Wednesday, August 04, 2021

4 August - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Virus update: • China seals city as worst outbreak in a year grows. • Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules. • Japan to limit hospital care as cases hit new high. • Indonesia surpasses 100,000 virus deaths. More @AP coverage: https://t.co/UA6CUw53Jw — The Associated Press (@AP) August 4, 2021 Indonesia has surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, a grim milestone in a country struggling with its worst pandemic wave fueled by the delta variant. The Health Ministry recorded 1,747 new deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. https://t.co/g8wIyOBAFX — The Associ... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
The site of the Aug. 4, 2020 explosion in Beirut's port in Lebanon is seen almost a year after the blast, August 2, 2021. REUTERS/Imad Creidi *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *One year after deadly port explosion, Beirut residents grapple with trauma* (Reuters). read more
Gangsters Out Blog16 hours ago
Sweden shooting
The Independent is reporting that "Three people have been hospitalised and a further three arrested after a shooting in Sweden, with police reportedly uncertain whether there could be more casualties or perpetrators." The Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that one or more perpetrators left the main scene of the shooting by motorcycle. There were also reports about gunshots in the same area on Monday evening." Last year the Economist reported that "In August a criminal clan set up roadblocks in Gothenburg to catch members of a rival gang. The police intervened and made several a... read more
O Homem ainda tem de aprender - Uma citação de M.N. Hopkins
*O homem ainda tem de aprender a sua parte tanto no plano da Natureza como no plano do Divino.* *A humanidade recusa-se a ouvir as palavras de sabedoria que têm sido enviadas sobre as asas dos anjos durante inúmeros séculos.* *Em vez disso, os Homens escolhem as mentiras e falsidades daqueles de determinação sombria que controlam todas as suas instituições financeiras bem como governamentais.* *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/01/man-has-yet-to-learn-quotation-by-mn.html* read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Unfunny Canada
This is a depressing tale of how truly pathetic Canadians have become. It is incredibly sad how we transitioned from storming the beaches at Normandy to the sniveling moronic cowards enaged in shaming mobs on Twitter and in comedy clubs. After reading this article, you will no longer be puzzled by how someone as dreadful… Continue reading → read more
El hombre aún tiene que aprender.- Una cita textual escrita por M.N. Hopkins
*El hombre aún tiene que aprender su parte en ambos planes; en lo Divino y en lo Natural.* *La especie humana se niega a escuchar las palabras de sabiduría que han sido enviadas sobre las alas de los ángeles por incontables siglos.* *En lugar de eso, los Hombres eligen las mentiras y las falsedades de aquellos con oscuras intenciones que están en control de todas tus instituciones financieras y de gubernamentales.* *©** M.N. Hopkins* *To read the original quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/01/man-has-yet-to-learn-quotation... read more
Severe floods leave 5 dead, 7 injured in 7 provinces, Iran
Heavy rains affecting Iran over the past couple of days have left at least 5 people dead and 7 others injured. According to a statement by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on August 3, relief and rescue forces provided services to 846 flood survivors in 7...... Read more » read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Ardern family’s sleazy operation forces Pfizer shots on to tiny Tokelau Islands
By TONY MOBILIFONITISBILL Gates’ South Pacific vaccine dealer Jacinda Ardern and her father Ross Ardern, the colonial island administrator, are illegally forcing Pfizer’s dirty experimental vaccine on most of the population of the Tokelau Islands in what appears to be a preview of the military backed roll-outs in Australia and New Zealand. As expected the […] read more
naked capitalism17 hours ago
“Potentially Very Bad”: Lots of New Covid Variants in New York City Rats
The officialdom is ignoring a possible dire Covid risk if it materializes: new variants and mutations in rats jumping to humans. read more
Part 3 Mark Blaxill on the Autism Tsunami
N OTE: This is part 3 of a 5 part series running all week. Parts 1 and 2 are below. At the end of the series, we'll reorganize to run it in order. Thank you. By Anne Dachel For years... Related Stories - Part 2: The Autism Tsunami an Interview with Mark Blaxill - An Interview with Mark Blaxill on the Autism Tsunami: Part 1 - Unspoken Ad for The Real Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Big Pharma Book read more
The Doomsday Variant
3:24 AM · Aug 4, 2021 2:11 PM · Aug 3, 2021 Meanwhile back in the real world – COVID-19 hospitalizations remain near a record low and are almost non-existent among children. CDC COVID Data Tracker read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil’s São Paulo delivery orders triple in first half of 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data from Box Delivery, a platform that connects restaurants to delivery partners, saw the number of orders surge from 76,800 in the second half of last year to 308,000 this semester. The company has just reached the total mark of 4 million deliveries made and has more than 6,000 registered […] The post Brazil’s São Paulo delivery orders triple in first half of 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
New Peruvian government plans to triple Chinese tourist flow in 5 years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Roberto Sanchez highlighted the relevance of intensifying trade relations with China, incorporating technological transfers and promoting technical cooperation for large investment projects, as well as boosting tourism. During his meeting with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Peru Liang Yu, Economic […] The post New Peruvian government plans to triple Chinese tourist flow in 5 years appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Maduro says Colombia welcomes Venezuelan criminals with open arms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "We have freed the (popular neighborhood of) Cota 905 and the whole southern area of Caracas from criminal gangs financed by Colombia, armed by the paramilitaries of (Colombian President) Iván Duque," Maduro said at a party event broadcast by state-run VTV. Between July 7 and 9, during almost 72 hours, […] The post Maduro says Colombia welcomes Venezuelan criminals with open arms appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
CoJiT: The “Anti-Extremism” Think Tank Started by Sons of Israeli Superspy Robert Maxwell
CoJiT’s profound and manifold connections to the Israeli security state call into question the Maxwell brothers’ motives for founding the think tank, considering how an anti-Muslim extremism agenda could dovetail so easily with a pro-Israeli state one. read more
High Noon at the Delta Variant Panic Porn Corral
This is a good time to remind everyone that it was last February we were warned about *precisely what we’re seeing now*. Democrats are simple, predictable creatures, even more so now that they’ve gone full commie. As Republicans look ahead to the 2022 midterm elections, it’s important that they realize that how they react to this lunatic overreach and overreaction from the Democrats may do more than anything to determine their success or failure next year. This isn’t the time to draw a line in the sand, it’s time to push back so hard that the other side never gets near where the l... read more
Gangsters Out Blog17 hours ago
Israel responds to rocket attack in the north
The Canadian Press is reporting that "Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Wednesday warning of a possible rocket attack from Lebanon and television reports say Israel is firing back." OK this is not good. A rocket attack in the north means it's not Gaza. Two weeks ago Haaretz reported that "Hours After Syria Reports Israeli Strike, Two Rockets Launched From Lebanon. Israel intercepts one of the rockets, while the other lands in an open area after rockets launched from Lebanon set off sirens in several Western Galilee communities near the border." Israel Hayom clarified that "The... read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
How supplemental lighting can be used for outdoor cannabis cultivation
Traditionally when growing cannabis, the thought is to simply apply over 18 hours of light per day to keep plants vegetative and switch to 12 hours to induce flowering. This works, so why change it? How supplemental lighting can be used for outdoor cannabis cultivation is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Bureaucratic Bonanza: Backlogs Delay Social Security Payouts
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Social Security, * At one program service center, there were more than nine thousand unprocessed documents dating back to November 2020. *Key Point: *A new report is indicating that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive backlog at the processing centers of the Social Security Administration (SSA), which means that many potentially eligible Americans have yet to receive key documentation from the government program. The report was released by the Office of the Inspector General for the SSA. It notes that thousands of pieces of mail dating bac... read more
Live in the Golden State? You Can Get a Special Stimulus Check
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * How can Californians know if they qualified for the stimulus? *Key Point: *Earlier this year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law something called the Golden State Stimulus. Costing about $12 billion, the stimulus measure was paid for from the state’s budget surplus, as the state has received dramatically more revenue than expected this year. How can Californians know if they qualified for the stimulus? According to *Forbes*, it works like this: “California will send 5.7 million payments total, with two out of every three Californians being... read more
New Era, New Fleet: What Kind of Navy Best Suits America’s Needs?
*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, * Ship types have displaced one another other from the cores of fleets across the decades and centuries. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* What type of fleet the U.S. Navy and its fellow services field may vary from theater to theater and contingency to contingency—and should. Carrier battle groups might remain the primary implements for waging, say, expeditions off the northern coast of Norway or Russia, where land-based weaponry is sparse. Seagoing forces stand mainly alone. Is the “ship” still the arbiter—and the proper unit of measurement—of nava... read more
Social Security Confusion: Does Full Retirement Age Mean Higher Benefits?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Social Security Benefits, * Almost half of the survey’s respondents mistakenly anticipated that the benefits will rise automatically when they reach full retirement age (FRA), which is currently set at sixty-six and two months. *Key Point: *Information on Social Security and its benefits generally isn’t taught in schools or at workplaces. That is likely why the average American struggles to grasp the basic facts of the government program. There are plenty of education gaps surrounding the Social Security program, according to a recent Nationwide 8th Annual So... read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Free check to see if your router has been hacked by criminals
Scammers can hack your system through your router, and you wouldn't even know! Use this tool to see if your system is safe. read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Central Banks Must Address Pandemic Challenges
Central banks in developing countries must use monetary policy to enhance fiscal space and support relief, recovery and transformation. read more
Need To Know18 hours ago
NYC Orders Restaurants and Gyms to Require Proof of Vaccination From All Customers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has officially announced plans to implement his first-in-the-US policy requiring proof of COVID vaccination in order to participate in indoor activities like dining indoors, and going to the gym. The policy will take full effect when school begins in September. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Investing in real estate in Uruguay: where to buy and prices by area
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay plans to reopen its borders in September to fully vaccinated foreigners. The news was not only celebrated by the tourism sector, but also by the main developers and real estate companies in the country. The announcement has triggered a boom in inquiries and a surge in transactions is expected […] The post Investing in real estate in Uruguay: where to buy and prices by area appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Need To Know18 hours ago
Four DC Police Officers Present at the Capitol Protest Commit Suicide
Four DC Metropolitan Police police officers who responded to the January 6 Capitol riot have reportedly died by suicide. Officer Gunther Hashida, 44, was assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division. read more
bilaterals.org19 hours ago
Vicat takes dispute with Egyptian state to international arbitration
04-Aug-2021 France-based Vicat raised a case against the Egyptian government with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in late June 2021. It concerns its cement production business. read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
“Ignorance is Strength”
We Can’t Trust the Government Do you really expect Jo/Ho and friends to spend infrastructure money on infrastructure? If you do I have a bridge to sell you. Do you recall the $800 billion that Barack earmarked for shovel-ready jobs. They managed to create somewhere under 50 part-time jobs for $800 billion. $10 […] The post “Ignorance is Strength” appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Electroverse19 hours ago
Summer Snow hits the European Alps, + Australian and New Zealand Ski Fields see “Huge Dumps”
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere is often a harbinger for the coming winter in the Northern Hemisphere; and if recent developments across 'the upside down' are anything to go by, then us northerners best literally 'make hay while the sun shines' as this SH winter has, thus far, been a doozy. The post Summer Snow hits the European Alps, + Australian and New Zealand Ski Fields see “Huge Dumps” appeared first on Electroverse. read more
CFACT19 hours ago
A low grade for subsidized battery electric buses
Report: Philadelphia’s Proterra fleet in complete shambles; $24 million worth of Proterra buses taken off the road due to problems. The post A low grade for subsidized battery electric buses appeared first on CFACT. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Amazon will pay you $10 to scan your palm – Would you do it?
Is being paid $10 enough to let Amazon track you with biometric technology? read more
Mining Awareness +19 hours ago
NC Research Triangle-UC Davis: Wuhan Lab Connections; Chinese Military Researchers; Quarantining Rural Americans
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Program is a US National government (taxpayer-debt) funded program. It is “supported by Cooperative Agreement Number … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Used Zoom in the past few years? See if you qualify for a class-action settlement payout
Are you a Zoom user? You might be owed part of this class-action lawsuit. read more
Caterpillars borrow weapons from viruses in battle against parasitic wasps
Neat bit of science here and can lead to species specific pestocides. We need that with the army worm in particular. This will actually assist where monocultures are called for.and other strategies are simply not enough. So more of this will be called for. *Caterpillars borrow weapons from viruses in battle against parasitic wasps: USask research* *SASKATOON – New research found caterpillars defend themselves against parasitic wasps using weapons also found in another enemy—viruses.* *Exactly how the caterpillars are winning this tiny evolutionary arms race is the subject of ... read more
Why Your Social Security Benefits Could Dramatically Decrease
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *economy, Americas* Baby boomers should plan for benefits as they are projected, but stress test for a benefit cut. Historically benefit cuts have been phased in over time. *Key Point: *Whether someone is a Gen Z, millennial, Gen X, or a baby boomer, there will come a time when millions of individuals from these respective generations will start receiving benefits via the Social Security program. But with the constant reminders that the funds-depleting benefits program might not be around in the coming decades, what can Americans really count on? Most fi... read more
How Close Did the Nazis Get To an Invasion of Britain?
*David Axe* *World War II, Europe* One author argues the Germans could have put boots on the ground in England by the end of 1940. *Here's What You Need to Know*: In the middle of 1940, Britain stood alone. Reeling under combined assault from German land and air forces, in late May and early June 1940 the British Army evacuated France. As many as 338,000 British and allied troops got off the beach at Dunkirk. But they left behind 2,300 artillery pieces, 500 anti-tank guns, 600 tanks and 64,000 other vehicles — around half of the British Army’s entire inventory of heavy weaponry.... read more
Covert Geopolitics19 hours ago
W.H.O Recommends Genetic Manipulation and Gene Editing of Humans
Those who warned that Corona “vaccinations“ were the first step towards the genetic manipulation of humans faced harsh attacks from quality media, politicians and activists who denied this and ridiculed the corresponding fears. But all that is now moot: on 12 July 2021, the WHO itself let the cat out of the bag and published … Continue reading W.H.O Recommends Genetic Manipulation and Gene Editing of Humans → read more
Multilateral Peace Operations in 2020: Developments & Trends
STOCKHOLM / THE HAGUE, Aug 04 (IPS) - The writer is a Researcher with the Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The first year of the Covid-19 pandemic saw wide-ranging impacts on multilateral peace operations. The crisis simultaneously affected all operations, host nations, headquarters and contributing countries. It caused major disruption—from the political-strategic level where mandates are drawn up, down to the operational and tactical levels. Read the full story, “Multilateral Peace Operations in ... read more
Beirut’s youth rebuild the Lebanese capital, brick by brick
Young people in Beirut, which was devastated by an explosion in a warehouse at the city’s port on 4 August 2020, have been pitching in to get the Lebanese capital back on its feet with support from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Read the full story, “Beirut’s youth rebuild the Lebanese capital, brick by brick”, on globalissues.org → read more
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Family Hope ‘Lessons are Learnt’ to Protect Investigative Journalists
BRATISLAVA, Aug 03 (IPS) - BRATISLAVA, August 2 (IPS) - The family of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has called for “lessons to be learnt” after an independent inquiry found that the Maltese state bore responsibility for her death. Read the full story, “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Family Hope ‘Lessons are Learnt’ to Protect Investigative Journalists”, on globalissues.org → read more
naked capitalism19 hours ago
Obama Wants His Private Presidential Center on Public Land—and Mainstream Media Is Looking the Other Way
Obama gets yet another undeserved free pass, this time over his Presidential library. read more
Covert Geopolitics19 hours ago
The Vaccinated vs. The Unvaccinated: Peaceful Citizens Are Being Set Against One Another
On the fringes of a demonstration against the introduction of the green passport in Italy, a demonstrator described what we citizens can expect in the near future – if we let it happen: “We will soon see how the vaccinated will attack us. People are being played off against each other. Last year it was those … Continue reading The Vaccinated vs. The Unvaccinated: Peaceful Citizens Are Being Set Against One Another → read more
Strong earthquake swarm at underwater volcano near Mayotte
A strong long-period earthquake activity (LP) was registered at a newly-discovered underwater volcano near Mayotte starting at 16:33 UTC on July 31, 2021. A total of 186 LP earthquakes were recorded in three separate swarms, each associated with a very long-period...... Read more » read more
Air Power Needs a New Champion—And a New Strategy
*James Holmes* *U.S. Air Force, * Aviators need a common vocabulary and understanding of the wild blue to debate how best to configure air forces and deploy them for tactical, operational, and strategic gain. *Here's What You Need to Remember: * Bottom line, the elements of air forces are interdependent just as capital ships, cruisers, and flotilla craft prowling the sea are interdependent. To circle back to where we started, the U.S. Air Force should evaluate candidates for the light-attack mission as part of a larger flying force—not as aircraft that must fight or die bereft o... read more
Climate Change Is Already Disrupting US Forests and Coasts
*Michael Paul Nelson, Peter Mark Groffman* *Environment, Americas* Extensive long-term datasets, with everything from changes in soil nutrients to the growth and decline of animal species, provide insight into the changes underway to guide responses for the future. Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and clams in their shells and left forests primed to burn. The extraordinary severity of 2021’s heat and drought, and its fires and floods, has many people questioning whether climate change,... read more
The United States Must Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers
*Alex Galitsky* *Human Rights, Americas* Whether it be the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds in Northern Syria by Turkey, the devastation inflicted upon the people of Yemen by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, or Pakistan’s enabling of regional extremists and abysmal human rights record at home—U.S. arms and aid have perpetuated tragedy at a global scale. Following news of the U.S. Department of State’s involvement in training four of *Washington Post* columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s Saudi murderers, Americans have been left wondering why the United States funds, arms, and trai... read more
Ask the Public: Who Is the Most Deserving of U.S. Foreign Aid?
*Erika Puhakka, Tani Washington, Timothy S. Rich* *Foreign Aid, * Our original survey work suggests that the public strongly prefers prioritizing aid for democratic countries, although they may be more lenient with the designation of humanitarian aid. Public support for international aid has been on the decline in the United States for many years. However, not only does aid have the potential to serve humanitarian and developmental benefits in poorer countries, but it can also further U.S. strategic and security interests. In the context of President Joe Biden’s plan to bring for... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Guatemala delivered second donation of 150,000 vaccine doses from Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The shipment was delivered on the main runway of the Guatemalan Air Force while officials held a protocol ceremony for its reception. Guatemalan Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Hernández thanked the Mexican people for the donation, as well as Ebrard and the president of the neighboring country Andrés Manuel López Obrador. […] The post Guatemala delivered second donation of 150,000 vaccine doses from Mexico appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Costa Rica launches second phase of its electric bus pilot plan
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation indicated that the 20 kilometers route between the capital San José and the city of Alajuela (center) will be served by 2 electric buses over the next 4 months. Two of the 3 electric buses donated by the German government began running this […] The post Costa Rica launches second phase of its electric bus pilot plan appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Brazil aims to reach 2030 with 30% of renewable fuels
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's energy and transportation matrix is one of the cleanest in the world, according to Secretary Mauro Coelho. About 25% of the fuel it uses comes from renewable sources and the goal is to reach 2030 with a 30% share. "This is unique in the world." The Fuel of the […] The post Brazil aims to reach 2030 with 30% of renewable fuels appeared first on The Rio Times. read more