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“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”

*“50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”* by Marc Chernoff "These questions have no right or wrong answers, because sometimes asking the right questions is the answer. 1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 2. Which is worse, failing or never trying? 3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? 4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done? 5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? 6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you... read more

The World War II M1 Carbine Was Ahead of its Time

*Travis Pike* *M1 Carbine, United States* The cheap, lightweight carbine became popular with staff NCOs, paratroopers, radiomen, bazooka wielders, and machine-gun teams for its accuracy and versatility. *Key Point: *The M1 Carbine was accurate and effective out to 300 yards and much easier to handle in close quarters combat than the big and heavy recoiling M1 Garand. World War 2 was a fascinating time for weapon development. We saw the birth of the general-purpose machine gun, the adoption of an autoloading rifle, and even the development and mass fielding of automatic rifles. D... read more

The M1 Abrams Is Nearly 40 Years Old. How Much Longer Will it Serve?

*Kris Osborn* *M1 Abrams Tank, United States* Future Abrams tanks may be able to operate armed robotic vehicles while receiving and analyzing real-time video feeds and data from overhead drones and surveillance planes. *Here's What You Need to Know:* The Abrams tank can continue to bring an unparalleled advantage to the battlefield, especially once it is upgraded with artificial-intelligence-capable systems, an ability to operate drones, and an instant capacity to receive, aggregate, and analyze incoming sensor data. It may have emerged as one of the Army’s big five new weapons... read more

Tacit Rainbow: The Air Force's Aborted Plan to Build a Missile-Drone Hybrid

*Alex Hollings* *Air Force Drones, United States* Tacit Rainbow developed an anti-radiation missile to destroy enemy air defenses, but the program was scrapped after delays, massive cost overruns, and allegations of corruption. *Key Point*: While the use of drones in combat is often seen as a characteristic of the Global War on Terror, drones and remotely piloted aircraft were already in service to the United States and other nations decades before Predators began prowling the skies over the Middle East. In the 1980s, a controversial radar-hunting weapon system known as the AGM-... read more

"Life Comes at You Fast, So You Better Be Ready"

*"Life Comes at You Fast, So You Better Be Ready"* by Ryan Holiday "In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his brother, “My happiness is so great that it makes me almost afraid.” In October of that year, life got even better. As he wrote in his diary the night of his wedding to Alice Hathaway Lee, “Our intense happiness is too sacred to be written about.” He would consider it to be one of the best years of his life: he got married, wrote a book, attended law school, and won his first election for public office. The streak continued. In 1883, he wrote “I can imagine nothing more happy... read more

Science Matters1 day ago

Omicron the Liberator

Jarrad Winter writes at American Thinker Omicron: The delta-slayer. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. In a sane world, where facts and science held sway, it would all be over soon. The largely harmless omicron variant is absolutely unstoppable meaning that the more lethal delta variant has precious little time left to be a threat […] read more

Balkinization1 day ago

Kate Klonick Interviews Me on the Supreme Court Commission and Abortion Rights

Here is an interview I did with Kate Klonick for her show, *In Lieu of Fun, *on the Supreme Court Commission and my work on it. I also talk about the disaster that is the U.S. Senate, the Supreme Court's recent abortion case, *Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson*, and the upcoming decision in *Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization*. read more

The Watchers » Latest articles1 day ago

Shallow M6.1 earthquake hits South Sandwich Islands region

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit South Sandwich Islands region at 21:14 UTC on December 16, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). The epicenter was located...... Read more » read more

The Watchers » Latest articles1 day ago

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: December 8 - 14, 2021

New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from December 8 to 14, 2021. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Awu, Sangihe Islands (Indonesia) | Davidof, United States | Semeru, Eastern Java (Indonesia)....... Read more » read more

Econlib1 day ago

Inflation: What Next?

Does the Fed Control Interest Rates? Many economists will tell you that the most important variable to watch to assess the looseness or tightness of monetary policy is the interest rate and, in particular, the federal funds target rate. But while that rate matters and I would certainly want to pay attention to it, neither […] The post Inflation: What Next? appeared first on Econlib. read more

War News Updates1 day ago

World Races To Get Control Of Omicron

*CNN:* *Records fall and borders close as world races to get control of Omicron* London (CNN)The rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has broken pandemic records and shuttered borders in several parts of the world, as governments and scientists scramble to understand the implications of the strain before it supersedes Delta and becomes dominant worldwide. Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States was "looking over (its) shoulder" at the encroaching variant while battling an ongoing Delta outbreak on Wednesday, as he urged people to get vaccinated and receive booster ... read more

This is how climate change will affect Colombia

The Daily "Near You?"

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The Rio Times1 day ago

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States (ODNI), Colombia is on the list of the 11 countries most vulnerable to the "physical effects of climate change" because they do not have "the capacity to adapt" to this phenomenon. "There will likely be increasingly […] The post This is how climate change will affect Colombia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

When You Make A Deal With The Devil

Don’t be surprised when he doesn’t keep up his end of the deal. WestJet- The WestJet Group today is expressing its strong opposition to the travel advisory issued by the Government of Canada. And since you’re still in favour of a medical apartheid system don’t expect much sympathy from the general public either. You cheer… Continue reading → read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

Safe And Effective ®

Your Moral And Infected Superiors: BuzzFeed staff who attended a company party in New York tested positive for COVID despite wearing masks, showing vaccine passports and being triple jabbed. read more

Snopes.com1 day ago

A page debunking a rumor that Biden had pooped his pants during a meeting with the pope is No. 1. read more

Snopes.com1 day ago

Congress Approves Import Ban Targeting Forced Labor in China

Senators gave final congressional approval to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor. read more

ClimateCite1 day ago

CO2 Party: Having Fun with Probabilities

By Clyde Spencer | Dec. 16, 2021 PARTY TIME Imagine that someone decides to throw a theme party and the theme they choose is ‘blue.’ They invite 10 of their friends and ask each of them to bring a plastic baggie filled with blue M&Ms™ candies. When the guests arrive, they empty their baggies into an empty punchbowl. The host(ess) … read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

And Now For Something Completely Different

If you’re interested in hearing the polar opposite of the Joe Rogan/Peter McCullough podcast Sam Harris has a new three hour discussion with Nicholas Christakis. It’s hard to actually describe how big a chasm of knowledge and understanding there is between McCullough and Christakis. Its literally night and day. If you want to know what’s… Continue reading → read more

The New Dark Age1 day ago

UK: Removing clause 9 and beyond

Of all the abhorrent clauses in the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill, which passed its Commons stages last week, it is clause 9 – which would allow ministers to revoke the citizenship of British nationals without notice on ‘public interest’ grounds, which has caused the most outrage. When the New Statesman reported that the clause could affect up to six million citizens who have or have access to a second citizenship, most from ethnic minorities, fear and anger erupted on social media, in the press, in parliament and in MPs’ constituency surgeries. Activists and community g... read more

Komando.com1 day ago

Find the best holiday light displays near you with this map

Want to take the family out to see festive holiday lights? This interactive map will show you the best places to visit. read more

War News Updates1 day ago

CDC Issues Warning That Covid Cases Will Increase To 1.3 Million Per Week By Christmas And 15,600 Deaths A Week By January 8

*Daily Mail*: *CDC issues grim forecast warning that weekly COVID cases will jump by 55% to 1.3 MILLION by Christmas Day and that deaths will surge by 73% to 15,600 a week as Omicron becomes dominant strain* * The CDC warns that there will be as many as 1.3 million new COVID-19 cases over the week of Christmas, and a 73% increase in Covid deaths by early January * The Omicron COVID-19 variant has been sequenced 241 times in 37 U.S. states, including Washington D.C., as the variant continues to spread nationwide * The CDC reported Tuesday that the variant now accounts for 3% of... read more

Iran Tests the Defenses of the U.S. Navy in the Strait of Hormuz

*Kris Osborn* *Iran, Strait of Hormuz* The Strait of Hormuz is well known as a flashpoint close to the Iranian border where large portions of the region’s commercial and military shipping traffic travel. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Although unlikely to cause catastrophic structural damage to larger U.S. Navy ship with small arms fire or missiles, Iranian small boats packed with explosives for suicide bombing missions could present a very serious threat to a large surface ship. Swarms of Iranian small boats harassed and tried to intimidate a group of U.S. Navy ships as th... read more

Senate Passes $777 Billion 2021 Defense Bill

*Trevor Filseth* *military, Americas* The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier in the month with 363 lawmakers in favor of it and seventy opposed. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a massive defense spending omnibus bill, was passed by the Senate on Wednesday in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, with eighty-eight senators in favor and eleven against. The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier in the month with 363 lawmakers in favor of it and seventy opposed. Despite ongoing partisan rancor in Congress, the NDAA’s annual authorization is typ... read more

NATO Takes Fight to Climate Change with... Solar Powered Tanks?

*Peter Suciu* *Military Affairs, Transatlantic* “Therefore, we all have a responsibility to do more to combat climate change,” Stoltenberg explained. “Which is why we are looking at how NATO can play our part in reaching Net Zero.” *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Stoltenberg stated that climate change can impact security, as global warming puts pressure on people and resources and in turn makes the world a more dangerous place War, what is good for? Certainly not the environment, and as a result, the tanks rolling across Europe could soon be green, and not just the paint sch... read more

The Rio Times1 day ago

Pfizer Covid vaccine authorized in Brazil for children between 5 and 11 years of age

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Anvisa, Brazil's regulatory body, authorized this Thursday for the first time the vaccination of children against Covid-19 with the immunizer from Pfizer/BioNTech. However, the Ministry of Health lacks specific doses intended for people between 5 and 11 years of age. The regulatory agency made a series of technical recommendations to […] The post Pfizer Covid vaccine authorized in Brazil for children between 5 and 11 years of age appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

null1 day ago

Airline CEOs: Masks Add Little If Anything To Safety

CEOs of Southwest Airlines and American Airlines testified before Congress this week that forcing people to wear masks on board their planes does little if anything to prevent spread of the virus. As predicted, Dem Members freaked out after hearing this blow to their deep faith. Also today...Cornell University closes again after new outbreak...among fully vaxxed. Navy begins booting unvaxxed sailors. South African health authorities can't figure out why US and Europe are locking down again over Omicron. Today on the Liberty Report: read more

War News Updates1 day ago

JFK Assassination Files Released. CIA Was Told 'Russia Was Planning To Pay Hitman $100k To Kill The US President' A Year Before He Was Assassinated

*Daily Mail:* *Classified JFK assassination files are FINALLY released: Lee Harvey Oswald was in contact with member of KGB two months before shooting and CIA was told 'Russia was planning to pay hitman $100k to kill the president' a YEAR before he died* * More than 1,500 files were released by the National Archives at noon on Wednesday about JFK's assassination * They include memos by CIA officers in the immediate aftermath of the shooting on November 23, 1963 * One details how Lee Harvey Oswald met with a KGB agent on September 29, 1963, in Mexico City * The documents a... read more

The Rio Times1 day ago

Coffee harvest in Brazil drops by 24.4% in 2021 amid drought -Conab

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Reuters) Brazil's coffee harvest totaled 47.7 million bags this year, down 24.4% from the record output recorded in 2020, the government's statistics, and food supply agency Conab said Thursday, noting that production was hit hard by drought. Despite the year-on-year drop, Conab's new estimate beat its September forecast of 46.9 […] The post Coffee harvest in Brazil drops by 24.4% in 2021 amid drought -Conab appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times1 day ago

Eleven multinationals to compete in auction to exploit two gigantic oil fields in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eleven multinationals will compete this Friday in an auction in which Brazil will offer rights to exploit part of two gigantic oil fields discovered by the state-owned Petrobras and which have reserves estimated by the Government at 12 billion barrels of crude oil. This is the second round of bids […] The post Eleven multinationals to compete in auction to exploit two gigantic oil fields in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Word From the Trenches – December 16, 2021

Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer – New Link: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen... The post The Word From the Trenches – December 16, 2021 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

MJBizDaily1 day ago

NY’s top cannabis regulator voices bullish timeline for adult-use launch

New York’s top cannabis regulator said this week she hopes the state can adhere to an 18-month timeline from last March’s enactment of adult-use marijuana legislation to roll out the expected billion-dollar program. NY’s top cannabis regulator voices bullish timeline for adult-use launch is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Food & Water Watch1 day ago

Midwest Groups Ask Sen. Schumer to Exclude Carbon Capture Credits from Build Back Better Act

World’s largest carbon capture proposals threaten Iowa communities and climate, prompting mass local opposition The post Midwest Groups Ask Sen. Schumer to Exclude Carbon Capture Credits from Build Back Better Act appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more

Joe Biden Flying Illegal Aliens, Deported by Trump, Back to U.S.

Breitbart – by John Binder President Joe Biden’s administration is flying illegal aliens, previously deported by former President Donald Trump’s administration, back to the United... The post Joe Biden Flying Illegal Aliens, Deported by Trump, Back to U.S. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

In a Texas Border Town, Armed Groups Arrive to Look for Migrants

MSN – Wall Street Journal BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—As this South Texas border county has seen a jump in illegal border crossings, Sheriff Brad Coe is cooperating... The post In a Texas Border Town, Armed Groups Arrive to Look for Migrants appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Navy to Start Ejecting Unvaccinated Sailors

Defense One – by Caitlin M Kenney The Navy will start processing unvaccinated active-duty sailors for separation under a new policy guidance released Wednesday. Thousands... The post Navy to Start Ejecting Unvaccinated Sailors appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Retraction Watch1 day ago

Another setback for ‘Majorana’ particle as Science paper earns an expression of concern

You might say that the third time is not the charm for a paper on some elusive fermions. For the third time this year, a leading science journal has raised concerns about a paper on the “Majorana” particle, which, if it exists, would hold promise for building a quantum computer. In March, Nature retracted a … Continue reading Another setback for ‘Majorana’ particle as Science paper earns an expression of concern read more

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education1 day ago

Pilot Program in Ohio Aims to Help Students With Stranded Credits

Biden Appoints Tennessee State President Dr. Glenda Glover to Serve as Vice Chair on Board of Advisors on HBCUs

Reframing Risk: How (and Why) to Diversify Your STEM Enrollments

Despite investments in pipeline programs, increased access to upper-level math and science classes in secondary schools and the... read more

CURMUDGUCATION1 day ago

PA: Senate Wants To Block Any School COVID Vaccination Mandate

In Pennsylvania, under section 1303 of the school code, we find a requirement to vaccinate school students. Right now, some legislators are preparing to mess with that. School directors, superintendents, principals, or other persons in charge of any public, private, parochial, or other school including kindergarten, are required to make sure that every child is immunized before being admitted to the school, according to the current list issued by the Secretary of Health. In fact, there are penalties for failing to do so. *Any person who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply wit... read more

CURMUDGUCATION1 day ago

8 Bad Education Models

As we consider (or ignore) the opportunity to rethink and re-imagine education, all of our worst ideas about what education actually is have come bubbling to the surface like hippopotamus farts in a stagnant pond. There are many bad ways to frame education, models that are damaging for students or simply twist education into unproductive shapes. Here are some of the worst. *The Empty Vessels* Students are just empty vessels, just a collection of inert, powerless, agency-free tubs into which teachers pour education like melted butter. It's important that the empty vessels hold st... read more

Why Boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics is Pointless

*Peter Suciu* *Olympics, * The important thing to remember about the 1980 boycott is that again it punished American athletes—as well as those from Canada and more than a dozen other states, including (with some irony) China. *Here's What You Need to Know: *Biden should take a cue from Ford, and help ensure the United States sends the best athletes to Beijing and bring home as many medals as possible. President Joe Biden said this week that his administration is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s human rights abuses. However, unl... read more

Why the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet's Days are Numbered

*Kris Osborn* *F/A-18 Super Hornet, United States* The rapid arrival of the far more capable F-35C and now-in-development 6th-generation fighter may decrease any Navy appetite for extending F/A-18s longer. *Key Point: *While F/A-18 developers would not suggest the plane could be stealthy, developers did make efforts to lower the radar signature of the aircraft by adding conformal fuel tanks and building a smoothed-over external weapons pod. U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets were initially built to fly for roughly 6,000 hours. But much of the fleet has wound up hitting or at least pr... read more

Real Climate Science1 day ago

Russia Vetoes Biden’s Climate Scam

Russia Defends Veto of UN Climate Change Resolution – The Moscow Times read more

Snopes.com1 day ago

Did Twitter Prohibit Making an Accurate Claim About COVID-19 Transmission?

Vaccinated individuals can, in fact, spread COVID-19 to others — albeit at a far lower rate than the unvaccinated do. read more

Snopes.com1 day ago

‘$500 Venmo Balance Needs Confirmation’ Emails Are Scams

"This message was sent from a trusted sender" is not how trustworthy emails usually begin. read more

Real Climate Science1 day ago

“Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable”

With ships trapped in the ice and sea ice extent approaching the 1981-2010 mean, the US Government and the press have quite predictably starting ramping up the Arctic climate fraud. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News … Continue reading → read more

MintPress News1 day ago

Manufacturing Contempt for Assange: How the Media Made WikiLeaks Founder into a Scapegoat

The Guardian was one of WikiLeaks's partner organizations, being fed bombshell after bombshell, revelations that helped build its brand and its audience. Yet, far from standing up for free speech and an open society, it was in the lead in attacking WikiLeaks and its founder. The post Manufacturing Contempt for Assange: How the Media Made WikiLeaks Founder into a Scapegoat appeared first on MintPress News. read more

The Last Refuge1 day ago

European Environmentalists Have New Plan For Cargo Ships Based on Paris Climate Agreement Compliance

Folks, this story is not from The Onion or any version of sarcastic media. This is very real. To meet the compliance standards of the Paris Climate Accords and the subsequent treaty that all EU nations agreed to, they must reduce carbon emissions in freight and transit systems. They have spent thousands of hours pouring […] The post European Environmentalists Have New Plan For Cargo Ships Based on Paris Climate Agreement Compliance appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

MJBizDaily1 day ago

New Jersey opens doors to wave of adult-use marijuana applicants

New Jersey's cannabis regulator says it's tracking strong interest in new recreational marijuana license applications after opening up its online licensing platform this week. New Jersey opens doors to wave of adult-use marijuana applicants is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Climate Collections1 day ago

Mediterranean Weather In The Arctic

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? The highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic, 38C (100F), has been officially confirmed, sounding “alarm bells” over Earth’s changing climate. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday verified the record, reported in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk on 20… read more

Climate Collections1 day ago

Claim: Researchers uncover the surprising cause of the Little Ice Age

Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: A portion of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation [image credit: R. Curry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @ Wikipedia] This article starts off confident that the researchers are right – ‘we now know’ etc. – but later retreats and says ‘the cooling appears to have’ etc. But as the Little… read more

The New Dark Age1 day ago

A Sino-Russian military alliance is gratuitous (as of now)

The New York Times got the story correct when its Moscow bureau watched the outcome of the videoconference between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday and assessed that the US’ two main adversaries “sought mutual support in their conflicts with the West but have not yet declared a formal alliance.” read more

Real Climate Science1 day ago

The Center For Creating Digital Hate

Providing factual information about climate and exposing fraud is classified as “digital hate.” Google still ran ads on climate denial, despite promising to stop – The Verge I turned off Google Ads after they started sending me emails like this … Continue reading → read more

MJBizDaily1 day ago

New York tribe launches recreational cannabis industry

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, based in upstate New York near the Canadian border, began rolling out its own tribally run, recreational cannabis industry by awarding three cultivation permits. New York tribe launches recreational cannabis industry is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

IER1 day ago

White House Issues Orders to Federal Agencies on Its Energy Goals

On December 8, President Biden directed federal agencies to cut the government’s carbon dioxide emissions by 65 percent by 2030 with… The post White House Issues Orders to Federal Agencies on Its Energy Goals appeared first on IER. read more

Mining Awareness +1 day ago

Five Governors Send Letter to DoD Requesting Withdrawal of (Illegal) Vaccine Mandate for National Guard Members; National Guard Under State Command

“Gov. Reynolds, four other Governors send letter to DoD requesting withdraw of vaccine mandate for National Guard Members Tue, 12/14/2021 Today, Gov. Reynolds and … Continue reading → read more

The Aviationist1 day ago

RAF Typhoon’s First Air-To-Air Kill: Terrorist Drone Shot Down In Syria

A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 has shot down a “small hostile drone” in Syria. In what the UK Ministry of Defence called an “unprecedented event”, an RAF Typhoon conducted the type’s first ever operational [...] The post RAF Typhoon’s First Air-To-Air Kill: Terrorist Drone Shot Down In Syria appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

MJBizDaily2 days ago

How Curaleaf deal could shape marijuana debt financing

Curaleaf deal sets bar higher for marijuana debt financing, and investor interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. How Curaleaf deal could shape marijuana debt financing is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

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"Why..."

"Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people? The response would be… to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened." - Harold S. Kushner read more

All News Pipeline Feeds1 day ago

naked capitalism1 day ago

2:00PM Water Cooler 12/16/2021

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Snopes.com1 day ago

Snopes Looks Back on Eventful Year, Prepares for Upcoming Trial

Our fact-checking team has been energized by court victories, including penalties ordered against our opponents. read more

"Holiday Cheer is Tempered by Retail Disasters - Stocks Rally"

*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, AM 12/16/21: *"Holiday Cheer is Tempered by Retail Disasters - Stocks Rally"* "The Holiday Season is tempered by the retail disaster around us. No matter what the stores do they cannot hide how bad retail sales are. The supply chains have been destroyed and even the largest retailer is hanging by a thread." read more

No More Mister Nice Blog1 day ago

RESOURCEFUL WINGNUT FINDS A REASON TO PUNCH A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER EVEN WHEN COVID, CRT, AND TRANS KIDS AREN'T BEING DISCUSSED

Right-wingers love assaulting and intimidating school board members who don't march in lockstep with the GOP/Fox News/MAGA agenda -- you know, shrugging off COVID, rejecting critical race theory, ordering trans kids to use the bathroom God assigned them at birth rather than the one that feels comfortable for them. But what do you do when you're just hankering to punch a school board member and none of those subjects are on the agenda? Relax -- this is a problem that can be solved: Glastonbury [Connecticut] police are investigating a disturbance at a Board of Education meeting Tuesd... read more

Snopes.com1 day ago

Mistletoe – Famous for Stolen Holiday Kisses – is a Parasite That Steals Water and Nutrients from Other Plants

Turns out, there are 1,300 species of this evergreen plant worldwide. read more

the daily howler1 day ago

Sometimes, The Others really are crazily wrong!

*THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021* *Tucker Carlson speaks:* No, Virginia! In its current cover report, Newsmax magazine *doesn't* seem to be "rootin' for Putin," as Brian Stelter claimed. The magazine *isn't* hailing his conquests with "Cheers! Champagne!" That's how Maddow dreamed it. We'd also say that recent claims about Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham were also basically wrong. And by the way: Can a nation survive with a "segregated" news environment—with a news environment in which each of its warring tribes hears nothing but the Storylines it loves, demands, prefers? It's hard... read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

Great “Holiday” Gifts For The Woke Family

Forget about the children’s books you grew up with. Treat your kids to something new. How about a book about a little boy who has two lesbian mothers that are pirates. read more

Small Dead Animals1 day ago

Pizzagate, Come Back!

All is forgiven. A Nevada criminal complaint against a mom who allegedly pimped out her 9-year-old daughter to longtime CNN producer John Griffin in Vermont discloses disturbing new details about the sick arrangement. It also reveals that authorities first became aware of Griffin’s depraved proclivities 18 months ago – yet the FBI didn’t arrest him… Continue reading → read more

Dust storm moving at 90mph winds blanket HALF of Kansas

Daily Mail A blinding dust storm with powerful winds of 90mph tore through half of Kansas, as trailers were knocked over in Colorado and fires spread... The post Dust storm moving at 90mph winds blanket HALF of Kansas appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Fauci Says Government May Have To Use Force To Get The Unvaxxed To Get Jab, ‘Even If It’s Unpopular’

EnVolve Back in September, White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci threatened that the Biden regime was going to “mandate” everyone take Big Pharma’s experimental... The post Fauci Says Government May Have To Use Force To Get The Unvaxxed To Get Jab, ‘Even If It’s Unpopular’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

PopularResistance.Org1 day ago

Wage Inequality Continued To Increase In 2020

Newly available wage data from the Social Security Administration allow us to analyze wage trends for the top 1.0% and other very high earners as well as for the bottom 90% during 2020. The upward distribution of wages from the bottom 90% to the top 1.0% that was evident over the period from 1979 to 2019 was especially strong in the 2020 pandemic year, yielding historically high wage levels and shares of all wages for the top 1.0% and 0.1%. Correspondingly, the share of wages earned by the bottom 95% fell in 2020. Two features of the pandemic economy distorted wage patterns in 202... read more

Satire: New Greta On The Shelf Doll Will Track Your Climate Sins

The Babylon Bee Dec 8, 2021 • This Christmas, get the doll that will shame and terrify your children about the climate… Greta On The... The post Satire: New Greta On The Shelf Doll Will Track Your Climate Sins appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more