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Centauri Dreams11 hours ago
Exotic Ice on Europa?
The first thing to say about the image below is that it fills me with anticipation for the imagery that Europa Clipper will acquire when it travels to the Jovian moon later this decade (arrival in 2030, according to current planning). This is a Galileo image taken in 1996, the subject of intense study, as […] read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Hacking Outfit Linked to Russia Is Behind JBS CyberattackBloomberg A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyberattack against JBS SA, according to four people familiar with the assault who were not authorized... The post Hacking Outfit Linked to Russia Is Behind JBS Cyberattack appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the USAnti-War – by Dave DeCamp After an 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza that killed at least 256 Palestinians, including 67 children, Israel has its hand... The post After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Tennessee to Consider Establishing a State Gold DepositoryActivist Post – by JP Cortez Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation last week requiring the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to examine the... The post Tennessee to Consider Establishing a State Gold Depository appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Endalyn Taylor Named Dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dance School
Endalyn Taylor – dancer, choreographer and educator – has been named dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s (UNCSA) School of Dance, effective Aug. 1. Taylor previously served as director of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) School in New York; director of the Cambridge Summer Art Institute in Massachusetts and associate professor […] read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Colgate University to Become Tuition-Free for Families With Incomes Less than $80,000
Colgate University will be tuition-free for families with an income of less than $80,000. The effort is part of the Colgate Commitment: An Initiative in Access and Affordability. Families with income levels between $80,000-$125,000 will, on average, pay 5% of income for tuition. Families with income levels $125,000-$150,000 will, on average, pay 10% of income […] read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/2/20212:00PM Water Cooler 5/28/2021 By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day~ Short but very pretty! * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching. All […] read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Argentina to begin Sputnik V vaccine production after getting Russian OKRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina will begin to produce the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine locally after test batches from the South American country passed quality tests conducted by Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, health minister Carla Vizzotti said on Wednesday. In April, Argentine firm Laboratorios Richmond produced test batches of the vaccine, with plans to scale […] The post Argentina to begin Sputnik V vaccine production after getting Russian OK appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil’s Itaú to be more active in M&A, partnerships in 2021, says CEORIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco Holding SA will be more active in making acquisitions and forming partnerships with smaller competitors this year, Chief Executive Officer Milton Maluhy told journalists on Wednesday. The bank is eyeing deals with companies in sectors such as payments and investments, he added, which will complement the […] The post Brazil’s Itaú to be more active in M&A, partnerships in 2021, says CEO appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants To 'Make Friends' With The World
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, a key cultural heritage site under state-level protection, during his inspection tour of northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 19, 2019. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) *CNN: **Xi Jinping wants to 'make friends' with the world. But Beijing can't kick its wolf warrior habits* *Xi Jinping wants China to learn how to make friends and influence people*. Speaking at a study session for the Communist Party's top leadership on Mo... read more
MintPress News10 hours ago
Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in SyriaDespite the Western reaction, Assad, in power since 2000, looks set to govern for seven more years. His major task will be attempting to break armed opposition groups in Idlib and to repair a nation destroyed by 10 years of war and crippling sanctions. The post Dan Kovalik on Elections, Rebuilding and the Ongoing Proxy War in Syria appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Assyrian International News Agency10 hours ago
Arab Council of Australia Calls for Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian, Greek GenocideFollowing the 106th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's statement falling short of accurately characterising the events of 1915, the Arab Council of Australia has joined a growing number of community organisations in calling for the Federal Government to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genoc read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Copa Airlines creates new classes for travel from Panama to four destinationsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Panama’s flag carrier Copa Airlines announced Wednesday the creation of the Dreams Executive and Economy Extra classes, which “raise the level of comfort and convenience” for passengers traveling from Panama to four destinations in South America and the United States. Copa Airlines passengers traveling between Panama and Montevideo (Uruguay), Buenos […] The post Copa Airlines creates new classes for travel from Panama to four destinations appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The National Interest10 hours ago
Your Tax Refund Is Going To Be Really, Really Late. Here's Why.*Eli Fuhrman* *Tax Refund, * Even after the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service extended the deadline for filing tax returns for the 2020 tax year by over a month, the IRS found itself faced with a substantial backlog of unprocessed tax returns right up to the May 17 deadline. Even after the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service extended the deadline for filing tax returns for the 2020 tax year by over a month, the IRS found itself faced with a substantial backlog of unprocessed tax returns right up to the May 17 deadline. The delay in processing 2020 tax ... read more
The National Interest10 hours ago
The Glock 19 Changed the World—by Doing a Lot of Things Right*Charlie Gao* *Guns, * Size, efficiency, cost... the Glock 19 does almost everything well. *Here's What You Need To Know: *As the “gold standard” of what a modern pistol should be, most firearm designers are acutely aware of what it does well and what it does poorly. The Glock 19 is one of the most popular guns on the planet. Police, militaries, and paramilitaries on almost every continent carry them daily. As a result, the Glock 19’s design has heavily influenced designers at competing firms. Here are some ways the Glock 19 has been influential on the firearms market. *1. Size... read more
The National Interest10 hours ago
Deal or No Deal: Iran’s Foreign Proxies Must be Dismantled*Toufic Baaklini, Richard Ghazal* *Iran, Middle East* The Biden administration needs to act quickly to prevent Lebanon from plummeting into failed state status where Iran and Hezbollah can operate with complete impunity. A defining news headline in the early days of the Biden administration is the president’s pledge to re-engage Iran in a nuclear deal. However, a very different discussion is taking place on Capitol Hill. In March, Senator Bob Menendez, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham led forty-one of their colleagues in a letter to Pre... read more
The National Interest10 hours ago
Will Americans Get a Fourth Stimulus Check?*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Check, * The ethical arguments for one are convincing. After $3200 in direct payments, many Americans remain worse off now than at the beginning of the pandemic, particularly those in blue-collar jobs which could not be done virtually during the lockdowns of 2020. The ethical arguments for one are convincing. After $3200 in direct payments, many Americans remain worse off now than at the beginning of the pandemic, particularly those in blue-collar jobs which could not be done virtually during the lockdowns of 2020. Unemployment remains high, the econom... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
The U.S. Air Force Wants To Have The Capability To Move A C-17's Worth Of Cargo Quickly To Any Location On Earth*Warzone/The Drive: **Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal* *Next year, the Air Force wants to test a way to move a C-17's worth of cargo, and potentially personnel, extremely quickly to any location on Earth. * The U.S. Air Force has released new details about its questionably ambitious plans to develop a capability to send payloads weighing up to 100 tons, including cargo and potentially personnel, roughly equivalent to the maximum load of a C-17 airlifter, anywhere in the world within one hour via a space launch rocket or derivative... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
US & NATO Bombers Just Flew Over 30 Nations Including 5 That Border RussiaU.S. long-range strategic bombers were flying a Memorial Day mission over all 30 NATO countries in Europe and North America, officials said Monday https://t.co/IBmvCVJo3O — Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) May 31, 2021 *Antiwar.com:* *Memorial Day: US Nuclear-Capable Bombers, NATO Warplanes Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations in One Day* U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa announced that American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers accompanied by military aircraft from twenty-one other NATO nations flew over all 30 NATO member states today. Those would include the fiv... read more
Covert Geopolitics11 hours ago
F-35s Bombing GazaIsraeli Forces spokesman Zilberman announced the start of the bombing of Gaza, specifying that “80 fighters are taking part in the operation, including the advanced F-35s” (The Times of Israel, May 11, 2021). It is officially the baptism of fire for the US Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation fighter, whose production Italy also participates in as a … Continue reading F-35s Bombing Gaza → read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Covid-19: Brazil has vaccinated 22% of the population with first doseRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil had distributed 89.4 million doses to states by Tuesday, June 1. In the last 24 hours, 92,405 people received the first dose of the vaccine, according to data gathered by the consortium of media outlets with the secretaries of 26 states and the Federal District Among the more than […] The post Covid-19: Brazil has vaccinated 22% of the population with first dose appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Chile and Uruguay to vaccinate youths aged 12 and older against Covid-19RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Health authorities in Chile and Uruguay this week approved the administration of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine to minors 12 years of age and older. The approval of immunization of adolescents in the South American countries comes after the United States, Canada and the European Union (EU) had approved the vaccine for […] The post Chile and Uruguay to vaccinate youths aged 12 and older against Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MintPress News11 hours ago
Sailing to a Secret Saudi Prison: The Hazards Awaiting Yemenis Trying to Earn a Living"After our distress call was made, a force from the Saudi Coast Guard came not to rescue but to arrest us. They took us to the Farzan Prison in Jizan on charges of reconnaissance.” -- Yemeni fishing boat captain Hamad Ibrahim Abdo Majri The post Sailing to a Secret Saudi Prison: The Hazards Awaiting Yemenis Trying to Earn a Living appeared first on MintPress News. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
Iraq’s Oil Revenues Continue To Climb In May 2021
Oil prices have continued to climb into the spring providing Iraq with some much needed cash to cover the largest budget in its history. Despite its petroleum exports dropping in May 2021 its revenues were up. In May Iraq exported an average of 2.899 million barrels a day of oil. That was down from 2.9 million barrels a day over the previous three months. Despite that its revenues reached a 16 month high of $5.882 billion. Profits have been climbing slowly since hitting a low of $1.51 billion in April 2020. That’s due to Iraq’s oil prices passing the $60 per barrel mark in Feb... read more
CFACT12 hours ago
India shuns organic farming, achieves record crop productionEach with over 1.3 billion hungry mouths to feed, both India and China have adopted agricultural policies which guarantee sustained growth. The post India shuns organic farming, achieves record crop production appeared first on CFACT. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Social Security, SSDI, SSI, VA, RRB & Low Income - What Is In It For You?"Blind to Billionaire, AM 6/2/21: *"Social Security, SSDI, SSI, VA, RRB & Low Income - * *What Is In It For You?"* "These beneficiaries have been adversely affected with everything going on right now and additional Stimulus and support is definitely needed through a fourth stimulus check, monthly stimulus checks, and reform to Social Security and the SSI program." read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago
FAUCI ADMITS US FUNDED WUHAN LAB, HIS EMAILS REVEAL CONSPIRED WITH WHO, BILL GATES SCIENTIST PETER DASZAK TO COVER UP WUHAN S ROLEWAS THE VIRUS SHIPPED TO WUHAN FROM CANADA S WINNIPEG LAB, THEN USED THERE IN RESEARCH TO WEAPONIZE THE CORONAVIRUS FUNDED BY THE USA? CHINESE MEDIA SHOULD COVER THIS SCANDAL IMMEDIATELY FAUCI CHANGES STORY AND ADMITS US GOVERNMENT GAVE FUNDS TO WUHAN LAB https://www.wionews.com/world/fauci-admits-wuhan-lab-received-modest-funds-from-us-amid-calls-for-probe-into-covid-origins-387497 FAUCI S EMAIL REVEAL FRIENDLY TIES WITH BIOWEAPONS SCIENTIST PETER DASZAK AND CHINA S CDC CHIEF GEORGE GAO, PATTERN OF LIES, MISINFORMATION AND OMISSION The emails with Fauci show that Daszak had ... read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago
CANADIAN LAWMAKERS DEMAND GOVERNMENT STOP COVER UP OF WAY WINNIPEG LAB SHIPPED EBOLA AND DANGEROUS VIRUSES TO WUHAN IN 2019SOMETHING FOR A CHINESE TV TEAM TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY CAN GO AND INTERVIEW PEOPLE LIKE MICHAEL CHONG, ERIN O TOOLE, WINNIPEG LAB CHIEF, GOV MINISTERS, RCMP, ETC TO SHOW THE EVIDENCE THAT CANADA S BIOWEAPONS LAB SENT DELIBERATELY, KNOWINGLY DANGEROUS VIRUSES TO WUHAN JUST MONTHS BFORE OUTBREAK CAN ALSO REVIST 2009 SCANDAL WHEN A WINNIPEG SCIENTIST WAS CAUGHT SMUGGLING EBOLA VIALS INTO USA. ASK JUST WHAT IS GOING ON AT THAT LAB? WHO S IN CONTROL? HOW COME ITS SENDING DANGEROUS VIRUSES ALL AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT OVERSIGHT? WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? WHO FUNDS THE LAB, INDIVIDUAL ... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Colombia starts June with a record 25,966 Covid-19 infections in 24 hoursRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia started June with a new record of 25,966 new Covid-19 infections on the day it surpassed the 10 million vaccines applied, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. According to health authorities, the country, which is in the middle of the third peak of the pandemic, accumulates 3,432,422 infected […] The post Colombia starts June with a record 25,966 Covid-19 infections in 24 hours appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Ally Bank Ends All Overdraft Fees, First Large Bank to Do SoAlly Financial is ending overdraft fees entirely on all of its bank products, becoming the first large bank to end overdraft fees across its entire business. read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago
CHINA TO PRIORITISE BETTER INTERNATIONAL MEDIA, CAN WIN HEARTS AND MINDS ALL AROUND WORLD BY FACTUAL REPORTING ON BILL GATES, WHO, ASTRAZENECA SCANDALSHOULD SET UP TEAMS IN ALL MAJOR CAPITAL CITIES TO GIVE ROUND CLOCK COVERAGE OF THE WORLD S BIGGEST STORY, NAMELY, THAT IT IS PROVEN THAT BILL GATES FUNDED A VACCINE DESIGNED TO STERILIZE, HAS GIVEN IT TO HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALREADY AND PLANS TO GIVE IT TO BILLIONS MORE JUST NEED TO BROADCAST THIS CLIP OF AZ DEVELOPPER PROFESSOR JOHN BELL SAYING FROM TIMEPOIINT 8 THAT THE JABS ARE MEANT TO STERILIZE ENTIRE POPULATIONS WITH ANALYSIS https://www.channel4.com/news/im-hopeful-were-going-to-start-to-get-readout-early-in-autumn-as-to-whether-this-thing-works-or-not-prof-sir-j... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Brazil’s Amazonas state registers nearly 50% drop in Covid deathsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A VEJA survey comparing the Covid-19 numbers over the past two weeks shows that Amazonas is the Brazilian state with the highest drop in the rolling daily average of deaths. In the period, Amazonas saw a 49.59% decline in the index: from 17.3 daily deaths to 8.7. The number is […] The post Brazil’s Amazonas state registers nearly 50% drop in Covid deaths appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Fauci Emails Show NIH/NIAID Director Had No Checks or Balances on His Power Grab Over Our Nation, Fueled By Media Worship and IdolatryEmails to/from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci have been released to both Buzzfeed [HERE] and the Washington Post [HERE]. The time frame of the release is January 2020 to mid-June 2020. [Cloud pdf With 3,200+ pages HERE] Within the emails we discover, Fauci had some urgent, time sensitive discussions about […] The post Fauci Emails Show NIH/NIAID Director Had No Checks or Balances on His Power Grab Over Our Nation, Fueled By Media Worship and Idolatry appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago
CHINA TO ALLOW COUPLES TO HAVE 3 CHILDREN, DECOUPLES FURTHER FROM BILL GATES DEPOPULATION AGENDAChina is to allow families to have 3 children in a clear signal that it does not intend to go along with Bill and Melinda Gates and the private banksters, like Lomabard Odier and UBS, who have poured vast amounts into their global injection projects via vehicles like Global Health. With a state central bank issuing money as single entry book keeping, China has huge options to support families with children including giving, for example, mothers 8 years paid leave to bring up their children while studying for a PHD. That way, they can upgrade their workforce s skills, have quality ... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Mexican candidate Marilú Martínez Núñez and her family kidnapped in Guerrero StateRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An armed group kidnapped Marilú Martínez Núñez, Mexican candidate of the opposition Citizens' Movement (MC) for the municipal presidency of Cutzamala de Pinzón, in the southern state of Guerrero, and her family, the party reported Wednesday. "They were kidnapped by an armed group. We demand an immediate reaction from the […] The post Mexican candidate Marilú Martínez Núñez and her family kidnapped in Guerrero State appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Thousands of rural California farmers still blocked from joining legal marijuana marketAlmost 3½ years after California legalized recreational marijuana, the regulatory system governing the industry has proved so restrictive and costly that thousands of existing rural farmers have been unable to join the legal market. That estimate by industry insiders includes farmers that have been excluded in cannabis-friendly parts of the state, including the famed Emerald […] Thousands of rural California farmers still blocked from joining legal marijuana market is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Patriota party may launch Pazuello for governor of Rio de Janeiro with Bolsonaro supportRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the potential affiliation of President Jair Bolsonaro to the Patriota party, it is considering appointing ex-Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello to run for governor of Rio de Janeiro in the 2022 election, on a slate supporting Bolsonaro. On Tuesday, June 1, the president was officially invited to join the coalition […] The post Patriota party may launch Pazuello for governor of Rio de Janeiro with Bolsonaro support appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Accidental Deliberations12 hours ago
Wednesday Morning LinksMiscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Ivan Semeniuk writes about the changing COVID-19 pandemic as the primary threat becomes the spread of variants which weren't known or accounted for in the development of current vaccines. - Christine Freethy discusses the experience of seeing a family member among the faces in an anti-mask crowd - including the question it raises as to how to encourage those close to us to act responsibly. And V comments on the disaster patriarchy which has used the pandemic as an opportunity to exploit and control women. - Nicholas Lemann wri... read more
Israel Palestine News12 hours ago
Audacity: Israel to ask U.S. for $1 billion in emergency military aidIsrael just completed a massacre in Gaza, and is in the midst of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem – so obviously, it needs to restock its military supplies. And obviously the US will be asked to pay for it. read more
Econlib12 hours ago
Deregulate DiscriminationTwo months ago, I voiced one big criticism of Richard Hanania’s excellent piece on the curiously ubiquitous institutional influence of the left: Hanania still fails to explain the sheer uniformity of left-wing cultural dominance. Competition normally delivers more diversity than we’re getting. And for that, I stand by my Explanation #5, which I flesh out greater […] The post Deregulate Discrimination appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Switzerland walks away from EU takeover deal
Switzerland walks away from EU takeover deal The Duran: Episode 990 Switzerland ends 7 years of treaty negotiations with EU over disagreements on ‘key aspects’ Switzerland ends 7 years of treaty negotiations with EU over disagreements on ‘key aspects’ The Swiss government has said it will abandon seven years of negotiations for a framework agreement […] read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Assad wins Syria election. Regime change started under Obama fails
Assad wins Syria election. Regime change started under Obama fails The Duran: Episode 989 Assad’s guaranteed election victory shows limits of U.S. policy on Syria Assad’s guaranteed election victory shows limits of U.S. policy on Syria Syrians voted Wednesday in a presidential election whose outcome is not in doubt. Such is the extent of President […] read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Search underway for new heads of three provincial cannabis wholesalersThe three biggest adult-use cannabis wholesalers in Canada are seeking permanent leadership after a string of unrelated departures. The monopoly cannabis wholesaler and retailer in Quebec appointed an interim president to take over for the departing Jean-François Bergeron, the organization announced. Paul Furfaro, director of branch operations since 2018, will take the helm of the […] Search underway for new heads of three provincial cannabis wholesalers is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Denmark, The Netherlands & Sweden: Three silent members of the Five Eyes
Denmark, The Netherlands & Sweden: Three silent members of the Five Eyes News Topic 173 read more
IER13 hours ago
Biden’s New Problem: Rising Solar Panel PricesSolar module prices fell 90 percent over the last decade, but have since increased 18 percent since the start of… The post Biden’s New Problem: Rising Solar Panel Prices appeared first on IER. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
The Other Wuhan Nobody Is Talking About that Has Led to Mass Death and DestructionRappoport makes the case that opioids that cause breathing problems were used as a COVID medication along with ventilators, and were utilized to intentionally kill off elderly patients. More than 97% of older patients, in a sample from New York, died when put on ventilators. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation11 hours ago
Shot 55 years ago while marching against racism, James Meredith reminds us that powerful movements can include those with very different ideas
Meredith is a civil rights hero who doesn't fit neatly into political categories. He espouses conservative ideas, yet he proclaims a radical mission to destroy white supremacy. read more
A Different Perspective11 hours ago
Trinity: The Best Kept Secret - A Critique
The much-anticipated book by Dr Jacques Vallee and Paola Harris, *Trinity: The Best Kept Secret*, finally dropped and we now have a very good idea of what is in it. The publicity running up to the publication suggested that we’d learn about a UFO crash that preceded Roswell by two years and was based on the eyewitness testimony of two men and as a surprise or special element, we’d learn of a third witness to these incredible events. Dr. Jacques Vallee The story as told, and outlined on this blog just a few weeks ago, was that two boys, ages 7 and 9, not only found a crashed object... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Vaccine Protection May Diminish Need for Yearly BoostersI’m pretty optimistic. I wouldn’t rule out the need for boosters, but the immune response so far looks actually quite impressive,” University of Pennsylvania immunologist John Wherry said. read more
Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago
Naomi Osakas Bravery can be a Teachable Moment about Mental HealthABUJA, Jun 02 (IPS) - Recently, Naomi Osaka, the number 2 ranked women’s tennis player in the world, said she would not participate in the press conference at the French Open (Rolland-Garros) because she wanted to protect her mental health. Read the full story, “Naomi Osakas Bravery can be a Teachable Moment about Mental Health”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago
UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR CongoUN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate recent deadly attacks by insurgents in the east and bring the perpetrators to account. Read the full story, “UN chief condemns deadly attacks targeting displaced people in DR Congo”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago
COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil’s Water Agency declares critical situation on water scarcity in Paraná river basin regionRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's National Water Agency (ANA) has decided to declare a critical situation over the scarcity of water resources in the Paraná basin region, home to Brazil's main hydroelectric reservoirs, until November 30, amid a rainfall crisis that is affecting the country and placing pressure on the energy sector. Accordingly, the […] The post Brazil’s Water Agency declares critical situation on water scarcity in Paraná river basin region appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 21915 British troops from Persian crossed Tigris and took Amara after convincing Ottoman garrison commander to surrender 1920 Revolt against British started when sheikh in mid-Euphrates refused British taxation arrested and freed by tribe 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq review *A Short History of Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1920 1 of ex-Ottoman officer and nationalist al-Ahd member Jamil al-Midfai’s men me... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Colombian restaurant e-commerce platform Frubana raises US$65 million capitalRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - E-commerce platform for restaurants Frubana announced on Wednesday, June 2, that it has received a US$65 million contribution to finance its expansion in Latin America. The contributors included Hans Tung and venture capital funds GGV Capital, Tiger Global, Softbank, monashees and Lightspeed Venture. The company presents itself as a digital […] The post Colombian restaurant e-commerce platform Frubana raises US$65 million capital appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Colombia reopens border with Venezuela after 14 monthsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (REUTERS) Colombia on Wednesday began what its government called a gradual opening of its border with Venezuela after a 14-month closure intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Colombia, whose porous border with Venezuela extends roughly 1,380 miles (2,220 km), has been the chief destination for Venezuelans fleeing their […] The post Colombia reopens border with Venezuela after 14 months appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Stem cells needed for domestic production of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The stem cell and virus banks that will allow the vaccine developed by the Anglo-Swedish laboratory AstraZeneca to be produced locally and with total autonomy in Brazil arrived this Wednesday, June 2, in Rio de Janeiro, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) has advised. The material - which allows the creation […] The post Stem cells needed for domestic production of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
“ACADEMIA...PROBLEM?” Front-page report in today's New York Times...*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2021* *...portrays our American Babel: *Truly, the public discourse here in Our Town gets dumber with each passing day. Can a society become this dumb and sensibly expect to survive? Leading experts—anthropologists—tell us the answer is no. It just doesn't work that way. At present, it's amazingly dumb in the Other Towns, but it's also quite dumb Over Here. These trends are creating an American Babel—and Babel is hard to survive. A front-page report in today's New York Times portrays our American Babel. It concerns a debate about what should be taught in the... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
JBS plant workers in U.S. scheduled to return to work after ransomware attackRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) JBS SA employees were scheduled to return to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company's beef operations stopped following a ransomware attack. A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyberattack against JBS that disrupted meat production in North America and Australia, Bloomberg News reported, citing […] The post JBS plant workers in U.S. scheduled to return to work after ransomware attack appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
The Strategic Hour: Multipolar Fusion Power or Assimilate to a Neoliberal Borg Dystopia
In this week’s edition of the Strategic Hour on Rogue News, we discussed topics ranging from the science and geopolitics of nuclear power with a focus on fusion energy, as well as the deeper story behind the Lukashenko-Putin meeting, the upcoming Putin-Biden meeting and of course advances on Chinese-Russian military cooperation. Matthew Ehret is the Editor-in-Chief […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Cuban government authorizes MSMEs but excludes them from strategic sectorsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Cuban government gave the green light on Wednesday, June 2, to create micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in both the state and private sectors, where they will be limited to non-strategic sectors. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said in a meeting of the Council of Ministers that private MSMEs […] The post Cuban government authorizes MSMEs but excludes them from strategic sectors appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Roscoe Reports13 hours ago
NASAL PCR TEST SWABS ARE MADE IN CHINA & COATED WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO) - RN CASSANDRA DUNNThe Duran13 hours ago
Lavrov calls for human rights inquiry into ‘unconstitutional persecution of 1/6 protesters’
Lavrov calls for human rights inquiry into ‘unconstitutional persecution of 1/6 protesters’ ****News Topic 427***** Russian FM Lavrov Speaks Out Against Unconstitutional Persecution of Jan. 6 Protesters Held in Isolation by US Govt. — Something Timid GOP Leaders Refuse to Do Russian FM Lavrov Speaks Out Against Unconstitutional Persecution of Jan. 6 Protesters Held in […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Mexico elections: Ghosts of the past haunt a united opposition against López ObradorRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The parties that once shared power in Mexico compete in the June 6 elections in an unprecedented opposition coalition that denounces the "danger" to democracy posed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, while seeking to get rid of the stigma of corruption. "Va por México" is the name given to […] The post Mexico elections: Ghosts of the past haunt a united opposition against López Obrador appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Lawfare14 hours ago
Lawfare Live: Combating Sexual Assault in the MilitaryThis Friday, June 4, at 2:30 p.m. ET, Michel Paradis, senior attorney in the U.S. Department of Defense and lecturer at Columbia Law School, will join Scott Anderson, *Lawfare* senior editor, to take questions from the *Lawfare* community on his recent article, “Congress Demands Accountability for Service Members.” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand recently introduced the “Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act,” which aims to change the way the military handles sexual assault case by removing the chain of command from the court martial process and is expected to be sign... read more
Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago
A Truly Free Society Would Have No Official NarrativesListen to a reading of this article: Many of Anthony Fauci’s emails during the US Covid-19 outbreak last year have been obtained via Freedom of Information Act and published by BuzzFeed News and The Washington Post. Depending on what ideological echo chamber you inhabit you […] read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Mongolia-EEU free trade agreement to boost Moscow-Ulan Bator economic ties - Lavrov02-Jun-2021 Negotiations continue between Mongolia and the Eurasian Economic Commission on the possibility of concluding an agreement on a free trade area. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Israel to open economic office in Abu Dhabi to boost Gulf investment02-Jun-2021 Israel plans to open an economic attaché office in Abu Dhabi to attract foreign investment and boost economic relations with Gulf states and the broader Arab world read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Farmers' opposition to UK-Australia trade deal grows02-Jun-2021 Opposition among UK farmers is growing towards a trade deal close to being concluded with Australia. They say there are no meaningful safeguards in place to stop farmers being undercut by cheap imports. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Singapore-Indonesia Bilateral Investment Treaty02-Jun-2021 The BIT serves as a prime modern example of investment treaties which seek to rebalance the distribution of rights between host States and investors. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
L'Equateur va verser au moins 374,4 M USD à Perenco02-Jun-2021 Le tribunal a considéré que l'Equateur avait “violé le droit international public” au préjudice de Perenco en faisant passer de 50% à 99% la participation du pays sud-américain aux bénéfices. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
This Is How The Covid Pandemic Will EndPeople wearing protective masks attend a concert of 'Love of Lesbian' at the Palau Sant Jordi, the first massive concert since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Barcelona, Spain, March 27, 2021 [Albert Gea/ Reuters] *STAT:* *How the Covid pandemic ends: Scientists look to the past to see the future* We’re approaching the year-and-a-half mark of the globe’s collective experience with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Covid-19 pandemic it has triggered. At this point, it’s fair to assume people the world over are asking themselves the same two questions: How will this end?... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
If a U.S. Pilot Is Shot Down, This Is the Gun He or She Will Use*Charlie Gao* *Guns, * The GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon is a short M4 variant that incorporates a quick-detach barrel and folding pistol grip to fit within the survival kit compartment of an ACES II ejection seat. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Midwest Industries, the manufacturer of the GAU-5A rail has also released a civilian version of the weapon in pistol form. While lacking the “waffle stock” and burst trigger of the military version, the Midwest GAU-5A is a fairly faithful clone of the military weapon. While most pilots like to think of themselves as fairly deta... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
How Israel Targeted Hamas Underground (And What It Could Do Next)*Seth J. Frantzman* *Israel, Middle East* The importance of demolishing the Metro system was to prevent Hamas from being able to easily move rockets around underground and set up the mass barrages that can be coordinated and linked to centralized command and control. In eleven days of fighting in mid-May, Israel used precision airstrikes to try to damage Hamas infrastructure in Gaza and handed the militant group a blow that it will take years to recover from. The goal was not to target large numbers of Hamas low-level fighters, but rather its strategic underground tunnels and in... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Are Generous Unemployment Benefits The Enemy of the U.S. Economy?*Trevor Filseth* *Unemployment Benefits, * [image: Stimulus Check] The deabte still rages on. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *States are in disagreement over whether or not the generous federal unemployment benefits contributed to the underwhelming jobs report. One of the more significant – and expensive – measures in the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress in early March, was a $300-per-week federal unemployment benefit. These benefits are scheduled to expire on August 31, but 24 Republican-controlled states have cancelled them early, on the bas... read more
The National Interest12 hours ago
Origin Story: How Was the Coronavirus Created?*Daniel M. Gerstein* *Coronavirus, Americas* Investigate the origins of the virus, sure, but prepare for no easy answers. President Joe Biden has called for the U.S. intelligence community to “redouble efforts to determine the origins of the COVID-19” pandemic. This mandate is based on a new U.S. intelligence report that indicated several of the lab workers at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick in autumn 2019 “with symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness.” Allegedly, the three were hospitalized in November 2019. The charge to the intellige... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
The Global Covid-19 Pandemic Is Getting Worse
Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to the coronavirus, mourn before his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar *Washington Post: **The pandemic is getting worse, even when it seems like it’s getting better * In the United States, life is returning to normal. Restaurants and bars are filling up again, vacations are being booked and flights are selling out. At sporting events, maskless fans are hugging and cheering. Memorial Day weekend, the country’s unofficial start to the summer, w... read more
The Free Thought Project12 hours ago
D.A.R.E. Cop Indicted for Busting 5 Young Boys for Weed, Raping Them Afterward[image: D.A.R.E.]A disgraced D.A.R.E. cop is facing well over 100 charges for using his position as a role model officer to prey on young troubled boys. read more
The Free Thought Project12 hours ago
Amazon Automatically Opting You In to Share Your Internet With Strangers, Here’s How to Opt Out[image: amazon]In less than a week, Amazon is going to involuntarily begin sharing your internet with strangers in their new experiment and most people won't even know about it. read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Worker cooperatives prove your job doesn’t have to be hellWe speak with worker-owners at 8 co-ops in 4 states about the unique benefits, struggles, and limitations of of the worker cooperative model. In the words of Kimberly Britt, a worker-owner at ChiFresh Kitchen, “We work at and own this company, and we designed it to work for us, what would make it not feel like a job.” The post Worker cooperatives prove your job doesn’t have to be hell appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Adrienne's Corner13 hours ago
Father Altman: The real Gospel vs the gospel of the world?...* which will you follow?* Father James Altman remains as pastor of St. James the Less Catholic Church in La Crosse, WI and he isn't backing down. In today's Memorial Holiday sermon, he took aim on Biden, Fauci, CNN and the 'gospel of the world' that is threatening to destroy America. LifeSiteNews Correspondent Jim Hale attended today's High, Latin Mass and recorded Father Altman's entire homily. read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Democratic Unions Get the GoodsA new report coauthored by labor analyst Jane McAlevey presents overwhelming evidence that democratic unionism that puts workers at the center of collective bargaining wins strong contracts. Just as important, such unionism also has a transformational effect on workers’ consciousness. The post Democratic Unions Get the Goods appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
African Countries Urged To Manufacture COVID-19 VaccinesAccording to the council, the manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa could be achieved through sharing of the intellectual property right, technology transfers and open non-exclusive licensing. The post African Countries Urged To Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
“If I Were A Jew”“I would be concerned about my insatiable appetite for war and killing in defense of myself.” — Kamau Bobb, Google’s Head Of Diversity read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago
IEA, Roadmap To Net ZeroBy Paul Homewood https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by-2050 The IEA’s roadmap to Net Zero made news last month. The BBC’s main headline concerned the banning of gas boilers by 2025 and and end to new fossil fuel exploration. The latter has already been rejected , even by the UK and US, both of which have pointed out […] read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Was Tiger Woods’ Walk-Off Putt Real?The putt in this video may be the only thing that was unaltered. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"What If..."
"What if when you die they ask, "How was Heaven?" ~ Author Unknown A truly terrifying thought... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
US Paratroopers Accidentally Storm A Civilian-Occupied Building In Europe During NATO Exercises*Daily Mail:** Bulgaria accuses America of breeding tension' after paratroopers accidentally storm factory and terrorize workers in foreign training exercise blunder* * Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Italy, were conducting training at the decommissioned Cheshnegirovo Air Base * Bulgarian reporter Dilyana Gaytandzhieva tweeted the security camera footage believed to show the incident * Gaytandzhieva noted that the owner of the company - which has not been identified - has filed a lawsuit * The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria issued a press release on May 28 apo... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense Rejected in Iguana KillingProsecutors say the suspect “savagely beat, tormented, tortured, and killed” the 3-foot iguana in a half-hour attack caught on surveillance video. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Iran Nuclear Deal Parties Wrap Up The Latest Round Of Talks In Vienna
Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi leaves a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Vienna, Austria, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger *Bloomberg:* *Iran Nuclear Deal Elusive as Big Powers Adjourn to Capitals* (Bloomberg) — World powers will adjourn their talks in Vienna later on Wednesday as differences between Iran and the U.S. over how to restore the 2015 nuclear deal seem likely to delay the Islamic Republic’s return to oil markets. Iran’s lead negotiator in the talks and D... read more
The Conservative Socrates13 hours ago
The Qayser-i Rum: The Caesar of the Roman EmpireThe Ottomans had been trying to conquer the Byzantine Empire since the early 14th century. Osman Ghazi had laid a siege to Nicaea in 1301. He annihilated the Byzantine army but failed to capture Nicaea because of the arrival of a mercenary army of 8000 troops led by Roger de Flor. Osman was succeeded by his son Orhan in 1324. Orhan captured several cities belonging to the Byzantines in northwest Turkey. He took advantage of the civil war, which followed the death of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos in 1341, and captured the peninsula of Gallipoli which he fortified t... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Greg Hunter, "We Are at the Top of the Bubble"
*"We Are at the Top of the Bubble"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Finance and economic expert Alasdair Macleod says a new rule change at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), aka the central bank of central bankers, is going to help drive the price of gold and many other commodities higher. The new rule is called “Net Stable Funding Requirement” (NSFR). It goes into effect by the end of June in Europe and by the end of the year in the UK where the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) operates the biggest gold trading platform in the world. The short story is this new... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the USSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed that Israel will make the request a day after he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. “There is going to be a request made by the Israelis to the Pentagon on Thursday for $1 billion in aid to replenish Iron Dome batteries,” Graham told Fox and Friends on Tuesday. The post After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/2/21: "Expect The Economic Collapse And US Dollar Meltdown To Get Worse, FASTER"Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/2/21: *"Expect The Economic Collapse And * *US Dollar Meltdown To Get Worse, FASTER"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Waking Times13 hours ago
Who Needs a Fake Virus When We’ve Got Opioids?*Jon Rappoport* - Synthetic opioids are killing and addicting and maiming millions of people worldwide. That’s the scope of what we’re talking about. read more
Diverse13 hours ago
Celebrating the Filipino American Students Who Fought the SAT/ACT to Make Higher Ed More Diverse
Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Heritage Month is over. But we must not forget to celebrate the emergence of some important history makers in May. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"How It Really Is"No worries, this won't last long... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man14 hours ago
Is there still an America worth dying for?Max Morton asked that question on Memorial Day. Bold, underlined text is my emphasis. America today is run by someone, we’re not really sure who, and every part of its culture and history is being deconstructed. The Constitution is not even a speed bump to a new class of oligarchs and tyrants who are in the process of “reimagining” America as a giant Eveready battery to power their globalist business interests. Clearly half the country no longer believes in ideals like individual liberty, freedom, free speech, live-and-let-live, the Golden Rule, or tolerance. What happened? ... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Lockdown is loosening and apples are blossomingStep out of lockdown and into “PHASE 1” of reopening, Nova Scotia. May we never look back … News 1. COVID-19 update Reopening, “Phase 1” As of 8am today, lockdown restrictions in Nova Scotia are lightening (slightly). We’re now in “phase 1” of the province’s reopening plan. Among the changes in restrictions: You can now […] read more
Viable Opposition14 hours ago
The Perception of Democracy - Part 1 - The Global State of Democracy
Alliance of Democracies, a non-profit organization "dedicated to the advancement of democracy and free markets across the globe" has recently released the 2021 edition of its annual Democracy Perception Index (DPI), the world's largest study on how people perceive democracy. The results of the study are based on interviews with 53,000 respondents from 53 nations conducted between February 24, 2021 and April 14, 2021. From the perspective of the respondents, the study looks at the current state of democracy, the biggest threats to democracy in each nation and how the respondents ... read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
Cop Convicted for Role in Raid that Left Innocent Couple & Dog Slaughtered in Their Home[image: raid]Disgraced officer Steven Bryant has become the first officer convicted for his role the raid that led to the murder of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Does The West Counterintuitively Want Belarus To Become More Dependent On Russia?The West’s coordinated pressure campaign against Belarus in the aftermath of last week’s Ryanair incident almost counterintuitively suggests that it wants the Eastern European country to become more dependent on Russia despite a year of fearmongering about this scenario, which might actually be silently wished for at this particular point […] read more
Electroverse15 hours ago
Delhi, India suffers its Coldest June Temperature Ever RecordedIndia has been breaking low temperature records left, right and center this year; in fact, since August, 2020 Delhi has busted at least one major weather record each and every month. The post Delhi, India suffers its Coldest June Temperature Ever Recorded appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Writers cancel talks at Halifax Public Libraries, activists continue calls for removal of “transphobic” book from collectionSeveral Nova Scotia writers have cancelled upcoming readings at Halifax Public Libraries, to express their objection to the library’s decision to keep a recently purchased book on the shelves. On Friday, Halifax Pride announced it had also severed ties with the library over the issue. The book, by freelance journalist Abigail Shrier, is called Irreversible […] read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Atlantic Gold is facing 32 charges for violating provincial environmental laws; yesterday, we learned the company also faces three federal chargesA lawyer for Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia was in court yesterday to enter pleas on a total of 32 charges laid under the province’s Environment Act related to the company’s open-pit gold mining operation at Moose River and gold exploration at Fifteen Mile Stream on the Eastern Shore — but those pleas weren’t entered. In […] read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Stimulus Checks Are Great, But America's Poorest Are Still Struggling*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Checks, * [image: Biden Stimulus New Checks] The Biden administration, to its credit, has tried to focus his aid on those hardest hit by the pandemic. Rather than implementing a fourth stimulus check – which would give every American below a certain income level cash relief, arguably including those who do not urgently need it – the president’s measures have been more targeted. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had extremely negative consequences for all Americans. More than half a million have died from the COVID-19 virus; lockdowns thr... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Is Joe Biden The Reason We Have High Gas Prices?*Stephen Silver* *Gas Prices, * It might score some political points to put the blame on the president, but the argument just isn't grounded in reality. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Gas price markets are mostly dictated by global markets forces, not the president. Gas prices, throughout the year, have been steadily rising, with the average price of gas hitting $3 a gallon for the first time since 2014. Prices also spiked earlier this month following the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, although that shutdown proved short-lived. Some have blamed President Biden and his policies... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
North Korea Is Really Scared of the F-35 Stealth Fighter*Mark Episkopos* *F-35, Asia* Pyongyang reacted with fury to earlier reports that the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is on the cusp of accepting its first delivery of F-35 jets. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Whether through a precision strike against DPRK nuclear missile sites or in the context of a larger conventional conflict on the Korean Peninsula, the F-35 platform gives the United States and its allies the ability to quash a prospective conflict with North Korea swiftly, effectively, and with relatively minimal risks to U.S. and allied assets. As relations betw... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
The Chinese Air Force Is Showing Taiwan That it Means Business*Mark Episkopos* *China Taiwan, Americas* Along with unrelenting military pressure, Chinese officials and state media have steadily sharpened their rhetoric against the sovereign island. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping famously proclaimed that the People’s Republic of China can wait one hundred years to reunify with Taiwan if necessary. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, that timeframe seems to have been considerably shortened. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has reported a new incursion by China’s Air Force, the latest in Beijing’s increasingly bold p... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Forget a New Stimulus Check: How About Stimulus Checks Every Month Forever?*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * Just last week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced that 1.8 million more coronavirus stimulus checks were issued under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. But is something bigger coming? Just last week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced that 1.8 million more coronavirus stimulus checks were issued under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, raising the total number of checks sent out to one hundred sixty-seven million with a value of $391 billion. But keep in mi... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Can Ukraine Stop These 5 Russian Weapons?*Mark Episkopos* *Russian Military, Europe* Unlike Moscow’s great-power competitors, Ukraine’s Armed Forces lack the stealth and deep-penetration capabilities to overcome Russia’s layers of sophisticated missile defenses. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Capable of carrying fifty rounds, boasting a sustained rate of fire of around seven to eight rounds per minute, and packed with fairly advanced targeting technology, Russia’s heavy howitzers can cover large parts of Ukraine. As the Donbass Conflict enters a new escalatory stage, the specter of open military confrontation betw... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Is China's New J-20 Stealth Fighter Actually Ready To Fight?*Peter Suciu* *J-20, Asia* How would it perform in a real fight against F-22s or F-35s? *Here's What You Need to Know*: While a highly capable aircraft, the J-20 has had numerous issues. Beijing remains a bit of an enigma when it comes to military hardware. On the one hand, China has worked hard to keep many of its platforms under wraps, but at the same time, it also can't help showing off some of its latest and greatest hardware advances in the state media. The Chengdu J-20 – also known as the Mighty Dragon – is such an example. While all of the aircraft's capabilities are stil... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Good News: $3.5 Billion Worth of Stimulus Payments Were Sent Out*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check, * [image: 3000 Stimulus Check] The most recent batch, worth $3.5 billion, included 900,000 supplemental, or “plus-up” payments for those who had their third stimulus check based on 2019 tax returns but are now eligible for a new or larger payment due to their recently submitted 2020 tax returns. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Keep a look out for a possible stimulus check in your account. More than 1.8 million stimulus payments from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package have been sent out in the past two weeks, the Internal Reve... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
Joe Biden Knows More Stimulus Checks Are an Absolute Must*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, The Americas* Dozens of Washington lawmakers and millions of ordinary citizens are continuing to demand more stimulus to assist still-struggling Americans. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *More than 2.2 million people have signed a Change.org petition that is calling for $2,000 recurring monthly stimulus checks. Over the past two months, the Internal Revenue Service has worked tirelessly to distribute approximately one hundred sixty-seven million coronavirus stimulus checks under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan . However, it alr... read more
The National Interest13 hours ago
IRS Child Tax Credit: The $3,600 Stimulus Check You Need Is Coming*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Check, * To assist with the rollout, the IRS is planning to make two online portals available on its website by July 1. As part of the American Rescue Plan, passed in March 2021, some Americans will receive a partial stimulus measure of sorts. The plan increased the Child Income Tax Credit to $3000 per year for children over the age of six and $3600 for those under six. However, a key addition to this was the idea of sending the checks out in advance. This means that, instead of receiving a tax refund when you file your taxes, the money will be sent to... read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
US Troops ‘Storm’ Bulgarian Civilian Business in NATO Drill Gone Awry
*Antiwar.com* | Last month’s Swift Response war games included the participation of 7,000 airborne troops from the U.S. and ten of its NATO allies. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
Possible Unintended Consequences of the COVID mRNA Vaccine and What to Do If You Have Taken the VaccineMercols explained that autophagy, the process of removal of damaged proteins in the body, can restore health. His protocol includes time-restricted eating within a 6 to 8 hour window and sauna therapy. A study from Finland showed a 40% lower risk of premature death from all causes when saunas are used daily. read more
From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago
Exposing the Media’s Plot to Hide Record Vaccine Deaths and Deceive AmericansRevolver – by Michael Thau, Ph.D. “What is happening now, for whatever reason, is not even close to normal.” That’s what Tucker Carlson claimed, at... The post Exposing the Media’s Plot to Hide Record Vaccine Deaths and Deceive Americans appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
U.S. oil imports down, exports up last week: EIAWhy are we importing oil from anywhere when we are exporting our own sweet crude that is already here? Xinhua HOUSTON, May 26 (Xinhua) —... The post U.S. oil imports down, exports up last week: EIA appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Vaccine Scandal Rocks West PointCD Media CDMedia has been approached by a group of parents terrified about what is happening to their children at the United States Military Academy... The post Vaccine Scandal Rocks West Point appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Australia’s drug regulator considers referring vaccine hesitant Facebook posts to policeReclaim the Net – by Tom Parker Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is considering referring Facebook posts containing claims about COVID vaccine... The post Australia’s drug regulator considers referring vaccine hesitant Facebook posts to police appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Need To Know14 hours ago
Denver School Board Director and Black Lives Matter Activist Accused of Molesting Over 60 Undocumented TeensMary Brooks Fleming testified that 62 children in the district were sexually assaulted and some were “violently raped" by a school board member. In some cases, she said that the minors were forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement. No student has made any police reports alleging sexual assault by Anderson. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Bidenhttps://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1399837556796276742 The post Biden appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Racism gone wild"Shoot the white folks." pic.twitter.com/i2YO8f2ur2 — PoleyThePolarBear (@PoleyBear1350) May 28, 2020 The post Racism gone wild appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
30 Yrs Ago, Dr. Robert Willner Accused Anthony Fauci Of Genocide during the AIDS ScamDemicREAL TV QNN Published 16 days ago 30 Yrs Ago, Dr. Robert Willner Accused Anthony Fauci Of Genocide during the AIDS ScamDemic. Same Script Used... The post 30 Yrs Ago, Dr. Robert Willner Accused Anthony Fauci Of Genocide during the AIDS ScamDemic appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Penny for your thoughts6 hours ago
Did Pfizer Fail to Perform industry Standard Animal Testing Prior to Initiation of mRNA Clinical Trials?*One could access the information below via a previous post here. * - Bioethics of Experimental COVID Vaccine Deployment under EUA: It’s time we stop and look at what’s going down. *Not sure how many did? So feeling as if this piece deserves more attention, excerpts are being featured below:* - *Did Pfizer Fail to Perform industry Standard Animal Testing Prior to Initiation of mRNA Clinical Trials?* *TrialSite has learned of material information regarding mRNA vaccine safety revealed by a freedom of information act (FOIA) request filed by a group of Canadian physi... read more
Balkinization11 hours ago
All Civil Rights Movements Are LocalFor the Symposium on Kate Masur, Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021). Kate Masur’s stirring account of the fight for racial equality in the ante-bellum period is a powerful reminder that national politics is an outgrowth of state politics. There is a tendency in constitutional scholarship to focus only on what occurs at the federal level or on the rhetoric of leaders after they reach federal office. Most politicians and judges in our history, though, began their careers in local or state... read more
naked capitalism14 hours ago
Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in Covid Long-HaulersYet more types of long Covid damage, this one particularly debilitating. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Iran's Largest Warship Mysteriously Catches Fire And Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman*Daily Mail: **Moment one of Iranian navy's largest ship SINKS in the Gulf of Oman after fire breaks out* * Fire broke out on support vessel Kharg, one of Iran's largest ships, on Tuesday * All 400 crew were evacuated as firefighters attempted to put out the blaze * But they could not save the ship, which sank 20 hours later near the port of Jask * Comes after series of attacks on ships that Iran and Israel blame on one-another One of Iran's largest naval vessels has today caught fire and sunk in the Gulf of Oman. The Kharg, a 650ft cargo vessel designed to resupply ships... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
World’s Largest Meat Producer Getting Back Online After Cyberattack“Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat,” Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA, said in a statement. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Bolsonaro mocks Brazil Senate’s televised Covid CPI, calling it “fiasco” and “joke”RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, June 1, said that the televised Covid CPI (Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Brazil's management of Covid) is "a fiasco" and "a joke." The president's statements occurred on the day the committee heard oncologist Nise Yamaguchi. The doctor is an advocate of the use of hydroxychloroquine […] The post Bolsonaro mocks Brazil Senate’s televised Covid CPI, calling it “fiasco” and “joke” appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Cairns News14 hours ago
Cairns economy significantly reliant on hinterland industriesLocal News The Far Northern Queensland city of Cairns owes its existence to the Atherton Tablelands and the wider hinterland’s agricultural, tourist and mining industries. This revelation was central to a public meeting held at Mareeba on Tuesday night when respected Cairns economist Bill Cummings told a large meeting of residents the hinterland contributed $4.5 […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Temporarily UnexpectedReuters; Euro zone inflation surged past the European Central Bank’s elusive target in May, heightening a communications challenge for policymakers who will happily live with higher prices for now but may face a backlash from irate consumers. Inflation in the 19 countries sharing the euro accelerated to 2% in May from 1.6% in April, driven… Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Industrial production in Brazil fell 1.3% in April compared to March – IBGERIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian industrial production registered a drop of 1.3% in April compared to the previous month, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Wednesday, June 2. In comparison with the same month a year earlier, production rose 34.7 percent. The expectations in a Reuters poll of economists had been […] The post Industrial production in Brazil fell 1.3% in April compared to March – IBGE appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Northern Reflections15 hours ago
Changing Oil
The oil industry is changing. as it is dragged -- kicking and screaming -- into the future. Tom Friedman writes: Since the 1990s, the wisest oil-producing countries and companies have regularly reminded themselves of the oil patch adage that the Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones; it ended because we invented bronze tools. When we did, stone tools became worthless — even though there were still plenty on the ground. And so it will be with oil: The petroleum age will end because we invent superior technology that coexists harmoniously with nature. When we do, th... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin Interview with Dennis Kucinich on his new book, "The Division of Light and Power"The former presidential candidate on his new book, the "Punch and Judy show" of partisan politics, and how "People move into the system, and instead of changing the system, the system changes them." Martha Nussbaum on #MeToo A burning ship covered beautiful beaches in plastic ‘snow.’ Now Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster.Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at higher rates than workers at other companies. Critics blame productivity pressure. I Wrote James Bond Movies... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Peru elections: Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese mining firms at riskRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) Peru’s presidential front-runner is taking aim at copper mining firms’ coveted tax stability agreements that freeze tariffs, and the plan could have an outsized impact on Chinese miners in the world’s No. 2 producer of the red metal. Far-left candidate Pedro Castillo, the narrow favorite to win Sunday’s run-off […] The post Peru elections: Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese mining firms at risk appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
No More Mister Nice Blog15 hours ago
FAUCI'S EMAILS ARE ABOUT TO BECOME THE NEW HILLARY'S EMAILSTo the non-right-wing media, this is just a mildly diverting human-interest story: More than 3,200 pages of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by BuzzFeed News — covering the period from January to June 2020 — provide a rare glimpse into how [Dr. Anthony] Fauci approached his job during the biggest health crisis of the last century, showing him dealing directly with the public, health officials, reporters, and even celebrities. (The Washington Post also received more than 800 pages of emails and published a story about them on Monday.) BuzzFeed tell... read more
Roscoe Reports15 hours ago
HEAVILY ARMED THUGS HIRED BY AUSTRALIAN” GOV” ATTACK PEACEFUL CROWED AT OUTDOOR OPEN AIR PRAYERRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago
"What If...""What if when you die they ask, "How was Heaven?" ~ Author Unknown A truly terrifying thought... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Lockheed Martin moves to control New Zealand
*Letter from New Zealand requesting support* Dear dedicated people of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, I am so grateful for your work and have read your excellent newsletters which are a vital source of information and inspiration. I have been spending my life doing Nuclear Disarmament Peacework producing many public education projects and political policy advocacy documents and events. My father, Larry Ross established the Australasian Branch of Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1964-68 and the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Peacemaking associat... read more
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