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US Government officials *in the United States* are being moved to secure bunkers as a precaution

> it’s real (also pretty standard protocol for happenings) pic.twitter.com/hbqbeDktrs — Dr. Benjamin Braddock (@GraduatedBen) February 24, 2022 The post US Government officials *in the United States* are being moved to secure bunkers as a precaution appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Utterly Horrifying Video Shows Police K-9 Rip Off Woman’s Scalp for Suspected Shoplifting

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Brentwood, CA — In all of our years reporting on vicious K-9 attacks by police dogs, the Free Thought Project... The post Utterly Horrifying Video Shows Police K-9 Rip Off Woman’s Scalp for Suspected Shoplifting appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Ukraine Warns “Radioactive Dust” Could Spread Over Europe As Fighting Rages At Chernobyl Nuclear Plant

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Update(10:11amET): The potential is rising for greater fallout from the war across Europe, as intense fighting is being reported... The post Ukraine Warns “Radioactive Dust” Could Spread Over Europe As Fighting Rages At Chernobyl Nuclear Plant appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago

"The Energy Crisis Has Begun - We Are Living Through History"

*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly AM 2/24/22: *"The Energy Crisis Has Begun - We Are Living Through History"* "We are living through history and the energy crisis has begun. Fuel, oil, electricity and natural gas are up through the roof. Some areas are seeing 150% price increases. Do not tolerate getting over charged for anything. Be your own financial auditor." read more

War News Updates11 hours ago

Russia - Ukraine War -- Live News Coverage

The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine

Tales of the American Empire Aug 20, 2020 • The end of the Cold war brought peace to Europe and armies began to demobilize. The... The post The 2014 American Coup in Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

US Homeland Sec. Director Warns Of Urgent CYBERATTACK Threat By Russia Against Power Plants, Banks, Communications, GPS Navigation and Water Treatment Facilities

100% Fed Up – by Patty McMurray Biden responded to Russia’s incursion into Eastern Ukraine that is happening right now by placing sanctions on the country... The post US Homeland Sec. Director Warns Of Urgent CYBERATTACK Threat By Russia Against Power Plants, Banks, Communications, GPS Navigation and Water Treatment Facilities appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

The National Interest11 hours ago

Where Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Go From Here

*Kris Osborn* *Russia-Ukraine War, Europe* As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds, the scale, scope, and ambition of Vladimir Putin’s operation appear to be what many feared: a multi-pronged, expansive, and multi-domain operation. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds, the scale, scope, and ambition of Vladimir Putin’s operation appear to be what many feared: a multi-pronged, expansive, and multi-domain operation. What will this invasion look like? Initial reports suggest attacks began with long-range missile strikes on Ukrainian airports and other military targets, a... read more

Turcopolier11 hours ago

Are You Willing to Die for Ukraine?

This simple and profound question is the fundamental issue when it comes to deciding how to respond to Putin’s declaration of war in Ukraine. All of the usual suspects in terms of bloviating politicians and frenzied pundits are filling the … Continue reading → read more

Health Impact News11 hours ago

California Nurse: “I Want People to Know What I Lost to this Vaccine – I am Living a Nightmare, It’s Not Worth it.”

“Do not cave because you do not want to be like me,” she says. “I don’t want anyone to lose their health. I was a thriving 50-year-old. I’m telling you, inflammation in your body takes years off of your life. Your body is taxed and overworked and fighting this inflammation, wreaking havoc on your organs. … Nothing is worth it — your job, your health, your physical and mental wellbeing. When you lose that because of a vaccine, and they have no cure for you, they won’t even acknowledge it — nothing is worth it. I am living a nightmare. It’s not worth it.” The post California Nurse: ... read more

War News Updates11 hours ago

President Biden To Deliver Remarks On The Russian Invasion On Ukraine (Live)

The Aviationist11 hours ago

Let’s Try To Understand What’s Happening In Ukraine Using OSINT

[image: Russian Invasion of Ukraine] OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) analysis on social media platforms and flight tracking websites provides insights into the highly dynamic situation with many new details every minute. As it is being widely reported, Russia launched full [...] The post Let’s Try To Understand What’s Happening In Ukraine Using OSINT appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

Snopes.com11 hours ago

Ukraine, US Biolabs, and an Ongoing Russian Disinformation Campaign

In an attempt to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, propagandists claimed the attack was focused on secret U.S. biolabs there. read more

All Posts - LaRouchePAC12 hours ago

Putin Exposes Global Elites’ “Empire of Lies” and Perpetual War Policies

*The following excerpt from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 address to his nation and the world contains an important analysis of the “post-Cold War” policies of the world’s global elites and should be read and contemplated by Americans who themselves have rejected the policies of that Western elite. The only corrective we would add to it is that Putin makes a mistake in focusing on the United States as the primary player against Russia and the world. In reality, since the death of Franklin Roosevelt, the United States has been an occupied country, largely serving ... read more

All Posts - LaRouchePAC12 hours ago

Biden and His British Controllers Now Have the War They Created

In the morning of February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine aimed at “de-nazifying” and “de-militarizing” Ukraine but “not to occupy it.” He warned: “To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me.” The Russian operation now underway is aimed at military targets and control centers throughout Ukraine, including Kyiv, while securing the buffer areas Russia has said it needs ... read more

Snopes.com12 hours ago

Russia Invades Ukraine – 5 Essential Reads from Experts

This is a frightening moment. Russia has invaded Ukraine, and certainly those most frightened right now are the people of Ukraine. read more

The Aviationist12 hours ago

Dutch F-35As Deployed In Response To Russian Invasion of Ukraine Spotted Over Poland Today

Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Royal Netherlands Air Force has deployed two F-35As that initially planned to move to Bulgaria in March-April, along with two F-16s (including the one that shot down a MiG-29 [...] The post Dutch F-35As Deployed In Response To Russian Invasion of Ukraine Spotted Over Poland Today appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Putin’s terrifying warning to the West: ‘To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside – if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history’ as he claims he is ‘de-Nazifying’ Ukraine

Daily Mail Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and gave a chilling warning to its allies in the West in an early Thursday... The post Putin’s terrifying warning to the West: ‘To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside – if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history’ as he claims he is ‘de-Nazifying’ Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Organizing Notes9 hours ago

One more reason....

Clearly the US-NATO has been using Ukraine as a staging ground for endless aggression aimed at Russia - appears Russian bear's patience ran out. read more

Viable Opposition10 hours ago

How Americans Feel About a War With Russia

Recent polling by AP-NORC provides us with insight regarding Russia, Ukraine and American involvement in a war with Russia. Let's look at the results from the poll which was conducted between February 18 and 21, 2022 with 1,289 adults. Let's look at the questions and responses keeping in mind that 46 percent of those polled have heard or read a lot about the military buildup on the Russia/Ukraine border, 29 percent have heard or read some and 25 percent have not heard or read about the buildup. Additionally, among those who have been paying either a lot or some attention to ... read more

War News Updates11 hours ago

President Biden Being Briefed By The National Security Council

President Biden meets holds an emergency meeting with his National Security team in the Situation Room on Thursday morning in the midst of Vladimir Putin's terrifying invasion of Ukraine from all sides. Russian helicopters swooped over Kiev, missiles hit airports and military bases and the death toll has already started to climb Earlier this morning, President Biden convened a meeting of the National Security Council in the White House Situation Room to discuss the unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/QcZ5N2fcAa — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 24, ... read more

Gangsters Out Blog11 hours ago

Doug Ford shuts down 39 trucking businesses

MintPress News11 hours ago

Death of Elderly Wisconsin Man in Israeli Army Custody Could Trigger Leahy Law and US Sanctions

Experts have noted that if US laws were violated in the death of Palestanian-American Omar As’ad, then it may lead to sanctions under the Leahy Law — meaning U.S. military aid, Israel’s greatest source of foreign assistance, could be cut off. The post Death of Elderly Wisconsin Man in Israeli Army Custody Could Trigger Leahy Law and US Sanctions appeared first on MintPress News. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man12 hours ago

A parental advisory from Lawdog

Our good friend Lawdog posted this warning on MeWe a couple of days ago. I re-post it here, with his permission. I don't know who needs to hear this, but: Anytime someone who is not a blood relative tells your child, "You can't tell your parents about this" that should be an immediate red flag. Your child should immediately be removed from that person's influence, and that person should be driven from their position of power. Yes, I am talking about teachers. And doctors. And priests. And nurses. And politicians. And police. There can be an innocent reason for a blood relati... read more

Welcome Back to Pottersville12 hours ago

Pottersville Digest

------------------------------ Wow, this is low, even for Mango Mussolini. ------------------------------ "Law enforcement for Zeldin." I agree wholeheartedly. ------------------------------ Another example of the Animal Kingdom outsmarting scientists. ------------------------------ I hope they give her nothing but food loaded with gluten at the lockup. ------------------------------ Oh, you *know* this crook's a Republican. Most cops are but we've seen time and again, when you put right wingers within grasp of large amounts of money, this *will* happen, *every ... read more

21st Century Wire12 hours ago

Russia Calls NATO’s Bluff – Military Strike May Force Ukraine Back to Negotiating Table

*21WIRE* | Moscow is hoping to achieve of the 'demilitarization and de-Nazification' of Ukraine, and eliminate what Russia sees as a threat to its national security and Russian people. read more

The Watchers » Latest articles12 hours ago

Energy prices skyrocket after Russia attacks Ukraine

Gas and oil prices in Europe skyrocketed after Russia attacked Ukraine early Thursday morning, February 24, 2022. Meanwhile, stock markets around the world tumbled amid rising concerns while Euro plunged to its lowest level against the dollar since June 2020 and hit...... Read more » read more

21st Century Wire12 hours ago

War Shock: Oil Tops $105 per Barrel for First Time Since 2014

*21WIRE* | Today's kinetic action is expected to have far-reaching implications for global energy markets. read more

Event Horizon Chronicle12 hours ago

They've Been Reading My Blog!

I woke up late this morning, to discover that while I was sleeping, all hell had broken loose: Drudge.com: *COUNTDOWN WWIII* *RUSSIA MISSILE BLITZALL-OUT ATTACK* *EXPLOSIONS IN KYIVAIRSPACE CLOSEDOIL BREAKS $100BIDEN WARNS OF * *'CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE'* Perhaps not surprisingly, during the night I had dreamt of three nuclear missile strikes -- not in places I would have expected at all. During the dream, I was thinking, "Now that's odd. I wonder why those places are being hit?" I daresay that if there are three nuclear missile strikes, that there probably will be more. Bu... read more

MJBizDaily12 hours ago

South Dakota Senate approves adult-use cannabis legalization bill

In an attempt to head off an expected ballot measure in the fall, the upper chamber of the South Dakota Legislature formally greenlighted an adult-use cannabis legalization bill. South Dakota Senate approves adult-use cannabis legalization bill is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

The Rio Times12 hours ago

Technisys fintech acquired for US$1.1 billion, becoming a new unicorn of Argentina

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Fintech company Technisys was acquired by SoFi Technologies for US$1.1 billion, becoming a new Argentine unicorn. Founded by Argentine Miguel Santos, the company will partner with SoFi to offer personalized financial services to its customers and allow other banks or technology companies to use its platform. Technisys develops software solutions […] The post Technisys fintech acquired for US$1.1 billion, becoming a new unicorn of Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Duran13 hours ago

How Eisenhower Predicted Fauci

Authored by Rafi Eis, Dr. Fauci If it wasn’t obvious before, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that science has become thoroughly politicized. Though normally focused on observable and verifiable causes and effects in the natural world, many scientists, especially government employed ones, have taken on a political role and have shaped scientific findings in the service […] read more

The Duran13 hours ago

FULL TEXT: Address by the President of the Russian Federation [Video]

War has begun. I didn’t think it would be so, and of course, those who read my newspieces read my speculation that President Vladimir Putin would not act with military force in Ukraine because it would political suicide. However, his decision to go forward with the operation that is underway appears to show that while […] read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE14 hours ago

5 Reasons to Let Go of Resentments and Forgive – Purpose Fairy

5 Reasons to Let Go of Resentments and Forgive – Purpose Fairy https://www.purposefairy.com/5311/reasons-let-go-of-resentments/ read more

Lawfare15 hours ago

The Chatter Podcast: Assassination by Poison with Neil Bradbury

This week's episode takes a walk on the dark side, with a molecular look at a prominent international poisonings. Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov died in 1978 after a ricin pellet was shot into his leg from an air gun disguised as an umbrella. Twenty-eight years later, former KGB/FSB officer Alexander Litvenenko suffered horribly and died after having been poisoned with polonium-210 slipped into his tea. And former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia nearly died in 2018 from the effects of a nerve agent attack. To understand how the molecules used in these assault... read more

Lawfare16 hours ago

How Congress Can Ensure CHIPS Act Funding Advances National Security Interests

A computer chip. (Photo by Jon Sullivan on Pixnio) As Congress moves toward conference consideration of major China-related legislation, funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing will feature prominently. And rightly so, as semiconductors, the brains of the modern world, support nearly every element of the 21st century economy. Given their importance, securing the United States’ supply of these chips is an economic and national security imperative. But as Congress leans into industrial policy, it has a responsibility to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent strategically t... read more

Lawfare17 hours ago

Mazars Creep and the Jan. 6 Committee

Crowd of protestors outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DC_Capitol_Storming_IMG_7965.jpg) According to Stanley Brand, the former general counsel to the House of Representatives, the House select committee probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is “the mother of all investigations.” It’s “a quantum leap for Congress in a way I’ve never seen before,” Brand told the New York Times recently. The committee has been working since July 2021 to uncover the facts about what happened during the assault on Congress and in the lead-up to the riot. Ac... read more

Lawfare20 hours ago

The Lawfare Podcast: The Information War in Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine. (Trey Ratcliff, https://flic.kr/p/zBugL; CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/) Over the last several weeks, Russian aggression toward Ukraine has escalated dramatically. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Feb. 21 that Russia would recognize the sovereignty of two breakaway regions in Ukraine’s east, Donetsk and Luhansk, whose years-long effort to secede from Ukraine has been engineered by Russia. Russian troops have entered eastern Ukraine as supposed “peacekeepers,” and the Russian military has taken up positions along a br... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

“Unprovoked Attack”: World Reacts to Russian Invasion of Ukraine

*Trevor Filseth* *Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine* Leaders from NATO, the European Union, and other countries all denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine in public statements on Thursday. World leaders issued statements reacting to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning. Most leaders condemned the Kremlin for its role in starting the conflict. In Tokyo, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine and promised economic retaliation in concert with the United States and its other allies. “This Russian invasion stands to p... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

American Cold War Spy Planes Are Tracking Russian Forces Over Ukraine

*Stephen Silver* *Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Eastern Europe* The system consists of converted Boeing 707 airliners, which are jointly operated by the Army and Air Force, and it was used in the Gulf War, and later Iraq and Afghanistan. The Cold War has been over for more than thirty years, but some Cold War-era spy planes are being used again for their original purpose in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to Defense One, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) is being used for “tracking Russian forces as they invade Eastern Europe,” which is... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

The Ukrainian Pivot: Why NATO Is More Crucial Than Ever

*Robert D. Kaplan* *Russia-Ukraine War, Europe* During the Cold War, Western Europe and the United States faced off against Russia in the guise of the Soviet Union. Now Europe and the United States face off against Russia again. The crisis in Ukraine has put the world back into the groove of history established in August 1914. World War I featured massive land battles between Germany and Russia. The bloodiest front in World War II was also in the east, again between Germany and Russia. During the Cold War, Western Europe and the United States faced off against Russia in the guise... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Russia Begins Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

*Trevor Filseth* *Russia-Ukraine War, Europe* A series of explosions went off in major Ukrainian cities as Putin’s speech announcing the invasion was aired. One day after the Kremlin’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist “republics” in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region, Russia has launched airstrikes on targets within Ukraine and commenced a ground invasion of the country. Russia's assault officially started what is likely to be the largest European conflict since the end of the Second World War. The attack began shortly after Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced ... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Is Conflict Over Water Inevitable?

*Ellie Shackleton* *Climate Change, World* In order to stop water-based conflicts and in consideration of the fact that water is necessary for human life and the health of all global ecosystems, water should be considered a common good. In 2012, the United Nations and European Union put out a joint report that discussed three major drivers of resource-based conflict: competition amidst resource scarcity, poor governance, and transboundary dynamics and pressure. All three of these challenges are seen in many contemporary conflicts. For example, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ha... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Will Putin’s War Go Further Than Ukraine?

*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Russia-Ukraine War, Europe* The transformation of Russia in Western eyes from adversary to enemy has begun. In 1946, Walter Bedell “Beetle” Smith, who was the new ambassador to the Soviet Union, left Spaso House late at night to meet with Generalissimo Josef Stalin in the Kremlin. Winston Churchill had recently delivered his Iron Curtain speech and relations between West and East could hardly have been frostier. The Cold War had begun. The first question Smith asked the Soviet leader was “What does the Soviet Union want, and how far is Russia going to go?” Sta... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Biden Promises “Severe Sanctions” for Russia After Invasion

*Trevor Filseth* *Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine* Biden announced early Thursday that he had already spoken with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss American support. President Joe Biden harshly criticized Russia on Wednesday night for its “unprovoked and unjustified” invasion of Ukraine, vowing that “severe sanctions” targeting the Russian economy would follow. “Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” Biden said in a statement. “Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will brin... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Opening Up Second Fronts in Great Power Conflict

*Russell A. Berman, Michael Auslin* *Great Power Competition, Eurasia* In planning for a response to an invasion either of Ukraine or of Taiwan, American strategy should not focus exclusively on the core aggression but also complicate the adversary’s situation by planning for second fronts. In light of the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has announced plans “to develop options to further strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense, including to consider establishing new NATO battlegroups in … eastern and southeastern Europe.” Franc... read more

The National Interest12 hours ago

Russian Troops Launch Attack On Ukraine From Belarus

*Trevor Filseth* *Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Europe* Russian troops have been present in Belarus since they were deployed to the country in late January for a series of joint exercises. Ukraine’s border guard announced on Thursday morning that Russian troops had attacked the country along its border with Belarus. The agency announced that Russian artillery had fired on Ukrainian positions from within Belarus at roughly 5:00 am, leading Ukrainian soldiers along the border to fire back. No information on casualties from the attack was provided. “The state border of Ukraine in th... read more

Women's Voices Raised Against Hate in India

Lucknow, Feb 24 (IPS) - More and more women from different walks of life and corners of the world are raising their voices against the treatment of minorities in India today. Read the full story, “Women's Voices Raised Against Hate in India”, on globalissues.org → read more

Decapitating Terrorist Organisations Won't End Terror

AMMAN, Jordan, Feb 24 (IPS) - Killing terrorist organisations’ leaders is no effective way of fighting terrorism — as it’s political and economic crises on which terrorism feeds. Read the full story, “Decapitating Terrorist Organisations Won't End Terror”, on globalissues.org → read more

UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan

The United Nations has condemned the killing of eight polio vaccination workers in four locations in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, the first such attacks since nationwide campaigns resumed last November. Read the full story, “UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan”, on globalissues.org → read more

Ukraine: Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences

Amid reports on Thursday that people were fleeing en masse from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev following Russia’s so-called “special military operation,” UN humanitarians warned of the “devastating” consequences of military action. Read the full story, “Ukraine: Humanitarians fear ‘devastating’ consequences”, on globalissues.org → read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

US Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher Food, Gas Prices

A national recession could be perhaps the biggest threat. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Peru has overtaken Chile as the most important supplier of grapes in the world

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru became the world's leading exporter of fresh grapes in 2021 after its shipments abroad reached US$1.26 billion, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) announced today, Wednesday. The figure reached through shipments of this product, the main component of the South American nation's agricultural export basket, represents a […] The post Peru has overtaken Chile as the most important supplier of grapes in the world appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Paraguay: operation against organized crime seized over US$100 million in assets

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) reported that it launched operation "A ULTRANZA PY", "the largest operation against organized crime and money laundering" in the country, according to the agency itself. In total, so far, more than 100 raids have been carried out, and more than US$100 million in assets have […] The post Paraguay: operation against organized crime seized over US$100 million in assets appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Mexico’s auto parts manufacturing industry set a record for attracting investment

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexico captured US$3.964 billion dollars of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the auto parts industry in 2021, a record in the first full year of implementation of the Mexico-US-Canada Agreement (T-MEC), which came into force in July 2020. When the T-MEC came into operation, the rules of origin for the […] The post Mexico’s auto parts manufacturing industry set a record for attracting investment appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Free Thought Project13 hours ago

Chinese Jets Approach Taiwan As Beijing Blasts US For “Fueling Fires” In Lead-Up To Ukraine Invasion

[image: chinese]Taiwan scrambles jets to warn off nine PLA fighters as China refuses to condemn Russia... read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Paraguay to inaugurate 275 kilometers of the Bioceanic Road Corridor

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay will inaugurate on Friday, February 25, the first section of the 275 kilometers of the Bioceanic Road Corridor that connects the towns of Loma Plata, in the department of Boquerón, and Carmelo Peralta, in Alto Paraguay. The project required an investment . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Paraguay to inaugurate 275 kilometers of the Bioceanic Road Corridor appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Brazilian Azul airline assures that it will recover its total demand in 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian airline Azul reduced its losses by 53% from 10.422 billion reais (about US$2.051 billion) in 2020 to 4.767 billion (US$938.5 million) during the 2021 fiscal year. Regarding its annual revenues, the company revealed a 72% growth to 9.975 billion reais (about US$1.963 billion). During the fourth quarter, Azul demonstrated […] The post Brazilian Azul airline assures that it will recover its total demand in 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Gangsters Out Blog3 hours ago

Update on the Ukraine - the Coal War has now begun

I don't trust Putin but I trust Biden, Trudeau and the EU even less. Twinning the natural gas pipeline is a step forward. Industrial coal is not. We know that the democratically elected president of the Ukraine went into exile. We know that Biden and China have business interests in the Ukraine including money laundering. We know that Justin Trudeau is a lying POS that has no business anywhere except restoring the Charter of Rights to Canada. That is what we do know. Remember what Gaddafi said right before we executed him? German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suspended the ... read more

The New Dark Age13 hours ago

DIANA JOHNSTONE: US Foreign Policy Is a Cruel Sport

In the time of the first Queen Elizabeth, British royal circles enjoyed watching fierce dogs torment a captive bear for the fun of it. The bear had done no harm to anyone, but the dogs were trained to provoke the imprisoned beast and goad it into fighting back. Blood flowing from the excited animals delighted the spectators. This cruel practice has long since been banned as inhumane. And yet today, a version of bear baiting is being practiced every day against whole nations on a gigantic international scale. It is called United States foreign policy. It has become the regular pra... read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Editor's Note

Going to a meeting at my church on coordinating relief efforts for Ukraine. I should be back within two hours. read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Was Russian President Putin's War Declaration Pre-Taped?

Russian President Vladimir Putin during speeches he gave on Monday (left) and Thursday. AP; Press Service of the President of the Russian Federation *Insider: **Putin announced attacks against Ukraine on Thursday in the same suit as his Monday speech, prompting speculation his war declaration was pre-taped* * Putin's attire during his war declaration suggests his speech may have been pre-taped. * Both a Monday and a Thursday video show the Russian president wearing the same attire. * The videos show Putin seemingly wearing a black blazer with a white dress shirt and a maroon... read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

‘The mouse kills the cat’: Augusto Cesar Sandino’s rebellion against the US

RT Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. While Sandino... The post ‘The mouse kills the cat’: Augusto Cesar Sandino’s rebellion against the US appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Mass Panic In Ukrainian Cities As Tens Of Thousands try To Flee

*NYPost:* *Ukrainians desperately flee bloodshed as Putin declares war* Terrified Ukrainians began a mass exodus Thursday as Russia declared war and started launching missiles — as chilling footage also captured a swarm of helicopters attacking an airport near the capital, Kyiv. Soon after President Vladimir Putin’s televised declaration just before 6 a.m. local time, Russian missiles started raining down, plunging Europe into a nightmare not seen since the darkest days of World War II. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: One of cousins live in Ukraine, and I have been told th... read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Russia Responds To Biden Sanctions: America’s Citizens Will Feel ‘Consequences’ Of Us Raising Gas Cost

Daily Wire Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, responded to Democrat President Joe Biden enacting some sanctions against Russia in response to Russia’s... The post Russia Responds To Biden Sanctions: America’s Citizens Will Feel ‘Consequences’ Of Us Raising Gas Cost appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Accidental Deliberations13 hours ago

Thursday Morning Links

This and that for your Thursday reading. - Jacques Poitras talks to some of the at-risk people whose freedom will be undermined by the scrapping of public health protections. Phil Tank calls out Scott Moe for refusing to report on child COVID deaths (among other essential information even from the standpoint of making personal decisions, to say nothing of evaluating the Sask Party's policy choices). And Tasnim Ahmed reports on the latest research on the long-term harm caused by COVID infection. - The Maple examines what would be needed to compensate and support the people who lo... read more

Real Climate Science13 hours ago

Digital Hate, Climate Denial And Delay

Facebook fell short of its promises to label climate change denial, a study finds | Boise State Public Radio White House science office to hold first event on countering climate change denial and delay – The Washington Post read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Russia's Defense Ministry Is Claiming That Ukraine's Air Defenses Have Been Destroyed

© REUTERS/Carlos Barria *RT:* *Ukraine's air defense destroyed – Russia* A lightning offensive has crippled the Ukrainian military, Moscow claims Russia has taken out Ukraine’s air defenses and airforce with a series of precision attacks, the country’s Defense Ministry has said in a statement, after airports and runways across the country were rocked by explosions. Officials also claimed on Thursday morning that Ukrainian border guards are not resisting advancing Russian troops, who have moved in after President Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin a "special operation" in ... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Air Force 'diversity' hurts readiness

Daniel Greenfield: Chief of Staff Charles Brown and Chief Master Sergeant Kaleth Wright have made diversity and wokeness into the core of the Air Force's mission. Meanwhile the planes won't fly. Brown has spent the past few years unleashing worthless diversity reviews to try and blame the Air Force for a supposed lack of diversity, even though it now has a black chief of staff and a black top enlisted leader. The military justification for their divisive shenanigans was that diversity equated somehow to military readiness. How is the Air Force’s readiness? The latest numbers sh... read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

Did Trump Mistakenly Say US Troops Had Landed in Ukraine?

He got a swift correction from Laura Ingraham. read more

IER13 hours ago

France’s Macron Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plants

President Emmanuel Macron of France did an about-face by announcing his pledge to construct up to 14 new-generation reactors and… The post France’s Macron Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plants appeared first on IER. read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

Taiwan warns Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone

Reuters TAIPEI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s air force scrambled again on Thursday to warn away nine Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone,... The post Taiwan warns Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

Order Out Of Chaos: How The Ukraine Conflict Is Designed To Benefit Globalists

Alt-Market – by Brandon Smith Within the next couple of months it is likely that there will be direct US military involvement in Ukraine, with... The post Order Out Of Chaos: How The Ukraine Conflict Is Designed To Benefit Globalists appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

Record-High Global Food Prices Imminent As Edible Oil Soars

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Edible oil prices soared this week, prompting fears that record-high food prices could be imminent. On Wednesday, soybean oil futures... The post Record-High Global Food Prices Imminent As Edible Oil Soars appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

CFACT14 hours ago

Biden’s energy policy is the greatest national security threat we face

WATCH NOW: In 2020, the United States was back to 1952 with energy, not just independence, but energy dominance. Then came Biden. The post Biden’s energy policy is the greatest national security threat we face appeared first on CFACT. read more

The New Dark Age14 hours ago

Those Who Violated the Geneva Conventions at Guantánamo Are Free, While the Man who Helped Expose Their Crimes Languishes in Prison: The Eighth Newsletter (2022)

Thursday, 24 February 2022 — The Tricontinental Ahmed Rabbani (Pakistan), Untitled (Grape Arbor), 2016. Rabbani endured 545 days of torture at the hands of the CIA before he was transferred to Guantánamo in 2004. He has been in the prison without charge since then. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Twenty years ago, … Continue reading Those Who Violated the Geneva Conventions at Guantánamo Are Free, While the Man who Helped Expose Their Crimes Languishes in Prison: The Eighth Newsletter (2022) read more

CFACT14 hours ago

Standing up to Putin means ditching Net-Zero

You can’t win a geopolitical conflict lasting years or decades with an economy powered intermittently by wind turbines and solar panels. The post Standing up to Putin means ditching Net-Zero appeared first on CFACT. read more

From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago

Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine’s capital as Putin launches all-out invasion from north, south and east, with cruise missiles hitting airports and military bases, tanks rolling in and scores killed

Daily Mail Russia has today launched all-out war on Ukraine with simultaneous attacks coming from south, east and north, by land and by air. Missiles and... The post Assault on Kiev: Russian helicopters swoop above Ukraine’s capital as Putin launches all-out invasion from north, south and east, with cruise missiles hitting airports and military bases, tanks rolling in and scores killed appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Biden climate kooks halt action on drilling

*AP:* *Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost* *The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new federal oil and gas drilling and other energy-related actions* The Biden administration is still at war with US energy production as they fight the myth of "climate change." American energy consumers are in the crosshairs. read more

CENSORED NEWS13 hours ago

MOHAWK NATION NEWS 'MOHAWK MOTHERS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES, MAR. 24/22'

MOHAWK MOTHERS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES, MAR. 24/22. AudioPosted on February 22, 2022 Mohawk Nation NewsPlease post & circulate. MNN. Feb. 22, 2022. [By kenienkehaka messenger thahoketoteh of MNN]. [This is the correct date]AUDIO at MNNhttps://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2022/02/22/mohawk-mothers-to-defend-themselves-mar-24-22-audio/ LAWYERS GET OFF FIRST SHIP TO TURTLE ISLAND.kahnistensera Mohawk read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago

Security In Iraq Feb 15-21, 2022

The Islamic State remains largely dormant in Iraq. Pro-Iran groups have also stepped back from their operations. There were only 9 security incidents reported in the media from February 15-21. That compared to 14 the week before and 11 the first week of the month. Groups aligned with Iran only carried out one incident when grenades were thrown at Speaker Mohammed Halbusi’s Taqadum’s office in the Hit district. This is part of the political violence that started after the October elections. Taqadum is aligned with Moqtada al-Sadr who wants to form a majority government tha... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Did Hunter Biden pay taxes on his influence operations?

Jonathon Turley: From Hunter Biden’s laptop to influence peddling to financial dealings, the media has presented a fairly unified front dismissing allegations and blacking out coverage. As I previously wrote, the Biden family made an elephant disappear on stage and the media was invested in the trick. The media has largely allowed President Joe Biden to repeat without challenge that that his son did “nothing wrong” . . . despite many of us writing for years that what he did was very wrong indeed. Yet, it is becoming increasingly hard to spin out of this scandal as David Weiss, th... read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago

This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 24

865 Samarra organized army under Abu Ahmad son of assassinated Caliph Mutawwakil and brother of Abbasid Caliph Mutasim to seize power and put Mutazz upon throne 1915 Viceroy of India confirmed Basra and Baghdad vilayets should be under British control and ruled from India (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921*) 1917 British retook Kut from Ottomans in 2nd Battle of Kut 1921 Churchill met with French w... read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

El Acuerdo Comercial UE-Mercosur. Un análisis crítico y una alternativa

24-Feb-2022 El acuerdo comercial entre la Unión Europea y el Mercosur provoca la destrucción de la naturaleza, la violación de los derechos territoriales de los Pueblos Indígenas y la pérdida de empleos en la industria en los países del Mercosur. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Hong Kong solicita formalmente su ingreso en el área de libre comercio RCEP

24-Feb-2022 La ciudad semiautónoma china de Hong Kong solicitó de manera oficial su ingreso en la Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP), el mayor tratado de libre comercio del mundo, compuesto por países de la región de Asia-Pacífico, informa hoy el diario shanghainés The Paper. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Hong Kong applies to join RCEP trade agreement

24-Feb-2022 Hong Kong has submitted an application to join the 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, the government said. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Pak-Hungary investment treaty underway

24-Feb-2022 Pakistan is in the process of signing a bilateral investment treaty with Hungary and the first round of negotiations were held in Islamabad, Minister of State and Chairman Board of Investment said. read more

Snopes.com14 hours ago

Ukraine Attack Leaves Baltics Wondering: Are We Next?

To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians — particularly those old enough to have lived under Soviet control — Russia’s belligerence toward Ukraine has some worried that they could be the next target. read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

Americans Are Waking Up: AP Poll Shows Just 26% Think US Should Be Involved in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

[image: war]"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Argentina’s economic activity rises 9.8% in December and closes with an increase of 10.3% in all 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's economic activity advanced by 9.8% year-on-year in December, thus accumulating in 2021 an increase of 10.3%, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) reported yesterday, Wednesday. The figure for the last month of last year was somewhat higher than expected by analysts who were forecasting a rise of […] The post Argentina’s economic activity rises 9.8% in December and closes with an increase of 10.3% in all 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Turcopolier15 hours ago

Putin’s address to the nation

“President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and about the fundamental threats which irresponsible … Continue reading → read more

The Free Thought Project15 hours ago

Utterly Horrifying Video Shows Police K-9 Rip Off Woman’s Scalp for Suspected Shoplifting

[image: dog]"This unbridled use of an apparent blood thirsty dog to track, hunt and then attack an unarmed fleeing woman as she lay in a set of bushes harkens back to the days of slavery and slave catchers." read more

Covert Geopolitics15 hours ago

Ukrainian Troops Abandoning Their Positions, Dropping Weapons

The Russian defense ministry emphasized that no strikes are being carried out on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ units that have laid down their arms. MOSCOW, February 24. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops are leaving their positions in large numbers, dropping their weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday, citing intelligence. … Continue reading Ukrainian Troops Abandoning Their Positions, Dropping Weapons → read more

Snopes.com16 hours ago

NATO Vows to Defend Its Entire Territory After Russia Attack

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country. read more

Science 2.0 blogs16 hours ago

How Early Humans Lived, Loved, And Traveled In Ancient Africa

A new analysis of human remains from ancient DNA of six individuals buried in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia who lived between 18,000 and 5,000 years ago has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, and giving some insight into how early humans lived, traveled and even found love. The study also reanalyzed published data from 28 individuals buried at sites across the continent, generating new and improved data for 15 of them. The dataset of DNA from ancient African foragers reveals a genetic legacy difficult to reconstruct from present-day people because of the many population mo... read more

ClimateRealism16 hours ago

Sorry, Mainstream Media, Wildfires Are Declining, Not Increasing, Amidst Modest Warming

A firestorm, pun fully intended, erupted as dozens of mainstream media outlets, large and small, touted a report this week from a team of researchers associated with the United Nations claiming wildfires are on the rise due to climate change. This is false. Data show conclusively wildfires have declined dramatically over the past century even […] The post Sorry, Mainstream Media, Wildfires Are Declining, Not Increasing, Amidst Modest Warming appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more

Snopes.com16 hours ago

Russia Attacks Ukraine, ‘Shattering’ European Peace

Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. read more

Electroverse16 hours ago

Denver, Seattle, & Others Break Century-Old Low Temp Records; Snow Falls At Low Elevations In California; Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Buried Under Historic February Snow; + Impressive Bering Sea Ice Extent

Grand Solar Minimum. The post Denver, Seattle, & Others Break Century-Old Low Temp Records; Snow Falls At Low Elevations In California; Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Buried Under Historic February Snow; + Impressive Bering Sea Ice Extent appeared first on Electroverse. read more

Organizing Notes9 hours ago

Report: Aims of Russian Demilitarization and Denazification of Ukraine

*Just one example of thousands of homes in the Donbass shelled by the Nazi-led Ukrainian army trained, armed and directed by the US-NATO war machine* The aim of Russian "special military operation" is to destroy Ukrainian war machine (demilitarization) that has killed 14000 civilians in Donbass, to enforce denazification of the Ukrainian society and to stage trial vs those who issued criminal orders for launching genocide in Donbass. The reference was to Article 51 of the UN Charter. It is self-defense versus multiple outside threats. By now all Ukrainian AAD and military ai... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

CBS slept through Biden's war on energy and now blames Ukraine for high prices

DailyWire: CBS News was clobbered with criticism online after the news organization posted a tweet ridiculed as “propaganda” seemingly conflating President Joe Biden’s economic troubles from the start of his presidency with repercussions from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “The U.S. economy has been hit with increased gas prices, inflation, and supply-chain issues due to the Ukraine crisis,” CBS News captioned a post. ... The tweet was notably published mere hours after President Biden gave a speech telling Americans to buckle up for coming economic hardship, likely as a result of... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Biden off message at event

*Washington Free Beacon:* *Biden Touts Chinese-Backed Company at Made in America Event* *Pentagon gives $35 million to subsidize MP Materials's rare earth mineral production* That is "China" Joe for you. read more

the daily howler14 hours ago

THE JOURNALISM OF RACE: Tafoya cited "affinity groups!"

*THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022* *This launched a thousand scripts: *Several weeks ago, in reaction to a comment to a certain blog post delivered by a history teacher, we rented the famous film Casablanca and watched it several times. According to an array of scholars, Casablanca is the greatest known study of our human nature. Its anthropological nugget goes like this: *We humans prefer to gamble and play. But if you push us far enough, we * will* fight back in the end.* Casablanca is always at least very good. This time around, we were struck by a line we'd previously always brush... read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

Ukraine’s Military Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi Says Russian Military Forces Are 7km From Kyiv

Russian Mi-8 attack helicopters stage an assault on Gostomel air base, just on the outskirts of Kiev, after Vladimir Putin launched an all-out attack on the country *WNU Editor:* From AP (*link here*) .... *.... KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military chief says Ukrainian troops are fighting the Russian army in in the north and the south. Valerii Zaluzhnyi said a battle was raging Thursday near the Hostomel air base 7 kilometers (less than 5 miles) northwest of the capital, Kyiv. * *He said that in the south, fighting was going on near Henichesk, Skadovsk and Chaplynka.* This is... read more

Gangsters Out Blog14 hours ago

Canadian Fake News lied to the New York Times

Balkinization14 hours ago

The Spirit of Aggression

The article that I'm now working on is about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Constitution Day Address in 1937. In that speech, FDR talked about the threat to constitutional democracy posed by the advance of dictatorship abroad. This passage from the speech is particularly apt today: [O]ur generation has watched democracies replace monarchies which had failed their people, and dictatorships displace democracies which had failed to function. And of late we have heard a clear challenge to the democratic idea of representative government. We do not deny that the methods of the chal... read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

NATO Activating ‘Defense Plans’ For Allies

*FOX News:* *NATO to activate defense forces after Russia invasion of Ukraine, says peace in Europe 'shattered'* NATO has land, sea and air forces at the ready NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke out against Russia's military offensive against Ukraine and provided some details of how the organization plans to combat any threat to member states. During a news conference Thursday morning, Stoltenberg said the North Atlantic Council decided to activate its defense plans so they can send NATO forces to wherever they are needed. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor: *The r... read more

naked capitalism14 hours ago

“Bankruptcy For Moderna, Definitely Pfizer”

Pfizer and Moderna stocks have tanked over liabilty worries. The case made by vocal critic Edward Dowd. read more

naked capitalism14 hours ago

Is 4% the “Magic Number” for Mortgage Rates to Prick the Housing Market (and Stocks)?

Is the housing market about to hit a tipping point? read more

Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago

Trudeau of Canada: The emperor's emergency clothes are shredded

Kudos to Sundance at The Last Refuge for three *very* insightful articles about what's going on in Canada right now. Click on the headlines below to go to each article and read it in full. In chronological order: *A Major Backfire – Is the Canadian Financial and Banking System in Serious Trouble as a Result of Their Attack on Private Bank Accounts?* Central banking finance ministers around the world ... and ... people in the World Economic Forum (WEF) group, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and central bankers ... would not be happy about the Canadian government showing jus... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Rep. Cuellar challenged by far left Democrat in the Valley

Breitbart: The fate of Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) will be decided in less than a week as he is going up against Democrat Jessica Cisneros, backed by far-left Democrats across the country, on March 1 in the country’s first primary elections for the midterm elections. With less than a week left before the primaries, Cuellar is fighting in one of the toughest primary battles, becoming one of the must-watch primaries races next Tuesday. As *Politico* wrote, if Cisneros successfully topples Cuellar in the Democrat primary, it would trigger a once-in-a-generation shakeup for b... read more

War News Updates15 hours ago

Russian Media Is Saying Putin Will Decide When Ukraine Offensive Ends

©kremlin.ru *RT: * *Putin will decide when Ukraine offensive ends – Kremlin* *Russian military action is the prerogative of the president, who makes the calls on its goals and terms, Kremlin said * Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has set the targets for the country’s military attack against Ukraine and he will decide when the operation ends “based on results and expediency,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The operation “has its goals and they need to be achieved,” the official said, when asked by journalists when the offensive would end. *Read more* ...... read more

War News Updates15 hours ago

Russian Markets Close Indefinitely After Ruble Hits Record Low, Moscow Index Down More Than 45%

*CNBC:** Russian ruble hits record low, Moscow index down more than 30% as Putin launches invasion of Ukraine* * Russia’s ruble and markets plunged Thursday as the country’s military invaded Ukraine. * Vladimir Putin declared what he called a “special military operation” early Thursday morning, just two days after sending troops into Ukraine’s eastern breakaway regions in Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia’s ruble and its main stock index plunged Thursday as the country’s military invaded Ukraine. The dollar was up more than 10% against the Russian currency as the day began, sendin... read more

The Aviationist15 hours ago

U.S. F-35s Forward Deployed To Romania, Estonia And Lithuania

[image: F-35 forward deployed] The F-35As that were in Germany have been moved on the eastern flank on the day Russia has invaded Ukraine. Many NATO aircraft airborne. B-52 over Poland. On Feb. 24, 2022, few hours after Putin [...] The post U.S. F-35s Forward Deployed To Romania, Estonia And Lithuania appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

OrientalReview.org15 hours ago

Washington Sounds The Alarm, While Its Allies Withdraw

The Biden Administration is sounding the alarm, announcing the imminent attack and the certain defeat of Russia. However, one by one, its main allies are pouting. For its part, Russia recalls its demands of December 17, 2021 (the respect of international law by the United States) and demonstrates its military superiority. The veil is about to be torn. read more

Econlib15 hours ago

The Efficacy of RCTs: Actual Empirics

What’s the empirical evidence that RCTs actually improve policy? Incisive comments from the noble Lant Pritchett: The argument that RCTs would be more than a tiny component of the overall process of improving development outcomes seems, even now, 10 years in, at best not provable and at worst not very likely—as it is at odds […] The post The Efficacy of RCTs: Actual Empirics appeared first on Econlib. read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Uruguay eliminated vaccine passport for outdoor events and shortened isolations

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Uruguayan Minister of Public Health, Daniel Salinas, announced on Wednesday, February 23, the elimination of the vaccine passport for outdoor events and the provision of 100% capacity for activities in enclosed spaces whose attendees have full vaccination. The health portfolio . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Uruguay eliminated vaccine passport for outdoor events and shortened isolations appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Uruguay chosen as one of the best tourist destinations

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay is said to be "the Switzerland of America". They say that because of its prairies, its plains, its coasts, level of education of its population, quality of its meat, and agriculture. However, being between two big countries, especially in tourism, such as Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay can go unnoticed […] The post Uruguay chosen as one of the best tourist destinations appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Modern Tokyo Times16 hours ago

Japan and South Korea follow America like usual over Russia: Kosovo

Japan and South Korea follow America like usual over Russia: Kosovo Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan and South Korea look set to follow the anti-Russian Federation line by imposing sanctions concerning events between this nation and Ukraine. In truth, they usually rubber-stamp America’s countless wars – from Vietnam to Iraq. […] The post Japan and South Korea follow America like usual over Russia: Kosovo first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

Organizing Notes7 hours ago

Americans don't want war

The Dems seem to want more than the Repubs - no surprise there read more

Meet Kevin, "The Russian Invasion Begins; Ukraine Crisis"

*Full screen recommended.* *Meet Kevin, * *"The Russian Invasion Begins; Ukraine Crisis"* *○* *Market Data Center* - https://www.marketwatch.com/market-data read more

Organizing Notes15 hours ago

Gagnon on the Russia-Ukraine situation

Bruce Gagnon talks with Regis Tremblay about a revitalized Peace Movement in the US and abroad condemning US provocations of Russia. We discuss many aspects of the current situation in Ukraine and the Donbass. The geopolitical ramifications of a Russia and China union. What does the future hold? read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Price of oil jumps after Russian attack

CNBC: Oil prices on Thursday jumped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with international benchmark Brent crude surpassing $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. The attack is expected to have far-reaching implications for energy markets given Russia’s role as the world’s second-largest producer of natural gas and one of the world’s largest oil-producing nations. Oil prices have jumped more than $20 a barrel since the start of the year amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions. Now, it is feared a wave of international sanctions on Russia’s energy sector could disrupt s... read more

Gregory Mannarino, "Hyper-Alert! War! Stock Futures Crater, Energy Prices Skyrocket; Be Ready For ANYTHING"

Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/24/22: *"Hyper-Alert! War! Stock Futures Crater,* * Energy Prices Skyrocket; Be Ready For ANYTHING"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more

Roscoe Reports15 hours ago

Roscoe's Rascals

*“All we can know is that we know nothing. And that's the height of human wisdom.”― Leo Tolstoy* read more

The National Interest15 hours ago

This American-Built AK from Century Arms Is a Classic For Your Collection

*Peter Suciu* *AK-47, United States* The Century Arms BFT47 is an American-made firearm that pays respect to the original AK-47 while offering features expected by contemporary shooters. The Soviet-designed AK-47 remains the most ubiquitous firearm in world history. It hasn't just been Soviet Army soldiers and insurgents around the world who have come to appreciate the rugged reliability of the AK platform; the Kalashnikov rifle has found favor with many civilian shooters who appreciate its ease of use, simple maintenance and consistency. While perhaps not as accurate as the AR p... read more

CURMUDGUCATION15 hours ago

Tax Credit Scholarships and Education Savings Accounts: A Primer

Tax credit scholarships and education savings accounts often travel together and end up as two sides of the same policy. It's easy to get them kind of confused (here at the Institute we might have suffered from that confusion ourselves on occasion). But here's a quick, simple explainer to help you figure out what particular policy is being pushed in your state. *Education Savings Accounts* ESAs are school vouchers on steroids; call them super-vouchers or neo-vouchers. Where a school voucher is basically a ticket good for admission (or partial admission) to the school of your choic... read more

"How It Really Is"

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Biden's bluff is called

John Solomon: Each American president is judged by his command in moments of crisis. For Lincoln, it was the address at Gettysburg. Roosevelt made his mark after Pearl Harbor. Kennedy endured the Cuban missile crisis. And George W. Bush rallied a stunned nation from a smoldering pile at Ground Zero. While much history remains to be written for Joe Biden's presidency, the start of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine may be defined years from now by extraordinary moments of infamy. They are ones likely to have escaped the notice of most Americans, but ones that shook the c... read more

From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago

Untitled

From Jenna Orkin Two Prosecutors in Trump Case Resign Inside the Science of Cell-Cultured Shrimp How Singapore became a global center of cell-based meat. Syria backs Russian recognition of east Ukraine breakaway regions RUSSIA’S MINISTRY OF FINANCE SUBMITS BITCOIN BILL PROPOSAL The draft bill comes after the government gave the green light to Bitcoin regulation, disregarding the Bank of Russia’s concerns. COVID-19 cases in the US have dropped more than 90% since reaching a pandemic peak in JanuaryUkraine urges roughly 3 million of its citizens living in Russia to leave 'immediately'As ... read more

NATO lies, lies, lies.....

"A Little Late..."

Organizing Notes15 hours ago

Uproar by the West about Russia 'violating' international agreements dominates the headlines, but Moscow has its own axe to grind, as it claims it was given a promise that NATO would not move an inch further eastward – and this promise was broken. See National Security Archives Declassified documents show security assurances against NATO expansion to Soviet leaders from Baker, Bush, Genscher, Kohl, Gates, Mitterrand, Thatcher, Hurd, Major, and Woerner read more

Pfizer Withdraws Application for Covid-19 Vaccine in India

Conservative Twins Feb 23, 2022 The post Pfizer Withdraws Application for Covid-19 Vaccine in India appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Ukraine Update: The Invasion Begins

S2 Underground Feb 24, 2022 The post Ukraine Update: The Invasion Begins appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Wild Elephants salutes the men who rescued their baby elephant from a ditch

Magestic Tuskers Nov 28, 2017 • Wildlife Officials rescue baby elephant from a ditch. Elephant herd salutes the men before leaving In Kerala, India, a... The post Wild Elephants salutes the men who rescued their baby elephant from a ditch appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

WEF Teams with Banks to Trap Canadians in a “Federated Digital ID Ecosystem”

HighImpactFlix Feb 23, 2022 The post WEF Teams with Banks to Trap Canadians in a “Federated Digital ID Ecosystem” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Russia invades Ukraine as Putin declares war to ‘demilitarize’ neighbor

The Guardian Russian forces have unleashed an attack of Ukraine on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at dawn, amid warnings... The post Russia invades Ukraine as Putin declares war to ‘demilitarize’ neighbor appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

The New Dark Age16 hours ago

Covid Vaccines: The Next Vioxx?

Shocking new data on covid vaccine and booster safety out of Israel and Germany – will covid vaccines overtake Vioxx and thalidomide as the largest ever drug scandal? read more

Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home17 hours ago

Claiming A Religious Exemption For Vaccines Or Masks? Here's What You Need To Know

Lots of folks don't want to wear masks and/or get vaccinated. Almost daily I get inquiries about how to claim religious exemptions for them. I don’t know of any religious exemptions for masks. I've never heard of any religion claiming they are not allowed. I'd love to hear from you if you know of one. Some religions do object to the vaccines. However, even ChristianScientists don't have an official policy for them, so it is not very many religions. Catholics internationally object to none, but American Catholics in some areas object to Johnson & Johnson. Even then, it is allowed... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Democrats target rural America

Rep. Jason Smith: ... Rural America has watched over the last twelve months as Washington Democrats have pushed an agenda that would benefit their political allies and the wealthy at the expense of rural communities — policies that discourage employment, add trillions in new job-killing taxes, promote green welfare disguised as environmental protection, and would lead to the largest expansion of the federal government in fifty years. At the same time, Democrats allowed inflation to run rampant, which has now reached an eye-popping forty-year high and erased wage gains for the ru... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

China tips its hand on Taiwan

Red States: Someone’s going to the gulag. Chinese state-run media said the actual quiet part out loud when it accidentally posted instructions from on high on how to report on the Ukraine/Russia conflict to social media. According to Fox News, Beijing News’s social media account posted now-deleted instructions to Twitter noting that no posts are to go up that are unfavorable to Russia or have pro-Western content. “From now on, for Ukraine-related topics, post them on Weibo. All post on Shimian first and then on our major account to promote Shimian. Don’t post anything against R... read more

Northern Reflections14 hours ago

Not Just Vile

Vladimir Putin has gone to war with Ukraine. In the United States, right-wing pundits and politicians are lining up with Putin. Max Boot writes : Tucker Carlson has become Putin’s No. 1 American apologist — and a favorite of Russian state television — by incessantly arguing that the United States has no stake in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. “Vladimir Putin does not want Belgium,” Carlson says. “He just wants to keep his western borders secure. That’s why he doesn’t want Ukraine to join NATO, and that makes sense.” Carlson’s views are echoed by other America Firsters. Right... read more

"Cycles, Systems and Seats in the Coliseum"

*"Cycles, Systems and Seats in the Coliseum"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Contrary to first impressions, I am not a doom-and-gloomer; I'm a systems-cycles-er, meaning I'm interested in where systems and cycles are heading. Cycles work because we're still running Wetware 1.0 which entered beta testing around 200,000 years ago and was released, bugs and all, around 50,000 years ago. Since the processes and inputs haven't changed, neither do the outputs. Nature is a mix of dynamic, semi-chaotic systems (fractals, etc.) and cyclical patterns which tend to operate within predictable paramete... read more

The Itihasa & The Darshana16 hours ago

The Axe and the Trees

Once upon a time, an axe arrived in a forest. The trees had never seen anything like the axe before. They could not decide if the axe was their friend or foe. They asked the rabbit who was the forest’s resident smart aleck. “You have nothing to worry about,” the rabbit said. “The axe is your friend.” “How can you be sure?” asked the trees. “The axe is of your race,” the rabbit said. “Its handle is made of wood, just as your trunks and branches are. There is no chance of enmity between entities of the same race.” The deer, who was known in the forest as a conspiracy nut, disagree... read more

Government and Taxes16 hours ago

Energy 162, Immediate impact of Russia invasion of Ukraine

Feb. 24, 10 pm, Manila About 12 hours ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The impact on energy prices is wild. WTI and Brent crude oil prices are +8% over yesterday prices. TTF/EU gas and UK gas prices are +41% over yesterday. Solar index and wind index are -2%, EU carbon permits -9%. https://tradingeconomics.com/commodities When shit hits the fan, people will embrace fossil fuels and save themselves, survive another day, another month. Fossil fuels sizzling, wind solar melting, carbon permits to "save the planet" proving again as an expensive joke. Russia gas-dependent Europe have ... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"Russia Declares War On Ukraine: What We Know So Far"

*Full screen recommended*. *"Russia Declares War On Ukraine: What We Know So Far"* "Russian forces have started an invasion of Ukraine on the orders of Vladimir Putin, who announced a “special military operation” at dawn, amid warnings from world leaders that it could spark the biggest war in Europe since 1945." ○ *Full screen recommended.* *"Russian Missiles, Air Strikes Hit Ukrainian Targets"* "Russian missiles and air strikes targeted Ukrainian military positions and infrastructure across the country. Videos posted to social media on February 24 showed explosions in several cities ... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"Our Financial System Is Optimized For Sociopaths And Exploitation"

*"Our Financial System Is Optimized* * For Sociopaths And Exploitation"* by Charles Hugh Smith "We live in a peculiar juncture of history in which truth has been banished as a threat to the maximization of private gain, i.e. the hyper-pursuit of self-interest. Evidence that supports a causal chain has been replaced by cherry-picked data that supports a self-serving narrative: both the evidence and narrative are manufactured to serve the interests of the few at the expense of the many. In this juncture of history, evidence is easily disputed because the process of manufacturing self... read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil’s Petrobras obtained in 2021 the highest net profit in its history

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras, Brazil's largest oil company, obtained in 2021 a record net profit of US$19.9 billion, the highest in its history, thanks to the increase in crude oil prices and the rise in fuel sales, the company reported on Wednesday, February 23. The company's profits . . . To read the […] The post Brazil’s Petrobras obtained in 2021 the highest net profit in its history appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Real Climate Science16 hours ago

Putin Must Be Terrified

The woke 100% injected US military. read more

musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago

Just a few truisms

Since elected officials are now too busy running for office to actually participate in the duties of said office and with a certain pseudo-elected autocrat invading another country because he wants to reconstitute the USSR, we should focus on a … Continue reading → read more

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Cairns News17 hours ago

A part of Putin’s address to the Russian people how Ukraine has been raped and pillaged by the west

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67828 February 21, 2022, 22:35 The Kremlin, Moscow A stable statehood has never developed in Ukraine; its electoral and other political procedures just serve as a cover, a screen for the redistribution of power and property between various oligarchic clans. Corruption, which is certainly a challenge and a problem for many countries, including Russia, has gone beyond the usual scope in Ukraine. It has literally permeated and corroded Ukrainian statehood, the entire system, and all […] read more

PA Pundits – International17 hours ago

Canada Unfreezes Some Pro-Convoy Accounts As Anti-Convoy Crowd Sues For Damages

By Alexander Hall ~ The Canadian government ruthlessly cracked down on peaceful protesters demonstrating against the government’s draconian COVID-19 mandates. And the powers that be are unfreezing the accounts of some organizers, participants and donors now that other Canadians are suing for damages. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. The freedom convoy’s […] read more

Small Dead Animals17 hours ago

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity

Once they get everyone’s vaccine status sorted out and the back order of hand sanitizer comes in they’ll be good to go. Diversity is our strength. Retweet to join us in celebrating the differences that make us stronger 💪#ZeroDiscriminationDay pic.twitter.com/As4phmspXR — NATO (@NATO) March 1, 2021 read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT18 hours ago

Harrabin Misleads Over Fossil Fuels

By Paul Homewood A blatantly one sided piece even by Harrabin standards: The best way to ease consumers’ pain from high energy prices is to stop using fossil fuels rather than drill for more of them, the government’s climate advisers say. Some Tory MPs want the government to expand production of shale […] read more

Small Dead Animals18 hours ago

Featured Comment

Trudeau has inadvertently performed a great service, but at a cost to some brave Canadian patriots, who were beaten, had their property seized and some lost their jobs. Their persecution will continue as the evil, leftist Canadians, full of self-righteous anger will continue to harass them. His great service, to prove beyond a shadow of… Continue reading → read more

Cairns News18 hours ago

Trudeau drops Emergency Act after world-wide condemnation and truckies dig their heels in

Trudeau announces end of Emergencies Act. pic.twitter.com/sHnrsZCDQN — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 23, 2022 read more

Komando.com19 hours ago

5 ways to keep your online searches private

The internet is forever, and that includes your Google searches. If that makes you uncomfortable, we can help. read more

Komando.com20 hours ago

Best free online finance calculators

Build wealth, control your debt and plan for retirement with these three free online financial calculators. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Russia begins military operations in Ukraine

Epoch Times: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, local time. Putin said in an emergency address on Russian TV that the military operation is intended to protect civilians and to demilitarize Ukraine, and is a response to threats coming from Ukraine. He said that Russia doesn’t plan to occupy Ukraine and said that the Ukrainian military should “immediately lay down its arms.” Putin also said that any foreign attempt to interfere with Russia’s action will trigger an immediate reaction from Russia, and will lead to “con... read more

Gangsters Out Blog15 hours ago

Omicron did a better job than the Vaccines

Bill Gates says “sadly” the omicron variant produces natural immunity after infection. For physicians and researchers across the world this is the entire point, why we deride the virus fear mongering. But for Bill Gates, it’s a missed business opportunity. pic.twitter.com/I9wWVWAC2A — Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) February 23, 2022 It’s far easier to continue believing lies than accept that you’ve been lied to & are still being lied to. Irrational fear & cognitive dissonance are powerful forces. But courage & love conquer all. Step back, pause, open your heart & mind: think cr... read more

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