15 April - iG Tab - 9

 

Utopia – you are standing in it!

• Alan Manning on labour market power

  4 hours ago

• Russia Fails In The Mountains – Basra Falls I THE GREAT WAR – Week 38

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• A New Theory on What Causes Inflation with Economist John Cochrane

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TARPLEY.net

• Beware Putin’s bid to crush Ukraine in time for May 9 1945 victory anniversary!

  NATO Harpoon anti-ship missiles arrive in Odessa, ready to sink Russian warships and transports! Mariupol also needs this capability to break siege & wreck Russian land bridge; All-out battle for Donbas looms with new Russian missile...

  6 days ago

• Ukraine launches cross-border bombing attack on Putin’s invaders!

  Daring night raid by Ukrainian helicopters destroys oil storage tanks in Russian city of Belgorod, near Kharkiv; despite Kremlin whining, Russia cannot count as privileged sanctuary for aggression; retaliation is not escalation! Collapse...

  13 days ago

• The Turn of the Tide in Ukraine continues!

  Russia driven back from Kiev while losing control in Kherson; in Berdyansk on Sea of Azov, missile sinks one Russian landing ship, damages 2 others; New York Times finally covers Ivashov open letter to Putin with fragmentary comments; You...

  20 days ago

Sustainable Pulse

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  Expert Groups Petition Biden Administration to Ban Toxic Pesticides in US Wildlife Refuges

  The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety filed a legal petition recently calling for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to end the use of dangerous agricultural pesticides on national wildlife refuges. Home to more...

  10 days ago
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  Saving the Banana the Non-GMO Way

  For over 20 years in news story after news story they’ve been telling us that only GM can save the banana – and yet again, such claims turn out not to be true, a report by GMWatch recently stated. Source: GMWatch By Jonathan Matthews and Claire...

  10 days ago
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  FDA Sued Over Failure to Release Documents Regarding Approval of GMO Salmon

  Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week, for unlawfully withholding records regarding FDA’s environmental assessment of genetically engineered...

  a month ago

sunshine hours

• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 100 – 2022

  . South / North

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• Eagles Die

  https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/us-firm-fined-8m-after-150-eagles-die-its-wind-farms-1699331

  5 days ago

• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 98 – 2022

  Arctic is trying hard to get within 1 STD . South / North

  6 days ago

Stagecraft and Statecraft

• Can punishing Russia become an end in itself?

  Biden, going beyond the traditional tools of deterrence and diplomacy, is relying entirely on his unprecedented sanctions to shape the behavior of a rival nuclear power, which has a long record of enduring economic hardship. BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY...

  6 days ago

• China continues its territorial advances in Asia

  Strategy relies on a steady progression of actions to outmaneuver rival states Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asia Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is helping to obscure China’s expansionism in Asia, where it continues to redraw its land and...

  17 days ago

• Putin’s War and the Mirage of the Rules-Based Order

  For all the talk of a rules-based order, the world’s rule-makers have reverted unhesitatingly to unilateralism during the Ukraine war. While this will leave Russia and the US worse off, it will enable China to advance its interests and bolster...

  18 days ago

Ramani's blog

• Ram Buddha Prophet’s Of Islam Holy Quran ?

  According to All-India Muslim Personal Law Board general secretary Abdur Raheem Qureshi, some Indian Islamic scholars believe Dhul-Kifl, one of the holy personalities mentioned in the Quran, refers to Gautam Buddha. There is no �p�...

  6 days ago

• Summer Sloka Classes Online For Kids

  Age Group 7 - 15. From 15 April,2022 To.      13 May,2022. Thrice A Week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Time.  15.00 to. 16.00.IST Duration. One hour. Platform - Google Meet.

  17 days ago

• Vedas Smritis On Saffron The Colour of Hinduism

  Saffron colour is associated with Hinduism. Donning Saffron robes is the hall mark of a Sanyasi,one who has renounced everything in Life. Saffron color has now become a symbol of Hinduism. On careful examination of Vedic texts and Smriti does...

  21 days ago

Diane Ravitch's blog

• Andy Spears: How Will Tennessee Spend Its $2 Billion Surplus?

  Andy Spears of the Tennessee Education Report informs his readers that the state has a budget surplus in excess of $ 2 billion. It also has public schools that are perennially underfunded. How will the state spend the surplus? He writes: A state...

  9 hours ago

• Far-Right Hillsdale College Runs a Charter Chain, Which Tennessee Governor Wants to Expand

  Stephanie Saul is a crack investigative reporter at the New York Times. In this story, she took a close look at Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s request to ultra conservative Hillsdale College to open 50 charter schools in Tennessee. She begins...

  10 hours ago

• What and Who Is Behind the Attack on Critical Race Theory??

  Watch this short video and learn who is promoting and funding the attacks on “critical race theory.” Very few of its critics can define CRT. Most seem to think it means teaching about racism today. They prefer to believe that racism ended...

  11 hours ago

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

• Ban European flights and car use in cities to hurt Putin, report urges

  By Paul Homewood Talk about cutting your nose off to spite your face!   Flights should be banned in continental Europe and car use banned in city centres to save energy and prevent Vladimir Putin profiting from fossil fuel sales, campaigners...

  15 hours ago

• State of the Climate 2021

  By Paul Homewood From GWPF:   London, 14 April – A systematic review of climate trends and observational data by an eminent climate scientist has found no evidence to support the claim of a climate crisis. In his annual State of the Climate...

  16 hours ago

• Hydrogen 11 times worse than CO2 for climate, says new report

  By Paul Homewood So much for “clean energy” then!! From New Atlas:   Hydrogen will be one of humanity’s key weapons in the war against carbon dioxide emissions, but it must be treated with care. New reports show how fugitive hydrogen...

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NoTricksZone

• PIK Researcher Stefan Rahmstorf Plays It Loose With His Sources, Mischaracterizes Wind Energy Drawbacks

  Stefan Rahmstorf has problems with his sources By Die kalte Sonne Translated by NoTricksZone Stefan Rahmstorf, is just as we know him. In a new Spiegel column, the climate researcher from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research...

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• 2 More New Studies Reaffirm The CO2-Drives-Climate-Change Paradigm Has A Magnitude Problem

  It takes 10 years and 22 ppm for CO2 to amass just 0.2 W/m² in total surface energy flux. In contrast, short-wave cloud radiative forcing fluctuations vary in amplitude by ±300 W/m² within hours. Earth’s surface energy imbalance is said...

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• “Why Shipping Pure Hydrogen Around The World Might Already Be Dead In The Water”

  By Die kalte Sonne One can truly argue that the Champagne of the energy transition is hydrogen. Champagne is so expensive because it can only come from a very specific region, where a brand was built up early on. Connoisseurs know this and drink...

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NEPC Blog Post of the Day

• Progressive Magazine: Community Schools Could Fix a Major Problem in Education

  Progressive Magazine: Community Schools Could Fix a Major Problem in Education Leslie Hu remembers the very day, a Thursday in March 2020, when her school, Dr. Martin Luther King Academic Middle School in San Francisco, received word...

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  Gary Rubinstein's Blog: The Incredible Shrinking TFA

  Gary Rubinstein's Blog: The Incredible Shrinking TFA Teach For America has an operating budget of $300 million. Their main responsibility is to recruit and prepare corps members to teach for a minimum of two years in low-income communities...

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• Answer Sheet: Teachers to Culture Warriors: Stop Treating Us as Enemies

  Answer Sheet: Teachers to Culture Warriors: Stop Treating Us as Enemies A coalition of organizations — including those representing English, social studies, science and math teachers — is demanding the “freedom to teach” in an...

  2 days ago

The Moderate Voice

• Zelenskiy asked Biden to designate Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ – Washington Post

  Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian PresidentZelenskiy recently made a direct appeal to U.S. President Joe Biden for the United States to designate Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism,” the Washington Post reported...

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• REPUBLICAN GROOMERS

  “Groomer” is not just the latest buzzword for Republicans. It’s a vile hateful attack engineered to spread propaganda and hate and to disarm anyone who disagrees with them. If you’re incapable of defending your position on an issue...

  a day ago

• Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva sinks after damages amid stormy day

  Published by DPA The Moskva, a Russian missile cruiser damaged amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine this week, has sunk during a storm, reported the TASS news agency on Thursday. Citing the Defence Ministry, the agency said the ship “sank...

  a day ago

Marginal REVOLUTION

• U.S.A. poll fact of the day

  Only one poll, yes, but here goes: 61% of Democrats say “improving border security and restricting illegal immigration” would strengthen democracy To be clear, I don’t consider this good news.  The broader point is that I genuinely...

  7 hours ago

• Friday assorted links

  1. Dan Klein on Back in the USSR and the top cold war songs. 2. CNN slams libertarian children’s books, sales soar. 3. Hinckley concert sells out. 4. How ancient are gears? 5. Tokyo’s Manuscript Writing Cafe only allows writers on a deadline...

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• Infrared Mind Control

  The science of mind control is advancing at a furious rate. In 2011, the NYTimes reported that scientists had engineered neurons to be sensitive to light and then using fiber optic cables and brain implants they were able to quickly turn mice...

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Lloyd Lofthouse

• The Real Purpose of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law has two ostensible purposes. One is to bring national attention to Governor Ron DeSantis as the heir to Donald Trump’s MAGA base. The other is to humiliate...

  10 days ago

• “The tree of liberty must be refreshed … with the blood of patriots & tyrants.”

  The title of this post was taken from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote in Paris, on Nov. 13. 1787. He sent that letter to William Smith. Those words do not appear in the Declaration of Independence. Those words do not … Continue reading →...

  2 months ago

• Living with PTSD One Day at a Time – a book review

  If combat or abuse of any kind, mental or physical, has traumatized you, I’m suggesting you read this memoir, even if it is the only one you real in your life. If you hate to read, then listen to the … Continue reading →...

  2 months ago

MintPress News

• Testimony Reveals Zelensky’s Secret Police Plot to ‘Liquidate’ Opposition Figure Anatoly Shariy

  Accounts from the Ukrainian SBU’s torture prison reveal Zelensky’s plot to assassinate exiled opposition figure and leading journalist Anatoly Shariy. The post Testimony Reveals Zelensky’s Secret Police Plot to ‘Liquidate’...

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• Israel Lobby’s Efforts to Cancel Antiwar Rapper Lowkey Backfire Following Global Pushback

  MintCast host Mnar Adley speaks to Lowkey about the extraordinary outpouring of global support he has received, why his activism and relentless campaigning for a free Palestine made him a target, and the growing success of the BDS movement...

  2 days ago

• Michael Tracey on the Refugee Crisis and US Troop Buildup in Poland

  “Every couple of days we get another so-called ‘gaffe’ from Biden where he appears to be revealing another layer of involvement in this Ukraine conflict.” – Michael Tracey The post Michael Tracey on the Refugee Crisis and US Troop...

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www.gurukalehuru.com

• The Ed Sheeran Case

  O.K., I am late weighing in on this controversy as the judge has ruled in Ed Sheeran’s favor and the very underpublicized case, obscured by the events in Ukraine and Will Smith assaulting a comedian much in the way that … Continue reading...

  9 days ago

• Gotham

  Sorry for the spoilers, but this is not a program to be taken seriously, so I’m not going to worry about it too much. If you really don’t want spoilers, read no further. I’m currently binge-watching Gotham, probably somewhere in … Continue...

  11 days ago

• The Smack

  Sometimes something happens that doesn’t matter, between people who don’t matter, and yet it grabs the public attention for a day and that’s all people can talk about but you know perfectly well it will be old news by tomorrow, … Continue...

  18 days ago

15 April - iG Tab - 8

 

Chicago Boyz

• The Rage of the Prince-Electors

  During the Middle Ages, in the time of the Holy Roman Empire, there was a small group of men known as the Prince-Electors.  They, and only they, got to choose the next Emperor. We have something kind of similar in America today.  There is a cluster...

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• Our Culture, What There Is of It

  This last weekend, I actually went out of my house/neighborhood and did something different. Something interesting and out in the real world, or something that resembled the real world, out there, beyond the keyboard and computer screen...

  2 days ago

• Something Light from Ukraine

  Netflix is streaming Servant of the People; we’ve been enjoying it.  A sit com juxtaposed with the daily news of death and destruction is trivial, but few cultural artifacts are more interesting than those that reveal what a nation laughs...

  7 days ago

Centinel2012

• True danger is a nation of citizens who blindly parrot govt propaganda

  By Tulsi Gabbard  Published originally on April 14, 2022  It is not the government’s job to shield us from information—no matter how “dangerous” they claim it to be. The true danger is a nation of citizens who blindly follow...

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• Marco Rubio Preparing to Join Biden in Destroying the World Economy

  Armstrong Economics Blog/China Re-Posted Apr 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong The world has gone completely nuts and now even Republican Marco Rubio is drafting legislation to sanction China. Biden’s sanctions have totally destroyed the...

  7 hours ago

• Smart Investor Article (English Translation Provided)

  Armstrong Economics Blog/Armstrong in the Media Re-Posted Apr 15, 2022 by Martin Armstrong I recently appeared on the cover of “Smart Investor” after being approached by journalist Ralph Malisch. Click here to read the full interview...

  8 hours ago

The BRAD BLOG

• Don't Look Up Redux: 'BradCast' 4/8/2022

  It's NICOLE SANDLER back today on The BradCast, filling in for Brad and Desi. After recapping the celebration of Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation as the next Justice of the Supreme Court on the south lawn of the White House today and a look...

  7 days ago

• Garland Appears to be Working Toward Trump Says Former DOJ Prosecutor: 'BradCast' 4/7/2022

  A bad day for Donald Trump is generally a good day for America. Today on The BradCast (after horrible and tragic news unexpectedly swept over our show yesterday), it's one of those days. And, if our guest, a former federal prosecutor is correct...

  8 days ago

• 'Green News Report' - April 7, 2022

  IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Lawmakers blast Big Oil CEOs for using wartime profits to enrich investors; Europe moves to ban Russian coal; EPA to finally ban deadly asbestos; PLUS: More destructive storms are causing more power outages, costing...

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bluebird of bitterness

• Musical offering for Good Friday

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• Musical offering for Maundy Thursday

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• Find the egg!

  One egg in this picture has not been decorated. See if you can find it. The solution will appear in the comments section later today.

  2 days ago

BlackListed News

• Freedom is Tyranny: Robert Reich Goes Full Orwellian in Anti-Free Speech Screed

  We recently discussed the gathering of Democratic politicians and media figures at the University of Chicago to discuss how to better shape news, combat “disinformation,” and reeducate those with conservative views. The political...

  2 days ago

• These people deserve the credit for the deaths of nearly a million Americans

  Introducing the members of the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines committee.

  2 days ago

• Elon Musk offers to take Twitter private to make free speech changes

  Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter in an updated 13D filing today. Musk is offering $54.20 per share in cash. Musk is offering to “acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by...

  2 days ago

Research Digest

• Moon mission simulation explores how isolation affects astronauts’ wellbeing

  By Matthew Warren. Two men spent 61 days living in a small habitat in the Arctic to mimic living conditions on a moon base.

  2 days ago

• Text message “nudges” that initially increased Covid vaccine uptake were not effective later in pandemic

  By Matthew Warren. Study shows that timing of public health messages is crucial.

  8 days ago

• What leads people to believe they have been abducted by aliens?

  By Emma L. Barratt. We look back at a classic study on source monitoring errors and memories of alien abduction.

  10 days ago

Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

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  How Coconut Macaroons Earned a Place on the Passover Table

  During the Passover Seder, Jews eat from a table filled with symbolic food, such as bitter herbs and matzoh, contemplating the dishes’ relationships to Jews’ escape from Egypt. For most Ashkenazi Jews, who trace their ancestry to Central...

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  Finger Lakes Drive-In in Auburn, New York

  On the outskirts of Auburn, New York, lies the state's oldest operating drive-in movie theater. First opened on July 15, 1947, the Finger Lakes Drive-In continues to broadcast films for moviegoers while maintaining the classic drive-in...

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  Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges in Bruges, Belgium

  When you cross the picturesque Bonifacius Bridge heading West, look up to your right, where you’ll see a teeny tiny stained glass window set in the wall of the Gruuthusemuseum. Though there is not much specific information available from...

  2 hours ago

Accidental Deliberations

• Musical interlude

  Fink - Looking Too Closely

  3 hours ago

• On negative reinforcement

  While there have been some aspects of the Saskatchewan NDP's post-election review (PDF) which involved conflicting currents within the party, one of the few possibilities which seems to have been generally embraced is the development of...

  4 hours ago

• Friday Morning Links

  Assorted content for your Friday reading.- Gavin Yamey et al. observe that a push for vaccine equity - and the retention of public health measures until it can be achieved - are musts to avoid foreseeable sickness and death from COVID-19. And...

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15 April - iG Tab 7 - MSM Narrative

 

WIRED

• Severance Is a Nightmare Vision of Office Life

  The Apple TV+ show is one of 2022's smartest series.

  8 hours ago

• #ThanksZack, the Subway Shooting, and the Internet’s New Hero

  Zack Tahhan helped the NYPD catch the Brooklyn shooting suspect. Then he became a champion on Twitter.

  11 hours ago

• Elon Musk Wasn’t the Only Reason to Be at TED

  Plus: The conference 15 years ago, the limits of Web3, and yet another tragedy.

  11 hours ago

NYT > Home Page

• Trump Endorses J.D. Vance in Republican Primary for Senate in Ohio

  The move amounts to a major bet on Mr. Vance’s ability to prevail over a crowded field, and on the former president’s power to alter the course of key congressional races.

  an hour ago

• South Carolina Prisoner Chooses to Be Executed by Firing Squad

  Richard B. Moore chose a firing squad over electrocution but said both methods were unconstitutional. His execution, set for this month, would be the country’s first by firing squad since 2010.

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• What Kathy Hochul, New York’s Governor, Has to Prove

  Sex scandals, harassment, bullying, bribery. Can New York’s first female governor change the state’s political culture?

  an hour ago

India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti

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  Export offer backed by huge FCI stock

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• IELTS score, lack of Canada travel money gets wife exiled in Gujarat

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  Government likely to increase farm output target

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BBC News - UK

• Prince Harry and Meghan land in Netherlands for Invictus Games

  The Sussexes make their first public appearance in Europe together since stepping back as senior royals.

  7 hours ago

• UK Rwanda asylum plan against international law, says UN refugee agency

  The UNHCR says the scheme to send some migrants to claim asylum in Rwanda is shifting responsibility.

  7 hours ago

• Easter travellers face traffic jams and rail disruption

  Millions of drivers are heading on trips across the UK, while several major train routes are closed.

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