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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

28 April - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

 11:37 pm MDT

Medical Kidnap7 hours ago
You Need to Be Thinking NOW About Bartering
Bartering will come back with a vengeance. The dollar may not be the world’s reserve currency that much longer. Between pumping trillions of dollars into the system over the past two years and trying to use the dollar to isolate the Russians, even CNN admits the dollar is in trouble. Our government is far too interested in centralized digital currencies for my personal comfort. We need other options, and sooner rather than later. Prepping isn’t living in fear. It’s the sober realization that modern life has been based on a complex network of supply chains and support systems that... read more
You Need to Be Thinking NOW About Bartering
Bartering will come back with a vengeance. The dollar may not be the world’s reserve currency that much longer. Between pumping trillions of dollars into the system over the past two years and trying to use the dollar to isolate the Russians, even CNN admits the dollar is in trouble. Our government is far too interested in centralized digital currencies for my personal comfort. We need other options, and sooner rather than later. Prepping isn’t living in fear. It’s the sober realization that modern life has been based on a complex network of supply chains and support systems that... read more
“Stop Hurting Me…”
“… she says, as she punches you in the face.” Thanks to @TimCast, a billboard is up in Times Square exposing what The Washington Post did to @LibsOfTikTok. pic.twitter.com/y7MwrqGGZd — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 28, 2022 read more
Michael West7 hours ago
Labor’s multinational tax policy has them quaking in their boots, or not
[image: Lobbyland] It's more a statement of noble intent than a policy, Labor's Plan to Ensure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax, that is. Deckchairs on the proverbial. read more
Michael West9 hours ago
Carbon Capture’s Epic Fail: giant Gorgon gas plant goes ‘phut’
[image: Gorgon Project] Australia’s largest Carbon Capture and Storage project has failed on all fronts. Is CCS, or "clean coal" as it has been branded, simply a fraud, a sneaky way for the Coalition to subsidise its large fossil fuel donors with public money? Callum Foote reports on the Gorgon failure and the global failure of CCS. read more
Defendant waited too long to collaterally attack guilty plea 
Where a naturalized citizen whose citizenship was revoked in 2016 waited until 2018 before attempting to collaterally attack his 2010 guilty plea on drug charges, and the record showed he could have discovered facts supporting his claim in 2016, his petition was untimely. Background Jose Nunez-Garcia, a naturalized United States citizen, received advice from counsel ... read more
022-2-102 – United States v. Nunez-Garcia
United States v. Nunez-Garcia, Case No. 20-6710, April 20, 2022. 4th Cir. (Niemeyer), from WDVA at Harrisonburg (Urbanski). Erin Margaret Trodden for Appellant. Samuel Cagle Juhan for Appellee. VLW 022-2-102. 17 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Jury to decide if sheriff is liable for fatal shooting 
Where there were disputed facts over whether a law enforcement officer used excessive force in fatally shooting an individual carrying a loaded shotgun, the officer is denied summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Background In the course of responding to a dispute between neighbors just after midnight on April 30, 2018, deputy sheriff Anthony Momphard ... read more
022-2-096 – Knibbs v. Momphard
Knibbs v. Momphard, Case No. 20-2243, March 30, 2022 4th Cir. (Agee), from WDNC at Asheville (Cogburn). Mark R. Melrose for Appellant. Steven Andrew Bader for Appellees. VLW 022-2-096. 69 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Class certification denied in antitrust dispute 
Where plaintiffs suing two pharmaceutical companies for allegedly entering into an unlawful and anticompetitive agreement concerning a cholesterol-reducing drug failed to establish that the class was so numerous that joinder of all members was impracticable, their motion for class certification was denied. Background In this putative class action, the direct purchase plaintiffs or DPPs, allege ... read more
022-3-166 – In re: Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litigation 
In re: Zetia (Ezetimibe) Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 2:18-md-2836, April 13, 2022. EDVA at Norfolk (Smith). VLW 022-3-166. 33 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Henrico County sued for violating Clean Water Act 
Where Henrico County has a history of noncompliance, but it argued that it was unlikely to violate the terms of a permit in the future because it had complied with the permit for 10 consecutive months, the court found that plaintiffs had sufficiently alleged a state of intermittent violation at the Henrico Water Reclamation Facility. ... read more
022-3-162 – Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc. v. County of Henrico 
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc. v. County of Henrico, Case No. 3:21-cv-752, April 11, 2022. EDVA at Richmond (Novak). VLW 022-3-162. 32 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Court resolves dispute over UIM coverage 
Where the plaintiff claimed an insurance policy included $1 million of underinsured coverage that should be available in a wrongful death action, her motion for summary judgment was denied because the policyholder had reduced the limit to $70,000. Background Majdoleen A. Khattab is the widow of Affan Mohamad Khattab and administratrix of his estate. Plaintiff ... read more
022-3-169 – Khattab v. Berkley Regional Insurance Company 
Khattab v. Berkley Regional Insurance Company, Case No. 3:21-cv-789, April 15, 2022. EDVA at Richmond (Hudson). VLW 022-3-169. 14 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
No change in five years
Five years ago, April 28, 2017, I wrote this: *"Why should conservative taxpayers be paying to fund our "everything is hate speech" universities? By far the largest areas of state spending, on average, are education (both K-12 and higher education) and health care. Why should you pay to have the state turn your kids against you and your values?"* I was thinking about that today as the demand to pay other people's college debts grows. Yes, some college graduates have high debts. I don't. Maybe the plumber has debts for his trucks. Or the guy who was sweeping up broken glass from t... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Pelican Nebula is changing. The entire nebula, officially designated IC 5070, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The Pelican, however, is particularly interesting because it is an unusually active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The featured picture was processed to bring out two main colors, red and blue, with the red dominated by light emitted by interstellar hydrogen. Ultraviolet light emitted by young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold gas in the nebula to hot gas, with the advancing boundary ... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Democrat 'disinformation' campaign has no credibility
* Washington Examiner:* *Biden ‘disinformation’ chief a Trump dossier author fan and Hunter Biden laptop doubter* Democrats have been the primary source of disinformation since Trump was elected and right through the 2020 campaign. They are full time participants in the politics of fraud. read more
"There Are None So Blind..."
"There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” - John Heywood, 1546 read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Google accused of messing with GOP email
Newsmax: Researchers' findings that the majority of Republican candidates' fundraising emails went to a spam folder in the Gmail accounts owned by Google, while Democrat candidates' emails were delivered, were "horrifying to see," Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel told Newsmax Wednesday, following a filing to the Federal Election Commission about the issue. "These researchers in North Carolina, nonpartisan researchers, said that with the Republican Party and campaign emails 70% of them, went to spam," McDaniel said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America." "For Democrats,... read more
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, “The Waking”
*“The Waking”* “I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I feel my fate in what I cannot fear. I learn by going where I have to go. We think by feeling. What is there to know? I hear my being dance from ear to ear. I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. Of those so close beside me, which are you? God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there, And learn by going where I have to go. Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how? The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair; I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. Great Nature has another thing to do To you and me; so take the lively... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Russia makes incremental progress' in Donbas
Washington Examiner: Russia's military is making "incremental progress" in its efforts to capture the Donbas region of Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official said. Russia and Ukraine's military are mainly fighting in the Donbas region, which is in the eastern part of Ukraine that borders Russia and where Ukrainians and pro-Russian separatists have engaged in fighting for years. After the Russians failed to conquer the capital of Kyiv, they redirected their attention to the Donbas. "We would assess that Russian forces are making slow and uneven, and frankly, we would describe it... read more
"We’re All Ukrainians Now"
*"We’re All Ukrainians Now"* by Brian Maher "Ukraine’s suffering is under every eye...Russia’s desecration of Ukraine appalls all right-thinking men. Yet many of these men insist you know of their appallment. We believe the term is “virtue signaling.” They appear daily on the television, wringing their hands, rending their cloths… and gnashing their teeth. They yell about the march of evil. The murder of innocents. The fading of freedom, the suspension of civilization and the death of democracy. How much more suffering, they lament, must the people of Ukraine endure before the Uni... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
'Defund the Police' was a bad idea that some Democrats want shake
Just the News: It’s becoming increasingly clear that after the economy, crime is a hot-button issue driving voter sentiment in the lead-up to the November elections. But despite voter concern, Democrats continue to be divided over the controversial “defund the police” mantra that has grabbed headlines for the past two years, and it’s beginning to hurt their prospects for the fall elections. The mixed messaging of party leaders versus the call to defund by progressives, especially extreme comments by members of the Squad, has become a costly roadblock to retaining the House as vo... read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ Musk buying Twitter is such horrible news, even its executives are crying about it. Musk will tank Twitter and I hope he succeeds. ------------------------------ Investigating her for what? Doing her job as a reporter? ------------------------------ Well, if you see Bragg tooling around Manhattan in a Bentley, you'll know why. ------------------------------ "Go fuck yourself." That's the classy Trump way. ------------------------------ The Art of the Deal. ------------------------------ So, the woman who's paranoid about bein... read more
PrairiePundit7 hours ago
Unexplained explosions inside Russia
Stephen Green: ... The *Washington Examiner’*s Tom Rogan reported that a major oil depot was hit on Monday in Bryansk, more than 60 miles inside Russia’s border with Ukraine. That’s outside the range of most of Ukraine’s drones. While interesting, it isn’t exactly a “what the hell?” moment. British troops have been training Ukraine’s special operators since Russia annexed Ukraine and armed insurgents in Ukraine’s Donbas region back in 2014. Two more such attacks were reported the next day: Two explosions were reported in Voronezh, nearly 200 miles from Ukraine, and a Ukrainian ... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Germany Drops Opposition To An Embargo Of Russian Oil, , Paving The Way For The EU Tto Impose A Full Embargo
The PCK oil refinery in Schwedt, Germany, shown in 2014, is operated by Russian oil company Rosneft. (Reuters/Axel Schmidt / Reuters) *FOX News:* *Germany drops opposition to Russia oil embargo: report* *Move clears way for potential full European Union embargo on Russian oil * The reversal from Germany – which had been one of the main opponents of the EU severing its oil and gas trade with Russia – comes after Berlin struck a deal with Poland to import oil by way of one of its Baltic Sea ports, The Wall Street Journal reports. On Wednesday, Germany’s representatives to the EU... read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Unchecked Global Emissions Could Lead to Mass Marine Extinctions, Study Finds
Arctic and tropical oceans were among the most vulnerable. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Was Johnny Depp’s Doorman Driving and Vaping While Giving Testimony in Trial?
Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were caught up in a very public defamation trial in April 2022. read more
Saint Augustine University Partners with National Black Farmers Association
Saint Augustine University (SAU) and the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) have formed an alliance to tackle issues of... read more
NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert Stepping Down
Dr. Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), is stepping down. He will continue in his role... read more
AAUP Releases 70-Page Report Detailing Institutional Racism and Government Interference at UNC
A new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) raises concern over the influence of institutional... read more
UVA Names Dr. Stephanie Rowley Dean of School of Education and Human Development
The University of Virginia (UVA) has appointed education psychologist Dr. Stephanie J. Rowley as dean of its School of Education... read more
Enhancing the Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament Experience
A review of the NCAA noted the efforts to address inequities in women’s college basketball, but said reforms were slow. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Pentagon Official Issues Warning On The U.S. Air Force's A-10 Fleet
Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz *Defense News:* *A-10 official issues warning over US Air Force’s ‘devastated’ Warthog fleet* WASHINGTON — A U.S. Air Force official managing the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft says the service is “hollowing” its Warthog fleet by starving it of resources amid a push to retire the aging attack plane — but still continuing to heavily fly it. In a March 31 briefing, Pamela Lee, the A-10 systems manager at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, said the Air Force has “resourced the A-10 to divest yet flew it like an enduring fleet, rapidly accelerating [the] de... read more
Halifax Examiner8 hours ago
Halifax Transit identifies ‘no operational or safety issues’ with revamped Route 55
Residents of a neighbourhood off Waverley Road are continuing their fight against a Halifax Transit routing change. Route 55 Port Wallace used to run between the Bridge Terminal in Dartmouth and a gravel parking lot at the Highway 118 underpass on Waverley Road. As the Halifax Examiner reported in April 2021, Halifax Transit proposed to […] read more
Not PC8 hours ago
"The NZ Reserve Bank is now in panic mode...."
*"After keeping the cash rate so low for so long, and embarking on a $53 billion quantitative easing programme, the [NZ Reserve] Bank is now in panic mode. Those having trouble paying back their mortgages in the next few years can blame our RBNZ Governor [Adrian Orr] and Finance Minister [Grant Robertson]. They encouraged a borrowing binge to buy [and borrow against] houses at wildly inflated prices, financed by dirt-cheap credit, turning a blind eye to the breach of the target to which they mutually agreed, and not learning the lessons of the global financial crisis in 2008.* ... read more
Medical Kidnap8 hours ago
43,898 Dead 4,190,493 Injured Following COVID-19 Vaccines in European Database of Adverse Reactions
The European (EEA and non-EEA countries) database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, verified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and they are now reporting 43,898 fatalities, and 4,190,493 injuries following injections of five experimental COVID-19 shots. From the total of injuries recorded, almost half of them (1,879,995 ) are serious injuries. The website RealNotRare.com has produced another video with testimonies of people suffering COVID-19 vaccine injuries and how difficult it is for them to receive any help as their injuries are denied to be related t... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
Moscow Warns NATO Countries That Provide Arms To Ukraine They Will Face 'Retaliatory Strikes' From Russian Forces If They Continue
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova © Mikhail Metzel/TASS *Daily Mail: **Moscow says it CAN attack military sites in NATO countries who support Ukraine and provide arms and may target diplomats in Kyiv with 'retaliatory strikes'* * The Kremlin warned it could strike NATO sites in countries like the US and UK over their support of Ukraine * The escalation comes as Russia agitates over the West arming Ukrainian forces in their resistance of Putin * Russia's defense ministry made the remark after a UK minister backed Ukrainian air strikes on Russia * It comes... read more
The Anatomy of a Dishonest Attack Ad
Look at the state of this. Here we are a week away from crucial local elections for Keir Starmer. Contests that will be a challenge to make demonstrable progress with because the seats contested are mostly Labour defences in localities that lean Labour anyway. But even then with slim pickings to be had from the Tories, Labour goes ahead and runs an attack ad on the Liberal Democrats. This doesn't speak highly of the below-the-counter "understanding" Starmer has said he wants to forge. And it doesn't make much sense from an electoral point of view, does it? Take a look at the advert... read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Your Dog’s Personality May Have Little to Do with Its Breed
Research confirms what dog lovers know — every pup is truly an individual. read more
Biden ‘Not Concerned about Recession,’ Touts ‘Enormous Growth’ after Economy Shrinks in First Quarter
Yahoo News President Biden attempted to allay concerns about the performance of the U.S. economy on Thursday after the Commerce Department announced that the economy... The post Biden ‘Not Concerned about Recession,’ Touts ‘Enormous Growth’ after Economy Shrinks in First Quarter appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Ramadan Arabian Nights 2022: Tale of Al-Ashkeef “Plan in action” Ep.28
Ramadan Kareem Here is our 28th night of Ramadan Arabian nights. Now, you can refresh your memory and listen to last night’s episode. Here is the 28th episode of our tale tonight. It was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
STUNNING weapons cache found by Russian forces in Ukraine
Jim Stone Multiple billions of dollars worth in several buildings. The whole ball of wax. American light anti tank weapons. American mortars. Old Ukranian stock.... The post STUNNING weapons cache found by Russian forces in Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
US Army To Test “Largest Drone Swarm Ever” In Utah Desert
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden A swarm of military drones will be launched over the Utah desert as part of an international field training... The post US Army To Test “Largest Drone Swarm Ever” In Utah Desert appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Chronic Shortages Of A Few Items Now Will Evolve Into Chronic Shortages Of Hundreds Of Products Later In 2022
The Most Important News – by Michael Snyder What we have witnessed so far is just the beginning of the story. The global response to... The post Chronic Shortages Of A Few Items Now Will Evolve Into Chronic Shortages Of Hundreds Of Products Later In 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Did Epstein Email Elon Musk About Kung Fu Practice with Maxwell?
We looked for the origins of a questionable email exchange between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the latter purportedly attending "kung fu practice" with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Madness, Joe Biden Asks Congress for $33 Billion More for Ukraine to Fund Their Government Salaries, Pensions and Budget Obligations
This is getting seriously out of hand. On top of the $14 billion already appropriated for Ukraine assistance, Joe Biden is now asking for a supplemental budget allocation of an additional $33 billion for Ukraine. Good grief, that’s almost $50 billion in aid, plus the billions in distributed weapons. Biden is asking for U.S. taxpayers […] The post Madness, Joe Biden Asks Congress for $33 Billion More for Ukraine to Fund Their Government Salaries, Pensions and Budget Obligations appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Word From the Trenches – April 28, 2022
Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – April 28, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Econlib10 hours ago
Environmental Despair Springs Eternal, Part 4: The Invisible Hand’s Green Thumb
In 1968, urban theorist Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) reminded readers of her book The Economy of Cities that “[w]ild animals are strictly limited in their numbers by natural resources, including other animals on which they feed. But this is because any given species of animal, except man, uses directly only a few resources and uses them […] The post Environmental Despair Springs Eternal, Part 4: The Invisible Hand’s Green Thumb appeared first on Econlib. read more
THEY WILL NEVER WAKE UP! So F-k Em Then
ben3g 28 Apr 2022 The post THEY WILL NEVER WAKE UP! So F-k Em Then appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Y2Kyoto: Zero! Zero!
There’s ZERO percent chance of reaching “Net Zero”. [We] have a hundred-trillion-or-so dollar effort that under presidential directive must be fully up and running by 2035, with everybody’s light and heat and everything else dependent on success, and not only don’t we have any feasibility study or demonstration project, but we haven’t started the basic… Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago
Stoney Versus the Environ-istas
by James A. Bacon Environmental activists in the City of Richmond aren’t happy with Mayor Levar Stoney’s proposed budget. The City’s Draft Climate Equity Action Plan sets a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030 — and reaching … Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago
George Orwell Call Home
by James C. Sherlock This blog, while proudly based in individual research, often offers controversial ideas. Uniform agreement is not expected. Debate is encouraged. We learn from one another and even occasionally change a few minds on both sides. Yesterday … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
NATO Says It Is Ready To Support Ukraine for Years In Its War Against Russia
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a news conference in Brussels *Reuters:* *NATO says it's ready to back Kyiv for years in war against Russia* BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western arms and systems, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. He spoke after the Kremlin warned that Western arms supplies to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, posed a threat to the security of the European continent "and provoke insta... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Russia's Natural Gas Company Gazprom Is Awash In Cash Since The Start Of The Ukraine Invasion
*The Guardian:* *Russia doubles fossil fuel revenues since invasion of Ukraine began* Country receives about €62bn from exports of oil, gas and coal in two months, with Germany the biggest importer Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting from soaring prices even as volumes have been reduced. Russia has received about €62bn from exports of oil, gas and coal in the two months since the invasion began, according to an analysis of shipping movements and cargos by the Centre for Research on Energy... read more
43,898 Dead 4,190,493 Injured Following COVID-19 Vaccines in European Database of Adverse Reactions
The European (EEA and non-EEA countries) database of suspected drug reaction reports is EudraVigilance, verified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and they are now reporting 43,898 fatalities, and 4,190,493 injuries following injections of five experimental COVID-19 shots. From the total of injuries recorded, almost half of them (1,879,995 ) are serious injuries. The website RealNotRare.com has produced another video with testimonies of people suffering COVID-19 vaccine injuries and how difficult it is for them to receive any help as their injuries are denied to be related t... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil: Revenue collection totals US$33.1 billion, a record amount for the month of March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's federal tax collection in March 2022 totaled R$164.147 billion (US$33.1 billion), according to data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It represents an advance of 6.92% compared to the same month last year, already discounting inflation in the period. The data was released on Thursday by the tax authorities. […] The post Brazil: Revenue collection totals US$33.1 billion, a record amount for the month of March appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Commodity prices at a glance – April 28
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the new geopolitical situation in the world, the unprecedented sanctions frenzy, and the possibility of more global events, The Rio Times will list daily prices of major commodities for comparison and review. &nbsp . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] The post Commodity prices at a glance – April 28 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazil: Federal public debt recedes to US$1.1 trillion in March
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's federal public debt fell 2.89% in March, closing the month at R$5.56 trillion (US$1.1 trillion). The result was published on April 28 by the National Treasury. According to the National Treasury, the public debt stock showed . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] The post Brazil: Federal public debt recedes to US$1.1 trillion in March appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Of the top 5 individual YouTubers in the world, 3 are from Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - These five guys have the most significant 5 YouTube channels as individuals. However, there are even bigger channels, but these are mostly channels of organizations and companies. PewDiePie - 111 million subscribers Nr. 1, with 111 million subscribers, is Swede Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie; he is […] The post Of the top 5 individual YouTubers in the world, 3 are from Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop Reports 2nd Quarter Financials, Net Operating Loss of $128 Million
Jack’s magic coffee shop posted their latest financial results today. As suspected, the social media company Twitter said revenue for the first quarter totaled $1.2 billion (+16%). However, costs and expenses totaled $1.33 billion (+35%), resulting in an operating loss of $128 million. (link) Another unsustainable result for a company that doesn’t make a profit […] The post Jack’s Magic Coffee Shop Reports 2nd Quarter Financials, Net Operating Loss of $128 Million appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Lost for Decades, Dorothy’s Dress from ‘Oz’ Up for Sale
It's one of the most recognizable outfits in American movie history. read more
MJBizDaily11 hours ago
Michigan cannabis company Fluresh arranges $48M in new debt, refinancing
Vertically integrated Michigan cannabis operator Fluresh announced $25 million in new debt from an unspecified "federally regulated commercial bank headquartered in southeast Michigan," alongside a $23 million debt refinancing from the same lender. Michigan cannabis company Fluresh arranges $48M in new debt, refinancing is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Food Safety News11 hours ago
Custard apple pulp recalled over Salmonella concerns
Vadilal Industries USA Inc. is recalling Vadilal Quick Treat brand Custard Apple Pulp because of possible Salmonella contamination, according to a recall notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.. The product was also recalled in New Zealand in February. Recalled product: Product Description Recall Number Classification Code Information Product Quantity Reason for Recall... Continue Reading read more
Biden’s Climate Ambitions Are All But Dead
By Paul Homewood I covered this story last year: President Joe Biden came into office with more aggressive plans to fight what he called the “existential threat” of climate change than any of his predecessors. Three months into his presidency, he vowed to cut the carbon emissions of the world’s second-largest emitter in half […] read more
Ukraine And The Strength Of Nonalignment
China and Russia appear to have understood from the first that the Ukraine crisis would affect the geopolitical maps in these two ways. Their joint statement on Feb. 4, the eve of the Beijing Olympics and slightly more than two weeks before Russia began its intervention, was a not-very-veiled rejection of the West’s claim to global hegemony and an invitation to begin constructing a new world order based on principles Western nations profess but pay no mind to. If nonalignment is the emergent drift in global politics and policy, India is logically prominent among the battlegrounds ... read more
Notes From Wartorn Ethiopia, Part III
The discovery of mass graves and underground prisons in Ethiopia has exposed the crimes of the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front or TPLF, the U.S. puppets who tyrannized Ethiopia for 27 years with divide-and-conquer ethnic politics from 1991 to 2018, when a popular uprising forced them from power. The TPLF then retreated to Tigray Region and, in November 2020, started the ongoing civil war by attacking the national army’s Northern Command. US officialdom and both state and corporate media in the US have since described the Ethiopian conflict as the government's persecution of the ... read more
Madeleine Albright’s Funeral Buried Her Legacy Of War-Making And Deceit
It’s fitting that Joe Biden and Bill and Hillary Clinton should eulogize Madeleine Albright at the mammoth Episcopalian institution calling itself the “National Cathedral”. After all, just last year, Albright eulogized fellow war maker, “trailblazer” and fellow Episcopalian Colin Powell there for his “honesty, dignity, loyalty and an unshakable commitment to his calling and word.” Albright, Biden and the Clintons covered for each other’s criminal war making – and ultimately, they all enabled and covered for Republican criminality as well. All showed they were capable of murderous ... read more
Learn It, Do It, Teach It
Over the last five years, in big pro-union cities and small Southern towns, more than 7,000 workers in 145 shops have organized with the NewsGuild, a sector of the Communications Workers (CWA). After years of layoffs, buyouts, and pay cuts, workers across an entire industry seemed ready to organize. There was no way our union could hire enough staff organizers to keep up. So we built a member-led movement that could grow fast. Rank-and-file members, many of them fresh off their own organizing campaigns, answer emails and calls from workers at non-union shops, train new organizing... read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Colombia is second country in the world with high crime rates
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia ranked as the country with the second-highest organized crime rate in the world, according to the most recent study by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. The ranking includes 193 member countries of the United Nations. In this case, the country is only . . . To read […] The post Colombia is second country in the world with high crime rates appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Jump-Starting A Commune: Voices From Monte Sinaí
Monte Sinaí Commune is a young organization working hard to foster communal production and strengthen non-market social relations. This commune’s territory reaches into both Anzoátegui and Miranda states, but has its epicenter in the small town of Santa Bárbara in the Guanape Valley. Various crops, including coffee, cocoa, black beans, diverse tubers, and avocado, all grow in this lush and varied region. Since the coffee trees here are old and low in yield, the commune has built a plant nursery to grow coffee seedlings to replace the old trees. The post Jump-Starting A Commune: Vo... read more
ALBA Movements’ Assembly Kicks Off In Argentina
For the next four days, delegates from people’s movements, trade unions, and left political forces will be gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the third Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements. Members of ALBA Movements announced the launch of the assembly in a press conference organized on Monday April 25 in the headquarters of the Argentine Federation of Press Workers (Fatpren). Manuel Bertoldi, a member of Frente Patria Grande of Argentina and the International Peoples’ Assembly secretary told members of the press: “This third continental assembly is taking place here in Arge... read more
Vox - All11 hours ago
Why it’s illegal for some voters with disabilities to cast a ballot
A woman deposits her ballot in an official ballot drop box in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the first day of in-person early voting in the 2020 general election. The drop boxes have since been banned. | Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images The pandemic helped improve accessibility, but new election barriers in states like Wisconsin are rolling back gains for thousands of voters with disabilities. Thirty years ago, a horseback riding incident left Milwaukee resident Martha Chambers paralyzed from the neck down. Her wheelchair gives her some independence: She drives it using her head... read more
null11 hours ago
Going Full Orwell: Homeland Security To Launch 'Disinformation Governance Board'
The US Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that it is creating a "Disinformation Governance Board" to fight "disinformation." Heading up the new outfit is, not surprisingly, a highly political Democratic Party operative who is herself a spreader of disinformation. What could go wrong? Also today: Germany caves to EU on Russia oil embargo and...another day another aid package to Ukraine: Biden asked for $33 billion! Watch today's Liberty Report: read more
naked capitalism11 hours ago
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/28/2022
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Retraction Watch11 hours ago
Chemistry paper retracted from Science
Science has retracted a 2020 paper which hinted at the future of eco-friendly pharmaceuticals after concluding that the data had been manipulated. The article, “Asymmetric remote C–H borylation of aliphatic amides and esters with a modular iridium catalyst,” came from a team anchored by Masaya Sawamura, of Hokkaido University, in Sapporo. Funding for the study … Continue reading Chemistry paper retracted from Science read more
FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation
FDA Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other... The post FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Wildfire Outbreak Sweeping Across US Amid Megadrought
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden New data from NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) shows an outbreak of wildfires sweeping across the... The post Wildfire Outbreak Sweeping Across US Amid Megadrought appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Utah nurses try to hide case of fully vaccinated patient coughing up massive fibrous clot from one of his lungs
Natural News – by Arsenio Toledo A group of intensive care unit nurses in Utah has tried to cover up the fact that one of their patients... The post Utah nurses try to hide case of fully vaccinated patient coughing up massive fibrous clot from one of his lungs appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
President Biden Explains Why Ukraine Needs Another $33 Billion Of US Taxpayer Money
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden President Biden will deliver remarks this morning to explain why US taxpayers need to send another $33 billion of “aid”... The post President Biden Explains Why Ukraine Needs Another $33 Billion Of US Taxpayer Money appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden wants new powers to seize Russian assets
RT US President Joe Biden will officially ask Congress later on Thursday to grant him the authority to seize the assets of wealthy individuals believed... The post Biden wants new powers to seize Russian assets appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The US left $7 billion of military gear in Afghanistan
Daily Mail A Pentagon report reveals that billions of dollars in weapons and military equipment transferred to the Afghan government was left behind in Afghanistan after the chaotic U.S.... The post The US left $7 billion of military gear in Afghanistan appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
NEW Controlled Food System Is Now In Place And They Will Stop At Nothing To Accelerate Their Control
Activist Post – by Corey Lynn “Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money... The post NEW Controlled Food System Is Now In Place And They Will Stop At Nothing To Accelerate Their Control appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Hundreds of CDC Employees Haven’t Received a COVID-19 Vaccine
Epoch Times – by Zachary Stieber Nearly 400 employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, according... The post Hundreds of CDC Employees Haven’t Received a COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker
The Guardian Labourers at the one of the world’s largest egg factories arrived at the plant in Rembrandt, Iowa, early one morning in March to discover... The post US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Toronto Zoo begins vaccinating some of its animals against COVID-19
CP 24 The Toronto Zoo has begun vaccinating some of its animals that are most susceptible to contracting COVID-19. The zoo says that it has... The post Toronto Zoo begins vaccinating some of its animals against COVID-19 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Crimes on the moon could soon be added to Canada’s Criminal Code
CBC The long arm of Canadian law could extend way out onto the lunar surface as the government seeks to put Canadian astronauts on notice... The post Crimes on the moon could soon be added to Canada’s Criminal Code appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
School Privatization Movement’s Scheme To Undermine Public Education
Last August, when the school year began at Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee, nearly 100 students walked out to protest the conditions at their public school building. These students were demonstrating because the freshman building had closed due to structural problems, while other parts of the school faced issues of mold, rust and leaky ceilings. Marching across the campus, students held signs reading “Fix our school,” “Water is dripping on our food” and “Stop diverting our funds.” While local officials approved funding to construct a new school building for Tyner by 2024 a... read more
Earth Overshoot Demands Stronger Civic Infrastructure
The challenges we face from climate change, extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and all the other symptoms of “Earth overshoot” are, in part, civic challenges. Our ability to respond effectively is complicated by rampant misinformation and the absence of safe spaces for informed, participatory planning. Older forms of public engagement—attending conventional “three minutes at the microphone” public meetings, signing petitions, writing letters to the editor—are insufficient for meeting these challenges and out of step with how Americans live today. If we want to achieve better envi... read more
Regulator pressure forces DWP to admit: One million ESA claimants will lose out under UC
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has bowed to pressure from a regulator and finally published figures proving that at least one million disabled people will eventually be left worse off through the move to universal credit. Disability News Service (DNS) […] read more
Union Wins Two Elections Among Clinical Staff At McLean Hospital
Local union organizers have scored another victory at McLean Hospital in Belmont, after winning two votes on Friday to unionize all hourly clinical staff like nurses and mental health specialists who assist with patient care. In September, research assistants at the nationally prominent Harvard-affiliated psychiatric treatment and research institution formed a union — the first, the organizers say, in the hospital’s long history. All hourly clinical staff, excluding those with advanced degrees, will be part of the union if Friday's votes are confirmed. Through the effort, union or... read more
IU Graduate Workers Continue Strike, Faculty Float Vote Of No Confidence
Bloomington, Indiana - As the graduate worker strike at Indiana University extends into finals week, some faculty members and students plan to take bold measures against the administration to show their solidarity. On Tuesday, graduate students who are part of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition voted to extend the graduate student workers' strike through May 3. The extension was supported by 867 votes, a 95.7% majority. Since the strike's beginning on April 13, graduate workers have been requesting union recognition from IU and an outlined process on how to discuss benefits, h... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Excelsior, Minnesota, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Bill Bonner, "Bums at the Fed"
*"Bums at the Fed"* by Bill Bonner *Amsterdam, The Netherlands -* "In the airport… we were shocked to see dozens of Chinese people in full hazmat gear. White suits with hoods and booties… double masks… face screens. Young people. What were they so afraid of? Do they intend to go through their whole lives like that…? Didn’t they get the message? The Covid is only a danger to sick or old people. To everyone else, it is just a nuisance. And trying to stop it completely is a losing proposition. But who knows? The Chinese are entitled to their fantasies and claptrap. Just as we are. So... read more
The Duran11 hours ago
EU Companies ‘Agreeing to Gas for Roubles’, Putin Gives Strong Warning to West, Russia Claims Ukraine Defences ‘Cracking’
EU Companies ‘Agreeing to Gas for Roubles’, Putin Gives Strong Warning to West, Russia Claims Ukraine Defences ‘Cracking’ News Topic 480 read more
The Duran12 hours ago
Russia says Poland plans to occupy west Ukraine. Biden, Trudeau plan to seize assets. Update 2
Russia says Poland plans to occupy west Ukraine. Biden, Trudeau plan to seize assets. Update 2 Topic 518 read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Not Uncle Karl!
“Karl Marx is incredibly racist, wildly racist. He uses the N-Word all over place” says @DouglasKMurray while talking with @JanJekielek He argues Marx is central to those who wish to dismantle the west, and therefore isn’t held to the same standards as other thinkers. pic.twitter.com/meUQty5cnN — Mythinformed MKE (@MythinformedMKE) April 28, 2022 read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Does Bill Gates Own the Majority of US Farmland?
Uncertainty breeds conspiracy theories. read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Ideas on Mute? Study: Remote Meetings Dampen Brainstorming
Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don't let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found. read more
The Duran12 hours ago
UK/U.S. Regime Now Goes for the Kill Against Both Russia & China. Is ‘Nuclear Primacy’ likely to be reached soon?
Eric Zuesse What follows after this opening article by Russia’s RT will place into historical context their recent news-report, which is presented here: —— https://www.rt.com/news/554646-liz-truss-nato-ukraine-taiwan/ archive.ph No Description 28 April 2022 01:03 “UK calls for a ‘global NATO’” British FM Liz Truss says a ‘Global NATO’ needs to arm Taiwan, like Ukraine. The world order […] read more
Government’s ‘criminal’ plans for care charging ‘will crush disabled people under debts’
Devastated disabled campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against care charges, after parliament ignored their concerns and passed a government bill that will fail to protect most working-age disabled people from the “catastrophic” costs of their care. The House of Lords […] read more
Trio of disabled women say EHRC has failed them and other families over benefit deaths
Three disabled women who lost relatives because of the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have accused the equality watchdog of failing them and countless other families. They spoke out this week after the Equality and Human Rights Commission […] read more
Government ‘must act’ on omission of disabled people from Covid inquiry terms of reference
The government’s failure to include a “specific reference” to disabled people in the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into the Covid pandemic is a “grave omission” and must be corrected, a disabled MP has told the House of Commons. […] read more

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