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Russian President Vladimir Putin was heard repeatedly coughing at a televised meeting with officials.PHOTO: REUTERS *Bloomberg:** Russia's Putin says he has a cold, assures officials it is not Covid-19* MOSCOW (BLOOMBERG) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has a cold and he isn't suffering from Covid-19, after he was heard repeatedly coughing at a televised meeting with officials. "Don't worry, everything's fine," Mr Putin told a video conference Monday (Oct 11) with his Security Council, also shown on state television. "They do tests practically on a daily basis not ... read more

The Rio Times58 minutes ago

Covid antibodies persist more than a year after infection – scientific study

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The immune systems of the vast majority of people who have been infected with the virus continue to carry antibodies to the virus for at least 12 months. This is according to a respected peer-reviewed study published Sept. 24 in the European Journal of Immunology. Scientists from the Finnish Institute […] The post Covid antibodies persist more than a year after infection – scientific study appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

War News Updates1 hour ago

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Deliveres Lecture To Mark The Ruling Party's 76th Anniversary Of Its Founding

*The Hill:* *North Korea's Kim notes 'grim' economy while marking anniversary of ruling party* North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday warned officials of his country's "grim" economic state during celebrations to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Reuters reported Kim told officials to concentrate on improving the living conditions of North Koreans, saying in a speech that the isolationist country faces "huge tasks for adjusting and developing the state economy." "The only way for dynamically pushing forward the unprecedented c... read more

PopularResistance.Org1 hour ago

Building The Movement To Shut Down AFRICOM And End US Imperialism

The US Out of Africa Network, which is coordinated by the Black Alliance for Peace, launched a month of action on October 1, the 13th anniversary of the launch of AFRICOM (the US' Africa command) to educate the public about what AFRICOM is doing and to build the movement against US imperialism on the African continent. Clearing the FOG speaks with Tunde Osazua, who organizes the network, about the harm the US is doing on the continent such as the increase in violence and terrorist acts against the people as well as supporting coups and an economic war. What the US is doing in Afric... read more

Snopes.com1 hour ago

Jon Gruden Resigns As Raiders Coach Over Offensive Emails

Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. read more

Real Climate Science1 hour ago

80% Vaccinated Singapore

Quite a hockey stick. Singapore COVID: 129,229 Cases and 172 Deaths – Worldometer “The effectiveness of Singapore’s approach lies in its combination of subtlety and pervasiveness.” Singapore’s Covid Success Isn’t Easily Replicated – Bloomberg read more

balance101 hour ago

The handful of rebels and demonstrators supporting one or two individuals in your government

Who did make the decision? The American people who have the light? The Christed ones? The children of God? No. The handful of rebels and demonstrators supporting one or two individuals in your government who manipulated these decisions, chief of which is Henry Kissinger. And I repeat the judgment of Archangel Michael! Let it be upon him, and let it be upon this nation, and let it be upon every individual in government who makes the decisions for the lightbearers yet has neither the light nor the authority of the Brotherhood to make such decisions. What about the people w... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Former Senior North Korean Spy Official Reveals The North's Secrets

*BBC News:** Drugs, arms, and terror: A high-profile defector on Kim's North Korea* The old habits of secrecy haven't left Kim Kuk-song. It has taken weeks of discussions to get an interview with him, and he's still worried about who might be listening. He wears dark glasses for the camera, and only two of our team know what we think is his real name. Mr Kim spent 30 years working his way to the top ranks of North Korea's powerful spy agencies. The agencies were the "eyes, ears, and brains of the Supreme Leader", he says. He claims he kept their secrets, sent assassins to ... read more

Science Matters2 hours ago

Covid/Climate Tyranny: Two sides of same Ideology

Today I saw this tweet: I askеd KD about his view on all of this, he said ‘It’s an individual dеcision.’ That’s the antithеsis of what a pandеmic is. You do not havе the privilеge of just looking at yoursеlf. You havе to look at the pеople nеxt to you. That’s how we got to […] read more

Real Climate Science2 hours ago

Interpreting Fact Checkers

7:23 PM · Oct 11, 2021 read more

Virtual Mirage2 hours ago

Sick Pilots, etc.

Southwest Airlines Announcing the vax mandate. “I encourage all Southwest employees to meet the federal directive, as quickly as possible, since we value every individual and want to ensure job security for all.” The pilots union, which said it did not oppose vaccination, had warned that enforcement of such a mandate could lead to […] The post Sick Pilots, etc. appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more

ClimateCite2 hours ago

Analysis: Hurricanes Have Not Gotten More Intense, Frequent Over Past 170 Years

No Tricks Zone P. Gosselin | 10. October 2021 In the latest climate and energy video by German site Die kalte Sonne, media claims of increasingly stronger and frequent hurricanes are examined closely and reach the conclusion: “Over the past 170 years, hurricanes have not occurred more frequently or gotten more intense.” In the wake of hurricane Ida, a number … read more

The Rio Times2 hours ago

Bolivia’s polarization is revived by a day of strikes against a controversial law

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Polarization in Bolivia flared up again this Monday during a day in which civic movements against the Government called for a national strike in protest against the criticized law Against the Legitimization of Illicit Gains, Financing of Terrorism Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The day passed […] The post Bolivia’s polarization is revived by a day of strikes against a controversial law appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times3 hours ago

PideDirecto startup from Mexico wants to put the fear of God into overpriced delivery apps like Uber Eats

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - PideDirecto, a Mexican local hyper delivery company, announced a US$5.25 million seed round led by JAM FUND, with participation from investors such as SOMA Capital and Y Combinator and a group of individual investors from companies such as Grubhub and Uber. The capital received will be used to create a […] The post PideDirecto startup from Mexico wants to put the fear of God into overpriced delivery apps like Uber Eats appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times3 hours ago

Pedro Castillo ratifies Peru’s aspiration to join the OECD

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "President Pedro Castillo sent a missive to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, in which he ratified Peru's firm aspiration to join as a member of this organization, to raise standards in the implementation of public policies," the Foreign Ministry said on its Twitter account. Read also: Check out our coverage on […] The post Pedro Castillo ratifies Peru’s aspiration to join the OECD appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

From the Trenches World Report3 hours ago

Merkel warns of rise in anti-Semitism on last official visit to Israel

euronews Oct 10, 2021 The post Merkel warns of rise in anti-Semitism on last official visit to Israel appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report3 hours ago

Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets in peanut butter sandwich

ABC News 7 WASHINGTON — A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design... The post Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets in peanut butter sandwich appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report3 hours ago

A Pentagon official said he resigned because US cybersecurity is no match for China, calling it ‘kindergarten level’

Yahoo News A senior cybersecurity official at the Pentagon said he quit because he thought it was impossible for the US to compete with China... The post A Pentagon official said he resigned because US cybersecurity is no match for China, calling it ‘kindergarten level’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report3 hours ago

Pharmaceutical Control of Your Lives

Dr. John Bergman D.C. Oct 10, 2021 The post Pharmaceutical Control of Your Lives appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Econlib4 hours ago

A Nobel for Natural Experimenters

Why do natural experiments matter? One of the toughest problems in economic research is figuring out whether a relationship between two variables is causal or coincidental. So, for example, economists find that the lifetime earnings of people who go to school for 12 years are higher than those of people who go to school for […] The post A Nobel for Natural Experimenters appeared first on Econlib. read more

The Carbon Sense Coalitionin the future

Time for Truth-Telling in Glasgow

By Viv Forbes For 26 long years the UN and their tame media have promoted their expensive annual climate carnivals. This month they will flock to Glasgow for COP 26 but they will not arrive on Shetland ponies, penny farthings or sailing boats – hydro-carbon energy will get most of them there and keep them […] read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 22 hours ago

Musical Interlude: Sting, "Fields Of Gold"

Sting, "Fields Of Gold" read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 22 hours ago

"A Look to the Heavens"

*Full screen recommended.* *Juno Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter* "What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? In June, the robotic Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby. As the featured video begins, Juno swoops over the two-toned surface of the 2,000-km wide moon, revealing an icy alien landscape filled with grooves and craters. The grooves are likely caused by shifting surface plates, while the craters are caused by violent impacts. Continuing on in its orbit, Jun... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Iran Says It Has Amassed More Than 120kg Of 20% Enriched Uranium

Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, right, with chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami, at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Oct. 8, 2021. (Iranian Presidency via AFP) *The Guardian:** Iran says more than 120kg of uranium enriched to 20%* *Announcement comes amid signs Tehran may be open to resuming stalled talks on 2015 nuclear deal * Iran has amassed more than 120kg of 20% enriched uranium, well above the level agreed to in the 2015 deal with world powers, the head of the country’s atomic energy agency has told state television. “We have passed 120 kil... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 22 hours ago

"The Hand We're Dealt..."

“Bad things don’t happen to people because they deserve for them to happen. It just doesn’t work that way. It’s just… life. And no matter who we are, we have to take the hand we’re dealt, crappy though it may be, and try our very best to move forward anyway, to love anyway, to have hope anyway… to have faith that there’s a purpose to the journey we’re on.” - Mia Sheridan read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 23 hours ago

"Grim Reaper Gonna Reap; Airline Chaos; Income Shortage; Food Companies Sold Out"

Jeremiah Babe, PM 10/11/21: *"Grim Reaper Gonna Reap; Airline Chaos; * *Income Shortage; Food Companies Sold Out"* read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 23 hours ago

"Panic At Sea: Over 100,000 Sailors Stuck On Abandoned Cargo Ships Without Pay Or Food"

*Full screen recommended.* *"Panic At Sea: Over 100,000 Sailors Stuck On * *Abandoned Cargo Ships Without Pay Or Food"* by Epic Economist "Our supply chains are breaking down on a very basic level. While there's a widespread shortage of goods and many products are not arriving where they need to be when they need to be there, a shortage of workers is spreading across every corner of the industry and global leaders are now being warned if conditions do not improve the world's ocean transport system is going to collapse. Hundreds of thousands of sailors have left their jobs since the ... read more

Diogenes' Middle Finger3 hours ago

Have We Ever Witnessed a More Incompetent and Out of Touch Bunch Than Biden's Appointees? Chapter 5

Not to overlook we seem to have another *corrupt democrat asshole* as Attorney General, but if you ever wondered what would happen when a president appoints people based on their sex, color, or persuasion, look no further than the disaster that is Joe Biden’s administration. We all know he didn’t pick Pete Buttigieg because of his experience with transportation issues..... Hi @SecretaryPete I know you probably thought being Secy of Transportation would be a pretty sleepy gig. But we've got a supply chain crisis, overwhelmed ports, a trucker shortage, airline workers walking out o... read more

War News Updates3 hours ago

Yemen's Prime Minister Accuses Houthis Of 'Escalating' The War With Aden Car Bomb

*France 24:* *Yemen PM accuses Huthis of 'escalation' with Aden car bomb* Yemen's internationally-recognised prime minister on Monday accused the Iran-backed Huthi rebels of escalating his country's conflict with a deadly car bomb attack in the southern city of Aden. "This is an escalation of violence by Huthi militias... A radical government in Iran is pushing the Huthis towards more violence," Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed told reporters in Cairo, a day after the blast that left six dead. The bombing targeted a convoy of Aden governor Ahmed Lamlas and Salem al-Socotri, a governm... read more

War News Updates3 hours ago

Tigray Rebels Say Ethiopia Has Launched A Major Offensive

*BBC:* *Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts - rebels* The Ethiopian army has launched co-ordinated attacks on all fronts against forces from the northern Tigray region, the rebels say. They said the government was using artillery, tanks, jets and drones in an attempt to "reinvade" the region. A senior rebel source said Tigray forces were holding their ground. The Ethiopian government has not confirmed any fighting, and a communications blackout makes independent verification impossible. A senior member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (T... read more

Snopes.com3 hours ago

At Least 2 Dead in Santee Plane Crash That Burned Homes

A small plane crashed in a densely populated San Diego suburb, killing at least two people, including a UPS driver, and leaving a trail of destruction that sent neighbors scrambling to help neighbors. read more

Komando.com4 hours ago

Warning: 24M webcam video records up for grabs on the Dark Web

Data breaches and leaks that expose your personal information can put you in danger. A recent scrape could do the same. Here's all you need to know. read more

The Last Refuge4 hours ago

Stew Peters Interviews LA Port Worker To Get Ground Report on Cargo Ship Backlog

An anonymous worker from the West Coast Port of Los Angeles came forward on “The Stew Peters Show” to discuss the claimed issues around the cargo ship backlogs. {Direct Rumble Link} As the port worker noted, based on his 18-years working there, there is no supply disruption on the unloading end of the supply chain; […] The post Stew Peters Interviews LA Port Worker To Get Ground Report on Cargo Ship Backlog appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

The Rio Times4 hours ago

Covid-19: Brazil records 6,918 new cases and 202 deaths (October 11)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Monday reported 202 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 601,213, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, there were also 6,918 new coronavirus cases, with the total number of infections in the country advancing to 21,582,738. […] The post Covid-19: Brazil records 6,918 new cases and 202 deaths (October 11) appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Not PC4 hours ago

'What is Capitalism?'

At the head of this page is the slogan "promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults." But what are "capitalist acts"? What is capitalism? How accurately can you answer that question? Fortunately, philosopher Stephen Hicks is about to start an online course ['The Capitalism Course' by Dr Stephen Hicks] in which the first lecture asks and answers that very question. *We will look at several influential definitions [he says], and I will argue my way to mine. When: Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m. Central Time. [That's Thursday October 14, 1pm NZT.]Where: MyJunto. Reg... read more

The Rio Times4 hours ago

New leprosy diagnostic test developed in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian scientists announced the development of a new test for the diagnosis of Hansen's disease (leprosy), which has a worldwide prevalence of 22.9 persons per million inhabitants and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a neglected tropical disease. India, Brazil, and Indonesia account for 79 percent of […] The post New leprosy diagnostic test developed in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more