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At the beginning of the pandemic, Jordan Peterson wrote about the dangers of monkeying with complex systems that are a critical linchpin in the economy. Thanks to the prevalence of the idiotic notion that the economy can be paused just like a DVD player, we are now faced with a serious breakdown in our economic… Continue reading → read more

Turcopolier13 hours ago

Joe Biden is and always was a stupid, venal, local politician.

“A large majority of voters in a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll said President Joe Biden should not seek a second term in office, with most saying either that he has been a bad president or that he’ll be too old … Continue reading → read more

CFACT13 hours ago

SCOTUS message to EPA, agencies: You’re not legislatures

The majority ruling was founded on a central constitutional principle that Congress alone has legislative authority to decide major policy issues with sweeping impacts. The post SCOTUS message to EPA, agencies: You’re not legislatures appeared first on CFACT. read more

Mining Awareness +16 hours ago

The UK and EU Have Still Failed to Sanction Maker of Russian Fighter Jets/Nuclear Capable Bombers Used in Cruise Missile Attacks Against Homes & Shopping Mall in Ukraine

Apparently Reuters investigative journalists played a critical role in getting the US to finally sanction more of the Russian military … Continue reading → read more

Mining Awareness +17 hours ago

Russia’s 4 am Sunday Morning Missile Attack on Home & School in Kharkiv (Ukraine) Wounds 54 Year Old Woman Peacefully Sleeping in Bed

Evil Russia launches missile attacks in the mornings while people are peacefully sleeping in their beds. They appear to attack … Continue reading → read more

Gangsters Out Blog40 minutes ago

Bob Auchterlonie's sons blamed for Saanich bank robery

On June 18th 2021 Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie assumed leadership of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) from Acting Commander Major-General Bill Seymour. His sons have been blamed for the Saanich bank robbery shoot out. We need to address how the mainstream media is misrepresenting this and see where they are trying to take us so we understand their addenda and the motive behind their lies. The fake news admits that Mathew and Isaac Auchterlonie did not have a criminal record and their motive is unkown. In fact, the RCMP go so far as to say that the brothers had never... read more

War News Updates12 hours ago

How The U.S. Can Lose A War With China Over Taiwan In One Week

*The SUN: **RED DAWN How US could lose war with China in a WEEK as every ‘simulation’ shows it being crushed over Taiwan* AMERICA faces defeat by China in a war over Taiwan in just a week and needs to “urgently” up its preparations, a leading expert has said. The chilling warning from Oriana Skylar Mastro, an authority on China’s military and US Air Force strategist, comes after years of simulations showing crushing defeats for America. China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed unification with the mainland, by force if necessary, while Joe Biden recently prom... read more

Halifax Examiner12 hours ago

NS Bar Society: another day, another racism investigation

We can only hope that former provincial ombudsman Doug Ruck’s internal review into allegations of systemic discrimination at the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is completed before the last person left in the office turns out the light and closes the door. The latest turmoil — it’s hard to keep up — comes amid reports of […] read more

Vox - All12 hours ago

A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022

[image: A person stands in a polling place surrounded by signs that have an American flag and the word “vote.”] A voter marks her ballot in the 2018 midterm elections in Redlands, California. | Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Digital First Media/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images Ballot measures could shore up — or obliterate — abortion rights in five states. Abortion rights are literally on the ballot in both red and blue states this year following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn *Roe v. Wade*. Voters in California and Vermont will consider ballot measures that w... read more

The Duran13 hours ago

NATO calls China “systemic challenge,” then asks China to enforce oil price cap

NATO calls China “systemic challenge,” then asks China to enforce oil price cap The Duran: Episode 1324 read more

Virtual Mirage13 hours ago

The Revolution

Treason! On June 28, 1776, one of George Washington’s personal guards was hanged for sedition and treachery. Thomas Hickey had been involved in an effort to undermine the Continental army. He may even have considered kidnapping or assassinating General Washington. In 1776, Washington’s army was defending New York, which was no easy task. The […] The post The Revolution appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Abortion is not as big a deal as Dems think

*Fox News:* *Will Dobbs energize Dems? Primary turnout in key blue state indicates weak response to SCOTUS' abortion ruling* The Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs last week failed to motivate large numbers of Illinois Democrats to engage in the primary Democrats appear to have overrated the number of women seeking abortions. read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Hunter Biden's laptop connections impressive

NY Post: Hunter Biden’s hard drive contained an enviable lineup of contacts for top US officials tasked with overseeing the US-China relationship, and at least 10 senior Google executives — raising new questions about the extent to which Joe Biden’s well-connected son could have leveraged his connections for personal profit, The Post has learned. Many of the top-level government officials would have been in position to help Hunter Biden’s business aspirations in China during father’s term as vice president from 2008 to 2016. Throughout that period, he infamously looked to capita... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Biden opposes parental rights

Sarah Arnold: Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Parental Rights in Education" law will officially take effect on Friday, sparking backlash from the liberal left. Dubbed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" law, several Florida schools have already issued new policies that ban any kind of inappropriate sexual talk in the classroom. The Biden administration made a statement expressing how distraught it is over the law going into place. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that Florida's students are now "more fearful and less free," calling it "shameful" that schools are not allowed to t... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Russia's attempt to starve other countries

Jazz Shaw: With recent Russian advances in the Donbas region, many are becoming worried that Russia might actually be able to continue grinding on until they “win” Putin’s war and permanently annex more Ukrainian territory. But the other pressing matter that’s growing more urgent by the week is the blockade of Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce, preventing the food from reaching the world market. This is being done by design, no matter what Vladimir Putin may say about it in public. Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and much of sub-Saharan Africa are already experiencing foo... read more

Real Climate Science13 hours ago

Biden – Truth Over Lies

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Democrats try to rig GOP primaries

Rajan Laad: If the polls and the mood of the nation are any indicators, Democrats seem on track to receive an emphatic drubbing in the midterms come November. Biden has presided over myriad unmitigated disasters that have caused great hardship for citizens. Yet the Democrats are not even uttering perfunctory words of acknowledgment of the people's suffering, nor are they making obligatory promises to fix problems. They are instead resorting to petty ploys. A recent audio clip released by Project Veritas Action revealed that South Carolina candidate for U.S. Senate Krystle Matth... read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

As Americans Celebrate July 4, Assange Makes Last-Ditch Appeal Against US Extradition

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PrairiePundit14 hours ago

The Jan. 6 show trial farce

Legal Insurrection: The January 6th hearings are unquestionably carefully orchestrated show trials designed to try and make self-important committee members look like they are “doing something!” to get to the bottom of the Capitol riot incident, who was allegedly behind it all, etc. Unfortunately for the Democrat/NeverTrump “Republican” committee members, not only have they failed to produce *any* evidence that former President Trump intended to incite supporters to get them to breach the Capitol and/or was involved in some vast alleged conspiracy to subvert the democratic proce... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

A potential break-up of Russia?

Financial Times: ... It may seem odd to talk about Russia’s disintegration when Putin appears set on expansion by annexing parts of Ukraine. But in this interview with the Italian magazine Limes, the prominent Russian foreign policy thinker Sergei Karaganov was asked if a long war in Ukraine might result in Russia’s break-up. He replied: We know it’s a possibility and we are openly talking about that . . . We also know that for the first time since the . . . cold war we have some western powers openly aiming at disaggregating Russia. The west, of course, doesn’t consider itself ... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

More energy idiocy from Biden

Daily Caller: The Biden administration announced a five-year plan Friday that prevents new offshore oil drilling projects in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The proposed plan will give the administration the ability to hold no new lease sales at all, according to the Interior Department. The plan could allow a maximum of 11 oil lease sales for offshore drilling, ten in the Gulf of Mexico and one in the Cook Inlet off of the south-central Alaska coast over the course of the next five years. (RELATED: Biden Admin Considers Banning All Offshore Drilling As Energy Crisis Worsens: RE... read more

Modern Tokyo Times14 hours ago

Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan autonomy protests and quick u-turn

Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan autonomy protests and quick u-turn Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was forced to drop the constitutional reform plan concerning… The post Uzbekistan Karakalpakstan autonomy protests and quick u-turn first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

AG Garland in breach of duty

Fox News: The Republican governors of Virginia and Maryland have responded to a letter from the Supreme Court's top-ranking security official calling on them to utilize police and law enforcement to prevent picketing at the homes of justices. "The governor agrees with the Marshal that the threatening activity outside the Justices' homes has increased," Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin spokesperson Christian Martinez said in response to a letter from Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley calling on the governor to "enforce state law" that prohibits picketing outside the homes of the just... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Worst start year for markets since1872

Breitbart: ... Michael Hartnett, the chief investment strategist at Bank of America Securities, ran the inflation-adjusted numbers in a note for clients this morning. He found that this has been the worst start of the year for the S&P since 1872, the year Jesse James and Cole Younger led their gang to rob a bank in Columbia, Kentucky, and ended up shooting a teller who refused to open the vault. At the time, the country was led by President Ulysses S. Grant, a military hero who was not exactly an ace at economic policy. The following year, the country fell into what was then kn... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Another terrible week for Biden

Paul Bedard: This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden ending another horror week, whipped repeatedly by the Supreme Court and approval polls and facing a growing fall election disaster if he doesn’t pull up soon. Democratic pollster and grader John Zogby, who likes the president, gave another subpar grade to Biden and warned of rocky shores ahead. “The president is in real trouble,” Zogby said in grading a “D.” And he added that approval polls of Biden and his handling of the economy are “showing real dangers for him among Democratic bastions as well as ind... read more

PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago

Newsletter: Color Revolution Comes Home?

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. The United States has perfected the art of regime change operations. The US is the largest empire in world history with more than 1,000 military bases and troops operating throughout the world. In addition to military force, the US uses the soft power of regime change, often through 'Color Revolutions.' The US has been building its empire since the Civil War era, but it has been in the post-World War II-time period that it has perfected regime change operations.US military presence around the world Have the people of the ... read more

PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago

The Terrible Origins Of July 4th

The July 4 holiday in the United States commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Anyone educated in this country has been propagandized with lies about patriotic colonists seeking freedom from a tyrannical British monarch. Our minds were filled with tales of Paul Revere and Betsy Ross which erase the role that indigenous and Black people played as they attempted to end true tyranny over their lives. The present day traditions of enjoying cookouts, vacations, and fireworks should not obscure the true meaning of this date. The post The Terrible Origins Of... read more

PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago

Julian Assange Appeals His Extradition To The United States

The Wikileaks founder met the deadline set to appeal the decision issued by the British Home Secretary, Priti Patel. Assange met the deadline to appeal the decision issued by the Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, while. At the same time, the court in London communicated that it had formally received the notification of the accused. Assange's wife, Stella Assange, referred to the dire consequences of the case for journalism and human rights in general. "We will fight until justice is done," she said. The Australian journalist has been detained in Belmarsh high-security prison... read more

PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago

The US Contests The Chinese Belt And Road With A Private Corporation

At the G7 Summit in Germany, on June 26, 2022, US President Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion within the United States for global infrastructure spending. It was made clear that this new G7 project—the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)—was intended to counter the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Given Biden’s failure to pass the Build Back Better bill (with its scope being almost halved from $3.5 trillion to $2.2 trillion), it is unlikely that he will get the US Congress to go along with this new endeavor. The post The US Contests The C... read more

PopularResistance.Org10 hours ago

Indigenous Leaders And Climate Groups Respond To West Virginia vs. EPA

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a rule that limits the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gasses from the power sector using a specific provision of the Clean Air Act. Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that existing and planned fossil fuel projects are more than the climate can handle, confirming that without sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use, we are, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, “on a fast track to climate disaster.” The report also warns investors of stranded fossil fuel assets that will amoun... read more

PopularResistance.Org11 hours ago

US National Security State Censoring Anti-imperialists

Since 2016, US government-backed censorship of websites, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and PayPal accounts has escalated alarmingly. Washington targets those who counter the narratives that the government and big business media feed us, whether it be about US intervention and attempted overthrow of other governments, Covid, or stories of Russian interference. With the war in Ukraine, the immense propaganda power of the US government and corporate media has been directed against Russia and intensified on an overwhelming scale. The post US National Security S... read more

balance1012 hours ago

out from darkness into light

Strident voices raised in a cacophony of mockery reminiscent of the last days of Atlantis echo as a solemn warning to those who are dedicated to producing a spiritual climate upon Earth. That which can be brought to pass through many hearts and hands united in holy service will enable all people, from the little children to the aged, to receive the bountiful gift of divine aid, if those who have been called will stand, ready and willing to do whatever is necessary to produce the miracle of the golden age. Men say that social pressures and the trends of the times like crushing and g... read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

This potential ‘black swan’ for US oil prices is being overlooked, a trader says – unreliable electricity grids

Market Insider Electricity grid problems in the US are a potential “black swan” that could wreak havoc in energy markets, according to Cornerstone Futures research... The post This potential ‘black swan’ for US oil prices is being overlooked, a trader says – unreliable electricity grids appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Biden And His G7 Fraternity Threaten To Devastate The World’s Economy – Analysts Warn Oil Prices Could Jump to $380 a Barrel

Gateway Pundit – by Michael Robison Western leaders, led by feeble Joe Biden, could potentially send oil even higher as they continue to sanction Russia... The post Biden And His G7 Fraternity Threaten To Devastate The World’s Economy – Analysts Warn Oil Prices Could Jump to $380 a Barrel appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

G7 Meeting Key Outcomes: More Ukraine, More Climate Change and More Vaccines

The Expose – by Rhoda Wilson Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced £25 million of UK funding to help found a new World Bank fund for... The post G7 Meeting Key Outcomes: More Ukraine, More Climate Change and More Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

China may be plotting moon takeover – NASA

RT China might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program, NASA’s administrator Bill Nelson has told newspaper Bild.... The post China may be plotting moon takeover – NASA appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

“This is not the country we fought for”

100 year old veteran break down crying "This is not the country we fought for" pic.twitter.com/W7Y8XsKLp0 — WilliamA33 (@WilliamA_33) July 2, 2022 The post “This is not the country we fought for” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

NUMEC: How Israel Stole the Atomic Bomb

Anti-Neocons June 27, 2022 The film exposes how terrorists took advantage of the massive weapons surplus following the end of WWII and created lucrative black-markets... The post NUMEC: How Israel Stole the Atomic Bomb appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

World’s Largest Imperial Power Calls For Russia To ‘Decolonize’

On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – also known as the Helsinki Commission – calling for the “decolonizing of Russia.” This begs the question of why they are not seeking the decolonization of the United States. After all, the country was literally founded by the successors of white colonists who had crossed an ocean to violently seize the territory from its indigenous people. While the conference speakers, who can be listened to , used the current crisis in Ukraine as a jumping off point, they demanded... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Profits

On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court’s right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. “Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible ... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Reconceptualising Boundaries

The concept of planetary boundaries was introduced by Johan Rockström and colleagues in 2009 in the wake of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen where countries endeavored ‒ but ultimately failed ‒ to agree upon a new framework for climate-change mitigation. In contrast to earlier debates on environmental limits, “planetary boundaries” focus less on the exhaustion of natural resources than on the biophysical impacts of resource use and material consumption. The post Reconceptualising Boundaries appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more

The Duran14 hours ago

Economy Flip Would Erase Everything | Happening Now

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Lawfare14 hours ago

Why Is It So Difficult to Get Off a Terrorist List?

Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, speaks in a recorded interview released in Jan. 2019. Photo credit: Screenshot by Cole Bunzel via Twitter. Editor’s Note: *Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a strange beast: It has disavowed al-Qaeda, but it remains an extremist jihadist organization with a nasty governance record. The Washington Institute’s Aaron Zelin explores the challenges related to taking HTS off the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations, identifying why institutional inertia and other factors make this difficult should the group event... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

No ones in command at Biden Whitehouse

Rick Moran: David Axelrod, the man who masterminded the winning presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, believes that no one is in charge in the White House. Discussing the filibuster “carve-out” for an abortion vote in the Senate that Biden has proposed, David Axelrod dismissed the idea, saying “I mean, this is the lot that Biden finds himself in. There is this sense that things are kind of out of control and he’s not in command. And this lends to that.” This from a Democrat? Axelrod isn’t saying there’s a “hidden hand” at work behind the throne. He’s not claiming Obama or any... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Biden's recession

Kenin M. Spivak: The Biden administration has huffed and puffed its adherence to progressive dogma and, as a result, it is about to blow down the American economy. The situation won’t improve until the Administration resolves its catalepsy. In March, I described the substantial risk that America was heading toward a recession. A recession may already have begun, and it will certainly soon do so if the Biden White House does not immediately change course on energy and spending. In June, U.S. and European economies slowed sharply as surging prices weakened demand. U.S. retail sale... read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Top U.S. General: Taiwan: China Attack Not Imminent, But US Watching Closely

*BBC:* *Taiwan: China attack not imminent, but US watching closely, says Gen Milley* A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, the top US general says, but the US is watching "very closely". China is clearly developing the capability to attack at some point, but deciding to do so would be a political choice, Gen Mark Milley told the BBC. China says Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be re-unified with the mainland, by force if necessary. It has accused the US of supporting Taiwan's independence, and vowed to "resolutely crush" any such attempt. There has been a m... read more

Organizing Notes13 hours ago

Corbyn shares inside scoop on UK 'democracy'

The former Labour Party leader sits down with *Declassified UK* for his most candid interview yet – on the British media, UK military and intelligence services, Israel, Keir Starmer, Julian Assange and Saudi Arabia. Time Codes: 00:00 - An Interview with Declassified UK 00:47 - UK Military 04:36 - MI5 and MI6 16:14 - Mike Pompeo's Threat 24:34 - Labour Friends of Israel 26:44 - Accusations Against Him 32:28 - The Guardian 38:47 - Julian Assange 43:31 - Keir Starmer 43:31 - Suspension from the Labour Party 50:28 - Arms to Saudi Arabia 57:21 - The Importance of Declassifie... read more

Is the BBC biased?13 hours ago

More insisting

I had to chuckle at the closing headlines on today's *The World This Weekend*. The opening portion began with the usual calls for Boris to go, including an interview with Lord [Kenneth] Baker where presenter Jonny Dymond [not to be confused with either Johnny Cash or Neil Diamond] gave Lord Baker the full Mrs Doyle from *Father Ted* treatment. To paraphrase Jonny today: Should Boris Johnson go? Should he go, Lord Baker? Ah, go on, go on, go on, go on, say Boris Johnson should go!” Lord Baker finally obliged. My chuckle came later though, at the sheer insistence - via very heavy ... read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Russia - Ukraine War Maps -- July 3, 2022

No More Mister Nice Blog13 hours ago

MARGARET ATWOOD WOULD LAUGH (AS WOULD GHISLAINE MAXWELL)

Elizabeth Spiers thinks abortion bans will be bad for the very rich, too. The notion that rich women will be fine, regardless of what the law says, is probably comforting to some. But it is simply not true. ... the wealthiest are in for some unpleasant surprises when it comes to abortion. The scenarios where a woman needs an abortion include medical emergencies where any delay in treatment can have severe, even fatal consequences — and in those circumstances abortion pills obtained by mail won’t help. One in 50 pregnancies in the United States are ectopic pregnancies ... delaying t... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Global South And North Unite To Stop East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline

On last month’s annual celebration known as Africa Day, activists in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and elsewhere held demonstrations targeting French oil giant TotalEnergies’ involvement in African fossil fuel extraction projects. A main focus of the protests was Total’s proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, or EACOP, which would transport 200,000 barrels of oil per day from western Uganda to export terminals 1,445 kilometers away on the Tanzanian coast. Grassroots organizers in Uganda and Tanzania have been speaking out against EACOP for years, sometimes at great risk to their... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago

"How It Really Is"

Today’s AAA National Average $4.812 Price as of 7/3/22 - https://gasprices.aaa.com/ read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 3 July 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/jomNx9Vafx 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/DAGpWyCkyu — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) July 3, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 130 of the invasion https://t.co/6wv8dU6m70 — Guardian World (@guardianworld) July 3, 2022 #UPDATE Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said Sunday that Moscow's forces have taken the strategic Ukrainian city of Lysychansk and now control the entire region of Lugansk, which has been ... read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

We Don’t Need No $60K Paperweights

All is proceeding according to plan. Still want to buy an EV? Here's a Tesla charging line in California:#EV #Charging #Tesla #EVLife #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Autos #ElonMusk pic.twitter.com/ThrewJNvFi — laurenfix (@laurenfix) July 2, 2022 read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

I’m From The Government

And I’m here to spy on you. Western Standard- Privacy risks identified in biometric passport scheme A little-known scheme to track travellers through Toronto’s Pearson airport resulted in what the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) identified as “privacy risks,” says Blacklock’s Reporter. “Privacy risks and their proposed mitigating measures were identified,” the CBSA wrote in… Continue reading → read more

Vox - All14 hours ago

“How do you go through the world and not be bitter and angry?”

[image: A statue of Marcus Aurelius, in Rome, Italy.] A statue of Marcus Aurelius, in Rome, Italy. | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Stoicism, explained. Stoicism is having a bit of a moment. Wherever you look — books, podcasts, newsletters, YouTube videos — you’ll find plenty of content about how the Stoics can help us live better lives today. Which is somewhat odd, since Stoicism is a school of thought that dates all the way back to Zeno of Citium in ancient Greece. It’s a philosophy that preached detachment from the passions and a belief in the supremacy of our ratio... read more

Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago

Virtual Education in K-12 Public Schools – A False and Corrupt Narrative in Virginia

by James C. Sherlock Public employee interests with personal stakes in the outcome are lying by omission in public discussions of virtual schooling in Virginia. Their message was published in Suzanne Munson’s column in the Richmond Times Dispatch on Jun … Continue reading → read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

Honey, I Finished The Gold Standard

WTF happened in 1971? read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

Tweets Of The Day

ICYMI: John Lee, a former security chief, was sworn in on Friday as Hong Kong's next leader. Here's what you need to know: pic.twitter.com/ANihcoXzdU — DW News (@dwnews) July 3, 2022 China attack on Taiwan not imminent, but US watching closely, says General Milley https://t.co/Bk6RvMMewj — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 3, 2022 The Israeli army said it intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah that were headed towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanonhttps://t.co/b7TauSYRr3 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 3, 2022 #UPDAT... read more

21st Century Wire14 hours ago

Episode #425 – ‘Ukraine Part Deux’ with guest George Eliason

*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world… read more

21st Century Wire15 hours ago

The Story of George Washington’s Secret Spy Ring

*21WIRE* | The story Washington's clandestine intelligence network which helped thwart the British Empire. read more

Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago

Jeanine’s Memes

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Cairns News15 hours ago

Gold-backed Russian ruble now strongest of all currencies

from Alison Ryan Col. Richard Black (ret.) was former head of the US Army’s Criminal Law Division at the Pentagon and served in the Virginia legislature first as Representative and then as a State Senator and recently, 18-19 June, he addressed the topic “There Can Be No Peace Without the Bankruptcy Reorganisation of the Dying […] read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

Rampant Racism Breaks Out on the Left

Here is an excellent interview with Adam Coleman, author of this recent article. Do share this with your Leftist friends and family members who are active on social media. Ask them if they are okay with singling out Clarence Thomas and using racial epitaphs against him. Request that they post on social media, demanding people… Continue reading → read more

Marjorie Cohn1 day ago

SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit

Vox - All14 hours ago

The best $79 I ever spent: Paint for my very own bedroom walls

[image: illustration of paint bucket] Choosing a color for my room felt like there was a little girl sitting with me, who did not grow up with the space she needed, helping me make a choice to sustain us both. | Dana Rodriguez for Vox The idea that I could help myself recover was unknown to me. Then I decided to paint my room. Begin. In the middle of a pandemic. Buy three buckets of paint. One 5-liter bucket of white paint for the ceiling and two 10-liters of paint for the walls. Choose a color you would paint a room to symbolize a new beginning. As many coats of cream white pain... read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

Picture Of The Day

Hong Kong's new Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong bows, as China's President Xi Jinping and Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee look on, during a ceremony to inaugurate the city's new government, on the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong. Selim Chtayti/Pool. Reuters / Thursday, June 30, 2022 *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *China's Xi visits Hong Kong to mark 25th handover anniversary* (Reuters). read more

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago

Fish still missing, traditions extinct 30 years after N.L. cod moratorium

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago

White: Tennessee teen catches â€˜rareâ€™ catfish

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago

Salmon are still migrating through Seattle -- but theyâ€™re in trucks

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago

Cuckoo: No one is sure why orca pods are adopting pilot whales; 'Where did this baby come from?'

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago

Dozens of whales found dead on British Virgin Islands beach

Rounding the Earth Newsletter14 hours ago

Educational Test Response: Positive

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21st Century Wire15 hours ago

SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘The End of Germ Theory’ (2022)

*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Modern virology is dead, and COVID killed it. read more

The Free Thought Project15 hours ago

WATCH: Cops Claim Compliant Handcuffed Man Was a Threat, So They Tortured Him With a Taser

[image: handcuffed]Police are conducting dishonest damage control after two officers were seen tasering a non-combative, handcuffed man for no reason. read more

Real Climate Science15 hours ago

Biden – Truth Over Lies

The US Forest Service shows that burn acreage in the US was much higher prior to 1960. 2010-sustainability-report.pdf The data was kept in great detail, as reported by the New York Times in 1938. TimesMachine: October 9, 1938 – NYTimes.com … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Chinese and Russian warships patrol off Japan in an apparent show of force

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A convoy of Russian and Chinese warships has made a tour around Japan. The ships of the world powers demonstrated military unity as the Western world and its allies – which include Japan – ganged up on the two countries. Both sides are flexing their muscles in this theater as […] read more

Northern Reflections15 hours ago

War On Sex?

Mara Gay writes in *The New York Times *that Republicans have declared war on sex: If we take Justice Clarence Thomas at his word — and there’s no reason not to — the right to contraception could be the next to fall. Why? Because many in this movement are animated by an insatiable desire to punish women who have sex on our own terms and enjoy it. State laws restricting or banning abortion are an attack on American women who decide whether, when and how to have children. They are part of a movement intended to curb the hard-won freedom to pursue careers and joys outside the confin... read more

Vox - All15 hours ago

Not all religions oppose abortion

Protesters during the Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice at Union Square in Washington, DC, on May 17. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A rabbi makes the case for reproductive rights. For decades, the Christian religious right’s opposition to abortion has dominated the reproductive rights debate in the United States. Activists spent years pushing states and the federal government toward more restrictive policies; those efforts culminated in the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutionally protected right to an abortion. But Christians aren’t the only people of faith with... read more

Vox - All15 hours ago

Could California become the first state to provide reparations?

[image: Members of Black Lives Matter-LA along with community members directly impacted held a press conference to demand answers and full reparations due to blatant disregard of life and property by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in their callous and de] Members of Black Lives Matter-LA, along with community members, held a press conference in July 2021 to demand answers and full reparations from the Los Angeles Police Department. | Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A task force is calling on the state to provide “comprehensive reparations” to Black Americans. ... read more

Organizing Notes15 hours ago

Sunday song

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

EPA's loss good for democracy

Washington Examiner: If the federal government wants to restructure an entire sector of the economy, it needs explicit authority from Congress, the Supreme Court held Thursday. Its ruling in *EPA v. West Virginia* will save consumers billions of dollars in energy costs. More importantly, it takes power away from unelected bureaucrats and returns it to the people’s elected leaders. A number of states with large coal economies had challenged an Obama-era regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency that essentially capped the carbon emissions that could be emitted by existin... read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Analysis: Why Chile’s major forestry companies are going to Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - They've been there for years. But in the last 12 months, forestry companies have stepped up their offensive. Late last year, CMPC completed its divisions in this market, acquiring Iguaçu's bio packaging assets for US$170 million. Before that, it had added the Guaíba pulp mill and Melhoramentos Papeis to the […] read more

Bayou Renaissance Man17 hours ago

Sunday morning music

Here's a treat for Pink Floyd fans, and for David Gilmour's fans in particular. On 26th August 2006, Gilmour performed the final concert of his "On An Island" tour at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland, in honor of the 26th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarity trade union, one of the driving forces behind the eventual collapse of Communism in that country. A recording of the whole concert was later released in several formats under the title "Live in Gdansk". Here's the DVD recording of "Live in Gdansk" - the whole concert, which included the complete album "On An Island"... read more

Econlib17 hours ago

The Authoritarian “Thought of Xi Jinping”

Assuming we can rely on the translated quotes and paraphrased statements in a Financial Times report, Chinese president Xi Jinping’s defense of his totalitarianism helps understand certain aspects of authoritarianism (“Xi Jinping Marks Hong Kong Handover With Call for ‘Patriots’ to Bring Order,” July 1, 2022): In his first big speech in Hong Kong since […] The post The Authoritarian “Thought of Xi Jinping” appeared first on Econlib . read more

CURMUDGUCATION3 hours ago

ICYMI: Bombs Bursting Somewhere Edition (7/3)

I expect my family to celebrate my birthday even though I am fat and balding and sometimes a jerk. I expect to celebrate my country's birthday no matter how many of her ideals she has failed to live up to or how many shenanigans are currently being perpetrated in her name. More to the point, I refuse yp yield the field to people who would inflict a warped and toxic idea of what constitutes a real American. However you cope with the holiday, here's some reading from last week. *School's Out Forever* If you're only going to read one item on the list this week, here it is. Kathryn J... read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil opens the door to ethanol technology for BRICS partner India

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - India's monsoon-dependent rains will be critical to the country's ability to meet its E20 target of blending 20% ethanol in gasoline by 2025, say representatives of India's sugar-energy sector. On the other hand, the partnership with its BRICS partner Brazil raises hopes that the target will be met before the […] read more

musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago

Note sent to RINO hunting Republican candidate

After seeing the Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens double down on his RINO hunting ad which has been panned as dangerous rhetoric, I sent the following email to his campaign. Thank you for your service as a Navy Seal. You … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Argentina’s economy minister Martin Guzmán resigns

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Amid Argentina's economic crisis, the country's Economy Minister, Martín Guzmán, resigned from his post on Saturday (2). The announcement was made through a letter published on his Twitter account. The text is addressed to Argentine President Alberto Fernandéz. "With deep conviction and confidence in my vision of the path Argentina […] read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Gringoview: Celebrating the fourth of July

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - How can I ever forget my childhood memories of the wonderfully optimistic celebrations of the 4th of July? It was a day to be proudly patriotic, a day commemorating the courageous signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It was the one day […] read more

Socio-Economics History Blog17 hours ago

‘Russia Should Be Ready to Use Nukes,’ Says Belarusian President Lukashenko | World News | WION

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago

Show Me the Sign

By Cathy Jameson I was asked two sets of great questions in the last week. The first ones were from Ronan’s young sister: If Ronan can make sounds with his vocal chords, why can't he talk? He can make sounds,... Related Stories - Pickles, Pretzels and Pop Tarts - #CanWeTalkAboutIt - Type It Out read more

Socio-Economics History Blog17 hours ago

Lukashenko Accuses Kyiv of Firing Missiles at Belarus: ‘Will Fight If Our Territory Invaded’ | WION

Socio-Economics History Blog17 hours ago

Gerald Celente: WWIII And Hell On Earth! US Dollar On The Verge Of Extinction

Small Dead Animals17 hours ago

Pfizer and the Elite Decision Makers