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(The greatest moment in scatalogical signage.) ------------------------------ Please tell me this whack job doesn't actually have a nursing license. ------------------------------ 2000, 3000, what's the difference? ------------------------------ I'm not going to say this is great news because a young man is dead who shouldn't be. Let's just say I read this with grim satisfaction we're slowly seeing police accountability for their murders of innocent black people. ------------------------------ IOW, highway robbery. ------------------------------ Our Brad o' t... read more
The National Interest6 hours ago
The Coast Guard’s Icebreaker Fleet is Ancient and Shrinking*Caleb Larson* *military, Americas* The original intent for America's current heavy icebreaker ships was to remain in service for thirty years—but both ships have already been in service for over forty. A series of mishaps has significantly reduced the American icebreaker fleet, adding urgency to the Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter program. Icebreakers are of high importance to countries with a stake in the Arctic—the United States being one of them. “The United States has vital national interests in the polar regions,” the U.S. Coast Guard explains. Icebreakers “enable the U.... read more
The National Interest6 hours ago
China Could have a Stealth Bomber on Its Hands*Sebastien Roblin* *H-20, Asia* The publicity which the often-secretive Chinese government is according the H-20 also indicates Beijing’s hope the bomber will serve as a strategic deterrent to foreign adversaries—even before its first flight. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Analysts forecast the H-20’s first flight in the early 2020s, with production possibly beginning around 2025. In October 2018, Chinese media announced that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) would publicly unveil its new H-20 stealth bomber during a parade celebrating the air arm’s seventieth a... read more
The National Interest6 hours ago
The Average American Family Will Get Over $6,000 in Stimulus This Year*Stephen Silver* *economy, Americas* It’s virtually certain that there won’t be another law passed resembling the American Rescue Plan Act, at least not at any point in the near future. The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, is shaping up to be a fairly major piece of legislation. And a new study puts a number on exactly how much impact it’s had on the American economy. The Motley Fool, citing research from the Tax Policy Center, found that the average U.S. household that has children will receive $6,660 in the year 2021. This includes the... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
President Biden Going To His Home In Delaware For A Long Weekend Amid The Afghanistan CrisisPresident Joe Biden is set to spend his Labor Day weekend in his hometown of Delaware amid Afghanistan evacuation crisis. EPA *NYPost: **Biden going to Delaware for long weekend amid Afghanistan crisis* President Biden is scheduled to spend at least part of Labor Day weekend at his home in Delaware despite the ongoing fallout from the chaotic evacuation of Afghanistan that has left dozens of American citizens and thousands of the US military’s Afghan allies in Taliban-controlled territory. The White House says Biden will head to Wilmington after a full day of visiting Louisi... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Alert! Be Ready For Anything! Expect Something Dramatic To Occur Relatively Soon"Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/3/21: *"Alert! Be Ready For Anything! * *Expect Something Dramatic To Occur Relatively Soon"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Acolfa dice que acuerdo comercial con Japón es peligroso y desequilibrado03-Sep-2021 Los empresarios colombianos de las autopartes aseguran que un pacto bilateral con el “país del sol naciente”, agudizará la calamidad agraria y los ya afectados indicadores industriales. read more
Virtual Mirage7 hours ago
Down UnderWhat happened to Australia? There is a lot on the Internet and a lot on blogs such as BRM’s about the loss of freedom due to a flu virus that has a 99.8% recovery rate. Few people died there, mostly over 85 years of age or with severe pre-existing conditions. Returning travelers quarantining […] The post Down Under appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
CDC: Teens Injected with COVID Shots have 7.5 X More Deaths, 15 X More Disabilities, 44 X More Hospitalizations than All FDA Approved Vaccines in 2021
The CDC did another data dump into their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database today. As of August 27, 2021 there have been 13,911 deaths, 2,933,377 injury symptoms, 18,098 permanent disabilities, 76,160 ER visits, 56,912 hospitalizations, and 14,327 life threatening events recorded following experimental COVID-19 "vaccinations." There have now been more than twice as many deaths recorded following COVID-19 shots during the past 9 months since the COVID-19 shots were given emergency use authorization, than deaths recorded following ALL vaccines for the past 30 ye... read more
Covert Geopolitics7 hours ago
Afghanistan Recessional: Will It Lead to a War With Iran?To recover politically Biden and his team must do something kinetic that will be cheered on by the public, which means risky or particularly bold. The evacuation of Americans and at least some vulnerable Afghans from Kabul has ended without further mishap, though questions remain about who might have been left behind in the poorly … Continue reading Afghanistan Recessional: Will It Lead to a War With Iran? → read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Biden Administration Struggling to Figure Out Who They Evacuated From AfghanistanAs previously noted, the Biden administration State Department claimed approximately 124,000 persons were evacuated from the Kabul airport. Of that number approximately 6 to 7 thousand were Americans. Now mainstream media [Bloomberg Reporting] is beginning to admit that no one knows who the approximately 118,000 other people really are. This is quite a stunning admission […] The post Biden Administration Struggling to Figure Out Who They Evacuated From Afghanistan appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Health Impact News8 hours ago
CDC: Teens Injected with COVID Shots have 7.5 X More Deaths, 15 X More Disabilities, 44 X More Hospitalizations than All FDA Approved Vaccines in 2021The CDC did another data dump into their Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database today. As of August 27, 2021 there have been 13,911 deaths, 2,933,377 injury symptoms, 18,098 permanent disabilities, 76,160 ER visits, 56,912 hospitalizations, and 14,327 life threatening events recorded following experimental COVID-19 "vaccinations." There have now been more than twice as many deaths recorded following COVID-19 shots during the past 9 months since the COVID-19 shots were given emergency use authorization, than deaths recorded following ALL vaccines for the past 30 ye... read more
Science 2.0 blogs8 hours ago
Your Dog Does Understand You - They Use Your Emotions To Predict Your Actions Much Like People DoMan's best friend learns to understand human emotions, and that can help them predict our behavior and informs their decision making. read more read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education20 hours ago
Diverse College Students Need Diverse Career ChoicesKnowing that many college students will be making changes to their majors, we should help them understand that early childhood... read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
El Tribunal de Justicia de la UE dictamina que las demandas bajo el Tratado de la Carta de Energía no se ajustan a las leyes europeas03-Sep-2021 El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea declara ilegales las disputas bajo el Tratado de la Carta de la Energía cuando éstas involucran a dos países de la Unión. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
“No lo vamos a poner en tabla”: Rincón afirma que el TPP-11 no está dentro de sus prioridades en el Senado03-Sep-2021 La presidenta de la Cámara Alta señaló que el debate sobre este tratado "requiere una mirada en el nuevo mundo, en el nuevo escenario en el que nos encontramos". read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Nuevo reglamento a la Ley de Arbitraje y mediación de Ecuador03-Sep-2021 Hace unas semanas, el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso publicó el nuevo Reglamento a la Ley de Arbitraje y Mediación de Ecuador mediante el que deroga todas las normas reglamentarias y de jerarquía inferior a la ley que se opongan al mismo. read more
Is the BBC biased?7 hours ago
Partly UpheldAt the height of the BLM protests last year the BBC's* News at Ten* broadcast a report about the Bengal Famine that proved highly controversial, especially regarding accusations against Winston Churchill. Our view, as expressed at the time, ran as follows: Both last Monday's *Today* programme and last Monday's BBC One *News at Ten *featured reports by BBC journalist Yogita Limaye, and she clearly felt no obligation whatsoever to show fairness and impartiality. Her pieces were nothing more than concerted efforts to brand Winston Churchill a racist and hold him responsible for the 1... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
President Biden Orders Declassification Of Sept. 11 Investigation Documents
*NBC: **Biden orders declassification of Sept. 11 investigation documents* *The order lays out specific timelines over the next six months for the release of the documents with some set to be released as early as next week’s 20th anniversary of the terror attack.* WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is ordering the widespread declassification of information collected during the U.S. investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks following growing pressure to do so from family members of the victims. The order lays out specific timelines over the next six months for the release ... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
US-Israel Naval and Defense Cooperation Reaches a Whole New Level*Seth J. Frantzman* *Israel, * As the United States enters an era after the twenty-year Afghan war, the U.S.-Israel relationship is expected to grow because of the unique defense technology abilities Israel has and the way Israel fits in with a U.S. worldview that eschews nation-building. The Israeli Navy and the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet held an exercise in the Red Sea on August 31. During the exercise, the two navies practiced a variety of scenarios including defense and rescue operations, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. This follows the U.S. Army’s Iron Dom... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Internet Trolls Shut Down Texas Abortion Reporting Site*Trevor Filseth* *Politics, Americas* Many creators appear to have submitted serious-sounding reports that the website’s staffers would waste time investigating, rather than obviously false ones that could be discounted immediately. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a controversial decision indicating it would not swiftly strike down Texas’s strict abortion law, which effectively bans abortions after the fetus’s heartbeat can be felt—a deadline that occurs at six weeks, well within the first “trimester” established in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case *Roe v. Wade.* Whil... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Social Security to Run Out of Money by 2034, According to New Report*Trevor Filseth* *Social Security, United States* Thankfully, there are some possible solutions available. Social Security remains one of the most popular programs operated by the federal government. Unfortunately, the program has a major flaw: its trust fund, which has provided for benefits over the last seventy years, is now paying benefits out faster than it can receive them in taxes. This means that Social Security will eventually run out of money; when it does, benefits will need to be scaled back to keep the Social Security Administration from going into debt. Most estimate... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Biden Must Censure Iran for Its Nuclear Misconduct*Anthony Ruggiero, Andrea Stricker* *Iran Nuclear Program, Americas* Ahead of the board’s next meeting, Biden should put forward a strong IAEA resolution that censures Iran and demands immediate compliance with the IAEA’s investigation, among other things. A meeting in Vienna in two weeks’ time will reveal whether the White House is serious about preventing the Islamic Republic of Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. At its quarterly gathering, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will decide whether to censure Tehran for stonewalling the agen... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Bad News: Social Security Could See a 22 Percent Benefit Cut in 2034*Trevor Filseth* *Social Security, United States* The coronavirus pandemic has not helped the program's finances. The most recent annual report put out by the Social Security Administration, the federal agency responsible for overseeing retirees’ benefit payments, indicated that all benefits would be cut by 22 percent by the year 2034 unless Congress took action to fix the program’s funding gap. This comes as bad, although not unsurprising, news. Estimates of the program’s funding shortfall taken before the coronavirus pandemic began suggested that it would run out of money by 20... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Could Russia Defeat NATO in Baltics?*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* A RAND wargame brought some interesting revelations. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The RAND wargame suggests that Russia could take the Baltics, and perhaps hold them, for a while. Moscow would begin to pay costs very early in any conflict, however, as NATO forces moved against Kaliningrad, Transnistria and other Russian holdings. A recent RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into sharp focus. The game made clear that NATO would struggle to prevent Russian forces from occupying t... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
Pentagon Accelerates New Missile Warning Technology*Kris Osborn* *military, Americas* It is unsurprising that the Defense Department is moving quickly to deploy this new missile detection technology in light of the growing Chinese missile threat. The Defense Department is accelerating a program designed to bring an entirely new dimension to missile-warning operations. It is engineering a new Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) detection system to identify the heat signature generated by the launch of an enemy missile as well as establish a flight track of a threat as it transits through space. Developers say the next-generation... read more
The National Interest7 hours ago
A New Era of Aircraft Carrier Fighter Jet Attack Is Here.*Kris Osborn* *EMALS, Americas* The Navy intends to greatly expand the number of drones it operates from aircraft carriers in the coming years. A new era of aircraft carrier fighter jet attack at sea is emerging. Electromagnetic launch technology has replaced steam catapults to massively increase sortie rates and offensive military options for U.S. Navy maritime power projection. The successful completion of the U.S. Navy’s at-sea operational testing of its next-generation Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) onboard the USS *Ford* means carrier commanders will now ha... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Did Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Get New ‘Handmaid’ Uniforms?Under Texas' new law, citizens can sue anyone who performs, funds, or helps a person get an abortion. read more
Bayou Renaissance Man8 hours ago
Afghanistan: An update on those boots on the groundA couple of days ago I described "private" efforts by former US Special Forces personnel and others to rescue their former colleagues, people they'd trained and trusted, out of Afghanistan with their families before the Taliban could wreak revenge. Obviously, I couldn't provide many details, because this sort of work is highly sensitive, and any exposure of the way things are working might invite lethal retaliation. However, a few news reports are surfacing that provide more details of what's being done. I can't speak to the accuracy of all of them, but I thought you might be... read more
Food Safety News8 hours ago
Publisher’s Platform: Request for update on petition to deem Salmonella an adulterantOpinion Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent to the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety regarding a petition filed by several consumer groups and individuals who are asking the government to declare certain types of Salmonella illegal in meat and poultry. As it stands now, companies can legally sell meat and poultry containing the... Continue Reading read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
MJBizCanada to resume publishing TuesdayMJBizCanada is closed for the Labour Day holiday and will resume publishing Tuesday. MJBizCanada to resume publishing Tuesday is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Small Dead Animals8 hours ago
Get Vaccinated Or We Will Let You DieBlackie has created an atmosphere where medical care can now be denied if you don’t follow vaccination orders. http://tnc.news/2021/09/03/alberta-hospital-threatens-to-deny-woman-lung-tranplant-unless-she-gets-covid-vaccine/ read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Breitbart, Steve Bannon and John Fredericks Reporting on Leaked Ballot Mule InvestigationI can confirm the basic background of these stories; however, unlike all others I will not disclose details. You may remember my outlines about “ballot mules”, and a process of reviewing massive amounts of data {June, Go Deep}. This is connected. However, I strongly advise readers to review the presented information from these sources with […] The post Breitbart, Steve Bannon and John Fredericks Reporting on Leaked Ballot Mule Investigation appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
null10 hours ago
The War on Joe Rogan and Ivermectin is Being Waged by Establishment Harlots to Protect their Big Pharma Masters’ ProfitsTwo days ago, the uber-popular Podcaster Joe Rogan revealed that he contracted Covid-19 and that he was taking Ivermectin as a therapeutic in order to The post The War on Joe Rogan and Ivermectin is Being Waged by Establishment Harlots to Protect their Big Pharma Masters’ Profits appeared first on . read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 27 hours ago
Musical Interlude: 2002, "Cycle of Time"; "Challenge From Heaven"2002, "Cycle of Time" *Full screen mode recommended.* 2002, "Challenge From Heaven" *Full screen mode recommended.* Beautiful... read more
Is the BBC biased?8 hours ago
Marching in lockstep
A photo by Sopes from the south of France yesterday It looks to have very much died away now, but the US liberal media's early spasm of fury at President Biden for leaving Afghanistan was much remarked upon by their critics. One piece, which I can't now place, observed that the last time the US liberal media very briefly put aside political partisanship was when their bogeyman Donald Trump bombed the Assad regime in April 2017 to their great approval. It made me think about how Jon Sopel shocked many by strongly and repeatedly attacking Joe Biden for pulling out of Afghanistan. ... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lower left. The gorgeous color imag... read more
Land Destroyer8 hours ago
US vs. China: Where does Vietnam Stand?
*September 4, 2021* (Brian Berletic - NEO) - As tensions continue to mount between Washington and Beijing, examples continue to abound comparing and contrasting the approaches used by both global powers regarding foreign policy. Another recent example on stark display is the US and China’s respective approaches to Vietnam – a nation both countries have had rocky and even hostile relations with in the past. Both nations waged armed conflict on Vietnam last century. The nearly 20 year-long US war with Vietnam was decidedly much more catastrophic than the month-long failed invasion ... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light: Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem 'The End'”
*"When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light:* *Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem 'The End'”* - by Maria Popova “Not every man knows what is waiting for him, or what he shall sing, when the ship he is on slips into darkness, there at the end.” “It’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention,” the Pulitzer-winning poet Mark Strand (April 11, 1934–November 29, 2014) observed in contemplating the artist’s task to bear witness to the universe. And yet this universe in which we live is predicated on impermanence, and the lucky accident of our... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
Chet Raymo, “Try To Remember…”
*“Try To Remember…”* by Chet Raymo “In a sleepless hour of the night, I was trying to remember the last name of a person I have known well for more than forty years. When my spouse stirred in her sleep, I asked her. She couldn't remember either. One again I started mentally through the alphabet. "I think it starts with B," I said. Ten minutes later she rolled over and said, "The next letter is R." Bingo! The name popped into my head. Or I should say, "popped out of my head." Because it was in there somewhere, recorded in a tangle of neurons as materially as if it were written on a ... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
US Director of National Intelligence Intervenes To Block State Secrets In Saudi Crown Prince's Dispute With A Former Saudi OfficialAvril Haines, the new director of national intelligence. Claire Harbage/NPR *CNN:** US intelligence chief intervenes to block state secrets in Saudi Crown Prince's feud with former Saudi official* Washington (CNN)The US Director of National Intelligence has made an extraordinary intervention in a federal court case brought against a top former Saudi intelligence official, invoking the rarely used state secrets privilege to stop classified information from coming out that could cause "exceptionally grave" harm to US national security. The declaration by Director Avril Haines wa... read more
All That Is Solid ...8 hours ago
Neil Kinnock's Timely Warning
If only Tony Blair intoned as infrequently as Neil Kinnock, I'm sure Labour politics would be a slightly better place. However, in a *genuinely* rare intervention the former big man from six leaders ago had some interesting things to say as he launched the *Fit for the Future* report, penned by the Labour in Communications group. The two items that made the headlines spoke to your favourite topic and mine: internal Labour Party politics. Asked about Momentum and whether it bore comparison with the Militant Tendency, Kinnock dismissed it. He said Momentum, by mixture of accident and... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
The Poet: James Baldwin, "Amen"
*"Amen"* "No, I don't feel death coming. I feel death going: having thrown up his hands, for the moment. I feel like I know him better than I did. Those arms held me, for a while, and, when we meet again, there will be that secret knowledge between us. " - James Baldwin read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
“There Was A Tale He Had Read Once..."
“There was a tale he had read once, long ago, as a small boy: the story of a traveler who had slipped down a cliff, with man-eating tigers above him and a lethal fall below him, who managed to stop his fall halfway down the side of the cliff, holding on for dear life. There was a clump of strawberries beside him, and certain death above him and below. What should he do? went the question. And the reply was, Eat the strawberries. The story had never made sense to him as a boy. It did now.” - Neil Gaiman read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"They Are Saying..."
"When people pile up debts they will find difficult and perhaps even impossible to repay, they are saying several things at once. They are obviously saying that they want more than they can immediately afford. They are saying, less obviously, that their present wants are so important that, to satisfy them, it is worth some future difficulty. But in making that bargain they are implying that when the future difficulty arrives, they’ll figure it out. They don’t always do that.” – Michael Lewis, “Boomerang” read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Vintners Despair After French Wildfire Ravaged GrapevinesRows of charred grapevines stand next to a vast expanse of steaming black vegetation devastated by the fire, which raged for a week in late August. read more
Mining Awareness +9 hours ago
Project Veritas Headquarters Destroyed – Urgent message from James O’Keefe following devastating flooding in Mamaroneck, New York“SEPTEMBER 02, 2021 BREAKING: Project Veritas Headquarters Destroyed – Urgent message from James O’Keefe following devastating flooding in Mamaroneck, New … Continue reading → read more
PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago
Africa’s Uprising Is Frozen, Its Cry Swollen With HopeOn 26 August, two deadly attacks on the perimeter of Kabul’s international airport killed over a hundred people, including a dozen US soldiers. The bombings struck people desperate to enter the airport and flee Afghanistan. Not long afterwards, the Islamic State of Khorasan (IS-K) took credit for the attack. Ten days before this attack, Taliban fighters had entered Kabul’s Pul-i-Charkhi prison and executed the IS-K leader Abu Umar Khorasani, also known as Zia ul Haq. Two days before his execution, as the Taliban advanced into Kabul, Abu Umar told the Wall Street Journal, ‘They wil... read more
PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago
World Economic Forum Targets DetroitThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced plans to open a “Global Center for Urban Transformation” in Detroit in October 2021. The WEF is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that describes itself as aiming to improve “the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.” It has been in existence since 1971 and is based in Switzerland. The post World Economic Forum Targets Detroit appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago
The Draft Has Been Expanded To WomenFollowing today’s House committee vote and an earlier Senate committee vote in July (before Congress’s summer vacation), the versions of the annual “must-pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to be considered later this fall in both the House and Senate will include provisions requiring women to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and report to the Selective Service System each time they change their address until their 26th birthday, as young men have been required to do since 1980. The post The Draft Has Been Expanded To Women appeared first on... read more
PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago
Black Community And Climate JusticeThere is an easy correlation between the frequency and magnitude of climate-related disasters and the negative impact that has on human beings, especially on Black and Indigenous communities, who disproportionately due to accompanying social and economic-political disasters are usually at the forefront of these impacts due to many factors, including blatant political negligence. In 2008, I lived in Atlanta, Georgia, and was the Director of Operations and Programs at the US Human Rights Network, when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, we were one of the first organizations (not ... read more
PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago
Extinction Rebellion Protests: Activists Strip, Glue, And WarnActivists at the Extinction Rebellion protest have now been freed from the plant pots, onto which they had glued themselves, only to be been placed immediately into handcuffs and taken to a police van. Others stripped naked in front of a branch of Barclays bank in protest, behind a banner which read: “We are all vulnerable, stop funding fossil fuels”. Meanwhile, dozens of medical staff, including doctors, surgeons and anesthetists, gathered outside JP Morgan’s headquarters in London calling on the investment bank to divest from fossil fuels on Friday, with a warning that failing ... read more
PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago
Report Details Corporate Landlord Gluttony As Millions Face EvictionDespite their loud public complaints to lawmakers about the supposed "economic hardships" caused by the CDC's now-terminated eviction moratorium, large real estate companies have privately touted their solid performance during the coronavirus pandemic—and they've rewarded their CEOs with major pay increases. A new report (pdf) provided exclusively to Common Dreams by the government watchdog group Accountable.US shows that large corporate landlords have reported "strong or stable" earnings to investors in recent months as millions of people across the U.S. worried about losing thei... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Taliban to Reopen Kabul Airport with Qatar’s Help*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, Middle East* Speaking at a press conference, the Qatari foreign minister clarified that his nation intended to assist the Taliban for humanitarian purposes. Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Thursday that the small Gulf emirate would help the Taliban to reopen Hamid Karzai International Airport, the staging ground for the recent U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, “as soon as possible.” Speaking at a press conference with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the Qatari royal clarified that his nation intended ... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Will Joe Biden Try to Reform Social Security?*Trevor Filseth* *Social Security, United States* Previous presidents have tried. Can Biden succeed where they failed? As President Joe Biden enters his eighth month in office, his tenure has already been one of the most eventful—and controversial—starts to a presidency in recent history. In addition to overseeing the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a significant piece of coronavirus relief legislation that both provided for a third round of stimulus checks and expanded the ongoing Child Tax Credit, and shepherding a pair of infrastructure bills through Congress, Biden o... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
China Hates These: Naval Strike Missiles are Becoming Increasingly Valuable*Kyle Mizokami* *Anti-Ship Missiles, * Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) are the anti-ship missiles of the future. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Naval Strike Missile may not be widely fielded now, but it looks to have a bright future ahead. The modern age of the missile at sea was arguably kicked off in October 1967, when the Israeli destroyer *Eilat*, sailing fourteen miles off the coast of Port Said, was ambushed by a pair of Osa-class guided missile boats. The missile boats launched four missiles, three of which hit the ex–Royal Navy destroyer, sinking her and killing fort... read more
The National Interest9 hours ago
Don't Get Caught Up in the Legend of the Battle of Leyte Gulf*James Holmes* *World War II, Asia* Leyte wouldn’t be the first legend to captivate subsequent generations to the detriment of wise strategy. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Leyte may be not just the biggest and last, but also the most thoroughly studied naval battle ever. It was a staple of the Naval War College operations curriculum when I was a student—a distressingly long time ago—and remains so to this day. And that’s right and fitting, so long as we attach an asterisk to our analytical pursuits. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a tough slog, where U.S. maritime forces rec... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
“Bank Accounts Disappear As People Panic; Auto Sales Crash, New York Paralyzed, Are You Prepared?”Jeremiah Babe, PM 9/3/21: *“Bank Accounts Disappear As People Panic; * *Auto Sales Crash; New York Paralyzed; Are You Prepared?”* read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Worst Tripoli Fighting In A Year Is Testing Libya CeasefireConflict in Tripoli between the armed groups who vie to control both territory and state institutions would further undermine the prospect of December elections [File: Hazem Ahmed/Reuters] *Reuters:* *Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push* TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused a year ago. A resident of the Salah al-Din district in southern Tripoli said shooting began at about 2.30 a.m. and ... read more
CENSORED NEWS9 hours ago
Mohawk Nation News 'End of the Empire of the Vampire'END OF THE EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE AudioPosted on September 3, 2021Mohawk Nation News Listen to audio at MNN:https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2021/09/03/end-of-the-empire-of-the-vampire-audio/MNN. Sep. 3, 2021. We should all now stand together holding arms, plant a tree of peace and bury our weapons for all time underneath it. When there are no weapons, nobody gets hurt. People are converted to read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga To Step Down*CNN: **Yoshihide Suga announces intention to step down after less than a year as Japan's Prime Minister* Tokyo (CNN)Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said he will not run in his party's forthcoming leadership election, effectively ceding the premiership and opening the race to other candidates after a turbulent term of less than a year. Suga, who assumed the top role last September after his predecessor, Shinzo Abe, stepped down due to health issues, has seen public support slump as he struggled to contain Japan's growing coronavirus outbreak. "Working on Co... read more
Collecting My Thoughts9 hours ago
It's OK to be angry*It’s Okay to be Angry says Dutch Sheets* "I do not think it appropriate today to release a post that ignores the events of the past couple of weeks. Like many of you, my emotions are pretty raw. Though my faith is strong, still, I’m a mix of anger, grief, sadness, shame, and embarrassment. Faith and hope do not insulate against grief, nor do they demand denial. I’m angry that my nation is led by weak, unprincipled liars. I’m angry that the innocent have and will suffer - mercilessly. I’m angry that brave young women and men pay for the stupidity, arrogance, and selfish ambition of s... read more
balance109 hours ago
word from Panjshir Valley
9-1-21 Ahmad Massoud, center, speaks with a young Afghan on the street on September 15, 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan *We conducted this interview over email, through an intermediary* Bergen: Why are you resisting the Taliban? Massoud: Unfortunately the Taliban have not changed, and they still are after dominance throughout the country. We are resisting dominance, intolerance and oppression brought by one political force over the... read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Crypto Fintechs from New Zealand and Estonia arrive in Brazil and want to change the market in the countryRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two international fintechs linked to the crypto sector announced this week that they would soon land in Brazil and promise to move the sector in the country. The first is Easy Crypto, New Zealand's largest exchange, which is expanding and arrives in the country on September 7, after establishing a […] The post Crypto Fintechs from New Zealand and Estonia arrive in Brazil and want to change the market in the country appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Science Matters9 hours ago
Biden Wrong, SCOTUS Right re Texas Fetal Heartbeat LawThe best discussion comes from Josh Blackman’s article at Newsweek The Supreme Court Could Not ‘Block’ Texas’ Fetal Heartbeat Law | Opinion. Josh Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston and the co-author of An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know. He explains […] read more
Econlib10 hours ago
The American Experiment in Federalist DictatorshipDuring Covid, legislatures became extraordinarily deferential to their executives. Congress deferred to the President, yes. But more shockingly, state legislatures across the country virtually abdicated in favor of their governors. On everything Covid-related – and what isn’t “Covid-related”? – governors have essentially ruled by decree since March of 2020. In short, America is now an […] The post The American Experiment in Federalist Dictatorship appeared first on Econlib. read more
Turcopolier10 hours ago
Biden is a sinner and should be refused the Eucharist.
“In 2008, he similarly said: “I’m prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at the moment of conception.” It’s unclear what changed but his statement came amid a whirlwind of controversy surrounding how Biden adhered to his … Continue reading → read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Whoops, She Did It AgainThe COVID madness has created a most unusual dynamic for the residents down-under and the painfully monitored Australian media who have to be careful not to run afoul of the government COVID compliance watchers. Once a nation creates an alternate reality of itself, in this case a totalitarian reality based on government needing to create […] The post Whoops, She Did It Again appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Medical Kidnap10 hours ago
23,252 Deaths 2,189,537 Injured Following COVID Shots Reported in European Union’s Database of Adverse Drug ReactionsThe European Union database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, and they are now reporting 23,252 fatalities, and 2,189,537 injuries, following COVID-19 injections. A Health Impact News subscriber from Europe reminded us that this database maintained at EudraVigilance is only for countries in Europe who are part of the European Union (EU), which comprises 27 countries. The total number of countries in Europe is much higher, almost twice as many, numbering around 50. (There are some differences of opinion as to which countries are technically part of Europe.) So ... read more
The Duck of Minerva12 hours ago
Liberal Order Beyond NeoliberalismG. John Ikenberry is one of the most influential scholars of “liberal international order.” It’s likely that he, along with Dan Deudney, is responsible for popularizing the phrase. John’s most recent book, A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order has reportedly shaped the thinking of the Biden foreign-policy team. I interviewed him for a recent podcast. read more
Econlib12 hours ago
Well, that didn’t take long!Just a week ago, I did a post that questioned a recent study of the effects of ending the $300 supplemental unemployment benefits (in 25 states). The problem was not that the study was wrong, rather that it was merely one of lots of similar studies done over recent decades, and its results need to […] The post Well, that didn’t take long! appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Duck of Minerva15 hours ago
They Blinded Them With ScienceMusgrave's identification of dangerous ideas is correct, but his metaphor risks entrenching the fundamental problem: the (inevitable) weaponization of "scientific objectivity." read more
Collecting My Thoughts9 hours ago
I'm no longer elderly, I'm an older adultEnglish is flexible and has more words than any other European language. Remember, "The sun never sets on the Union Jack," and the Brits borrowed a lot of words from those they conquered. But government and academe make speech and writing very difficult between going woke and demanding political correctness, plus the old words don't really go away. We still have "handicapped parking" instead of "differently abled parking." In the 1970s when we visited the Ohio Penitentiary (a term invented by Quakers for penance and reflection about crimes) with our church group we were told tha... read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Did UK Government Announce Plans to Criminalize Pet Abduction?Animal rights groups have long lobbied for a change to legislation across the U.K. to acknowledge the sentience of animals. read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Half-Shredded Banksy Could Fetch over $5 Million at AuctionAuctioneer Sotheby’s said Friday that “Love is in the Bin” will be offered at a sale in London on Oct. 14. read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Who Said ‘For True Patriots To Be Silent, Is Dangerous’?Rep. Lauren Boebert attributed this quote to President John Adams, but it was actually said by Founding Father Samuel Adams. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
The Word From the Trenches – September 3, 2021Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – September 3, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
NYC Mayor Bill de BlasioNYC Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) starts his press conference with a forced comic book bit to promote a new vaccine initiative. pic.twitter.com/4FSy4rTe4C — The... The post NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
Gen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rulesMSN – Daily Mail The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday that the state can take down a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee... The post Gen. Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rules appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever sinceKirsten Dirksen Aug 15, 2021 Aaron Fletcher has grazed his sheep and lived off the land as a traveling shepherd for 12 years. He calls... The post Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
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