Tuesday, October 12, 2021

12 October - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

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War News Updates1 minute ago
Which War Is Beijing Preparing To Fight?
A type 094 Jin-class nuclear submarine Long March 15 of the Chinese Navy participates in a naval parade in the sea near Qingdao, in eastern China’s Shandong Province on April 23, 2019. (Mark Schiefelnein/AFP via Getty Images) *Zero Hedge/Epoch Times:* *Which War Is Beijing Preparing For?* It’s no secret that Beijing is preparing for war. One of the main reasons is China’s cratering economy. The recent collapse of the Evergrande real estate development firm is only the latest in a series of dire symptoms that are fueling rising domestic discontent. The $8 trillion debt crisis ... read more
War News Updates31 minutes ago
Picture Of The Day
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks to officials next to military weapons and vehicles on display, including the country's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), at the Defence Development Exhibition, in Pyongyang, North Korea, October 12. KCNA via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *North Korea shows off new weapons at military exhibition* (Reuters). read more
CFACT32 minutes ago
Nature calls but the world is not listening
Energy reality cannot be ignored. The post Nature calls but the world is not listening appeared first on CFACT . read more
The Last Refuge40 minutes ago
October 13th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 267
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post October 13th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 267 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge46 minutes ago
October 13th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post October 13th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
New Mandala52 minutes ago
New Books in SEAsia Studies: David Brenner’s Rebel Politics
 How can we best understand ethnic armed organizations on the borderlands of Myanmar? Why did the Karen embrace the military-initiated peace process in 2012, shortly after the Kachin had rejected ceasefire proposals? How can ethnographic fieldwork inform studies of insurgent movements? And what does the February 2021 military coup mean for the future of... The post New Books in SEAsia Studies: David Brenner’s Rebel Politics appeared first on New Mandala. read more
Food Safety News56 minutes ago
Retailer’s Campylobacter test results in maximum FSA category
Marks and Spencer has recorded the highest Campylobacter in chicken results in the most recent quarterly figures reported in the United Kingdom. The newest data covers April to June for nine retailers on Campylobacter in fresh, shop-bought UK-produced chickens. For Marks and Spencer, 5 percent were in the maximum category in April, 9 percent in... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News56 minutes ago
Could cold plasma be the future of food safety? The evidence is mounting
Cold plasma has captured scientists’ imagination in almost every field, and food safety is no exception. The USDA and consumer groups continue to fund cold plasma research, and the results are potentially revolutionary. Plasma, which is considered the fourth state of matter after solids, liquids and gases, is created by breaking apart gas molecules and... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News57 minutes ago
National organics meeting begins today; watch by Zoom or listen by phone
Today marks the beginning of the semi-annual meeting of the National Organic Standards Board, which advises the USDA’s National Organic Program on policies and regulations. The five-day meeting will be live online with a recorded version to be posted on the National Organic Program website. “With input from the Board and the organic community, we... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News59 minutes ago
Alerts added for imported dried shark fins, fresh produce, cheese, illegal coloring
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details... Continue Reading read more
EU helps strengthen food safety controls in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The European Union is providing more than 30 vehicles for use by authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina for phytosanitary inspections as well as food controls and monitoring. The 33 new off-road vehicles worth €467,000 ($540,000) will be used by authorities in the country to support alignment with EU standards. Bosnia and Herzegovina is not yet... Continue Reading read more
US Investigating Reported Cases Of 'Havana Syndrome' At The US Embassy In Colombia
*ABC News:* *US investigating reported cases of 'Havana syndrome' in Colombia ahead of Blinken visit* Reports of the mysterious affliction has confounded the U.S. government. A "few" U.S. personnel at the embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, have reported symptoms consistent with "Havana syndrome," a source familiar with the cases confirmed to ABC News. Colombia is now the latest country where American officials have reported incidents of the mysterious neurological affliction that has confounded the U.S. government for years now, but the reports are particularly notable because Secret... read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Outlines Objective to Protect Workers From Being Fired Over Vaccine Status
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference earlier today from St. Pete Beach. One of the major issues being discussed was the employment threat over vaccine status. Governor DeSantis outlined his position that no one should be fired for their vaccinated status and explained his outlook on that issue specifically. WATCH: . The full […] The post Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Outlines Objective to Protect Workers From Being Fired Over Vaccine Status appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Are Taliban Fighters Helping Americans Leave Afghanistan?
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, Asia* Many U.S. citizens wishing to leave Afghanistan have been able to leave without pushback from the country’s new government. Following the Taliban capture of Kabul on August 15, with hundreds of American civilians still present in the city, there were fears that the group would attempt to institute reprisals against Americans or otherwise prevent them from leaving the country. However, while there have been reports of reprisals against some Afghans who served the United States during its twenty-year presence in Afghanistan, U.S. citizens hav... read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board Covered Up Student Rape and Had Father of Victim Arrested to Keep Him Quiet, National School Board Association Then Labeled the Father a Domestic Terrorist
This horrific story is grotesque and enraging. A 14 year-old student was raped and sodomized by a teenage sexual predator in Virginia on May 28th. The school never called the police and apparently wanted to keep the incident covered up because the rapist identifies as a transgender student. The predator used the transgender bathroom policies […] The post Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board Covered Up Student Rape and Had Father of Victim Arrested to Keep Him Quiet, National School Board Association Then Labeled the Father a Domestic Terrorist appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Elite’s Depopulation Agenda is Now Irrefutable
By now – October 2021 – it’s more than evident that the Big Pharma-Great Reset globalist elite are currently committing human genocide, carrying out their eugenics depopulation agenda. In spite of Big Media’s censorship blackout as complicit murderers causing misinformed, lied to hundreds of thousands of innocent victims to die from the killer vaccines already, … Continue reading Elite’s Depopulation Agenda is Now Irrefutable → read more
Cairns News2 hours ago
Australian academics paid to push looney eugenicist Gates’ global vaccine business
BY TONY MOBILIFONITIS AUSTRALIAN universities and their offshoot institutions have been sucking in money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for decades and they are wilfully pushing his Orwellian global control agenda under the guise of “fighting the pandemic” and promoting “global population health”. Jeffrey Epstein’s little sleazebag mate Bill (now abandoned by Melinda) […] read more
Honor Indigenous Communities Leading The Way On Climate Justice
When Christopher Columbus landed on Turtle Island, which we now call North America, he brought with him a goal of making profit — of taking from the land and people to create commerce. Today, approximately 526 years later, that same pillaging continues to drive our planet further into the climate crisis and lead us into ecological collapse. Instead of honoring the violent colonization Columbus represents, we should use this day to call for truth and reconciliation — and honor the Indigenous communities at the forefront of efforts to heal the long-lasting environmental harm Columbus... read more
Build Back Better Legislation
For more than a week the country has been caught up in the ongoing melodrama of the “Build Back Better” (BBB) legislation, the Democrat Party’s “social investment” bill now languishing in the House because of the inability of the Democrats to come to an agreement. The fight is characterized by the corporate media as an intra-party struggle between the emerging “progressive/left” pole of the Party and the “center,” represented by the recalcitrant neoliberal corporate Democrats in the persons of Senators Joe Manchin from West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona. But the media’s... read more
Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez’ Family Demand Justice 9 Years After Murder
Since the night of October 10, 2012, Taide Elena and Araceli Rodriguez have traveled a long road to access justice for Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. The road has not been easy. On three occasions, the U.S. government has denied them justice. On countless other events, the same government has violated their rights as victims of a crime that has become tragically common over the years: the murder of people -migrants or not- by U.S. Border Patrol agents. In the first trial on April 2018, a jury in a federal courtroom in Tucson, Arizona, acquitted Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz of ... read more
“California Just Decimated The Working Class; Expect Runaway Inflation; The FED Has Lost Control”
Jeremiah Babe, PM 10/12/21: *“California Just Decimated The Working Class; * *Expect Runaway Inflation; The FED Has Lost Control”* read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Is Israel Launching Operations Against Iran From Azerbaijan?
*The Algemeiner/JNS:* *Iranian Expert: Israel Has Been Launching Operations Against Iran From Azerbaijan* JNS.org – Iranian international affairs journalist and political analyst Mostafa Khoshcheshm claimed in an Oct. 2 interview on Iranian Ofogh TV that Israel is collaborating with Turkey to attack Iran through Azerbaijan, and that many Israeli “terror” operations against Iran were launched from there. According to the report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Khoshcheshm said the alleged Israeli operations included assassinations and the 2018 operation w... read more
Where No Actor Has Gone Before
I have an uneasy feeling about this. It has simulation hypothesis written all over it. read more
The Israeli Military Occupation Needs to End If Security And Peace Are The Aims
The Israeli Military Occupation Needs to End If Security And Peace Are The Aims by Sari Al-Qudwa, https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israel’s military occupation is using killings, arrests and changes to the character of Islamic and Christian religious sites in Jerusalem and Hebron in order to fulfil its expansionist ambitions and bring the state security and stability. None … read more
A bonfire of capital
As the rot of the economy’s capital structure accelerates, expect more, not less, of problems like these in manufacturing. In the former Soviet Union, unfinished equipment rolling off the assembly line was the norm, not the exception. The negation of competent production management has now arrived in the west: CNH estimates that supply chain constraints… Continue reading → read more
VAERS Summary for COVID-19 Vaccines through 10/1/2021: Deaths
VAERS Summary for COVID-19 Vaccines through 10/1/2021 – pdf file read more
Poland Accelerates Gold Buying: Plans to Purchase 100 Tonnes During 2022
Poland Accelerates Gold Buying: Plans to Purchase 100 Tonnes During 2022 by Ronan Manly, https://www.bullionstar.com/ Poland’s central bank, the National Bank of Poland (NBP), which stunned gold markets back in 2019 when it purchased 100 tonnes of gold bars in London and then promptly flew the gold back to Warsaw, has just confirmed that it … read more
They Have Filled Themselves With All Things Satanic — Sean Stone
SGT Report Sean Stone returns to SGT Report to expose the Satanic elite. He has an incredible new docu-series out called ‘Best Kept Secret’ and it will blow you away. Get it HERE now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bestkeptsecret end read more
Global Food Prices Hit Their Highest Level in a DECADE, With US Seeing Prices of Meat, Poultry, Fish And Eggs Rocketing by 15.7% in Two Years as Experts Warn Soaring Energy Costs Could Drive Them Even Higher
Global Food Prices Hit Their Highest Level in a DECADE, With US Seeing Prices of Meat, Poultry, Fish And Eggs Rocketing by 15.7% in Two Years as Experts Warn Soaring Energy Costs Could Drive Them Even Higher by MICHELLE THOMPSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization food price index reached … read more
5 Ways to QUICKLY become More Self Sufficient
WATCH AT THE LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd0AklR4Mu Self Sufficient Me 1.39M subscribers In this video, I give you 5 ways to QUICKLY become more self-sufficient! Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme (the top tier $25 AU enables mentoring from yours truly via an exclusive VIP email where I will answer your questions etc ASAP). Using the links below also … Continue reading 5 Ways to QUICKLY become More Self Sufficient → read more
Sugar Coated — A Doco on How the Sugar Industry Managed to Dupe the World for Decades
Originally posted on Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch: Story at-a-glance Thousands of studies spanning many decades show excess sugar damages your health, yet the sugar industry successfully buried the evidence and misdirected the public with manipulated science “Sugar Coated” investigates the sugar industry’s once secret PR campaign, showing it normalized excessive consumption by deflecting evidence implicating… read more
A Complete History of Depopulationist Corporation BAYER
Originally posted on Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch: From humansarefree.com Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical giant founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer and his partner, Johann Friedrich Weskott. Today it has its headquarters in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It trademarked acetylsalicylic acid as aspirin in 1899. It also trademarked heroin a… read more
Getting rid of depression and anxiety: How to eat for better mental health
(NaturalHealth365) The foods that you eat not only impact your waistline and your physical health, but they also affect the way you think and feel. You’ve probably always heard that you are what you eat – and it’s true, what you put in your body matters. But, according to a review published in the March … Continue reading Getting rid of depression and anxiety: How to eat for better mental health → read more
US President Trump Statements Today
“Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America 10/12/21 Not even possible to believe the … Continue reading → read more
Hitler’s Wehrmacht Swept Through France in Only a Matter of Weeks
*Daniel L. Davis* *World War II, Europe* German leaders like Balck and the famous Erwin Rommel provided fearless, even brutal leadership from the front. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Though Germany eventually lost World War II and France again ended up on the victorious side, the leadership traits demonstrated before and during the battle in 1940 are textbook examples of what makes for great leadership—and what kind of leadership leads to defeat. In May 1940, the German Wehrmacht launched a lightning attack into France and within weeks destroyed the combined French and Bri... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Former Mossad Chief Says Iran "Not Even Close" To Getting Nuclear Bomb
Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021. (Photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post) *Times of Israel:* *Former Mossad chief says Iran ‘no closer than before’ to obtaining nukes* *Yossi Cohen says Tehran has less support than in the past, but Israel needs to develop capabilities to take independent military action* Former Mossad intelligence chief Yossi Cohen said Tuesday that Iran is not close to obtaining nuclear weapons, undercutting claims by Prime Minister N... read more
Gas Prices Surge Once Again As Oil Prices Rise to a Seven-Year High
*Stephen Silver* *Gas Prices, * “If Americans can’t slow their appetite for fuels, we’ve got no place for prices to go but up.” The average price of gasoline often drops in the fall months, as demand from summer driving drops, And while there were hints of that happening right after Labor Day, prices have begun to rise once again. GasBuddy said Monday that the average gas price in the United States rose 5.2 cents over the last week to $3.25 per gallon. That’s a gain of 7.5 percent from a month ago, and over $1 from this time last year, although the number last year was unusually... read more
Sorry: Aircraft Carriers Won’t Rule the Seas Forever
*WarIsBoring* *Aircraft Carriers, Americas* Continued overinvestment would be a major mistake. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The aircraft carrier will not be the relevant weapon in the second half of the century. “History,” it has been written, “does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Today it’s rhyming with Gen. Billy Mitchell. In the 1920s, Mitchell challenged conventional thinking by advocating air power at sea in the face of a naval establishment dominated by battleship proponents. The hubris of the “battleship Navy” was such that just nine days before Pearl Harbor, the of... read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
Tucker Carlson Interviews General Michael Flynn – The Biggest Target of The Fourth Branch of Government
General Michael Flynn was interviewed by Tucker Carlson. [Direct Rumble Link Here] Many CTH readers are well versed in the fraudulent case manufactured by corrupt DOJ and FBI officials against Flynn. This extensive interview allows Flynn to describe what was happening in his own words. . General Flynn describes the “security state” that runs government. […] The post Tucker Carlson Interviews General Michael Flynn – The Biggest Target of The Fourth Branch of Government appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
More Bad Polling Numbers For President Biden
*Daily Mail:* *Biden's approval rating is now 10% LOWER than Obama at the same point of his presidency and less than half of Americans trust him to get the country out of the pandemic, new poll numbers show* * President Joe Biden's approval rating is 10 points behind President Barack Obama's at this point in Obama's presidency * Biden's numbers have been battered by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues * The Real Clear Politics polling average for Obama on October, 11 2009 stood at 53 per cent approval and 40 per cent disapproval * Biden currently stands at ... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Texas governor bans all Covid vaccine mandates in the state, including for private entities
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an order banning all vaccine mandates statewide, including for private companies, arguing that while he favors vaccines, they should never be imposed on individuals against their will. Signed Monday, Abbott’s executive order states that “no entity in Texas may compel any individual to receive a […] The post Texas governor bans all Covid vaccine mandates in the state, including for private entities appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Covid Corner: Spotlight on Covid Misinformation
Since Google has gone out of their way to delete true information from my blog, I've created a Covid Corner to spotlight Covid Misinformation in the Media. One of the primary reasons a coalition of Canadian medical doctors created the Canada Health Alliance web site was to respond to the false information the media is bombarding us with. I believe in science and I oppose the censorship of science. I also believe in free speech. That's why I'm not posting the Covid Corner on my blog that is subject to Google's biased censorship. I'm posting it on my own website instead. Free speech... read more
Bob Griswold and Dave Hodges: Connecting the Dots Regarding the Deliberate Apocalypse Befalling the United States
Bob Griswold and Dave Hodges: Connecting the Dots Regarding the Deliberate Apocalypse Befalling the United States by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home I recently interviewed Bob Griswold of Readymaderesources.com and found that our independent analysis of the crises facing America, all which potentially represent a “nation-extinction-level” of events, are simultaneously in place could very well kills tens … read more
New Study: Natural Immunity Persists 12+ Months After Infection, Strong Antibodies | Facts Matter
Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov 🚨 Interview with Larry Elder on EPOCH TV 👉 https://ept.ms/3ELRXPM 🔥 Epoch TV: https://ept.ms/3ELRXPM 🔵 My Patriot Supply: https://ept.ms/3l9ebCq 🔵 Natural Immunity Study: https://ept.ms/3l85HfZ https://ept.ms/2Yk7F4d 🔵 NYC Restaurants: https://ept.ms/3DfwbCq 🔵 Vet Suicides: https://ept.ms/3oyl2J1 https://ept.ms/3D3qcAO 🔵 9/11 Study: https://ept.ms/3FkYwZZ 🔵 Bastards Road Movie: https://ept.ms/3oyCX28 🔵 Israel Study: https://ept.ms/2XgTgFQ end read more
Large Canadian Town Bars Unvaccinated Couples From Getting Married
Large Canadian Town Bars Unvaccinated Couples From Getting Married by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Government imposed one of the most restrictive vaccine mandates in the developed world, one Canadian town has taken medical tyranny to the next level by refusing to grant marriage licenses to couples that aren’t fully vaccinated. … read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
Son Of Afghanistan’s Former Defense Minister Buys A $20.9 Million Beverly Hills Mansion
When you tell the US Military to train the Afghan Military to be just like ours pic.twitter.com/YtMFisRhEl — Sam Rogers (@RealSamRogers) October 8, 2021 *DIRT:* *Son of Afghanistan’s Former Defense Minister Buys $20.9 Million Beverly Hills Mansion* He already owns a $5.2 million Miami Beach condo at the prestigious St. Regis Bal Harbour resort, but Daoud Wardak apparently also wants a West Coast outpost. To that end, he’s heading for Beverly Hills — records reveal the semi-mysterious businessman, who is a son of former Afghan Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, has bought a $... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Brazil registers 7,359 new cases and 185 Covid deaths (October 12)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil has 185 new deaths and 7,359 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, according to data released on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health. With this, the total number of deaths by the disease reached 601,398, while the accumulated number of cases rose to 21,590,097. &nbsp . . […] The post Brazil registers 7,359 new cases and 185 Covid deaths (October 12) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com5 hours ago
Signs someone opened a bank account in your name – And what to do about it
If a scammer opens a bank account in your name, they could frame you in their crimes. Here is how you can tell if identity thieves opened fraudulent accounts in your name. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
3 Employees Killed in Shooting at Postal Facility in Memphis
Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Did a Southwest Airlines Employee Fly a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Flag from Cockpit?
We looked to find the origins of the viral photograph of the Gadsden flag. read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Peru’s agricultural trade balance surplus grew 7 times in the last decade
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The agricultural trade balance in 2020 amounted to US$3.668 billion, almost seven times the value of 2010, reported the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). This performance mainly reflects the higher average growth in the last ten years of exports (10.1%) compared to imports (4.3%). The performance of agricultural exports is due […] The post Peru’s agricultural trade balance surplus grew 7 times in the last decade appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
More than 1.5 million people in Peru to be banked so they can access social benefits
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's Banco de la Nación plans to introduce into the banking system more than 1.5 million people who currently do not have an account in any bank so that they can access the Yanapay voucher, a subsidy of approximately US$85 per person recently launched by the government of President Pedro […] The post More than 1.5 million people in Peru to be banked so they can access social benefits appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave, October 11, 2021"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Ave, October 11, 2021"* "The most dangerous street in Philadelphia. Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The city’s violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas. Also alarming is Philadelphia’s drug overdose rate. The number of drug overdose deaths in the city increased by 50% from 2013 to 2015, with more than twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as deaths from homicides in 2015. A big part of Philadelphia’s problems stem ... read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thinks (A Lot) About Ruling The World
*Daily Caller*:* Pelosi Says She Thinks ‘A Lot’ About Things She’d Do If She ‘Ruled The World’* Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that she frequently thinks about the policies she would enact if she “ruled the world.” Pelosi delivered a speech at the 67th Annual Session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal, after being named the first recipient of the Women For Peace and Security Award. “[P]eople ask me, ‘If you ruled the world, what one thing would you do?’ – I think about that a lot,” the House speaker... read more
Let’s Argue About Bisexual Superman
Listen to a reading of this poem: ❖ Let’s argue about bisexual Superman while the world burns, while they prepare us for war with China, while they take away our rights, while they steal more and more of our power and our wealth, while they […] read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
Texas Order Reflects Growing GOP Vaccine Mandates Hostility
With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued. read more
balance105 hours ago
entrusting your funds to nefarious forces
1) The manipulation of the free market and the free governments of nations through monopoly capitalism or corporate socialism will not work. It destroys individual creativity and snuffs out the fires of hope that ever rest in the heart of the individual as the desire to be self-sustaining in God. What will work? Well, I say, that remains for you to discover. But I will tell you this—it begins with the fundamental principle: whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap; and its corollary: whatsoever a man soweth not that shall he not reap. There are too many people in ever... read more
Russia Commits to Defending Tajikistan From Afghan Incursions
*Trevor Filseth* *Taliban, Eurasia* In a statement reported by Russia’s Interfax News Agency, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko insisted that “all necessary assistance will be provided to Tajikistan if required, both within the Collective Security Treaty Organisation [a Russian-led military alliance] framework and bilaterally.” Following the fall of most of Afghanistan to the Taliban militant group in July and August, and its capture of the Panjshir Valley in early September, many prominent Afghans went into exile in Tajikistan, where they have opposed the Taliban through d... read more
REPUBLICANS PRACTICE UNPOPULARISM
Democrats are wondering if the only way they can prevent electoral disaster is "popularism" -- limiting themselves to policy positions that are very popular. By contrast, Republicans just don't care what the general public thinks. The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday issued a fine over $3.5 million to a county government for violating the state's ban on vaccine passports. The Leon County government was fined $3.57 million for what the Florida Department of Health called a "blatant violation of the law relating to the ban of vaccine passports in our state." "It is unacceptab... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Russia Rejects Japan's Territorial Claim Over Island Chain
*Reuters:* *Kremlin says it disagrees with Japan's sovereignty claim over islands* MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it disagreed with comments by new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Japan's sovereignty extended to a chain of islands known by Tokyo as the Northern Territories, and that they were in fact part of Russia. "We do not agree with such a statement," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call. "This is Russian territory, and Russia has repeatedly reaffirmed its political will on different levels to continue dialogue ... read more
"Panic In The Sky: Southwest Airlines Cancels More Than 3,000 Flights As Disruptions Increase"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Panic In The Sky: Southwest Airlines Cancels * *More Than 3,000 Flights As Disruptions Increase"* by Epic Economist "The US is suffering from a massive labor shortage and the situation is rapidly evolving into a major national crisis as more and more workers are either leaving or being fired from their jobs for not complying with President Biden's vaccination mandate. The federal government's response to the health crisis has certainly caused deep divisions in our society, and now the mandates are threatening to trigger widespread disruptions in our econ... read more
Finance Ministers hold key to COP26 success: UN Secretary-General
The COP26 climate change conference must be “a turning point” if countries are to limit global temperature rise in line with the Paris Agreement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Finance Ministers hold key to COP26 success: UN Secretary-General”, on globalissues.org → read more
Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern
The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern” four UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern”, on globalissues.org → read more
Diversity, a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council
Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world leaders, ambassadors and prominent global citizens meeting in the Security Council on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Diversity, a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council”, on globalissues.org → read more
With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals
From electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, new and emerging technologies along with innovative policy changes, are critical for combating climate change. But to be effective, they must ensure that transport strategies benefit everyone, including the poorest, according to a new UN multi-agency report launched on Tuesday. Read the full story, “With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals”, on globalissues.org → read more
Blog Notes
I’m back from my annual trek to Pennsylvania for the Montgomery County weekend – this time by air. Did I tell you I hate flying with dogs? No? Well, I hate flying with dogs. I really hate flying with dogs when nobody at Air Canada can give me a straight answer, the flight is delayed… Continue reading → read more