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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, January 5, 2022

5 January - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

 10 pm MST

The Rio Times16 hours ago
Evangelicals in Bolivia take Covid vaccine passport to court
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although the Government of Bolivia clarified that vaccination against the coronavirus is voluntary and stressed that those who do not have a vaccine passport could alternatively present a negative PCR test, evangelical churches and other groups asked this Tuesday the nullity of both measures before Justice. “We are filing a […] The post Evangelicals in Bolivia take Covid vaccine passport to court appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Cairns News16 hours ago
Turnbull’s republic is already here
Letter to the Editor Every State took ownership of all land when every State agreed to join the the Status of the Commonwealth of Australia as a sovereign, independent and federal nation* Republic* in 1985. Under Our Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901 as Proclaimed and Gazetted we are a Constitutional Monarchy. Under this Constitution […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Paraguay replaces Brazil as host of the Copa America Futsal 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) decided to change the venue of the next edition of the Copa America Futsal 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, granting Paraguay the host status Brazil had until this Tuesday. "The Directorate of Competitions and Operations informed that, as . . . To read the full […] The post Paraguay replaces Brazil as host of the Copa America Futsal 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Snopes.com1 day ago
CDC Posts Rationale for Shorter Isolation, Quarantine
The agency announced the changes last week, halving the isolation time for Americans who catch the coronavirus and have no symptoms or only brief illnesses. read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
What cannabis companies should know about using mailers as a marketing tool
Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp has included mailers in its marketing strategy for at least two years. But a recent tweak to the company's messaging on a promotional postcard brought more attention than it bargained for - so much so, it’s been flooded with orders and incited some worry among Cornbread Hemp’s customer base. What cannabis companies should know about using mailers as a marketing tool is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The Biden legacy
Hugo Gurdon: ... What makes our current president unique is, surely, that his unbroken record policy implosions have been accompanied at all points by boasting. Jimmy Carter, for all his dismal cardigan-wrapped malaise, could not be accused of being a shallow braggart. Surely no president other than the one we have now has ever so overpromised while so underdelivering. The combination is deadly — and deadly excruciating. It is not just that Biden shamefully ran away from Afghanistan, abandoning Americans and our allies there — it's that just a couple of months earlier, he airil... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Desperate leftists want to block Senate filibuster
The Epoch Times reports that a left-wing dark money group is funding Schumer's attempt to end the Senate filibuster. Schumer used the filibuster around 350 times to block legislation when Trump was President, but Democrats are desperate to pass a voting law that will make it easier for them to cheat. The law they are pushing appears to unconstitutionally usurp the power given to state legislatures. The Democrats think they need to change the law to survive the 2022 election. See, also: *Devastating Polling Provides a Window Into Why Democrats Are Trying to Change the 2022 Ele... read more
Could the V-22 Osprey Fly Into the 2060s and Beyond?
*Kris Osborn* *V-22 Osprey, * It wouldn't be the first platform to span decades thanks to upgrades. The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program is progressing quickly to introduce a new aircraft-helicopter platform. Consequently, some might be inclined to wonder how long the well-known Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft might be expected to fly. The answer is likely a long time. The aircraft has increasingly been in demand in recent years and has continued to greatly expand its mission scope. Secondly, communications, software, computing, weapons systems, and cargo-carryin... read more
Electroverse16 hours ago
South Pole Suffered Record Cold 2021; Cars Delivered To Russian Port Caked In Thick Ice; Little Ice Age Conditions Strike North America–Hundreds Stranded On I-95, Virginia; + Sunspots Fade
It is the cumulative effect of low solar activity (from SC24, 25 & beyond) that will usher in cooler terrestrial temperatures. #GSM The post South Pole Suffered Record Cold 2021; Cars Delivered To Russian Port Caked In Thick Ice; Little Ice Age Conditions Strike North America–Hundreds Stranded On I-95, Virginia; + Sunspots Fade appeared first on Electroverse. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
LA schools face mandate rebellion
Politico: Los Angeles Unified was supposed to show other school districts how to roll out an expansive Covid-19 vaccine mandate for students, but its about-face this month may instead have a chilling effect around the country. In September, the nation's second-largest school district imposed strict vaccine requirements on children 12 and older, with almost no exemptions. The district blinked at the last minute, however, as community activists and Gov. Gavin Newsom questioned the idea of moving more than 30,000 unvaccinated students back into distance learning. Other U.S. distric... read more
The Virginia Clean Economy Act
Under the Virginia Clean Economy Act the intent is to eliminate fossil fuel powered vehicles. https://www.nescaum.org/documents/mhdv-zev-mou_12-14-2021.pdf/ If this rule was in place, it is likely many people would be freezing to death right now on I-95, including Virginia Democrat Tim … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
FBI is recklessly misusing Trump-era espionage policy to create “Climate of Fear” among scientists—terrorizing families and ruthlessly destroying careers
The Justice Department’s China Initiative Was Established by the Trump Administration to Crackdown on Chinese Economic and Scientific Espionage. However, its primary targets have been academics prosecuted for failing to properly disclose their connection to Chinese universities on grant forms and it has led to numerous miscarriages of justice. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Family feeds the hungry stuck in Virginia snow
*Hartford Current:* *Mystery family from Connecticut hands out Florida oranges to snowbound travelers stranded on I-95 in Virginia* ... U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democratic senator from Virginia and one time presidential candidate, was one of the grateful beneficiaries. “A CT family returning in a packed car from Florida walked by in the middle of the night handing out oranges as we were stopped for hours on I-95. Bless them,’' Kaine tweeted Tuesday morning. Kaine had set out for the two-hour drive from Richmond to Washington, D.C. on Monday, only to spend the next 21 hours gridlo... read more
Letter To The Times
By Paul Homewood Following up that Prof Grubb letter, I have sent this off to The Times: Dear Sir The letter from Prof Grubb (Jan 4) concerning electricity prices was grossly inaccurate and misleading. He claims that “Consumers are paying three to four times the cost of generating electricity from new wind and solar”, […] read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
Neocolonialism haunts Horn of Africa
Chinese foreign ministers have traditionally marked the new year by visiting the African continent. Wang Yi’s 2022 African tour begins with Eritrea against the backdrop of the US strategy in the Horn of Africa to gain control of the strategically vital Red Sea that connects Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal. read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
2021 Was Stupid. Will 2022 Get Better??
We can only hope that the peasants on Turtle Island, will wake up to the fact that we are being played for fools. We must reject the leftists controlling our lives. read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
Photo-Shopped History: Editing Out Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Support for Palestine
Rewriting history – essentially negating the historical relations between the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and the ongoing struggle to free Palestine – serves the interests of mainstream Western media and their acolytes. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Airlines vaccine hypocrisy?
Breitbart: United Airlines is allegedly allowing potentially unvaccinated London-based flight attendants to work alongside vaccinated American staff as it grapples with staffing shortages, cofounder of Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom Captain Sherry Walker exclusively told Breitbart News on Thursday. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has placed roughly 2,000 unvaccinated U.S.-based employees who obtained religious and medical accommodations on unpaid leave in the name of “safety.” That number includes approximately 900 flight attendants, according to Walker, who said her organiza... read more
Prof Grubb’s Misleading Letter To The Times
By Paul Homewood h/t Coeur de Lion This letter appeared in The Times the other day. It sis stunning just how grossly inaccurate and misleading it is: The MPs calling to reduce electricity bills by removing VAT are looking in the wrong place. Instead we should ask why electricity is so much more […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Hacking of Brazil’s health system: no official data on coronavirus for 25 days
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil, the South American country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, registered 18,759 cases and 175 deaths in the last 24 hours, a much lower number than Argentina, which broke the record of daily cases this Tuesday. However, the nation with the largest population in South America is not providing the […] The post Hacking of Brazil’s health system: no official data on coronavirus for 25 days appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil: The airports of Florianópolis and Vitória will have new routes offered by Latam airline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Latam Brazil will have new routes at the airports of Florianópolis (Santa Catarina state) and Vitória (Espirito Santo state), announced the company on Tuesday, December 4. The measure will be implemented in March. For example, at the Florianópolis airport, the company will operate flights to Santos Dumont, in Rio de […] The post Brazil: The airports of Florianópolis and Vitória will have new routes offered by Latam airline appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Michael West Media23 hours ago
Australia smells a rat
"They let it rip. And it ripped. Three Covid infections in Bali yesterday, 35,000 in NSW. Nursing homes are locking... read more
And So The Election Fearmongering Begins......
On Tuesday, CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil and Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer *sounded the alarm *over the possibility of Republicans winning big in the 2022 midterm elections, something they hysterically labeled one of “the top global risks” in the year ahead. The pair claimed any GOP victory in the midterms or the 2024 presidential contest would be seen as “illegitimate.” "A new report is detailing what it says are the biggest risks facing the globe in 2022 and the findings may surprise you. Number three, midterm elections here in the U.S., a top risk for 2022. How come?"... read more
Long Island Teacher Doses 17 Year Old with Covid Vaccine
Note: The New York Times story here isn't simply that a teacher performed a medical procedure in her home on a minor child.... well, maybe it is. While most of the comments agree that there are many problems with a... Related Stories - As Omicron Surges, FDA’s Vaccine Strategy Called Into Question - Pfizer Transparency Rarer Than a Santa Sighting - November 8, 2021 read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Will Soros and BLM backed candidate for DA be defeated in Orange County, CA?
Washington Examiner: California Democrats may think three's a charm with their latest district attorney candidate, but after soft-on-crime prosecutors wrecked Los Angeles and San Francisco, it’s now three strikes and you're out, conservatives say. Orange County’s staunch law-and-order District Attorney Todd Spitzer has found himself embroiled in a bitter contest against Democratic challenger Peter Hardin, who is hoping to capitalize on the wave of liberal prosecutors sweeping the nation — largely funded by billionaire George Soros. “When it comes to the career criminals and repe... read more
New Year's Day meteor explosion over Pittsburgh captured via GOES-16 satellite, U.S.
A loud boom over the skies of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on January 1, 2022, was caused by a meteor exploding with the blast energy equivalent to 30 tons of TNT. The event took place around 16:20 UTC (11:30 EST) but was not observable from the ground due to clouds....... Read more » read more
Germany's Lone Pacific Warship Marks the End of Merkel-era Dovishness
*Caleb Larson* *Germany, Indo-Pacific* During the Merkel era, critics of German foreign policy criticized Berlin's stance as prioritizing trade over all else. That era, however, seems set to change. Berlin is signaling its support for a rules-based order above trade in a departure from the last two decades of foreign policy. As tension slowly builds in the Indo-Pacific, Germany is ramping up its presence in the region, sending a warship on a Pacific voyage for the first time in twenty years. Although the ship *Bayern*, a Brandenburg-class frigate, is not exactly a state-of-the-a... read more
balance1017 hours ago
how to control a mouse: patent by Rockefeller U. people
patents.google.com › patent › US10786570B2US10786570B2 - Ferritin nanoparticle compositions and methods ... Such a method comprises: (i) administering to a cell population nanoparticles selective for the cell type of interest; and (ii) applying a radiofrequency field to remotely activate the... ◦ Author: Jeffrey Friedman, Sarah Stanley ◦ Publish Year: 2018 uspto.report › patent › grantFerritin nanoparticle compositions and methods to modulate ... Ferritin nanoparticle compositions and methods to modulate cellactivity. Abstract. The present invention provides met... read more
Retraction Watch18 hours ago
Cancer journal with hefty retraction record retracts another 15
A cancer journal with a history of batch retractions has pulled 15 articles dating back to 2014 after concluding that they contained manipulated or misused images. As we reported in 2017, Tumor Biology was forced to retract 107 papers that had been corrupted by fake peer review – a record at the time. That move … Continue reading Cancer journal with hefty retraction record retracts another 15 read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Covid Crisis Hits New York City Schools
With students and teacher absences high, New York City schools are buckling under Omicron. A harbinger for other US cities? read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
Dear Leader Hates Canadians
I know this story has been mentioned before, but its worth repeating. read more
Hundreds of drivers stranded on Interstate-95 after major snowstorm hits U.S.
A major snowstorm stranded hundreds of drivers along a 65 km (40 miles) stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia on Monday and Tuesday, January 3 and 4, 2022. The gridlock was cleared on Tuesday evening when both northbound and southbound lanes were opened. VDOT said...... Read more » read more
Untitled
* Fauci Says Its 'Safe Enough' for Schools to Reopen While Teachers Unions Push for School Closures* White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed support for children returning to classrooms following the holiday break, putting him at odds with some teachers unions who wish to keep schools closed because of what they see as safety concerns over the rise in coronavirus cases. Fauci said during an appearance on ABC's "This Week" with host George Stephanopoulos that, while there is a recent surge in cases due to the highly infectious omicron variant of the coro... read more
The Marine Corps Loves the V-22 Osprey—But Does It Have Enough?
*Kris Osborn* *Marine Corps, * Corps leaders have consistently sought greater numbers of Osprey for a wide range of missions and deployments. But for many years now, the Corps has been concerned that the high demand for Osprey has made it difficult to sustain and modernize the fleet. The Navy is making a new effort to preserve, upgrade and maintain its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, platforms which have consistently been in high demand from Marine Corps commanders for many years. Corps leaders have consistently sought greater numbers of Osprey for a wide r... read more
Aerial Refueling Brings the V-22 Osprey to a Whole New Level
*Kris Osborn* *V-22 Osprey, * The advantage here is compounded by the possibility of flying F-35Bs from amphibious ships, as they too could operate at much greater stand-off ranges if refueled from a VARS-equipped V-22. Large numbers of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft can operate from amphibious assault ships, aircraft carriers, and a range of different land locations, a circumstance that greatly enables large-scale attack and resupply missions. An amphibious assault ship can travel with as many as twelve Osprey tiltrotor aircraft which in turn can transport large n... read more
That looks a tad chilly...
Here's a (silent) video clip of a Russian cargo ship that arrived in a Far Eastern port with a deck cargo of vehicles solidly encased in ice. (If the embedded video doesn't want to play, you'll find it here.) Looking at the offloading process, one hopes nobody expected to drive away with them at once! Peter read more
CFACT19 hours ago
Imagine electric vehicles in bad weather
EVs are at best a secondary vehicle, for those who can afford them, and not the family workhorse. The post Imagine electric vehicles in bad weather appeared first on CFACT. read more
Climatism19 hours ago
Environmentalism Has Lost Its Way
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Driven by climate madness, the environmental movement has become the greatest advocate of destructive industrial development in history. As Kant said: “To will the end is to will the means”. In this case the means to the phantom end of climate control have… read more
Collapse Of The Polar Melting Scam
Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis Antarctica just had their coldest six months on record. This came after their coldest January in over 40 years. Antarctica set to coldest January since 1978, Southern Hemisphere … Continue reading → read more
Komando.com21 hours ago
T-Mobile’s Scam Shield blocked 21B scam calls in 2021 – Here’s how to enable it
T-Mobile Scam Shield identified or blocked over 21 billion scam calls — that’s 700 calls identified or blocked as Scam Likely every second. read more
Komando.com21 hours ago
New law protects you from surprise medical bills after an emergency
The No Surprises Act may help protect you from surprise emergency medical bills. read more
FEMA To Conduct “Nuclear Detonation Drill” January 6
Date: January 6, 2022. Click on image for pdf file or https://www.fema.gov/event/national-engagement-seminar-planning-guidance-response-nuclear-detonation read more
GREENIE WATCH19 hours ago
Untitled
* China leads in fusion research* China's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor in Hefei has set a new world record after running at 126 million°F (70 million°C) for 1,056 seconds – more than 17 minutes. This record, set on December 30, marks the longest running duration for an experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) fusion energy reactor, Xinhua News Agency reports. EAST already set a previous record in May by running for 101 seconds at a higher temperature – 216 million°F (120 million°C). Nuclear fusion power works by colliding heavy hydrogen atoms to form heliu... read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Agribusiness: Brazil opens markets for beef, dairy products, and genetic material
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil will export beef, dairy products, poultry, and beef genetic material to new countries. According to information from the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations of the Ministry of Agriculture, eight markets for Brazilian agricultural products were opened in December. The most recent was the possibility to export bovine fibroblasts […] The post Agribusiness: Brazil opens markets for beef, dairy products, and genetic material appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
naked capitalism19 hours ago
Is the Doom of Humanity Really Inevitable? Maybe Not.
David Graeber and David Wengrow contend early humanity featured experiments in living that have much to teach us. read more
Virtual Mirage20 hours ago
Open Forum
From the Album: Two of my daughters, culturally appropriating. Express Yourself as you are moved here, while I am away from the blog for a bit. The captioned photo is my youngest daughter, Emilie, queen of the selfie, and me, at the beach. Note cargo ships waiting to unload in the background. […] The post Open Forum appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Prices Will Go Up for these Five Things in 2022
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Inflation, United States* Think that inflation from 2021 will be left in the past? Not so fast. These five items will be even more expensive in 2022. There’s little doubting that 2022 will be a costly one for tens of millions of Americans. Many experts are contending that the current trend of high inflation in 2021—which surged to a nearly forty-year high—will likely continue to cause even more pain over the next twelve months. “Even though some (supply chain) bottlenecks have eased, the issues are not fully resolved. And as long as it's more expensive—and ta... read more
Kavkaz 2020 Military Exercise Reveals Russia’s Military Future
*Caleb Larson* *Russia, Eurasia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2017%3Anewsml_UP1ED9H10DZMZ&share=true] One word: Drones. *Here's What You Need To Remember:* Swarms of drones gathering and relaying data is not necessarily a new tactical development for some of the world’s top-tier militaries, but it’s something new for Russia. Russia recently concluded its Kavkaz 2020 military exercise. The annual exercise, which took place from September 21 to September 26, rotates through one of Russia’s four military districts and took place this year in th... read more
Chinese Mortars Are Proliferating Across the Globe
*Charlie Gao* *SM-4 Mortar, * A Vasilek would be able to overwhelm or rapidly burn through the ammo reserves of the current Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (CRAM) systems used to protect U.S. bases in Iraq. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *Given the proliferation of modern Chinese weapons across the battlefields of the world, both new and old automatic mortars are a unique adversarial threat across the globe. One of the hallmarks of Soviet (now Russian) artillery doctrine was a focus on rapid, devastating fire. The Soviets noticed that the effectiveness of a barrage qui... read more
Russia's Tu-95 Bear Is a Beast of an Aircraft
*Sebastien Roblin* *Bombers, Russia* Few aircraft are as distinctive as the massive Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear,” a four-engine Russian strategic bomber and maritime patrol plane with a gigantic unicorn-like refueling probe, giving it the appearance of a monstrosity lurching in from prehistoric times. *Here's What You Need to Remember: *The venerable Bear remains well adapted to the job of hauling heavy cruise missiles and keeping a watchful eye over the Pacific and Atlantic—especially when being discreet is not merely unnecessary for the mission, but contrary to its purpose. Few aircra... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office calls for bankruptcy decree of Itapemirim Airline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The São Paulo State Prosecutor's Office has requested that the Court block the assets of Sidnei Piva and declare the bankruptcy of Viação Itapemirim and ITA Transportes Aéreos. The opinion, signed by the 5th Bankruptcy Prosecutor, Nilton Belli Filho, was submitted in the airline's judicial reorganization proceeding. The airline, part […] The post São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office calls for bankruptcy decree of Itapemirim Airline appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Brazil: Doctors rule out Bolsonaro’s surgery and nasogastric tube is removed
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President successfully accepted the liquid diet offered during the day, which prompted the removal of the nasogastric tube, and will not need to undergo surgery because the intestinal obstruction that led to his hospitalization is resolved, the doctors said Tuesday, January 4. "The Vila Nova Star Hospital reports that […] The post Brazil: Doctors rule out Bolsonaro’s surgery and nasogastric tube is removed appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

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