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Thomas Paine

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Monday, November 14, 2022

14 November - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

 11pm MST

War News Updates7 hours ago
US Congress Wants To Arm Taiwan As Quickly As Possible
Congress seeks to arm Taiwan quickly as China threat grows *Washington Post:* *Congress seeks to arm Taiwan quickly as China threat grows* Mindful of lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Congress is pushing to arm and train Taiwan in advance of any potential military attack by China, but whether the aid materializes could depend on President Biden himself. Deliberations on an unprecedented package of billions of dollars in military assistance to the self-governing island democracy come as Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Bali on Monday, with maintaini... read more
White Men Running Rampant In The Military
And they wonder why recruitment is so low. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Ukraine Strips The Accreditation Of CNN And Sky News Journalists For Reporting From Kherson
People celebrate the liberation of Kherson from Russian occupation on November 12. *Radio Free Europe:* *Ukraine Revokes Some Journalist Accreditations Over Early Reports From Liberated Kherson * KYIV -- Ukrainian authorities have revoked the accreditations of several international journalists over their reporting from the city of Kherson in the early hours after it was liberated by Ukrainian armed forces from Russian troops over the weekend. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement on Facebook on November 13 that the move was made because some fore... read more
Turcopolier9 hours ago
“This cheetah shoots down the mullah drones”
“Eastern Ukraine – The cheetah takes Iran’s kamikaze drones out of the sky. Germany has delivered 30 anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine so far. BILD was the first medium to meet the crew of a cheetah. Her experience so far: highly … Continue reading → read more
ELLA KISELYUK
Ella Kiselyuk has been named associate vice president for finance and administration/chief human resources & diversity officer... read more
School Closures Close the Door to Student Dreams
New report finds that even with ample warning, school closures have a steep impact on student success. Less than half of students... read more
Dr. David E. Jones Appointed First CDO of New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dr. David E. Jones will become the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s first chief diversity officer, effective Dec. 1. read more
balance105 hours ago
(using a bit of niumerology here) altering of genes and psyche
But I assure you that if you disapprove of the actions of our appointed leaders in your realm, we do not. And I refer most especially to their conduct and performance in the carrying out of our will to the best of their current ability under outer limitations and a constant bombardment of negative force carried in the world. -Morya, Pearl 44:34, September 7, 1964 via Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood Mark L. Prophet ………………………….......................... Beloved Oromasis and Diana, Aries and Thor, Neptune and Luara, and Virgo and Pelleur, protect our planet Earth, elemental lif... read more
Michael West5 hours ago
Billionaire secures AGL board overhaul
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has won approval from shareholders to install four new directors on AGL Energy’s board ahead of the annual general meeting. AGL chairwoman Patricia McKenzie told shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting on Tuesday that former Tesla Energy director Mark Twidell, former Energy Security Board chairwoman Kerry Schott, Metcash director Christine Holman […] read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
The Big Club Is Openly Reassembling
When we are intellectually honest with each other, we accept the traditional Republican apparatus has always been in favor of Wall Street interests, multinational corporations, multination trade agreements, offshoring jobs, overseas manufacturing, open borders to provide endless supplies of unskilled service workers to fulfill their affluent needs, and, in the most general sense, economically no […] The post The Big Club Is Openly Reassembling appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
General Assembly adopts resolution on Russian reparations for Ukraine
The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution that calls for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine, as ambassadors met to resume their emergency special session devoted to the conflict. Read the full story, “General Assembly adopts resolution on Russian reparations for Ukraine”, on globalissues.org → read more
UNPOL ready to tackle global peace, security and development challenges
From peacekeeping to peacebuilding, Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed to the Security Council on Monday, the vital role that UN police officers play across the conflict prevention spectrum. Read the full story, “UNPOL ready to tackle global peace, security and development challenges”, on globalissues.org → read more
Ukraine: UN convoy delivers vital aid to residents of Kherson
Essential supplies have been delivered to thousands of people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson for the first time since Russia’s invasion of 24 February, UN humanitarians announced on Monday. Read the full story, “Ukraine: UN convoy delivers vital aid to residents of Kherson”, on globalissues.org → read more
COP27: Week two opens with focus on water, women and more negotiations on ‘loss and damage’
On ‘Women and Water’ Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centre stage in Sharm el-Sheikh. Meanwhile, the negotiations on the conference outcome continued, with UN officials calling for ‘building bridges’ to deliver on the important issue of loss and damage. Read the full story, “COP27: Week two opens with focus on water, women and more negotiations on ‘loss and damage’”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises
With the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies, the G20, will be critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful and healthy planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday. Read the full story, “UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises”, on globalissues.org → read more
Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties
A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there, said the UN human rights chief on Monday. Read the full story, “Somalia: Human rights chief decries steep rise in civilian casualties”, on globalissues.org → read more
Sudan and Central Darfur: State of Emergency
Sudan and Central Darfur: State of Emergency Chika Mori and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times Sudan continues to face major internal problems. Hence, the political situation is tense alongside the… read more
balance107 hours ago
is to so entangle them in alliances with those of Darkness
When the etheric blueprint is out of kilter then the three lesser bodies will only reflect that which is there. In the highest level of the etheric body there is retained the image of your Christhood. But if you have so surfeited that etheric body with all of the noise, television, bombardment of energies, you may not even have a tiny space left for the original blueprint that God gave you. -Babaji, Pearl 47:5, on June 30, 1995, at RTR, MT ………………………………....................... The yellow flame is a purifying fire. We desire to see the Christ mind congruent with the lower mind, yet ves... read more
Red Ice News7 hours ago
Words Are Worse Than Death, ADL Under Fire, Moloch-Zionism, Despicable FTX Scam - WW Ep246
[image: Words Are Worse Than Death, ADL Under Fire, Moloch-Zionism, Despicable FTX Scam - WW Ep246] This show is for members. Sign up and watch the video on redicemembers.com or on odysee.com/@redicetv You can also get a membership at subscribestar.com/redice Episode 246 begins with White university student Sophia Rosing who was shamed in world news after she said the N word. French politicians were outraged when an MP shouted "go back to Africa" during parliament. If only they had the same outrage over Lola who was brutally murdered by migrants. In November ResumeBuilder.com survey... read more
Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
Big Tech Crash 2022: Amazon Fires 10,000 Employees, Largest Layoff In Company History
Over the past month, technology companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees. And the momentum in layoffs only appears to be worsening. According to a new report via NYTimes this morning, Amazon could add to the count this week as approximately 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs will be slashed, in what could be the most significant job cut in the company's history. Amazon would become the latest tech company to reduce headcount. Just in the last few months, Twitter, Facebook parent Meta, ride-hailing company Lyft, software service firm Salesforce, payment pl... read more
A True Progressive Top Court Takes On Climate Change: The Case Of Germany
* Two of my recent posts have looked at critiques from the left of the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA — the June 30 decision that held that the Clean Air Act did not clearly give EPA authority to order the phase-out of all fossil-fuel generated electricity in the U.S. * My July 5 post, “How To Think Like A Liberal Supreme Court Justice,” summarized Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent in the West Virginia case. My September 12 post, “How The Left Views Administrative Law,” discussed the presentation at the Federalist Society convention by Professor Sally Katzen of NYU Law... read more
The New Dark Age7 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 11-14 November 2022
Monday, 14 November 2022 — The New Dark Age The next economic crisis, liberal fascism, & America’s ever-closer revolutionary moment https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-next-economic-crisis-liberal.html This Is Getting Curiouser And Curiouser… https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/this-is-getting-curiouser-and-curiouser.html “On The Highway To Climate Hell”: The Climate Crisis, Activism And Broken Politics https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/11/on-the-highway-to-climate-hell-the-climate-crisis-activism-and-broken-politics/ Not May, But Will. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com... read more
Halifax Examiner7 hours ago
Halifax police officer accused of pushing, choking woman during 2020 arrest
[image: A man with a shaved head, wearing a Halifax police uniform, looks over his shoulder to his left.] Susan Doman is making her case against Const. Jason Wilson at a Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing. The post Halifax police officer accused of pushing, choking woman during 2020 arrest appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
Big Tech Crash 2022: Amazon Fires 10,000 Employees, Largest Layoff In Company History
Over the past month, technology companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees. And the momentum in layoffs only appears to be worsening. According to a new report via NYTimes this morning, Amazon could add to the count this week as approximately 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs will be slashed, in what could be the most significant job cut in the company's history. Amazon would become the latest tech company to reduce headcount. Just in the last few months, Twitter, Facebook parent Meta, ride-hailing company Lyft, software service firm Salesforce, payment pl... read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
Small Humboldt County cannabis farmers go direct to consumers
Efforts from small marijuana farmers in California’s famed Emerald Triangle to reach consumers directly is gaining traction in the market. Small Humboldt County cannabis farmers go direct to consumers is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Medical Kidnap9 hours ago
The U.S. Medical System is Collapsing after Mass Exodus of Doctors and Nurses
The fact that there is a crisis in the U.S. medical system is not in dispute, as even the corporate media has been covering this since 2021, as many hospital Emergency Rooms across the U.S. have either closed down completely, or reduced their hours, due to lack of staffing. Earlier this month (November 2022) a group of medical organizations that include the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association warned President Biden that hospital emergency departments were reaching a “breaking point” as they deal with influxes of patients seeking beds that are not avai... read more
Econlib9 hours ago
Ethan Ilzetzki on monetary policy
David Beckworth has a new podcast with Ethan Ilzetzki, and it’s one of my favorites. At one point, David asks Ilzetzki about the stance of monetary policy. A long answer is provided—well worth reading—but this part caught my eye: My best guess of what we will see is that, for the most part, the shocks […] The post Ethan Ilzetzki on monetary policy appeared first on Econlib. read more
null7 hours ago
As 'Election Day' Becomes 'Election Week,' Something Has Broken In 'Our Democracy'
It has been nearly a week since 2022 election day in the US. Despite the endless propaganda that "vote counting takes time," the fact is there is no reason why hundreds of thousands of votes still have not been counted. Anomalies abound. What's broken and how can it be fixed? Watch today's Liberty Report: read more
Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying
Any behavior reasonably calculated to dissuade a person from participating in an election is intimidation. read more
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Challenge From Heaven”
*Full screen mode recommended.* *2002, “Challenge From Heaven”* read more
"A Very Deep Look to the Heavens"
"*The Hubble Deep Field:* *The Most Important Image Ever Taken"* "In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA *Full screen recommended.* *Full screen recommended.* "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the image... read more
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"*The Hubble Deep Field:* *The Most Important Image Ever Taken"* "In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA *Full screen recommended.* "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of us... read more
The Duran7 hours ago
Russia Focuses on Donbass, Continues Build-up; US and Russian Intelligence Chiefs Meet in Ankara
Russia Focuses on Donbass, Continues Build-up; US and Russian Intelligence Chiefs Meet in Ankara News Topic 671 read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Alert: Three Things Are About To Happen, And It's Already Starting!"
Gregory Mannarino, PM 11/14/22: *"Alert: Three Things Are About To Happen, * *And It's Already Starting!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Starmerism and Trade Unionism
Having spent a leadership campaign making promises and then reneging on them, it's understandable that some labour movement people don't always believe what Keir Starmer says. To get around this, there's a good rule to apply. With Labour enjoying huge poll leads and it's being virtually certain of winning the next general election, what Starmer says now is what he's likely to do. There's an absence of pressure and need to compromise. When he talks about getting tough with Just Stop Oil protesters and attacks the Tories' draconian anti-immigration policies for not being efficient e... read more
Douglas Macgregor, "War in Ukraine: Quiet Before the Storm?"
*Full screen recommended.* Douglas Macgregor, 11/14/22: *"War in Ukraine: Quiet Before the Storm?"* read more
Michael West8 hours ago
Stocks fall as investors gauge Fed’s path
The S&P 500 has fallen with declines in real estate and financial shares as investors digest comments from United States Federal Reserve officials about plans for interest rate hikes and look for next catalysts after last week’s big stock market rally. Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard signalled the central bank would likely soon slow its […] read more
Michael West8 hours ago
Elon Musk is in a bind, not just with Twitter, it’s Tesla too
[image: What's the scam?] Twitter raider and Tesla founder Elon Musk might not be the world's richest man for long. What's the scam? The scam is debt, or "leverage" - and sudden competition read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 14 November 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/XkaDUtCMFV 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/HyQ3c9kxSv — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) November 14, 2022 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Kherson after Russian forces fled the city. He commemorated fallen soldiers and watched the Ukrainian flag being raised over the administration building https://t.co/55WKJOEGPa pic.twitter.com/mCfbXOyPZ2 — Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2022 🇺🇦🇷🇺AFU will not accept... read more
What About The 1950s, Richard?
By Paul Homewood Richard Betts thinks a few days of sunny weather is “extreme”. He should have lived through the 1950s: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-35033714 read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
‘On The Highway To Climate Hell’ – The Climate Crisis, Activism And Broken Politics
Last month, the United Nations environment agency issued arguably its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, the UN Climate Summit in Paris in 2015. read more
White Wolf9 hours ago
Man Helps Save a Baby Dolphin Tangled in a Fishing Net
There are countless stories of dolphins giving a helping fin to humans at sea, but a recent video shared on Reddit shows how humankind is returning the favor. The video captures the moment one unnamed man rescued a dolphin calf by removing a fishing net it was stuck in, before releasing it back into the ocean. Plastic pollution in our world’s oceans is a growing problem. A staggering 12 million tons of plastic ends up in our seas every year, which leads to marine life being trapped, entangled, and ultimately killed. But there’s one particular type of plastic waste that’s especially ... read more
Michael West9 hours ago
Aust trade deal ‘not good’ for Britain
The post-Brexit trade deal with Australia was not a very good deal for the UK, a Conservative former cabinet minister has said. In one of his first major contributions as a backbench MP, George Eustice spoke about the need to recognise the “failures” of the Department for International Trade during the negotiations with Australia. The […] read more
Suspect caught in fatal shooting of 3 U.Va. football players 
A University of Virginia student shot and killed three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip, authorities said, setting off panic and a 12-hour lockdown at the school until the suspect was captured Nov. 14. The violence that also wounded two students Nov. 13 erupted near a ... read more
Dr. Anjalé Welton Appointed Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dr. Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). read more
Not PC5 hours ago
But the principles that made the RMA suck will all still stay the same ...
In 1995 when I returned to NZ I called for the RMA to be abolished -- saying it represented the worst abuse of property rights since the war. In 2004 I argued it needed a stake through its heart -- calling it an act of cruelty to property owners. And on its 25th year anniversary of fucking up this place I said it should be euthanased -- paraphrasing a great writer to observe that, after a quarter-century of the productive being forced to seek permission from the unproductive in order to produce, with barely a word raised in opposition to that iniquity, then we might reflect that o... read more
The Poet: Edward Hirsch, "I Was Never Able To Pray"
*"I Was Never Able To Pray"* "Wheel me down to the shore where the lighthouse was abandoned and the moon tolls in the rafters. Let me hear the wind paging through the trees, and see the stars flaring out, one by one, like the forgotten faces of the dead. I was never able to pray, but let me inscribe my name in the book of waves, and then stare into the dome of a sky that never ends, and see my voice sail into the night." - Edward Hirsch read more
"Seventeen-Year Locusts and Eighty-Year Wokists"
*"Seventeen-Year Locusts and Eighty-Year Wokists"* by Jeff Thomas "The critter in the photo above is an entomologic marvel. The seventeen-year locust (or cicada) appears on the American continent like clockwork every seventeen years. As soon as a locust is born, it burrows in the ground and appears to hibernate for seventeen years. When it emerges, it lives only four to six weeks – just long enough to devastate crops, lay a new batch of eggs, and start the cycle again. But, whilst underground, they’re not actually hibernating. They are, in fact, active in a wingless nymph form, fee... read more
World Cup 2022 Qatar: Too late to complain
Just days before the start of the World Cup 2022 in Qatar, there is a noticeable campaign against the Gulf state and its human rights record in the media. [image: World Cup 2022] Doha with that huge World Cup 2022 installation Photo :Bloomberg We suddenly found FIFA's former boss Sepp Blatter who is corrupt from top to bottom saying days before the start of the most important football tournament saying that choosing Qatar was a “mistake” and actually it was a deal and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was behind it. read more
"The Chief Obstacle..."
"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race." - Don Marquis "In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves, who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable." - Philip Stanhope read more
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"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race." - Don Marquis "In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves, who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable." - Philip Stanhope read more
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Rob Stein discusses the CDC's recognition that new, more evasive COVID strains are becoming dominant in the U.S. Megan Ogilvie and Kenyon Wallace report on the growing calls for a return to preventative masking in Ontario, while Aline Schnake-Mahl et al. examine the connection between sick leave and other stronger public health policies, and higher vaccination rates. And Arianna Spatola et al. study the causes of long COVID, with an immune response to multiple viruses representing a key risk factor. - Bob Weber reports on new assessme... read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Trudeau ofrece inversiones concretas rumbo a TLC con Sudeste Asiático
14-Nov-2022 El primer ministro Justin Trudeau prometió hoy inversiones concretas destinadas a allanar el camino para alcanzar un acuerdo de libre comercio (TLC) entre Canadá y la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (Asean). read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
La demora para iniciar la negociación del TLC responde a temas internos de China, dice el gobierno
14-Nov-2022 Más de un año después del anuncio inicial y con un estudio de factibilidad positivo el acuerdo aún no se concreta, ¿qué rol jugará Lula desde el Mercosur a partir de enero? read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Amazon Planning to Announce Layoff of 10,000 Workers This Week
At a time when/if the economy was functioning as most economic pundits have previously proclaimed, Amazon and other retail giants would normally be beefing up workers in anticipation of the holiday shopping season. However, with the midterm election in the rearview mirror, exactly the opposite is happening. {Backstory on prior employment announcements} According to multiple […] The post Amazon Planning to Announce Layoff of 10,000 Workers This Week appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
From the latest on the U.S. midterm elections to a shooting on the University of Virginia campus which left three people dead and two wounded, these are the 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/gWw6o1BrDD — Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2022 US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for over three hours on the sidelines of the G20 summit, in a first face-to-face encounter since Biden took office. https://t.co/JNYnU1wVvX — DW News (@dwnews) November 14, 2022 Xi, per Chinese government account, "stressed that the Taiwan question is at the very core of Ch... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
World's Population Hits 8 Billion
*Axios*:* The human race at 8 billion* Eight billion humans are living on planet Earth — a huge milestone officially projected for and being recognized Tuesday by the U.N. *Why it matters:* People are living longer, with generally better access to health care, food, clean water and sanitation than in past generations. A smaller share of humans live in extreme poverty. * *There are still challenges* — ongoing ramifications from the pandemic, a record number of forcibly displaced people and worsening climate change. “It is a momentous milestone for humanity," Natalia Kanem, exec... read more
Bacon's Rebellion10 hours ago
UVa Tragedy Reasonably Preventable? State Investigation Required
by James C. Sherlock We have two related pieces of information about the UVa tragedy that call into question the effectiveness of the University’s state-mandated threat-assessment process. We have the statements of senior University officials. And we have § 23.1-805. … Continue reading → read more
Elect Mindy - The Battle for AD 18, LaRouche PAC Bulletin No. 6
With the results still being counted, as of this writing, Mindy Pechenuk is running at 13.1 %, the highest result ever achieved by a Republican running against either Rob or Mia Bonta in the 18th Assembly District. This is particularly striking since Mindy only campaigned from July 15, 2022 forward and had no significant financial resources or backing. read more
Komando.com12 hours ago
Sick of scammers? How to sue scam callers
Are you sick of scam calls and robocallers? Take action. Here's what you need to sue and get paid big bucks. read more
Komando.com13 hours ago
Hackers are hiding malware in PNG files – Here’s what to watch for
Something as simple as a photo can now spread malware. Here's how hackers use PNG files to infect your devices. read more
Three Dead, Two Injured from UVA Shooting on Sunday
A Nov. 13 shooting at the University of Virginia has resulted in three people dead and two injured. The suspect, student Christopher... read more
Education Department Announces Initiative to Improve Access to Training Programs
The U.S. Department of Education will be launching an initiative to improve access to high-quality training programs. read more
Dr. Cheryl L. Nixon Appointed First Woman President of Berea College
Dr. Cheryl L. Nixon will become the 10th president of Berea College, making her the first woman to serve as the school’s president... read more
Not PC8 hours ago
Morgan Godfery is an idiot
*Morgan Godfery: idiot, hack, or wanker? You decide.[Pic borrowed from here]* Morgan Godfery, who is a 'senior lecturer' at the Otago Business School, has been publishing screeds against the "obscene" profits companies have been making in these inflationary times: *In a country where inflation is running at 7.2%, **[he says] **and the cost of living continues to increase, multibillion-dollar profit-making is obscene.* So says Mr Godfery. In fact, it would be bizarre if companies in these inflationary times *were not* making inflated profits. That is, after all, one of the effe... read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
Law enforcement blocks access to the crime scene where three people were killed and two others wounded on the grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, on November 14. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The factors that lead to tragedies like the one at the University of Virginia are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law. A University of Virginia student allegedly shot and killed three university football players and wounded two other individuals, including one who remains in critical condition, in one of the latest outbreaks of gun violence in the US... read more
The Word From the Trenches – November 14, 2022
Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – November 14, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Health Impact News10 hours ago
The U.S. Medical System is Collapsing after Mass Exodus of Doctors and Nurses
The fact that there is a crisis in the U.S. medical system is not in dispute, as even the corporate media has been covering this since 2021, as many hospital Emergency Rooms across the U.S. have either closed down completely, or reduced their hours, due to lack of staffing. Earlier this month (November 2022) a group of medical organizations that include the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association warned President Biden that hospital emergency departments were reaching a “breaking point” as they deal with influxes of patients seeking beds that are not avai... read more
Miko Peled: ‘The Danger To Palestinians Has Never Been So Severe’
The recent elections by the Israeli State will likely bring to power what author and activist Miko Peled calls "the most openly fascist government" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Peled wrote about Netanyahu, a known war criminal who was re-elected as Prime Minister, in Mintpress News. In this interview on Clearing the FOG, Peled explains why the danger to Palestinians has never been greater and why international action to end the occupation is critical. He discusses the rise of the far right, the escalation of violent attacks on Palestinians, retaliation against Palestin... read more
University of Virginia mass shooting: 3 football players killed, 2 students hurt; suspect apprehended
ABC News A suspect is in custody after three football players were killed and two other students were injured in a mass shooting at the... The post University of Virginia mass shooting: 3 football players killed, 2 students hurt; suspect apprehended appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
4 Idaho college students found dead in apparent homicide, officials say
ABC News Four University of Idaho students who were found dead on Sunday were believed to be the victims of homicide, school officials said. The... The post 4 Idaho college students found dead in apparent homicide, officials say appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
21st Century Wire10 hours ago
Pelosi Backs Biden for 2024 Presidential Run
*21WIRE* | From one octogenarian to another. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
“I’ve worked on Twitter for Android for 6 years”
Meet the new boss, not the same as the old boss. Elon literally posted the “wrong explanation” to draw out a reply guy, who then admits he knows the app is slow and even understands why, but he never bothered to fix it, despite being in charge of the project. This genius in action is… Continue reading → read more
Michael West10 hours ago
Forbes told to evacuate, major flood alert
People in and around the NSW town of Forbes have been told to evacuate ahead of expected major flooding as the entire central-west of the state is on high alert. The State Emergency Service issued the evacuation warning, saying the Lachlan River is rising faster than anticipated and people need to get out by 7am on […] read more
21st Century Wire10 hours ago
Google Ordered to Pay $400mil to 40 U.S. States for Tracking User Locations
*AP* | Corrupt officials at Google made the decision to continue tracking people’s location data - even after they opted out of such tracking. read more
Michael West10 hours ago
Come on Mr Attorney-General, transparency is more than a cry for opposition benches
[image: FOI, Mark Dreyfus, Rex Patrick] Has the government forgotten who employs it? Everyone should get their Freedom of Information requests dealt with in a reasonable time, writes former senator and transparency warrior Rex Patrick. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Zelensky Visits Kherson. Says Liberation 'Beginning Of The End Of The War'
*Daily Mail:* *Zelensky declares Russia's withdrawal from Kherson 'the beginning of the end' as emotional cheering crowds watch Ukrainian president raise their nation's flag over the city once more* * Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson and addressed troops * Russian soldiers were forced to retreat from the city after months of occupation * Crowds of Ukrainians cried and cheered in Kherson as they greeted Zelensky * Zelensky was emotional as he watched the Ukrainian flag being raised in city Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky today called the Rus... read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
We lost all your money….sorry about that….
When interest rates plunged to zero, nearly everyone cheered the resultant soaring of asset prices and ignored how the value of pyramid schemes was soaring in tandem. Now that the music has stopped, it will take more than “sorry” to fix this. “Last week Ikigai was caught up in the FTX collapse. We had a… Continue reading → read more
Need To Know11 hours ago
Australian Bureau of Statistics Shows 72% Drop in Births 9 Months After COVID Shots Started
Australia published national birth rates for 2021, and their December 2021 statistics show that births dropped 72% over the previous December average for the past six years. This drop in births is reportedly about 9 months after the roll-out of the COVID vaccines. read more
Viable Opposition12 hours ago
The Major Roadblock to a Fossil Fuel-Free Future
With the global ruling class keeps insisting that we must forgo our current carbon-based lifestyles and substitute alternative technologies for transportation and energy generation, a recent seminar and publication entitled "Assessment of the Extra Capacity Required of Alternative Energy Electrical Power Systems to Completely Replace Fossil Fuels" by Dr. Simon P. Michaux, Associate Professor of Mineral Processing and Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey Finland (GTK) very neatly sums up the reality of the situation. Let's open with this graphic showing a history of the globa... read more
Michael West13 hours ago
PM set to meet with China’s President Xi
China and Australia appear ready to mend their fractured relationship as the leaders of the two nations prepare for a highly anticipated meeting. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the first time since 2016 an Australian and Chinese leader have […] read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Where Are The Masks?
While Canadians line up at food banks, and worry about freezing in the dark, Justin is having a wonderful time. Why do we always have to rely on the foreign media to give us real stories about Trudeau? read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Newspeak and Doubleplusgood Duckspeakers
Language has enormous benefits. It dramatically reduces the transaction costs in exchange, taken both in the narrow sense of trade and in the larger sense of interindividual interaction. It allows the development of literature, philosophy, and science. It opens the road to prosperity. The more complex a language, the larger these possibilities. Language is a […] The post Newspeak and Doubleplusgood Duckspeakers appeared first on Econlib. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
The FTX Superscandal
Tarl Warwick (aka ‘styxhexenhammer666’) has a comprehensive take on how incredibly bad the FTX scandal is. In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock, the basic scam is this: The Democrats have ginned up the Ukrainian War and convinced Congress to donate billions in taxpayer money to Ukraine. FTX convinced its investors that a good… Continue reading → read more
balance1010 hours ago
life in the wringer
Domination has been the game for many centuries. When one adds in dominating technology without real safeguards of protection one is in trouble. Because monopoly became the fashion long ago there is a momentum, a large momentum favoring domination. It is everywhere now. Checking its course and its primacy has been nigh impossible. The actually ecologic-oriented and biologic-oriented in every field have been low on the totem pole of the dominators which are often physicists, chemists, the politically and financially driven. They have enjoyed bombarding all life on the planet, it is t... read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
Biden and Xi met for three hours. It’s the sit-down the world’s been waiting for.
[image: President Joe Biden in front of the Chinese flag.] President Joe Biden meets with China’s President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2021. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images After meeting China’s leader Monday, Biden told reporters he believes “there need not be a new Cold War.” For the first time as president, Joe Biden met President Xi Jinping in person on Monday at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and both leaders want the world to know they understand that. “As the leaders of our... read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
Why Ron DeSantis’s post-midterms glow up may fade
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with his wife Casey DeSantis at an election night watch party in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022. | Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images Republicans are rallying around Ron DeSantis. Will it be enough in 2024? In the aftermath of Tuesday’s disappointing election, there is a growing chorus of Republicans calling for the party to ditch former President Donald Trump as their standard-bearer in favor of a new one: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who cruised to reelection by nearly 20 points and brought a red wave with him in the state. Despite Trump’s efforts... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Is Turkey changing course in Idlib?
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian warplanes shelled positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, on November 6 in Idlib province. Some of the terrorists killed were: Abdul Minam Muhati, Radwan Hussain Muhayer, Abu Dawoud al-Filistini, Mohammad Ali al-Kadour, Abu Hussein al-Raddad, Abu […] read more
The Duran10 hours ago
To cover, or not to cover, that is the question women are not allowed to answer
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator In France, it is banned in schools, and in Iran it is mandatory. The French fashion police are interfering with women’s freedom while criticizing their counterparts in Iran. A piece of cloth used by women to cover their hair has become a point of contention. The Orthodox Jewish women […] read more
“Urgent: Stock Up On Food Before It’s Too Late; Economy Imploding; The Ponzi Schemes Are Collapsing”
Jeremiah Babe, 11/14/22: *“Urgent: Stock Up On Food Before It’s Too Late; * *Economy Imploding; The Ponzi Schemes Are Collapsing”* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ *A horrifying** must view! Be a**fraid, be very **a**fraid...* read more
IER11 hours ago
E&E News: Manchin FERC shake-up may stymie Biden’s clean energy plans
As seen in E&E News _________ The prospect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Richard Glick losing his job by… The post E&E News: Manchin FERC shake-up may stymie Biden’s clean energy plans appeared first on IER. read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Gardiner, Maine, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Cape Verde wants to reach 80% of digital public services by 2030
"By 2026, we want to have 60% of government services available to citizens digitally and by 2030 have values above 80%," outlined the Minister of Finance and Digital Economy of Cape Verde at the opening of a workshop held in Praia. The subject was the "Challenges of digital transformation in the payments sector" in the […] read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Charlotte’s Web signs CBD distribution deal with European product importer
Colorado-based CBD and hemp company Charlotte's Web Holdings signed a distribution deal with Stark Foods International, an importer and distributor of European specialty foods and beauty products. Charlotte’s Web signs CBD distribution deal with European product importer is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
President Biden Says It Is Hard To Say If China Can Control North Korea
*Reuters:* *Biden says it's unclear if China can stop a North Korean nuclear test* NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Beijing has an obligation to try to talk North Korea out of conducting a seventh nuclear test, although he said it was unclear whether China had the ability to do so. Biden met with Xi for more than three hours ahead of the G20 summit in Bali, their first face-to-face meeting since Biden took power last year. At a press conference following the meeting, Biden said he told Xi "that I... read more
Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case
Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear a lawsuit involving a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the gun attachments... The post Supreme Court rejects another bump stock ban case appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
IER12 hours ago
European Energy and Climate Hypocrisy Called Out by African Nations at COP27
At the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), climate issues relating to Africa took center stage. Uganda President Yoweri… The post European Energy and Climate Hypocrisy Called Out by African Nations at COP27 appeared first on IER. read more
Ireland Considers Enacting A Bill Criminalizing The Possession Of Hateful Material
Jonathan Turley We recently discussed a troubling conviction in Great Britain of a man for his “toxic ideology.” Now Ireland appears ready to replicate that case... The post Ireland Considers Enacting A Bill Criminalizing The Possession Of Hateful Material appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Amazon To Fire 10,000 Employees, Largest Layoff In Company History
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Over the past month, technology companies have laid off tens of thousands of employees. And the momentum in layoffs only... The post Amazon To Fire 10,000 Employees, Largest Layoff In Company History appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Monday Mischief
Bullet Points: * You can pray all you want but eventually David had to pick up a stone to use against Goliath. * 7% of voters like the War Turtle. He and his equally corrupt Chinese wife have a good gig going. You have to admire anyone who is crooked enough to try and […] The post Monday Mischief appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Girl Near Ramallah
Trigger-happy Israeli soldiers in the Occupied Territories opened heavy machine gun fire at a car that frightened them, killing passenger Fulla Rasmi Masalmeh, 15, with bullets to the head read more
Pizzagate, Epstein, Clinton, Saville etc. Why no investigations?
Jeremy Poole ‘The Family Man’ November 14th, 2022 The post Pizzagate, Epstein, Clinton, Saville etc. Why no investigations? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Science Matters13 hours ago
NH Leads Ocean Cooler October 2022
The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major El Nino was the dominant […] read more
"The Limits of Our Freedom"
*"The Limits of Our Freedom"* by Mark Harrison "Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, wrote in "Man's Search for Meaning", "Between stimulus and response there is a space, and in that space lies all our freedom." In the most extreme conditions of privation imaginable, Frankl discovered that he was, remarkably, free to choose his response to any situation. I love this quote because it sums up the essence of my philosophy. I believe it is the cornerstone of a happy and effective life. A real, experiential understanding of this radical freedom is life changi... read more
null11 hours ago
A Tale of Two Midterms
[image: undefined] Those searching for an explanation of why there was no “red wave” giving Republicans huge gains in Congress in this year’s midterm election should compare this year’s election with the midterm election of 2010. In 2010, Republicans gained a net 63 House seats. While Republicans then did not gain control of the US Senate, they did gain six Senate seats. These Republican victories in 2010 were propelled by the Tea Party and the liberty movement. These movements became prominent during the waning days of the Bush administration. The liberty movement was advanced by g... read more
null11 hours ago
The ‘Persian Spring’ – Libya and Syria Script Now Playing out in Iran
[image: undefined] Thursday’s admission by former US National Security Advisor and notorious Iran-hawk John Bolton, that weapons are being provided to those carrying out the latest regime change attempt taking place against Tehran, should come as little surprise. Beginning on the 16th of September, less than 24 hours after Iran had joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - an alliance intended to foster political, economic and military development in Eurasia - protests that initially started in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year old Iranian woman who passed away s... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Banco de Fomento Angola sees inflation at 14% by the end of the year
The economic research office of Banco Fomento Angola (BFA) considers that inflation in the country should slow down to 14 or 15% by the end of the year, thus providing room for further interest rate cuts. "As far as our outlook for the near future is concerned, despite a slight increase in monthly inflation, year-on-year […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Mozambique begins LNG exports to global energy markets
Mozambique has officially started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the country's north, according to energy major Eni SPA, operator of the Area that has China National Petroleum Corp. as a partner. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi made the announcement Sunday. It is the first gas shipment under a long-term purchase and sale contract with […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Confusion in celebration of Flamengo in downtown Rio has more than 30 injured
A party of Rio's soccer club Flamengo fans in downtown Rio ended in confusion early on Sunday afternoon, November 13. The riots began around 1 PM, and a generalized fight took over Presidente Antônio Carlos street. According to the Municipal Health Secretariat, "approximately 30 people were admitted to the unit's emergency room with various injuries […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazil, Congo and Indonesia announce environmental cooperation agreement
Representatives from Brazil, Congo, and Indonesia announced on Monday (Nov. 14) a trilateral agreement to deepen cooperation on the environmental agenda and protect tropical forests. The "Alliance of Forests" was announced during the G20 summit, a group of the 20 largest economies in the world, held in Bali, Indonesia. The three countries concentrate the largest […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Sol Nascente in Brasília is now the second largest favela in Brazil
Located in Brazil's Federal District, Sol Nascente is the second-largest subnormal agglomeration in Brazil, with 24,441 homes, estimated considering the community's expansion in recent years. It is only surpassed by Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro), with 25,742 households, according to preliminary information from the . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] read more

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