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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.

Friday, July 9, 2021

9 July - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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From Jenna Orkin Pelosi husband won big on Alphabet stockDire drought warning: California says ‘nearly all’ salmon could die in Sacramento River Israel Says Pfizer Vaccine Less Effective in Preventing Delta Variant Infection Health Ministry says COVID vaccine at 64 percent effectiveness in preventing infections, but experts differ How May Edwards became the forgotten whistleblower Police capture, kill alleged assailants in assassination of Haitian president Historic heat wave melts out 30% of Mt. Rainier area snowpack in 4 days Fiery explosion erupts on ship at major global port... read more
CENSORED NEWS16 hours ago
Assassinated Tomas Rojo: Yaqui was a defender of water rights, not interested in petty disputes
Tomas Rojo, Assassinated Yaqui Water Rights DefenderMotive for Tomás' crime, simplified conjectureThe coordinator of the Citizens' Movement for Water, Alberto Vizcarra Ozuna, questions the versions of the Sonora Prosecutor's Office about the conflict over the installation of a toll booth as the motive for the murder of Tomás Rojo, because that was not on the list of priorities of the Yaqui read more
CENSORED NEWS16 hours ago
Zapatistas Arrive in France on Tour for Life
.Zapatistas delegation arrived in Toulouse, France, on Thursday, from Barcelona, Spain"Hasta la vida siempre!" Celebrate the arrival of the Zapatista Squadron on its first stage in FrancePosted by: BERNARDOJuly 8, 2021English and FrenchPozol Collective (Français)Toulouse, July 8, 2021. Hundreds of people welcomed the first delegation of the Tour for Life in the square of the popular neighborhood read more
China's Drone Program Just Keeps Getting Better
*Michael Peck* *Drones, * China's drone program hasn't been nearly as conspicuous as America's. But the country has successfully exported domestic drone models to developing countries over the past decade. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *This explains why the U.S. Army, which has been lackadaisical about air defense for years, is now suddenly interested. For years, drone warfare has been an essentially American pursuit. The new age of armed robots has been symbolized by Predators and Reapers spewing Hellfire missiles. But guess who’s the biggest exporter of combat drones? C... read more
"This does not occur in nature!"
A comment to yesterday's article about the M16 rifle reminded me of a funny - but true - story from the 1970's in South Africa. I was told this by a friend who was an engineer at BMW South Africa. BMW was about to introduce its new 7 Series luxury cars. South Africa was to assemble them for the right-hand-drive market. As part of pre-production testing, and to allow local engineers to plan ahead, two of the new 7 Series prototypes were sent to South Africa to be wrung out on local roads. In due course a detailed report was sent back to Germany, giving local impressions of t... read more
Covid-19 Jab Op-Ed
By Dr. William H. Gaunt, NMD The Covid-19 vaccines have considerably more negative effects than most people realize. The question is how frequent and how bad are they? VAERS stands for Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. A 2011 report by... Related Stories - Levi Quackenbush's Gentle Approach to Helping Parents Learn About the CV For Their Kids - Trust Has Been Long Gone - Eric Clapton Video from Oracle Films read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
“The López Obrador family is fraught with corruption” – Mexico’s PAN accuses president’s brothers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - PAN (National Action Party) senators, Mexico's main political opposition, harshly criticized the country's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his siblings, whom they described as "corrupt" after one of them, the second of whom found in such a situation, was shown receiving money in an envelope in 2015. "First Pío […] The post “The López Obrador family is fraught with corruption” – Mexico’s PAN accuses president’s brothers appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Notes on the Magnetic Ramjet II
[image: Story 452158780] *Building a Bussard ramjet isn’t easy, but the idea has a life of its own and continues to be discussed in the technical literature, in addition to its long history in science fiction. Peter Schattschneider, who explored the concept in Crafting the Bussard Ramjet last February, has just published an SF novel of his own called The EXODUS Incident (Springer, 2021), where the Bussard concept plays a key role. But given the huge technical problems of such a craft, can one ever be engineered? In this second part of his analysis, Dr. Schattschneider digs into the... read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
‘They seem to mean business’: Cardiology journal flags papers cited hundreds of times
A European cardiology journal has issued expressions of concern for seven widely-cited papers dating back to 2009 after a reader flagged suspicious images in the articles. Although the cast of characters changes, the senior author on all seven papers is Chao-Ke Tang, of the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of South China, in Hengyang, … Continue reading ‘They seem to mean business’: Cardiology journal flags papers cited hundreds of times read more
Sky’s Extreme Weather Fairy Tale
By Paul Homewood An utterly absurd piece from Sky News, which the BBC would be proud of: Officials in British Columbia believe that record-shattering heat may be responsible for dozens of deaths over the past few days. It is a stark and tragic example of what happens when regions used to one thing, […] read more
CFACT18 hours ago
What is good for the climate geese is NOT good for the ganders
Hypocritical billionaires possess huge carbon footprints but want everyone else to reduce emissions. The post What is good for the climate geese is NOT good for the ganders appeared first on CFACT. read more
Electroverse19 hours ago
NOAA declares “La Niña” watch for the Fall: the Global Cooling Accelerator
Entering a La Niña event when global temperatures are already around baseline is significant -- readings 0.4C below the 30-yr average should be expected by the spring of 2022. The post NOAA declares “La Niña” watch for the Fall: the Global Cooling Accelerator appeared first on Electroverse. read more
When Is Amazon Starting An Escort Service?
Why not? They bring everything else to your door. And now, prescription drugs. Can you imagine a patient telling her doctor, "No, not that pill, I want to get Amazon Prime." And what about the safety of drivers who will... Related Stories - A Polite Response to President Biden - Kids? You Don't Even Have to Feed Them! - Unleashing Hell read more
How To Avoid Having to Pay Back Your Child Tax Credit
*Rachel Bucchino* *Child Tax Credit, * It’s important for families to confirm that their information with the IRS is updated to avoid a tax bill next year. Millions of American families will start receiving the advance child tax credit payments on July 15. But before spending or stockpiling the enhanced credit, families should clarify whether they will have to pay the money back to the IRS next tax season. “There will be a reconciliation,” Trenda Hackett, CPA and technical tax editor of the tax and accounting business at Thomson Reuters, told CNBC. “There could be some instance... read more
To Win the Next War, the U.S. Navy Needs Urgent Reform
*James Holmes* *U.S. Navy, Global* A good military can help deter future conflicts. But, if it needs to fight and win, then it needs to be ready to do so. *Here's What You Need To Remember: T*he U.S. Navy’s and Marine Corps’ renown as fighting forces is critical to foreign-policy success. The sea services are capability manifest in steel and flesh. So to track success in strategic competition, mariners need to estimate how they are influencing the three variables comprising deterrence. They must fortify their material and human prowess, project confidence in their ability to figh... read more
This IRS Tool Gives Families Freedom Over Their Child Tax Credit
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Checks, Americas* Fully understanding that not all families’ financial situations are the same, the IRS recently launched a handy new tool called the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, which is now available on IRS.gov. Beginning next Thursday, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department will have the monumental task of issuing millions of expanded child tax credit payments that are part of President Joe Biden’s ambitious American Rescue Plan. Viewed in some circles as the unofficial version of the fourth round of coronavirus stimulus che... read more
War News Updates18 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers patrol the area near a checkpoint recaptured from the Taliban, in the Alishing district of Laghman province, Afghanistan July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Parwiz *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Afghan forces battle Taliban amid fears of civil war* (Reuters). read more
Throwback Thursday: Great Moments in History #14
*From the Dank Archives of DMF - March 21, 2011* *On this day in 1964...* To counter the onslaught of the sixties British Music Invasion, legendary rock band *'Newman, Davis, Mitchum, Martin & Garner'* was formed as music's first "Super Group". Gigs were raucous and far between, and the band finally disbanded and went on to successful solo careers and film projects. Their ground breaking formula has been followed successfully many time since. Band members privately blamed the groups demise on the refusal of Frank Sinatra to join the project after insisting on he be lead singer... read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Itaú raises Brazil’s GDP projection; does not see Fed and Covid Delta variant impacting recovery
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Itaú raised its projection for Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2021 from 5.5% to 5.8%. For 2022, the projection rose from 1.8% to 2% growth. According to the bank's economic team, Brazil's GDP should accelerate significantly in Q3 2021 as the service sector recovers and the goods sector […] The post Itaú raises Brazil’s GDP projection; does not see Fed and Covid Delta variant impacting recovery appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
No Refunds: America's 1960s Mach 3 Spy Plane Gift to Russia
*Michael Peck* *History, Russia* It was a total accident. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The D-21 was conceived in the mid-1960s as a solution to the problem of spying on the Soviet Union. Soviet surface-to-air missiles, like the one that downed a U-2 over Russia in 1960, were making photo missions over Communist territory more hazardous. The SR-71 could fly high and fast enough to be safe, but why risk a manned aircraft and its pilot when a robot could do the job? In November 1969, the U.S. Air Force sent Russia an early Christmas gift. It was a sleek flying machine that b... read more
Bad Rollout: This Senator Says Her Constituents Aren't Getting Their Stimulus
*Stephen Silver* *Stimulus, * In a letter this week to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) made it known that many in her state have not yet received their stimulus payments, and that “more needs to be done” to rectify that. The stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan have been rolling out for months, but not everyone expecting a payment has actually received one. And now, a U.S. senator is vowing to help her constituents who have not yet received their checks. In a letter this week to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) made i... read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Moving the Covid Vaccine Goalposts
The Covid propagation and vaccine news is not pointing to happy outcomes read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Wall Street Journal Fingers Columbia as Leader in Grad Students Whose Student Debt Leaves Them ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’
Columbia stands out in what a bad deal its graduate theater and film programs are. And President Bollinger is either clueless or indifferent. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Vale S.A.’s former partner in Guinea joint venture calls for new arbitration in London
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Less than two years after winning a billion-dollar arbitration award against entrepreneur Benjamin Steinmetz's company, Brazil mining giant Vale S.A. is about to engage in a new dispute in the London arbitration court, initiated by the Israeli's attorneys. Vale and BSGR forged a US$5 billion partnership in 2010, which turned […] The post Vale S.A.’s former partner in Guinea joint venture calls for new arbitration in London appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
21st Century Wire18 hours ago
China’s Rise: From Humiliated Colony to Global Power
*Brian Berletic* | China has transformed from a developing nation to one rivalling the US - and now being poised to surpass the West as the dominant hegemon. read more
The New Social Contract: an Opportunity for Deliberative Participation
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 09 (IPS) - These days there hasn’t been certainly a shortage of reports portraying the decline of liberal democracy around the world. With rising popularism and a divisive use of social media, we should not be surprised about a general malaise taking roots in most advanced liberal democracies. Read the full story, “The New Social Contract: an Opportunity for Deliberative Participation”, on globalissues.org → read more
Q&A: UN Food Systems Summit Opportunity for the World to Unite on Healthy, Fair & Sustainable Food Systems
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended every sphere of life, the world was lagging on a goal to end hunger by 2030. According to the United Nations, more than 820 million people had already been categorised as food insecure, meaning they lacked access to reliable and sufficient amounts of affordable, healthy food. Read the full story, “Q&A: UN Food Systems Summit Opportunity for the World to Unite on Healthy, Fair & Sustainable Food Systems”, on globalissues.org → read more
Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
When the Wall Fell
An Interesting Purchase When the Soviet Union fell, the US took possession of the KGB’s archives. Some of you may be aware of that, some may not, but we “bought” them in their entirety and learned a great deal from that purchase. Here are a few things that we learned: (A) Biopreparat, the Soviet […] The post When the Wall Fell appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The New Dark Age19 hours ago
The Syria Deception: The Public Has Been Hoodwinked Yet Again into Supporting a Criminal War of Aggression
United States warmakers have become so skilled at propaganda that not only can they wage a war of aggression without arousing protest; they can also compel liberals to denounce peace activists using language reminiscent of the McCarthy era. read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Buying a car? Don’t get fooled into paying $2K more
If you're buying a new car, don't fall for these hidden fees. read more
From “Wilsonian” to “Rooseveltian” Liberalism
Daniel Deudney and John Ikenberry recently published a 'big think' article in Foreign Policy. They note that the Biden administration's approach to foreign and domestic policy – including its particular understanding of the relationship between them – is best understood as "Rooseveltian" in character. What should we make of this? read more
A Rising Concern in Washington: Russian Missile Bases in Venezuela
*Michael Peck* *Americas, Americas* [image: By ru:Участник:Goodvint - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10244945] Is this a redo of the Cuban Missile Crisis? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Oleg Shvedkov, a retired submarine captain who is chairman of the Central Committee of the All-Russian Military Forces Trade Union, argued that Latin American bases would ease deployment of Russian submarines near the United States. With the United States developing a new generation of cruise missiles in response to alleged Russian arms control violat... read more
States and Localities Are Spending Their Federal Money in Crazy Ways
*Stephen Silver* *economy, Americas* Some Republican states have resisted the stimulus efforts. As part of this year’s American Rescue Plan, in addition to the $1,400 checks, enhanced unemployment and other benefits, American states and other local governments were granted $350 billion, money that the government began distributing this spring. This week, the *New York Times* looked at how states are doing with that money. And like with most things in America today, opinions differ along partisan lines. Of the $350 billion in that program, $194 billion has already been sent ou... read more
War News Updates19 hours ago
Haitian Authorities Say The Gang That Killed Haiti's President Included 26 Colombians And Two Haitian Americans
Police lined up the 17 assassination suspects, including two American citizens and 15 Columbians, behind a table displaying an array of firearms, machetes, sledgehammers and several Colombian passports *Daily Mail:* *PICTURED: Two American 'mercenaries' arrested alongside 15 Colombians over assassination of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse as three suspects are shot dead and eight remain on the run* * Police say the gang that killed Haiti's president included 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans * Haitian police identified James Solages and Joseph Vincent as two US citizens s... read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Covid-19 mortality does not rise in any Brazilian state for first time this year – Fiocruz
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the first time in 2021, the Covid-19 mortality rate has not increased in any Brazilian state, noted the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in its pandemic monitoring report on Thursday evening, July 8. The institution reports a "substantial" decrease in ICU bed occupancy by Covid-19 patients in most states, notably Tocantins […] The post Covid-19 mortality does not rise in any Brazilian state for first time this year – Fiocruz appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Land Destroyer19 hours ago
China's Rise: From Humiliated Colony to Global Power
July 9, 2021 (Brian Berletic - NEO) - As China celebrated 100 years of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) it was also celebrating the nation’s rise from a humiliated colony subjugated by Western imperialism to a global power. In just the last 21 years of the 21st century, China has transformed from a developing nation, to rivaling the United States, to now being poised to surpass the US and the West in general. China’s rise has also meant the rise of Asia and beyond as it builds an alternative to the so-called “rules-based international order” created by and exclusivel... read more
Uh-Oh: Should More Americans Be Investing Their Stimulus Money?
*Rachel Bucchino* *Stimulus Check News, Americas* The same survey from 2020 revealed that just nine percent of respondents said they put some of their direct payment from the federal government toward investment. Nearly half of Americans invested their stimulus payment in the stock market, according to a new poll. The survey, released by Betterment, found that 91 percent of respondents received some stimulus money and 46 percent invested some of the relief. Among surveyors who did invest, 70 percent invested at least half or less of their stimulus check. The results of the ... read more
War News Updates20 hours ago
Poll: Majority Says President Biden Is Not Directing Duties And Policies Of The White House
*Summit News:* *Poll: Majority Do Not Believe Biden Mentally Capable Of Executing Presidential Duties* *Even a third of Democrats don’t believe sleepy Joe is actually in charge of anything * A survey conducted by the Convention of States Action in partnership with The Trafalgar Group has found that an overall majority of Americans do not believe that Joe Biden is executing the duties of his office or running policy, and that “others” are doing it in his place. The poll found that 56.5% of American voters do not believe Biden is fully executing the duties of his office, with onl... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
São Paulo quarantine: What changes with the new government measures?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During a press conference on Wednesday, July 7, governor João Doria announced new measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and another step in the relaxation of the São Paulo Plan. The new rules for in-person school classes Schools all over the state, both public and private, may accommodate an undetermined […] The post São Paulo quarantine: What changes with the new government measures? appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
夢・夢・夢 - M.N.ホプキンスの名言集
夢を見て、夢を見て、夢を見て、地球に足をしっかりとつけながら。 あなたの夢を他の人の夢と一緒にして、あなたの世界に邪悪な装置を働かせている人たちが奨励し、報いているこの下向きのスパイラルを断ち切りましょう。 *©* M.N.ホプキンス *To read the orginal quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/05/dream-dream-dream-quotation-by-mn.html* read more
梦想,梦想,梦想--M.N.霍普金斯的一句话
梦想,梦想,梦想,同时让你的脚在地球上站稳。 将你的梦想与他人的梦想结合起来,打破这种由那些在你的世界上施展邪恶手段的人所鼓励和奖励的螺旋式下降。 *© **M.N. Hopkins* *To read the orginal quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/05/dream-dream-dream-quotation-by-mn.html* read more
Hãy mơ, hãy mơ, hãy mơ - Báo giá theo M.N. Hopkins
*Hãy mơ, hãy mơ, hãy mơ trong khi có đôi chân của bạn vững chắc trên Trái đất. Tham gia giấc mơ của bạn với giấc mơ của người khác và phá vỡ vòng xoáy đi xuống này được khuyến khích và khen thưởng bởi những người làm việc với thiết bị xấu xa của họ trên thế giới của bạn.* *© ** M.N. Hopkins* *To read the orginal quotation in English, please click on the link below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2020/05/dream-dream-dream-quotation-by-mn.html* read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Brazil’s health regulator authorizes new Pfizer vaccine production plant
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) has authorized the production of vaccines against Covid-19 in a Hospira company plant in the state of Kansas, USA. This step is required for the immunizer to be used in Brazil. The plant may be used to manufacture vaccine doses developed by the Pfizer/BioNTech […] The post Brazil’s health regulator authorizes new Pfizer vaccine production plant appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Is This 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Carving an Early Example of Neanderthal Art?
Or possibly some other hominid species not showing up.. what we have is one sample inside the error bound for homo sapien sapien presence. stop the idle speculation so far. I do think that HSS was unleashed 45,000 years ago, but had been fully present since 200,000 BP. Again this is suspiciously close by the 50,000 mark and associated error bounds. Again this narritive is largely unknown at all but remains supported by what evidence we have. *Is This 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Carving an Early Example of Neanderthal Art?* *https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/deer-bone... read more

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