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Thomas Paine

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Sunday, May 15, 2022

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Virtual Mirage19 hours ago
Sunday Opinions
If you want baby formula, you need to go on government welfare. The federal government has a monopoly on baby formula due to the socialist spending programs that brought you WIC, etc. The US government shouldn’t manage baby formula nationally. They can’t run that any better than they were able to run the Mustang […] The post Sunday Opinions appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The New Dark Age19 hours ago
Who is responsible for unethical behavioural ‘nudges’? Not the SPI-B, claims their co-chair
As described in a previous HART bulletin, there has been a pervasive reluctance for the powers-that-be to discuss the questionable ethics of the covert behavioural-science techniques used by the Government throughout the covid-19 messaging campaign. read more
Small Dead Animals19 hours ago
Sunday On Turtle Island
Islamic outreach. Death mob in diverse Nigeria. Meanwhile in diverse Sweden. Imams conducting Muslim pleasure marriages. Don’t upset the alphabet people. Kids charged for not using proper pronouns. Some fact checks on baby formula. Your morning meme. read more
OrientalReview.org19 hours ago
Why Is It All the Russians’ Fault
Archpriest Andrei Tkachev answers questions for a Serbian TV channel. This is an interview from January 5, 2022, before Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, which began February 24. Fr. Andrei Tkachev is from Lvov in western Ukraine, and was serving as the priest of a church in Kiev during the […] read more
“Scientists Agree”
According to Salon, scientists agree that the shortage of baby food is due to global warming. Supply chain issues are getting worse — and climate change is a main culprit | Salon.com read more
Modern Tokyo Times20 hours ago
Japan nationalist Kishida is upsetting the junior Komeito partner
Japan nationalist Kishida is upsetting the junior Komeito partner Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The anti-Russia administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan never misses an opportunity to condemn the Russian Federation. At home, in Japan, countless numbers of people have suffered more than three squandered economic decades and over […] The post Japan nationalist Kishida is upsetting the junior Komeito partner first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 14 May 2022
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Michael West21 hours ago
Grant King and the Big Gas Con – how fossil fuel giants are cheating Australia’s emissions system
An unholy alliance of carbon farmers and Big Gas lobbyists are quietly shaping Australia’s emissions reduction framework to maximise their take of taxpayer money while increasing emissions as much as possible. Callum Foote follows the money. read more
“Support Science Journalism”
Scientific American wants people to support their production of third rate science fiction. Declines in Air Pollution Have Made Hurricanes Stronger – Scientific American read more
Charles Frith23 hours ago
Roe vs Wade
The abortions-are-magnificent crowd (including The Lancet), demonstrating how captured the most prestigious (i.e. all) institutions are, will ordinarily be unfamiliar that the story was... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced read more
Empty Nets
Ron Helle ~ It’s when we get off course that God will bring about some empty nets into our lives. ~ “In Jesus’ name, I take dominion over the fish in the sea!” I’m embarrassed now, but as a new believer I used that prayer every time I went fishing. Apparently, I “lacked faith,” or […] read more
America Last
By Gary Bauer ~ It’s hard to imagine a more obvious difference between an America First administration and a president who seems more interested in managing America’s decline. As we noted on Thursday, pallets of baby formula have been discovered at detention facilities along the southern border while American stores shelves are empty and parents […] read more
The Breezy Windmill Fantasies Of The Nantucket Crowd
By Larry Bell ~ President Joe Biden boasted to a staged throng of dozens assembled for his Earth Day speech that he had “made it clear to [his wealthy] friends up in Nantucket and that area” that they were to drop their objections to offshore wind farms planned for the Martha’s Vineyard area. Lowering his voice to […] read more
Celebrities Are Such Scumbags Because They’re Invested In The Status Quo
Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Have you ever wondered why a famous person whose work you’ve enjoyed has such a myopic perspective on world events? How someone can stir you at your most intimate depths with their words or their music and […] read more
Accounting Consultant Next for Dummies
The query remains why would so many companies and companies determine to outsource sure components of their business. It might be argued that they achieve this with a view to higher ship and go about their core business. By employing freelancers a small enterprise owner might have more free time to develop products that will really have an impact on their markets. And that is perhaps the strongest purpose why enterprise can not afford not to outsource. If in case you have built up a community of most popular suppliers, like engineers, builders, plumbers, or electricians, advertise... read more
Small Dead Animals22 hours ago
Uh Oh, Joe
The newly created Disinformation Board should review this tweet, or maybe they need to form a new Non Sequitur Board instead. Raising corp taxes is fine to discuss. Taming inflation is critical to discuss. Mushing them together is just misdirection. https://t.co/ye4XiNNc2v — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) May 14, 2022 read more
The Super-Moon Eclipse of May 15-16
This weekend's total, super-Moon eclipse in Scorpio the night of 15-16 May has to do with revealing knowledge, hidden knowledge. Or as Clif High might say: *secrets revealed*. Here's the path of total eclipse: *https://in-the-sky.org/news/eclipses/lunar_202205.png * It's all about the Americas and West Africa -- all of South and Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, eastern North America, southern Greenland, West Africa and the Antarctic. What nefarious policies are the French up to in West Africa, in places like Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, in Guinea? What is the ... read more
The Last Refuge23 hours ago
May 15th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 481
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post May 15th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 481 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Last Refuge23 hours ago
Sunday May 15th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Sunday May 15th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Cairns News23 hours ago
New York Times, testosterone and Tucker the terror of the liberal left
By TONY MOBILIFONITIS “Tied to the anxiety over testosterone is another hotly disputed assertion: that sperm counts have been declining among men in the Western world for decades. Huge numbers of studies have been done, and there is no scientific consensus on the scope of the problem or whether it exists at all.” THE New […] read more
Small Dead Animals23 hours ago
May 15, 2022: Reader Tips
Tonight we present the 1966 western classic, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood. Your roughest, toughest tips of the past day are much appreciated! read more
Untitled
* Florida to Teach Students About Evils of Communism. Some on the Left Aren’t Happy About It* Florida students will now learn about the evils of communist totalitarianism, thanks to the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis signed HB 395 into law on Monday, creating a “Victims of Communism Day” in which middle school students will receive at least 45 minutes of instruction every Nov. 7 on topics “such as Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution, [Josef] Stalin and the Soviet system, Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Pol P... read more
Harvard Progressives Covering Up For Their Systemic Racist Friends
* It has been obvious for quite a while that pandemic-induced school closings and extended remote learning were going to have substantial negative effects on development among K-12 students. * Equally obvious has been that Democrat-controlled jurisdictions — which include essentially all of the major cities with high concentrations of poor and minority students in the education system — have indulged in the longest school closures and the most remote learning. * Clearly, this would lead to major negative results for the poor and minority students in these jurisdictions, particularly... read more
Garlic planting time (Wally Richards)
Garlic cloves are traditionally planted on the shortest day of the year (which is getting close; the 20th June) to be harvested on the longest day 21st December. Any time from mid-May to mid-July is good for planting your garlic cloves.. There are ample good reasons to grow garlic; from its health benefits to the … Continue reading Garlic planting time (Wally Richards) → read more
India Reverses Prior Position and Will Now Block Further Wheat Exports, Triggering G7 Concerns
In April India said it was hoping to expand its wheat exports from 7 million tons to 10 million. However, as precarious winter wheat harvests reflect lower outputs, they are reversing position and will now block any wheat exports in order to ensure their own supply. INDIA – […] The announcement drew sharp criticism from the […] The post India Reverses Prior Position and Will Now Block Further Wheat Exports, Triggering G7 Concerns appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies
Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies by Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath, Nature of Healing May 13, 2022 “I would love to be able to bring back our country into a great form of unity,” Trump said. “Without a major event where people pull together, that’s hard to do. But I would like to The post Experiment in Progress: A Review of the Studies appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Your Chance To Comment On NASA’s Draft Plans To Keep Earth Safe For Its Mars Sample Return In 2033 - Till 11:59 May 15, ET
There are many laws to protect the environment of Earth. As prt of the process in the US, NASA is inviting comments and it's the kast day to give your feedback to NASA about their Mars sample return mission plans If you wish to comment, you have through to May 15 2022 to give your feedback to NASA about their Mars sample return mission plans. You can submit your comments to NASA here as a public comment. read more read more
Komando.com1 day ago
Think food prices are high now? Get ready to pay even more
This app can help you save money on groceries. read more
Ten People Killed, 3 Wounded, After 18-year-old Gunman Opens Fire in Buffalo Supermarket
What appears to be a horrific racially motivated attack has left 10 people dead, including a store security guard at a Buffalo grocery store earlier today. Police arrested 18-year-old Peyton Gendron at the scene after Buffalo police charged into the store and confronted the gunman in the vestibule. Press Conference VIDEO: (Via Daily Mail) – […] The post Ten People Killed, 3 Wounded, After 18-year-old Gunman Opens Fire in Buffalo Supermarket appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Econlib1 day ago
The CMS is Right and the WSJ is Wrong
I find it refreshing when a government agency says no to spending more money. Last month, in an editorial titled “Sandbagging a Alzheimer’s Treatment,” the Wall Street Journal editors criticized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for refusing to pay for Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm. In their editorial, the WSJ editors rightly criticize […] The post The CMS is Right and the WSJ is Wrong appeared first on Econlib. read more
Cairns News1 day ago
China’s military airstrip in Western Australia
Labor and Liberals have allowed China to establish a substantial beachhead in WA which would allow CCP fighter jets from an aircraft carrier to land and be re-fuelled for military action against Australia. read more
Cairns News1 day ago
Biden wants an additional $40B slush fund for Ukranian mafia
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) demanded on Thursday what many Americans were thinking about in regard to sending aid to Ukraine: fiscal accountability. “We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the United States economy,” Paul reasoned. “This bill under consideration would spend $40 billion. This is the second spending bill for Ukraine in two months, and this […] read more
Gangsters Out Blog14 hours ago
Legal challenge to the BC Vaccine passports
There is no justification for any passports or mandates. No one is putting others at risk. It's time for @JustinTrudeau and all employers to end this shameful episode in Canadian history. Pls donate at https://t.co/ZcFH3fgtRl #cdnpoli #cpcldr #onpoli pic.twitter.com/eV49KDsxIT — Roman Baber (@Roman_Baber) May 14, 2022 read more
MUST VIEW! Canadian Prepper, "We're in Big Trouble..."
*Full screen recommended.* Canadian Prepper, 5/14/22: *"We're in Big Trouble..."* "He said this in 2021, now Hell is breaking loose..." ○ *Full screen recommended.* *"Finland, Sweden 'Rattled' By War in Ukraine: Retired Officer"* "Retired major Michael Boire says the idea of Finland and Sweden giving up their postwar neutrality and joining NATO would have been unthinkable just six months ago." ○ Russia threatens to nuke Britain and Finland in "seconds" ○ “Finnish President tells Russia 'You caused this' as he signs security pact with UK” ○ Canadian Prepper, PM 4/18/22: *"Oh S#!%... "SAT... read more
The Original Ancient Texts Versus The Interpretations
What is written in the ancient religious and philosophical texts is of no consequence. What matters is how these ancient texts are being interpreted by the intellectuals. Most people do not directly access ancient texts. They get their truth ready-made—through the interpretations done by the intellectuals. The interpretations have a far greater influence on contemporary culture and politics than the content of the ancient texts. read more
Russian President Putin Warns Finnish President Niinistö That It Is A Mistake For Finland To Abandon Neutrality And Join NATO
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö (pictured left, at a press conference last week) initiated the call. Right: Putin (pictured during a Security Council meeting on Friday) stayed calm, Helsinki reported *Daily Mail:* *Putin warns Finland has 'made a mistake' after country's president tells him they WILL join NATO – despite Russian threat it could wipe them and Britain out in SECONDS with nukes - as Lavrov says 'total hybrid war' has been declared* * Putin: 'Abandoning [...] neutrality would be a mistake since there are no threats to Finland's security' * Russia's attack dog for... read more
She was Shireen Abu Akleh : Our friend from Palestine
I chose journalism to be close to people. It might not be easy to change the reality but at least I could bring their voice to the world. I am Shireen Abu Akleh. Shireen Abu Akleh "I was able... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin And German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Discuss Ukraine In A Telephone Call On Friday
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz *Reuters: **Putin and Scholz Discuss 'Blocked' Ukraine Peace Talks - Kremlin* (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed Ukraine in a telephone call on Friday, the Kremlin said. Putin told Scholz that progress in negotiations over an end to the conflict had been "essentially blocked by Kyiv", according to the Kremlin, which said contacts between Russia and Germany would continue on various levels. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated the call. Not surprising. His... read more
US Navy To Scrap Its Entire Fleet Of Freedom-Class Combat Warships Because Their Technology Is Already Obsolete
The USS Wichita, pictured in April 2021, will be scrapped just three years after its commission *Daily Mail:* *US Navy scraps NINE anti-submarine warships that cost $3.2 billion to make - some under three years old - because their technology is already obsolete* * Navy will decommission its entire fleet of Freedom-class combat warships * Four of the $3.2bn fleet set for scrap heap were commissioned in 2019 and 2020 * Anti-submarine system 'did not work out technically', naval operations chief said * Ships 'incredibly expensive and [lack] the capabilities we expected': Rep... read more
The A-10 Can 'Kill' Modern Tanks With Reactive Armor
A-10C munitions render Explosive Reactive Armored tanks inoperative during test *19FortyFive:* *Forget Retirement: The A-10 Warthog Can Kill Tanks with ‘Reactive’ Armor* *The A-10C Thunderbolt II Just Became Even More Deadly* – The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II was tailor-made for close-air support, and with its unique GAU-8/A Avenger 30mm (1.18-inch) cannon, it has proved to be among the most effective anti-tank aircraft ever devised. Earlier this year, the United States Air Force demonstrated how the aircraft, which has also earned the nickname “Warthog” among its pilots, is... read more
Cairns News1 day ago
Another test cricketer bites the dust
Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds, 46, was killed yesterday in a single vehicle rollover on Herveys Range, 50 klm NW of Townsville. Just like two other former famous cricketing colleagues, his death should be questioned. There should be an autopsy held and honest results made public. Without a doubt mRNA vaxx caused the untimely deaths […] read more
balance101 day ago
governed not just byreason and desire
The life-force in man must be governed not just by reason and desire but by pure potential of be-ness, the mysterious comprehension of light by itself. If fingers of the Law of God discover anomalies in the life pattern of an individual and the result be a chastening it is always for the purpose of greater spiritual fruit and a more abundant life to the one whom God has desired to try....By the power of truth the exposure of the darkness of self takes place and then mankind is able to bring the darkness to the light in order that the light can transmute and redeem that darkness. We ... read more
No Comment From The US Navy On Reports That An Experimental Boat Sank In December
A small and secretive Navy boat sunk while moored late last year as it tested out some secret equipment, officials confirmed this week. (Navy/Photo illustration by Navy Times staff) *Navy Times:** Navy hush-hush after secret boat’s unexplained sinking * A Navy vessel sank under unclear circumstances, at an undisclosed location, while testing out some secretive technology last December — and that’s about all the sea service will say on the subject. The vessel’s name and the nature of the technology tests were not disclosed, though officials did say it took on water and sank whil... read more
US Special-Operations Leaders Are Shifting To Confront Near-Peer Adversaries Like China And Russia
A US soldier assigned to Special Operations Command Africa observes wind conditions during a parachute jump near Stuttgart, Germany, September 21, 2016. US Army/VIS Jason Johnston *Business Insider:* *US special-operations leaders are figuring out what skills to bring with them into 'the 5th modern era' of special ops* * US special operators are shifting focus to great-power competition after 20 years of counterterrorism. * Special-ops leaders told lawmakers in April that in a new era they will focus on an old skill: supporting conventional forces. During a Senate hearing at... read more
Snopes.com1 day ago
10 Dead in Mass Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Arraigned
A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism." read more
Canada Doesn’t Export Milk
Except to… Kingston-based Canada Royal Milk, owned by China's Feihe International, largest baby formula plant in Canada, ships products back to China. The plant uses Canadian cow and goat milk. We needed the Chinese to figure out how to export our own milk. — The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) May 14, 2022 Siri, what is supply… Continue reading → read more
Incompetence Caused By Climate Change
The Texas grid is failing again and the “Energy Reliability Council Of Texas” (ERCOT) is telling people to cut back usage. Doug Lewin describes himself as an expert on grids, energy efficiency and renewable energy. He implies the problem is … Continue reading → read more
RAC Finally Realise That Some EV Owners Will Be Worse Off!!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Drivers face paying nearly £1,000 more a year to charge an electric car (EV) on the public network compared to doing so at home, according to a new study. The study, by electric car website Electrifying.com, found that UK motorists who… read more
California Bill to let 12-Year-Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate
SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California State Senate Thursday. As Karen England with the Capitol Resource Institute explained to the Globe in March, “This legislative body is relentless in their pursuit to strip away parental rights as they also fast-track SB 866, a bill that will give minors as young as 12 years-old the ability to consent to any FDA approved vaccination WITHOUT parental consent. This bill not only strips paren... read more
If Chevron, Exxon and Shell can’t get Gorgon’s carbon capture and storage to work, who can?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Dennis Ambler Back to the drawing board!! ? ? ? 27 April 2022 (IEEFA): At a cost of more than A$3 billion, Gorgon, the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the world has failed to deliver, underperforming its… read more
CURMUDGUCATION9 hours ago
The Domestic Supply of Meat Widgets
In the midst of the general alarm and dismay over the leaked SCOTUS reversal of Roe, attention has been rightly drawn to one particularly alarming footnote in which Justice Alito quotes a CDC reference to the "domestic supply of infants." As Dahlia Lithwick argues, this has echoes of chattel slavery, but that's not the only thing it has echoes of. Back in 2013, I highlighted one sentence from the Gates Foundation website. Written by Allen Golston, it was part of a piece intended to whip up business support for Common Core, and it was strikingly bad: *Businesses are the primary con... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Trump to offer streaming service
Washington Examiner: Tech projects have been streaming in for former President Donald Trump since his departure from office, and now his social media venture intends to introduce a Netflix alternative to compete in the streaming wars. The Trump Media and Technology Group aims to offer "non-woke" entertainment via TMTG+, a new competitor to Netflix, Disney+, and Hulu, according to TMTG's company overview. The company posted two job offerings for TMTG+ on Wednesday, promising the streaming service "will be the home for a wide variety of non-scripted, scripted, and original content.... read more
Israel: UN rights chief calls for end to ‘culture of impunity’
Investigations must be held into the actions of the Israeli security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday, calling for accountability and an end to impunity. Read the full story, “Israel: UN rights chief calls for end to ‘culture of impunity’”, on globalissues.org → read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Dems spend six months coming up with an insult that didn't work
Chris Queen: ... But it’s the “ultra-MAGA” characterization that drew the most attention. Donald Trump has embraced it, as have some of his supporters. At the same time, the memes have begun, and the insult has made some wonder if it will come back to haunt Biden. ... The *Washington Examiner* reports that, although Psaki also characterized the “ultra-MAGA” insult as “the president’s phrase,” improvised to “a little extra pop,” the phrase is actually the result of six months of research. “For six months, Democratic messaging guru Anita Dunn and the Center for American Progres... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Putin said to be seriously ill
Red States: ... According to the report from New Lines magazine, a Russian oligarch who is close to the Kremlin admitted on an audiotape to a Western venture capitalist in mid-March that Putin had surgery on his back related to the blood cancer. But the recording represents rare testimony by someone with proven ties to the Russian government that its fanatical dictator may well be seriously unwell. And the oligarch had no idea he was being recorded. A Western venture capitalist taped the conversation in mid-March without the oligarch’s foreknowledge or consent. The source provi... read more
"Banks Will Seize Your Money in the Coming Financial Crisis"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 5/14/22: *"Banks Will Seize Your Money in the Coming Financial Crisis"* "You have to look at all the warning signs that we are getting. The banks will seize your money that is in your bank account during the next financial crisis. You are playing musical chairs right now thinking that everything is OK and it’s just a matter of time until the banks fail." read more
balance101 day ago
decree on aliens
Now we see the mighty pink and rose spheres, the deep ruby, and the merging into secret rays where pink and yellow become the creamy peach that is such a comforting light. Beloved, the turquoise becomes the aqua of the depth of the blue of the sea shimmering in the light of the Sun. The color of royal blue signifies how Padma Sambhava There are benign beings who travel in spacecraft and there are not-so-benign beings who travel in spacecraft. (And any Ascended Master may use a spacecraft at will or not at all.) Some aliens come in spacecraft on the astral plane and go undetected by ... read more
The Great Biden Baby Milk Shortage
A short look at the current Baby Formula outage, and a longer look at things folks have cooked up for emergency use with a hungry baby. Continue reading → read more
The Duran1 day ago
The world’s future hangs in the balance; Erdogan will decide.
Eric Zuesse Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will decide the future of the world; and, on Friday the 13th day of May in 2022, he gave his first indication that he will decide for a global future of hope for international freedom and democracy, and against a global future of ever-increasing concentration of wealth and power […] read more
Oliver and Steyn Discuss the Continued Censorship of COVID Opinion
As more data leading to increased scrutiny surfaces, Neil Oliver (U.K.) and Mark Steyn (Canada) discuss the continued suppression and censorship of any COVID discussion that is antithetical to the official position of western government. The suppression/censorship of reasonable discussion is a unique element of the COVID framework that has been maintained for well over […] The post Oliver and Steyn Discuss the Continued Censorship of COVID Opinion appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook
Across the world, top wheat-producing regions are experiencing adverse weather conditions that could threaten production. In places like Ukraine, a military invasion by Russia has slashed production significantly. All of this suggests the world is on the cusp of a food crisis. The post Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook first appeared on Medical Kidnap. read more
California Bill to let 12-Year-Olds Get Vaccine Without Parental Consent Passes State Senate
SB 866 by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) to allow children ages 12 to 17 to take the COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent, just passed the California State Senate Thursday. As Karen England with the Capitol Resource Institute explained to the Globe in March, “This legislative body is relentless in their pursuit to strip away parental rights as they also fast-track SB 866, a bill that will give minors as young as 12 years-old the ability to consent to any FDA approved vaccination WITHOUT parental consent. This bill not only strips paren... read more
Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook
Across the world, top wheat-producing regions are experiencing adverse weather conditions that could threaten production. In places like Ukraine, a military invasion by Russia has slashed production significantly. All of this suggests the world is on the cusp of a food crisis. The post Wheat Farmland Under Threat Worldwide As USDA Reveals Dismal Grain Outlook first appeared on Health Impact News. read more
Vox - All1 day ago
Why Sri Lanka’s new PM isn’t the change the country needs
[image: Sri Lanka appoints new prime minister amid turmoil] United National Party (UNP) leader and the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) greets President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) after the swearing in ceremony. Wickremesinghe fills the role for a sixth time. | Sri Lanka President Media Division / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Opposition see incremental change as putting “old wine in a new bottle.” Sri Lanka’s president has appointed a new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, a familiar face in the role, as the country’s economic crisis balloons into a full-blown... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Large, dusty, spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this rich telescopic image. The field of view spans nearly 2 degrees, or about 4 times the width of the Full Moon, toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus. About 13 million light-years distant, NGC 4945 is almost the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy. But X-ray and infrared observations reveal even more high energy emission and star formation in the core of NGC 4945. The other prominent galaxy in the field, NGC 4976, is an elliptical galaxy. Left of center, NGC 4976 is much farther away, at a distan... read more
Econlib1 day ago
The problem with fiscal policy
Most fiscal policy consists of adjustments in taxes and transfers. However, the effects of this type of fiscal policy are largely offset by changes in monetary policy, at least when the Fed is doing its job. Defenders of fiscal policy respond that changes in real government spending can directly boost output even when there is […] The post The problem with fiscal policy appeared first on Econlib. read more
Labor to give more cash to activists based on Barrier Reef ‘misleading science’
A Labor government under Each-Way Albanese will take your money and give it to environmental activists who exaggerate the significance of their causes to rake in more dough. read more
Only Halfway There with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
For more than 10% of pediatric deaths in the United States, a specific cause of death is never established, despite mandated autopsies and investigations when any child dies unexpectedly. Most of these deaths occur among babies and are attributed to … Continue reading → read more
"Life Is An Illusion: Playing Your Part "
*"Life Is An Illusion: Playing Your Part "* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Having the wisdom to know that life is but a dream does not mean that we ignore living. As children, most of us sang that mesmerizing, wistful lullaby that ends with the words, 'Life is but a dream.' This is a classic example of a deep, sophisticated truth hiding, like an underground stream, in an unlikely place. It winds its way through our minds like a riddle or a Zen koan, coming up when we least expect it and asking that we consider its meaning. Many gurus and philosophers agree with this mysterious obs... read more
Chet Raymo, “At Home In An Infinite Universe”
*“At Home In An Infinite Universe”* by Chet Raymo “They are questions that bedeviled thinkers for thousands of years: Is the universe infinite or finite, eternal or of a finite age? It is certainly hard to imagine a universe that extends without limit in every direction, or a universe without a beginning or end. It is equally difficult to imagine a finite universe; what is beyond the edge? Or a beginning or end in time; how can something come from nothing? how can what is cease to be? The problems are so intractable philosophically that their resolution has generally been left to t... read more
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - David Dayen discusses how manufacturing monopolies have produced the U.S.' shortage of baby formula. And Alyssa Rosenberg recognizes that any reasonably-governed country would be moving heaven and earth to ensure infants don't suffer due to corporate greed. - Meanwhile, Nina Lakhani exposes how meat packing giants and the Trump administration sacrificed workers' lives rather than allowing any health and safety protections to be applied even in the face of a deadly virus. And Nora Loreto asks why we still don't have anything remotely ap... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"Crabs in a Bucket"
*"Crabs in a Bucket"* by Sarah Robinson "When I was a little girl, I lived very close (an hour and fifteen minutes) to the Florida panhandle beaches. Which meant we spent a TON of time there. Early evening was one of my favorite times to walk the beach with my mom and my older brothers. We were all clean and fed and slightly sun weary but still desperate to be outside. So, we would grab flashlights, dip nets and a bucket and search the ocean’s edge for crabs. We would catch a bucket full in an evening and drag them back home where my mom or my grandmother would cook them up into so... read more
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field "
*"White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field "* "Coming down out of the freezing sky with its depths of light, like an angel, or a Buddha with wings, it was beautiful, and accurate, striking the snow and whatever was there with a force that left the imprint of the tips of its wings - five feet apart - and the grabbing thrust of its feet, and the indentation of what had been running through the white valleys of the snow - and then it rose, gracefully, and flew back to the frozen marshes to lurk there, like a little lighthouse, in the blue shadows - so I thought: maybe death isn't darkness, ... read more
Fugitive Australian journalist Shane Dowling talks about being on the run and Australia dropping to #39 on the world press freedom index
Fugitive Australian journalist Shane Dowling (me) has been on the run since the 3rd of September 2021, in Queensland, from an arrest warrant issued by Justice Kelly Rees in the NSW Supreme […] The post Fugitive Australian journalist Shane Dowling talks about being on the run and Australia dropping to #39 on the world press freedom index appeared first on Kangaroo Court of Australia. read more
INTERVIEW: Robert Inlakesh on the situation in Palestine and Middle East
*ACR Radio* | An in-depth discussion about the critical situation facing Palestine, and a rapidly changing political landscape surrounding this decades-long conflict. read more
Neil Oliver, W.H.O Assembles Pandemic Treaty to Control Global Human Parasites
Comrade dissidents, in his weekly monologue Neil Oliver draws attention to the World Health Organization (WHO) effort to assemble the Global Pandemic Response Treaty, a collective pact with the industrious mission to control the threat of human parasites. As Oliver notes, the objective of the W.H.O. mission is to coordinate a whole-of-planet approach, by giving […] The post Neil Oliver, W.H.O Assembles Pandemic Treaty to Control Global Human Parasites appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Will Shireen Abu Akleh’s Murder Mark a Turning Point in the Liberation of Palestine?
This particular targeted killing of a journalist – not the first and sadly, probably not the last – touched us all. And the response of the Zionist establishment in occupied Jerusalem, as well as in Washington, is cold and full of excuses. read more
Lipid-lowering drugs more effective in adults with high cardiovascular risk
Zetia and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors may reduce nonfatal myocardial infarction and stroke in adults with high or very high cardiovascular risk, according to findings published in The BMJ. These adults must also be receiving maximally tolerated statin therapy or … Continue reading → read more
Amid questions about cost and access, proton therapy set for ‘big moment of change’
More than 3 decades after receiving FDA approval, proton beam radiation therapy has failed to find a footing as a go-to treatment for many cancers in the United States. About three dozen proton therapy facilities are in operation nationwide — … Continue reading → read more
As proton beam therapy use for cancer increased, ‘so did the racial disparity in receipt’
Use of proton beam therapy increased significantly among patients with cancer in the U.S. between 2004 and 2018, but Black individuals had a lower likelihood of receiving the therapy than their white counterparts. Researchers presented the findings of two cross-sectional … Continue reading → read more
No increase in atrial arrhythmias, more activity, less sleep with coffee consumption
Healthy adults experienced no increase in atrial arrythmias and less supraventricular tachycardia on days they consumed vs. abstained from caffeinated coffee as well as an increase in wearable-measured physical activity in the CRAVE study. Results presented at the American Heart … Continue reading → read more
HF appeared independently associated with insomnia symptoms
HF may be an independent predictor of insomnia symptoms, according to a presentation from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. “Several factors contribute to insomnia symptoms in heart failure, including advancing age, depression, comorbidities, symptom burden and pain,”Rida Gharzeddine, PhD, … Continue reading → read more
Poorer sleep health associated with elevated CVD risk
Poor sleep health was associated with increased risk for experiencing CVD, according to data published in Scientific Reports. Researchers reported that for each component (regularity, satisfaction, alertness, efficiency, duration and sleep actigraphy) of a composite sleep health measure, participants experienced an … Continue reading → read more
More severe obstructive sleep apnea may increase risk for incident venous thromboembolism
Patients with more severe obstructive sleep apnea, measured by the apnea-hypopnea index, were more likely to have incident venous thromboembolism, researchers reported in Chest. “We found that VTE was more common in patients with OSA, as we expected. However, much of … Continue reading → read more
Chronic respiratory symptoms in young adulthood increase risk for later-life CVD, mortality
Chronic respiratory symptoms in young adulthood were associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in midlife, independent of CV risk factors, smoking and lung function, researchers reported in Chest. “Little evidence currently exists regarding the association between chronic respiratory … Continue reading → read more
Genetics, environment, lifestyle influence risks for food allergy early in life
Genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors influence the risk for food sensitization and food allergies during the first thousand days of life, according to a literature review published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Erin C. Davis, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the … Continue reading → read more

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