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Trump’s Travel Ban Did Not Make Americans More Safe

hpanduranga, Lawfare - 11 hours ago

Protests in 2018 against the Muslim ban, in Washington D.C. (Ted Eytan, https://tinyurl.com/5bjqnjz2; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) Writing in Lawfare on Feb. 4, Stewart Baker argued that President Biden’s repeal of the Muslim ban would compromise national security. He contends that an “unpopular and racist order” became a “calibrated security tool that depended not at all on the majority religion of the countries it affected” and that its revocation is essentially a political stunt that will damage U.S. national security. We disagree. The prospect...

Let Me be the First to Welcome our new Robot Overlords!

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago

This unassuming robot could sneak into your home pic.twitter.com/yZF9Kei8Tw — Mashable (@mashable) February 22, 2021

The myth (and phony math) of ‘green’ jobs 

Robert, Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago

“Efforts to con Americans into supporting the massive and fundamental transformation of our energy system and economy into a ‘green’ utopia continue – and are being ramped up greatly under the Biden Administration,” writes Paul Driessen. “A major component is the attempt to convince us that this transformation will create ten million well-paying jobs right ... Read more The post The myth (and phony math) of ‘green’ jobs appeared first on Ice Age Now.

UK Column News – 22nd February 2021

James Allard, OYE Alternative News - 11 hours ago

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When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago

Last nail in the coverup coffin: Garland refuses to tell Senate if he will continue Special Counsel Durham’s investigation

2:00PM Water Cooler 2/22/2021

Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Birds of Texas. * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you are allergic […]

Facebook Bans Australians From Sharing News, Sparking Questions About Foreign Influence on Journalism

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago

The geographic concentration of information technology — eight of the world’s 11 most popular social media companies are based in the U.S. — puts billions of non-American social media users and their government officials in a subservient position. The post Facebook Bans Australians From Sharing News, Sparking Questions About Foreign Influence on Journalism appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Lawmakers Demand FDA Remove Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals From Medical Products

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago

Six women in Congress are demanding federal regulators take steps to remove phthalates and other hormone-hijacking chemicals from medical products, especially IV bags and neonatal equipment. The post Lawmakers Demand FDA Remove Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals From Medical Products appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Your smartphone makes you a valuable source of business information

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago

We know that personal privacy is largely a myth these days, thanks to being tethered to the Internet and electronic devices like smartphones. New cases of our data being used, abused and misused pop up in media reports almost daily. Some people wonder how their information could be of value to anybody. After all, they're just small-time consumers who don't have a lot of money and aren't really of interest to those looking to profit from them - so why all the attention? Well, a recent report from Wolf Street illustrates one way in which even the most impoverished consumer's d...

House COVID bill includes over $100 million for controversial Silicon Valley underground rail project

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Fox Business The House version of the coronavirus stimulus bill contains more than $100 million for an underground rail project in Silicon Valley for which... The post House COVID bill includes over $100 million for controversial Silicon Valley underground rail project appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

FAIR Act: Will Congress Finally Complete the Project the CFPB Fumbled and Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses?

Jerri-Lynn Scofield, naked capitalism - 11 hours ago

With the reported support of Biden, will Congress ban mandatory arbitration clauses in common consumer and employment contracts?

Big tech employees were among the top contributors to the Biden campaign

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Reclaim the Net – by Dan Frieth Employees at Big Tech companies were among the largest contributors to Joe Biden’s campaign, according to analysis of... The post Big tech employees were among the top contributors to the Biden campaign appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Supreme Court Dismisses Slew of 2020 Presidential Election Lawsuits

Admin, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Epoch Times – by Matthew Vadum This morning the Supreme Court threw out a series of remaining challenges to election processes and election results in... The post Supreme Court Dismisses Slew of 2020 Presidential Election Lawsuits appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Salvini loses support as he supports Draghi. Brothers of Italy rises

The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago

Salvini loses support as he supports Draghi. Brothers of Italy rises The Duran: Episode 892 Italy’s ‘Super Mario’ Draghi Wins Parliament Backing For New Govt Italy’s ‘Super Mario’ Draghi Wins Parliament Backing For New Govt Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday secured final parliamentary approval for his government of national unity, allowing him to […]

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway.

David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 11 hours ago

The B-1B arrival marks the first time U.S. bombers have operated out of Norway. Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, have deployed to Norway, [...] The post U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bombers Have Just Arrived At Orland Air Station, Norway. appeared first on The Aviationist.

Air Force Surgeon: It’s Your ‘Duty’ to Get COVID Vaccine

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago

The transcript of a mandatory video briefing for airmen at a Texas Air Force base reveals false statements made by Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg about COVID vaccine safety, and shows a clear intent to coerce, not inform. The post Air Force Surgeon: It’s Your ‘Duty’ to Get COVID Vaccine appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Stockholm crime surge in 2020, gang violence plagues Swedish capital

The Duran, The Duran - 11 hours ago

Stockholm crime surge in 2020, gang violence plagues Swedish capital The Duran: Episode 891 Swedish capital sees 79% spike in shootings as govt laments ‘high levels’ of violence in the Scandinavian country Swedish capital sees 79% spike in shootings as govt laments ‘high levels’ of violence in the Scandinavian country Sweden recorded a surge in […]

2011 Book Gives Voice to Palestinian Women Who Survived 1948 Nakba

Miko Peled, MintPress News - 11 hours ago

“If you'd only seen the bodies in the streets, if you only had seen the bodies. Little children without their shoes walking about the mayhem and crying.” The post 2011 Book Gives Voice to Palestinian Women Who Survived 1948 Nakba appeared first on MintPress News.

Court invalidates Balfour Declaration, holds UK responsible for Palestinian plight

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Press TV A Palestinian court has declared as invalid the Balfour Declaration, a document issued by the British government in 1917 that paved the way... The post Court invalidates Balfour Declaration, holds UK responsible for Palestinian plight appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Officers Mess With The Wrong Lady – $500,000 Lawsuit

People for Life and Freedom, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Audit the Audit Feb 22, 2021 The post Officers Mess With The Wrong Lady – $500,000 Lawsuit appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Lessons From the Texas Grid Disaster: Planning and Investing for a Different Future

aklass, Lawfare - 11 hours ago

A power line covered in snow. (https://pixabay.com/photos/power-lines-snow-winter-cold-snowy-4788905/; Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/service/license/) It is now a week out from the start of the massive Texas grid failure that has resulted in numerous deaths; millions of people plunged into darkness; scores of communities without clean water or heat in record cold temperatures; and billions of dollars in catastrophic damage to homes, businesses and the physical infrastructure that supports them. Critical questions surround the causes of this massive disaster and how to plan for the...

Louisiana Secretary of State About to Hand Over $100 Million in Voting Machine Purchase – Dominion Is Reportedly In the Running

Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 11 hours ago

Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft Insanity – Doing the Same Thing Over and Over and Expecting Different Results. The AP reported in a biased... The post Louisiana Secretary of State About to Hand Over $100 Million in Voting Machine Purchase – Dominion Is Reportedly In the Running appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Since COVID Vaccines Are Experimental, Vaccine Administrators Must Inform You of Risks

Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago

In the U.S., vaccines granted Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, as is the case with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines, are considered experimental. Administrators of emergency use vaccines are required by law to inform vaccine recipients of the potential risks. The post Since COVID Vaccines Are Experimental, Vaccine Administrators Must Inform You of Risks appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

The Biden Administration Should Review and Rebuild the Trump Administration’s China Initiative From the Ground Up

ekania, Lawfare - 13 hours ago

The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Gregory Varnum, https://tinyurl.com/2lh5nvnp; CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) With the mid-January arrest of Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineering professor Gang Chen, the outgoing Trump administration’s Department of Justice handed its successors a firestorm of controversy to reckon with, including relentless criticism from academic institutions and Asian American advocacy groups. Chen’s case, part of a Trump-era Department of Justice program known as the “China Init...

Section 230 and the Anti-Social Contract

mfranks, Lawfare - 13 hours ago

What makes power legitimate? In essence, that is the question that centuries of philosophical and political theorizing about the social contract tries to answer. For much of its history, social contract theory has focused on how to justify the power that governments wield over their citizens—the right of the state to restrain liberty, to use violence, to delegate resources—and what citizens are entitled to in exchange for it. But more recently, the concept of the social contract has also become a common theme in internet law and policy, where it is paradoxically invoked to reject ...

Great Article on Vaccine Concerns that We're Not Supposed to Have - PLUS - JM Reports from The Netherlands...all washed down with some Humour Medicine

greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 6 hours ago

*UPDATED: * What having ballz looks like in Canada. realchrissky *REFUSE THE COVID TEST AT AIRPORT *this is how you assert your rights. refuse the test and quarantine and *skip a 2 hour line up! *made friends with the police too! Bravo Chris Sky!!! *H/T Liberti * Good morning readers. Got a couple of important e-mails overnight that I'll share to get things off for the week. First we have an excellent analysis from Armstrong Economics on how humanity has been manipulated into thinking that Untested Vaccines are good for us just because "they" say they are. *Vaccine Conce...

Joe Biden Must Respond to Attacks By Iran’s Iraqi Proxies

Robert Clark, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Robert Clark* *Security, Middle East* Due to the consistent pressure which Iran is applying on the new administration, time is running out for President Biden to show a stronger hand needed to deal with this repeated Iranian aggression. The various threats to American security interests posed by the Iranian regime were always going to be a serious test for President Joe Biden; the direction of the United States’ subsequent Iran strategy would be an early indicator of his administration’s foreign policy priorities. Already this year there have been numerous instances of Iranian s...

Why Is American Foreign Policy Tilting Towards Iran?

Russell A. Berman, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Russell A. Berman* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2WVL9Y3S00&share=true] Washington errs when it prefers to embrace hostile regimes over tradtional allies in the Middle East. During the past weeks, the contours of the new administration’s Middle East policy have become clear. Speaking at the Department of State, President Joe Biden stated that the U.S. will limit military assistance to Saudi Arabia and cease supporting Riyadh’s efforts against the Houthis. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken retracted ...

Populists, Super Mario, and Italy’s Last Hope

Martin Horicka, The National Interest - 10 hours ago

*Martin Horicka* *Italy, Europe* In the new Italian government of national unity, populists, conservatives, liberals, and nationalists will try to govern side by side. Italy isn’t famous for its political stability. Since World War II, there have been sixty-seven governments. This January, the country witnessed yet another crisis. Former Minister of Parliament Matteo Renzi withdrew his party Italia Viva from the coalition government, triggering a series of events that culminated in the resignation of prime minister Giuseppe Conte. The politicians disagreed over plans to reallocat...

Artificial bolide produced by the re-entry of the second stage of Falcon 9 rocket

The Watchers » Latest articles - 10 hours ago

A bright and slow-moving artificial bolide -- designated SPMN160221ART -- was recorded over the Mediterranean Sea at 05:57 UTC on February 16, 2021, by the SPanish Meteor Network (SPMN). The source of the event was atmospheric re-entry of the second stage of the...... Read more »

Unbelievable, SCOTUS Refuses to Hear PA Election Challenge AFTER Previously Granting Injunction

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 10 hours ago

The supreme court has taken a knee… let me explain why it is so evident: In a 6-3 ruling today the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to grant writ to hear the Pennsylvania election challenge cases [pdf here – begin … Continue reading → The post Unbelievable, SCOTUS Refuses to Hear PA Election Challenge AFTER Previously Granting Injunction appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Venezuela to Privatize Some Of Its State-Owned Businesses

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago

This is what socialism does to a country. But remember: it started with "democratic" socialism. pic.twitter.com/jYhKHpYYpB — Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) February 15, 2021 *Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education:* *Bloomberg: Venezuela Turns to Privatization After Being Bankrupted by Socialism * *After much pain and suffering, Venezuelan socialist leaders have conceded they cannot effectively run an economy. * Early in 2007, after winning a second six-year term as president, Hugo Chávez announced his plan to nationalize Venezuela’s largest telecommunications company, C...

Afternoon Session, Senate Confirmation Hearing for AG Nominee Merrick Garland

Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago

The confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, a far-left advocate for intrusive weaponization of government against political adversaries, is underway today. The afternoon session should resume around 1:30pm If Garland is confirmed there will be multiple people and … Continue reading → The post Afternoon Session, Senate Confirmation Hearing for AG Nominee Merrick Garland appeared first on The Last Refuge.

Report: 800 Ethiopian Christians Died Last Fall Defending Church Said To Contain Ark Of The Covenant

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

The Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum, Ethiopia, where the sacred Ark of the Covenant is believed to be housed. AP *NYPost*: *At least 800 Ethiopians killed after defending ‘Ark of the Covenant’ * At least 800 people were reportedly killed in Ethiopia as worshippers and soldiers risked their lives to protect what Christians there say is the sacred Ark of the Covenant from local militia. Ethiopian Christians claim the Ark — the wooden chest built to hold the Ten Commandments of Moses — is being kept safe in a chapel in the holy northern city of Axum in the Tigray region. The b...

Gangster Capitalism: UK Govt’s Costs

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 11 hours ago

Tomorrow, the High Court will hear our application for a cost capping order in our judicial review of Government's decision to award huge PPE contracts to questionable counterparties.

Nations push technology as Green NGOs squirm: Days 2 & 3 of UN Biodiversity meetings

Craig Rucker, CFACT - 12 hours ago

To live in harmony with nature, the UN calls for 50% of the Earth to be under a “spatial planning” scheme, and that by 2030, 30% of all land and water on the globe should be under a “protected” status. The post Nations push technology as Green NGOs squirm: Days 2 & 3 of UN Biodiversity meetings appeared first on CFACT.

Israel is a Lie: an Illegitimate State Forbidden by the Torah

Teodrose Fikremariam, null - 12 hours ago

Any Jew worth his kippah, at least the ones not blinded by the hateful and racist ideology of Zionism, will tell you that the political The post Israel is a Lie: an Illegitimate State Forbidden by the Torah appeared first on .

Green Organic Dutchman weighs sale of cannabis greenhouse in Quebec

Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago

The Green Organic Dutchman is considering the sale of its mammoth cannabis greenhouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, only about two months after the Mississauga, Ontario-based licensed producer increased its stake in the property to 100%. “Multiple bids are being considered, and the transaction could result in a complete or partial sale of the site,” the company […] Green Organic Dutchman weighs sale of cannabis greenhouse in Quebec is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

What The Vaccine Debacle Tells Us About Predatory Capitalism

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Vaccines have been a beacon of hope amid a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 2.4 million people and brought world economies to a halt. They have been presented as a remedy that would put an end to the immense suffering – physical, emotional, and economic – caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. But as vaccine roll-out has faltered due to various foreseen and unforeseen circumstances, the light of this imaginary beacon seems to be getting dimmer. As a recent article published in the leading medical journal The Lancet concludes, “new vaccines will mean little to indivi...

Half Of Texas Without Clean Water

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

More than 14.6 million Texans, about half of the population of the state, remained under a boil-water advisory Friday, according to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality spokeswoman Tiffany Young. This encompasses more than 1,225 water supply systems and 63 percent of Texas counties following the record winter storm which hit the state last weekend. In a press conference Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros stated that “we know that there are tens of thousands of leaks,” and that the Austin Fire Department responded to “thousands upon thousands of burst pipes.” In Houston, the ...

UK: The government’s latest “eviction ban” isn’t keeping our members safe

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 12 hours ago

In its announcement last week, the government said there’s now an “eviction ban” until March 31. In reality, they’ve already given the green light to landlords and bailiffs to evict tens of thousands of people. The old rules said that you could only be evicted if you were in 9+ months rent debt and that debt was from before the start of the pandemic. A new loophole the government has tried to keep quiet means that people who are in six months of rent arrears from any time can now be evicted.

A Global Demand To 35 Governments: Get Your Troops Out Of Afghanistan

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

The governments of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, and US all still have troops in Afghanistan and need to remove them. These troops range in number from Slovenia’s 6 to the United States’ 2,500. Most countries have fewer that 100. Apart from the United States, only Germany has over 1,000....

More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago

Dawn Goodwin spent her 50th birthday among towering pines and yellow birches whose tree rings make her lifespan seem like a child’s in comparison. But on that cool, overcast Saturday in December, the growling of construction trucks and chainsaws drowned out the natural soundscape of gushing freshwater and wind whispering between pine needles on the banks of the Mississippi River. Goodwin was at this river crossing near Palisade, Minnesota, to protest the construction of the energy company Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline, a $9.3 billion project to carry tar-sands oil ― one of the dirti...

On unknown consequences

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago

There's been a spate of recent stories about the change in butter quality arising out of the use of palm oil as feed for cattle - with attention being paid both to the effect on product quality, and the environmental damage caused by palm oil as an input. But there's another line of spin which particularly highlights the problem with major changes to food inputs in the absence of any apparent awareness of the consequences: Dairy Farmers of Canada released a new statement on Feb. 16 following the Journal’s report about the “open secret” within the industry, saying that it was “aw...

Hamas launches Covid vaccinations in Gaza

News Desk, AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago

[image: Hamas launches Covid vaccinations in Gaza] GAZA CITY: A coronavirus vaccination campaign was launched in Gaza Monday using doses provided by the Palestinian Authority and the United Arab Emirates, with health workers set to be inoculated first. The first jab in the Israeli-blockaded territory controlled by Hamas Islamists since 2007 was symbolically given to former Palestinian health minister Riyad Zaanoun at a clinic in Gaza City. “Priority is being given to medical staff working on the front line in the pandemic, then to sick, elderly people,” Medhat Muheisen, a Hamas heal...

Iraq's Assyrian Community, Decimated By Violence, Fear

Assyrian International News Agency - 11 hours ago

Baghdad (AFP) -- Some fled after the US-led invasion, others during sectarian bloodshed and more following jihadist attacks. Iraq's last two violent decades have hollowed out its Christian community which dates back two millennia.

After 10 Years of War, Who Speaks For Syria?

Muhammad Bakr Ghbeis, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Muhammad Bakr Ghbeis* *Syria, Middle East* Those who have waged war on the Syrian people cannot speak for them. So, who does? The Syrian Revolution approaches its tenth anniversary on March 15. A decade ago, ordinary Syrians, deprived of their dignity and robbed of their security by a self-dealing, violent regime, rose peacefully as others had done in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Ten years later, a family crime syndicate remains in place, having been saved and sustained by Russia and Iran. Syria has become among the worst models of the Arab Spring, believed once to end co...

Hitler Wanted Lots of Battleships and Aircraft Carriers. Why Didn't He Get Them?

Robert Farley, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* Plan Z was destined for failure. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Plan Z envisioned the construction of a balanced fleet, built along similar lines to those of the Washington Treaty powers, with some important exceptions. In the mid-1930s, the Nazi government began to plan in detail for the reconstruction of German naval power. The destruction of the German High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow remained central to the mythology of German betrayal and defeat in World War I; rebuilding the fleet would be a grand achievement worthy of the Nazis, but also in...

How Colombia’s Drug Cartels Almost Bought a Russian Submarine

Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Alex Hollings* *History, * The former Soviet Union gained a reputation for offloading military hardware to the highest bidder. In 2019, footage of a U.S. Coast Guard interdiction of a homemade drug smuggling submarine took the world by storm, and for good reason. As we watched one of the baddest dudes we’re ever apt to see anywhere outside of a movie pounding on the hatch of the mostly submerged sub, many of us were shocked to learn that drug cartels *actually have* their own submarines. What may surprise you more is that these amateur submarines were really a consolation prize...

An Economic Revolution Will Change America (Thanks to Coronavirus?)

Milton Ezrati, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Milton Ezrati* *Economics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2I5K9LV10M&share=true] From remote work to automation, the country is facing a vast economic revolution that could change just about everything. The coronavirus has surely altered the way Americans work, and things will not go back to the way they were. The changes will stick less because of the power of the pandemic than because the lockdowns and quarantines have telescoped trends and pressures that were building long before most people in the country knew abo...

Where Will Erdoğan be Buried?

Michael Rubin, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Michael Rubin* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_RC2OPL9X7ICQ&share=true] No leader stays in power or lives forever, and Turkey’s dictator is getting old. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dominated Turkish politics for much of the last two decades. He is the most consequential leader in Turkey since Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who founded modern Turkey almost a century ago. While Atatürk sought to tie Turkey to the West, Erdoğan has worked to reorient Turkey instead to the Islamic world. He built a palace, fifty-eight-time...

Meet the Marlin Model 795: An Excellent Rimfire Rifle for Novice Shooters

Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Richard Douglas* *Security, World* [image: https://www.sportsmans.com/medias/marlin-model-795-semi-auto-rifle-304104-2.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3w3MjYzNHxpbWFnZS9qcGVnfGltYWdlcy9oOTUvaDRmLzg5NjQ2MjY5NzI3MDIuanBnfDk3N2JjNTNhZGVmYjdkMWQzMzYxN2ViYjNhYzZkMzAwNTgxYmU4OWUzOTEzZWE1YzU3ZDFkOWZkYzRmNjV] When looking for a perfect rimfire for a novice shooter, the Marlin Model 795 is one of the top choices. With sophistication and good pricing, the Marlin 795 beats out other popular rifles with several key features well-suited to beginners at shooting. This semi-automatic .22 is an ext...

Smith & Wesson Model 500: The World's Most Powerful Handgun

Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Richard Douglas* *Security, World* The Smith & Wesson Model 500 has held its rank as the world’s most powerful handgun since it was first introduced in 2003. The Smith & Wesson Model 500 is one impressive weapon. At this point, it’s become almost as much of a classic as Ruger’s 10/22 semi-automatic rifle! If you’re looking for one of the most accurate, reliable, and durable handguns on the market today, you won’t be disappointed with the Model 500. It’s made by one of the world’s most reliable manufacturers and backed by the S&W Lifetime Service Policy. The specific sights you ...

How the Desert Eagle Went From World Fame to Relative Obscurity

Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest - 11 hours ago

*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, World* It is not a gun for everyone. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Desert Eagle was never officially picked up by any major military or police force and is primarily the realm of gun enthusiasts and hunters looking for a show-stopping sidearm. In case of a rifle malfunction, the Desert Eagle’s hitting power could spell the difference between a successful hunt or serious injury. In the mid-1980s, a powerful new handgun quickly achieved gun celebrity status. The Desert Eagle was an innovative design that ported over heavy revolver rounds to the...

Freedom in Reality...

Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago

*and our reality right now is none too pretty.* Thousands of elderly died as a result of government interference. Most of them died alone without family or ministers/priests in attendance. Others were denied life saving drugs or protocols in an effort to smear Trump. Conservatives are being "cancelled" at a rate conjuring up the image of how the Jews were made scapegoats ushering in the Holocaust. The borders are open, while schools remain closed. We are urged, and in many cases, *forced* to cover our faces with filthy rags causing us more harm than good. Tens of thousands of smal...

Is The Biden Administration Stumbling Into War?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley (left), sign an executive order rescinding a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military on Jan. 25, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House. White House Photo by Adam Schultz. *Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness:* *Is the Biden Administration Stumbling Into War?* *Nothing is more dangerous than stronger powers, even inadvertently, sending signals that are interpreted as weakness by wea...

How Safe Is Your Baby Food? Company Reports Show Arsenic, Lead and Other Heavy Metals

David Mikkelson, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at levels well above what the federal government considers safe for children, a new congressional report warns.

If Big Tech Has the Will, Here Are Ways Research Shows Self-Regulation Can Work

Doreen Marchionni, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Research shows three key ways social media self-regulation can work.

Was Jill Biden Joe Biden’s Babysitter?

Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Memes are not the best source for factual information.

Scotland Vaccinations Lead to Sharp Drop in Hospitalizations

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

“These results are very encouraging and have given us great reasons to be optimistic for the future,’’ said Professor Aziz Sheikh, director of the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute.

Review The Struggle For Iraq’s Future, How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

*Al-Ali, Zaid, **The Struggle For Iraq’s Future, How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy**, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014* *The Struggle For Iraq’s Future, How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy* is Zaid al-Ali’s diatribe against the Iraqi ruling class that came to power in 2003. Zaid came from an Iraqi exile family and returned after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. He worked for years as a legal adviser to the United Nations on drafting a new Iraqi constitution and legal and parliamentary refor...

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 22

Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago

1917 New cmdr Gen Maude and reinforcements allowed British to launch attack upon Kut 1921 War Min Churchill wrote PM George that he thought an Arab govt should be created to run Mesopotamia for UK (Musings On Iraq Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1940 Nuri al-Said named PM again 1922-58 were 59 cabinets (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Rome...

Dominion Voting Systems Sues ‘MyPillow Guy’ for $1.3 Billion

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder and CEO of Minnesota-based MyPillow, saying that Mike Lindell falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election.

Why Some Texans Are Getting Sky-High Energy Bills

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills.

Your Governments Lie And Deceive - A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land, Stranger in a Strange Land - 12 hours ago

*Your governments lie and deceive to maintain power over others. God wishes to share the power of Spirit. The strength available to those who seek a better way of life for all. For the Lord does surely dislike injustice and inequity. A few stealing from the many, living in an effort to control the flow of goods and services for their own profit. A vast imbalance of man-power, a negating of many with skills and talents who can help make the way easier for the many in need.* *© **M.N. Hopkins*

Congress Escalates Pressure on Tech Giants to Censor More, Threatening the First Amendment

Glenn Greenwald, null - 11 hours ago

[image: undefined] For the third time in less than five months, the US Congress has summoned the CEOs of social media companies to appear before them, with the explicit intent to pressure and coerce them to censor more content from their platforms. On March 25, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will interrogate Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebooks’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai at a hearing which the Committee announced will focus “on misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms.” The Committee’s Chair, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and the two Chair...

The Biggest Lies of the Impeachment Saga

James Bovard, null - 11 hours ago

[image: undefined] The Senate impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump confirms historian Henry Adams's adage a century ago that politics “has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.” The impeachment process was a farce that should fortify Americans’ disdain for Washington. Considering how Democrats are using the January 6 clash at the Capitol to justify enacting a new domestic terrorism law, Americans need to recognize the frauds that permeated this process from the start. At last week’s trial, House impeachment manager Jaime Raskin (D-MD) boasted to the Sena...

Unintended Consequences and The Texas ‘Big Freeze’ Energy Disaster

Ron Paul, null - 11 hours ago

[image: undefined] Last week Texas experienced a cold snap that resulted in serious statewide damage, death, and destruction. The collapse of the state’s energy grid left millions of Texans in the dark and freezing for days at a time. Tragically, at least 30 people died. There are many reasons why Texas became like a Third World country, and we should be careful not to pin all the blame on just one factor. But it seems clear that the disaster was to a large degree caused by political decisions to shift toward “green” energy generated from solar and wind and by Governor Abbott’s aut...

Beijing records warmest February day since 1951, China

The Watchers » Latest articles - 11 hours ago

China's capital Beijing has recorded its hottest February temperature since 1951 as the city registered a high of 25.6 °C (78 °F) on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Records from the meteorological observatory in Daxing district showed that temperatures hit...... Read more »

Two steps forward, one step back for Vietnam's labor rights

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 Several EU statements still refer to EVFTA as helping to create "trade unions" in Vietnam, but WROs are different in many ways. They are only allowed to collectively bargain and organize strikes at the individual enterprise level, meaning they are restricted to individual companies.

L'Inde va mettre en place un accord de libre-échange avec Maurice, son premier avec un pays africain

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 Une stratégie qui intervient alors que l'Afrique attire de plus en plus les regards des grandes puissances étrangères qui veulent profiter des potentialités du continent africain.

La grande braderie

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 Selon les activistes et les observateurs indonésiens, l'accord de libre-échange avec la Suisse constitue une stratégie qui aura des conséquences dramatiques et va bien au-delà de la question de l'huile de palme.

Algérie-UE: une révision est nécessaire pour corriger le "déséquilibre" commercial

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 L'Accord d'association Algérie-UE devrait être revu pour corriger le "déséquilibre" économique et commercial entre les deux parties, ont recommandé les participants à une journée d'étude consacrée à l'évaluation de cet accord.

La société civile indonésienne dit NON à l'accord de libre-échange AELE-Indonésie

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 Seize ONG indonésiennes se sont prononcées contre le projet d'accord de libre-échange avec les pays de l'AELE. Elles voient les emplois et les moyens de subsistance de nombreux Indonésiens menacés.

EU farmers call for coherence amid Mercosur deal and climate action

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 An EU-Mercosur deal would be potentially detrimental to European farmers' stability, EU farm organisation CEJA has warned.

CPTPP: More freedom for capitalists, more exploitation for workers

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago

22-Feb-2021 Behind the rhetoric of ‘liberalisation', the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is nothing more than vehicle for exploitation and global inequality.

U.S., Japan Begin Joint Military Drills

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships steam in formation as part of a photo exercise on the final day of Keen Sword 2011. The exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob D. Moore) *Newsweek:* *U.S., Japan Begin Joint Military Drills after China Enters Japanese Waters * The U.S. and Japan have kicked off computer-based naval ...

France says no chance at the moment of it signing Mercosur trade deal

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - There is no chance at the moment that France will ratify a free-trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of South American countries, an official at the presidential palace said on Monday, February 22th. “The conditions for us to give it a re-rethink are numerous and drastic […] The post France says no chance at the moment of it signing Mercosur trade deal appeared first on The Rio Times.

EU 'Set To Sanction' Four Russians Over Opposition Leader Navalny's Jailing

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny at a hearing in Moscow to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term on February 20 *RFE:* *EU 'Set To Sanction' Four Russians Over Navalny Jailing, Clampdown* EU foreign ministers are poised on February 22 to approve fresh sanctions on Russia over the jailing of opposition politician Aleksei Navalny and a crackdown on his allies. Top diplomats from the EU’s 27 members gathered in Brussels are likely to use targeted measures against Russian individuals and institutions,...

Boeing: 777s with Engine That Blew Apart Should Be Grounded

AP News, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago

Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver.

Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon?

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

The Bulletin – by Elisabeth Eaves America is building a new weapon of mass destruction, a nuclear missile the length of a bowling lane. It... The post Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Universities’ Insane COVID Rules and Snitch Culture Are Training the Next Generation to Embrace Totalitarianism

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 12 hours ago

Chicago Thinker – by Evita Duffy If you think state and federal government COVID-19 policies are too restrictive, you haven’t been to a college campus... The post Universities’ Insane COVID Rules and Snitch Culture Are Training the Next Generation to Embrace Totalitarianism appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

McWoke

Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago

McDonald’s will factor diversity goals into executive bonus payouts starting in 2021 Of course they will.

Is God “Bound” By The Laws Of Physics, Or Can Physics Disprove Her?

The Conversation, Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago

*I still believed in God (I am now an atheist) when I heard the following question at a seminar, first posed by Einstein, and was stunned by its elegance and depth: ‘If there is a God who created the entire universe and ALL of its laws of physics, does God follow God’s own laws? Or can God supersede his own laws, such as traveling faster than the speed of light and thus being able to be in two different places at the same time?’ Could the answer help us prove whether or not God exists or is this where scientific empiricism and religious faith intersect, with NO true answer?* David...

February Auction for From the Trenches

Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 13 hours ago

Norm, Mary, and Misty and Doc are sponsoring an auction to raise funds for From the Trenches World Report. This way, the Trenchers will get... The post February Auction for From the Trenches appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Putin to Elon Musk, let's talk

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 12 hours ago

Putin to Elon Musk, let’s talk ****News Topic 298***** Kremlin ‘interested’ in conversation with Elon Musk, after SpaceX founder invites Putin for chat on audio-only Clubhouse app Kremlin ‘interested’ in conversation with Elon Musk, after SpaceX founder invites Putin for chat on audio-only Clubhouse app On Sunday afternoon, a tweet from billionaire Elon Musk inviting […]

WATCH: Raging Cop Jumps in Front of Unarmed Teen’s Car, ‘Executes’ Him—Lawsuit

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago

[image: cop]A family is suing after their son was "executed" by a police officer who faced no accountability despite the harrowing video.

Analyst Says A U.S.-Iran Deal Is Ultimately Possible Because Iran Needs Money

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago

*CNBC*: *A U.S.-Iran deal is ultimately possible because Iran needs money, analyst says* * Washington and Tehran will ultimately be able to strike a nuclear agreement because Iran needs relief from economic sanctions, according to Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. * The Biden administration last week offered to begin talks with Tehran, but Iran has not agreed, and has stressed that the U.S. must lift sanctions first. * “All that you’re seeing, all the threats, the terrorism, threats in the Gulf, the seizing of tankers, the nuclear program, taking...

Sustainable Energy Key to COVID-19 Recovery in Asia and the Pacific

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 22 (IPS) - The past year is one that few of us will forget. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have played out unevenly across Asia and the Pacific, the region has been spared many of the worst effects seen in other parts of the world. The pandemic has reminded us that a reliable and uninterrupted energy supply is critical to managing this crisis. Read the full story, “Sustainable Energy Key to COVID-19 Recovery in Asia and the Pacific”, on globalissues.org →

The Boon and Bane of LDC Graduation: The Bangladesh Experience

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (IPS) - Bangladeshis at the present time share a modicum of justifiable pride in the fact that the world merits this country worth watching in terms of its economic potentials. To my mind , we have reached this stage for the following reasons: First, effective utilization of early foreign assistance; second a steady ,albeit sustained, move away from a near -socialistic to an open and liberal economy; third , a shift from agriculture to manufacturing as land-space shrank to accommodate urbanization; fourth , an unleashing of remarkable entrepreneurial spirit among...

A Moral Obligation to Protect the Planet

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (IPS) - Ramu Damodaran is Chief, United Nations Academic ImpactLegends are the lodestars of history, the marriage of Sir Dorabji Tata with Meherbai on Valentine’s Day of 1898 among the most lyrical of them. Two years later, he gifted her the Jubilee Diamond, the sixth largest diamond in the world, twice as large as the Kohinoor. Read the full story, “A Moral Obligation to Protect the Planet”, on globalissues.org →

Is This The End of Myanmars Quasi-Democracy?

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

NEW DELHI, India, Feb 22 (IPS) - On February 1st, 2021 the military of Myanmar overthrew the country’s democratic government in a coup d’etat followed by arresting more than 40 government officials including Aung San Suu Kyi. The military declared a year-long state of emergency under the rule of it’s Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Troops took over the streets, a night-time curfew has been put into force. Tens of thousands of protestors have taken to the streets across Myanmar, in what is seen as the biggest street protests in more than a decade. The anti-coup d...

Q&A: UN Environment Assembly Kicks Off With a Call to Make Peace with Nature

Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago

NAIROBI, Feb 22 (IPS) - IPS interviews JOYCE MSUYA, the Deputy Executive Director for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), to find out what to expect for the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) Its time for the world to radically change our ways if we are to make peace with the planet and create the environmental conditions so that all of humanity can thrive, delegates attending the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) heard this morning. Read the full story, “Q&A: UN Environment Assembly Kicks Off With a Call to Make Peac...

Iran And U.N. Regulators Agree On A Reduced Nuclear Verification

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

*NPR:* *Iran, U.N. Regulators Agree On Reduced — But Continued — Nuclear Verification* ISTANBUL — After a weekend visit to Tehran by Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the agency and Iran announced their agreement to keep some verification activities going for the immediate future. Iran had previously announced that, as of Tuesday, Feb. 23, it would suspend snap inspections by IAEA inspectors. Such unscheduled visits were seen by some as an effective means of verifying that Iran wasn't pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons prog...

Trudeau readies buyback program, tells reporter guns are now useless

Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Trudeau readies buyback program, tells reporter guns are now useless ****News Topic 297***** Justin Trudeau — Your guns are useless now… Justin Trudeau – Your guns are useless now… Trudeau announces ‘assault-style’ gun buyback program, municipal handgun ban Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is launching the long-promised buyback program for what he […]

Nature Nova Scotia calls out province’s logging plan

Jennifer Henderson, Halifax Examiner - 13 hours ago

“Disappointed.” That’s the word that stands out in the submission by Nature Nova Scotia to the third version of forest management guidelines to implement ecological forestry or “a gentler touch” on harvesting Crown lands that are neither protected areas (absolutely no cutting) nor reserved for intensive cultivation by forestry companies. These somewhere in-between Crown lands […]

The Fanatical Frogman Who Stunk Up WHO’s China COVID Investigation

Michael Steger, LaRouchePAC.com - All Posts - 13 hours ago

Even the China CDC disagrees with the World Health Organization (WHO) investigative team’s leading hypothesis that the Wuhan wet market remains the most likely origins of the COVID pandemic. A team of Chinese scientists in a paper published in the January 24, 2020 British medical journal The Lancet concluded that the wet market was not the source.

What Does the Success Sequence Mean?

Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 13 hours ago

If you live in the First World, there is a simple and highly effective formula for avoiding poverty: 1. Finish high school. 2. Get a full-time job once you finish school. 3. Get married before you have children. Researchers call this formula the “success sequence.” Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill got the ball rolling with […] The post What Does the Success Sequence Mean? appeared first on Econlib.

Why there's no voting our way out of this

Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago

Last week I published an article titled simply "TINVOWOOT", an acronym meaning "There Is No Voting Our Way Out Of This". Ongoing developments are proving that to be true on a daily basis. Wirepoints, an organization that's done yeoman work in highlighting the fiscal insanity with which the state of Illinois governs itself, points out that the state's politicians are, at root, completely untrustworthy, because they don't care what the people of Illinois think or want. They're functioning at their own whim, not answering to anyone - even those who nominally elect them. Bold, u...

The US ‘Genocide’ Accusation Against China

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

Both President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have endorsed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s last-minute accusation of “genocide” against the Muslim Uyghur population in China’s Xinjiang province. But an investigation of published work by the researcher Pompeo relied on to level his genocide allegation reveals a pattern of data abuse and fraudulent assertions that substantially undermines the incendiary charge.

Why Team Left Cheats More than Team Right

Ron Clutz, Science Matters - 14 hours ago

One of the few pleasures remaining during pandemania involves sports competitions where rules are followed and enforced by unbiased officials, so that teams or individuals win or lose based solely on the merit of their performances. Elsewhere with identity politics and political correctness, it is a different story. People on the right perceive accurately that […]

Fight Like Malcolm X!

barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago

Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem on Feb. 21, 1965, through a plot by the FBI and New York Police Department. Today, we remember Malcolm as a militant community organizer, revolutionary internationalist, and fighter for Black liberation by any means necessary:

The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club, Part 6

Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 14 hours ago

And now it’s time to finish our critical read of TPOC. Please leave your thoughts and questions in the comments and I’ll do an omnibus reply later this week. In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist… In all the useful arts the world is either standing still […] The post The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism Book Club, Part 6 appeared first on Econlib.

Saltwire’s weeklies are on the chopping block

Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago

News 1. Vaccines The first prototype community vaccine clinic opens at the IWK Health Centre today, and runs four days. At Friday’s COVID briefing, Dr. Robert Strang laid out the plan for vaccinating all people over 80, reports Yvette d’Entremont: The province’s vaccine rollout is expanding with the creation of 10 community-based clinics open to […]

Colleges and Universities Must Revise Traditional Model, Ensure Technological Resources, Focus on Partnerships

cmaadmin, Diverse - 15 hours ago

The continuing economic, social and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are only now starting to be fully understood, but the impacts on public colleges and universities are still quite unknown.

CNT Poll: Bolsonaro approval rating falls to 32.9%; disapproval up to 35.5%

Latin America News, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's conservative government under President Bolsonaro saw its approval rating slump to 32.9% in February, from 41.2% in October, according to a poll by transport confederation CNT disclosed on Monday, February 22th. In the poll the government's disapproval rating rose from 27% to 35%, higher than the approval rate for […] The post CNT Poll: Bolsonaro approval rating falls to 32.9%; disapproval up to 35.5% appeared first on The Rio Times.

Record flooding affects more than 100 000 people in Acre, northwestern Brazil

The Watchers » Latest articles - 13 hours ago

More than 100 000 people have been affected by severe flooding in Acre, northwestern Brazil, after multiple rivers overflowed and reached record levels around Friday, February 19, 2021. Authorities have declared the situation an emergency, saying the state is facing...... Read more »

Chinese Spyware Code Was Copied From America's NSA And Was Used For Years

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago

FILE PHOTO: Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White *Reuters:* *Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA: researchers * WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese spies used code first developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said on Monday, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators. Tel Aviv-based Check Point Software Technologies issued a report noting that some features in a ...

Minnesota Returns Land To Lower Sioux Indian Community

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) officially returned 114 acres of land to the Lower Sioux Indian Community, four years after the transfer was approved by the state legislature. The Star Tribune reports the land transfer became official on Feb. 12, with the MNHS returning around half of its southern property along the Minnesota River back to the tribe. "I don't know if it's ever happened before, where a state gave land back to a tribe," Lower Sioux President Robert Larsen told the Tribune. "[Our ancestors] paid for this land over and over with their blood, with their lives....

Biden Crumbles to Merkel on Nord Stream 2

Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 13 hours ago

Biden Crumbles to Merkel on Nord Stream 2 News Topic 55: U.S. Singles Out Russian Ship for New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-20/u-s-singles-out-russian-ship-for-breaking-nord-stream-sanctions US seen leaving Germans off Nord Stream 2 sanctions list: Report US seen leaving Germans off Nord Stream 2 sanctions list: Report A report to the US Congress is expected to list […]

"How It Really Is"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago

Announcing the Journal of Free Speech Law

JB, Balkinization - 13 hours ago

The new Journal of Free Speech Law, whose Editor-in-Chief is Eugene Volokh, is now accepting articles for review. The journal is faculty-edited and the articles are selected by a distinguished group of law professors and jurists. Details here.

Lithium Mine Kicks Off A New Era Of Western Extraction

Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 13 hours ago

In the Great Basin Desert of northern Nevada and southern Oregon, Thacker pass cuts a wide swath of sagebrush and bunch grasses between narrow ribbons of mountain ranges. The region is a caldera — a collapsed volcano — that formed an ancient lakebed. For millennia, Indigenous peoples used the verdant valley as a pathway between their winter and summer homes. Today, the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe’s reservation is located nearby, along with the small agricultural community of Orovada, clusters of buildings surrounded by circular green fields of alfalfa. The ancient lakebed...

SIG P239 Review: Should Sig Bring This Gun Back?

Richard Douglas, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Richard Douglas* *Gun Sig Sauer, Americas* [image: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71TArOf3P1L._AC_SL1500_.jpg] The SIG P239 was meant to be a competitor to the Glock 19 and it could be again. With Glock rising in the firearms market with a compact 9mm called the Glock 19, Sig needed a small, concealable pistol to compete. It was discontinued for a reason, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was a bad firearm. Did Sig make a mistake in discontinuing it or are we better off without it? Find out in my review of the Sig P239. *Accuracy* It should be no surprise ...

Why Public Schools So Often Fail to Recognize Black Prodigies

Donna Ford, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Donna Ford* *Education, The Americas* Black students are underrepresented in gifted education programs. * Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early age. According to Donna Y. Ford, an education professor at The Ohio State University, there could be far more Black prodigies. But it would take the right support from families, who may not be familiar with some of the characteristics of gifted students and the existence of gifted progra...

How Much Oil and Gas Is Contained in the South China Sea?

Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *South China Sea Oil, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_RC1BF5C0FB00&share=true] The entire contested region is chock-full of valuable resources. Or is it? Stretching from Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the southwest to the Strait of Taiwan, the South China Sea long has been considered one of the most important trade routes in the world. The vast sea is also known to be rich in resources that can help meet the quickly rising energy demands of nearby countries. According to the U.S. Energy Information...

Deb Haaland's Nomination Brings "Indian Country" Back into Focus

Traci Morris, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Traci Morris* *Politics, The Americas* Indian Country and the Interior Department have had a history fraught with controversy that makes this nomination particularly powerful. President Biden’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to lead the Department of the Interior is historic on many levels. Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna, was one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, along with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas. And if confirmed, she will be the first Native American to head the agency that administers the nation’s trust...

Supreme Court Won’t Halt Turnover of Trump’s Tax Records

AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has been seeking Donald Trump’s tax records since 2019 as part of an investigation.

"Repentence"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago

*"Repentence"* by Jim Kunstler "You’d think that a wobbling civilization, plagued by failures of economy and politics, would have better things to do than submit to the crypto-religious ghost-dance of racial hysteria called “being Woke” that preoccupies its thinking class. Case in point: the vocational martyrdom at Smith College of a lowly staffer named Jodi Shaw, who objected publicly to the ritual indignities heaped on her by colleagues and students in the name of “social justice” — that is, the holy war against “whiteness.” Her story: Ms. Shaw, a divorced mother with two childre...

State Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelics Like DMT, Psilocybin, LSD—Expunge Records

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago

[image: decriminalization]Lawmakers in California are putting themselves on the right side of history with bill to decriminalize mushrooms, ayahuasca, ibogane, and other psychedelics.

Public Chargers Will Increase Driving Costs

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago

By Paul Homewood The Mail seems surprised you will pay a lot more to charge your car at a public site than at home! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-9269563/The-electric-car-public-charging-lottery-revealed.html It does not seem to have occurred to the journalist that operators need to recoup the cost of the charger as well as the electricity used. […]

"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/22/21"

CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago

*"Economic Market Snapshot AM 2/22/21"* ○ "Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes *○* "Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you*! *Your guide:* Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/22/21 *“Critical Updates Plus: Bond Yields, * *Stock Market, Bitcoin, Crypto, Metals**”* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "The more I see of the monied classes, the better I understand the guillotine." - George Bernard Shaw ○ *MarketWatch Market...

Oprah Jets In To See Harry!

Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago

By Paul Homewood As we know, Prince Harry wants us all to wake up to the challenge of global warming, and give up all of our little luxuries. Apparently though this does not extend to his newly found showbiz friends in California! https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14111930/prince-harry-meghan-markle-oprah-jet-interview/

The myth (and phony math) of 'green' jobs -- by Duggan Flanakin of CFACT

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D., An Objectivist Individualist - 14 hours ago

*Governments are killing real jobs and conning us about ‘millions of good green jobs’* “Fool me once,” Stephen King wrote, “shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.” His adage certainly applies to the myth (and fake math) of green jobs. During the 2020 election campaign, Joe Biden asserted that more than 3 million Americans are already “employed in the clean energy economy.” He then boasted that, “if executed strategically, our response to climate change can create more than 10 million well-paying jobs in the United States that will gr...

No to NATO & Separatism in Cyprus!

Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

Located in the center of the region that is the target of imperialism in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus acts as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for NATO. The Cypriots got rid of the British colonialism in 1960 and established the Republic of Cyprus, which also took part in the establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement. The state with a constitutional structure in which Greek-speaking and Turkish-speaking Cypriots’ jointly rule, could only survive for three years because of the imperialists’ instigation on the island. Due to the danger of a problem between countries that have a...

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Jenna Orkin, From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago

From Jenna Orkin New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with near-perfect efficiency Ghislaine Maxwell admitted Jeffrey Epstein had secret tapes of Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, reporter claimsRussia's far east aims for unexpected climate target: net zero by 2025How European businesses are adapting to Brexit Texas mayor resigns after telling residents desperate for power and heat "only the strong will survive" A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it’s behind us—even if it’s not. ...

Could iPhone 12 Turn Apple Into a $3 Trillion Company?

Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Stephen Silver* *iPhone 12, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2018%3Anewsml_HP1EE9C1JTBBA&share=true] The tech powerhouse seems poised to rise to even greater heights. Back in August of 2018, Apple became the first American publicly traded company to reach a market cap of $1 trillion. About two years later, the company’s value reached $2 trillion. Now, a leading Apple analyst says the company has a shot at hitting a $3 trillion market cap by the end of the year, thanks to the success of the latest iPhone lineup. “Given the fundamental ...

Farmers are a Powerful Force in Indian Politics - Why their Protests Matter

Surupa Gupta, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Surupa Gupta* *Politics, South Asia* While farmers may not have much power individually, they have been a force to contend with in Indian politics. For over two months, farmers in India have been on a largely peaceful protest over three laws the Indian Parliament passed in September 2020 to liberalize how and to whom farmers can sell their produce. Men and women, young and old, have been participating in these protests and show no signs of giving up. Tens of thousands of farmers from all over India came together on Feb. 6 to set up blockades across all main roads in the country...

Striking Resemblance: The B&T VP9 Looks a Lot Like a Stealth Assassination Gun

Charlie Gao, The National Interest - 13 hours ago

*Charlie Gao* *Security, * The gun is designed to perform "mercy kills," but not on people. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The pistol is not intended for assassinations. A closer look at the design and contemporary technology suggests that B&T was being honest with the name of the pistol. B&T’s Veterinärpistole 9 (VP9) is one of the most niche products made by Swiss firearms manufacturer B&T AG. A bolt action pistol with a magazine grip designed to quietly kill wounded animals, it outwardly resembles the suppressed Welrod pistol used by the Allied Special Operations Executiv...

Monday Morning Links

Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago

Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Marieke Walsh reports on the new modeling from the Public Health Agency of Canada which shows how COVID's variants will foreseeably result in massive numbers of cases if we don't act to clamp down on viral spread. Andrew Nikiforuk highlights how the emergence of those variants makes it all the more urgent that we pursue a COVID-zero strategy. And Scott Schmidt uses a *Jaws* analogy to point out how much needless danger is created when governments not only fail to take obvious steps to avoid further spread, but encourage people to put th...

How the U.S. Turned Ukraine into A Biological Testing Ground

Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 14 hours ago

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Ukraine’s health care system very hard. Problems in medical and biological safety field escalated significantly. The consequences of the reform initiated earlier by Ulana Suprun were particularly negative. by Vasily Prozorov Experts harshly criticized her innovations in the pre-coronavirus time, but now we are talking about the fact that the … Continue reading How the U.S. Turned Ukraine into A Biological Testing Ground →

Biden's Cabinet of many women shows other world leaders that US takes gender equality seriously

Suraj Jacob, Visiting Faculty, Azim Premji University, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago

Research shows that when one country – particularly a powerful one – puts more women in power, other nations tend to follow suit.

Rev. Raphael Warnock's historic US Senate win broke more barriers than you may think

John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago

Rev. Warnock became the first African American to defeat an incumbent senator and the first African American to win a US Senate seat without prior electoral experience.

More than 59 000 people flee as Dujuan brings widespread flooding and disruption to Philippines

The Watchers » Latest articles - 14 hours ago

More than 59 000 people have evacuated their homes as Tropical Storm "Dujuan" -- locally known as Auring, brought widespread flooding and disruption to the Philippines on Monday, February 22, 2021. As of 03:00 UTC (11:00 LT), the storm has weakened into a...... Read more »

How Dangerous Are Warzone Burn Pits?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

A senior airman tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit on Joint Base Balad in Iraq. Burns pits are areas on military sites overseas that are used to incinerate waste, hazardous material and chemical compounds. During the wars Afghanistan and Iraq, it is thought that as many as 200 bases used open air burn pits to dispose of the vast amount of waste accumulated by the US armed forces *Daily Mail: **'They proudly served their country, but were breathing in toxic air that would kill them': Thousands of dead or dying US veterans were sickened by warzone burn pits - but the...

‘All the Warfare of the Future’: Drones, New Technology and the Integrated Review

Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 14 hours ago

At the beginning of March, the government will publish its long-awaited Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, known (thankfully) as ‘The Integrated Review’. It’s purpose is to “define the Government’s ambition for the UK’s role in the world and the long-term strategic aims for our national security and foreign policy.” When published, the … Continue reading ‘All the Warfare of the Future’: Drones, New Technology and the Integrated Review →

Biden's Blockheaded Approach to Teachers and Covid

Jim Horn, Schools Matter - 14 hours ago

Everyone wants schools open, particularly teachers engaged online with disengaged children online. But teachers, being the selfish sort they are, would like live out their lives, rather than dying alone while a machine pumps air into their Covid-melted lungs. The Biden Administration messaging on reopening schools that would be safe for teachers and staff has been the biggest mess I have seen from what, otherwise, appears to be a well-oiled machine on top of most of the chaos left by T---p. Yesterday's appearance by Jen Psaki did not help: “The CDC is saying in order to be safe...

The Libranos: If Their Lips Are Moving

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

From the comments: Sabrina Kim is listed in the federal government directory as working in the prime minister’s office …James Fitz-Morris is the Director of Communications in the office of Anita Anand, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement… Emily Trogen is a “Communications Planner” in the prime minister’s office… Andrew MacKendrick is also a… Continue reading →

Instead of Arresting Woman for Selling Flowers Without Permit, Good Cop Buys Them All

Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago

[image: flowers]Instead of kidnapping, extorting, or stealing a woman's property for selling flowers without a permit, a hero cop bought every single last one of them.

US Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches Milestone of 500K

AP News, Snopes.com - 14 hours ago

A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 — roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta.

“Thank you very much for filling up with us today”

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 14 hours ago

G7 Entrusts Covid Battle to Bill Gates, Revamps Globalization

Geopolitics101, Covert Geopolitics - 14 hours ago

The Group of Seven (G7) convened by videoconference at the heads-of-state level on 19 February 2021, with President Biden attending for the first time. The final press release, infused with an ultra pro-active tone, contains only two concrete announcements: The G7 will participate in the “COVAX facility” to ensure the equitable worldwide distribution of anti-Covid vaccines; The … Continue reading G7 Entrusts Covid Battle to Bill Gates, Revamps Globalization →

You've Come A Long Way, Baby

PTA Blues, Roscoe Reports - 14 hours ago

Nurses 1921 Nurses 2021

Y2Kyoto: Let’s Review

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago

50 Years Of Dire Climate Forecasts And What Actually Happened

If My Office Is Closed Due To Winter Storms, Do I Get Paid?

Unknown, Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 16 hours ago

With big storms hitting all over, even places like Texas that aren't used to snow closings, I thought I'd better re-run this ever-popular and necessary piece. Whether you’re entitled to be paid when the office is closed depends on whether you are “exempt” salaried or not. Just being salaried doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t entitled to overtime. It’s possible to be salaried and still non-exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Many employers misclassify employees as exempt to avoid paying overtime. If you work more than forty hours per week, it’s better to ...

Should The U.S. And Other Countries Pass A 'Wealth Tax' To Deal With The Covid Pandemic?

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago

*Morris Pearl, Business Insider:* *The US should copy Argentina and pass a new tax on the wealthy to help deal with the COVID crisis * * The US suffers from drastic wealth inequality. * One popular solution is a wealth tax on the country's richest citizens, much like Argentina has done. * Their one-time 2% tax on the wealthiest citizens raised $4 billion and helped fund their COVID relief efforts. * Morris Pearl is the Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and a former Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. Lawmakers in Argentina, a country hit hard by COVID-19, recently took a b...

Starting tomorrow: BABEL AND TOWN!

<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 14 hours ago

*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021* *For today, (gruesome) survey says: *First, we had the election itself. After that, we experienced the lunacy of the commander's post-election crusade. We had the (deadly) riot at the Capitol, then we had the impeachment. After we had the impeachment, we had the Senate trial. Along the way, on January 20, the commander voluntarily left the White House! Within hours, he'd left Washington altogether. He was on his way to Florida and his old Mar-a-Lago home. Even including the deadly riot for which his crazy claims had laid the predicate, it was never ...

Parler’s New CEO Wants Convention That Would Let George Soros Rewrite The Constitution

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

National File – by Jack Hadfield Mark Meckler, the new interim CEO of Parler, currently supports a Convention of States that could give George Soros... The post Parler’s New CEO Wants Convention That Would Let George Soros Rewrite The Constitution appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Senator Blumenthal demands Facebook and Twitter curb vaccine-skeptic conversations

Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago

Reclaim the Net – by Dan Frieth Connecticut’s Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, is calling on Facebook and Twitter to act on vaccine skeptic conversations,... The post Senator Blumenthal demands Facebook and Twitter curb vaccine-skeptic conversations appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.

Analysis: How can Brazil expedite migration to electric cars?

Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian drivers have been recently faced with a "Sophie's choice". Those who refuel with alcohol and gasoline realize that the reality of production and tax collection on fuels are turning the prices increasingly impractical. And those seeking an electric car are faced with high vehicle purchase prices. In this scenario, what […] The post Analysis: How can Brazil expedite migration to electric cars? appeared first on The Rio Times.

China's Foreign Minister Calls For Reset In Sino-U.S. Relations By Demanding The U.S. Meets China's Conditions

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago

China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi waves as he leaves a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 24, 2020. *Reuters:* *China calls for reset in Sino-U.S. relations * BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday the United States and China could work together on issues like climate change and the coronavirus pandemic if they repaired their damaged bilateral relationship. Wang, a Chinese state councillor and foreign minister, said Beijing stood ready to reopen constructive dialogue with Washington after relations between the two countries sank ...

Don't Panic

Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago

Canada's deficit hawks are worried about the increasing costs of fighting the pandemic. Andrew Jackson writes: Last week, the Globe and Mail and the National Post gave prominent coverage to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Fiscal and Tax Working Group. The report sounded the alarm over high and mounting government deficits even as the pandemic and high unemployment remain very much with us. The Working Group is chaired by John Manley, former federal minister of finance and former head of the Canadian Business Council representing Canada’s top CEOs and Janice MacKinnon, a fo...

This Is Not Your Grandma’s Humane Society

Kate, Small Dead Animals - 15 hours ago

Fence Post; The Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced, without input from doctors of veterinary medicine students, faculty or external stakeholders, the cancellation of terminal surgical teaching procedures. For large and small animal owners, this means graduates will have more limited surgical experience upon graduation. In a letter from Dr. Melinda Frye,… Continue reading →

Brazil’s daily death average over 1,000 for 31 days; vaccine reaches 2.7% of the population

Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The media outlet consortium reporting on the Brazilian Covid-19 pandemic has released a new survey of the coronavirus pandemic situation in Brazil based on data from state health secretariats, updated at 8 PM on Saturday, February 20th. The country recorded 1,051 covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, reaching a total of […] The post Brazil’s daily death average over 1,000 for 31 days; vaccine reaches 2.7% of the population appeared first on The Rio Times.

Another Rocket Attack On An Iraq Base That Houses US Contractors

War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago

*SOFREP*: *Rockets Hit Base in Iraq That Houses US Contractors * At least four rockets hit the Iraqi military airbase of Balad north of Baghdad in Salahaddin province on Saturday. One contractor was injured, Iraqi security officials said on Saturday. The airbase at Balad is where the U.S. defense contractor Sallyport has its headquarters. Currently, there are 46 personnel contracted to support Iraq’s F-16 program. This was the second rocket attack to hit a base hosting U.S. forces or contractors in less than a week. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: This is the second salvo o...

Ferry travel resumes between Guyana and Suriname

The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 15 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ferry travel between Guyana and Suriname resumed yesterday, Sunday, February 21st, after an almost year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. A total of eight passengers departed Guyana on the MB Sandaka at approximately 9.00 am and eight others returned over the Corentyne River at 1.00 pm. All passengers required […] The post Ferry travel resumes between Guyana and Suriname appeared first on The Rio Times.

Thoughts on The Gita

Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 15 hours ago

The *Gita *is the only book of religion which appears as a chapter in the epic history (the *Mahabharata*) of an ancient civilization comprising nations of differing cultures and ruled by a number of dynasties. This signifies that the *Gita *was not conceived by its ancient creator as a stand-alone book of religion but as a part of an epic history—its teachings are enmeshed with the story of the life of the warriors, sages, and the masses who are the creators, preservers, and beneficiaries of the civilization described in the *Mahabharata*. Its purpose is to be a practical guide for...