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Jeremiah Babe, “Silver Is The Target; Silver Sales Skyrocket; Dollar Collapse Inevitable”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“Silver Is The Target; Silver Sales Skyrocket; * *Dollar Collapse Inevitable”*
From Whom Does Jimmy Kimmel Get His Orders?
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
Something very strange happened on Jimmy Kimmel’s show: There’s nothing comedic about his little rant. And the notion that the Russians are involved is almost certainly not true, merely a dog whistle to brain-dead NPCs. So who instructed him to say this? Update: Here’s the latest from the “Russian operators” that Kimmel was alleging were… Continue reading →
The boat that won’t float
Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
The Yarmouth ferry to Maine will not operate this summer due to public safety concerns around COVID-19. The Department of Transportation Infrastructure and Renewal made the announcement today. It will be the third consecutive year the service has not run and the third consecutive year taxpayers will be billed an undisclosed amount to keep it […]
Halifax sells Bloomfield site to developer for $22 million
Zane Woodford, Halifax Examiner - 8 hours ago
The Bloomfield site in North End Halifax has been sold to a developer. Banc Investments Ltd. now owns the property. The sale closed last Wednesday, Jan. 27 for a price of $21,973,500, according to Property Valuation Services Corporation. Municipal spokesperson Klara Needler said Banc Investments submitted the highest of seven bids for the property. The other […]
1 new case of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Monday, Feb. 1
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. One new case of COVID-19 is announced in Nova Scotia today (Monday, Feb. 1). The new case is in Nova Scotia Health’s Western Zone and is a close contact with a previously announced case. There remain 10 […]
Public Pensions Lose Big on GameStop Fiasco?
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 1 hour ago
Edward Siedle wrote a comment for Forbes on how your state pension is unknowingly shorting stocks like GameStop all the time: The nation has been captivated by revelations of millions of amateur traders collectively through social media and online trading platforms taking on Wall Street’s highest cost, highest risk, most secretive money managers and winning—at least in the short term. These individual investors have piled into a David-versus-Goliath trade around the stock of GameStop, a troubled video game retailer. Hedge funds and other professional money managers were shorting G...
Unsustainable RCEP
bilaterals.org - 4 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 If the latest flare ups over the contentious territorial issues and popular anti-China sentiments in the region are anything to go by, it seems likely that uncertainty over domestic ratification of the RCEP agreement by the signatory states would persist in the days ahead.
UK to apply for TPP membership Monday for 'bridge' to Asia
bilaterals.org - 4 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 The UK will apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, in a major push to expand and deepen the country's trade links with the Asia-Pacific region after leaving the European Union.
Pottersville Digest
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 4 hours ago
(Unless you'd want to deal with Generalissimo Ted Cruz.) ------------------------------ Oh, good. Here comes the B Team. ------------------------------ In other words, "Voter fraud!" "Lock her up!" Stop me if this sounds familiar. ------------------------------ And the grift goes on... ------------------------------ In other words, Trump and his insiders essentially stole what was supposed to be just a rally, "rode the storm and directed the whirlwind." ------------------------------ Another reason to love the Scottish. My prediction: They'll find out that q...
Did a British Man Drunkenly Change His Name to Celine Dion?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A man formerly known as Thomas Dodd reportedly gave himself quite the Christmas surprise.
Minnesota Doctor Fights Medical Board’s Attempt to Restrict Informed Consent for Vaccines and Free Speech at the National Level
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
Ben Swann recently interviewed Dr. Bob Zajac from Minnesota, and his fight with the Minnesota State Medical Board, which he is fighting at the national level since this is an issue in most all states across the U.S. where medical doctors who provide individual care for their patients instead of a one-size-fits all approach which denies informed consent, especially in regards to vaccination, are facing the loss of their medical licenses for not vaccinating everyone. Dr. Bob Zajac is a board-certified pediatrician with additional expertise in asthma/allergy care, developmental/behavi...
7 Dead and 100% of Residents Infected in Spanish Nursing Home After Being Injected with Experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID Shots
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
In what is becoming a very familiar story all across the world, 7 residents in a nursing home in central Spain have died just after being injected with the experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID shots. RT.com is reporting that all 78 residents and 12 staff are now testing positive for COVID-19 after receiving the injections, while prior to the injections the nursing home had reportedly been "virus-free" during the previous "waves" of COVID-19. How long will the world's elderly population continue being killed in mass by an experimental medical product that is now not only linked to serious ...
California Man Arrested After Livestream Shows 2 Bodies
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Police in California arrested a man suspected of two killings after someone reported seeing a livestream on social media that showed him with a gun and two women lying motionless on the floor of an apartment.
Bordering on Cowardice
Phil, All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Labour has spent good money to tout this image around Facebook, especially to users living in the so-called red wall seats lost to the Tories. Just the tonic if you think people living in places like my very own Stoke-on-Trent have stopped supporting Labour because the party isn't racist enough/too liberal/lacks patriotism. It's straightforward pandering, is it not? Yes, but because this is Labour the party can't openly accommodate reactionary positions without festooning it in progressive garb or swathe it with some other alibi. And this is what has happened in this case. Readers...
Can Ibogaine Solve the Opioid Crisis?
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - An excellent short documentary on the emerging market of treating opioid addiction with iboga.
New Report Highlights How COVID Lockdowns Helped The Rich Get Richer And Decimated The Poor
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Don Via Jr.* - A new report from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief has revealed that the economic recession in the wake of the world’s Covid-19 lockdown is over.
2 hours after 2nd CV vaccine – abdominal pain & breathing difficulties, health spiraled downward & died 4 days later” coroner says “cause of death inconclusive”
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
This was a health care worker. Like the infant deaths we’ve seen for decades being passed off as not directly related to the vaccination, frequently classed as ‘SIDS’. Do people really believe this? EWR “Just two hours after receiving his second dose he started experiencing abdominal pain and breathing difficulties. His health spiraled downward and … Continue reading 2 hours after 2nd CV vaccine – abdominal pain & breathing difficulties, health spiraled downward & died 4 days later” coroner says “cause of death inconclusive” →
FEMA asks the Pentagon to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine to meet Joe Biden’s goal of 1.5 million shots a day
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on The Blogging Hounds: Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Thursday it had received a request from FEMA to assist with getting shots in the arms of Americans He said it is evaluating the request to see what ‘kinds of support it can provide’ Kirby said that ‘given the significance of the request…
It Took 18 Suicides to Get This School System to Open Back Up
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
mercola.com The nation’s fifth-largest school district, in Clark County, Nevada, is opening back up after 18 students committed suicide during the pandemic shutdown. Administrators of the system, of which Las Vegas is a part, said they’d also had another “3,100 alerts of suicide risks or students in need of support through the district’s mental health … Continue reading It Took 18 Suicides to Get This School System to Open Back Up →
Anthony Fauci is the highest paid employee in the entire Federal Government – paid more than the President he has no salary cap
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
“Director of an institute that funds most of the research in infectious diseases” Wikipedia mercola.com There are 4 million employees in the federal government, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Nation Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tops them out at $419,608 a year as of 2019. Fauci even makes more than the president. … Continue reading Anthony Fauci is the highest paid employee in the entire Federal Government – paid more than the President he has no salary cap →
MEDICAL BOARD ATTEMPTS TO STRIP DOCTOR OF LICENSE OVER INFORMED VACCINE CONSENT
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
VIDEO AT LINK – alethonews.com Ben Swann | January 29, 2021 The Minnesota Medical Board has targeted Dr. Bob Zajac and is attempting to restrict his medical license from practice entirely due to his support for families choosing their legal vaccine exemption option. What is most surprising is that complaints against Dr. Bob have come … Continue reading MEDICAL BOARD ATTEMPTS TO STRIP DOCTOR OF LICENSE OVER INFORMED VACCINE CONSENT →
Project Veritas Releases Leaked Video Of Facebook Execs Admitting They Are Too Powerful
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Zuckerberg accused President Trump of working to overthrow the Republic Source: Steve Watson The latest exposé by Project Veritas reveals hours of video obtained by an anonymous Facebook insider with Mark Zuckerberg and other executives admitting that they ‘have too much power’. https://twitter.com/i/status/1356059627616657414 Within the footage, some of which was…
Long-Term Mask Use May Contribute To Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Study Finds
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Phillip Schneider* - A recent study in the journal Cancer Discovery found that inhalation of harmful microbes can contribute to advanced stage lung cancer in adults.
Parler Wasn’t Hacked, and Scraping Is Not a Crime
gclary, Lawfare - 8 hours ago
A screenshot of the Parler logo. Thanks to its association with the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Parler, a social media network popular with supporters of former President Trump, became a household name just in time to vanish from the web. In that narrow window between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10, between the attack and Amazon’s decision to pull the hosting services on which the app relied, an independent researcher who goes by @donk_enby moved to copy as much of the site’s data as she could—preserving a critical body of knowledge about what, exactly, happened at the Capitol. That archive h...
Media Hall Monitor Puts Happy Face on Censorship. Calls for Renaming It "Harm Reduction"
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 1 hour ago
It amazes me that of all the people who should be offended by the present atmosphere of censorship, members of the news media should be shouting "foul" from the mountaintops. It just proves once and for all that truth and freedom are taking a back seat to ideology and political parties, as if they think no one notices. And as for the claim that CNN has not played part in trying to deplatform their competitors, Tater Stelter *just flat out lied*.
Ted Cruz Accuses President Trump of Being Reckless and Irresponsible
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
The age old axiom: ‘Never Trust a Never Trumper‘ hits the mark once again. Senator Ted Cruz: “President Trump’s rhetoric, I think, went way too far over the line. I think it was both reckless and irresponsible because he said … Continue reading → The post Ted Cruz Accuses President Trump of Being Reckless and Irresponsible appeared first on The Last Refuge.
7 Dead and 100% of Residents Infected in Spanish Nursing Home After Being Injected with Experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID Shots
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 5 hours ago
In what is becoming a very familiar story all across the world, 7 residents in a nursing home in central Spain have died just after being injected with the experimental Pfizer mRNA COVID shots. RT.com is reporting that all 78 residents and 12 staff are now testing positive for COVID-19 after receiving the injections, while prior to the injections the nursing home had reportedly been "virus-free" during the previous "waves" of COVID-19. How long will the world's elderly population continue being killed in mass by an experimental medical product that is now not only linked to serious ...
Israel Hopes Lasers Will Counter Hamas’ Terror Attacks
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Israel is turning to a high-tech weapon to stop a low-tech threat. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Kites, balloons and condoms carrying incendiary materials wouldn’t be the most difficult challenge. Depending on how powerful the laser is, the beam needs to stay focused on the target for a certain period of time. Israel is turning to a high-tech weapon to stop a low-tech threat. Kites, balloons and even inflated condoms, launched across the Gaza border into southern Israel by Hamas and other Palestinian groups, have become a major proble...
Study: Least Corrupt Nations Generate Best Coronavirus Response
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2TJL9GVPRK&share=true] Corruption takes away vital resources that could be directed to health care. An annual study released by an anti-graft organization has revealed that countries with the least corruption have been best positioned to endure health and economic challenges due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index—which gauges the perception of public sector corruption, according to experts and ...
U.S. Special Forces Want a Device That Reveals Hidden Rooms
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* For U.S. commandos, hidden compartments are not entertainment. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *SOCOM emphasizes that the sensor must be able to distinguish between normal spaces in a wall, such as the gap between studs, and hidden compartments. It also must be able to function with a variety of building materials, including brick, cinder block, concrete, wood and sheet rock. For Dungeons & Dragons roleplayers, part of the fun of make-believe adventure is searching for hidden chambers where the monsters keep their treasure. For that matt...
To Achieve Clean Energy Goals, Biden Should Embrace Nuclear
Kat Dwyer, The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kat Dwyer* *Environment, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2YQI9YP7TO&share=true] Nuclear energy is safe, clean, and very reliable. President Joe Biden declared he will achieve a “100 percent clean energy economy and net-zero emissions no later than 2050.” To attain this goal, the United States will need to move away from fossil fuels entirely. The only feasible way to do this is to embrace an alternative energy source that is both clean and reliable. Nuclear, unlike other forms of renewable energy, meets both criteria. ...
Rio Begins Immunizing the Elderly Against Covid-19
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Today, February 1st, the municipality of Rio de Janeiro began vaccinating the elderly over 99 years of age against Covid-19. People aged 80 and over will be vaccinated until February 27th. Immunization is being conducted in 236 family clinics and municipal healthcare centers, in addition to posts in the drive-thru system. […] The post Rio Begins Immunizing the Elderly Against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Vaccination: Brazil Ranks 8th in Absolute Terms and 34th Proportionally
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Over 94 million doses have been administered worldwide and just over two million in Brazil. In absolute figures, this places the country among the eight that have vaccinated the most, although less than 1% of the population has been immunized to date. Brazil is placed 34th in the vaccination ranking […] The post Vaccination: Brazil Ranks 8th in Absolute Terms and 34th Proportionally appeared first on The Rio Times.
Gregory Mannarino, "Two More Fed. Presidents Now Calling For NUCLEAR DEBT To 'Save Us'"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "*Two More Fed. Presidents Now * *Calling For NUCLEAR DEBT To 'Save Us'"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Musical Interlude: 2002, "The Calling"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
*2002, "The Calling"*
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud of a star that was seen to ex...
"You May Know..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
"Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard - the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money - the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law - men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims - then money becomes its creators' avenger. Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they've passed a law to disarm them. But...
"The New Reichstag Fire"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
*"The New Reichstag Fire"* by Jeff Thomas "In one instance after another, history proves to be a reliable bellwether as to what will happen in the future. The reason that this is so often true is that, throughout the ages, whilst technology has been ever-changing, human nature remains essentially the same. In November of 1932, the Nazis had lost considerable ground in Parliament but were still holding on to power, albeit tentatively. With only one-third of the vote and a federal election scheduled for March of 1933, the Nazis faced losing out to the Left-oriented parties. Then, on ...
Journal pulls two studies that listed an author without his permission
Niko McCarty, Retraction Watch - 7 hours ago
Springer Nature has removed two studies that were published in its journal Cluster Computing and included a co-author who didn’t know that the papers existed until December 2020, years after they were published. The move follows reporting by Retraction Watch last week about the papers, which listed David Cox, the IBM Director of the MIT-IBM … Continue reading Journal pulls two studies that listed an author without his permission
The Daily "Near You?"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!
"Humanity Today..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
"Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world. The mind seeks but cannot find the precise place and hour. We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. We thrash about. We are terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence, and a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life." - Edward O. Wilson
Enough of Cancerous Cancel Culture
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 8 hours ago
If you live and let live, you accept people who behave and think differently from you. The social fabric of the country is changing, but people must learn to live and let live. The opposite attitude is the current practice of denunciation, the drive to cast into outer darkness anyone who thinks, talks or […]
Bases for Trust in a Supply Chain
fschneider, Lawfare - 9 hours ago
Powerlines at dusk. (Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/service/license/) *Editor’s Note: This paper was prepared as part of *Lawfare*’s Trustworthy Hardware and Software Working Group, which is supported by the Intel Corp. Fred Schneider is also supported, in part, by AFOSR grant F9550-19-1-0264, and NSF grant 1642120. The authors are grateful to Sadie Creese, Steve Lipner, John Manferdelli and Bart Preneel for comments on earlier drafts.* *Introduction* To use a digital system, individuals and nations must have some basis to *trust *that the system will do what is expected and that it...
My new article on MMT
Scott Sumner, Econlib - 9 hours ago
I have a new Econlib article, which will appear in two parts. It summarizes the results of my research on MMT. Note that this sentence in Part 1 has a typo: “In Singapore, both the interest rate and the exchange rate are endogenous.” It should have been interest rates and the money supply are endogenous. […] The post My new article on MMT appeared first on Econlib.
Rules for Entering Brazil During the Pandemic
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since early January, the Brazilian government has implemented new rules for the admission of travelers from other countries. The national Executive followed the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency's guidelines, considering the persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of new strains of the virus in other countries. Learn about the […] The post Rules for Entering Brazil During the Pandemic appeared first on The Rio Times.
Peru Reports Biggest Jump in Consumer Prices in Nearly Four Years
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Consumer prices in Peru rose 0.74% in January, the largest year-on-year increase in nearly four years as fuel and food prices spiked amid a second wave of coronavirus infections, the government said on Monday, January 1st. The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) said in a statement that the […] The post Peru Reports Biggest Jump in Consumer Prices in Nearly Four Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina Extends Border Closure due to COVID-19
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina has decided to keep its borders closed to non-resident foreigners until February 28th, in a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Government Gazette announced on Monday, February 1st. The measure carried the signatures of Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Santiago Cafiero and […] The post Argentina Extends Border Closure due to COVID-19 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Another War With North Korea Would Forever Change Asia
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * If war erupts with North Korea, then the U.S. military will have problems. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *During the RAND wargames, Chinese forces entered North Korea to secure the Sino-North Korean border as well as nuclear weapons facilities in the northern part of the country. In addition, a ground operation to destroy artillery batteries on the Kaesong Heights would also place U.S. and South Korean troops on the Kaesong corridor, one of the few invasion routes toward the Chinese border. In 1950, this provoked a massive Chinese response, and th...
How West Virginia Leads the U.S. in Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *West Virginia Coronavirus, Americas* So, how did West Virginia do it when neighboring states like Maryland and Pennsylvania have more than 40 percent of its doses unused? Ever since the federal government began distributing coronavirus vaccines to states more than a month ago, the rollout has bumped into a flurry of logistical hurdles—long lines, jumbled website access, overrun phone lines—slowing the pace of inoculations and crushing nearly all vaccine targets. But one state has been championed for its success in getting people vaccinated, as more than 85 perc...
Three US senators announce plans for major federal marijuana reform
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden formally announced Monday that they are working together to advance comprehensive marijuana reform legislation. Schumer talked last week about pushing for legislation that would legalize marijuana federally but allow states the freedom to choose their own direction. In an interview with […] Three US senators announce plans for major federal marijuana reform is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Is ‘Poop Diving’ a Real Job in Australia?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Someone has to do the dirty work.
Uruguay Reopens Borders to Citizens, Foreign Residents
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguayans and foreign residents will be able to enter the South American country starting on Monday, February 1st, after six weeks of a total border closure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement by President Luis Lacalle Pou. The country can take this step because it has […] The post Uruguay Reopens Borders to Citizens, Foreign Residents appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Manufacturing PMI Falls in January to Lowest Since June -IHS Markit
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The pace of expansion in Brazil’s manufacturing sector decelerated in January for a third month in a row to its slowest since last June, a survey of purchasing managers’ activity showed on Monday, February 1st. Against a backdrop of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and sticky price pressures, […] The post Brazil Manufacturing PMI Falls in January to Lowest Since June -IHS Markit appeared first on The Rio Times.
Could We Learn How to Talk to Trees (or Forests)?
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
The forest is the computer?
Part 2: Red State Governors Pick Up Where DeVos Left Off
Jim Horn, Schools Matter - 6 hours ago
More than 15 years before the Trumpers arrived in DC to initiate the latest "back to basic stupidity" era in all things social, cultural, economic, and intellectual, there was another Republican, George W. Bush, who had his own particular backwards fixation, which found its way into education policy in general and K-3 reading instruction in particular. Following his appointment to the Presidency by the Supreme Court in December 2000, Bush's first big initiative was No Child Left Behind, and reading instruction was the centerpiece of that legislation. In shaping NCLB reading poli...
Buenos Aires Extends Debt Deadline Again After Creditor Warning
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's Buenos Aires province extend the deadline for creditors to accept a US$7 billion debt restructuring offer until near the end of February after bondholders had warned they could demand repayment amid a lack of progress in talks. The provincial government said in a statement on Monday, February 1st, that […] The post Buenos Aires Extends Debt Deadline Again After Creditor Warning appeared first on The Rio Times.
Birth Pangs- Northern Syria Rocked By String of Deadling Bombings- Rattling Turkey as Intended
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
* From earlier today.* - Regional Remake Birth Pangs- Syria, In a Repeat of The Balkanization/Destruction Of Iraq * These recent bombings are the handiwork of the PKK allied with America. France. Israel. Britain. Surely there are Armenians in the mix, alongside the Kurds. Because they've been back and forth for some time now. Fresh from the loss of Nagorno Karabakh. And looking to fuel yet another fire* - *No doubt infuriated that Russia and Turkey are Monitoring the Truce * *Aliyev and Erdogan * * "A joint Turkish and Russian observation center to monitor a cease...
The Thin Blue Line
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 7 hours ago
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Chief Kristen Roman recently banned the thin blue line flag and imagery on everything from coffee mugs, notebooks, decals, flags and a wide array of other items. Her decision comes after the agency was criticized after some in the community saw a thin blue line flag in the background of a […] The post The Thin Blue Line appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
UK Labour Party’s Hiring of Former Israeli Spy Completes the Post-Corbyn Transformation
Raul Diego, MintPress News - 7 hours ago
UK Labour is in the throes of a makeover as the new leader of the opposition taps a notorious Israeli Unit 8200 alumnus to lead its social media in the push for a 2024 victory. The post UK Labour Party’s Hiring of Former Israeli Spy Completes the Post-Corbyn Transformation appeared first on MintPress News.
OUT TODAY! A TRUE COVID-19 THRILLER – LOCKED DOWN, LOCKED OUT, LOCKED UP
Editor, Dances With Bears - 8 hours ago
by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with This is the first book to be published worldwide revealing how a group of government officials can exploit the corona virus pandemic to wield emergency powers illegally; destroy parliament; deceive the press; manipulate the law courts; spend vast amounts of state money to enrich themselves; and spread false science and public […]
Chris Hedges: Papering Over The Rot
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe Biden, however welcome many are, especially since they can, with a new chief executive, be immediately revoked. It will not be halted by removing Donald Trump, and the crackpot conspiracy theorists, Christian fascists and racists who support him, from social media. It will not be halted by locking up the Proud Boys and the clueless protestors who stormed the Congress on January 6 and took selfies in Mike Pence’s Senate chair. It will not be hal...
Black Alliance For Peace Demands Biden Administration Abolish 1033 Program
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) calls U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order to alter the Department of Defense’s 1033 program because of his supposed commitment to racial justice an affront. The gratuitous militarization of police forces across the United States through this program has helped to turn these agencies into brutal weapons of repression. Therefore, nothing short of complete abolition of this program is acceptable. BAP has demanded abolition of the 1033 program since BAP’s 2017 founding. It now asks the public to sign a petition demanding the Biden administrat...
Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
The perpetual occupation of Afghanistan has become so normalized and mostly serves as background noise to Americans -it's even jokingly referred to as the "forever war" - accepted as just a constant reality. A soldier dies now and again. A couple dozen civilians get killed in another bombing. It's never enough to stir the population to pressure Washington to stop it. The endless war drags on. Abby Martin covers the whole truth about the Afghanistan War, from the CIA construct of the 80's through today's senseless stalemate. Two decades, three administrations, tens of thousands of ...
Now I’m buried
Mark Schumacher, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
The post Now I’m buried appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Indelible Stain
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 7 hours ago
Dear Mr. Porterfield: In my last communication with the Jehovah's Witless cult back in November 2018, I'd written to another misguided miscreant named Dennis. I will assume that he is a cohort of yours in this ongoing spiritual and, likely, financial grift you have going on with your JW proselytization scam. I'd sent him back his little pamphlet and had told him in no uncertain terms that I did not wish to hear from him or your burgeoning cult ever again. In the ensuing two years and two and a half months, I thought I'd finally rid myself of the stench of your pamphlets a...
No, Joe Biden Did Not Lower the Age of Consent to 8
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Fake screenshots of nonexistent CNN and NBC stories were the latest installment of a set of conspiracy theories completely detached from reality.
Coronavirus on the Nile : The Vaccines of February
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Here we are in a new month aka February. This month marks a whole year since the coronavirus officially arrived Cairo through a Chinese citizen working in a Chinese company in February 2020 After that, the rest is the history we have been living. Anyhow in February 2021, Egypt is going to have wider vaccination campaigns. Some related photo from Reuters On Sunday, Cairo received its first shipment of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which was officially granted by emergency approval by the Egyptian Drug Authority hours after its arrival from India. This week will witne...
The South American Guyana-Suriname Basin Could Be The Last Big Oil Boom
Contributing Reporter, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The tiny South American countries of Guyana and Suriname are the focus of Latin America’s latest oil boom. A slew of oil discoveries by ExxonMobil since 2015 in its offshore Guyana Stabroek block which now sees the global energy supermajor estimating that the block contains […] The post The South American Guyana-Suriname Basin Could Be The Last Big Oil Boom appeared first on The Rio Times.
Myanmar Coup Sends Chilling Message that Military wont Tolerate Dissent
Global Issues News Headlines - 7 hours ago
BONN, Germany, Feb 01 (IPS) - Responding to reports this morning that Myanmar’s military has sized control of government in a coup on the eve of the country’s opening session of its new parliament, rights group Amnesty International said it “sends a chilling message that the military authorities will not tolerate any dissent amid today’s unfolding events”. Read the full story, “Myanmar Coup Sends Chilling Message that Military wont Tolerate Dissent”, on globalissues.org →
EPA Endangerment Finding
GCD, ClimateCite - 8 hours ago
By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Quote of the Week: “By honest I don’t mean that you only tell what’s true. But you make clear the entire situation. You make clear all the information that is required for somebody else who is intelligent to make up their mind.” – Richard Feynman EPA Endangerment Finding: Attorneys for …
CDC Now Demands TWO Masks - Science...Or Tyranny?
Daniel McAdams, Peace and Prosperity - 8 hours ago
According to CNN, the CDC is demanding that people wear two masks when on public transport. Failure to comply could result in prosecution according to the news report. Is there any science behind it? Dr. Fauci surprisingly provides the answer. Also today: lockdown protests grow in Europe, lockdowns and cancer treatment, and Governor DeSantis shows how it's done. Tune in to the Liberty Report:
human planning of a separate existence
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 8 hours ago
But, beloved ones, you must understand, a place cannot be prepared without first the conversion, which I have stressed to these children: the conversion of the heart in every single member of this Community, then the adding thereto. To what? To the diamond heart, to the immaculate heart, to the sacred heart of which you are a part and which is composed of your own sweet hearts—of many who are magnetized to that magnet. Blessed ones, there are challenges to be met, and many have already been met as you have come up the mountain in a spiral. I speak not of a physical mountain ...
2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Eluterio Blanco, Jr.
Sara Weissman, Diverse - 8 hours ago
Dr. Eluterio Blanco, Jr. grew up in a Mexican American community in South Texas by the Rio Grande border. He didn’t foresee his career leading to where he is now, a clinical assistant professor and addiction studies coordinator at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
New York City on track for fourth heaviest snowfall since 1869
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
Whether it’s the Wuhan pandemic reaction, or Gamestop-gate, or “Antifa is just an idea”, or countless other topics, it’s beyond amusing to see Facts smash the phoney narratives spun by Lefist-friendly “experts”, be they in the media, academia, or government. Now, the Global Warming pundits will have a difficult time explaining Storm Oriena. You can… Continue reading →
Mississippi’s high court to hear arguments to block medical cannabis
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will hear the challenge to a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative on April 14, as the legal effort to thwart legalization in one of the country’s most conservative states drags on. The legal challenge in Mississippi is one of several pending across the U.S. in the aftermath of a clean […] Mississippi’s high court to hear arguments to block medical cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Did Facebook Apologize for Removing ‘Plymouth Hoe’ Posts?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Plymouth Hoe is a landmark in Devon, England. The social media site erroneously flagged the name as offensive.
The Federal Government is at War With Its Own People
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 8 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Can America sustain the current partisan witch hunt being waged by the new Democrat majority?
Sorry, NY Times, Climate Change Is Improving Human Health
H. Sterling Burnett, Climate Realism - 8 hours ago
The New York Times published an article this morning claiming climate change is harming human health. In reality, objective data show a warmer climate is improving public health. In a story titled, “How Climate Change May Affect Your Health,” the New York Times claims, “No matter where you live or how high your socioeconomic status, […] The post Sorry, NY Times, Climate Change Is Improving Human Health appeared first on Climate Realism.
Did Google Maps Introduce a ‘Show Republicans’ Feature?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Brazil Truckers Strike Begins With no Impact on Transit
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Traffic was flowing freely on Monday morning, February 1st, on all of Brazil’s highways, the government said, on the first day of a planned truckers strike that raised fears of a repeat of a 2018 protest that snarled roadways and depleted store shelves. The Infrastructure Ministry, in a series of […] The post Brazil Truckers Strike Begins With no Impact on Transit appeared first on The Rio Times.
Real estate brokers not liable over illegal L.A. marijuana shop, judge rules
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
A Los Angeles commercial real estate firm and two of its licensed brokers won’t be held accountable for an unlicensed marijuana retailer that operated at a location where the firm helped set up a lease, a district court judge ruled. The judge’s ruling, which came nearly two years after it was filed by the L.A. […] Real estate brokers not liable over illegal L.A. marijuana shop, judge rules is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
We pay the big bucks and our action pays off!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021* *Promising movie connects:* Over the weekend, we actually did it. Due to interest in the subject matter, we decided to pay the big bucks. This let us rent a *current* film through our On Demand. We went ahead and paid the big bucks. We thought the film really panned out. The film to which we refer is Promising Young Woman. We thought it was surprisingly good the first time through. To our surprise, we may have liked it even more on our second viewing. As a word of warning, we'll say that the movie is heavily "genre." The individual episodes don't exact...
West Virginia awards medical cannabis dispensary licenses, many to MSOs
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
West Virginia regulators announced the winners of 100 medical marijuana retail licenses in the state, with many going to out-of-state companies. West Virginia awards medical cannabis dispensary licenses, many to MSOs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Moving The Apocalypse Goalposts: Goofy Doomsday Clock Now Invokes Coronavirus In Risk Of Nuclear Destruction
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
The Doomsday Clock, a marketing gimmick of the anti-nuclear group Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, gets an unreal amount of attention from political allies in journalism in a way that scientists can't understand any more than how Environmental Working Group's so-called "Dirty Dozen" list of foods (that strangely exempts organic food pesticides their corporate donors sell) gets so much corporate media coverage. read more
Take Action To End The Economic War At Home And Abroad
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
It is the same neoliberal economic system, white supremacy and disregard for human life that underlie sanctions abroad and at home. The current recession and pandemic have exposed this in a brutal way in the United States. The populations that are harmed the most are Indigenous peoples and communities of color. The United States government could have taken the effective steps of cancelling rent and debt, providing a monthly income and nationalizing healthcare that other countries took but instead passed laws that funneled wealth to the top while providing minimal relief to the maj...
Coming Soon: The Demise of the U.S. Dollar?
Desmond Lachman, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Desmond Lachman* *U.S. Dollar, Americas* There are many reasons to worry about the U.S. dollar’s underlying economic fundamentals. However, before despairing that America is well on the way to a dollar crisis a person might want to ask two questions. There are many reasons to worry about the U.S. dollar’s underlying economic fundamentals. However, before despairing that America is well on the way to a dollar crisis a person might want to ask two questions. First, does the dollar have any serious rival to displace it as the world’s international reserve currency? Second, would th...
China and India Might Need Until 2022 to Finish COVID-19 Vaccinations
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Public Health, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2KHL9E5AIC&share=true] The program will take a while to complete given both countries’ large populations. Coronavirus vaccination campaigns in both China and India are expected to stretch well into 2022 and more than eighty poor countries will not have widespread access to the potentially life-saving shots before 2023, a new study has revealed. “Most developing countries will not have widespread access to the shots before 2023 at the earliest,” Agathe Demar...
The EU and Canada adopt rules putting in place the CETA investment court
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 The EU and Canada adopted four decisions putting in place the Investment Court System provisions agreed in the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
India may offer Cairn oilfield against $1.4 billion arbitration award
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 For a government struggling to find revenue to boost a COVID-19 battered economy, options of appeal against the arbitration award are limited and it may not have the financial bandwidth for such a payout.
Le Royaume-Uni va postuler pour adhérer à l'accord de libre-échange transpacifique
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 Les négociations entre Londres et les partenaires du CPTPP, qui rassemble onze pays, devraient commencer cette année, a précisé le ministère du commerce international.
UK to apply to join free trade pact with nations on other side of world
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
01-Feb-2021 The British government to seek to join 11-nation trans-Pacific partnership, whose nearest member is 3,000 miles away.
Alabama Workers Fight To Form First US Amazon Union
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 8 hours ago
Some 5,800 workers from an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will vote in February on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The workers are upset with algorithms that track productivity as well as unfair disciplinary processes. According to the union drive’s website, “Amazon warehouse workers face outrageous work quotas that have left many with illnesses and lifetime injuries.” Despite the warehouse only opening in March 2020, these conditions have caused the workers to rapidly move toward unionizing. By the end of last summer, the workers met wit...
Bush Era Republicans Vow to Leave the Party While Electorate Support President Trump
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
It should come as no surprise that Bush-era Republicans are frustrated with the middle class “America First” crowd that supports President Trump and the MAGA movement. The cocktail party GOPe have always looked down their noses at the base of … Continue reading → The post Bush Era Republicans Vow to Leave the Party While Electorate Support President Trump appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Zoo: Name a Cockroach After Your Ex, And We’ll Feed it to a Predator
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Participants can reportedly watch the vindictively-themed feeding in real-time.
Burmese Military Take Control Declaring One-Year Emergency and Voting Fraud
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
The military in Burma have constitutional control over the system of government. In a precarious move following the November elections, the Burmese military have now reportedly detained the government officials and stated the election was rigged. JAKARTA, Indonesia – Burma’s … Continue reading → The post Burmese Military Take Control Declaring One-Year Emergency and Voting Fraud appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Five Early Unforced Joe Biden Foreign Policy Errors
James Jay Carafano, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*James Jay Carafano* *Joe Biden Mistakes, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2IJL92PIIX&share=true] President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver his first major speech on foreign policy today. Instead, it was postponed “due to inclement weather.” Apparently, the two inches of snow that fell on the capital this weekend made travel too risky. It’s just as well that the speech was rescheduled. President Joe Biden was scheduled to deliver his first major speech on foreign policy today. Instead, it was postponed “due to inclemen...
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Say ‘Jewish Lasers’ Caused California Wildfires?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The Republican representative from Georgia has endorsed QAnon conspiracy theories, among others.
Brazil posts US$1.1 Billion Trade Deficit in January -Economy Ministry
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil posted a trade deficit of US$1.1 billion in January, official data showed on Monday, February 1st, narrower than the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll of economists for a US$2 billion deficit, and a US$1.7 billion deficit in the same month last year. Exports in January totaled US$14.8 billion […] The post Brazil posts US$1.1 Billion Trade Deficit in January -Economy Ministry appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Allies Poised to Win Leadership of Brazil’s Congress
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Allies of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro are set to win leadership roles in Congress on Monday, February 1st, bolstering his standing but not necessarily his economic team’s reform agenda, analysts and politicians said. Rodrigo Pacheco of the center-right Democrats party, whom Bolsonaro has endorsed, is expected to easily win […] The post Bolsonaro Allies Poised to Win Leadership of Brazil’s Congress appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Word From the Trenches – February 1, 2021
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – February 1, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Phantom Virus: In search of Sars-CoV-2
Clay, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Off Guardian – by Torsten Engelbrecht, Dr Stefano Scoglio & Konstantin Demeter Even the Robert Koch Institute and other health authorities cannot present decisive proof... The post Phantom Virus: In search of Sars-CoV-2 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Mexicans Defy Pandemic Blues With Record Remittance Surge
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Alberto Burgos is one of thousands of Mexican migrants living in the United States who dug deep and sent extra money to family back home last year to alleviate the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Growing plants and helping to handle their sale at a huge nursery in Alabama, […] The post Mexicans Defy Pandemic Blues With Record Remittance Surge appeared first on The Rio Times.
China In Chips & Boards, Or Not
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 10 hours ago
How to keep China out of your computing gear, with focus on non-Intel non-Microsoft Single Board Computers running Linux /. BSD. Continue reading →
Marge & Darrell & Ted & Alex
Karen Garcia, Sardonicky - 2 hours ago
Just because Congress now resembles a typical American high school, what with all the armed federal troops protecting the premises from armed adolescents posing as elected reps and credentialed support staff, doesn't mean that the typical cliques and petty scandals and rampant cheating cannot go on as usual. *Politico* has a new gossipy piece up, dishing about the six distinct frosh cliques already forming in the lower House: the hardcore Trumpies, the Republican Resistance Fighters, the Texas Six, the anti-Squad Force, and Friends of the Squad. They're mixing, they're mingling, ...
Experts Are Now Predicting A More Longer And Deadlier Pandemic That May Last 4 To 5 Years
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Axios:* *Chilling trend: A longer, deadlier pandemic * Mutated versions of the coronavirus threaten to prolong the pandemic, perhaps for years — killing more people and deepening the global economic crisis in the process. *The big picture: * The U.S. and the world are in a race to control the virus before these variants can gain a bigger foothold. But many experts say they already expect things to get worse before they get better. And that also means an end to the pandemic may be getting further away. * * “It may take four to five years *before we finally see the end of the ...
Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51
Tom Demerly, The Aviationist - 9 hours ago
Former Area 51 Special Projects Team Member Provides a Remarkable Insight Into Shadowy A-12 Oxcart Project. In another remarkable chapter in the history of the A-12 Oxcart (as well as the M-21/YF-12A/SR-71 family of Lockheed [...] The post Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51 appeared first on The Aviationist.
Moscow Calls EU Bluff as Brussels Backs Down on Navalny
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 9 hours ago
Moscow Calls EU Bluff as Brussels Backs Down on Navalny New Topic 36 EU’s decision not to impose sanctions on Russia over Navalny and the protests supporting him, but to go ahead instead with a trip to Moscow this week by EU External Affairs Commissioner Joseph Borrell.
How America and Israel Can Limit Dangerous Chinese Economic Influence
Jonathan Greenert, John Bird, Blaise Misztal, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Jonathan Greenert, John Bird, Blaise Misztal* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1D6F5335A0&share=true] Beijing is using investments to steal intellectual property, gain acess to powerful technologies, and conduct espionage against America and its partners. Xi Jinping recently pledged to the World Economic Forum that China will “uphold multilateralism.” Rather than “realizing sustainable development,” however, Xi’s version of multilateralism leads to severe negative consequences. U.S. policymakers are alread...
Winter Weather Madness: 5 Worst Snowstorms in U.S. History
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *History, Americas* Most meteorologists indeed are in agreement that this snowstorm has the potential to be the biggest in years—but how will it match up with other notable winter weather madness events of the past hundred-plus years? From Sunday to Monday, more than a hundred million Americans—spanning from Minnesota to Maine—were under winter weather alerts and warnings. The massive snowstorm had already slammed California with roughly fifteen inches of rain before dumping a foot of snow on the Midwest—and was now marching toward the East Coast with even mo...
How Trolls Evade Social Media Moderation
David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Social media companies are using automated content moderation tools in an effort to flag and delete gendered hate speech quicker.
One Year Into Pandemic, US Mutual Aid Organizers Reflect And Push Forward
Clare Busch, Shadowproof - 9 hours ago
Mutual aid groups reflect on their efforts one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and consider the future. The post One Year Into Pandemic, US Mutual Aid Organizers Reflect And Push Forward appeared first on Shadowproof.
Did Texas Issue an Amber Alert for ‘Son of Chucky’?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The Texas Department of Public Safety told a local news station the notification was sent out by accident.
Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell’s ‘Screech,’ Has Died at 44
AP News, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Dustin Diamond, best known for his portrayal of lovable nerd Samuel 'Screech' Powers in the television franchise 'Saved by the Bell,' has died of cancer at age 44.
Now Is The Time At SDA When We Juxtapose!
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
2020-09-24: San Francisco sues 28 alleged dealers to stop flow of drugs in Tenderloin, SoMa 2020-12-16: Advocates call on city attorney to end civil injunctions against 28 alleged drug dealers With all the misery and all of the drug overdoses in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, don’t you find it rather suspicious that the… Continue reading →
Lockdown Murders: US Homicide Rate Skyrockets During COVID Pandemic
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*21WIRE* | New report compares crime rates during the pandemic against previous years.
President George W. Bush on the loss of Columbia
CFACT Ed, CFACT - 10 hours ago
We find the best among us, send them forth into unmapped darkness, and pray they will return. They go in peace for all mankind, and all mankind is in their debt. Yet, some explorers do not return. The post President George W. Bush on the loss of Columbia appeared first on CFACT.
The Energy Update – Week of February 1st, 2021
IER, IER - 10 hours ago
This week the team highlights a recent article examining Joe Biden’s day one executive orders and what they mean for… The post The Energy Update – Week of February 1st, 2021 appeared first on IER.
Portland Green taxes could kill recycling plant
CFACT Ed, CFACT - 10 hours ago
Could killing a plant that recycles 440,000 glass bottles a day possibly be considered Green? The post Portland Green taxes could kill recycling plant appeared first on CFACT.
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