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The Rio Times13 hours ago
Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline: The details about the Argentina’s key projectFrom June 20, 2023, the Néstor Kirchner Gas Pipeline, which will transport gas from Vaca Muerta to Salliqueló, province of Buenos Aires, should be in operation. That is fixed in the contracts that the State ─through Enarsa─ signed with the companies participating in the construction. Most bids have already been awarded, although key aspects still […] read more
Science Matters13 hours ago
Snappy Answers to Energy Questions
Snappy answers to energy questions This election season candidates are getting lots of energy-related questions. Here are pro-freedom, pro-human answers to some of the most popular ones. Alex Epstein ♦ What’s your policy on energy, environment, and climate? I believe in energy freedom: the freedom to use all forms of energy, with laws against emissions […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Why a tiny Caribbean island could implode the British EmpireBy Felipe van Deursen The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited an age-old argument in places from the Caribbean to Australasia. Does it still make sense for these distant and independent countries to have, as head of state, however merely symbolic the office is, a queen or king enacted there in London? For a […] read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
“Historic Levels Of Fraud”: US Watchdog Estimates $45.6 Billion Bilked From Pandemic Unemployment ProgramZero Hedge – by Tyler Durden A federal watchdog has found that $45.6 billion may have been scammed out of the nation’s unemployment program during the... The post “Historic Levels Of Fraud”: US Watchdog Estimates $45.6 Billion Bilked From Pandemic Unemployment Program appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
FBI accused of retaliating against conservative whistleblowersDaily Caller: The FBI is revoking the security clearances of conservative agents and retaliating against suspected whistleblowers, three House Republicans alleged in a Thursday letter. Republicans in both chambers of Congress have alleged widespread politicized misconduct in the FBI, most notably by a Washington, D.C., agent who investigated Hunter Biden. That agent, Timothy Thibault, resigned in August rather than face an internal review. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said that whistleblowers have approached his office to re... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Biden colludes with Soros on illegalsBreitbart: *Report: Soros-Linked Group Wins $41M Contract from Biden to Help Illegal Aliens Evade Deportation* They both seek to thwart US immigration law. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's mindless energy policyBiz Pac Review: President Biden once again shirked any responsibility for skyrocketing gas prices and instead demanded that gas stations cut prices at the pump for drivers despite their costs to stay in business being dictated by the market. ... His flawed economic reasoning is that oil prices are dropping. Oil prices are not the only factor in the price of a gallon of gasoline. Taxation and crushing regulation as well as progressive policies have a lot to do with it. It’s almost as if Biden and the left want to drive gas stations out of business. In a meeting with economic aid... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
EVs and hurricane evacuationsThomas Lifson: Large swaths of Florida’s heavily populated Gulf Coast have been ordered evacuated. The map below, prepared by the Florida Department of Emergency Management, shows the mandatory areas in reddish colors. The actual evacuation order from the state is found here. At least 300,000 people from the Tampa Bay Area must leave. It is fortunate that as of the current moment, electric vehicles constitute only about 100,000, out of nearly 8 million vehicles registered to drive on Florida’s roads. What if they all were electric, the (impractical) dream dream of greenies? ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia suspect in Nord Stream damageHot Air: *CNN: Russian ships and submarines were spotted near the Nord Stream pipeline* The Europeans think Russian ships passing through the area may be responsible for the damage. See, also: *Swedes Report New Fourth Leak in Nord Stream Pipeline ‘Sabotage* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Trans couple accused of attempting to collude with RussiaDaily Mail: The wife of the US Army's first trans officer told her to stop being a 'coward' and to overlook 'ethical issues' when the couple tried to hand over medical records of senior military officers and their families to the Russian government. Major Jamie Lee Henry, 39, and Johns Hopkins Dr. Anna Gabrielian, 36, were accused of using their secret security clearance at North Carolina's Fort Bragg to steal the records from the base's hospital, according to the Department of Justice. Fort Bragg is among one of the most populated military installations in the world, housin... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Chevron to leave California for TexasDaily Caller: Chevron is selling its global headquarters in California as it continues to move its operations and employees to Texas, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The oil giant sold 92 acres of offices in San Ramon as its workers continue to relocate to its Houston campus, where it has three times the number of employees that California has, according to the WSJ. Chevron will follow in the footsteps of other large companies like Tesla and American Airlines that have left California in recent years for various reasons. (RELATED: Biden Threatens To Investigate Oil C... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The censorship conspiracyJust the News: A consortium of four private groups worked with the departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and State to censor massive numbers of social media posts they considered misinformation during the 2020 election, and its members then got rewarded with millions of federal dollars from the Biden administration afterwards, according to interviews and documents obtained by Just the News. The Election Integrity Partnership is back in action again for the 2022 midterm elections, raising concerns among civil libertarians that a chilling new form of public-private partnership to... read more
All Posts - LaRouchePAC17 hours ago
Trump’s Offer to End the War, or Something Similar, Should Be Accepted About Right NowThe sabotage of the Nordstream pipelines, carrying Russian natural gas to Europe, represents a dangerous escalation of the war the U.S., NATO, and Britain are waging against Russia, utilizing the population and country of Ukraine as so much cannon fodder. The populations of Germany and other nations formerly dependent on Russian natural gas for their economies are now scheduled to join the Ukrainians on the sacrificial altar as winter approaches and their economies shut down. All the informed speculation points to Poland as the source of this escalation, operating with U.S., Briti... read more
All Posts - LaRouchePAC17 hours ago
British Economy Crashes; Bank of England Pleads InsanityJust six days after raising interest rates .5% for the second time, and just five days after publicly warning that another emergency rate increase may be necessary to control inflation, the Bank of England (BoE) panicked and went on an emergency bond-buying spree to restore stability to Britain’s financial markets as they crashed. Citing a “material risk to UK financial stability” the BoE pledged to purchase as much UK government debt as necessary to restore stability. The spectacle of a central bank engaging in quantitative easing at the same time it is raising interest rates, sp... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 30 Qasim passed Agrarian Reform Law Broke up power of landlords who had ruled Iraq since Mandate
1922 PM Naqib Gaylani named new cabinet Was to pass new Anglo-Iraq Treaty before parliament formed so it wouldn’t be debated 1924 Frontier Commission appointed to determine border between new nation of Turkey and Iraq (Musings On Iraq review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1945 UK Ambassador to Iraq Sir Cornwallis said PM Said was no longer interested in his govt and might be dangerous as a result Sir Cadogan of Foreign Office asked if Said should be removed as... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ9 hours ago
Review The Prince of the Marshes, And Other Occupational Hazards Of A Year In Iraq
*Stewart, Rory, **The Prince of the Marshes, And Other Occupational Hazards Of A Year In Iraq**, Orlando, Austin, New York, San Diego, Toronto, London: Harcourt Inc, 2006* Rory Stewart was a British Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) official in Maysan and Dhi Qar provinces in southern Iraq. He was tasked with setting up local governments and starting construction projects. His book *The Prince of the Marshes, And Other Occupation Hazards Of A Year In Iraq*documents all the problems he faced trying to achieve those two goals. That included a CPA administration in Baghdad th... read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE13 hours ago
A moment of truth for the West. End or change?With even Bill Gates warning the USA could implode in a civil war, with the UK and EU on the brink of economic collapse with nuclear threat and a covid vaccine public health disaster thrown in to mix, it must be clear now to the WEF Billionaires, Royals who have created this disaster for the West, they either change, make peace with Russia or Russia and China will take over what is left of West and put the elite on trial. Putin has offered peace talks after annexing the four regions of the Ukraine which are historically Russian. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4zxv1xcbdcrrw68/Gates%... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
The Extreme Dangerousness of Continuing to Hide the U.S. Government’s Psychopathy
Eric Zuesse Every psychopath is well practiced at lying; anyone who tolerates that person’s lying is not only encouraging psychopathy but is, oneself, psychopathically unconcerned about the public’s welfare, because any such encouragement will, itself, facilitate the further spreading of lies and deception of the public. This is how psychopathy, which is a merely personal […] read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa's order
These crackdowns are occurring around the world in countries that are becoming less free because of what’s known as ‘democratic backsliding.’ read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT13 hours ago
Police rescue passengers from powerless electric ferry!By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public From the NZ Herald: The police boat and the ferry. Photo / Supplied Passengers on Wellington’s new electric ferry were rescued by a police boat after the ferry lost power. A police spokesperson confirmed to the Herald the Ika Rere had run out of battery in the harbour and […] read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
GMU Rebates Tuition Increase Students
by James A. Bacon George Mason University, the last holdout among Virginia’s public universities in freezing tuition for in-state undergraduate students this year, has announced that it will rebate this year’s 3% tuition increase. Now all 15 public colleges in … Continue reading → read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Russia to fight to defend its territorial integrityThe Kremlin said on Friday that attacks against any part of the swathe of Ukraine that President Vladimir Putin was about to annex would be considered aggression against Russia itself, adding that Russia would fight to take the whole of the eastern Donbas region. President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of nearly a fifth of […] read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Osama Bin Laden WAS NOT Responsible for 9/11
One great myth in American society is that Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks. No hard evidence was ever presented and the US Justice Department never indicted him for the attacks. A Kuwaiti was blamed for the 9/11 attacks and remains in prison without trial over 20 years later. Osama Bin […] read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago
The Next Great Depression?By Paul Homewood Food for thought: The Western world today faces a serious risk of slipping into another Great Depression. This risk has arisen not because of a poor budget drawn up by a blundering government — or even due to some nefarious speculation taking place in financial markets. Rather, it […] read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Zelensky’s nuclear gamesRussian president announced a partial mobilization and warned Moscow will be ready to use “various weapons of destruction” to protect its territory amid threats from the West. However¸ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he did not believe the world would allow Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons and vowed to press on with “liberating” […] read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Latvia is inundated with NATOUkraine has become the excellent excuse for NATO expanding of Europe. The Alliance justified numerous military exercises and weapons supplies to the European countries by the need to response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. NATO Spokesperson, Oana Lungescu said that NATO has to reinforce its presence in the eastern part of the Alliance. The most […] read more
IER14 hours ago
Biden is Accusing Oil Companies of Price Gouging Again
President Biden must be living a life of luxury and seclusion because he has no concept of how gasoline prices… The post Biden is Accusing Oil Companies of Price Gouging Again appeared first on IER. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Fish Fossil Catch from China Includes Oldest Teeth EverA big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found — and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite. read more
Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago
This Would Be A Wise Stopping Point For This War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ At the risk of upsetting the entire internet, the annexation of those four Ukrainian territories seems like a great time to end this war to me. Does anyone honestly believe a significant percentage of the people who […] read more
Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago
I guess that's one way for doctors to stay current...
Looks like Ireland is still crazy. Doctors in Ireland had to remove 50 AA and other "cylindrical" batteries from the body of a 66-year-old woman who had swallowed them all on purpose, a recent article in the Irish Medical Journal says. When doctors at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin first examined the woman, they didn’t know exactly how many batteries she had swallowed and how many remained in her body. They were able to help her pass five AA batteries without surgical intervention, but x-rays showed 50 more large batteries were still there after three weeks of mo... read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Attack On Nord Stream Kills Prospects For Dialogue In UkraineThe three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Germany — one after another within hours of each other in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark — were caused by blasts. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann […] read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Sufficient evidence to convict for theft offenses A detective’s identification of appellant from a security video provided sufficient evidence that appellant was involved with a burglary, grand larceny, larceny of a firearm, conspiracy to commit burglary, and credit card theft. Inference “[S]ince we conclude below that White, the appellant, was reliably identified as the individual who accompanied Cahill into the Walmart, the ... read more
Snopes.com15 years ago
Was Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Hearse Used for Brigham Young’s Funeral?According to legend, the Disneyland hearse was originally used to carry the religious leader's body from his funeral to his burial place in 1877. read more
CURMUDGUCATION8 hours ago
Fund Raising and Data MiningIt has started already. The twins, five weeks into their first year of school, have been given materials for the school fund raiser. If you are not current in the parenting world, you may hear "fund raiser" and think, "Okay, time to carry that order sheet around and hit up the grandparents to buy a couple of stinky candles." If only. What the Board of Directors brought home is a sign-up for SchoolStore, a kind of online portal/platform that lets folks buy stuff from a couple of different outlets and a whole bunch of the usual Major Merchants. Each purchase through the program earns... read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Shark seen swimming outside home in Florida as Hurricane Ian hits US stateUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Paralyzed scuba diver from Grantham 'smashes' three world records with his biggest challenge yetUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Poland blames toxic algae for Oder river fish kill; industrial pollution 'the same as in previous years'UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Maryland: 'Industrial Fish Farm' proposal draws environmental criticismUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Heartbreaking video captures the struggle of a mother dolphin pushing the body of her dead calf through the water in the MediterraneanUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
73: Here’s what the latest Southern Resident killer whale census showed for the past yearUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
‘Dolphin Doctor’ Sam Ridgway, marine mammal research pioneer, remembered for ‘boundless curiosity’UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page14 hours ago
Weather service: Hurricane Ian's 'reverse storm surge' drains at least 7 feet of water in Tampa BayThe Rio Times15 hours ago
Latin American big cities where it is more and less profitable to rent a propertyThe "value" of a property is made up of multiple and diverse factors, variables that are not only related to the property itself, its structure, and typology, but also to the environment in which it is located and the extra benefits it can offer. From there, the rental price and the profitability that can be […] read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago
Long Term Trends In Atlantic Hurricane ActivityBy Paul Homewood While the left wing media and politicians have been quick to blame Hurricane Ian on global warming, the facts disagree, as this study from last year showed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24268-5 The authors are acknowledged as leading experts on Atlantic hurricanes; Landsea for instance works for the National Hurricane Center, while Knutson is at […] read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War: Military Summary And Analysis For 30.09.2022*WNU Editor*: A lot of coverage on the encirclement of thousands of Russian soldiers by Ukrainian forces at Lyman. read more
Michael West16 hours ago
Putin accuses West of pipeline sabotageRussian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany. Speaking on Friday in Moscow at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine into Russia, Putin said the “Anglo-Saxons” in the West have turned from sanctions to “terror attacks,” sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 […] read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War Maps -- September 30, 2022 (Click on Images to Enlarge)
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 30 September 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/Y8S1k3So8J 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/BHmCsXHR8G — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) September 30, 2022 Watch live: Vladimir Putin is hosting a signing ceremony for the annexation of four areas of Ukraine Latest: https://t.co/X3flQUBL0r https://t.co/QvRr0pqAYf — Sky News (@SkyNews) September 30, 2022 Vladimir Putin declares four occupied Ukraine regions are now part of Russia https://t.co/hNxbavgtwd pic.twitter.com/8... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayHere are 5⃣ things you need to know today 👇 1⃣ Hurricane Ian latest 2⃣ Ketanji Brown Jackson's investiture 3⃣ Russian annexation ceremony 4⃣ Student loan forgiveness plan scaled back 5⃣ FCC on space junk https://t.co/HgKDGzqRdb — CNN International (@cnni) September 30, 2022 • Blast at a Kabul education center leaves at least 19 dead • Russia set to announce annexation of up to 15% of Ukraine's territory • After Florida, Hurricane Ian regains strength as it heads for South Carolina Today's top stories in 1 minute: pic.twitter.com/U2xhcdcbBT — DW News (@dwnews) September 30, 2022 ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-7-276 – White v. CommonwealthWhite v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0918-21-1, July 19, 2022. CAV (Athey) From the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk (Hawks) Eric P. Korslund for appellant. Leah A. Darron, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-276, 8 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
Sufficient evidence of receiving stolen property Where appellant was convicted of receiving stolen property worth more than $500, his “ever-changing and contradictory statements, in conjunction with other evidence, proved he possessed the two stolen boats.” Overview Bailey, the theft victim, had two boats, a Chaparral and a Glassport. He discovered they were missing from his parent’s lake house in October 2019. ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly16 hours ago
022-7-275 – Roach v. CommonwealthRoach v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0921-21-3, July 19, 2022. CAV (Decker) From the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County (Allen) Joseph A. Sanzone for appellant. Leah A. Darron, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-275, 11 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Financial suggestions from an old fart (a reprise)Recognizing there are many places for financial advice, as an old fart, I thought I would offer some specific examples on ways to save money. Some of these are in reaction to various conversations I have had with my children, nieces … Continue reading → read more
A Different Perspective15 hours ago
Cattle Mutilations from the Other Side of the Fence with Chris O'Brien
The plan had been to speak with Chris O’Brien about cattle mutilations, but in this world of technical miracles, we had trouble with the initial connection. Not to spill too many of our internal secrets, I hoped we could make the connection but we had to start the show. What this means, simply, is that the first segment was what I now suggest is an intense monologue as opposed to a rant. Chris joined during the break and after I attempted to wrap up the information I had suggested would start that segment, we brought Chris on to give the other side of the cattle mutilation co... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Storms never last, but Ian not through with USNY Times: Ian Bears Down on Carolinas After Battering Florida - As crews in southwest Florida rescued people amid widespread damage, Ian’s wind speeds grew on its way to an expected landfall in South Carolina on Friday. - State and federal officials said they expected deaths connected to the storm, but no firm total had emerged. The wind and the storm surge caused significant damage in Florida where the Governor declared a 500-year flood in parts of the state. After cutting across Florida it strengthened again over the Atlantic before heading to the Carolinas. S... read more
CURMUDGUCATION15 hours ago
PA: The Charter Industry Has Ana Meyers' Back
Ana Meyers had risen swiftly through the world of charter school biz, and even when her career trajectory took a turn for the worse, the charter industry has her back. Meyers was the executive director of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public [sic] Charter Schools. She has previously worked as "Director of Legislative Affairs" for LeadingAge PA (an advocacy group for aging services providers) as well as PA Field Director for Libertarian advocacy group, FreedomWorks. Before that she co-chaired the Kitchen Table Patriots, a Tea Party group in southeastern PA, and before that sales a... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia's systemic weakness exposed by mobilization effortsISW: The Kremlin continues to violate its stated “partial mobilization” procedures and contradict its own messaging even while recognizing the systematic failures within the Russian bureaucracy just eight days after the declaration of mobilization. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged and deflected the blame for repeated “mistakes” during the first week of mobilization in his opening remarks at the Russian Security Council meeting on September 29.[1] Putin recounted instances of mobilizing men without prior military experience, assigning servicemen to the wrong speciali... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
The 2022 midterm elections, explained
A person votes in Brooklyn, New York, in November 2021. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The 2022 midterms are coming up on November 8, when voters across the US will decide the makeup of Congress, determine who will hold key offices in their states and cities, and weigh in on policies directly via ballot measures. Democrats currently have narrow majorities in both chambers, and because the same party holds the White House, conditions are ideal for them to pass bills President Joe Biden will sign. But forecasts suggest Democrats are likely to lose control of the House and keep... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
The Bros and cons of being a huge, gay Hollywood rom-com
Billy Eichner and Luke MacFarlane in Bros, a movie about gay dudes (not brothers). | Bros/Universal Pictures Bros wants to be a gay love story that doesn’t play it straight. Billy Eichner seems like the fun kind of grumpy — like a person who will say the mean stuff you’d wish you could say out loud. Eichner rocketed to success and visibility based on his ability to charmingly harangue New Yorkers on sidewalks. Then on *Difficult People*, he sharpened that crankiness and pop culture savvy into an acidic, narcissistic lead also named Billy, in a show that’s loosely based on his and... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Navstar Defense to deliver 20 6×6 MaxxPro MRV-P vehicles to BrazilThe Brazilian Army is about to receive 20 units of the specialized rescue vehicle MaxxPro MRV-P manufactured by Navstar Defense, which will be used in support of the IDV Guarani 6x6 armored fleet, as part of a long process started in 2019. It is the same vehicle recently acquired by the Spanish Army to support […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Opinion: Lava Jato impunity makes Lula da Silva a symbol of Latin American corruptionBy Daniel Lara Farías* (Opinion) When Euzenando Azevedo was seated in front of a camera to confess everything he did as head of Odebrecht in Venezuela during the years he was in office, those of us who listened to him revealed the full extent of the scheme imposed through the company. It was not just […] read more
Modern Tokyo Times16 hours ago
Islamist terrorist attack hits Kabul in Shia areaIslamist terrorist attack hits Kabul in Shia area Noriko Watanabe and Hiroshi Saito Modern Tokyo Times Another Sunni Islamist terrorist attack happened in the mainly Shia part of Western Kabul.… read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
The Search for Accountability: A Guide to Lawfare’s Jan. 6 ProjectThe January 6th Committee (https://twitter.com/January6thCmte/status/1550207289096916995/photo/2) The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place. *** The slate of hearings convened by the Jan. 6 Committee was the television event of summer 2022: a dramatic series that vividly reminded viewers of the chaos and violence of the attack on the Capitol. This fall, the committee faces the task of wrapping up its public hearings and compiling its work into a final report before the end of the 117th Congress. Along with the Justice Department’s criminal ... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Unemployment rate in Brazil falls to lowest level since 2015The Brazilian economy maintained the pace of job creation, reaching a positive balance of 278,639 formal jobs in August. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9% in the June to August quarter. It dropped 0.9 percentage points from the previous quarter, in March, April, and May. The index reached the lowest level since August 2015, when […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil: Extraction of native wood increases by 30%Driven by advances in the North region and Mato Grosso, the volume of Roundwood extracted from native forests in the country grew 30.1% in 2021 compared to 2020, to 14.8 million cubic meters. It reached the highest level since 2012 (14.9 million). The growth percentage was the highest since 1990 when the high reached 48.1%. […] read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden's energy agenda like 'Dumb and Dumber': Rick PerryThe Biden energy policies make no sense and are disconnected to reality. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden's dementia hard to ignoreWashington Examiner: How do you know President Joe Biden is genuinely losing the mental faculties required to govern? One way is to look at his White House staff scrambling to cover up every clue that this is the case. At a recent event, Biden called for Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) to come forward, but the congresswoman was killed last month in a car crash. "I want to thank all of you here, including bipartisan elected officials like Rep. McGovern, Sen. Braun, Sen. Booker, Rep. — Jackie, are you here? Where's Jackie? I thought she was going to be here — to help make this a reali... read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Who’s next? First it was fossil fuels that were demonized, now is it agriculture?U of R professor Jim Warren: Who’s next? First it was fossil fuels that were demonized, now is it agriculture? They say misery loves company. But having company is probably small comfort for people working in western Canada’s energy industry. That being said, it is becoming clear that the fossil fuel industry is no longer… Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Putin losingJeff Dunetz: Once believed to be a fearsome fighting force fit for a world superpower, the reality of the Russian military’s losses and other Russian failures has created cracks in Putin’s power base. CIA Director Williams Burns said Russia’s military has more issues than manpower after President Vladimir Putin ordered a mobilization of 300,000 reservists last week. Putin’s decision, which has sparked protests and attempts to flee the country, comes as Ukraine has liberated some Russian-held areas. “Even if he’s able to mobilize 300,000 troops, it’s not as if throwing people li... read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
Cyberwar in Ukraine: What You See Is Not What’s Really ThereUkrainian soldiers in Kherson. (manhhai, https://flic.kr/p/2noXtTT; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) It has been seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Despite much speculation, many aspects of the war have ultimately not turned out as expected. The war wasn’t, as Russia had anticipated, a six-day rout—or even a six-month one. And notably, cyber didn’t, as some had predicted, play a major role in Russian efforts to take over Ukraine. Russia was expected to wage cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure; its attacks, while sophisticated, have had le... read more
War News Updates17 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
A view of a flooded community in Fort Myers, September 29. REUTERS/Marco Bello *WNU editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Hurricane Ian's long trail of devastation from above* (Reuters). read more
ClimateRealism18 hours ago
Bloomberg and NewsBusters Show ESG Is Neither Virtuous Nor Profitable
A recent Bloomberg article, covered by NewsBusters, shows the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment trend that has gained popularity in the business world in the last few years is not a profitable bet for investors, nor will it guarantee any of the environmental promises made. The Bloomberg analysis shows that the “woke” ESG movement […] The post Bloomberg and NewsBusters Show ESG Is Neither Virtuous Nor Profitable appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Small Dead Animals20 hours ago
Friday On Turtle IslandNews From The Island Prison: Justin’s buddy condemned. Trudeau’s Canada: Black civil servants complain to the UN. Twenty Liberals vote to reduce voting age to 16. A home equity tax is patriotic. Today Big Chief Gay Eagle burns jet fuel to the Niagara region for a ceremony. Then he burns jet fuel back to Ottawa… Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes6 hours ago
Updating the collapsing US-UK-NATO war on Russia- At around 12 minutes into the video Col. Macgregor discusses the destruction of the Nordstream 1 & 2 pipelines. He says 'The Russians did not do this.' - He also discusses the fact that Washington does not want any ceasefire or peaceful agreement to end the war in Ukraine. - In addition the former Army officer reviews the original Russian military strategy along with the new emerging reservist mobilization decree. - He also claims that Germany was getting ready to make a shift and move away from supporting the war. The pipeline destruction now s... read more
Organizing Notes13 hours ago
Asian woman elder hands me $5
Yesterday was another of our weekly 'No war with Russia' vigils we've been holding in Brunswick each Thursday for an hour. We held our first one on February 5. We had Rosie, Dan and me there. Sometimes 2-3 more folks join us. I do it for the waves and honks - especially from truckers. We get few negatives. Mostly blank stares at the car ahead. You can almost see the words 'stay in line' tagged on their foreheads. I like to encourage those drivers who are thinking outside the box and not buying the non-ending corporate media Russia demonization. Anyway, before anyone else arr... read more
Northern Reflections14 hours ago
Truth And Reconciliation Day
The history of any nation is part of the history of humanity. That means that every nation must confront its Heart of Darkness. Some nations refuse to do that. At the moment, the United States is trying not to do that. Attempts to confront history are labeled "woke." With this newly established holiday, we are compelled to confront the dark part of our history. With each passing holiday, we will be forced to consider how far we have progressed or devolved. Let's hope we can learn from history -- and not repeat it. Image: thestar.com read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Herd the News? Wild Boar Piglet Adopted by CowsA cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet. read more
No More Mister Nice Blog16 hours ago
THE NEW YORK TIMES TRIES TO BOTHSIDES CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORMDid you know that Republicans are almost as determined to get big money out of politics as Democrats? It's in *The New York Times*, so it must be true! From yesterday's edition of the *Times* On Politics newsletter, written by Blake Hounshell: *Hints of Republican Concern About Unlimited Campaign Cash* ... as Democrats have embraced the world of dark money, some Republicans have begun to take a second look at Citizens United. *Some* Republicans? Define *some,* Blake. Don’t get me wrong: “Campaign-finance reform” is still very much a Democratic project. A bill in the House callin... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog16 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin A new report from the watchdog group Global Witness found that 54 land rights activists were killed in Mexico last year, the most of any country. The aspiring ‘coral factory’ restoring reefs wrecked by climate change Journey inside Pakistan’s flood zone reveals how poorest were hit hardest NFT Trading Volumes Collapse 97% From January Peak New Yorkers continue to stampede south as record number swap to Florida licenses The bottom half of American families hold just 2% of the country's wealth — while the top 1% of families have a thirdRussia's neighbor considers asylu... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Latin America: Buying property is cheaper in Brazil but value still weighs on the pocket of families, says surveyAmong 12 of the most populated cities in Latin America, Brazil has the cities with the cheapest rents and sales prices, according to the survey "The residential market in Latin America," released by QuintoAndar on Thursday, September 29. The survey was done with data from ads on digital platforms from August 2021 to July 2022 […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazilian authorities defend reliability of electoral system to foreign observersBrazilian authorities yesterday highlighted the electronic voting system's reliability and transparency at a Brasilia seminar attended by international election observers. The system has been used in the country since 1996, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) confirmed. The event, held at a hotel in the Brazilian capital, was attended by TSE President Alexandre de Moraes, Supreme […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazilian Central Bank raises projection for economic growth from 1.7% to 2.7%The Brazilian Central Bank (BC) raised the projection for economic growth this year. The estimated expansion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP, the sum of all goods and services produced in the country) went from 1.7% to 2.7%. The projection is included in the Inflation Report, a quarterly publication of the Central Bank, released on […] read more
Musings from the Chiefio17 hours ago
Less Than An Hour – The World ChangesWell, The USA, EU, UK, WEF, NATO have got what they were pushing for: Russian Mobilization for War. Does this mean Russia is losing in Ukraine, or that WW III is just around the corner? Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil vaccinated 55.7% of the population with third dose against covidBrazil has reached 80.75% of the population with the 1st complete vaccination cycle against covid-19. The number represents 172,252,556 people vaccinated with two or a single dose until Thursday, September 29. The number of people vaccinated with at least one dose is 181,889,144 -equivalent to 85.3% of the population. The booster dose was applied to […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil’s central bank revises inflation forecast for this year downward to 5.8%Brazil's central bank has lowered its official inflation forecast for 2022 to 5.8 percent, down from 8.8 percent in June. The information is contained in the quarterly inflation report released Thursday by the monetary authority. Despite the improvement in expectations, the forecast was higher than the official target for this year. The inflation target for […] read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
While Europe freezes northern Australia will boil with renewables mythLetter to the Editor Germany is preparing for winter with periods without gas or electricity to keep warm. My 82 year old sister wrote that she has bought a sleeping bag, and so have many others; to snuggle in and keep warm, and have also stocked up with candles and batteries for the torch. Our […] read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
The War Has Just BegunI have been attempting for several days to collect my thoughts on the Russo-Ukrainian War and condense them into another analysis piece, but my efforts were consistently frustrated by the war’s stubborn refusal to sit still. After a slow, attritional grind for much of the summer, events have begun to accelerate, calling to mind a famous quip from Vladimir Lenin: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
LGBTQI brigade has control of NSW Parliament to make all kids gayfrom Kirralie Smith There’s a new LGBTQI+ “equality” bill being proposed in NSW… It threatens to jail parents for daring to protect their children from gender transitioning. If this bill gets passed, here’s what will become illegal: That’s why I’m asking you to sign this petition today to stop this dangerous LGBTQI+ bill now – before […] read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Earbuds always falling out? Try these 4 fixesFrom taking the time to clean them regularly to buying custom tips, here are four ways to keep your earbuds from falling out of your ears. read more
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