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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.

Sunday, February 20, 2022

20 February - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

 11:07 pm MST

Coldest Late Winter Day On Record
February 15, 2021 was the coldest late winter day on record in the US. The average maximum temperature around the US was 23F (-5C.) A few days earlier, Climate Central reported that cold days aren’t as cold as they used … Continue reading → read more
An Upcoming Interview
On March 3, I will be interviewed by my old friend Linda Ghent. Click here if you are interested in attending this virtual event. read more
"California Self Destruction; Economic Carnage Everywhere; Venice Beach Homeless; Trouble Coming"
*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, Late PM 2/19/22: *"California Self Destruction; Economic Carnage Everywhere;* * Venice Beach Homeless; Trouble Coming"* read more
February 19, 1884 Tornadoes
On February 19, 1884 tornadoes killed dozens of people in North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. 22 Feb 1884, Page 1 – The Sun at Newspapers.com read more
European Union Prefers Corporate Profits Over Global Health
As the summit between the African Union and European Union (EU-AU summit) came to a close on February 18, the EU’s dedication to ensuring equitable access to Covid-19 products remained murky. While Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stated that the two unions had a very constructive discussion on the TRIPS waiver, the meeting resulted in little more than a tepid statement and a new deadline for reaching an agreement on intellectual property rights during the pandemic. Von der Leyen also stated, “We share the same goal. We have different ways to reach that g... read more
How Biden Can Sustainably Engage Southeast Asia
*Prashanth Parameswaran* *Pivot to Asia, Indo-Pacific* The weight of the U.S. commitment challenge now rests with the Biden administration as it embarks on implementing its Indo-Pacific strategy in Southeast Asia. The Biden administration’s newly released Indo-Pacific strategy, which builds on the Trump administration’s work on the concept, directs the United States to strengthen its commitment to the Indo-Pacific and “firmly anchor” itself across the region. As Washington looks to do so in Southeast Asia, it should pay particular attention to sustaining its engagement, especial... read more
Taking Stock of Semiconductors
*Jeffrey Jeb Nadaner, Alexander B. Gray* *Supply Chains, United States* It does America little good to win the innovation battle for the state-of-the-art if our military, ground transportation, and infrastructure grind to a halt for lack of the common essentials, including a reliable supply of semiconductors. A recent Commerce Department survey found that U.S. manufacturers had only five days’ worth of the semiconductors needed to sustain production lines (compared to a roughly forty days-supply just three years ago). In 2021, many U.S. auto assembly lines nearly shut down from a... read more
Have Russia and China Killed Nuclear Arms Control?
*Peter Huessy* *Arms Control, Eurasia* Unless China can be persuaded to change its attitude toward transparency in its nuclear forces and deterrent policies, and that Russia and China both agree to seriously put all strategic and regional nuclear forces on the table for verifiable limits, arms control may go away as a major construct of U.S. deterrent policy. Nuclear arms control has been a fact of U.S. strategic deterrent efforts since at least 1972 when the Nixon administration and Congress ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and the SALT I or Strategic Arms Limit... read more
1888 Destruction Of Mt. Vernon, Illinois
On February 19, 1888 Mt. Vernon, Illinois was destroyed by a tornado. Dozens of people were killed and 500 houses “reduced to fragments.” 28 Feb 1888, Page 7 – The Burlington Free Press at Newspapers.com read more
Deleuze Vs Representation
No time for proper writing tonight, which is just as well as I've been looking for an excuse to share this vid. Having braved *A Thousand Plateaus* last year, I know how difficult Deleuze and Guattari can be. Especially if, like me, you're not steeped in philosophy. This video from Jonas Čeika, author of *How to Philosophise with a Hammer and Sickle* is about as clear an explainer you can get for breaking open a crucial aspect of DeleuzoGuattarian thought: their critique of representation in art, music, and politics. As such, his video explaining their argument *with drum machines* ... read more
Do you like True Crime stories?
True crime and mysteries are genres I almost never read unless it’s on my book club list. However, a few days ago I heard J. Warner Wallace interviewed about his book, “The Person of Christ; why Jesus still matters in a world that rejects the Bible.” He tells about how using his skills as a detective he proves that Jesus is who he says he is—even without the testimony of the Gospels or New Testament (a cold case—no body). Talk about the glory of God in arranging things! https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2022/01/a-detectives-case-for-christ? I’ve been a subscriber to ... read more
Costa Rica: Unidentified Object over Grecia de Alajuela
Unidentified object in the vicinity of Grecia de Alajuela, Costa Rica. (Cr: CIAL Observación Ovni CR) Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Russia orders attack of Ukraine
*Washington Examiner:* *Russian military forces have orders to proceed with Ukraine invasion: Report* And: *Ukraine reports multiple violations of ceasefire from Russian military forces* Ukraine was never a threat to Russia, but Putin apparently feared its joining NATO which is a defensive treaty and was not a serious threat to Russia. read more
PrairiePundit8 hours ago
The left's 'white supremacy' fantasies
*Mike Miller:* *WaPo Writer Actually Declares Individual Freedom 'a Key Component of White Supremacy'* The left is trying to redefine "white supremacy" to mean anyone who disagrees with them and votes against Democrats. They have resurrected a phantom that is rare in the real world.. read more
And Ethiopia began generating power from GERD, What next !?
Despite all the warnings by both Egypt and Sudan , despite all the requests of the international powers and organizations, Ethiopia began to generate power from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
Science Matters8 hours ago
Christy’s Data-Based Climate Science
Climate Realism in Germany interviewed John Christy last year, as shown in the video above. For those who prefer reading, I provide a lightly edited transcript below in italics with my bolds and added images. CR: Professor John Christy, thank you for joining me. Can you please tell me a bit about your background and […] read more
CENSORED NEWS7 hours ago
'Oyate' The Struggle at Standing Rock -- World Premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Phyllis Young says Hunkpapa are the people pushed to the edge. "As the people on the edge, we are the Ambassadors to the outside world."By Chase Iron EyesLakota People's Law Project“Oyate!!” Beautiful. Important. Phyllis Young and Chase Iron Eyes are in this Movie! “My greetings to you from the Standing Rock Nation. Today, I invite you to experience something wonderful: Next week, Big Sky read more
PrairiePundit8 hours ago
Drop boxes seen as tools for election cheating
*Epoch Times:* *Ballot Drop Boxes Draw Ire, Lawsuits, and Bills to Ban Them* Ballot drop boxes are a controversial component of post-2020 election integrity efforts in state legislatures with Republicans in Georgia and Arizona proposing bills seeking to ban them altogether. ... They are unnecessary for legitimate voters. Video in Georgia captures ballot "mules" dropping off illegal bundles of ballots from vote harvesting efforts. It is possible it could have been enough to sway the coutcome of the Presidential and Senate race in the state. read more
PrairiePundit8 hours ago
Canada's new totalitarian regime
* PJ Media:* *Democracy Dies in Canada: Trudeau Government to Make Some of Their New Authoritarian Measures Permanent* The Trudeau regime is at war with the people and claims that brutal repression is for their "safety." read more
PrairiePundit8 hours ago
Democrats in Congress fear citizens
*Washington Examiner:* *Fence to be installed around Capitol building for potential Freedom Convoy protests* Democrats have a greater fear of citizens than they do of millions of illegals sweeping across the border. We have come to expect that from those who want to rule against the will of the citizens. read more
Not PC8 hours ago
"Our political elites do not get to define the boundaries of legitimate dissent..."
*“But – and I realise this will come to as a shock to a few in the Beehive and those who pander to them – our political elites do not get to define the boundaries of legitimate dissent… There is a qualitative difference between the theatre of protest and the real thing...” "In all of the hyperventilating about the nature of those protesting, we haven’t confronted the dynamics of what is occurring, and why this is going to be difficult to resolve. "Those who refuse the vaccines do so for a variety of complex reasons, but if you are willing to lose your career rather than ta... read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Ron Klain’s Domestic Motive for Ukraine Crisis Surfaces – White House to Blame Economic Collapse, Gas Prices and Inflation on Manufactured Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Within the book of instructions for the ideological Chicago crew (Alinsky peeps), there are chapters on how to create off-ramps to cloud their agenda. If they need a bigger cloud, they create a bigger crisis. The crisis then becomes the cover, the justification to explain the outcomes of their agenda. In the latest example the […] The post Ron Klain’s Domestic Motive for Ukraine Crisis Surfaces – White House to Blame Economic Collapse, Gas Prices and Inflation on Manufactured Russia-Ukraine Conflict appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Komando.com9 hours ago
Review: Liteboxer VR tries to shake up at-home workouts
Boxing in virtual reality could be the money/space-saving option you've been waiting for. read more
Repairs on Russia's Heavy Nuclear-powered Missile Cruiser Near Completion
*Peter Suciu* *Admiral Nakhimov, Europe* Even with this news, it could be well into next year before Admiral Nakhimov is back in service with the Russian Navy. Last April, the Russian Navy announced that the refit and upgrades to the Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser *Admiral Nakhimov* were running behind schedule, and that the handover of the warship to the fleet would be delayed. While it was reported that the delays could stretch into 2023, it was announced on Thursday that the work had progressed and the ship is being prepared for handover. "The Sevmash Sh... read more
'X' Zone Broadcast Network - Clas Svanh: Ghost Rockets, Swedish UFO Research and the AFU
My guest this week was Swedish Ufologist, Clas Svanh. Like me, he had become interested in UFOs at a young age, and like me, he wanted to get the first-hand observations of those who reported UFOs. We both were interested in checking the information that was circulating about UFOs. You can watch the show by accessing it on the video log to the left and listen to it by accessing the audio version just below. Clas Svanh One of the first things I asked about was the Ghost Rocket sightings made in Scandinavia and then in northern Europe. It had seemed that they began in 1946 and by... read more
The Beginning of The End?
So now the 'he said she said' (almost exclusively he said I might note) starts, along with the blame game as to what should and should not have be done to end the occupation of downtown Ottawa for several weeks. I will try to not get too specific as to my views as to the commentary from our political 'leaders' of all stripes and levels for the diversity of opinions either actually held or expressed for political gain is so diverse that little can be gained by getting into that swamp! I will however express some support for the various individuals and organizations that have recei... read more
Econlib10 hours ago
Covid-19 Vaccines and Cost-Benefit Analysis
The Wall Street Journal reveals that the small risk of Covid-19 vaccines has translated into serious health consequences in 11 cases in 100,000 thousand vaccine doses. To give an idea of this order of magnitude, it is more than twice the homicide rate in America. Some people have died from the vaccine in the United […] The post Covid-19 Vaccines and Cost-Benefit Analysis appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Duran10 hours ago
Donbass Shelling Continues, Russia Deploys to Belarus, Western Leaders Make Speeches in Munich,Macron Talks to Putin, Biden Floats Summit Proposal
Donbass Shelling Continues, Russia Deploys to Belarus, Western Leaders Make Speeches in Munich,Macron Talks to Putin, Biden Floats Summit Proposal News Topic 422 Is Vladimir Putin Right? NATO’s Eastward Expansion: Is Vladimir Putin Right? DER SPIEGEL 7/2022 SPIEGEL International But the recollections of those involved aren’t always consistent. Roland Dumas, who served as the French […] read more
Virtual Mirage10 hours ago
Archery
British Longbow (H/T WSF) Bones exhumed from a Dominican Friary in Exeter have revealed that arrows fired from a longbow caused injuries as deadly as modern-day gunshot wounds. The remains examined were most probably soldiers who died in battle, displaced, and reburied in consecrated holy ground. The team of researchers found that the […] The post Archery appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Dear Leader Wants Us To Freeze In The Dark
Well, as long as it saves the sacred tree frog. read more
Blood Clots Are The New Normal
Prior to Operation Warp Speed, blood clots were a problem for people with serious medical problems. But now they are the new normal for athletes and other formerly healthy people. Our next door neighbor died of a blood clot in … Continue reading → read more
The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism
The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism by C.J. Hopkins, The Consent Factory February 20, 2022 I told you this part wasn’t going to be pretty. The collapse of fascist ideological movements and fanatical death cults never is. The New Normal is proving to be no exception. After three weeks of non-violent civil disobedience The post The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
CENSORED NEWS9 hours ago
Dine' Earl Tulley: Oak Flat, Where Relatives Ride on their Whirlwind Horse
Earl Tulley, Dine', at Oak Flats. Photo courtesy Earl Tulley, Censored News.By Earl Tulley, Dine'Censored NewsChi’chil’ba’goteel (Apache Stronghold, Oak Flat) -- Eight years of gathering our young ones has grown stronger, adults moved closer to the winter of their season. All in all, our five-finger clan is more resilient and maintaining practices of our progenitors in nature's cathedral of Oak read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Kamala Harris Speaks Platitudes and Gibberish During Media Remarks Ending the Munich Conference About Ukraine
Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg generally compete for best use of linguistic nothingness, today was no exception. At the conclusion of the Munich conference to discuss the manufactured situation in Ukraine, Harris talks to the media [Video HERE and Transcript HERE]. If you notice an unusual void of media sharing the brief presser, there’s a […] The post Kamala Harris Speaks Platitudes and Gibberish During Media Remarks Ending the Munich Conference About Ukraine appeared first on The Last Refuge . read more
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Umair Haque writes about the reasons why the COVID pandemic is far from over - and indeed the worst may be yet to come if we abandon the public health measures needed to reduce foreseeable harms. Smriti Mappalaty discusses the increasing proponderance of reinfections and breakthrough infections due to the Omicron variant. And Phil Tank calls out the conspiracy theorists looking to undermine what are already likely significant undercounts of the harm caused by COVID. - Josh Keller offers a visual take on how long COVID wears out the human ... read more
Musical Interlude: Moby, "Love Of Strings"
*Full screen recommended.* *Moby, "Love Of Strings"* Life, magnificent Life... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. Centered on NGC 7814, the pretty field of view would almost be covered by a full moon. NGC 7814 is sometimes called the Little Sombrero for its resemblance to the brighter more famous M104, the Sombrero Galaxy. Both Sombrero and Little Sombrero are spiral galaxies seen edge-on, and both have extensive central bulges cut by a thinner disk with dust lanes in silhouette. In fact, NGC 7814 is some 40 million light-years away and an estimated 60,000 ... read more
Happy Presidents’ Day – A Message from RFK, Jr.
This Presidents’ Day, let’s use our deep love for our country and our respect for our history as a way to guide us forward into the world we know we can create for our children and our grandchildren. Join RFK, Jr. and the Children’s Health Defense team as we continue the urgently needed work of […] The post Happy Presidents’ Day – A Message from RFK, Jr. appeared first on Children's Health Defense. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 20
1937 Elections finished for new parliament after 1936 coup 1940 Gen Umari Mosul garrison commander attempted coup rather than be forced to resign by Regent Put down by Golden Square officers (Musings On Iraq review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *Blood, Oil and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against A Fascist State In Iraq and the Levant, 1941*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Modern History of Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq r... read more
"The Only Final Sin..."
"In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." - Hunter S. Thompson read more
"No Ways Tired in A Sea of Lies"
*"No Ways Tired in A Sea of Lies"* by Chris Floyd "I think we are living in a world of lies: lies that don't even know they are lies, because they are the children and grandchildren of lies. One of the hardest things to accept is that the reality of our world is buried under so many layers of official deception and well-cultivated public ignorance about our history and our political system. Even if you break through somehow, momentarily, and hold up a fragment of the truth, most people have no context for dealing with it. It's like a bolt from the blue, they can't process the infor... read more
Documents: US Government Spent $22M Promoting Anti-Russia Narrative
Kiev, Ukraine – Amid soaring tensions with Russia, the United States is spending a fortune on foreign interference campaigns in Ukraine. Washington’s regime-change arm, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), has spent $22.4 million on operations inside the country since 2014, when democratically-elected President Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown and replaced by a successor government handpicked by the U.S. Those operations included propping up and training pro-Western political parties, funding pliant media organizations, and subsidizing massive privatization drives that bene... read more
Peru Is Engaged In A Political War
The political landscape in Peru is pretty complicated these days. The country has been living a political crisis for years due to the desire of a small minority to control the country both economically and politically. From 2016 until today, five people have occupied the presidential chair. All of them have faced tremendous resistance from Congress, which impeached two of them and threatened to do it with the other two, including the current President Pedro Castillo. The post Peru Is Engaged In A Political War appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Freedom Comes To Canada
Everything happening in the United States comes to Canada, only a little later and a tad more politely. The rage that erupted in a Presidential-endorsed riot in Washington on 6 January 2021 has now exploded to the north. Fueled by a confused swirl of resentment against the array of pandemic protocols that all advanced capitalist states have invoked to curb and contain Covid-19 – including vaccination passports, mandatory masking, business lockdowns, and cross-border restrictions – so-called “Freedom Convoys” have descended on the nation’s capital Ottawa, holding the city hostage. ... read more
Effort To Put History Of Indian Boarding Schools Into Classrooms
Lansing, Michigan - An effort is underway in Lansing to encourage Michigan's Board of Education to ensure new generations of students would be taught about the history of Native American boarding schools. The history of the boarding schools would also focus on the atrocities committed at the schools. Sen. Wayne Schmidt, R-Travere City, introduced SB 876, which would encourage the curriculum for 8th-12th grades. “My response for that is very favorable. I’m glad to hear that. You know, it’s always good to be heard," said George Jeffrey Martin, Secretary, Gun Lake Tribal Council. “I... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Unfiltered is bad!
Viva Frei has noticed a new term being used by the legacy media: “misinformation limits”. Basically, it describes a growing trend whereby citizen journalists bypass the obsolete media entirely and share information without a “filter”, i.e. without first making sure that it does not offend the narrative promoted by sufficiently woke elites. Viva’s original tweet… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Featured Comment
What’s the difference between Canada and North Korea? One country is a police state under the boot of a young tyrant scion of his father’s dynasty who brutally crushes opponents, free speech and liberty and the other is a country in Asia. * read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
“Oh, I have a strong chemical taste in my mouth”
From the Youtube comments; As a neuroscientist who has worked with rodents for over a decade, I can offer my limited perspective. We are trained and re-trained every few years based on latest research available and have always been taught to aspirate for all injections, regardless of the substance being injected. Injecting any substance into… Continue reading → read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
Building Iraqi Army Will to Fight to Prevent Another Disaster
Iraqi Army recruits receive weapons training at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on February 10, 2015. Photo credit: CJFLCC-I photo by Master Sgt. Mike Lavigne, U.S. Army via DVIDS Editor’s Note: *As the United States draws down in the Middle East and seeks to counter Russia and China, it will rely heavily on partner military forces. Too often, however, U.S. efforts to train these forces have achieved little or at times ended in disaster. Ben Connable of the Atlantic Council **examines** one of the worst such U.S. efforts—the effort to train the Iraqi army since 2003—and describes the prim... read more
Live Stream: "2/20/22: What Is Happening In Ottawa Today?"
*Full screen recommended.* *Live Stream: "2/20/22: What Is Happening In Ottawa Today?"* read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Does Watching the Super Bowl Cause Male Impotence?
It was rumored that a 2011 study “successfully linked the watching of high-intensity, fast-paced sports footage to a sharp decrease in the male virility.” read more
Navy Federal Credit Union Moves Forward with their COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Masking Policies – Increases Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft The Navy Federal Credit Union announced it will move forward with its COVID-19 vaccine policy starting this week, according... The post Navy Federal Credit Union Moves Forward with their COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Masking Policies – Increases Insurance Premiums for Unvaccinated appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Police cover names and badge numbers…
These are agents for Big Pharma pic.twitter.com/ioBITiussO — Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) February 19, 2022 Citizen Free Press Statement from Freedom Convoy leaders… https://twitter.com/StephHoover8/status/1495082590604341251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1495082590604341251%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizenfreepress.com%2Fbreaking%2Fcanadian-police-cover-names-and-badge-numbers%2F Can someone... The post Police cover names and badge numbers… appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
How Significant is Chinese Cooperation with Russia?
*Kris Osborn* *Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Russia* Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he can’t speak “to the strength of (the Russia-China) alliance,” but said China's tacit approval of Russia's actions raises important questions. While the world is focused on a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon is keeping a close eye on China as well. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he is concerned about what he called China’s support of Vladimir Putin’s recent actions. “We did note, with alarm, China's tactic approval of Putin’s activities here in the region,” Austin ... read more
Do Russian Troops In Belarus Mean War Is Inevitable?
*Mark Episkopos* *Russia, Eastern Europe* As Kiev and Moscow-backed separatists trade renewed accusations of wartime atrocities and Russian troops remain in Belarus, the Biden administration continues to warn of an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine, one that could escalate in ways that neither Moscow nor Washington anticipates. On Saturday, in a novel way to appeal for support, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky denounced world leaders for not aligning themselves more forcefully with his country. At the annual security conference in Munich, where Russian president Vladimir P... read more
UN Forces have officially landed, and INVADED Canadian soil
Kristall 20 Feb 2022 ⁣⁣It appears that the rumors are TRUE…The UN Forces have officially landed, and INVADED Canadian soil with permission from their dictator... The post UN Forces have officially landed, and INVADED Canadian soil appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Record number of power outages as Storm Eunice brings extremely strong winds to U.K.
Storm Eunice passed over Ireland and U.K. on Friday and Saturday, February 18 and 19, 2022, before continuing over northern France, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Poland, and other northern European countries. Eunice sparked the first-ever "red" weather...... Read more » read more

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