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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.

Friday, November 18, 2022

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

 11pm MST

Those Who Struggle To Change The World Know It Well
In 1845, Karl Marx jotted down some notes for The German Ideology, a book that he wrote with his close friend Friedrich Engels. Engels found these notes in 1888, five years after Marx’s death, and published them under the title Theses on Feuerbach. The eleventh thesis is the most famous: ‘philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it’. For the past five years, we, at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, have considered this thesis with great care. The most widely accepted interpretation of this thesis is that, in it, M... read more
Sweden Confirms Sabotage of the Nord Stream Gas Pipelines; Stakes High for Owners of Nord Stream & Insurers of Nord Stream Pipelines
Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm. Photo: Danish Defence There is a … Continue reading → read more
Econlib7 hours ago
How Wealthy We Are
In the latest episode of CBS Sunday morning is a 7+ minute segment on recovering bits of bodies from a military transport airplane that crashed in Alaska in 1952. Probably most viewers will get out of it what the CBS producers wanted them to: how neat it is and important it is to the relatives […] The post How Wealthy We Are appeared first on Econlib. read more
Sweden Charges Two People with Espionage for Russia (Suspects Arrested in 2021)
“Two individuals charged with gross espionage Published 11 November 2022 Two individuals have been charged with gross espionage at the … Continue reading → read more
Lawfare8 hours ago
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Special Counsel Jack Smith (https://www.scp-ks.org/en/spo/specialist-prosecutor) Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision, announced this afternoon, to appoint a special counsel to take over two investigations involving former President Donald Trump must have been a painful one for the attorney general. It means that someone other than the attorney general himself will ultimately decide the disposition of the Trump investigations. It means that someone other than Garland will review whatever prosecution memoranda the teams on the Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 investigations produce. A... read more
ADL trying to exploit movement for ‘socially conscious investment’
The ADL wants ‘socially conscious’ Jewish investors to keep investing in Israel, even though it’s not socially conscious to do so... ADL head says Jewish community should use its power, as with the cancellation of Kanye West, despite what some consider an unfair double standard... ADL may ultimately have an uphill battle as growing numbers of Jewish Americans consider Israel an apartheid regime read more
Secret “Paraquat Papers” Reveal Corporate Tactics to Protect Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
The poisoners are still at it … corporations rule … EWR From The New Lede Posted at Sustainable Pulse For decades, Swiss chemical giant Syngenta has manufactured and marketed a widely used weed killing chemical called paraquat, and for much of that time the company has been dealing with external concerns that long-term exposure to … Continue reading Secret “Paraquat Papers” Reveal Corporate Tactics to Protect Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease → read more
ASHE Conference Tackles Joy and Community Building for Marginalized Students
Hundreds of academics shared studies, explorations that underscored ASHE’s overall conference goal: the humanization of higher... read more
"Forced To Shop At Walmart; Home Sellers In Denial; Home Sales Plunge; The FED Knows What's Coming"
Jeremiah Babe, 11/18/22: *"Forced To Shop At Walmart; Home Sellers In Denial; * *Home Sales Plunge; The FED Knows What's Coming"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
"What Happened to the Pax Americana?"
*"What Happened to the Pax Americana?"* by Brian Maher "The wealth of another region excites their greed; and if it is weak, their lust for power as well. Nothing from the rising to the setting of the sun is enough for them. Among all others only they are compelled to attack the poor as well as the rich. Robbery, rape, and slaughter they falsely call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace." - Tacitus "Some 30 years ago the Pax Americana covered each corner of Earth. It crowned history itself - the “end of history” was how one fellow styled it. American capitalism,... read more
Michael West6 hours ago
Some relief for temporary visa holders
Refugees in Australia are desperately wondering when the Labor federal government will fulfil its election promise to grant them permanent visas, seven months on. Labor committed to scrapping temporary protection visas (TPVs), which refugee advocates estimate are held by more than 30,000 people, many of whom have been in migration limbo for more than 10 years. Federal Minister for […] read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
Glyphosate, GMOs and Pesticides – Weekly Global News Bulletin 18 November 2022
Friday, 18 November 2022 — Sustainable Pulse Uncovered Mexican Study Confirms GM Soy Causes Harm to Pancreas In a new revelation reported by GMWatch this week, it has been found that a rat feeding study published in 2008 found that GM soy harms the pancreas, confirming earlier findings in mice. Source: GMWatch By Claire Robinson In … Continue reading Glyphosate, GMOs and Pesticides – Weekly Global News Bulletin 18 November 2022 read more
Bittersweet Freedom For Mutulu Shakur
After 36 years of incarceration, political prisoner Mutulu Shakur was granted parole after having been denied on nine occasions. Invariably media accounts mention that he is the step-father of the late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur while saying little about his own history. Any of the elder Shakur’s accomplishments are given short shrift in favor of an emphasis on pop culture celebrity. In 1986 Shakur was arrested for his role in the 1981 robbery of a Brink’s armored car which resulted in the deaths of three people. He managed to avoid capture for five years but was tried and in ... read more
The Real Reason The US Is Against The Entire World On Cuba
The entire world just voted to end the 60-year blockade against Cuba…except for two countries. Can you guess which ones? (Luxembourg was neither of them.) I take you back to September 1961. The U.S. was a younger, naive nation. We drove around with children in our laps because the seatbelt law was still years away. And the top song of the day was Barry Mann’s “Who put the bomp into bomp bah bomp bah bomp?” (Turns out it was Henry Kissinger. He was a childlike 73 years old back then, and he was actually into “bomping” before he was into bombing.) In 1961 the United States began a ... read more
Mass Twitter Walkout
On Thursday, hundreds of Twitter employees left the company, further depleting a workforce needed to maintain the integrity of the site and its content-moderation system. This follows Musk’s layoffs of half the Twitter staff, and a series of high-profile departures from key Twitter trust and safety; security; privacy; and compliance personnel. Musk had given Twitter's employees until 5 p.m. ET, Thursday, to decide whether they wanted to commit to his employment terms, which included a call to be “extremely hardcore” and work very long hours. Refusing to do so would effectively sig... read more
Biden Needs To Accept That The US Can’t Intimidate North Korea
An increasingly tense standoff has been simmering on the Korean Peninsula for months, and is now escalating to a potentially “uncontrollable phase,” North Korean officials warn. Since August, the US and South Korea have conducted five major joint military exercises and numerous smaller ones—the most recent of which, Vigilant Storm, just concluded on Nov. 5 and involved over 240 military aircraft in the largest ever aerial drills the countries have conducted together. In the same time frame, North Korea has conducted several rounds of weapons tests involving dozens of ballistic mis... read more
‘Managed Competition’ With China Or Real Peace?
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first meeting since Biden took office today, a high-profile summit meant to set the tone for U.S.-China relations in the coming period. Outwardly, the two leaders remained cordial and affirmed their willingness to maintain dialogue with one another, with Biden going so far as to say “there need not be a new Cold War” between the two powers. The two sides agreed to restart regular talks relating to cooperation in the fight against climate change, and Secretary of State Blinken is set to travel to China for follow up discus... read more
The US Is Evading Its Responsibility On Climate Change
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the failure of the United States to fulfill its responsibilities in combating climate change. The US is the largest polluter in historical terms. However, it has failed to provide enough funds or take the necessary steps to meet the goals it has set to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Eugene explains the domestic conversation and policy-making around climate change and also talks about how globally, it has taken extremely positions that hurt the interests of the Global South. The post The US Is Evading Its Responsibility On Clim... read more
Global Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties
In advance of the global climate negotiations taking place in Egypt, several countries announced important actions to curb the power of the fossil fuel industry. For decades now, a global web of international investment agreements has given corporations excessive powers to block government policies they don’t like. Through “investor-state dispute settlement” mechanisms, these agreements grant corporations the right to sue governments in unaccountable supranational tribunals, demanding huge payouts in retaliation for actions that might reduce the value of their investments. Corpora... read more
How The Pandemic Changed The Landscape Of US Labor Organizing
The story of essential workers during the pandemic is part of the long unraveling of the New Deal. The destruction of the welfare state, the attack on unions, and the rise of neoliberalism provide the historical backdrop for the pandemic labor unrest. As workers’ fortunes came under renewed attack in the early 1970s, the historic gains of the New Deal were rolled back decades. Inequality became the defining feature of our economy as we arrived at a second Gilded Age. This was more than unfair — during the pandemic it had deadly consequences. A 2020 study found that in over 3,000 U... read more
One State Mandates Teaching Climate Change In Almost All Subjects
Pennington, New Jersey - There was one minute left on Suzanne Horsley’s stopwatch and the atmosphere remained thick with carbon dioxide, despite the energetic efforts of her class of third graders to clear the air. Horsley, a wellness teacher at Toll Gate Grammar School, in Pennington, New Jersey, had tasked the kids with tossing balls of yarn representing carbon dioxide molecules to their peers stationed at plastic disks representing forests. The first round of the game was set in the 1700s, and the kids had cleared the field in under four minutes. But this third round took place ... read more
Michael West8 hours ago
‘Quokka’ supercomputer hops to world mark
Australia’s latest supercomputer may not grin like its cute namesake, but it’s more green than most and the fastest in the Southern Hemisphere. Named after the quokka (Setonix brachyurus), the Perth-based supercomputer can crunch a complex calculation that a human brain would take years to achieve. The recently upgraded Setonix at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research […] read more
Six Ways to Boost Testosterone Naturally
Testosterone is one of the most talked about and important hormones in the human body for many reasons. Testosterone is a sex hormone that causes many changes and plays many rules in the human body, but men may begin to notice their levels drop as they age. Healthy testosterone levels have declined significantly in recent years, and it is estimated that low T affects 10-40% of all men worldwide. In men, testosterone is far too important to ignore. Low testosterone levels may change a man’s body, energy and health in ways that are difficult to reverse. Testosterone is thought to regul... read more
Michael West8 hours ago
Prepare for summer flooding: NSW premier
Flood-weary NSW communities are bracing for a weekend of storms and damaging winds as emergency services continue to work through the night. The NSW State Emergency Service performed nine flood rescues in the 24 hours up to 5am Saturday and received 245 calls for help. Premier Dominic Perrottet has told communities to prepare for more […] read more
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
*~ No Tuxedos Required ~* Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY*: Middle Finger Symphony Chair of Music read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
What Will Become of the Ukraine?
Affairs in Eastern Europe are as dynamic as ever, yet as time moves forward, people are looking to what the future may hold for the Ukraine. As much as Western powers wish this operation to be the downfall of Russia, the conflict is slowly turning into a liability for those who have invested so much in Kiev. This article will examine the here and now in order to predict the there and then that may await what remains of the Ukraine once hostilities are finally over. read more
Michael West9 hours ago
Change ahoy for Gladstone port, industry
What does one of the world’s busiest coal and gas ports do when its owners go green? It’s an immediate challenge for the region’s community of industrial workers and their families, and a 50-year question for state-owned Gladstone Ports Corporation. “It’s not going to happen overnight,” port CEO Craig Haymes says. “Even with the shift […] read more
Need To Know9 hours ago
G20 Leaders Issue Joint Declaration Promoting Global Health Passport to ‘Facilitate International Travel’
G20 leaders issued a joint declaration for a universal standard on proof of vaccination for international travel. The proposed vaccine passport is being touted as an alternative to lockdowns in preparation for the "next pandemic". read more
Pension Pulse2 hours ago
Top Funds' Activity in Q3 2022
Hank Tucker of Forbes reports Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout was a billion dollar windfall for these 13 hedge funds: For many hedge funds, Elon Musk’s $44 billion “forced” purchase of Twitter represented an easy money trade. *“You didn’t have to be a genius to realize that he was going to finish that deal,” said Carl Icahn* at the Forbes Iconoclast Summit on November 3, adding that he would have considered waging a proxy fight if the deal fell through. *Icahn told the audience at New York’s Historical Society that he made a profit of around $250 million by investing in Twitter this ... read more
Vox - All7 hours ago
The spectacular ongoing implosion of crypto’s biggest star, explained
[image: An image of Sam Bankman-Fried’s face, blurry, behind the shards of a bitcoin.] Dion Lee/Vox, Getty Images FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried have experienced a shocking downfall. Sam Bankman-Fried, one of the crypto industry’s biggest stars, has said a lot of things over the years. Most recently, it’s been a lot of “I’m sorry,” “I fucked up,” “fuck regulators,” and lots of weird tweets. Before that, he said he might spend as much as $1 billion on politics in 2024. He said he had a lot of ideas for policing the crypto industry and using his crypto-fueled fortune for good. He said h... read more
Vox - All7 hours ago
Why special counsel Jack Smith might be different from Robert Mueller
[image: US Attorney General Merrick stands in front of a podium with the Department of Justice emblem.] Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks at the Justice Department on November 18, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images He’s overseeing Trump investigations, but his appointment comes in a very different context. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Jack Smith as special counsel in charge of two Justice Department investigations involving former President Donald Trump, he said in a statement Friday. You can read the appointment order here. ... read more
Zelensky’s Latest Claim: ‘I’ve Eradicated Corruption in Ukraine!’
*21WIRE* | Zelensky declares Ukraine to be 'corruption free' and totally 'safe for foreign investment. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Another Special Prosecutor Announced To Investigate Former President Trump
*Daily Mail:* *'I have been proven innocent for six years': Trump slams 'unfair' special counsel probe announced 24 hours after Republicans launched Biden probe, says he won't cooperate and asks why 'nothing happens' to 'criminal' Hunter* * Given Trump's announcement he would run for president in 2024 and President Biden's stated intent, Garland said he was obligated to appoint a special counsel * Since 2018 Smith has served as chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, investigating war crimes in Kosovo * Investigations into Trump's involvement in the January 6 ... read more
Food Safety News8 hours ago
Abbott expands Similac and Pedialyte recall over compromised seals
Abbott Laboratories has expanded an October recall to include millions of bottles of Similac and Pedialyte 2 fluid ounces of ready-to-drink because of compromised seal integrity which could lead to spoilage. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the recall was initiated on Oct. 13 and is ongoing. The products included in the recall were... Continue Reading read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Una aproximación crítica al acuerdo UE-Mercosur
18-Nov-2022 Análisis de las dinámicas estructurales y del nexo agua-tierra-trabajo de productos agrícolas clave. read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Scotiabank demanda a Perú ante el Ciadi por cobro de intereses moratorios
18-Nov-2022 Scotiabank Perú dijo que la solicitud de demanda que presenta su mayor accionista ante el Ciadi se respalda en artículos del tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre Perú y Canadá. read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Ebrard anuncia negociaciones de un TLC con Ankara
18-Nov-2022 México y Turquía relanzan su relación para fortalecerse en los ámbitos político, económico, comercial, educativo y cultural y con ello Marcelo Ebrard, anunció que se reanudarán las negociaciones para firmar un acuerdo de libre comercio entre las dos naciones. read more
bilaterals.org8 hours ago
Colombia: Informe analiza los costos en el arbitraje de inversiones
18-Nov-2022 El documento “Costos en el Arbitraje Inversionista-Estado“, publicado por la Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado (ANDJE), analiza el comportamiento de costos de Colombia en un contexto latinoamericano e internacional con datos de 105 laudos públicos emitidos entre junio de 2017 y diciembre de 2021. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Here's All The US Military Planes That Keep Falling Short On Readiness
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Preston, 180th Fighter Wing crew chief, and Senior Airman Allison Garcia, 180th FW munitions specialist, stand next to an F-16 Fighting Falcon before morning training flights at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 3. The 180th FW deployed to Key West to train with Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC-111), the Navy's premier adversary squadron. (Staff Sgt. Kregg York/Air National Guard) *Air Force Times:* *Here’s all the military planes that keep falling short on readiness* A new federal watchdog report has flagged a troubling trend among U.S. military aircra... read more
Turcopolier8 hours ago
“AG Garland Names Jack Smith Special Counsel for Trump Probes”
“Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the … Continue reading → read more
Ad about USS Liberty aired twice on Dan Bongino radio program
The latest in a series of radio & TV ads that have reached a combined total of approximately 23 million Americans throughout the U.S. The ads are airing on programs whose audiences are particularly known for patriotism and support for military veterans. read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 17-18 November 2022
Friday, 18 November 2022 — The New Dark Age WTF is FTX? https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/11/wtf-is-ftx/ Ukraine’s Military Strategy And U.S. National Interests (I) https://orientalreview.org/2022/11/18/ukraines-military-strategy-and-u-s-national-interests-i/ No DPRK nuclear test yet https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/18/no-dprk-nuclear-test-yet/ The Polish Missile Narrative https://orientalreview.org/2022/11/18/the-polish-missile-narrative/ The Polish Missile Narrative https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/11/the-polish-missile-narrative/ Italian Police Bust Azov-Tied Nazi Cell Planning Ter... read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
New York could issue first adult-use marijuana retail licenses Monday
New York cannabis regulators could issue the first adult-use marijuana retail licenses as soon as Monday. New York could issue first adult-use marijuana retail licenses Monday is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Word From the Trenches – November 18, 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 18, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Colombia’s Comptroller: There are 1,600 properties in domain extinction that no one manages
With the arrival of the Petro Government, the properties owned by the Special Assets Society (SAE) have been essential for the Executive's purpose of handing them over to social organizations. In the midst of this panorama, the Comptroller General of the Republic found 1,638 properties in forfeiture processes that are not managed by anyone and […] read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Uruguay will apply in December to join the Transpacific Agreement
The Uruguayan government will present on December 1st its request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as informed this week by President Luis Lacalle Pou during a meeting at the Executive Tower with representatives of all political parties with parliamentary representation. President Lacalle Pou seeks to give a new step […] read more
Health Impact News10 hours ago
Universal Vaccine Passports Plan Unites the World
Of all the issues facing the world today that divide nations and cause countries to go to war against each other, there is one thing that unites the world and that virtually all world leaders agree upon, even those countries at war with each other, and that is the topic of vaccines. And so at the recently concluded G20 Summit in Bali, they all put aside their differences and agreed that a universal vaccine passport is necessary for world travel, allowing the World Health Organization to be able to declare which vaccines are necessary for any current or future "pandemic." Isn't tha... read more
Judge turns away Psaki’s effort to quash subpoena 
A judge refused Nov. 18 to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden administration conspired to silence conservative voices on social media. Psaki filed a motion in federal court in Alexandria seeking to quash ... read more
the daily howler9 hours ago
Allen H. Weisselberg's possible fail!
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022* *An offshoot of Trump Trump Jail: *We've never exactly understood the criminal trial now underway in Manhattan. In this criminal trial, the Trump Organization is charged with crimes. But Donald J. Trump isn't charged those crimes, and neither is anyone else! We've never exactly understood the concept of a criminal trail aimed at an organization but not at any of its principals. Nor have we seen any cable pundits breaking their backs as they try to explain how a criminal trial of that type actually works. You can't send an organization to jail; presuma... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Many globular clusters were destroyed over the eons by repeated fateful encounters with each other or the Galactic center. Surviving relics are older than any Earth fossil, older than any other structures in our Galaxy, and limit the universe itself in raw age. There are few, if any, young globular clusters in our Milky Way Galaxy because conditions are not ripe for more to form. Pictured a... read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
Behind The Crypto Scam – “Complete Absence Of Trustworthy Financial Information”
Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism, who called everything crypto 'prosecution futures', provides the latest FTX bankruptcy filing: read more
Free Download: Jiddu Krishnamurti, "The Book of Life "
"You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life." - Jiddu Krishnamurti, "The Book of Life " Freely download "The Book of Life " and many other works by Jiddu Krishnamurti, here: - https://selfdefinition.org/krishnamurti/ read more
The Poet: Neil Gaiman, "What You Need To Be Warm "
*"What You Need To Be Warm " * by Neil Gaiman "A baked potato of a winters night to wrap your hands around or burn your mouth. A blanket knitted by your mother's cunning fingers. Or your grandmother's. A smile, a touch, trust, as you walk in from the snow or return to it, the tips of your ears pricked pink and frozen. The tink tink tink of iron radiators waking in an old house. To surface from dreams in a bed, burrowed beneath blankets and comforters, the change of state from cold to warm is all that matters, and you think just one more minute snuggled here before you face the chill. ... read more
Need To Know9 hours ago
Over 3 Million Brazilians Protest Election Fraud – President Bolsonaro to Annul the Steal!
Over 3 million protested, which may be the world's largest protest. Protesters are demanding military intervention to prevent the communists from taking power. Bolsonaro's party will request an annulment of the election because “it is not possible to validate the results of all the electronic voting machines.” read more
"Bank Runs Have Started in Germany - Are We Next?"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 11/18/22: *"Bank Runs Have Started in Germany - Are We Next?"* "The energy debacle is so bad in Germany that people are starting to hoard cash. There is a run at the banks that will only get worse. The regulators are concerned that there will be massive power outages and that people will not be able to handle this. People will race to get their money out of the banks. When will outages come here?" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
Ukraine – Switching The Lights Off
The careful destruction of energy systems in Ukraine continues. read more
The New Dark Age9 hours ago
The G20 is dead. Long live the G20
The seventeenth G20 Heads of State and Government Summit held in Bali, Indonesia, on 15–16 November stands out as a consequential event from many angles. The international politics is at an inflection point and the transition will not leave unaffected any of the institutions inherited from the past that is drifting away forever. read more
Medical Kidnap9 hours ago
Universal Vaccine Passports Plan Unites the World
Of all the issues facing the world today that divide nations and cause countries to go to war against each other, there is one thing that unites the world and that virtually all world leaders agree upon, even those countries at war with each other, and that is the topic of vaccines. And so at the recently concluded G20 Summit in Bali, they all put aside their differences and agreed that a universal vaccine passport is necessary for world travel, allowing the World Health Organization to be able to declare which vaccines are necessary for any current or future "pandemic." Isn't tha... read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Russia Advances in Vuhledar, Donetsk, Repels Ukraine in Donbass; No Negotiations, War to Continue in Winter
Russia Advances in Vuhledar, Donetsk, Repels Ukraine in Donbass; No Negotiations, War to Continue in Winter News Topic 675 read more
The Duran10 hours ago
It took 64 years for the U.S. Government to admit to its 1953 coup that grabbed Iran. America’s 2014 coup that grabbed Ukraine still is being denied by them, but it started WW III, and so might never be admitted by the U.S. regime.
Eric Zuesse World War III is America’s war to capture Russia, and the way to do it is to position its missiles so close to Moscow that it can then declare “Checkmate!” and the missiles would take just 5 minutes to annihilate The Kremlin. Only Ukraine is that close to Moscow — close enough so […] read more
Food Safety News10 hours ago
Lactaid brand cottage cheese recalled in Canada because of plastic in product
Mehadrin Milk Products Inc. is recalling Lactaid brand 4% Milkfat Min. Cottage Cheese because of plastic in the product. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) recall alert did not say how the problem was discovered. The recalled product was sold in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Recalled product: Brand Product Size UPC Codes Lactaid 4% Milkfat... Continue Reading read more
Michael West11 hours ago
Victoria on teal tsunami watch in election
Victorian Liberal MP John Pesutto’s face said it all. It was Victorian election night in 2018 and he had just been told on live television he had lost his inner Melbourne seat of Hawthorn to a retired school principal. Fast forward to this year’s May federal election, the result can now be seen as a harbinger […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Queensland report backs future for coal
China’s ban and Queensland’s higher royalties for coal producers are having little impact on super profits as exports hit a record. The state’s coal industry is a clear winner from the global energy shock as the world looks for new supplies, according to data released by Queensland Treasury. High prices stoked the value of exports […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Human rights groups urge action on Myanmar
Pressure is mounting on Australia to throw its weight behind helping free thousands of other people jailed by Myanmar’s military dictatorship. Economist Sean Turnell arrived back in Australia on Friday, where he was reunited with his wife Ha Vu, after he was detained for almost two years in Myanmar. “I appreciate the efforts of Prime […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
PM finishes regional tour with trade talks
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will aim to complete his regional tour of Southeast Asia on a high note with his final day at the APEC summit. The APEC forum brings together leaders from 21 member economies with interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Members include the United States, Canada, China and Taiwan but the leaders of […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Vic poll nears, Libs fume over donor probe
The Victorian election has hit the home stretch as tensions boil over between the Liberal Party and state electoral commission. The Liberals have accused the VEC of political interference after referring party leader Matthew Guy and his former chief of staff Mitch Catlin to the corruption watchdog. State party director Sam McQuestin on Friday instructed its […] read more
Not PC9 hours ago
"If the rulers really wanted to communicate with their subjects, they did not use the grotesque doctrine of 'Marxism-Leninism'; they appealed, rather, to nationalist sentiments"
*"Marxism was a philosophical or semi-philosophical doctrine and a political ideology which was used by the communist state as the main source of legitimacy and the obligatory faith. This ideology was indispensable, regardless of whether people believed in it. In the last period of communist rule it hardly existed as a living faith; the distance between it and reality was so great, and hopes for the joyful future of the communist paradise were fading so rapidly, that both the ruling class (i.e., the party apparatus ) and the ruled were aware of the its emptiness. But it remain... read more
UKC News: G20 Schwabian Vaxx Pass and Zelensky’s ‘Peace’ Charade
*UKC News* | Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen and Vanessa Beeley with the end of week news round-up. read more
Oral health neglect affects nearly half the global population: WHO report
A new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reveals that some 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases – with 3 out of 4 affected living in low and middle-income countries. Read the full story, “Oral health neglect affects nearly half the global population: WHO report”, on globalissues.org → read more
Amid looming global food insecurity crisis, ‘breakthrough’ on fertilisers hailed
A “breakthrough” has been made on the potential distribution of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian-made fertiliser blocked in European ports and which are vital to avoid a global food insecurity crisis next year, a senior United Nations official said on Friday. Read the full story, “Amid looming global food insecurity crisis, ‘breakthrough’ on fertilisers hailed”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Republicans probe Biden, audit Ukraine. Silent treatment for Elensky. Sunak, Trudeau G20 skit. U/1
Republicans probe Biden, audit Ukraine. Silent treatment for Elensky. Sunak, Trudeau G20 skit. U/1 Topic 778 UK Prime Minister on Twitter: “🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦 Prime Minister @RishiSunak and Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau spoke to President @ZelenskyyUa this morning to reiterate their joint support for the Ukrainian people in the face of continued Russian brutality 👇 pic.twitter.com/HQNVpcjFo8 / […] read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Oregon craft cannabis companies East Fork, Peak Extracts join forces
Oregon cannabis companies East Fork Cultivars and Peak Extracts have joined forces after a longtime collaboration. Oregon craft cannabis companies East Fork, Peak Extracts join forces is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Marijuana cultivation will lead job growth in Alaska, state agency predicts
Marijuana cultivation will experience the highest job growth in Alaska over the next eight years, according to the latest employment trend report by the state's labor department. Marijuana cultivation will lead job growth in Alaska, state agency predicts is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Dr. Shiva Sues U.S. Government: CISA/DHS for Censorship of His Political Speech
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD, Inventor of Email, announced this week that he has begun the process of suing the... The post Dr. Shiva Sues U.S. Government: CISA/DHS for Censorship of His Political Speech appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
House Republicans Introduce Resolution to Audit Ukraine Aid
Anti-War – by Dave DeCamp A group of House Republicans introduced a bill Thursday to audit the funds that Congress has approved to spend on the war... The post House Republicans Introduce Resolution to Audit Ukraine Aid appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
U.S. Consumers Are Doing EXACTLY What They Did Just Prior To The Crash Of 2008
The Most Important News – by Michael Snyder We never seem to learn from our mistakes. Just before the financial markets crashed and the economy... The post U.S. Consumers Are Doing EXACTLY What They Did Just Prior To The Crash Of 2008 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Thermal drone video from Eagle Pass, TX shows a large group of migrants crossing illegally into private property
NEW: Thermal drone video from our team in Eagle Pass, TX shows a large group of migrants crossing illegally into private property early this morning.... The post Thermal drone video from Eagle Pass, TX shows a large group of migrants crossing illegally into private property appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Gun Sales More Than Double as Oregon Residents Race to Get Ahead of New Controls
Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins Gun sales more than doubled in Oregon with Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114) pending, and Oregon State Police are struggling... The post Gun Sales More Than Double as Oregon Residents Race to Get Ahead of New Controls appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Noreen Does Not Like Paying Tax
By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Do people like Noreen really think that they should be permanently subsidised by taxpayers? Heaven knows what she’ll do when she has to pay her share of fuel duty as well! read more
San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for People Who Are Transgender — Using Taxpayer Money
Gateway Pundit – by Cassandra Fairbanks San Francisco has launched a guaranteed income program for people who are transgender, and taxpayers are stuck footing the... The post San Francisco Launches Guaranteed Income Program for People Who Are Transgender — Using Taxpayer Money appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Arizona patriot obliterates the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
https://twitter.com/VeBo1991/status/1592966677293314048 The post Arizona patriot obliterates the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Bacon's Rebellion12 hours ago
Alleged Shooter’s Dorm Room on UVa Property Exposed Him to University Actions Not Taken
by James C. Sherlock So, the University of Virginia conducted a formal threat investigation of allegations of student possession of firearms on the Grounds. Except it really didn’t. The accused was found after three murders to have possessed in his … Continue reading → read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
Maine reverses course, will allow sales of medical cannabis pre-rolls
Medical cannabis caregivers in Maine without brick-and-mortar locations can resume selling marijuana pre-rolls. Maine reverses course, will allow sales of medical cannabis pre-rolls is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Science Matters14 hours ago
Unreal Election Numbers in Arizona
Dennis Lund explains in his American Thinker article Arizona’s numbers don’t add up. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The media and the Democrats want us to believe that Kari Lake, along with others, lost because the “Red Wave” did not exist, and that close association with President Trump was the kiss the of death […] read more
KOBE: The Hunt for Habitable Zone K-dwarf Planets
[image: KOBE: The Hunt for Habitable Zone K-dwarf Planets] From the standpoint of producing interesting life, K-dwarf stars look intriguing. Our G-class Sun is warm and cozy, but its lifetime is only about 10 billion years, while K-dwarfs (we can also call them orange dwarfs) can last up to 45 billion years. That’s plenty of time for evolution to work its magic, and while G-stars make up only about 6 or 7 percent of the stars in the galaxy, K-dwarfs account for three times that amount. We have about a thousand K-dwarfs within 100 light years of the Solar System. When Edward Guinan... read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
Summarizing the 2022 National Defense Strategy
The U.S. Department of Defense building, also known as The Pentagon (Photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, bit.ly/3Gq1NKB; Official United States Government Work) On Oct. 27, the Department of Defense unveiled the unclassified version of the 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS), Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), and Missile Defense Review (MDR). The NDS outlines the department’s path forward for the “decades to come” to advance U.S. “defense and security goals.” After Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017—pursuant to the National Security Act of 1947... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Lula da Silva downplays fiscal concerns of investors; Brazilian markets fall
Brazil's stock exchanges fell this Thursday as soon as the country's elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, redoubled his plans to increase spending, disregarding the concern of investors about the importance of fiscal discipline. Brazil's currency, the real, fell by more than one percentage point at the opening of the day, leading the declines […] read more
the daily howler11 hours ago
KEVIN'S LIST: Does our tribe tend to make a certain mistake?
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022* *The demographication of everything: *Just for the record, there's absolutely nothing wrong with David Von Drehle's smarts. Von Drehle is one of (roughly) three million columnists for the Washington Post. That said, there is exactly *nothing* wrong with the scribe's sagacity. For that reason, we were especially struck by a column Von Drehle wrote last week. It dealt with what the voters were trying to tell us in our recent elections. Long ago and far away, a famous TV star named Lassie was constantly said to be "trying to tell us something." Today, th... read more
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Heather Scoffield examines the lessons we should be learning from the COVID-19 pandemic if it hadn't been disappeared down the memory hole. And Delphine Planas et al. study the wave of newly-developed variants which looks set to render existing monoclonal antibodies obsolete. - Don Drummond and Sarah Miller write that economic forecasts which don't account for the climate breakdown - and the costs of inaction in mitigating it - are obviously unfit for purpose. Cloe Logan discusses the importance of fighting against the climate misinformation w... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Another Failed Audit At The Pentagon
*Defense One*: *The Pentagon Failed Its Audit Again, But Says Bots Could Change That* More widespread use of data analytics and automated tools could result in a clean audit, says Pentagon finance chief. Another year, another failed financial audit for the Pentagon. But while it could be years before it passes for the first time, the key to getting a clean audit may be contingent on increased use of analytics, bots, and automated systems, according to the Defense Department’s finance chief. “We failed to get an ‘A’,” Mike McCord, the Pentagon’s comptroller and chief financial... read more
Halifax Examiner11 hours ago
Was the mass murderer a drug smuggler?
[image: Memorial in Portapique, NS, for the 22 victims of the April 2020 mass shooting.] Was the man who murdered 22 people in April 2020 also a drug smuggler before he met Lisa Banfield? Questions about where the Dartmouth denturist obtained the money that allowed him to work only a few days a week and take several Caribbean vacations a year have surfaced again. This time with the release of […] The post Was the mass murderer a drug smuggler? appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
Halifax Examiner11 hours ago
Halifax staff recommend ‘significant’ 8% increase to average property tax bill
[image: A stone building is seen on a sunny winter's day. There's no snow on the ground. The symmetrical building has a tall spire in the centre with a clock, and two big dormers on either side. There are also a series of three smaller dormers on each side of the central tower. The photo is taken from the right of the building.] The increase would amount to $173 for the average residential bill and $3,955 for the average commercial bill. To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or log into an existing membership. The post Halifax staff recommend ‘significant’ 8% ... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Oil Prices Slide On Oversupply Fears And The Global Economy Sliding Towards Recesson
Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian *CNBC/Reuters*:* Oil prices slide as supply fears recede* Oil dropped by more than $2 a barrel on Friday, on track for a second weekly decline, due to concern about weakened demand in China and further increases to U.S. interest rates. Brent crude was down $2.80, or 3.1%, at $86.97 a barrel by 11:48 a.m. EST, having touched its lowest since Sept. 28 at $85.80. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down $2.79,... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Chile registers the largest contraction since the beginning of the pandemic
Chile's economy recorded its biggest quarterly contraction since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, after both annual inflation and the benchmark interest rate reached multi-decade highs, affecting businesses and households. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell by 1.2% in the third quarter compared to the previous three months, which contrasts with the median estimate of […] read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
UK Approves Construction Of Frigates And Support Ships
An artist’s impression of all eight Royal Navy Type 26 frigates at sea (UK MoD) *Breaking Defense: * *UK spending spree boosts Royal Navy frigate and support ship fleets* "Construction of all eight frigates is expected to be completed by the mid-2030s, with the first, HMS Glasgow, entering service by the end of 2028," state the UK MoD. DUBLIN — In a two day span this week, the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) pledged funding of $7.9 billion to industry contractors for the second batch of Type 26 frigates and building of Fleet Solid Support ships, as part of a major modernization... read more
CFACT11 hours ago
Wild west voltage spikes in South Australia and a billion watts of wasted solar
South Australia survived the big scary sunny day yesterday, but had to shut off solar power and throw all those sacred green electrons into a thousand open circuits. The post Wild west voltage spikes in South Australia and a billion watts of wasted solar appeared first on CFACT. read more
Vox - All11 hours ago
Syphilis rates are soaring in South Dakota’s American Indian communities. What’s going on?
[image: A collage showing a stamp of South Dakota, a piece of a South Dakota postcard, and a hand.] Between 2020 and 2022, syphilis cases jumped about sevenfold in South Dakota. | Christina Animashaun/Vox The trend reveals the importance of data sharing between state, federal, and tribal health authorities. Over the last five years, syphilis transmission has increased explosively all over the US. The spread of this infection, which starts as a rash but can progress to severe disease in adults, is particularly alarming because syphilis infections during pregnancy can lead to death ... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Tourism in the Dominican Republic: Colombia displaces European countries in arrivals
Tourism in the Dominican Republic shows a full recovery, with arrivals higher than those prior to the pandemic. Even with the departure from Ukraine and a decrease in arrivals from Russia, the numbers reported by tourism month after month are favorable, this is due in large part to new players that have positioned themselves as […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Boeing Is Overhauling Its Defense, Space And Security Divisions After Experiencing Financial Loses
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed on a screen at the NYSE in New York *Breaking Defense:* *Under shadow of financial losses, Boeing makes sweeping changes to defense biz* *The changes, including halving business divisions, come as Boeing’s defense sector finds itself at a crossroads, with new leadership contending with systemic financial issues tied to its large number of fixed-price contracts with the US government. * WASHINGTON — Boeing is overhauling its defense, space and security organization, cutting down from eight business divisions to four in the hopes of bo... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Europe's Central Bank Signals Higher Interest Rates Are Coming
*Reuters: **ECB may have to restrict growth to control inflation, Lagarde says* * At 1.5%, the ECB’s deposit rate is not far from the so-called neutral rate, where the bank is neither stimulating nor holding back growth. * Most estimates of the neutral rate are between 1.5% and 2%, suggesting that after an expected December hike “accommodation” will have been removed. The European Central Bank will keep raising interest rates and may even need to restrict economic activity to tame inflation, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Friday, singling out rates as the bank’s key ... read more
Robert Reich12 hours ago
What’s Next After The Midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich...
*What’s Next After The Midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich Discuss * Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Republicans captured the House. There was no red wave. But there was no blue wave, either. What does it all mean? I sat down with my good friend Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) to discuss. Aside from a few remaining contests (and the upcoming Georgia runoff), the results of the election are in and one thing is certainly clear — Americans chose not to make any more waves this time around. Despite voters embracing stability over chaos and election denialism, many outstandin... read more
Diverse Students Are Going Hungry at the Cafeteria Curriculum
Community college students who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds are starving to death trying to find educational sustenance... read more

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