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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

14 October - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10:04 pm MDT

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Mount Kilimanjaro Is On Fire Federal Agents Raid Home Of Pittsburgh-Area Mail Carrier, Collect Bags Of Suspected Undelivered Mail A Plan to Fix the US Bike Shortage Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN Coronavirus live news: Russia reports record daily cases and deaths; Netherlands set for new restrictions Johnson & Johnson just paused its coronavirus vaccine trials after an 'unexplained illness' in a participant Dutch Woman Dies After Being Reinfected With COVID-19, Global Cases See Biggest Weekly Jump Yet: Live UpdatesIn "Major Escalation" Tur...
Another COVID Vaccine Trial Halted After Test Subjects Become Sick
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 16 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Johnson & Johnson temporarily halt trials after participant becomes sick - the latest in a pattern of adverse reactions to the controversial new jab.
Amérique latine : «L'accaparement des territoires indigènes s'est accéléré»
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
14-Oct-2020 Cette tendance est aussi le résultat d'une réforme constitutionnelle de 1992, la condition pour faire entrer le Mexique dans l'accord de libre-échange nord-américain (Alena) étant de libéraliser le marché de la terre.
At least 13 killed as worst rains in more than 100 years flood Hyderabad, India
A deep depression that crossed Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, brought unprecedented rainfall over Hyderabad, capital of the Indian state of Telangana, from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of at least 13...... Read more »
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jonjayray, EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
* Oxford professor who was forced to retire aged 69 is awarded £30,000 and his old university job back after winning landmark age discrimination case* Oxford University has been ordered to re-employ a professor who it illegally forced to quit before his 70th birthday. Professor Paul Ewart has also been awarded £30,000 in compensation after he won a landmark age discrimination battle against the university last year. The former head of atomic and laser physics, who had worked for the university for 38 years, had demanded to be given his old job of senior lecturer back - even though...
Picture Of The Day
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Riot police officers fire tear gas following a protest against the government's labor reforms bill in Jakarta, Indonesia. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters).
Cable TV and Satellite are Dying Thanks to Cord-Cutting. But Pay-TV Marches On.
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2014%3Anewsml_TM4EA5I15R001&share=true] The golden age of pay-TV is coming to an end and coronavirus is speeding it up. How is streaming changing the game? Pay TV revenue in the U.S. peaked in 2015, but are seen dropping to $65 billion in 2015. That’s according to a new report, Pay TV Forecasts Update, from Digital TV Research. The report also says that global pay TV revenues peaked four years ago, at $202 billion, which are seen falling to $152 billion by 2025, as cord-cu...
New Hampshire: No Income Tax, No Sales Tax (And Lots Of People Moving In)
Chris Edwards, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Chris Edwards* *economy, Americas* The state has the fifth lowest state and local tax burden in the nation as a percent of income. New Hampshire has one of the most restrained governments in the nation. The state’s relatively small government is unique in the Northeast. Less government means more freedom for New Hampshire residents. In Cato’s Freedom in the 50 States report, which assesses economic and social freedoms, New Hampshire is ranked #2, while Massachusetts is #23, Maine is #39, Vermont is #46, and New York is #50. New Hampshire has the fifth lowest state and local tax...
China sees historical 21 large-scale floods and national average rainfall in 2020
China has seen 21 large-scale floods in 2020, 1.6 times more than that of past years, hitting a record since 1998. This year's national average rainfall of 616 mm (24 inches) is 13% more than the same period in 2019, setting the record for second-highest since...... Read more »
As Famine Conditions Spread, American Farmers Must Be Unleashed
Alicia, LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
As Famine Conditions Spread, American Farmers Must Be Unleashed Video of As Famine Conditions Spread, American Farmers Must Be Unleashed With 70 million people facing starvation, an appeal for action has come from David Beasley, Director of the World Food Program—which won this year's Nobel Peace Prize—and from the leader of the LaRouche movement in South Africa, Phillip Tsokolibane. Part of the solution is permitting American farmers to do what they do best, produce food, while guaranteeing them a parity price, which is part of the American System of economics which President Tru...
As Everyone Knows, Trump-- Like The Mafia-- Is An Enemy Of Law And Order... But Why Did The Republican Party Go Down That Path With Him?
DownWithTyranny, DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*The box on the right is the official one. The box on the left was put up by the Republican Party to steal your ballot and burn it. Be careful of Republicans; they hate democracy* No one has been arrested in the Republican scheme to steal ballots and burn them by setting up phony drop-off boxes around California. It seems to have begun in Fresno County in an attempt for the local Republican Party to steal ballots from Hispanic voters, although the coordinated Republican fraud has been detected in Los Angeles and in Orange County where it may be part of an effort by sleazy Republ...
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS EXPERTS ARE CHARLES KOCH AND DR. MACARENA
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
*The New York Times* reports that the White House is all in on the idea of what President Trump calls "herd mentality." The White House has embraced a declaration by a group of scientists arguing that authorities should allow the coronavirus to spread among young healthy people while protecting the elderly and the vulnerable — an approach that would rely on arriving at “herd immunity” through infections rather than a vaccine.... On a call convened Monday by the White House, two senior administration officials, both speaking anonymously because they were not authorized to give their...
Mexican President’s Anti-Corruption Drive Buffeted by Scandals
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three months after taking charge of a new office created by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to compensate Mexicans for years of public sector embezzlement, its director quit, complaining the organization was tainted by corruption. The blow to the Institute for Returning to the People What Was Stolen (INDEP) is […] The post Mexican President’s Anti-Corruption Drive Buffeted by Scandals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Facing Record Deficit in Public Accounts, Brazil Stumbles in Search of Plan for 2021
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The crisis triggered by the Coronavirus pandemic has forced most countries to increase spending given the urgency demanded by the health and economic areas. In Brazil it was no different: over R$600 billion (US$110 billion) have already been allocated to tackle the health crisis, including emergency aid funds . . […] The post Facing Record Deficit in Public Accounts, Brazil Stumbles in Search of Plan for 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Container Shortage Delays Shipments of Brazil’s Record Coffee Crop
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s economy is suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic, causing a 40 percent slide in its currency, the real. That spurred a flood of exports of now-cheaper goods, but imports have dropped sharply, causing the imbalance in containers that has led to delays. That’s a direct hit to Brazil, which […] The post Container Shortage Delays Shipments of Brazil’s Record Coffee Crop appeared first on The Rio Times.
Transparency International Points to ‘Setbacks’ in Fight Against Corruption in Brazil
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Transparency International stated on Tuesday, October 13th, that Brazil is experiencing setbacks in the fight against corruption. The organization perceives a "progressive deterioration of the anti-corruption institutional framework in the country". The assessments are included in two reports released on Tuesday by the non-governmental organization and forwarded to the Anti-Bribery […] The post Transparency International Points to ‘Setbacks’ in Fight Against Corruption in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Climate Change Emergencies, Consequences Forecasted to Double by 2030 – UN Report
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts, and a rising number of hurricanes, the UN weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50 percent by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it worldwide in […] The post Climate Change Emergencies, Consequences Forecasted to Double by 2030 – UN Report appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Public Defenders File Suit to Have New R$200 Banknotes Removed from Circulation
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Public Defender's Office (DPU) has filed a Public Civil Class Action petitioning the court to order the Central Bank to suspend the production of the R$200 bill (US$40). In the process, the defenders allege " The post Brazil Public Defenders File Suit to Have New R$200 Banknotes Removed from Circulation appeared first on The Rio Times.
Impending adult-use marijuana program will test ‘made in Vermont’ ethos
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Vermont’s new recreational cannabis program is projected to generate roughly $250 million in annual sales by the middle of the decade, but homegrown companies might find themselves pitted against larger out-of-state businesses. Three medical cannabis businesses – including multistate operators Curaleaf and iAnthus Capital Holdings – are poised to take advantage of a five-month head […] Impending adult-use marijuana program will test ‘made in Vermont’ ethos is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
5PM: Anti-Government Protest So Far Smaller Than Last Rally
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 17 hours ago
Fake news from Western media and carefully selected photographs attempt to cover up poor turnout. *October 14, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Despite the foreign media and foreign-funded fronts posing as rights advocates like Human Rights Watch (HRW) claiming "tens of thousands" of protesters took to the street today - basic crowd counting reveals that the number is *not even ten thousand*. With one protester per square meter used as an overly favorable crowd density, the area the protesters currently occupy on Nakhon Sawan Road between Democracy Monument and Government House c...
Largest Unexploded WWII Bomb Ever Found In Poland Has Detonated Underwater During Defusing Operations
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 18 hours ago
“The deflagration process turned into detonation”. Tallboy, the biggest unexploded World War II bomb ever found in Poland, dropped by a Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster in 1945, during the raid on the German cruiser [...] The post Largest Unexploded WWII Bomb Ever Found In Poland Has Detonated Underwater During Defusing Operations appeared first on The Aviationist.
New deal to kick-start autonomous vehicle push
TOTT News, News – TOTT News - 20 hours ago
An electric vehicle manufacturer has signed an agreement with Australian smart cities provider, SenSen Networks, to collaborate on developing autonomous driving capabilities. Under the new deal, ACE Electric Vehicles will provide SenSen with cars for testing and manufacturing in South Australia, in yet another expansion of Australia’s smart city agenda. [...Continued]
The U.S. Army's Armored Blitz Through Normandy in World War II
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The U.S. VIII Corps exploited Operation Cobra and cracked a doorway into Brittany. *Key Point*: The race for Avranches brought an end to the Americans fighting in swamps and hedgerows for incremental gains. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley had reason to be pleased by the last week of July 1944. His First Army had scratched out a substantial foothold on the Normandy coast, capturing three times more French territory than his British allies. He had cut off the Cherbourg peninsula to the west and pushed his army south. His carpet bombing o...
Meet Nazi Germany's Marauding Marder Tank-Killer
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* Cobbled together from existing weapons, the motorized Marder plugged a dangerous gap in German antitank capability. *Key Point*: Despite its shortcomings, the Marder added real weight to the German war machine. On the second day of Adolf Hitler’s bold invasion of Russia in June 1941, the Germans were confronted with one of their most glaring shortcomings in weapons and armament. It occurred when General Mikhail Kirponos unleashed the formidable Russian T-34 medium tank as part of a determined counterattack in the Ukraine against a port...
A Final Post: Autism and the Long, Long, Bumpy Ride
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Note: Join us in wishing Teresa Conrick well as she ends her time with Age of Autism. When Dan and Mark launched AofA 13 years ago next month, Teresa became the go-to for Dan's research. Her dedication to her daughter...
Lucky Covid Vaccine Test Subjects
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 16 hours ago
Stat News reported this week that Johnson and Johnson has the latest CoVax contestant clinical trial participant to have a serious side effect problem. Isn't that man or woman lucky compared to our kids? No one thinks vaccines harmed our...
New mass deaths of sea animals discovered off Russia's Kamchatka
Authorities reported Monday, October 12, 2020, that a new mass die-off of marine animals has been discovered off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka, where mysterious toxic pollution along a 40 km (25 miles) stretch recently killed 95 percent of seabed animals and...... Read more »
Links 10/14/2020
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Peaks at 24 Million Square Kms, Greatest in Last Decade
Iolanda Fonseca, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The annually occurring ozone hole over the Antarctic is one of the largest and deepest in recent years. Analyses show that the hole has reached its maximum size. The 2020 ozone hole grew rapidly from mid-August and peaked at around 24 million square kilometers in early October. It now covers […] The post Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Peaks at 24 Million Square Kms, Greatest in Last Decade appeared first on The Rio Times.
IMF: Argentine Economy to Fall 11.8 Percent in 2020 but Rebound 4.9 Percent in 2021
Juan Martinez, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that the Argentine economy will fall by 11.8 percent this year, and rebound by 4.9 percent in 2021, the credit agency announced. This was stated in the Economic Outlook Report (WEO) called “A long and difficult road uphill”, where as a result of the […] The post IMF: Argentine Economy to Fall 11.8 Percent in 2020 but Rebound 4.9 Percent in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times.
World Bank Approves US$12 Billion for Developing Countries to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccines
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Bank said its executive board approved on Tuesday, October 13th, US$12 billion in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments for their citizens. The financing plan is part of US$160 billion in total resources that the multilateral development […] The post World Bank Approves US$12 Billion for Developing Countries to Acquire Covid-19 Vaccines appeared first on The Rio Times.
Solar Power Will Take Global Leadership From Coal This Decade, Says IEA
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Renewable sources are about to overtake coal as the world's favorite fuel for electricity generation this decade, the IEA reported. In most countries, solar photovoltaic structures are now cheaper than coal and natural gas power plants, researchers at the Paris-based agency found in the annual report . . . To […] The post Solar Power Will Take Global Leadership From Coal This Decade, Says IEA appeared first on The Rio Times.
When CNN starts blasting Democrats, you know something is up [Video]
Seraphim Hanisch, The Duran - 17 hours ago
VP Joe Biden recently is on record for saying the American people do not deserve to know what Mr. Biden plans to do about the Supreme Court. Out of context? Maybe, but also… maybe not. He still responded exactly thus: Anger. Defiance. Or is this something else: perhaps the cries of a cornered animal? Mr. Biden […]
Trump Has DISAVOWED Racism Of All Kinds, As Well As The Proud Boys, Though He Doesn’t Know Them
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 17 hours ago
source President Trump has publicly and repeatedly disavowed all forms of supremacy, and the Proud Boys – with the qualifier that he doesn’t know anything about them, but he’s been pressured into it by Joe Biden. Tim, Ian, Lydia, and the chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, sit down to unpack why Trump worded […]
Food Prices Escalate as Wages Decline! Job Cuts and Reduced Hours Create Perfect Storm
Dewey Fernfield, The Duran - 17 hours ago
source Food is an essential component of our lives and yet one that too many people take advantage of. We can buy it cheap just about anywhere. If one store is too expensive, there are many stores nearby willing to undercut prices. But what happens when the supply chain breaks? What if there is suddenly […]
Who benefits from Poland’s ambitions
Anastasia Frank, The Duran - 17 hours ago
Against the backdrop of all the high-profile events of 2020, the Lublin Triangle, an alliance between Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine, was formed unnoticed by the international community. Its meaning is not as clear as it may seem. A meeting of representatives of the three countries was held back on 28 July. By concluding the agreement, […]
New American military camp in Lithuania
TheBalticWord, The Duran - 17 hours ago
Recently Minister of National Defence Raimundas Karoblis and Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist visited the Gen. S.Žukauskas Training Area in Pabradė (Švenčionys region) to greet the new rotation of U.S. soldiers deployed to Lithuania, met with the 2nd Brigade, 69th Regiment, 2nd Battalion Commander Lt Col George Bolton Jr. “Defence […]
Lithuanians evaluated the government’s work
KristupasGavelis, The Duran - 17 hours ago
The parliamentary election in Lithuania held on October 11 showed the citizens’ attitude towards politicians. The election’s results is to some extent an evaluation of current political course and the state’s development directions. Ingrida Šimonytė, the lead candidate of the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), was the only party leader to secure an outright […]
The Fraud And Irrelevance Of Roe v Wade
TheDarkMan, The Duran - 17 hours ago
The Trump Administration’s selection of first Brett Kavanaugh and now Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court of the United States has led to panic, desperation, and dirty tricks of the most abominable sort by the opposition – senior Democrats and countless odious people, most of them women, outside the Democratic Party. The main reason […]
Sayer Ji interviews Joy M. Fritz on the CDC Controversies with Covid Death Statistics Reporting
JayTe, The Duran - 17 hours ago
By Sayer Ji On Sept. 5th, Sayer Ji, founder of Greenmedinfo.com, interviewed former death records clerk, Joy M. Fritz, on the recent controversy over the CDC’s alleged admission that only 6% of the estimated 181k decedents from Covid-19 died solely as a result of infection from the virus, the misunderstandings around the CDC’s reports on […]
Latvian ministry of defence shifted its responsibility to the society
Viktors Domburs, The Duran - 17 hours ago
In October, the Pilskalns 2020 exercise has been held in four Latvian cities: Madona, Sigulda, Alūksne and Smiltene. The event is organized by the Ministry of Defence and the Vidzeme 2nd Brigade of National Guard in cooperation with the local authorities in order to train local civil protection commissions. The system of civil protection in […]
Unprecedented October Snowfall on track to bury British Columbia
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 18 hours ago
Furthermore, a band of heavy and disruptive snow is forecast to span the entire breadth of the North American continent, clipping more than 20 provinces and states. The post Unprecedented October Snowfall on track to bury British Columbia appeared first on Electroverse.
IMF: Latin American 2020 Economy Collapse Is Second Largest in 2020 Behind Eurozone
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is the deepest recession in over a century, but there are also some signs of hope. The collapse of the Latin American economy this year will be tremendous, the second largest in the world, behind only that experienced by the Eurozone (8.3 percent GDP drop), although also a little […] The post IMF: Latin American 2020 Economy Collapse Is Second Largest in 2020 Behind Eurozone appeared first on The Rio Times.
How Constitutional Misinformation Led a Militia to Try to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
John E. Finn, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*John E. Finn* *Politics, The Americas* According to most militias, the Second Amendment authorizes their activity and likewise makes them free of legal regulation by the state. In truth, the Second Amendment does nothing to authorize private armed militias. Private armed militias are explicitly illegal in every state. The U.S. militia movement has long been steeped in a peculiar – and unquestionably mistaken – interpretation of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and civil liberties. This is true of an armed militia group that calls itself the Wolverine Watchmen, who were invo...
North Korea’s New Monster ICBM: Just How Deadly?
Malcolm Davis, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Malcolm Davis* *Security, Asia* The missile’s existence demonstrates that North Korea has been working assiduously on enhancing its nuclear-warfighting capabilities. In a midnight military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country’s rule under the despotic Kim family, North Korea revealed a new monster intercontinental ballistic missile—perhaps one of the world’s largest—on the back of an equally large transporter-erector-launcher vehicle. The new ICBM has nuclear-weapons analysts and North Korea watchers guessing at the missile’s capability and, more broadly, cons...
EU Wins WTO Ruling on Boeing Subsidies, Following WTO Ruling for the US on Airbus Subsidies. Tariff War On?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
WTO rulings on tit-for-tat aircraft manufacturer disputes look likely to produce dueling tariffs at least in the near term.
With Johnson & Johnson’s Interruption, Which Vaccines Are at a More Advanced Stage?
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the administration of doses in volunteers initiated on the past October 9th, Johnson & Johnson announced the interruption of its trials in Brazil on Tuesday, October 13th. The pause was triggered by a serious adverse reaction detected in a trial subject. In all, twelve volunteers were administered the drug […] The post With Johnson & Johnson’s Interruption, Which Vaccines Are at a More Advanced Stage? appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Counts 150.90 Deaths and 5.11 Million Covid-19 Cases (October 13th)
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil totals 150,998 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic - in the past 24 hours, another 309 deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have been recorded. On Monday, October 12th, the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic stood at 150,998. There are still 2,400 deaths […] The post Brazil Counts 150.90 Deaths and 5.11 Million Covid-19 Cases (October 13th) appeared first on The Rio Times.
Why Has Mayoral Candidate Scott Stringer Invested New York City Pensions in Private Equity Firms Like Blackstone?
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The New York City pension system provides more proof that investing in private equity hurts performance.
Er . . . oops?
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
gCaptain brings us a video of a collision between a dredger and a tanker in the Malacca Straits earlier this month. The incident reportedly happened October 2 at the TG Beruas Anchorage near Malacca. The dredge in the video is believed to be the *Oceanline 5001*. It’s unclear what caused the dredge to slam into the tanker at about full steam. The tanker has been identified as the MT *Strovolos*, registered in the Bahamas. It obviously suffered a fair amount of damage in the incident. Both vessels were separated a few hours afterwards. I suspect there was no officer of the wa...
Brazil Will Not Have Mass Immunization in 2021, Says WHO’s Deputy Director-General
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The World Health Organization's (WHO) Deputy Director General, Mariângela Simão, said yesterday that it is possible to "be sure" that Brazil will not have mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus in 2021. "There won't be enough vaccines next year to inoculate the entire population, so the WHO is advising a […] The post Brazil Will Not Have Mass Immunization in 2021, Says WHO’s Deputy Director-General appeared first on The Rio Times.
Head Of Oxford University Vaccine Team Says Face Masks, Social Distancing Will Continue Until NEXT SUMMER
admin, Prison Planet.com - 18 hours ago
*Steve Watson* | "We're going to be in a position where mask-wearing and social distancing don't change."
The Great Barrington Declaration
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 18 hours ago
Much more here
The bizarre anti-vaccine paper a Florida professor has been trying to have retracted to no avail
Adam Marcus, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Fly, meet elephant’s back. Robert Speth has spent the last 19 months trying to get two of the world’s largest medical publishers to retract an article he considers to be a “travesty” of pseudoscientific claims and overtly anti-vaccination bias. In the process, he has uncovered slipshod management of a journal’s editorial board that angered, among … Continue reading The bizarre anti-vaccine paper a Florida professor has been trying to have retracted to no avail
Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Sold in Brazil’s city of Niterói, Regulatory Body Alerts
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A fake Covid-19 vaccine is being sold by a company based in Niterói, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, according to a denunciation received by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). The agency warns that there is no vaccine against the disease authorized to be used in Brazil. […] The post Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Sold in Brazil’s city of Niterói, Regulatory Body Alerts appeared first on The Rio Times.
Trump: Biden Son-In-Law “Cashing In” On Coronavirus
admin, Prison Planet.com - 18 hours ago
*Steve Watson *| “Just like Hunter. Where’s Hunter?"
Eco-anxiety: A dangerous and unscientific doomsday construct
Vijay Raj Jayaraj, CFACT - 18 hours ago
The American Psychological Association defines Eco-anxiety as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” The post Eco-anxiety: A dangerous and unscientific doomsday construct appeared first on CFACT.
Rickards: We Destroyed The World’s Greatest Economy For No Reason
admin, Prison Planet.com - 19 hours ago
*James Rickards *| Everyone knew the second quarter of 2020 was going to be a disaster, and it was.
Amazon will NOT be impacted by £500m digital services tax – but smaller retailers will be, HMRC admits
admin, Prison Planet.com - 19 hours ago
*Daily Mail *| Retail giant Amazon will not by impacted by a new digital services tax - but traders who use the site will be, the HMRC has revealed.
A 9 hour wait? Early voting is shattering previous levels as voters flock to the polls in droves
admin, Prison Planet.com - 19 hours ago
*Michael Snyder*| When you vote in person, there is much less of a chance that your ballot will end up in a dumpster somewhere.
Buchanan: Is War With China Becoming Inevitable?
admin, Prison Planet.com - 19 hours ago
*Patrick Buchanan *| Tensions are rising between the U.S. and China, as the list of ideological, political and economic clashes continues to lengthen.
Pelosi Slams CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: “You’re Always An Apologist For Republicans”
admin, Prison Planet.com - 19 hours ago
*Zero Hedge* | Did CNN just realize that if Trump loses, their viewership will truly go thru the floor?
Foreign Flags Spotted at US-funded Thai Anti-Government Protest
Land Destroyer, Alt Thai News Network ATNN - 17 hours ago
*October 14, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Anti-government protests organized by Thailand's corrupt billionaire-led opposition and funded by the US government have once again attempted to stage a "major" rally in Bangkok. Among the protester's ranks are clearly billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra's red shirts - but also the flags of Hong Kong, Germany, and even the United States who is funding virtually every aspect of the ongoing protests. The US government funded agitators in Hong Kong for years in an attempt to undermine stability both there and throughout wider China. R...
São Paulo’s Most Expensive and Cheapest Neighborhoods for Renting a Property
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - The average price for renting a property in the city of São Paulo stood at R$2 thousand in September. Compared to August, the prices increased 0.8 percent. In the year-to-date, the rise amounts to 4.2 percent. In 12 months, it reaches six percent. The data are part of a research conducted […] The post São Paulo’s Most Expensive and Cheapest Neighborhoods for Renting a Property appeared first on The Rio Times.
Law That Allows 40 Points in the Brazilian Driving License (CNH) is Sanctioned by Bolsonaro
Lachlan Williams, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, October 13th, President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned, with vetoes, the law that changes the Brazilian Traffic Code, announced the General Secretariat of the Presidency. Among other changes, the bill extends the validity and number of points in the driver's license. The excerpts removed by Bolsonaro will be reexamined by […] The post Law That Allows 40 Points in the Brazilian Driving License (CNH) is Sanctioned by Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.
New Study: First Mammals Were Cold-Blooded
Elis Newham, Pam Gill, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Elis Newham, Pam Gill* *Science, World* [image: Reuters] Although it had previously been assumed that even the earliest mammals were warm blooded, this research suggests that they still had some way to go before developing warm blood and its benefits that we enjoy today. Warm blood is one of the key traits that led to the success of mammals as they evolved from scurrying beneath the feet of dinosaurs to spreading into the wild and wonderful collection of animals we know today. But our new research, which involved X-ray scanning hundreds of fossilised teeth, suggests the first m...
COVID-19: Why Do Men Seem Disproportionately Susceptible?
Meghan E. Rebuli, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Meghan E. Rebuli* *Coronavirus, World* Some have surmised it's due to risk-taking behaviours such as downplaying the seriousness of the virus, joining large gatherings and ignoring social distancing guidelines, as well as lower rates of hand-washing and wearing masks. Instead, rates of infection are actually similar between males and females, while males are more at risk of serious COVI9-19 disease, suggesting biological differences in response to infection. If you ask most women about how their male relatives, partners and friends respond to being sick, they’ll often tell you w...
Living With COVID-19 Doesn't Mean Letting Large Numbers of People Die
Sarah Pitt, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sarah Pitt* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] “Learning to live with the virus” should not mean letting it infect large numbers of people. As we move into the last quarter of 2020, the virus that has defined this troubled year is showing no signs of going away. In the absence of a vaccine or a broadly effective treatment, some are now saying that we must learn to live with COVID-19. But what does that actually look like? It’s a complicated question that boils down to this: Should we allow SARS-CoV-2 to spread through most of the population while shielding all the elderly ...
Coronavirus: Individualistic Societies Might Be Doing Worse
Tomasz Mickiewicz, Jun Du, Oleksandr Shepotylo, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Tomasz Mickiewicz, Jun Du, Oleksandr Shepotylo* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] The individualism hypothesis is worth investigating further. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently suggested that coronavirus infections are higher in the UK than Germany or Italy because Britons love freedom more, and find it harder to adhere to control measures. Unsurprisingly, this view has attracted a lot of criticism. Some have argued that Germany and Italy love freedom just as much as the UK . Others suggest the difference is down to the quality of these countries’ test and trace sy...
How to Get Out the Vote in the Zoom Age
Lisa García Bedolla, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Lisa García Bedolla* *Politics, The Americas* A well-run door-to-door campaign can be expected to increase turnout by 7 to 9 percentage points; an effective phone campaign can be expected to lead to a 3% to 5% increase in voter turnout. However, even before the pandemic, it was getting harder and harder to reach voters in person or on the phone. Identifying supporters and getting them to the polls are key parts of any political campaign. The pandemic, however, creates new challenges for candidates trying to convey their messages and mobilize voters. Decades of political science ...
How Far Should We Go to Fight COVID-19? Everyone Disagrees
Danny Dorling, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Danny Dorling* *Public Health, World* [image: Reuters] The “rival camps” rhetoric needs to end. No individual or small group represents the view of the majority. In 1968, at the height of the last great influenza pandemic, at least a million people worldwide died, including 100,000 Americans. That year A.M.M. Payne, a professor of epidemiology at Yale University, wrote: In the conquest of Mount Everest anything less than 100% success is failure, but in most communicable diseases we are not faced with the attainment of such absolute goals, but rather with trying to reduce the pr...
SPARC
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The future of clean energy creation is not with massive banks of solar panels that only work (a) during the daytime (b) when there is no dust or snow on them, or giant windmills that work when the wind blows. It will come with nuclear energy and eventually with fusion energy. Two and a half […] The post SPARC appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
'Extremely rare' red auroras seen for two nights in a row over Finland
Extremely rare red auroras were seen over Utsjoki, Finland, on Monday and Tuesday, October 12 and 13, 2020. These natural light display, also referred to as northern lights, are normally green. However, for some reason, the solar wind on Monday excited oxygen at...... Read more »
Your Task Is....The Wisdom of Rumi
Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 20 hours ago
*Rumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī) was a 13th Century Sufi mystic and poet, from Persia (Rumi was born in modern day Afghanistan and lived for a while in Turkey). Rumi’s poetry expresses his longing for union with the Divine. It is a personal mystic journey he invites us all to join.*
W.O.O.D. – 14 October 2020
E.M.Smith, Musings from the Chiefio - 20 hours ago
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