Sunday, January 02, 2022

1 January - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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After Largest Anti-Racist Uprising, Historic Trials Provide Important Lessons
In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States witnessed the largest anti-racist struggle in the country’s history after a video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin went viral. While Floyd’s murder was the catalyst, the first year of the pandemic was marked by increased police and vigilante violence. Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot in a botched “citizen’s arrest” by vigilantes and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead while asleep by police, were among the most egregious cases. In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judic... read more
Beijing’s Movie War Propaganda — And Washington’s
To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party, the powerful Chinese Central Propaganda Department commissioned a blockbuster film that depicts a US defeat in the Korean War. Under fire from US bombs, the heroic People’s Army fights a brutal ground battle and emerges victorious. Brave Chinese soldiers are caught in a hellish landscape as air attacks riddle the earth all around them. A villainous US Gen. Douglas MacArthur, shot Nazi-style from a low camera, shakes his fist and shouts into a microphone, “I believe we will succeed!” Spoiler: He d... read more
Manifesto For 2022
By Paul Homewood Any suggestions welcome, but I suggest we circulate this to our local MPs and Conservative candidates: MANIFESTO FOR 2022 Preamble It is gradually dawning on the public just how ruinously expensive and suicidal the Net Zero project is going to be. Sadly though Net Zero is embedded across […] read more
Econlib11 hours ago
Where are we making progress?
When I first saw 2001: A Space Odyssey (in 1968), the year 2001 seemed impossibly far out into the future. Now it’s more than 2 decades in the past—back in the bygone neoliberal era. This recollection got me thinking about the new field of “progress studies”. It seems to me that human progress is very […] The post Where are we making progress? appeared first on Econlib. read more
"It Has Become Our Collective Fate..."
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... read more
"We Have No Idea How Good We Can Get"
*"We Have No Idea How Good We Can Get"* by Paul Rosenberg "I can still remember the first time someone told me that they believed in the Calvinist doctrine of “the depravity of man.” It shocked me. To complain about human behavior I very well understood; there’s plenty of bad behavior in the world. But to flatly call the human species depraved... hopelessly unredeemable... that was, and remains, obscene to me. The sad truth, however, is that the modern West swims in a sea of Calvinism. The corporate bullhorns feed everyone they can a steady diet of the bad, ugly, and if possible th... read more
Abandoned Indianapolis School Reclaimed
Indianapolis, IN – A pastor is leading the charge of reclaiming an abandoned school and creating a community-and-trades center on the east side of Indianapolis. Pastor Denell Howard’s vision of The Evolve Education Center is slowly coming to fruition after years of planning, praying and a community effort to fix the building up. Requiring about a half million dollars to get the lights turned on, the center needs the help of the broader community to generate enough resources together. A volunteer named Stan, who spent months cleaning up the building, gave Unicorn Riot a tour of the... read more
Glorious Guns: Famous Weapons of the Vietnam Conflict
*Peter Suciu* *Vietnam War, World* No American firearm is as closely associated with the war in Vietnam as the M16. *Here's What You Need to Know*: None of the above firearms were as widely used as the M16 or AK47, but are just examples of the diverse types of small arms that were employed in the South East Asia and beyond. No American firearm is as closely associated with the war in Vietnam as the M16, and it was used throughout the conflict by not only the U.S. Army and USMC, but by the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam (ARVN) and even by units of the Australian Army and N... read more
Does Sun Tzu Have the Answer to Fighting Fires?
*Frumentarius* *Military Strategy, United States* While fire is indeed a living, breathing, and advancing foe, it possesses no intelligence nor motivation; that is, other than a relentless drive to consume all available fuel and air as it develops and grows to as large an inferno as conditions will allow. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A defensive fire attack means that the firefighters have arrived to an advanced enemy that has grown to a size and strength that prevents the firefighters from engaging it inside the structure (and thus stopping it from taking the whole struct... read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Airline Travel Chaos Continues, Another 4,324 Flight Cancellations Today So Far
ABC was warning yesterday that airline travel was likely to continue with major disruptions as the industry claims Omicron impacting their operational capacity. (VIA ABC) […] Federal Aviation Administration is warning of staffing issues of its own, such as sick air traffic controllers. In addition, the FAA warned on Thursday that weather, holiday traffic and […] The post Airline Travel Chaos Continues, Another 4,324 Flight Cancellations Today So Far appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Have You Ever Toured an Aircraft Carrier?
*TNI Staff* *Aircraft Carrier, * Ford seems to be delivering on the promise of a more efficient carrier that will take naval aviation into the future. *Here's What to Remember: *If all goes well, the ship should be operational by 2020. If the current schedule holds, Ford should be able to work up with an air wing and deploy in 2021 or 2022. The United States Navy will commission the first of a new generation of aircraft carriers into service today. The future USS *Gerald R. Ford* ​(CVN-78) will represent the future of naval aviation and will be the most advanced and capable air... read more
Omicron Cases Reach New Single-Day Record
*Stephen Silver* *Omicron, * At least 16 states—Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington— announced this week that they also broke records of cases. With the Omicron variant continuing to burn through the population, the United States has been setting records on a near-daily basis for new coronavirus cases—and it did so again on Thursday. Johns Hopkins University announced that the nation has reported an average of 355,990 new infections in the se... read more
The Story of a U.S. Navy SEAL Who Climbed Mt. Everest
*Frumentarius* *U.S. Navy Seals, United States* Despite the quality of the climbers on the team, LT Scott Moore was one of the best climbers in the group, according to Butler. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Moore would later go on to become the commanding officer of NSW’s Development Group (NSWDG), and then the deputy commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command (SPECWARCOM), making him the second-highest-ranking officer over all SEALs in the Navy at that time. As reported in *The Virginian-Pilot *this past June, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (SEAL) Scott Moore and his da... read more
How the ‘Global War on Terror’ Failed Afghanistan
*Anatol Lieven* *Global War on Terror, Eurasia* The Global War on Terror has failed; but failure, they say, is a better teacher than success, and if the United States can learn from this failure and how it was generated, it may be able to avoid more disasters in future. We can’t say that we were not warned. In January 2002, at the start of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, British historian and former soldier Sir Michael Howard published an essay in *Foreign Affairs* titled, “What’s In A Name? How to Fight Terrorism.” In it, he warned that defining the U.S. response to 9/11 a... read more
What Iran’s Budget Proposal Means for the Nuclear Talks
*Arash Toupchinejad* *Iran JCPOA, Middle East* Raisi has assured that Iran is taking the Vienna negotiations seriously, and the constraints his government faces due to sanctions leave the option for concessions open. On December 27, 2021, the remaining participants of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) kicked off the eighth and possibly final round of negotiations in Vienna in a bid to restore the Iran nuclear deal. While Iran’s chief negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, seemed hopeful after the seventh round of talks, the prospect of a new deal is still uncertain. Iran’s ne... read more
2021 Latin America And The Caribbean In Review: The Pink Tide Rises Again
US policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean continued in a seamless transition from Trump to Biden, but the terrain over which it operated shifted left. The balance between the US drive to dominate its “backyard” and its counterpart, the Bolivarian cause of regional independence and integration, continued to tip portside in 2021 with major popular electoral victories in Chile, Honduras, and Peru. These follow the previous year’s reversal of the coup in Bolivia. Central has been the struggle of the ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America) countries – particul... read more
Raises From Coast To Coast In 2022
In 2022, a record number of states and localities will increase their minimum wages—10 years after fast-food workers first went on strike to demand $15 and a union. These record increases are the result of underpaid workers organizing, demanding, and winning higher wages. This movement has not only led to the adoption of higher state and local minimum wages but has helped seed new worker activism and mobilization across our economy. On January 1, 2022 (December 31, 2021 for workers in New York), the minimum wage will increase in 21 states and 35 cities and counties. In 33 of those ... read more
US Doesn’t Know How And Where To Store Its Growing Nuclear Waste
A year-and-a-half after a scathing Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that the US Department of Energy (DoE) has no coherent plan in place to manage nuclear waste from weapons manufacturing piling up at more than 150 sites across the country, the DoE has made little progress in developing a safe and strategic plan to handle the waste. Meanwhile, the estimated cost of handling the material is rising steadily — $512 billion at last count — and the federal government hasn’t yet figured out how to pay for it. And, of course, much of the waste will have to somehow r... read more
Germany One Step Closer To Nuclear-Free Future
Green groups on Friday celebrated as Germany prepared to shut down three of its six remaining nuclear power plants, part of that country's ambitious goal of transitioning to mostly renewable energy by the end of the decade. The nuclear phaseout—which was proposed by the center-left government of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder at the turn of the century and accelerated under former Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan—is a key component of a plan by Germany's new Social Democrat, Green, and Free Democrat governing coalition to produce 80% of t... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
#WhereIsAOC
Too hilarious! Analysis Earlier: Accusing Ron De Santis of hiding. He was taking his wife for cancer treatment! read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Chinese Russian Leaders Hail ‘Team China-Russia’ in New Year Greetings, Russia Again Salvo Tests Zircon
Chinese Russian Leaders Hail ‘Team China-Russia’ in New Year Greetings, Russia Again Salvo Tests Zircon News Topic 378 Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarine MOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Russia test-fired around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and […] read more
Ambulance Chasers Arrive In Colorado
Within hours of the Colorado fires, the press was on the scene to use human misery to push their agenda. read more
ClimateCite14 hours ago
Global Carbon Budget 2021
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to better understand the global carbon cycle, support the development of climate policies, and project future climate change. Here we describe and synthesize data sets and methodology to quantify the five major components of the … read more
The Last Refuge12 hours ago
The Republican Political Club Begins 2022 Repeating What They Did in 2021
Both the Democrat and Republican wings of the UniParty in Washington DC created and support the Fourth Branch of Government. Political candidates from within the party machinery are an illusion of choice. The GOPe wing advance their candidate position today as they did in 2021. Politico led the effort in January 2021 to keep former […] The post The Republican Political Club Begins 2022 Repeating What They Did in 2021 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Yes, Researchers Extracted Human DNA from Head Lice on Mummies
The lice were said to contain more human DNA than a human tooth — and held secrets about the 2,000-year-old South American remains. read more
Arise Sir Tony
What unites New Labour throwbacks and a section of the left? Their excitable response to Tony Blair news. And wasn't there some news last night. The Queen has bestowed upon His Blairness a knighthood, but not just any knighthood: a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter is the highest honour a British sovereign can bestow, and Blair joins virtually all his prime ministerial predecessors save Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home as a recipient of the honorific. Naturally, he's thrilled to bits as are his acolytes and epigoni. Those who believe he should be in irons... read more
Negotiate Peace With Russia to Prevent War Over Ukraine
*David T. Pyne* *Ukraine, Eurasia* To seize the opportunity to avert a third world war with Russia and China, Biden should negotiate a comprehensive security agreement with Russia by building upon what Putin has outlined, while also taking decisive action to shore up America’s defenses against existential attack by U.S. adversaries. Twenty-two years ago this week, Vladimir Putin became president of the Russian Federation. Shortly thereafter, he declared that the collapse of the Soviet Union was “the greatest geopolitical disaster of the twentieth century.” Since taking power, Put... read more
Why Moscow Sees Biden As the Key to Avoiding War in Ukraine
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *U.S.-Russia Relations, Eurasia* Can Biden pull off a diplomatic coup that bolsters his sagging political fortunes? Has President Joe Biden become Russia’s most trusted foreign interlocutor? Donald Trump was widely portrayed as the Kremlin’s cat’s-paw by the Western media, but he proved to be erratic and unreliable in foreign affairs, careening almost daily from bombastic threats to emollient language. Enter Biden. When it comes to Russia policy, Biden has sought to promote what might be called détente-lite with Moscow without using the dreaded word “reset.” Th... read more
Why American Troops Aren't Leaving Syria (Yet)
*Trevor Filseth* *Syria, Middle East* Other considerations include the political fallout that a second withdrawal would cause for the Biden administration, which suffered heavily in the polls for its perceived mismanagement of Afghanistan. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *President Joe Biden has repeatedly pushed the United States to end its “forever wars” in the Middle East, leading some observers to argue that a withdrawal from Syria could be next. Given the United States’ high-profile withdrawal from Afghanistan in August, and its commitment, at least in theory, to leave Ir... read more
Meet the Deadliest Big Guns of World War II
*Peter Suciu* *Artillery, World* The Germans had a slight advantage when it came to artillery. But when it came to small artillery the Germans had some of the best. *Here's What You Need to Know*: These big guns were not to be trifled with. During the Second World War, it wasn’t just the aircraft that delivered devastating blows to the enemy. As the Allies sought to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany both sides engaged in artillery exchanges that proved as devastating and as destructive as the bombs dropped from above. Artillery, from mortars to howitzers, was also one are... read more
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your year. - Alex McKeen discusses the implications of the more transmissible Omicron COVID variant - though contrary to the plans of your local murderclown, we shouldn't take an increased likelihood of exposure as an excuse to let a dangerous disease tear through more people than can be avoided. And Mark Gollom reports on the increasing recognition that the need for improved masks applies to children as well. - Sheila Block highlights how we should be responding to inflation caused by specific factors by addressing those issues, not through general aus... read more
"2022: The Year of Breakdown"
*"2022: The Year of Breakdown"* by Charles Hugh-Smith "If we look at the fragility and instability of essential systems, it’s clear that 2022 will be the year of breakdown. Let’s start by reviewing how systems break down, a process I’ve simplified into the graphic below. *1.* Regardless of whether it was planned or not, all systems are optimized to process specific inputs to generate specific outputs. Each system is pared down to maximize efficiency as the means to maximize profits. This efficiency in service of maximizing profits requires trade-offs that only become visible when so... read more
BREITBART COMMENTERS DON'T THINK THAT RACIST JUDGE IN LOUISIANA DID ANYTHING WRONG
Judge Michelle Odinet has resigned. A Louisiana judge has resigned weeks after footage from her home appeared to show her repeatedly using the N-word and comparing a burglary suspect to a “roach.” Michelle Odinet was Lafayette City Court Judge until Dec. 31, when she announced her resignation. She was previously on unpaid leave. In a letter to the Louisiana Supreme Court, Odinet wrote that she took “full responsibility for the hurtful words.” ... The video appeared to show one of Odinet’s sons describing her reaction to an attempted burglary of the family’s cars. “And Mom’s yelling... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
The Global Elites Have Big Plans For 2022
Politicians, the media, and corporate elites are ready for the new year. Six things to look out for. And of course we have Islam to deal with in 2022. Meanwhile Dear Leader has his media promoting the great reset. Globalist tells CTV that Canada needs 100 million people. read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Doing what I do….
This humorous clip from Seinfeld pretty much sums up current pandemic policy as it turns full circle to regurgitate the failed policies of the past. Kramer appears to be channeling any number of pandemic central planners like Fauci, Brent Roussin or Bonnie Henry. “I’ve always done what I do. I’m doing what I do. The… Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Julius Caesar: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered the Calendar and Gave Us New Year’s Day
Yes, you can blame your New Year's hangover on Caesar ... mostly. read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Privatize Education
In the view of Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia Gubernatorial candidate: “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” According to Mary-Michelle Upson Hirschoff, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law, it is not even clear that parents have an unambiguous right to have their children excused from instruction they […] The post Privatize Education appeared first on Econlib. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Babylon Bee – The Best Sketches of 2021
*Babylon Bee* | Looking back at their best politically incorrect skits of last year. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Glorious
From the Netherlands, the government banned fireworks as punishment for disobeying COVID law so the people showed the politicians who is in charge. Bravo. pic.twitter.com/0dVkUj3JTs — Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) January 1, 2022 …and here comes Karen. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
“Clean” Energy
Reuters- Germany shuts three of its last six nuclear plants read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Trying To Calm Down
Anthony Furey- Ontario’s COVID response evolving big time — here’s what you need to know “We have to pivot.” Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer, said that line more than once during his Thursday press conference. Testing is also about to undergo huge changes. No more lineups for tests, because effective Friday publicly-funded PCR… Continue reading → read more
Ambulance Chasers Quickly Arrive
Within hours of the Louisville, Colorado fires the press was full of stories blaming it on “climate change” which they conditioned the public to link to the burning of fossil fuels. YouTube contaminates my videos with this propaganda. The press … Continue reading → read more
Is the BBC biased?13 hours ago
“Vaccination/nation”
I didn't watch the New Year on TV. I listened to a piece of Vaughan Williams I'd never heard before and read the chapter on Carlisle railway station in Simon Jenkins's *Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations*. [I certainly know how to party]. Catching up on the BBC One/Sadiq Khan midnight offering just now made me smile. The first bit of doggerel reminded me of McGonagall - long lines in pursuit of a rhyme [new/2022, come/2021, vaccination/nation, seen/18, camaraderie/cardie, heals/free school meals]. The verse asked us to “relish the magnificent things we achieved in 2021” - v... read more
Waves of Haitians risk treacherous sea journey to find better life
The number of Haitians who have tried to migrate by unofficial channels to neighboring countries by boat has increased dramatically in 2021. They are being driven by economic hardship, insecurity, and a recent earthquake, to seek what they believe will be a better life. Read the full story, “Waves of Haitians risk treacherous sea journey to find better life”, on globalissues.org → read more
Five Navy SEAL Lessons for Every Future Leader
*Frumentarius* *Navy SEALs, United States* When it all comes down to it, and all is said and done, you and your unit have one job: accomplish whatever task or mission has been assigned to you. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Your most important responsibility is to those under your command. You need to make sure they get the job done, sure, but you also need to make sure they go home. Whether you are a light infantry platoon leader in the U.S. Army, a senior enlisted squad leader in the U.S. Marines, or the fire officer in charge of a four-person fire engine in some medium-si... read more
What We Know About Russia’s Mysterious New Husky-Class Nuclear Submarine
*Mark Episkopos* *Russia, Global* There is some confusion over what the class' intended purpose even is. *Here's What You Need To Know: *There has been a growing consensus that the Husky class is less of a pure attack submarine and more of a multi-purpose vessel that can fill several roles depending on its loadout. With the Yasen-M class yet to enter service, Russia’s navy is already looking ahead to its fifth generation of attack submarines. It was first revealed toward the end of 2014 that Russian design bureau Malakhit is working on a new nuclear attack submarine, which was la... read more
Will an Iranian Aircraft Carrier Soon Be Sailing in the Arabian Gulf?
*Peter Suciu* *Iran, Middle East* The "Elite" Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) had transformed an old target barge into a large-scale mock-up that loosely resembled the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The vessel can reportedly carry out combat, logistical and intelligence-gathering missions and Tehran has said the warship can establish stable security in maritime transportation lines and provide assistance to the commercial and fishing fleets of the Islamic Republic. Warships capable of carrying aircraft are used by navies a... read more
Technological Innovations at Forefront of New Army Helicopter Program
*Kris Osborn* *Helicopters, United States* Air Assault raids, will likely be of an entirely different character in ten years, something which informs the developmental trajectory of Bell’s V-280 Valor and Lockheed-Sikorsky-Boeing’s DEFIANT X. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Lockheed-Sikorsky-Boeing engineers, builders and weapons developers of the DEFIANT X have found a way to massively decrease or even remove what’s called “Retreating Blade Stall,” by building rigid, counter-rotating rotor blades. Utility helicopters delivering infantry under heavy enemy fire in 2030 will need ... read more
the daily howler14 hours ago
New year begins in a thoughtful old way!
*SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022* *Daily Dot calls out a Karen: *We're prepared to admit it. As of this morning, we had* heard of *The Daily Dot, but we didn't exactly know what The Daily Dot actually was. Early this morning, we were directed to the invaluable site when we turned on our computer. As it turned out, The Dot was performing a public service. The Daily Dot had spotted a Karen—and The Dot was calling her out! Tricia Crimmins, who may be a Karen herself, had done the site's reporting. The twin headlines offer this: *‘Why do people think they are so damn important?’: Viral ... read more
First case of Covid and influenza mixture dubbed ‘flurona’ detected in Israel
Metro – by Sam Corbishley A woman admitted to hospital in Israel has reportedly been diagnosed with coronavirus and influenza at the same time –... The post First case of Covid and influenza mixture dubbed ‘flurona’ detected in Israel appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
California man had rifle, TikTok ‘hit list’ naming Biden, former presidents on way to White House, feds say
Fox News A recently fired California grocery store worker was arrested in Iowa last week after he was found with a TikTok “hit list” filled with the of names... The post California man had rifle, TikTok ‘hit list’ naming Biden, former presidents on way to White House, feds say appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Is Fauci really Dr. Evil?
I believe Fauci has led two presidents into great error, particularly Biden, but when the Wuhan virus was fresh in January 2020, he also misled Trump who was really naïve about the depth of the swamp. Fauci had retained his position after his awful record for HIV, so was really swampy. Fauci has so much power now, historians assuming the USA survives, will marvel that this Rasputin was able to lead so many to their deaths with just a fragile mask mandate and never ending flip flopping. Although Biden and many governors (even Ohio’s) call for mandates which have ruined the economy an... read more
George Washington on the illuminate
Starting on September 25, 1798, George Washington wrote a series of correspondence with a German-born American citizen named G.W. Snyder. All of this is archived... The post George Washington on the illuminate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Science 2.0 blogs14 hours ago
Tetra-Neutronium!
The neutron, discovered in 1932 by Chadwick, is a fascinating particle whose existence allows for the stability of heavy nuclei and a wealth of atoms of different properties. Without neutrons, Hydrogen would be the only stable element: protons cannot be brought together and bound in a stable system, so e.g. Helium-2 (an atom made of two protons with two electrons) is very short-lived, as are atoms with more protons and no neutrons. So our Universe would be a very dull place. read more read more
Covid--Omicron and some sanity
Nellie Bowles at Common Sense by Bari Weiss (the reporter who very publicly resigned from NY Times because Twitter had become the editor and started her own on-line column so she could tell the truth) writes on December 31, 2021: "Hello and a very happy New Year! Here in California it’s been pouring rain for more than a week, which undermines all of my justifications for the taxes. It is the slow week between Christmas and New Years, but Omicron has meant a good bit of news. → Omicron shuts down the world: Almost everyone I know either has Omicron—or else they are stuck somewhere ... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Did Archaeologists Make a Discovery Inside a Roman Toilet?
Long before PVC and cast-iron drain lines, there was stone. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets That Caught My Eye This Morning
135 megawatt plant in southern Alberta. Not producing enough power to charge your cell phone. pic.twitter.com/JjYzt5LBmr — Ron Lamb (@ronlamb1) December 29, 2021 This should be Quebec's response tonight https://t.co/bie55Z6P69 — Canadian (@Canadia29463586) December 31, 2021 “Happy New Year!” she yells. The Russians have a certain style. pic.twitter.com/TiSKDSvvv3 — Mike (@Doranimated) December 31, 2021 PLA holds Y-20 transport mission, seems landing drills in South China Sea. It means PLA airfields in South China Sea can host large transport aircraft and transport a relatively larg... read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Alliances triggered. World War 1 begins. Rasputin warns Tsar
Alliances triggered. World War 1 begins. Rasputin warns Tsar The Duran History Series. Russia and the rise of the Bolsheviks, EP. 8 read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin As Florida shatters its record for new coronavirus cases, Democrats ask, ‘Where is Ron DeSantis?’ ‘Please help me’: Kids with guns fueled a record number of school shootings in 2021 Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong faster than an AI Don't Forget The Time Scientists Grew 'Dinosaur Legs' on a Chicken Danish orphans subjected to secret CIA-backed experiments: Docu Antitrust regulations in the UK are growing increasingly strict — here's what it means for Big Tech, including Microsoft's recent $16 billion acquisitionA bank accidentally paid thousands of peo... read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
“AOC Accuses GOP of ‘Taking Out Sexual Frustrations’ on Her”
“After a photo of a maskless Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and her boyfriend vacationing in Florida hit Twitter and drew pushback from Republicans, the firebrand congresswoman fired back, accusing the GOP of taking out its “sexual frustrations” for not being able to … Continue reading → read more
Cop Faked Severe COVID to Steal Sick Time from Fellow Cops, Work Another Job
[image: fellow]A Florida cop constructed an elaborate web of lies, faking sever covid in a scheme to steal sick leave from fellow deputies. read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch! Calls For 2022"
*Gregory Mannarino, "Must Watch! Calls For 2022"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Aid Agencies Need $41 Billion In 2022 To Help People Face War, Disease And Hunger Around The World
*Martin Griffiths, DW:* *Opinion: No price tag is too high for humanitarian work* $41 billion — that’s what aid agencies need to help people facing war, disease and hunger around the world in 2022. It's more than ever before, writes Martin Griffiths. It shouldn't come as a surprise: Many parts of the world are going through dark times. The pandemic casts a long shadow. We are battered by heat, rain and storms, as the climate crisis picks up pace. The UN and our many partner aid groups estimate that 274 million people need cash, food, medicine, shelter, or other humanitarian he... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Researchers Tell Americans To Be Prepared For A Virus Superstorm
*Daily Mail: **Prepare for virus superstorm: Omicron will peak in the US with up to 5.4m cases a week by Jan. 9 and not the end of the month says Columbia researchers* * The surge in Omicron cases may reach up to a peak of 5.4 million leading up to January 9 as the new variant continues to sweep the nation * According to the New York Times, 443, 538 new cases were recorded for the nation as compared to 587, 143 on Friday * In terms of the death toll, 825,311 were recorded in total with 1,409 reported as of Friday * This comes after the nation hit another global record when 64... read more
Is the BBC biased?15 hours ago
A BBC Islamophobia adviser shares an antisemite's writing
The Campaign Against Antisemitism reports that a Muslim media analyst who advises the BBC on its coverage of Islam has apologised for sharing an extract from a book by an antisemite. The analyst in question, Faisal Hanif, works for the Muslim Council of Britain-affiliated Centre for Media Monitoring and was the author of that report which claimed that Muslims are treated unfairly by the media which the BBC's Mark Easton helped launch and which Sue wrote about here. The author he shared was jazz saxophonist and Holocaust revisionist Gilad Atzmon. Mr Hanif says he was unaware of Mr... read more
Is the BBC biased?15 hours ago
“Jools Holland and his awful Hootenanny”
Rob Burley, swashbuckling former editor of BBC live political programmes, looks to be enjoying his Twitter freedom. Here he was first thing today - as the fireworks were dying away and the dogs tentatively emerging from under their owners: Consider it a success that I didn’t watch any of Jools Holland and his awful Hootenanny. It’s all that boogie woogie piano Jools goes in for that I can’t abide. Never get a sense he’s into anyone else’s music as much as that boogie woogie he tries to adorn everything with. My sentiments exactly. read more
#Coronavirus on the Nile : January 2021’s Covid-19 coverage in Egypt and Arab world “Live”
Happy New Year !! A new year and a new month with new hopes. It is also a new year and a new month in the days of coronavirus. The world is starting a new year as the new Covid-19’s variant... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
New York State Limiting Covid-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatments To Only Non-Whites
*Daily Mail: **White people in NY are told not to attempt to get monoclonal antibody treatment from doctors because Gov. Hochul has prioritized it for non-whites* * In a memo sent by the health department Monday, white residents were told not to bother trying to get Pfizer's Paxlovid pill or monoclonal antibody treatments * 'Non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity should be considered a risk factor,' the document says in section marked 'eligibility' for the two types of treatments * The rationale behind the move, the org says, stems from 'longstanding systemic health and ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Kamala incompetence on display
*TownHall:* *CBS News Asked Kamala Harris About Inflation...And the Answer Was a Total Train Wreck* This is more evidence that she is in over her head. See, also: *They Are Morons* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
China lockdowns again
* Thomas Lifson:* *China choking off semiconductor supply with draconian lockdown that makes no sense based on their own data* China is no longer a reliable source of chips. The US must increase its own production of semiconductors. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The climate kooks of the left
Christopher Monkton: A new climate panic is gripping the far-Left profiteers of doom. Those few of Them who are climate scientists have made fame and fortune by telling us the world is toast unless the once-free West (though responsible for only a fifth of the world’s sins of emission) commits economic hara-kiri. The cost of placating climate Communism is already in the quadrillions. However, They are becoming aware that Their official climate narrative is rooted in a grave error of physics – an error so elementary that it can be described here. At a vital point in Their calculat... read more