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musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago

Hard Truths

Since our pseudo news outlets and social media pot-stirrers capture the imagination with stories that are largely untrue or focus on the wrong things, we seem to be ignoring hard truths. This concerns me as dialogue over factual information is … Continue reading → read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Cuomo privilege

*Post Millenial:* BREAKING: *DA declines to pursue 'credible' charges against Andrew Cuomo* *While the investigation "found credible evidence to conclude that the alleged conduct in both instances described above did occur," the DA's office has declined to "pursue criminal charges..."* The governor was accused of coping a feel of several female employees will not be charged. read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT16 hours ago

Wildlife Suffering From Climate Change–National Trust

By Paul Homewood Justin Rowlatt has also been trumpeting the National Trust’s latest extreme weather claims: Wildlife across the UK is increasingly suffering the impacts of extreme weather events and natural disasters, says the National Trust as it publishes its annual reckoning of UK wildlife "winners and losers". The conservation charity also […] read more

Small Dead Animals16 hours ago

Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors

“The world as we know it is ending.” The immense popularity of overstating one’s personal risk from Covid, and of structuring one’s whole life around that exaggerated risk, can’t be explained in logical terms. It can only be understood with the animal logic of the force that dictates the living conditions of our entire elite… Continue reading → read more

Cairns News16 hours ago

LNP/ALP duopoly gives Main Stream Media 100% Tax deduction for Covid propaganda support

Video link to pass around: https://rumble.com/vrkcc8-australian-government-give-msm-100-tax-deduction.html?mref=qnz9d&mc=6f8oi read more

MJBizDaily17 hours ago

5 charts that explain the cannabis industry’s unpredictable 2021

Political and pandemic upheavals made 2020 an exceptional year. And the roller-coast ride failed to slow in 2021, marking a second straight year of extreme unpredictability for the cannabis industry. 5 charts that explain the cannabis industry’s unpredictable 2021 is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Need To Know17 hours ago

Farmers and Truckers Stopped from Providing Food as Supply Chain Is Destroyed

A document from Botswana stated that the country will not import staple crops, which will ensure food shortages, in order to "enhance the RESET AGENDA." read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil’s five challenges in 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Getting out of recession, curbing inflation, and bringing down unemployment are some of Brazil's economic challenges in 2022 and reducing the current polarization ahead of the October presidential elections which impacts the rest of the challenges. OUT OF THE RECESSION According to the latest projections after the historic economic retraction […] The post Brazil’s five challenges in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Left redefines 'insurrection'

Washington Examiner: ... When Jared Schmeck called into the NORAD Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve, as he does every year with his children, he was not expecting to be connected directly to the president nor did he know his call was being livestreamed by the White House. At the end of the brief conversation, however, after, Biden told him his children had to be in bed by 9 or Santa wouldn’t come, Schmeck said, “Merry Christmas, and let’s go Brandon!" The latter half of that sentence, of course, is a popular and amusing catchphrase disparaging Biden. Was the statement juvenile? Ye... read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazilian oil and gas industry expects up to 50,000 new jobs could be created next year

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian oil and gas industry projects that the sector could create up to 50,000 new jobs by 2022, driven by the recovery of barrel prices and the sale of Petrobras assets, as Petrobras will use these sales to finance investments in the upstream sector. The estimate comes from the […] The post Brazilian oil and gas industry expects up to 50,000 new jobs could be created next year appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Halifax Examiner16 hours ago

Delays in Muskrat Falls project have cost Nova Scotia Power ratepayers $200 million

Delays in the receipt of hydroelectricity from Muskrat Falls in Labrador have cost Nova Scotian ratepayers more than $200 million over four years to replace it with other sources of energy. That information was finally made public by Nova Scotia Power on Friday, December 24, after being ordered to disclose the amount by the regulator, […] read more

naked capitalism17 hours ago

Links 12/29/2021

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The National Interest17 hours ago

China Locks Down City Over Outbreak Fears

*Trevor Filseth* *China, Asia* Residents of Xi’an are forbidden from driving cars in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus among other things. The Chinese city of Xi’an, the capital of central Shaanxi province, has been locked down after a spike of Omicron cases was detected there last week. The restrictions were tightened on Monday. Residents of Xi’an are forbidden from driving cars in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus among other things. In the run-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China has redoubled its “zero-COVID” strategy, virtu... read more

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago

Merck to Pfizer But We're None the Wiser

Going on a DECADE. But now Pfizer is King. Why? ### 2019: As mumps or "mumps like illness" is in the news, we're re-running this post from Dan Olmsted and Mark Blaxill from 2012. Here we are, 7 years later... Related Stories - The Age of Polio Revisited read more

The Duran17 hours ago

Protests South Korea, Georgia, Austria, France, Germany, Spain, and Argentina

Protests South Korea, Georgia, Austria, France, Germany, Spain, and Argentina ***News Topic 674*** read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Covid-19: Court overturns Belgium’s lockdown of theaters, concert halls and cinemas

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo announced the shutdown of cultural venues to prevent the spread of the omicron variant on Dec. 22 and allowed for restaurants and bars to remain open with an 11 p.m. curfew. The ruling came after a union representing actors, performers, and cinema operators appealed […] The post Covid-19: Court overturns Belgium’s lockdown of theaters, concert halls and cinemas appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

The AfCFTA Investment Protocol: preparations for the negotiations and expectations

29-Dec-2021 The preparations for the negotiations of the Investment Protocol under the AfCFTA agreement (The Agreement) are already underway though still in the early stages. read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

US mum on Kenya trade pact talks

29-Dec-2021 Separate statements issued by both Kenya's Trade Cabinet secretary Betty Maina and her US trade chief Katherine Tai, after a virtual meeting last Tuesday did not provide any timelines for resuming the stalled talks on the deal signalling a persisting deadlock. read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Nubank is the best bank in Brazil for the third consecutive year -Forbes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For the third year in a row, Nubank was elected the best financial institution in Brazil and is among the best in the world. The recognition is from the North American magazine Forbes, from the annual ranking World's Best Banks 2021, released since 2019. Forbes surveyed in partnership with the […] The post Nubank is the best bank in Brazil for the third consecutive year -Forbes appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Retraction Watch18 hours ago

‘A clusterf**K’: Authors plagiarize material from NIH and elsewhere, make legal threats — then see their paper retracted

Stolen data, “gross” misconduct, a strange game of scientific telephone, and accusations of intimidation – Santa came late to Retraction Watch but he delivered the goods in style. Last May, the journal Cureus published a paper titled “Idiopathic CD4+ Lymphocytopenia Due to Homozygous Loss of the CD4 Start Codon.” The paper caught the notice of Andrea … Continue reading ‘A clusterf**K’: Authors plagiarize material from NIH and elsewhere, make legal threats — then see their paper retracted read more

Need To Know18 hours ago

Dr. Mercola Article: World Council for Health Reveals Spike Protein Detox for Vaxxed People

The top 10 spike protein detox essentials include vitamin D, vitamin C, nigella seed, quercetin, zinc, curcumin, milk thistle extract, NAC, ivermectin and magnesium. Dr. Mercola recommends a healthy diet, fasting and taking a daily sauna. read more

Need To Know18 hours ago

Linz, Austria Is Hiring People Hunters to Pursue and Fine Unvaxxed Individuals

The city of Linz in Austria is looking for employees who will be tasked with enforcing fines against those refuse the Covid jab. The recruitment drive comes weeks ahead of a sweeping vaccine mandate requiring all citizens over 14 to be vaccinated by February 1. read more

Need To Know18 hours ago

New York Democrat Governor Hochul Drops Covid Vax Requirement for Transportation Workers

Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul has announced there will no longer be a vaccine requirement for Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers in the NYC metro area, citing concerns the rules could worsen an existing worker shortages. read more

Komando.com18 hours ago

Too many cables and cords? Use this simple trick to tell them apart

If you have a mountain of cables and can't figure out which cord goes with which piece of tech, use this simple solution to take control. read more

Komando.com19 hours ago

Home security 101: The best and worst places to set up motion sensors

Set up motion sensors on the second floor of your home as well as near your medicine and alcohol cabinets. Here are a few spaces to avoid. read more

Komando.com20 hours ago

7 podcasts that help you weed out misinformation online

Modern news sites and social media apps are full of misinformation. Here are seven podcasts that teach how to spot real and fake news. read more

Komando.com21 hours ago

Your new holiday gifts attract thieves – 3 tips to protect your stuff

Think twice before leaving the empty 4K TV box on your curb. read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

The Democrat gerrymanders

* Washington Examiner:* *Democrats hate gerrymandering except when they use it against Republicans* Democrats will do everything they can to maximize Democrat power and limit Republican power. When they complain about Republican-drawn maps they are being disingenuous. read more

The National Interest17 hours ago

87 Percent of American Households Have Internet Service at Home

*Stephen Silver* *internet, * Internet service at home is becoming more and more essential, especially in the pandemic era. Internet service at home is becoming more and more essential, especially in the pandemic era. New research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. released this week found that eighty-seven percent of U.S. households now get internet service at home. That represents an increase from eighty-three percent in 2016 and sixty-nine percent in 2006. Also according to that study, ninety-eight percent of households with the internet have broadband service, and eighty-f... read more

The National Interest17 hours ago

Not So Fast: CDC Backtracks on Some of Its Omicron Statistics

*Stephen Silver* *Omicron, * Omicron is now the main variant, and will almost certainly grow more dominant compared to Delta. But it turns out it didn’t grow quite as quickly as first reported. When the Omicron variant started ripping through the U.S. population earlier this month, one of the more shocking statistics was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency said last week that the Omicron variant was responsible for seventy-three percent of cases in sequenced infections when that figure had been in the single digits just a week earlier. H... read more

The National Interest17 hours ago

Why Are Titanium Submarines So Hard to Build?

*Trevor Filseth* *Submarines, Amerias* Securing the titanium is only half the battle. The United States and the Soviet Union each developed a nuclear triad during the Cold War. The triad was composed of nuclear-equipped bombers, nuclear missiles, and nuclear submarines. Of the three, submarines were perhaps the most dangerous. Unlike the two land-based legs of the triad which could theoretically be struck preemptively, submarines were constantly in motion. They were equipped with nuclear missiles and could come close to a target nation’s coast undetected before launching its mis... read more

GREENIE WATCH18 hours ago

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* China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts* SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the biggest of its kind under construction in the country. Its operator, the Guodian Power Shanghaimiao Corporation, a subsidiary of the central government-run China Energy Investment Corporation, said on Tuesday that the plant's technology was the world's most efficient, with the lowest rates of coal and water consumptio... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

New homegrown technology will allow Brazilian Air Force aircraft to exchange data in flight

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is making progress in developing, manufacturing, and integrating its new data link system within the framework of the Link-BR2 Project. Between the end of November and December, a series of meetings took place between the FAB and companies involved in the project and the start […] The post New homegrown technology will allow Brazilian Air Force aircraft to exchange data in flight appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL18 hours ago

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* Australia: Anglicans defend firing of gay teacher from Christian school* *Sydney Anglicans are real Christians* The Anglican Church has defended the sacking of a gay Sydney schoolteacher this year, saying she was not terminated because of her sexuality but because she believes Christians should be able to enter same-sex relationships. Steph Lentz was lawfully sacked in January from Covenant Christian School in Belrose, in Sydney’s north-east, after telling the school the previous year she was a lesbian – as first reported by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age in August. In... read more

Need To Know18 hours ago

Dr. Ron Paul: Is the Crack-Up Boom Here?

Many progressives cling to the fallacy that average workers somehow benefit from continued dollar devaluation. Progressives are even pushing the Fed to increase its money printing to fight climate change and racism. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has embraced this “woke” monetary policy. read more

The New Dark Age18 hours ago

Privacy: Spam, Spies and SMS: How it works

By Crofton Black: Need to verify your identity on a phone? Reset a password? Log in to a sensitive site or account? You’ll probably get a text message to check who you are. But it won’t come directly from your account provider. Instead, it will come via one or more middlemen: little-known bulk messaging companies that use the access they’ve brokered to hundreds of phone networks to send millions of messages cheaply and quickly around the world. read more

naked capitalism18 hours ago

Administration’s Obvious Covid Flail: Officially Abdicates as Case Count Hits Record; Scientists and Press Misrepresent Data to Put Happy Face on Omicron

The Biden Covid response is visibly coming apart at the seams. read more

Global Issues News Headlines18 hours ago

2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs

Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due to conflict and persecution, rose to record highs. Read the full story, “2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs”, on globalissues.org → read more

Need To Know19 hours ago

NY Times Editor Dies of Heart Attack Hours After Moderna ‘Booster’

Carlos Tejada, a 49-year-old editor at the New York Times, died just hours after mixing-and-matching his Janssen/ J&J shot with a "booster" from Moderna. No clinical trials have ever been conducted to examine the safety or efficacy of mixing various types of COVID injections. read more

CFACT19 hours ago

Mike Fahner RIP: Unsung hero of Supreme Court property rights victory

As the year draws to a close, let us mark the passing of a scrappy, blue-collar California farmer and businessman who stood up to Big Government and Big Labor -- and took them down. The post Mike Fahner RIP: Unsung hero of Supreme Court property rights victory appeared first on CFACT. read more

The National Interest19 hours ago

Amid Omicron, Fauci Endorses Vaccine Mandate for Flying

*Stephen Silver* *Coronavirus, * Such a mandate would likely encourage the so far reluctant to get the vaccine, while also making flights themselves safer. Ever since the arrival of coronavirus vaccines around a year ago, the United States has not instituted a vaccine mandate for airline flights. But now that the Omicron variant is here, and flights are being canceled by the hundreds, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist is stating that it may be time. According to the Associated Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a TV interview this week that the United States shoul... read more

The National Interest19 hours ago

Lebanese President Aoun Lashes Out at Hezbollah

*Trevor Filseth* *Lebanon, Middle East* Hezbollah emerged as an Iran-backed militia opposing Israel during its military occupation of southern Lebanon. In a televised speech, Lebanese president Michel Aoun called for a “national dialogue” to confront the political and social issues that had led to popular dissatisfaction within the country over the past fifteen years. Among other points, Aoun insisted that his government wanted to preserve good ties with the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with which Lebanon came into conflict after the country’s information minis... read more

Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago

Buddhism and the Japanese calligrapher Sugawara Mitsushige: Bodhisattva Kannon

Buddhism and the Japanese calligrapher Sugawara Mitsushige: Bodhisattva Kannon Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The inscription of the Japanese calligrapher Sugawara Mitsushige dates the scroll to 1257. Thus the start of the brief Shoka era. Also, in this period of Japanese history, the famous Buddhist monk Nichiren (1222-1282) spread new ideas and reinvigorated Buddhism […] The post Buddhism and the Japanese calligrapher Sugawara Mitsushige: Bodhisattva Kannon first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more