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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

17 June - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 5

 10:08 pm MDT

Diverse6 hours ago
U.S. Education Department Announces Loan Forgiveness for 18,000 Cases Related to ITT
Students whose financial and academic trajectories may have been jeopardized by the abrupt 2016 closing of controversial for-profit ITT Technical Institute will be getting some relief from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced approval of 18,000 borrower defense to repayment claims for people who attended the school. read more
Sian Evans - Hide U (Tinlicker Remix)
What happens if you take a drum and bass classic, get the original artist to re-record her lyrics and trance it up? In this case, *something exceptional*. Want more memories? Indulge the hundred greatest tunes of the 2010s why not. read more
Waking Times6 hours ago
The Continuum of Connection: Why Connection is the Most Essential Human Trait
*Steve Taylor, Ph.D.* - Human nature can be seen as a continuum of connection. read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Foster Parent Case – Fulton v Philadelphia
Philadelphia city leadership had previously changed policies forbidding foster-care referrals to faith-based worship groups. The far-left Philadelphia government officials had expressed their ‘woke’ advocacy by blocking Catholic Social Services (CSS), an organization associated with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and foster parents from providing services due to their outlook on traditional marriage. Two foster parents and […] The post Supreme Court Upholds Religious Freedom in Foster Parent Case – Fulton v Philadelphia appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Waking Times6 hours ago
Research Group Warns Adverse Event Reports Indicate COVID Vaccine ‘Unsafe for Use in Humans’
*Matt Agorist* - Instead of investigating these legitimate concerns, governments have taken to issuing bribes and mandates in order to increase vaccine uptake. read more
Not PC6 hours ago
'Colonial' technology
*"[P]rior to, say, 1769 [t]hese islands and the descendants of their first settlers had been almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world- whether people-to-people movements, trade or technologies.... Consistent with the absence of so many technologies and trade here, material living standards were very low. "'Colonial' is one those ill-defined words. Sometimes it means lots of permanent settlers from abroad, and sometimes just a period of control and government by a foreign power. In New Zealand, of course, it involved both, although the control by the foreign power was... read more
Diverse7 hours ago
Common DEI Pitfalls
Over recent months, I have had multiple conversations with colleagues about their distrust of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. This distrust stems from previous interactions with these offices and observations of the status quo. Colleagues share these experiences and challenges with me to gain insights and support as they have knowledge of the work I perform in the JEDI space. Below are three composite examples of common DEI pitfalls colleagues have shared and my response to each situation. read more
Diverse7 hours ago
Four HBCUs Receive $5 Million, Three-Year Grants from Apple for Tech Education
Apple is giving $5 million, three-year grants to four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), USA Today reported. The four schools are Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University. The grants – part of Apple’s New Silicon Initiative preparing students for hardware tech and silicon chip design careers – will support […] read more
Diverse7 hours ago
$1.5M Grant To Train Next Generation of Equity in Education Researchers
A $1.5 million “Pathways to Training” grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) is striving to mold students into education researchers who could improve the “schooling experiences and academic attainment” of Black and Latino students from pre-K all the way through university. “This program is designed to prepare the next generation of critical education […] read more
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Nick Redfern and his book "Diary of Secrets: UFO Conspiracies and the Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe."
This week I reached out to Nick Redfern to talk about his new book, *Diary of Secrets: UFO Conspiracies and the Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe*. I’m pretty sure that putting Marilyn Monroe’s name on the cover is a good marketing ploy and it’s not as if there hasn’t been rumors about Marilyn, UFOs and JFK. Maybe he did tell her something about alien visitation… or maybe not. It depends. I thought this would be a good way to also mention my book, *UFOs and the Deep State*. Afterall, we were both writing about the same thing, more or less. You can listen to the show here: http... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Here in the Milky Way galaxy we have astronomical front row seats as M81 and M82 face-off, a mere 12 million light-years away. Locked in a gravitational struggle for the past billion years or so, the two bright galaxies are captured in this deep telescopic snapshot, constructed from 25 hours of image data. Their most recent close encounter likely resulted in the enhanced spiral arms of M81 (left) and violent star forming regions in M82 so energetic the galaxy glows in X-rays. After repeated passes, in a few billion years only one galaxy will remain. From our perspective, this cosmic... read more
Diverse7 hours ago
Announcing 7 qualifying institutions for the DOIT certification program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com Fairfax, Va.— After review of the third survey results on Institutional Climate (Pillar III), Coop Di Leu (formerly CoopLew) and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education are pleased to announce seven qualifying institutions for the DOIT certification program. DOIT (Diverse Organizational Impact and Transformation) is a research mechanism that certifies an institution’s progress […] read more
“Taking A Break From What You Are Doing”
*“Taking A Break From What You Are Doing”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Sometimes finding the answer is as easy as taking a break and stepping back from the situation. Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our thoughts that we wind up going round in round in circles, finding it difficult to concentrate on things and, because we are so distracted, not really accomplishing much. There may be signals - mental, emotional, and physical - that tell us we need to slow down and relax. Since we are so involved in things that are external to us, however, we may easily overlook what is rea... read more
"If Only..."
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us; there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross read more
“I Can’t Wait For the Day When Life Finally Makes Sense”
*“I Can’t Wait For the Day When Life Finally Makes Sense”* by Rania Naim “I can’t wait for the day when life finally makes sense, when we find the silver lining in every tragedy, when we learn the lesson from each mistake and when we understand why our hearts needed to get broken a few times to let love in. I can’t wait for the day that we understand why we met the right people at the wrong time or the wrong people at the right time and why our lives didn’t align to bring us together. I wonder if it’s because they’re the wrong ones for us or because we still have a lot of growing ... read more
Waking Times7 hours ago
5th Exec Joins Moderna Billionaire Club — as Stock Price Soars Despite Growing Number of Injury Reports
*Megan Redshaw* - For the fifth time since the onset of the COVID pandemic in early 2020, the skyrocketing price of Moderna stock has produced a billionaire. read more
Lawfare8 hours ago
Assessing China’s Presence and Power in the Caribbean
Stern of the Chinese cargo ship the"Y M Orchid." (International Labor Organization/Marcel Crozet, https://flic.kr/p/ftuqqg; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) Foreign policy discussions around China-Caribbean engagement have been uniformly skewed toward speculation on China’s intentions in the Caribbean. It is not too late for the U.S. to arrest the deepening of China-Caribbean engagement that could result in policies that are contrary to U.S. strategic interests. But assessing U.S. interests in this area requires wrestling with the facts on the g... read more
America's Cold War Plan To Bomb Russia Back Into the Stone Age
*Michael Peck* *Nuclear Weapons, Americas* U.S. nuclear war plans called for the destruction of the Soviet Union and China as "viable societies." *Here's What You Need to Know*: It's a good thing nuclear war never broke out in the 1960s. “Bomb them back into the Stone Age,” ex-Air Force general Curtis LeMay is reported to have once urged as a way to defeat North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. But it turns out that had global nuclear war erupted during the early 1960s, it would have been the Russians and Chinese who would have reverted to living like the Flintstones. U.S. nucl... read more
Check Your Bank Account: More Stimulus Checks Are Here
*Trevor Filseth* *Stimulus Payment, * [image: Stimulus Money] It has now been more than three months since the payments began, but several factors – notably the IRS’s enormous paper backlog and the difficulty of tracking down some eligible recipients – have kept the money out of Americans’ hands until recently. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Of the $450 billion set aside for direct stimulus payments, $395 billion has already been sent out. So far, the funds have mostly been divided between direct deposit for those who opt in, and paper checks for those who do not. The third... read more
Florida Isn't Getting Its 'Stimulus Check' from the Government
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * There's funding on the line that won't arrive until Florida's plan is approved. According to the news service of Florida , Florida is one of twenty-one states that missed a recent deadline to submit plans to the Department of Education (DOE) laying out how it plans to distribute federally passed stimulus plans. On June 14, the Department posted the state plans that were submitted from twenty-nine states plus the District of Columbia. The plans posted by the Department laid out how the money will be spent from the American Rescue Plan Elementary an... read more
Fact: Saddam Hussein Could Have Sunk a U.S. Navy Battleship
*James Holmes* *Security, Middle East* The circumstances just needed to be right. *Key Point: *No ship is unsinkable. Given the right range, enough missiles, and some surprise it could have been done. *More From The National Interest: * *Yes, America Has a ‘Ninja’ Missile * *How China Could Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier * *How the F-35 Stealth Fighter Almost Never Happened * *Russia Has Missing Nuclear Weapons Sitting on the Ocean Floor * Could Saddam Hussein’s armed forces have sunk a U.S. Navy battleship? That might seem like a question destined to launch an excursion int... read more
Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran's next president – what that means for the West and the nuclear deal
Ebrahim Raisi became the favorite to win Iran's June 18 presidential election after his top opponents were disqualified. read more
A Quarter of Parents Won’t Let Their Children Get COVID Vaccine, Poll Finds + More
The Defender’s COVID NewsWatch provides a roundup of the latest headlines related to the SARS CoV-2 virus, including its origins and COVID vaccines. The post A Quarter of Parents Won’t Let Their Children Get COVID Vaccine, Poll Finds + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com6 hours ago
Disneyland Park’s ‘Secret Brick’ on Main Street, U.S.A.
According to TikTok comments, the "secret brick" was repaired with "fresh cement" after it appeared in popular videos. read more
Floods, mudflows and rockfalls hit Dagestan after nearly half a month's worth of rain in a day, Russia
Severe thunderstorms triggered paralyzing flooding, mudflows, and rockfalls in the Russian Republic of Dagestan on Monday, June 14, 2021. Meteorological stations said the area registered between 21 and 33 mm (0.8 and 1.3 inches) of rain in a day, which is nearly...... Read more » read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
More Details Emerge From Russian President Putin On His Geneva Meeting With President Biden
*Zero Hedge:* *Putin: "Portrait Of Biden Drawn By Media Has Nothing To Do With Reality"* At a moment US mainstream media can't decide whether to praise or criticize Joe Biden's Wednesday summit with Vladimir Putin, press tensions which were made evident and symbolized in Biden's little end of press conference blow-up at CNN's Kaitlan Collins - the latter who apparently wasn't satisfied with the lack of Putin-bashing from the US president's mouth - Putin has on Thursday characterized the talks as "friendly". Putin gave his own personal recap of interactions with Biden while sp... read more
Halifax Examiner7 hours ago
14 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia on Thursday, June 17
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Jump to sections in this article: Overview Vaccination Demographics Testing Potential exposure advisories Nova Scotia announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 today (Thursday, June 17). Twelve of the new cases are in the Nova Scotia Health’s Central […] read more
Inventor of mRNA Technology: Vaccine Causes Lipid Nanoparticles to Accumulate in ‘High Concentrations’ in Ovaries
On the “Dark Horse Podcast,” Dr. Robert Malone, creator of mRNA vaccine technology, said the COVID vaccine lipid nanoparticles — which tell the body to produce the spike protein — leave the injection site and accumulate in organs and tissues. The post Inventor of mRNA Technology: Vaccine Causes Lipid Nanoparticles to Accumulate in ‘High Concentrations’ in Ovaries appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Pharma company tells Brazil’s Covid CPI that it billed 8 times more in 2020 with “Covid kit” drugs
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - EMS pharmaceutical company advised the Senate's Covid CPI that it invoiced R$142 (US$28.2) million with "Covid kit" drugs in 2020, an amount 8 times higher than the previous year. The sum with the sale of ivermectin alone increased from R$2.2 million to R$71.1 million in the pandemic. The laboratory also […] The post Pharma company tells Brazil’s Covid CPI that it billed 8 times more in 2020 with “Covid kit” drugs appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
WATCH: CDC Emergency Meeting to Discuss Reports of Myocarditis in Young People After COVID Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow, Friday, June 18 starting at 11 a.m ET to discuss the benefit-risk of COVID mRNA vaccines in adolescents and young adults following a higher-than-expected number of reports of heart inflammation following the vaccines. The post WATCH: CDC Emergency Meeting to Discuss Reports of Myocarditis in Young People After COVID Vaccines appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Scotch Whisky Makers Welcome Suspension of Costly US Tariffs
Scotch single malt whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland's main exports. read more
Patrick O'Carroll ~ The Zionist Plan to Exterminate "Useless Eaters"
By Patrick O'Carroll June 17, 2021 (henrymakow.com) The COVID HOAX was never about the "virus", which never even existed; it was always about frightening goyim-gentiles into taking the Zionist COVID-Lethal-Injection (ZCLI). This plan can be termed Communist, Satanist, Cabalist, Masonic as well as Zionist.) Genocide comes from all sides but the current situation against humanity as a whole is an international globalist venture against all they consider useless eaters. *Some Elementary Steps in Zionist UN Agenda 2030 for Quickly Culling the "Useless Eaters"* 1. In 2011-19, ... read more
Wall Street Spends Record $3 Billion to Buy U.S. Political Process
Wall Street has been making huge investments — not in businesses or stocks, but in the American political process. The post Wall Street Spends Record $3 Billion to Buy U.S. Political Process appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Ivermectin Could Have Saved ‘Millions’ of Lives — But Doctors Were Told Not to Use It
In an interview with Bret Weinstein Ph.D., Dr. Pierre Kory, president and chief medical officer of the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance discussed the importance of early treatment of COVID-19 and the shameful censoring of information about ivermectin. The post Ivermectin Could Have Saved ‘Millions’ of Lives — But Doctors Were Told Not to Use It appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
null8 hours ago
Big Pharma White Coats: the Psychology of Unquestioningly Obeying Depraved Authority—Part II
Stanley Milgram conducted a psychological experiment in 1961 that was truly mind-numbing in terms of revealing the depths of evils people are able to commit The post Big Pharma White Coats: the Psychology of Unquestioningly Obeying Depraved Authority—Part II appeared first on . read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
NATO Proclamation at Annual Summit Threatens the Peace
The NATO proclamation—promoted at its annual summit this week—that a cyber attack could trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty heightens the risk of military confrontation with Russia or China. read more
Halifax Examiner8 hours ago
Federal, provincial governments pitch in to study electric fast ferry from Bedford
The federal and provincial governments have confirmed they’ll help Halifax pay for the planning of one of the new ferry routes proposed in last year’s Rapid Transit Strategy. The Mill Cove ferry — one of three proposed in the Rapid Transit Strategy, HRM’s plan to create a grid of rapid bus and ferry routes — […] read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Brazil’s mills have already fixed price of 21% of sugar to be exported in 2022/23
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sugarcane mills have set the price for 20.9% of the sugar they intend to export in the next harvest (2022/23), which starts in April next year, according to a survey conducted by Archer Consulting up to May 31. The percentage is equivalent to 5.3 million tons, negotiated at an average […] The post Brazil’s mills have already fixed price of 21% of sugar to be exported in 2022/23 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Balkinization7 hours ago
In Praise of Evil Thoughts
Freedom of thought means freedom from social tyranny, the capacity to think for oneself, to encounter even shocking ideas without shrinking away from them. That aspiration is a core concern of the free speech tradition. It is not specifically concerned with law, but it explains some familiar aspects of the First Amendment law we actually have – aspects that the most prevalent theories of free speech fail to capture. It explains the prohibition of compelled speech, and can clarify the perennial puzzle of why freedom of speech extends to art and literature. It also tells us somethin... read more
'Stimulus Checks' Are Coming: What the IRS Is Sending to Your Mailbox
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus, * [image: Stimulus Check Money] As cash-strapped Americans wait patiently for the next twelfth batch, keep in mind that the IRS recently confirmed that 2.3 million more checks were issued as part of the last tranche. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The first letter—sent out to more than thirty-six million American families—went to those who may be eligible to receive the monthly credit payments. Then the second, more personalized letter will state the estimated amount of their monthly checks. It appears that the Internal Revenue Service and the T... read more
Joe Biden Just Forgave A Huge Amount of Student Debt
*Stephen Silver* *Biden Student Loans, * Biden Administration has not included student debt cancellation in its proposed federal budget, nor has it included it in either of its proposed trillion-dollar spending packages, but one subset of students may yet get a boost. President Biden has been under pressure, for the last several months, to cancel student debt. Activists have asked Biden to take executive action to cancel $50,000 in federal student loans per borrower under the Higher Education Act, although Biden has asked the Education Department to perform a legal review over ... read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Castillo’s economic guru: “There will be no nationalizations, expropriations, or price controls” in Peru
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pedro Castillo has caused uneasiness among Peru's economic elite. The populist leftist candidate, who won the most votes in last Sunday's elections and is waiting for the electoral court to resolve the annulments of tables requested by his opponent, Keiko Fujimori, does not easily speak on the phone. The country's […] The post Castillo’s economic guru: “There will be no nationalizations, expropriations, or price controls” in Peru appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. That was also about 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Southern states. read more
Are Russian S-400 Air-Force Killer Missiles Invincible? Not a Chance.
*Kris Osborn* *S-400, * U.S. Army forces and their partners in North Africa proved decisively that they can be destroyed. It appears that the highly-touted Russian-built S-400 surface-to-air missiles can be destroyed and, despite the serious threat they pose, there are potential countermeasures sufficient to neutralize their impact. This at least seems to be the case according to events at a recent U.S. Army-led Africa Lion 2021 exercise in which simulated attacks against S-400s were reported to be successful, according to a report in *The Drive* . The particular method used t... read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Ballot Problems Persist in Atlanta, Georgia – Missing Ballots, Missing Logs, Duplicated Ballot Scans and Worse
To say there are sketchy issues in Fulton County, Georgia, elections would be the understatement of the year. So many issues have been raised with the Atlanta area 2020 election processes it would be impossible to encapsulate them in one article. However, one consistent pattern continues…. It appears specific lots of ballots -all favoring Joe […] The post Ballot Problems Persist in Atlanta, Georgia – Missing Ballots, Missing Logs, Duplicated Ballot Scans and Worse appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
RECALL: Nearly 2 Dozen Types of Dry Cat Food Made by Fold Hill Foods
Veterinarians found a possible link between the food and a rare blood deficiency disease. read more
Greenwald: False narrative about Orlando shooting shows the power of media propaganda
Politicians & activists should stop ratifying the fiction that the shooter was motivated by anti-LGBT hatred. It dishonors the victims, purveys anti-Muslim misinformation, and obscures the real motive. Mateen, like so many others who committed similar acts of violence, was motivated by rage over Obama's bombing campaigns in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan that killed multitudes of men, women, and children. He chose PULSE at random without even knowing it was a gay club — yet this media-consecrated lie continues to fester. read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala to take over MetrôRio subway instead of Invepar – O Globo report
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Arab investment fund Mubadala will take over the Rio de Janeiro subway concession instead of Invepar, says columnist Ancelmo Gois of Brazil's "O Globo." According to him, an order from Rio's governor Cláudio Castro last year authorized the transfer. Also, according to the columnist, Mubadala and the Farallon Fund […] The post Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala to take over MetrôRio subway instead of Invepar – O Globo report appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
CFACT8 hours ago
Federal judge overturns Biden’s oil & gas leasing ban
Federal judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana reversed the Biden Administration's move to temporarily suspend oil and gas lease permits on federal lands and waters. The post Federal judge overturns Biden’s oil & gas leasing ban appeared first on CFACT. read more
Fist fight erupts after customer enters Seattle hardware store without a mask
KOMO News SEATTLE — A confrontation about a man who refused to wear a mask inside a Seattle hardware store spiraled into violence on Sunday,... The post Fist fight erupts after customer enters Seattle hardware store without a mask appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Word From the Trenches – June 17, 2021
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 – June 17, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Cold Canuck Hands
Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights; Today, Bruce Hughson of the Department of Justice forwarded a notice to the Federal Court concerning our case against the Attorney General of Canada. The notice is to inform the court that the government has invoked Section 39 of the Canada Evidence Act. This is an action that the Clerk… Continue reading → read more
Diverse9 hours ago
Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Harm on LGBTQ People of Color, Research Finds
Discrimination causes disproportionate harm on LGBTQ people of color, according to a research brief by the What We Know Project at Cornell University. “This research brief makes clear the tangible harms that discrimination inflicts on LGBTQ people of color, and the urgent need for public policy that reflects what the research tells us about how […] read more
Diverse9 hours ago
Excelencia in Education Receives $10 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Excelencia in Education has received $10 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organization’s history. “Excelencia is Ensuring America’s Future and engaging institutions whose leaders are ready to transform to intentionally SERVE Latino students,” said Sarita Brown, Excelencia co-founder and president. “We are energized to receive a gift […] read more
Government and NHS discrimination linked to COVID deaths of disabled people
Discrimination by the government as it responded to the pandemic, and within the NHS, could be to blame for disabled people’s sharply-increased risk of dying from COVID-19, according to researchers backed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). A new study, partly […] read more
Activists ‘horrified’ by Bristol’s third damning report into multi-agency failings in four years
Council, police and other agencies across Bristol have again been found to have repeatedly failed disabled people, in the third such damning report to hit the city in just four years. This week’s report by Sir Stephen Bubb examined multi-agency failings over […] read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
US Capitol Hill Lawmakers Issue Dire Warning After Classified UFO Briefing
*Daily Mail: **'UFOs could pose a threat to America's national security': Capitol Hill lawmakers issue dire warning after classified briefing ahead of Pentagon's highly anticipated report on unidentified flying objects* * Concern was evident from the reaction of some politicians following a highly-classified briefing with the Navy and FBI on Wednesday * The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation was briefed * A Pentagon report on UFOs could be released any time this month, which would... read more
Remnants of TC Koguma leave major damage in Laos
Remnants of Tropical Storm "Koguma" hit Laos on Monday, June 14, 2021, triggering floods and landslides that significantly impacted infrastructure, homes and agricultural fields. Despite dissipating over Vietnam, where it made landfall on June 13, remains...... Read more » read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Brief, Global Internet Outages Blamed on Software Bug
Akamai, which runs one of the internet's main content-delivery systems, said the outage was not caused by a cyberattack. read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Wolverines on Patrol – John Spiropoulos Reports on the Continued Poison in Our Schools, and Parents Fighting Back
Friend of the Treehouse John Spiropoulos continues to document parents and educators across the nation who are fighting back against the Marxist indoctrination happening around Critical Race Theory. Essentially the U.S. public education system attempting to duplicate the an American version of China’s cultural revolution. One smart mom in California, Syndie Ly, did not believe […] The post Wolverines on Patrol – John Spiropoulos Reports on the Continued Poison in Our Schools, and Parents Fighting Back appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Walmart Security Cameras on Shelves Are ‘Fake,’ TikTok Videos Claim
A seemingly countless number of TikTok videos purport to show that Walmart security cameras attached to the top of shelves aren't real. read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
Florida high court nixes second try at recreational cannabis ballot measure
The Florida Supreme Court torpedoed a second attempt by activists seeking to get an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis on the state’s 2022 ballot, ruling that a proposed ballot measure was “misleading.” According to the Miami Herald, the court ruled 5-2 that the summary of the measure was unclear, thus barring the initiative from consideration […] Florida high court nixes second try at recreational cannabis ballot measure is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
800+ People Await Decisions From Government’s ‘Opaque’ COVID Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
At least 869 people await decisions from the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program, set up to compensate people who have been injured by COVID vaccines and drugs. Experts say the “secret,” “opaque” and “stingy” program is slow-walking applicants. The post 800+ People Await Decisions From Government’s ‘Opaque’ COVID Vaccine Injury Compensation Program appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Do Covid vaccines cause death?
From covidinformationguide.com By Amanda Vickers There are no studies using robust data systems that definitively demonstrate the Covid vaccines do not cause death as a rare adverse event. 1. The raw numbers are high. Figure 1. Red lines: All VAERS death reports. Left, averaged up to 2020. Right, all Covid vaccine death reports till mid … Continue reading Do Covid vaccines cause death? → read more
How Many People Are the Vaccines Killing? (Dr Vernon Coleman)
Please share this very important article with everyone you know. Also, please help save lives and send this article to hospitals, doctors’ surgeries, care homes, schools, newspapers, journalists, etc. No one knows how many people the vaccines are killing – or how many they will kill. But although I haven’t seen the mainstream media mention … Continue reading How Many People Are the Vaccines Killing? (Dr Vernon Coleman) → read more
UK Pathologist Warns Spike Proteins will Cause All Men to Lose their Reproductive Capacity
From eutimes.net The synthetic “spike” proteins generated by Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” are capable of harming not just women’s reproductive organs but also men’s, warns Dr. Roger Hodkinson of Western Medical Assessments. In a recent interview, Dr. Hodkinson explained that there is now “sufficient evidence in the literature” to suggest that vaccine spike proteins express … Continue reading UK Pathologist Warns Spike Proteins will Cause All Men to Lose their Reproductive Capacity → read more
I’m a doctor, but COVID’s broken my faith in medical research
From virutron.com Those of us who put forward an alternative view to the prevailing orthodoxy on the virus or on vaccinations are being vilified, threatened and cancelled. This is not how science, or a functioning democracy, works. I haven’t written for a while, sorry. Instead, I have been sorting out two complaints about my writing … Continue reading I’m a doctor, but COVID’s broken my faith in medical research → read more
America’s Frontline Drs: CDC Acknowledges Heart Risks To Young People, Call For Discontinued Vaxx Use In People Under 30
From ussanews.com America’s Frontline Doctors issued the following press release today: LOS ANGELES, CA – America’s Frontline Doctors released the following statement today in response to the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control that they will hold a June 18th emergency meeting of The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) to address increased rates of inflammation … Continue reading America’s Frontline Drs: CDC Acknowledges Heart Risks To Young People, Call For Discontinued Vaxx Use In People Under 30 → read more
The CV VX: They are experimenting on children
Listen at the link: https://www.bitchute.com/video/QKJNJ8ItG4SZ/?fbclid=IwAR2qe5UBiCKlcPJk_AkOIQ5he8SsAJV1FU1UKr8mJSmU6lMoZzJdbz6_KTU read more
Universities Can’t Require Vaccines: Arizona Governor’s Executive Orders + 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 Universities Can’t Require Vaccines: Arizona Governor’s Executive Orders + More appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
Judge’s ‘astounding’ attack on Coffey’s ‘wholly unsatisfactory’ behaviour
A high court judge has accused work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey of “wholly unsatisfactory” behaviour and lacking respect for the mother of a benefit claimant whose death was linked to failures by her department. Mr Justice Morris spoke out about Coffey’s […] read more
NHS bodies continued ‘unsafe’ mental distress scheme after being told of ‘dodgy’ data
Two NHS organisations continued to support a controversial scheme aimed at service-users in severe mental distress, despite being warned by police that dodgy data had been used to persuade other forces and health trusts to adopt the programme. The multi-agency Serenity Integrated […] read more
Agility and versatility of DPOs helped them deliver vital pandemic services, says report
The agility and versatility of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across England has helped them deliver vital support to disabled people during the pandemic, according to new user-led research. A report on the first stage of the National Lottery-funded project found that local […] read more
Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation
Autistic rights campaigners have vowed to fight to clear the name of a young, black autistic man after the Home Office finally agreed this week not to proceed with deporting him to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was […] read more
Government finally faces court hearing over failure to provide BSL interpreters
The government has been forced into court to defend its failure to provide on-platform British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters for “urgent” and “critical” COVID-19 televised briefings. The judicial review hearing* yesterday (Wednesday) was the latest stage in the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign, which began […] read more
Disabled student wins right to challenge DWP over universal credit ‘discrimination’
A disabled student has won the right to challenge efforts by ministers to prevent him and thousands of others in his situation from claiming universal credit while they are studying. Flinn Kays argues that many disabled students should be entitled to claim […] read more
The F-35 Is the "Cornerstone" of the Air Force's Fighter Fleet (And Now Cheaper)
*Kris Osborn* *F-35, * As more time goes by with ongoing F-35 production, more aircraft get built and corresponding expertise with manufacturing continues to evolve. Despite the continued debate about the F-35 procurement strategy, costs, 5th-generation technology, and force size, the Air Force continues to stand firm in its support for the F-35. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown recently told Congress something he has said before, with the exact same words: "The F-35 is the cornerstone of our fighter fleet.” Brown said this in the context of being questioned by memb... read more
Did America Consider Invading Saudi Arabia in 1973?
*Michael Peck* *Saudi Arabia, Middle East* The best solution to the 1973 oil crisis is still the best solution today: find another energy source that doesn’t rely on foreign oil. *Here's What You Need to Know*: An invasion would have created more problems than it solved. Thirty years before America invaded Iraq, it almost invaded Saudi Arabia. The last months of 1973 were a desperate time. The Arab oil-producing states had embargoed the United States in October, ostensibly in retaliation for U.S. military aid to Israel during the Yom Kippur War. By the time the embargo ended in ... read more
America Has Its Own "Carrier Killers" Aimed at China's Aircraft Carriers
*James Holmes* *Navy, * Here's what we know about them. *Here’s What You Need to Know: *The U.S. Navy, it seems, is optimized for the blue-water conflagration that’s least likely to occur. Question marks surround who would prevail in the scenarios that are most menacing and most likely to occur. Ah, yes, the “carrier-killer.” China is forever *touting* the array of guided missiles its weaponeers have devised to pummel U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs). Most prominent among them are its DF-21D and DF-26 antiship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), which the People’s Lib... read more
This Man Singlehandedly Created the American Navy We Know Today
*Warfare History Network* *History, America* Commodore George Dewey led a stunning victory at Manila Bay that launched American Navy into greatness. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Dewey’s engagement was unsurpassed in the naval history of that time. Never before had an entire fleet been wiped out without the loss of a ship—or a single man—on the part of an attacking force. Commodore Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay is still one of the most romantic and decisive in world history. The United States Navy investigation into the February 15, 1898, sinking of the battleship Maine w... read more
We Should 'Sink' Our Aircraft Carriers (For a Really Great Reason)
*David Axe* *Security, * Using decommissioned ships as a target practice for new missile systems is realistic and smart. *Key Point*: The Pentagon has ways to test anti-missile systems under more realistic conditions. The U.S. Navy should convert USS *Nimitz*, the fleet’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, into a test ship once the flattop decommissions in the mid-2020s. That’s the recommendation of Navy lieutenant Douglas Cantwell, who served aboard the 1,092-feet-long carrier. His advice has precedent. The Navy recently formed an experimental “Surface Development Squa... read more
Assessing the Results of the Biden-Putin Summit
*TNI Staff* *Russia, Europe* What impact might their meeting have on the course of relations between the world’s foremost nuclear powers? How should we interpret the results of the summit meeting in Geneva between presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin? Did either side succeed in advancing its goals? What impact might their meeting have on the course of relations between the world’s foremost nuclear powers? On June 17, 2021, the Center for the National Interest hosted a webinar discussion to hear a wide range of post-summit perspectives on these questions. John Herbst is direc... read more
Stealing Stimulus Checks Doesn't Pay: One Ohio Woman Faces Jail Time
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * According to documents released by the Justice Department, the sixty-one-year-old woman has received six months in prison followed by six months in home detention and also ordered to pay restitution. An Ohio woman was sentenced to six months in prison this week, for a scheme in which she improperly claimed benefits, including COVID stimulus checks, using the name and Social Security number of her late brother. According to documents released by the Justice Department, the sixty-one-year-old woman has received six months in prison followed by six mon... read more
A Russian Naval Exercise is Happening Near Hawaii (F-22s Went Into the Sky)
*Trevor Filseth* *Russian Navy, * F-22 fighters are available in Hawaii at all hours, theoretically to respond to any air threat to the Hawaiian islands. Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Geneva summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia began its largest naval exercise since the Cold War – a naval and air exercise conducted 300 to 500 miles west of Hawaii, and including surface ships, anti-submarine aircraft, and long-range bombers. CBS News reported on Tuesday that three missile-armed American F-22 Raptor aircraft had been dispatched from Hawaii to monitor the Ru... read more
Biden Has a Problem: Jobless Claims Rise After Weeks of Decline
*Rachel Bucchino* *Jobless Claims, * More than 14 million Americans are still receiving some form of jobless aid as of May 29, a figure that was nearly double during the same time last year. The number of initial jobless claims rose last week after a spate of post-pandemic record lows, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department. First-time filings for unemployment insurance for the week ending June 12 totaled 412,000, up from the previous week’s 375,000. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones, however, expected the number of new applications to fall to 360,000. Cont... read more
Nuclear Weapons in Turkey on the Back Burner as Biden Tours Europe
*Will Smith* *Nuclear Weapons, * While the threat of a Soviet invasion is long gone, the risk of American nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands or triggering a nuclear exchange persists. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday and discussed a wide swath of issues including cybersecurity, human rights, and their mutual interest in holding arms control talks in the future. If, or when, those talks do occur, one issue must be on the table: U.S. tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. One of the least discussed but most important elements of U.... read more
Five Scary Ways a U.S. Aircraft Carrier Could Be Sunk
*Robert Farley* *U.S. Navy, * At what point do carriers no longer pack the offensive punch necessary to justify their vulnerability? *Here's What You Need to Know: *The next generation of aircraft-carrier architects will need to worry about these five problems. We know how to kill aircraft carriers—or at least we know how best to try to kill aircraft carriers. Submarine-launched torpedoes, cruise missiles fired from a variety of platforms and ballistic missiles can all give an aircraft carrier a very bad day. Of course, modern carriers have ways of defending themselves from all ... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
Argentine port worker unions plan 24-hour strike over vaccine access
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A coalition of nine Argentine port worker unions will go on a nationwide 24-hour strike starting at midnight to press for vaccinations against the coronavirus, the labor groups said in a statement on Thursday. Workers including tugboat captains and customs officers have held similar work stoppages recently, as the South […] The post Argentine port worker unions plan 24-hour strike over vaccine access appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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Biden/Putin Summit: Why Media And Politicos Get It All Wrong
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Analysis: Does bill suggesting abstinence as contraception usher in more conservative era in São Paulo?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A bill on sex education for adolescents entitled 'Escolhi esperar' is causing a stir in the São Paulo City Council and worrying activists from social movements involved with the rights of women, children and adolescents. Bill 813/2019, to be voted on this Thursday, June 17, sponsored by city councilor Rinaldi […] The post Analysis: Does bill suggesting abstinence as contraception usher in more conservative era in São Paulo? appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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US House Of Representatives Repeal The 2002 War Authorization Act. Bill Now Moves To The US Senate
*Defense News:* *House repeals 2002 war authorization, with Senate action coming next* WASHINGTON ― The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq, a step that supporters say is necessary to constrain presidential war powers even though it is unlikely to affect U.S. military operations around the world. With an endorsement from the White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, repeal of the Iraq-focused measure appears to have its best chance of passage in years. Schumer vowed to bring the matter to the Senate floor this year... read more
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Kelowna RCMP investigate death at house from hell
A Sycamore Road home in Kelowna has been cordoned as police conduct an investigation after a man was found dead at the residence at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday (June 17). Another man has been taken into custody. Police believe that this is an isolated incident. #Kelowna pic.twitter.com/60fIbMSrPw — Aaron (@aaron_hemens) June 17, 2021 The Penticton Western News is reporting that "A Kelowna man has been taken into custody after another man was found dead at a Sycamore Road residence on Thursday (June 17). At around 1:30 a.m., Kelowna RCMP responded to reports of a man found dead in... read more
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‘Murder Hornet’ Found in Washington State
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The Rio Times9 hours ago
Brazil regulation seen as allowing more imported U.S. GMO crops
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s government published a new regulation on Thursday, June 17, to align rules for genetically modified (GMO) crops with global standards, a move the agriculture lobby says will make it easier to import more GMO soy and corn from the United States. Under the new rules, published by Brazilian biosecurity […] The post Brazil regulation seen as allowing more imported U.S. GMO crops appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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UN says Venezuelan migrant crisis is at a “critical moment”
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Green Sea Turtle habitat discovered off Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema Beach
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War News Updates9 hours ago
WHO Says The Delta Strain Of COVID-19 Is Now Circulating In More Than 80 Countries
*The Hill: **Delta strain of COVID-19 circulating in more than 80 countries, WHO says* *The variant has shown increased transmissibility. * * The B.1.617.2 variant appears to spread more easily from person-to-person than previous strains of the virus and has been designated a “variant of concern." * WHO officials said Wednesday it’s been found in more than 80 countries. * Health experts have warned the variant could become the dominant strain in the U.S. as it accounts for about 10 percent of all new cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Delta variant of th... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Road threatens Brazil’s Iguaçu National Park, a Natural World Heritage Site
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A proposed Bill intends to reopen the road that crosses the Natural Heritage Site, one of the last reserves of Atlantic Forest in the South of the country. If approved, the proposal could also put other conservation units at risk. The dispute, already decided in court 35 years ago, runs […] The post Road threatens Brazil’s Iguaçu National Park, a Natural World Heritage Site appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil is country where people fear violence the most in the world, says index
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is the country where the population registers the highest degree of fear of violence, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2021. The survey, prepared annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace, based in Australia, showed that almost 83% of Brazilians fear being victims of a violent crime. […] The post Brazil is country where people fear violence the most in the world, says index appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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Bolsonaro insists on criticizing Argentina and praises Uruguay under Lacalle Pou
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, reiterated on Thursday the criticism of his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernández, and at the same time praised the Uruguayan president, Luis Lacalle Pou, of whom he said that "he is doing a good job". In a brief conversation with a group of followers, Bolsonaro regretted that […] The post Bolsonaro insists on criticizing Argentina and praises Uruguay under Lacalle Pou appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner10 hours ago
Mass murderer intended to kill five more people, says RCMP
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The Duran10 hours ago
Geneva Summit: US wins Biden time, Russia wins SWIFT sanctions time
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