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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.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

21 December - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
Declassified CIA Documents Reveal Recovery of Crashed UFO Fragments in 1966 — Curiosmos
Declassified CIA Documents Reveal Recovery of Crashed UFO Fragments in 1966 — Curiosmos https://curiosmos.com/declassified-cia-documents-reveal-recovery-of-crashed-ufo-fragments-in-1966/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
Alien lifeforms ‘unlike anything we’ve seen’ could be hiding in the clouds of Venus | The Independent
Alien lifeforms ‘unlike anything we’ve seen’ could be hiding in the clouds of Venus | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/space/alien-venus-clouds-planets-life-b1979592.html read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
Experiencing Loss: The 3 Truths to Help You Go from Grief to Love – Purpose Fairy
Experiencing Loss: The 3 Truths to Help You Go from Grief to Love – Purpose Fairy https://www.purposefairy.com/89287/experiencing-loss-the-3-truths-to-help-you-go-from-grief-to-love/ read more
Turcopolier16 hours ago
“A year on from the Brexit trade deal, the doom-mongers got it so wrong” Telegraph
“The ports would be plunged into chaos. Stranded lorries would turn Kent into a giant car park. The supermarkets would run out of food, the factories would run out of parts, and our export industries would be blown apart. Only … Continue reading → read more
Gregory Mannarino, "AM/PM 12 /21/21""
Gregory Mannarino, AM 12/21/21: *"Dystopian C.O.N.T.R.O.L To An Extreme Is Coming, * *Prepare Yourselves"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ Gregory Mannarino, PM 12/21/21: *"Critical Updates: * *Another Major Bank Warns, Markets And More"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Pettiness on Display
Image via preen.ph. And it's back to no, according to yesterday's interview with West Virginia MetroNews Radio. Jennifer Psaki was just too mean. Manchin said he would not say "the real reason" talks failed. But when asked what that was, he said: "The bottom line is ... it's staff. It's staff purely. ... It's not the president. It's staff. And they drove some things and put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable." That's more important than the United Mine Workers, probably among the most important factors in electing him as a Democrat in one of the most Repu... read more
"Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue, 12/20/21"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue, 12/20/21"* by kimgary "Violent crime and drug abuse in Philadelphia as a whole is a major problem. The city’s violent crime rate is higher than the national average and other similarly sized metropolitan areas. Also alarming is Philadelphia’s drug overdose rate. The number of drug overdose deaths in the city increased by 50% from 2013 to 2015, with more than twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as deaths from homicides in 2015. A big part of Philadelphia’s problems stem from the crime rate and drug abuse in... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Disapproval of Biden grows
Daily Caller: President Joe Biden’s disapproval rating jumped once again, according to a new NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll released Monday. When asked whether individuals approved or disapproved of Biden’s handling of the presidency, 55% of those polled said they disapproved while just 41% said they approved, according to the poll. The survey was conducted amongst 1,400 adults between Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 with a four-point margin of error. (Marist poll) Do you approve/disapprove of Joe Biden? Overall: 41/55 Dems: 87/11 Indie: 29/66 GOP: 4/95 White: 40/56 Latino: 33/65 Non-white: ... read more
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iranian Diplomat Claims “Good Progress” As Negotiations Drag On
*Trevor Filseth* *Iran Deal, * Although some progress has allegedly been made, the most recent round of negotiations has ended. The next round is slated to begin again in a week. The Vienna nuclear negotiations, intended to restore Iran to the 2015 “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” (JCPOA) nuclear deal, have slowly continued since late November. Although some progress has allegedly been made, the most recent round of negotiations has ended. The next round is slated to begin again in a week. The delay has raised frustrations in the Austrian capital, particularly by Western rep... read more
Submarine Showdown: Russia's Yasen-Class vs. the U.S. Navy's Virginia-Class
*Kyle Mizokami* *Virginia-class Submarines, United States* In a head-to-head confrontation between a Virginia Block III and a Yasen-class submarine, who would win? *Here's What You Need to Remember: **Severodvinsk *may be slower, but it can dive deeper. The Virginia may be faster, but according to *Combat Ships of the World,* the hull has only been tested to 488 meters. Virginia likely has the edge in sonar detection, thanks to the new Large Aperture Bow sonar. The United States Navy’s submarine force emerged from the Cold War as the undisputed masters of the undersea realm. The ... read more
On Arab Spring Anniversary, Tempers Run High in Tunisia
*Trevor Filseth* *Tunisia, * Roughly a thousand protesters gathered in a central square in Tunis on Friday, chanting slogans that described the July events as a coup d’etat and pushing for a restoration of democracy. December 17 marked the eleventh anniversary of the self-immolation of Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi, a spark that lit the earth-shattering Arab Spring pro-democracy movement across the Middle East. On Friday, Tunisian demonstrators took to the streets again, both for and against the changes brought about in the country’s political system at the hands of Pre... read more
Biden Issues ‘Sinister Threat’ Claiming Unvaxxed & Their Families Will Soon See ‘Severe Illness and Death’
[image: threat]In a statement from the White House, President Joe Biden issued what many Americans are perceiving as a threat of 'severe illness and death." read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Virus update: • Biden to pledge 500M free rapid COVID tests, increased support for hospitals. • Germany to decide on post-Christmas COVID measures. • Thailand reimposes quarantine. • NHL shuts down Wednesday through Saturday. More coverage: https://t.co/UZaPRc9Brt — The Associated Press (@AP) December 21, 2021 Kosovo agrees to rent prison cells to Denmark to ease overcrowding https://t.co/TznZFZyHi2 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 21, 2021 Problems are piling up for US President Joe Biden, from a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases to a fellow Democrat's defiant rejection of his... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Bolivia’s First Sentencing Court decides not to release Jeanine Áñez due to flight risk
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia's First Sentencing Court refused on Monday to release former Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez due to flight risk. She will have to remain in jail after being charged with sedition, terrorism, and conspiracy for her role in the framework of the 2019 post-election crisis. The Court considers that a risk […] The post Bolivia’s First Sentencing Court decides not to release Jeanine Áñez due to flight risk appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Collusion between big banks and Big Green a threat to US energy
Jason Isaac: Is a criminal conspiracy going on in plain sight? Major banks and investment firms are conspiring with radical environmentalists to deny lending and investments to fossil fuel companies—jeopardizing our economy, energy future, and the rule of law. A new white paper from Ambassador C. Boyden Grey for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered project exposes, for the first time, the legal reasons that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing isn’t just harmful to our economy and energy industry—it’s likely criminal collusion. A free market is no... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE16 hours ago
The Bee Is Declared The Most Important Living Being On The Planet – Science And Nature
The Bee Is Declared The Most Important Living Being On The Planet – Science And Nature https://www.sci-nature.vip/2021/10/the-bee-is-declared-most-important.html?m=1 read more
Virtual Mirage16 hours ago
Open Forum
Local Delivery in SoCal As some of you know, I’ve been dealing with some significant pain issues, and rather than deal with potential dependence on pain medication, I’ve taken it straight on. The medical establishment in much of the US is impacted by the onset of socialized medicine and getting the proper attention […] The post Open Forum appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Biden to Pledge 500M Free COVID-19 Tests to Counter Omicron
Biden is announcing major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading omicron variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE17 hours ago
The Biggest 3D Map of the Milky Way is Here and it’s Ridiculously Stunning — Curiosmos
The Biggest 3D Map of the Milky Way is Here and it’s Ridiculously Stunning — Curiosmos https://curiosmos.com/the-biggest-3d-map-od-the-milky-way-is-here-and-its-ridiculously-stunning/ read more
The Man Who Brought Us the #Universe: 4 Things We Have Thanks To #CarlSagan.
The Man Who Brought Us the Universe: 4 Things We Have Thanks To Carl Sagan | Discover Magazine https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-man-who-brought-us-the-universe-4-things-we-have-thanks-to-carl-sagan read more
CURMUDGUCATION15 hours ago
Class With Dr. Deepfake
The MIT Media Lab gas something to show us. Yikes. The video shows old pictures being brought "to life." Here's Einstein "talking" with a voice barely escaping cartoon German scientist territory, Van Gogh with a mystery accent, and Mona Lisa not actually saying, "It's a-me, Mario!" While MIT acknowledges the potential for harm of deepfakery and AI animatronics, I'm not sure they really get it. The "technology can be used for positive purposes--to revive Albert Einstein to teach a physics class, talk through a career change with your older self, or anonymize people while preser... read more
MJBizDaily16 hours ago
Oregon adult-use marijuana company loses license for multiple violations
An Oregon adult-use marijuana producer must surrender its license after state regulators found it committed three violations Oregon adult-use marijuana company loses license for multiple violations is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
People attend a demonstration against the Belgian government's restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Brussels, December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Johanna Geron *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Protests against COVID measures across Europe *(Reuters). read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Big Tech employees leaving Silicon Valley
Washington Examiner: Tech executives and workers have fled Silicon Valley over the course of the pandemic, lured to red states by a lower cost of living, the possibility of remote work, and low taxes. In other words, Northern California has suffered a "brain drain" to states such as Texas, Florida, Colorado, and Utah. Before the pandemic, the Bay Area already had more people moving out of the region than into it, and the trend was only exacerbated by the coronavirus. The number of people leaving the area almost quadrupled in 2020, and, since September 2020, the outflow averaged ... read more
21st Century Wire16 hours ago
Pfizer to Test 3rd COVID Shot in Kids Under 5 After Two Doses Fall Short
*CHD* | Untold corruption: Pfizer and BioNTech have been allowed by corrupt governments to run another mass experiment on the world's children. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Durham questions attorney conflict of interest with Danchenko and Clinton
Red States: ... According to Durham, [A] separate lawyer at the firm is currently representing the 2016 “Hillary for America” presidential campaign (the “Clinton Campaign”), as well as multiple former employees of that campaign, in matters before the Special Counsel. As discussed more fully below, the Clinton Campaign financed the opposition research reports, colloquially known as the “Dossier,” that are central to the Indictment against the defendant. Accordingly, for the reasons set forth below, the government respectfully requests that the Court inquire into the potential co... read more
21st Century Wire16 hours ago
‘WE ARE THE 99 PERCENT’ – OFFICIAL VIDEO
*DazBand* | Anti-lockdown, pro-bodily autonomy, pro-choice, and pro-freedom anthem has gone viral. read more
“some cold-like symptoms”
“Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is fully vaccinated and received a booster vaccine, has tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced on social media Monday. Hogan received his first two doses of the Moderna vaccine in January and February, then … Continue reading → read more
Message from Archbishop Vigano
MESSAGETO THE AMERICAN PEOPLEE DEAR AMERICAN PEOPLE, DEAR FRIENDS, for two years now, a global coup has been carried out all over the world, planned for some time by an elite group of conspirators enslaved to the interests of international … Continue reading → read more
Forest Fires Of 1898
12 Feb 1898 – TERRIBLE BUSH FIRES. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – NEW ZEALAND. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – THE TASMANIAN BUSH FIRES. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – A SCHOONER WRECKED. FLOOD AND FIRE. – Trove 12 … Continue reading → read more
West Kelowna shooting
Castanet is reporting that "The West Kelowna RCMP confirms two men were shot at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday evening. Both men are being treated for serious injuries at Kelowna General Hospital. RCMP were called to the scene in the 4000 block of Pritchard Drive to reports of shots fired in the parking lot of the resort." Castanaet is also reporting that "Both men are known to police and are from the Okanagan." A 32 and a 34 years old. read more
"This Is Going To Be A REALLY “Dark Winter” For Both America And The Entire Planet"
*"This Is Going To Be A REALLY “Dark Winter”* * For Both America And The Entire Planet"* by Michael Snyder "Enjoy the times that you are able to spend with family and friends now, because things are starting to get really crazy out there. The official beginning of winter is upon us, and just in time there is a frightening new COVID variant that is scaring the living daylights out of politicians all over the planet. Of course those deeply frightened politicians are going to respond to this new threat just like they have responded to every other chapter of this crisis so far. They are... read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Traité de la charte sur l'énergie : une réforme qui stagne, une angoisse qui monte
21-Dec-2021 Les négociations pour moderniser le Traité de la charte sur l'énergie (TCE) trainent en longueur et les gouvernements Européens perdent patience. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Energy Charter Treaty: stalled reform fuels EU fears for climate
21-Dec-2021 European governments are losing patience in talks to modernise the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), according to leaked documents. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Britain and GCC agree to 'work rapidly' towards free trade deal
21-Dec-2021 Britain and the Gulf states have agreed to an “ambitious strategic partnership” after issuing a detailed joint communique. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
America-based corn lobby urges Biden to prioritise Kenya trade pact
21-Dec-2021 The US' main corn lobby group has urged President Joe Biden's administration and Congress to prioritise trade deals with the US and Kenya to avoid losing their industry's advantage over China. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
When free trade is not free
21-Dec-2021 If the states of the world take seriously their own rhetorical commitments to climate change mitigation, job creation, and sustainable development, they must reject the free trade paradigm. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Mercosur meeting ends without deal on import tariff cuts
21-Dec-2021 The member states were unable to hash out an agreement after Uruguay declined to sign on unless other countries agreed to let it negotiate its own unilateral free trade deals without the blessing of Mercosur nations. read more
A Winter Of Discontent
OMICRON is tearing through Ontario. Bruce Arthur writes: It’s beginning to look a lot like chaos, everywhere you go. On Monday people lined up for rapid tests that ran out fast, or tried to get booster appointments that weren’t available until February next year. Some public health units ran out of Pfizer or contact tracing or both, and testing may be next. These are the early days of Omicron, and it probably feels like you’re on your own. Which despite the best efforts of so many, you probably are. A lot of the defences people have counted on to see COVID clearly, or keep them ... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Five people are executed in one day on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five people were shot dead within eight hours this Sunday (19) in Ponta Porã (MS), on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. The region is dominated by criminal factions, such as the First Capital Command (PCC), which dispute the drug and arms trafficking routes from that country to Brazil. It […] The post Five people are executed in one day on the border between Brazil and Paraguay appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Survey: Dire Warning of Poverty and Child Hunger if the Child Tax Credit Ends
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * These extra funds that millions of parents have come to rely on will be a thing of the past if the Build Back Better bill fails. More than thirty-five million American parents are in line to receive their final installment of the monthly enhanced child tax credit payments this week unless Congress can quickly pass the highly contentious Build Back Better legislation. President Joe Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, passed last March, enabled the federal government to give eligible parents as much as $3,600 per year for a c... read more
The F-35A Fighter Jet Is Coming to Europe In a Big Way
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *F-35, * The planes, fresh off the Lockheed Martin production line in Fort Worth, Texas, are the first of their kind to be stationed in Europe. The first U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets to be stationed in Europe finally landed at their new home in England at RAF Lakenheath, located about seventy miles northeast of London, last Wednesday. According to defense writer Jennifer Svan at Stars and Stripes, the four planes—fresh off the Lockheed Martin production line in Fort Worth, Texas—were part of the initial delivery to the fighter base in Suffolk... read more
The Kursk Sinking Was the Deadliest Submarine Disaster in Russian History
*Kyle Mizokami* *Kursk Accident, Russia* In the end, the sinking of the Kursk appears to have been caused by a simple, freak accident of chemistry. *Key Point:* The Oscars needed to be fast to intercept American nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and that meant they too needed nuclear propulsion. Each was powered by two OK-650 nuclear reactors that together provided 97,990 shipboard horsepower. In 2000, a Russian submarine designed to sink aircraft carriers became a victim of its own arsenal. The cruise-missile submarine *Kursk* suffered a massive explosion and sank after an onb... read more
"Ben Garrison Exposes The Elephant In The Room"
*"Ben Garrison Exposes The Elephant In The Room"* by Ben Garrison "In America we are all entitled to an opinion. The First Amendment guarantees our free speech. Unfortunately, many are now censored for having an opinion that does not align with the ‘official’ one pushed by the globalist ‘authorities.’ In particular, any opinion that contradicts the current and ongoing medical tyranny is banned. We at GrrrGraphics recently endured a one-week suspension on Twitter merely because one of our cartoons questioned the abuse of vaccines. It’s my opinion, based on copious evidence, that the... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Leftist have a hard time accepting rejection of insurrection meme
Robert Spencer: The Jan. 6 “insurrection” hasn’t worked out quite the way the Democrats obviously hoped: Trump wasn’t convicted in his second Stalinist impeachment show trial, no one has actually been charged with orchestrating or participating in any “insurrection,” and the witch hunt to demonize and marginalize Trump and his supporters as “white supremacists” who pose an imminent threat to our “democracy” (it’s a republic, folks) has so far been a huge fizzle. But three ferociously partisan retired generals are thinking ahead, publishing an op-ed in the *Washington Post* Friday... read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Nova Scotia Power keeps consumers in the dark about costs of delayed Muskrat Falls power
Four years after renewable electricity from Muskrat Falls in Labrador was supposed to supply 10% of Nova Scotia’s needs, Nova Scotia Power continues to keep the public in the dark about how much it is costing the company to buy replacement energy. It’s an important question because whatever Nova Scotia Power (NSP) has paid will […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
The wokeness disease
Bruce Pardy: “Willfully blind and recklessly misleading.” Those are just two of the aspersions that law professors have levelled at the Free North Declaration, a call to arms to protect civil liberties in Canada from COVID-19 irrationality and overreach. Launched on Nov. 12 and profiled recently in the Epoch Times by Lisa Bildy (one of its creators, along with myself and two others), the declaration has now been endorsed by over 400 lawyers and 45,000 concerned citizens. No surprise that it has also attracted condemnation from academics and other woke COVID apostles. After all, t... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Poland, Lithuania break with Biden on Russian threat to Ukraine
Washington Examiner: Poland and Lithuania on Monday openly broke ranks with the Biden administration over Ukraine. It evinces their deep concern over the U.S. response to Russia's threatened invasion of Ukraine. In a show of support for Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Andrzej Duda traveled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The three leaders "called upon the international community to step up sanctions on the Russian Federation over its ongoing aggression against Ukraine." In a clear reference to Ukraine's want for more weapon... read more
Electroverse19 hours ago
Bhopal, India Suffers Lowest Temp In 55 Years, “Hazardous” Freeze To Hit The Prairies, Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds Spotted, + Tonga-Hunga Volcano Erupts To 49,200 Feet
The COLD TIMES are returning... The post Bhopal, India Suffers Lowest Temp In 55 Years, “Hazardous” Freeze To Hit The Prairies, Rare Polar Stratospheric Clouds Spotted, + Tonga-Hunga Volcano Erupts To 49,200 Feet appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Lawfare20 hours ago
Merrick Garland Needs to Speak Up
Merrick Garland is sworn-in as attorney general on March 11, 2021. (Source: Flickr/Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Attorney General Merrick Garland is taking a great deal of criticism these days. He’s being attacked for not having indicted former President Trump, for not having brought cases faster against witnesses who have defied the Jan. 6 committee, and for not having moved more aggressively against political figures for their supposed involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection. These criticisms speak to genuine frustrations with the slow pace of department action... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Omicron spreading rapidly, but ICU cases drop dramatically
Washington Examiner: The omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to federal tracking. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that omicron accounted for more than 73% of COVID-19 cases last week, up from about 13% the week prior. The agency revised its data Monday to reflect an increase in confirmed omicron cases the week ending Dec. 11, which was initially estimated to be about 3%. ... Early data out of South Africa reported that hospitalizations due to the omicron variant were 29% lower than in the initial wave in March 2020... read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Minimum wage continues to increase in many places
The minimum wage continues to rise in a number of places. Effective next year,81 jurisdictions will see tangible increase to amounts already above the nationwide minimum wage. Per a USA Today article yesterday called “Minimum wage is about to rise … Continue reading → read more
Pocket. Mobile Phone. Under the Skin.
Remember carrying a wallet? I'm old enough to remember when wallets had room for your checkbook and a pen. Maybe a nice Cross pen that you got for graduation. Then Apple and other tech gadgets put your wallet in your... Related Stories - Sneetch Meets Grinch - A Holiday Message From a Shaolin Monk - No Red Card for the Covid Vaccine Even As Footballers Are Collapsing read more
Sneetch Meets Grinch
Theodore Suess Geisel, known as Dr. Suess was a political cartoonist, ad man and of course, known best for having written many of the most beloved children's books ever published. The Sneetches is about a huckster who comes to town... Related Stories - Pocket. Mobile Phone. Under the Skin. - A Holiday Message From a Shaolin Monk - No Red Card for the Covid Vaccine Even As Footballers Are Collapsing read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Is the time finally right for a municipal bike-share program?
This is part 1 of a two-part series on bike-share programs. Here, Philip Moscovitch looks at bike-share programs in Nova Scotia and across the country and speaks with cycling advocates what needs to happen in the HRM to make a program work. A mandatory helmet law, hilly streets, winter weather, and a lack of bike […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Poll tags Biden as cause of inflation
*Epoch Times:* *Most Popular Answer to Cause-of-Inflation Poll: Biden Administration’s Policies* Biden's attempt to blame business and others is not working with those responding to this poll. I think Democrats in Congress and the FED share some of the blame but Biden should be at the top of the list.. read more
Sierra snowpack jumps from 19 to 98 percent in just 7 days, U.S.
Snowpack over the Sierra has increased dramatically in just 7 days after a series of storms affected the region last week. The sudden change gives California its wettest start to the Water Year (October 1 - September 30) in more than 40 years. A new series of...... Read more » read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
The Wisdom of Sunetra Gupta
This brilliant, well educated, and wise woman has been vilified by all of the usual suspects: The power of the elites’ propaganda has definitely done its work on the #Sheeple and #NPCs. read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Judge Rules CalPERS Violated Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act by Holding Improper Closed Session After Ben Meng Resignation
CalPERS got a bloody nose in court. Maybe the board will wise up and behave better in the future. read more
The Case Against Democrats’ Social Security Reform Plan
*Stephen Silver* *Social Security, * The plan takes a series of measures that would serve to buy Social Security a few more years before a more permanent solution is found later. For several years, Congressman John Larson (D-CT) has been trying to save Social Security, with a plan he calls the Social Security 2100 Act. Larson has introduced the bill multiple times over the years, but it's taken on new urgency this year, since the announcement that the main trust fund that funds Social Security is likely to run out in 2033, a year earlier than previously thought. Rep. Larson, who ... read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Stunning Covid data from Denmark. Omicron has Been Used as Cover for Vaccine Failure
Overall, though, the figures out of Denmark largely back those from South Africa – and make clear that the reason that Europe has seen a massive rise in cases and hospitalizations this fall has nothing to do with Omicron and everything to do with vaccine failure. read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Joe Biden presidency on the skids. World must take note
American politics took a dramatic turn on Sunday with the announcement by the West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin that he “cannot vote” for the Build Back Better Act, President Joe Biden’s signature $2.2 trillion bill to overhaul the country’s health care, education, climate, immigration and tax laws. read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
New York Times Covers Up Its Debunked Lies About Peng Shuai By Adding New Ones
The Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai recently gave an interview in which she refuted various lies the New York Times and other media had made about her. Today the Times responded by creating and publishing more lies about her. read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
Montana prepares for Jan. 1 launch of $325 million adult-use cannabis market
Montana cannabis businesses are gearing up for the scheduled Jan. 1 launch of the nation's newest adult-use program, with major changes in store for how companies operate and concerns about shortages in a market projected to top $300 million in annual sales by 2025. Montana prepares for Jan. 1 launch of $325 million adult-use cannabis market is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
‘Brazil is a real competitor in nature tourism, and that bothers a lot of people,’ says Minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the Brazilian Minister of Tourism, there are attempts to use the environmental argument to undermine the country's global competitiveness; Machado was interviewed on Direct to the Point on Monday, 20 The program 'Direct to the Point', from Jovem Pan, received on Monday, 20, the Minister of Tourism Gilson […] The post ‘Brazil is a real competitor in nature tourism, and that bothers a lot of people,’ says Minister appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
Well At Least They Are Wearing Masks
Warning! CBC link! Once again activists and Indians are back shooting flares at security personnel, and destroying property at the Coastal Gaslink. And Fairy Creek activists are costing taxpayers a lot of money. read more
NTEB PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: The Human Implantable COVID-19 Vaccination Passport Microchip We Told You Was Coming Has Now Arrived
NTEB PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: The Human Implantable COVID-19 Vaccination Passport Microchip We Told You Was Coming Has Now Arrived by Geoffrey Grider, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/ On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, The COVID-19 human implantable microchip for the vaccination passport is now here, just as we told you it would come, but hold onto your … read more
New Program Is Secretly Privatizing Medicare
A new program is placing Medicare recipients into private health insurance plans without their knowledge or consent in a final effort to fully privatize our national Medicare system. Known as "Direct Contract Entities (DCEs)," this program is putting more of our healthcare system into the hands of private equity to generate enormous profits at the expense of our health. Clearing the FOG speaks about this with Kay Tillow, a long time health care, civil rights and union activist. Tillow explains what these entities are, why they threaten the future of our entire healthcare system an... read more
CENSORED NEWS17 hours ago
Watch now 'Understory: Tongass Forest Documentary' Destruction of Alaskan Coastal Rain Forest
"There was a time when the less greedy you are, and the more you can give, the wealthier you are," said Marina Anderson, Haida, tribal administrator of Kasaan Village, speaking in 'Understory.'Watch now: https://dceff.org/2021online/39 minutesWild ConfluenceThree women set sail on a 350 mile expedition through Alaska’s massive Tongass National Forest, exploring how clearcut logging in this read more
Two Nuclear Weapons Went Missing From a Russian Sub
*Kyle Mizokami* *Cold War, Europe* On April 7, 1989, while operating a depth of 1266 feet, Komsomolets ran into trouble in the middle of the Norwegian Sea. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *In the mid-1980s, the Soviet Union constructed a super submarine unlike any other. Fast and capable of astounding depths for a combat submersible, the submarine *Komsomolets* was introduced in 1984, heralded as a new direction for the Soviet Navy. Five years later, *Komsomolets* and its nuclear weapons were on the bottom of the ocean, two-thirds of its crew killed by what was considered yet ... read more
Investigation Finds Pentagon’s Air War Used Bad Information
*Trevor Filseth* *Pentagon, Americas* The investigation cited dozens of cases of airstrikes that resulted in civilian casualties. The Defense Department’s air wars in the Middle East have been characterized by “deeply flawed intelligence” and “faulty targeting,” leading to the deaths of more than one thousand civilians since 2011, according to an investigation published by the *New York Times* on Saturday. The report, based on documents detailing thirteen hundred cases of reported civilian casualties obtained via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, contradicts rosy as... read more
Ruger’s Precision Rifle Is a Beast at Long-Distance Shooting
*Richard Douglas* *Rifles, World* Is it one of the best? *Here's What You Need to Know*: If you’re looking for a budget-friendly precision rifle, the Ruger Precision Rifle is an excellent choice. The Ruger precision rifle, or RPR, is revolutionary in that it brought long-distance shooting to the average gun enthusiast. The rifle is built to be *reminiscent of an AR-15*, and comes with so many features that even beginners will be giddy with excitement. After getting to shoot an RPR Gen III, I compiled a quick list of my favorite features to help all of you on the rocks to make th... read more
Retraction Watch19 hours ago
Researchers ‘devastated’ after finding manipulated data in study of pediatric brain tumors
An international group of cancer researchers has lost an influential 2020 paper in Nature Neuroscience after finding problems with the data that triggered an institutional investigation. The article, “Tumor necrosis factor overcomes immune evasion in p53-mutant medulloblastoma,” represented a potentially major advance in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors, according to Robert Wechsler-Reya, the director … Continue reading Researchers ‘devastated’ after finding manipulated data in study of pediatric brain tumors read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Obsession with China: India’s ambassador invites Brazil to focus more on his country for agricultural exports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil needs to do more to find a large market. Apart from this potential, Brazilians could significantly increase exports of high value-added products. That market is India with its 1.4 billion people, and the statements come from Suresh Reddy, India's ambassador to Brazil. According to him, the agribusiness industry, one […] The post Obsession with China: India’s ambassador invites Brazil to focus more on his country for agricultural exports appeared first on The Rio Times . read more
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A reader sent me a link to a Tumblr post in which a user asked this question: I recall at least one of you guys having worked with livestock animals. Why are cows so damn indestructible while horses keel over and die if mercury is in retrograde or a dog barked in Kazakhstan? The answers were very funny, particularly the one that began: My entirely half-assed understanding of Why Horses Explode If You Look At Them Funny, As Explained To Me By My Aunt That Raises Horses After Her Third Glass Of Wine. Click over there to read them for yourself, and brighten your morning. An... read more
Lava flow field at Great Sitkin grows to more than 1.3 square km, Alaska
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The Privilege of Staying Home: COVID and the Highly Skilled Workforce
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Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting people and wildlife
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka this year’s Champion of the Earth for Science and Innovation, has spent three decades helping to safeguard some of the world’s rarest primates, including endangered mountain gorillas. Read the full story, “Champions of the Earth: The Ugandan vet protecting people and wildlife”, on globalissues.org → read more
Even With Omicron, North Korea Still Claims No Coronavirus Cases
*Stephen Silver* *North Korea, Asia* North Korea has not reported any positive tests to World Health Organization but state media has been reporting about the spread of the Omicron variant. Throughout the entire coronavirus pandemic, North Korea has continued to insist that has had no cases of the deadly virus. This was the case through the original emergence of the virus, through various earlier variants, and now the arrival of Omicron. Sure, no one in the public health or diplomatic worlds believes the regime in these claims, but they have continued to make them despite the ... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Brazil: sharp rise in São Paulo hospitalizations due to respiratory symptoms
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The Rio Times20 hours ago
Fearmongering of Omicron sends São Paulo stock market down 2% and strengthens dollar in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo stock exchange fell by 2.03 % on Monday, weighed down by fearmongering of the Coronavirus Omicron variant, which also shook the currency market, with the dollar reaching its highest level since last March in Brazil. The Ibovespa, the parquet's benchmark index, closed at 105,019 points and, after […] The post Fearmongering of Omicron sends São Paulo stock market down 2% and strengthens dollar in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com20 hours ago
A VPN isn’t just for your computer – Here’s why you need a VPN on your router, too
Get a VPN for your browser so each internet-connected device in your home is protected from invasive hackers and browsing history stalkers. read more
CFACT20 hours ago
How and why Youngkin should quit the RGGI
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowance auction tax program (where electric power ratepayers have to pay for the allowances) is particularly nasty because the tax is unpredictable and can become very volatile. The post How and why Youngkin should quit the RGGI appeared first on CFACT. read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
TPLF armed forces to leave other regions of Ethiopia
TPLF armed forces to leave other regions of Ethiopia Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The conflict in Ethiopia pitting the central government against the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – and involving others on both sides – seems set to be turning again. For several weeks ago, the TPLF and the Oromo […] The post TPLF armed forces to leave other regions of Ethiopia first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Brazil expects US$29 billion from privatizations in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The expected amount is almost double the R$89 (US$15.614) billion the South American giant collected from the concessions or sales of public companies between 2019 and 2021. Infrastructure Minister Tarcísio de Freitas confirmed this Monday during the balance of his administration, noting that the figure expected for 2022 will be […] The post Brazil expects US$29 billion from privatizations in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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Brazil: Committee passes bill regulating quarantine and lockdowns
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The Duran21 hours ago
[LOCALS EXCLUSIVE] Reasons for Johnson’s Implosion: Rising Prices and UK Public’s Turn Against Lockdowns
[LOCALS EXCLUSIVE] Reasons for Johnson’s Implosion: Rising Prices and UK Public’s Turn Against … Connect with theduran and other members of theduran community [LOCALS EXCLUSIVE] Reasons for Johnson’s Implosion: Rising Prices and UK Public’s Turn Against Lockdowns Stats for Lefties on Twitter: “The political group most supportive of a full lockdown were 2019 Labour voters, […] read more
Modern Tokyo Times21 hours ago
Japan to provide more economic support to Afghanistan
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Russia's Heavy Weapons are Getting a new UAV-based targeting System
*Peter Suciu* *Russian Military, Russia, Europe* The Orlan-10 UAV platform consists of the actual unmanned aerial vehicles along with launch and recovery systems, ground control segment, and swappable payloads. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *As part of the joint operation between the drone and the gun, the Orlan-10E transmitted coordinates to the command vehicle, which then calculated data to fire and sent the coordinates to the self-propelled howitzer's crew, the press office further specified. The purpose of the Russian-built Orlan-10E reconnaissance drone is to aid in th... read more
Moderna Has Good News about Its Booster Against Omicron
*Stephen Silver* *Moderna, * The data is preliminary and has yet to undergo peer review, and it remains early on in the Omicron wave. But it was enough to move Moderna’s stock upward on Monday morning. There was a lot of news over the weekend about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, most of it not very positive. Cases have been rampaging through the population throughout the United States Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN Sunday that the new variant is “going to take over,” and warned of “a tough few weeks to months.” The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that Omicron... read more
The Unsinkable USS North Carolina Gave Japan Nightmares
*Peter Suciu* *WWII History, United States, Japan* USS North Carolina survived many close calls and near misses, and was hit by a Japanese torpedo in September 1942. *Here's What You Need to Remember: * By war's end, she lost just ten men in action while another sixty-seven had been wounded. Despite that fact, the Japanese claimed six times the battleship had been sunk. Back last month, the Battleship *North Carolina* kicked off a month-long event to celebrate the eightieth "birthday" of the World War II warship and will also mark the sixth anniversary of her arrival in Wilmingto... read more
The Christmas Song That May Have Been Played After the Battle of Yorktown
*Peter Suciu* *Revolutionary War, * W"The World Turned Upside Down" among the various tunes that were played during the British surrender ceremony? A popular legend is that following the Battle of Yorktown, on October 19, 1781, during the official surrender ceremonies, a group of British Army bandsmen—which may have consisted of little more than a few pipes and drums—had started to play an American or French tune in tribute to the victors. However, General George Washington seemed to refuse such honors of war, and insisted that they play a "British or German march." Thus, the Br... read more

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