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CFACT13 hours ago

Wind power is unreliable

Maybe if we could put wind energy in "shoe boxes." The post Wind power is unreliable appeared first on CFACT. read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT13 hours ago

You’ll Miss Fossil Fuels When They’re Gone

By Paul Homewood The following article appeared in the Wall Street Journal: Progressives may loathe oil and gas, but modern life doesn’t work without them. What would a world without oil and gas look like? We’re getting a preview: surging prices for food and other everyday goods. Oil and natural gas aren’t needed […] read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

Trump Aide Seeking NH House Seat Voted in 2 States in 2016

A former Trump administration official now running for Congress in New Hampshire voted twice during the 2016 primary election season. read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

Does Video Show Andy Serkis Reading from ‘Lord of the Rings’ as Gollum?

The actor who played Gollum in the movie franchise recited a new audiobook version of "The Lord of the Rings." read more

Science 2.0 blogs13 hours ago

California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order Law Didn't Reduce Gun Violence

Though activists will highlight mass shootings as a gun problem rather than a criminal act, as in a Sacramento, California shooting a few days ago, legal California gun ownership has had an inverse relationship to crime and deaths. More guns than ever are owned but there are fewer gun deaths per capita. read more read more

CFACT14 hours ago

Read the UN IPCC climate mitigation report

Read the official UN climate mitigation report summaries and full report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The post Read the UN IPCC climate mitigation report appeared first on CFACT. read more

Science 2.0 blogs14 hours ago

HIV Drug Lamivudine A Promising Treatment In Metastatic Colon Cancer Trial

A recent trial of lamivudine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor used in HIV therapy, found that it stopped disease progression in patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer. The trial included 32 patients with advanced metastatic colon cancer whose disease progressed despite four lines of previous cancer treatments. The first nine patients received the standard HIV-approved dose of lamivudine. After adjusting the dosing four-fold, another 23 patients received lamivudine therapy where it was highly tolerated. read more read more

Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago

US Interventionism Always Makes Things Worse: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Friendly reminder that it’s impossible to get a clear understanding of what’s going on in the world without accounting for the fact that very powerful people within your own society are actively working very hard to manipulate […] read more

Centauri Dreams — Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration16 hours ago

Microlensing: K2’s Intriguing Find

[image: Microlensing: K2’s Intriguing Find] Exoplanet science can look forward to a rash of discoveries involving gravitational microlensing. Consider: In 2023, the European Space Agency will launch Euclid, which although not designed as an exoplanet mission *per se*, will carry a wide-field infrared array capable of high resolution. ESA is considering an exoplanet microlensing survey for Euclid, which will be able to study the galactic bulge for up to 30 days twice per year, perhaps timed for the end of the craft’s cosmology program. Look toward crowded galactic center long enough... read more

MintPress News12 hours ago

Palestinian Fears Mount as Ramadan Again Holds Threats of Israeli Violence

As Muslims around the world decorate their cities, towns, and neighborhoods for the Ramadan holiday, in Palestine grief is everywhere. Parents, siblings, family members, and neighbors mourn the latest casualties of Israeli violence. The post Palestinian Fears Mount as Ramadan Again Holds Threats of Israeli Violence appeared first on MintPress News. read more

War News Updates12 hours ago

Picture Of The Day

A local resident walks near an apartment building destroyed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Destruction across Ukraine in the wake of Russian invasion* (Reuters). read more

null12 hours ago

Biden, Zelensky and the Neocons

[image: undefined] There are many backstories surfacing from what is going on in Ukraine and Washington that have been largely ignored amid the drumbeat of casualty counts combined with claims and counter-claims from the two sides. Two stories that I believe have received insufficient attention are the US government’s three decades long obsession with weakening and de facto destroying the Russian state and the dominant neocon plus associate liberal democracy promoter role in what has become American foreign policy. To be sure, anyone who doubts that the US is currently on a course t... read more

null12 hours ago

Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?

[image: undefined] "In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security," said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. "This is a real test. It’s going to take time." Thus did Biden frame the struggle of our time as the US leading the world’s democracies, the camp of the saints, against the world’s autocrats, the forces of darkness. But is "democracy" really America’s cause? Is "autocracy" really America’s great adversary in the battle for the future? Not all autocrats,... read more

balance1012 hours ago

sorrow and suffering that for a little while precedes the rejoicing and overcoming

I would rather have that one than someone who is neither hot nor cold. I then come and I say, beloved: Darkness is upon the land, but you can brighten it. Darkness may be here or there, but in your heart you can carry a conflagration of whitefire. Let whitefire consume then what might be, what could be. Let whitefire consume then all that must go if the darkness of earth is to become its brightness. Remember it is the mothers of the universe, it is the ­shaktis, it is those who care about life—they are the ones. So follow them. These are the feminine deities. All need them. All wor... read more

Komando.com13 hours ago

How to quickly delete the last 15 minutes of search history on your Android

How to quickly delete the last 15 minutes of search history on Android. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Five challenges for Ecuadorian exporters as a result of the war

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five weeks -almost six- after the start of the Ukraine conflict and the unprecedented damaging sanctions against Russia, the Ecuadorian export sector recorded losses of US$85 million, equivalent to 6% of total non-oil and non-mining exports to the world in March 2022. Faced with this situation, businessmen are looking for […] The post Five challenges for Ecuadorian exporters as a result of the war appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

“It’s Beyond ANY Shadow of a Doubt That the Vaccines Are Causing LARGE NUMBERS of Deaths”: Dr. Peter McCullough

Gateway Pundit – by Julian Conradson Death inevitably follows pandemics, and it has been especially prevalent throughout the past two years, thanks to the Fauci-funded... The post “It’s Beyond ANY Shadow of a Doubt That the Vaccines Are Causing LARGE NUMBERS of Deaths”: Dr. Peter McCullough appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Army Captain Placed in Mental Hospital for Accusing Commanding General Patrick Donahoe of Pushing Illegal Vaccine

Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft A Captain who filed criminal charges against Commanding General Patrick Donahoe of Fort Benning has been admitted to Fort... The post Army Captain Placed in Mental Hospital for Accusing Commanding General Patrick Donahoe of Pushing Illegal Vaccine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Not an April Fool: Dyson announces apocalyptic filter-headphone combo

ArsTechnica – by Sam Machkovech In an announcement timed dangerously close to April 1, Dyson confirmed this week that it is working on the Dyson Zone,... The post Not an April Fool: Dyson announces apocalyptic filter-headphone combo appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

With Support from Three Republicans, Jackson’s Seat on Supreme Court Virtually Assured

Washington Informer – by Stacy M. Brown Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, said aloud on Monday what many may have... The post With Support from Three Republicans, Jackson’s Seat on Supreme Court Virtually Assured appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Russia’s Latest Atrocity Unleashed Nitric Acid Cloud That Could Blind Ukrainians

Daily Beast – by Allison Quinn Russian forces on Tuesday reportedly struck a tank of nitric acid in Ukraine’s Luhansk region, sparking panicked warnings for residents to... The post Russia’s Latest Atrocity Unleashed Nitric Acid Cloud That Could Blind Ukrainians appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report13 hours ago

Biden Exploits Sacramento Shooting to Ban Guns for Americans While Sending Billions in Guns to Ukraine

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Sacramento, CA — According to the antigun group, Gifford’s Law Center, the state of California has the strictest gun... The post Biden Exploits Sacramento Shooting to Ban Guns for Americans While Sending Billions in Guns to Ukraine appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

21st Century Wire13 hours ago

Hungary’s Viktor Orban Wins in Landmark Election

*21WIRE* | Orban wins again, despite being attacked by mainstream media, international left, Soros, and even Zelensky. read more

21st Century Wire13 hours ago

Elon Musk Purchases 9.2% Stake in Twitter, Now Single Largest Shareholder

*21WIRE* | Will he cleanse Twitter of its toxic culture of censorship and deplatforming? read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

More Money, Less Beds

Its not healthcare its “socialized” healthcare. Blacklocks Reporter– Most provinces, six out of ten, failed to increase their number of intensive care unit hospital beds from the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health. Figures show provinces either cut capacity or left it unchanged despite billions in federal transfers. read more

The New Dark Age14 hours ago

The War Propaganda Changes Its Shape

THE NATO DEVICE “Subduing the enemy by force is not the highest art of war, the highest art of war is to subdue the enemy without shedding a single drop of blood. Sun Tzu, The Art of War. French General Philippe Lavigne of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) oversees research on new propaganda methods. read more

Econlib14 hours ago

Three Meanings of “Liberal Democracy”

The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s party won another parliamentary majority in last weekend’s election. An authoritarian populist, Orban boasts that he favors “illiberal democracy.” But what is a liberal democracy? We may distinguish three meanings of “liberal democracy.” The first one and perhaps the most popular, is empty. It assumes that “democracy” and “liberal” […] The post Three Meanings of “Liberal Democracy” appeared first on Econlib. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago

Reading the signs: consumers are running out of money

It's becoming increasingly clear that American consumers have run out of money, and demand for consumer goods (particularly higher-priced ones) is going down like the proverbial lead balloon. Sundance commented a couple of weeks ago: *U.S. Retail Sales Collapse as Govt and Media Attempt Denial That Economy Is Contracting* When retail sales are calculated, they are calculated in dollars. Any recorded increase in retail sales that does not exceed the price increases in those items is factually reflecting a drop in units sold. Ex. – if you sell 300 items at $1.00 each, you hav... read more

Econlib16 hours ago

The Slap Heard Round the World

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards Ceremony. What likely shall, or should, be the aftermath of this incident of public assault and battery? First of all, let it be said, this was not a school yard incident between six-year-old children. Mr. Smith is a mature adult. Second, although subjectivity is always […] The post The Slap Heard Round the World appeared first on Econlib. read more

Organizing Notes12 hours ago

What about the lives of Russian-ethnics in Ukraine?

People fleeing Mariupol and other cities in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. Women and children hiding in basements. Russian-ethnic civilians being shot by Ukrainian Azov militants. No cries from the west about their lives now or during the past eight years. A good recap what of what has been going on so far in the east of the Ukraine and the Donbass region since the US directed coup in Kiev in 2014. Produced by RT. read more

The Itihasa & The Darshana13 hours ago

Nothing Exists If You Don’t

You cannot conceive a world without yourself. Your view of the past, your experience of the present, and your expectation of a future—all these are the creations of your mind. At the level of the mind, very little contribution is made by the “we” kind of associations. “I” is the fulcrum around which the world—the world that your mind has created—revolves. The world exists because you exist. read more

bilaterals.org13 hours ago

Los tratados de libre comercio y la nueva constitución

05-Apr-2022 Presentamos aquí videos por José Gabriel Palma, profesor en la Universidad de Cambridge y la Universidad de Santiago y dirigido a las y les convencionales, y también a quienes hemos sostenido la lucha por #NOALTPP11 junto a los movimientos sociales. read more

bilaterals.org13 hours ago

Comitiva de EU que se reunió con AMLO advierte riesgo a inversiones

05-Apr-2022 La reforma constitucional en materia eléctrica implica posibles violaciones al T-MEC, advirtieron ayer el enviado especial de Joe Biden para el Clima y el embajador de Estados Unidos. read more

bilaterals.org13 hours ago

La sexta revisión del IPCC podría ser la última posibilidad de limitar el calentamiento global en 1,5 ºC

05-Apr-2022 El informe recoge como el mecanismo de solución de controversias entre inversores y Estados (ISDS, por sus siglas en inglés) es un gran obstáculo para las medidas de mitigación climática. read more

Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago

Warning: Climate Crisis Is Now the Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity

MADRID, Apr 05 (IPS) - While the world’s top scientists and experts continue their arduous work to finally submit to politicians at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (7-18 November 2022), a new alert now emerges: the climate crisis has already become the single biggest health threat to humankind. Read the full story, “Warning: Climate Crisis Is Now the Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago

US Migration Policy Is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, Part of the US-Mexico Border

WASHINGTON DC, Apr 05 (IPS) - “The migrants try to organize themselves to stay safe,” a humanitarian worker told me as we stood near a town square in Reynosa, Mexico, steps away from the U.S. border. More than 2,000 people from many countries, blocked from asking for asylum in the United States, were packed into this square block, living under tents and tarps, amid port-a-potties and cooking fires. Children were everywhere. Read the full story, “US Migration Policy Is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, Part of the US-Mexico Border”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago

Zimbabwe Unsafe Roads Could Drive the Economy Around the Bend

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 05 (IPS) - When driving at night in Zimbabwe, watch out for a pair of eyes on the road and slow down. You may hit a giraffe inside a pothole. So goes an often-told joke. Read the full story, “Zimbabwe Unsafe Roads Could Drive the Economy Around the Bend”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines13 hours ago

Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha probe

UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Read the full story, “Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha probe”, on globalissues.org → read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Foreclosures Moratorium Extended In Detroit And Wayne County

A Wayne County judge on March 29 granted a motion by Treasurer Eric R. Sabree extending the ban on owner-occupied homes being placed in jeopardy of seizure and public auction. This decision came in the aftermath of a campaign by the Moratorium NOW! Coalition (MNC) and other housing groups in the city of Detroit. A resolution was passed on March 29 by the Detroit City Council in favor of an extension after numerous people spoke out at the municipal legislative meeting calling on people to participate in the demonstration the following day at the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office in t... read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Brazil and Colombia are among the countries investing the most in cryptocurrencies

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of cryptocurrency holders has almost doubled in the United States, Latin America and Asia-Pacific in 2021. This is according to a report published by Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. It shows that the past year was "transformative for cryptocurrency adoption," with 41% of […] The post Brazil and Colombia are among the countries investing the most in cryptocurrencies appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Accidental Deliberations13 hours ago

Tuesday Morning Links

This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Andrew Nikiforuk discusses how the pandemic denial of Boris Johnson, Jason Kenney, Scott Moe and others is only ensuring that more people suffer avoidable illness and death. And Merlyna Lim and Brandon Rigato examine how Canada's far right has become a fertile breeding ground for anti-science conspiracies around COVID and climate change. - Polly Toynbee writes that the UK Cons need to be held responsible for the damage they've knowingly inflicted on their public health care system. - David Macdonald finds that a substantial portion of t... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

TD And Bank Of America: Stop Funding Climate Destruction

Banks that fund fossil fuel operations are just as guilty as the fossil fuel companies themselves: that was the message delivered to TD Bank and Bank of America at their branch locations in downtown Northampton, MA, on Saturday morning. Protesters demanded that the two banks “stop the money pipeline” by ending all loans and investments in the fossil fuel business and diverting those resources to the renewable energy sector. Participants funneled bags of cash into a giant model oil pipeline constructed out of cardboard. Pedestrians were invited to share their opinions on the alte... read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Opinion: Argentina’s overwhelming decadence

By Roberto Cachanosky RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The first thing that President Alberto Fernández has to achieve is to dialogue with his vice-president because the government is divided between the hard Kirchnerism and Alberto Fernández; it is enough to remember the audios of Fernanda Vallejos saying . . . To read the full NEWS […] The post Opinion: Argentina’s overwhelming decadence appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Brazilian airline Gol resumes operations in Bolivia and Paraguay

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Gol Linhas Aéreas is resuming operations -frequency and schedules- to Asunción in Paraguay and Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia. Meanwhile, the state-owned Boliviana de Aviación (BOA) states that it evaluates different markets to offer new options . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] The post Brazilian airline Gol resumes operations in Bolivia and Paraguay appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education14 hours ago

Community Colleges Helping Students Cope With Rising Inflation

Student pocketbooks are taking a hit at a time when inflation has led to steep increases in the prices of even basic goods... read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

Elon Musk Appointed To Twitter Board Of Directors; Vows To Make “Significant Improvements”

[image: elon] "I’m really happy Elon is joining the Twitter board! He cares deeply about our world and Twitter’s role in it..." - Dorsey read more

Snopes.com14 hours ago

Fictional Twitter Employee’s Resignation Goes Viral

A satirical tweet about Elon Musk, Twitter and free speech was amplified on social media. read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

Police Could’ve Used a No-Knock Raid Correctly, Instead, They Knocked, Then Shot & Killed a 2yo Hostage

[image: no knock raid]Police had the chance to execute a no-knock raid in the correct circumstances but failed to do so and a mother and daughter were killed in the process. read more

Snopes.com14 hours ago

Darwin Notebooks Missing for 20 Years Returned to Cambridge

Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University's library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared. read more

Organizing Notes14 hours ago

Questions abound about Bucha

*The West has made a snap judgment about who is responsible for the massacre at the Ukrainian town of Bucha with calls for more stringent sanctions on Russia, but the question of guilt is far from decided* By Joe Lauria (Special to Consortium News) Within hours of news Sunday that there had been a massacre at Bucha, a town 63 kms north of the Ukrainian capital, the verdict was in: Russian troops had senselessly slaughtered hundreds of innocent civilians as they withdrew from the town, leaving their bodies littering the streets. Unlike their judicial systems, when it com... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Border Democrats oppose Biden's further opening of the border

Washington Examiner: The Biden administration's decision to end the public health emergency power that permitted the deportation of roughly 1.7 million migrants because of the pandemic is being questioned by Democrats before the 2022 midterm elections. The decision to end Title 42 in May, which the White House has repeatedly attributed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coincides with an anticipated worst-case-scenario surge of up to 18,000 border crossings a day as migrants take advantage of warmer weather before the fall elections. ... What Biden is doing is ... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

"Massive Price Increases At Meijer! Empty Shelves Everywhere! - What's Next?"

*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, AM 4/5/22: *"Massive Price Increases At Meijer! * *Empty Shelves Everywhere! - What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Meijer 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

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Mexico unhappy with Americans crossing the border to buy gas

Mike Miller: This report might not reach the level of “Babylon Bee” satire, but it sure pegs the hell out of the needle on the irony meter. As the Biden Border Crisis continues to worsen, and the most inept president in modern history and his war on energy have contributed to increasing gas prices, virtually from the beginning of his presidency, Mexico would like a word: Our southern neighbor is not happy with Americans crossing the border in search of lower prices at Mexican gas stations. That statement alone is ironic on multiple levels, but it gets “better.” As reported by Re... read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Paraguay: Inflation in the first quarter of the year was 3.7%

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In the first quarter of the year in Paraguay, inflation stood at 3.7%, compared to 0.6% in the same period of 2021, the issuing bank reported Monday. According to the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) statement, the cost of living in March was 0.8%, well above the 0.1% recorded . […] The post Paraguay: Inflation in the first quarter of the year was 3.7% appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

The racism of DEI

Orange County Register: Come July 1, Florida employers who mandate diversity training programs to their workers would be well advised to take note of what those programs say — and how they say it. The so-called “Stop Woke Act” passed by the Legislature this month and soon to be signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, restricts how programs aimed at promoting diversity in the workplace can be presented to employees. The idea is to protect workers as well as students in schools from language that might make them feel “uncomfortable” by references to past acts of bias and discriminat... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

"How It Really Is"

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Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

"What Is The 'Great Reset' And What Do The Globalists Actually Want?"

*"What Is The 'Great Reset' And * *What Do The Globalists Actually Want?"* By Brandon Smith "I first heard the phrase “Great Reset” way back in 2014. Christine Lagarde, who was head of the IMF at the time, was suddenly becoming very vocal about global centralization. It was an agenda that was generally only whispered about in the dark corners of institutional white papers and the secretive meetings of banking elites, but now these people were becoming rather loud about it. Lagarde was doing a Q&A at the World Economic Forum and the notion of the “Reset” was very deliberately brough... read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Uruguay: Central Bank to present crypto regulation project this year

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) reaffirmed in Parliament that in 2022 it would present to the Executive Branch a project to regulate at least part of the virtual assets market, the form that the local regulator uses to refer to crypto The post Uruguay: Central Bank to present crypto regulation project this year appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Biden's Fox News paranoia

*Daily Mail:* *President Biden described Fox News as 'one of the most destructive forces in the US' and owner Rupert Murdoch as 'the most dangerous man in the world', according to latest revelations from new book This Will Not Pass* Telling the truth about Democrats like Biden is apparently seen as destructive by the President. read more

Halifax Examiner14 hours ago

Here’s how Cst. Craig Hubley killed the mass murderer

This article contains graphic descriptions of murders and a homicide. Cst. Craig Hubley spent the morning of April 19, 2020 in his 2015 Chevy Suburban, his service dog Dux in the back, driving around looking for a man in the midst of a killing spree. (The Halifax Examiner refers to the mass murderer as GW.) […] read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Russia tries to justify genocide by falsely accusing Ukrainians of being Nazis

Ed Morrissey: ... When Vladimir Putin announced that as his chief war aim in invading, the argument was that the government in Kyiv had been taken over by a Nazi clique and that the people needed and would welcome liberation. Now the people are the problem, RIA Novosti declares, lumping them all together as Nazis (translation via Google): The Nazis who took up arms should be destroyed to the maximum on the battlefield. No significant distinction should be made between the APU and the so-called national battalions, as well as the territorial defense that joined these two types o... read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Argentina’a agricultural exports reached more than US$2 billion in March 2022 – best figure in 20 years

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chamber of Petroleum Industries of the Argentine Republic (Ciara) and the Center of Grain Exporters (CEC) - entities representing 48% of Argentina's exports - announced that in March 2022, they settled the sum of US$2,084 billion. This is the best such month on record in the last 20 years, […] The post Argentina’a agricultural exports reached more than US$2 billion in March 2022 – best figure in 20 years appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Biden's greedy economic malpractice tax

Brian C. Joondeph: President Joe Biden is likely staring these days at the rising budget deficit along with his desire to spend far more money than the US Treasury has in its coffers. He must also notice his sinking poll numbers and dim prospects for his party in the November midterm elections. In response he has proposed a wealth tax on the uber rich. The White House calls it the “billionaire minimum income tax” which is neither limited to billionaires nor is a tax on income. Anyone with a basic understanding of economics may call it instead an “economic malpractice tax”. As t... read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Uruguay’s exports increased by 28% in 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguayan exports, including free zones, totaled US$1.056 billion in March 2022. This figure represents an increase of 28% compared to the same month in 2021, which is a rising trend, as exports in February increased 51% compared to February 2021. "It confirms the growing trend of exports in the first […] The post Uruguay’s exports increased by 28% in 2021 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

“We Are Not The Journalism Police”

Jesse Brown; The names of the news organizations currently funded by taxpayers is a secret. The amounts they receive are a secret. The names of those rejected are a secret. The reasons why they were rejected are a secret. The board meets in secret. There are no videos online of their meetings, no minutes you… Continue reading → read more

OrientalReview.org15 hours ago

The War Propaganda Changes Its Shape

The Nato device “Subduing the enemy by force is not the highest art of war, the highest art of war is to subdue the enemy without shedding a single drop of blood.Sun Tzu, The Art of War. French General Philippe Lavigne of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) oversees research on […] read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

Creepy Joe Biden

Well, we know he likes them young. The Biden administration promoted the use of puberty blockers for transgender children by citing a study from an LGBT group funded in part by a manufacturer of the controversial drugs used in gender reassignment. In statements commemorating “Transgender Day of Visibility,” the White House and Department of Health… Continue reading → read more

Small Dead Animals18 hours ago

Weekend At Old Joe’s

As the Biden administration continues to fall apart, the Democrat party elites ponder how to get rid of Old Joe and Harris. Update: Is Biden the big guy? read more

CFACT20 hours ago

EV mandates disqualify other contenders

Washington State mandates EVs. The post EV mandates disqualify other contenders appeared first on CFACT. read more

The New Dark Age8 hours ago

Ukraine News Links 4-5 April 2022

Tuesday, 5 April 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age Pundits Who Advocate Hot War With Russia Are Enemies of Humanity https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/04/05/pundits-who-advocate-hot-war-with-russia-are-enemies-of-humanity/ Another Regime Change President https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/04/05/another-regime-change-president/ The Ukraine Conflict Lays Bare the Myth of a More Civilized Europe https://www.mintpressnews.com/ukraine-russia-conflict-lays-bare-myth-more-civilized-europe/280147/ On Its Seventh Anniversary, Yemen Seeks to End a War the World Has Forgotten …... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

Gregory Mannarino, "Blackrock Warns: Expect Much Higher Inflation And Shortages"

Gregory Mannarino, AM 4/5/22: *"Blackrock Warns: * *Expect Much Higher Inflation And Shortages"* - https://traderschoice.net/ ○ "Doomsday ‘Preppers’ Warn Of Hard Times Ahead As Preparedness Goes Mainstream" read more

the daily howler15 hours ago

L. A. (PUBLIC SCHOOL) CONFIDENTIAL: L.A. was in a world of hurt!

*TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022* *Absolutely nobody cares:* Long ago and far away, the Los Angeles public schools—the Los Angeles Unified School District—was in a world of hurt. By "long ago," we specifically mean in the year 2003. Consider the average scores the giant school district—the LAUSD—recorded in Grade 8 math that year. Below, we show you the average scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Naep, a 50-year-old federal program, is widely considered to be the gold standard for domestic educational testing. Below, you see the average scores recorded by dif... read more

naked capitalism15 hours ago

Sanders Hails Growing Union Movement as Threat to ‘Oligarchy and Corporate Greed’

As Sanders celebrates the Amazon union victory, some billionaire overlords are getting testy. read more

From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago

Yes, Russia is complicit in the Great Reset

Substack – by Edward Slavsquat Hello friends. I recently had the privilege of joining a panel discussion, “Russia & the Great Reset – Resistance or... The post Yes, Russia is complicit in the Great Reset appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago

School Nurse Was Fired for Revealing That Teachers Were Secretly Giving Students Puberty Blockers

National File – by Cullen McCue A school nurse in Connecticut was fired after revealing that teachers were secretly giving “gender confused” preteen students puberty blockers behind... The post School Nurse Was Fired for Revealing That Teachers Were Secretly Giving Students Puberty Blockers appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Brazil collects podiums in several sports and has a great start

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Almost eight months have passed since the end of the Tokyo Olympics, marked by the best campaign in Brazil's history, and the country seems to be going strong in the sport. During the period, Brazil has won World Championships, historic victories against Olympic medalists in several sports, and . . […] The post Brazil collects podiums in several sports and has a great start appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Baltic countries cut off Russian energy supplies

The Hill: Pressure is mounting on the European Union to abandon Russian gas supplies as individual countries begin turning off the tap. The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia became Europe’s first region to abandon Russian gas supplies entirely this weekend, and they urged other nations on the continent to do the same. Lithuania, the first individual EU nation to make the move, declared on Saturday that the country was acting “in response to Russia’s energy blackmail in Europe,” according to a news release from the country’s Energy Ministry. But whether this leads ... read more

From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago

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From Jenna Orkin UK hits record COVID levels; nearly 5 million infected Ellen Brown: The Coming Global Financial Revolution: Russia Is Following the American Playbook Taiwan’s Han Chinese seek a new identity among the island’s tribes Sri Lanka's cabinet resigns as public defies curfew amid a historic economic crisis Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices Despite Record Discounts For Russian Crude Sellers Are Looking To Unload Russian Crude For Yuan German producer prices jump by record 25.9% Explicitly calling Putin a war criminal and for his removal from power meaningfully increases the risk ... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

The left continues to make bad-faith attacks on conservative Justices

Washington Free Beacon: They pulled out all the stops to keep Clarence Thomas off the Supreme Court three decades ago and failed. They went back to the well when Brett Kavanaugh was nominated and failed. So the Left tried to pack the court—and again, they failed. With a conservative majority ensconced on the bench for a generation (inshallah!), a smear campaign tarnishing the institution—and one of its most admired members—is their next best option. Enter Ginni Thomas, wife of Clarence, whose strategically leaked text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows have... read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Brazil: Lula da Silva to remove 8,000 military commissioned positions if elected

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT) said on April 4 that he intends to remove "almost 8,000 military personnel who are in office" if he assumes the Presidency of the . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] The post Brazil: Lula da Silva to remove 8,000 military commissioned positions if elected appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Jersey shore: Greve de Lecq beach closed again as moulting seal returns

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

MSU student uses Montana lakes as training ground for scuba diving fundraiser

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Could a wetsuit save you from a shark bite? 'It’s a bit like a seatbelt in the car'

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The New Dark Age15 hours ago

Israel is stoking a civil war against its Palestinian citizens

Three separate, deadly Palestinian attacks in Israeli cities in a week have elicited a predictable response. The Israeli army has drafted large numbers of extra soldiers into the West Bank and around Gaza, Palestinian territories already under decades of brutal military occupation. read more

The New Dark Age15 hours ago

The Bucha Provocation

The Bucha 'Russian' atrocities propaganda onslaught may have worked well in the 'west' but it lacks evidence that Russia had anything to do with it. read more

The Free Thought Project15 hours ago

Biden Exploits Sacramento Shooting to Ban Guns for Americans While Sending Billions in Guns to Ukraine

[image: arm]While using your tax dollars to send billions in weapons to arm Ukraine, the Biden admin is using the Sacramento shooting to disarm you back home. read more

Snopes.com15 hours ago

Murkowski, Romney Back Jackson, All But Assure Confirmation

The senators from Alaska and Utah announced their decisions ahead of a procedural vote to advance the nomination and as Democrats pressed to confirm Jackson by the end of the week. read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: the “winners” of the new world order, according to BlackRock CEO

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - For Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, Latin America will be one of the regions that will benefit the most from the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, he projected a good scenario for Europe as it becomes less dependent on Russia for energy. It is not […] The post Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico: the “winners” of the new world order, according to BlackRock CEO appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Siatt and the Brazilian Army evaluate MSS 1.2 AC anti-tank guided missile

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Army Evaluation Center (CAEx) and the local company Siatt tested the Anti-Tank Surface-to-Surface Missile System 1.2 (MSS 1.2 AC). The event was attended by the Chief of the Army Technology Center (CTEx), Brigadier General Armando Morado Ferreira, the Chief of CAEx, Brigadier General Alexandre Martins Castilho, engineers and […] The post Siatt and the Brazilian Army evaluate MSS 1.2 AC anti-tank guided missile appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Maim and kill: New Zealand sharks killed for $1 hooks, a report finds

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

New Zealand: Closure of notorious fishing spot near Raglan 'not viable' despite more than 30 deaths; 'this is a human behavior situation'

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Potato gun: Teen given award for making fishing easier for people with disabilities

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Why are the flipping Port Adelaide dolphins dying? 'the numbers have fallen dramatically'

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Whale presence rating: Online tool tracking whales in near real time to prevent ship collisions

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Concern as Florida Alligator Spotted Swimming With Football In Mouth

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Listen up: New research and website aggregates more than 150 years of data on sounds made by fish

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago

Breach event: Trespassing sea lions turn B.C. fish farm into 'all-you-can-eat buffet'

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PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Taiwan to bulk up its drone fleet to deal with Chicom threat

Breitbart: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said last weekend her government is carefully studying the success of Ukrainian drone warfare against invading Russian forces, and will make a substantial investment to speed up drone development so Taiwan enjoys similar advantages against a potential Chinese invasion. “Regardless of whether it is for military or civilian use, it is highly necessary for us to speed up our development of drones as it will be an important matter for the next generation,” Tsai said last Sunday while visiting the site of a proposed research facility for ar... read more

Rounding the Earth Newsletter15 hours ago

A Mathematical Solution to the Tiny Homes Initiative

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Rounding the Earth Newsletter15 hours ago

Proof of Statistical Sieves in Vaccine Efficacy Data

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PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Russian Ukraine retreat exposes their war crimes

Newsmax/AP: Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed at close range. The grisly images of battered bodies left out in the open or hastily buried led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia. Germany reacted by expelling 40 Russian diplomats, and Lithuania threw out its Russian ambassador. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the ca... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"Economic Market Snapshot 4/5/22"

Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 4/5/22"* ○ MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary ○ CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ○ Latest Market Analysis, Updated 4/5/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ ShadowStats A comprehensive, essential daily read. April 4th to 5th, 2022 - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ Financial Stress Index "The OFR Financial Stress... read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Musk purchase of Twitter stock met with applause from, the right

DailyWire: Social media exploded with reaction after news hit Monday morning that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become Left-wing social media platform Twitter’s largest shareholder, taking 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. “Game changer,” women’s rights activist and Olympic medalist Sharron Davies posted in reaction to the news. ... Conservative host Liz Wheeler created a “to-do list” for Musk. “Buy all of it,” she wrote as Musk’s first task, adding, “End shadowbanning. Open source curating of trends. Stop ‘misinformation’ warnings. Don’t ban science (gender & covid). Reinstate Alex Berenson... read more

Halifax Examiner16 hours ago

Well-behaved women are rarely quoted properly

News 1. Forced mediation with Northern Pulp Joan Baxter continues to follow the story of Northern Pulp and its parent company, Paper Excellence Canada, as they try to seek restitution for being forced to shut their Pictou County pulp mill. To recap: The mill did not provide a satisfactory plan to deal with effluent from […] read more

Turcopolier16 hours ago

HARPER: CAN PUTIN SAY `YES’?

After more than a month of fighting and significant losses, the Russians now claim they have redeployed to concentrate on the Donbas region, having “achieved the objectives of the first phase of the special military operation.” Yes, they are regrouping … Continue reading → read more

The Aviationist16 hours ago

Footage Emerges Of Russian Ka-52 Alligator Gunship Shot Down By Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile

A new video shows a Russian Aerospace Forces Ka-52 Alligator destroyed by a Ukrainian ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile). Not only are Ukrainian MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) a significant threat to the Russian Ka-52 [...] The post Footage Emerges Of Russian Ka-52 Alligator Gunship Shot Down By Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago

“Dialogue” by Chicago – a reprise of a much needed conversation

Robert Lamm, of the wonderful band Chicago, penned a song about fifty years ago called “Dialogue” that could still ring true today. The song resonates with me and is one of my personal favorites of the band because of its theme and … Continue reading → read more

ClimateRealism17 hours ago

Wrong, Denver Post, Fires and Floods Aren’t Increasing

The Denver Post recently ran an article claiming global warming will cause more severe wildfire seasons, as well as more severe floods in the Western United States. Data indicates that these claims are false; wildfires in the West are not due to climate change, and there is no trend of increasing or decreasing precipitation in […] The post Wrong, Denver Post, Fires and Floods Aren’t Increasing appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more

Electroverse18 hours ago

Antarctica Plunges To -70.6C (-95.1F), Ice Takes A Sharp Upturn; + Europe Continues To Freeze: France Logged 80 New *Monthly* Low Temp Records Yesterday As Nation Suffered Coldest-Ever April Night

Frost fires have once again been lit across Western Europe, as they were last year, to protect the continent's delicate fruit crops. The post Antarctica Plunges To -70.6C (-95.1F), Ice Takes A Sharp Upturn; + Europe Continues To Freeze: France Logged 80 New *Monthly* Low Temp Records Yesterday As Nation Suffered Coldest-Ever April Night appeared first on Electroverse. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

The Power Of Ukrainians Farmer

The farmers have been collecting abandoned Russian vehicles from tanks to trucks and dragging them off. The video calls the farmers the "special forces." read more

Northern Reflections16 hours ago

Fading Away

Ontario is in its sixth wave of COVID. And, Bruce Arthur writes, the province's chief medical health officer has disappeared: Where is Dr. Kieran Moore? Ontario’s chief medical officer of health hasn’t been seen in public since St. Patrick’s Day, a week after his final regular pandemic briefing, four days before masks became optional, right around the time the wastewater signal started to really rise, and two-and-a-half weeks before COVID was sloshing around everywhere. An interview request for Moore to the Ministry of Health Monday was politely shuffled into oblivion. The doctor,... read more

Organizing Notes16 hours ago

Hear their voices

Mariupol Russian-ethnic citizens tell who has been killing and bombing local residents. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Democrat Senators clueless about women?

*Daily Caller:* *Not A Single Senate Democrat Is Willing To Define What A Woman Is* They can sometimes be mysterious creatures that have body parts that distinguish them from males. I tend to like them. The world would be empty without them. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Politi-facts ties to Chicoms

*National Pulse:* *EXCLUSIVE: Politifact Founder Was “Journalist in Residence” at Chinese Communist Influence Group.* ... Politifact – blasted by Donald Trump as a “totally left-wing group” – is the go-to fact-checking service for many big tech companies such as Facebook and YouTube. The website is also used by other reporters to confirm or deny stories, and Politifact primarily appears to target the political right. ... I do not have a lot of confidence in so-called fact-checkers in general. They tend to act like they are writing briefs for the left. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

The McConaughey's of Texas

*Fox News:* *Camila Alves McConaughey reflects on raising her family in Texas: ‘It really embodies our belief system’* *The wife of actor Matthew McConaughey has written a children's book titled 'Just Try One Bite'* Texas gives them a real-world environment to raise their children without the paparazzi constantly at their door. read more

Snopes.com16 hours ago

Jayhawks Rally, Rock North Carolina 72-69 to Win NCAA Title

What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas. read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Colombian foodtech sector expands to Mexico and Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One of the sectors growing in the innovation ecosystem in Colombia is foodtech, that category that has digital solutions aimed at the food sector. According to the most recent ColombiaTech report, 37 companies are part of this sector, which corresponds to 3.33% of the total number of startups that make […] The post Colombian foodtech sector expands to Mexico and Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

Liberal media and Hollywood lose their mind over Florida law

Fox News: Liberal media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, PBS and ABC, as well as various celebrities, took to the airwaves to criticize Florida’s Parental Rights Law, slamming conservatives and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, with some even pushing a false narrative that you can’t say the word "gay" in the Sunshine State. Dubbed the "Don’t Say Gay" bill by critics, some public figures took the epithet a bit too literally when they claimed the new legislation actually made it illegal to utter the word gay in the state of Florida. In actuality, the law states that classroom instruc... read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Uruguay to suspend health emergency over Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay's president, Luis Lacalle Pou, announced Monday (4) the decision to end the health emergency declared in March 2020 because of Covid-19. After meeting with health authorities and "based on the information received" about the evolution of the virus in the country, "we have decided to suspend the health emergency," […] The post Uruguay to suspend health emergency over Covid-19 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

Evidence of war crimes follows Russian retreat

*Washington Post:* Ukrainian villagers describe cruel and brutal Russian occupation Residents described theft, beatings, torture and at least one killing of an unarmed civilian at the hands of Russian soldiers. This appears to be a systemic problem with Russian soldiers. I suspect it comes from the top down. These kinds of attacks are not supposed to happen with well-trained troops that are properly led. read more

The Duran17 hours ago

UK blocks UNSC meeting. Germany being blamed for everything. Degas painting has new name. Update 1.

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The Duran17 hours ago

Pakistan PM Imran Khan saved from a US planned regime change

Steven Sahiounie, Journalist and political commentator Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan will remain in office after the no-confidence motion to be voted on today was rejected. President Arif Alvi has dissolved the National Assembly after the Deputy Speaker suspended the session and rejected the no-confidence motion on grounds of it being part of […] read more

The Duran17 hours ago

Prepare For IMMEDIATE Food Price Hike Up To 50%

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The Duran17 hours ago

The Rise Of The Idiot Professors

The danger of following narratives blindly instead of thoroughly investigating facts and considering alternative hypotheses is nowhere more evident than in feminism and associated so-called social justice disciplines. Now in its third wave, feminism is basically a victim narrative, indeed it has always been one. The garbage currently being peddled to the masses about critical […] read more

The Duran17 hours ago

Bucha is a butcher: an information operation according to all the laws of the genre

On Monday, 4 April, the liberal-democratic press made headlines about “Russian butchers” in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The situation is being compared with a new Srebrenica, as it was in Yugoslavia (7000-8000 adult Bosnian Muslim men were killed) and calls have been made for an international tribunal to be convened. However, it is already […] read more

Real Climate Science18 hours ago

American Disinformation

US energy policy is being driven by fraudulent climate data from government agencies. read more

Real Climate Science19 hours ago

Germany Grabs Dog’s Tail To Keep It From Biting

Germany steals the tail end of the Russian gas pipeline, believing that will secure the supply coming from the other end. “Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced the decision on Monday, arguing it would mean that Germany’s energy infrastructure is not … Continue reading → read more

Truth Comes to Light19 hours ago

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. with T.J. Coles, Ph.D.: Transhumanism, Biofascism Are Tools of the ‘Technological Elite’

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. with T.J. Coles, Ph.D.: Transhumanism, Biofascism Are Tools of the ‘Technological Elite’ Transhumanism, Biofascism Are Tools of the ‘Technological Elite,’ Author Tells RFK, Jr. In an interview on “RFK Jr. The Defender Podcast,” T.J. Coles, Ph.D., author of ‘Biofascism: The Tech-Pharma Complex and the End of Democracy,’ talked with The post Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. with T.J. Coles, Ph.D.: Transhumanism, Biofascism Are Tools of the ‘Technological Elite’ appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more

Komando.com20 hours ago

Here’s how much kids are using social media – And the age when it hurts them the most

There are steps parents can take to help protect their children. read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Brazil: Bolsonaro’s candidate to head Petrobras rejects the post due to “lack of time”

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian economist Adriano Pires, proposed by the government of Jair Bolsonaro to preside over Petrobras, desisted on Monday from succeeding Joaquim Silva e Luna, dismissed after applying several increases in The post Brazil: Bolsonaro’s candidate to head Petrobras rejects the post due to “lack of time” appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

Govt urged to adapt its approach to secure trade deal with India

05-Apr-2022 There are calls for the government to adapt its strategy to reach a free trade deal with India - after Australia reached a deal with the nation. read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

Bangladesh switching to RTA for larger regional trade

05-Apr-2022 Bangladesh is switching to a new set of policy guidelines titled 'Regional Trade Agreement (RTA)' as the existing FTA regime is deemed obsolete for helping Bangladesh tackle post-graduation trade challenges. read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

South Korean farmers rally against free trade

05-Apr-2022 Hundreds of South Korean farmers and fishers protested in the country's financial and political center, Yeouido, demanding the government reconsider its intention to enter into yet another free trade agreement. read more

Viable Opposition17 hours ago

Washington's Playbook for Destabilizing Russia - Part 2 - The Military Options

In part 1 of this two-part posting, we looked at RAND's recommended non-military cost-imposing options that could destabilize Russia and remove it as a threat to Washington's global hegemony and both reestablish and reaffirm the unipolar world. We examined three cost-imposing options; economic, geopolitical and ideological/informational. In part 2, we will look at RAND's recommended military cost-imposing options as published in this research brief: ...keeping in mind that RAND is heavily subsidized by the United States government (aka American taxpayers) as shown here: ... read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

Dems should not unravel basic constitutional protections

Washington Examiner: Representatives for 26 organizations, mostly conservative groups, called on the Department of Education's assistant secretary for civil rights to drop the agency's planned revision of regulations governing how schools handle sexual assault cases, claiming it is unnecessary. The planned regulation would revise a current Trump-era Title IX regulation that streamlined the process for schools to handle sexual assault cases after concerns were raised that previous guidelines from the Obama administration had led to the erosion of due process. The current regulati... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Brazil: About 70 parliamentarians switched parties

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During the 30 days of the "party window" period, the deadline for federal or state deputies to switch political parties to run in Elections 2022 without losing their mandate for party infidelity, about 70 federal deputies changed their parties. Since 2018, by decision of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), the […] The post Brazil: About 70 parliamentarians switched parties appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

One Democrat who openly supports Florida law

Red States: ... ... former Congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard took to the Twitter machine earlier to not only express her support for the law but to also to note her surprise that the limiting of the instruction/discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity topics only applied to grades K-3. Observing that most people were well aware at this point that “parental rights are under attack by the government all across this country,” Gabbard said, “We should all support the Parental Rights in Education bill that recently passed in Florida, w... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Commodity prices at a glance – April 4

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 4 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

naked capitalism18 hours ago

Links 4/5/2022

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PrairiePundit18 hours ago

Vaccine rate not an indicator of success in fighting Covid

Epoch Times: Counties with the highest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are currently experiencing more cases than those with the lowest vaccination rates, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 500 counties where 62–95 percent of the population has been vaccinated detected more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents on average in the past week. The 500 counties where 11–40 percent of the population has been vaccinated detected about 58 cases per 100,000 residents on average in the past week. The data is skewed by the fact tha... read more

GREENIE WATCH18 hours ago

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* Boris Johnson plans seven new nuclear reactors as he drops wind plans* Boris Johnson has shelved plans to double or even treble the number of wind turbines in the countryside and approve plans for up to seven new nuclear reactors instead. The Prime Minister is said to have rejected ambitious targets presented by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to double the UK's onshore output to 30GW by 2030. Instead, Tory opposition in the party's shire England heartlands and within the Cabinet means that new atomic power sites in rural areas are likely to get Government backing. The decom... read more

naked capitalism18 hours ago

UK Airports Thrown into Chaos by Surge in Passenger Traffic, Labor Shortages and IT Outages

UK airports and carriers are suffering severe labor shortages, at a time that passenger numbers are surging. Throw in COVID-19 absences to the mixture and it's a perfect storm for an industry desperately trying to dig itself out of the mother of all crises. read more

naked capitalism18 hours ago

China – A Sub-Imperial Ally of the West?

IMichael Hudson and Patrick Bond debate the trade posture of China, such as whether its Belt and Road initiative is capitalist or socialist read more

Next Grand Minimum Profit18 hours ago

The Lost Key Of Business Manufacture Next

[image: Manufacturing Business Next]• Create or join a mastermind group (individuals interested by supporting each others’ success). A Plan for Promoting Your Business Solely use debt if you already have the money you need in the bank (often known as strategic financing). In different words, do not be “me” centered in your promos. Become “you” centered. As a result of it’s all about Mr. and Mrs. Prospect. Them. Your potential customers. It is nicely know that the person who can articulate the client’s problem, is perceived to know easy methods to best clear up the problem. Tom Rath... read more

MJBizDaily18 hours ago

US cannabis MSO revenue surges in 2021, fueled by expansion, acquisitions

The top cannabis multistate operators in the U.S. posted huge revenue gains in 2021 over the previous year as they expanded in high-growth markets and filled gaps in their geographic footprints through small and large acquisitions. US cannabis MSO revenue surges in 2021, fueled by expansion, acquisitions is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Modern Tokyo Times19 hours ago

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to preserve the independent path of Hungary 

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to preserve the independent path of Hungary Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The leader of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, emerged victorious again to secure his fourth term in office. Orbán is a free conservative political spirit who seeks to preserve the culturally rich heritage of Hungary […] The post Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to preserve the independent path of Hungary first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

Small Dead Animals20 hours ago

Tuesday On Turtle Island

Journalist wants us to stop criticizing China. Woke BBC forced to use male actors. Mickey Mouse lies. Executive claims most people support Disney’s woke stance. More on the magic kingdom. Abandon ship! Abandon ship! Another one of Harris’s staff leaves. Plus Biden’s Afghanistan mess. Wapo thinks this is funny. Political cartoon shows Desantis killing trans… Continue reading → read more

News – TOTT News20 hours ago

Victorian council begins connecting garbage trucks to 5G technology

5G-enabled garbage trucks could become the future for Australian streets, with the new smart technology now being adopted by Brimbank City Council in Victoria. read more

News – TOTT News1 day ago

AFP creates new taskforce to ‘protect politicians ahead of election’

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will set up a "specialised investigative taskforce" to help "ensure the security of parliamentarians during the 2022 Federal election". read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Dollar falls to R$4.60 and closes against Brazilian Real at the lowest level in two years

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The dollar fell for the third consecutive session and closed at the lowest level in more than two years. The stock market experienced a rather tense day, marked by uncertainty over the leadership of Petrobras, and registered a slight decline. The trading dollar closed Monday (4) at R$ 4.608, down […] The post Dollar falls to R$4.60 and closes against Brazilian Real at the lowest level in two years appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

Russia's new effort in Ukraine not showing any success so far

ISW: Russian forces continue to make little to no progress in frontal assaults to capture Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, their current main effort of the war. Russian units in Donbas face growing morale and supply issues. Additionally, the Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol have outperformed ISW’s previous estimates and continue to hold the city. Russian efforts to generate replacements from reservists and feed damaged units from northeastern Ukraine into frontal assaults in eastern Ukraine are unlikely to increase their chances of success. However, Russian forces advancing from the ... read more

naked capitalism18 hours ago

Climate Science and Financial Risk: Forging a Path to More Climate-Resilient Businesses

Is the search for better valuations of climate risks to help businesses reducing global emissions an exercise in self-delusion? read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Brazil is elected number one in the world for adventure

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A report from US News & World Report, released last week, listed Brazil as the top adventure destination among 78 nations. In the categories evaluated, out of 100 points, the country exceeded the mark of 80 points in categories such as climate, scenery, and fun. The prominent position confirms Brazil's […] The post Brazil is elected number one in the world for adventure appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT18 hours ago

Windfall Profits For ROC Generators Running At £1 Billion A Month

By Paul Homewood I have written before of how renewable generators are profiteering from the Renewable Obligation scheme. I now have the generation data from November 2021 to quantify just how much. To recap, as we know power prices began to rocket last autumn. Day ahead prices hit the £200/MWh mark in November, up […] read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

Hunter Grand Jury should not ignore 'the Big Guy'

Washington Examiner: A grand jury witness was asked to identify the infamous "big guy" mentioned in discussions regarding a Chinese business deal involving the president's son Hunter Biden, according to a new report. The question came up after this person, who was not identified, was shown a piece of evidence before the grand jury, located in Wilmington, Delaware, a source told the *New York Post*. The answer that was given was not reported, though some have claimed the "big guy" is President Joe Biden, raising the prospect that the commander in chief could be drawn into a federa... read more

Land Destroyer18 hours ago

Russian Operations in Ukraine: Week 6 Update

*April 5, 2022* (The New Atlas) - Russian operations in Ukraine enter week 6. Russian forces have completed a withdrawal from around Kiev and other cities in north-central Ukraine after announcing a reduction of operations in these areas almost a week ago. The focus will now be on Donbas - the protection of which serves as the primary objective of Russia’s operations in Ukraine. The southern port city of Mariupol is all but taken by Russia. Together with Kherson, a land bridge exists between Crimea and the Russian border with the Donbas region. Recently, Ukraine’s presidential ... read more

Land Destroyer18 hours ago

Why Ukraine's "Bucha Massacre" Story Isn't Adding Up

*April 5, 2022* (The New Atlas) - The “Bucha Massacre” is being squarely blamed on Russia before any investigation can take place. Despite no likelihood of a real investigation taking place, there remains the question of why Russia would occupy and live side-by-side Ukrainians in Bucha but kill them during their otherwise orderly withdrawal? Or why Ukrainian forces who have tortured and killed prisoners of war, deliberatley used the civilian population as shields during combat, and have nationwide tortured and taped its own civilian population to posts for infractions during th... read more

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!18 hours ago

Protect The Kids - It's Never Too Late

"We’re never gonna learn about how safe the vaccine is unless we start giving it. That’s just the way it goes." Dr. Eric Rubin Member, FDA VRBPAC - one of the guys who decides what vaccines your child needs to... Related Stories - Parents Are Watching Campaign To Halt Pfizer's EUA For Babies And Toddlers - Vax Hard With A Vengeance - Dance Til You Drop read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Twitter reveals ‘censorship strategy’ in Brazil’s 2022 elections

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Twitter announced a series of initiatives on Monday (4) to make publications about the 2022 elections “safer and healthier”. The social network will make it easier to detect when interacting with candidate profiles, as labels will be added to these accounts. This social media, a private for-profit company, presumes to […] The post Twitter reveals ‘censorship strategy’ in Brazil’s 2022 elections appeared first on The Rio Times. read more