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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, September 16, 2021

16 September - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 5

 10:42 pm MDT

bilaterals.org23 minutes ago
China applies to join Asian trade deal US abandoned
17-Sep-2021 Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the U.S. as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in the region. read more
The Last Refuge26 minutes ago
Friday September 17th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Friday September 17th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge29 minutes ago
One Down, Ohio Republican Who Voted to Impeach President Trump Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election as Trump-Backed Challenger Positioned to Win
Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) was one of the ten House republicans (pictured above) who voted to impeach President Trump. As President Trump announced his support for Gonzalez’s challenger, Max Miller, former House Speaker John Boehner went to Ohio to support Gonzalez. Apparently the support of Paul Ryan and John Boehner was not enough to help. Max […] The post One Down, Ohio Republican Who Voted to Impeach President Trump Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election as Trump-Backed Challenger Positioned to Win appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge1 hour ago
GOP Redistricting Group Names Chris Christie, Mike Pompeo and Karl Rove to Leadership
Just because the buttons on the GOP vending machine say Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta and Root Beer, doesn’t mean the machine slots are filled with anything except diet ginger ale. Cue the audio visual demonstration…. WASHINGTON – […] The National Republican Redistricting Trust (NRRT), in an announcement shared first with Fox News, said that […] The post GOP Redistricting Group Names Chris Christie, Mike Pompeo and Karl Rove to Leadership appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Cairns News1 hour ago
Funeral Director John O’Looney Blows the Whistle on Covid
Interviewed by Max Igan from “The Crowhouse”, John O’Looney a funeral director in England with credentials and experience over 15 years, exposes the government COVID-19 death coverup since 2019 that will be amazed and astound you what’s going on duping the public big time. Milton Keynes Family Funeral Serviceshttps://www.mkffs.co.uk/John O’Looney’s direct email:john@mkffs.co.uk Our Rumble video […] read more
War News Updates34 minutes ago
Leader of Islamic State in Greater Sahara Killed By French Forces In Southern Mali
*Euronews*: *Leader of Islamic State in Greater Sahara 'neutralised' by French troops, Macron says* The leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), Adnan Abou Walid al-Sahrawi, was killed by French forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced early on Thursday. "This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel," Macron added. "The nation is thinking tonight of all its heroes who died for France in the Sahel in the Serval and Barkhane operations, of the bereaved families, of all of its wounded," Macron also said. "Their sacrific... read more
Amerika Is An Occupied Nation With A Sealed Fate! Can You Avoid The Inevitable Destiny?
Amerika Is An Occupied Nation With A Sealed Fate! Can You Avoid The Inevitable Destiny? by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home By now, anyone who is not afraid to look at the truth, and has eyes to see, has seen the truth about who and what is ruling this nation. Every man, save the genuine servants of … read more
Yikes: Joe Biden Forgets Australia PM Morrison’s Name During Globalist Announcement
Did Biden forget the Australian Prime Minister’s name? pic.twitter.com/B9ADCerqip — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 15, 2021 Yikes: Joe Biden Forgets Australia PM Morrison’s Name During Globalist Announcement by https://www.infowars.com/ * Biden’s cognitive decline painfully obvious to anyone who watches him. – Joe Biden appeared to forget the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison … read more
Pastor Lindsey Williams: Deadly New Diseases and Microbial Mutations
Lindsey Williams Online “Poor nutrition may make viruses deadly”… Pastor Williams goes on to say… “If you eat right and build the immune system you can overcome almost anything.” That was from a Seattle newspaper in 1995. He gives a five-point plan. This is what Pastor Williams does, he would not dare say go and … read more
Horowitz: The Unmistakable Ivermectin Miracle in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh
Horowitz: The Unmistakable Ivermectin Miracle in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh by DANIEL HOROWITZ, August 24, 2021, https://www.theblaze.com/ Uttar Pradesh might sound obscure to most Americans, but it is the most populated state in India, with urban areas that rival the most densely populated cities in the U.S. Yet, miraculously, despite housing a population … read more
FBI Apologizes To Molested Gymnasts After Botched ‘Investigation’
FBI Apologizes To Molested Gymnasts After Botched ‘Investigation’ by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ FBI Director Christopher Wray apologized to US gymnasts who were molested by former team doctor Larry Nassar. – “I am deeply and profoundly sorry to each and every one of you,” said Wray during Wednesday testimony into the agency’s mishandling of the investigation, also … read more
SHOCK VIDEO: Senior Doctors And a Marketing Director at in North Carolina Discussed Inflating COVID-19 Numbers …
SHOCK VIDEO: Senior doctors and a marketing director at in North Carolina discussed inflating COVID-19 numbers by counting recovered patients as active COVID patients. "We need to be… more scary to the public… If you don't get vaccinated, you know you're going to die." pic.twitter.com/66CcIsVR4B — National File (@NationalFile) September 10, 2021 read more
Banks Are Illiquid & Bust | Alasdair MacLeod
Liberty and Finance People are wanting to get their funds out of the bank and into precious metals. “Gold is not an investment. It is money,” says Alasdair MacLeod, Head of Research at Gold Money. How much concern a person has in the fiat monetary system is how much they should have in gold and … read more
The National Interest54 minutes ago
What Made the Iowa-Class Battleship So Legendary
*James Holmes* *History, Global* The Iowa-class vessels boasted massive anti-aircraft capability, along with propulsion plants that drove them through the water fast enough to keep up with carrier task forces. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *That vintage World War II dreadnoughts could play an important part in an ultramodern regional war reveals principles of ship design useful to fleet designers today. Over three decades ago the battleship USS *Wisconsin* steamed out of Hampton Roads bound for the Persian Gulf. The battlewagon performed a variety of tasks once on-station t... read more
Ready for Takeoff: Taiwan's Highways Can Host F-16 Fighting Falcons
*Michael Peck* *China-Taiwan, Asia-Pacific* Taiwan's air force recently demonstrated that its fighter jets can take off and land from unconventional runways. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Advanced fighter radar won’t do much good if the fighters have no place to land for refueling and rearming. “There are only a few military air bases [in Taiwan], which would become prime targets in the event of an attack,” a Taiwanese air force colonel told reporters. An F-16 landing on a public highway, engine roaring as its wheels touch the concrete, is a memorable addition to any drive... read more
Meet the Controversial Aircraft Carrier Not Named After a Navy Sailor
*Peter Suciu* *U.S. Navy, * This Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier may be getting a new name. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The name of the carrier, which was approved by then-President Ronald Reagan in 1988, was an interesting choice as Stennis wasn't a navy man. The *Nimitz*-class carrier USS *John C. Stennis* (CVN-74) is scheduled to begin its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH), which essentially marks the "halfway" point in a nuclear aircraft carrier's lifecycle. In addition, the RCOH will address about thirty-five percent of all maintenance and modernizati... read more
China Fires Back at New Western Military Alliance. Says Australia Could Become The Target Of A 'Nuclear Strike' In The Event Of A Nuclear War
Scott Morrison meeting with Boris Johnson and Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Cornwall back in June, where the trio put pen to paper on a new military alliance that will give Australia its first nuclear-powered submarines *Daily Mail:* *Furious China issues bone-chilling warning subs deal could 'make Australia a potential target for a NUCLEAR strike'* * Australia will get nuclear powered submarines in a technology sharing deal with the US and the UK * Mr Morrison will now have to tear up previous $90billion French deal - to the fury of President Macron * China has warned the l... read more
Macroecon 13, More economic damages of strict indefinite lockdown
Former NEDA Secretary Ciel Habito wrote in his column at PDI last Sept. 14 "Pathetic laggard", about the Philippines as back to being the "sick man of Asia." He cited our low FDI level, lower agriculture growth, compared to our neighbors in the region. But one thing missing -- he not mention the hard, strict, indefinite lockdown as a major reason for being the "sick man of Asia." Sure the virus also hit TH, ID, MY, SG, CM, JP, KR, ... But how come their economic contraction in 2020 were lower than PH (at -9.6%)? Some of them already had growth in Q1 2021 while PH has -4.2%. Perhaps... read more
The Rag Blog1 hour ago
MIKE GIGLIO : POLITICAL OPINION | Blowback: The forever wars are coming home
I see a desire for violence as catharsis in many protesters on the Left and Right today. By Mike Giglio | The Rag Blog | Sept. 16, 2021 This article was first published by The Intercept on September 9, 2021, … Continue reading → read more
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Heartless goat and rooster conspire to deprive a wild animal of a meal. read more
balance101 hour ago
Advocates of democracy and opposition to Taliban will be severely dealt with
Advocates of democracy and opposition to Taliban will be severely dealt with, the government's acting army chief has said. Meanwhile a top UN official met the Taliban interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, among the world's most-wanted terrorists, and discussed humanitarian aid…. 06:08 (IST) Sep 17 Weeks after their dramatic escape from Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans hoping to be resettled in the United States remain on US military bases overseas….21:59 (IST) Sep 16 Taliban ban female employees from entering Ministry of Women Taliban have barred female employees from enterin... read more
Medical Kidnap2 hours ago
The Illusion of Getting Rich While Producing Nothing
By incentivizing speculation and corruption, reducing the rewards for productive work and sucking wages dry with inflation, America has greased the skids to collapse. Of all the mass delusions running rampant in the culture, none is more spectacularly delusional than the conviction that we can all get fabulously rich from speculation while producing nothing. The key characteristic of speculation is that it produces nothing: it doesn't generate any new goods or services, boost productivity or increase the functionality of real-world essentials. Like all mass delusions, the greater... read more
The Pipe Lines that Fueled the D-Day Landings
*Peter Suciu* *World War II, Europe* Fortunately, the D-Day invasions succeeded after this technological miracle was delayed. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *By some accounts, it was one of the greatest feats of military engineering in the history of World War II, but it was some three months late. Securing a beachhead in Europe was just the critical first step in the liberation of Western Europe during World War II. On June 6, 1944 Allied forces mounted the largest amphibious landing to date – D-Day. There will likely never be another. It isn't that such landings are hard... read more
Czechoslovakia Was a Small Arms Powerhouse During the Cold War
*Peter Suciu* *Small Arms, Europe* Czechoslovakia's domestically produced small arms were unique. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *About two hundred thousand of the military/security force versions of the vz. 61 Škorpion were produced from 1961 to 1971, and the weapon saw limited use in the Vietnam War and the Lebanese Civil War while some were also used in “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland, while the versions produced in Yugoslavia under license during the Cold War were used in the Yugoslav Civil Wars of the 1990s. During the Cold War, Czechoslovakia stood apart from some... read more
The Forgotten Role the PBY Catalina Played in World War II
*Peter Suciu* *World War II, * This aircraft was repurposed with great success. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although slow, it was also used in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), convoy escort, search and rescue and cargo transport missions. While it may have been the U.S. Army Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers that received all the glory during the Second World War, it was aircraft such as the Consolidated PBY Catalina that played a major role in the war effort. Developed in the 1930s, the prototype Catalina first flew in 1935. The aircraft served with every branch of the Unit... read more
These are Hands Down the Greatest Cold War Submarines
*Robert Farley* *Submarines, Atlantic* Waged with advanced, streamlined submarines, hunting each other from the polar ice cap to the Eastern seaboard, the Cold War undersea “game” lasted for over three decades. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* The basic design concepts of Cold War submarines were, fortunately, never tested in direct combat. History’s three great submarine campaigns include the First Battle of the Atlantic, the Second Battle of the Atlantic, and the US Navy’s (USN) war against Japanese commerce in World War II. The contestants fought these campaigns through as... read more
Flanker vs. Eagle: The Su-27 Was the Soviet Answer to the American F-15
*Robert Farley* *Russian Air Force, Russia* The Su-27 was the last major fourth-generation fighter to enter service and looks to have several years of life left. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The Su-27’s capabilities are formidable. The Flanker can reach Mach 2.35 with a thrust-to-weight ratio above one. It can carry up to eight air-to-air missiles as well. To the West, most of the legendary Soviet aircraft of the Cold War came from the design bureau Mikoyan Gurevitch, which spawned such aircraft as the MiG-15 “Fagot,” MiG-21 “Fishbed,” MiG-25 “Foxbat” and MiG-29 “Fulcrum.”... read more
Medical Kidnap2 hours ago
Is there an Asian Secret Society Planning to Take Down the West and the Rockefeller-Rothschild Empire?
Benjamin Fulford is a Canadian journalist who lives in Japan. He was the Asia-Pacific Bureau Chief for Forbes Magazine from 1998 to 2005, and states that he: "Quit in profound disgust over extensive corporate censorship and mingling of advertising and editorial at the magazine. If they dispute this, I invite them to sue me, any place, any time." He also previously was a Tokyo correspondent for the South China Morning Post, and a staff writer for the Nikkei Weekly and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Newspaper. In 2007, his life apparently took a radical turn, as he interviewed the forme... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Chinese Property Giant Evergrande On The Brink Of Collapse
*CNBC:* *China’s embattled developer Evergrande is on the brink of default. Here’s why it matters* * Snowed under its crushing debt of $300 billion, Evergrande is so huge that the fallout from any failure could hurt not just China’s economy. Contagion could spread to markets beyond China. * Here’s how big Evergrande is, how bad its debt problems are, and what’s next. Chinese property giant Evergrande is on the brink of collapse, and analysts warn the potential fallout could have far-reaching implications that spill outside China’s borders. “Evergrande’s collapse would be ... read more
The Illusion of Getting Rich While Producing Nothing
By incentivizing speculation and corruption, reducing the rewards for productive work and sucking wages dry with inflation, America has greased the skids to collapse. Of all the mass delusions running rampant in the culture, none is more spectacularly delusional than the conviction that we can all get fabulously rich from speculation while producing nothing. The key characteristic of speculation is that it produces nothing: it doesn't generate any new goods or services, boost productivity or increase the functionality of real-world essentials. Like all mass delusions, the greater... read more
Propaganda Scrambles Our Minds: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ America is a unipolar superpower governed by octogenarians who work for corporations and banks where military weapons are made by prison slaves to be launched at impoverished foreigners while celebrities attend lavish galas and police guard food […] read more
Waking Times3 hours ago
Dylan Charles Guest Appearance on The Daisy Oz Podcast
*Dylan Charles* - I had a great talk with Daisy Oz about our world today and how we can approach it. It's already been banned from YouTube. read more
balance102 hours ago
synthetic biology is all the rage!
JB says 6 March 2020 at 9:19 am Lots of “gain of function” research going on everywhere. And synthetic biology is all the rage! —— https://www.edge.org/conversation/william_mcewan-molecular-cut-and-paste William McEwan: This afternoon I received in the post a slim FedEx envelope containing four small vials of DNA. The DNA had been synthesized according to my instructions in under three weeks, at a cost of 39 U.S. cents per base pair (the rungs adenine-thymine or guanine-cytosine in the DNA ladder). The 10 micrograms I ordered are dried, flaky, and barely visible to the... read more
Turcopolier2 hours ago
Indictment Shows that John Durham Is Going After More People than Michael Sussmann
Hits: 11Let me start by acknowledging the legitimate skepticism of many commentators that any justice will come out of John Durham’s work. You have been promised the moon in the past and instead received a flaming bag of dog poop. … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
White House And Pentagon Defend General Milley As Criticism Over His China Calls Grows
*CNN: **Pentagon, White House mobilize defense of Milley amid criticism over China calls* Washington (CNN)The defense of the top US military official kicked into gear across Washington Wednesday in response to claims that Gen. Mark Milley overstepped his authority during the waning days of the Trump administration. The Joint Chiefs chairman came under attack Tuesday over new reporting in "Peril," a forthcoming book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, which details Milley's phone conversations to reassure a nervous Chinese general and efforts Milley to... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Backlash Against General Milley Continues
*Daily Mail:* *'I never authorized such conduct': Trump's defense secretary Chris Miller says Mark Milley should resign over call to Chinese counterparts as Biden spokeswoman Psaki uses Jan 6th riot to DEFEND ‘traitor’ general* * Miller urged Milley to resign after he made an unauthorized call to China behind the former president's back * Tucker Carlson branded Milley 'a danger to our country who secretly collaborated with our greatest military rival' after learning he made the call * President Joe Biden meanwhile said he has 'great confidence' in Milley after he admitted ... read more
#JusticeforJ6 Rallies at the US Capitol & State Capitols; 6th Amendment Right to Speedy & Public Trial
Amendment VI to the US Constitution: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and … Continue reading → read more
"Bank Meltdown Is Coming To China As Evergrande Crisis Triggers Commercial Real Estate Collapse"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Bank Meltdown Is Coming To China As Evergrande * *Crisis Triggers Commercial Real Estate Collapse"* by Epic Economist "The financial disaster alert is on! A catastrophic bank meltdown seems to be looming in China: The country's entire financial sector is getting extremely alarmed with the possibility of a major default crisis, given that one of its biggest property developers, Evergrande, recently announced that it became unable to pay its gigantic debt. That debacle has exposed the perilous state of China’s vast property sector and its consequences coul... read more
New Mandala3 hours ago
Leadership does matter: Thailand’s COVID-19 response
Citizen trust in Thailand’s political system has been seriously affected by the problems in the handling of the pandemic. The post Leadership does matter: Thailand’s COVID-19 response appeared first on New Mandala. read more
That Fella Down Under! Scott Morrison’s AUKUS deal designed to win election, not make Australia safe
[image: AUKUS, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, submarines] Strap in for a media blitz on the threat from China. Prime Minister #ThatFellaDownUnder Scott Morrison and his merry band are about to take a war to the election. Michael West reports. read more
Bachelet calls for major re-think over impact of sanctions on human rights
Unilateral and coercive sanctions imposed by governments can create severe and undue suffering for innocent people who bear no responsibility for alleged misconduct, the UN rights chief warned the Human Rights Council on Thursday. Read the full story, “Bachelet calls for major re-think over impact of sanctions on human rights”, on globalissues.org → read more
Venezuela's justice system aiding repression: Human rights probe
The independence of Venezuela’s justice system has been “deeply eroded”, to such an extent that it plays a significant role in the State’s repression of government opponents, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.   Read the full story, “Venezuela's justice system aiding repression: Human rights probe”, on globalissues.org → read more
Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year
Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Africa faces 470 million COVID-19 vaccine shortfall this year”, on globalissues.org → read more
Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, published on Thursday. Read the full story, “Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’”, on globalissues.org → read more
Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record
The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, the majority committed by those with links to the ruling party, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Thursday. Read the full story, “Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record”, on globalissues.org → read more
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate
The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better. Read the full story, “UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate”, on globalissues.org → read more
Assyrian Villages Caught Between SDF and Turkish Fighting
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has installed military artillery in the Assyrian village of Um Waghafa (Tal Tawil) in Al-Hasakah Governorate, nearby the village church, according to Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights. read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann Indicted For Lying to FBI While Spreading The False Alfa Bank Trump-Russia Collusion Conspiracy on Behalf of Clinton Campaign
U.S. Special Counsel John Durham has released an indictment [pdf here] of Perkins Coie lawyer Michael Sussmann for lying to federal investigators in 2016 about the people and motives behind his FBI contact. He failed to tell them his intent was to spread a false Alfa Bank conspiracy theory on behalf of the Clinton campaign. […] The post Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann Indicted For Lying to FBI While Spreading The False Alfa Bank Trump-Russia Collusion Conspiracy on Behalf of Clinton Campaign appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com4 hours ago
COVID-19 Surge Forces Health Care Rationing in Parts of West
In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. read more
Komando.com4 hours ago
Millions of HP computers at risk – See the list
If you have an HP laptop or desktop computer, make this change ASAP to avoid being hacked. read more
Is there an Asian Secret Society Planning to Take Down the West and the Rockefeller-Rothschild Empire?
Benjamin Fulford is a Canadian journalist who lives in Japan. He was the Asia-Pacific Bureau Chief for Forbes Magazine from 1998 to 2005, and states that he: Quit in profound disgust over extensive corporate censorship and mingling of advertising and editorial at the magazine. If they dispute this, I invite them to sue me, any place, any time." He also previously was a Tokyo correspondent for the South China Morning Post, and a staff writer for the Nikkei Weekly and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Newspaper. In 2007 his life apparently took a radical turn, as he interviewed the former ... read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
Pentagon Spending Has Totaled Over $14 Trillion Since 9/11. One-Third To One-Half Went To Private Military Contractors
*Antiwar.com:* *Pentagon Paid the Arms Industry at Least $4.4 Trillion Since 9/11* *The top five profiteers were Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman * Brown University’s Costs of War Project released a new report Monday detailing post-9/11 spending by the Pentagon. The study found that of the over $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since the start of the war in Afghanistan, one-third to one-half went to private military contractors. The report, authored by William Hartung of the Center for International Policy, said $4.4 trillion of the... read more
To readers of my column
Forgive me. That idiot message I sent in my most recent item was not anything I intended. I don't know how that happened. But my computer is running wild lately. graeme Decarie read more
bilaterals.org4 hours ago
WTO plurilateral investment facilitation draft consolidated revised Easter text
16-Sep-2021 Some WTO Members are negotiating rules on facilitating investment. This is the draft consolidated text as of 23 July 2021 ("revised Easter text"). It updates the Easter text available at https://www.bilaterals.org/?wto-plurilateral-investment-45012. read more
The Wide World of Covid
SPENCER FERNANDO asks the timeless question “Where The Hell Is All Our Healthcare Money Going?” Quebec is telling 20,000 healthcare workers to take the shot or hit the road. Unmasked wonders, “Why Does No One Ever Talk About Sweden Anymore?” Also a quick look at Vermont. And tonight’s blast from the past, some ancient history… Continue reading → read more
First Responders protest vaccine mandate in Toronto
This is incredible. ❤️ https://t.co/eFB4ajg1C0 — Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) September 13, 2021 Canada: Police officers, firefighters and paramedics have gathered at Queen's Park, Toronto for a silent protest against mandatory #COVID19 vaccinations. Just like in Calgary. read more
Russia's Karakurt-Class Corvette Is Getting an Alarming Upgrade
*Peter Suciu* *Russia, Eurasia* Russia's latest corvette is getting SAM missiles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *A total of eighteen warships from Project 22800 are planned for the Russian Navy, and these are also armed with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles and also with the modernized AK-176MA 76.2mm artillery system. The Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet will soon receive a series of six Project 22800 small missile ships, which are being built at the Pella Shipyard. Four of those corvettes will carry the seaborne Pantsyr surface-to-air missile systems and this includes the Odintsovo, ... read more
Econlib4 hours ago
My 12th-Grade Odyssey
Co-blogger Bryan Caplan’s tale of his children’s experience with home school is quite impressive. One slight danger is that readers might think you need to be anywhere near as prepared as Bryan and his two older sons to make it a success. But my experience, although way less impressive, also makes the case for some […] The post My 12th-Grade Odyssey appeared first on Econlib. read more
"California Is Done, I'm Getting Out; Consumers Dependent On Payday Loans And Credit Cards To Survive"
*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, PM 9/16/21: *"California Is Done, I'm Getting Out; Consumers Dependent* * On Payday Loans And Credit Cards To Survive"* read more
Showdown: Stealth Destroyer USS Zumwalt vs. Battleship USS Iowa
*Robert Farley* *Naval Power, United States* Can the well-armored battleship close the distance to put the destroyer within range of its big guns? *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In order to hurt the Zumwalt, Wisconsin would need to close within visual striking distance. At such ranges, the nine 16”/50 guns of the battleship would quickly disable and destroy the stealth destroyer. What would happen if the US Navy’s latest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) fought against the Navy’s last battleship, the USS Wisconsin (BB-64)? Fireworks. Let us not tarry on the question of... read more
"The Two U.S. Constitutions"
*"The Two U.S. Constitutions"* by Brian Maher "Tomorrow the nation celebrates Constitution Day. Rather, tomorrow the calendar acknowledges Constitution Day. Few Americans realize the high day exists. Fewer yet will hoist a cheering toast in honor of the nation’s founding charter - the first written constitution in Earth’s history. Nor will your seditious editor celebrate Constitution Day. That is not because he scorns or abominates the United States Constitution… but because he reveres it. It has been distorted beyond semblance. The original constitutional text remains, it is true.... read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Argentina’s government projects 4% growth and 33% inflation in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The budget bill, which must be passed by Congress, excludes capital payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a US$44 billion debt still pending renegotiation. On September 22, Argentina must pay the IMF US$1.9 billion in principal and another US$1.9 billion in December. The draft submitted by Economy Minister […] The post Argentina’s government projects 4% growth and 33% inflation in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
ClimateRealism6 hours ago
Wall Street Journal Get the Facts About Temperature Related Deaths Straight
A Google Search of the term “climate change” today turns up a Wall Street Journal story which reports the good news that the recent modest warming of the earth has resulted in fewer deaths related to extreme temperatures. In the Wall Street Journal story, titled “Climate Change Saves More Lives Than You’d Think,” the author […] The post Wall Street Journal Get the Facts About Temperature Related Deaths Straight appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Seeking Long-Term Solutions to Problems Faced by Differently Abled Individuals
The Disability Lab at UC Berkeley is pioneering solutions to help disabled students... read more
Combining Education and Anthropology to Reach Students Where They're At
Having studied Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and French, Dr. Lauren Johnson, assistant dean of the College of Education at the... read more
Academic Pipeline Programs for Underrepresented Students That Work
Despite decades of trying to bolster faculty diversity, the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities who become... read more
PRO-CORPORATE DEMOCRATS WANT FELLOW DEMOCRATS TO LOSE
Yesterday, a HuffPost story dispelled a myth about many of the corporatist Democrats who are blocking the Biden agenda: From prescription drug prices to higher taxes on the rich, many of the Democrats in the House standing in the way of more progressive legislation hail from safe Democratic seats. An example: Reps. Scott Peters (Calif.), Kurt Schrader (Ore.), and Kathleen Rice (N.Y.), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Republicans to block the prescription drug price negotiation bill from advancing out of committee. ... In addition to Rice, Peters and Sch... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
White House Not 'Concerned' By President Biden's Persistant Cough
*NYPost*:* Biden’s persistent coughing during latest speech spurs health questions* It’s nothing to sneeze at. President Biden’s persistent coughing and clearing his throat while addressing the public sparked questions at the White House briefing on Thursday about the health of the president — after he paused several times to clear his throat during his speech on tax hikes minutes earlier. “Many of us were in the East Room watching the president, we’ve seen him on many occasions where he had a repeated cough. What is the situation with that cough and is it a concern?” asked... read more
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No, CO2 does not drive disasters
There's something nasty in the way warmists gloat whenever there's a natural disaster -- a bushfire, a hurricane, a flood -- something evil in the glee which these disasters are reported, always with a link to 'global warming, almost alway revelling in the human tragedy as a 'payback' for our comfortable lifestyles driven by high energy use. No surprise to hear that these ghouls are also fantasists. On top of similar studies elsewhere comes three from Australia, affirming ... ... there has been no significant change in natural disasters, precipitation, or bushfire across Austra... read more
Long Live Britain's Revolutionary Queen Elizabeth Battleships
*Robert Farley* *Royal Navy, Great Britain* HMS Queen Elizabeth entered service in 1915 and played an important role in both world wars. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* *Queen Elizabeth* and its sisters were remarkably important battleships, staying relevant for a much longer period than most of its contemporaries. The Queen Elizabeths represented a leap forward in battleship design almost equivalent in degree to that of HMS *Dreadnought*. After the construction of *Iron Duke*, the British Admiralty decided to pursue a class of ships that would be larger, more heavily armed ... read more
Here's Why Nazi Germany Loved its Panzer II Tanks
*Peter Suciu* *World War II, Europe* While it was intended to be a stopgap, the Panzerkampfwagen II became Nazi Germany's most popular tank. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *What it lacked in firepower, it made up for in numbers and speed, where groups of Panzer IIs could encircle enemy units. As Nazi Germany began to openly rearm its military in the late 1930s, it introduced the Panzerkampfwagen II—more commonly known as the Panzer II—largely as a stopgap while more powerful tanks such as the Panzer III and Panzer IV were being developed. However, the Panzer II went on to ... read more
Did Milley’s China Call Cause Lasting Damage to U.S. National Security?
*John Rossomando* *China, United States* Milley needs to step aside and face discipline because his continued presence as the nation’s top military officer is a clear and present danger to national security on multiple levels. General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reportedly told Chinese General Li Zuocheng that he would notify the Chinese beforehand if then-President Donald Trump planned to launch a nuclear strike on China. Milley must address these claims and the damage the call may have done to national security when he testifies before the Senate Ar... read more
NATO Should be Worried About Russia's New Hypersonic Missiles
*Peter Suciu* *Hypersonic Missiles, Eurasia* NATO cannot ignore Russia's tests of Tsirkon missiles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The 3M22 Tsirkon isn’t the only new missile that could soon be employed on Russia's submarines. In the final months of 2020, Russia tested its 3M22 Tsirkon anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile multiple times, including a mid-December test in the White Sea. Now it seems that the state trials for the missile platform—also known as the Zircon—could be concluded this year. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Alexey Krivoruchko announced last Friday ... read more
A Training Rifle for Kids? Meet the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22
*Richard Douglas* *Guns, * Whether you want to train without burning through cash or introduce your kids to the AR platform, you’ll find exactly what you need out of this rifle. Everyone loves a good .22 shooting session. There’s nothing quite like casually sending rounds down range after a long day. What’s better is that shooting a .22 won’t break the bank. This tiny caliber isn’t just for fun either (although that’s what I use it for). It can also be used as a training caliber, usually to mitigate the costs of more expensive calibers like 556. The M&P 15-22 certainly fits the ... read more

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