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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.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

27 November - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

 10 pm MST

David Viner’s Thing Of The Past Comes Back To Haunt Him (Again!)
By Paul Homewood David Viner – March 2000 “Within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event””. “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” . . Sheffield – Nov 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatchers/report/ad31b436-5df6-49a8-ad8e-40dba028a923/ Hawes – Feb 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51618189 Titley, Herefordshire – Dec 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5164157/Snow-falls-UK-close-roads-ground-flights.html Leadhills, South Lanarkshire – […] read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Can China Be Contained?
Recently riots have occurred in the Solomon Islands over that government’s cozy relationship with China. Other nations are being sold out to China by their governments, in order to pad their bank accounts. Can the West contain China? The Chinese are buying up Commonwealth countries. read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Showing Up To Riot
France 24- France postpones vaccine mandate after violent unrest France has postponed implementing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health workers in Martinique and Guadeloupe after the measure spurred widespread protests on the French territories in which police officers were injured and journalists attacked. read more
News – TOTT News12 hours ago
BREAKING: Another remote indigenous NT community has gone into lockdown
The community of Lajamanu, located southwest of Katherine in the Northern Territory, has entered immediate lockdown - with a Rapid Assessment Team in the area overnight (Saturday). read more
Assessing The Blame
Decades of putting repeat offenders back on the street with little or no punishment or consequence for their crimes is rapidly reaching its inevitable and all to predictable crescendo of violent disregard for life and property that threatens the cohesion of society itself.Such a threat must, MUST be confronted and corrected with aggressive political and legal action lest counter violence become read more
In Syria Probe, OPCW Erased Experts’ Inconvenient Findings
In the early days of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ investigation of an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria, expert toxicologists ruled out chlorine gas as the cause of death for the more than 40 civilians reported at the scene. Instead of publishing this finding, senior OPCW officials concealed it, and then launched an investigation of a veteran inspector who questioned the censorship. The suppression of the toxicologists is among a series of deceptions by the OPCW leadership to corrupt the Douma probe’s scientific process, as detailed in this new m... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 27
1914 London told Gen Barrett wasn’t time to seize Baghdad vilayet but that Qurna, Basra should be taken (Musings On Iraq review *When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921*) 1963 Syrian govt said it was withdrawing its army brigade from Iraq that was helping fight Kurds 1980 Iranian Op Morvarid began to destroy Iraqi oil terminals in Gulf and attempted to destroy Iraqi navy Iranian commandos landed at 2 Iraqi oil terminals and destroyed them ending Iraq’s ability to export oil from Basra 2 Iranian ships then waited at m... read more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares a state of emergency and cancels elective surgery in response to new Covid variant Omicron
Daily Mail The governor of New York on Friday declared a state of emergency as COVID transmission reached rates not seen since April 2020, while... The post New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares a state of emergency and cancels elective surgery in response to new Covid variant Omicron appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
After 400 Years, It’s Time To Take Down The Monumental Insult
I am sending a gift, a box of “Indian corn,” to the Wall Street Journal editorial board as a reminder of what really happened in colonial North America and is commemorated by the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. On this 400th anniversary of what we believe to be the first Thanksgiving, the Wall Street Journal is poised to print its insulting Pilgrim Journal version of early colonial history for the 60th time. Not only is the account suffused with the racist sentiment, but it is also factually incorrect to a grotesque degree. The newspaper is impugning its own credibility and not just it... read more
Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift?
MedPage Today – by Ryan Basen The first U.S. psychedelic research center at an academic institution came online when a foundation and select investors granted... The post Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
On Pardoning Turkeys
The White House on Friday revealed the names of the recipients of two pardons President Biden plans to issue—Peanut Butter and Jelly. The pardons are, of course, for two Thanksgiving turkeys, part of a stupid annual tradition where the president saves two turkeys from the Thanksgiving table. The tradition began in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln pardoned a turkey, an act that apparently wasn’t even reported in the media until 1865. By the early 20th century, it was common practice to give friends and family members live poultry as an early Christmas gift and to have them “pardon” the t... read more
Anti-Coup Groups Denounce Deal Between Military Junta And Former PM
Hamdok was returned to his previous post Sunday following nearly a month spent under house arrest after Sudanese army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan deposed the civilian government in a dramatic coup d’etat on Oct. 25. Proponents of civilian rule were quick to denounce the 14-point agreement, and prominent activist groups, such as Forces for Freedom and Change and the Sudanese Professionals Association, have pledged to continue mobilizing until full civilian rule is restored. Huge crowds of Sudanese demonstrators took to the streets of Khartoum Sunday immediately after the deal was ... read more
Is the BBC biased?10 hours ago
"Why aren't we going harder?" / "Plan B now!"
Madeline Grant of the *Telegraph* has, I think, the driest take on today's Boris-led Downing Street Omicron Press Conference where the journalists from the BBC, Sky and ITV all asked basically the same question - the same question they've all been asking for well over a year now: One can't help but admire the persistence of these lobby journos, who plug on with their "Why aren't we going harder?" / "Plan B now!" questions, even after they've already been posed by about 15 other people at the same press conference. True grit and determination. Reminds me of turning up at uni tut... read more
Violence Against Wet’suwet’en And Apparent Police, Industry Collusion
By January 24, 2014, the RCMP’s Critical Infrastructure Intelligence Team (CIIT) had produced an intelligence assessment on Criminal Threats to the Canadian Petroleum Industry that notes “violent aboriginal extremists” and includes in Appendix E an article from the Georgia Straight that briefly mentions the Unist’ot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en nation. A further document dated April 1, 2015, from the Government Operations Centre (GOC), which compiles information from the RCMP and other agencies, describes an unnamed Unist’ot’en leader as an “aboriginal extremist.” Within five years... read more
Amazon’s Hunt For Public Contracts Generates Backlash
In July 2021, the world witnessed Jeff Bezos’ ‘best day ever” as he travelled to space. It was not long after stepping out of his shuttle that the richest man in the world thanked all Amazon employees and customers, adding “because you guys paid for all of this”. The public outrage at this crass and true statement was huge and justified. Amazon is notorious for cutting workers out, be that of a collective say at work, of an employment contract or even of a toilet break. Work pressure is high, workers’ every move is monitored and any hint of discontent is met with fierce repression... read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Did Wired Mag Publish ‘Scary Accurate’ Predictions About 21st Century in 1997?
In late 2021, Twitter users shared an old list of 10 problems that could halt the march of progress in the early 21st century. read more
Look to World War I to Understand Russia's Role in Great Power Competition
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Russia, Europe* Indeed, those now enamored with “great power competition” in Washington, D.C. need to reflect deeply on the most important lesson of World War I. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Anyone who has taken the time to read the hefty tome of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s magisterial August 1914 may come quickly to understand that Russia was no bit player in this epochal contest for Europe. In a work that is rightly compared to Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Solzhenitsyn describes how the Russian Army was “advancing to execute a maneuver worthy of Suvorov... read more
Check out these 10 Pocket Pistols
*Gun News Daily* *Firearms, World* Personally, I purchased a pair of pocket pistols before going on a hiking trip. When you’re lugging sleeping bags, supplies and tent poles up a mountain, the last thing you want is the hassle of having to carry around long rifles. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Each of these is a viable option for concealed and carry needs. I urge my readers to shop around and do their homework. If you need a compact, small caliber semi-automatic handgun, the pocket pistol is the way to go. Designed for concealed carry in either the front or back pocket o... read more
Jury: $26M Damages In ‘Unite The Right’ Lawsuit
Charlottesville, VA – After nearly three days of deliberation, a federal jury returned their verdict in the civil rights lawsuit filed against organizers of the the deadly August 12, 2017 Unite The Right rally. The plaintiffs in the ‘Sines v. Kessler’ case – 10 people injured and/or traumatized by the car attack and other racist violence […] The post Jury: $26M Damages In ‘Unite The Right’ Lawsuit appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
Top Moscow Think Tank Explains How A War Between Moscow & Kiev Could Play Out, And Why It Won’t Happen
A Russian T-72 B3 tank fires during the Peace Mission 2021, a counterterrorism military exercise for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, at Donguz training area in Orenburg Region, Russia. © Sputnik / Alexey Kudenko *RT:* *‘Russian troops dismember the armed forces of Ukraine’: how a war between Moscow & Kiev could play out, and why it won’t happen * The costs of a war between Russia and Ukraine far outweigh the benefits. It brings significant risks to the economy, political stability and Russian foreign policy, fails to solve key security problems, but creat... read more
Portugal’s Home Working Laws Are A Model For The Post-Pandemic World
When Covid first spread to the UK, the only thing that might have topped the public consciousness more than the pandemic itself were debates about ‘working from home’. From its effectiveness and impact on office economies to the future of work itself, these debates have since been inescapable. But as cliché as it is, this shift in the way we work has completely changed what we understand as the rights of the worker—as well as what it means to work. A huge number of jobs can’t be done remotely. Even during lockdowns, as many as 10.6 million people, or a third of the overall workfor... read more
The Last Refuge11 hours ago
President Trump Extensive Interview on Fox Business
President Donald Trump called in to Fox Business yesterday [LINK] for an extensive interview about the current state of the U.S. economy, gas prices, energy policy and the Biden administration COVID response. President Trump told FOX Business’s “Varney & Co.” he had hoped President Biden would do well in managing the coronavirus, but pointed out […] The post President Trump Extensive Interview on Fox Business appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Sea ice cometh to Hudson Bay: freeze-up has begun
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Although it may take until the end of the month for all Western and Southern Hudson Bay bears (except for pregnant females) to have returned to the ice, freeze-up has finally begun in earnest and today some bears are already heading out to resume feeding before winter sets in. This is… read more
On Giving Tuesday Double Your Impact
Our #GivingTuesday campaign is in full swing! With your help we hope to reach our $30,000 goal! Thanks to a pledge from an anonymous donor, the first $10,000 of gifts will be matched, doubling YOUR impact! The post On Giving Tuesday Double Your Impact appeared first on International Bird Rescue. read more
"It'll Do..."
*Deputy Wendell: *"It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?" *Sheriff Bell:* "If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here." - "No Country For Old Men" read more
null11 hours ago
Biden’s Childish Vendetta Against an EU Leader
[image: undefined] Ever since the Democrats took the White House, Washington and Budapest have been drifting ever further apart. But Biden needs to accept that just because Orban disagrees with him doesn’t mean he’s ‘undemocratic’. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has expressed concerns that the United States will attempt to interfere in next year’s general election. The purpose of the underhand interference, Szijjarto believes, is to have sitting Hungarian PM Viktor Orban replaced by the United Opposition candidate Peter Marki-Zay, who is more ideologically aligned with t... read more
"Curveballs..."
"Just when we think we figured things out, the universe throws us a curveball. So, we have to improvise. We find happiness in unexpected places. We find ourselves back to the things that matter the most. The universe is funny that way. Sometimes it just has a way of making sure we wind up exactly where we belong." - "Dr. Meredith Grey", "Grey's Anatomy" read more
"Inflation..."
“Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the process impoverishes many, it actually enriches some. The sight of this arbitrary rearrangement of riches strikes not only at security, but at confidence in the equity of the existing distribution of wealth. Those to whom the system brings windfa... read more
U.S. Bombers Task Forces are Stepping Up to Deter China and Russia
*Kris Osborn* *Great Power Competition, * Bomber Task Forces, a longstanding U.S. Air Force practice, are expanding in size, scope, and frequency. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *“I’m pleased with the way we have approached it to get to places around the globe and show presence for partners and allies. We have implemented leaner logistics and faster turn times and done some good experiments. We are working with our partners and allies and putting a lot of focus on the Pacific and Europe to give us more reach. We have the highest bomber aircrew readiness in the history of the ... read more
The Colt 1911 May Be Too Expensive: Does the Rock Island Armory 1911 Meet the Need?
*Gun News Daily* *Firearms, World* If you find yourself in this situation, where you really want a 1911 but are short on cash, you basically have two options: 1. Be patient and save up for a Colt or a similarly priced model from another manufacturer, or 2. Spend your money now on a budget model. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As far as long term reliability is concerned, the RIA 1911 functions the most reliably with standard 230 grain FMJ ammunition. It is more finicky with defense hollow point ammunition, so you’ll want to test different loads with yours until you find one ... read more
More Immigration Is Inevitable, But Overcoming Its Challenges Isn’t
*Demetrios Papademetriou* *Migration, World* The “how many” is devilishly complex to answer. If we are to really fix our immigration system, and the broader issues that ail our country, the answer to that question is not a single number. *Editor’*s* note: In November, *The National Interest* organized a symposium on the confluence of demographics, migration, and climate change. We asked a variety of scholars the following question: “Can migration be a solution to the various demographic challenges facing many nations, or is it a challenge in its own right? How should states adapt... read more
Biden and Xi’s Scripted Summit Was More Talk than Action
*Brent D. Sadler* *China, Asia* Given the consequences of miscommunication at a time when tensions are high already in Asia, it might have been better not to press for the virtual summit. Many weeks of preparation and planning went into the virtual summit meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. But you wouldn’t have known that judging by the outcomes. It’s vital to get the China-U.S. relationship right. Failure to do so could end in a costly war. Viewed from that perspective, the summit really didn’t help. It may well have hurt. Signs of “trouble ahead” came early. The prepar... read more
After Sixth Plenum, China Belongs to Xi Jinping
*Jagannath Panda* *China, Asia* The Chinese Communist Party’s recently concluded and highly debated Sixth Plenum, a gathering of all 376 full-time and substitute CCP Central Committee members, only further cemented Xi’s political control and his “authoritarian image” within the party and military echelon. Xi Jinping’s gradual consolidation of political power has put the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the global spotlight for some time now. A central feature of this power consolidation is the transformation of the Chinese government’s decision-making process from a collective en... read more
Can America Afford to Take Care of Its Veterans?
*Lawrence J. Korb, Kaveh Toofan* *Veterans, United States* We may have ended combat in Iraq and Afghanistan but the mental, physical, and fiscal costs of those who have borne the battle will linger for many decades. In taking over the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Secretary Denis McDonough, only the second non-veteran and the second person not confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, faced a series of unprecedented challenges in providing for the needs of the 19 million living veterans. The most critical of these can be placed into six categories: the rapidly increasing ... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
New White House Narrative Is To Blame Covid For All Of The Country's Woes
*AP: **Blaming COVID: Biden sees common culprit for country’s woes* WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free-fall. The White House sees a common culprit for it all: COVID-19. Biden’s team views the pandemic as the root cause of both the nation’s malaise and his own political woes. Finally controlling COVID-19, the White House believes, is the skeleton key to rejuvenating the country and reviving Biden’s own standing. But the coronavirus challenge has proved to be vexing for the White Ho... read more
"Martin Armstrong Warns: 'America Is Under Attack By Marxist Globalists'"
*"Martin Armstrong Warns:* * 'America Is Under Attack By Marxist Globalists'"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Back in July, legendary geopolitical and financial cycle analyst Martin Armstrong boldly said, “The system has come to an end.” What are we seeing now? There is massive inflation, huge defaults of debt in China, a badly broken supply chain and a hostile government against “We the People” here in America. It sure looks like the end of this system is near. Armstrong contends it is not an accident that all this is happening now to the United States because Marxist globalist... read more
BolenReport12 hours ago
Sometimes I Hate Being Right. Election 2020 Was “Big Pharma Vs. Trump.” And Big Pharma Won…
The Entire US Democratic Party Is Wholly Owned By “Big Pharma” – No Exceptions… Vaccine Mandates (Forced Medications) Were The Entire “Behind The Scenes” Election Issue – and SO FAR the Democrats have delivered on their promises. Opinion By Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen I have just been sitting here watching the battle to control humanity … Continue reading Sometimes I Hate Being Right. Election 2020 Was “Big Pharma Vs. Trump.” And Big Pharma Won… read more
Biden Working The Greek Alphabet
Biden wants everyone vaccinated against the new Omicron variant. 12:33 PM · Nov 26, 2021 Botswana has almost no COVID-19, but all of the Omicron variant cases are among vaccinated people. 7:16 AM · Nov 25, 2021 JHU CSSE COVID-19 … Continue reading → read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Radical forces align with Oligarchs to destabilise the Tsar & Russia (History Premiere)
Radical forces align with Oligarchs to destabilise the Tsar & Russia (History Premiere) The Duran History Series. Russia and the rise of the Bolsheviks, EP. 3 read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Chick-fil-A Will Be Closed on Christmas 2021, Which Is a Saturday
Some clickbait headlines made it sound like the restaurant chain might be closing on Saturdays for good. read more
Colorado’s New Immigration Policy
Colorado’s population exploded into an unmanageable mess of left-wing nutcases after they legalized Marijuana nine years ago, and now they are trying to make the state attractive to a new group of people. Colorado state board scraps “sex offender” for … Continue reading → read more
World Record Junk Science
Scientific American says a rat at the northern tip of the Great Barrier Reef has gone extinct due to sea level rise. Climate Change Claims Its First Mammal Extinction – Scientific American Blog Network Sea level is falling there, not … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
Review: This compact power station makes a great gift – How to get it at a lower price
The Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station can power a number of your gadgets on the go. read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
Why do (some) people shoot and kill people?
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021* *But also, senseless work: *This morning, the major newspapers are full of senseless essays, senseless reports, senseless statements and questions. Many masquerade as good sense. Our discourse tends to be like that. Our papers are full of senseless work. For one example, try this: According to today's New York Times, Brad Wilcox, Hal Boyd and Wendy Wang "are researchers and writers on family life." Not long ago, these researchers decided to conduct research about why (self-identified) conservatives are more likely to say they're happy than are (self... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Where’s The Beef?
Oxford Academic- Behavioral Characteristics and Self-reported Health Status Among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet” In a survey of over 2000 adults following a “carnivore diet” (i.e., one that aims to avoid plant foods), health benefits and satisfaction were generally reported. Conclusions- Contrary to common expectations, adults consuming a carnivore diet experienced few adverse effects… Continue reading → read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
So Much For The Biden Administration's Claims That They Are Following The Science When It Comes To The Pandemic
President Biden spoke with reporters today outside The Nantucket Tap Room where he said he decided on the ban out of an abundance of caution. He is Nantucket celebrating Thanksgiving with his family *Daily Mail:* *What's changed, Joe? Biden is accused of hypocrisy after halting flights from eight African nations to halt Omicron variant despite calling Trump 'xenophobic' for his Chinese and European travel bans in 2020* * Fauci told CNN shortly before 8am on Friday that he thought a travel ban from southern Africa, in response to the new COVID strain, was unlikely * He said hi... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Y2Kyoto: Cutting Edge Colonialism
“Hey Africa, we’ll take all that cobalt, but we decided your hydrocarbons have to stay in the ground” Activists are keeping alive the colonialist tradition of looting developing countries of whatever the west wants, while keeping those developing populations in a state of arrested development because, well, rich, educated, elite people apparently know better. read more
Gangsters Out Blog13 hours ago
Beached Sturgeon assisted to deeper water
I'm not a pet guy but you've got to wonder how the dike breach in Abbotsford is affecting salmon spawning. CBC is reporting that " A flood-stranded sturgeon is now back in the comfortable confines of the main stem of the Fraser River thanks to the volunteer efforts and cardiovascular capacity of two angling guides who pushed, pulled and carried the giant fish two kilometres to deep water." Sturgeon are huge and it's nice to see they still exist in the Fraser River. read more
Forget Iran: An Iraqi Invasion of Saudi Arabia Would Have Been Disastrous
*Robert Farley* *Gulf War, Middle East* The coalition would have responded with even more force. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *But perhaps more importantly, the argument for removing the Hussein regime from power would have grown much stronger had Iraq followed up with an invasion of Saudi Arabia. In early August 1990, the Iraqi Army executed a nearly flawless operation to seize and occupy Kuwait. Iraqi forces had grown increasingly lethal in the final year of the Iran-Iraq War, and they brushed aside Kuwaiti resistance with little difficulty. What came next is well-known;... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
World on Alert As UK Reports Cases of Omicron COVID Variant
Britain became the latest country Saturday to report cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus. read more
Taxpayers to Be Held Liable After Innocent Man Locked Up, Forcibly Drugged for YEARS Because No One Cared to ID Him
[image: innocent]An innocent man was kidnapped by police, caged in a hospital and forcibly drugged for years and no one is being held responsible for it. read more
Econlib13 hours ago
The Economist on the growth of government
The Economist devotes its last cover to “The triumph of big government”. The brief is an interesting piece on governments getting bigger all the time. A citation of Bob Higgs’ Crisis and Leviathan would have been nice, as the piece deals with the core ideas of that, marvelous book, but to its credit The Economist […] The post The Economist on the growth of government appeared first on Econlib . read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
“A US-Russia war over Ukraine would be catastrophic”
“As a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officer and specialist in Russian doctrine and strategy who participated in dozens of war games that simulated a U.S.-Russia conflict, I am gravely concerned about the high risk of Washington going to war over … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
A frightening new potential explanation for vaccine-driven myocarditis and other problems
Downstream effects of the antibodies that people produce against the coronavirus spike protein may lead to myocarditis and even neurological concerns, two veteran medical researchers have written in the top medical journal in the United States. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
An Open Letter to All ‘Good Germans’
*Alison Blunt* | Those who ‘just followed orders’ and ‘rules’ in order to keep their careers and societal standings are causing and continue to cause unimaginable and needless suffering in the world. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Woke Saturday On Turtle Island
I find this story confusing. Maybe someone can explain it to me. CBC finds another LGBWTKEGB2Spirit complaint. And why are Canadians so racist? read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
The Sound Of Settled Science
Sebastian Rushworth M.D., In a sense, I can’t believe I’m writing this article. From a scientific perspective, this issue has been firmly settled. The answer is very clearly “NO!”. And yet, if I google “is saturated fat unhealthy?”, then seven of the top nine results proclaim with great certainty that “yes, it is”. Here’s what… Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Invisible Dictatorship: One Dimensional Man vs the Emerging Multidimensional Individual
Hermann Hesse in his book “Steppenwolf” (Der Steppenwolf, 1927), captures the feeling of anguish, despair and bewilderment that gripped European society in the interwar period and is a lucid analysis of the madness of an era in which the old is dying without the new having been born. In this work he scathingly criticizes bourgeois society (“the decadence of civilization”), an invisible dictatorship that annuls the ideals of the primitive individual and transforms him into an uncritical, fearful and conformist being who, sedated by the compulsive consumerism of material goods, inevit... read more
Biden says he delayed Africa travel ban over Omicron variant on advice of advisers led by Fauci
New York Post – by Steven Nelson President Biden said Friday that he delayed implementation of a new ban on travel from southern Africa on the advice... The post Biden says he delayed Africa travel ban over Omicron variant on advice of advisers led by Fauci appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Cop Keeps Job After Flipping Pregnant Woman’s SUV Over to Give Her a Speeding Ticket, Taxpayers Held Liable Instead
[image: flipped]The officer who flipped a pregnant woman's car over a speeding ticket will not be fired and the taxpayers will be held liable instead. read more
MintPress News15 hours ago
“A Lot of Mistakes”: The Guardian and Julian Assange 
Three years on from the explosive Julian Assange/Paul Manafort story, we question whether the Guardian has honored its stated commitment to the truth. The post “A Lot of Mistakes”: The Guardian and Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Glock Vs. Mossberg MC1SC: Who Wins?
*Gun News Daily* *Mossberg MC1SC, World* As part of their 100th anniversary of being in business, Mossberg announced that they would be entering the pistol market with their new MC1sc, a 9mm single stack pistol designed for concealed carry. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The MC1sc has a 3.4 inch barrel, and has either a 6-round 7-round capacity depending on the magazine. It also sports dovetail cuts in the slide and steel three dot sights. The magazines for the MC1sc are clear, and as an added bonus, the pistol will also accept the same magazines as the Glock 43 as well. M... read more
Win Your Next Competition with Nosler's M48 Long Range Carbon
*Richard Douglas* *Rifles, United States* Nosler offers an MOA accuracy guarantee with Nosler ammo, and they do not disappoint. *Here's What You Need to Know: *This is definitely not a budget-friendly option. It will cost you a pretty penny at a $3,190 MSRP, but will give you accuracy like no other long-range rifle. Practice on range day, then win your next long-range competition with the M48 Long Range Carbon. Many are familiar with the original Nosler Model 48 Long Range, but have you heard of the M48 Long Range Carbon? Nosler has included all of the original features that sho... read more
Can NATO Stop Russia In the Baltics?
*Robert Farley* *Baltic States, Europe* A RAND wargame raises serious questions. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The RAND wargame suggests that Russia could take the Baltics, and perhaps hold them, for a while. A recent RAND wargame on a potential Russian offensive into the Baltics brought talk of a “new Cold War” into sharp focus. The game made clear that NATO would struggle to prevent Russian forces from occupying the Baltics if it relied on the conventional forces now available. These wargames have great value in demonstrating tactical and operational reality, which then ... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Has Omicron Spread Worldwide Already? 61 Passengers Out Of 600 Who Landed In Holland From South Africa Yesterday 'Have Covid', Germany And Australia Have Suspected Cases. UK Has Two Confirmed Cases. Belgian Case Had Never Been To Southern Africa
Cases of Omicron have already been picked up in South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong, Israel and Belgium. It is not yet known whether the variant arrived in the Netherlands yesterday but Dutch authorities are sequencing passengers' tests. There are also suspected individual cases being sequenced in Germany, the Czech Republic and Australia *Daily Mail:* *SIXTY-ONE passengers out of 600 who landed in Holland from South Africa yesterday had Covid: Germany, Australia and Czech Republic have suspected Omicron cases and Belgians report sufferer who had NEVER been to southern Africa* *... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Iran close to getting nuclear bomb
*Legal Insurrection:* *Senior U.S. General Says Iran ‘Very Close’ to Building a Nuclear Bomb, ‘Variety’ of Military Options on the Table* *TIME magazine: The “top U.S. commander in the Middle East says his forces stand ready with a potential military option should talks fail.”* The Biden administration made a mistake by lifting Trump's sanctions. The genocidal religious bigots who rule Iran are determined to massacre as many Jews in Israel and Sunni Muslims elsewhere as they can. See, also: *Helping Iran fail in Iraq* read more
THE RIGHT-WING MEDIA THINKS COVID IS REAL NOW, BUT THE FANS STILL THINK IT'S A HOAX
Hi, I'm back -- thank you, Yas and Tom, for some terrific work while I was away. While I was gone, global health officials announced the emergence of a frightening new COVID variant, now named Omicron, that might cause reinfections and evade vaccines (though a great deal is still unknown). Surprisingly, most of the right-wing press has decided that this variant is genuinely bad (but I guess it's because saying so makes President Biden look bad). So Gateway Pundit reports the variant under the headline "New COVID Virus Variant Identified in Africa Is 'Highly Transmissible and Vaccin... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Biden doing more to increase the cost of energy
*Breitbart:* *Report: Joe Biden to Recommend Increasing Red Tape, Fees on Oil Industry* He is also causing more cost and pain for drivers and farmers and others who rely on energy to operate their equipment and get goods to market. See, also: *Joe Biden Moves to Completely Screw You at the Pump* read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Democrats are looking at a 48 state loss?
*PJ Media:* *FREE FALL: Joe Biden's Approval Now Underwater in 48 States* ... To spend the holiday in a state where his approval is above water, Biden would need to head north. Vermont is one of only two states where Biden’s approval remains above 50%– at 55%, according to Civiqs survey for Biden’s job approval. The other is a much longer trip to the islands of Hawaii, where he is barely hanging on with 51% approval. Poll Project USA summarized the state-level findings in a chart. ... Biden is lightly ahead in a few other states, but still below 50%. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The WaPo's weird coverage of a massacre
Thomas Lifson: The headline that appeared at the top of the following tweet from the Washington Post, about the massacre in Waukesha, Wisconsin, appeared to have been written by the Babylon Bee. What you see is a screen grab saved by a blogger who writes under the title "Dan from Squirrel Hills' Blog" because the WaPo is still (barely) capable of shame and took it down. The "tragedy" (not "attack") was *caused* by the SUV. Forget about blaming Darrell Brooks; he's a Black man and therefore cannot be blamed for anything he does. Apparently, the WaPo has such contempt for Afri... read more
Coast to Coast AM - Official Study of UFOs and a UFO Picture
For those of you new to the UFO field, welcome to 1947. You might wonder what I mean by this. In a statement that almost could have been written in late summer 1947, the Department of Defense has announced the formation of what they call the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group, which is not a name that inspires confidence. This new organization will be overseen by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the director of the Joint Staff and officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kat... read more
Another Variant
There is a new COVID variant. Bruce Arthur writes: B.1.1.529, the newly named Omicron variant, was detected in South Africa but is already popping up all over; one case in Hong Kong travelled from Canada. It appears to outcompete Delta, which to this point had outcompeted everything else, which would mean it is our future. And scientists believe Omicron’s abnormal number of mutations could possibly reduce vaccine protection, though that is one of several important things that we don’t yet know. And, he asks, what are we going to do about it? Experts are frantically trying to disc... read more
CURMUDGUCATION14 hours ago
Romanticizing Anxiety
I'm working my way through Judson Brewer's book *Unwinding Anxiety*, and at one point he addresses the ways in which we justify and even seek out anxiety. The sciency basis is a paper from 1908 by Yerkes and Dodson that has become enshrined as the Yerkes-Dodson Curve or even the Yerkes-Dodson Law. Yerkes-Dodson posit a sort of bell curve for stress, where more stress and anxiety and pressure drive better performance, until they don't and instead start to make things worse. This seems like it makes sense. But does it? These are not human people Bewer says no. In fact, he says that... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Iranian Troops Open Fire On Protesters And Cut Off Mobile Service To Stop Protests Over Water Shortages In The City Of Isfahan
*New York Times:* *Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages* For two weeks the Iranian government tolerated growing protests over scarce water supplies in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, watching them grow as restaurants served demonstrators free soup and barbers offered free haircuts. State television even aired interviews with farmers discussing their grievances. But after the protests spilled over to at least one other city, the predictable happened on Friday: The government violently cracked down. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* I ... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Blue state blues
The Blaze: A pair of New York Times journalists who recently set out to explore what happens when Democrats control all the levels of power in state and local governments across the country were shocked to discover that "blue states" — not red ones — "are the problem." "What do Democrats actually do when they have all the power?" Times video journalist Johnny Harris asked at the outset of an opinion video posted by the paper last week. Harris teamed up with Times editorial board writer Binyamin Appelbaum to examine why famously liberal states — such as New York, California, and ... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
The Iran - Israel Cyberwar Now Spreading To Civilian Targets
*New York Times:* *Israel and Iran Broaden Cyberwar to Attack Civilian Targets* Millions of ordinary people in Iran and Israel recently found themselves caught in the crossfire of a cyberwar between their countries. In Tehran, a dentist drove around for hours in search of gasoline, waiting in long lines at four gas stations only to come away empty. In Tel Aviv, a well-known broadcaster panicked as the intimate details of his sex life, and those of hundreds of thousands of others stolen from an L.G.B.T.Q. dating site, were uploaded on social media. *Read more *.... *WNU Edi... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
No Chairman Xi virus allowed
Instapundit: *ARE WE SKIPPING SOMETHING?*: The last COVID strain was called “Nu.” Going down the Greek alphabet, today’s new variant is called “Omicron.” *The W.H.O. wouldn’t want to offend China, now, would they?* The media had no trouble calling it a South African variant before tagging it as Omicron. read more
Organizing Notes14 hours ago
CIA stonewalled from the beginning
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter Oliver Stone about his new film "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass," which was recently released on SHOWTIME. Stone explores misconceptions regarding JFK's legacy and discusses why he believes the US government refuses to declassify documents related to the assassination even 58 years since it took place. read more
Time to consider mandatory jabs in Europe, WHO official says
RT The World Health Organization’s (WHO) executive director for Europe has urged nations on the Covid-stricken continent to ponder compulsory vaccination. Robb Butler told Sky... The post Time to consider mandatory jabs in Europe, WHO official says appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Expect more smash and grab theft in California
* Fox News:* *Los Angeles-area looters target Home Depot, Bottega Veneta stores on Black Friday: reports* *Tools stolen Friday from a Home Depot store -- such as crowbars, mallets and sledgehammers -- will likely be used in future crimes, authorities fear* California is having a serious problem with law enforcement and criminal justice. It is leading to an explosion of some of the most brazen of crimes. read more
OrientalReview.org16 hours ago
The 1918 Geneva Conference And The Proclamation Of The Kingdom Of Serbs, Croats, And Slovenes (III)
Part I, Part II The 1918 Belgrade Proclamation of a single Yugoslav state Officially, the South Slavs (i.e., the Yugoslavs) were united into their own national single state on December 1st, 1918, when the Regent Aleksandar I Karađorđević of Serbia read the Proclamation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and […] read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin A South Korean Artificial Sun Reactor Just Broke a Nuclear Fusion Record By running at one million degrees for 30 seconds. Siberian mine explosion kills more than 50, another tragedy in an industry plagued with safety lapsesOil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department saysAs cases rise nationwide, a flood of covid patients causes ‘almost unmanageable’ stress in MichiganInside your dreamscape Dream-hacking techniques can help us create, heal and have fun. They could also become tools of commercial manipulation Ukraini... read more
Here's How TSA Wants You to Handle Your Firearms
*Gun News Daily* *Firearms, World* If you need to travel with a weapon, don’t become a statistic. It’s not illegal to fly with a firearm, but there are a very specific set of rules and guidelines that need to be followed in order to do so. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Firearms cannot, in any circumstances, be transported in carry-on baggage. In 2019, the Transportation Security Administration confiscated more firearms than ever before. 4,432 guns were seized by TSA at 278 airports nationwide. The airport with the most gun confiscations was the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta ... read more
Japanese Nuclear Weapons? Washington Was Right To Stop It
*Robert Farley* *Japanese Self-Defense Force, Asia* Japan gave proliferation some serious thought. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The biggest immediate impact of a Japanese nuclear weapon would have been raw panic in Beijing. During the Cold War, the United States supported selective nuclear proliferation as a means of deterring a Soviet invasion of Europe. The Russians might not believe that the United States would trade Berlin for New York, but they might find a British or French threat more credible. Washington did not pursue the same strategy in Asia. Although Japan coul... read more
Why the Springfield XD(M) is One of the Best Buys Available
*Richard Douglas* *Firearms, United States* The Springfield Armory XD(M) Competition Series is a seriously great set of guns. It’s highly accurate, extremely reliable, and its streamlined design allows for a balanced, lightweight hold. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *This is a competition gun, so it’s designed to take low-velocity rounds, but it can handle any ammo suited to the caliber. The Springfield Armory XD(M) Competition Series of handguns has been getting a lot of attention lately, and for good reason. The accuracy alone makes gunslingers around the world sit up and ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Tantrums of the left paid for by tax payers
*Red States:* *Maybe the Rittenhouse Verdict Is What the Country Needs to Crush Government Subsidized Violence in Our Cities* The riots were political in nature striking out at the innocents in cities in response to idiots resisting arrest and getting shot for it. Antifa and BLM unleash their illogical fury on people that had nothing to do with their gripe and the taxpayers had to pick up the tab. Irresponsible Democrats failed to protect their community and many of them are angry with Rittenhouse for resisting assaults on his life. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Biden-Garland DOJ is one of the most politicized in memory
*Washington Examiner:* *Republicans point to number of times Garland has politicized the Justice Department* I think he is doing it on orders from Biden. The domestic terrorist allegations against parents appears to have come directly from the White House in collusion with a school board group that wants parents to shut up and let them teach the racist CRT garbage. ... He (Jim Jordan) added: “Joe Biden criticizes the Georgia election law, a few months later they sue Georgia. Joe Biden criticizes the Texas pro-life law. Eight days later, they sue Texas. Joe Biden’s White House... read more
Retraction Watch15 hours ago
Weekend reads: Nepotism in journals; the lessons of the ‘lab leak’ theory; four decades of research misconduct
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured: Nanotech paper retracted for duplicated images Group’s second paper on … Continue reading Weekend reads: Nepotism in journals; the lessons of the ‘lab leak’ theory; four decades of research misconduct read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Stolen Land Canard
*PJ Media:* *Whose Land Did Native Americans Steal Before Europeans Stole It From Them?* The piece discusses the history of migration to the American continent before the Europeans discovered it. Not surprisingly, there were waves of migrants at different times over thousands of years that involved some conquests too. The Europeans did enter into treaties with some of the tribes and in the case of Manhatten, they bought it in trade. It is also true that Europe itself experienced various conquests through the years including England and Spain who were the primary movers to Ame... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
New leadership needed at the top of US military
Washington Examiner: Facing the rising prospect of a major conflict with China, the nation needs senior military leaders who are, well, superb leaders. We're not getting that leadership. The problem starts with the most senior military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. The Army officer had an impressive career up until his current job. A light infantry warfare specialist, Milley held commands in some of the Army's most prestigious units. As Army chief of staff, the general won praise for pushing innovation in procurement and strategy. Unfortunately... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE15 hours ago
Ranolazine.
Ranolazine: MedlinePlus Drug Information https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a606015.html read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE15 hours ago
Pheochromocytoma
LearningRadiology – pheochromocytoma http://www.learningradiology.com/notes/gunotes/pheocorrect.htm read more

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