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The National Interest7 minutes ago

Will Biden’s Warning About ‘Swift and Severe Costs’ Really Deter Putin?

*Mark Episkopos* *Ukraine Crisis, Europe* Negotiations continue to try and avert a war over Ukraine. British foreign secretary Liz Truss met with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday. Truss called on the Kremlin to withdraw the troops it is reportedly amassing along Ukraine’s eastern border, reiterating that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would provoke an unprecedented sanctions package from London. Lavrov characterized the talks as unproductive, charging the British side with refusing to consider Russia’s position in good faith. “I’m honestly disappointed t... read more

War News Updates26 minutes ago

Picture Of The Day

A protester gestures towards police officers, who stand guard on a street after Windsor Police said that they are starting to enforce a court order to clear truckers and supporters who have been protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates by blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 12, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Canada police in standoff with protesters blocking bridge to U.S. *(Reuters). read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 228 minutes ago

"Something Big is About to Happen - Economy on Life Support"

*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, PM 2/12/22: *"Something Big is About to Happen - Economy on Life Support"* "Something Big is about to happen. It’s all about perception. Whether it is clean it up a city or telling you how great the economy is. They want us to believe that everything is perfect and we know that the economy is so precarious right now." read more

The Last Refuge42 minutes ago

February 13th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 390

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post February 13th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 390 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

The Last Refuge47 minutes ago

Sunday February 13th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Sunday February 13th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

balance1054 minutes ago

governments, big media,transnational corporations all in agreement to get total control

Updated: Jan. 2, 2022 The movement around jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is now smashed. Sergei Savostyanov / TASS The coming year in Russian politics is likely to be marked by continued repression of the remnants of political opposition and independent media, experts told The Moscow Times. After a year in which the radical “non-systemic” opposition around jailed activist Alexei Navalny was all but destroyed, and a host of independent media outlets were declared “foreign agents” as Russia took a rapid authoritarian turn, analysts agree that more is to come. ... read more

War News Updates57 minutes ago

Pentagon Releases A New Infrared Image That Shows A 'Swarm' Of Flashing 'Tic-Tac Shaped' UFOs Chasing Four US Navy Destroyers Off The California Coast

An infrared image showed the three UAS off of the USS Paul Hamilton on July 17th, 2019. A 'swarm' of them hovered near the ship for several hours, in just one of the many occurrences Naval ships saw over the course of weeks *Daily Mail:* *New infrared image shows 'swarm' of flashing 'Tic-Tac shaped' UFOs chasing four US Navy destroyers off California coast at 70mph* * A grainy new image has been released by the Navy showing what appears to be three small dots, representing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) * Three devices appeared about the USS Paul Hamilton on July 17, 2019, and ... read more

Small Dead Animals1 hour ago

Sand in the gears

For the duration of the pandemic, the MSM and it’s Keynesian court economists repeatedly told us that we could safely dismiss the cost of the restrictions and lockdowns since the economy would magically “recover” from whatever shocks it was subjected to, provided governments engaged in astronomical borrowing in order to backstop losses. Now that additional… Continue reading → read more

War News Updates1 hour ago

First Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Flight

*Daily Mail:* *Fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter takes to the skies without a pilot for the first time: Could now be used in warzones* * This was the first time a Black Hawk was sent to fly without anyone on board * It used the DARPA developed ALIAS autonomous flying system to operate * During the 30 minute test flight it took off, carried out maneurvers and landed * The system is designed to be 'pilot optional' allowing humans to hand over control to the autonomous system if situations become harder to manage A fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopter has taken to the... read more

War News Updates1 hour ago

Trucker Blockade Protests In Canada -- News Roundup February 12, 2022

*Daily Mail:* *Trucks have left Ambassador Bridge and police are now blocking anyone from entering but Freedom Convoy supporters are gathering and vow to 'hold the line' - as more protesters descend on Ottawa* * Freedom Convoy truckers left the Ambassador Bridge Saturday when Windsor Police arrived at the blockade on the US-Canada border - more than 12 hours after a court order to end the blockade took effect * Police descended on the scene around 8:30 am, warning protesters to 'act lawfully' * Many left without any resistance, but some are standing their ground * Other pr... read more

Cairns News2 hours ago

Riccardo Bossi thanks all Australians for Canberra successful rally outcome

Riccardo Bossi thanks to some 2.5 million Australians who attended the February 12th protest rally in Canberra delivered the message “We have had enough of duopoly dictatorial government” – their days of control now are numbered. read more

Small Dead Animals2 hours ago

The Poor Things

Speaking of which how are things going in Windsor? read more

From the Trenches World Report2 hours ago

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

TED-Ed Sep 7, 2021 • Trace the rise and fall of the Lakota Empire which, at their height, were the most dominant power in the... The post The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report2 hours ago

Inmate Admits He Murdered Head of Global Child Porn Ring in Prison

Breitbart – Amy Furr An inmate accused of murdering a convicted child predator inside a Michigan prison after the man’s sentencing has admitted his guilt... The post Inmate Admits He Murdered Head of Global Child Porn Ring in Prison appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report2 hours ago

Biden sends 3,000 more troops to Ukraine… Huge spike in war chatter last 24 hours…

Citizen Free Press Biden orders 3,000 more soldiers to the region NEW: The US believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and... The post Biden sends 3,000 more troops to Ukraine… Huge spike in war chatter last 24 hours… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Komando.com3 hours ago

Worried about stalkers and thieves using AirTags? Apple is making these changes

How Apple is trying to solve its AirTags stalking problem. read more

Small Dead Animals3 hours ago

The Ottawa War Zone

BREAKING NEWS FROM OTTAWA: Crack Ottawa police officers have finally made an important arrest in order to restore peace in the nation’s capital. They have apprehended the racist, Islamophobic, hatey, hateful, antisemitic, transphobic, misogynist popcorn maker of doom. I don’t know about you, but I’m so very relieved that that horrible weapon of mass destruction… Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE4 hours ago

Where will the next variant of corona come from?

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/02/04/where-will-the-next-coronavirus-variant-of-concern-come-from?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE4 hours ago

Scientists BELIEVE Big Bang Was A White Hole.

Scientists BELIEVE Big Bang Was A White Hole – Astronomy & Space https://www.blog.sindibad.tn/scientists-believe-big-bang-was-a-white-hole/ read more

Science Matters5 hours ago

Challenge Your Covid Fear Factor

John Tierney writes at City Journal Understanding the Covid Odds. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. If you’ve been vaccinated and still feel mortally threatened by the virus, please read this. It’s obviously not easy to give up fear of Covid-19, to judge from a recent survey showing that the vaccinated are […] read more

Gangsters Out Blog13 minutes ago

Truck Border Crossing shut down in Coverdale

I passed by the Chilliwack convoy on their way to the Truck border crossing in Coverdale after work today. I went home, ran a few errands then rode down to check it out. There were hundreds and hundreds of cars and trucks coming and gong all day. I walked up to the border and saw a few Americans. One woman from Birch Bay said the Canadian police shut down the border on their side around 2:00 PM due to the pedestrian traffic and the American side followed suit shortly there after. They said they was just too many pedestrians for cars to safely pass through. There was a lot of peopl... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Kremlin Says U.S. Submarine Near Pacific islands Chased-Off By Russian Warship

Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don is escorted by a Turkish Navy Coast Guard boat as it sets sail in the Dardanelles, on its way to the Black Sea, in Canakkale, Turkey February 12, 2022 *Daily Mail:* *Ukraine crisis on the brink: Russia says it caught US submarine in its waters and 'drove it out' while blasting Western 'provocation' as Biden holds phone call with Putin and airlines stop flights to Kiev – hours after invasion warning* * An intelligence report warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to invade Ukraine on Wednesday * US Secretary of... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Ukraine President Zelensky Demands To See US Evidence Of Russian Invasion 'On Wednesday'. Says Talk Of Invasion Is Causing Panic

*Daily Mail:* *Ukraine's President demands to see US evidence of Russian invasion 'on Wednesday' as Moscow accuses the West of provoking war 'at any cost': First families return to UK after government told Brits to get out NOW* * An intelligence report warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to invade Ukraine on Wednesday * US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently on a call to Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov to discuss crisis * It comes as he launched military drills in Belarus on Saturday, alongside a major sea drill in the Black Sea * Growing list of ... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Pentagon Orders Its Troops Out Of Ukraine As Russia Crisis Escalates

FILE PHOTO: US soldiers training with Ukrainian Marines and National Guard Soldiers during exercises on September 16, 2014 © Flickr / US Army *CNBC:* *Pentagon orders departure of U.S. troops in Ukraine as Russia crisis escalates* * The Pentagon ordered all U.S. troops in Ukraine to leave the country and reposition elsewhere in Europe. * The new marching order comes as an estimated 100,000 Russian troops equipped with advanced weaponry line Ukraine’s eastern border and northern border with Belarus. * Meanwhile, the State Department reduced its diplomatic staff at the U.S. E... read more

Real Climate Science2 hours ago

Fake News Fueling An Imaginary Climate Crisis

How Billions in Infrastructure Funding Could Worsen Global Warming – The New York Times read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Dozen Nations Tell Their Citizens To Leave Ukraine Immediately

*BBC News:* *Ukraine tensions: A dozen nations tell citizens to leave Ukraine* More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western powers that an invasion by Russia could be imminent. The US, UK and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave. Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine's border but denies any intent to invade. In a phone call, US President Joe Biden again warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin of the costs of any invasion. For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in... read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

U.S. Evacuates Its Embassy In Kyiv

*Reuters*: *U.S. pulls out most staff from Ukraine embassy over fears of Russian invasion* KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said on Saturday it was ordering most staff at its embassy in Kyiv to leave Ukraine immediately due to the threat of an invasion by Russia. An updated travel advisory said the State Department had ordered the departure of most employees at the embassy in Kyiv, adding to its call earlier this week for private U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. A senior State Department official said the Biden administration would continue diplomatic... read more

Real Climate Science2 hours ago

Another Attack On The Food Industry

Nitrogen reportedly causes more global warming than carbon over time | News | norfolkdailynews.com Nitrous Oxide makes up less than one part per million of the atmosphere and is irrelevant to Earth’s radiative transfer balance. Global Monitoring Laboratory – Carbon … Continue reading → read more

War News Updates2 hours ago

Kremlin Releases Details On The Biden-Putin Phone Call

FILE PHOTO © Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin *RT*: *Russia reveals details of Biden-Putin call * *A presidential aide said the talks took place amid unprecedented US ‘hysteria’. * Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov has revealed details of the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden shortly after the phone talks concluded on Saturday evening. Speaking to reporters during a media briefing, Ushakov revealed that the talks were staged on Washington’s request with the US citing fears of an allegedly imminent ‘invasion’ of Ukraine by ... read more

From the Trenches World Report2 hours ago

Secret People: Richard Marcinko

CityXcape Oct 1, 2021 The post Secret People: Richard Marcinko appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

War News Updates3 hours ago

President Biden Warns Russian President Putin Of 'Swift And Severe' Economic And Political Costs If Russia Invades Ukraine

*Daily Mail:* *President Biden warns Putin of 'swift and severe' economic and political costs during in HOUR-LONG phone call if Russia invades Ukraine - as Pentagon officially announces an additional 3,000 troops to Poland* * Biden and Putin spoke for a little over an hour in a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions mount * The US president warned his counterpart of 'swift and severe' costs if he pushed ahead with invading Ukraine * But he also said it was not too late for a diplomatic solution to a crisis that has taken Europe to the brink of war * Earlier, a... read more

Modern Tokyo Times3 hours ago

Japan art by Sakai Hōitsu and Buddhism

Japan art by Sakai Hōitsu and Buddhism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The esteemed artist Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829) became a holy Buddhist monk in the last few decades of his life. It is easy to imagine Hōitsu reading holy Buddhist scriptures, followed by contemplating his next art piece. The Met Museum says, “Hōitsu was […] The post Japan art by Sakai Hōitsu and Buddhism first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago

Ukraine’s President Demands to See US Evidence of Russian Invasion ‘on Wednesday’ as Moscow Accuses the West of Provoking War ‘at Any Cost’: First Families Return to UK After Government Told Brits to Get Out NOW

Ukraine’s President Demands to See US Evidence of Russian Invasion ‘on Wednesday’ as Moscow Accuses the West of Provoking War ‘at Any Cost’: First Families Return to UK After Government Told Brits to Get Out NOW by LAURENCE DOLLIMORE and NICK CRAVEN IN KIEV FOR MAILONLINE, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * An intelligence report warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin … read more

Socio-Economics History Blog3 hours ago

Berlin Talks Fail to Yield Any Breakthrough in Defusing Ukraine Conflict with Russia | English News

WION Ukrainian and Russian officials met in the German capital for talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine but nearly nine hours of talks failed to produce a breakthrough on signing a joint document. However, both sides have agreed to keep talks with French and German officials aimed at ending an eight-year separators conflict … read more

Global Issues News Headlines3 hours ago

Veterans reflect on past, present and future of radio at the UN

This year’s World Radio Day marked on Sunday, focuses on the pertinent theme of “Radio and Trust”, at a time when misinformation and disinformation are spreading, and distorting the flow of life-saving facts in relation to public health, as well as fanning hate speech. Read the full story, “Veterans reflect on past, present and future of radio at the UN”, on globalissues.org → read more

The Last Refuge3 hours ago

The Surveillance and Political Spying Operations Highlighted by John Durham Today are the Tip of the Iceberg

Against the latest court filings by John Durham, highlighting the tip of the political surveillance iceberg, I have been asked to re-post the deep dive into the totality of the scale of the iceberg. I will add some of the latest information into the outline to show how it all connects. Barack Obama and Eric […] The post The Surveillance and Political Spying Operations Highlighted by John Durham Today are the Tip of the Iceberg appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Caitlin Johnstone4 hours ago

The US War Machine Is Just A Rich Man’s Mafia: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ If you “vote out fascism” and then the president you voted for turns out to have the same effective policies as the previous administration, it’s time to start asking who the fascists actually are. ❖ Hoo you’ve […] read more

Medical Kidnap5 hours ago

Did Recent Court Rulings Force the FDA to Delay Approving Pfizer’s COVID Shots for Infants?

Operation Warp Speed has hit its first bump in the road. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it was delaying approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for young children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old. Since up until this point the FDA has illegally approved all other Pfizer COVID-19 "vaccines" by simply rubber-stamping Pfizer's own data which is hidden from the public, the question that begs to be answered is, why? Pfizer has worked hard to hide the clinical data from their trials from the public, but recent court rulings have not exact... read more

Small Dead Animals5 hours ago

When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

This began unfolding yesterday, it’s been sitting on the backburner while we followed events in Ontario and elsewhere. There’s a thorough analysis at Conservative Treehouse. Lucky thing Biden has a war to start with Russia. read more

Econlib6 hours ago

The inflation outlook is getting worse

Many people are surprised by my claim that monetary policy is gradually getting more expansionary, even as interest rates start to rise and QE is being scaled back. But these instrument settings don’t tell us much about the stance of monetary policy. Instead, we need to look at the goal variables. The 5-year TIPS spread […] The post The inflation outlook is getting worse appeared first on Econlib. read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 24 hours ago

"Fleeing The California Nightmare; Market Cheerleaders Are Wrong; Greed Will Cost You; FED Panic"

Jeremiah Babe, PM 2/12/22: *"Fleeing The California Nightmare; Market Cheerleaders * *Are Wrong; Greed Will Cost You; FED Panic"* read more

The National Interest4 hours ago

There's Good News and Bad News For the Child Tax Credit

*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Child Tax Credit, * The ongoing fight to save the enhanced child tax credit continues in Washington. It appears that borrowers of federal student loans that are in default can breathe a huge sigh of relief. As reported by CNBC, these individuals will not have to worry about having their enhanced child tax credit refunds seized by the Department of Education this tax season. While the federal government’s pause on student loans protects refunds issued before May 1, those who received benefits after that date previously did not enjoy the same protection. “The... read more

Truth Comes to Light4 hours ago

Dr. Tom Cowan & Dr. Lee Merritt: Debunking Virus & mRNA Theory

Dr. Tom Cowan & Dr. Lee Merritt: Debunking Virus & mRNA Theory Truth Comes to Light editor’s note: In the following video, Spacebusters uses images to artistically highlight & add clarity to an essential part of a conversation (Merritt Medical Hour — February 2, 2022) between Dr. Lee Merritt & Dr. Tom Cowan. See The post Dr. Tom Cowan & Dr. Lee Merritt: Debunking Virus & mRNA Theory appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more

The Duck of Minerva4 hours ago

The Threat to Economic Hegemony is Economic Hegemony: Part II

This piece is the second in a three-part series grappling with the role of political economy in making a just, sustainable international order. Writing about America’s economic strategy deficit got me pondering why the United States had such a stunted economic imagination. How could the government that many consider to be the global economic hegemon […] read more

The Last Refuge5 hours ago

President Trump Reacts to Durham Court Pleading Verifying Political Spying on Trump Campaign and Presidency

President Trump reacts strongly to the vindication provided within Special Counsel John Durham’s court filing: The vindication is good. However, unfortunately I suspect the ‘I told you so’s‘ are likely all we are going to get from John Durham. For a reminder, see video below: Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Conspiracy ?, Decepticons, […] The post President Trump Reacts to Durham Court Pleading Verifying Political Spying on Trump Campaign and Presidency appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

CONTRARY BRIN5 hours ago

What the Putinists really believe... and can we find the political will to save democracy?

Far too few westerners, especially those who suckle from Fox, have any idea how fiercely the current Moscow oligarchic clique hates the West and democracy and America. This article offers several dozen quotations from high Kremlin muckities and ‘intellectuals’ raving for - among other things - a preemptive nuclear spasm war. Repeated relentlessly is the magical incantation that has been a touchstone of zero-sum despots for a quarter of a millennium,* that the Western democratic enlightenment is decadent*. Americans, in particular, must have traded away something vital… courage... read more

Health Impact News5 hours ago

Did Recent Court Rulings Force the FDA to Delay Approving Pfizer’s COVID Shots for Infants?

Operation Warp Speed has hit its first bump in the road. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it was delaying approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for young children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old. Since up until this point the FDA has illegally approved all other Pfizer COVID-19 "vaccines" by simply rubber-stamping Pfizer's own data which is hidden from the public, the question that begs to be answered is, why? Pfizer has worked hard to hide the clinical data from their trials from the public, but recent court rulings have not exact... read more