloys, fertilizer plants and specialty chemicals are shutting down as a result of the ongoing energy crisis. Certain industries may not come back, even if the energy crisis eases. An increasingly tight regulatory environment is another reason for de-industrialization in Europe. The European Union has been quietly celebrating a consistent decline in gas and electricity consumption this year am... read more
Advisor To Ukraine President Zelensky Calls For Strikes On Iran Over 'UAV Supply' To Russia
Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak 🇺🇦🇮🇷Mykhailo Podolyak -Zelensky's advisor"It is necessary not just to impose sanctions or embargoes, it seems to me that it would be possible to launch specific strikes on the production of drones and ballistic missiles, and so on [on Iran]" pic.twitter.com/aNhb1FrMSR — AZ 🛰🌏🌍🌎 (@AZgeopolitics) November 5, 2022 *Al Mayadeen:* *Zelensky office calls for strikes on Iran over 'UAV supply' to Russia* *An advisor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's calls for conducting strikes on Iran over its alleged supply of drones to... read more
Global Stocks And Bonds Have Lost A Record $36 Trillion In Value Over The Past Nine Months
A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, June 27, 2022. Money managers betting on a sustained global rebound will be left sorely disappointed in the second half of this crushing year as a protracted bear market looms, even if inflation cools. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg , Bloomberg *Bloomberg:** Raging Markets Selloff in Five Charts: $36 Trillion and Counting* (Bloomberg) -- Whether super-safe US Treasuries or the riskiest emerging equities, global stocks and bonds have lost a record $36 trillion in value over the past n... read more
November 7, 2022: Reader Tips
This evening we travel back to this day in 1885 to learn about Canada’s first transcontinental railway, the Canadian Pacific, being completed in British Columbia. Your best transcontintental tips are mightily appreciated! read more
Cairns News1 day ago
Cairns News keeps flowing
By HARRY PALMER Hi Everyone of our loyal readers. The situation at Cairns News having a shortage of information on the site is a shortage of staff plus the editor has annual commitments taking up to 2 months away. My retirement 6 months ago, that did not help although I have been looking after the […] read more
US Central Command Launched Warplanes Toward Iran After Receiving Reports That The Country Was Preparing To Attack Saudi Arabia
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor based out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares to connect with a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission above an undisclosed location in the Gulf, in this undated handout picture released by US Air Force on August 1, 2019. (photo credit: CHRIS DRZAZGOWSKI/US AIRFORCE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) *Jerusalem Post: **US launched warplanes after Iran threatened Saudi Arabia - report* The scrambling of the jets comes after Riyadh warned the US that Iran was planning an attack against both Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The US Central Command recently la... read more
Michael West1 day ago
Petrol prices soar on back of weak dollar
Petrol prices are sitting just shy of $2 a litre, on average, with the weak Australian dollar boosting prices at the pump. The average fuel price lifted by more than 10 cents last week to $1.96 a litre, the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s weekly report said. In the major cities, unleaded fuel prices surged 14.8 […] read more
Near-Unanimous UN Call to End Cuba Blockade
Thursday’s vote was 185-2. The only two “no” votes were those of the United States and Israel, with Ukraine and Brazil abstaining. Peace advocates on Thursday said that the near-unanimous vote by United Nations member states to demand an end to the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba underscores the imperative for the Biden administration to lift … Continue reading Near-Unanimous UN Call to End Cuba Blockade → read more
Need To Know1 day ago
Germany Dismantles Wind Farm to Expand Coal Mine
Germany can’t continue to function without a stable electrical grid and sufficient heating fuels for people to survive bad weather. Germany’s cabinet approved the decision to revive the unused coal units after energy prices skyrocketed because of the sanctions issued against Russia due to the war in Ukraine. read more
November 7th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 657
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post November 7th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 657 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Monday November 7th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Monday November 7th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge . read more
New Revelations About Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop (Twitter) Surface Under New Management
In the past week the mainstream media and U.S. government interests have collectively been in a state of apoplexy as Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter and began announcing changes. As a result of the management change, there have been some new discoveries about the internal operations of the social media platform that are worth […] The post New Revelations About Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop (Twitter) Surface Under New Management appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Federal meat inspection has failed to adapt to operational environment
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series. I had two simultaneous careers: the U.S. Army Reserve and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). I graduated from the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) with a masters degree in Strategic Studies. I earned a bachelors of science, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and... Continue Reading read more
Researchers look at reducing Salmonella risks for bulb onions
Research funded by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) is hoping to identify production practices that may contribute to Salmonella contamination of bulb onions and steps growers can take to reduce food safety risks. Salmonella on onions is a growing concern. This past year a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak linked to whole, fresh onions imported from... Continue Reading read more
FDA sends warnings to import firms in Maryland, Michigan, and Texas
The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company... Continue Reading read more
Unidentified Details About Manufacturing Next Made Known
[image: Manufacturing Firm Next]Six Sigma Professionals give attention to rising earnings and reducing prices to create flawless services and products for the end consumer. This explicit program strives to get rid of errors and reduce variables in each the enterprise and manufacturing processes. This plan of motion employs a menu of high quality management instruments that integrate distinctive statistical knowledge from a given firm. The IRS states “Outsourcing payroll duties generally is a sound enterprise observe, however employers who outsource some or all of their payroll ob... read more
Chlorine dioxide: The last line of defense in sanitizing food processing facilities
Contributed by PureLine Sanitizing as part of preventive controls is a requirement of food processing facilities. But, when microorganisms like E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Staphylococcus Aureus and others persist, chlorine dioxide gas may be the best kill step for resetting the environment. Without question, a food facility’s primary responsibility is to ensure product safety, with... Continue Reading read more
Advancing National Takeover of Energy Industry
Originally posted on Science Matters: Tom Luongo writes at his blog The Oil Nationalization Two-Step. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. You’ve all heard me rant about the “Straussian Two-Step,” which is nothing more than a retread of the Hegelian Dialectic. Here’s the formal definition: An interpretive method, originally used to relate… read more
Need To Know1 day ago
Report Finds UK Police Use of Live Facial Recognition Is Unlawful
A report says Live Facial Recognition should be banned from use in streets, airports and any public spaces as critics warn it could lead to abuses of human rights on a huge scale, including against rights such as protest and freedom of assembly. China uses LFR as a tool for oppression. read more
Dominic Lawson: You can have green or growth — but not both
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Dominic Lawson nails it: ? ? Just think of all the important world leaders that Rishi Sunak could persuade to join the UK in the great “net zero carbon” campaign when the British PM makes the trip this week that he originally… read more
Need To Know1 day ago
Tucker Carlson: The CIA and YouTube Interfered in Brazil’s Election
Director of the CIA Bill Burns told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting system ahead of the October election. Youtube is now censoring and removing any videos claiming fraud in the election results in Brazil. read more
Ukraine President Zelensky Says 4.5 Million Are Now Without Electricity
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the city centre without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks in Ukraine, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *Daily Mail: **Blackout Kyiv: Haunting images show Ukrainians walking through capital in total darkness as Zelensky warns 4.5MILLION face bleak winter without power as Russia 'plans MORE strikes on war-torn country's energy infrastructure'* * Kyiv was having hourly rotating blackouts in parts of the city and the surrounding region on Sun... read more
Russia Says Nova Kakhovka Dam In The Kherson Region Was Damaged After Being Hit By US-Supplied HIMARS Rockets
FILE PHOTO: Satellite image shows the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River near Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine, October 18, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS *RT:* *Ukraine bombed dam with American missiles – Kherson officials* *Six rockets from US-supplied systems were fired at the key infrastructure, with one making it through, emergencies services report * The Ukrainian military fired US-made HIMARS missiles at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam in Kherson Region on Sunday, damaging one of the floodgates, emergency services have told RIA Novosti. Six projectiles targeted t... read more
Would We Be Better Off Now, If We Had More Renewables?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Paul Kolk ? For a change, a slightly more objective analysis of our energy policy from the BBC: ? ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63477214 It covers some of the main factors, such as: ? The dash for gas in the 1990s, and consequent over… read more
Kyiv Mayor Warns Residents To Prepare For A Winter Of No Heat, Water, And Electricity
*NYPost:* *Ukraine capital Kyiv could face winter of no heat, water as Russia attacks energy grid * Ukraine’s capital city may face a long winter without heat, electricity or water that could force Kyiv residents to flee if Russia keeps up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid, officials warned. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko issued the grim appraisal as the US nudges Ukrainian leaders to express a willingness to negotiate with Russia, and allies face possible “Ukraine fatigue,” according to a report. *Read more* .... *WNU editor*: If the electricity grid is knocked-out, it m... read more
James Corbett separates climate fact from fiction
via The Activation Podcast: On this episode of The Activation podcast Derrick Broze interviews returning guest James Corbett regarding his work on climate change. James has been researching the claims about climate change since 2007 and has produced dozens of reports and podcast dissecting the various claims about anthropogenic climate change. Derrick and James discuss … Continue reading James Corbett separates climate fact from fiction → read more
balance101 day ago

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Beloved Seekers: Let us open up through sweet simplicity the understanding of men to the doorway of Self. Self is not the image that appears, that seems to be, that masquerades behind the name of an individual or his personality. Self is not the mask nor is it the karmic record filled with undesirable qualities which man in his heart repudiates. In the seeming struggle between good and evil there are negative38 forces30 that13 seek13 to8 hide26 from25 the15 eyes18 of12 man10 (=208 =8 x betray/conceal26) his real Image and to glorify the pseudo-image. This they do in order that th... read more
Understanding Biden Administration Energy Policy
* Politicians have long been known for having a loose relationship with the truth. Generally, that takes the form of exaggeration or hyperbole. But the latest craze among Democrats is just making flatly contradictory statements. * In this category, it’s hard to top the performance of Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman on Saturday night, when he uttered this immortal quote: * I run on Roe v Wade. I celebrate the demise of Roe v. Wade. That's the choice that we have between us, in front of us.” * Video at the link if you don’t believe it. Clearly, Fetterman is not all there ... read more
Japan art and Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795): Herons and puppies
Japan art and Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795): Herons and puppies Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Maruyama Ōkyo was very creative concerning art. Thus he blessed the Japanese… read more
The Duran1 day ago
U.S. and Allies Vote For Nazism at U.N.
Eric Zuesse Annually, each year, since 2005, the U.S. Government has been one of only from 1 to 3 Governments to vote in the U.N. General Assembly against an annual statement by the General Assembly against racism and other forms of bigotry — an annual Resolution condemning it, and expressing a commitment to doing everything […] read more
BREAKING: Catherine Englebrecht and Gregg Phillips Released from Imprisonment by Order of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
By order of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips have been ordered RELEASED from custody, reversing the lower court decision which led to their detention and imprisonment for six days. {Background} A statement from Catherine and Gregg posted on Truth Social: I will look for more details on the Texas […] The post BREAKING: Catherine Englebrecht and Gregg Phillips Released from Imprisonment by Order of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Making a 3000 lbs sarcophagus for a bag flaming hot Cheetos and burying it for future civilizations read more
“Hold the Line” and other malarkey
The Public Order Emergencies Commission was convened to determine whether the federal government erred by invoking the Emergencies Act. It will be months before we have a decision, but it only took a week of testimony for many Canadians to … Continue reading → read more
Michael West1 day ago
Family, homebuyer pitches for Vic election
Less than three weeks out from election day and Victoria’s major parties have decided home is where the votes are. On Monday, Labor set about wooing young mums and dads as the coalition continued its pitch to first homebuyers. Premier Daniel Andrews unveiled a $69 million package to help parents with newborns, if his government is […] read more
US Senate Questions on Russian Investment in Kentucky Braidy Aluminum Mill; Braidy CEO Wrote Book on Dangers of Russian Investments
The CEO of Braidy, Craig Bouchard, co-authored a book on the dangers of taking money from Russian interests, and then … Continue reading → read more
Michael West1 day ago
Apple warns of hit to iPhone shipments
Apple expects lower shipments of high-end iPhone 14 models than previously anticipated following a significant production cut at a virus-blighted plant in China, dampening its sales outlook for the year-end holiday season. Solid demand for the new iPhones has helped Apple remain a rare bright spot in the global tech sector that has been battered […] read more
Medea Benjamin: Making Sense Of The War In Ukraine
Eight months in, there is no clear end in sight for the war in Ukraine. Millions have been uprooted from their homes, and thousands killed in the conflict. Simultaneously, billions in US taxpayer dollars have been stuffed into the pockets of defense contractors in the name of providing military aid to Ukraine, perpetuating a war profiteering bonanza that has cost trillions of dollars over the past two decades and brought ruin to Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and other nations. Meanwhile, mass media has loyally propagated a narrative of the war that favors the interests o... read more
Michael West1 day ago
Lawyers’ picnic: cost of government advice escalates as big law firms ride $1bn gravy train
Law firms the big winners in government funded litigation bonanza. Rex Patrick reports on the lawyers' picnic, the spiralling public bills which go unchecked by politicians and bureaucrats because "it's not their money". read more
W.O.O.D. – 6 November 2022 – The Election Cometh…
W.O.O.D. for 6 November 2022 Continue reading → read more
Michael West1 day ago
Twitter impersonators will be banned: Musk
Elon Musk says Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a “parody” account will be permanently suspended without a warning. In a separate tweet on Sunday, Musk said Twitter previously issued a warning before suspension, but as Twitter is rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning as well as “no […] read more
Ukraine News: Sunday 6 November 2022
As has frequently happened in history, Russia may lose because of poor hygiene/infectious disease: “Units of the of the Russian … Continue reading → read more
We Don’t Need No Smokin’ Sparky Cycles
Daily Mail; Thirty-eight people were hurt, with two suffering life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out inside a 37-story building in Manhattan on Saturday. The FDNY reported that a three-alarm fire erupted from the battery of a micro-mobility device – an e-scooter or an e-bike – at around 10:30am on the 20th floor of an… Continue reading → read more
Learn To Code
Wonder no longer.https://t.co/MkGw0I1AAU — Katewerk (@katewerk) November 6, 2022 read more
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Biden Regrets That People ‘Twisted’ His Promise to End Coal: “We’re gonna be shutting these plants down all across America, and having wind and solar.” And he’s not finished: “No more drilling” read more

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