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Thomas Paine

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Friday, May 28, 2021

28 May - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10 pm MDT

Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Electronic nicotine saves lives.
Via Instapundit, a study that compared 100k people aged 18-34, 10k of whom were from San Francisco for smoking rates. San Francisco’s ban on flavored tobacco product sales was associated with increased smoking among minor high school students relative to other school districts. While the policy applied to all tobacco products, its outcome was likely… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Wuhan Flu: If Their Lips Are Moving
When someone offers iron clad assurances that your private data will not be collected and exploited, assume they are lying; In a flagrant violation of patients’ medical privacy that has just come to light, the British government has admitted to collecting and using smartphone data to analyze their activity without disclosing it as part of… Continue reading → read more
Diverse10 hours ago
Dr. Hugh Sherman Appointed President of Ohio University
Dr. Hugh Sherman has been appointed president of Ohio University for a two-year term. Sherman was dean of the College of Business, stepping down in January of this year. From 2007 to 2021, he was dean of Ohio University’s College of Business and Corlett Chair of Strategy and Senior Economic Policy Fellow in the Voinovich […] read more
naked capitalism10 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/28/2021
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day~ I believe I am hearing a crow, running water, and a woodpecker! From Hungary: In a decade-long effort to attract migrating swallows, a Hungarian man has created more than 400 nests on his house for the birds https://t.co/8db4cflz4C pic.twitter.com/ilDdDYu856 — Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2021 […] read more
bilaterals.org10 hours ago
Denying India its tax revenue is neo-colonialism. Cairn Energy is the new East India Company!
28-May-2021 The perverse interplay of BITs with double taxation avoidance agreements has been bleeding India from the much-needed tax revenues. read more
bilaterals.org10 hours ago
Farmers to protest against Australia tariff-free trade deal
28-May-2021 Fed-up farmers are preparing to stage protests over UK government plans to sign tariff-free trade deals with Australia and other countries, which they fear could lead to a flood of cheap food imports. read more
bilaterals.org10 hours ago
Court annuls billion-dollar award, finding Crimea investment was made before BIT applied
28-May-2021 The Paris Court of Appeal has set aside a $1.1 billion award against Russia for the expropriation of the Crimean branch of Ukrainian state-owned bank Oschadbank. read more
bilaterals.org10 hours ago
Energoatom suing Russia to get compensation for assets lost in Crimea
28-May-2021 The dispute is about the assets it lost in Crimea, including the Donuzlav wind farm, which is now located in the temporarily occupied territory. read more
With 3,122 Foot-Pounds of Hellish Force, the AR-500 Rifle Hits Like a Truck
*Kyle Mizokami* *AR-500, Americas* The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The AR-500 rifle isn’t for everyone. Unlike the ubiquitous AR-15, recoil, weight and cost per round will limit the weapon’s popularity. That having been said, there are situations where 3,122 foot pounds of force, precisely applied, can make a world of difference. The endless adaptive nature of the AR-15 rifle platform has made it one of the most modifiable weapons in history. From buttstocks to ... read more
Fourth Stimulus Check: Will it Happen and Who Would Qualify?
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Checks, * [image: Fourth Stimulus Check] Just as the Biden administration and congressional lawmakers have been trying to hammer out an infrastructure bill, some Democrats have pivoted their focus toward sending Americans additional direct relief, despite receiving $1,400 stimulus payments as part of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus rescue package. Just as the Biden administration and congressional lawmakers have been trying to hammer out an infrastructure bill, some Democrats have pivoted their focus toward sending Americans additional direct relief,... read more
OMG: China's Bomber-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Is Truly Scary
*David Axe* *Anti-Ship Missiles, Asia Pacific* The CH-AS-X-13 could pose a serious threat to U.S. and allied forces. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The new H-6N variant of the venerable Chinese bomber first appeared over Beijing during preparations for celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Military parades and fly-overs took place on Oct. 1, 2019. A Chinese magazine might have revealed a new and potentially powerful anti-ship and land-attack missile, Roland Oliphant reported for *The Telegraph *last year. A centerfold ... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Argentina’s cattle ranchers extend live cattle sales stoppage
[image: Brazil,Finland has called upon the EU to boycott Brazilian beef due to Amazon fires.] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Argentina’s four largest agricultural business associations resolved this Friday, May 28, to extend the pause of cattle sales as a protest action against the decision of Alberto Fernández’s government to prohibit beef exports temporarily. The rural entities, integrated into the so-called Comisión de Enlace, had decided not to send live […] The post Argentina’s cattle ranchers extend live cattle sales stoppage appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Peru elections: New poll shows technical tie between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The presidential candidates in Peru, Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori, are in a technical tie, with 42.6% and 41.7%, according to a poll carried out by Datum, a little more than a week before the second round of elections on June 6. According to the study, carried out under the […] The post Peru elections: New poll shows technical tie between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Mississippi won’t challenge state high court ruling on medical marijuana
Mississippi’s secretary of state said he won’t push the Supreme Court justices to change their minds on a ruling that invalidated a voter-approved ballot measure from 2020 that legalized medical marijuana. According to the Associated Press, Secretary of State Michael Watson said that instead, he’ll urge Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session of […] Mississippi won’t challenge state high court ruling on medical marijuana is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Centauri Dreams10 hours ago
Are Planets with Continuous Surface Habitability Rare?
Put a rocky, Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star, and good things should happen. At least, that seems to be the consensus, and since there are evidently billions of such planets in the galaxy, the chances for complex life seem overwhelmingly favorable. But in today’s essay, Centauri Dreams associate editor Alex […] read more
Yes, the dollar really is worth that little
We've spoken at length in these pages about inflation and the vanishing worth of the dollar. The two are synonymous. I pointed out earlier this year: It's not that products and services are worth more, and therefore getting more expensive - it's that the currency we use to buy them is worth less, because it's becoming depreciated ... *The US government, over the past year, printed or electronically created over 40% of all the dollars that have ever existed.* There's more at the link. In another article, I noted: The reason house prices, share prices, etc. are all continu... read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Dr. Gene Andrew Jarrett to Become Princeton University Faculty Dean and William S. Tod Professor of English
Dr. Gene Andrew Jarrett will become Princeton University’s dean of the faculty and the William S. Tod Professor of English, effective Aug. 1. Jarrett – author, editor and educator – is the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science (CAS) and Professor of English at New York University. Before arriving at NYU, […] read more
Diverse11 hours ago
COVID-vaccinated Purdue University Students Get Chance to Win Prize Equal to One Year of In-State Tuition
Purdue University students who prove that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have the chance to have their in-state undergrad tuition covered for a year. From all the students who document their full vaccination, 10 students will be randomly selected to receive $9,992, the annual undergrad tuition cost for a Purdue in-state student. All undergrad, […] read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Wesley College Faculty Sue School, Claims Delaware State University Acquisition Breaches Tenured Faculty Contracts
A group of Wesley College faculty are suing the school and trying to stop its transfer to Delaware State University (DSU), claiming that the acquisition breaches tenured faculty contracts, Delaware Online reported. 14 faculty are plaintiffs in the suit filed last Tuesday, but they are proposing the court consider it a class-action suit representing Wesley’s […] read more
Diverse11 hours ago
Dr. John Johnson Appointed Whitman College Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Dr. John Johnson has been appointed vice president for diversity and inclusion at Whitman College, effective this summer. Johnson was director of inclusive excellence learning at California State University, Sacramento. Johnson was also the inaugural coordinator of the African American Center for Academic Excellence at Humboldt State University. Johnson holds a master’s degree in educational […] read more
Food & Water Watch11 hours ago
Federal Government Orders Further Environmental Review of Tennessee Gas Project
While the FERC move is good news, Governor Murphy must stop North Jersey fracked gas expansion project read more
UNREDACTED14 hours ago
New Digital National Security Archive Collection Features Thousands of Declassified Memos from Donald Rumsfeld’s Last Two Years in Office
The National Security Archive, along with our scholarly partners at ProQuest, is publishing the second installment of Donald Rumsfeld’s “Snowflakes.” The 24,473-page set, Donald Rumsfeld’s Snowflakes, Part II: The Pentagon and U.S. Foreign Policy, 2004-2006, features 3,994 memos authored by the Secretary of Defense during his last two years in office. Responses to the Secretary’s […] read more
Organizing Notes3 hours ago
Get a great shirt - help the Global Network
Now that spring has sprung and temps are steadily rising its a good time to get your new Global Network shirt. 'Free the Sky of Nukes & Weapons' the shirts read. The T-shirts come in four colors and seven sizes. *Outside Beale AFB in northern California at a recent protest* The shirt was designed by my late friend and artist Will Park from Florida. You can order directly online via Bonfire and the Global Network gets a share of the cost. See the shirts *here*. We appreciate your support for our efforts to keep space for peace. Bruce read more
Gregory Mannarino, AM 5/28/21: "Important Updates, Economy, Inflation"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 5/28/21: *"Important Updates, Economy, Inflation"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ *Related:* *FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021 - 01:25 PM:* "And Now Prices Are Really Soaring: May Rent Jump Is Biggest On Record" "Fed’s “Favorite” Inflation Indicator Explodes At Fastest Rate Since 1992 As Incomes Crash By Record" read more
The U.S. Military's Nightmare: What If The U.S. Ran Out of Missiles in a War?
*David Axe* *Missiles, The Americas* That's why the Defense Department's 2020 budget proposal featured so many of them. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Together, all these new weapons could help the U.S. armed forces to defend itself, and strike back, during high-intensity combat with Russian and Chinese forces. Missiles are everywhere in the U.S. Defense Department's *budget proposal for 2020*. The emphasis on long-range, guided munitions should please critics of Pentagon's war-planning. Experts have warned that in combat with a high-tech foe, U.S. forces quickly would run... read more
Dangerous: How Russia Could Supercharge China’s Aircraft Carriers
*David Axe* *Russia, * The Chinese navy could possess as many as six aircraft carriers by the mid-2030s, experts told state media. They could be a mix of conventional and nuclear-powered vessels. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Russia in the past pursued a similar development path. “The former Soviet Union started using icebreakers as experimental platforms for the development of nuclear reactors to power carriers in the 1950s,” *South China Morning Post *explained. China could partner with Russia in order to develop nuclear-powered icebreakers. While the vessels would be u... read more
Russia’s Master Plan to Confront the U.S. Navy
*Kris Osborn* *military, Eurasia* The Russian navy simply cannot compete with the United States when it comes to destroyers, carriers or other kinds of heavily armed open-water warships. The U.S. and Russian Navies met to establish and further refine safety protocols and specify parameters regarding international navigational zones, maritime interactions, according to a Navy report. The annual consultations, which are known as the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the Waters Outside the Limits of the Territorial Sea, took place in Moscow on May 25. Established in 1972, the bi... read more
97 rivers across China exceed warning levels as country prepares for another heavy flood season
Rainy season came early to China this year and 97 rivers across the country are already exceeding warning levels as of Thursday, May 27, 2021. This represents a rise of about 10% compared to 2020, a record-breaking year when it comes to rainfall and floods. With...... Read more » read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Is Maxine Waters Changing ‘Memorial Day’ to ‘George Floyd Day’?
The credibility of a rumor does not increase when placed on a colorful background. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Did Ted Cruz Eat a Fly?
There was a politician who swallowed a fly? I don't know why but it's just CGI. read more
"Biden’s $6 Trillion Socialist Budget Will Cause Even More Inflation And Even More Shortages"
*"Biden’s $6 Trillion Socialist Budget Will Cause * *Even More Inflation And Even More Shortages"* by Michael Snyder "If you are enjoying the ride on the highway to hyperinflation, then you are going to absolutely love Joe Biden’s new budget. Instead of realizing the mistakes that he has made and reversing course, Biden has decided that now is the time to push the accelerator to the floor. That means that a lot more inflation is on the way, and I am encouraging all of my readers to do what they can to get prepared for that. In my latest book, I sound the alarm about what hyperinflat... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Colombian expat in Brazil joins list of world’s 25 wealthiest ‘millennials’
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At 39 years of age, David Vélez is the founder of Brazilian fintech Nubank and his wealth reaches US$5.2 billion. On May 27th, Visual Capitalist website published the list of the world's wealthiest young people, which includes a Colombian. The website disclosed that there are at least 2,755 billionaires around […] The post Colombian expat in Brazil joins list of world’s 25 wealthiest ‘millennials’ appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
On the 1204 Sack of Constantinople
The claim that the crusaders “sacked” Constantinople in 1204 is not the complete truth. The crusaders didn’t sack Constantinople—they engineered a regime change in the Byzantine Empire, at the behest of a powerful faction in Byzantine politics and some Venetian and French nobles. Pope Innocent III was elected on 8 January 1198, and on 15 August 1198, he launched a new crusade (the fourth one). By the summer of 1200, a sizable crusading army had taken shape. Instead of taking a land route, which experience of the past crusades had shown was fraught with danger, the crusaders decided... read more
"National Horror Story Hour"
*"National Horror Story Hour"* by Jim Kunstler "*Questions du jour:* Can the US government make itself even more untrustworthy? Has it become an enemy of the people? Just wondering. What would be worse, actually, is if we learn that American culture is untrustworthy, since politics is downstream of culture. It would be the equivalent writ large of a human personality at war with itself, unable to trust its own thoughts and actions. Which perhaps explains the seeming psychosis raging through our society at the moment. The hallucinatory delusions of the day are exactly what you’d ex... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
GOP Blocks Bipartisan Probe of Deadly Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
Former President Donald Trump, who still has a firm hold on the Republican party, has called the commission a “Democrat trap.” read more
"The Truth..."
"Paranoia is just another mask for ignorance. The truth, when you finally chase it down, is almost always far worse than your darkest visions and fears." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson read more
The Rag Blog12 hours ago
JONAH RASKIN : BOOKS | Hilton Obenzinger bears witness to the times that have tried our souls
His new book of poems is ‘Witness 2017-2020.’ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | May 28, 2021 Ezra Pound, the twentieth-century American poet, once said, “Make it new,” and “Literature is news that stays news.” He would probably … Continue reading → read more
Energy 144, Shell and oil companies are penalized because consumers and motorists use their products
The climate alarm activists are winning more often these days. They targetted the big oil companies to be penalized for their "climate crimes" because people find their products very useful -- for ordinary cars and motorcycles to tractors, harvesters, buses, boats, planes, etc. (This Pixar planes and cars from Worthpoint). My three related articles on this: 1. Climate Tricks 51, The CCC, Greenpeace and fossil fuels, February 01, 2016 2. Climate Tricks 56, Using the CHR for climate harassment, July 30, 2016 3. *CHR investigates ‘carbon majors’ by using more fossil fuels *January 7,... read more
Biden Climate Agenda Heads into Perfect Storm
Originally posted on Science Matters: Michael Shellenberger writes at Forbes Why Biden’s Climate Agenda Is Falling Apart. He suggests that there are multiple forces opposing it , not only political but also laws of physics. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The Gathering Storm Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden and Democrats have… read more
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Matt Gurney questions how it is that Ontario (like other provinces) is continuing to avoid any meaningful planning in its pandemic response, with the problem now being a lack of guidance or direction in distributing second doses of vaccines. - Stephanie Taylor reports on a new study from the International Institute for Sustainable Development showing how demand for oil is set to decline in the decades to come. Aaron Saad writes that instead of continuing to look to exploit fossil fuel reserves and spew as much carbon pollution as possible as ... read more
the ethereal kiosk16 hours ago
De utvalda barnen #6
Jag har läst Örjan Liebendörfers tre blogginlägg om SVTs serie De utvalda barnen. Jag kommer att ta upp allihop i denna text. I det första inlägget kommer frågan om waldorfskolerörelsens ansvar — i att inte reagera, eller reagera tillräckligt, på vad som pågick på Solvikskolan — och myndigheternas ansvar upp. Varför stängde inte myndigheterna skolan? … Continue reading De utvalda barnen #6 → read more
Illegal Clearing by Agribusiness 'Driving Rainforest Destruction'
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28 (IPS) - Deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean accounts for 44 per cent of the global loss of tropical forests, with most of the conversion to agricultural land being carried out illegally, concludes a study by the non-profit organisation Forest Trends. Read the full story, “Illegal Clearing by Agribusiness 'Driving Rainforest Destruction'”, on globalissues.org → read more
Halt legislation on coercive mental health measures in Europe – UN experts
Independent UN human rights experts called on Friday for a European body of intergovernmental experts to stop legislation supporting coercive mental health measures. Read the full story, “Halt legislation on coercive mental health measures in Europe – UN experts”, on globalissues.org → read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Rhode Island looks to shutter cannabis grower involved in bribery scheme
A Rhode Island medical cannabis cultivator could lose his grow license over his involvement in a bribery scandal in another state. Rhode Island looks to shutter cannabis grower involved in bribery scheme is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Unemployment Tax Refund Problem: When Will You Get Paid?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Unemployment Tax Refund, * [image: More Stimulus Checks Out] It appears that millions of Americans are growing more frustrated by the day over the delay in getting their hands on the tax refunds from 2020 unemployment benefits. Both the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department certainly have done a wonderful job in issuing nearly one hundred seventy million coronavirus stimulus checks over the past two months under the American Rescue Plan. But it appears that millions of Americans are growing more frustrated by the day over the delay in getting t... read more
The M1 Abrams Tank Has One Enemy It Has No Chance of Beating
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* Good old father time. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While the M1 Abrams was outgunned when it first entered production, since the M1A1 entered service in 1985 it has become one of the most lethal tanks in the world with its 120mm gun. It remains to be seen whether this will continue into the future, or whether American tanks may have to be upgunned again to meet future threats. In the 1970s, the situation for NATO tank forces in Europe was grim. The program to develop the next generation battle tank for both Germany and the United States... read more
$5 Billion In Stimulus Checks Went To Americans Who Might Not Be Illegible
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus] The report, from the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration, found that as of last July, 4.4 million Economic Impact Payments, at a value of more than $5.5 billion, went to those who were “potentially ineligible.” The IRS released a report this week showing that there was likely some amount of fraud in the distribution of stimulus payments in last year’s CARES Act. The report, from the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration, found that as of last July, 4.4 million Economic Impac... read more
This Submarine Is Something Scary: How China Is Placing Nukes Under Water
*Caleb Larson* *Submarines, Asia* The Type 092 has since been superseded by the much more capable Type 094 class. *Here's What You Need to Know*: China’s military is notoriously tight-lipped. The Type 092, or Xia-Class submarine as it is alternatively known, is a lonely submarine, it is the only hull of its class, and was China’s first attempt at shooting nukes from underwater. *Type 092* China’s nuclear deterrence has historically centered not on an overwhelming first-strike capability like that of the United States or the Soviet Union, but rather something more modest—preser... read more
Additional Stimulus Checks Coming? Here is the Latest Update.
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Checks, * More than 167 million stimulus payments, worth roughly $391 billion, have been sent out by the Internal Revenue Service since President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan passed in March, with millions of additional payments set to be pumped out in the upcoming weeks. More than 167 million stimulus payments, worth roughly $391 billion, have been sent out by the Internal Revenue Service since President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan passed in March, with millions of additional payments set to be pumped out in the upcoming weeks. But as the IR... read more
Lots of Missiles: The Marine Corps Has a New Strategy to Beat China
*Kris Osborn* *U.S. Marine Corps, Asia Pacific* And it has a little something to do with missiles. The Marine Corps is fast pursuing a new highly mobile, multi-domain, and heavily armed amphibious attack force. It will be able to hop from ship to shore between islands and transition ship-based over-the-horizon missiles to land as ground-fired anti-ship weapons. Part of the conceptual shift involves an adaptation of the Littoral Combat Ship-fired Naval Strike Missile (NSM) into a Marine Corps variant called Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile (GBASM). The idea is to introduce new att... read more
Bayer to Rethink Active Ingredient in Roundup Weedkiller After Judge Rejects $2 Billion Cancer Claims Deal
Bayer said Thursday it will remain in the residential lawn and garden market, but is “discussing the future” of glyphosate, the active ingredient in its top-selling herbicide. The post Bayer to Rethink Active Ingredient in Roundup Weedkiller After Judge Rejects $2 Billion Cancer Claims Deal appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Key US House lawmaker reintroduces federal marijuana legalization bill
U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler on Friday reintroduced a social justice-focused marijuana legalization bill known as the MORE Act amid hopes that a newly elected Democratic president and Congress will result in the legislation’s passage. During the previous Congress, the House passed a similar version of the bill. But the measure went nowhere in […] Key US House lawmaker reintroduces federal marijuana legalization bill is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
CFACT12 hours ago
American Petroleum Institute’s abject surrender and ignominious defeat
Perhaps you would expect API to launch a vigorous defense of fossil fuels, but you would be wrong - very wrong. The post American Petroleum Institute’s abject surrender and ignominious defeat appeared first on CFACT. read more
Waking Times12 hours ago
Millions of Face Masks Officially Declared Dangerous
*Jon Rappoport* - This is not an article about whether face masks work, however, much has been written about the harm the masks cause. read more
Waking Times12 hours ago
The Incredible Endocanabannoid System
*Zahrah Sita* - There is a lot of buzz around the topic of cannabis and the various medicines and products made from the cannabis plant. read more
Diverse12 hours ago
Discover 2021’s Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
There are more than 1,100 community colleges in the U.S. which educate more than 12 million students per year. This year’s list of the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges includes some familiar names and some first timers. Each institution on the list seeks out and values diverse faculty, staff and administrators who are committed to meeting students’ needs and working with them to achieve their goals. Meet the schools here. read more
21st Century Wire12 hours ago
Remembering Ian R. Crane
*21WIRE* | Reflecting on the life and work of researcher, anti-fracking activist, and creator of the Alternative View series. read more
Wuhan Lab Deleted Files Showing Fauci Authorized Funding for Risky Coronavirus Experiments
In March, the Wuhan Institute of Virology deleted mentions of its collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, directed by Dr. Anthony Fauci. It also deleted descriptions of gain-of-function research on the SARS virus. The post Wuhan Lab Deleted Files Showing Fauci Authorized Funding for Risky Coronavirus Experiments appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
CDC Data Shows Over 200,000 Adverse VAERS Reports After COVID Vaccines, Including 943 Among 12 to 17 Year-Olds
*Childrens Health Defense* | CDC has failed to publish crucial information, or tell the public which groups might be at a higher risk of suffering an adverse reaction. read more
U.S. Taking ‘Very Close Look’ at Vaccine Passports + More
The Defender’s Big Brother NewsWatch brings you the latest headlines related to governments’ abuse of power, including attacks on democracy, civil liberties and use of mass surveillance. The post U.S. Taking ‘Very Close Look’ at Vaccine Passports + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Gaza/Palestine News Links 27-28 May 2021
28 May 2021 — The New Dark Age Israel attacks, kills children amid broad crackdown By Tamara Nassar on May 28, 2021 05:41 am Killing of 17-year-old may amount to extrajudicial execution. Palestine’s Moment: Despite Massive Losses, Palestinians Have Altered the Course of History https://dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/palestines-moment-despite-massive-losses-palestinians-have-altered-the-course-of-history/ Larry Wilkerson: The US Should End Support For Israel and Saudi … Continue reading Gaza/Palestine News Links 27-28 May 2021 read more
What is Donald Trump Jr's Net Worth?
*Stephen Silver* *Donald Trump Jr., * How much money has the younger Trump made? Donald Trump, Jr., during the presidency of his father, emerged as something of a conservative celebrity, frequently appearing as a campaign surrogate for his father, while also writing multiple books. Sometimes joined by his partner, the former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump Jr. is also frequently hired as a public speaker. How much money has the younger Trump made? According to Celebrity Net Worth, Trump Jr.’s net worth is somewhere in the neighborhood of $300 million. Per the site, the y... read more
Why the New York Times Is Getting Ukrainegate Wrong
*Melinda Haring* *Ukraine, Europe* The real Ukraine investigation should focus on Rudy Giuliani and Yuriy Lutsenko, not the whipping boy of election interference. Ukrainegate is back in the news again, but in a major new story released today the *New York Times* got it wrong. The *Times* writes that the Department of Justice is investigating several Ukrainian MPs, including Andriy Derkach, for interfering in the 2020 US election. Big deal. It should come as no surprise that the Department of Justice is pursuing MPs accused of inferring in US elections and acting as agents of Ru... read more
The Intent Behind Russia’s New Cyber Hacking Against America
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *Russia, Europe* The hacks are a potent reminder that Moscow does not trust in the goodwill of the Biden administration, and is warning against efforts to weaponize unrest in Russia. Understanding this mindset will be important as the U.S. prepares for the Geneva summit. What are we to make of reports that hackers affiliated with the Russian special services have targeted groups and organizations that receive support from the U.S. Agency for International Development? Having been in enough Track-II dialogues where the Russian side routinely disavows any know... read more
Still No $1,400 Stimulus Check? The IRS Might Be Able To Help You (If You Do This)
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check Alert, * [image: Stimulus] Be aware that similar to previous recent batches, a large number of the new payments—nearly one million of them—were sent out to recent tax filers who did not have the necessary information, such as an address and bank account numbers, on file at the IRS. Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that nearly two million more coronavirus stimulus checks have been disbursed as part of the tenth batch of payments under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. With this long-awaited new tranche, the tota... read more
Are 'Extra' Unemployment Benefits Keeping People From Working?
*Trevor Filseth* *Unemployment Benefits, * So far, the evidence is not clear. A working paper put out by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco suggested that the supplementary payments had a “small but noticeable” impact on Americans’ willingness to work, but could not be primarily responsible for the slow recovery in April. One of the more significant – and expensive – measures in the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress in early March, was a $300-per-week federal unemployment benefit. These benefits are scheduled to expire on August 31, but 24 Rep... read more
Did Donald Trump Just Blame Joe Biden For High Gas Prices?
*Stephen Silver* *Donald Trump Gas Prices, * Many who observe politics are tempted to blame higher gas prices, or credit lower ones, to whoever happens to be president at the time. But in reality, presidents are usually at the mercy of global market forces when it comes to what Americans pay at the pump. Gas prices, throughout the year, have been steadily rising, with the average price of gas hitting $3 a gallon for the first time since 2014. Prices also spiked earlier this month following the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, although that shutdown proved short-lived. Some have blame... read more
The New Navy's Columbia-Class Submarines Could Wipe Out Entire Countries
*Caleb Larson* *Columbia-class Submarine, * Once the Columbia-class is underway, it will likely be the United State’s sea-based deterrent for close to half a century, and the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent for probably just as long, depending on reactor design. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As the development of the Ohio-class replacement progressed, both the United States and the United Kingdom have decided to equip their future submarines with an identical missile compartment, since both countries' nuclear deterrence submarines are equipped with the same American-desi... read more
This German Super Torpedo Could Revolutionize Warfare. But There's a Catch.
*Caleb Larson* *Torpedoes, * In the 2000s, a German firm developed a torpedo that was faster than high-speed trains. *Here's What You Need to Remember: **Supercavitating torpedos* travel extremely fast—hundreds of kilometers an hour. Torpedos of all types are slowed down by drag caused by friction with water. One way to overcome this drag is with bubbles. *The German Supertorpedo* In the 2000s, a German firm developed a torpedo that was faster than high-speed trains. Here are the details. *Torpedos* Submarines are the ultimate underwater weapon—silent and hard to detect hundr... read more
China’s J-15 Fighter Has a Has a Problem That Copying Russia Can't Solve
*Caleb Larson* *J-15, Asia* The J-15 is more or less a copy of Russia's Su-33. But it's facing some major hurdles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *On paper it seems quite capable. It’s a big plane and has a good weapons load out. What can’t be seen from the outside is its biggest weakness—it is underpowered and has unreliable engines, which hinder the J-15’s capabilities. It also can’t be aerial refueled. China’s off-brand Sukhoi fighter seems capable but has one big problem. *Eastern Origins* The J-15 originally came out of Ukraine. In 2001, China bought an unfinished ... read more
What Will New Russia’s Hypersonic Tactical Fighter Look Like?
*Kris Osborn* *military, * The new aircraft could also be unmanned. Is Russian company Sukhoi building a new stealthy “single-engine low-observable hypersonic light tactical fighter”? A news report in Russia’s TASS news publication says yes, citing an industry source. What might that look like? The report says the aircraft will reach super high speeds above Mach 2 and operate as a light tactical plane with a take-off weight of eighteen tons. Not surprisingly given this reported weight and speed, the TASS report claims the new plane will have “super maneuverability” due to a thru... read more
Gaetz gives shocking speech on ‘armed rebellion’ and the ‘obligation’ to use the 2nd Amendment
Raw Story – by Bob Brigham Hours after the violent insurrection by Trump supporters seeking to overturn the 2020 election, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) voted... The post Gaetz gives shocking speech on ‘armed rebellion’ and the ‘obligation’ to use the 2nd Amendment appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Post-pandemic New York City is laid bare as homelessness, mental illness and crime escalate
Daily Mail In Times Square, the most densely tourist-populated place in the United States, a mentally disturbed man known as Mr. Kim begs cops to... The post Post-pandemic New York City is laid bare as homelessness, mental illness and crime escalate appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Jacinda Ardern: Mild to moderate symptoms
NZVideoGuy Aug 8, 2020 On National TV on 21st March 2020, PM Jacinda Ardern tells NZers that it’s “Very Important to Remember” that “The Vast... The post Jacinda Ardern: Mild to moderate symptoms appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Life Insurance and Covid-19; Something Doesn’t Make Sense
Ron Paul Institute – by Jeff Harris You would think that during the worst Pandemic since the 1918 Spanish Flu life insurance companies would be... The post Life Insurance and Covid-19; Something Doesn’t Make Sense appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
US Sitting On ‘Raft’ Of Unexamined Virus Intel; Former Official Says ‘Almost No Evidence’ Of Natural Origin
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Hours after President Biden promised to release the ‘full report’ from US Intelligence community’s 90-day examination of where COVID-19... The post US Sitting On ‘Raft’ Of Unexamined Virus Intel; Former Official Says ‘Almost No Evidence’ Of Natural Origin appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Kriner Cash may use extra $75 million in state education funding for ECC’s downtown campus
Superintendent Kriner Cash may use the surplus $75 million in state education funding this year to expand Erie Community College’s downtown campus — which would enhance the Buffalo Public School system’s ability to “seamlessly collaborate” with the college on regional The post Kriner Cash may use extra $75 million in state education funding for ECC’s downtown campus first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle. read more
Fmr Asst. Police Chief Arrested for Animal Cruelty for Throwing His Dog in a Dumpster
[image: dumpster]The former assistant police chief for Jacksonville is facing numerous charges for animal cruelty after throwing his dog in a dumpster and leaving. read more
Oregon Tried to Innovate a Policy for Determining Who Still Has to Wear a Mask. It Bombed.
Willamette Week – by Rachel Monahan On May 18, Gov. Kate Brown offered Oregon businesses a choice not available anywhere else in the nation: They... The post Oregon Tried to Innovate a Policy for Determining Who Still Has to Wear a Mask. It Bombed. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Retraction Watch12 hours ago
Anesthesiology researcher guilty of misconduct in more than 140 papers: Investigation
A Japanese anesthesiologist has been found guilty of fabricating data and other misconduct in 142 articles and other publications, leading to his termination and the sanction of several of his co-authors. Showa University says its investigation into Hironobu Ueshima, the existence of which we first reported on last June, found that the prolific researcher had … Continue reading Anesthesiology researcher guilty of misconduct in more than 140 papers: Investigation read more
Covid’s Possible Gain of Function Origins? Biden's "Got a Brand New Bag"
*There has been a lot of noise lately about Covid-19 and "gain of function" potentiality. What I find interesting is how the narrative, which was at first discounted out of hand, has now morphed into a possibility that is being implanted in our created realities. Gropin' Joe Biden is riding this train, as expected.* *"President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to "redouble" their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chinese laboratory.* * After months of minimizing that possibility as a... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Analysis: Global minimum tax on multinationals would have little impact in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Faced with a potential agreement among developed countries for the establishment of a global minimum tax for multinationals, tax attorneys say that Brazil should neither be benefited nor impacted by the measure. With a varied array of taxes at its disposal, the country would be shielded from companies in the […] The post Analysis: Global minimum tax on multinationals would have little impact in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Canadian marijuana retailer High Tide gets green light for Nasdaq listing
High Tide, a major Canadian retail marijuana chain with assets in U.S. cannabis accessories and CBD e-commerce markets, received approval to list its shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the company said Friday. Calgary, Alberta-based High Tide revealed in December it was pursuing a listing on the U.S. exchange. Shares are expected to begin trading […] Canadian marijuana retailer High Tide gets green light for Nasdaq listing is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Clay Travis, Buck Sexton to Team for Radio Show in Rush Limbaugh’s Time Slot
“While no one will ever replace Rush Limbaugh, Buck and I are excited to continue advancing the causes he held dear,” Clay Travis said. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
ANVISA warns of risks of indiscriminate use of paracetamol after Covid-19 vaccination
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The indiscriminate use of paracetamol for pain and fever relief after Covid-19 vaccination can lead to serious adverse events, including drug hepatitis and death, Brazil's health regulatory agcency ANVISA has indicated. According to the agency, paracetamol should be used with caution, "always observing the maximum daily dose and the interval […] The post ANVISA warns of risks of indiscriminate use of paracetamol after Covid-19 vaccination appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Waking Times12 hours ago
Microsoft President Warns 2024 Will Look Like ‘1984’ if We Don’t Stop AI Police State
*Matt Agorist* - As the rampant US spy state illustrates, no amount of legislation can curb a tyrannical government’s lust to surveil their citizens. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Hexo leapfrogs competitors with CA$925 million deal for rival cannabis producer Redecan
Canadian cannabis producer Hexo Corp. struck a definitive deal to buy one of the leading adult-use producers in the country by market share in a cash and stock deal worth 925 million Canadian dollars ($766.4 million). The deal to acquire Redecan, announced early Friday, would vault Hexo into the No. 1 position in Canada’s recreational […] Hexo leapfrogs competitors with CA$925 million deal for rival cannabis producer Redecan is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ12 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - May 28
1933 Interior Ministry had Assyrian leader Mar Shimun come to Baghdad to discuss differences with govt over settling community in north Interior said it was willing to acknowledge Mar Shimun as spiritual leader but would not give him any political power Said British officer arriving to help settle community Mar Shimun said he would help with settlement Pledged loyalty to King Faisal (Musings On Iraq review *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1941 British forces captured Khan Nuqta fort on march from Fallujah... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Agreements with Asia could threaten jobs in Brazil – CNI
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Trade agreements with South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam may increase Brazil's trade deficit with these countries by US$12.8 billion per year, according to a statement issued by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). According to the industry association, these agreements may lead to a drop in employment and production in […] The post Agreements with Asia could threaten jobs in Brazil – CNI appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Analysis: Azul’s US$2.8 billion in hidden debt for aircraft leases could keep it from buying LATAM
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The euphoria of investors with a potential attempt by Azul to buy LATAM's Brazil operation, which is under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan, is not backed by analysts specialized in the large financial institution's sector. There is skepticism about both the business's chances of success and Azul's financial capacity […] The post Analysis: Azul’s US$2.8 billion in hidden debt for aircraft leases could keep it from buying LATAM appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
European Regulators OK Pfizer Vaccine for Children 12-15
The recommendation follows similar decisions by regulators in Canada and the United States. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Biden will release 90 day origin report, “Unless there’s something I’m unaware of”
Biden will release 90 day origin report, “Unless there’s something I’m unaware of” ****News Topic 423***** Biden Pledges To Release COVID-19 Origin Report “Unless There’s Something I’m Unaware Of” Biden Pledges To Release COVID-19 Origin Report “Unless There’s Something I’m Unaware Of” President Biden is just fine releasing the US Intelligence community’s 90-day examination of […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Honduras accuses Venezuela of wanting to impose its agenda in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (EFE) The Honduran Foreign Minister, Lisando Rosales, accused Venezuela this Friday of wanting to impose its agenda on the democracies of Latin America, encouraging the protests that have recently taken place in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and, at this moment, Colombia. Rosales participated today together with Carlos Madero, Coordinating […] The post Honduras accuses Venezuela of wanting to impose its agenda in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Microsoft President Warns 2024 Will Look Like ‘1984’ if We Don’t Stop AI Police State
[image: AI]The use of AI in the police state is becoming an increasing threat to the future freedom of humanity and those on the inside are warning us about it. read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Things are looking up, but there are still nagging worries about the pandemic
News 1. Snoopy “Months after a Halifax-area realtor had her knuckles rapped for stealing a poodle, Snoopy the dog still hasn’t been returned to his rightful owner,” reports Zane Woodford. Even though the Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission ruled that Snoopy, a poodle, was stolen from rightful owner Mike Smaggus by real estate agent Sarah Sullivan, the […] read more
Science Matters14 hours ago
Biden Climate Agenda Heads into Perfect Storm
Michael Shellenberger writes at Forbes Why Biden’s Climate Agenda Is Falling Apart. He suggests that there are multiple forces opposing it , not only political but also laws of physics. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. The Gathering Storm Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden and Democrats have projected confidence that they will […] read more
Ep. 2483a – The Fed Just Revealed Their Plan For The New Currency System, Conspiracy No More
X22report The [CB]/[DS] agenda is failing. People are not agreeing with the economic agenda. The [CB] great reset failed before it began, but the foot soldiers are continuing with their orders. Walgreens is closing stores in SF because of shoplifting. The fake news said Trump was in bed with Putin but it turns out Obama … read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
There’s A Metaphor Here
Liberal MP William Amos apologizes again after second Commons camera mishap catches him urinating read more
Chill Out
The doomsayers are out in full force. The economy will overheat, they say. Inflation will run wild. It will be the 1970s all over again! Paul Krugman's advice is to take a deep breath and exhale -- slowly: Chill out, everyone. Mostly we’re just experiencing the economic equivalent of a moment of wheelspin. OK, there are some real issues involving current events that need discussing — and some of the continuing discussions, shockingly, involve serious debates among serious people. How much are closed schools and lack of child care keeping mothers out of the paid labor force? Are en... read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Russia’s International Tourism Reforms Show That It Has Nothing To Hide
The law that President Putin recently signed allowing tourists to remain in Russia for six months so long as they’ve booked their hotel stay in advance for the duration of their trip shows that Moscow has nothing to hide and is actually eager to encourage as many people as possible […] read more
the daily howler13 hours ago
PUBLIC EMBARRASSMENT: Reverend Barber adopts the procedure!
*FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021* *The way our species rolls:* We were struck by an instructive throw-away line in this morning's Washington Post. This highly instructive piece of interpretation appears in a news report about an unfortunate incident. In this unfortunate incident, eight nooses have been found, in recent weeks, on a Connecticut construction site. According to the Post's report, "The company is offering a $100,000 reward for information that helps identify those responsible for the incidents, which investigators are treating as possible hate crimes." The investigation is unde... read more
IER13 hours ago
Biden Weakens Sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2
President Biden is treating a European pipeline and a North American pipeline very differently—one is a natural gas pipeline from… The post Biden Weakens Sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 appeared first on IER. read more
21st Century Wire13 hours ago
UKC News: Government’s Lockdown Addiction, Facebook Hiding Vaccine Injury News
*UKC News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the end of week news round-up. read more
Lenin Danced in the Snow to Celebrate the Paris Commune and the Soviet Republic
On 28 May 1871, one hundred and fifty years ago, the Paris Commune collapsed after seventy-two days. The workers of Paris created the Commune on 18 March, building on the wave of revolutionary optimism that first lapped on the shores of France in 1789 and then again in 1830 and 1848. The immediate spur for the Commune was Prussia’s victory over France in a futile war. The post Lenin Danced in the Snow to Celebrate the Paris Commune and the Soviet Republic appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
The Decarie Report13 hours ago
The final days of the world?
Apologies for this. I began this entry several days ago. Then my computer crashed - or so I thought. I became convinced this was a scheme to destroy my use of any computer.There seemed to be nothing I could do to it. At my advanced age, I had finally reached the stage of complete uselessness. And, oh, i was in deep misery, almost sucidal, Then my daughter came to visit her decaying father. And in two or three minutes it was all working. Lesson - have at least one child who was born after 1970. _______________________________________________________________ What would you say is... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
EU Council Quarrels About Russia, Macron Says Sanctions Don’t Work
EU Council Quarrels About Russia, Macron Says Sanctions Don’t Work News Topic 169 Macron: EU sanctions on Russia do not work Macron: EU sanctions on Russia do not work The EU needs a new strategy on Russia because sanctions alone have not changed its behaviour, French president Emmanuel Macron has said. “With Russia, the policy […] read more
Court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis
Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun had sought an injunction to prevent Ley approving a proposal by Whitehaven Coal to expand the Vickery coalmine in northern New South Wales, arguing the minister had a common law duty of care to protect younger people against future harm from climate change. The post Court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Is there a "massive pattern of fraud in the USA"?
A correspondent calling him- or herself "Mercy Flush" makes that allegation at Free Republic. Bold, underlined text is my emphasis. This is my personal observation of a pattern of suspicious activities and behaviors going on in the government of a certain West Coast Democrat-operated state that will remain nameless (but it's just south of Oregon). Approximately ten years ago I observed a massive increase in turnover in the accounting departments and HR departments of state agencies responsible for making grants of state and Federal money to the public. This phenomenon did no... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Mexican Interior Minister: Violence of organized crime is the greatest risk of elections
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The head of Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior, Olga Sanchez Cordero, said on Thursday that the greatest risk facing the current electoral process would end on June 6 violence of organized crime. And she assured that in most of the country, conditions of peace and tranquility prevail so that the […] The post Mexican Interior Minister: Violence of organized crime is the greatest risk of elections appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
WILL THE BLIND-SQUIRREL DEMOCRATS FINALLY SPOT THE NUT?
In 2020, Democrats won the presidency by a much smaller margin than they expected, while losing seats in the House and suffering defeats in Senate races they thought they'd win. Democrats regularly struggle in elections despite having far more popular positions on health care affordability, guns, the minimum wage, taxation of the rich, infrastructure, reproductive rights, and a host of other issues. Yesterday, *The Washington Post*'s Greg Sargent reported on an analysis of the 2020 results that could -- finally -- point the Democratic Party toward a way out of its chronic underperfo... read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Covid-19 Vaccines Lead to New Infections and Mortality: The Evidence is Overwhelming
This article demonstrates unequivocally that mortality and morbidity has increased dramatically as a result of the vaccine. The incidence of Covid positive cases has also increased. read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Civil Rights Without Slavery
For the Symposium on Kate Masur, Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, From the Revolution to Reconstruction (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021). Kunal Parker *Until Justice Be Done *is a monumental book. Mapping out what she calls “America’s first civil rights movement,” Kate Masur explores the fraught history of multiple efforts, public and private, legal and political, by Whites and Blacks, to demand citizenship and equality for free Blacks between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Decades of struggle, rewarded by successes and visited with failur... read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Biden wants to remain engaged with Russia, China
Anyone who tried to divine the Russia policy of the Biden presidency out of the corpus of statements by current and prospective officials in the new administration would know by now that the range of instincts and perspectives contained in those statements did not really reflect or anticipate what was to happen — the upcoming summit meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16. read more
Need To Know14 hours ago
Huge! New Study Concludes Masks Did Not Slow COVID Spread In US
Despite more and more data proving face masks are ineffective at blocking virus particles, the CDC continues to suggest non-vaccinated Americans wear them in public and that children wear them basically all the time. read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
Nature Journal Cites Study that States People Who Have Had COVID Are Probably Immune for Life
People who catch the coronavirus are probably immune for years if not for life. Plenty of people who got the vaccine are still catching COVID and plenty of people who caught COVID are still taking the vaccine. Healthy living, healthy eating and getting a proper amount of Vitamin D helps prevent respiratory illness. read more
CFACT15 hours ago
Another example of the media’s escalation of the phony climate war
It's not about climate and weather its about an agenda. The post Another example of the media’s escalation of the phony climate war appeared first on CFACT. read more
Caitlin Johnstone15 hours ago
Australia Is A Giant US Military Base With Kangaroos: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to this article: ❖ Everyone around the world should criticize the US empire constantly and without apology. Nobody anywhere ever needs to justify or defend criticizing the most powerful, destructive and influential government on earth. It’s always right to criticize America, in any way […] read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
⚠️ Covid passes = ID cards *on steroids*
“NONE OF US LIKES THE IDEA OF COVID CERTIFICATION” Not our words, the words of Michael Gove… Yesterday he appeared in front of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to receive a grilling on Covid passes. To say that it made for awkward viewing would be putting it politely! read more
The Duran23 hours ago
Monsters In And Out Of Prison
If you thought Friday The Thirteenth was a film franchise, think again. On Friday the thirteenth of April, 1973, a horror show was put on in Worcester that makes any Hollywood gorefest look tame. On that date, David McGreavy had been left by Clive Ralph and his wife Elsie to babysit their three young ones […] read more
naked capitalism14 hours ago
‘This Is the Price of War’: Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught
Haaretz took the unprecedented step of commemorating the deaths of Palestinian children in the latest Israel-Gaza conflict. read more
Forget Stimulus Checks. This Is Better: A Stimulus iPhone?
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus iPhone, * They may not be $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks, but for many high school and college students, a free iPhone may be the next best thing. They may not be $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks, but for many high school and college students, a free iPhone may be the next best thing. It appears that one McDonald’s franchise in Altamont, Illinois, had this in mind when it came up with a plan to entice new workers by saying that it will give away the popular phone after six months of employment. Not surprisingly, the tactic has gone viral on Twitte... read more
This Is One Truly Stealth Submarine (Bad News: The U.S. Navy Doesn't Have One)
*Peter Suciu* *Submarines, Europe* The Suffren-class SSNs are expected to serve as the backbone of France’s submarine force until the 2060s. *Here's What You Need to Know*: France's navy is getting an upgrade. The French Navy reached an important milestone in its Barracuda program, as it took delivery of the first of six *Suffren*-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN). The 99-meter long submarine was delivered from the French-based shipbuilder Naval Group to the French Armament Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement, DGA) in November 2020 after the completion of a ... read more
China’s Aircraft Carriers: Pieces of Junk or Lethal Killers?
*Caleb Larson* *Aircraft Carriers, * China definitely still has a long way to go. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *China currently has two aircraft carriers, with a third in early construction, and a fourth planned for sometime in the mid 2020 or 2030s. Their first carrier, the Liaoning was commissioned by the PLAN in 2012, though it was first laid down in the early 1990s. While one of the United States’ aircraft carriers, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is dealing with a corona virus outbreak that has now become deadly, one of China’s aircraft carriers sailed past Taiwan in a sho... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
What Is India's Real Covid Death Toll?
The true coronavirus death toll in India could be as many as 1.6 million compared to the official 310,000 fatalities reported, experts fear. Last week the virus-ravaged Asian nation recorded around 4,500 deaths in one day, the biggest daily toll of any country during the pandemic *Daily Mail:* *What is India's REAL Covid death toll? Experts say as many as 1.6 MILLION people could have died as the country's health service buckled* * True Covid death toll in India could be as many as 1.6 million, experts say * Conservative estimate by New York Times is 600,000 - double the offi... read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Report on the 10th round of negotiations between the EU and Chile for the modernisation of the trade part of the EU Chile association agreement
28-May-2021 The 10th round of negotiations for the modernisation of the trade part of the association agreement took place from 19 April to 7 May 2021. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
U.S. Congress To Introduce Two Bills That Will Allow US Covid Victims To Sue China, And The Establishment Of A 9/11-Style Truth Commission Into The Origins Of The Pandemic
*Daily Mail:* *House to introduce two bills that will let US COVID victims' families sue China and set up a 9/11-style commission into the origins of the virus* * Members of the House are expected to introduce two new COVID-related bill on Friday * One that would allow victims' families to sue China and other countries 'that have intentionally misled the international community on the outbreak' * A second would set up a 9/11 style commission to look into the origins of the pandemic * The commission would give recommendations on what the U.S. needed to manufacture at home t... read more
Never Alone: F-22 Raptors Could Soon Defend U.S. Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *F-22, Aircraft Carrier, * During the U.S. Navy’s Valiant Shield exercise in the Pacific in September, the service began to explore the idea of having F-22 Raptors defend surface ships such as destroyers, amphibious assault ships and carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Refueling an F-22 with the Navy’s emerging MQ-25 Stingray carrier-launched drone refueler, however, might extend dwell time and mission scope in a significant fashion. Existing ship defenses may be well equipped to defend against anti-ship missiles, enemy boats and even ballistic missiles, ... read more
iPhone 13 Update: Everything We Know Right Now (And One Problem)
*Stephen Silver* *iPhone 13 Update, * Apple is expected, as it does every year, to unveil a new line of iPhone models in the fall. While last year’s models arrived later than usual, mostly due to pandemic-related supply chain delays, there are no indications of similar troubles this year. Apple is expected, as it does every year, to unveil a new line of iPhone models in the fall. While last year’s models arrived later than usual, mostly due to pandemic-related supply chain delays, there are no indications of similar troubles this year. As usual, not much is known for certain abo... read more
Are Russia’s Stealth Yasen-Class Submarines Untrackable?
*Caleb Larson* *Yasen-class, * One of the U.S. Navy’s top submarine officers was so impressed with the Severodvinsk that he had a model made for his office to remind him what the United States Navy is up against. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Pentagon officials said that the Severodvinsk went into the Atlantic Ocean in 2018—and managed to evade detection for weeks. In 2018, the Russian Navy’s most advanced submarine, the Severodvinsk, slipped into the Atlantic. For weeks the U.S. Navy couldn’t find it. Here’s why. *Yasen-class* The Yasen-class is Russia’s most advanced ... read more
The Duran14 hours ago
How America Does Regime-Change Propaganda
Eric Zuesse In the case of Saddam Hussein, it was by lying about “WMD” and about Saddam’s being behind Al Qaeda. In the case of Muammar Qaddafi, it was by lying about Qaddafi’s being hated (instead of supported) by most Libyans. In the case of Bashar al-Assad, it was by lying about Assad’s being hated […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
China Condemns President Biden’s Renewed Wuhan Lab Probe. Calls It ‘Political Manipulation’
*NBC: **China hits back at Wuhan lab leak 'conspiracy' after Biden calls for Covid probe* Some world leaders and scientists have criticized Beijing for not raising the international alarm quickly enough over the coronavirus outbreak. China on Thursday hit back at President Joe Biden's call to redouble efforts to determine the origins of the coronavirus, and dismissed a theory that it may have leaked from a laboratory in its city of Wuhan as a "conspiracy." Chinese officials accused the U.S. of politicizing the pandemic and said that international experts had "repeatedly pra... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
U.S. Mainstream Media Does A 180 On Covering The Wuhan Covid-19 Leak Theory
*Zero Hedge:* *That Didn't Age Well: Wuhan Propaganda From MSM Laid Bare* For nearly 18 months, the mainstream media engaged in journalistic malpractice - quashing any suggestion that COVID-19 could have originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, because their arch-nemesis, former President Trump, dared promote this very logical conclusion. Let's also not forget the deep ties Beijing has formed within the United States, which include universities, entertainment, sports leagues, and of course, Washington DC and its liberal surrogates. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor: *In ... read more
Diverse14 hours ago
Learn How This Woman’s Journey Has Made Her ‘a Pillar of Stanford’s Asian American Community’
As the child of Chinese immigrants, Cindy Ng wanted to fit in. She wanted to, as Andrew Yang puts it, “out-American the Americans.” That would change though as Ng entered college at the University of California, Berkeley in the early ’70s. It was there she became “sidetracked by activism.” read more
Diverse14 hours ago
Roueche Center Forum: The Human Side of Transformational Change
Historically, U.S. community college leaders have faced calls for reform. Specifically, higher education researchers and reform leaders have urged community colleges to commit to renewing themselves for student and workforce success while considering the immediate and future demands of the country. read more
WATCH: ‘Pedo Hunter’ Catches Police Officer in the Act of Luring a Child for Sex
[image: hunter]An undercover pedophile hunter caught an Indiana cop in the act, attempting to meet a child for sex. The officer has since been arrested. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
CEO Pay Rises to $12.7M Even As Pandemic Ravages Economy
Across the country, boards made changes to the intricate formulas that determine their CEOs’ pay — and other moves — that helped make up for losses created by the crisis. read more
MJBizDaily15 hours ago
Retail shakeout expected as Ontario heads toward 1,000 cannabis stores
Ontario is projected to reach 1,000 licensed marijuana retailers by the end of this summer, marking a key growth milestone in Canada’s largest provincial cannabis market. That rapid market expansion, however, could lead to a thinning of the herd, with a number of Ontario store operators telling MJBizDaily they expect a significant shakeout among retailers. […] Retail shakeout expected as Ontario heads toward 1,000 cannabis stores is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
What COVID researchers have learned from blood donations: the young, the poor, and racialized groups are most vulnerable
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Samples from blood donors across the country are providing significant information about the infection rate of COVID-19, as well as who is most likely to get it. Spoiler Alert: racialized groups, the poor, and young adults […] read more
Modern Tokyo Times16 hours ago
Olympic news: Japanese Communist Party says IOC treating Japan as a colony
Olympic news: Japanese Communist Party says IOC treating Japan as a colony Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Chairperson of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), Kazuo Shii, strongly condemned the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This concerns comments by the IOC that the Olympics will take place in Japan irrespective of whatever […] The post Olympic news: Japanese Communist Party says IOC treating Japan as a colony first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Gangsters Out Blog14 hours ago
In Defense of Brandon Straka
First, I'd like to say that Brandon Straka is my hero. I really like him. He is sincere, he is passionate and he is honest. What's not to like? In his recent livestream on the third anniversary of his creation of the #Walk Away movement, he opened up about some of the struggles he has had over the past year in relation to his court case and arrest over the Capitol Hill riot. He is locked in litigation and is unable to speak on the matter. I am not. I will boldly call it out for what it is. A defiant fraud highjacked by the cancel culture to attack and censor a good man. The Capi... read more
A Fourth Stimulus Payment? Joe Biden Says Na (Here's Why)
*Eli Fuhrman* *New Stimulus Payment, * Instead, the Biden administration will likely focus on generating support for the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan, its two proposed tax and spending bills. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Even with all of this support among both members of Congress and the American public, it does not appear likely that the Biden administration will push for either a fourth round of payments or recurring payments. The likelihood that a fourth round of direct federal stimulus payments will come to pass remains quite low. Over the course... read more
Stimulus Check News: Nearly 2 Million More Stimulus Checks Sent Out
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *New Stimulus Check, * [image: Stimulus Payment Tax Credit] Of the nearly two million new checks worth more than $3.5 billion, about nine hundred thousand of them were issued via direct deposit, while the rest were delivered via paper checks or prepaid debit cards. The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have announced that 1.8 million more coronavirus stimulus checks have been issued as part of the tenth batch of payments under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. With this new tranche, the total number of checks sent out to date is no... read more
China Is Shaking: F-35C Fighters are Set to Deploy from Aircraft Carriers
*Peter Suciu* *F-35C, * The F-35C was developed to be the U.S. Navy's first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform, and it is replacing the Navy's F/A-18C/D Hornets as the carrier strike group's (CSG's) primary offensive fighter. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The F-35C can be employed as an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance asset and battle manager, and can share information to all networked ground, sea and air assets in the battlespace. It can carry more than 5,000 pounds of internal weapons or more than 18,000 pounds of combined internal and external ... read more
Why There Is Nothing on the Seas Like a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
*Kyle Mizokami* *Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier, * USS Ford follows in the steps of the highly successful Nimitz-class carriers. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The carrier air wing will form the carrier’s primary means of deploying both offensive and defensive firepower. The *Ford* class will embark two squadrons of ten to twelve F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, two squadrons of ten to twelve F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, five EA-18G Growler electronic attack jets, four E-2D Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control aircraft, and two C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) planes... read more
Silent Killers: Russia Can Now Launch Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From Underwater
*Caleb Larson* *Hypersonic Missiles, Eurasia* Launching submarine-based hypersonic missiles is a potent ability. Submarines can stay underwater for weeks or months, undetected and protected. Though the Zircon is thought to be armed with conventional explosives, it hardly matters. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The launch platform for the missile will apparently be Russia’s nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine, the improved Yasen-class, which is Russia’s newest and most advanced. The improved Yasen-class has a low or non-magnetic steel hull that either greatly reduces o... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
President Biden Says The US Intelligence Community Is Split On The Origins Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
*Politico:* *Biden: Intelligence community split on Covid-19 origin* *The president said the U.S. intelligence community will “redouble” efforts to uncover the pandemic's beginnings. * President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the U.S intelligence community is split between two origin theories for the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement Wednesday, Biden notably did not detail the two theories between which the intelligence community is split. The president's statement did note that he had ordered a review of the pandemic's origins, "including whether it emerged from human contact wi... read more
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad ‘Re-Elected’ in Sham Election
*Trevor Filseth* *Assad Election Victory, * To no one’s surprise, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad won a landslide election to a fourth seven-year term on Thursday afternoon. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was "re-elected" to a fourth seven-year term on Thursday afternoon via a corrupt process so predictable that no one was surprised by it. Syrian state-run news agency SANA announced the supposed victory within twenty-four hours of the final votes cast. According to the official tally, Assad won with 95.1 percent of the vote, or 13.5 million votes in total. Opposition candidat... read more
Some Call It Fraud: More People Than Ever Hate Cryptocurrency
*Trevor Filseth* *Cryptocurrency, * A number of countries – China, Iran, and Turkey so far – have banned the tokens from use for various reasons. American environmentalists have decried it, and Tesla CEO and noted crypto aficionado Elon Musk has declared that his company will no longer accept Bitcoin purchases of vehicles. Cryptocurrency trading has spiked in 2021. With millions of Americans stuck at home and exploring the Internet, and money a constant topic of discussion, it should come as no surprise that Google searches for Bitcoin and Ethereum have respectively increased se... read more
California’s “Vaccine Lottery”: A COVID-19 Shot Could Earn You $1.5 Million
*Trevor Filseth* *Vaccine Lottery, * The good (and bad) news is that everyone in the state who has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is automatically entered, and no registration is necessary. All Californians who received the vaccine are eligible, even non-citizens and undocumented immigrants, although some categories of people (such as current prison inmates and certain health workers) are excluded. California has had one of the nation’s more successful vaccination rollouts. As of the end of May, 56% of Californians had received at least one dose of a COVID-19... read more
Check Your Bank Balance: IRS Sends Out Nearly 2 Million More Stimulus Payments
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check, Americas* [image: Fourth Stimulus] The majority of the payments were sent to eligible individuals through direct deposit, with the remainder as paper check payments. More than 1.8 million stimulus payments from President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package have been sent out in the past two weeks, the Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday. The most recent batch, worth $3.5 billion, included 900,000 supplemental, or “plus-up” payments for those who had their third stimulus check based on 2019 tax returns but are now eligible for a ne... read more
Apple Rules Everything: Why Everyone Is Buying an iPhone This Year
*Stephen Silver* *iPhone, * According to Counterpoint Research, the top four smartphones globally, in terms of revenue share in the first quarter, were all iPhones. the iPhone 12 Pro Max led the way with 12 percent of the market, followed by the iPhone 12 with 11 percent, the iPhone 12 Pro with 9 percent, and the previous year’s iPhone 11 fourth with 3 percent. Apple unveiled its latest iPhone lineup, featuring the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, late last fall, and by the first quarter of this year, the Apple models dominated the global market sha... read more
Joe Biden's Nightmare: Chinese Submarines Can Destroy an Aircraft Carrier
*David Axe* *Chinese Submarines, Asia* As far as its sub fleet goes, China has made great progress in the two decades since the 1996 crisis. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* Of course, a chance to attack doesn’t guarantee a successful attack. And the U.S. Navy isn’t exactly standing still as Chinese forces improve, RAND pointed out. In 1995 and 1996, Taiwanese politicians signaled greater support for declaring their island country officially independent of China. Beijing’s response was swift, forceful … and ultimately an embarrassment to China. The Chinese fired several missi... read more
Help, Please: Why the IRS Is So Slow to Send Unemployment Tax Refunds
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Unemployment Tax Refund, * With only a week left in the current month, millions of eligible Americans are still left on the sidelines—and the IRS has provided few updates on the matter. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* In the post-$1,400 coronavirus stimulus check world, it appears that there will be plenty of waiting for millions of cash-strapped Americans as they look forward to other government-issued payments. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits—part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Ameri... read more
$3,600 'Stimulus Check' On The Way? Joe Biden Has More Money For You.
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * [image: Biden Stimulus] Do take note that the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill enabled the expansion of child tax credits that generally allowed families to claim a credit of up to $2,000 for children under the age of seventeen. But they now qualify to collect as much as $3,600 per year for a child under the age of six and up to $3,000 for children between ages six and seventeen. Child Tax Credit Looks to Take Sting Out of States Ending Enhanced Unemployment With the Internal Revenue Service in the final weeks of disbursing coronavirus stimul... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Apocalypse Now?
Watch at least the first two minutes - learn about the 'grab and go' survival kit. Handy when you're hitting the floor during a nuke attack, it helps to have a snack for the after-glow party. Someone is making a buck off those fundies that think the Apocalypse is round the corner. They might just be right as their political leaders sure are pushing us closer to the brink. Let's say we don't have a nuclear war, OK good, but still consider this survival kit cause climate crisis is barreling down on us. Rice packets could go along with the chili - and you won't need a stov... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Where The Covid Pandemic Originated Carries Massive Poltiical Consequences
*CNN: **The Covid-19 origin story has massive political consequences* (CNN)A growing storm over the origins in China of Covid-19 has explosive political implications for the United States at home and abroad, as well as the dueling legacies of two presidents that will be defined by the pandemic. President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Americans he had ordered US intelligence agencies to report in 90 days on whether the virus originated not in animals and spread to humans but might have escaped from a Chinese laboratory. The move deepened a mystery encompassing the pernicious spre... read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Chipping Away at Due Process Rights in HK NSL Cases
A photo of police during 2019 protests in Hong Kong. (Jonathan van Smit, https://flic.kr/p/2ho9MMc; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Tong Ying-kit is virtually unknown outside of Hong Kong, but his case may mark an ominous turning point for human rights and rule of law in the former British colony. A High Court judge ruled on May 20 that Tong was not entitled to a jury trial in his pending National Security Law (NSL) terrorism case; instead, his case would be handled by a three-judge panel. The ruling marked a small but significant step backward... read more
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 5/28/21"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 5/28/21"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "According to the 2008 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, Luc Montagnier, the CV19 vaccines are creating variants or mutations that are resistant to the CV19 vaccine. He also says that he is following the global vaccination push closely and says he is documenting that the “curve of vaccination is followed by the curve of deaths.” Montagnier says he is seeing “patients who have become sick with Corona after being vaccinated.” The mainstream press is already trying to tamp this down by saying Montagnier is an “anti-vaxer” ... read more
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From Jenna Orkin Don’t expect the world economy to resume its prior growth pattern after COVID-19 Biden plans to publicly release spy agency review of COVID ‘lab leak’ theory Harris to announce deals for Central America investments Children win landmark climate change court case against Australian minister How Greece became Europe’s unlikely model student Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45% Explosive Violence Monitoring Project An indoor farming startup is valued at $2.3 billion after a historic fundraising round as climate change concerns become more urgentFaceb... read more
Never Give Up: Democrats in Congress Want More Stimulus Payments
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Stimulus Update, * The logic for such payments, on one level, is sound. Despite general improvements in the economy, the pandemic has had profoundly negative effects on blue-collar workers, whose jobs cannot easily be done from home. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *While some polls anecdotally suggest support for additional stimulus measures among Americans, perhaps the most striking sign of support for further payments has been a Change.org petition for $2000 monthly stimulus checks – which has exceeded 2 million signatures since 2020. By the end ... read more
Extreme rainfall event - Rare Red Warning for Heavy Rain issued for Canterbury region of South Island, New Zealand
The New Zealand MetService has issued a rare Red Warning for Heavy Rain for the Canterbury region of South Island for the weekend. Meteorologists warn this could be the most significant rainfall for the region in 10 years. Heavy rain is also expected over other...... Read more » read more

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