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Thomas Paine

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

28 April - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

 11:37 pm MDT

Grenfell: Government agrees to assessment of evacuation safety as bill is passed
The government has agreed that its new building safety regulator will carry out an assessment of how disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise buildings. The proposal was included in the government’s new building safety bill as it finished its progress through […] read more
New bill set to give fresh rights to disabled users of taxis and minicabs
Legislation passed by parliament this week will give disabled people new rights when travelling by taxis or private hire vehicles, although there are already concerns over how well they will be enforced. The private members’ bill aims to fill gaps in the […] read more
Controversial BSL bill set to become law
A controversial bill that will recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language in England, Scotland and Wales is set to become law after being passed by both Houses of Parliament. BSL-users have been warned that the private members’ bill will provide […] read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
The Walls of Jericho
Good podcast. Fox News- Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is a ‘Berlin Wall’ moment: Tech Titan David Sacks read more
Government and industry ‘must do more to grasp opportunities of smart homes’
Government and industry are “failing to grasp the opportunities” provided by technological breakthroughs that should be allowing disabled people to lead more independent and fulfilling lives, according to a new report. The report from the Smart Homes and Independent Living Commission, which […] read more
Access card wins prestigious innovation award
A disabled-led company has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for an “innovative” system that makes it easier for disabled people to secure the adjustments they need when attending entertainment venues. Nimbus is one of just 51 businesses to be recognised […] read more
Three men indicted for stealing trees from federal land
ROANOKE (AP) Three men have been indicted after federal prosecutors accused them of stealing walnut trees from federally protected land, officials said. William Riley Stump, 52, of Narrows, Virginia, and Derrick Anthony Thompson, 48, of Princeton, West Virginia, were arraigned in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s ... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Real Threats In Justin’s Canada Allowed
Hundreds of police will gather in Dear Leader’s Ottawa, and his loyal media are warning about bouncy castles and honking horns. Yet no one seems worried about an Islamic terrorist in Canada. read more
CENSORED NEWS11 hours ago
Dine' and Pueblo Protecting Greater Chaco from Oil and Gas: Biden has reneged on promise
Greater Chaco Protection Means More Than Lines on a MapImpacted Community Members Call for Landscape Level Safeguards at BLM Public Meetings Press StatementsCensored NewsApril 28, 2022FARMINGTON, New Mexico -- This week Greater Chaco Coalition members are participating in public meetings as part of the Department of Interior’s “Honoring Chaco Initiative”, urging the Bureau of Land Management to read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
New Jersey shoppers spend $1.9 million on first day of adult-use marijuana sales
Customers who stood in long lines for the start of adult-use marijuana sales in New Jersey on April 21 bought about $1.9 million worth of cannabis and related products. New Jersey shoppers spend $1.9 million on first day of adult-use marijuana sales is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
"Shortages Today Will Grow into the Summer Destroying Entire Industries"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 4/28/22: *"Shortages Today Will Grow into the * *Summer Destroying Entire Industries"* "There is a Supply Problem right before our eyes. The shortages that plague us are only going to get worse by the end of summer. You’re going to see mass shortages which will affect so many businesses and different industries. These companies will get destroyed." read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Checking In
An Honest Question What are these strakes at the rear of this plane for? A Blast from the Past I helped get Oscar elected Mayor of Las Vegas – so I got my own day. Medicine in the UK (Link) The state of things today makes me question whether this is […] The post Checking In appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
US GDP Declines 1.4% In The First Quarter Of 2022
*Daily Mail:** Biden blames 'technical factors', Putin, COVID-19, and 'global inflation' for US GDP SHRINKING by 1.4% for the first time since the pandemic - but insists the economy is still 'resilient'* * Biden blamed 'technical factors' and other global issues for shrinking economy * Real GDP shrank at a 1.4% annual rate for the first quarter of 2022 * It is the first time the US economy has contracted since the pandemic struck * A widening trade deficit weighed on growth, with exports shrinking * The surprise reversal followed a year of the fastest growth since 1984 ... read more
Halifax Examiner12 hours ago
Canadian Blood Services to end restrictions on blood donations from men who have sex with men
Health Canada has given Canadian Blood Services the green light to end the three-month donor deferral period in place for sexually active men who have sex with men. Instead of a blanket ban, the policy change means Canadian Blood Services will focus on sexual behaviour associated with a higher risk of infection. When implemented later […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Emptying Ecuador: Migration to the U.S. decimates Andean towns
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uninhabited houses and desolate streets are the fateful and silent aspects of Ambatillo Alto, a small rural town in Ecuador. It is a place where the effects of the new migration wave of Ecuadorians to the United States, which last year reached around 100,000 irregular immigrants, are being felt. In […] The post Emptying Ecuador: Migration to the U.S. decimates Andean towns appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
"I Don't Pretend..."
“I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.” - Arthur C. Clarke read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
FDA to Issue Plan Banning Menthol in Cigarettes, Cigars
The U.S. government will lay out its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which have taken a disproportionate toll on Black smokers and other minorities. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Peru submitted to the OAS a statement on fertilizer shortages due to the war in Ukraine
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Harold Forsyth, Peru's permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), tried unsuccessfully to get the organization to approve a statement on the fertilizer shortages that may be caused by the war in Ukraine, of which Russia is one of the largest exporters. Although the initiative was . . […] The post Peru submitted to the OAS a statement on fertilizer shortages due to the war in Ukraine appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Peru and Chile continue to be the giant América Móvil’s stumbling blocks
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican telecom giant América Móvil reported that during the first quarter of 2022, it achieved a consolidated net profit of MXN 30.8 billion (US$1.5 billion), which far exceeded the MXN 1.8 billion recorded as . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership […] The post Peru and Chile continue to be the giant América Móvil’s stumbling blocks appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
CFACT13 hours ago
Soundbite, snapshot methods push the phony climate war
Non alarming facts about hurricanes. The post Soundbite, snapshot methods push the phony climate war appeared first on CFACT. read more
Turcopolier13 hours ago
Igor Ivanovich Strelkov – TTG
Regarding the situation at Donetsk frontline (Ido not have any information about other frontlines): Area south of Izyum: Continuing are fierce fights along the whole perimeter of the Russian foothold. Tactical advances can be observed everywhere. According to incoming data, … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
We Are In The Very Best Of Hands
Tom Korski/Blacklocks Reporter- On Point with Alex Pierson Last time Parliament invoked emergency measures it was because they found a body in the trunk of a car. It wasn’t because somebody heard a CBC story on the way to work. And lots more. Have a listen. read more
South African KwaZulu-Natal Province Imperiled By Flooding
Another climate disaster in the Southern Africa region has taken place over the last two weeks in the KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), where the important port city of Durban is located. Official reports from the South African government says that several hundred people have been killed due to the flooding while tens of thousands of others have been dislocated and in drastic need of humanitarian assistance. The government of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the parliament has declared a state of disaster in response to the flooding. The South African National Defense Forces (SANDF) has... read more
UNREDACTED15 hours ago
NSArchive and CREW Ask DOJ to Investigate Trump’s Missing Call Logs, BuzzFeed News Dismantles Stellar Investigative Team, and More: FRINFORMSUM 4/28/2022
NSArchive and CREW Ask DOJ to Investigate Missing Trump Call Logs The National Security Archive teamed up with the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to ask the Justice Department to investigate President Trump’s missing seven and a half hour call logs from the January 6 insurrection. Our letter to the DOJ requests […] read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Pieces of April – an encore from a great group
A long time favorite band of mine is Three Dog Night. The three singers who took turn as lead and harmonized so well are Danny Hutton, Cory Wells and Chuck Negron. They had a huge number of hits singing songs … Continue reading → read more
"The Real Threat in the Ukraine Conflict"
*Full screen recommended.* *"The Real Threat in the Ukraine Conflict"* by Paul Craig Roberts "I still have forebodings about the manner in which the Kremlin is conducting the Ukrainian operation. There is no doubt that the Russians had to come to the defense of the Donbass republics. Having done little other than to provide the republics with some weapons and intelligence, for eight years the Kremlin allowed the Ukrainian shelling of Donbass and the occupation of large areas of the Donbass by Nazi militias, while the US and NATO trained and equipped a large Ukrainian army to subdue ... read more
Essential Repost: "USA Targeting of Moskva Ship is Russia's "Pearl Harbor"... Retaliation is Next"
*"USA Targeting of Moskva Ship is Russia's "Pearl Harbor"...* *Retaliation is Next"* by Mike Adams "To understand the sinking of the Moskva and Putin’s impending retaliation against the United States, you first have to realize that any national leader wanting to make bold military moves first needs the support of his own people. In 1941, Pearl Harbor was allowed to happen (the US government knew all about it and even provoked it) in order to create the emotional support for the US to enter the Pacific theater of war. The attack on Pearl Harbor was, essentially, the 9/11 of World War... read more
With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help
California, Apr 28 (IPS) - Dr Boyung Lee, a widow and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Iliff School of Theology, would use a short break in her working day to walk around her neighborhood. The fresh air helped her deal with her grief and work-related stress. Read the full story, “With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help”, on globalissues.org → read more
Misogynistic Online Abuse Poses Major Threat to Women Journalists
LONDON, Apr 28 (IPS) - Women journalists around the world are experiencing an exponential increase in misogynistic online abuse, which poses a grave risk to women's media participation in the digital age. Read the full story, “Misogynistic Online Abuse Poses Major Threat to Women Journalists”, on globalissues.org → read more
Small solutions, big impacts: 5 community-level projects tackling climate change
There are thousands of small-scale, community driven initiatives making a huge difference in people’s lives and contributing to efforts to curb global warming. Read the full story, “Small solutions, big impacts: 5 community-level projects tackling climate change”, on globalissues.org → read more
Guterres in Ukraine: War is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civilians and urged criminal accountability. Read the full story, “Guterres in Ukraine: War is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice”, on globalissues.org → read more
null13 hours ago
Elon Musk's Twitter Gambit and What It Means to the 'Clique in Power'
[image: undefined] Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter and turn it into a private company has apparently been successful. Now the real action begins. Musk’s buyout exposes the Big Digital media complex to unwanted and unwonted competition, while threatening to loosen its near-total control of information and opinion. Twitter has represented a vital component in an information configuration that has barred competitors and participants from the digital sphere by means of progressive criteria, including wokeness, political fealty, and obedience to official state dictates and narrative... read more
null13 hours ago
$4 Billion and Counting: the DC War Machine Feasts on Ukraine
[image: undefined] After going a full administration without a new war to fill their coffers, the D.C. defense industry has finally found their next big prize. After dismissing the prospect of diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia, the Biden Administration continues to flood Ukraine with an endless supply of military hardware, while using extraconstitutional means to perpetually lengthen the size and scope of America’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war. Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson had their time to shine, but now it’s the defense contractors’ time to hoover up all it ... read more
The Last Refuge13 hours ago
Stagflation Arrives, U.S. Economy Shrinks 1.4 Percent in First Quarter
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the First Quarter GDP figures today [DATA HERE] showing the U.S. economy contracted -1.4% in the first quarter. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the dollar value of all goods and services produced in the economy, minus the dollar value of goods and services we import. The percentages discussed are percentages of change […] The post Stagflation Arrives, U.S. Economy Shrinks 1.4 Percent in First Quarter appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
President Biden Asks Congress For An Additional $33 Billion In Aid To Ukraine Since All Previous Money Allocated For Ukraine Has Already Been Spent
*Daily Mail: **Biden asks Congress for $33 BILLION in military, economic and humanitarian aid - including drinking water and wheat - to help Ukraine fight Russia for the next five months* * Biden is asking Congress for an additional $33 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for the Ukraine * 'Basically we're out of money,' he said in remarks at the White House * 'The president's funding request is what we believe it needed to enable Ukraine success over the next five months of this war,' senior administration official said * The money includes $20.4 billion in ad... read more
Vladimir Putin warns he WILL use nukes against West in ‘lightning fast’ strike if anyone interferes in Ukraine
The Sun VLADIMIR Putin has warned he will use nuclear weapons against the West if anyone interferes in Ukraine. The threat comes as the Russian... The post Vladimir Putin warns he WILL use nukes against West in ‘lightning fast’ strike if anyone interferes in Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Testing kids
https://twitter.com/KJHess60/status/1519238124638900224 The post Testing kids appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
“Get NATO out of the march!”
“Fuck the nazis!” Italians react with fury at the inclusion of Azov nazis and NATO flags in Milan’s 77th Liberation Day parade yesterday commemorating the... The post “Get NATO out of the march!” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Is Transitioning Out of ‘Pandemic Phase’ of COVID-19
NBC10 Philadelphia Apr 27, 2022 • Dr. Anthony Fauci said the country is “out of the pandemic phase” when it comes to new coronavirus infections,... The post Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Is Transitioning Out of ‘Pandemic Phase’ of COVID-19 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Charity Builds Dozens of Tiny Homes for Homeless on PRIVATE PROPERTY, Cops & Gov’t Destroy All Of It
Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist In 2020, The Free Thought Project reported on the work of two groups, Food Not Bombs and the Sidewalk... The post Charity Builds Dozens of Tiny Homes for Homeless on PRIVATE PROPERTY, Cops & Gov’t Destroy All Of It appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
UK calls for a ‘global NATO’
RT The world order created after the Second World War and the Cold War isn’t working anymore, so the West needs “a global NATO” to pursue geopolitics... The post UK calls for a ‘global NATO’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
California nurses press for statewide action
WSWS Nurses across the state of California have gone on strike or voted to walk out over inadequate pay, exhausting work schedules and unsafe conditions.... The post California nurses press for statewide action appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Econlib15 hours ago
The man who was correct
The Mercatus Center has just published an excellent new working paper by Robert Hetzel. Here’s the abstract: In response to the pandemic, which unfurled starting in March 2020 and raised unemployment dramatically, the FOMC adopted a highly expansionary monetary policy. The policy restored the activist policy of aggregate demand management that had characterized the 1970s. […] The post The man who was correct appeared first on Econlib. read more
MJBizDaily15 hours ago
Kentucky governor OKs cannabis research center, weighs MMJ legalization
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear broadened the scope of a cannabis research center approved by lawmakers while still considering using executive authority to legalize medical marijuana Kentucky governor OKs cannabis research center, weighs MMJ legalization is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
The Chatter Podcast: “The Day After” with Nicholas Meyer
This week on Chatter, Shane Harris speaks to filmmaker Nicholas Meyer about the renewed threat of nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine. Meyer directed the 1983 film “The Day After,” which remains the most-watched film in television history. The story follows a group of Kansans before, during, and after a full-scale nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It shocked hundreds of millions of viewers--including President Ronald Reagan--with its graphic depiction of the ferocious power of nuclear weapons and the poisonous, lingering fallout that made the world effective... read more
"In Five Years (a Short Story)"
*"In Five Years (a Short Story)"* by Margaret Anna Alice "In five years, no one will remember natural immunity existed. They will call you an anti-vaxxer for whispering such a term while they stand in line for their 187th booster. In five years, no one will remember where one person’s body ends and the body politic begins. They will call you selfish for thinking you have a right to decide how your body is handled and what transgresses the perimeters of your flesh. In five years, no one will remember there was such a thing as privacy. They will call you a criminal for suggesting pe... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
ECLAC cut its projection for Chile’s GDP growth to 1.5% during 2022 from 1.9%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The war in Ukraine provokes a new downgrade to regional economic growth projections. On April 27, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) delivered its latest estimates projecting that the region will grow 1.8% on average this 2022. It is less than January's forecast when regional growth […] The post ECLAC cut its projection for Chile’s GDP growth to 1.5% during 2022 from 1.9% appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Peter Smits et al. examine some of the risk factors which tend to produce particularly severe breakthrough cases of COVID-19. The Economist summarizes what we know so far - and still have left to learn - about long COVID. Mark Lieberman discusses the particularly high concentration of long COVID cases among educators in the U.S. And Melanie Borrelli reports on new research showing that children's mental health is primarily harmed by the spread of COVID rather than by public health measures to stop it. - Kelsey Langston makes the case for... read more
balance1014 hours ago
welcome to reality!
Numerology of these names each: Serpebt, Saint Mark =34. Furthermore, self pity (40), self-justification (72) can be remedied by heeding the Word of Saint Germain: “you must self-monitor and self-correct.” What happens when self-pity and self-justication are enshrined instead? This leads to Sanhedrin (47) and Vatican (25) syndrome, a dread disease indeed. 47 plus 25=72. 72 like all numbers is not fundamentally bad. 9x8 =82; but there is also 5x12 and this constant droning of 6 is not good at all. -r. ……. read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Partisan Entrenchment and 18-year SCOTUS Terms
This post was prepared for a roundtable on Reforming the Supreme Court of the United States, convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022—a year-long series gathering scholars from diverse disciplines and viewpoints to reflect on Sandy Levinson’s influential work in constitutional law. Lori A. Ringhand I am delighted to have this opportunity to honor Sandy and his work. So much of how I think about the Supreme Court and the Constitution has been influenced by Sandy’s work, as well as the work of so many of the other people participating in this event. Today I am going to focus on a part... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Will Russia Be Able To Fight Another War After Ukraine?
A soldier takes a photograph of his comrade as he poses beside a destroyed Russian tank and armored vehicles, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 2. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra *Newsweek:* *Russia Unable To Fight Another War After Catastrophic Military Losses* On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the U.S. wanted to see Russia so "weakened" that it won't be able to support another war like the one it initiated in Ukraine. Now, analysts suggest Moscow might have already reached that point. In an article published on Wednesday, analysts told The Times they be... read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Plantan un dinosaurio gigante ante el Congreso para denunciar el «lavado verde» de los combustibles fósiles
28-Apr-2022 Ecologistas en Acción se ha manifestado frente al Congreso de los Diputados denunciando el «lavado verde» de los combustibles fósiles y el Tratado de la Carta de la Energía. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Nuestro litio y los tratados de inversiones
28-Apr-2022 Frustrados quedaron los vendepatrias de administraciones anteriores y empresas mineras que se salivaban con el litio de nuestro país. Advierten que la nacionalización del litio en México contraviene al T-MEC. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Montecon inició proceso para demandar al Estado uruguayo ante un tribunal internacional
28-Apr-2022 Montecon inició el proceso previo a la demanda contra el Estado uruguayo ante un arbitraje internacional, al activar los mecanismos de solución de controversias previstos en tratados de promoción y protección de inversiones. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Argentina to appeal court ruling ordering it to pay millions to Casinos Austria
28-Apr-2022 After years of dispute, the ICSID ruled last November that the province of Salta must pay an eight-figure sum as compensation. Argentina has only now decided to appeal the decision. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Iran, EAEU bloc continue free trade deal talks in Russia
28-Apr-2022 Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have held a fresh round of talks aimed at finalizing a free trade agreement that could lead to a major expansion in economic exchanges between the two sides. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
About 6M Californians Ordered to Cut Water Use Amid Drought
The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
INFLATION QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of a Century of Changing Prices
How much did a dozen eggs cost back in 1922? When was sugar at its cheapest? read more
The Last Refuge14 hours ago
White House NSA Organizes Security Summit With 50 Nation Peers to Discuss Future of the Internet
Given what we discussed yesterday, this announcement {SEE HERE} should leave us all feeling warm and fuzzy… NOT! (SOURCE) What could possibly go wrong when the National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, organizes a “minister level launch of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” Put more succinctly, that would be 50 nation intelligence ministers […] The post White House NSA Organizes Security Summit With 50 Nation Peers to Discuss Future of the Internet appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Fishing Florida
My not quite fishing expedition Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
In NYC, Ads for Jobs Will Have to Say What They Pay
Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City. read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Survivors Unite to Deliver Message on Holocaust Remembrance
Holocaust survivors across the world have united to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism. read more
Ukraine: From Proxy War to Nuclear War?
From: Vintage ‘Trees’ music video. All humanity forming a pyramid worshipping, welcoming the Satanic capstone! The Anti-Christ, the bringer of false peace, the white horseman of Revelation 6 ! The completion of the New World Order project, in a world wrecked by global wars, collapse and chaos! Who owns the Federal Reserve Note? The Luciferian New World Order will come about with the arrival of the Satanic capstone, the Anti-Christ, the bringer of false peace … the completion of the New World Order project. read more
Ukraine: Putin Warns of Fast Response to Intervention by Foreign Powers (ie. NATO) | DW News
DW News Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if any other country intervenes in Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, Moscow will launch a quick-fire military response. Speaking to lawmakers, Putin said that “if anyone sets out to intervene in the current events from the outside and creates unacceptable threats for us that are strategic … read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ1 hour ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 28 PM Gaylani and pan-Arab Golden Square officers decided to go to war with UK Asked Axis for military aid again
(Wikipedia) 1922 UK Iraq Commissioner Cox said King Faisal racially weak for disagreeing with him 1929 Tawfiq al-Suwaidi became PM with understanding he would not negotiate new Anglo-Iraq Treaty Would hold office 3 times (Musings On Iraq review *The Chatham House Version and other Middle-Eastern Studies*) 1941 PM Gaylani and Golden Square officers decided to go to war with UK Asked Axis for military and financial aid for second time to be used against British (Musings On Iraq interview ... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ10 hours ago
Review A History of Iraq
*Tripp, Charles, **A History of Iraq**, Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2007* *A History Of Iraq* by Professor Charles Tripp is one of the seminal histories of Iraq in English. It focuses upon the development of the state and how it affected the country’s people. In doing so, Tripp emphasizes three main themes. One was the autocratic tendencies of Iraq’s leaders who were more concerned about maintaining control than meeting the needs of the public. Second was the system of patronage and clients those rule... read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Israel ratifies free trade agreement with South Korea
28-Apr-2022 Israel is accelerating efforts to sign free trade agreements with East Asian economic powers and Israel's vehicle market is likely to benefit from this over the coming months. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
S. Korea presses US to ratify key international labor conventions
28-Apr-2022 With the Korean government last year having ratified three conventions, including one prohibiting the use of forced labor, it has now ratified seven of eight core ILO conventions. Meanwhile, the US has ratified only two. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
ASEAN-Canada FTA negotiations expected to conclude during next Presidential term
28-Apr-2022 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the conclusion of negotiations with Canada for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to come some time after the Duterte administration steps down on June 30. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Why Democrats are losing
Matt Lewis: It has been said that you should never let a crisis go to waste, but what do you do when Donald Trump is out of office (and suspended from Facebook) and the news slows to a crawl? Invent an emergency, of course! When Trump was in office, COVID-19 was a crisis and every unmasked presidential appearance all but an act of potential genocide. With Biden, it’s time to turn the page, even as the death count has mounted. With Trump sidelined, for now, and Biden plummeting in the polls, Democrats and the liberal media have returned again and again to the manufactured emerge... read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Temporarily Unexpected
Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4% pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1% gain. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: UN human rights committee says Moro was biased in Lula da Silva’s trial
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee concluded in a decision released on April 28 that former Lava Jato judge Sergio Moro was biased in the trial of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT). It also considered that the . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Brazil: UN human rights committee says Moro was biased in Lula da Silva’s trial appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Sunflower crop would contribute US$1.9 billion to the Argentine economy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The estimated contribution of the sunflower crop chain to the Argentine economy will exceed 1.9 billion dollars in the current 2021/22 season and, if it is realized, it will reach a historical record thanks to the high international prices of the grain and its by-products, according to the Buenos Aires […] The post Sunflower crop would contribute US$1.9 billion to the Argentine economy appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Mexico to discuss lithium with Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on April 27 that a meeting would be held with Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina to share experiences regarding the management of lithium after having nationalized the energy resource. During his usual morning press conference, the President said that the . . . To read […] The post Mexico to discuss lithium with Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
This Is CNN
CNN’s Plan for Success for CNN Minus Counted on the Existence of 29 Million “CNN Super Fans,” Despite the Failing Propaganda Network Struggling to Reach 900,000 Viewers in Primetime h/t Dumb Biker read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Argentina expects 700,000 cruise passengers for next season
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The next cruise season in Argentina will have an estimated 700,000 tourists. The estimate was made known at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair being held in Miami. On Wednesday at the fair, which will last until Thursday, more than 120 arrivals to the Port of Buenos Aires have already been […] The post Argentina expects 700,000 cruise passengers for next season appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Bolivia produces fertilizers to achieve food security
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On April 27, Bolivia's Government highlighted the importance of taking advantage of natural resources to diversify fertilizers to ensure food security in the country. "The State has diversified the production of fertilizers, taking advantage of natural resources, to enhance the national agriculture and . . . To read the full […] The post Bolivia produces fertilizers to achieve food security appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Paraguayan government grants US$67,000 for the Taiwan-Paraguay University
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguayan President, Mario Abdo Benítez, signed Decree No. 6972, authorizing the Ministry of Finance to modify the estimated income in the 2022 budget of the Polytechnic University Taiwan-Paraguay (UPTP) for PYG 458,368,007 (US$67,000). The money is basically for the payment of current expenses, maintenance, food expenses, and purchase of supplies. […] The post Paraguayan government grants US$67,000 for the Taiwan-Paraguay University appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Business climate in Uruguay is the best in ten years, says survey among business people
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The business climate perceived by most businessmen in Uruguay is "exceptional" because of its positive outlook and the best in more than ten years, said Tamara Schandy, economist and partner of the consulting firm Exante, during a breakfast meeting organized by the firm with clients. There she presented preliminary data […] The post Business climate in Uruguay is the best in ten years, says survey among business people appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
OrientalReview.org16 hours ago
Putin Warns The US To Back Off In Ukraine
The Western narrative of the two-month old war in Ukraine imbued with the rhetoric of “democracy versus autocracy,” has dramatically changed with the assertion by the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin at a news conference in Poland Monday following his and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Kiev, […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil evaluates Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft as an option to complement its Gripen fleet
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Lieutenant Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior, in response to an invitation from the Italian company Leonardo, flew the M-346 Master aircraft of the 61st Stormo at the Lecce Air Base, Italy. This model considered the most modern Lead In Flight Training (LIFT) […] The post Brazil evaluates Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft as an option to complement its Gripen fleet appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
4 questions about Kim’s favorite printer answered (Spoiler: You’ll save money)
How many times have you been working on a project and needed to print documents only to realize you're out of ink? read more
Mining Awareness +18 hours ago
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Fears of Attack on Odessa
Not only is Odessa in the west and near NATO countries, but both pre-and post-invasion Russian propaganda suggests that Russia … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +18 hours ago
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki on Energy Security and Sanctions Against Russia
While Poland was working to cut itself off from dependence on Russia, Germany (Uniper, Wintershall, E.ON), France (Engie), Austria (OMV) … Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes7 hours ago
U.S.-Led NATO is at War against Russia
By Finian Cunningham *The full-on U.S. imperial war agenda of targeting Russia for defeat is now coming into focus* We are now in the realm of World War Three. The abysmal situation is such that the war is in danger of going nuclear in which case the future of the planet is at stake. Incredibly, to warn of this danger leaves a person open to the accusation that they are peddling Russian propaganda. Blindly, the Western governments are doubling down on the powder-keg. The U.S.-led NATO alliance is flooding Ukraine with heavy offensive weaponry capable of hitting Rus... read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 27-28 April 2022
Thursday, 28 April 2022 • 16:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. How … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 27-28 April 2022 read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The media cover-up of Biden corruption
Newsbusters: *UPDATE: The April 27 ABC, CBS, NBC morning shows also skipped this latest bombshell.* A bombshell report in the Daily Mail revealed that Joe Biden had agreed to pay his derelict son Hunter’s legal fees related to his business dealings with a Chinese government-controlled company. A stunning revelation that ties the President to his son’s rampant corruption after he claimed he's never discussed it with him. Despite this groundbreaking story, all three nightly newscasts decided to cover up for the Biden crime family and ignore the story. ... It is clear that the ne... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
How a liberal ruined a good school
* Asra Nomani:* *After Race-Based Admissions To Nation’s Top High School, Students Drop Out And Underperform At Record Rates* In summer 2017, when Ann Bonitatibus walked through the front doors of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology as its new principal, she came with a mission to turn the top-rated school upside down. For her, that meant flipping the school’s racial demographics. At the time, 7 of 10 students came from Asian immigrant families, two of 10 from white families, and one of 10 students came from black, Hispanic, and multiracial families. ... Goin... read more
Balkinization15 hours ago
LevinsonFest on Reforming the U.S. Supreme Court
Ashley Moran and Richard Albert We are thrilled to share short papers resulting from the first roundtable discussion convened as part of LevinsonFest 2022—a year-long series bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines and viewpoints to reflect on Sanford “Sandy” Levinson’s influential work in constitutional law. This first roundtable addresses varied options and considerations on reforming the U.S. Supreme Court, with papers from *Lori Ringhand* (University of Georgia) providing historical context and assessing a constitutional solution, *Vicki Jackson* (Harvard) affirmin... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Ukraine Admits That That Russia’s Offensive In The East Is Advancing As Moscow’s Forces Try To Surround Ukrainian Troops
*Kyiv Post:* *Ukraine admits troops forced back in Kharkiv and Donbas sectors in fierce fighting, heavy RF losses claimed* Ukraine’s Army General Staff (AGS) on 27 April admitted its troops had been forced back at some locations in the Kharkiv and Donbas sectors but claimed overall Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) units were holding and inflicting heavy casualties on Russian forces. The 06:00 AGS morning sitrep said Russian Federation (RF) units had fought their way into the northern outskirts of the village Velika Kamyshevakha, between the cities Izium and Kharkiv. The statement sa... read more
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Musk offers Trump a good idea for a name change for Trump Social
*NY Post:* *Elon Musk suggests name change for Trump’s Truth Social* ... “Truth Social (terrible name) exists because Twitter censored free speech,” Musk tweeted. “Should be called Trumpet instead!” ... I like Trumpet as the name and it is also very Trumpian. read more
Charity Builds Dozens of Tiny Homes for Homeless on PRIVATE PROPERTY, Cops & Gov’t Destroy All Of It
[image: homes]The city of Las Vegas seemingly hates charities helping the homeless population get on their feet, and the destruction of tiny homes proves it. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Ukraine wants its own 2nd amendment
Washington Times: Maryan Zablotskyy, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, is reaching out to the Second Amendment advocates in the U.S. to figure out how to convince his government to loosen Ukraine‘s stringent gun laws. Months before the Russian invasion, Mr. Zablotskyy took on his country’s civilian gun-control system that was inherited from the former Soviet Union when he introduced a bill to allow private ownership of firearms. “I tried to convince parliament. I was the sponsor of the bill that allowed the ownership of private firearms within Ukraine. Unfortunately, that bil... read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Peace Movement Needs to Demand Dismantling of NATO
It looks a lot like a return to the past. Founded in 1949 to defend against the “Soviet threat,” the NATO alliance is facing a return to mechanized warfare, a huge increase in defense spending, and potentially a new Iron Curtain falling across Europe. After struggling to find a new post-Cold War role, countering terrorism following the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 and a humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, NATO is back encroaching on its original nemesis. read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
I Cannot Live on Tomorrow’s Bread: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2022)
Thursday, 28 April 2022 — The Tricontinental Takashi Murakami (Japan), Tan Tan Bo Puking – a.k.a. Gero Tan, 2002. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On April 19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook, which forecasted a severe slowdown in global growth along with soaring prices. ‘For … Continue reading I Cannot Live on Tomorrow’s Bread: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2022) read more
Bacon's Rebellion16 hours ago
Virginia Democrats in Disarray
by Kerry Dougherty Whoa. That was quick. Unprecedented in recent years, too. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, the much ballyhooed first female Speaker of Virginia’s House of Delegates, as well as the commonwealth’s first Jewish speaker, was tossed overboard Wednesday from her … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War and China’s Future Defense
The U.S. talks about “rule based order” because international law is not on its side. The 1999 OSCE Charter explains why the Biden administration would rather make up a new phrase out of whole cloth than live up to agreements it signed. read more
The New Dark Age16 hours ago
Has globalisation ended?
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 — Michael Roberts Blog michael roberts Apart from inflation and war, what grips current economic thought is the apparent failure of what mainstream economics likes to call ‘globalisation’. What mainstream economics means by globalisation is the expansion of trade and capital flows freely across borders. In 2000, the IMF identified four … Continue reading Has globalisation ended? read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Clear and Present Danger
Nina Jankowicz is a dangerous, duplicitous apparatchik who has just been appointed as the Czar of the Ministry of Truth™. The official title of the group she is heading up is The Department of Homeland Security’s Disinformation Governance Board but let’s not pretend that her mission is noble and in search of truth. Its only… Continue reading → read more
Lawfare17 hours ago
Governing Platforms Through Apple’s App Store in the U.S. and China
"Glass cube" Apple store in New York. (atmtx, https://flic.kr/p/athJFn; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) The American and Chinese approaches to online platform governance are seemingly vastly different. One is regarded as a democratic utopia, and the other as an undemocratic dystopia. But how is Apple’s App Store governed in the two nation-states? This post will illustrate that the U.S. and China, regardless of their claimed political values, use very similar policies and regulatory frameworks to govern technology. However, what does vary betwe... read more
Identifying The Fed’s Central Role in the Current Blowout is Not Sufficient
*A review of “*The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy*,” by Christopher Leonard, Simon & Schuster, 2022* This is a review which presents high praise and a serious warning side-by-side. The praise is sincere. On the one hand Christopher Leonard has performed a commendable public service in lifting the rock and exposing the inner workings and debates of the leadership of the Federal Reserve during the years 2001 to 2021. I know of no other work that has done this. Other books, such as David Stockman’s *The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Cap... read more
U.S. and British Officials Go Full-On Dr. Strangelove
Over the last week, the U.S. and the British have openly stated what has been apparent all along--that their war in Ukraine is a proxy war against Russia. After visiting Kiev and announcing the shipment of U.S. heavy weapons to Ukraine, Secretary of Defense Austin announced that the U.S. goal in Ukraine is not to seek a peace settlement, but “to weaken Russia so that it can’t do the kind of things it has done in invading Ukraine.” On Tuesday, British Armed Forces Minister James Heappy authorized Ukrainians to use weapons supplied by Britain to carry out military strikes inside Rus... read more
The Leaked Key to business manufacture Next Discovered
[image: manufacturing companies Next]Among the many proposed new improvements to space signal is really a area that restricts how many allowable machines to six per company. “We can’t disallow them, but what we’re in a position to do is control the quantity per institution,” said Eady. It was first isolated by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789. This factor has exceptional fracture toughness and chemical resistance, particularly in its cubic kind, which makes it helpful as a thermal barrier coating. Together with the goal to provde the greatest product, additional... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Sen. Blackburn: There is no border, there is no plan
Biden's border fiasco is a disgrace. They have turned the border over to the drug cartels who are making money off of illegal immigration and are murdering Americans with fentanyl. Perhaps this is their plan: *Biden’s open border: One of the most successful voter drives in Democrats’ history**Automatic registration would negate elements for criminal prosecution* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Climate changing for the better
Instapundit: THE WEATHER IS LOVELY, AL GORE HURT MOST: 139 For 50 + years the weather forecasts of the climate change crowd have been serially wrong. The poles are still not ice-free and coastal cities are still not underwater. BTW, there were high tides that swamped parts of the earth long before people started using fossil fuels. I think the current climate is quite nice and probably better than it was 50 years ago. See, also: *CLIMATISTAS’ BANK HEIST DEFEATED* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's minister of disinformation is guilty of it
*Daily Mail:* *Biden sets up 'Disinformation Board' to combat midterm fake news headed by Russia 'expert' who called Hunter's laptop a 'Trump campaign product' and said she 'shudders to think' about Elon Musk taking over Twitter* It has become obvious that Democrats want to make an issue of "disinformation" in 2022 while using it as they have been for years. The same people who pushed the Russian collusion hoax and the false narrative that Hunter's laptop was Russian disinformation want to lecture Americans on it. These people are a disgrace. They must think that the rest of ... read more
alienviews15 hours ago
What's happened to this?
*https://youtu.be/lU2wL0vIfGg* read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden continues his attacks on American energy
*Legal Insurrection:* *Biden Blocks Oil Drilling on Millions of Acres in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve**The cut includes an “area recognized as having high potential for oil discovery and development and therefore would be likely to be impacted if available to fluid mineral leasing and new construction.”* This is idiotic. You should not stop the development of energy resources until you have a viable alternative. He has none. Wind and solar are not reliable or up to the job. It is as unintelligent of his blocking American drilling and buying oil and gas from Russia was... read more
"Massive Price Increases At Kroger! What Now!? - This Is Crazy!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 4/28/22: *"Massive Price Increases At Kroger! * *What Now!? - This Is Crazy!"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger and are noticing massive price increases! "We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" read more
Gregory Mannarino, "The US Economy 'Unexpectedly' Shrinks! Global Currencies Are Cratering!"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/28/22: *"The US Economy 'Unexpectedly' Shrinks! * *Global Currencies Are Cratering!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
Bold As Love – Jimi Hendrix
The post Bold As Love – Jimi Hendrix appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Polk Salad Annie
The post Polk Salad Annie appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
LIFE MUST BE PRETTY SWEET IN MARK LEIBOVICH'S BUBBLE
Writing for *The Atlantic*, Mark Leibovich outlines a galaxy-brain strategy to rid our politics of Donald Trump: ... if Trump does decide to inflict himself on another [presidential] race, he will enter as the clear Republican favorite, enjoying a presumption of invincibility inside the GOP. This has engendered a belief that anyone who challenges Trump must tread lightly, or end up like the roadkill that his primary opponents became in 2016. That notion is outdated. Trump’s bizarre and enduring hold over his party has made it verboten for many Republicans to even utter publicly th... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Sen. Kennedy catches a Biden nominee in a lie
In other words, she is saying it is OK for her to lie when she is being an advocate. It is another example of Biden trying to put people in the government who cannot be trusted to be honest. read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
Ron DeSantis is following a trail blazed by a Hungarian authoritarian
Christina Animashaun/Vox The Florida governor isn’t doing “competent Trumpism.” He’s inventing American Orbánism. In June of last year, Hungary’s far-right government passed a law cracking down on LGBTQ rights, including a provision prohibiting instruction on LGBTQ topics in sex education classes. About nine months later, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill banning “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” up through third grade. According to some knowledgeable observers on the right... read more
Despite Being Heavily Debunked, Dept. Releases Video Claiming Cop Nearly Died from ‘Exposure’ to Fentanyl
[image: fentanyl]Though fentanyl is certainly dangerous, unless the Thomasville police officer ate it, snorted it, or injected it, his collapse was either faked or completely unrelated. read more
Organizing Notes16 hours ago
No Nazis in Ukraine?
Even Nazis from Israel are coming to Ukraine to fight on the side of the US-NATO puppet regime in Kiev. During World War II, German and Ukrainian fascists killed and burned alive hundreds of thousands of Jews, but the Jewish oligarchy from the Anglo-Saxon countries deliberately traded with the Third Reich. Jewish fighters today in Ukraine are not representatives of the Jewish people, but are militants of the Jewish oligarchy. See more about this *here* read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 28 April 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/kGpbSP2o7L 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/PKEHRgHGJ6 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) April 28, 2022 Ukraine's military says Russia's offensive in the east is picking up momentum as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited towns outside Kyiv where evidence of atrocities has been found after Russia's retreat from the area. https://t.co/YrMuL5K4tl — The Associated Press (@AP) April 28, 2022 Ukrainian TB2 Bayraktar dr... read more
Fort Worth, Texas becomes first in the US to mine bitcoin: ‘Where the future begins’
USA Today Fort Worth, Texas will become the first city government in the United States to mine bitcoin, with Mayor Mattie Parker implementing a tech pilot... The post Fort Worth, Texas becomes first in the US to mine bitcoin: ‘Where the future begins’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Two Complaints Upheld Against Justin Rowlatt
By Paul Homewood https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00117h1/panorama-wild-weather-our-world-under-threat You will no doubt recall that Panorama edition from last November! Justin Rowlatt used the hour long programme to claim that climate change was making the world’s weather much worse. He made two specific claims that were blatant lies: 1) He opened the programme by stating: “The world […] read more
ClimateRealism18 hours ago
A ‘Carbon Fee’ Will Not Save Hawaii from Climate Change
A recent story in the Honolulu Civil Beat claims that climate change in Hawaii, driven by fossil-fuel use, is damaging the islands, a problem that can be solved by imposing a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. These claims are demonstrably false. Climate change is not causing unusual damage to Hawaii, and carbon fees will only […] The post A ‘Carbon Fee’ Will Not Save Hawaii from Climate Change appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
start.me Blog18 hours ago
How to stack notes on your start page (+ Bonus)
[image: Stack notes] To stack notes on your start page, you now no longer need more than one widget. We've added a new option you'll love! The post How to stack notes on your start page (+ Bonus) appeared first on start.me Blog. read more
Biden's Disinformation officer already accused of disinformation herself
"Nina Jankowicz is President Joe Biden's pick to serve as executive director of the Department of Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board—and her appointment has already met with some controversy." It seems she thought the Laptop from Hell (Hunter Biden) was disinformation. Protect Biden at all costs and we may never know what is mis- dis- or fake. https://www.newsweek.com/who-nina-jankowicz-head-joe-biden-disinformation-governance-board-1701677 *Update:* Remember Bagdad Bob from 2 decades ago? "Sahaf's nickname, "Baghdad Bob," now denotes someone who confidently ... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The Democrats who fear free speech
Washington Examiner: On one side is a self-made immigrant billionaire who has dedicated his life to fighting climate change. On the other are BlackRock, Saudi Arabia, and Jeff Bezos. Democrats and their paid mouthpieces in the media have chosen to side with the latter. Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of Twitter has been called “dangerous for our democracy” by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley says it is “a concern when an oligarch may be owning the town square." The Bezos-owned *Washington Post* seemed to blame Musk when unnamed accounts launched "racist" attacks on ... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Putin eyeing new aggression in Moldova
*Fox News:* *Putin's war on verge of expanding outside Ukraine as it cries 'terrorism' in Moldova* *Russia releases statements on Moldova threat that echo claims it made in leadup to Urkainian invasion* I suspect that Putin may see it as a softer target after running into a buzzsaw in Ukraine that greatly weakened his military. read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Virus Update: • Fauci: US in ‘a different moment’ but pandemic not over; • More Beijing classes go online in tightening of virus rules; • Taiwan faces largest COVID-19 outbreak yet. https://t.co/X0JfCQMaim — The Associated Press (@AP) April 28, 2022 China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case. Despite struggling to defeat China's worst outbreak in two years, the leadership is digging in on its hard zero-Covid policy https://t.co/dgZjZheV0q pic.twitter.com/CDitLrzPae — AFP News Agency (@AFP) April 28, 2022 BREAKING: The U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the... read more
Language Pirates
Lawrence Martin writes that those on the Right have become skilled language pirates: The word “woke” used to have a positive connotation. It originated in Black culture and took on a more common, mainstream usage following the killing of Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014. To be woke meant to be socially progressive, with an acute awareness of social injustices. Then, in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, the word woke was co-opted, hijacked by the political right and turned into a broad-sweep putdown of anyone with politically correct liberal values. Wok... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
US economic downturn in 2022
*Fox Business:* *US economy shrank 1.4% at beginning of 2022, marking worst quarter in 2 years* *Economists expected the economy to expand by 1.1%, a marked slowdown from 2021* Continued supply chain problems and record inflation were a bummer in the first three months of the year. It is not clear why economists expected growth under those circumstances. It is likely to be an added impediment to Democrats' prospects this year. read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Share, not scare: how technology has changed what information we tell others
News 1. Church gets recommendation for heritage recommendation for second time Zane Woodford was at Halifax regional council’s Heritage Advisory Committee yesterday where a United Church on Kaye Street in Halifax got another recommendation for heritage designation. The former United Memorial Church, which was built in 1921 and was designed by Andrew Cobb, replaced two […] read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Musk offered free land near Austin, Texas to move Twitter headquarters
Houston Chronicle: An Austin-area man is offering Elon Musk free land to use for Twitter's headquarters should the billionaire choose to relocate his newly purchased company from San Francisco to Texas. Twitter accepted Musk's deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion on Monday, which prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to invite the richest man in the world to move its headquarters to the Lone Star State and join three of Musk's other companies. Now Jim Schwertner, president and CEO of Schwertner Farms, is making his own offer to Musk. "Elon Musk, Move Twitter to Schwertner, T... read more
War News Updates17 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
40 allied countries come together to defend Ukraine from Russia At Ramstein Air Base in Germany read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
Moderna Seeks to Be 1st with COVID Shots for Littlest Kids
Moderna asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6. read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Revisiting the Christian fantasy novels that shaped decades of conservative hysteria
[image: Talons reach down from the sky against a sunset, reaching toward a small white church.] The cover of Frank Peretti’s *This Present Darkness*. | Crossway Books Demons, angels, and elite liberal conspiracies: Frank Peretti’s books sound like today’s headlines. A sinister schoolteacher steadily grooms kids in their care to accept liberal indoctrination, ultimately leading to the takeover of young minds by shadowy forces. All the while, the teachers are backed by a larger, high-powered conspiracy to control the government, the educational system, and the national media — all ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
An expert on why wars start, and how to prevent them
Ukrainian soldiers patrol a village destroyed by Russian shelling in Mykolaiv Oblast. | Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images The key to understanding war: It’s the exception, not the rule. War is a stupid idea. Fighting is a bad way to resolve disagreements. If two countries want the same land, it is almost always less costly to each side to split it than to fight. The same is true if they are arguing over a shared natural resource, like oil. Fighting costs lives and money, with an incredibly uncertain payoff when the dust settles. And yet wars persist, both within nations an... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Opinion: Chile’s Boric applies dictatorship-era national security law against truckers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) The nationwide strike by truck drivers in Chile entered its fifth day Thursday (28). Protesters are blocking the country’s main roads to demand police reinforcements and to complain about high fuel prices and tolls. To suppress the actions, the government resorted to the National Security Law, which was widely […] The post Opinion: Chile’s Boric applies dictatorship-era national security law against truckers appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Modern Tokyo Times18 hours ago
Anti-Russia Kishida: weak Yen, debt soars, but military spending in new high
Anti-Russia Kishida: weak Yen, debt soars, but military spending in new high Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is ushering in a period of economic and geopolitical ineptitude. Thus, the weakening yen, an endless mountain of debt, price increases, and other important issues […] The post Anti-Russia Kishida: weak Yen, debt soars, but military spending in new high first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
A Double Wrong
“To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. It is just as criminal to rob a man of his right to speak and hear as it … Continue reading → read more
US Having One Of The Coldest Years On Record
So far this year, average nighttime temperatures in the US have been close to a record low, and the number of cold nights has been close to a record high. Global temperatures are very close to the 1979-2000 mean. Climate … Continue reading → read more
April 29, 1909 Tornado Outbreak
On April 29, 1909 tornadoes killed dozens of people in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio. 30 Apr 1909, 1 – The Commercial Appeal at Newspapers.com 30 Apr 1909, 1 – Fort Smith Times at Newspapers.com 22 Apr 1909, … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age19 hours ago
Politico: “Germany approves tank sales to Ukraine, bowing to pressure”
Did Germany really decide to deliver tanks to the Ukraine? read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Russia's devious tactics in war
ISW: ... The Kremlin continued to prepare for a likely false-flag missile attack against the Moldovan territory of Transnistria, which is illegally occupied by Russian forces. Russian proxies in Transnistria falsely claimed Ukrainian forces are preparing to attack Transnistria, and Ukrainian intelligence reported Russian forces are preparing to conduct a missile strike on Transnistria and blame Ukraine. Russian and Transnistrian forces also increased their readiness for possible operations in the last 24 hours. Russia may intend to involve Transnistria in the war in Ukraine to ... read more
What is a vaccine and why did the definition change?
Another high official in government has also tested positive for Covid although fully vaccinated with 2 boosters--the Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/04/10/michigan-supreme-court-chief-justice-mccormack-tests-positive-covid/9533602002/ The other we know about is Kamala Harris--fully vaccinated with 2 boosters. https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-kamala-harris-dadf170fbacfd57922cdf51d59e87cdb Meanwhile, the vaccines are still "emergency use" although President Trump's "Warp Speed" plan becam... read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin More than half the U.S. population has been infected with the coronavirus at least once since the pandemic began, according to data released by federal health officials. Many of the cases — among roughly 190 million people — are likely to have been asymptomatic or with few symptoms, but the data show infections have been more than double the official count. Elon Musk Thinks Social Media Isn’t Rocket Science Meet three women on very different paths to fight for Mother Earth Biden's new pick for US ambassador to Saudi Arabia will be considered an insult by MBS, ex-offi... read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
Judge blocks evidence of Clinton's false claims of Russian collusion
Washington Examiner: Hillary Clinton's tweet touting Trump-Russia collusion claims will not be allowed as evidence in the trial against *Clinton campaign* lawyer Michael Sussmann despite efforts by special counsel John Durham. On Halloween 2016, Clinton *tweeted*, “Donald Trump has a secret server ... It was set up to communicate privately with a Putin-tied Russian bank.” Clinton later *tweeted*, “Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank.” She also shared a lengthy statement by then-Clinton campaign advis... read more
Foundation for Autism Research & Information Presents Documentary: The Missing Piece
Autism The Missing Piece: A non partisan documentary addressing the challenges and financial crisis of autism spectrum disorders in The United States. Watch below or on YouTube https://youtu.be/2uSsVjJbH0I or at Fair Autism Media Subjects covered include: Advocacy, Policy and Legislation,... Related Stories - The Big Lie About Autism & Adulthood - Autism Acquiescence Month - The United States' Celebration and Simplification of Autism Helps Whom? read more
Have you been following the Durham investigation?
I'll just put this here so I can find it, or so the Russia, Russia, Russia hoaxers will. https://technofog.substack.com/p/durhams-latest-he-has-hundreds-of? Durham states he is in possession of “hundreds of emails in which Fusion GPS employees shared raw, unverified, and uncorroborated information – including their own draft research and work product – with reporters.” (He even filed them under seal with the court.) These include: Emails with Slate’s Franklin Foer from May 14, 2016 in which Fusion GPS conveys information on a Trump advisor and Alfa Bank. July 26, 2016 e-mails from ... read more
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Brazil: Emergency power plants run the risk of not operating
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In October, the 14 natural gas thermoelectric plants contracted in the emergency auction held by Aneel (National Agency for Electrical Energy) and CCEE (Chamber for Commercialization of Electrical Energy) are with the start of operation delayed or without any forecast. According to the Simplified Competitive Procedure notice, these plants should […] The post Brazil: Emergency power plants run the risk of not operating appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
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Spanish crypto bank Bit2Me expands to Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Spain has just made a qualitative leap in the global cryptocurrency industry with the positioning of Bit2Me in Latin America. Its recent landing in Brazil was not by chance but responded to a carefully studied strategy to make the Spanish company one of the . . . To read the […] The post Spanish crypto bank Bit2Me expands to Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

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