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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

24 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10:12 pm MDT

“Zachary”
*“Zachary”* by Tim Knight “A handwritten letter arrived in my mailbox last week from a reader. In it was a note from whom I would guess is an elderly gentleman, thanking me for my work both on Slope and on Tastytrade, but politely asking me to use the phrase "God damn it" less frequently, since he found it upsetting. The handwriting on the paper trembled like leaves in an autumn breeze, and it was obvious it took time and effort to send me this two-page missive. It meant something to him. It never occurred to me that I ever used this phrase in a video, let alone often enough to ca... read more
Food Safety News6 hours ago
New outbreaks linked to Italian style meats; one third of patients hospitalized
Inspectors are looking for specific sources of two new Salmonella outbreaks that have been associated with Italian style meats. Three dozen people from 17 states have been confirmed infected so far. A third of the patients have been so sick they had to be admitted to hospitals, according to an outbreak announcement today from the... Continue Reading read more
Captive Mood: how Big Tech manipulates your emotions to serve advertisers
[image: surveillance capitalism] The digital advertising platforms don't just want our data. They also want us to spend our lives online, an "addiction" created for the primary purpose of serving advertisers. Manal al-Sharif reports on the pitfalls of "digital dictatorship" in this latest of her Tech4Evil series. read more
Doherty Institute refuses to deny interference from Prime Minister Scott Morrison regarding their support of Morrison’s failed Covid plan
There is a powerful prima facie case that Prime Minister Scott Morrison pressured the Doherty Institute to publicly support his Covid strategy which if true is very disturbing. The Doherty Institute produced […] The post Doherty Institute refuses to deny interference from Prime Minister Scott Morrison regarding their support of Morrison’s failed Covid plan appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
Snopes.com5 hours ago
What Does the ‘Para’ In ‘Paralympics’ Stand For?
If your guesses are "paraplegic" or "paralysis" — try again. read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Taliban Appoint Ex-Guantanamo Bay Detainee As New Afghan Government Defence Minister
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir has been appointed as the Taliban's acting defence minister after the group's takeover of Afghanistan, according to reports. Above: Zakir is believed by online sources to be the man fifth from left in this image, which shows Taliban fighters after they had stormed the presidential palace in Kabul last week. According to Arab news site Alarby , Zakir was in charge of the force who entered the palace *Daily Mail:* *Taliban appoint ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee who was released in 2007 under George W Bush and went on to become T... read more
Mexico: The Mysterious Fireballs of Veracruz (1980)
* Mexico: The Mysterious Fireballs of Veracruz (1980)* *By Vicente Barrera* From 1980 onward, Cerro de la Mesa in the state of Veracruz went on to become one of the most feared places in the area, given that fireballs can supposedly be seen "patrolling" the mountain. Correspondence has indicated for some time that massive sightings of fireballs are common in the state of Veracruz. For this reason, an expedition was sent out to the state with the aim of investigating the phenomenon. Our destination was Cerro de la Mesa, located some 40 kilometers northeast of Jalapa. Accor... read more
MintPress News Confronts Senator Cruz On Murderous US Sanctions
Las Vegas — On Saturday, MintPress News’ Ben Rubinstein ran into Senator Ted Cruz at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. Recognizing the senator’s long-standing support for economic warfare on the Global South via unilateral coercive measures, or sanctions, Rubinstein jumped at the chance to confront Cruz. “Senator, can you tell me how you feel about the sanctions on Venezuela that have killed 40,000 people?” he asked. But Cruz refused to address the question, telling Rubinstein that “it’s good to see you.” “How many more deaths are you willing to justify?” Rubinstein conti... read more
Graphene Oxide Detox Protocols For The Vaxxed and Unvaxxed
Originally posted on Ariyana Love: By Dr. Ariyana Love, ND There are many people now experiencing jabbers remorse and want to know what they can do to detoxify Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles and the gain-of-function spike protein they were injected with. Meanwhile, the unvaxxed are experiencing Adverse Events and magnetism due to transmission. This article contains… read more
Alabama Doctor Breaches Hippocratic Oath to “Do No Harm” and Denies Treatment To Unvaccinated Human Beings
Originally posted on Wirral In It Together: https://www.technocracy.news/alabama-doctor-denies-treatment-to-unvaccinated/ read more
Why The Military’s Covid Vaccination Mandate Is An Ethical Abomination
Originally posted on Decoded-Information: If the government can mandate vaccines in the name of health and welfare, then it can mandate any other procedures as well. Source: Why The Military’s Covid Vaccination Mandate Is An Ethical Abomination read more
There Was No Control Study Group in the Study the FDA Just Approved
Originally posted on Candidly Speaking: Pfizer Just Got ‘Full FDA Approval’ For Its COVID Vaccine. There’s Just One Thing… BY TYLER DURDENTUESDAY, AUG 24, 2021 – 12:06 PM Authored by ‘Sundance’ via TheConservativeTreehouse.com, Pfizer got?full FDA approval yesterday.? “The move would make it the first Covid vaccine to go from emergency use authorization to full… read more
Will Investing In Community Groups Keep Immigrants Out Of Detention?
Nonetheless, the U.S. government is making an important shift, advocates told Capital & Main. This year, Biden’s administration will test a new method for distributing money to community groups already providing help. If the government learns from past pitfalls and promising international models, the new approach could help transform the country’s immigration system, advocates said. The post Will Investing In Community Groups Keep Immigrants Out Of Detention? appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Indigenous Peoples Set Up Protest Camp In Brasilia
From August 22 to 28, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and its regional organizations will carry out a national mobilization to defend their ancestral territories. On Sunday, the Indigenous peoples established a camp in Brasilia where the headquarters of the State functions are located. Throughout the week, they will carry out demonstrations to reject President Jair Bolsonaro and prevent the Supreme Court of Brazil (STF) from approving the "Time Frame", which is a norm related to the demarcation of their ancestral lands. The UN Special Rapporteur on the Righ... read more
Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Is Defeated
“Kansas has hindered the ability of whistleblowers to expose inhumane conditions associated with factory farms for more than three decades while infringing on First Amendment rights,” ALDF executive director Stephen Wells declared. “The Tenth Circuit’s decision is a victory for animals throughout the state, who are forced into industrial animal agriculture and suffer in secret behind closed doors.” The post Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Is Defeated appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Nabisco Workers In Georgia On Strike
BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of members of BCTGM Local 42 (Atlanta, Ga.) who are on strike against Nabisco in Norcross, Ga.: “Early this morning, members of Local 42 at the Nabisco distribution center outside Atlanta joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore., Aurora, Col., Richmond, Va. and Chicago, Ill. in striking Nabisco. Nabisco workers in all five locations are saying strong and clear: stop exporting our jobs to Mexico and end your demands for contract concessions. The BCTGM will take all appropriate action ... read more
Healthy Group Accountability: Learning How To Learn
A team of facilitators from our organization, The Wildfire Project, was invited to support a base-building group whose staff was absolutely burnt out. Our first workshop brought their staff together with a volunteer leadership team (from their base) who, until then, had been minimally engaged. Staff shared their overwhelm and laid out their workload. It was clear that unless the whole group took collective ownership and responsibility for the direction of the organization, it would collapse. We ended that first session together on the other side of that breakthrough: feeling grate... read more
NY Governor Hochul Ignores Climate Change In First State Address
Despite recent IPCC report’s “code red for humanity,” incoming Governor makes no mention of climate change as an administrative priority read more
Say hello to your new Afghan neighbors, Virginia…
Citizen Free Press #NOW: This @GoNationalAir plane just landed at @Dulles_Airport with close to 270 Afghan refugees. It’s one of multiple flights the airline is... The post Say hello to your new Afghan neighbors, Virginia… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Flashback: I’ve Worked with Refugees for Decades. Europe’s Afghan Crime Wave Is Mind-Boggling.
National Interest – by Cheryl Bernard, 2017 In 2014, when waves of refugees began flooding into western Europe, citizens and officials alike responded with generosity... The post Flashback: I’ve Worked with Refugees for Decades. Europe’s Afghan Crime Wave Is Mind-Boggling. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Roscoe Reports8 hours ago
Roscoe's Rascals
*Staying silent is like a slow growing cancer to the soul and a trait of a true coward. There is nothing intelligent about not standing up for yourself. You may not win every battle. However, everyone will at least know what you stood for.* read more
balance109 hours ago
northern Italy and Sars 2
The application of modern molecular biology to study human viral and parasitic diseases now offers unprecedented possibilities for developing more accessible diagnostics and novel strategies for effective treatment and prevention. Several Groups in Trieste, New Delhi and Cape Town are actively engaged in these areas of research. The Molecular Virology Group in Trieste (Marcello) and the Vector Borne Group in New Delhi (Sunil) traditionally investigate the molecular characteristics of different members of the flavivirus family, including dengue, chikungunya, zika and tick-borne e... read more
Russian Snipers Have a New Target: U.S. Body Armor
*Charlie Gao* *Russian Military, Eurasia* The current Russian standard sniper weapons in 7.62x54R—the SV Dragunov and the SV-98—are soundly defeated by American body armor. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *To conclude, while Russians continue to largely field sniper systems that American body armor is resistant to, in the SV98 (accepted into service in the airborne troops in 2015) and SVD, they possess many systems that are capable of defeating American body armor at all ranges. The Russian involvement in Syria and Ukraine has provided a wealth of experience to the Russian mi... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus. About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of center, NGC 4976 is much farther away, at a dist... read more
MJBizDaily6 hours ago
Judge orders New Mexico to lift medical cannabis purchase restrictions
A New Mexico state district court judge ordered that purchase limits for medical cannabis patients should be increased to conform with the new recreational marijuana law approved by lawmakers this year, a move that could result in a sales boom for dispensaries. According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, District Court Judge Benjamin Chavez issued […] Judge orders New Mexico to lift medical cannabis purchase restrictions is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
Over 200 Released Guantanamo Prisoners Have Returned To Terrorism
More than 200 former Guantanamo Bay inmates who were released have returned to terrorism following their release - with 151 still at large, according to newly declassified documents. (Stock image of a prisoner being escorted at Guantanamo Bay in 2008) *Daily Mail: **More than 200 released Guantanamo prisoners have committed acts of terrorism and killed Americans since their release and 151 of them are still on the run* * Declassified report claims 229 former Gitmo inmates reengaged with terrorism * Office of National Intelligence report also showed 151 are still at large * ... read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Did a Pastor Die After Being Buried Alive in Zambia?
The story has been reported by multiple outlets but the details seem to vary with each telling. read more
Three Irish Women Speak...Or...Why the PerpZ have always hated and targeted the "fighting Irish" PLUS 10 Tips for Reducing Suicidal Ideation Caused by Your Government
MASSIVE INCREASE in jab victims / Blood clotting - Dr. Anne McCloskey (bitchute.com) Good morning readers. We have entered the maelstrom phase of this *War on Humanity.* As I reported yesterday, *Australia has already fallen*. This morning, they again attacked us here in British Columbia with a particular focus on our children. Mandating the useless, respiratorially harmful and psychologically damaging masks on our children...and everyone, starting immediately. Warrior *RAH* has sent me the link to the Bullshitter's announcement of this morning but I have not and will not watc... read more
"The Only Animal..."
"Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be." - William Hazlitt read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Did Martin Luther Write of the Plague, ‘I Shall Not Avoid Person or Place’?
The 16th century Reformation leader also condemned those who "distain the use of medicines" and "do not avoid places and persons infected by the plague." read more
Chicago Area Mechanics Speak Out About Isolation Of Their Struggle
After more than three weeks on strike, mechanics in the Chicago area, members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 701, are being kept in the dark about negotiations and isolated from their brothers and sisters in the same local and the wider working class as a whole. The post Chicago Area Mechanics Speak Out About Isolation Of Their Struggle appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Book Argues That HBCUs Are Owed Reparations
The author, an HBCU man himself from Alabama A&M University, was inspired to make the argument after he saw the stark differences between his own predominately Black campus and the University of Alabama in Huntsville — a PWI university with a small fraction of Black students in attendance. The post Book Argues That HBCUs Are Owed Reparations appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
North Carolina: More Felony Offenders Can Now Vote
Raleigh, NC — Tens of thousands of North Carolina residents convicted of felonies but whose current punishments don’t include prison time can register to vote and cast ballots, a judicial panel declared Monday. Several civil rights groups and ex-offenders who sued legislative leaders and state officials in 2019 argue the current 1973 law is unconstitutional by denying the right vote to people who have completed their active sentences or received no such sentence, such as people on probation. They said the rules disproportionately affect Black residents and originated from an era o... read more
Next up for COVID Vaccines: Kids Under 12 + More
The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The post Next up for COVID Vaccines: Kids Under 12 + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Up to 900,000 Premature Deaths Linked to Air Pollution From Household Products
A specific component of air particle pollution found in some common household products could be responsible for up to 10 times more premature deaths than previously thought, according to research published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. The post Up to 900,000 Premature Deaths Linked to Air Pollution From Household Products appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
2 Things Mainstream Media Didn’t Tell You About FDA’s Approval of Pfizer Vaccine
Buried in the fine print of Monday’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Pfizer Comirnaty COVID vaccine are two critical facts that affect whether the vaccine can be mandated, and whether Pfizer can be held liable for injuries. The post 2 Things Mainstream Media Didn’t Tell You About FDA’s Approval of Pfizer Vaccine appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “October”
*“October”* "There’s this shape, black as the entrance to a cave. A longing wells up in its throat like a blossom as it breathes slowly. What does the world mean to you if you can’t trust it to go on shining when you’re not there? and there’s a tree, long-fallen; once the bees flew to it, like a procession of messengers, and filled it with honey. I said to the chickadee, singing his heart out in the green pine tree: little dazzler little song, little mouthful. The shape climbs up out of the curled grass. It grunts into view. There is no measure for the confidence at the bottom of its ... read more
Study: ‘Major Differences’ Between Grass-Fed and Plant-Based Meat, Despite Similar Nutrition Labels
A new study found that despite having similar Nutrition Facts labels, grass-fed meat and lab-produced meat have nutrients that differ by 90%. Grass-fed meat and lab-produced meat are not “nutritionally interchangeable,” said researchers. The post Study: ‘Major Differences’ Between Grass-Fed and Plant-Based Meat, Despite Similar Nutrition Labels appeared first on Children's Health Defense . read more
"When The Demons Come Along..."
"Here is a universal law: that when it comes to negative and positive, you will always thrive more powerfully in the positive if you have first been immersed in, and have heroically overcome, the polar opposite negative of that thing. To abide in the positive existence of something, without having known and overcome its polar opposite - that is to be only a frame of the real structure. Easily toppled down and taken apart. True power is in the hands of the one who thrives in the positive, after having known and conquered the negative. Because when the demons come along, she will say ... read more
Komando.com8 hours ago
Web app data leaked: 38M records exposed, including vaccination statuses
Massive data leak exposes 38 million records, including COVID vaccination status. Find out now if your info was exposed. read more
Lawfare9 hours ago
The Limits of Leverage in Taliban-Led Afghanistan
U.S. representative Zalmay Khalilzad meets with Taliban leaders during negotiations in Doha, Qatar, in Nov. 2020. Following the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, the United States has pursued a two-track approach to dealing with the group: Pressure when possible, and negotiate when necessary. While a logical strategy, the specifics of the situation on the ground complicate both efforts. The pressure campaign must contend with the need to cooperate with the Taliban on evacuations and to avoid inflicting further suffering on Afghans. Negotiations, meanwhile, are made more ch... read more
Taliban Appoints former Gitmo Detainee as Afghanistan’s Defense Minister
[image: Taliban Appoints former Gitmo Detainee as Afghanistan’s Defense Minister] BEIRUT (8:05 P.M.) – Afghanistan’s new Taliban government has appointed former Guantanamo detainee mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir as it’s acting defense minister, according to Qatari based *Al Jazeera* news channel on Tuesday, subsequently reported in *Reuters*. He was among the first senior Taliban commanders to enter Kabul last week as the group overran the capital amid the U.S. troop exit, and after U.S.-trained national forces largely fled. Until being named as Defense Minister, Qayyum was deputy to th... read more
The Intercept6 hours ago
Untitled
First Look purchased the url, "The Intercept" in January, 2014. "The Intercept" (aptly named) originally consisted of the posts below with many reposts of articles and blogposts collected to share. They consist of stories that we thought were the most important and verifiable news/opinions at the time. There are also a number of original posts covering various topics we happened to be knee-deep in exploring. This collection was a hobby/habit of sharing what I learned and presenting in a news hub style format. Consider this blog like a "Wayback Machine" that preserves the more cont... read more
bilaterals.org6 hours ago
Libre comercio, soberanía y derechos humanos
24-Aug-2021 La globalización y los procesos de integración económica en América Latina han significado el aumento del poder que las empresas transnacionales ostentan en nuestros países. read more
bilaterals.org6 hours ago
Lasso se reunirá con López Obrador en México para solicitar el ingreso de Ecuador a la Alianza del Pacífico
24-Aug-2021 El mandatario ecuatoriano declaró a medios locales que planteará un acuerdo de libre comercio entre ambas naciones. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
U.S. Covid-19 Projections Paint A Grim Picture For 2022 And A Possible Political Disaster For President Biden And Democrats
* Stephen Collinson, CNN:* *Fauci's new 2022 timeline for Covid fight could be a political disaster for Biden and Democrats* (CNN)President Joe Biden just got some deeply unwelcome news: The pandemic that he was elected to end could drag on deep into a midterm election year, with all the political and economic destruction that could bring. The warning by the government's top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, that the crisis won't be under control until spring of next year -- and even then, it will need most American vaccine skeptics to change their minds -- came as ... read more
The Taliban Won’t Get Afghanistan’s Money—But They’re Still Rich
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, Asia* The Taliban are not poor; they have earned a fortune through corruption, bribes, extortion, kidnapping, and, most significantly, drugs. Afghanistan was slated to receive roughly $500 million from the International Monetary Fund in the coming week. But that was before the Taliban took over the country. In the aftermath of the extremist group’s victory, the IMF has declared that the “Special Drawing Rights,” or SDRs, that the government receives will not be convertible into hard currency—effectively making them worthless. Afghanistan has joined... read more
Chicago Uses Federal Stimulus Money to Pay Down Short-Term Debt
*Stephen Silver* *Politics, Americas* Some have questioned whether the move on Chicago’s part was proper. Back in December, the city of Chicago took out $500 million in short-term debt. More recently, the city announced that it will be using money from the American Rescue Plan Act to pay down that debt, according to a Marketwatch report. The report explained how the maneuver worked. “Last November, facing a near–$800 million fiscal 2020 budget gap, due mostly to the pandemic, city managers decided to take on $450 million in short-term debt, plus interest. City managers reached... read more
He’s A Chicago Democrat. It’s Their Nature.
On the road from stirring symbol of hope and change to the Fat Elvis of neoliberalism, birthday-partying Barack Obama sold us out… read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
White House Occupant Attempts to Justify His Afghanistan Crisis – 4:30pm Livestream
Following a seven minute meeting with G7 allies, the White House occupant will attempt to justify the ever-worsening crisis in Afghanistan. The effort is expected to begin at 4:30pm ET with Livestream Links below: White House Livestream Link – Global News Livestream Link – WaPo Alternate Livestream Link . . . Posted in Big Government, […] The post White House Occupant Attempts to Justify His Afghanistan Crisis – 4:30pm Livestream appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
First US Troops Have Started To Leave Kabul Airport
U.S. Marines stand guard at an Evacuee Control Checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, August 20. Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps *CNN: **First US troops have started leaving Afghanistan as Biden decides not to extend withdrawal deadline* (CNN)The first US troops have started leaving Afghanistan on the same day President Joe Biden decided not to extend the August 31 evacuation deadline, two defense officials told CNN. "So far, the reduction does not affect the mission," one of the officials said, adding that the commander on the ground can decide wha... read more
Vanderbilt uses ‘Feelings Wheel’ for diversity training
Campus Reform – by Haley Worth Vanderbilt University is asking its diversity training participants to journal their emotions using a “Feelings Wheel” as a reference.... The post Vanderbilt uses ‘Feelings Wheel’ for diversity training appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Reason for White House Panic, Biden Approval Rating Plummets – 39% Approval on Economy, 26% Approval on Afghanistan Withdrawal, Support Amid Independent Voters Abysmal
If the White House appears to be running around in a panic that’s because they are. The USA Today/Suffolk polling shows a massive collapse in Joe Biden approval far below anything previously registered for President Trump. According to the reports of polling outcome, overall approval for Biden is 41% with disapproval at 55%. Additionally, Biden […] The post Reason for White House Panic, Biden Approval Rating Plummets – 39% Approval on Economy, 26% Approval on Afghanistan Withdrawal, Support Amid Independent Voters Abysmal appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Senate committee approves Augusto Aras’s reappointment as Brazil’s Prosecutor General
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Senate Constitutional and Judiciary Committee (CCJ) has approved the reappointment of Augusto Aras as Federal Prosecutor General (PGR) for another two-year term. The vote was 21 to 6. Aras was questioned by senators for about six hours. The current PGR's name was supported by both ruling and opposition senators. […] The post Senate committee approves Augusto Aras’s reappointment as Brazil’s Prosecutor General appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Video Doesn’t Show America’s Afghan Allies Being Executed by Taliban
A genuine video of people being executed in 2013 was re-shared as if it were related to summer 2021 events in Afghanistan. read more
Virtual Mirage8 hours ago
Thinking about the Plague, Etc.
You Robot? I have a friend who lives on a ranch near me, who is sort of a cyborg, not a robot as such. He has artificial knees, hips and one shoulder, ears, and eye surgery. He can’t move in slow motion to do great feats of strength the way that the six-million […] The post Thinking about the Plague, Etc. appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Brazilian snake has molecule in its venom that inhibits coronavirus – UNESP
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The maxim that "the difference between medicine and poison lies in the dose" has rarely been far from reality. A new confirmation in this sense comes from research conducted by scientists from the Institute of Chemistry (IQ) of Unesp in Araraquara, São Paulo, who have identified in the venom of […] The post Brazilian snake has molecule in its venom that inhibits coronavirus – UNESP appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Word From the Trenches – August 24, 2021
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – August 24, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Trudeau Has The Answer Regarding Kabul. Vaccines.
Apparently vaccines have something to do with Afghanistan. When asked about the situation there, he mumbled some drivel and then ranted about O’Toole not believing in vaccinations. I’m sure the CBC will mention this. Update: Justin gets heckled, police move in. read more
Hollywood Elites Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand Throw Mega Cash Behind Gavin Newsom Ahead of Recall Election
Beitbart – by David Ng Hollywood elites including Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Rob Reiner, and Barbra Streisand are pouring money into California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s... The post Hollywood Elites Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand Throw Mega Cash Behind Gavin Newsom Ahead of Recall Election appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Diné College Librarians Granted Faculty Status
Diné College librarians have been granted faculty status, a first for Tribal Colleges and Universities... read more
The Intercept8 years ago
'US dollar will collapse in 2013'
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CENSORED NEWS1 hour ago
Indigenous Peoples Program in Paris: August 25 -- 27, 2021
Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, and Michelle Cook, Dine' attorney and founder of Divest Invest Protect, join Zapatistas and global Indigenous during presentations on Wednesday. Ofelia will speak on border militarization and Israel's Elbit spy towers on the Tohono O'odham Nation. Ofelia and Michelle will join by teleconference, as travel posed too much risk at this time.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PROGRAM - read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
President Biden To Deliver Remarks On Afghanistan (Live At 16:00 EST)
*Update 16:30:* These remarks were originally slated for 12:00 EST. It has been postponed numerous times since then. You do not have to be a genius to know that a lot fo stuff must be happening at the White House right now. read more
Schools Matter7 hours ago
Unmasking the Hostility to Masks
The respected education law professor, Derek Black, tweeted yesterday, "I can’t fathom how any rational person could find masks offensive enough to act violently toward schools." I find myself in complete agreement with Professor Black. The problem is that the violence by mask refusers is as far from rationality as any person, rational or otherwise, might ever imagine. I am talking about what I find when looking underneath all the "rational" explanations of anti-mask madness. They range from a desire to "own the libs," to a desire to bring down Biden poll numbers by keeping the... read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
US Supreme Court passes – again – on hearing IRS marijuana lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court confirmed for a second time that it will not enter the legal fray between a number of marijuana businesses and the IRS. According to Law360, the nation’s highest court again declined to hear appeals from Standing Akimbo and Eric Speidell, who owns The Green Solution and other marijuana businesses, in a […] US Supreme Court passes – again – on hearing IRS marijuana lawsuits is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Why Do Some Monkeys Have Blue Balls?
Turns out it's not because they’re sexually frustrated. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Possible Havana Syndrome Incident At U.S. Embassy In Hanoi Delays Vice President Harris Flight To Vietnam
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said there an 'anomalous health incident' there, which is a reference to Havana Syndrome - above the U.S. embassy building in downtown Hanoi *Daily Mail: **Kamala Harris' flight from Singapore is delayed by three hours because of Havana Syndrome: VP's Vietnam departure held back after 'anomalous health incident' in Hanoi that 'made two US staffers ill'* * Kamala Harris' departure from Singapore was delayed by three hours * U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said there an 'anomalous health incident' there, which is a reference to Havana Syndrome * Harris was headed t... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Overtaken by Bolivia and Peru, Chile ponders its lost dream of the space race
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While Chile, Latin America's most developed nation, lags in satellite equipment, poorer neighbor Peru has one of Latin America's most powerful satellites, PeruSat-1, which provides imagery for mining and agriculture and controls illegal logging and drug trafficking. Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia are countries that are not only located […] The post Overtaken by Bolivia and Peru, Chile ponders its lost dream of the space race appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Modern Journalism
The Daily Beast says today we can get the virus under control if enough people get vaccinated. 1:42 AM · Aug 24, 2021 The Daily Beast also says today that high vaccination rates in Israel aren’t working. 10:19 AM · … Continue reading → read more
New Yorkers Present Overwhelming Opposition to Astoria NRG Fracked Gas Plant
Public hearing for the controversial project on the first day of Gov. Hochul’s administration offers test for new Governor read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
G-7 Leaders Can’t Sway Biden To Delay Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies clashed Tuesday over U.S. President Joe Biden’s insistence on withdrawing from Afghanistan by August 31. read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
Schwazze buys indoor cannabis cultivation company for $6.7 million
Continuing a string of acquisitions, Colorado-based Schwazze signed a deal to purchase Denver indoor cannabis cultivation company Brow 2 for $6.7 million. The deal includes a 37,000-square-foot building with 27,000 square feet of canopy, according to a news release. The grow will provide product directly to Colorado retail chain Star Buds, which Schwazze acquired in […] Schwazze buys indoor cannabis cultivation company for $6.7 million is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
China To Build 43 New Coal-Fired Power Plants
By Paul Homewood And still they build more: China is planning to build 43 new coal-fired power plants and 18 new blast furnaces — equivalent to adding about 1.5% to its current annual emissions — according to a new report. The new projects were announced in the first half of this […] read more
Covert Geopolitics10 hours ago
Our Grave Concerns About the Handling of The Covid Pandemic in UK
We write as concerned doctors, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals with no vested interest in doing so. To the contrary, we face personal risk in relation to our employment for doing so and / or the risk of being personally “smeared” by those who inevitably will not like us speaking out. We are taking … Continue reading Our Grave Concerns About the Handling of The Covid Pandemic in UK → read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Canadian firm invests $20 million in Michigan ancillary marijuana company
Toronto-based Sol Global Investments entered the Michigan medical marijuana market through a $20 million investment in a company that provides financing and support services to MMJ operators in the state. Sol, a diversified investment and private equity firm that also targets high-growth marijuana markets, said it acquired 1.4 million units of Common C Holdings, a […] Canadian firm invests $20 million in Michigan ancillary marijuana company is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
#Elxn44 Roundup
Noteworthy news and opinions from Canada's federal election campaign. - Kiavash Najafi discusses how the Libs are struggling for lack of any reasonable explanation as to why they've precipitated an unnecessary election in the first place. And Jen Gerson wonders whether anybody in the Lib camp thought to question whether the election was a good idea. - Stewart Prest notes that this election is looking very much like 2015, only with the roles reversed between a Lib campaign attempting to brand itself with experience and moderation versus an NDP reaching out to younger and more aspi... read more
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - David Climenhaga discusses how Jason Kenney's detachment from the reality of COVID is leading to disaster for Alberta. Marilou Gagnon and Damien Contandriopoulos point out how even the beginning of the fourth wave is overwhelming health care workers in British Columbia. Andre Picard highlights the need for vaccine mandates to have meaningful consequences, while Rob Vanstone implores the Saskatchewan Roughriders to follow most of their fellow CFL franchises in mandating vaccines for their crowds. - Emily Mullin writes about the effect of C... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russian Federation. Thanks for stopping by! read more
AltHealthWorks.com10 hours ago
7 Ways to Raise Kind Children, According to Harvard Research
Many of us were hoping that our high-tech lives would make parenting easier – apps for tablets and smart phones are able to give children knowledge on any subject, entertain them with a movie or a game, and keep them occupied while we go through our hectic days. But the downfalls of this technology are huge; there is a bigger disconnect than ever between children and parents. The parents of the Information Age are having a harder time building loving relationships with their children, which in turn leaves some kids unable to create healthy friendships, to understand how to be cari... read more
Italian food will never taste the same again...
The celebrated McSweeney's Internet Tendency has turned its satirical attention to the menu at Olive Garden, a chain of Italian-style restaurants in the USA, and re-written it in the style of horror doyen H. P. Lovecraft. Here are a couple of excerpts samples. *Fried Calamari* Tendrils crusted in grit assail my palate. Begotten of the sea, yet containing the essence of a carnival. Fried and without end. At once I feel refined and base, but melancholy grips me when I spy the dressings within which this dismembered cephalopod is to dip. A mixture resembling coagulated plasma, ... read more
Science Matters12 hours ago
Arctic Ice Hockey Stick August 2021
The graph above shows August daily ice extents for 2021 compared to 14 year averages, and some years of note. The black line shows during this period on average Arctic ice extents decline ~2M km2 from ~6.8M km2 down to ~4.8M km2. The Hockey Stick shape refers to the 2021 cyan MASIE line starting ~227k […] read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
U.S. Vice President Harris Says President Biden's Afghanistan Decision 'Courageous' While The White House Blames Former President Trump For The Decision To Leave Afghanistan
*FOX News: **Kamala Harris calls Biden's Afghanistan decision 'courageous' as others in White House blame Trump* Biden administration has been putting forth dueling messages about Afghanistan withdrawal Vice President Kamala Harris gave credit to President Biden for deciding to end the war in Afghanistan, even though members of the administration – including Biden himself – have blamed former President Trump for agreeing to withdraw U.S. troops. As the U.S. has been scrambling to evacuate Americans and allies out of Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of ... read more
The West Should Follow Lithuania’s Lead in Engaging Taiwan
*Azeem Ibrahim* *Taiwan, China, Europe* Vilnius is blazing a trail for European countries on the issue of diplomatic engagement with Taiwan, and, given the strong support that it has already received from the United States on the matter, it seems entirely likely that it will not be the only country in the region to do so. Vilnius has recently agreed to allow Taiwan to open a diplomatic office, a de facto embassy, in Lithuania, while they themselves plan to open a trade office in the island nation later in the fall. This is one of the most positive steps towards active diplomatic ... read more
Fat-Shaming, North Korea Style 
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea, Asia* While many people in North Korea are currently suffering from hunger, as a result of coronavirus-related shortages, obesity is a problem that is growing among North Korea’s elite class. It’s been in the news in recent months that Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, appears to have lost a great deal of weight. It’s not clear exactly what Kim did to lose the weight, although those who watch North Korea have been following the situation for clues as to what it means for Kim’s position. Observers believe that if Kim has lost weight due to l... read more
This American Tank Helped Britain Trounce the Nazi’s Afrika Korps
*Michael Peck* *Tanks, Africa* Why were Rommel's tanks blowing up? *Here's What You Need to Know*: In the end, the M-3 did prove a versatile vehicle for the British, who used it as a self-propelled artillery chassis, tank recovery vehicle, and to mount giant searchlights. Most interestingly, the Canadians removed the turret to create the Kangaroo armored personnel carrier, just as today's Israeli army uses tank hulls to create heavily armored infantry carriers. In post-war Australia, surplus grants were also converted to farm tractors. Why were Rommel's tanks blowing up? As the... read more
American-Born Disinformation is Harming U.S. Allies—Just Ask the Baltics.
*Eleanor Lopatto* *Disinformation, * QAnon is an unquestionably American phenomenon, and its international proliferation is embarrassing at best. At worst, QAnon, anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy groups are prolonging the global pandemic and fomenting anti-government violence against the United States and American allies. There’s a saying that when the United States sneezes, the world catches a cold. Now some of the world’s most robust immune systems are struggling with a bad case of QAnon. The three Baltic countries—Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania—are some of the best-prepared o... read more
Who is Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s Rebel President
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, Asia* Saleh’s history is deeply tied to Panjshir Valley. Ashraf Ghani resigned and fled Afghanistan in the hours before Kabul’s fall to the Taliban on August 15. Soon after, allegations surfaced that the former president ran off with roughly $170 million from Afghanistan’s central bank. Ghani’s departure seemed to be a turning point because soon after the Afghan National Army disintegrated and many government officials surrendered to the Taliban. Now, the internationally recognized government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ceases to exist. ... read more
In Afghanistan, Taliban Advance on Panjshir Resistance
*Trevor Filseth* *Afghanistan, Asia* The Taliban remains in control of the areas surrounding Panjshir Valley and appears to have retaken three villages near the entrance to it. Thirty-three of Afghanistan’s thirty-four provinces fell to the Taliban over the span of two weeks in early August. The extremist group has since consolidated its control over Kabul, the nation’s capital, and the area around it. The sole area that has resisted Taliban encroachment has been the province of Panjshir, located in a valley at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains. The region’s leader Ahmad Masso... read more
Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF
A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF”, on globalissues.org → read more
“Don’t Call It Ethnic. Ituri Confict Is a Mystery”
ROME, Aug 24 (IPS) - It is a metallic sound, harmless. It lasts just over a second, but it can become as sharp as a machete blade or as devastating as the burst from an assault rifle. It is a beep, just the beep of a phone notification. A woman is on the ground, her belly open, her intestines exposed and her severed head resting on her arm. A pagne of colorful fabric still girds her hips. Where? Why? Then, a video. Do you hear those voices? It happened there, in that village. It was them who did it, it was them. Read the full story, ““Don’t Call It Ethnic. Ituri Confict Is a Myster... read more
Fauci Says Pfizer FDA Approval Will Bring a ‘Lot More’ COVID Vaccine Mandates + More
The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The post Fauci Says Pfizer FDA Approval Will Bring a ‘Lot More’ COVID Vaccine Mandates + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Joe Biden Afghanistan Coordination Call With G7 Leaders Lasted a Total of Seven Minutes
It’s all a pantomime folks. According to BBC News reporting on the Joe Biden teleconference call with G7 leaders, the sum total of the call lasted seven minutes. Think about that. With so much at stake and so much to be discussed and coordinated within the emergency situation in Afghanistan, the discussion between Joe Biden […] The post Joe Biden Afghanistan Coordination Call With G7 Leaders Lasted a Total of Seven Minutes appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Is the US Government Paying Farmers To Destroy Crops?
From USDA: "Food production and manufacturing are widely dispersed throughout the U.S., and there are currently no wide-spread disruptions reported in the supply chain." read more
CDC Recommended Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine Based on Unreviewed Study, Unverifiable Data
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that pregnant women be vaccinated for COVID was based on a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper and on data from the government-run v-safe system, which the public can’t access and therefore can’t verify. The post CDC Recommended Pregnant Women Get COVID Vaccine Based on Unreviewed Study, Unverifiable Data appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Covid Sportsball
Sports loves to be part of whatever the latest propaganda push is. Edmonton Elks serve as cautionary COVID tale to the rest of the CFL In a virtual press conference, Elks president Chris Presson declined to identify the latest nine players under COVID protocols. The question on everyone’s mind, of course, is who are they… Continue reading → read more
New Study: Retreating East Greenland Glaciers Uncover Plant Debris Dating To The 16th – 17th Centuries
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? ?Reposted from No Tricks Zone: ? ? Full story here. read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Putin warns Europe on Afghan refugees. Putin sounds off on mandatory…
Putin warns Europe on Afghan refugees. Putin sounds off on mandatory… ****News Topic 531***** With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, world must focus on preventing collapse of state & cross-border terrorism, Putin warns With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, world must focus on preventing collapse of state & cross-border terrorism, Putin warns The […] read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
What Would We Do Without Peer Review?
What academic corruption looks like. read more
Arctic Ice Hockey Stick August 2021
Originally posted on Science Matters: The graph above shows August daily ice extents for 2021 compared to 14 year averages, and some years of note. The black line shows during this period on average Arctic ice extents decline ~2M km2 from ~6.8M km2 down to ~4.8M km2. The Hockey Stick shape refers to the 2021… read more
DC Water Heater Element Solar Hot Water: Make Free Heat
Missouri Wind and Solar Sep 7, 2014 The post DC Water Heater Element Solar Hot Water: Make Free Heat appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
“It’s Hard to Imagine a More Incompetent Withdrawal” Dr. Paul Addresses Afghan Withdrawal
SenatorRandPaul Aug 24, 2021 The post “It’s Hard to Imagine a More Incompetent Withdrawal” Dr. Paul Addresses Afghan Withdrawal appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Aid Agencies Warn Of Starvation In Afghanistan In The Coming Months
*The Guardian:* *Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns* *World Food Programme calls for urgent aid as chaos of Taliban takeover and second drought in three years create dire humanitarian situation * UN agencies have warned of food shortages to Afghanistan as early as September without urgent aid funding, as it emerged first aid supplies, including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits, were stuck due to restrictions at Kabul airport. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the closure of the airport to commercial flights has h... read more
What do the Taliban Really Want?
*Cheryl Benard* *Afghanistan, Asia* We need to remember what we were trying to achieve in Afghanistan: all the people we educated and all the things we did towards that goal, and not whisk the resultant human capital and embedded values and economic opportunities out of that country by the planeload, on wings of fear. I predict that five or ten years from now, studies will be conducted, and books written about the Great American Afghanistan Hysteria of 2021. How was it possible, we will ask in retrospect, that a superpower threw facts, reason, its own national interest, the purs... read more
Pentagon Races to Close ‘Gaps’ in Missile Warning System 
*Kris Osborn* *military, Americas* Northrop Grumman’s missile defense engineers are creating new missile warning technologies and sensor payloads designed to find, track and help destroy enemy weapons transiting through space. The Defense Department is charting a new missile defense course to better track and destroy enemy intercontinental ballistic missiles and long-range ballistic missiles. It intends to achieve this goal by investing in new technologies engineered to track larger numbers of newer, faster and increasingly lethal enemy weapons traveling near or just above the ... read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/24/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day A Veery. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’m engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching…. Vaccination by region: South still fiddling and […] read more
Econlib10 hours ago
MMT and Japan
It’s good to see that others are beginning to notice a problem with Modern Monetary Theory: Over the past 30 years, Japan has had by far the slowest growth in aggregate demand for any major developed economy over a similar period. Some might argue that Japan has not done all that poorly, with its relatively […] The post MMT and Japan appeared first on Econlib. read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Poll: President Biden's Approval Is Now At 41%
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News *USA Today:* *Exclusive: Americans' harsh judgment on Afghanistan costs Biden's approval, down to 41%* Was the longest war worth it? After two decades of combat, Americans by more than 2-1 say the war in Afghanistan, launched in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, wasn't worth it. In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, 3 of 4 predict the Taliban-led country will once again become a haven for terrorists targeting the United States. For President Joe Biden, the cost of the war's chaotic end has been steep. His overall job approval rating now stands at ... read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Biden Sticks to the Taliban Demanded August 31st Deadline, as CIA Director William Burns Negotiates Payments and Indulgency Fees to Keep Airport Safe During Final Week
The term “indulgency fee” is so much more appealing than “extortion“, just ask U.S. Ambassador John Christopher Stevens; oh,.. wait. I digress. It is being reported that CIA Director William Burns flew to Afghanistan to negotiate with Taliban leadership yesterday. Earlier today Joe Biden tells the G7 nations that he is sticking to the August […] The post Biden Sticks to the Taliban Demanded August 31st Deadline, as CIA Director William Burns Negotiates Payments and Indulgency Fees to Keep Airport Safe During Final Week appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazilian economic climate recorded its best value in 8 years through July – FGV index
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Economic Climate Index (ECI) rose to 116.5 points in the Getulio Vargas Foundation's (FGV) Latin America Survey, which covers the third quarter, up from 82.2 points in the previous survey second quarter. It was the highest score since January 2013 (120 points), influenced by a faster pace of […] The post Brazilian economic climate recorded its best value in 8 years through July – FGV index appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Fauci on vaccine mandates: ‘I respect people’s freedom, but’ this is a public health crisis
Fox News Dr. Anthony Fauci said he respects Americans’ freedoms, but the current public health crisis has convinced him “enough is enough” in a conversation... The post Fauci on vaccine mandates: ‘I respect people’s freedom, but’ this is a public health crisis appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil’s domestic steel sales fall 24% in July to 261,400 tons – Inda
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The supply of steel products on the domestic market is already at a normal level. According to the National Institute of Steel Distributors (Inda), steel sales fell 24% in July to 261,400 tons. However, from January to July, distributors sold 2.18 million tons, 18.9% more than in the same period […] The post Brazil’s domestic steel sales fall 24% in July to 261,400 tons – Inda appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

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