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Thomas Paine

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Friday, June 18, 2021

18 June - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

 10 pm MDT

After Two Weeks US-Led War Games End In Africa
Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, head of the United States Africa Command, center, arrives alongside General Belkhir el-Farouk, Right, Moroccan Southern Zone Commander, to his right, to watch a large scale drill as part of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, June 18, 2021. The U.S.-led African Lion war games, which lasted nearly two weeks, stretched across Morocco, a key U.S, ally, with smaller exercises held in Tunisia and in Senegal, whose troops ultimately moved to Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) *The Hill:* US-led war games in Africa... read more
Will A US War Against China Or Russia Be A Short Or A Long One?
*Hal Brands, AEI/Bloomberg: **Win or lose, US war against China or Russia won’t be short* *The U.S. may be able to repulse an assault on Taiwan or the Baltics. But what comes next?* “For every thousand pages published on the causes of wars,” wrote the scholar Geoffrey Blainey half a century ago, “there is less than one page on the causes of peace.” A modified version of Blainey’s lament might usefully guide U.S. military planning today. The Pentagon is getting serious about prevailing in the opening stages of a war with China or Russia. But wars between great powers rarely en... read more
China Loves the J-20 Stealth Fighter, But Can it Fight?
*Peter Suciu* *J-20, Asia* China had also previously touted the capabilities of the aircraft, including that its reported range of 700 miles would allow it to operate over potential hotspots such as the South China Sea. *Here's What You Need to Know*: While a highly capable aircraft, the J-20 has had numerous issues, and China has struggled to build sufficiently powerful enough engines for the aircraft. Earlier this year it was reported that China had even opted to employ a foreign design made by Russia. Beijing remains a bit of an enigma when it comes to military hardware. On t... read more
The X-44 MANTA May Fly Again as the Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter
*Alex Hollings* *Stealth Fighters, * Last year, the U.S. Air Force shocked the world with the announcement that they had already designed, built, and tested a prototype aircraft out of their Next Generation Air Dominance program. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The premise behind the X-44 Manta was to build an even better stealth fighter than the F-22 Raptor, and in no uncertain terms, that is precisely the stated aim of the NGAD program. However, it’s also important to note that the X-44 concept was born in 1999, making its design just about as dated as the F-35 and the figh... read more
The IRS Is Massively Late Sending Millions of Tax Refunds
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Taxes, United States* [image: IRS No Stimulus Check] One of the chief reasons for the delays is the fact that the IRS is holding nearly thirty million tax returns for manual processing. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Most eligible Americans may have already received their $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks, but there is a growing concern among those who have been waiting weeks for their tax refunds to arrive. Most eligible Americans may have already received their $1,400 coronavirus stimulus checks, but there is a growing concern among those who have bee... read more
Administering the CV jab is lucrative biz: Pharmacists can earn $6,500 pwk – whistleblower quits & tells all
Pharmacist Quits CVS Job Over Refusal to Kill People with COVID-19 Shots and Becomes a Whistleblower (Video) by Brian ShilhavyEditor, Health Impact News A pharmacist who used to work for CVS has gone public with details about how the pharmacy chains are handling the roll outs of the COVID-19 injections. She obviously has done her … Continue reading Administering the CV jab is lucrative biz: Pharmacists can earn $6,500 pwk – whistleblower quits & tells all → read more
Industrial Silver Users Are Leaving The COMEX
Arcadia Economics Industrial #silver users are leaving the #COMEX As if the #Wall Street silver market didn’t already have enough challenges to deal with, now the industrial silver users are beginning to leave the COMEX as well. To find out why, click to watch this important video now! end read more
Candidate Running on ‘Defunding The Police’ Caught With Private Security
Fox News New York Post’s Karol Markowicz criticizes Maya Wiley’s campaign message as being the opposite of how she lives. #FoxNews #Tucker end read more
Global Silver Supply Could Be Disrupted by Peruvian Politics.
maneco64 #silver #peru #silversqueeze #gold #miners #market #LBMA #comex #politics #wallstreetsilver #geopolitics – Today we will look at the political situation in Peru as an unknown politician is on the verge of becoming the next president. Pedro Castillo, according to the FT, is the President in waiting and his rise to power could impact foreign … read more
‘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
‘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 by HOLDEN WALTER-WARNER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Concern was evident from the reaction of some politicians following a highly-classified briefing with the Navy and FBI on Wednesday … read more
National Security Threat Or Nothing Burger? Lawmakers Send Mixed Signals After Being Briefed on UFOs
National Security Threat Or Nothing Burger? Lawmakers Send Mixed Signals After Being Briefed on UFOs by https://www.rt.com/ Lawmakers have dropped hints about the conclusions of a Pentagon probe into ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ after receiving a classified briefing about the investigation. The Navy and FBI informed members of the House Intelligence Committee about the government’s findings … read more
Dan, I Allegedly, PM 6/18/21: "The Economy is Booming - Just Don’t Tell Santa Monica"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, I Allegedly, PM 6/18/21: *"The Economy is Booming - Just Don’t Tell Santa Monica"* "We are being told the economy is entering a Boom Town period. Things are unstoppable. Welcome to Santa Monica, CA where they are unaware of the growing economy. Check out the 3rd Street Promenade and the retail endgame." read more
FBI Operatives Likely ‘Unindicted Co-Conspirators’, Organizers Of Capitol Riot: Report
https://t.co/Hu50v31GBj — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) June 16, 2021 FBI Operatives Likely ‘Unindicted Co-Conspirators’, Organizers Of Capitol Riot: Report by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Tucker Carlson dropped several bombshells on his show Tuesday night, chief among them was from a Revolver News report that the FBI was likely involved in organizing the Jan. 6 Capitol ‘insurrection,’ and were … read more
This is Microsoft telling you how they will use the 5G grid along with the Covid19 jab to kill you
 Jim_Crenshaw June 11, 2021 This is why it needed a magnetic delivery system. To get it into parts that were not normally penetrated by... The post This is Microsoft telling you how they will use the 5G grid along with the Covid19 jab to kill you appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
What Solstice Teaches Us About Climate Change
Originally posted on Science Matters: From Previous Post When Is It Warming? On June 21, 2015 E.M. Smith made an intriguing comment on the occasion of Summer Solstice (NH) and Winter Solstice (SH): “This is the time when the sun stops the apparent drift in the sky toward one pole, reverses, and heads toward the… read more
Pension Pulse2 hours ago
A Whiff of Hawkishness?
Yun Li and Tanaya Macheel of CNBC report the Dow falls more than 500 points to close out its worst week since October: Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its worst weekly loss since October, as traders worried the Federal Reserve could start raising rates sooner than expected. The blue-chip average dropped 533.37 points, or 1.6%, to 33,290.08. The S&P 500 slid 1.3% to 4,166.45. Both the Dow and S&P 500 hit their session lows in the final minutes of trading and closed around those levels. The Nasdaq Composite closed 0.9% lower at 14,030.38. Econom... read more
Bad News: North Korea Is Suffering from Rapidly Rising Food Prices
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea, * Storm damage to the country’s agricultural sector and the inability of North Korea to replace the lost crops with imports, due to closed borders, have led to rising food prices, including sugar, soybean oil and flour. If you thought inflation was a concern in the United States, then what North Korea is currently experiencing makes it look like nothing. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un acknowledged at a political meeting this week that the food supply in North Korea is “getting tense,” according to CNN, which cited the Korean state media. “The agri... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Pentagon Informs Saudi Arabia That It Will Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Aircraft, Antimissile Batteries From The Middle East
Patriot antimissile assets at Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh. Photo: Iman Al-Dabbagh for The Wall Street Journal *Wall Street Journal: **U.S. Military to Withdraw Hundreds of Troops, Aircraft, Antimissile Batteries From Middle East* *Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Saudi crown prince of drawdown in June 2 call, officials say* WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is sharply reducing the number of U.S. antimissile systems in the Middle East in a major realignment of its military footprint there as it focuses the armed services on challenges from China and Russia, administ... read more
The Rio Times2 hours ago
Peruvian interim president rejects letter from military suggesting coup d’état
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The interim president of Peru, Francisco Sagasti, described this Friday as “unacceptable” the letter of a group of retired military officers who asked the high command of the Armed Forces not to recognize the leftist Pedro Castillo as president-elect and thus suggesting in practice a coup d’état. In a nationally […] The post Peruvian interim president rejects letter from military suggesting coup d’état appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Study This Ugly Stealth Fighter: The X-32 Nearly Was the F-35
*Mark Episkopos* *X-32, * With little flexibility on the Pentagon’s highly detailed checklist of features and specifications, Boeing sought to distinguish itself based on cost. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *From rampant budget concerns to the implicit technical challenges of implementing cutting-edge technologies like sensor fusion, it’s highly likely that Boeing would have encountered broadly similar problems as to those that have plagued the F-35 program for the past decade. Over a decade after its introduction, the F-35 stealth fighter jet is among the most recognizabl... read more
Ep.40 Live from the Vault: Insiders underestimate power of Reddit Wall Street Silver – Ft Craig Hemke
Kinesis Money In this week’s episode, Andrew Maguire is joined again by Craig Hemke, founder of the TFMetalsReport, a gold and silver blog respected across the precious metals industry. The two industry allies compare notes on the insiders’ latest silver containment strategy and exchange predictions on silver’s trajectory if the $30 per ounce level is … read more
To Fund Grand Inga Using Green Hydrogen, Equity and Ethics Matter
PARIS, Jun 18 (IPS) - Visions of Grand Inga, a proposed massive hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) powering much of Africa, have excited energy experts, investors, and governments for decades. The announcements this week by the Australian company, Fortescue Metals Group, and its chairman, billionaire Andrew Forrest, of their plans to develop Inga for green hydrogen exports brings this vision a little closer to reality. Read the full story, “To Fund Grand Inga Using Green Hydrogen, Equity and Ethics Matter”, on globalissues.org → read more
Africa Can Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production
NAIROBI, Jun 18 (IPS) - Dr. Fadel Ndiame is AGRA’s Deputy PresidentEvery year, people in Sub-Saharan Africa consume 34 million tons of milled rice, of which 43 percent is imported. But the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly hampered supply chains, making it difficult for imported rice to reach the continent. Indeed, if immediate action is not taken, the supply shortfall will further strain the region’s food systems which are already impacted by the pandemic. Read the full story, “Africa Can Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production”, on globalissues.org → read more
COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’
Millions more COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of having 70 per cent of all national populations vaccinated, by the middle of 2022. Read the full story, “COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’”, on globalissues.org → read more
Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council ‘really paramount’, says UN Special Envoy
The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemming from the military coup in February. Read the full story, “Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council ‘really paramount’, says UN Special Envoy”, on globalissues.org → read more
Australians in Their 50s Told Not To Get the AstraZeneca Jab After 12 More Blood Clot Cases | 7NEWS
7NEWS Australia Our vaccine rollout is facing a new setback tonight with Australians in their 50s told not to get the AstraZeneca shot. The changing advice comes after 12 more blood clot cases, and new concerns over the supply of Pfizer. end read more
The British Govt Has Legalized Rape, Murder & Torture by Undercover Police, Richard Medhurst for RT
RT In the last six months, people across Britain have protested in opposition to a proposed bill which restricts their very right to protest. In the same period, two other laws have already passed through the government which allow undercover agents to commit crimes and gives British troops immunity from prosecution after committing war crimes. … read more
Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Suggests Federal Agents Were Behind 6 Jan Capitol Attack
Forbes Breaking News Louie Gohmert (R-TX) spoke on the House floor about the January 6th insurrection and promoted a conspiracy theory that federal agents, including the FBI, were involved in planning and instigating the attack, saying that they “egged on” rioters. https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewso… end read more
CDC director talks Delta variant, rare heart inflammation in young vaccinated people
Good Morning America Jun 18, 2021 Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses the CDC investigating more than 300 cases of myocarditis after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and... The post CDC director talks Delta variant, rare heart inflammation in young vaccinated people appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Silver Slammed: Why I’m Doubling Down Using Recent Crypto Profits
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) As you may already know, Mike Maloney took some significant profits from the crypto markets when Bitcoin was hovering around $60k. Now that we are experiencing a pullback in gold and silver, find out what Mike plans to do with that cash that has been patently sitting on the sidelines. You’ll … read more
Who Owns Big Pharma + Big Media? You’ll Never Guess.
Children’s Health Defense – by Dr. Joseph Mercola What does The New York Times and a majority of other legacy media have in common with... The post Who Owns Big Pharma + Big Media? You’ll Never Guess. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CURMUDGUCATION3 hours ago
Former DeVos Aid Tries To Rally Reform Troops
James Blew has made a career out of ed reformsterism. He was director of Student Success California, part of the 50CAN reformy network, the Alliance for School Choice, and he served a stint as president of StudentsFirst, the national reform advocacy group founded by Michelle Rhee, former DC chancellor and ed reform's Kim Kardashian. He was the director of the Walton family Foundation's K-12 "reform investments" for a decade. His background is, of course, not education, but business, politics and "communications." In July of 2018, he rounded that career in dismantling public ed by ... read more
Snopes.com3 hours ago
John Paragon, Actor Who Played Jambi the Genie in ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies
The actor started his comedy career at The Groundlings in Hollywood, alongside Paul Reubens. read more
Michael West4 hours ago
Government’s “appalling” error, rejects offer of 40 million Pfizer doses in July 2020
After claiming “official” discussions with Pfizer had only started in December, Health Minister Greg Hunt has finally confirmed that the government met with Pfizer last July to discuss purchasing the Pfizer vaccine. Sources say Australia was given options for as many doses as needed to be delivered in January this year, yet government officials turned down the offer read more
Medical Kidnap4 hours ago
Canadian Politician Derek Sloan Uses Parliament Hill to Give Voices to Censored Doctors and Scientists Blowing the Whistle on COVID-19 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
One of our many dear Canadian subscribers emailed me a link to a press conference given in Ontario yesterday at Parliament Hill. PM Derek Sloan arranged the press conference, and invited Dr. Bryan Bridle, Dr. Patrick Phillips, and Dr. Donald Welsh to give short presentations on how good doctors and scientists are being censored in Canada, and being harassed and threatened for speaking the truth, which is not getting out to the masses. These men are true heroes! They have put their careers and lives on the line to speak the truth about the genocide currently being carried out and ... read more
Land Destroyer3 hours ago
China’s Space Program Makes its Mark
June 19, 2021 (Gunnar Ulson - NEO) - China’s growing technological prowess is on clear demonstration not only across telecommunication markets around the globe, but high up above it, in space. China’s space program overseen by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has this year made several landmark accomplishments. It began the construction of its own space station. Called Tiangong, the first of several modules (Tianhe) was launched in April with a successful supply mission launched and then docked to it the following month. In the coming months, crewed flights and a... read more
Joe Biden, Help: $400 Billion in Massive Unemployment Fraud?
*Stephen Silver* *Unemployment Fraud, * Isn't it curious that these claims from massive fraud are poorly sourced and coming from companies with a vested interest in making you feel afraid about being defrauded? A piece was published in Axios last week that made a shocking claim: That as much as half of the money distributed as part of unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic may have been stolen by fraudsters, with a large chunk of that money even ending up in the hands of international crime syndicates. Axios alleged that as much as $400 billion may have been stolen ... read more
A "Limited" Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan? We Could All Die.
*Sebastien Roblin* *, * It would devastate the planet. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Several studies have modeled the global impact of a “limited” ten-day nuclear war in which India and Pakistan each exchange fifty 15-kiloton nuclear bombs equivalent in yield to the Little Boy uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Between February 26 and 27 in 2019, Indian and Pakistani warplanes launched strikes on each other’s territory and engaged in aerial combat for the first time since 1971. Pakistan ominously hinted it was convening its National Command Authority, the institution whic... read more
Russia Plays Good-Cop-Bad-Cop with Vaccine Mandate
*Lillian Posner* *Coronavirus, * Will Moscow’s vaccine mandate improve health outcomes by providing incentives to get vaccinated (or disincentives not to)? Or will it frustrate vaccination efforts by encouraging the purchase of black-market vaccine certificates and obscuring vaccination data? Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin may have walked away from their Geneva Summit with very few tangible accomplishments. But Putin has reaped at least one political benefit from his trip to Switzerland: He is insulated from the repercussions of Moscow’s unpopular decision to make coronavirus vacci... read more
$2,000 Stimulus Check? This Picture Is a Clue if You Qualify.
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check, * Labor leaders and Democratic lawmakers in Oregon introduced a bill that would send $2,000 to qualifying essential workers in the state who stayed employed during the pandemic and a separate $1,200 back-to-work incentive payment to Oregonians who return to work in the fall. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Among the jobs that qualify to receive the state-level stimulus payment include workers in health care, law enforcement, education, agriculture, food, energy, transportation, defense, and hygiene products and services. Essential workers i... read more
5 Ways the World Could End Like This: How a Nuclear War Could Happen
*Tom Nichols* *Nuclear War, * Here are five ways it could all go down in flames. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A small regional war, awful as it would be, would not destroy the United States nor threaten the end of the human race. A nuclear conflict of any serious size in the Northern Hemisphere, however, would effectively mean the end of the modern era. *(This first appeared in 2014 and is being reposted due to reader interest.)* Nuclear war, the exchange of nuclear weapons between two or more states in open conflict. It’s unthinkable. It can’t happen. Right? Wrong. O... read more
YF-23 Stealth Fighter: The Military Marvel That Won't Go Away
*David Axe* *YF-23, * Buying F-23s instead of F-22s wouldn’t have changed the recent arc of U.S. history. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *If the Air Force applied the lessons it learned from the YF-22 and YF-23 to a new fighter concept, it would meticulously study the problem before loosely defining it for industry to solve. And the service would avoid micromanaging the developers’ efforts. Finally, the service would assess the results on their own merits rather than comparing dissimilar solutions.*aid.​* The mystique that today surrounds Northrop Grumman’s YF-23 *isn’t enti... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Tonight's movie Is 'El Cid'
*From Wikipedia:* El Cid is a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston. The film is loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic as-sidi, meaning "The Lord"). The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as Doña Ximena. The screenplay is credited to Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, and Ben Barzman with uncredited contributions by Bernard Gordon. *Read more *.... read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
Glenn Greenwald Asks Reasonable Questions About the FBI’s Involvement in January 6th Capitol Hill Event
While journalist Darren Beattie insults CTH for pointing out the flaws in his advocacy (calling CTH “autistic and stupid“, duly noted), journalist Glenn Greenwald focuses his intellectual armament against the correct enemy highlighting the pattern of the FBI infiltrating and manipulating domestic groups. Greenwald has a solid outline on Substack worth reading (excerpt): Greenwald – […] The post Glenn Greenwald Asks Reasonable Questions About the FBI’s Involvement in January 6th Capitol Hill Event appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Pottersville Digest
(Happy Halloween on the Hill o' Fools.) ------------------------------ Clyde not only refused to shake Fanone's hand, he also whipped out his cell phone and began recording Fanone as if he was a criminal. ------------------------------ Whatever enemies America ever had or have now, Republicans WILL support them. ------------------------------ I'm not into werewolf novels but I am into mysteries, so I'd read this. His literary agency, Macintosh and Otis, seriously needs to fuck off and step aside. Keeping this novel under wraps after nearly a century is just needless cens... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Only one in 10 Latin Americans is vaccinated and other key facts about Covid in the Americas (June 18)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Latin America and the Caribbean, only one in 10 people are vaccinated against covid-19 even though cases continue to rise and the threat posed by new disease variants circulating in the region. This and five other news items of the week make up the key facts about vaccination in […] The post Only one in 10 Latin Americans is vaccinated and other key facts about Covid in the Americas (June 18) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Lasso launches plan to combat child malnutrition in Ecuador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The government of President Guillermo Lasso launched this Friday a plan to combat malnutrition in Ecuador, which affects one in four children under 5 years of age and which had been one of his campaign promises. “This effort is going to be a collaboration between the public and private sector. […] The post Lasso launches plan to combat child malnutrition in Ecuador appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Why isn't this ant a big sphere? Planetary nebula Mz3 is being cast off by a star similar to our Sun that is, surely, round. Why then would the gas that is streaming away create an ant-shaped nebula that is distinctly not round? Clues might include the high 1000-kilometer per second speed of the expelled gas, the light-year long length of the structure, and the magnetism of the star visible above at the nebula's center. One possible answer is that Mz3 is hiding a second, dimmer star that orbits close in to the bright star. A competing hypothesis holds that the central star's own sp... read more
Kahlil Gibran, “The Farewell”
*“The Farewell”* “Farewell to you and the youth I have spent with you. It was but yesterday we met in a dream. You have sung to me in my aloneness, and I of your longings have built a tower in the sky. But now our sleep has fled and our dream is over, and it is no longer dawn. The noontide is upon us and our half waking has turned to fuller day, and we must part. If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song. And if our hands should meet in another dream we shall build another tower in the sky.” - Kahlil Gibra... read more
Chet Raymo, “Why Cranes Fly”
*“Why Cranes Fly”* by Chet Raymo "There were a few Comments here about herons, from right around the world. What is the power of this bird to touch our minds and hearts? The naturalist Aldo Leopold was intimately familiar with the cranes of Wisconsin, cousins of our New England great blue heron, the Irish gray heron, and Adam2's aosagi from Japan, and wondered about their ability to move us so deeply. In A Sand County Almanac he watches as a crane "springs his ungainly hulk into the air and flails the morning sun with mighty wings." Our ability to perceive beauty in nature, as in a... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Investigation into Ministers tests the power of Brazil’s Covid CPI
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga and former ministers Eduardo Pazuello (Health) and Ernesto Araújo (Foreign Relations), as well as 11 other officials, will be investigated by the Pandemic CPI (the Senate's pandemic investigative committee). It is a further step in the Committee after two and a half months of hearings on […] The post Investigation into Ministers tests the power of Brazil’s Covid CPI appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Social movements march in Argentina to demand economic assistance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Social movements and left-wing political groups marched this Friday in Buenos Aires to demand from the Argentine Government more economic assistance for the unemployed and other sectors hit by the effects of the recession and the covid-19 pandemic. The mobilization, which had as its epicenter the headquarters of the Ministry […] The post Social movements march in Argentina to demand economic assistance appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"The Fed’s Done It Again"
*"The Fed’s Done It Again"* by Brian Maher "Five consecutive losing sessions. The stock market’s despairingest week since January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened the week at 34,381. It closed the week at 33,290 - a 1,091-point falling away. The index plummeted 533 points today alone. The S&P and Nasdaq underwent similar harrows, on a percentage basis. The S&P surrendered 55 points today; the Nasdaq, 131. The very angels weep. What is the going explanation? The Federal Reserve has once again frightened the horses, fluttered the dovecotes and flustered the fish. CNBC: "U.S.... read more
After the Chesham & Amersham By-Election
When the unexpected happens, hottakes rush into the interpretative vaccuum. The victory of the Liberal Democrats in overturning the Tories' 16,000 vote majority has occasioned a flotilla of opinion. Stephen Bush said its significance was of no significance, and there is nothing that can be read into it. Paula Surridge suggested all the Tory voters stayed home because the combined LibDem/Labour vote was roughly the same in 2021 as it was in 2019, and so a case of tactical switching was happening. And others point to the seat's characteristics: HS2 is due to go through the constituenc... read more
A second toast to my father-in-law with a deep voice
My father-in-law’s birthday is approaching and when looking for a musical post to repost, I found this tribute to him. One of my favorite memories of him is singing old standards with my mother-in-law at night on a long trip … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
If China Takes Taiwan Will It Be All Over?
*The Hill*:* Nikki Haley warns Republicans on China: 'If they take Taiwan, it's all over'* Potential 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley sounded the alarm to House conservatives Wednesday that China is hell-bent on world domination — and that Taiwan is ground zero. In a closed-door meeting with members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), Haley, who served as former President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, said that if China takes control of Taiwan, Beijing will be emboldened to seize other territories around the globe. The U.S. must take stronger action a... read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
U.S. Cancels NATO Flag-Lowering Ceremony In Afghanistan
A U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP) *NBC:* *Confusion in Afghanistan as U.S. cancels NATO flag-lowering ceremony* The U.S. military planned to hold a flag-lowering ceremony on Friday with NATO in Kabul. The event was cancelled amid questions over what it signified. WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan planned to hold a flag-lowering ... read more
It's Big, It's Bad, and It's a Wolf
De Golyer Library, Southern Methodist University, via Texas State Historical Association. Happy Juneteenth! And if anybody tells you that's not a real thing, please inform them that it's been a paid state holiday in Texas since 1980, and celebrated there much longer than that, ever since the very first anniversary in 1866 of the day Major General Gordon Granger arrived with the Union army in Galveston, 19 June 1865, to tell the state's population and most particularly its 250,000 enslaved persons, in the words of General Order no. 3, The people of Texas are informed that, in ... read more
Snopes.com4 hours ago
Hecklers Shout ‘Traitor’ at Mike Pence
Pence refused to block the certification of U.S. President Joe Biden's electoral win, drawing anger from Trump supporters. read more
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
*~ NO TUXEDOS REQUIRED ~* Brought To You By *BluesJunky* - Middle Finger Symphony Chair of Music read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
Brazil nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths (June 18)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 2,495 deaths from covid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 498,000, the government reported Friday. Since the first death from the virus was recorded in the country on March 12, […] The post Brazil nears 500,000 Covid-19 deaths (June 18) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The VX & employment: info on 3 BA pilots dying (not of course vaccine related) & a recruitment firm exec shares some interesting insights on planned staffing replacements
From markcrispinmiller.com From Douglas Yates:An anonymous voice recording has surfaced stating that British Airways pilots are dying after the jab. If true, the question may be: To fly or not fly?https://www.bitchute.com/video/Dj6TgCJqpDxq/ Reuters reports that BA denies it’s in crisis talks with UK govt while admitting that four BA pilots have recently died. However, BA states the … Continue reading The VX & employment: info on 3 BA pilots dying (not of course vaccine related) & a recruitment firm exec shares some interesting insights on planned staffing replacements → read more
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São Paulo City Hall releases vaccination schedule against Covid-19 for people over 18
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo City Hall this Friday, June 18, released the complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19 for people up to 18 years old without comorbidities. Just as it happened for the age group between 50 and 59 to prevent crowds at immunization sites, the age bracket will be maintained. The […] The post São Paulo City Hall releases vaccination schedule against Covid-19 for people over 18 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Canadian Politician Derek Sloan Uses Parliament Hill to Give Voices to Censored Doctors and Scientists Blowing the Whistle on COVID-19 Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
One of our many dear Canadian subscribers emailed me a link to a press conference given in Ontario yesterday at Parliament Hill. PM Derek Sloan arranged the press conference, and invited Dr. Bryan Bridle, Dr. Patrick Phillips, and Dr. Donald Welsh to give short presentations on how good doctors and scientists are being censored in Canada, and being harassed and threatened for speaking the truth, which is not getting out to the masses. These men are true heroes! They have put their careers and lives on the line to speak the truth about the genocide currently being carried out and ... read more
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Brazil’s Copersucar completes purchase of Alvean assets; solidifies global sugar leadership
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Copersucar, The world's largest sugar and ethanol company, on Friday announced that it has finalized the purchase of 50% of Alvean Sugar SL shares owned by Cargill, taking full control of the leading trading company in the global sugar market. Alvean is specialized in the origination, commercialization, and trading of […] The post Brazil’s Copersucar completes purchase of Alvean assets; solidifies global sugar leadership appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Insider Exposes Freemasonry as the World’s Oldest Secret Religion and the Luciferian Plans for The New World Order
Further info on the new world order, from Health Impact News. This info is background to much of what has been posted here historically at EWR. See our One World Government/New World Order pages, also Agenda 21/30 pages. Barry Smith (found on the NWO pages) taught extensively on Freemasonry and its influence behind the scenes. … Continue reading Insider Exposes Freemasonry as the World’s Oldest Secret Religion and the Luciferian Plans for The New World Order → read more

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