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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.

Saturday, January 30, 2021

30 January - am - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

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After 440,000 Americans are Dead – Facebook and American Journal of Medicine Admit Their Stand on HCQ was Wrong — These People Should be Prosecuted!
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
After 440,000 Americans are Dead – Facebook and American Journal of Medicine Admit Their Stand on HCQ was Wrong — These People Should be Prosecuted! by Jim Hoft, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ Back in August 2020 we wrote this on treating the coronavirus– – The liberal mainstream media can’t hide this truth from the American public forever. – …
Tony Blair: ‘Inevitable’ GLOBAL Vaccine Passports Should Be Implemented Now
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Tony Blair: ‘Inevitable’ GLOBAL Vaccine Passports Should Be Implemented Now by Steve Watson, https://summit.news/ Complains that if nations do “their own thing” it will be “more chaotic and difficult to manage” – Former British Prime Minster Tony Blair has said that the British government should take advantage of the fact that it is to preside …
Will Israel Attack Iran? | Inside Story
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Israel has warned it’s revising its plans for a possible military attack against Iran. The Iranian Presidential Chief of Staff says comments by Israel’s top army general are ‘psychological war’ . Israel has long accused the Iranians of wanting to develop a nuclear bomb and put Israel’s security at risk. Tehran denies …
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Calls For An End To The Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Going Underground on RT The former President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls for and end to hostilities between Shi’a Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, saying friendship between the two would bring peace to the region. Link to the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHrf… end
24 Residents Dead in 3 Weeks as One Third of UK Nursing Home Residents Die After Experimental mRNA COVID Injections
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News In what is becoming almost a daily report of massive nursing home deaths following injections of experimental mRNA COVID shots, a nursing home in the U.K. is reporting over one third of their residents have died after receiving the mRNA experimental COVID injections. We are now seeing a very … Continue reading 24 Residents Dead in 3 Weeks as One Third of UK Nursing Home Residents Die After Experimental mRNA COVID Injections →
The Stunning, Untold Details About the COVID-19 Vaccines
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Story at-a-glance Reports of serious side effects to the COVID-19 vaccines have started emerging. Examples include persistent malaise and extreme exhaustion, anaphylactic reactions, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, chronic seizures and convulsions, paralysis and sudden death within hours or days By December 18, 2020, 112,807 Americans had received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, 3,150 … Continue reading The Stunning, Untold Details About the COVID-19 Vaccines →
CDC: 329 Recorded Deaths So Far Following Experimental COVID mRNA Injections in the U.S.
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
The CDC has done another data dump into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a U.S. Government funded database that tracks injuries and deaths caused by vaccines. The data goes through January 22, 2021, with 9,845 recorded adverse events including 329 deaths following injections of the experimental COVID mRNA shots by Pfizer and Moderna. Over 50% of the deaths are among those over the age of 75. On the January 15, 2021 data dump, there were 181 deaths following COVID mRNA injections through January 15th. In the current data dump going through January 22, 2021, there a...
Record Silver Demand | David Morgan
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Miles Franklin Silver investment demand in 2020 made it into the record books. If investment demand continues to be strong, price should rise, silver expert David Morgan says. – 0:00​ Intro 1:10​ Precious metals update 4:50​ Rising rates & metals prices 10:31​ Are cryptos stealing the show? 12:19​ Silver investment demand 18:11​ Balanced metals portfolio …
Krystal Ball: GameStop And The Ecstasy Of Making Elites Pay
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
The Hill Krystal Ball analyzes the growing anger American people have with the elites. end
GameStop, Silver Squeeze Sounds Alarm for Major Market Crash Warns Vince Lanci
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Stansberry Research Industry insider and Zerohedge contributor Vince Lanci says that Wall Street giants are crying foul after being beaten at their own game by a new generation on the Internet. The GameStop $GME, #silver​squeeze is a paradigm shift that has rattled Wall Street to its very core, Lanci tells our Daniela Cambone in …
Craig Hemke: Silver Miners on Verge of Breakout
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Palisades Gold Radio Tom welcomes back Craig Hemke, founder of TF Metals Report, to detail where we are at with the metals markets. He discusses Fed actions over the past few years and where their efforts will likely take us. The Fed is introducing the idea of yield curve control, which will institutionalize negative interest …
Gold to Silver Ratio Pointing to Major Move in Precious Metals
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
maneco64 Today we will look at the technical picture for the gold/silver ratio and also the dollar index. We will also touch upon what is going on with the WallStreetBets and GameStop phenomenon. Roaring Kitty YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmwx7… end
Big Tech Have Become Rivals to Govts | Putin at the World Economic Forum in Davos
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
RT Big Tech companies have become rivals to governments, but there are doubts over the benefits of their monopoly for society, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said, during a virtual meeting of the annual World Economic Forum. MORE: https://on.rt.com/b0fc end
Lynette’s GAMESTOP & ROBINHOOD Breakdown: The Truth Behind GameStop & Robinhood Fiasco
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
ITM TRADING, INC. The Fed has so much liquidity slushing around in the system, that the public is now starting to see the market consequences of their money printing. Today I’m going to give you the inside look behind the GameStop and Robinhood fiasco, and what it means for your dollar denominated wealth. Blog: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/lynet… …
Glenn Greenwald: Hedge Funds Are Finally Being Dragged Out into The Sunlight
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
Fox News Independent investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald reacts to Robinhood backlash in the Gamestop controversy on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’. #FoxNews​ #Tucker end
New York AG Accuses Gov. Cuomo of Underreporting Nursing Home Deaths By Up To 50 Percent
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 6 hours ago
New York AG accuses Gov. Cuomo of Underreporting Nursing Home Deaths By Up To 50 Percent by Libby EmmonsBrooklyn, NY, https://thepostmillennial.com/ New York State Attorney General Letitia James released a report on Thursday detailing the investigations her office has conducted into nursing homes policies and actions during the pandemic. The report shows that the nursing …
YOLOs of the World, Unite!?!
Leo Kolivakis, Pension Pulse - 3 hours ago
Yun Li and Maggie Fitzgerald of CNBC report the Dow drops more than 600 points Friday, suffers worst week since October amid GameStop trading frenzy: U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, wrapping up a roller-coaster week on Wall Street as heightened speculative trading by retail investors continued to unnerve the market. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 620.74 points, or 2%, to 29,982.62, the first time the 30-stock gauge has closed below the 30,000 mark since Dec. 14. The S&P 500 fell 1.9% to 3,714.24 as 10 sectors registered losses. The Nasdaq Composite slid 2% to 13,070.69...
Memelords Just Figured Out How To Take Back The Billions Wall Street Made Profiting Off Lockdowns
WTStaff, Waking Times - 4 hours ago
*Matt Agorist* - As the rest of the country struggles to pay their mortgages, has their businesses shut down, and descends into poverty, COVID-19 for the super rich has been a record setting windfall.
Musical Interlude: Peder B. Helland, "Warm Light"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 4 hours ago
*Peder B. Helland, "Warm Light"* Please savor this exquisite work in full screen.
U.S. Intelligence Officials Are Saying The Chinese Government Is Collecting Americans' DNA
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*CBS*: *U.S. intelligence officials say Chinese government is collecting Americans' DNA* *60 Minutes has learned Chinese company BGI Group, the largest biotech firm in the world, offered to build COVID labs in at least six states, and U.S. intelligence officials issued warnings not to share health data with BGI. See the story, Sunday on CBS. * The largest biotech firm in the world wasted no time in offering to build and run COVID testing labs in Washington, contacting its governor right after the first major COVID outbreak in the U.S. occurred there. The Chinese company, the BGI ...
The Notorious MTG
jurassicpork, Welcome Back to Pottersville - 5 hours ago
It used to be, back in the good old days, the only way to ignore, rationalize or excuse barking insanity was if there was some genius or immense talent tied to it. John Nash, for instance, who'd spent years making nonexistent connections between disparate news and magazine articles to hand off to nonexistent government agents through dead drops, nonetheless was a mathematical wizard whose formulas gave us game theory and economic theories still used today. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, the nihilist philosopher, went completely insane in 1889 and never regained his me...
The Afghan Government Is Not Paying Its Soldiers
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Some soldiers haven’t received pay for eight months (Charlie Faulkner) *The Independent*: *Taliban creep closer to capturing former heartland as lack of pay undermines Afghan forces * *The security situation in Kandahar is rapidly deteriorating amid on-going peace talks. Charlie Faulkner speaks to those desperately trying to push back the militants’ advances despite low morale * When Bilal, 24, joined the Afghan security forces six years ago, his motivation went beyond receiving a monthly paycheck – he wanted to serve his country. Ironically, that commitment has been severely put ...
Must Watch! “Stock Market Is Rigged; Robinhood Selling Out Customers; Market Collapse Coming 2021 To Get Worse”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 5 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“Stock Market Is Rigged; Robinhood Selling Out Customers;* * Market Collapse Coming 2021 To Get Worse”*
THERE WAS DIRT ON MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE BEFORE SHE WAS ELECTED, BUT IT WAS THE WRONG DIRT
Steve M., No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
Erick Erickson has been positioning himself as a voice of reason lately -- he particularly wants it known that he opposed Donald Trump's efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election. He's also not a fan of fellow Georgian Marjorie Taylor Greene. In a new post at his Substack site, he says that he knew she was a problem for the Republican Party, and her election was a failure of the Georgia GOP political establishment. I knew Marjorie Taylor Greene was QAnon and a 9/11 truther. Today, I learn the congresswoman from Georgia ... believes the Jews have an orbital space laser that st...
1-29 sars update
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
1-29 Portugal 16/164= 9.8% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/portugal/ ………………………………………. Russia 19/474= 4% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia …………………………………..…. Turkey 7/84= 8.3% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/Turkey ……………………………… Brazil 60/855= 7% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/brazil ……………………………………… Japan 4/52= 7.7% increase/day https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan ……………………………………………. Nigeria 1.4/23= 6.1% increase/day https:/...
"Hedge Fund Managers Need To Go to Jail"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
Tucker Carlson, *"Hedge Fund Managers Need To Go to Jail"* "Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy joins Tucker Carlson to discuss exactly what is happening between GameStop investors and the popular app Robinhood."
“I feel it my duty to speak out against the new vaccine mandates” — Richard Moskowitz, MD
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
As a GP with more than 50 years’ experience in treating children and their families, I feel it my duty to speak out against the new vaccine mandates, for three main reasons. The first is that there is no emergency to justify vaccinating children against their parents’ wishes, let alone keeping them out of school … Continue reading “I feel it my duty to speak out against the new vaccine mandates” — Richard Moskowitz, MD →
"David Beats Goliath"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
*"David Beats Goliath"* by Brian Maher "We sense we are among unrealities... Joe Biden is president of the United States, Donald Trump was president of the United States… The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is famous… Washington and Lincoln are infamous... And a fifth-rate stock that trades for $17 on January 4 trades for $469 on January 28. In what world could it come to pass? Surely the clocks run backward. Ice is aflame. The sun dawns in the west and dusks in the east. GameStop is a “brick-and-mortar” retailer of video games and related merc...
Miami Obstetrician Dies After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on National Addiction News: STORY AT-A-GLANCE Dr. Gregory Michael, an obstetrician in Miami Beach, received a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and died 16 days later of a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) Within three days of taking the shot, he developed symptoms of a severe autoimmune bleeding disorder, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)…
Criminal COVID Negligence, by Raúl Ilargi Meijer
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on STRAIGHT LINE LOGIC: How many people have died because they had inadequate Vitamin D or couldn’t get hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin? From Raúl Ilargi Meijer at theautomaticearth.com: By now, I’m at the point where I wonder why nobody -that I know of- has tried holding governments, scientists, scientific journals, MSM, responsible for their…
UK Column News – 29th January 2021
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 6 hours ago
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UK Column News – 27th January 2021
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 6 hours ago
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The Highwire E200 – UNMASKING COMMON SENSE
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 7 hours ago
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The Dollar Vigilante – You Will Own Nothing and Satan Klaus Will Be Happy
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 7 hours ago
The post The Dollar Vigilante – You Will Own Nothing and Satan Klaus Will Be Happy appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
The Dollar Vigilante – The Universe is Pushing People to Wake Up
James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 7 hours ago
The post The Dollar Vigilante – The Universe is Pushing People to Wake Up appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Financial Reforms Leave Cubans No Choice but to Enter Labor Market
Income from one’s job, or “la pincha,” is now essential as a matter of mere survival in Cuba, where in a bid to put everyone to work salaries have been sharply raised and subsidies slashed.
Italy’s President Urges Estranged Coalition Partners to Reconcile
Italian President Sergio Mattarella pointed on Friday to an incipient rapprochement among elements of the coalition government that collapsed at the start of this week and he asked the speaker of the lower house of parliament to mediate talks aimed at reconstituting that administration.
Spanish Shuttler Carolina Marin Drops First Match of 2021
Spanish badminton great and reigning Olympic women’s singles champion Carolina Marin fell to rising South Korean teenage star An Se-young 21-16, 14-21, 21-19 in round-robin action on Friday at the World Tour Finals, yet she still finished runner-up in her group and will battle for the title this weekend.
Johnson & Johnson Preparing to Seek Approval of Its COVID-19 Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that its prospective COVID-19 vaccine has proven 66% effective in protecting against moderate to severe coronavirus and 85% effective in preventing cases requiring hospitalization.
Remote Learning’s Deficiencies Leave Venezuela Students Adrift
Venezuelan grade-school and university students have not attended in-person classes for nearly a year due to the regime’s coronavirus restrictions, relying instead on online instruction that is hampered by technical problems and a lack of resources and training.
Tension Mounts after Clashes at Indian Farmers’ Protest Sites in Delhi
The Indian farmers’ protest sites against agrarian reforms in New Delhi remained tense on Friday after clashes between a group of counter-protesters, the farmers and the police, in which at least one police officer was seriously injured.
Latin America Must Seize Opportunities to Avoid Lost Decade Post-COVID
Senior officials from international organizations and development banks discussed on Friday the future challenges facing Latin America and how it could overcome a pandemic that disproportionately affected the region.
Kazakhstan’s ‘The Crying Steppe’ Recalls the Pain of Famine in Oscar Bid
Kazakhstan is hopeful the historical drama “The Crying Steppe,” which depicts the horrors of the deadly famine caused by Bolshevik policies a century ago, will earn the Central Asian nation its first ever Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
EMA Gives AstraZeneca Vaccine Green Light for Use in over 18s
The European Medicines Agency recommended on Friday the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine for use on all ages above 18 in the European Union.
India Investigating Low-Intensity Explosion Near Israeli Embassy in New Delhi
A low-intensity explosion without any casualties was reported on Friday in the central part of the Indian capital close the embassy of Israel, although the nature of the blast – which coincided with the 29th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Israel – remains unknown.
WHO Team Visit Wuhan Hospital Where Early COVID Cases Were Treated
An international team of experts from the World Health Organization probing the origins of the coronavirus visited on Friday a hospital in Wuhan, China, where some of the first COVID-19 patients were admitted in December 2019, when the disease was still being treated as a “mysterious pneumonia.”
Pakistan Seeks Review of Supreme Court Order to Release Pearl Murder Suspects
The government of Pakistan’s Sindh province filed on Friday a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its decision to release the main accused and three other suspects in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
EU Publishes Redacted AstraZeneca Contract amid Delivery Row
The European Commission published on Friday a redacted version of its purchase agreement for COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca amid an ongoing dispute over a delivery shortfall.
Sri Lanka Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
Sri Lanka began on Friday its mass vaccination drive against COVID-19, a day after receiving a shipment of 500,000 vaccines donated by India as part of New Delhi’s diplomatic outreach in the region.
Biden Administration Not Committing To A Full Drawdown Of Troops From Afghanistan By May
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their equipment before boarding a CH-47F Chinook that serves with the Task Force Flying Dragons, or 1st General Support Aviation Battalion., 25th Avn. Regiment, 16th Combat Avn. Brigade, in the Nawa Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Photo: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Houston | FlickrCC *CNN:* *Pentagon won't commit to Afghanistan troop withdrawal by May, says Taliban are not honoring commitments to US* (CNN)The Pentagon said Thursday that the Biden administration would not commit to a full drawdown of troops from Afghan...
Moving on from QAnon? Experts Say These Tips Could Help
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Experts and former QAnon believers interviewed by The Associated Press offered several tips for individuals looking to move on from the conspiracy theory, or for those wondering how to talk to a loved one consumed by it.
CDC: 329 Recorded Deaths So Far Following Experimental COVID mRNA Injections in the U.S.
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 6 hours ago
The CDC has done another data dump into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a U.S. Government funded database that tracks injuries and deaths caused by vaccines. The data goes through January 22, 2021, with 9,845 recorded adverse events including 329 deaths following injections of the experimental COVID mRNA shots by Pfizer and Moderna. Over 50% of the deaths are among those over the age of 75. On the January 15, 2021 data dump, there were 181 deaths following COVID mRNA injections through January 15th. In the current data dump going through January 22, 2021, there a...
Hikers Rescued After Two Days Trapped in Arizona Snow
Robert, Ice Age Now - 6 hours ago
California storm now headed across the U.S. will soon dump snow on Tennessee, Wisconsin, Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire before blasting Nova Scotia. Five inches, eight inches, up to 12 inches of snow in some ... Read more The post Hikers Rescued After Two Days Trapped in Arizona Snow appeared first on Ice Age Now.
It’s not warmth we need to fear; it’s the ferocious cold of the next glacial period
Robert, Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
Paleo-climate studies show us unequivocally that a warmer world has always been a more liveable and more abundant world. _____________ It’s not warmth we need to fear; it’s the ferocious cold of the next glacial period Interested I think it’s important to be careful of our terminology when it comes to describing climate. Otherwise there’s ... Read more The post It’s not warmth we need to fear; it’s the ferocious cold of the next glacial period appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Solar activity and climate – part 2
Hifast, Climate Collections - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Sunspots In a recent post we looked at the average daily sunspot numbers, finding that far from the claimed decades-long decline of solar strength, averages were high from 1933-2008 followed by a sharp decline in the recently-ended solar cycle 24. This time the focus moves to another metric from…
India Predicts GDP to Slump 7.7% This Year, Rebound Sharply in 2021-22
The Indian finance ministry estimated on Friday that the country’s gross domestic product would decline by 7.7% in the current fiscal year – set to end in March 2021 – followed by an 11% jump in the financial year 2021-22.
Paris’ Traditional Booksellers Struggle as Pandemic Cuts Trade
The scenery along the banks of the Seine in Paris has drastically changed due to the coronavirus pandemic as many of the capital’s traditional second-hand booksellers have had their stands closed for months.
EMA: No New Side Effects Found in Pfizer Vaccine Month after EU Rollout
The European Medicines Agency announced on Friday it had not identified any new side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the first month of its rollout in the European Union.
Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty to Hong Kong Anti-Mask Protest Charges
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, currently in jail, appeared in a court on Friday and pleaded guilty to charges related to a street protest held during the height of the city’s pro-democracy movement in 2019.
London Calls for EU Pragmatism on Market Access
The United Kingdom’s financial hub is calling for “pragmatism” from the European Union when it comes to market access and tying up the loose ends of Brexit, said Catherine McGuinness, chair of the City of London Corporation’s policy committee.
Citizen Mistrust, Government Caution Stop COVID-19 Vaccine in Japan
Japan’s distrust and the government’s caution have so far stopped COVID-19 vaccinations in the country, which will try to immunize its population against the clock before the Tokyo Olympics.
China Won’t Recognize British Overseas Passports Issued to Hongkongers
China will not recognize British overseas passports from Sunday, when the United Kingdom will begin to accept applications from Hongkongers, who are offered residence and residence permits to work for five years.
Political Crisis Looms in Myanmar over Military Coup Threat
Myanmar is mired in a political crisis amid the threat of the country’s army carrying out a coup before the new parliament takes office on Monday.
Bangladesh Transfers More Than 1,700 Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island
Bangladesh began transferring on Friday more than 1,700 Rohingyas to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal in the third phase of relocation from congested camps in Cox’s Bazar in the country’s south east, authorities said.
Vietnam’s New COVID-19 Outbreak Dampens Congress Celebrations
After going almost two months without any community COVID-19 cases, Vietnam has recorded 93 in the last two days, overshadowing the celebratory atmosphere of the Communist Party congress in Hanoi.
Being Denied Care for Wife, Chinese Activist Starts Hunger Strike
A Chinese activist started a hunger strike on Friday to protest the country’s authorities for barring him from travel to the United States, where his wife is receiving chemotherapy.
Pioneering US Actress Cicely Tyson Dies at 96
American actress Cicely Tyson died on Thursday at the age of 96, leaving behind a seven-decade career in film and television and a legacy as a pioneer for her portrayals of strong Black women.
Japan’s Annual Unemployment Rate Rises for First Time in 11 Years
The average annual unemployment rate in Japan rose in 2020 to 2.8%, the first increase in 11 years and attributed to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released on Friday by the government.
Gravestone Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of COVID-19 in Bogota
A high number of COVID-19 deaths and infections has led the mayor of an area of Bogota to start an education campaign using gravestones to raise awareness of the dangers of the virus.
America’s New Nuclear Missiles Will Serve Into the 2070s
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC1218FFA6D0&share=true] Here is how the missiles will perform even better than the old ones as the Air Force ramps up spending. The Air Force’s new, high-tech massively upgraded new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has hit an all-out acceleration uptick phase as it moves toward formal production following an acquisition down select of competing prototypes, shoot-offs, and technical progress. The Pentagon’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, awarded to North...
Why NATO Tanks Could Save or Doom the Baltics
David Axe, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_RC19F0D535D0&share=true] They’re presence helps prevent and win wars, but what if they aren’t there? *Key point: *Tanks pack a punch and whoever has more is likely to suceed in an attack. Should NATO have more heavy armor in the Baltics to defend against Russia? Heavy ground forces are best at deterring war and boosting a country’s overall influence in the aftermath of a crisis. But the heavy forces, which include armored vehicles such as tanks plus artillery and air-d...
Ex-FBI Lawyer Given Probation for Russia Probe Actions
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email the Justice Department relied on in its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation.
GameStop Soars Again; Wall Street Bends Under the Pressure
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Another bout of selling gripped the U.S. stock market, as anxiety mounts over whether the frenzy behind a swift, meteoric rise in GameStop and a handful of other stocks will damage Wall Street overall.
Making Energy Prices Skyrocket
tonyheller, Real Climate Science - 7 hours ago
Twelve years ago, Obama and Biden promised to make energy prices skyrocket. They effectively shut down the US nuclear energy industry, and Obama is now doing the same to oil and gas. This is leading to high energy prices and … Continue reading →
‘Israel has a stranglehold on Congress’ – Former Congressman Traficant
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 7 hours ago
Former US Congressman Jim Traficant interview with Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren broadcast on Fox News on September 10, 2009...
Coast to Coast - Update on EM Effects and Aircrew UFO Sightings
KRandle, A Different Perspective - 3 hours ago
Before I get into the airline pilot sightings, here is additional information from last week’s report. In November, 1953, while driving near Gjersjoen Bridge, Norway, three witnesses—Mr. Trygve, Mrs. Buflot and a neighbor-observed an object as it ascended from behind a hill. It oscillated over the lake for more than one minute, moved rapidly toward the witnesses and followed their car. The object passed over the vehicle and hovered ahead of them very low to the ground. Mr. Trygve stopped the automobile, and they watched the stationary object. During the sighting all three exper...
Is This a ‘New Animal Species Taking over Chernobyl’?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A photograph of a strange-looking animal appeared in an online advertisement about Chernobyl.
West Virginia Newspaper Publisher Sues Google, Facebook
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A West Virginia news publisher has filed an antitrust suit against Google and Facebook, who together receive roughly half of all digital ad dollars in the U.S. and are facing antitrust charges from federal and state authorities.
Tonight's Movie Is 'Von Richthofen and Brown' (1971)
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
From *Wikipedia*: Von Richthofen and Brown, alternatively titled The Red Baron, is a 1971 war film directed by Roger Corman and starring John Phillip Law and Don Stroud as Manfred von Richthofen and Roy Brown. Although names of real people are used, the story by Joyce Hooper Corrington and John William Corrington makes no claim to be historically accurate, and in fact is largely fictional. *Read more* ....
Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The popping sounds made by cracking knuckles has been studied for decades.
Secret Is Out: How America Got to Test Russian-Made MiG-29 Fighters
David Axe, The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*David Axe* *History, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2005%3Anewsml_RP2DSFHCZAAC&share=true] Washington got some good intelligence on the planes and Americans and Poles got to know each other better. *Key point: *The fighters were pretty powerful, but not as advanced. Here is how the experiment and later joint training went. Russia's MiG-29 first flew in 1977. Forty-two years later it's one of the most numerous warplanes in the world. As of 2018, around 820 MiG-29s and variants were in service, accounting for six percent of all the world...
This Is How The US Secretly Moved Russia Air Defence System From Libya
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The captured Pantsir-S1 in Libya before shipment to Ramstein Air Base in Germany (Picture source: Twitter account of Tango III's Military News @IiiTango) *National Interest, Pantsir*: *How America Got Its Hands on Russia's Killer Air Defense System * *This is a wild tale of Russian mercenaries, Libyan rebels, and clandestine flights to Europe. * The U.S. Air Force transported a Russian-made Pantsir air defense system out of Libya last summer, The Times reported, stating that an Air Force C-17 Globemaster flew to Zuwara airport, west of Tripoli, loaded the Pantsir, and flew onwar...
The Ten Stages of Genocide...(excellent video)
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 7 hours ago
* information from a brave lady - and we thank her.* *Fearful people lining up for dangerous vaccine*Having to watch the hysteria over attempts to receive a vaccine for Wuflu, which, in my opinion is very dangerous, points out how the disinformation campaign continues apace. Just as disturbing is the vast number of people marching about with filthy rags of oppression on their faces with only their dead zombie eyes visible. And now we're being told to wear two masks since that would be safer. If two masks is safer, why not three, or even four, five, or six masks? Our local Pan...
Was Creator of ‘Bernie Mittens’ Taxed Out of Business?
Jessica Lee, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
That would be ironic considering the progressive senator's unabashed proposals to impose new taxes.
US Calls For The Immediate Withdrawal Of Russian, Turkish Forces From Libya
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Haftar failed in his bid to wrest control of Tripoli last year, ultimately leading to stalemate with GNA (AFP) *Middle East Eye:* *US calls on Turkey and Russia to 'immediately' withdraw forces from Libya * *The deadline for withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries passed on Saturday with no movement observed on ground * The United States has called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya after a United Nations-mandated deadline for them to leave was left unanswered. Under a United Nations-brokered ceasefire signed in October last year, foreign...
Do Oreos Have Lady Gaga-Themed Cookies?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Unusual flavors are sometimes an internet fixation.
Toys R Us Retrenches Again, Shutters Its Last 2 US Stores
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The only two Toys R Us stores that opened in November 2019 as part of a small U.S. comeback attempt by the iconic toy chain have now closed.
Is Alleged Capitol Rioter Kevin Seefried a ‘Registered Democrat and Biden Supporter’?
Dan MacGuill, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Seefried was photographed brandishing a Confederate flag inside the halls of Congress. Claims that he is a secret Biden supporter are sorely lacking in evidence.
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets: Critical Updates! This Is A Set Up For Something Else. Be Ready”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, *“Markets: Critical Updates! * *This Is A Set Up For Something Else. Be Ready”* -https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/
New Mexico judge rejects changes to state’s medical marijuana rules
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
A New Mexico state district court judge ruled that changes to the state’s medical marijuana program last year - which would have made significant alterations to the program - are invalid. New Mexico judge rejects changes to state’s medical marijuana rules is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
IRS puts 280E tax guidance for cannabis companies on back burner
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
Hoped-for guidance for cannabis companies affected by Section 280E of the federal tax code won’t be published anytime soon, an IRS attorney said recently. According to Bloomberg Tax, the federal agency is more focused on coronavirus-relief issues and guidance related to the 2017 tax reforms pushed through Congress by Republicans and signed into law by […] IRS puts 280E tax guidance for cannabis companies on back burner is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Join Us for The Immune Resiliency Summit
Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
On the run? Tap here for The Immune Resiliency Summit (another stellar event from the Human Longevity team). When you watch the welcome video and register, you get several presentations immediately. You can create your best life despite all circumstances and hurdles. There’s a new online event – The Immune Resiliency Summit – a […] The post Join Us for The Immune Resiliency Summit appeared first on Health Nut News.
Education Equity Advocate Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols Dies
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago
Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols, who was senior director of higher education research and data analytics at education nonprofit The Education Trust, has died. Joining Ed Trust in 2014, Nichols was known for his social justice and equity work, particularly for under-served students. Some of his research focused on debunking of Affirmative Action myths and an analysis […]
2021 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Krystal L. Williams
Jamal Eric Watson, Diverse - 11 hours ago
By her own account, Dr. Krystal L. Williams admittedly took an “indirect route” to her post as an assistant professor in the College of Education at The University of Alabama.
Women’s Rights Organizations Push for an Office of Gender Equity at the Education Department
Sara Weissman, Diverse - 11 hours ago
Women’s rights organizations are making a renewed push for an Office of Gender Equity in the U.S. Department of Education under President Joe Biden.
Two Water Protectors Lock Down Blocking Enbridge Line 3 Worksite Jan. 29, 2021
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Two Water Protectors halted work today by locking down at an Enbridge site.Unicorn Riot is liveSAINT PAULSAINT PAUL, MINN. -- Hundreds have gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota calling on President Biden to revoke permits for the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline project. The protest billed as 'Protect the Water, Revoke the Permits' started downtown and plans to march to the local Army Corps of Engineers'
Bioneers: Listen to Cutcha Risling Baldy 'Indigenous Voices for Decolonized Futures'
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Bioneers: Listen to Cutcha Risling Baldy 'Indigenous Voices for Decolonized Futures'By BioneersCensored NewsWatch video:https://bioneers.org/cutcha-risling-baldy-indigenous-voices-decolonized-futures-zstf2101/Indigenous peoples, deeply rooted in place-based knowledge, are leading the way in developing strategies on how best to approach climate justice and climate resilience.What does climate and
Understanding the Institutional Protection Racket Via Congress, Main Justice DOJ, FBI and FISA Court
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Many people are now becoming aware of the severity of self-serving corruption in/around the institutions that frame our government. Considering that Sundance has a target on his back; and considering that it is only a matter of time before that … Continue reading → The post Understanding the Institutional Protection Racket Via Congress, Main Justice DOJ, FBI and FISA Court appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Mexico Overtakes India To Have The World’s Third Most Covid Deaths
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Mexico tops 155,000 COVID-19 deaths in the world's third-worst toll months after the country's president downplayed the virus and questioned the use of masks* * Data from John Hopkins University shows Mexico moved past India on Thursday as the country with the third-highest COVID-19 death toll with 155,145 deaths * Mexico on Thursday reported 1,505 newly confirmed coronavirus deaths * The country has registered 1,825,519 million confirmed cases * A study published by Australia's Lowy Institute found placed Mexico as the second-worst country in response to its...
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
Diogenes Sarcastica™, Diogenes' Middle Finger - 7 hours ago
*~* NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED *~* Brought To You By *BLUESJUNKY: *Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director
Social accounting includes looking beyond the bare numbers of racial diversity
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Rutgers University - Newark, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 8 hours ago
Two leaders in academia weigh in how numbers and statistics can enforce institutional racism.
FedEx is storing thousands of body bags.
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
Days of the Pandemic Jan 24, 2021 The post FedEx is storing thousands of body bags. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Trump Presidency, Racial Realignment, and the Future of Constitutional Norms
Neil Siegel, Balkinization - 8 hours ago
The relationship between racial conflict and compliance with constitutional norms (or conventions) appears to be under-studied by U.S. constitutional law scholars. At least part of the explanation is that constitutional law scholars who study such norms tend to focus on the separation of powers, not racial equality. I recently posted to SSRN a new paper in which I link the degradation of constitutional norms in the contemporary United States *not* primarily to the behavior and influence of Donald Trump, but to long-term processes of racial realignment between the Democratic and Re...
Sunk: Yes Iran Won Against America in a 2002 Practice War Game
David Axe, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2016%3Anewsml_S1AETKFXWRAA&share=true] In fact, Iran even managed to sink an aircraft carrier. *Key point: *The war game should have been a wake up call, but it was too embarrassing. Instead, the rules were changed during the game to ensure American victory. As tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf region, it’s worth recalling a 2002 Pentagon war game in which a U.S. Marine Corps played the part of an enemy commander waging a bloody defensive campaign against a much more powerful ...
Can China Defend its South China Sea Bases? The Answer Is No.
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* It is an open question how survivable the missile installations would be in a conflict. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The islands of the SCS have some military relevance, but are more important as a political claim to waterways and undersea resources. Militarily, they represent a thin crust on China’s A2/AD system. Under certain conditions this crust could disrupt U.S. freedom of action, but it won’t be hard for the United States’ Air Force and Navy to punch through. China has built some islands in the South China Sea. Can it protect them? ...
Children turning their parents into the government for wrongthink
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 8 hours ago
I'm 50 years old. For the first time in my life, I see children turning their parents into the government for wrongthink. People I knew... The post Children turning their parents into the government for wrongthink appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
The Sedition That Nobody’s Talking AboutThe sudden lurch from...
Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
*The Sedition That Nobody’s Talking About* The sudden lurch from Trump to Biden is generating vertigo all over Washington, including the so-called fourth branch of government – CEOs and their army of lobbyists. CEOs are being hailed – and hailing themselves – as guardians of democracy. That’s after saying they will no longer donate to the 147 Republican members of Congress who objected to the certification of Biden electors, on the basis of Trump’s lies about widespread fraud. Give me a break. For years, big corporations have been assaulting democracy with big money, drowning ou...
Does Subway’s Tuna Contain No Actual Tuna or Fish?
Nur Ibrahim, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A lawsuit claimed that the sandwich company’s tuna is actually a “mixture of various concoctions.”
Will US Capitol Get a Permanent Security Fence?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A 7-foot-tall fence was erected following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and now more security improvements are under review.
People Have Purposes; Markets Don’t
David Henderson, Econlib - 8 hours ago
In a comment on my blog post on the GameStop controversy yesterday, Jonathan Seder wrote: Remember – the purpose of the capital markets is to facilitate price discovery for equities, and to direct capital to the most productive uses. Passive investors are outsourcing that job to traders – individuals and pros – who gather information […] The post People Have Purposes; Markets Don’t appeared first on Econlib.
Biden Attacks Farms – Comprehensive War on Global Food Supply – Engineered Famine
Mary, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Ice Age Farmer Jan 29, 2021 The Biden admin’s executive actions in the last 48 hours are attacking farms and implementing the technocratic takeover of... The post Biden Attacks Farms – Comprehensive War on Global Food Supply – Engineered Famine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Google Australia CEO Mel Silva caught lying defending Google and admits Google censor their search results
Shane Dowling, Kangaroo Court of Australia - 9 hours ago
Google have shot themselves in the foot publishing a video with Google Australia Managing Director Mel Silva admitting Google censor their search results and lying about the proposed new media laws. Google […]
GameStop Revolution
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 9 hours ago
Current score: GameStop Corp. (GME) NYSE – NYSE Delayed Price. Currency in USD 325.00+131.40 (+67.87%) At close: 4:00PM EST Timcast: Congress Will Hold HEARINGS On GameStop Trading, The Internet Has Upset The Real World
Dissenter Weekly: Migrant Farmworker Prevails After Whistleblower Complaint Over Lack Of COVID-19 Safety
Kevin Gosztola, Shadowproof - 9 hours ago
For this edition of “Dissenter Weekly," host and Shadowproof editor Kevin Gosztola highlights multiple whistleblower stories related to federal government corruption and corporate malfeasance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Dissenter Weekly: Migrant Farmworker Prevails After Whistleblower Complaint Over Lack Of COVID-19 Safety appeared first on Shadowproof.
Google & Facebook laws just a Backrub for News and Nine
Kim Wingerei, Michael West - 9 hours ago
[image: Bye Bye Google] Google threatens to withdraw search from Australia and Facebook to remove news posts. These are not idle threats. Is propping up old media with grants gouged from Google good public policy? It delivers cash for Rupert Murdoch but does it serve consumers? Kim Wingerei reports.
Why India’s New Missile Defense is No Gamechanger
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* India’s arms race with Pakistan will continue unabated. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Ironically, India is notorious for developing home-grown weapons, such as aircraft and tanks, that take much longer to develop than expected, and are plagued with problems when they are fielded. But as always with nuclear weapons and missile defense, perception is everything. India says it has successfully tested an interceptor capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. But could this trigger a nuclear war with Pakistan? On August 2, the Defense Research...
REPORT: New US President, Same Old Foreign Policy
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 8 hours ago
*Brian Berletic* | Regardless of who occupies the White House, American foreign policy rarely veers from its charted course, steered by the same powerful financial interests.
When Is ‘Dead’ Really Dead?
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
How long should doctors wait after a “flatline” appears before they can declare a person dead?
Fresno, California, creates social equity fund for marijuana entrepreneurs
John Schroyer, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
The Fresno City Council voted to establish an equity fund that would help financially assist disadvantaged marijuana business owners, the latest city among California municipalities that are trying to give a leg up in the industry to those hit hardest by the war on drugs. The fund will disperse monies to qualified candidates, and two […] Fresno, California, creates social equity fund for marijuana entrepreneurs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
No, ‘Hercules’ Actor Kevin Sorbo Did Not Die in 2020
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
This was not the first time a living actor was featured in a misleading advertisement.
Did MSNBC Play ‘You Complete Me’ Jerry Maguire Clip While Reporting on McCarthy’s Meeting With Trump?
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The clip was "pitch perfect satire," according to one guest.
"STOCK WARS! Reddit's WallStreetBets Spikes GameStop To Crush Hedge Fund Short Sellers"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 9 hours ago
*"STOCK WARS! Reddit's WallStreetBets Spikes * *GameStop To Crush Hedge Fund Short Sellers"* by Peak Prosperity "An epic David-vs-Goliath battle has erupted on Wall Street. And it may just change the future of investing, helping to tilt the playing field away from the huge unfair advantage the banking cartel has enjoyed for decades. In case you've been sleeping under a rock for the past week: millions of individual investors have banded together using Reddit chat boards, Twitter and other forms of social media to wage concentrated attacks against large hedge funds who were recklessl...
When This Warship Was Sunk the Battleship Era Was Done
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Eurasia* The time of the aircraft carriers had arrived. *HMS Prince of Wales was the most powerful surface unit in the Pacific (HIJMS Yamato would not enter service until later in December), and her sinking was a tremendous shock to local defenders and the British government alike. * Seventy five years ago, the Western Allies suffered a catastrophic defeat in the Pacific. Japanese aircraft devastated an allied naval force, sinking the most effective battleships in the fleet. Japan’s aerial victory opened much of Asia up to invasion, giving the Imperial...
Russian Government Asks Google To Lift Restrictions On YouTube Use Of National Anthem
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Sputnik:** Russian Media Watchdog Asks Google to Lift Restrictions on YouTube Use of National Anthem * MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor said Friday it had asked Google to lift restrictions on publishing videos with the Russian national anthem on YouTube. *"YouTube blocking the Russian anthem is open and unacceptable insult to all the people of our country", the watchdog said.* Roskomnadzor said that the anthem, like any other state symbols, could not be subject to copyright. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor:* There are a few videos of the Russian anthem o...
Musical interlude
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 9 hours ago
Joywave - Doubt
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
And here’s the proof: Government Agent Whose Altered Email Enabled the Russia Hoax Won’t Spend a Day in Jail or Pay Any Fine
CA cannabis firm seeks US Supreme Court ruling on $1.3 million tax case
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
A California cannabis business is taking its fight over a $1.3 million tax bill to the U.S. Supreme Court after losing a lower-court ruling based on the company filing its challenge to the U.S. Tax Court one day late. Organic Cannabis Foundation, which does business as Organicann Health Center, claims in its 35-page petition that […] CA cannabis firm seeks US Supreme Court ruling on $1.3 million tax case is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Times says goodbye to internal combustion!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021* *What the Times said way back when:* Several questions come to mind about our current state of rolling disintegration. On the one hand, how can so many people believe in Pizzagate, in QAnon? How could so many people have believed in birtherism? In the long list of Clinton murders? Those questions refer to the rise of the The Crazy which has occurred Over There. Concerning the sheer stupidity which has long been on display in Our Town, you have to consider the instant journalism which emerged about Whatever It Is That Donald McNeil May Actually Have Said...
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Memory of the Sky”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
*2002, “Memory of the Sky”* Full screen highly recommended.
"A Look to the Heavens"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
"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...
The Poet: Thomas Centolella, "Splendor"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
"Splendor" One day it's the clouds, one day the mountains. One day the latest bloom of roses- the pure monochromes, the dazzling hybrids- inspiration for the cathedral's round windows. Every now and then there's the splendor of thought: the singular idea and its brilliant retinue- words, cadence, point of view, little gold arrows flitting between the lines. And too the splendor of no thought at all: hands lying calmly in the lap, or swinging a six iron with effortless tempo. More often than not splendor is the star we orbit without a second thought, especially as it arrives and departs....
"The Truth"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde *"The Truth"* by Neal Ross "In life there are certain things that are known as constants; things that never change. It takes the Earth 365 days to complete one orbit around the sun; that is a constant. In mathematics there are constants as well; one will always equal one is but one example. All things being equal, Newton’s Laws of Physics are also constants. But these are not the constants I would like to talk about; there is one other that I have yet to mention–the truth. Simply defined, the truth is the st...
"Always Stand Up..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 10 hours ago
"Always stand up for what you believe in… even if it means standing alone." - Kim Hanks "Standing up for what you believe in comes at a price, but backing down exacts a toll that your soul never stops paying." - Lee Goldberg In the movie "The Lion in Winter ", when the sons, in the dungeon, think they hear Henry coming down the stairs to kill them: *Richard:* "He's here! He'll get no satisfaction out of us! Don't let him see you beg! Take it like a man! *Geoffrey:* "You fool! As if the way one falls down matters!" *Richard:* "Well, when the fall is all that's left, it matters a great...
Salla Finland Should Host 2032 Summer Olympics
Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 11 hours ago
The Big Issue reports Why a tiny town in Lapland is bidding to host the summer Olympics. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The residents of the Finnish town Salla are making the most of climate change, saying they’d be the perfect host of the 2032 Olympics: “Warm heart, we have it. Warm place, coming […]
Russian President Putin Signs Last-Minute Extension To The START Nuclear Weapons Treaty With US
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
President Vladimir Putin signed the arms control treaty into law on Friday after the Russian parliament approved it on Wednesday. Photograph: Sputnik/Reuters The Guardian: *Putin signs last-minute extension to nuclear weapons treaty with US * *Russian president spoke to Joe Biden earlier in the week about arms control pact due to lapse in February* Vladimir Putin has signed a bill extending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States a week before the pact was due to expire. Both houses of the Russian parliament voted unanimously on Wedn...
Plugged In Podcast #68: Kenny Stein on President Biden’s Recent Executive Orders
IER, IER - 10 hours ago
Kenny Stein, IER’s Policy Director, joins the show to discuss recent a slew of executive orders recently promulgated by the… The post Plugged In Podcast #68: Kenny Stein on President Biden’s Recent Executive Orders appeared first on IER.
Internationally COVID-19 Extracted a Heavy Toll on Older People
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan 29 (IPS) - Internationally COVID-19 extracted a heavy toll on older people – raising concerns in the Asia Pacific region where more than half of the world’s ageing population live. Read the full story, “Internationally COVID-19 Extracted a Heavy Toll on Older People”, on globalissues.org →
How COVID-19 Adds to the Challenges of Leprosy-affected People
HYDERABAD, Jan 29 (IPS) - Lilibeth Evarestus of Lagos, Nigeria doesn’t like the concept of handouts — she is against the idea of thinking of leprosy-affected people as weak. Yet, for several months now, Evarastus – a human rights lawyer and founder of community welfare organisation, Purple Hope Foundation – has been spending a lot of time on the road, distributing food items and hygiene products among the leprosy-affected people of her community. Read the full story, “How COVID-19 Adds to the Challenges of Leprosy-affected People”, on globalissues.org →
Toward A Revolutionary Left Framework On An Age-Old Debate
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Activists in the U.S. have debated race and class for decades to no resolution. Nonetheless, in this moment of U.S. imperial decay and crisis, the debate over whether race or class takes precedence in the struggle for liberation from U.S. capitalist and imperialist domination rages on. Two prominent strands of the debate have emerged over the last year which intersect with the rise of Bernie Sanders-led “democratic socialists” and the uprising against racist policing led by the slogan “Black Lives Matter.” For many leaders of the Sanders camp, white supremacy is either a distracti...
Corporate Media Bash Teachers Unions For Resisting School Reopenings
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
The seven-day average COVID death toll hit an all time high yesterday, with over 3,400 Americans expected to die on any given day. Educator cases are on the rise. Studies have shown that children are as likely to contract and pass the coronavirus on as adults, making schools potential super spreading hotspots. As a result, European nations like the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands are shuttering schools, despite, in many cases, having lower infection rates than the U.S. President Biden, however, is pushing forward with a new plan to achieve a ...
They Said Coconut Water is One of the Healthiest Things To Put In Your Body. Here’s What They Didn’t Tell You
Nick Meyer, AltHealthWorks.com - 10 hours ago
When I first started getting into the world of organic “superfoods,” I was a broke 23-year-old kid fresh out of college who had no idea where to start. It all began after reading the classic book The Hundred Year Lie about chemicals in our food supply and continued when I tasted organic carrots for the first time. That’s when I knew I had been missing out (they actually tasted like carrots are supposed to taste). Eventually I made eating healthy and organic as the foundation of my new lifestyle. I started slow, adopting a budget of about $20 every 10 days that I would use only on ...
Austin Will Use Money Cut From Police Budget For Supportive Housing
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Texas - The Austin City Council voted today to purchase one hotel and turn it into 60 units of permanent supportive housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness. The vote to purchase a second hotel has been postponed to next week after a city council member asked for more time to gather feedback from her constituents. Under the measure, the city will spend approximately $6.7 million from its Housing and Planning Department’s general obligation bonds to acquire one hotel and use some money from a recurring $6.5 million fund taken from the police department’s budget to provi...
Argentine Scientists Working on COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Government
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine scientists are working with state funding to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Roberto Salvarezza said Thursday, January 28th. "For a few months we have been supporting the work of two laboratories" -- the National University of Litoral and the National University […] The post Argentine Scientists Working on COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Government appeared first on The Rio Times.
Israel destroys Palestinian nature reserve, uproots 10,000 trees
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 10 hours ago
The 98-acre reserve had been part of the Greening Palestine project organized by the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture...
Nuclear Agreement: Biden Wants To Strike A ‘Better Deal’ With Iran
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 10 hours ago
Washington re-joining the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), won't happen overnight and will require consultations with Israel and Gulf states, signalled then Secretary of State-designate Tony Blinken during last week's confirmation hearings. Former US President Donald Trump withdrew from the multilateral agreement in May 2018, prompting the Islamic Republic of Iran to gradually roll back its commitments on uranium enrichment since 2019. Now that Joe Biden has assumed office, Tehran is calling upon the White House to make the f...
( This gets confusing. There is all this supposed concern about the intentions of a country which helped pioneer a disarmament treaty with 170+ nations - by a signatory modernizing its supply of terror weapons - which would not honour that agreement so as to replace it, piss all over its obligations, and whine it wanted better particulars about something in which it would not bind itself. How do you tell such an idiot to get stuffed ? )

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