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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.

Sunday, October 31, 2021

31 October - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10:30 pm MDT

War News Updates11 hours ago
Afghan Taliban Say Their Supreme Leader Has Made A Rare Public Appearance
Hibatullah Akhundzada is the ultimate authority in all political, religious and military affairs within the Taliban *The Guardian:* *Reclusive Taliban supreme leader makes rare public appearance* *Haibatullah Akhundzada said to have visited religious school in Kandahar, confounding rumours of his death * The Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, has made a rare public appearance in the southern city of Kandahar, Taliban officials announced on Sunday, contradicting widespread rumours of his death. Akhundzada, known as the leader of the faithful or Amir ul Momineen,... read more
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Fiona Harvey reports on the warning from climate scientists that a 1.5 degree target is non-negotiable. Adam Tooze explains why we shouldn't let fossil fuel flacks convince us to mistake a temporary price fluctuation for a reason to entrench our reliance on dirty energy. And PressProgress notes that the UCP's anti-environmental inquiry inadvertently exposed how much foreign money actually got poured into fossil fuel astroturf projects. - Meanwhile, Scott Neigh discusses the oil sector workers looking for a transition to more sustainable jo... read more
Diesel Emissions In Major US Cities Disproportionately Harm Communities Of Color
A study, published by University of Virginia researchers earlier this month, used satellites to measure the near-daily emissions of nitrogen dioxide in 52 major U.S. cities, including Phoenix, Los Angeles and Newark, New Jersey. It found that low-income neighborhoods and communities of color experience an average of 28 percent more nitrogen dioxide pollution than higher-income and majority-white neighborhoods. The post Diesel Emissions In Major US Cities Disproportionately Harm Communities Of Color appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
Sunday Talks, President Trump Sits Down With Jeanine Pirro to Talk Politics
President Donald Trump sat down for an extensive interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro of Fox News. The interview was broadcast Saturday night 10/30/21 and was recorded in Mar-a-Lago earlier in the day. President Trump was asked about Biden foreign policy, how he would lower gas prices and his opinion on the Virginia gubernatorial race. Posted […] The post Sunday Talks, President Trump Sits Down With Jeanine Pirro to Talk Politics appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Israel Prepares For War
IDF soldiers drill war with Gaza in the Southern Storm drill. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) *Jerusalem Post:* *Drill for 2,000 rockets a day and internal strife: IDF preps for war* Home Front Command and RAHEL to carry out joint war-time drill starting today. In war, 2,000 rockets *expected to be fired per day by Hezbollah * Israel’s Home Front Command and National Emergency Authority (RAHEL) will hold a week-long drill starting on Sunday simulating a large-scale war in which civilians are evacuated from northern border communities and security agencies will deal wit... read more
Ukraine’s Recent Drone Strike Reignites Tensions in Donbass
*Mark Episkopos* *Ukraine, Eurasia* Russia says the use of Turkish drones near the Line of Contact is a violation of the Minsk Agreement, but Ukraine begs to differ. Ukraine’s purchase and deployment of Turkish combat drones has reignited the territorial conflict simmering its eastern border, with some warning of the likelihood of further escalation. Kiev is moving forward with plans to procure dozens of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). The acquisition is part of a larger defense cooperation venture with Ankara involving the production of Bayr... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
A Mysterious Numerological Easter Egg in ‘The Shining’
From Danny's shirt to TV programming at The Overlook Hotel, the number 42 is said to appear repeatedly throughout the movie. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Gulf States Withdraw Ambassadors To Lebanon After Pro-Houthi Minister's Criticism of Yemen War
*France 24:* *Four Gulf states including UAE pull diplomats from Beirut* The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it was withdrawing its diplomats from Lebanon, following a similar move by Saudi Arabia over a Lebanese minister's criticism of the Riyadh-led military intervention in Yemen. The diplomatic row, which has also seen Riyadh suspend imports from Lebanon and both Kuwait and Bahrain expel Lebanese envoys, is another blow to a country already in the grip of crippling political and economic crises. Lebanon had been counting on financial assistance from the Gulf to rescue ... read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Japan's Ruling Coalition Expected To Win Parliamentary Elections But Will Lose Seats
*Reuters:* *Kishida hangs on to majority in Japanese election although weakened * TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was forecast to hold on to its majority in Sunday's parliamentary election although it suffered losses that could curb his drive to ease wealth inequality, according to exit polls. Keeping the majority in parliament's lower house is seen as key to Kishida, himself just weeks into the job, hanging on to his position within the faction-riven ruling party. Polls by public broadcaster NHK, however, showed the c... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
The “Hesitant”
Grab a beverage (or two) this is a long read but a very good one. You can read it either as webpages or a single pdf. (my preference is with the webpages) If you’re a politician, public health official or member of the media this is the world you’ve created over the past couple of… Continue reading → read more
Utah Lawmaker Who Pushed for Forensic Audit Resigns Following Attacks on His Wife and Family
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft In June Utah state Rep. Steve Christiansen visited the Arizona forensic audit center in Phoenix, Arizona. Christiansen was in Arizona on... The post Utah Lawmaker Who Pushed for Forensic Audit Resigns Following Attacks on His Wife and Family appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Why Did Michael Jordan’s Sneakers Rake In $1.4M at Auction?
The pair has been touted as a “remarkable artifact in the history of sports and basketball." read more
American Airlines has canceled over 1,200 flights since Friday, blamed on staffing problems, high winds. Southwest 1,500 delays since Friday
Investment Watch American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights since Friday, disruptions it blamed on staffing problems and high winds at its busiest hub.... The post American Airlines has canceled over 1,200 flights since Friday, blamed on staffing problems, high winds. Southwest 1,500 delays since Friday appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The 26 NY firehouses that have been forced to close after firefighters refused to get vaccinated as seven-year-old dies in blaze and union warns lives are at risk
Daily Mail A total of 26 New York firehouses have been forced to close after firefighters refused to get vaccinated ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s... The post The 26 NY firehouses that have been forced to close after firefighters refused to get vaccinated as seven-year-old dies in blaze and union warns lives are at risk appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Carriers must move 60K containers out of LA/LB by Halloween
American Shipper – by Lori Ann LaRocco Halloween is going to be an extra scary day for the logistics world. A total of 60,000 containers... The post Carriers must move 60K containers out of LA/LB by Halloween appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Felling Forest Giants (ca. 1920s)
A/V Geeks Jun 22, 2016 Trees, forests and lumbering. We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. The post Felling Forest Giants (ca. 1920s) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Coulda Had A Pipeline
@JavierBlas – Overnight, the White House has been briefing on the energy shortages issue, with a “senior administration official” saying that Poopypants Biden is going to use his meetings at the G20 to ask oil and gas producers to raise output read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, October 31, 2021
LIVESTREAM: Sesc Jazz Festival (online) – The Sesc Jazz Festival goes on and, until the end of the month, will present the best from Brazil's contemporary instrumental music scene. This Sunday, Sesc will present the group Aniel y El Quilombo. Led by the Cuban arranger, double bassist, and composer Aniel Someillan, the group will present […] The post The Brazilian Livestreams Guide for Sunday, October 31, 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
2021 G-20 Summit Ends -- News Roundup
*CNBC: **G-20 leaders struggle to secure climate breakthrough at Rome summit * * Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge differences over how to combat global warming. * The challenges come ahead of a crucial United Nations conference on climate change. * Diplomats worked through the night seeking agreement on the wording of the traditional final communique. Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge dif... read more
THE FIRST STEP IS ADMITTING YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
This is bad: Echelon Insights is out with yet another poll showing Republican Glenn Youngkin ahead of Terry McAuliffe in the hotly contested race for the governor’s mansion. In a sample of 611 likely voters, 49 percent supported Youngkin and 46 percent preferred McAuliffe.... The same survey showed Winsome Sears and Jason Miyares — the GOP’s candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively — ahead of their Democratic opponents. In a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans, Youngkin’s lead is entirely attributable to his 17 point advantage with independent... read more
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high
Record greenhouse gas concentrations have pushed the planet into uncharted territory, with repercussions likely for current and future generations, warned the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) this Sunday. Read the full story, “Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high”, on globalissues.org → read more
Supremes to Review EPA Authority Over GHGs
Originally posted on Science Matters: Amy Howe writes at scotusblog Justices agree to review EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Climate change regulation The litigation over the EPA’s authority comes to the court in a quartet of environmental cases on appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Housmans Books October 2021: B&R Winner / Events / Bestsellers / New Titles
31 October 2021 — Housmans Books Bread & Roses Award Winner Big congratulations to Ellen Clifford for winning this year’s Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing for her book The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe [Zed Books]. Ellen Clifford said: “It is an absolute honour to win the … Continue reading Housmans Books October 2021: B&R Winner / Events / Bestsellers / New Titles read more
Biden Wants to Stay in Syria—But Withdrawal Is Overdue
*Michael Hall* *Syria, Middle East* The sober reality is that keeping even a token deployment of U.S. troops in Syria endangers American lives, doing more to risk dragging the United States into conflicts prudent leaders should seek to avoid. When the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the moment was hailed—and alternately, decried—as a turning point which would usher in a series of U.S. military withdrawals as Washington reorients its grand strategy. Certainly, President Joe Biden’s rhetoric about ending an era of “relentless war” invited this interpretation. But two month... read more
State Capitalism Did Not Build China’s Economic Miracle
*Rainer Zitelmann* *China, Asia* Advocates of a strong state in Europe and the United States want the public to believe China’s economic success confirms that economic growth is inextricably linked with a strong state. Weiying Zhang’s analysis proves that the opposite is true As recently as 1981, 88 percent of the Chinese population was living in extreme poverty. Today it is less than one percent. How was this possible? Never in the history of the world have so many hundreds of millions of people risen from abject poverty to the middle class in such a short time. China’s develop... read more
Will the NBA Stand Up to China’s Bullying for Enes Kanter?
*Zane Zovak* *China, Asia* If the United States wants to send a message regarding China not only to Beijing but also to the international community, then America must first stand with Enes Kanter. Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter made headlines last week when he uploaded videos to social media calling Chinese president Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” and criticizing Chinese repression in Tibet and Xinjiang. The last time an NBA employee criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the league offered an abject apology to Beijing. This time, the NBA should defend its players’ rig... read more
Liberal Internationalism Cannot Solve Climate Change
*Thomas Hochman* *Climate Change, United States* Governments will no doubt have a role to play in the climate fight, but they must first recognize that not only do nations have incentives to not commit to the fight, but that even climate change itself will produce its winners as well as its losers. There’s a popular line, repeated throughout the environmental world, that goes something like this: Climate change affects all of us. It’s a global problem that requires a global solution—for when the planet warms, we all lose. This school of thought—known as international liberalism ... read more
Carbon Capture Is a Climate Change Game Changer
*Amitai Etzioni* *Climate Change, United States* Carbon capture has a much more attractive psycho-political profile than other climate-improving measures. It does not require individuals and industries to change. Even better, it could yield significant, visible benefits within a relatively short period of time. In the 1920s, the world population was growing at a rapid rate; however, food production lagged badly behind because it relied on animal and human waste for fertilization. Since waste could not be significantly increased, experts predicted worldwide famine. Fritz Haber is ... read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin U.S. spy agencies say origins of COVID-19 may never be known Inside Russia's ‘fourth wave’: Record deaths, deep frustration and plenty of blameCanadian mining firm Iamgold convoy attacked in Burkina Faso Big Teacher Is Watching: How AI Spyware Took Over Schools A former Wells Fargo & Co. investment adviser stole nearly $3 million from clients and used the money for personal expenses and to buy gold coins, federal prosecutors said. Revealed: how UK spies incited mass murder of Indonesia’s communists China to Build Outpost for Tajikistan Special Forces Near Afg... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Did Mary Shelley Keep Her Late Husband’s Heart?
A ghoulish story of eternal love is quite fitting for the Gothic novelist. read more
Modern Tokyo Times13 hours ago
Japan election: PM Kishida elected after LDP and junior partner Komeito re-elected
Japan election: PM Kishida elected after LDP and junior partner Komeito re-elected Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito have been re-elected. Currently, the full election result isn’t known. However, polls and early results show the ruling LDP and Komeito passing the […] The post Japan election: PM Kishida elected after LDP and junior partner Komeito re-elected first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Examining the Methods and Means of COVID Propaganda Dissemination
It is useful to identify and examine the many facets and the all encompassing nature of American/Western propaganda systems in our efforts to better understand why so many people have great difficulty in sorting truth from fiction regarding the “covid pandemic” narratives. The following outline and commentary are an effort to more clearly identify the ubiquitous nature of Western covid propaganda in order to better understand its impacts on the public mind. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
War Clouds Gather over Iran as Nuclear Talks Deadlocked, Israel Edges Closer to Military Strike
War Clouds Gather over Iran as Nuclear Talks Deadlocked, Israel Edges Closer to Military Strike News Topic 327 Iranian civil defense chief says US & Israel behind cyberattack that disrupted thousands of gas stations this week Iranian civil defense chief says US & Israel behind cyberattack that disrupted thousands of gas stations this week Iran’s […] read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Pressure Mounts on the UKHSA to Stop Publishing Data Showing Infection Rates Higher in the Vaccinated
The Prime Minister may have acknowledged reality and stated that being double vaccinated “doesn’t protect you against catching the disease, and it doesn’t protect you against passing it on” but others appear to remain in denial. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
The Global Climate Wall
The biggest emitters of greenhouse gases spend an average of 2.3 times as much on arming their borders as on climate finance. Some spend 15 times as much. They aim to keep migrants away, rather than addressing the causes of displacement. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Bill Gates and the Uncertain Future of Food Security
As we approach a winter of discontent and Global food systems go from bad to worse, there’s trouble in paradise. At the root of these problems, Government responses to COVID-19 have contributed to a six-fold increase in famine-like conditions as global supply chains collapse, and field trials for gene-edited crops and farm animals begin in the UK. read more
The Duran14 hours ago
$450K per person cash handout
$450K per person cash handout ***News Topic 609*** Biden Wants To Give Separated Illegal Immigrants $450,000 Per Person Biden Wants To Give Separated Illegal Immigrants $450,000 Per Person The Biden administration is mulling a plan to offer immigrant families separated during the Trump administration $450,000 in compensation, according to the Wall Street Journal , citing […] read more
The Duran14 hours ago
From COP26 to COVID19: Two Sides of the Same Lie
Too few among today’s citizens have come to the realization that the very same tactics used to spread fear of global warming and the demonization of a CO2 as the causal agency for climate change, is identical in principle to those techniques used to spread hysteria over a new pandemic. In both cases, the same […] read more
Balkinization12 hours ago
Locating Constitutions in the Modern World
For the Balkinization symposium on Linda Colley, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World (Liveright, 2021). Madhav Khosla Linda Colley’s important new work, *The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare Constitutions and the Making of the Modern World*, arrives at a unique intellectual and political moment. The interest in constitutions across space and time is increasing as historians and lawyers are coming to appreciate the dramatic place that canonical legal texts have held in the construction of modern political life. Alongside, m... read more
Gangsters Out Blog13 hours ago
Robert F. Kennedy & Bill Maher sound wake up call
Robert F. Kennedy makes a desperate plea to the world to resist the tyranny being implemented in the name of Covid warning we are now in Nazi territory. I don’t know why people (mostly on the left) that is going along with this don’t see what’s happeningpic.twitter.com/HGuduuHSkG — Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) October 30, 2021 read more
On This Halloween, REAL Monsters are Wreaking Havoc on Our Freedoms
[image: monsters]Monsters with human faces walk among us. Many of them work for the U.S. government. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
The Elites Live Differently Than You Or Me
A handout photo made available by the Quirinal Press Office shows Italian President Sergio Mattarella (at the far side of the table) as he delivers a speech during an official dinner on the occasion of the G20, Rome, Italy, 30 October 2021 *Daily Mail: **Prince Charles joins Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and other world leaders as they feast on salmon and sea bass at G20 gala dinner in 16th-century Quirinale Palace in Rome* * Italian President Sergio Mattarella hosted the leaders at Rome's 16th century Quirinale Palace on Saturday * US President Joe Biden sat at the head of the ta... read more
Highest Paid City Employee Who Made $450K in 2020, Was a Cop Who Was Fired SEVEN TIMES
[image: salary cop]An extremely bad cop was suspended over a dozen times, fired 7 times, yet still collected a salary of nearly $500,000 in 2020. read more
Running On Empty
In September, inflation hit 4.4%. The Conservatives are blaming Justin Trudeau. They say it's the 1970's all over again. But Paul Krugman sees things through a much wider lens: It’s been a troubled few months on the economic front. Inflation has soared to a 28-year high. Supermarket shelves are bare, and gas stations closed. Good luck if you’re having problems with your home heating system: Replacing your boiler, which normally takes 48 hours, now takes two or three months. President Biden really is messing up, isn’t he? Oh, wait. That inflation record was set not in America but i... read more
Margaret Thatcher’s Fake Individualism
One of Margaret Thatcher’s many famous sayings was: “There is no such thing as society.” She believed that there were only individual men and women. But how do you keep these individuals together? How do you make them fight for a common cause? Thatcher was a good politician; she had to be since she won several elections. But she had a poor grasp of the history of the country that had made her the prime minister. The British still see Thatcher as the “Iron Lady”—she did show a steely determination in dismantling British society. The Iron Lady was an ignorant lady, at least in the ar... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
BREAKING: The UN climate summit has opened in Glasgow. Scientists say the chances of meeting goals set in the 2015 Paris accord to limit global warming are slowly slipping away. ​https://t.co/V80D50rtGT — The Associated Press (@AP) October 31, 2021 About 120 world leaders, from US President Joe Biden to the prime minister of Andorra, are gathering in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference #COP26BBChttps://t.co/uTVA0mZuTx — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 31, 2021 BREAKING: Leaders of the world’s biggest economies commit to achieving carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century," r... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Firing a staff member for racist comments is a start, but…
The news late last week that a Tory staffer had been fired for making racist comments about Liberal MLA Angela Simmonds is interesting on a number of levels. First, of course, is that it happened at all. Not that the racist comments were made. But that they had consequences. Apparently, the unidentified staffer, who worked […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Higher Education On Turtle Island
Apparently what Canada needs right now is more black studies at universities. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Am I Infectious?
It’s a crime against Canadians that these tests weren’t in wide distribution a year and a half ago. Why did that not happen? Because control freak public health officials across the country, top to bottom, refused to allow a home test that didn’t include mandatory reporting. There should be a reckoning for that, and it… Continue reading → read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
“Biden slammed by Catholic priests for meeting with Pope Francis, taking communion”
“Several U.S. bishops expressed dismay about the pope’s reported words to Biden. Bishop Joseph Strickland, of Tyler, Texas, retweeted a blistering blog post by conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke that strongly reaffirmed that Catholic politicians who support abortion rights cannot receive … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Important source of income, public events in Brazil’s São Paulo return with restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The crowd-pleasing events that significantly impact São Paulo's economy began in August, but the most important ones are scheduled for the end of the year. In November and December, São Paulo will host 36 events, from trade shows and conventions to festivities such as Oktoberfest and an unprecedented Christmas Village. […] The post Important source of income, public events in Brazil’s São Paulo return with restrictions appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
New York’s Heroes
Bill Gates says everyone in the world has to get his injection New York’s health care workers survived 18 months without an injection, and now they are unemployed for refusing to take Bill Gates’ injection. Historic NYC Ticker Tape Parade … Continue reading → read more
We claimed £70,000 in grants for a heat pump – but it still saved us NOTHING… and it’s so chilly our daughter keeps her coat on indoors
By Paul Homewood Another heat pump tale of woe: The greeting as I step inside the kitchen is open and friendly, but not particularly warm. This has nothing to do with the hospitality extended by homeowners Lee and Jane Roche and all to do with the room’s rather chilly temperature. Welcome to […] read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Living on a Prayer
New York Post- Jon Bon Jovi tests positive for COVID, cancels concert in Miami Beach The fully vaccinated star backed out of a Miami Beach concert minutes before he was supposed to take the stage because of a surprise positive COVID-19 test. Matt Bongiovi reportedly told disappointed fans that Jon “feels great” but would be… Continue reading → read more

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