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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, December 18, 2021

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balance103 minutes ago
Turn this civilization around
Thus the handwriting is on the wall. History repeats itself. The only power that can check the widening spiral of the pride of the people of Israel on the one hand and of deceit and treachery and intrigue of the people of the Arab nations on the other is the authority of the Christ that occupies the position at the heart level to challenge this yin and yang perversion of Alpha and Omega. Your knowledge of the cosmic clock will show you that these two nations this day represent the malefactors on either side of the Christ–both in manifestation of antichrist–the Christ who came... read more
War News Updates4 minutes ago
Biden Administration Considering Redirecting Military Equipment That Was Suppose To Be Sent To Afghanistan Now Be Sent To Ukraine
Mi-17 helicopter *Quebec Tribune/Wall Street Journal*: *Biden Administration Considers Sending Ukraine Military Equipment Once Bound for Afghanistan* WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is considering a plan to redirect helicopters and other military equipment once allocated for the now-defunct Afghan military to Ukraine to help quickly reinforce its defenses amid a buildup of Russian troops near its border, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. The equipment is being sought by Ukraine, which discussed it with Pentagon officials, who generally support providing more arms to Ukrai... read more
Untitled
* EdTech surging* Between January and September of 2021, the EdTech sector saw mergers and acquisitions worth more than $3.35 billion, more than three times the consolidated amounts raised in the last two years — $416 million in 2020 and $783 million in 2019. Similarly, PE-VC fundraises by EdTech firms totaled $3.77 billion in the exact same time period, far exceeding the cumulative $2.22 billion and $968 million raised in 2020 and 2019 respectively, according to data provided by Venture Intelligence. One of the breakout companies in this sector is Roblox (RBLX). Get Roblox Repo... read more
balance1016 minutes ago
beings of great light pass that torch
When individuals who would follow this light desire to escape from the powers of the outer they will enter into the heart of the sacred fire within and demand an expansion of that sacred fire; and they will remove by cosmic decree and by calls to their own mighty I AM Presence all discordant substance from their own world. By the removal of this impediment, the pure and precious Spirit called the Holy Spirit will rush in to fan the flame to feed the sacred fire within man and to regenerate not only the physical form but also the mental body of man and the etheric body, to reviv... read more
War News Updates33 minutes ago
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Says Russia To Create Counter Threats If NATO Turns Down Security Proposals
*RT: **Russia to create ‘counter-threats’ if West snubs its security proposals* Moscow's proposal for security guarantees is aimed at averting a potential military conflict with NATO, Russia’s deputy FM has said, noting that the country’s relations with the US-led block have reached the tipping point. The comprehensive security deal, proposed to the US and NATO, serves the best interests of all the parties involved, and is designed to avoid potential military showdown through political dialogue, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Saturday. “[By proposing th... read more
The Duran34 minutes ago
The Path to Corruption in France
Eric Zuesse Whereas Germany takes an extremely libertarian approach to corruption, and even allows foreigners to donate secretly and in any amount to support a candidate, France has one of the world’s best anti-corruption legal systems, so that virtually the only pathway by which a person can legally perpetrate corruption of the French Government is […] read more
Russia Formally Quits 'Open Skies'
Russian Tupolev-214 airplane displays the Open Skies markings. *RT: **Russia formally quits 'Open Skies' * Russia has officially left a landmark strategic agreement that allowed surveillance flights over its territory. Moscow said the US wrecked the post-Cold War confidence boosting Treaty on Open Skies by abandoning it last year. Signed in 1992, it allowed countries to conduct a certain number of short-notice unarmed reconnaissance flights over each other’s territory. The deal was devised to bolster transparency and build confidence, after decades of mistrust. *Read more... read more
Automatic Weapons Revolutionized Colonial Warfare
*Peter Suciu* *Machine Guns, * If the Brown Bess and Martini Henry rifles built the British Empire, then the Maxim Gun allowed it to expand and gain mastery of the battlefield. Military thinkers are not always the most forward of thinkers, and this was certainly the case with small arms in the nineteenth century. Initially, the U.S. Army was not sold on the concept of rapid-fire weapons and only adopted Richard Jordan Gatling’s hand-cranked “Gatling Gun” after the Civil War for use on the plains. But Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer thought the carriage-mounted weapons were a bu... read more
South Korea's ‘Living With Covid-19’ Policy Is a Total Bust
*Mitchell Blatt* *Coronavirus, Asia-Pacific* It has both failed to stop the spread of the virus and has angered business owners with its harsh and seemingly arbitrary restrictions. Two weeks ago South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced his administration would continue its “Living With Covid-19” policy even in the face of record caseload. Now he has reversed his position. The number of new daily cases has continued to climb from an average of 4,000 a day at the end of November to over 6,700 a day midway through December. The policies the Blue House had hoped would slow the s... read more
How to Protect Health Care from Government Intrusion
*Kofi Ampaabeng, Elise Amez-Droz* *Health Care, United States* Make no mistake: The antidote to a government takeover of health care is a booming private market—one that delivers superior value to patients and empowers providers to focus more on top-quality care. People often complain that American health care is broken because we have a “free-market” system. But, in fact, much of what’s broken about U.S. healthcare is due to government intervention. The involvement of third-party payers, which are either funded or heavily regulated by the government, leads to mountains of paperw... read more
Gas Prices Continue to Drop, AAA Says
*Stephen Silver* *Gas Prices, Americas* Crude oil prices have jumped back above $70 per barrel. What goes up must come down, and that appears to have happened with gas prices. The average gas price in the United States, which has been rising throughout the year, finally began dropping again in November, and that has continued into December. AAA said Thursday that the average gas price in the United States has dropped to $3.31 a gallon, down two cents from earlier in the week. But crude oil prices have jumped back above $70 per barrel, indicating a possible upward pressure on t... read more
Drone Swarms are Changing How the U.S. Army Thinks and Fights
*Kris Osborn* *Drone Swarms, * Small drone swarms can hit speeds of sixty to seventy miles per hour, and some are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Are mechanized forces and units of maneuvering soldiers vulnerable to large swarms of mini-drone explosives or surveillance operations suddenly appearing in the air? The U.S. Army is taking measurable and impactful steps to minimize and counter the risk. Small drone swarms can hit speeds of sixty to seventy miles per hour, and some are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Drone swarms can be dispatched to blanke... read more
Will — Or Should — U.S. Vice-President Harris Resign?
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris discusses the U.S. Senate's passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, during a meeting in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo *Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill:* *Will — or should — Kamala Harris become the Spiro Agnew of 2022?* The last vice president of the United States to resign was Spiro Agnew in October 1973. Should Vice President Harris be the next? This is not a partisan attack against Harris. If anything, what I write is likely to upset a number... read more
Quarantine in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1941 (80 Years Ago)
Eighty years prior to Covid-19, the Nazis invaded Poland… Eighty years after the photo, below, was taken, Hitler’s birthplace of … Continue reading → read more
The Telegraph Discovers That The Wind Does Nor Always Blow!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Ian Magness ? Is Rachel Millard really as dense as this? ? A lull in wind speeds over the summer was felt in boardrooms across Europe. As it blew at its weakest for around 60 years, major energy companies lost… read more
Komando.com2 hours ago
Google Drive could start blocking files it says are against its terms of service
Store files in Google Drive? You could lose access to them if they violate Google's policies. read more
The Last Refuge2 hours ago
It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Pravda…. Everywhere You Turn
Interesting short segment from Sky News interviewing the smiling U.K. Health Minister Gillian Keegan about the intense U.K. response to the Omicron variant and the new restrictions announced by government officials. Great Britain is preparing for hundreds-of-thousands of Omicron cases. Video prompted to 05:42 just watch for around 45 seconds. No commentary from me needed. […] The post It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Pravda…. Everywhere You Turn appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Safe And Effective ®
Listen to the experts. Ontario's top doctor advises against seeing your triple vaccinated grandparent if you're double vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/XzZhMrz5bh — True North (@TrueNorthCentre) December 17, 2021 read more
Why Everyone Is Referring To Business Loan Next…The Simple Reality Revealed
Individuals are logging on to search out answers. Some are merely looking for info, nonetheless, a overwhelming majority are looking for solutions. These are solutions that you began your small business to reply. How are you going to convey these answers to these potential prospects for your business? As a small business owner, you’ll be able to attain these potential customers with your blog. Here is the way it works: if there is secured bank debt, the purchaser will simply commit to a debt assumption settlement, promising the seller to pay the month-to-month word and the prices ... read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
Routine testing by MDARD is positive for Listeria monocytogenes in Romaine
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat Fresh Express Sweet Hearts Romaine Lettuce Sweet Butter Lettuce due to food safety concerns. A sample of product collected as part of routine sampling in December and analyzed by MDARD has tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No cases of illness... Continue Reading read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
US Vice President Harris Takes A Swipe At President Biden For Declaring Independence From COVID On July 4. Says 'We Have Not Been Victorious Over It'
Kamala Harris is seen on Friday speaking to The Los Angeles Times in her Washington DC office *Daily Mail:** 'We have not been victorious over it': Kamala takes a swipe at Joe for declaring independence from COVID on July 4 – and blames scientists for failing to see Omicron or Delta coming* * Kamala Harris on Friday spoke to The Los Angeles Times and discussed the new surge of Covid-19 infections * She said that the US government had been taken by surprise by the emergence of both Delta and Omicron * Harris said that they were unsighted because 'most scientists - upon whose... read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
U.S. President Biden To Address The Nation OnTuesday To Announce New Covid Measures
President Joe Biden meets with members of the White House Covid-19 Response Team on Thursday.Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters *Daily Mail: **Biden to announce new COVID measures as cases of Omicron DOUBLE in 24 hours: President's advisers want him to move focus in his Winter Plan from 'freedom from the virus' to 'living with it'* * President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on Tuesday to announce new Covid measures to fight the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant as cases double in the past 24 hours * The speech will build on his 'Winter Plan' and address booster shots, lockdowns and ma... read more
The Air Force Is Cutting, Not Killing, Its C-130 Hercules Cargo Aircraft Fleet
*Kris Osborn* *Air Force, Americas* Air Force leaders say the current plan is to reduce the number of C-130 cargo aircraft in the fleet from 300 down to 245 to streamline the force while still covering the service’s tactical lift requirements. *Here's What You Need to Know: *As a propeller-driven aircraft, a C-130 is able to land in more rugged or austere environments because debris will not get stuck in its engine. This fact lends further support to the idea of arming the C-130s as warplanes so that they can defend their cargo against incoming fire or even launch offensive attac... read more
Collective Punishment Vs Mostly Peaceful Protest
The Kenosha rioters committed crimes against an entire community which had nothing to with what the rioters said they were protesting. This sort of collective punishment is a crime under international law. read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
New York State Assembly Advancing Legislation to Create Involuntary COVID Quarantine Camps
Admittedly it takes quite a bit to raise my blood pressure; but this is one of those real-world issues that does it. There are a lot of really good people in upstate New York and outside the boundaries of that crazy city they are best known for. The New York state assembly passing a bill […] The post New York State Assembly Advancing Legislation to Create Involuntary COVID Quarantine Camps appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Unbelievably Powerful Lasers are the Future of American Warfare
*Kris Osborn* *Lasers, United States* The Army has enlisted the services of several defense industry contractors to create a high-energy laser. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *In modern-day warfare, increasingly powerful lasers are needed to intercept incoming explosives traveling at high speeds. Warfighters will one day be able to fire lasers from fighter jets while in combat and strike enemy hypersonic missiles in space and incinerating enemy drones from armored combat vehicles. Lasers and other laser technologies—such as rangefinders and spotters—are already used in ma... read more
Even the U.S. Air Force Argued Against Building New F-22 Raptors
*Trevor Filseth* *F-22, United States* The Air Force considered the possibility of doubling the size of the F-22 fleet in a 2017 study. Ultimately, the numbers didn't add up. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor continues to rule the skies more than fifteen years after its introduction. Although it is not invulnerable, it is widely regarded as the best air-to-air fighter aircraft in the world. Unlike the F-35 Lightning II, which was intentionally created as a versatile platform to fill multiple roles, the F-22 was solely designed as an air superiority fighter. By all accounts, it has ... read more
Pope Francis--deliberately cruel? Insecure? Misled?
Why is he restricting the traditional Catholic Latin mass? The World Over program Thursday Dec. 16, 2021. Treating the old rite like a virus. It has been flourishing, why is he squelching it when Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI approved it? Why are some Catholics treated like second class citizens? https://youtu.be/erDcQxjo-4c PETER KWASNIEWSKI, senior fellow at The St. Paul Center in Steubenville, OH, and FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of NY discuss new instructions expected from the Vatican on the implementation Pope Francis' moto proprio... read more
Collective Punishment Vs. Mostly Peaceful Protest
If a conservative is accused of being at a protest where some people engage in violent acts, they are punished. Actor Jay Johnston Banned From ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Over Capitol Riot The exact opposite of the treatment of BLM rioters. Kenosha … Continue reading → read more
How we got here--explained in clear language
Bishop Robert Barron explains the complex chaos of today, the ideologies behind the riots and violence, based on philosophies of two 19th century and two 20th century philosophers. 1. Marx 2. Nietzsche 3. Sarte 4. Foucault Atheism. This is critical to all of them. Oppressed and oppressor. Class struggle. Control of language. Culture of self-invention. Being and non-being. Existentialism. Death of God. Power. Ideas have consequences. https://youtu.be/8KQcm0Mi5To read more
Science Matters4 hours ago
A New Lexicon for the Covid Era
Redefinitions Required for the time of Covid Before, People were presumed healthy unless they had a proven disease; And Now, People are presumed sick unless they are proven well. Before, a quarantine was isolating sick people from contact with healthy people; And now, a quarantine is isolating everyone until they are proven healthy. Before, a […] read more
R.I.P.
R.I.P. Andrés Meléndez. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, teammates and those who knew him. pic.twitter.com/ehyrF7C7df — Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) December 17, 2021 More here read more
Komando.com5 hours ago
Scam alert: Avoid these personalized ads on social media
Is an ad following you around on social media? As much as you want to buy the item, don't. It could be a scam. read more
Ontario’s ‘top doctor’ says double-vaxxed people should stay away from triple-vaxxed relatives
True North – by Cosmin Dzsurdzsa Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore wants double-vaccinated Canadians to stay away from elderly family members... The post Ontario’s ‘top doctor’ says double-vaxxed people should stay away from triple-vaxxed relatives appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
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
Daily Mail Grim new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have predicted that US COVID-19 deaths will soar by 73 per... The post 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 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Food Safety News5 hours ago
USDA public health alert for Hawaiian-style summer sausage with metal pieces
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for approximately 51 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Hawaiian-style summer sausage products due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials– pieces of metal. FSIS issued this public health alert out of the utmost caution to ensure that consumers are... Continue Reading read more
Turcopolier5 hours ago
The December 1864 Battle of Nashville – TTG
This account/essay about the 1864 Battle of Nashville was written by Matt Palmquist, a freelance writer with a great interest in the Civil War. He maintains a twitter account at @CivilWarHumor. He often writes such interesting accounts of Civil War … Continue reading → read more
Massive Child Sex Trafficking Ring Busted, Ran for Decades, Protected By Police in Exchange for Sex
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Queens, NY — Six sex traffickers were arrested this week for running a Queens-based sex trafficking ring which... The post Massive Child Sex Trafficking Ring Busted, Ran for Decades, Protected By Police in Exchange for Sex appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
103 of the 9,000 unvaccinated Marines are discharged
Daily Mail The Marines are booting 103 active members for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as military services begin to discharge up to 30,000 active duty... The post 103 of the 9,000 unvaccinated Marines are discharged appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind I: "Ambience Minimus"
Full screen recommended. *Liquid Mind I: "Ambience Minimus"* read more
The Soviet Su-17 Fighter-Bomber Did it All During the Cold War
*Charlie Gao* *Su-17, Russia* The Su-17 was first developed as a follow-on to the earlier Su-7B fighter-bomber. *Here's What You Need to Know*: The Su-17 saw significant service in the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It served in many roles during that conflict, including reconnaissance, strike, and minelaying. For many military watchers, the Sukhoi name is synonymous with the clean flowing lines of the Su-27, Su-30, and Su-35 series of Flanker aircraft or the squat and stubby Su-25 ground attack aircraft. However, during the majority of the Cold War, the swing-wing Su-17 (known as t... read more
These 5 NATO Tanks Would Stop Russian Armor in Its Tracks
*Charlie Gao* *Tanks, Europe* These tanks would be on the frontline of any conflict between NATO and Russia. *Here's What You Need to Know*: While the Leopard 2A6 HEL only features a standard L/55 gun, it remains one of the more deadly tanks within NATO. As Russia prepares to roll out its next-generation T-14 Armata, NATO countries are stepping up the pace of their existing tank modernization programs. Here are five of the most advanced tanks that are fielded, or will be fielded in the near future by NATO. *1. M1A2C* The M1A2C in it’s latest 2019 configuration is without a doub... read more
Coronavirus Chaos: With New Variants, What Does ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Mean?
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Coronavirus, * Two doses may not be enough to be considered fully vaccinated. Americans who have completed their two-dose regimen of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine might eventually be considered no longer fully vaccinated, according to White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci. Such a redefinition of what it means to be fully vaccinated against coronavirus and the variants Delta and the fast-spreading, highly mutated Omicron is certainly “on the table,” the director of the National Institute of All... read more
Toronto cop stole drugs from evidence locker
Global is reorting that "Toronto’s police chief admits that a senior officer who admitted stealing drugs while on the job should have faced charges. Veteran homicide detective Paul Worden quietly retired from the Toronto Police Service last January. Two weeks later, a report in the Toronto Star revealed that he had been forced to retire after he was caught stealing opioids from lockers where evidence was kept." Never mind that. How about the murder of Rodger Kotanko? CBC is reporting that "The Toronto police officer who shot gunsmith Rodger Kotanko nearly a month ago won't talk to ... read more
balance105 hours ago
IS Ukraine being handed over to Putin?
Ukraine will become a NATO member with the Membership Action Plan as an integral part of the process, leaders of the Alliance have confirmed at their summit. That's according to a communique by the leaders of state and government of 30 NATO Allies. "We reiterate the decision made at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP) as an integral part of the process," the communique reads. "We stand firm in our support for Ukraine’s right to decide its own future and foreign policy course free from outside inter... read more
The Last Refuge5 hours ago
Various Omicron Data Suggests Minimal Health Concern Overall
Robert Malone MD, MS, provides some updated global reporting on the Omicron variant that complements the initial reporting, starting with a report from Denmark: Published in: Eurosurveillance Volume 26, Issue 50, 16/Dec/2021 ♦ Denmark, as of December 9, 2021. Denmark has one of the highest RT-PCR testing capacities in the world and screens all positive […] The post Various Omicron Data Suggests Minimal Health Concern Overall appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

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