Sunday, January 02, 2022

2 January - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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War News Updates6 hours ago
Sudanese PM Hamdok Resigns Just Weeks After Being Reinstated In A Deal With The Military
*BBC:* *Sudan coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns after mass protests* Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation just weeks after he was reinstated in a controversial deal with the military. The army seized power in October and put Mr Hamdok under house arrest but he was reinstated the next month after signing a power-sharing deal with the coup's leader. Protesters rejected the deal, demanding an entirely civilian political rule. Mr Hamdok said Sudan was now at a "dangerous turning point". He said he had tried his best to stop the country ... read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Amsterdam COVID Compliance Police Release the Attack Dogs on Protesting Groups, Literally
Previously the police in Melbourne, Australia, held the record as being the most violent anti-protesting enforcement mechanism of a totalitarian state, using tanks, tear gas and rubber bullets to wage war against their citizens. However, today the police in Amsterdam said, ‘hold my beer‘ and went one step further. Massive anti-lockdown demonstrations in Amsterdam turned […] The post Amsterdam COVID Compliance Police Release the Attack Dogs on Protesting Groups, Literally appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Why have we turned over our first amendment rights to Big Tech?
"Dr. Robert Malone, a key contributor to mRNA vaccine technology and an outspoken critic of COVID-19 mandates and rules, was suspended by Twitter. Writing on his Substack page, Malone, who had massed more than 500,000 followers, confirmed that his account was "permanently suspended from Twitter" and said, "We all knew it would happen eventually." "Over a half million followers gone in a blink of an eye. That means I must have been on the mark, so to speak," he wrote on Dec. 29. "Over the target. It also means we lost a critical component in our fight to stop these vaccines being man... read more
Colorado’s New Reality
The Colorado Sun says fires and high winds in December are Colorado’s new reality due to climate change. “Marshall Fire shows climate change puts most of Colorado in fire zones … I mean we get wind, but not like that. … Continue reading → read more
Gardening for January: Healthy crops, healthy you (Wally Richards)
First column for 2022 Happy New Year (at least hopefully happier than 2021) The first subject is an important one and one I published 2016 (remember 2016? it was a far better country then and if you had been told back then that you had to wear a muzzle and have a special permit to … Continue reading Gardening for January: Healthy crops, healthy you (Wally Richards) → read more
13 Weeds, Plants & Cacti You Can Actually Survive On
So you are out in the wild and you are out of food….or are you? Look around and you’ll find edible wild plants everywhere! Some can be found right in your backyard. The hard part is figuring out what you can eat and what will kill you. First, to find the right food you have … Continue reading 13 Weeds, Plants & Cacti You Can Actually Survive On → read more
Komando.com7 hours ago
How to easily turn your smartphone camera into a full-featured webcam
Save the cash and try one of these handy apps instead. read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
The Marines lethal grenade revolver
1945: [image: M32A1] M32A1. Image Credit: Creative Commons. *M32A1: The US Marines Can Do Some Damage With Their Revolving Grenade Launcher* – You know how a revolver works when it comes to shooting pistols. How about taking that same concept to create a rotating grenade launcher? That’s what the U.S. Marine Corps enjoys in its M32A1 Multi-shot Grenade Launcher. This thing brings the heat quickly. Marines can rapid-fire six 40mm grenades in less than three seconds. The M32A1 is a thing of combat beauty and it’s powerful enough to destroy point targets or to keep the enemy’s h... read more
Food Safety News7 hours ago
Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma
– Opinion – On Dec. 29, 2021, The Cdc Announced That 13 People Infected With The Outbreak Strain Of E. Coli O157:H7 Have Been Reported From Six States. Illnesses Started On Dates Ranging From Nov. 27, 2021, To Dec. 9, 2021. Sick People Range In Age From 4 To 79 Years, With A Median Age... Continue Reading read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Dutch Police Use Dogs On Anti-Lockdown Protesters In Amsterdam
*CNN:* *Dutch police disperse thousands protesting against lockdown measures* Amsterdam: Riot police with batons and shields tried to break up a crowd of several thousand who had gathered in the Dutch capital on Sunday to protest against Covid-19 lockdown measures and vaccinations. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema issued an emergency ordinance, empowering police to clear the central Museum Square, after the protesters violated a ban on holding public gatherings during the latest wave of coronavirus infections. The protesters, who mostly did not wear masks and broke social dist... read more
Whopper Returns: Tax Office fee bonanza the latest in the privatisation of government
[image: ATO, tax, outsourcing] Around the world, governments deliver free Covid testing. So the news did not go down well that Harvey Norman and Chemist Warehouse, allies of the Coalition (and in Harvey Norman's case, grand JobKeeper spongers too), were looking to turn a profit by selling Rapid Antigen Tests read more
A ‘mass exodus’ of polar bears from Alaska to Russia has taken place, local residents claim
Originally posted on polarbearscience: An article in a UK newspaper yesterday contains a claim made by local residents that polar bears which used to hang around Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow) in western Alaska, are ‘moving to Russia’ (i.e. the Chukchi Sea) in a ‘mass exodus’. It’s certainly possible but if so, it should come… read more
Wuhan Flu: It’s Just Trolling Us Now
“All 25 researchers were fully vaccinated and one had a booster shot. Before leaving for the station, they underwent a PCR test in Belgium two hours before flying to South Africa…In South Africa, they quarantined for 10 days and took another PCR test. A further test was needed when leaving Cape Town for Antarctica and… Continue reading → read more
Families Spend Christmas Eve Rescuing Six Elk Trapped in Frozen River After Falling Through Ice
Families Spend Christmas Eve Rescuing Six Elk Trapped in Frozen River After Falling Through Ice by Good News Network January 2, 2022 More than two dozen people gave up many hours of warm festivities at their homes on Christmas Eve to rescue six elk that were trapped in the ice. Most of a large The post Families Spend Christmas Eve Rescuing Six Elk Trapped in Frozen River After Falling Through Ice appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Woke Sunday
Barbara Kay is a brave lady. She enters the hijab debate. read more
Unleash The Dogs! The Peasants Are Disobeying Us
I wonder when they will start firing bullets into the crowds. Police dogs maul lockdown protesters in Amsterdam. This is so Biblical. Covid microchips for everyone. A message for Karens. You don’t need to wear a mask outside. read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
China makes a move on Latin America
Washington Examiner: Chinese Communist Party officials have unveiled an “action plan for cooperation” with Latin American countries that amounts to a “comprehensive” plan to cultivate influence and threaten American interests, following a new ministerial with the nearest neighbors of the United States. “The Chinese don’t say, ‘We want to take over Latin America,’ but they clearly set out a multidimensional engagement strategy, which, if successful, would significantly expand their leverage and produce enormous intelligence concerns for the United States,” U.S. Army War College ... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Another Covid insurrection in Netherlands
Epoch Times: Thousands of people in the Netherlands capital of Amsterdam gathered Sunday to demonstrate against the Dutch government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures before police cracked down. It came after Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema issued an emergency ordinance giving more police to clear the central Museum Square after the protesters violated the city’s ban on public gatherings amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. The protesters also walked along a main thoroughfare in the capital city, playing music and holding yellow umbrellas in a sign of opposition to the government restr... read more
These 5 Weapons are a Gamechanger for Any Infantry
*Kyle Mizokami* *Guns, * The AK-47 was the world’s first standard-issue assault rifle. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* An entire line of infantry weapons has grown up around the QBZ-95. A carbine version with a shorter overall length is available for vehicle crews and special forces, while a heavier barrel variant is available to boost squad firepower. Modern warfare has seen breathtaking advances in the last hundred years, as mortal competition between nations spawns successively deadlier weapons. Aircraft, missiles, tanks, submarines and other inventions—many of which did ... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
The War In Syria Continues
The crew of a Russian Su-30 fighter prepare to take off at Hmeimim aerodrome in Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov © Reuters *Reuters:* *Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say* AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and rebel sources said, marking a new year flare-up for the last opposition-held bastion. War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centres said were Russian Sukhoi jets, dropped bombs on several towns and a water pumping station serving the overcrowded city of Idlib, whose w... read more
Tom Reed wants to ban free online porn to prevent underage consumption
Rep. Tom Reed, who is not seeking reelection at the end of his current term but may seek office in the future, plans to introduce a bill in the current session of Congress that would ban free pornography from websites that The post Tom Reed wants to ban free online porn to prevent underage consumption first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Sunday Talks, Is It Omicron Creating Societal Disruption via Staffing Shortages, or Are Companies Missing the Unvaccinated?
An interesting question surfaces as the vaccine mandate is enforced. Is it the Omicron variant creating the labor shortages leading to “societal disruption,” or is it the absence of the unvaccinated workers who have been removed from many companies? In this segment, Dana Bash asks the chief White House political scientist if the nation should […] The post Sunday Talks, Is It Omicron Creating Societal Disruption via Staffing Shortages, or Are Companies Missing the Unvaccinated? appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Musical Interlude: Peder B. Helland, "Spirit"
*Full screen recommended.* Peder B. Helland, "Spirit" - https://www.youtube.com/channel/ read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
US Cuts Ethiopia, Mali, And Guinea From Duty-Free Trade Program
*VOA/Reuters:* *US Takes Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea Off Africa Duty-free Trade Program* WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over accusations of human rights violations and recent coups. "The United States today terminated Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the AGOA trade preference program due to actions taken by each of their governments in violation of the AGOA Statute," the U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement. Biden said in... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sometimes falling ice crystals make the atmosphere into a giant lens causing arcs and halos to appear around the Sun or Moon. One Saturday night in 2012 was just such a time near Madrid, Spain, where a winter sky displayed not only a bright Moon but four rare lunar halos. The brightest object, near the top of the featured image, is the Moon. Light from the Moon refracts through tumbling hexagonal ice crystals into a somewhat rare 22-degree halo seen surrounding the Moon. Elongating the 22-degree arc horizontally is a more rare circumscribed halo caused by column ice crystals. Even... read more
"We Never Know..."
"We never know when our last day on earth will be. So, love with full sincerity, believe with true faith, and hope with all of your might. Better to have lived in truth and discovered life, than to have lived half heartedly and died long before you ever ceased breathing." - Cristina Marrero read more
Balkinization8 hours ago
Libertarianism, Covid, and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear argument on the Biden vaccine mandates on Friday, Jan. 7. Officially, the cases are about questions of federal power, administrative law, and the capacity of Congress to delegate authority to agencies. But what is fundamentally driving the litigation is the libertarian myth – one that may be embraced by the new conservative Supreme Court majority - that freedom can be promoted by hamstringing the capacities of government. I explain in my latest column at The Hill, here. read more
How Will Turkey Build Its Own Battle Tank?
*Caleb Larson* *Tank, Middle East* Perhaps tired of depending on foreign tank procurement, and exacerbated by Turkey’s many recent kerfuffles with NATO allies, Ankara has turned inward. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Despite strong assertions to the contrary, the Altay won’t be a purely-domestic initiative. Putting it simply, Turkish armor isn’t exactly the most modern. In addition to early Cold War-era American M48 and M60 tanks, Turkey also fields several German-built Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 main battle tanks. Though fairly formidable when introduced in the mid-1960s and t... read more
Why the U.S. Air Force is Thinking About the F-22's Replacement
*Kris Osborn* *F-22, United States* While they are both fifth-generation aircraft, the F-35 and F-22 are different airplanes. Therefore, engineering a next-generation F-22-like sixth-generation aircraft in no way diminishes the need for F-35 jets. *Key Point:* A next-generation F-22 would bring a complementary capability to war in a way that might help foster a complete picture or possibility of combined fifth- and sixth-generation aerial dominance. The Air Force’s now airborne sixth-generation aircraft may indeed incorporate several unprecedented technological breakthroughs in t... read more
The Duran8 hours ago
US Comes Clean on Taiwan: Will Never Surrender ‘Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier’ to China
US Comes Clean on Taiwan: Will Never Surrender ‘Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier’ to China News Topic 379 US shows China its hand on strategic value of ‘unsinkable’ Taiwan In June 1950 General Douglas MacArthur, the commander of US forces in Asia-Pacific, urged President Harry Truman in a top secret memorandum not to allow China to gain […] read more
The Duran8 hours ago
Aldous Huxley & Deep State Predictive Programming
This Sunday, I would like introduce the incredible new series on Huxley and the origins of the counterculture which was first published on the Strategic Culture Foundation. It is my contention, that without understanding the causal ideas and historical forces shaping our culture for better or worse, it becomes impossible to actualize true sovereignty for […] read more
Police Ordered to GET OUT by Queensland, Australia Café Owner & Angry Locals
Police Ordered to GET OUT by Queensland, Australia Café Owner & Angry Locals by Aussie Cossack January 2, 2022  Original video available at Aussie Cossack YouTube channel. Local man kicks police out of his cafe The Vintage Apron in Capalaba Central, Queensland. Excellent work by bystanders and members of the public who flocked The post Police Ordered to GET OUT by Queensland, Australia Café Owner & Angry Locals appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did Betty White Say She Got COVID Booster 3 Days Before She Died?
The rumor bubbled up out of nowhere on social media. read more
Halifax Examiner9 hours ago
Nova Scotia announces 1,893 new cases of COVID-19 over 2 days
Jump to sections in this article: Overview of today’s cases Vaccination Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 1,893 new cases of COVID-19 over two days today. The new cases are people who received a positive PCR test result from a Nova Scotia Health lab; it does not include people who tested positive using a […] read more
Hundreds of e-scooters damaged after blaze breaks out in warehouse
By Paul Homewood. Karma, I suppose!! Hundreds of Voi e-scooters were damaged in a warehouse fire in Bristol yesterday (January 1). The fire service arrived at 12.28pm and were still at the scene at four hours later. As many as 200 scooters were damaged, while the fire also affected a number of […] read more
Biden Admin Steps Up Euthanasia Program for Political Vaccine Opponents
The Biden administration is enacting the advice of Obama’s medical advisor Ezekiel Emanuel, that simply denying medical care is the best way to reduce costs, rather than euthanasia. But don’t let anyone fool you into thinking this is about reducing medical overspending, or the “equitable” rationing of scarce medical therapies. It’s also a dictatorial power grab with undercurrents of racial supremacy. read more
Why I'm Sick of Robert Halfon
I am sick of Robert Halfon. Nominally a "reasonable" Tory who was talking about blue collar conservatism before it was fashionable, as Chair of the Education Select Committee he has undermined public health messaging by loudly protesting against pupils masking up in the classroom now it's a (temporary) requirement. A position that is couched in oh so reasonable terms, but ultimately puts him in the same ballpark as his risible anti-mask colleagues. Speaking to *BBC Breakfast* on Sunday morning, Halfon argued he was opposed to mask mandates because of their limited efficacy, and the... read more
"Dr. Robert Malone to Rogan: US in ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Over COVID-19"
*"Dr. Robert Malone to Rogan:* *US in ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Over COVID-19"* by Jack Phillips "Key mRNA contributor Dr. Robert Malone, a prominent skeptic of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, gave an interview to popular podcaster Joe Rogan - days after Malone was suspended from Twitter - during which he suggested the United States is in the midst of a “mass formation psychosis.” “Our government is out of control on this,” Malone said about vaccine mandates in the interview, which was published over the weekend. “And they are lawless. They completely disregard bioethics. They com... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ9 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 2
1915 Suleiman Bey took over Iraq Command for Ottomans Called on Arab sheikhs to join war against British and planned on retaking Basra 1928 Ministers Yasin al-Hashemi and Rashid Ali al-Gailani resigned in protest over new Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1932 Al-Ahali Party formed Called for end of UK influence in Iraq Democracy Social and economic reforms 1960 Gen Qasim passed Law of Association legalizing political parties 1980 Iranian Op Mohammed Rasoolallah attacked Iraqi forces in Zagros Mtns Kurdistan Pushed back by Iraqi counterattacks (Musings On Iraq interview with author... read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Sunday Talks, Fauci Says CDC Quarantine Guidance Will Change Tomorrow After Feedback from Media, Not Science
Before getting to this soundbite a note for those who travel the deep weeds. Notice how whenever Fauci is answering questions on COVID subjects that are positive to his worldview he uses the phrase “we“, including himself in the conduct of health officials. However, whenever Fauci is answering questions that are critical of health officials […] The post Sunday Talks, Fauci Says CDC Quarantine Guidance Will Change Tomorrow After Feedback from Media, Not Science appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
"Mass Psychosis - How an Entire Population Becomes Mentally Ill"
*"Mass Psychosis - * *How an Entire Population Becomes Mentally Ill"* by Dr. Joseph Mercola "The 20-minute video above, “Mass Psychosis - How an Entire Population Becomes Mentally Ill,” created by After Skool and Academy of Ideas, is a fascinating illustration of how mass psychosis can be induced. Mass psychosis is defined as “an epidemic of madness” that occurs when a “large portion of society loses touch with reality and descends into delusions.” One classic historical example of mass psychosis is the witch hunts that occurred in the Americas and Europe during the 16th and 17th ce... read more
"Dr. Robert Malone to Rogan: US in ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Over COVID-19"
*"Dr. Robert Malone to Rogan: * *US in ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ Over COVID-19"* by Jack Phillips "Key mRNA contributor Dr. Robert Malone, a prominent skeptic of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, gave an interview to popular podcaster Joe Rogan - days after Malone was suspended from Twitter - during which he suggested the United States is in the midst of a “mass formation psychosis.” “Our government is out of control on this,” Malone said about vaccine mandates in the interview, which was published over the weekend. “And they are lawless. They completely disregard bioethics. They co... read more
New findings about bureaucracy
Exciting new findings are shedding a light on the nature and structure of bureaucracy: Dead Horse Theory Dakota Native American tribal wisdom, passed on from generation to generation, says: “When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount and get a different horse.” However, in educative, corporate and governmental projects more advanced strategies are often employed, such as: 1. Buying a stronger whip. 2. Changing riders. 3. Appointing a committee to study the horse. 4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride dead horse... read more
What to expect in year three of the #pandemic.
What to expect in year three of the pandemic | The Economist https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/what-to-expect-in-year-three-of-the-pandemic?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content&utm_campaign=a.22worldahead_fy2122_q4_conversion-cb-dr_abo-allaudiences_global-global_auction_na&utm_medium=social-media.content.pd&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=conversion.content.non-subscriber.content_staticlinkad_np-10159987203609060-n-dec_na-na_article_na_na_na_na&utm_term=sa.int-theeconomist&utm_id=23849568582350... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
High flavonoid intake benefits cognitive function in study of American men, women
Increased flavonoid consumption reduced the risk of subjective cognitive decline among men and women in the United States, according to findings published in Neurology. “Although some small, short-term intervention trials have provided some evidence to support the beneficial role of flavonoids on cognitive … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
Omega-3 supplementation may slow stress-related accelerated aging
Omega-3 supplementation may slow accelerated aging by altering the body’s response during and after a stressful event, according to study results published in Molecular Psychiatry. “With this study, we wanted to see whether omega-3 supplementation could help to block the cellular … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE10 hours ago
Metaverse: Augmented reality pioneer warns it could be far worse than social media
If used improperly, the metaverse could be more divisive than social media and an insidious threat to society and even reality itself. KEY TAKEAWAYS Social media manipulates our reality by filtering what we are allowed (or not allowed) to see. … Continue reading → read more