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Thomas Paine

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

27 February - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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CFACT13 hours ago
Green ideology made Putin’s Russia much stronger
Watch: Morano on Fox & Friends: Biden admin. cited ‘going green’ when ‘canceling the EastMed pipeline from Israel to Europe’ The post Green ideology made Putin’s Russia much stronger appeared first on CFACT. read more
Are the Pfizer-Injected Now GMOs?
Are the Pfizer-Injected Now GMOs? by Dr. Mark Bailey February 27, 2022 A study has just been published in Current Issues in Molecular Biology which may cause a few problems for the “fact-checkers” and government agencies who have emphatically claimed that the mRNA injections cannot alter or damage the recipient’s DNA. The paper by Aldén, et al, titled “Intracellular Reverse The post Are the Pfizer-Injected Now GMOs? appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Caitlin Johnstone13 hours ago
‘Russian Propaganda’ Is The Latest Excuse To Expand Censorship
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ “I’m concerned about Russian disinformation spreading online, so today I wrote to the CEOs of major tech companies to ask them to restrict the spread of Russian propaganda,” US Senator Mark Warner tweeted on Friday. Since then […] read more
Econlib15 hours ago
Revisiting the Case for Free Trade
Back in 2018, I wrote an Article for EconLib entitled “Does National Security Justify Tariffs?” In that piece, I argued against the national defense justification for protectionist tariffs. My main argument was tariffs on goods vital to national defense were unnecessary for the United States given our stable allies and that any supply disruptions would […] The post Revisiting the Case for Free Trade appeared first on Econlib. read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
Global Counterterrorism in (and After) a Pandemic
Times Square in New York City stands empty on April 26, 2020. One possible reason for the decline in terrorism is the reduced number of large gatherings that present soft targets for attacks. Photo credit: Steve Guttman NYC via Flickr; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Editor’s Note: *The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world, transforming politics, economics and society itself. Terrorists, too, have not been immune from the effects of the pandemic, but here there might be a silver lining to this very dark cloud. Jessica Davis, author of “**Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-Firs... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead: Expect This New 'CRISIS' To Be Drawn-Out, Milked For ALL Its Worth"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 2/27/22: *"Markets, A Look Ahead: Expect This New 'CRISIS' * *To Be Drawn-Out, Milked For ALL Its Worth"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Turcopolier12 hours ago
A Russian/Chechen defeat?
“Ukrainian military forces were successful in destroying a Chechen special forces column of 56 tanks near the capital of Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian news agency The Kyiv Independent reported. According to the report, which the outlet said was confirmed by the … Continue reading → read more
WE ARE TO THE REPUBLICANS WHAT UKRAINE IS TO PUTIN
*New York* magazine's Ben Jacobs reports from CPAC: The specter of escalating war in Europe may have overshadowed this year’s CPAC, but it did not haunt it. The annual conservative confab was far more focused on the threats of wokeness and being canceled than those posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict was mostly a side note at an event that catered far more to culture warriors than cold warriors.... There were kind words for Vladimir Putin in Donald Trump's CPAC speech, but he condemned the invasion -- he clearly got the memo that Republican voters disapprove of w... read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE12 hours ago
Could diet help protect against severe COVID-19?
https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/could-diet-help-protect-against-severe-covid-19-and-enable-a-proper-immune-response-to-vaccination/?fbclid=IwAR30gDpwdWJ3dtJHZOyRexU4ZZN_3iA8pRbxfZ2Cc2KfXy7r43h5itEc4AY read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE12 hours ago
Does Wireless Power Transfer Work?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33522699/wireless-electricity-new-zealand/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflowFBPOP&utm_medium=social-media read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE12 hours ago
How Area 51 Became the Center of Alien conspiracy Theories
https://www.scienceexplorist.com/2022/02/how-area-51-became-center-of-alien.html?m=1 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
My thoughts on war in Ukraine
Richard Branson Published on 24 February 2022 As Russian troops are crossing the border into sovereign and peaceful Ukraine, as border posts and military installations all throughout the country are coming under attack, war has returned to Europe. Early reports of … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Should You Give Melatonin To Children?
Melatonin, a sleep hormone, is a natural part of the body’s sleep and wake system1. Ongoing research shows that melatonin supplements can help adults manage certain sleep disorders2. Preliminary research also suggests that melatonin may aid children who are prone to sleep … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
‘Horribly mismanaged’: Debate over gout treatment rages as cases surge
All around the world, gout prevalence is growing at an alarming pace, while gout treatment remains as “horribly mismanaged” as ever. This rapid growth has spurred on a worldwide “gout epidemic,” James O’Dell, MD, Robert L. Grissom professor of internal medicine and … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Three patients with AMD receive miniature telescope implant to improve vision
Three patients in Italy have been successfully implanted with SING IMT, an implantable miniature telescope that improves vision in late-stage age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release from Samsara Vision. The Smaller-Incision New-Generation Implantable Miniature Telescope, or SING IMT, is … Continue reading → read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
CDC recommends 4-month regimen for drug-susceptible TB
The CDC published a recommendation and interim guidance in MMWR for a 4-month regimen to treat patients aged 12 years or older with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis. The regimen containing rifapentine, moxifloxacin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide was shown in a recent clinical trial to … Continue reading → read more
WARNING: Things Just Got INSANE… Stock up While you Can
Canadian Prepper Feb 27, 2022 • This is critical information that everyone needs to know right now. Prepare for this situation to get terrifyingly bad... The post WARNING: Things Just Got INSANE… Stock up While you Can appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Ohio and Texas Issue Warning on Toxic Chemical Found in Mailed At-Home COVID-19 Testing Kit
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft The at-home rapid COVID-19 tests contained a toxic chemical that can be really harmful and even life-threatening when exposed... The post Ohio and Texas Issue Warning on Toxic Chemical Found in Mailed At-Home COVID-19 Testing Kit appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Family history of breast cancer associated with breast density in premenopausal women
Premenopausal women with a first-degree family history of breast cancer had greater mammographic breast density than those without a family history of breast cancer, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. “Mammographic breast density and breast cancer share similar genetic … Continue reading → read more
Putin Orders Nuclear Deterrent Forces on Highest Alert
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Vladimir Putin put Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on highest alert on Sunday. Putin justified his actions after top NATO... The post Putin Orders Nuclear Deterrent Forces on Highest Alert appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Russia claims US running secret bio weapons lab in Georgia
Yahoo News MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that the United States appeared to be running a clandestine biological weapons lab in the... The post Russia claims US running secret bio weapons lab in Georgia appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
High diversity in Delta variant across countries revealed by genome-wide analysis of SARS-CoV-2 beyond the Spike protein
Abstract The highly contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has become a prevalent strain globally and poses a public health challenge around the world. While there has been extensive focus on understanding the amino acid mutations in the Delta variant’s Spike … Continue reading → read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
Russian unrest grows against Putin as soldiers angry at being ‘sent to kill or be killed’
“President Zelenskyy urged the Russian population to stand up to Vladimir Putin to stop their soldiers from being sent to Ukraine to “kill or be killed.” In his latest televised statement, the Ukrainian leader said several thousand Russian soldiers had been taken prisoner since the start … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
The ship is sinking…
Once the dust begins to settle over the war in the Ukraine, central banks seem committed to a round of interest rate hikes. In an economy as beset by exponentially rising debt as ours is, overburdened debtors should be on the lookout for some torpedoes racing for their hull. “A steep path unlikely” is about… Continue reading → read more
6 in 7 People Worldwide Experience High Levels of Insecurity - Why?
MADRID, Feb 27 (IPS) - Safety and security are at the base of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid, second in importance only to life’s absolute necessities—air, water, food and shelter, warns a new report. Read the full story, “6 in 7 People Worldwide Experience High Levels of Insecurity - Why?”, on globalissues.org → read more
Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No One Behind (Part 1)
Johannesburg, Feb 27 (IPS) - Parliamentarians' leadership in a post-COVID-19 recovery is crucial to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda. The involvement of lawmakers in ensuring a more equal, just, and sustainable society will come under the spotlight during a two-day inter-regional meeting organized by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and the Forum of Arab Parliamentarians on Population and Development (FAPPD,) and supported by UNFPA ASRO in early March 2022. Read the full story, “Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Snopes Tips: How To Detect and Avoid Online Scams
There are countless "exclusive reward," "free coupon," and "free product" scams on social media. Here's how to recognize them and avoid trouble. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
India shouldn’t miss world war pointer
The transition of India’s foreign-policy mindset during the post-cold war period from an international outlook to a national one, and then its colossal drop to a ‘mofussil’ thinking, is a tragic phenomenon. One outcome of it has been the tendency to reduce foreign policy to a single theme — India’s relations with the United States — which began after the Narasimha Rao government. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
‘Russian Propaganda’ Is The Latest Excuse To Expand Censorship
"I’m concerned about Russian disinformation spreading online, so today I wrote to the CEOs of major tech companies to ask them to restrict the spread of Russian propaganda," US Senator Mark Warner tweeted on Friday. read more
Gangsters Out Blog13 hours ago
The future of ownership in Canada
"Canada Beyond 150’s Capital and Debt research team explored the future of ownership. The team looked at how accessing services, rather than conventional ownership, could benefit all Canadians." AYFKM? "This document does not represent an official policy position of the Government of Canada. Instead, it records the work of a sub-group of new public servants who participated in Canada Beyond 150, a professional development program co-championed by the Privy Council Office and Policy Horizons Canada. The program was designed to support the development of new public servants, and to d... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Editor's Note
I am helping organize relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees. Meeting the CEO of a large pharmaceutical chain in Quebec within the hour. They have committed to send a lot of vital meds to help the thousands of refugees who are now pouring into Poland and Hungary. They just want to know who to send it to, how will certain meds be maintained (insulin, etc.), and how will it be distributed. I have a representative from the Ukrainian embassy in my home right now having coffee with my 95 year old mom who is going to be with me in this meeting. When I l called the embassy early this mor... read more
CFACT13 hours ago
Will the Supreme Court rein in EPA?
BY MARLO LEWIS: The Court will examine the lawfulness of the Obama administration’s October 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the Trump administration’s June 2019 Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which repealed and replaced the CPP. The post Will the Supreme Court rein in EPA? appeared first on CFACT. read more
Russian Armored Vehicles Are a Mismatch for Ukraine's Army
*Kris Osborn* *Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine* Russia’s army includes about two-and-a-half times the number of armored vehicles as Ukraine’s, and Russian equipment is also more modern. As Russian forces reportedly close in on Kyiv and other critical areas of Ukraine, it is uncertain whether there will be large-scale battles between the Russian military and Ukrainian defenders. Ukraine may not have the ability to stop or slow down a full-scale Russian invasion. Russia’s army includes about two-and-a-half times the number of armored vehicles as Ukraine’s, and Russian equipment is also... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
SWIFT sanctions on Russia. Telegram becomes go to app for conflict info
SWIFT sanctions on Russia. Telegram becomes go to app for conflict info ***News Topic 757*** read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Russian Troops Enter Ukraine's Second-Biggest City Kharkiv
*Business Insider:* *1.4 million civilians in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, have been told to take shelter as Russian troops begin siege* * Russian forces invaded Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, overnight. * The city's governor urged its 1.4 million residents to remain indoors. * Russian troops blew up a natural gas pipeline, and one residential building. The 1.4 million residents in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, have been urged to shelter indoors after government officials said Russian troops had arrived. In a statement on Sunday morning, Kha... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert, Escalating Tensions
In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. read more
Retreat Of The South Cascade Glacier In Washington
GLACIERS OF THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES read more
Expensive and wasteful heat pumps are not the solution to Britain’s energy crisis
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey For some strange reason, the Telegraph usually delegates reports on energy policy to one of its Environmental staff. Finally we actually get the facts from an energy expert: Heat pumps are receiving much attention as the alternative… read more
Climate of modern-day Europe mimics the climate of 14th century Europe, say researchers
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Europe in 1328 [image credit: Wikipedia] Echoes of the Medieval Warm Period here? Long before the spectre of fossil fuel emissions was put forward as a possible climatic factor of course. We already covered some of this here, but as this is a new article let’s have another go.… read more
Ice-Free Arctic In Thirteen Years
Experts say the Arctic will be ice-free in thirteen years and the US is falling behind Russia in Arctic shipping. Arctic summers could be ice-free by 2035, enabling faster shipping This comes three months after dozens of Russian ships got … Continue reading → read more
Canada Freezing Bank Accounts is Child’s Play Compared to the Coming ‘Central Bank Digital Currency’
[image: currency]We are one crisis away from complete Orwellian control and the surrendering of freedoms during covid shows many will willingly accept it. read more
Gravitas Plus | Explained: The Russia-Ukraine crisis
WION Feb 20, 2022 • The story of the Ukraine-Russia crisis does not begin in 2021, or 2014, It begins in the 9th century. There... The post Gravitas Plus | Explained: The Russia-Ukraine crisis appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Jordan Peterson “These WOMEN Should be ASHAMED of Themselves For The Rest of Their Lives”
FATHERHOOD Sep 24, 2021 • Jordan Bernt Peterson is a Canadian professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, YouTube personality, and author. He began to receive widespread... The post Jordan Peterson “These WOMEN Should be ASHAMED of Themselves For The Rest of Their Lives” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Sister Lucia was Right! Global Communism is Here
The Fatima Center Jan 9, 2021 The post Sister Lucia was Right! Global Communism is Here appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Organizing Notes14 hours ago
Latest interview
Bruce Gagnon explains how the Rand Corporation (Pentagon Papers) outlined very clearly that the end, the goal of US foreign policy, is to overextend and destabilize Russia resulting in regime change and then the rape and pillaging of Russia's vast natural resources. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
BREAKING: Putin Places Russian Nuclear Forces On High Alert
*21WIRE* | Putin orders military to put country’s nuclear deterrence on high alert in response to 'aggressive statements' and measures levied by NATO countries. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Climate kooks still in charge at White House
Washington Times: The White House held a brainstorming session on how to combat climate “denialism and delay” even as the Russian invasion of Ukraine fueled pressure on President Biden to end his crackdown on domestic oil-and-gas production. The White House released Friday a readout from the previous day’s first-ever roundtable discussion held by the Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP] on “the scientific understanding of why arguments for delaying action on climate change are appealing and how they can be countered effectively.” “It’s clear that a variety of special ... read more
Ukraine Must Think Outside the Box to Counter Russian Ground Forces
*Kris Osborn* *Russia-Ukraine War, Europe* Hit-and-run operations and a focus on seizing key chokepoints may allow Ukraine to make up for its smaller arsenal of tanks and artillery. As Russian missiles strike key military targets throughout Ukraine and armored ground vehicles advance toward Kyiv, it is important to consider how Ukrainian ground forces may counterattack. Not surprisingly, Ukraine’s military operates largely Soviet-era equipment and weapons. While the extent to which these Soviet-era tanks, armored personnel carriers, and weapons have been upgraded in recent years ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
As war rages in Europe, Biden takes the weekend off
Power Line: ... As pretty much everyone has pointed out, Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea when Barack Obama was president (and Joe Biden was Vice President), did nothing while Donald Trump was president, and then invaded Ukraine while Joe Biden is ostensibly at the wheel. Coincidence? Funny how the Biden administration is a cascading series of unhappy coincidences. This story about Trump is making the rounds: One has it that Trump — noting that Putin seized land from Georgia when George W. Bush was president and seized the Crimean peninsula when Barack Obama was president — warned... read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
Pearl clutching ad hominem attacks, or whatever …
There has been an outbreak of ad hominem attacks on Turcopolier. Some of them seem to be Russian IO. Some sound like hysteria in the Freudian sense. Such attacks will result in erasure of the comment or banning from site. … Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
The way out....
This war must be immediately terminated before it expands and sucks in the European NATO States and the United States. Towards that end President Biden must publicly announce that NATO expansion is over for good and that Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova will not be joining NATO as member States. President Biden must also call for an international peace conference for the conclusion of a treaty that will establish the permanent neutrality of Ukraine which will be guaranteed by the United Nations Security Council under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter. Then negotiations can take pla... read more
What To Do With Trucks
Robin Sears writes now that we have seen trucks used as weapons, we should think carefully about how we regulate them. Consider: In Toronto, more than half the trucks passing through the city on the DVP, the Gardiner and the 401 have departure points and destinations hundreds of kilometres away. They stop only for gas. In Ottawa, the city’s website improbably lists Wellington Street as a “truck route!” Worse, there is no way for trucks travelling from Quebec on their way west not to jam the downtown core, even when they are not protesting. Why do we permit this? Rule number one ... read more
21st Century Wire15 hours ago
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Ukraine on Fire’ (2016)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | Inside story on the US and EU-backed Maidan coup when pushed Ukraine into its current quagmire. read more
21st Century Wire15 hours ago
Episode #410 – ‘Wag the Dog Deux’ with guests Diane Sare, Basil Valentine
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world… read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden administration rationalizes idiotic energy policy
*Breitbart:* *Blinken: We’re Not Halting Gas and Oil Purchases from Russia Because We’re Trying to Minimize ‘Pain to Us’* If the Biden administration had not been blocking US drilling and the various pipelines, we would never have needed Russian oil, to begin with. It does zero for their climate goals since the same amount of fuel is being used. What it does do is fund Putin's war machine. The Biden administration's energy policy has no intelligence defense. It hurts US producers and consumers and helps an enemy like Russia. It is just nuts. See, also: *Is this the end of t... read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Vaccination – silencing doctors in the UK
My last blog discussed the possibility that mRNA COVID19 vaccines significantly increase the risk of myocarditis. Following this, a fellow doctor reached out to tell me about what has happened to them. They too, had questioned some aspects of the safety and efficacy of the vaccines. read more
NYPD Police Union President Arrested for Stealing Over $1 Million from Fellow Cops in Lowlife Scheme
[image: cops]Nothing says "culture of corruption" quite like cops committing crimes against their fellow cops. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Russian State TV Says Ukraine Wants To Hold Negotiations With Russia At The City Of Gomel In Belarus
*TASS: **Ukraine suggested Gomel as venue for talks with Russia, Kremlin says* *Russia will not suspend the military operation in Ukraine during the talks with the Ukrainian side, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said * MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. The Ukrainian side has picked Gomel, a city in Belarus, as a venue for talks with Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Sunday. "The city of Gomel was suggested by the Ukrainian side itself as a venue for talks. As we said, the Russian delegation is ready for these talks," Peskov said. Russia will not suspend the... read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Zelensky’s Reported Evacuation To Lvov Risks Prompting Ukraine’s Partition
NATO might want to draw its own red line in the remnants of the increasingly crumbling Ukrainian state by reviving the so-called “West Ukrainian People’s Republic”, whether as a self-declared independent state that immediately joins the military alliance in order to come under its nuclear umbrella or by having it […] read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Russian President Putin Puts Nuclear Forces On Highest Alert
*Sputnik:* *Putin Puts Russian Nuclear Deterrence Forces on High Alert Over Aggressive Statements by NATO* The Western alliance promised to "hold Russia" and Belarus "accountable" for the "brutal and wholly unprovoked and unjustified" "invasion" of Ukraine on Friday, warning that Moscow would be made to pay "a severe price" for its actions. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to put the nation's nuclear deterrence forces on high alert Sunday following "aggressive statements" from NATO. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* This is a developing news story. *Rus... read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Things You Won’t See On The CBC
I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with anything here. But if you want to know why Putin invaded Ukraine this is his explanation, in his own words. Unfiltered. h/t Aaron Clarey read more
Organizing Notes12 hours ago
Who funded the RAND Corp study on regime change in Russia?
The infamous RAND Corporation has created a study calling for the break-up of Russia. The plan is now being implemented by the US-UK-NATO. See the study *here*. The pie chart above (click on it for a better view) details where RAND gets its funding. Should be no surprise to see that the vast majority of the money comes from the Department of Defense, US Army, Air Force, Homeland Security and other government agencies. It is my opinion, based on these and other obvious facts, that the current international effort to militarily encircle Russia and take them down - i... read more
Ukraine and the Endgame for the West
What matters is not the weapon, but the will to wield the weapon. The Western nations have all sorts of high-tech weapons but they lack the will to wield the weapons, because they got corrupted by the 300 years of uninterrupted global power that they have enjoyed. After the 1960s, they became incapable of fighting pitched battles—the kind of pitched battles which consumed thousands of lives in the First and the Second World Wars, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. The Western military strategists have developed a peripheral war strategy, which allows them to maintain their global pow... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russian troops ill-equipped for Ukraine operation
Fox News: The Russian effort to invade Ukraine appears to have been underfunded and under-equipped to handle the swift takeover that Russian President Vladimir Putin was hoping for. Russia is "increasingly frustrated" by the lack of momentum in the invasion, particularly in the north of the country, a U.S. official said Saturday. Despite the months of planning and preparation, Russia has yet to achieve air superiority, and Ukraine retains command and control. And a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin that the Russian military is not moving ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Ukraine shooting down Russian transport planes
DailyWire: Multiple Russian military aircraft were allegedly shot down on Friday night as Russia closed in on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv, according to claims from Ukraine’s government. “According to a statement from the military’s General Staff, the Il-76 heavy transport plane was shot down near Vasylkiv, a city 40 kilometers south of Kyiv,” The Times of Israel reported. “The Russian military has not commented on the incident so far, and the report could not be immediately verified.” Illia Ponomarenko, a reporter with The Kyiv Independent, claimed that a second Ilyushin Il-... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Trump warned Germany about the strategic folly of relying on Russian energy
*DailyWire:* *Trump Hammers Germany In 2018 For Relying On Russian Energy* This was one of the reasons he opposed the Nordstream projects. It is another example of the mistake of funding Russian energy projects and in effect funding the Russian war machine aimed at them. read more
Britain’s steel industry hammered by climate change taxes
By Paul Homewood Not only do carbon prices push up electricity prices, they are also extremely detrimental to energy intensive industry, such as steel: Crippling climate change levies are forcing Britain’s steelmakers to cut production after a doubling in the cost of carbon emissions in just nine months. Record carbon prices are making […] read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
May I ask you a question?
Opinion hosts, politicians and people in general get in a habit of sharing phrases, labels or names meant to be shortcuts to get people to believe the speaker or writer’s point and dismiss another person’s. Far more often than not, … Continue reading → read more
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From Jenna Orkin White House, EU announce expulsion of certain Russian banks from SWIFT Ukraine says 14 Russian planes, 8 helicopters, 102 tanks, 3,500 soldiers shot down Many soldiers also reportedly gave away their strategic positions with pics that they sent out looking for love. Black eyed peas could help eliminate need for fertilizer From missile strikes to employee safety, Cargill, other Minn ... Russian space chief threatens to allow ISS to FALL onto US or Europe Huge Chinese Desert Projects Will Power Next Wave of Wind, Solar Merchant ships have been targeted by Russian missile... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
European allies ignore Biden?
Streiff: One of the great lies we’ve heard from Joe Biden’s fluffers is the tale of glory where Biden rallies the Free World to the defense of Ukraine and something-something happens, and everything turns out great. No part of this could be further from the truth. From the earliest days, Joe Biden and his henchmen ignored a build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine that began a year ago. As the crisis intensified, the Biden junta did things which a) made it look ridiculous (for instance, the repeated predictions over more than a month that Russia was invading Ukraine... read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Cop confidential: Why is so much of the city’s police budget discussion happening behind closed doors?
What really goes on behind closed doors? Do those doors need to be closed? Does the Halifax Regional Police need more money to do its job properly? Those, of course, are different questions, but it’s hard to answer either of the last two without knowing what happened in the first. What “disturbing facts” — as […] read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Peter Gurnham steps down as chair of the Utility and Review Board
Monday is Peter Gurnham’s last day as the chair of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB). At age 69, he is retiring from a very big job: decisions by the UARB affect what consumers pay for electricity, natural gas, gasoline, water, bridge tolls, car insurance, and payday loans. It’s also the body responsible […] read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Putin seeks to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: February 24, 2022, 06:00 The Kremlin, Moscow 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 […] read more
Expanding Glaciers In Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Swiftcurrent Grinnell Recent Glacier Recession in Glacier National Park, Montana on JSTOR read more
The Aviationist17 hours ago
F-35 Tracking Online As It Flies A Mission Over Poland Near Ukrainian Border
[image: F-35 tracking East Europe] An F-35A flew a mission over Eastern Europe and could be tracked online. But don’t freak out about OPSEC: it was almost certainly done on purpose. In the morning on Sunday Feb. 27, 2022, at [...] The post F-35 Tracking Online As It Flies A Mission Over Poland Near Ukrainian Border appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
New Zealand High Court rules against army and police dismissals for refusing Covid jab
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/not-demonstrably-justified-high-court-upholds-challenge-to-police-and-nzdf-vaccination-mandates-terminations-suspended/LMAUM7LZWV6FFQWAKKJFLKYLIE/ read more
A hypothetical defeated Russia should be led by verified Russian businesspeople
BREAKING: Putin puts russian nuclear forces in special combat mode over aggressive statements from NATO— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) February 27, 2022 Sadly, as I have been afraid of for a long time (I have been warning against sanctions for precisely this reason), Putin just stepped to the nuclear combat mode (video with the monologue). He uses the nuclear option to avoid sanctions. The text below was written before this new twist. Note that on Friday, ICBMs were filmed on roads near Moscow so this is no joke. RS-24 Yars has the range of 11k-12k km. Please cancel all the m... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Sweden's response to Covid proved more effective
*Daily Mail:* *Sweden's no lockdown policy WAS right and countries that enforced them had 'significantly worse outcomes', report by its government finds* Florida and Texas in the US have also demonstrated that better outcomes result from not locking down the population. read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
NATO warns Russia of attacks if alliance countries are hit
*Epoch Times:* *NATO Secretary General Warns Russia of ‘Article 5’ Counter Attack* Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, has warned Russia that if Moscow’s attack against Ukraine spills over into other European nations who are member states of NATO, it will force the intergovernmental military alliance to take counteraction. ... This is an unsubtle message not to move on the Baltic countries that are now part of NATO and that were once part of the Soviet Union. Estonia is one example. At this point, it looks like Russia has its hands full with Ukraine which has be... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Ukraine resistance has been tougher than Russia expected
Epoch Times: Russian military forces advancing on Kyiv and other major cities have been slowed by Ukrainian fighters, defense officials in the United States and the United Kingdom said on Feb. 26. “Their momentum continues to be slowed predominately from a stiff Ukrainian resistance,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on a call. “What they have seen is a very determined resistance, and it has slowed them down,” the official said. According to the UK’s Ministry of Defense, the speed of the advance has been slowed, “likely as a result of acute logistical difficulties a... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Trump talks about Ukraine at CPAC
Washington Examiner: ... Trump’s first reference to Ukraine in his CPAC speech was when he brought up Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff in relation to the phone call with Zelensky, adding that the Ukrainian president, who has taken up arms to defend his country from Russia, is “a very brave man.” And he defended his relationship with Putin. “I was with Putin a lot. I spent a lot of time with him. I got along with him,” Trump said. “It's a good thing to get along with people, not a bad thing. You can be very tough and get along.” The invasion, Trump argued, was the result of the elect... read more
Alabama Governor Signs Into Law Child Tax Credit Bill
*Stephen Silver* *Child Tax Credit, United States* House Bill 231 will deliver aid to families who received the child tax credit. The expanded child tax credit may have expired at the federal level, but some states are pursuing legislation for new tax breaks and tax credits of their own. One piece of tax credit legislation was just signed into law in one of the reddest states in the country. According to WTVM, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama has signed House Bill 231, which will deliver aid to families who received the child tax credit. “I’m proud to sign HB231 into law so that money... read more
Meeting Milestones on Time – It Makes a Difference
By Cathy Jameson I have a handwritten note in a folder that goes with me to every doctor’s appointment I make for my son. The paper isn’t that old. Well, in terms of today’s technological advances, it may be -... Related Stories - Best of: Blind and Seek - Going the Extra Mile - Autism Rorschach Test read more
Pottersville Digest
(Is Kismet, Comrade.) ------------------------------ "Over time, exerting this kind of power can lead an autocrat to believe his own propaganda and act on his worst impulses, leading not just to the destruction of his foreign enemies, but to destabilizing situations at home that can jeopardize his rule." Ben-Ghiat could be speaking about Trump here. ------------------------------ Oh, this will end well. 🙄 ------------------------------ Please, dear man, keep talking, since your last involvement in GA politics worked out so spectacularly well. ------------------------... read more
21st Century Wire18 hours ago
Henningsen on GB News: ‘Western Media, Politicians Are Clueless on Ukraine’
*21WIRE* | The distortion of western media and political narratives being spun around Ukraine and Russia will soon make diplomacy all but impossible. read more
naked capitalism18 hours ago
Book Review: A Sweeping — and Personal — History of Addiction and Recovery
In “The Urge” by Carl Erik Fisher, a psychiatrist blends history and social critique with his own story of recovery. read more
Small Dead Animals18 hours ago
Some Philosophy For A Sunday Morning
The deep connection between between the English language and common sense. read more
21st Century Wire18 hours ago
US Politicians Have Lost the Plot Over Ukraine
*21WIRE* | How is it that no one in Washington seems to realize they are baiting WWIII? read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Putin – The Real Story
The U.S. political establishment was shocked and delighted by the 1989–91 fall of the Soviet Union, and its members were similarly pleased with the policies of President Boris Yeltsin, a virtual U.S. client, under whose rule ordinary Russians suffered a calamitous fall in living standards, while a small set of oligarchs were able to loot the broken state. Yeltsin’s election victory in 1996, greatly assisted by U.S. consultants, advice, and money, was, for the editors of the Times, “A Victory for Russian Democracy.”12 They were not bothered by either the electoral corruption, the cr... read more

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