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Brazil reports 28,645 new coronavirus cases, 1,319 deaths in 24 hours (April 5)
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded 28,645 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,319 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Monday. According to ministry data, Brazil has registered more than 13 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen […] The post Brazil reports 28,645 new coronavirus cases, 1,319 deaths in 24 hours (April 5) appeared first on The Rio Times.
End Migrant Warehousing
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
The Biden-Harris administration is opening multiple detention camps to warehouse migrant kids. Thousands of unaccompanied children will go to military barracks at Fort Bliss, as the president seemed proud to announce to the press. The McAllen border patrol outpost where the Trump administration infamously separated families is currently closed—but not forever. For renovations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has custody of 11,800 minors, at more than 100 sites nationwide. HHS receives children from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Depart...
Fred Hampton Was Right
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 6 hours ago
On March 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that the film Judas and the Black Messiah, about the assassination of Chicago Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, received six Oscar nominations, including one for best picture. Hampton was assassinated because the FBI and Chicago Police Department viewed the 21-year-old as a threat to be eliminated not just because of his leadership of the Black community, but because of his skill in forming bonds across race with other oppressed people, forming what has been referred to as the first Rainbow Coalition. Osca...
"Bus Driver Economics"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 6 hours ago
*"Bus Driver Economics"* by Jeff Thomas "Economics should not be an especially difficult subject to understand. In essence, it’s simply the study of how money functions. However, academics, theoreticians, politicians, and financial leaders all stand to benefit if they can manage to complicate the basic principles and muddy the waters of economic comprehension. No individual has been manifestly more successful at this than the economist John Maynard Keynes. Educated at Cambridge, a bastion of Socialist thinking, Mister Keynes famously published "The General Theory of Employment, In...
Pollspotting
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
Have at ‘er You’ll have to scroll way down to find it. H/T PaulHarveyPage2
“Congress … has given digital platforms ‘immunity from certain types of suits’ … but it has not imposed corresponding responsibilities”
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 6 hours ago
Justice Clarence Thomas is a national treasure. @JackPosobiec: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas finds social media companies do not have First Amendment right to ban protected speech and that Section 230 is unconstitutional Much like with a communications utility, this concentration gives some digital platforms enormous control over speech. When a user does not already… Continue reading →
Fly the Unfriendly Skies
Robert, Small Dead Animals - 7 hours ago
Non-Spirit Airlines knows how to treat its customers with disrespect, animosity and malevolence: WATCH THIS: A family was just kicked off a @SpiritAirlines flight from Orlando to NY, because their two-year-old child who was eating, wasn’t wearing a mask. The mother is 7 months pregnant, and they have a special needs child. The entire flight… Continue reading →
Recurring dreams of memes
Richard Treadgold, CCG - 7 hours ago
A reader observed You do know that satellites do not measure the surface temperature? The data is subject to considerable … Continue Reading →
VP-46 P-8A Poseidon Draws Large “46” Over Eastern Med Sea On Its Way To The Area Of Operations Off Syria
David Cenciotti, The Aviationist - 7 hours ago
[image: P-8A Poseidon] A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon of Patrol Squadron 46 drew a “46” over the eastern Mediterranean Sea, clearly visible on flight tracking websites. On Apr. 3, 2021, a P-8A Poseidon aircraft with the Patrol Squadron [...] The post VP-46 P-8A Poseidon Draws Large “46” Over Eastern Med Sea On Its Way To The Area Of Operations Off Syria appeared first on The Aviationist.
Abuse as a constitutional right
Andrew Koppelman, Balkinization - 5 hours ago
Do teachers have the right to address their students with racial slurs? Is hostile environment harassment law unconstitutional? Those are among the alarming implications of the Sixth Circuit's decision in Meriwether v. Hartop. I explain in a new column at The Hill, here.
Keep Up The Delta Airlines Boycott – Delta Cancels Over 100 Flights on Sunday, But Cites “Staff Shortages”
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Last week President Donald Trump asked for a full and unrelenting boycott of several corporations who are operating as political activists to advance an agenda on behalf of the far-left. The corporations spoke against election integrity and are opposed to secure election reforms. Among those corporations cited for immediate boycott was Delta Airlines. On Sunday […] The post Keep Up The Delta Airlines Boycott – Delta Cancels Over 100 Flights on Sunday, But Cites “Staff Shortages” appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Spain Goes Covid Crazy: Requiring Masks on Beach, Even When Swimming
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 6 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Brits holidaying in Spain will be forced to wear face masks on the beach and in the ocean too.
Did Agents Confiscate 3,000 US Stimulus Checks at the Border?
Snopes Staff, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Two Black Teenagers Who Killed Pakistani Immigrant During Carjacking Receive Plea Deal for No Prison Time
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
A horrific crime late last month as two black teenage girls in Washington DC were charged with murder following their attack on an Uber-eats driver, 66-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Mohammad Anwar. The event was caught on camera by a bystander. They assaulted Anwar with a stun gun and then proceeded to steal his car while he […] The post Two Black Teenagers Who Killed Pakistani Immigrant During Carjacking Receive Plea Deal for No Prison Time appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
AP News, Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth
6000% Increase in Reported Vaccine Deaths 1st Quarter 2021 Compared to 1st Quarter 2020
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News As can be expected when new experimental “vaccines” that are not approved by the FDA are given emergency use authorization to fight a “pandemic” that is now over a year old, reported deaths following the injections of these shots have now skyrocketed in the U.S. population by over 6000% … Continue reading 6000% Increase in Reported Vaccine Deaths 1st Quarter 2021 Compared to 1st Quarter 2020 →
OUT – IMMEDIATELY! Pastor shuts down illegal attempt to end church service
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
I believe that this is the US. Much bluff is going on as I hear from people in other places. I get interesting feed back even from NZ on the bluffing that happened during our major lockdown in 2020, where ‘Nazis’ (officials from various health/local/authorities etc) show up at said venue ordering them to shut … Continue reading OUT – IMMEDIATELY! Pastor shuts down illegal attempt to end church service →
What do Dr. Barton Williams, Hank Aaron, and 46 elderly residents in a Spanish nursing home all have in common?
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death and Hell followed with him.” Revelation 6:8 Here’s your Vaccine puzzler for the day: What do Dr. Barton Williams, Hank Aaron, and 46 elderly residents in a Spanish nursing home all have in common? Answer— They all died … Continue reading What do Dr. Barton Williams, Hank Aaron, and 46 elderly residents in a Spanish nursing home all have in common? →
Facebook’s 3 billion monthly users, its mountain of money and its control over the flow of info all put the company on equal footing with govts globally … increasingly getting into fights with them
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
From nowtheendbegins.com Here’s a recent headline to ponder from the Beltway-buzzy Axios: “The sovereign state of Facebook vs. the world.” The sovereign state of Facebook? Did we miss something there? Did we miss that moment when Facebook became a country and joined the United Nations? The power and dominance of social media has created a … Continue reading Facebook’s 3 billion monthly users, its mountain of money and its control over the flow of info all put the company on equal footing with govts globally … increasingly getting into fights with them →
Smoke and mirrors (an MD speaks)
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
A doctor from Northern Ireland has come out strongly against COVID hysteria and the sinister agenda behind it in a viral video spreading across social media. Listen at the link below: https://www.bitchute.com/video/kc8zchgV83b9/?fbclid=IwAR2_kXdTwygsPoEmG4u5mFvtMVyXzL9pVTkVdnnpkGfrxSW4ftxTnvFYvnY Image by Simon Giesl from Pixabay
UK Government releases shocking report on COVID vaccine side effects
Pam Vernon, Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 6 hours ago
The UK Government have released a report highlighting adverse reactions to both the Pfizer and Oxford / Astrazeneca that have occurred since the rollout began on the 8th December and it does not make for pleasant reading. The report has collated data inputted up to the 24th January 2021 via the MHRA Yellow Card Scheme. At … Continue reading UK Government releases shocking report on COVID vaccine side effects →
Stand Up To Tyranny: How To Respond To The Evils Of Our Age
WTStaff, Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - In every age, we find ourselves wrestling with the question of how Jesus Christ would respond to the moral questions of our day.
Transhuman 101: Moderna Declares COVID Vaccine To Be An ‘Operating System’
WTStaff, Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*The GMI Research Group* - Documents obtained from Moderna reveal that the so-called vaccine being peddled by the company is actually an 'operating system'.
How PRC Spies
Bob Dinn, balance10 - 6 hours ago
Porton Down funded research for seven senior academics, all of whom have studied at or worked at Chinese universities TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL Britain’s real-life Q Branch is among sensitive government agencies funding academics with close ties to China’s military bodies, *The Times *can reveal. Professor Yulong Ding, at the University of Birmingham, is working on a £1.8 million energy security project funded by Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre that makes gadgets for Britain’s spies. He is also a visiting professor at two Chinese universities believed to have...
Why The Push Is On To Make Pandemic Life ‘Permanent’
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Tom Mullen* - COVID-19 is new. But the reaction to the crisis is starting to look familiar.
"A Good Question..."
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 7 hours ago
“In the end, we return to the question, just how much do you love truth? Do you really love truth or are you just curious? Do you love it enough to rebuild your understanding to conform to a reality that doesn’t fit your current beliefs, and doesn’t feel 120% happy? Do you love truth enough to continue seeking even when it hurts, when it reveals aspects of yourself (or human society, or the universe) that are shocking, complex and disturbing, or humbling, glorious and amazing – or even, when truth is far beyond human mind itself? Just how much do we love truth? It’s a good question...
Feds Won’t Mandate Vaccine Passports, But Will Help States, Businesses, Schools Develop Standards
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 7 hours ago
States are split on vaccine passport mandates, with some vowing to resist and others embracing the idea as necessary for a return to normalcy, but feds insist their role will be limited to ensuring equity and privacy. The post Feds Won’t Mandate Vaccine Passports, But Will Help States, Businesses, Schools Develop Standards appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Trulieve to purchase Pennsylvania medical cannabis retailer for $60 million
Bart Schaneman, Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Leading Florida-based medical marijuana company Trulieve is buying more cannabis dispensaries in Pennsylvania. Trulieve to purchase Pennsylvania medical cannabis retailer for $60 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Groundbreaking Investigation Finds Alarming Levels Of Arsenic, Lead And Toxic Chemicals In U.S. Tap Water
WTStaff, Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Megan Redshaw* - People can seek cleaner drinking water by using filters and home filtration systems that remove dangerous contaminates.
Rio and São Paulo resume activities at half speed after ten days of public holidays
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 6 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro put an end on Monday to ten days of public holidays with which the city halls have tried to contain the strong advance of covid-19, a disease that is still out of control in Brazil and could accelerate even more after Easter. São Paulo […] The post Rio and São Paulo resume activities at half speed after ten days of public holidays appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro: ‘Brazil needs to get back to work!’
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In yet another call for the return to normality of economic activities, President Jair Bolsonaro repeated on Monday, 5, that "Brazil needs to get back to work." The chief executive reiterated his speech about facing the virus and unemployment together, problems he classified as "very serious." "I've been hitting the […] The post Bolsonaro: ‘Brazil needs to get back to work!’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
Joe Biden’s Ukraine Policy: A Repeat of George W. Bush in Georgia?
Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Joe Biden Ukraine, Europe* [image: Great Power Competition] It is a bad idea for Washington to give its partners the impression that they have a blank to go to war and expect American forces to come to the rescue if the fighting goes poorly. Biden’s administration is going out of its way to assure Ukraine’s government that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have Kiev’s back in its growing confrontation with Russian-supported separatists and Russia itself. An April 2 White House press release confirmed that in his telephone c...
China Is America’s Beast From Hell
Robert G. Rabil, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Robert G. Rabil* *China, * Whereas Moscow’s foreign policy has been moved by insecurity, China’s foreign policy has been moved by the specter of humiliation—and now both countries have teamed up. The recent declaration by President Joseph Biden that Russian president Vladimir Putin is “a killer” and the fallout from the U.S.-China meeting in Anchorage are undoubtedly an assertion of both American public decency and grievances against China and Russia. However, this stance is lost in an amoral geopolitical world and does not advance American national interests. In fact, this sta...
The U.S. Post Office Is A Public Service, Not A Business
Michael Pollard, Lois Davis, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Michael Pollard, Lois Davis* *U.S. Post Office, Americas* [image: Post Office] The postal servie requires adequate funding to fully meet the diverse and valuable services it provides to individuals, businesses, and communities. When Postmaster Louis DeJoy was appointed by former President Donald Trump last May, he immediately instituted many unpopular initiatives intended to help the United States Postal Service (USPS) become more fiscally sound. These initiatives, including cutting letter carrier hours and the removal of mailboxes and sorting machines, resulted in delays in del...
Is the United States About to Legalize Marijuana?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Marijuana, Americas* Schumer said that visiting Colorado, shortly after that state made marijuana legal, and talking to people there was part of what got him to evolve on the issue. Marijuana legalization is one of those issues in which the window of public opinion has moved a very long way in a very short period of time. About a generation ago, marijuana was illegal everywhere, with some activists both of the leftist and libertarian bents calling for change, without much attention from lawmakers. A movement began in the 1990s to make medical marijuana legal, ...
Iran Has No Master Plan, Including on Nuclear Weapons
Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Iran Military, Americas* The picture of Iranian determination included in this postulation is at odds with most of the history of nuclear proliferation and how it has been much more a matter of calculations and reactions than of innate determinism. A common human tendency identified by psychologists is to attribute undesirable behavior by another person to that person’s innate qualities, even though one’s own similar behavior gets explained away as a necessary response to circumstances rather than anything innate. In international relations, this tendency takes...
Sara thought she was making herself sick, but it has a name--guest blogger Sara Gruber
Norma, Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
"After being told for years that my ailments were anxiety, I became a disbeliever in my own body. I stopped believing in my ability to decipher if I was physically ill or not. I spent the past two decades convincing myself that anxiety was the cause of my dizziness, weakness, heart palpitations, tightness of chest… And like so many people with anxiety, I believed that it was my fault. I believed that I had these physical feelings because I wasn’t mentally and emotionally strong enough. My confidence was replaced with a chaotic dialogue. “You’re dizzy because you need to calm down…...
Is Oakland Offering “Guaranteed Income” Only to People of Color?
Alex Kasprak, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
The experimental program originally described itself as solely for families who are Black, indigenous, and people of color, but that has since changed.
Kansas Becomes 19th State to Repeal Mask Mandate
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 7 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Across America, Democrat leaders are still demanding more lockdowns, mandatory masks, school closures and other unconstitutional measures.
Exclusive: Former Pfizer VP To AFLDS: ‘Entirely Possible This Will Be Used For Massive-Scale Depopulation’
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 7 hours ago
ED Noor: Excellent article with a lot of politically incorrect (but true medical) information. But really, I just wanted an exucse to post a whack of David Dees images on vaccines and Covid. March 25, 2021 SOURCE *By Mordechai Sones* *America’s Frontline Doctors* (AFLDS) spoke to former Pfizer Vice President and Chief Science Officer Dr. Mike Yeadonabout his views on the COVID-19 vaccine, hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, the regulatory authorities, and more. At the outset, Dr. Yeadon said *“I’m well aware of the global crimes against humanity being perpetrated against a la...
Brazil’s Petrobras announces natural gas sales prices hike of 39% for distributors
Oliver Mason, The Rio Times - 7 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As of May 1, distributors' natural gas sales prices will be 39% higher, in Reais per cubic meter (R$/m³), compared to the last quarter. Measured in dollars per million BTU, an energy unit used in the United States and the United Kingdom (US$/MMBtu), the readjustment will be 32%. According to […] The post Brazil’s Petrobras announces natural gas sales prices hike of 39% for distributors appeared first on The Rio Times.
Did a Gymnast Celebrate by Showing Off Vaccination Card?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Move over touchdown dance, it's time for the vaccination card wave.
Is This the Real Obituary of Margaret Groening, Mother of ‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening?
Madison Dapcevich, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Margaret was reportedly married to a man named Homer.
Fairy Creek Blockade Demonstrators Call In More Protesters
Terrace, PopularResistance.Org - 7 hours ago
The blockade has been in place since August 2020, organized in part by members of the Rainforest Flying Squad, to stop the logging company Teal-Jones from building a road into the Fairy Creek area and prevent old-growth logging. Demonstrators say they are extremely disappointed with the decision, and that now is the last chance to save the area. “This is the last stand, literally last stand of old-growth. Ninety-seven per cent of the forests of British Columbia are tree farms,” said Shambu. “The last time trees were saved, it took how many arrests to make that happen [in the Clay...
The Book Love Foundation
Peter Greene, CURMUDGUCATION - 8 hours ago
Penny Kittle teaches freshman composition at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire and has logged a few decades in public school as a reading teacher and literacy coach. She's picked up some NCTE awards, written some books, and generally done pretty well professionally. But for my money, one of the coolest things she has done starts with this story: *I stood in a most perfect bookstore in the Memphis airport one evening smelling the strong scent of Bar-B-Q that permeates the place as I waited for my flight.Under maple bookshelves lit softly by spotlights, I came upon a col...
Polish Church Pastor Chases Out Covid Cops in Canada
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 8 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Irate pastor rebukes a Covid patrol as they attempted to shutdown the Holy Passover service.
Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese Perspective
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 8 hours ago
*Armchair Historian* | Analysing the thoughts and motives behind perhaps the strangest, yet most persistent communist governments in Asia.
Italy: Two More Teachers DEAD After AstraZeneca COVID Shot
Brian-Admin, Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
AstraZeneca changed the name of its experimental COVID-19 viral vector shot to Vaxzevria to help salvage its reputation and sales. Unfortunately the rebranding has not stopped what is quickly approaching genocide in Italy. Two more Italian teachers are dead after receiving AstraZeneca viral vector shots against COVID-19. Mrs. Augusta Turiaco received the first dose of the AstraZeneca shot on March 11, according to daily newspaper La Stampa. The 55-year-old Messina music teacher published a new Facebook profile photo that day, letting everyone know she was “vaccinated.” But the si...
BLM Mob: ‘Honk for George Floyd, or Else’
NEWS WIRE, 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*21WIRE* | BLM mobs can be seen openly intimidating any drivers who are not supporting their street action.
Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing
Global Issues News Headlines - 7 hours ago
Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal fighting in South Sudan, have been reunited with their families, the UN Spokesperson told reporters on Monday. Read the full story, “Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing”, on globalissues.org →
Timor-Leste: UN agencies support response in wake of deadly floods
Global Issues News Headlines - 7 hours ago
United Nations agencies in Timor-Leste are supporting response efforts, as floods and landslides left widespread damage across the country, including in the capital, Dili. Read the full story, “Timor-Leste: UN agencies support response in wake of deadly floods”, on globalissues.org →
Matt Gaetz Says He Won’t Resign over ‘False’ Sex Allegations
AP News, Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will not leave Congress and denied accusations that he had sex with an underage girl, suggesting that he's being targeted by political foes because he “loathes the swamp.”
Scientists Challenge Health Officials on Vaccinating People Who Already Had COVID
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 8 hours ago
Scientists warn vaccinating people who already COVID could potentially cause harm, or even death. The post Scientists Challenge Health Officials on Vaccinating People Who Already Had COVID appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Venezuela confirms eight military personnel killed in fighting on the border with Colombia
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 8 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino confirmed Monday that eight military personnel had been killed - twice as many as previously known - during fighting in a border area a group of FARC dissidents, of which nine members have died. "So far there have been nine casualties of these terrorist groups […] The post Venezuela confirms eight military personnel killed in fighting on the border with Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times.
Democrat Palm Beach County Mayor Calls 60 Minutes Segment on Governor DeSantis “Intentionally False”
Sundance, The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
After the CBS news program 60 Minutes ran a fraudulent attack against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, accusing him of a pay-to-play scheme for vaccine rollout in Palm Beach County, the DEMOCRAT mayor of the county, Dave Kerner, eviscerates CBS with a statement saying “The reporting was not just based on bad information – it was […] The post Democrat Palm Beach County Mayor Calls 60 Minutes Segment on Governor DeSantis “Intentionally False” appeared first on The Last Refuge.
No, Ilhan Omar Wasn’t Wearing an Odal Rune
Bethania Palma, Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Omar is the frequent target of hoaxes and smears.
Jonestown Precinct
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 8 hours ago
They got the government they voted for; Contemplating the 266 shootings and 25 homicides in just the first three months of this year, Antoinette Edwards was struggling to understand how Portland city commissioners could oppose the mayor’s proposal to restart a Portland Police gun-violence team. What more do commissioners need to know to understand… Continue reading →
"America’s Poor in the 'Paradise' Ahead"
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 8 hours ago
*"America’s Poor in the 'Paradise' Ahead"* By Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – All we have left is mockery. But in America, circa 2021, our sarcasm is dwarfed by the absurdities of real life. Last week, we tried to mock the Biden administration’s conceits. No bridge is too far for the Biden team… even those built by God himself. Alas, our sarcasm fell short. Scarcely had the ink dried on our April Fools’ issue, that Team Biden came out with more claptrap… leaving our cynicism far behind. Here’s The New York Times: "Biden Seeks to Use Infrastructure Plan to Address Racial Inequities."...
Italy: Two More Teachers DEAD After AstraZeneca COVID Shot
AdminM, Medical Kidnap - 8 hours ago
AstraZeneca changed the name of its experimental COVID-19 viral vector shot to Vaxzevria to help salvage its reputation and sales. Unfortunately the rebranding has not stopped what is quickly approaching genocide in Italy. Two more Italian teachers are dead after receiving AstraZeneca viral vector shots against COVID-19. Mrs. Augusta Turiaco received the first dose of the AstraZeneca shot on March 11, according to daily newspaper La Stampa. The 55-year-old Messina music teacher published a new Facebook profile photo that day, letting everyone know she was “vaccinated.” But the si...
Epidemiologist: We Could Have Reached Natural Herd Immunity in 6 Weeks
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 8 hours ago
In an interview with Alliance for Natural Health International, epidemiologist Knut Wittkowski, Ph.D., says shielding the most vulnerable from a virus, while letting the infection run its course through healthy populations, is the fastest way to achieve herd immunity. The post Epidemiologist: We Could Have Reached Natural Herd Immunity in 6 Weeks appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Niagara Falls has infrastructure needs too, Senator Kennedy
The Buffalo Chronicle, The Buffalo Chronicle - 8 hours ago
The massive new infrastructure bill proposed by President Joe Biden makes more than two trillion dollars available to remake the American infrastructure system — and Western New York stands to be appropriated billions. The federal government will fund 80% of The post Niagara Falls has infrastructure needs too, Senator Kennedy first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
The Word From the Trenches – April 5, 2021
Henry Shivley, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Join in on the conversation. Call (712) 770-5597 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. (If you are unable to get through call... The post The Word From the Trenches – April 5, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
From Physicist to Activist: New Film Documents Life and Work of Vandana Shiva
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 9 hours ago
“The Seeds of Vandana Shiva,” a new feature-length documentary on the life of eco-activist and agroecologist Vandana Shiva, traces Shiva’s journey from nuclear physicist to defender of the environment. The post From Physicist to Activist: New Film Documents Life and Work of Vandana Shiva appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
We need a debate about U.S. foreign policy.....
Bruce K. Gagnon, Organizing Notes - 9 hours ago
On his show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the rise of America's secret government with journalist and author, David Talbot. David Talbot's book is The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. I read Talbot's book, one of the top five books of my life. It's worth 10 stars. But if you aren't going to read it then at least watch this video. Bruce
Easter for us, but Palestinians are still in Gethsemane
contact@ifamericansknew.org, Israel Palestine News - 9 hours ago
Dear Christians, let us never forget that the root of our faith is in Palestine, a real place that faces real suffering. Here is a glimpse of one family's Gethsemane, and a call to stay awake.
Fauci: Federal government won’t require COVID vaccine passports
Misty, From the Trenches World Report - 9 hours ago
Axios – by Ivana Saric The federal government will not mandate the use of vaccine passports for travelers or businesses post-pandemic, President Biden’s chief medical... The post Fauci: Federal government won’t require COVID vaccine passports appeared first on From the Trenches World Report.
Has Kazakhstan Failed Xinjiang’s Ethnic Kazakhs?
esvoboda, Lawfare - 12 hours ago
The Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Kazakhstan. (Ninara, https://flic.kr/p/dFScYU; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) China’s brutal repression campaign against the Uighurs in Xinjiang, labeled a genocide by the United States, has also implicated the region’s nearly 1.6 million ethnic Kazakhs. Kazakhstan, which shares a long border with Xinjiang, was an epicenter of activism in the early months and years of the crackdown—many of the first victims who testified on the world stage were ethnic Kazakhs who had witnessed the camps and fled to Kazakhstan. This left...
Hong Kong’s Election Overhaul in Context
jneagli, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Hong Kongers protest the extradition bill in June 2019. (Studio Incendo, https://flic.kr/p/2gf6Ndr; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) On March 30, Chinese lawmakers passed legislation that will dramatically overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system. That legislation—which takes the form of amendments to Hong Kong’s Basic Law—does not stand alone: It appears to be the third in a recent raft of laws that consolidate Beijing’s control over Hong Kong, formally a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). To better understand the electio...
Lawfare Live: The Continuing Threat of White Extremism
bklehm, Lawfare - 13 hours ago
On April 8, at 7 p.m. EST, the National Security Law Society at the Georgetown University Law Center will host Lawfare Live for a live recording of the Lawfare Podcast on the implications of white extremism as a national security issue. Recent events, including the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, have only reinforced the growing challenge of white extremism as a challenge to the United States’ democratic future. How has this challenge evolved in recent years? Are law enforcement and the American public well-positioned to address this threat? Join Lawfare’s editor-in-chief Benja...
Doctors speak Out About Cures for COVID and Dangers of COVID “Vaccines”... PLUS: Doctors/Scientists Accuse Medical Regulator of Downplaying COVID-19 Vaccine Dangers
greencrow, Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 5 hours ago
*H/T Rocco Galati: * Bombshell: Mode*RNA *Chief Medical Officer Admits *mRN**A* Alters DNA. Watch the video where he says we change the DNA code. He wants to control all medicine through the injection of personalized vaccines. No real mention of side effects. Bombshell: Moderna Chief Medical Officer Admits MRNA Alters DNA - DC Dirty Laundry Several prominent physicians, doctors, Sons of Liberty Media Health and Wellness expert Kate Shemirani, her colleague Dr. Kevin Corbett, and I have postulated that the current experimental ylaundry.com Good morning readers. There is a plethora o...
KARL MARX: The Truth: Liar, Leech, Snob and Boor
Noor al Haqiqa, SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 6 hours ago
By Emily Wade November 13, 2017 *Even a generous biographer* *cannot ignore* *the utter selfishness* *at the core of this thinker* KARL MARX died a disappointed man. All his life, he had longed to be a leader. But by impetuously renouncing Prussian citizenship early in his career, he condemned himself to the exigencies of exile. He was obliged to watch while others usurped his role. ED Noor: This reminds me of Willie Loman in "Death of a Salesman". This man was an avowed atheist/Satanist. Thus he became, less by inclination than necessity, a thinker and a writer, a Rousseau...
Coronavirus on the Nile: Egypt’s COVID-19 March numbers in Graph
egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia), Egyptian Chronicles - 8 hours ago
This is the time of our monthly post about the coronavirus pandemic and its numbers in graphs. The official numbers of coronavirus cases in Egypt continued to increase in March 2021 following February 2021. Egyptian woman getting a drive-in test in Cairo by Jean Nagah In March 2021 people already were warning that we were on the brink of the third wave of Coronavirus in April starting the mid of month when Ramadan Kicks off when we began witnessing more cases in our social circles again. Disclaimer: According to Minister of Health Hala Zayed in early January, the official numbe...
Cambodia, ASEAN likely to teeter off balance with RCEP
bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
05-Apr-2021 Four months after RCEP was signed, a study surfaces, with gloomy trade data, portending a shaky future for the Kingdom and ASEAN as a whole
São Paulo office buildings gain new tenant profile
Xiu Ying, The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After a wave of office repossessions in the wake of the home office last year, a wave of new companies is slowly starting to occupy these spaces, giving a new physiognomy to corporate buildings that used to have a "traditional" profile, with bays, closed and meeting rooms. This change process, […] The post São Paulo office buildings gain new tenant profile appeared first on The Rio Times.
Key Democrat: US Senate will consider comprehensive marijuana reform
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will move forward with comprehensive marijuana reform regardless of whether President Joe Biden embraces the idea. “He said he’s studying the issue, so (I) obviously want to give him a little time to study it,” Schumer said in an interview with Politico. “I want to make my arguments […] Key Democrat: US Senate will consider comprehensive marijuana reform is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
How A 'Supercharged' Indian F-16 Could Threaten Chinese Air Supremacy
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *F-16, Asia* India’s ultimate decision could easily be further influenced by Chinese provocations. *Here's What You Need to Remember*: The F-21 could doubtless have a strategic impact upon the India-China rivalry as advanced 4th Gen aircraft are still quite viable given the series of upgrades. The U.S., for instance, has embarked upon substantial weapons and technology upgrades for its F-16, F-15 and F-18 in an effort to sustain the combat efficacy and service life of the aircraft; they still very much pose a substantial threat to potential adversaries. India may ...
Y-20: The Plane From China the U.S. Military Truly Fears
Kris Osborn, The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Chinese Air Force, * Expanded aerial combat reach could make it much easier for China to attack, surveil or simply patrol expansive areas of the South China Sea on single missions. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A multifunctional Y-20 would make a large difference regarding amphibious attacks. Not only could the large cargo aircraft deliver supplies, ground troops or weapons to an amphibious landing area should a beachhead be secured, but it could enable fighter aircraft to help an amphibious attack pursue air superiority. China has a group of honor guard mem...
Dr. Martin Luther King in 1967: Only One “Ethnic Group Was A Slave on American Soil”; 2020: Black Americans Earn Only 63% that of Asians (Includes India); 79% that of Whites
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 9 hours ago
Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while organizing black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, who were protesting … Continue reading →
ER Doc Theorized That Lack of Oxygen Stopped Floyd’s Heart
AP News, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified that he theorized at the time that Floyd's heart most likely stopped because he didn't get enough oxygen.
Did DMX Say He Was ‘Tricked’ Into Smoking Crack?
Dan Evon, Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
DMX opened up about his struggles with addiction during a 2020 interview.
Was Disney Guest Arrested After Refusing Temperature Check?
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
"Do you know how much stock I own in Disney?"
Illegal Immigration Costs Texas Taxpayers Billions of Dollars; Texas Leading a 14 State Coalition in Defense of “Public Charge” Rule
miningawareness, Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
Currently, illegal immigration costs Texas taxpayers over $850 million per year, and billions over time. Biden-Harris policies have made this … Continue reading →
Cannabis producer Zenabis reports CA$70 million loss for 2020
Matt Lamers, Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
British Columbia-based cannabis producer Zenabis Global reported a net loss of 70.5 million Canadian dollars ($56.3 million) for 2020, an improvement over the previous year’s CA$127 million loss. Net loss from continuing operations was CA$54.9 million, while the company’s loss from discontinued operations was CA$15.6 million, according to the company’s year-end financial statements. Interest expenses […] Cannabis producer Zenabis reports CA$70 million loss for 2020 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Contrary to popular belief, sea ice at both poles is growing, not shrinking
Robert, Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
Please note that the great blob of white (sea ice) extends past the orange line in many areas. The gains are clear, particularly around the SW. ________ Antarctic sea ice fell to a “record minimum” in 2017 – after having reached a “record high” in 2015 – but has been on something of a surge ... Read more The post Contrary to popular belief, sea ice at both poles is growing, not shrinking appeared first on Ice Age Now.
EU Says It Will Recycle 70% Of Electric Car Batteries - Here's Why That's Actually Worse For The Environment
Hank Campbell, Science 2.0 blogs - 10 hours ago
Electric cars are popular, thanks to government mandates and subsidies, but they have a problem in the distance; massive amounts of battery waste. The EU, for example, wants to have 30 million electric cars by 2030 and while politicians can ignore the fossil fuel demands and strain on the grid, electric cars bring something they can't ignore; the environmental impact of giant toxic batteries in landfills. read more
Illinois breaks monthly recreational cannabis sales mark at $109 million
Omar Sacirbey, Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
New stores, stimulus checks, warming temperatures and tourists combined to help drive Illinois recreational cannabis sales to yet another monthly record with $109 million in purchases in March. Illinois adult-use retail sales increased 24% over the previous monthly sales record of $88 million set in January, the Chicago Tribune reported, quoting figures from the Illinois […] Illinois breaks monthly recreational cannabis sales mark at $109 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
“Evidence” Of Tipping Point For Pine Island Glacier
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 11 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From the “We are all going to drown department” Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible retreat which would have significant consequences for global sea level. Pine Island Glacier is a region of fast-flowing […]
Monday Morning Links
Unknown, Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Eric Andrew-Gee reports on the likelihood that Canada's current COVID casualty numbers are a significant underestimate. Sabrina Jones highlights how health professionals are begging for a serious response to the new dangers posed by COVID-19's third wave, while Crawford Kilian comments on the particular problems with the P-1 variant which has been unleashed in British Columbia and Alberta. And Kyle Anderson discusses why we can't pretend personal responsibility is a substitute for effective public health policy: - Meanwhile, Adrian Di...
Deadweight Loss Computations
David Henderson, Econlib - 12 hours ago
Some brief but straightforward algebra. The part of my post yesterday that dealt with deadweight loss from taxes was a little brief. Even if you go to the original article in Defining Ideas, you won’t find the actual computation. So here it is. DWL is is proportional to t^2, where t is the tax rate. […] The post Deadweight Loss Computations appeared first on Econlib.
Trust the Experts
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 9 hours ago
There’s a debate going on between doctors on the BMJ website about the new covid vaccines. Here is the original article that kicked it off. We have a duty to protect patients Vageesh Jain, public health specialty registrar, University College London, says, “As it stands, legally, you don’t have to have a covid vaccine. But… Continue reading →
A Q&A With Tiffany Howard, Assistant Athletics Director at Temple University
cmaadmin, Diverse - 9 hours ago
A Q&A with Tiffany Howard, assistant athletics director for Business Operations at Temple University.
Khmer Noir
Kate, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
An unfalsifiable belief about something unknowable is a religion. But an unfalsifiable belief about something that is knowable is not — it’s a conspiracy theory…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/5/2021
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 10 hours ago
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
Stakeholders Call for Focus on Equity as Community Colleges Recover From COVID-19 Crisis
Sarah Wood, Diverse - 10 hours ago
Last year colleges and universities were forced to temporarily close their doors as COVID-19 spread throughout the country. Virtual instruction became the norm as institutions worked to continue with classes while mitigating transmission risks, and meeting students’ basic needs became the focal point as food and housing insecurity were exacerbated by the pandemic. Finding affordable childcare also became a challenge for students working to learn with children at home.
Northern Kentucky University to Investigate White Supremacy Graffiti
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago
Northern Kentucky University will investigate – and increase nightly police patrols – after white supremacy graffiti was found on campus, the second vandalization since the year’s start, CNN reported. The graffiti, found on public space “Housing Rock” included spray-painted stencils of the words, “Patriot Front,” in reference to white nationalist hate group Patriot Front. According […]
Dr. Teysha Bowser Challenges Students to Examine Their Behaviors and Assumptions
Jessica Ruf, Diverse - 10 hours ago
"So, what are you?" "Can I touch your hair?" "You’re not like other Black people." It’s the buildup of slight, everyday microaggressions like those that take a heavy emotional — and physical — toll on people of color and women, says Dr. Teysha Bowser, an assistant professor in the Department of Professional Counseling at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
University of Minnesota to Launch Living Learning Community for Dakota Language Learners
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago
University of Minnesota is launching next fall a Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House, for students looking to learn the Dakota language, US News reported. The American Indian studies department and the Dakota Language Program collaborated to develop the house. “To speak the language is to literally breathe life into the language […]
Violence In Iraq, March 2021
Joel Wing, MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
Attacks by both the Islamic State and pro-Iran groups picked up in March 2021. There were a total of 79 incidents. 59 were by the insurgency, up from 47 in February. IS incidents have been declining since November. This was the first time they’d gone up in four months. There were also 20 incidents by factions aligned with Iran the most since September 2020. In November 2020 pro-Iran groups announced a ceasefire and there was only one incident that month. That ended in December as the anniversary of the deaths of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander General Qasim ...
3 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Monday, April 5
Tim Bousquet, Halifax Examiner - 10 hours ago
Three new cases of COVID-19 are announced in Nova Scotia today (Monday, April 5). All three cases are in Nova Scotia’s Health Central Zone — one is related to travel outside Atlantic Canada, one is a close contact of a previously reported case, and the third is under investigation. All three case are people aged […]
How Zuckerberg and Other Big Tech CEOs Threaten Democracy
Aerowenn Hunter, Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
Google, Facebook, Slack and other publicly traded tech companies create two classes of shares — one for the public, the other for founders and insiders. Governance experts and legal scholars say the strategy poses a threat to democracy. The post How Zuckerberg and Other Big Tech CEOs Threaten Democracy appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
ASTRAZENECA HAS BEEN THROWN OUT OF US FACTORY AFTER CONTAMINATING JOHNSON S COVID JAB AFTER FAUCI CAST DOUBT ON USING IT
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
The Biden administration has thrown Astrazeneca out of a factory in Baltimore producing its covid jab after the contractor contaminated 15 million doses of the Johnson and Johnson jab with Astrazeneca ingredients. https://www.axios.com/johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-baltimore-plant-7bb500da-ae96-4e71-8e05-068ae7923f2e.html The extraordinary events come after Anthony Fauci, Biden s coronavirus advisor, cast doubt on whether the US had any use for AZ following doubts over AZ s data. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/01/fauci-says-us-may-not-need-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-.html The deve...
University of Lynchburg to Give Laptops to New Students Who Filed 2021-22 FAFSA
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago
In an effort to encourage students to complete the FAFSA form, University of Lynchburg will be giving laptops to every new student who has filed the 2021-22 financial aid form, WFXR reported. Laptops will be loaned to students during their time at the school. Pending graduation from the school, new students who receive a laptop […]
University of California and Other Universities Suffer Cyberattack
Arrman Kyaw, Diverse - 10 hours ago
University of California, along with other schools and organizations across the U.S. totaling approximately 300, has been victim to a cybersecurity attack, possibly stealing and publishing personal data, NBC News reported. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in third-party file transfer vendor Accellion, the university said in a statement Wednesday. “We understand those behind this […]
Torture or Death?
Francisco, Small Dead Animals - 10 hours ago
Torture or death seem to be the only two options for seniors trapped in our long term care homes. The blame for this falls squarely on the shoulders of governments. Not society, not greedy corporations, not selfish children, the ones who have the power are in GOVERNMENT. Via CBC Residents of Ontario’s long-term care homes… Continue reading →
EMAIL TO MENG WANZHOU, CHINESE PROSECUTORS ADVISING THEM CANADA, USA EXTRADITION REQUEST IS UNLAWFUL, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO ACT WITHOUT LEGAL AUTHORITY AND CHINA CAN NOW PROSECUTE THEM
Jane Burgermeister, BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
Dear Meng Wanzhou, Dear Huawei CEO, Dear Chinese prosecutors, It has transpired that Canada has acted unlawfully under International Law in executing the US extradition request for Meng Wanzhou in 2018 and that, therefore, Meng s arrest and detention as well trial have been done without legal authority. as I discuss below. Affidavits of legal experts have been presented to the court confirming that Meng's extradition to the USA for an offence committed in Hong Kong is unlawful under international law which prohibits extra territorial extraditions unless specific conditions ...
The reality of corporate protests - American consumers no longer count for much
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Gun Free Zone points out the economic reality underlying corporate America's attitude towards American consumers. If you remember correctly, during the GW Bush years, Hollywood made countless anti-War films that portrayed America as evil and our soldiers as either bloodthirsty killers or poor dumb hicks who signed up to be abused by the military because they were too stupid to know any better. Every single one of these movies lost money. They were box office flops. Who actually watched *Stop-Loss*? Nobody. But Hollywood kept cranking them out because insulting America was mo...
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