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18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
“I'm not here to pick a fight with anyone, just to walk you through some of what I've read, my lingering questions and explain why I can't make sense of these COVID vaccines.” The post 18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Curaleaf medical marijuana workers in Massachusetts unionize
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Employees of a Curaleaf medical marijuana dispensary in Hanover, Massachusetts, voted in favor of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Union 328. “The workers wanted to address issues related to the pandemic as well as other issues such as low pay and unfair discipline,” the UFCW noted in a news release. The […] Curaleaf medical marijuana workers in Massachusetts unionize is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Healthy 43-Year-Old Man Suffers Stroke From Blood Clot Hours After Receiving J&J Vaccine
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 11 hours ago
A Mississippi man remains in critical condition, can’t walk, talk and is paralyzed on one side of his body after suffering a stroke hours after being vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine. Family believes “without a doubt” the vaccine caused the stroke. The post Healthy 43-Year-Old Man Suffers Stroke From Blood Clot Hours After Receiving J&J Vaccine appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Running for the exits
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
R.R. Reno reports: "As a sometime professor, I have many friends in academia. I can't count how many conversations, I've had recently in which my friends have confided their despair over the future of liberal education [that's liberal as in freedom of thought]. Those who are retired emphasize their good fortune. Those who are still teaching tell me they hope to make it to retirement, somehow, or are looking for the exits. As a young academic friend put it, "I'm exhausted by the lies--and by the cowardice." *First Things*, May 2021, p. 66. Lies on the Left, cowardice on the Right. ...
Excess deaths from Covid lockdowns
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
The media want us to focus on the deaths from the current virus--about 80% of them in people who were overweight or obese. But the excess mortality was greater among those in the 15 to 54 age range, not the elderly. And the cause wasn't the virus, but the lockdown. These victims weren't the laptop, snowflake types like journalists, scientists, and politicians, but the lower income and minority households. In actual numbers those grieving families are white people, but the media will make it a racism story (rate) rather than a lockdown story which they encouraged because fear brought ...
Government ‘bans’ thousands of disabled fans from sporting test events
John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago
The government is facing fresh accusations of disability discrimination, after apparently banning people who are “clinically extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 from attending all nine of its sports, cultural and business “test” events. The nine events are taking place over the next month […]
Rail companies apologise after Prince Philip ‘mark of respect’ leaves websites inaccessible
John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago
Rail companies have apologised after their blundering attempts to make a gesture of respect following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh left their national rail information website inaccessible to many disabled people. National Rail Enquiries was just one of several rail […]
Government rejects chance to promise inquiry into COVID deaths of disabled people
John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago
The government has refused to promise MPs that it will order a separate, independent inquiry into why so many disabled people have died from coronavirus, and the role the UK government and other public bodies have played in causing those deaths. The […]
‘Concerning silence’ from government over disability ambassador roles
John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago
The government has failed to explain why it has made no contact for more than two months with a string of disabled experts who applied for voluntary positions as its “disability and access ambassadors”. The Disability Unit announced in early January that […]
Atos, Capita and Maximus ‘send almost no safeguarding referrals to councils’
John Pring, Disability News Service - 11 hours ago
A trio of outsourcing companies that have faced repeated criticism over their links to deaths and serious harm caused to disabled benefit claimants have made almost no attempts in the last year to alert local authorities to serious safeguarding concerns. Responses from […]
Campaign calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges
John Pring, Disability News Service - 12 hours ago
Disabled campaigners are calling on supermarkets to scrap their delivery charges, to help disabled people and others who have seen food costs rise sharply during the pandemic. They are asking the chief executives of the seven supermarkets that have provided priority delivery […]
Apple ‘forced by EHRC to back down in face mask discrimination row’
John Pring, Disability News Service - 12 hours ago
Technology giant Apple appears to have been forced by the equality watchdog to admit that it was wrong to eject disabled people from its shops for failing to wear face masks, when government guidance stated that they were exempt from the rules. […]
Rhode Island lottery for new medical marijuana stores in limbo
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
Rhode Island marijuana authorities are without a company to run the lottery to award six new medical marijuana dispensary licenses. Rhode Island lottery for new medical marijuana stores in limbo is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Who Needs a 4th Stimulus Check? $3,000 Child Tax Credit Payments Are Coming.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, Americas* [image: Stimulus Checks] The latest stimulus legislation has enhanced the child tax credit and allows more lower income parents to qualify for the benefit. Over the past month, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have worked around the clock to disburse nearly one hundred sixty million coronavirus stimulus checks under the American Rescue Plan. It appears that even more help is on the way for financially struggling Americans. According to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig, the agency will begin sending out monthly payments f...
The U.S. Military Just Landed B-2 and B-1B Bombers in the Arctic
Stavros Atlamazoglou, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stavros Atlamazoglou* *Arctic Warfare, Americas* [image: Arctic Warfare] The Air Force has sent both a clear message of deterrence to Russia and China while also demonstrating that it can actually land those powerful warplanes in such harsh conditions. In March, U.S. strategic bombers completed a historic task force deployment in Europe. Several B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and over 100 support personnel flew to Europe to take part in a Bomber Task Force deployment. Bomber Task Force deployments are probably one of the more important but least known Air Force miss...
The Army Just Paid a Cool $50 Million for the MK22 Sniper Rifle
Stavros Atlamazoglou, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stavros Atlamazoglou* *MK22 Sniper Rifle, Americas* [image: U.S. Army] How long will it take for this new sniper rifle to get into the hands of special operations forces downrange? In March, the U.S. Army awarded a close to $50 million contract for a new sniper rifle. More specifically, the Army awarded Barret Firearms Manufacturing Inc., a $49.9 million, five-year contract for the MK22 Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD), which has been chosen as the new long-range rifle for the Army. This isn’t the first time that the MRAD rifle has hit the news lately. In January, the Army’s P...
How America Assassinated Japan’s Pearl Harbor Mastermind
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Pearl Harbor, Asia* Yamamoto’s assassination is still significant because it has been cited as a precedent for today’s drone strikes. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Did Yamamoto’s death affect the war? His Pearl Harbor operation was audacious and brilliant, but his poor strategy at Midway six months later destroyed Japan’s elite aircraft carrier force (ironically, it was also U.S. codebreaking that set the stage for the Midway disaster). By 1943, he was a sick and exhausted man. Some sixty-eight years before U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, Americ...
The U.S. Navy Is Working on a Missile to Kill Hypersonic Weapons
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Hypersonic Weapons Defense, Americas* The Pentagon revealed last year that such weapons were at least under consideration. Hypersonic missiles are widely seen as a weapon of the future. The United States is developing its own, with the Air Force’s ARRW hypersonic missile failing its first test earlier this month. A recent report stated that the U.S. military is working on seventy different hypersonic weapon efforts, for which it has requested $15 billion in funding. ARRW stands for Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, and it has been described as “a boost-glide ...
Motherships: The Air Force Wants Its Cargo Planes to Be Drone Carriers
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] In the near-future, C-130 or C-17 cargo planes could carry drones into battle and get recover and refueld and rearm them. Many weapons developers think of Air Force cargo planes such as C-17s and C-130 as primarily transport platforms able to deliver supplies, weapons and forces engaged in forward positioned combat operations. However, the service is increasingly considering also using these kinds of aircraft for actual attacks instead of just cargo transport. There have been several interesting innovations, now at ...
The Navy Converted This Passenger Ship into an Aircraft Carrier
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *U.S. Navy, World* The USS Seeandbee, renamed Wolverine, was fitted with a 550-foot-long, 98-foot-wide flight deck capable of supporting takeoff and landing operations. *Here's What You Need to Know*: *Sable* and *Wolverine* were a far cry from fleet aircraft carriers but were adequate for accomplishing the Navy’s purpose In August 1942, the U.S. Navy acquired the 1913 *USS Seeandbee* (using the initials of its parent company, the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company), the world’s largest side-wheel passenger steamer, and began converting it into a tr...
Top 25 Warships and Aircraft That Made the Modern World
James Holmes, The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * It's a pretty big list, but we have you covered. *Here's What You Need To Remember: * *(This is a series of 5 pieces combined for your reading pleasure that have ranked as some of our most popular ever.)* *5 Best Battleships:* Ranking the greatest battleships of all time is a tad easier than ranking naval battles. Both involve comparing apples with oranges. But at least taking the measure of individual men-of-war involves comparing one apple with one orange. That's a compact endeavor relative to sorting through history to discern how seesaw interacti...
WHO Confirms Europe's COVID-19 Death Toll Now Top 1 Million As The Pandemic Hits A 'Critical Point'
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Europe surpasses more than one million Covid-19 deaths – a third of the global tally* * Dr Hans Kluge said the situation is 'serious' with over 1.6m new cases per week * Top WHO official allayed fears over blood clots in takers of the AstraZeneca jab * He said incidents of Covid-19 in Europe's over-80s had dropped by 30 per cent Europe has surpassed the grim milestone of one million Covid-19 deaths, a top World Health Organisation Official (WHO) revealed on Thursday. Dr Hans Kluge said the situation remains 'serious' with about 1.6 million new cases repo...
Pfizer CEO Says A Third Covid Vaccine Will Be Necessary Within 12 Months
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 10 hours ago
President Joe Biden listens to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speak at the Pfizer Kalamazoo Manufacturing Site February 19, 2021, in Portage, Michigan. Brendan Smialowski | AFP CNBC: *Pfizer CEO says third Covid vaccine dose likely needed within 12 months* Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Thursdaypeople will “likely” need a booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated. He also said it’s possible people will need to get vaccinated against the virus annually. “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the viru...
Man City Shakes Off Quarterfinal Jinx to Reach Champions Semis
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Manchester City topped Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal to win 4-2 on aggregate and advance to the last four for only the second time in its history and the first time since Pep Guardiola took the helm.
Maps and More
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 10 hours ago
No Surprise There The Capitol Police officer who allegedly shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, 35, during the January 6 gathering at the US Capitol will not face charges: An investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia determined “that there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution,” the […] The post Maps and More appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
More Washington hypocrisy....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Excellent journalist Aaron Mate and comedian Ron Placone join Jimmy Dore to discuss more Washington hypocrisy.
U.S. Intelligence Now Says Story of Russian Bounties on American Troops Likely False
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 11 hours ago
After the media blew up a story about Russian military putting bounties on American troops in an effort to shape a Russian collusion narrative against the administration of President Trump, the U.S. intelligence community now says that story was likely false. (Via Daily Beast) – [O]n Thursday, the Biden administration announced that U.S. intelligence only […] The post U.S. Intelligence Now Says Story of Russian Bounties on American Troops Likely False appeared first on The Last Refuge.
With tech DNA and a retail heart, Olist startup receives another US$23 million
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Olist, the startup from Curitiba known as the "marketplace of marketplaces", has just received another US$23 million as an extension to its Series D funding round, announced in December and led by SoftBank. The new contribution was made by the American bank Goldman Sachs, which had not yet invested in […] The post With tech DNA and a retail heart, Olist startup receives another US$23 million appeared first on The Rio Times.
Biden Administration’s September 11 Withdrawal Plan Violates Peace Agreement
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Members of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement Wednesday that he would pull troops from Afghanistan on September 11, 2021, thereby violating a key component of a peace agreement negotiated by the previous administration. A September 11 withdrawal—landing on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack—reinforces the false impression that the Taliban government had something to do with the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. BAP is concerned the attempt to move the date of U.S. withdrawal past the agreed-upon May 1 deadlin...
Stand With Haiti! A Call For Solidarity
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
Above photo: Black Alliance for Peace. This statement, written by Haiti Action Committee and signed by over 60 organizations, commemorates the 10th anniversary of the return to Haiti of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and First Lady Mildred Aristide. It calls for support of the resistance by the Haitian people to the US-backed dictatorship of Jovenel […] The post Stand With Haiti! A Call For Solidarity appeared first on PopularResistance.Org.
For JCPOA Re-entry, Biden Must Tear Down This Sanctions Wall
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 11 hours ago
It was clear from the outset: Returning to the Iran Nuclear Deal was not a matter of nuclear technicalities or diplomatic savvy. It was and remains primarily a matter of political will and political capital. Though all eyes will be on the start of formal talks in Vienna this week, the real test will take place in Washington D.C. where President Joe Biden must muster the political will to tear down the “sanctions wall” his predecessor put in place for the sole purpose of preventing an American return to the nuclear agreement, lest the talks in Vienna will be for naught. With onl...
Organizing In The South
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
Oxford, MI - The woman’s face still haunts me. Lined from many years of work on the farm and then in the cotton mills, she is nameless in my memory, just another “linthead” in the eyes of the mill owners, “white trash” others might say, someone off the cow patch and now in a factory in some Southern backwater working 12-hour days. In her eyes, however, was a spark of something, a flicker of hope, and it came from the union she and countless other cotton mill workers were desperate to join back in the 1930s. “We began to feel we could be a part of a great movement,” she said in fil...
Ukraine wants to put Hungary at war with Russia
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
* Statement of the Hungarian Community for Peace* The Ukrainian leadership has called on NATO to help it reconquer Crimea from Russia. As Hungary is a member of NATO, it means that it wants to involve Hungary in a war against Russia. Neither NATO nor the Hungarian government refused the call of Kiev, although it did not say it would comply with it. The Hungarian Peace Community demands from the government of Viktor Orbán to firmly and publicly reject the Kiev call! Let it know that our country not only does not want to go to war with Russia, but also does not give its territo...
Real Madrid Stymies Liverpool to Claim Berth in Champions Semifinals
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League semifinals for a 30th time on Wednesday after holding Liverpool 0-0 at Anfield to win the quarterfinal tie 3-1 in aggregate.
Venezuela’s Revenue Stream to Increase Thanks to Oil Price Hike, Output
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The revenue stream of the Venezuelan State has considerably improved from six months ago since this year the regime of leftist leader Nicolás Maduro may be reaping nearly $9 billion, or $1 billion more than in 2020, Venezuelan economist Asdrúbal Oliveros, head of the Caracas-based Ecoanalítica consulting firm, told local energy blog Petroguía on Wednesday.
Biden Makes It Official: US Forces to Leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The United States will begin removing its remaining troops from Afghanistan on May 1 and the withdrawal will be completed by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that spurred the invasion, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
Mexican President Expresses Support for Televisa-Univision Merger
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hailed on Wednesday a new deal that will see Grupo Televisa merge its media, content and production assets with Univision Communications.
Once Praised for Its COVID Response, Uruguay Now Facing Severe Health Crisis
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The coronavirus situation in Uruguay has now reached alarming levels.
Lava Streams Threaten Residents on Slopes of Guatemalan Volcano
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Streams of lava from Guatemala’s Pacaya continue to flow in the general direction of two villages perched on the slopes of the 2,552-meter (8,373-foot) mountain.
Belarusian Swimmer Herasimenia Sells Gold Medal to Support Opposition
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Belarusian swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia has sold her 2012 Short Course Swimming World Championship gold medal to support the country’s opposition, the Sport Solidarity Foundation, which she presides over, announced on Wednesday.
Wall Street Swindler Bernie Madoff Dies in Prison
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Bernard Madoff, sentenced to 150 years in prison for perpetrating what is thought to be the greatest financial fraud in the history of the United States, died on Wednesday behind bars. He was 82.
Terminally Ill Chilean Woman Waging Battle for Euthanasia Rights
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
A handful of individuals have led the struggle for euthanasia rights in different parts of the world, including Ramon Sampedro in Spain and Ana Estrada in Peru.
Sri Lanka Bans 11 Islamist Groups Ahead of Easter Bombings Anniversary
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The government of Sri Lanka banned on Wednesday 11 Islamist groups – including the Islamic State, the Al Qaeda and any group linked to them – ahead of the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in which 269 people were killed and over 400 injured.
Afghanistan Reacts Cautiously to US Troop Withdrawal Plans
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Afghan leaders reacted on Wednesday with caution and stressed the capabilities of Afghan security forces after the United States revealed plans to withdraw its troops from the country by Sept. 11, instead of the earlier deadline of May 1, which drew a furious reaction from the Taliban.
Nadal Begins Quest for 12th Monte Carlo Title in Auspicious Fashion
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Rafael Nadal began on Wednesday his quest for a record-extending 12th Monte Carlo Masters title in auspicious fashion claiming a 6-1, 6-2 win over Federico Delbonis at the second round of the first clay Masters of the season.
As Russia Amasses Troops on Border, Fears and Support Grow in Ukraine
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The United States, NATO and the European Union have called on Russia to de-escalate and withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian border while officials in Kiev claim that Ukraine is ready to defend itself in case of a new Russian escalation in the war.
UEFA Bans Kudela for 10 Matches for ‘Racist Behavior’
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
UEFA’s ethics committee handed Slavia Praha player Ondrej Kudela on Wednesday a 10-match ban for “racist behavior” toward Rangers opponent Glen Kamara.
Messi Gifts Barça Shirts to Sinovac Biotech for Vaccines Sent to CONMEBOL
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Lionel Messi gifted the Chinese pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech with three signed Barcelona shirts to show gratitude for the 50,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine sent to CONMEBOL for South American soccer competitions, including this summer’s Copa America.
China Official Dares Japan Deputy PM to Drink Fukushima Water to Prove Safety
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
A Chinese official said on Wednesday the Japanese deputy prime minister Taro Aso should drink the treated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant to prove it is safe after Tokyo decided it would go ahead with a plan to dump it in the Pacific Ocean.
European Powers Concerned by Iran’s 60% Uranium Enrichment Step
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
France, Germany and the United Kingdom expressed on Wednesday their concern following Iran’s decision to increase its degree of uranium enrichment to 60%, calling it a “serious development.”
Germany to Offer Alternative 2nd Dose to under 60s Who Had AstraZeneca
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Some 2.2 million people under 60 who have received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Germany will be offered either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna shots to complete their course, authorities said on Wednesday.
Denmark Permanently Withdraws AstraZeneca from Vaccine Rollout
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Denmark said on Wednesday it would permanently abandon its use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to its possible links with rare blood clots.
Pakistan Bans Islamist Party Behind Deadly Protests over Prophet Cartoons
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The Pakistan government said on Wednesday it would ban the Islamist group that organized deadly protests over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
180 Years since the World Was Introduced to the Saxophone
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
In around 1841, Belgian musician and instrument maker Adolphe Sax presented a new invention of his to the public.
Thousands Gather for Dip in Ganges as Coronavirus Wave Sweeps India
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus, most of them maskless, gathered on Wednesday to take a dip in the Ganges river for an ongoing religious festival even as India fights a grim battle against a deadly second COVID-19 wave.
Taliban to Boycott Talks, Resume Attacks If US Troops Do Not Pullout by May 1
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The Taliban warned on Wednesday that they would boycott all negotiations for peace in Afghanistan and resume attacks on foreign troops if they did not adhere to the May 1 deadline for withdrawal under the Doha agreement.
Israelis Gather at Military Cemeteries for Remembrance Day
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Israel came to a standstill on Wednesday as the country paid tribute to its fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
US Capitol Police Warned of Jan. 6 Attack, but Ordered Not to Use Full Force
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The United States Capitol Police had an advance warning of violence before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building in Washington, but were ordered not to respond with their maximum riot-control methods.
Singapore Emerges from Recession with 0.2% GDP Growth in Q1
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2021, the first expansion of the economy of the city-state since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Increased by 29% This Year
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan increased by 29 percent between January and March compared to the same period in 2020, despite an ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and the government, according to a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday.
Funerals for the Living Aim to Attract Good Luck in Thailand
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok celebrates daily funerals in life, where the faithful seek to purge their bad luck and attract fortune through a ceremony during which they lie down for a while within a coffin covered by a sheet.
Tokyo Marks 100 Days to Olympic Games with New Statues, Decorations
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
With exactly 100 days to go before the inauguration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Japanese capital held a subdued event on Wednesday in which it unveiled statues of the Olympic rings as well as the mascots of the games.
China Warns US over Taiwan
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
China warned the United States to stop sending “erroneous signals” to Taiwan’s pro-independence forces on Wednesday, coinciding with the arrival of three former senior American officials on the island.
Venezuela’s Watchdog Letter Asking to Clarify Funds Used for COVAX Deal
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Transparencia Venezuela, the local affiliate of global Transparency International watchdog, asked for additional information about the origin of some 60 million Swiss Francs the Nicolás Maduro regime has said it will use to pay for COVID-19 vaccines obtained through the World Health Organization’s COVAX vaccine cooperation scheme.
Myanmar Army, Kachin Rebels Fight in Country’s North
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
The fighting between the Myanmar Army and rebels from the Kachin ethnic group continued on Wednesday in the north of the country after several days of clashes that have resulted in significant casualties for the coup forces, according to local media.
Decisions About Their Bodies Still Out of Reach for Women, UN Reports
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Making decisions about their own bodies – from whom they want to have sex with to whether they use contraceptives or seek healthcare – continues to be out of reach for hundreds of millions of women around the world, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday.
HRW Calls Indigenous Deaths in Australian Prisons ‘Unacceptable’
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Human Rights Watch described on Wednesday the high number of deaths of Indigenous Australians in custody as “unacceptable.”
Toshiba CEO Resigns amid Leadership Doubts
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
Toshiba President and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday after his leadership was questioned by shareholders as the Japanese company studies an offer for its acquisition.
South Korea Created New Jobs in March for First Time since Pandemic
Latin American Herald Tribune - 10 hours ago
South Korea generated new jobs in year-on-year terms in March for the first time since the pandemic began, with the addition of some 314,000 new jobs, the country’s Statistical Office said on Wednesday.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/15/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
The long snouted Indian crocodile: Gharial conservation success
Vijay Raj Jayaraj, CFACT - 12 hours ago
Double good news! Conservation success... and they eat only fish. The post The long snouted Indian crocodile: Gharial conservation success appeared first on CFACT.
Thursday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Robyn Urback criticizes the Ford PCs' habit (matched by other conservative governments) of responding to COVID-19 with continued cycles of procrastination followed by panic. And Rachel McLay highlights how political will has been the key factor in Atlantic Canada's success in suppressing the coronavirus. - Andre Picard writes about the complete loss of perspective involved in focusing on remote risks of vaccines while ignoring the far more severe public health cost of delaying or preventing their use. And Alexander Zaitchik discusses how...
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 15
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1915 UK War Ministry committee heard from Adm Slade leading UK oil expert Said if Ottoman Empire divided UK had to get Mosul vilayet because had oil (Musings On Iraq book review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1959 Congress for Federation of Peasant Societies founded Communist organization meant to organize peasants to back party’s demand for role in Qasim govt (Musings On Iraq review *The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology*) (Musings On Iraq review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interv...
U.S. Military And Intelligence Agencies Refining Plans To Prevent Afghanistan From Becoming A Terrorist Base
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Traffic last month in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. American intelligence analysts say security in the country could worsen almost immediately.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times *New York Times*: *How the U.S. Plans to Fight From Afar After Troops Exit Afghanistan* *Drones, long-range bombers and spy networks will be used in an effort to prevent Afghanistan from re-emerging as a terrorist base to threaten the United States.* WASHINGTON — American troops are set to leave Afghanistan no later than Sept. 11, but the Pentagon, American spy agencies and Western allies are ...
PIX payment system may become digital identity in Brazil, says Central Bank president
Richard Mann, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Central Bank (BC) president Roberto Campos Neto said that Pix, the Brazilian instant payment service, may evolve to other functionalities and eventually become a kind of digital identity. "We understand that we can expand this [the Pix] to improve even more the quality of life of people with public services […] The post PIX payment system may become digital identity in Brazil, says Central Bank president appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Children Are Our Future
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 11 hours ago
The power of NO. I know that by attaching my name to this I’m risking not only my current job but my career as an educator, since most schools, both public and private, are now captive to this backward ideology. But witnessing the harmful impact it has on children, I can’t stay silent.
Brazilians lost almost 2 years of life expectancy in pandemic, and 2021 should be worse, says Harvard demographer
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians' life expectancy has returned to the 2013 level. The drop interrupts a cycle of growth in life expectancy in the country, which started from an average of 45.5 years in 1945 to reach the estimated 76.7 years in 2020, an average gain of five months per calendar year. The […] The post Brazilians lost almost 2 years of life expectancy in pandemic, and 2021 should be worse, says Harvard demographer appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Visits Afghanistan After President Biden Announces Troop Withdrawal
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*NBC:* *Blinken visits Afghanistan after Biden announces U.S. troop withdrawal* *Some observers and critics worry that the U.S. withdrawal not only imperils counterterrorism efforts, but that it also endangers Afghanistan's fragile democracy.* Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Afghanistan on Thursday for a surprise visit less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced the full withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by Sept. 11. While in Kabul, Blinken met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the country's High Council f...
Pharma company demands retraction, damages in lawsuit against journal
Ivan Oransky, Retraction Watch - 11 hours ago
A drug company that manufactures a painkiller used for surgery patients has sued an anesthesiology journal along with its editor and publisher and the authors of articles that it says denigrated its product unfairly. In a complaint filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, Pacira Biosciences claims that “In the February 2021 issue … Continue reading Pharma company demands retraction, damages in lawsuit against journal
"The Radicalization of Black America"
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 11 hours ago
That's the title of a very thought-provoking article by David Cole in Taki's Magazine. He draws an analogy between religious intolerance and social intolerance. (I hasten to emphasize that he's not speaking of the broad mass of Black people in America, or anywhere else: he's addressing the *radical fringe,* those who prefer to riot and burn down and destroy rather than seek constructive solutions to their problems. Sadly, that radical fringe appears to be in control in many American cities right now.) According to Younes/Morton, imams who knew that there’s nothing in Muslim...
WATCH: Cops Attack 73yo Woman With Dementia, Break Her Bones, Leave Her Bloody as She Walked Home
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: dementia]An elderly woman with dementia was walking home from Walmart when cops attacked her, breaking her bones and leaving her bloody for absolutely no reason.
Peru economy contracts 4.18% in February amid COVID-19 second wave
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru’s economy contracted 4.18% year-on-year in February, as the world’s no. 2 copper producer was hit by a sharp second wave of COVID-19 infections, the government said on Thursday. The result was the steepest monthly fall since last September but was better than analysts had predicted . . . To […] The post Peru economy contracts 4.18% in February amid COVID-19 second wave appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Calls Russian Threat A National Emergency. Expels 10 Russian Diplomats And Imposes New Sanctions
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*FOX News: **Biden declares Russia threat 'national emergency,' lobs sanctions; 10 diplomats booted over election meddling* *US Department of State said it is expelling 10 officials from Russia’s bilateral mission* President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order declaring a "national emergency" over the threat from Russia, as his administration slapped new sanctions on the country. The U.S. Department of State said it is expelling 10 officials from Russia’s bilateral mission. "Today, we announced actions to hold the Russian Government to account for the SolarWinds i...
Is Brazil a threat to global health security? What Science magazine says
Adele Cardin, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Understanding the behavior of SARS-CoV-2 and how its mutations test the management of the pandemic and even the efficacy of the vaccines developed in record time is undoubtedly of great interest to the women and men of science. Prestigious cardiologist Eric J. Topol is a professor of molecular medicine at […] The post Is Brazil a threat to global health security? What Science magazine says appeared first on The Rio Times.
The indigenous tribes of old Rio and the names that stay with us
Dermot OSullivan, The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Most people are vaguely aware of the fact that indigenous tribes lived in Rio de Janeiro before the arrival of the Portuguese, but few people know much about them or are aware that many places name in Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro are based on the Tupi language, some even on […] The post The indigenous tribes of old Rio and the names that stay with us appeared first on The Rio Times.
Still Losing The Last Election
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
Conservatives launched their major campaign pitch today. It’s one thing to read the dingbat details but it’s a whole other thing to watch the leader try to sell them. I’ll apologize in advance but you need to see this. (There’s 15 minutes of music and pretty pictures before anything is said.) #BREAKING: Conservatives launch comprehensive… Continue reading →
Coulda Had Max
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
The federal Conservatives revealed their climate plan on Thursday and proposing a $20-per-tonne carbon price — lower than the Liberals’. The plan is a major shift in policy, as the party has previously threatened to scrap the program introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2018. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole announced the climate… Continue reading →
Mostly Peaceful
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 12 hours ago
They reap what they sow. A CNN crew member collapsed after being hit in the head by a water bottle while covering the protests over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn City, Minn., Wednesday night. The attack was captured on video and posted to Twitter by Nicholas Rowan, a Washington Examiner… Continue reading →
MADDOW AND TOWN: The Morning Joe gang was playing the fool!
<b>bob somerby</b>, the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021* *The things we can't hear in Our Town: *We were visited by Plato last night, or by someone presenting as same. Incongruously, this being carried a Xeroxed copy of Plato's Seventh Letter. We've mentioned the famous document several times in the past. Below, you see the section we've commonly cited. Alas! When Plato was still a young man, Athens' democracy was overthrown. Many years later, he recalled the way he reacted: PLATO: *The existing constitution, which was subject to widespread criticism, was overthrown...and a committee of Thirty given supreme ...
VIDEO: 375+ Elected Officials Send Letter Urging Biden Against Fossil Fuels
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 13 hours ago
As the first national organization in the country to call for a ban on fracking everywhere, we will not rest until our mission is complete.
Pandemic in Brazil remains at worrying levels, Fiocruz warns
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The pandemic should remain at worrying levels throughout the month of April, according to data from the of the Covid-19 Observatory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation's (Fiocruz) Extraordinary Bulletin, released on Wednesday April 14. In Epidemiological Week 14 - the period between April 4 -10 - the upward trend in […] The post Pandemic in Brazil remains at worrying levels, Fiocruz warns appeared first on The Rio Times.
Vaccinating The Starbucks Crowd
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
Global 64 per cent of Canadians thought their decision to get the vaccine would depend on what type of vaccine they were offered, while over eight in 10 stated they should be able to choose which vaccine they received. But that doesn’t mean you should be free to choose. Support towards making vaccines mandatory also… Continue reading →
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 104 – 2021
HiFast, Climate Collections - 13 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: . South / North
ALICIA M. SALAZ
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*ALICIA M. SALAZ* has been appointed vice provost and university librarian at the University of Oregon. Most recently the associate dean for research and academic services and senior librarian for Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, Salaz holds a master’s in library and information science from the University of Washington and a doctorate in higher education from the University of Liverpool in England.
JANE ENDSLEY WILSON
cmaadmin, Diverse - 11 hours ago
*JANE ENDSLEY WILSON* has been named dean of the College of Allied Health at the University of Oklahoma. Serving in various teaching and administrative roles at the university's Health Sciences Center for the past 25 years, Wilson was most recently associate dean for student affairs and associate professor in the College of Pharmacy. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s from Northeast Louisiana University as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma.
House Panel Votes to Advance Reparations Measure
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 11 hours ago
The House Judiciary Committee voted 25-17 Wednesday to advance a measure that would form a commission to examine the nation’s slavery past and recommend reparations to the descendants of slaves, Associated Press reported. Yet, the likelihood of the bill passing in Congress remain slim. The House bill has no Republicans among 176 co-sponsors and needs […]
ANDRE MARSHALL
cmaadmin, Diverse - 12 hours ago
*ANDRE MARSHALL* has been named vice president for research, innovation, and economic development at George Mason University. He will also serve as president of the GMU Research Foundation and as a faculty member in the Volgenau School of Engineering. Currently director of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Program, Marshall holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
Georgetown University and American University Require Matriculating Students to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
Georgetown University and American University will require students matriculating there this fall to be COVID-19 vaccinated, 7 News reported. “Following the guidance of our Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Ranit Mishori, and our Public Health Advisory group, and in consultation with student, staff, and faculty leaders, we will require undergraduate and graduate students at the […]
Can the Baltics Hold Back the Russian Army Until NATO Arrives?
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Russian Military, NATO, Europe* Russia can muster 845,000 troops—three hundred thousand in western Russia alone—backed by 2,600 tanks, 5,500 artillery pieces and almost 1,400 warplanes. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *In the end, no clever strategy can change the fact that Russia is big and the Baltic states are small. Nonetheless, as in any situation where there is bullying, simply declaring your readiness to stand up to a bigger aggressor just might deter attack—or at least not leave you feeling so helpless. The Baltic states have a plan to defend themselve...
Global Austerity Alert: Looming Budget Cuts in 2021-25 and Alternatives
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK and NAIROBI, Apr 15 (IPS) - Last week Ministers of Finance met virtually at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to discuss policies to tackle the pandemic and socio-economic recovery. Read the full story, “Global Austerity Alert: Looming Budget Cuts in 2021-25 and Alternatives”, on globalissues.org →
Countering Gender Stereotyping in the News Media
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 15 (IPS) - Gender stereotyping in the media has a significant impact on how women and gender minorities are perceived. In turn, it affects their opportunities to fully and effectively participate in public life. Read the full story, “Countering Gender Stereotyping in the News Media”, on globalissues.org →
Son of Jerry Falwell Jr. Ousted as VP at Liberty University
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 12 hours ago
Trey Falwell, son of former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., is out of his vice president job at the school, POLITICO reported. According to Liberty University spokesperson Scott Lamb, Falwell’s ouster occurred this week, Approximately eight months ago Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president amid allegations of inappropriate personal behavior and financial self-dealing. The […]
How Long Will The U.S. Economy Continue To Grow?
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday's trading session in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo *CNBC: **The economy is running on a stimulus-fueled caffeine high. What will happen when it wears off?* * The U.S. economy is widely expected to show its biggest growth this year since 1984. * But once the drivers of the growth, primarily government spending and the pandemic rebound, fade away, the path beyond that looks challenging. * Econo...
Self-Help Recommendations on How Millennial Women of Color Survive College
cmaadmin, Diverse - 12 hours ago
During this self-isolation and social distancing period, I have come to the realization that I did not fully know myself as much as I thought, and that was a notion that was frightening yet ethereal. I was raised by my mother, aunt, and grandmothers, whose mothers raised them during a time when a “hot girl summer” would often leave them outside on the porch clutching a bag of clothes with dreams of ‘hiting the road’. As a Black female Millennial, I am what you call “winning”. I have completed my bachelor’s, master’s, and am currently a doctoral student working off of two hours of sl...
Was This Violin Played on the Titanic?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
None of the musicians aboard the Titanic survived the ship's sinking, but at least one of their instruments did.
Brazil's Covid-19 Corovariant Mutating. May Be More Dangerous
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study* RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant, behind a deadly COVID-19 surge in the Latin American country that has raised international alarm, is mutating in ways that could make it better able to evade antibodies, according to scientists studying the virus. Research conducted by the public health institute Fiocruz into the variants circulating in Brazil found mutations in the spike region of the virus that is used to enter and infect cells. Those changes, the scientists s...
Japan Plans to Dump 1.2 Million Tons of Contaminated Fukushima Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 12 hours ago
Greenpeace said Japan’s plan is a violation of international maritime law that "completely disregards the human rights and interests of the people in Fukushima, wider Japan and the Asia-Pacific region." The post Japan Plans to Dump 1.2 Million Tons of Contaminated Fukushima Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Denmark Permanently Bans Experimental AstraZeneca Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Risk
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Denmark is the first EU nation to permanently ban the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
Shingles Outbreaks After Pfizer BioNTech mRNA Covid Vaccine: Johnson & Johnson Data Difficulties, Vaccines Harm Healthy People
Penny, Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*As if the blood clot issue isn't enough cause for concern? * — Surprise finding in Israeli case series *Herpes zoster reactivation -- a.k.a. shingles -- following COVID-19 vaccination in six patients with comorbid autoimmune/inflammatory diseases may be a new adverse event associated with the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine, suggested a new report. At two centers in Israel, there have been six cases of herpes zoster developing shortly after administration of the Pfizer vaccine in patients with disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis since December 2020, according to Victoria Furer, ...
How Banks Really Work and How Money is Actually Created
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*Valuetainment* | why the real economy is no longer growing - while debt is spiraling out of control.
Asbury Park City Council Passes 100 Percent Clean Energy Ordinance
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 1 day ago
“These campaigns strengthen local democracies and show that climate action is possible everywhere.”
Maryland Essential Workers’ Protection Act Passes State Legislature, Safeguarding Food and Farm Workers During Enduring Pandemic
Angie Aker, Food & Water Watch - 2 days ago
A victory for temporary emergency protections, bill passage signals that there is more work to be done in protecting food and farm workers
Baby Bird Season Has Begun!
Angie Trumbo, International Bird Rescue - 5 days ago
Spring has sprung—ducklings and other baby birds have begun making their way into care at both of our California wildlife centers. We offer readers a helpful a reminder on what to do when you find a baby bird. The post Baby Bird Season Has Begun! appeared first on International Bird Rescue.
Studying Marine Lifes Brief Break from Human Noise
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, Apr 15 (IPS) - Travel and economic slowdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to brake shipping, seafloor exploration, and many other human activities in the ocean, creating a unique moment to begin a time-series study of the impacts of sound on marine life. Read the full story, “Studying Marine Lifes Brief Break from Human Noise”, on globalissues.org →
New UN-backed framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with the African Union (AU) Commission, launched a new continent-wide framework on Thursday, to boost trade and improve food security. Read the full story, “New UN-backed framework to boost agricultural trade between African nations”, on globalissues.org →
Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
A lack of new treatments for common infections has left people dangerously exposed to the “world’s most dangerous bacteria”, the UN health agency said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’”, on globalissues.org →
Message From The Amazon Union Defeat In Alabama Is Clear
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 12 hours ago
On April 9, the National Labor Relations Board announced the results of a mail ballot certification election that concluded on March 29 for workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama. With 3,215 votes cast, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) was defeated with at least 1,608 votes against the union, enough to crush the drive. The result was not shocking given the millions of dollars that Amazon spent and its power inside the facility to pressure workers to vote against forming a union. No matter how you spin it, the defeat is a significant ...
Iran, Russia and the Iranian Nuclear Program
A Political Junkie, Viable Opposition - 12 hours ago
Following a recent meeting in Tehran between Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Foreign Minister of Iran Javad Zarif: ... Lavrov very clearly outlined Russia's agenda for Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA better known as the Iranian nuclear deal. This is particularly pertinent given the recent news from Iran about its Natanz nuclear facility which appears to be related to actions taken by Israel as reported here by the Times of Israel: ...and here as reported by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): Here is a quote from the IRNA...
Bombs Galore: India’s Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Keeps Growing
Michael Peck, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *India Nuclear Weapons, Asia* India has 130 to 140 nuclear warheads—and more are coming. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* India’s nuclear missile force is only fifteen years old, but it already has four types of land-based ballistic missiles: the short-range Prithvi-II and Agni-I, the medium-range Agni-II and the intermediate-range Agni-III. India has 130 to 140 nuclear warheads—and more are coming, according to a recent 2018 report. “India is estimated to have produced enough military plutonium for 150 to 200 nuclear warheads, but has likely produced only 130 ...
2 Million More $1,400 Stimulus Checks Sent Out (Worth $3.4 Billion)
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Checks, Americas* The latest round of payments began processing on April 9 and “officially” went out on April 14. This was the fifth round of payments as a result of the American Rescue Plan, which passed in early March. The IRS announced this week that its distribution of stimulus checks is continuing apace, with 2 million checks going out in the latest tranche of payments, for a total of $3.4 billion. Following that round, the IRS has distributed 159 million payments as part of the American Rescue Plan, for a total of over $376 billion. The announcem...
Would Joe Biden and the Democrats Really Pack the Supreme Court?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Pack Supreme Court, Americas* Although Congress can expand the Supreme Court through legislation, it’s unlikely that the progressive move would see success on Capitol Hill, as a slew of lawmakers within the Democratic Party have voiced opposition to the idea. Congressional Democrats are expected to unveil legislation Thursday that would add four seats to the Supreme Court. The Democratic bill joins the progressive push to expand the nation’s highest court after former President Donald Trump and Republicans appointed three conservative justices during the forme...
The Hawks Who Want War With Iran Are Working Overtime
Ariel Gold, MintPress News - 12 hours ago
Israeli leaders, Christian fundamentalists, and hawkish Washington neocons are doing everything in their power to block a peaceful US return to the JCPOA. The post The Hawks Who Want War With Iran Are Working Overtime appeared first on MintPress News.
Brrrrr! – Storks in Europe nesting in the snow
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
After their long journey from tropical Africa, these poor fellows arrived at the wrong time. The stork is a symbol of Central Europe. Their population numbers several thousand individuals. Each spring, these majestic large birds make a long journey from tropical Africa. But sometimes they arrive at the wrong time … During these April days, ... Read more The post Brrrrr! – Storks in Europe nesting in the snow appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Cannabis producer Tilray postpones shareholder vote on Aphria merger
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Canadian cannabis producer Tilray postponed a special shareholder meeting to vote on its proposed mega-merger with Aphria. The meeting, which was originally scheduled for Friday, will now be held two weeks later, on April 30. Tilray offered little explanation for the last-minute postponement in a news release issued Thursday, except to say the delay will […] Cannabis producer Tilray postpones shareholder vote on Aphria merger is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The War of Books
Unknown, The Conservative Socrates - 13 hours ago
“In the war between capitalism and Communism, books are weapons, and, like all serviceable weapons, loaded.” ~ said Whittaker Chambers in his 1952 classic *Witness*. But I think that the communists (the leftists and the liberals) have won the war of books. Their books have greater firepower and the capacity to blow to bits their enemy’s fundamental values than the books by the pro-capitalism authors. The capitalists might be good at building roads, skyscrapers, shopping centers, and bridges, but in the intellectual and political space their performance is naive and feeble, and they ...
Switzerland – One of the coldest 10-day spells for April in almost 20 years
Robert, Ice Age Now - 13 hours ago
In some areas, one of the coldest for the last 30 years. ______________ “Periode de froid remarquable pour le mois d’avril 2021,” reads the headline. In Switzerland, the first half of April was characterized by very low minimum temperatures with frequent frosts at ground level and snowfall down to low altitude north of the Alps. Regionally, ... Read more The post Switzerland – One of the coldest 10-day spells for April in almost 20 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Introducing our latest (PRO) feature: detect and remove duplicate links
Stefan van Dierendonck, start.me - 13 hours ago
[image: Duplicate link]Exactly a month ago, we teased you with a soon to be developed Duplicate link checker feature. Today the time has come for the big reveal! How does it work? As of today, all identical URL’s that appear inside a bookmark widget are highlighted. Behind the title of a link you’ll see the number of times we… Read More Read More
"How It Really Is, And Will Be, For A Long, Long time"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 13 hours ago
MJBizCon wins awards for growth from Trade Show Executive
Solomon Israel, Marijuana Business Daily - 13 hours ago
Marijuana Business Daily‘s flagship cannabis industry event, MJBizCon, has won two awards from trade show industry publication Trade Show Executive (TSE). MJBizCon was awarded TSE’s Gold 100 Grand Awards for: The Fastest-Growing Gold 100 Show in Net Square Feet in 2019 based on percentage growth. The Fastest-Growing Gold 100 Show in 2019 based on “blended […] MJBizCon wins awards for growth from Trade Show Executive is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/15/21: "MORE #LIES #PROPAGANDA AND #MANIPULATION"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 14 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/15/21: *"MORE #LIES #PROPAGANDA AND #MANIPULATION"* - https://traderschoice.net/
Burning Man Event to Require Vaccinations for All Participants in 2021
WakingTimes, Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Alex Pietrowski* - The corporate push for mass obedience and medical conformity has begun,
EIA: U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 11% in 2020 – No Change in Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Anthony Watts, Climate Realism - 14 hours ago
Climate change action proponents regularly tell us we have to reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to prevent “climate change”, even to the point of curtailing industry, travel, and food consumption. Fortunately, a real-world test of just those very things happened in 2020 due to the COVID-19 related lockdowns. In a report released April 12th […] The post EIA: U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 11% in 2020 – No Change in Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide appeared first on Climate Realism.
The rise and demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
15-Apr-2021 The removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the renegotiated NAFTA was a critical victory but Canada, the US and Mexico continue to be enmeshed in an extensive web of bilateral and regional accords containing ISDS.
Submission: Clapham Common and Bristol Protests
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
15 April 2021 — NetPol Riot officers outside Bristol police station, 22 March 2021. PHOTO: Miles Cooper Submission to the Inquiry Into Respect For The Constitutional Rights To Free Expression And Free Assembly At The Clapham Common Vigil On 13 March 2021 And The Bristol Protests In March 2021. This paper is a response to … Continue reading Submission: Clapham Common and Bristol Protests
Asia's Nightmare: Could China Successfully Invade Taiwan?
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Taiwan, Asia* [image: Taiwan] Both Taiwan and America have many ways they might delay a Chinese advance or extract a high cost from any amphibious assault effort. China is “ready for war” against the United States and Taiwan in the Pacific, according to statements from analysts quoted in a Chinese-government-backed newspaper. The *Global Times* is reporting that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is massively revving up war preparation exercises near Taiwan by flying fighter jets and surveillance places through Taiwan’s “self-proclaimed Southwest air defense i...
$1,400 Stimulus Check Update: Payments Continue to Hit Bank Accounts
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * “The IRS continues to send the third round of stimulus payments in record time,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement. “Since this new set of payments will include more mailed payments, we urge people to carefully watch their mail for a check or debit card in the coming weeks.” Over the past month, the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury have worked tirelessly to disburse nearly one hundred sixty million coronavirus stimulus checks to cash-strapped taxpayers under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The agencies, how...
Analysis: Cuban Communists under pressure to accelerate economic reforms
Analysis, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Retiring Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro promised a decade ago he would transform the Soviet-style command economy into a more mixed and market-driven one “without haste and without pause.” Now, with the Caribbean country in crisis and even the most basic goods in short supply, the party is under […] The post Analysis: Cuban Communists under pressure to accelerate economic reforms appeared first on The Rio Times.
China State Media Says Chinese Fighter Jets Will Fly Over Taiwan To Declare Sovereignty If Relations Between Washington And Taipei Continue To Improve
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
A fighter jet attached to an air force aviation brigade under the PLA Southern Theater Command taxies on the flightline before takeoff during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on March 4, 2021.Photo:China Military *Newsweek:* *China Fighter Jets Will Fly Over Taiwan to Declare Sovereignty, State Media Says* Chinese fighter jets will fly over Taiwan to "declare sovereignty" if relations between Washington and Taipei continue to improve, a prominent state media figure said after Beijing sent 25 warplanes toward the island on Monday. Hu Xijin, chief editor of China's na...
Did Pelosi Say Nobody Was More Deserving of Consequences Than Matt Gaetz?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The GOP congressman is the subject of a Justice Department investigation related to sex trafficking.
Beijing is Training to Kill U.S.-Made Tanks, Taiwan's That Is.
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *China Taiwan, * If Beijing does ever come for Taiwan, the island's tanks are the first thing it will focus on. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Beijing has been training to invade Taiwan now for some time. It has also ramped up its miltiary modernization and its threatening rhetoric. Months back, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) announced that it had conducted a test of a new anti-tank missile system as part of a so-called “Taiwan Drill.” The exercise, which was conducted in an island-landing exercise from the Bohai Bay earlier this year, was only d...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro on Argentina’s new curfew: “The Army in the streets to keep people at home?”
Arkady Petrov, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In what promises to be a new diplomatic kerfuffle, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro referred to the surprising restrictive measures adopted by the Argentine government to control the coronavirus pandemic, among which the curfew and the total closure of on-site education stand out. The Brazilian head of state posted a tweet […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro on Argentina’s new curfew: “The Army in the streets to keep people at home?” appeared first on The Rio Times.
BREAKING NEWS: Twitter Thread of the Day....Justin Trudeau's half brother has broke with his family and joined the #JustSayNo Movement
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*Greencrow will be THERE!* @chrissaccoccia1 ·58m @JustinTrudeau your own BROTHER just called for civil disobedience against your illegal dictatorship!y See new Tweets [image: greencrow] What’s happening?
Chronicle of the unavailing Afghan war
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 13 hours ago
One missing part in US President Joe Biden’s remarks Wednesday announcing troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was that he didn’t order a commission of inquiry into the disastrous military invasion of 2001.
I’m So Sorry
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 13 hours ago
The Canadian Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will issue a formal apology next month for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. I want tears.
Chile joins global debate on imposing a tax on the super-rich
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile, the country with the third-largest number of billionaires in Latin America, joins the global debate on the tax on the super-rich, with an initiative being discussed in Parliament to tax, promptly, large fortunes and to address the economic crisis of the pandemic. As in the rest of the world, […] The post Chile joins global debate on imposing a tax on the super-rich appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Strategic Hour with Matt Ehret: Depopulation and War vs the Greater Eurasian Partnership
Matthew Ehret, The Duran - 14 hours ago
In this week’s edition of the Strategic Hour on Rogue News, V, CJ and Matt discuss Kerry’s efforts to promote a “green, anti-Chinese BRI”, a new anti-Chinese QUAD, and increased anti-Russian war programs in Europe and North America. This insane view of a dystopic world order is contrasted with the strategic thinking of Russia and […]
I Entered My Country’s House of Justice and Found a Snake Charmer’s Temple: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2021)
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
15 April 2021 — Tricontinental Colectivo Culturas Vivas, Senderos latinos / Latino paths, Honduras, 2019 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On a Sunday night on 21 March 2021, gunmen stopped Juan Carlos Cerros Escalante (age 41) as he walked from this mother’s home to his own in the village of Nueva … Continue reading I Entered My Country’s House of Justice and Found a Snake Charmer’s Temple: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2021)
Calling Time On Neocons’ Disastrous War
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 14 hours ago
Calling Time On Neocons’ Disastrous War News Topic 111
Collective Stupidity
Owen Gray, Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
I have written previously that the collective I.Q. of the Republican Party is a negative number. That conclusion seems to be bolstered by recent polling. Giovanni Russonello writes in *The New York Times*: More than two in five Republicans said they would avoid getting vaccinated if possible, suggesting that President Biden has not succeeded in his effort to depoliticize the vaccines — and leaving open the question of whether the country will be able to achieve herd immunity without a stronger push from Republican leaders to bring their voters on board. The results of the Monmouth...
Deadly Dan who backed the China plan could be in one of his Victorian courts
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 14 hours ago
by Jim O’Toole, Townsville Bureau What has happened to Premier Dan Andrews? After it was dutifully reported by Victoria’s captive media he “fell down the stairs and broke his ribs” at a mansion owned by transport magnate Lindsay Fox, his tweets, other than a photo-shopped picture of him in a hospital bed and a “happy […]
Biden ready pack Supreme Court. Trump says they will “get what they deserve”
The Duran, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Biden ready pack Supreme Court. Trump says they will “get what they deserve” The Duran: Episode 942 They’ll “Get What They Deserve” – Trump Blasts “Pathetic” Supremes As Biden Court-Packing Looms They’ll “Get What They Deserve” – Trump Blasts “Pathetic” Supremes As Biden Court-Packing Looms In what is likely to go down as one of […]
The Romanoffs
Bryan Caplan, Econlib - 15 hours ago
I recently watched Amazon’s 2018 series The Romanoffs. While reviews were mixed, I thought this limited ensemble series was amazingly good overall. Backstory: A century after the execution of the czar and his immediate family at the hands of the Bolsheviks, viewers experience eight distinct stories about descendants of Russian royalty. None of the characters remain more […] The post The Romanoffs appeared first on Econlib.
How China Could Beat America in a War: A Biological Weapons Attack?
Mark Episkopos, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* Reports have emerged that the U.S. Air Force simulated a large-scale Chinese biological weapons attack against U.S. assets and military infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region. As tensions continue to escalate between Washington and Beijing, the U.S. military has raised newfound concerns over the threat of growing Chinese military capabilities. Reports have emerged that the U.S. Air Force simulated a large-scale Chinese biological weapons attack against U.S. assets and military infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region. Held last fall, th...
Goodbye AC-130: What if the Air Force Had a B-B1 Bomber Turned Gunship?
Alex Hollings, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Alex Hollings* *U.S. Air Force, Americas* [image: U.S. Air Force] America has long brought massive firepower against ground targets from the deadly AC-130, but what if there was a version of the B-1B that also fullfilled that role? In 2018, Boeing filed patents for a number of potential cannon mounting solutions for the supersonic heavy payload bomber, the B-1B Lancer, with the intent of creating a B-1B *gunship* similar in capability to the famed Spooky AC-130 and its most recent successor, the AC-130J Ghostrider. While the patents indicate Boeing’s interest in prolonging the l...
Will Washington, D.C. Ever Become a State?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *Politics, Americas* The House Oversight and Reform Committee recently passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act in a largely party-line vote, energizing Democrats on an issue that’s become the centerpiece of the party’s voting rights agenda. Washington, DC just moved one step closer toward becoming the fifty-first state, after the House Oversight and Reform Committee approved legislation on Wednesday involving the issue, sending the measure for a vote by the full House later this month. The committee passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act in a largely part...
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Won't Save the Economy (Here Is the Proof)
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * In what could signal short-term trouble for the full reopening of the U.S. economy, only 13 percent of Americans anticipate using their stimulus checks for discretionary purchases, such as eating at restaurants and taking a vacation. It appears that the nearly one hundred sixty million coronavirus stimulus checks disbursed to Americans over the past month are being tapped into for basic everyday needs. According to a new survey conducted by Bankrate, the data pointed to the fact that the majority of the stimulus money continues to be spent o...
Chinese Military Incursions In Taiwan’s Airspace Are Not Only Increasing But Also Involving More Planes
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Forbes: **Taiwan’s Airspace Sees Increase In Chinese Military Incursions [Infographic]* On Monday, 25 Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the largest incursion since the island first started reporting such activity in mid-September of last year. 18 J-16 and J-10 fighter jets were among the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft detected, along with four H-6K bombers. The remainder included a KJ-500 airborne warning and control aircraft and two Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense stated that it scrambled ...
Cop Used Badge to Carry Out Armed Robbery of Legal Cannabis Warehouse, Disguising It as a Raid
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: raid]A Los Angeles Deputy was sentenced to 7 years for leading an armed robbery of a cannabis business, disguising it as a legitimate police raid.
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Rock. But What About the Extra Unemployment Cash?
Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Rachel Bucchino* *U.S. Economy, Americas* This new legislation would standardize federal unemployment benefits and ensure that extra aid is added when the unemployment rate surges across the country. A pair of Senate Democrats introduced a vast proposal that would remodel the country’s unemployment insurance system, working to spackle holes in the safety net programs for jobless Americans that uncovered during the coronavirus pandemic. The new legislation, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Michael Bennet (Colo.), would standardize federal unemployment benefits ...
The U.S. Air Force Is Planning to Fight Anyone (No GPS Required)
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Air Force, World* [image: Future Warfare] The military is experimenting with ways to keep fighting with their high-tech weapons even if normal communication or navigation systems are disrupted. The Air Force is preparing for a variety of scenarios it might encounter in a future war. These range from fighting without usual lines of communication, confronting enemy electronic attacks or attempted cyber intrusions and calling upon more enterprising ways to quickly exchange time-sensitive intelligence data. “We can expect the lights to go out and that GPS [naviga...
How World War I Gave Rise to the Aircraft Carrier
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Aircraft Carriers, Europe* The years after World War I facilitated a technological arms race over carrier development. *Here's What You Need to Know*: During World War I and the interwar period, both the U.S. and British Royal Navies would work to develop the world's first aircraft carriers. In 1898, Samuel P. Langley’s first flying prototype sparked interest from the U.S. Navy, which immediately began looking for military applications. Prior to World War I, various navies were experimenting with different forms of vessels to facilitate airpower, but i...
Stealth Destroyer: How DDG-1000 Zumwalt Could the Navy's Super Weapon
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Zumwalt, Americas* The Zumwalt is indeed stealthier than most ships. However, it has many issues and does not have the weapon system it was supposed to come with. *Here's What You Need To Remember: T*he DDG-1000 isn’t a stealth battleship. But it should be. And—suitably armed—it could be. Over the years it’s become commonplace for writers to sex up their descriptions of guided-missile destroyer (DDG) *Zumwalt*, the U.S. Navy’s newest surface combatant. Commentators of such leanings depict the ultra-high-tech DDG-1000 as a battleship. Better yet, it’s a “stealth ba...
China Claims Its J-20 Stealth Fighter Can Supercruise at Mach 2.55
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *J-20, Asia* Can this powerful stealth fighter really fly faster than the high-tech American F-22? China claims its fifth-generation, stealthy J-20 fighter jet is now taking yet another massive step toward war preparedness by flying in what could be referred to as “full stealth” mode. A report from the Chinese-government backed Global Times says the J-20 was “spotted” flying without a Luneburg lens, a small device used to intentionally expose a stealth aircraft to others in situations like training or non-combat flights. Does this mean the aircraft has taken new s...
Clash of the Heavy Tanks: America's M26 Pershing vs. Germany's Tiger
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Tanks, Europe* The U.S. Army’s M26 Pershing tank arrived on the Western Front in the closing months of World War II to take on the German Tiger and other formidable panzers. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The duel at Cologne between the M26 Pershing and Panther is one of the most famous of World War II. Sergeant Nicholas Mashlonik watched closely as the Panzerkampfwagen (PzKpfw) VI Tiger heavy tank rampaged through the village of Elsdorf in the Rhineland-Westphalia region of Germany on February 27, 1945. The 57-ton steel monster sported a long 88mm ca...
Is the United States Really Prepared to Fight China over Taiwan?
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Taiwan War, Asia* America needs to weigh its informal alliance and what it is willing to spend to defend Taiwan in a real war. The costs are high, but are they justified? *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Washington has skin in the game of Taiwan’s independence and will be there for the islanders should war come. “Independence Support Spikes,” blared a headline this week in the *Taipei Times*, one of my favorite erstwhile publishing haunts. And blare it should. A Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation poll indicated that a striking 54 percent of respondents favor ...
Derek Chauvin Won’t Testify at Murder Trial in George Floyd’s Death
AP News, Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
It would have been the first time Derek Chauvin publicly told his side of the story.
Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In India -- News Updates April 15, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*CNBC:* *India’s second wave of Covid shows no signs of slowing as country reports over 200,000 new cases* * India reported more than 200,000 new cases and more than 1,000 deaths over a 24-hour period on Thursday, according to health ministry data. * Since the beginning of April, India has reported more than 1.9 million new cases and over 10,600 deaths, per CNBC’s calculations of health ministry data. * Between April 1 and April 7, India reported more than 652,000 cases. That number has nearly doubled in the eight days since. India’s second wave of coronavirus infection show...
Humor Works Better Than Scorn At Fighting Science Denial
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
A few years ago, much of the academic science community finally turned on the anti-science progressives that dominated the coasts of the U.S. and who refused to vaccinate their children. Standing up to their political allies definitely turned the tide, even California Governor Gavin Newsom grudgingly conceded and signed a law banning the arbitrary vaccine exemptions for kids that had become common in places like San Francisco, where he'd been the mayor, and Los Angeles. Some schools there had vaccination rates under 30 percent.(1) Pretending the problem did not exist set California...
The tangled web of "qualified immunity" laws
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I note that New Mexico has abolished "qualified immunity" under state law. Police and other state officials are now liable for mistakes, errors and misconduct committed while on duty. It's aroused a storm of criticism, not just from law enforcement, but also from *other* first responders, who believe they can no longer exercise professional judgment without running the risk of being sued by anyone who didn't like the way they did that. For example, a representative of one New Mexico volunteer firefighting district writes: What if you called 911 and no one answered? That wil...
J-Rod Are Done: Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Have Split
AP News, Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The couple started dating in early 2017.
Silver Shortages | John Adams #SilverSqueeze
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
Miles Franklin Professional economist John Adams of http://AdamsEconomics.com says silver shortages are appearing around the globe. He shares his view that the silver market is manipulated and how a disconnect is developing between the physical and paper markets. Are precious metal markets manipulated? We’ve compiled a playlist to give you all perspectives on the highly …
How The Showdown Between Russia And Ukraine Could Go Wrong
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
What could go wrong? One Word: BIDEN This piece by Politico is largely propaganda. Russia did not annex Crimea. Crimea voted democratically 96-97% to return to mother Russia. – How The Showdown Between Russia And Ukraine Could Go Wrong by SARAH LAIN, https://www.politico.eu/ A completely ‘accidental’ war is unlikely, but there is always a risk …
Thunderbolt in the Sky: America's Legendary Republic P-47 Fighter
Warfare History Network, Michael D. Hull, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, Michael D. Hull* *Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Americas* Although the P-47 was a force to be reckoned with in the air, it was sluggish in a climb and difficult to handle in takeoffs and landings. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt proved itself an outstanding warplane in multiple roles during World War II. Losses were high and morale low when the U.S. Eighth Air Force intensified its heavy bomber missions over Nazi-occupied Europe in late 1942. As the Americans persisted with their daylight offensive, complementing the Royal Air ...
Weapons of WWII: Meet Nazi Germany's Elefant Tank Destroyer
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Tank Destroyers, Europe* The German Elefant proved a formidable opponent against Russian armor on the Eastern Front during World War II. *Here's What You Need to Know*: Limited by poor mobility and being underpowered, the Ferdinand-Elefant was plagued by mechanical issues throughout its career. It is dusk on July 17, 1943. The Red Army has not only withstood Hitler’s Operation Citadel to eliminate the Kursk salient, but it has launched its own offensive. On Kursk’s Northern Front the Soviets continue to hammer at the exhausted left flank of the German ...
Sorry NATO, Turkey Is Looking to Russia to Fulfill Its Stealth Fighter Ambitions
Peter Suciu, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Peter Suciu* *Turkey Air Force, * Since it was unceremoniously ejected from the F-35 Lightning II program, Turkey has had to look elsewhere for air force upgrades. Russia's Su-35 and Su-57 could be the ticket. *Here's What We Need to Remember: *It was announced recently that Russia is prepared to hold negotiations with its sometimes regional partner Turkey over the sale of Su-35 and Su-57 combat aircraft should the Turkish government express interest in the Russian-built fighters. It was announced recently that Russia is prepared to hold negotiations with its sometimes regiona...
Despite Its Might, America Can't Take Out North Korea by Itself
James Holmes, The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*James Holmes* *North Korea War, Asia* [image: North Korea Missile] The Hermit Kingdom is so well entrenched that the United States would need help from other countries. *Here's What You Need to Know:* A joint or multinational campaign would be needed to destroy the Northern regime or its armed forces. How can the U.S. Navy destroy North Korea should Washington give the word? It can’t. Or at least it stands little chance of doing so by its lonesome barring improbable circumstances. What the navy can do is contribute to a joint or multinational campaign that destroys the Northern ...
At the height of the pandemic, entrepreneurs unite to change Brazil
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Few situations illustrate so shockingly the challenge faced by the Brazilian state in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as oxygen lacks in hospitals. As a result of the advance of the strain detected in Manaus, more infectious and lethal than the others, the number of severe cases of the disease […] The post At the height of the pandemic, entrepreneurs unite to change Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
All Smoke No Roast
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 14 hours ago
They spelled “All smoke no roast” wrong. That’s an Italian version of “All show. No go.” 100% risk for recipient for 0 guarantee of safety or efficacy. And it might last 6 months Before you need another. Clinical Trials are...
All Smoke No Roast
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 14 hours ago
They spelled “All smoke no roast” wrong. That’s an Italian version of “All show. No go.” 100% risk for recipient for 0 guarantee of safety or efficacy. And it might last 6 months Before you need another. Clinical Trials are...
The Magic of Israel: Censorship, Now you see it, now you don’t
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 14 hours ago
Philip Giraldi reports on Israel and its US lobby, covering up alleged extortion of Congressman Max Gaetz' father, censoring textbooks, Israeli attack on US Navy ship, pardons of Israeli spies...
Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In Brazil -- News Updates April 15, 2021
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Brazil is currently the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with daily deaths last week surpassing 4,000 Over 13 million coronavirus cases have been recorded in Brazil, among them 380,000 deaths, the world’s second highest death toll behind only the United States *Daily Mail:* *Deaths outstrip births in ten Brazilian cities as COVID-19 cases surge and the total body count nears 400,000* * Ten cities such as Rio de Janeiro recorded higher death than birth rates in March * ICU capacity stands at 80 per cent and most patients are under the age of 40 * The jab rollout h...
Majority of Voters Want Feds to Crack Down on Banks With Ties to Big Polluters
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 14 hours ago
A new poll shows large majorities of U.S. voters want greater regulation of big banks, insurers and other financial institutions to prevent climate-driven economic crises. The post Majority of Voters Want Feds to Crack Down on Banks With Ties to Big Polluters appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Leniency for defendants in Portland clashes could affect Capitol riot cases
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Politico Federal prosecutors’ show of leniency for some defendants charged in the long-running unrest in the streets of Portland could have an impact on similar... The post Leniency for defendants in Portland clashes could affect Capitol riot cases appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Dr. Fauci: We May “Very Well” Need COVID-19 Booster Shots in 12-18 Months
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 14 hours ago
Big League Politics – by Evan James Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that you may need to receive the COVID-19 vaccine again a year from... The post Dr. Fauci: We May “Very Well” Need COVID-19 Booster Shots in 12-18 Months appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
How to Neutralize Potential Damage from mRNA Vaccines
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
The Truth About Vaccines – by Ty Bollinger With the current irrational push to vaccinate the planet against COVID-19, a virus that has a 99.9%... The post How to Neutralize Potential Damage from mRNA Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
CNN director privately reveals how CNN thrives on amping up COVID narratives
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Reclaim the Net – by Cindy Harper A new exposé by non-profit journalism group Project Veritas reveals how CNN uses COVID-19 fear to boost its... The post CNN director privately reveals how CNN thrives on amping up COVID narratives appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Black Lives Matter Take Over Dallas Restaurant, Chant ‘Who Burn Sh-t Down? We Burn Sh-t Down’
Galen, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Tony Stark Apr 14, 2021 Militant Black Lives Matter extremists have taken over a Dallas restaurant bragging about their fondness of arson. The group barged... The post Black Lives Matter Take Over Dallas Restaurant, Chant ‘Who Burn Sh-t Down? We Burn Sh-t Down’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Who’s paying the price for payday and high-interest loans?
Suzanne Rent, Halifax Examiner - 15 hours ago
News 1. Communications specialist: “hundreds of thousands of dollars” were spent to produce “blatant lies” for the campaign against the Biodiversity Act Joan Baxter has a fascinating piece on the Stop Bill 4 ad campaign from the Concerned Private Landowners Coalition, which doesn’t really exist, against the Biodiversity Act. Baxter talks to a local communications […]
‘Masks Are Symbolic,’ say Dr Fauci and The New England Journal of Medicine
A Reader, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Hennessy’s View, May, 2020 In the past week, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the New England Journal of Medicine have admitted that masks are little more... The post ‘Masks Are Symbolic,’ say Dr Fauci and The New England Journal of Medicine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Questions For DC Swamp Creatures
Video Rebel, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
Video Rebel’s Blog I have suggested some questions the DC Swamp Creatures should answer. Jean Luc Montagnier won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008.... The post Questions For DC Swamp Creatures appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Woman Slams Covid Commies in Orange County, CA
Martin Hill, From the Trenches World Report - 15 hours ago
NoMask Info Outstanding one-minute speech at the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors meeting, 4/13/21 Peggy Hall of TheHealthyAmerican.org also spoke at the board meeting... The post Woman Slams Covid Commies in Orange County, CA appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Communications specialist: “hundreds of thousands of dollars” were spent to produce “blatant lies” for the campaign against the Biodiversity Act
Joan Baxter, Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
Last month Forest Nova Scotia, an industry group representing the most powerful shapers of forestry policy in Nova Scotia spearheaded a propaganda campaign against the Biodiversity Act. The Liberal government of Iain Rankin had introduced the Act on March 11, calling it legislation that would “preserve and protect Nova Scotia’s unique ecosystems, wild animals, plants, […]
All Smoke No Roast
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 14 hours ago
They spelled “All smoke no roast” wrong. That’s an Italian version of “All show. No go.” 100% risk for recipient for 0 guarantee of safety or efficacy. And it might last 6 months Before you need another. Clinical Trials are...
SC: Lawsuit Looks For Public Dollar Pay Day For Catholic Schools
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
In South Carolina, a lawsuit filed this week seeks to obliterate the wall between church and state. Like most such lawsuits, the federal lawsuit has been a advocacy group that specializes in such things-- you may remember the Liberty Justice Center as the folks who won the Janus case, which either was an attack on unions wrapped in the First Amendment. As with most such cases, the advocacy group needed to find themselves some plaintiffs to attach the case to. What's striking this time is that the plaintiffs are not some group of regular citizens-- the lawsuit-- Bishop of Charles...
It’s The Media’s Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone, Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
Exactly zero percent of the world’s worst criminals are in prison. Imperialists. War profiteers. Ecocide profiteers. The very worst of thieves are financial elites. The system isn’t designed to protect us from society’s worst, it’s designed to protect society’s worst from us. ❖ I don’t […]
State to Require COVID Vaccination for Those Attending Burning Man 2021
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: burning man]The state of Nevada has decided if you plan on attending Burning Man 2021, you'll need to be vaccinated.
Inflation in the Aftermath of Wars and Pandemics
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Challenging the conventional wisdom that government responses to Covid will generate inflation.
Canadian Government Backs Security Forum Award For Taiwan After Report Of Funding Threat
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Halifax International Security Forum *Global News:* House of Commons backs security forum award for Taiwan after report of funding threat Three days after reports that the Liberals threatened to pull funding for the Halifax Security Forum if it gave an award to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen, Canada's House of Commons unanimously passed a motion saying she would be the ideal candidate for the award. The story was first reported by Politico on Sunday. The motion, brought forward by Conservative MP Michael Chong, called on the government to support the Halifax International Sec...
Solar wind parameters indicate the arrival of a slow-moving CME
The Watchers » Latest articles - 15 hours ago
Solar wind parameters over the past 12 hours indicated the arrival of a slow-moving Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), likely produced on April 10. A period of G1 - Minor storming began at 08:59 UTC on April 15. Another enhancement in parameters is expected on April 16...... Read more »
Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics
Angela Bradbery, Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications, University of Florida, Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Consider the bill known as the Stark Naked Act of 1997, one of many pieces of legislation with curious, perhaps manipulative, names.
Macron gives €4BN Air France bailout, then cuts short-haul Air France flights
Alex Christoforou, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Macron gives €4BN Air France bailout, then cuts short-haul Air France flights ****News Topic 371***** Macron’s randomly picked climate board axes 1/10 domestic flights after €4bn Air France bailout – this is a French farce Macron’s randomly picked climate board axes 1/10 domestic flights after €4bn Air France bailout – this is a French farce […]
Canada Ranked #1 In The World For Best Quality Of Life
War News Updates Editor, War News Updates - 15 hours ago
John6863373 | Dreamstime *Narcity:* *Canada Has Ranked #1 In The World For Best Quality Of Life* *The rest of the world agrees. * You might already know that Canada is an awesome place to live. But it seems as though the rest of the world agrees as well. Earlier this year, Canada was ranked the second best country in the world, which is already pretty amazing. Now, for the fifth consecutive year, Canada has ranked #1 in the world for the best quality of life in 2020. U.S. News surveyed 20,000 global citizens and asked them to judge 73 different countries on 75 different a...
Media Reports US Navy “Turning Back” From Black Sea. Def.Sec. Austen Evades Questions on Ukraine
Alexander Mercouris, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Media Reports US Navy “Turning Back” From Black Sea. Def.Sec. Austen Evades Questions on Ukraine News Topic 110: US warships retreat from Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions US scraps Black Sea deployment of warships amid tensions The U.S. has called off a plan to send two warships to the Black Sea amid tensions between Russia […]
Biden’s Afghanistan pull out
The Duran, The Duran - 15 hours ago
Biden’s Afghanistan pull out The Duran: Episode 941: Graham: ‘A full withdrawal from Afghanistan is dumber than dirt and devilishly dangerous’ Graham: ‘A full withdrawal from Afghanistan is dumber than dirt and devilishly dangerous’ Sen. Lindsey Graham President Biden Joe Biden House panel approves bill to set up commission on reparations Democrats to offer bill […]
WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU ILL?
Unknown, Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago
*Dawn Lester and David Parker talk to Clive Menzies about their 10 years of research leading to the publication of the book that explodes "medical" and other myths."why everything you thought you knew is wrong"*
The impenetrable G. Gordon Liddy
Robert, Ice Age Now - 15 hours ago
His storied career encompassed much more than Watergate ____________ “I was on Radio America’s Gordon Liddy Show quite a few times, talking about energy, climate change, pollution control, malaria and human rights,” writes Paul Driessen. “Gordon’s producer Franklin Raff and I have remained friends and were saddened when Gordon died recently. Several obituaries focused heavily ... Read more The post The impenetrable G. Gordon Liddy appeared first on Ice Age Now.
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