Saturday, May 21, 2022

21 May - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Being a Brave Person: 8 Signs You Are an Incredibly Brave Person.
https://www.purposefairy.com/86829/incredibly-brave-person/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Astronomers may have found the first known extragalactic exoplanet | Science News
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/first-exoplanet-discovery-outside-milky-way-galaxy-astronomy read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
How James Webb will reveal what Hubble missed.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/james-webb-hubble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1653026890 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Men Are Creating AI Girlfriends and Then Verbally Abusing Them
https://futurism.com/chatbot-abuse?utm_campaign=trueanthem_AI&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=futurism read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
A temporary marriage makes more sense than marriage for life.
https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/a-temporary-marriage-makes-more-sense-than-marriage-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1653099658 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Voyager 1 Is Sending Back ‘Impossible’ Data From Interstellar Space
https://www.physics-astronomy.com/2022/05/breaking-voyager-1-is-sending-back.html?m=1 read more
Learning From Each Other’s Struggles Is Vital To Long-Term Success
When we’re up against the state or powerful corporations, patriarchal or racial structures, we can’t take success or even survival for granted. What we do and how — our strategy and tactics, our understanding and skill — matters for the outcome. The stakes are high, and the cost of defeat is severe. This makes movement learning an ethical, as well as a practical, necessity. Reinventing the wheel — only learning when we and our movements go through something ourselves — is a recipe for intensified and prolonged suffering. Meanwhile, a “Do something, anything” mentality is often jus... read more
US Senate REJECTS $48 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses and Restaurants Just Hours After Approving ANOTHER $40 Billion for Ukraine
Gateway Pundit – by Julian Conradson On Thursday – just hours after approving another $40 billion in US taxpayer dollars for Ukraine – the US Senate blocked a... The post US Senate REJECTS $48 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses and Restaurants Just Hours After Approving ANOTHER $40 Billion for Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
It’s Time That U.S. Taxpayers Defund The Davos Sponsor – World Economic Forum
Substack – by Adam Andrzejewski Davos. It’s a “playground” for the world’s billionaire business elite. Every year, the uberrich and powerful people descend upon a... The post It’s Time That U.S. Taxpayers Defund The Davos Sponsor – World Economic Forum appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Here We Go: CDC Urges One-Third of US Population to Mask Up Again in Public Indoor Settings and Based on Their Covid-19 Risk
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged about a third of the US population who... The post Here We Go: CDC Urges One-Third of US Population to Mask Up Again in Public Indoor Settings and Based on Their Covid-19 Risk appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Wynn sued by DOJ for not registering as agent of China
Politico – by Hailey Fuchs The Department of Justice has sued casino mogul Stephen A. Wynn to compel him to register as an agent for... The post Wynn sued by DOJ for not registering as agent of China appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Devin Nunes Reacts to Court Testimony that Hillary Clinton Approved Pushing Trump-Russia Collusion Fraud to Media
At least in the DC sphere, Devin Nunes was one of the first politicians to point out that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was behind a coordinated effort to manufacture the Trump-Russia collusion story as an election strategy. Yesterday, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, testifying in the Sussmann trial, admitted that part of the effort involved creating […] The post Devin Nunes Reacts to Court Testimony that Hillary Clinton Approved Pushing Trump-Russia Collusion Fraud to Media appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
"If..."
If they'll do this for a TV, what happens when there's no food? read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Ukraine: The enemy is the Western World, not Russia
The war in Ukraine reminds me of the war in my homeland Yugoslavia. In 2013, the elected president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, accepted cooperation with Russia as more suitable for Ukraine than cooperation with the EU. This triggered a highly violent demonstration of the Ukrainian ultra-nationalists on Maidan square in Kyiv. Please see a short […] read more
"Stop The Denial: Ukraine Is A Proxy War That Will Lead To Wider World War"
*"Stop The Denial: Ukraine Is A Proxy War * *That Will Lead To Wider World War"* By Brandon Smith "At the onset of the Russian incursion into Ukraine I argued in my article ‘Order Out Of Chaos: How The Ukraine Conflict Is Designed To Benefit Globalists‘ that US boots would be on the ground within a few months. I was wrong – As it turns out, US and European military boots were ALREADY on the ground. Ukraine was a proxy war from the very beginning. But what is a proxy war, really? It means that Russian troops are fighting Ukrainian soldiers that are intermingled with western “advisors... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Russia Says Luhansk Region Under its Full Control Soon, US Considers Supplies of Anti-Ship Missiles to Ukraine
Russia Says Luhansk Region Under its Full Control Soon, US Considers Supplies of Anti-Ship Missiles to Ukraine News Topic 503 read more
"Stocking Up At Kroger! Great Deals, And Coupons!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 5/21/22: *"Stocking Up At Kroger! Great Deals, And Coupons!"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger Marketplace finding some great deals, and coupons we will share with you. We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and some food shortages! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" read more
The Duran11 hours ago
‘Destroy’ Russia navy & feed the world. Shoigu warns Finland-NATO. Trudeau’s CBC expelled. Update 2
‘Destroy’ Russia navy & feed the world. Shoigu warns Finland-NATO. Trudeau’s CBC expelled. Update 2 Topic 550 read more
balance1011 hours ago
smoke mirrors
But now just as the Soviet Union has reached new heights of nuclear and conventional military power, we are told that the Soviet threat no longer exists. The reasons for this are supposedly self-evident. Eastern Europe has broken free from Soviet control and the Warsaw Pact is defunct. And in the wake of the failed military coup of August 19, the Soviet Union itself has disintegrated. … In 1990 and 1991 the Soviets supposedly became our ally in the Persian Gulf war. They signed treaties to reduce the number of conventional arms in Europe and to reduce nuclear missiles pointed at the ... read more
Food Safety News11 hours ago
FDA warns consumers to not eat certain Jif peanut butter because of Salmonella outbreak
Federal officials are recommending that the public not consume any of dozens of Jif brand peanut butter products because of a new outbreak of infections from Salmonella Senftenberg. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting 14 patients across 12 states with two people having been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported as of... Continue Reading read more
The Grayzone11 hours ago
A history of naked imperialism continues as Biden approves Somalia redeployment
Biden has reversed Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US forces from Somalia and will redeploy Special Operations Forces. It is just the latest move in a long history of destructive US-UK meddling in the Horn of Africa. Almost as soon as the administration of President Joseph Biden announced a redeployment of US Special Operations Forces to Somalia on May 16, the Western media began to spin the intervention. As the BBC framed it, Biden’s deployment would “support the fight against militant […] The post A history of naked imperialism continues as Biden approves Somalia redeployment appea... read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Is Exorcism an Option?
Asking for a friend. After numerous attempts to speak with Speaker Pelosi to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing, an the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion. https://t.co/l7M85CyG86 — Archbishop Salvatore J.… Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +13 hours ago
Testimony by Dr. Kenneth Alibek on Soviet and Russian Bioweapons Programs – Including Monkeypox (1998 Testimony; 2002 Interview)
According to Ken Alibek, former first deputy director of the bio weapons program of the Soviet Union, by the late … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
It’s Wrong To Call Needle Exchange A Failure
It’s just that real needle exchange has never been tried. read more
Pandemic 2: Monkeypox Madness
Pandemic 2: Monkeypox Madness by Kit Knightly, OffGuardian May 21, 2022 Monkeypox – it’s the hip new disease sweeping the globe. Allegedly appearing almost simultaneously in over a dozen different countries on four different continents. As we wrote in the early days of the Covid “pandemic”, the only thing spreading faster than the disease The post Pandemic 2: Monkeypox Madness appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Russia was planning to use monkeypox as bioweapon, claims ex-Soviet scientist.
https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-was-planning-to-use-monkeypox-as-bioweapon-claims-ex-soviet-scientist-480996 read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Centrally planned havoc
The idea that a monetary system can be centrally planned has about the same chance of success as centrally planned automobile manufacturing or farming. But that doesn’t stop Keynesians from insisting that things would be better if the central planners would only adopt their particular tweak-of-the-week. A central bank digital currency theoretically allows for micro-targeting — perhaps… Continue reading → read more
Tucker Carlson, "Inflation Is Proof The People In Charge Are Reckless And Stupid"
*Full screen recommended.* Tucker Carlson, *"Inflation Is Proof The People In Charge Are Reckless And Stupid"* *○* “It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” - Henry Ford read more
"Boom: All Fall Down"
*"Boom: All Fall Down"* by Bob Hoye "Decades ago, when a toddler tripped the exclamation was: “Faw down, go boom”. In the markets it’s the opposite as the mania runs until reckless speculators exhaust themselves. The boom completes, then most asset prices “faw down”, taking participants through an emotional whipsaw from euphoria to dismay. Worse, the hit initiates a recession and over the centuries – the bigger the boom the bigger the bust. Encompassing stocks, bonds, commodities and real estate this has been the biggest bubble in history. With considerable fascination, it has been... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The continued decline of Biden and the Dems
Washington Free Beacon: President Joe Biden's approval rating plunged last month, according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research poll, as Democratic voters turn their backs on the president ahead of this year's midterms. Biden's poll numbers have dipped since April to 39 percent, the lowest number the AP has found since the start of his presidency. Other pollsters' results are comparable: A Quinnipiac University poll found that only 35 percent of Americans approve of Biden, the Washington Free Beacon reported Thursday. Only 2 in 10 adults say the United States ... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
California grid not up to charging electric vehicles?
MSN: California energy officials issued a sobering warning this month, telling residents to brace for potential blackouts as the state’s energy grid faces capacity constraints heading into the summer months. In Sacramento, officials said California’s grid could face a potential shortfall of roughly 1,700 megawatts, which would affect the power supply of between 1 million and 4 million people this summer. That number would likely be exacerbated by an additional shortfall of 5,000 megawatts in the case of extreme heat and further fire damage to existing power lines. And since the ... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The Biden gaffe machine on the road
*Daily Mail:* *Biden's double gaffe in South Korea: President refers to new president as the previous leader and gets name of Samsung's Texas plant wrong shortly after landing on first Asia trip* Biden obviously cannot help himself or stay on script. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The left's global warming scam
Calvin Beisner: "Fossil Fuel Extraction Must Be Stopped to Limit Global Warming." That's the headline of an article at Earth.com, an environmental activist website. It purports to convey the message of a study published May 17, 2022, in Environmental Research Letters, "Existing fossil fuel extraction would warm the world beyond 1.5°C," though the study makes no such claim. According to the study, the world is already committed, through its 25,000 oil and gas fields and 3,000 coal mines, to emitting so much carbon dioxide that global warming cannot be limited to the 1.5°C target... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The Dem's 'white supremacy' BS exposed
*Thomas Lifson: * *Chair of Congressional Black Caucus blames 'White supremacy replacement theorist' for shooting in Dallas Koran hair salon where perp was Black* The Democrats search for "white supremacy" is running into a limited supply of people to blame. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Russian troops and commanders abandon Putin war?
Daily Beast: Russian soldiers are apparently so sick of Vladimir Putin’s “stupid” war in Ukraine that they are now openly plotting with their own commanders to go AWOL. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate released a recording on Thursday that is said to show precisely that happening, with a soldier heard in a purportedly intercepted phone call detailing the plan. The soldier, identified by Ukrainian intelligence as one of many men “mobilized” by authorities in occupied Donetsk, complains that he and others in his battalion are so under-equipped that ev... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
New York Times Editor's Question U.S. Strategy On The Ukraine War
Ukrainian servicemen of the Territorial Defence Forces fire an anti-tank grenade launcher as they take part in a training exercise in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, May 14. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *Kontinent/New York Times Editorial:* *The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready* The Senate passed a $40 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, but with a small group of isolationist Republicans loudly criticizing the spending and the war entering a new and complicated phase, continued bipartisan support is not guaranteed. Avril Haines, the d... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Texas, Florida robbed of House seats by Census 'mistakes'
The Hill: The U.S. Census Bureau this week said the decennial tabulation of every American resident had miscounted populations in 14 states by enough that a handful of seats in the House of Representatives should have gone to other states. But even with evidence in hand that at least a few seats should have shifted between states — Texas and Florida, for example, may have deserved additional seats — there is nothing those states, the Census Bureau, the Commerce Department or Congress can do about it. On Thursday, the Bureau released the results of its post-enumeration survey, a... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
The Race to Break the Russia-China Alliance and the ‘Ukraine of the Asia Pacific’
It has become commonplace among western media to paint today’s Russia-China alliance as a matter of either “momentary convenience”, or as a strained partnership between two competing authoritarian regimes with global imperial aspirations. However, if one simply looks at the facts as they are without the filter of “experts” telling you how to interpret reality, […] read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Racism in academia
*Breitbart:* *Princeton Prez Demands Tenured Prof Be Fired After He Opposed Giving Black Colleagues Special Treatment* Princeton's President must think that blacks cannot get ahead on merit alone. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Another anti-energy decision from Biden
Daily Caller: The American Petroleum Institute (API), a leading industry group, said the next offshore oil and gas lease sale likely wouldn’t come until early 2024 following the latest Biden administration update. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday that it would issue an updated proposed program plan for offshore lease sales by June 30. The API, though, said the announcement confirms the administration is “significantly behind” in the multi-year process required for approving a new five-year offshore plan, likely delaying lease sales until early 2024. The In... read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
Vernon Coleman: ‘The Clock is Ticking Loudly’
*Dr Vernon Coleman* | What is now unfolding can only be described as a deliberate and evil agenda. read more
CFACT13 hours ago
Ohio County veto of wind project shows it’s time to end federal wind subsidies
BY ROBERT BRYCE: Rural Americans keep rejecting wind projects. The post Ohio County veto of wind project shows it’s time to end federal wind subsidies appeared first on CFACT. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Monkeypox
… Dr. Jeremy Faust has been studying the outbreak in Europe and discovered that all 89 confirmed cases have something in common. In the way that SUVs are known for plowing into parades, this virus may originate in saunas. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
The Monkeys are Coming
Daily Mail- UK monkeypox alert as health chiefs detect another FOUR cases of killer virus with NO links to Africa — as gay and bisexual men are urged to look out for ‘unusual rash’ The rare tropical disease, which causes flu-like symptoms and blisters on the skin, is caused by a virus spread by monkeys,… Continue reading → read more
Detroit Organizations Demand Justice Department Act On Police Misconduct
CPTA begins the memorandum by stating that: “The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability (CPTA) requests a federal investigation of a pattern of killings and excessive force by the Detroit Police Department (DPD) and an institutional culture within the department that promotes violence and racial discrimination within the Department and against members of the community. The mission of CPTA is to expose police misconduct in all its forms and thereby demand police transparency and accountability as well as garner community support for this effort. The Coalition was form... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Musk responds to Clinton disinformation on Twitter
Brandon Morse: Elon Musk is going scorched Earth on Democrats and it’s beautiful. Remember Clinton’s famous 2016 tweet attempting to link then-Republican candidate for President Donald Trump to Russia? According to Clinton and her campaign, Trump had a “secret line of communication to Russa” via a server in Trump tower that linked to a Russian-based bank. This discovery by “computer scientists” was supposed to “explain Trump’s bizarre adoration of Vladimir Putin” and his pro-Kremlin positions. It was all an attempt to further tie Trump to Russia as per the Democrat Party’s narra... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The Texas AG race Bush vs. Paxton
* NY Times:* Bush Dynasty, Its Influence Fading, Pins Hopes on One Last Stand in Texas George P. Bush is running to unseat the incumbent attorney general. His family, once powerful in Texas, has become an albatross as well as an asset. George P. Bush appears to be the most conservative Bush politicians. He also has name recognition and is running against a politician that appears to be a magnet for law suits. However, when Paxton is on the job as Texas AG he has been effective in getting verdicts that conservative Texans appreciate. One of the curious things about the litigatio... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Australian Prime Minister Concedes Election Defeat
*Daily Mail:* *Australia's new PM Anthony Albanese makes powerful victory speech with girlfriend Jodie and declares Aussies 'voted for change' - before losing his temper at raucous crowd* * Scott Morrison has been booted from power with Anthony Albanese replacing him as Prime Minister * There was a big swing to the ALP in Western Australia with Swan, Pearce and Hasluck turning red * Liberal heavyweight Josh Frydenberg has probably lost his seat to 'teal' independent Monique Ryan * Labor may need the support of the Greens and independents to form government with 76 seats n... read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
Nazism in Ukraine: ‘The Unholy Trinity’
*21WIRE* | Charting the development of Nazi ideology in Ukraine. read more
Pelosi gets a 100% rating from NARAL
"Church leaders have been pleading with Pelosi for years, inviting her to repent and return to full communion with the Church. But she has been unwilling to let Catholicism inform her worldview. Even when personally corrected about her pro-choice views by Pope Benedict XVI in a private meeting in which he reminded her of her duty to protect life, the Speaker remained unmoved. In the press conference following their conversation, she argued that all males—implicitly placing the pope and male Congressional members on the same plane—should refrain from interfering with abortions: “I l... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Questions raised about the 51 intel officers misinformation campaign against him
Red States: ... But President Donald Trump isn’t leaving it there. He’s engaged attorney Tim Parlatore to take various actions regarding the intel letter. Parlatore has sent five letters to the agencies that had employed the 51 signatories to the letter, including the CIA, the NSA, the DNI, and the DOD, calling it an egregious breach that has gone “uninvestigated and certainly unpunished.” Parlatore termed it an “unauthorized publication and dissemination of an intelligence assessment, purportedly based on classified information, that was used wrongfully to influence the outcome... read more
TGIF: Conspiracy Theories, mostly from Democrats
“All the news you need to know from the chaotic week that was. By Nellie Bowles from Common Sense by Bari Weiss * Three shootings in one week: *On Saturday, in Buffalo, New York, a young white man traveled to a black neighborhood to shoot up a grocery store, killing 10 people and wounding 3. On Sunday, in Laguna Woods, California, a Chinese man went to a Taiwanese church with a gun, killing one and critically injuring four. In Dallas, a young black man went to a Korean spa, shooting three. In a single week, three mass shootings. Each appears to have been driven by specific raci... read more
43% APPROVAL MAN WILL SAVE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!
Excuse me while I repeatedly pound my head on my desk in response to this Politico story: *National Dems are calling in a new communications expert: Eric Adams* When New York City Mayor Eric Adams was asked whether he sees a place for himself on the 2024 presidential ticket, he gave an answer that fetes his current position without removing himself from the potential field. “You could run the country from New York,” Adams said Thursday night in a local TV interview. “Why would you want to leave New York City?” (Wait -- do you even live in New York City, Mr. Mayor?) But the city’s... read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
An Inconvenient Truth: Democrats Actively Promote a ‘Great Replacement’ Agenda
*21WIRE* | Chief among the believers of Democrats' own 'Great Replacement' plan - is Joe Biden himself. read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
“Boeing Starliner docks to International Space Station for first time”
“The Boeing CST-100 Starliner docked to the International Space Station for the first time on Friday night. The spacecraft made its first connection with the International Space Station’s (ISS) Harmony module at 8:28 p.m. EDT. Boeing said that – in … Continue reading → read more
CHD Seeks Help From Texas Parents in Lawsuit Challenging FDA’s Authorization of COVID Vaccines for Kids 5-11
CHD Seeks Help From Texas Parents in Lawsuit Challenging FDA’s Authorization of COVID Vaccines for Kids 5-11 Children’s Health Defense seeks help from parents in 13 Texas counties, after a U.S. District Court on Tuesday granted CHD 45 days to amend its lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 The post CHD Seeks Help From Texas Parents in Lawsuit Challenging FDA’s Authorization of COVID Vaccines for Kids 5-11 appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Western Media Run Blatant Atrocity Propaganda For The Ukrainian Government
The Ukrainian government is quickly learning that it can say anything, literally anything at all, about what's happening on the ground there and get it uncritically reported as an actual news story by the mainstream western press. read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Australia: turning for the worse
If you agree that there is an imperialist bloc of countries that dominates and controls the world, then Australia should be included. It may be a new and smaller entrant to the bloc, and it may be just a satellite of US imperialism in the Asia-Pacific, but it still fits the bill as part of the bloc. read more
College Student Expelled for Refusing Covid Booster, Despite Being Severely Injured by First Dose
[image: vaccine]Despite Pfizer confirming that her injuries were likely caused by their vaccine, the college refused to grant an exemption for the booster. read more
Caitlin Johnstone15 hours ago
Western Media Run Blatant Atrocity Propaganda For The Ukrainian Government
(This article contains reports about child rape which might be intense for some people.) Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ The Ukrainian government is quickly learning that it can say anything, literally anything at all, about what’s happening on the ground there and […] read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
The Emergence of Physically Mediated Cyberattacks?
Ukraine Army First Lieutenant Vitalii Dudnyk monitors the Ukrainian mission group’s cyber-network. (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service; https://www.dvidshub.net/) On May 13, the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine published a notice alleging that “Russia’s special services” are targeting Ukrainian internet service providers (ISPs). If this notice is to be believed, the world has just witnessed a new kind of cyberattack—different in kind rather than in degree. Here’s the relevant part: Free access to information is a major thre... read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
This one hidden Google shortcut will save you time every single day
Here's a Google trick that helps you whip up new documents, spreadsheets and calendar invites in a snap. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
Tech security: How to wipe your phone or computer if it’s lost or stolen
If the worst happens, take these steps to keep your data out of a stranger's hands. read more
The Utilitarian and Evangelical Alliance Against Hinduism
Utilitarianism is regarded as an atheistic, secular, and liberal philosophy. But in the nineteenth century, it acted like a militant colonial faith devoted to christianizing and anglicizing the non-Western cultures, especially Indian culture. The utilitarians applied their utilitarian principle and argued that happiness to the highest number of people was possible only under a Christianized and Anglicized social order. With such conviction, it was natural for them to develop an alliance with the British Evangelicals who wanted to make Christianity dominant in all parts of the world.... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Putin culling failed commanders
PJ Media: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has removed several top military commanders from their positions due to “poor performances” in the Ukraine War, according to British intelligence officials on Thursday. The U.K. Ministry of Defense described “a culture of cover-ups and scapegoating” that might keep more Russian officers “distracted by efforts to avoid personal culpability for Russia’s operational set-backs.” Lt. Gen. Serhiy Kisel, who commanded Russia’s elite 1st Guards Tank Army, has been suspended for his failure to capture Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Vice... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russians go on defensive preparing for Ukraine counter attacks
ISW: Russian forces are focusing on digging in and reinforcing defensive positions in Kharkiv and along the Southern Axis in preparation for Ukrainian counteroffensives, while the majority of active offensive operations remain confined to Izyum-Donetsk City arc and especially the Popasna-Severodonetsk area. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces are creating secondary defensive lines on the Southern Axis, indicating that the Russian grouping in this area may be preparing for a major Ukrainian counter-offensive and a protracted conflict.[i] Russian forces report... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Texas 'anti-Big Tech' law goes after censorship
Washington Examiner: Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are likely to be sued by Texans who have been restricted on the platforms thanks to a new anti-censorship law in the state. HB 20, a Republican-backed anti-*Big Tech* law that stops social media companies from restricting users due to their political beliefs, was *reinstated* by a federal appeals court last week, paving the way for Texans to sue platforms that censor them. The law was passed last September but was *paused* until last week. Republicans who have accused social media giants of unfair... read more
COVID? What's That?
In Ontario, COVID cases are sprouting like dandelions in the spring. Two of the party leaders are self-isolating. Martin Regg Cohn writes: The Green Party’s Mike Schreiner disclosed his positive result just two days after sharing the stage with his counterparts in Monday’s televised debate. Horwath tweeted out her sympathies and good wishes to Schreiner, but by the next morning similar sympathy tweets were coming her way. What’s notable is how little notice they both attracted. Fleeting stories and ephemeral headlines, to be sure, but their campaigns went on because the show goe... read more
the daily howler15 hours ago
TIMES AND SCHOOLS: How severe is New York City's crisis?
*SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022* *A, B and C, long ago: *Long ago and far away, we were teaching fifth and sixth graders in the Baltimore City Schools. We started in the fall of 1969; we left in the early 1980s. We came for the draft deferment, left because the time had come when we pretty much had to. Along the way, we spent seven full years teaching fifth and sixth grades. We also spent two full years teaching junior high math, with time off for research endeavors. In the grade school years, we generally taught the kids who were judged to be farthest "behind." Some of these kids really... read more
Time To End The Denial
After decades of catastrophic man-made global warming, Earth’s temperature is right at the 1979-2000 mean, and Arctic sea ice extent is just below the 1981-2010 median. Climate Reanalyzer Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut read more
Where’s Greta?
An estimated 1.6 billion disposable masks made their way into the oceans in 2020 — that’s more than 4 million per day. By the end... The post Where’s Greta? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Insecticide Sprayed Over Airline Passengers Around the World
Dr. Mark Trozzi No warning. No consent. No joke. Passengers are now being sprayed with the toxin Permithrin. I just dodged forced injections and nasal... The post Insecticide Sprayed Over Airline Passengers Around the World appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
TV War “Experts” Revealed As Paid Shills For Weapons Manufacturers
The Jimmy Dore Show May 20, 2022 • Viral video impresario Matt Orfalea has done it again, this time exposing the war propagandists in the... The post TV War “Experts” Revealed As Paid Shills For Weapons Manufacturers appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
The Honesty Gap: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Problem
by Andrew Rotherham Two days ago, Governor Glenn Youngkin released the analysis of achievement and accountability in Virginia that was part of his executive order package when he took office. It was an open secret this was coming – it was right there … Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Virginia Absentee Ballots: Absent from the State?
by Lindsey Zea For election accountability purposes, chain of custody for ballots should be observable and publicly verifiable. So, why are two of the largest counties in Virginia, as well as other localities, planning to expand the chain of custody … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
I, Napoleon
Bill Maher: “We are literally experimenting on our own children.” If this spike in trans children is all biological, why is it regional? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them. pic.twitter.com/t3Tx23MOsu — Bill Maher (@billmaher) May 21, 2022 read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
One Flu Out The Wuhan Nest
And another, and another. The Wuhan Institute of Virology is believed to have engaged in the risky form of research regarding bat coronaviruses, as now-deleted webpages reveal the lab manipulating bat coronaviruses to “replicate efficiently in primary human airway cells and achieve in vitro titers equivalent to epidemic strains of SARS-CoV.” Now, the latest edition… Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Bacon Meme of the Week
Hat tip: John Butcher read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Sri Lankan Situation Is Fraught With Danger
India finds itself between the rock and a hard place in its approach to the Sri Lankan crisis. There is no question that the government attributes primacy to Sri Lanka remaining a practising democracy. But the developing situation in that country is going to be a cliff hanger right up […] read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
White Nationalism
Leftists and politicians like Biden and Trudeau, want to divide people not unite them. The white supremacy hoax. read more
5 Tips about Manufacturing Firm Next Today You Should Use
[image: Manufacturing Next]Minimal Paperwork – The business mortgage requires minimal paper work and so candidates aren’t confronted with difficulties relating to filing of mortgage purposes. It just requires entrepreneurs to fill in an internet type and paperwork which can be obligatory have to be submitted. Then receiving loans turns into attainable and the quantity is transferred to bank accounts by lenders immediately. Writing efficient weblog posts that get you traction often is one thing that puzzles the small enterprise owner. Whereas it’s not mind science, it does take a l... read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Losing with dignity – tells you a lot about someone
I read yesterday that losing incumbent Congressman Madison Cawthorn is pitching his own little hissy fit plotting revenge on Republicans who spoke out against him. Does that sound familiar? Is he emulating his idol, a more widely known former president? … Continue reading → read more
Balkinization2 hours ago
Soviet Monuments in Central and Eastern Europe
This post was prepared for a roundtable onPublic Memory and Public Monuments, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022—a year-long series gathering scholars from diverse disciplines and viewpoints to reflect on Sandy Levinson’s influential work in constitutional law. Aleksandra Kuczynska-Zonik Following World War II, huge statues of Stalin began to appear in all state socialist countries of Central Eastern Europe. Monumental sculptures were a part of a “multi-media propaganda machine,” which sought to create a new collective identity. It was meant to counteract and deconstruct nation... read more
Organizing Notes5 hours ago
Scott Ritter on US Withdrawal from Disarmament Treaties w/ Russia
Our guest this time is Scott Ritter, former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer. He also served with the United Nations implementing arms control treaties. We thank GN board member Will Griffin for doing all the tech work to make this show happen. These are the questions that I placed before Scott. - Soon after the 2003 US initiated ‘shock and awe’ in Iraq I was watching C-SPAN one evening. The speaker at a big event, loaded with Pentagon & CIA brass, was then Naval War College professor Thomas Barnett. He spoke about his new book called ‘The Pent... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's anti-energy policies exposed
Sen. Hawley nails the Energy Secretary on Biden's anti-energy policies. It is clear that from day one of the Biden administration they were determined to drive up the price of fossil fuels and limit the supply of energy. Red States reports on Sen. Sullivan's detailing of what the Biden administration has done in the last three weeks to limit production of oil and gas: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), who comes from the oil-rich state of Alaska, blew the whistle on that by listing what the Biden Administration has done, just in the last three weeks that has impeded oil and gas productio... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 21 May 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/SJzZ5pcVoe 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/bW5sc8zQbE — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 21, 2022 Latest updates on the war in Ukraine: ➡️ 21-year-old Russian solider admits to killing unarmed civilian in first war crimes trial ➡️ Russia says final Ukrainian soldiers at Azovstal steel plant surrender ➡️ G7 pledge $19.8 bn to bolster Ukraine financeshttps://t.co/uCexC4j5S0 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 20, 2022 LIVE: US Presid... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
BREAKING: Australia’s prime minister has conceded defeat after an election that could deliver a minority government. “I think it’s very important this country can move forward,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. https://t.co/l8zzVnpi2o — The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2022 The US is expected to keep 100,000 troops stationed in Europe for the foreseeable future unless Russia escalates and threatens Sweden and Finland or NATO members, according to multiple US officials https://t.co/shX6qhsPdI — CNN (@CNN) May 21, 2022 North Korea is reporting more than 200,000 new patients suff... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces, who surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, sit in a bus upon their arrival under escort of the pro-Russian military in the settlement of Olenivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Mariupol defenders surrender to Russia but their fate is uncertain* (Reuters). read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Could Google’s Carbon Emissions Have Effectively Doubled Overnight? *A new report suggests the money that Big Tech companies keep in the banking system can do more climate damage than the products they sell.* Five Imploding $40 Billion Companies Are Shadows Of What They Were Record Heat in France Record heat surging toward East Coast with temperatures to near 100Just before Buffalo shooting, 15 users signed into suspect’s chatroom, says person familiar with reviewHow a Social Security program piled huge fines on the poor and disabled California To Spend $5.2 Billion ... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Don’t sell me, Mama – Afghanistan’s forgotten humanitarian crisis
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – “I’m little. Please, don’t sell me,” young Noqra Gul pleads with her parents. This may sound shocking, but selling girls is becoming common in Afghanistan. It’s the only way for a family to survive. Afghanistan today is considered to have the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. According to various […] The post Don’t sell me, Mama – Afghanistan’s forgotten humanitarian crisis appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Retraction Watch15 hours ago
Weekend reads: Dogs removed from controversial research facility; ‘an unacceptable idea’; ‘blind spots on western blots’
Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Journal retracts paper listed on authorship for sale site following Retraction Watch report How citation cartels give ‘strategic scholars’ an advantage: A simple model Kale ‘miracle food’ paper retracted for being ‘word salad’ After we … Continue reading Weekend reads: Dogs removed from controversial research facility; ‘an unacceptable idea’; ‘blind spots on western blots’ read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil: Bolsonaro and Musk bring positions on Amazon and Twitter closer
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jair Bolsonaro and Elon Musk met on Friday in São Paulo in a meeting in which the Brazilian president sought an ally to reject criticism of his management of the Amazon and gave his support to the tycoon's project to buy Twitter in the name of freedom of expression. After […] The post Brazil: Bolsonaro and Musk bring positions on Amazon and Twitter closer appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
First Breathalyzer Test to Diagnose COVID-19.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2792268?guestAccessKey=9ddcc6b0-fff7-44d7-9e07-6c33a2452ebc&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=6984670762&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=165513603 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
4 foods not to eat if you have high cholesterol.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/4-foods-not-to-eat-if-you-have-high-cholesterol?utm_content=buffer02602&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=hhp read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
The 4 Most Common Work-From-Home Bad Habits.
https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202102/the-4-most-common-work-home-bad-habits?amp read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
TOmato Flu
https://www.narayanahealth.org/blog/tomato-flu/amp/ read more
2022: The Beginning of the End of the Coup
It had been tried and proven to “work” in case after case. It was the standing operational procedure: control the perceptions; buy off, intimidate, or otherwise remove the impediments; wield a small, but well-organized force, to seize state power. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
Children Who Play Adventurously Have Better Mental Health.
https://neurosciencenews.com/adventure-play-mental-health-20615/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection.
https://ideas.ted.com/a-scientist-explores-the-mysteries-of-the-gut-brain-connection/ read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Government approval rises from 26% to 34% in one year
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The approval of President Jair Bolsonaro's (PL) government is at the best level in a little over a year. According to the EXAME/IDEIA survey published on May 19, voters who approve of how the president works are . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Government approval rises from 26% to 34% in one year appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
Is the center shrinking in the Democratic primaries?
[image: Pennsylvania state representative Summer Lee smiles in a photo at a campaign event.] Pennsylvania Democratic congressional candidate, state Rep. Summer Lee, talks to the press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images Democratic voters are moving their party to the left — and dragging candidates with them. This year’s Democratic primaries are being largely framed as an ideological struggle between the national party’s moderate and progressive wings. But voting patterns over the last few weeks have complicated that narrative. In marquee conte... read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators
[image: A person opening a refrigerator.] Getty Images The average fridge in the US consumes more electricity in a year than an average person in dozens of countries. My refrigerator — that appliance humming in the background that I rarely think about — consumes about 450 kilowatt-hours of energy (kWh) every year. A highly efficient air conditioner uses 483 kWh per year, and even more if the system is older or less efficient. Chances are, though, kilowatt-hours don’t mean a lot to you. To help put it into perspective, consider this chart: Let’s spell this out. In any given year, ... read more
Autism and Mental Health Continue to Vex UK School System
Note: What are schools to do with the continuing explosion of children who need special ed services? Bey9nd school, how are families to manager short and long term. Parents depend on their children in their golden years. What happens when... Related Stories - Ignoring The Increasing Complexity of Need in Schools - Explosion of Special Education Needs in the UK - Foundation for Autism Research & Information Presents Documentary: The Missing Piece read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Weekend File
Welcome to Weekend File, where you’ll find links to all the articles you might have missed last week. Jump to sections in this article: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday, May 16 1. The Bar Society’s governing council — ‘We’re supposed to be lawyers?’ The saga at the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society seems to […] read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Russia Rewrites the Art of Hybrid War
So why would weapons peddler retrofitted as Pentagon head Lloyd “Raytheon” Austin literally beg since late February to have his phone calls answered by Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, only to have his wish finally granted? read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Bolsonaro says Biden, Macron, Johnson and Trudeau are cornering Brazil over Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said that the leaders of the United States (Joe Biden), France (Emmanuel Macron), Canada (Justin Trudeau), and the United Kingdom (Boris Johnson) "corner Brazil all the time" over the Amazon. In an interview on Friday (20), the head of state defended his visit to Russia on the […] The post Bolsonaro says Biden, Macron, Johnson and Trudeau are cornering Brazil over Amazon appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Statewatch News 20 May (Issue 08/22)
Friday, 20 May 2022 — Statewatch News (also available as a PDF) Welcome to our latest edition, featuring: AI technology and migration: regulation required Frontex’s disappearing documents Italy denies rights to Tunisian deportees “On the spot” biometric ID checks, more police data Don’t forget to check out our extensive roundup of news from across Europe from the last fortnight, … Continue reading Statewatch News 20 May (Issue 08/22) read more
Are Mid-20C Temperatures In May Unusual
By Paul Homewood What an utterly absurd question! https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2022/05/17/are-mid-20c-temperatures-in-may-unusual/ Temperatures in the mid 20s in the South East may be common in May, but probably not in Cromarty. Trying to compare data from different stations is like comparing chalk and cheese. Despite the desperate attempt by the Met Office to invoke climate […] read more
Saturday Snippet: Equity, equality and inequality - what's changed?
We hear a lot of discussion today about "equity" of outcomes, equality and inequality, and so on. Much of it is very ill-informed; a great deal of it is nothing more than political propaganda, with the speaker spouting dogma and theory from his or her perspective but not basing it in historical or current reality. Such terms have become buzzwords, slogans, in popular discourse, rather than something concrete. What's more, they're often used to whip up emotions, even violence, against the "haves" by the "have-nots". You can see the pernicious influence of such incitement in ... read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Fed up? Alternatives to Google for search, email, messaging and more
If you’re tired of sharing your entire personal life with one company, switching is easier than it sounds. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Commodity prices at a glance – May 20
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the new geopolitical situation in the world, the unprecedented sanctions frenzy, and the possibility of more global events, The Rio Times will list daily prices of major commodities for comparison and review. &nbsp . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post Commodity prices at a glance – May 20 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
From Kim’s desk: 3 lessons I learned building my business
3 insider secrets to building a successful business. read more

21 May - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

 10:45 pm MDT

Organizing Notes7 hours ago
One soldier's story....
There is a mass surrender of Ukrainian soldiers in the LNR against the backdrop of the surrender of the Azov militants from Azovstal: “We want to live,” says a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Facing 8 years for leaving his position [from the US puppet regime in Kiev] to survive at any cost, the POW of the 1st battalion of the 79th Ukrainian Brigade nonetheless chose to preserve his life. read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Biden's rush to destruction of US
*Red States:* *It Sure Looks Like Joe Biden Is Trying to Purposely Destroy the Country* ... If the Biden administration were actually purposely trying to destroy the country, what would they be doing differently? That’s a question everyone should ask themselves at this point. At every turn, on every issue, the president and his team are moving to do exactly the opposite of what has to happen to help, and they are doing so with blatant arrogance. The only thing that makes sense is that they see the electoral writing on the wall, with a red wave coming in 2022 and re-election in 2... read more
Four Points on the Australian Election
If you want to glimpse the future of British politics, there's a school of Westminster thought that says we needn't look across the Atlantic. It's Down Under that's our portent of things to come. And looking at the results so far from the federal election, it's difficult not to read British politics, particularly what's happening in England, into the outcome. One cannot avoid how strikingly similar the position takings and the dynamics involved are to what's going on here. This in mins, here are four quick points. 1. The Coalition doubled down on everything that won them office in ... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Sanders campaigns for Texas congressional candidate that would be easier for GOP defeat
Washington Examiner: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) flew to Texas on Friday to campaign for Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration lawyer challenging Rep. Henry Cuellar for the Democratic nomination in the state’s 28th Congressional District. Cuellar, who has represented the district since 2005, narrowly led Cisneros in the primary on March 1, but neither candidate received a majority of the vote, forcing them into a runoff that will be held Tuesday. HOUSE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CHAIRWOMAN SPURNS INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT FOR LEFT-WING RIVAL The race has become a proxy war between the p... read more
Vox - All7 hours ago
The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, explained
[image: San Francisco Area Continues To Lead Nation With Highest Gas Prices] All across the country, consumers are feeling the burden of high gas prices and are desperate for relief. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Democrats want oil and gas companies to pay for their greed, but critics believe that won’t reverse high fuel prices. As the average consumer bears the brunt of rising gas prices, big oil and gas companies have continued to rake in historic profits. Lawmakers alarmed at the stark contrast between the industry’s earnings and consumers’ struggles pushed for — and passed th... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Psaki taken to task by Chicago Thinker reporter
Red States: ... Though Psaki undoubtedly thought it would be smooth sailing, as it turns out she did indeed face challenges from the media during the event when a reporter from the University’s “Chicago Thinker” independent newspaper stepped to the microphone and questioned her over her comments from earlier this month when she stated in response to a question about radical pro-abortionists protesting outside of the homes of conservative Supreme Court Justices that “We certainly continue to encourage that [what she called “peaceful protests”] outside of judges’ homes.” The prob... read more
Quotes extracted from Netflix’s “Vikings Valhalla” that seem relevant to our situation today
“Never let traitors go unpunished.” “A rotten house cannot be repaired. It must be torn down in order to build a better one.” “Surely, you... The post Quotes extracted from Netflix’s “Vikings Valhalla” that seem relevant to our situation today appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Record Early Voting in Georgia as Major Primary Race Takes Place Next Week
The early voting in Georgia is breaking all state records. According to the GA secretary of state office statement yesterday, “through Wednesday, May 19th, over 565,000 people have early voted in Georgia—a 189% increase from the same point in the early voting period in the 2018 primary election and a 153% increase in the same […] The post Record Early Voting in Georgia as Major Primary Race Takes Place Next Week appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Russia in danger of losing ground in Donbas Crimea held before war
Newsweek: A debate has reportedly emerged within NATO circles over the possibility Ukraine could seize the momentum in its fight against Russia and take back Crimea and the Donbas region. Following Russia's withdrawal from the Kyiv region to focus on the Donbas in Ukraine's east, NATO expects a "standstill for a while," an unnamed alliance official said. But in comments also reported by Ukrainian media, the official told CNN: "I think [Ukraine] could [retake Crimea and the Donbas], yes. Not now, not soon, but if they can keep up the fight I think so." Talk of the future of Crim... read more
Washington Moves To Annex North-East Syria By Proxy
Under cover of media focus on the NATO proxy war in Ukraine and the Zionist assassination of Al Jazeera senior correspondent Shireen AbuAkleh, Washington is making moves to annex Syrian territory. On May 11th during the meeting of the “global coalition against Islamic State” in Marrakech, Morocco the U.S acting assistant Secretary of State, , made an extraordinary move that has largely gone under the radar of even independent media. Everyone is distracted by events in Ukraine and the Palestinian Occupied Territories. Nuland who famously exclaimed “Fuck the EU” during recorded conv... read more
Amazon Won’t Stop Union Busting And Firing Organizers
On April 1, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) achieved a historic victory when 55 percent of workers at a Staten Island warehouse voted to form the first Amazon union in the United States. The news shook the labor movement around the world as millions celebrated and the victory of these hyper-exploited workers against one of the richest men in the world. Amazon has still not recognized the union, and has been trying to challenge the election results. In doing so, the company is delaying the start of the negotiation process for a first contract. The union busters who harassed thousands ... read more
If Degrowth Is Coming, What Does It Propose For Workers?
In 2015, countries participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change rallied around preventing the rise in average global temperatures beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. With an average rise of 1.5–2.0 degrees, scientists predict 70–90% loss of coral reefs globally, an explosion of natural disaster–related deaths, and displacement of up to 1.2 billion people by 2050. We already stand at an increase in average global temperatures of 1.2 degrees Celsius since the Industrial Revolution and, according to the World Meteorological Organization, there is now a 40% chanc... read more
Medical Kidnap8 hours ago
Plandemic II Launched to Keep Pandemic Funds Flowing to Big Pharma: MonkeyPox
After weeks of indicating that perhaps the Bird Flu hoax was going to be recycled again as a new "pandemic" to instill fear and continue the state of "emergency" the entire country has been under since 2020 that has resulted in $trillions given over to Big Pharma for their products, mainly the COVID-19 "vaccines," it appears now that plans are in place to actually use the "monkeypox" as the new "pandemic" to further the goals of the Globalists to create new vaccines and control the population. The World Health Organization just announced that they are "convening an emergency meeti... read more
The Radical Immigrant Farmers Who Helped Defeat The Robber Barons
“I was born in Fayette County, Texas, from German parents, and who fled from the reaction [to] the 1848 revolution. I think that I inherited some of my revolutionary qualifications. I am not responsible for them. I cannot help it.” So testified E.O. Meitzen before the Commission on Industrial Relations in March 1915 about why he involved himself in the political struggles of working farmers. At the time, Meitzen was a veteran leader of the Texas Socialist Party. Nearly thirty years earlier, his inheritance led him to help organize and lead the Fayette County Farmers’ Alliance. Whe... read more
Our Saturday “Hot Takes” on This Week’s Developments
Tuesday’s elections showed that Donald Trump has more than a firm grip on the Republican Party; those out to destroy MAGA are failing. The Pennsylvania and North Carolina results are obvious. But even in Idaho, where a Trump endorsee lost the governor’s race, the RINO contingent got wiped out in the state legislature, largely based on election integrity concerns and COVID restrictions. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
When You’re “Done” Done
ZeroHedge- The Epidemic Nobody Talks About: Burnout The epidemic kind of burnout isn’t temporary. Taking a weekend off doesn’t restore one’s ability to work. This kind of burnout is the collapse of one’s ability to go to work at all, a physical, emotional and psychological collapse. Burnout isn’t just the result of overwork. It’s the collapse… Continue reading → read more
Southern Workers Gather To build Workers Assembly Movement
Under the slogan “Build the Workers Assembly Movement! Organize the South!” nearly 80 workers from eight Southern states gathered in Durham, North Carolina, for a Southern Workers Assembly Organizing School over the weekend of April 29 to May 1. Workers came to the School from Atlanta; New Orleans; Charleston, South Carolina; Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia; Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Asheville and Eastern North Carolina; northern Kentucky; and elsewhere. Over the last year, the network of areas building Workers Assemblies across the South has grown substantially to include nine... read more
Workplace Bullying In Higher Education Is Rampant
Grabbing her hair, the boss held scissor blades an inch from her face. “If you don’t give me any brilliant ideas I’m going to cut your hair off,” he deadpanned. Was this a sick joke? Was he serious? She was alone in his office with him. She was petrified. You might think this assault happened in some notoriously wretched workplace, the kind of abuse that only occurs in sweatshops halfway across the globe. But you would be wrong. This happened to one of us, Liz Adler. Liz was assaulted and threatened by a scissors-wielding professor five years ago in a prestigious laboratory at ... read more
Johnson & Johnson Seeking To Avoid Thousands Of Lawsuits
The ‘Texas Two-Step’ is the name given to a highly controversial legal strategy that some of the biggest companies are now using to shield their assets from accountability. It allows massively wealthy corporations whose products caused harm to avoid paying damages to the victims of that harm and it denies the victims their right to make their case in court and be judged by a jury of their peers. Earlier this year, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee highlighted the story of Kimberly Naranjo, a mesothelioma victim who testified about Johnson... read more
CONTRARY BRIN2 hours ago
Crypto is not a dog... or doge... or is it?
As this goes online, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are in apparent price-freefall. This posting - prepared over a month ago - will not discuss the recent coin market meltdowns. Still, it seems a good moment to offer some light on one aspect. First, I actually know a little about this topic. I've consulted with a number of companies, agencies, etc. about the blockchain era. More generally, about the conceptual underpinnings of "smart contracts" and the eerie, free-floating algorithms that were long-predicted by science fiction, but have become reality, as we speak. (Yes they a... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - May 21 Treaty of Arzurum set border between Ottoman and Persian empires
1847 Treaty of Arzurum tried to set border between Ottoman Empire and Persia Gave Sulaymaniya to Ottomans Shatt al-Arab to Persia Set up commission to demarcate border between Ottomans and Persia but never finished (Musings On Iraq review *An Analysis of Hanna Batatu’s The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq*) 1919 UK PM George abrogated Long-Berenger UK-French oil deal due to disagreement with France over Iraq-Syrian border George wanted Iraq to extend to Mediterranean (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) 1924 Turkey told Co... read more
balance108 hours ago
heartbreaking Duffy
numerology., n'est-ce pas? heartbreaking65 + Duffy26=91.carnal mind 44 + calcination47=91. spiritual44 + director 47=91. Peter 28 + Neroli 37+ Duffy 26=91. = read more
“This is a climate emergency”
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ― George Orwell read more
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - William J. Barber and Tope Folarin write that the U.S.' grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths already serves as a searing indictment of its policy choices and disregard for people living in poverty - and this before a combination of Republican cruelty and Democratic fecklessness results in there being no resources at all to meet a new wave of the coronavirus. And Alicia Wittmeyer looks at some of the human toll through the last messages between victims and their loved ones. - John Smith discusses how rising costs and declining ... read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 20-21 May 2022
Saturday, 21 May 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 20-21 May 2022 read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
No, The Ukraine War Has Not Stoked A Global Food Crisis.
Russia is falsely accused of blocking Ukraine's sea ports and thereby increasing a global food shortage read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
Watch: A History of the Azov Battalion
Saturday, 21 May 2022 — No One is forgotten Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 read more
Bacon's Rebellion10 hours ago
TAVR Tuesday and Barbecue Thursday
by Steve Haner Fourteen nights in a hospital, especially if you are fully awake and observant, is very instructive. Here are some things I want to share: The hospitals are understaffed and otherwise under major stress, to the point that … Continue reading → read more
Fundamentally Transforming America
Obama fundamentally transformed America by getting Democrats to stop thinking and stop questioning authority. “Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny” May 5, 2013 Obama To Grads: Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny | Video | … Continue reading → read more
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Teen In Jenin
In yet another raid on the Palestinian city of Jenin, Israeli forces shot 17-year-old Amjad al-Fayed to death with eleven live rounds to his upper body... read more