Sunday, July 03, 2022

3 July - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 4

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Balkinization46 minutes ago
How Long is a Republican-Nominated Majority on the Supreme Court Likely to Persist?
Ian Ayres and Kart Kandula Republican-nominated Justices have continuously held a majority of seats on the Supreme Court for 53 years. Even though Democratic Presidents have won five of the last eight presidential elections, Republican-nominated Justices currently hold six seats on the Court. One reason for the persistence of their majority is the strategic tendency of Justices to retire during periods when Presidents of their nominating party hold office. The persistency impact of strategic retirements can be dampened by death or incapacitation as recently dramatized by the death... read more
With No Fuel Sri Lanka Grinds To A Halt
Motorbikes, cars and three-wheelers wait in a queue to buy petrol due to fuel shortage, during the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 29, 2022. *VOA/Reuters:* *Minister: Sri Lanka Struggling to Pay for Fuel Shipments * Colombo — Sri Lanka is struggling to raise $587 million to pay for about half a dozen fuel shipments, a top minister said Sunday as the cash-strapped country tries to cope with its worst financial crisis in decades. The country of 22 million people is unable to pay for essential imports of food items, fertilizer, medicines and fuel — due to ... read more
Komando.com1 hour ago
Google just made a big move to stop you from paying for Microsoft Office
If you want to work on documents while offline, Microsoft Word was your only option. But Google is now making that possible, too. read more
New Mandala1 hour ago
Palm Oil: the Grease of Empire by Max Haiven (review)
How can one come to understand palm oil as always both local and global, without offering primacy to one and diminishing the other? The post Palm Oil: the Grease of Empire by Max Haiven (review) appeared first on New Mandala. read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Russia Is Finding Ways To Make Ukraine's Drones Ineffective
*Business Insider*: *Ukraine's drones are becoming increasingly ineffective as Russia ramps up its electronic warfare and air defenses* * Drones were hailed as a wonder weapon for Ukrainian forces in the early stages of Russia's invasion. * But experts told Insider that drones are becoming increasingly ineffective as Russia has improved its defense systems. * Russia is jamming and shooting downing Ukrainian drones, while developing its own capabilities. In the early days of the war in Ukraine, drones emerged as an unexpected source of victory against Russian forces. Stories... read more
Cairns News2 hours ago
ADF new quick response defense vehicle
The ADF answer to military troop deployment vehicle in the “Bushman cost ranging “$500,000 to $2,450,000 with recent 20 donated vehicles sent to the Ukraine some blown up failing battle conditions. This one was recently destroyed by the Russian forces in Trypillia, Donetsk and Luhansk oblast border. The new National Urban Defense Vehicle to protect … … Continue reading → read more
balance102 hours ago
International Capitalist Communist Conspiracy
beloved, I know what has invaded so many of the people, and that invasion has been the genes of darkness such as were in the likes of Rasputin and other evil ones who have embodied in that society due to vulnerability of the karmic patterns of the people. -Lanello, Pearls of Wisdom 36:71 …………… Duffy26, Putin26, cancer26 + Martian31 + underlay, Neroli37. 26+31+37 =94. International62 + Capitalist38+ Communist 37+ Conspiracy 51. 62+38+37 +51=188 =2x94. hypocrisy57+ ambitious, Rasputin37 =94. anti- Spirit17+37=54=Peter28+ Duffy26=54. arrogant40+anti-Spirit54 =94. This is numerology (a=1... read more
NPR Math
NPR ran this story about California energy, under the heading of “CLIMATE” “California just ran on 100% renewable energy” “Around 3 p.m., renewables briefly produced enough energy to supply California’s energy” “The state is rapidly building huge battery projects for … Continue reading → read more
Sweden and possible political convulsions: NATO and the Kurds
Sweden and possible political convulsions: NATO and the Kurds Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Finland and Sweden hope to join NATO after caving into… The post Sweden and possible political convulsions: NATO and the Kurds first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Recently Released Video Footage Shows The Moment A US Osprey Helicopter Crashed Into The USS Green Bay In 2017
A good look at USS Green Bay's flight deck. Via Seaforces.org *Daily Mail:* *Disturbing new footage shows moment US Osprey helicopter crashed into USS Green Bay in 2017, killing three young Marines after suffering fatal technical issue* * Footage released this weekend showed the horrific August 2017 Osprey smash that killed three Marines * It was completing a day of practice missions in Australia when it struck the deck of the USS Green Bay and plunged 30 feet into the Pacific * The chopper's co-pilot, 1st Lt. Benjamin Cross, died in the subsequent crash, as did Pfc Ruben Vel... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
JP Morgan Predicts Global Prices Could Reach $380 A Barrel If Russia Cuts Oil Exports
*Bloomberg:* *JPMorgan Sees ‘Stratospheric’ $380 Oil on Worst-Case Russian Cut* (Bloomberg) -- Global oil prices could reach a “stratospheric” $380 a barrel if US and European penalties prompt Russia to inflict retaliatory crude-output cuts, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts warned. The Group of Seven nations are hammering out a complicated mechanism to cap the price fetched by Russian oil in a bid to tighten the screws on Vladimir Putin’s war machine in Ukraine. But given Moscow’s robust fiscal position, the nation can afford to slash daily crude production by 5 million barrels w... read more
Author Matt Palumbo Lays Out How George Soros Has Significant Control Over Media Narratives
Author Matt Palumbo Lays Out How George Soros Has Significant Control Over Media Narratives by by Masooma Haq and Roman Balmakov The Epoch Times, via https://www.theburningplatform.com/ Matt Palumbo, author of “The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros,” details billionaire George Soros’s connection to American politics, and illustrates how Soros controls … read more
Your Holiday Jackass: Dr. Jim Willie
Your Holiday Jackass: Dr. Jim Willie by https://www.tfmetalsreport.com/ It can’t be the U.S. Independence Day weekend without fireworks, apple pie and The Jackass. So here you go. An hour of mostly-uninterrupted Jackass consciousness for your holiday listening pleasure. – So what do Jim and I discuss here at the mid-point of 2022? To be honest, … read more
Virtual Mirage4 hours ago
America
98 Rock The “98 Rock” on Wake Island. Ninety-eight American POWs were blindfolded and machine-gunned on 7 October 1943. One person lived and carved the message “98 US PW 5-10-43” on a rock near the spot where his comrades were buried. The Contractor (film review) The feature film brings Chris Pine and […] The post America appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Elana Freeland’s Presentation on Geoengineered Transhumanism, Mt Shasta, April 11th, 2022.
Originally posted on NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND CHEMTRAILS WATCH: This presentation is based on Elana Freeland’s latest book: Geoengineered Transhumanism: How the Environment Has Been Weaponized by Chemicals, Electromagnetism & Nanotechnology for Synthetic Biology, (2021). She focuses on transhumanism and nanotechnology and dedicates this talk to chemist, Andreas Noack, PhD. You can buy the colour version… read more
The Last Refuge4 hours ago
Biden Plan to Cap Russian Oil Prices Could Seriously Backfire, Which Means It’s Likely to Happen
The G7 plan to create another economic sanction against Russia by capping the price anyone could pay for Russian oil has a serious downside. If Russia slows down the export of oil, global oil prices will jump dramatically. That policy outcome would mean a massive increase in the price of gasoline for U.S. consumers. Because […] The post Biden Plan to Cap Russian Oil Prices Could Seriously Backfire, Which Means It’s Likely to Happen appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Declassified NZ Defence Force Reports Reveal Geoengineering Aircraft Trails were Linked To an Outbreak Of Illnesses in 1999 in Ak
Originally posted on Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch: This 2011 NZ article from Northland New Zealand Chemtrails Watch by Clare Swinney has been republished by Dr Coldwell. I would link to the original source however cannot find it on the Northland site. It supplies compelling evidence of the health effects of geoengineering aka chemtrails. Declassified NZ Defence Force… read more
The Duran4 hours ago
U.S.-Led Holy War to Conquer Russia and China Declared by Pompeo
Eric Zuesse On June 24th, at the think tank, the Hudson Institute, U.S. President Trump’s CIA chief and Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, delivered a 5,000+-word speech, suggesting that America has an essentially God-assigned mission to control the world, so as to preserve freedom and democracy for everybody, and that victory against Russia and China […] read more
Japan art and Josetsu: Buddhism and the impossible
Japan art and Josetsu: Buddhism and the impossible Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Zen Buddhism impacted Japan greatly. This concerns the realm of faith, guidance, and philosophy. Similarly, the… The post Japan art and Josetsu: Buddhism and the impossible first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Whistleblower: Pfizer’s Main Goal Is To Weaponize The Immune System
SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo A former Pfizer employee turned whistleblower says that the main goal of the COVID-19 injections falsely being labeled “vaccines”,... The post Whistleblower: Pfizer’s Main Goal Is To Weaponize The Immune System appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Has Viva Frei left Canada?
Im catching up on his livestream but can’t figure out if David Freiheit has moved to Florida or is just visiting. Does anyone definitively know? read more
"15 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Slow Down Dramatically"
*Full screen recommended.* *"15 Signs That The U.S. Economy Is* * Starting To Slow Down Dramatically"* by Epic Economist "The pace at which economic conditions are deteriorating is shocking the experts. Just a few months ago, authorities were saying everything was under control and things would soon start improving again. But since the start of 2022, a major shift has taken place. Most of the headlines have been about the highest consumer prices in decades and how poorly American families are faring in this economy. To make things worse, huge stock market declines and a cooling hous... read more
Happy 4th of July!
Have a safe, happy and peaceful 4th of July, folks! read more
Komando.com4 hours ago
4 ways to avoid Chinese products and buy from U.S. companies this 4th of July
Want to avoid Chinese sellers on Amazon and other online marketplaces? Here are four ways to avoid Chinese products when you shop online. read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Says The West Is Imposing A New ‘Iron Curtain’
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Belarus FM Vladimir Makei in Minsk, June 30, 2022 © Belta/RIA Novosti *Fortune:* *‘From now on, we will trust neither the Americans nor the EU’: Lavrov says a new Iron Curtain is coming down between Russia and the West* Back to the Cold War it is, then. A new Iron Curtain is descending between Russia and the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. “From now on, we will trust neither the Americans nor the EU,” Lavrov said at a press conference after talks with his Belarusian counterpart, Vladimir Makei. “We will do everything n... read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
Russian Diplomats Leave Bulgaria Amid Soaring Tensions
*CNBC/AP:* *Russian diplomats to depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions* * Filip Voskresenski told journalists he was among the 70 Russian diplomatic staff declared “persona non grata” and ordered to leave the country before Monday. * Bulgaria’s expulsion decision was announced by acting Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who took a strong stance against Russia after it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. * On Friday, Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova issued Bulgaria an ultimatum to reverse its decision and threatened that Moscow would fully sever diplomatic ties. Two Russian air... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Turkey Detains Russian Cargo Ship Believed To Be Carrying Ukrainian Grain
*RFE:** Kyiv Says Turkey Detains Russian Cargo Ship Believed To Be Carrying Ukrainian Grain * Ukraine's ambassador to Ankara said Turkish authorities have detained a Russian cargo ship that is believed to be carrying stolen Ukrainian grain that Kyiv says set off from Berdyansk, a Ukrainian port occupied by Russian forces. "We have full cooperation,” Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar said on Ukrainian television on July 3. “The ship is currently standing at the entrance to the port. It has been detained by the customs authorities of Turkey." Turkish officials did not immediately comme... read more
Vox - All5 hours ago
How Dobbs is affecting abortion care, one week on
[image: The Greco-Roman Capitol dome peeks through green trees under a blue sky; the US and Texas flags fly over it. In the foreground of the photo, a dense knot of protesters (seen from behind) appear to be marching towards the Capitol.] Abortion rights advocates demonstrate at the Texas Capitol ahead of the state’s supreme court ruling reinstating an abortion ban. | Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images Court battles, new laws, and confusion over abortion policy have left politicians, providers, and patients in a state of flux. The last few days have seen a flurry of activity amid ... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Uzbekistan's President Declares A State of Emergency In Protest-Hit Region
*VOA:** Uzbekistan Declared State of Emergency in Protest-Hit Region* Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan announced a monthlong state of emergency Saturday in an autonomous republic where rare protests prompted President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to back down on constitutional changes. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's press secretary Sherzod Asadov wrote on Telegram that the state of emergency in the Republic of Karakalpakstan would run from just after midnight on Sunday to August 2. The measure was being taken to "ensure the safety of citizens, protect their rights and freedoms (and) r... read more
Musical Interlude: Jason Mraz, "I Won't Give Up"
Full screen recommended. *Jason Mraz, "I Won't Give Up"* read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright open cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The featured image taken in January using multiple exposures and very specific colors of Sulfur (shaded red), Hydrogen (green), and Oxygen (blue), captures the central region in tremendous detail. A hot wind of particles streams away from the cluster stars and contributes to an already complex menagerie of gas and dust filaments while slowly evacuating the cluster center. The Rosette Nebula's center meas... read more
"When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light: Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem 'The End'”
*"When the Sky Is No More Than Remembered Light:* *Mark Strand Reads His Poignant Poem 'The End'”* - by Maria Popova “Not every man knows what is waiting for him, or what he shall sing, when the ship he is on slips into darkness, there at the end.” “It’s such a lucky accident, having been born, that we’re almost obliged to pay attention,” the Pulitzer-winning poet Mark Strand (April 11, 1934–November 29, 2014) observed in contemplating the artist’s task to bear witness to the universe. And yet this universe in which we live is predicated on impermanence, and the lucky accident of our... read more
Chet Raymo, “We Are Such Stuff...”
*“We Are Such Stuff...”* by Chet Raymo “Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears, and sometimes voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again.” "Caliban is talking to Stephano and Trinculo in Shakespeare's “Tempest”, telling them not to be "afeard" of the mysterious place they find themselves, an island seemingly beset with magic, strangeness, ineffable presences. And you and I, and, yes, all of us, find ourselves inexplicably th... read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Fed Chair Ignores Impact of Build Back Better Energy Policy on Supply Side of Inflation
Much has been made of comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in his brief explanation of what the Fed got wrong. Last week Powell made comments during a European Central Bank forum on bank policy, implying the absence of unvaccinated workers returning to the labor force is part of the US inflation problem. Powell’s […] The post Fed Chair Ignores Impact of Build Back Better Energy Policy on Supply Side of Inflation appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Michael West7 hours ago
Gas Lies: as super profits ramp up so too does the fossil fuel propaganda war
[image: domestic gas reservation policy] As fossil fuel corporations reap fabulous profits at the expense of Australian gas and electricity customers, the gas lobby is running a propaganda campaign calling for Australia to power the world, help Ukraine, let "the market" do its thing. The reality is there is no market read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
An Idolatrous Nation Celebrates “Freedom” Even Though They are Slaves to the Pharmaceutical Cult
Francis Scott Key penned the words to the song “The Star-Spangled Banner” in the 1800s that would go on to become the “National Anthem” of the United States, and it ends with the words: "The land of the free, and the home of the brave." I am not sure these words have ever been a true description of life in the United States, but today, here in 2022, those words should read: "The land of the slaves, and the home of the cowards." I never thought I would live to see the day where most Americans would willingly choose slavery over freedom, and then when their choices did not work out... read more
Komando.com7 hours ago
Addictive game: Guess the most popular video based on the thumbnail alone
Here's an entire game devoted to the art of the YouTube thumbnail. read more
The Poet: David Wagoner, "Getting There"
*"Getting There"* "You take a final step and, look, suddenly You're there. You've arrived At the one place all your drudgery was aimed for: This common ground Where you stretch out, pressing your cheek to sandstone. What did you want to be? You'll remember soon. You feel like tinder under a burning glass, A luminous point of change. The sky is pulsing against the cracked horizon, Holding it firm till the arrival of stars In time with your heartbeats. Like wind etching rock, you've made a lasting impression On the self you were, By having come all this way through all this welter Under yo... read more
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Jim Stanford laments the likelihood that we're headed for a self-inflicted recession in the name of an arbitrary inflation target. - Acey Rowe talks to about the Craig Desson about the mechanisms used to perpetuate old wealth. And Rupert Neate writes about Gary Stevenson's story as someone who made large amounts of money in financial trading - but only through intolerable betting on needless suffering and growing inequality. - Meanwhile, Mitchell Thompson calls out the Canada Infrastructure Bank's demand to turn essential public water sup... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
George Orwell and Libertarian Realism:
War makes the state and the state makes war While much contemporary use of Orwell’s work revolves around applying his ideas of... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
Rise, Fall, Repeat: France and the coming of the Second Emperor
An excerpt from the Failed Brumaire (forthcoming). Political Transformations: The Case of France, 1814-1851 The Bourbon Restorations:... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
The Ideology of Creole Revolution in Jefferson’s Summary View
Though he chose Alexander Hamilton to represent the former British Colonies in his comparative study of Independence movements in... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
On the Prospects of Free(r) Trade
In the second half of the twentieth century international trade expanded. As tariffs, capital controls, and regulations were dropped,... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
U.S.-Russia Relations: a near-term forecast
While many have expressed disappointment over the apparent lack of substance to Biden and Putin’s much anticipated first meeting, in fact... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
The Continued Relevance of F.A. Hayek’s “Why I am not a Conservative”
Because conservatism in the United States has, increasingly in the latter half of the post-war period, come to be synonymous with... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
Perfect Competition and the Future of Cryptocurrencies
Whether you are an active investor or just a casual observer, the rapidly proliferating cryptocurrency market affords many interesting... read more
Mysite6 hours ago
Trouble in Europe
How Covid - 19 is causing turmoil in the European Union and sowing the seeds of future dissension read more
Mysite6 hours ago
Against Popular Primaries
Over the past twenty years Gallup polls have consistently reported that nearly 40% of Americans hold “Moderate” or “Centrist views.” The... read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
Ukrainian Missile Strike On Russian Border City Of Belgorod Kills Four
Possible Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile strike in Belgorod, Russia, 30km from border pic.twitter.com/mHRBmG5lVu — ELINT News (@ELINTNews) July 3, 2022 *Daily Mail:* *At least three killed and hundreds of homes wrecked in apparent Ukrainian airstrike on Russian border town Belgorod as Putin allies demand revenge for 'act of aggression'* * Deadly 'Ukrainian strike' on strategic town close to Ukraine kills three overnight * At least 11 apartment buildings and 39 houses damaged, with five destroyed * 'I woke up, got very scared and started screaming', one panicked resident ... read more
"Hell Is On This Earth..."
“Many people don’t fear a hell after this life and that’s because hell is on this earth, in this life. In this life there are many forms of hell that people walk through, sometimes for a day, sometimes for years, sometimes it doesn’t end. The kind of hell that doesn’t burn your skin but burns your soul. The kind of hell that people can’t see, but the flames lap at your spirit. Heaven is a place on earth, too! It’s where you feel freedom, where you’re not afraid. No more chains. And you hear your soul laughing.” - C. JoyBell C. ○ - John Milton, "Paradise Lost: Book 1" (1674 version) read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Farmington, Maine, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"Always Remember..."
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... read more