30 May - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

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The Rio Times13 hours ago

Bolivia increases imports of diesel from Chile to solve supply problems

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia's state-owned Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) increased the purchase of diesel from Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay because of the fuel supply problem that has persisted for several days and that the national government attributes to import difficulties from Peru. "We are working to bring products from . . . […] The post Bolivia increases imports of diesel from Chile to solve supply problems appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

The Great Con Of American Patriotism

American soldiers born decades apart in the state of New York, Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen, are two crucial dissenting voices that have experienced firsthand the futility and brutality of America’s interventionist wars. Kovic, a Marine veteran who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War, has spent the rest of his life fighting against the U.S. war machine. The film “Born on the Fourth of July,” starring Tom Cruise, was based on his book, a work he hoped would combine with his activism to dissuade young people from buying into the toxic patriotism that leads Americans to fight destru... read more

OrientalReview.org13 hours ago

Finland And Sweden’s Decision To Join NATO Appears They Have Shot Themselves In Their Own Feet

Long-time neutral two Nordic countries bordering Russia, Finland, and Sweden formally applied for the US-led military alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership on May 18, 2022. Finland and Sweden have claimed that they have applied for NATO membership after Russia launched an “invasion” in Ukraine and they think NATO […] read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Deep South Baristas Strike Starbucks

Columbia, South Carolina - Starbucks baristas in Columbia, South Carolina, returned to their jobs on Saturday, May 21, following a three-day walkout to protest anti-union retaliation. Managers began denying employees promotions and transfers several weeks ago after 22 of 28 “partners” at the Millwood Avenue store petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for union representation. The workers reached a breaking point on May 18 when a popular store manager was fired for refusing to engage in union busting. Two hours after learning of their manager’s dismissal the entire shift w... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Sanctions – Wrecking Ball In A Global Economy

U.S. government strategists are using sanctions as a wrecking ball to demolish the globalized economy. It is a desperate struggle to preserve their global hegemony and a unipolar world. The policy of consciously demolishing supply chains of essential products amounts to a reckless war on defenseless civilian populations. Sanctions disrupt trade worldwide and send shockwaves far beyond the countries directly targeted. This is well understood by financial planners. “Food shortages — it’s going to be real,” President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25 at a NATO press conference, an ... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Berlin Housing Rights Conference Demands Immediate Socialization Of Large Real Estate Holdings

Berlin, German - A three-day conference organized by the housing rights group Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen (DWE) or Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen und Co. in Berlin has demanded that the Berlin State government immediately socialize large real estates in the city. The conference held from May 27 to 29 at the Technical University of Berlin discussed tactics for building major housing rights coalitions across the country to tackle the worsening housing crisis. The expropriation initiative also criticized maneuvers by the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) to place technical and lega... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Palestinian Drone Sees Flag Fly Over Settlers’ March

Palestinians yesterday flew a drone carrying the Palestinian flag over occupied East Jerusalem, where thousands of Israeli settlers held a provocative march in the Old City. Locals reported that the flag was raised using a "small drone from a distance, just before the Israeli forces began chasing the Palestinian man who was controlling the drone." Israeli forces were mobilized amid a state of panic that appeared among the marching settlers, as the flag flew over the Damascus Gate area. Settlers yesterday held the provocative Flag March to mark Israel's illegal capture of occupied... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Gustavo Petro Wins Today In Colombia

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández are the candidates for the presidency of Colombia that will be measured in a second round, after not reaching the necessary number of votes defined by the Colombian rule of 50% plus 1. Colombia’s National Registry, the electoral authority, reported with 99.16% of the pre-counted votes that the candidates who will contest the second round on June 19 are Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández. Gustavo Petro, candidate for the Historical Pact, obtained 8,479,095 votes, equivalent to 40.31% of the votes, while Hernández obtained 5,931,722 votes, repres... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Venezuela Launches Tech Platform To Quickly Improve Public Services

The Venezuelan government launched a new app-based initiative to address deteriorated public services that will facilitate a more direct means of communication between the citizenry and the government. President Nicolás Maduro toured the headquarters of a newly-opened rapid-response center, located inside the presidential palace of Miraflores on Saturday, saying the new system would “show the complaint, show the process and show the result, so that people can see processes and results.” Maduro said the aim was to break with the bureaucracy that often serves to delay a quick resolu... read more

PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago

Ohio Supreme Court Should Step In To Protect Student Free Speech

In 2016, a Black Oberlin College student attempted to use a fake ID to purchase alcohol at Gibson’s Bakery, a long-standing local business in Oberlin, Ohio. Allegedly, the store employee spotted additional bottles of wine tucked into the student’s coat. The employee pursued the student into the street, where the student, employee, and several of the student’s friends got into a scuffle. Oberlin police arrived at the scene and arrested the three undergraduates involved. The next day, Oberlin College students began protesting Gibson’s Bakery, alleging that the incident took place wi... read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE14 hours ago

Researchers successfully sent a simulated elementary particle back in time.

https://bigthink.com/hard-science/particle-time-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1653910662 read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

The Libranos: Gotta Spend Money To Steal Money

Staff in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office met with a group that received funding to produce a report recommending a home equity tax, according to new documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “During the election, Trudeau told voters he wasn’t going to impose a home equity tax, so why are his staff meeting about… Continue reading → read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE15 hours ago

Adding Time-Restricted Eating to Caloric Restriction for Weight Loss.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2792621?guestAccessKey=06a13333-b36e-4a29-b544-88148eacb854&utm_source=linkedin_company&utm_medium=social_jama&utm_term=7015535324&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=166468796 read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

Russia aims to conclude free trade agreement with Egypt

30-May-2022 Russia aims to intensify negotiations on a free trade agreement with Egypt, and also to start similar negotiations with Indonesia and to conclude a Preferential Trade Agreement with the UAE. read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

Clashing Indo-Pacific strategies

30-May-2022 Minimum core labour standards appear to be a first principle of the US' IPEF whereas Canada has already signalled to the Indonesian government that worker rights are negotiable in its Indo-Pacific trade deals. read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

UAE, Turkey pledge to boost cooperation, sign trade agreement

30-May-2022 The two countries agreed to sign a comprehensive trade agreement before the end of this year, the Turkish minister said. read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

EAEU to start talks with Indonesia around free trade agreement

30-May-2022 The Eurasian Economic Union is planning to launch talks with Indonesia around a free trade agreement, Prime Minister of Armenia said. read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

Taipei, US plan trade talks: sources

30-May-2022 The talks came after the US announced that Taiwan would not be a part of its IPEF, after some of the participants said they feared retribution from Beijing read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

Les discussions sur l'accord de libre-échange avec la Chine sont gelées

30-May-2022 Le blocage du dialogue par Pékin serait une réponse au fait que la Suisse dénonce ces derniers temps de manière plus offensive les violations des droits humains en Chine. read more

bilaterals.org12 hours ago

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework seeks to protect US, not Malaysian, interests

30-May-2022 The Consumers' Association of Penang is extremely concerned over the announcement by Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry that Malaysia will join a new economic agreement led by the United States. read more

PrairiePundit12 hours ago

Sussmann trial exposes FBI

Jonathon Turley: With the jury out in the trial of former 2016 Clinton campaign counsel Michael Sussmann, the usual odds-takers appeared on cable news, rating the chances of a conviction. Despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence against Sussmann, the jury’s makeup seems strikingly favorable for the defense. One verdict, however, appears to need little deliberation. It concerns the Department of Justice, and particularly the FBI. The trial confirmed what many have long alleged about how top officials eagerly accepted any Russia collusion claim involving former President Trump’... read more

War News Updates12 hours ago

Colombia's Presidential Vote Headed For A Runoff On June 19th

*CNN:* *Colombia's presidential vote headed for a runoff* Bogota (CNN)Colombia's presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50% of the votes. With 98% of the votes counted, early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40% of the votes, the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga Rodolfo Hernandez with 28%, and right-wing candidate Federico "Fico" Gutierrez with 23%. Petro and Hernandez are now expected to face each other during a second round of voting on June 19th. ... read more

PrairiePundit12 hours ago

How potential mass murderers were taken out

*John P Kutcha, Jr.:* *A tale of two Texas towns* ... As the jihadists drove near the parking lot of the GCC, they simply joined the line of cars snaking its way to the parking lot. It was when they spotted a Garland traffic cop and his private security guard assistant on duty at the lot’s perimeter that they stopped their car and came out blasting, geared up in their full body armor and weapons smoking. What happened next is pure Texas. The traffic cop hurriedly drew his .38 caliber service revolver, took aim at the shooters as their incoming rounds whizzed by, and shot both ... read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation12 hours ago

One family's photo album includes images of a vacation, a wedding anniversary and the lynching of a Black man in Texas

If Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had his way, the state’s past of lynching Blacks would be taught as an exception rather than the rule. History tells a different story. read more

PrairiePundit12 hours ago

A good person with a gun saves lives

*Daily Caller:* *'This is why we need the 2nd amendment!' West Virginia mystery woman is hailed as a hero for using legally-owned pistol to kill criminal armed with an AR-15-style rifle at a graduation party a day after Uvalde school shooting* It is a story that will not get as much attention as the massacre in Uvalde. read more

PrairiePundit12 hours ago

Republican AG's try to save energy production

Daily Caller: A coalition of 21 Republican-led states implored the Biden administration not to axe a key federal permit for oil and gas projects in a filing published Friday. The states argued that a recently-announced review of the permit is unnecessary and increases fossil fuel industry uncertainty, according to the document obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The letter was filed in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) announcement on March 28 that it would conduct a formal review of Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12), which isn’t set to expire until 2026... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Previously safe Dem seats vulnerable in 2022

Axios: The midterm outlook for House Democrats is so bleak that even members in districts President Biden won by* 10 to 15 points* are in danger of losing their seats, according to election experts. Driving the news: The Cook Political Report just revised its fall House forecast to a net Republican gain of 20 to 35 seats. Cook shifted 10 races in Republicans' direction and two toward Democrats, with 35 D-held seats now labeled "tossup" or worse. Zoom out: This year was always going to be difficult for Democrats — historical trends suggest the president's party typically loses se... read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Paraguay endorses cryptocurrency management regulatory project

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraguay's Congress approved a draft regulation on the mining and commercialization of cryptocurrencies in the country, despite the opposition presented by the Central Bank. At the meeting convened last Wednesday to deal with the issue, the plan obtained 40 votes in favor and 12 against. However, the Senate must . […] The post Paraguay endorses cryptocurrency management regulatory project appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Real Climate Science13 hours ago

Hurricanes And Typhoons Of 1935

Saturday 28 September 1935, page 23 HUNDREDS DEAD IN TYPHOON 75,000 HOMES LOST Destruction in Japan A Government communique states that 200 persons were killed in the typhoon that swept over Klouslou Island of the Tokio region on Thursday, The … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

New maritime roll-on/roll-off service between Uruguay and Argentina is inaugurated

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the presence of the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, the Ro Ro vessel "Expreso Plata I" was presented, which will be part of the maritime truck transport service that will connect the Juan Lacaze, Uruguay, with Buenos Aires, Argentina, and which will start operating on . . . […] The post New maritime roll-on/roll-off service between Uruguay and Argentina is inaugurated appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Brazil: Thieves pose as street vendors to commit crimes on Rio de Janeiro beaches

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - From beer to umbrellas, from popsicles to hats, the presence of a variety of street vendors, some of whom are particularly charismatic and old acquaintances of bathers, adds to the charm of Rio's beaches. However, some take advantage of the sweat and respect these workers deserve to cause the worst […] The post Brazil: Thieves pose as street vendors to commit crimes on Rio de Janeiro beaches appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man13 hours ago

Russian weapons using US microchips

The War Zone reports that many Russian weapons are using US-designed and -made chips. When Ukrainian forces began to take apart several pieces of captured or partially destroyed Russian military equipment, they found a strong reliance on foreign microchips - especially those made in the United States - according to component lists Ukraine intelligence shared with The War Zone. The chips in question were found inside a recovered example of the 9S932-1, a radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle that is part of the larger Barnaul-T system, a Pantsir air defense system, a... read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Argentina: Deputy presents proposal to cut two zeros off the peso

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Opposition congressman Gerardo Milman has presented a bill in Argentina to remove two zeros from the local peso as a result of inflation in the country. According to the proposal, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) would issue coins with parity to the current ARS 100 (US$0.84). According […] The post Argentina: Deputy presents proposal to cut two zeros off the peso appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

No More Mister Nice Blog9 hours ago

PRO-GUN SOCIOPATHY DIDN'T START AS A REACTION TO OBAMA

John Stoehr believes that our current pro-gun insanity began in 2008. After the 2008 election, but especially after the 2012 election, the rightwing bloc of the Republican Party felt “betrayed” by democracy. After all, it created conditions by which voters elected a Black man. In their eyes, the rule of law can’t include equal treatment, because “the rule of law” was never equal. It was racialized. In fact, “the rule of law,” for most of our country’s history, was “rule by white power.” After Obama’s reelection, Republican governors and legislators began loosening previous firearms... read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Mapping The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine -- May 30, 2022

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War News Updates13 hours ago

Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 30 May 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/ZlY83BdoL1 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/A9VVmuIBU4 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) May 30, 2022 #UPDATE The latest developments in the war in #Ukraine️ * Russians advance into the centre of the eastern city of Severodonetsk * Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Kharkiv * Ukraine forces launch counterattack in Kherson ➡️ https://t.co/wnvZkj6eUL pic.twitter.com/HIND2kQD9r — AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 30, 2022 Russian... read more

War News Updates13 hours ago

Tweets Of The Day

‘Very fierce’ fighting as Russian troops enter the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, Biden grieves with the Texas town of Uvalde as anger mounts after the nation’s deadliest school shooting in a decade, and more. These are the 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/Ae3IEnn3ja — Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2022 Shanghai set to lift some Covid restrictions on firms https://t.co/twftRGGU65 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 30, 2022 The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert, Dr. Rosamund Lewis, said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn int... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

The retreat from blue cities

Rick Moran: More than half of American cities registered a loss of population over the last year. People flocked to suburbs and exurbs and headed west to the Sun Belt, according to the U.S. Census. The increase in population in those places comes at the expense of big cities, who lost population during the same period of time. This is the real “Great Replacement” theory. Big cities are not “replacing” their lost populations because the people are moving to smaller cities and towns with less crime, less taxes, and less left-wing folderol. Perhaps more interestingly, fewer immigra... read more

The Free Thought Project13 hours ago

DoJ to Investigate Lack of Police Response in Uvalde But It’s Not the Job of Police to Save Lives

[image: response]Unless the DoJ finds intentional malice on behalf of the officers, their cowardly response will not lead to charges or likely even discipline. read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Ukraine forces disrupt Russian operations

ISW: New reports confirmed that Ukrainian forces conducted a successful limited counterattack near the Kherson-Mykolaiv oblast border on May 28, forcing Russian forces onto the defensive. This Ukrainian counterattack is likely intended to disrupt Russian efforts to establish strong defensive positions along the Southern Axis. While the Ukrainian counterattack does not appear likely to retake substantial territory in the near term, it will likely disrupt Russian operations and potentially force Russia to deploy reinforcements to the Kherson region, which is predominantly held by ... read more

Viable Opposition13 hours ago

Central Bank Digital Currencies - Gaining Momentum

As my long time readers know, I have a fixation with the global move toward a cashless society, something that has fascinated me for decades although the technology needed for such a seismic shift in the economy has really only existed for roughly a decade. A recent publication on what are now being termed central bank digital currencies or CBDCs by the Bank for International Settlements, the central bank for central banks given that it is owned by 63 central banks which account for 95 percent of global GDP provides the world with an update on the evolution of the technology which... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Leftist professor does not understand Texas

*Mike Miller:* *Jonathan Turley Schools Professor Who Claimed Uvalde Police 'Didn't Give a Damn' About 'Predominately Brown' Kids* Turley correctly points out that most of the Uvalde police are Hispanic. It should also be noted that most of the Border Patrol officers are also Hispanic and they were the ones who finally brought down the shooter. I grew up on the border and had many Hispanic friends. They are for the most part patriotic Americans who are some of the first to volunteer for the military and go into policing jobs. read more

21st Century Wire14 hours ago

Erdogan Angers Biden Over NATO Drive to Absorb Sweden and Finland

*Steven Sahiounie* | It's becoming clear that the West are hesitant to let go of their Kurdish ‘freedom fighters’. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

The left's latest insult of opponents

Jeff Charles: Aren’t you excited? The far-left has been hard at work trying to come up with a new way to demonize conservatives and anyone else who disagrees with their politics. Perhaps terms like “racist,” “homophobic,” and “sexist” have become too hackneyed even for progressives. Now, they just might be ready to introduce a new favorite smear, the way Steve Jobs used to present Apple’s latest iPhone. So what’s the new word, you ask? Here’s your answer: Christofascist. ... You know what’s even more interesting? Google searches for “Christofascism” jumped at the beginning of ... read more

News – TOTT News14 hours ago

Queensland’s frontline workers begin legal challenges against vaccine mandates

More than 70 Queensland police and health workers have begun a challenge against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the Brisbane Supreme Court today. read more

Halifax Examiner14 hours ago

Cpl. Rodney Peterson is “not tactically sound” and “puts us at risk” says fellow cop Nick Dorrington

News 1. Bodies not discovered for 18 hours “The bodies of five victims on the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020 — Joy and Peter Bond, Aaron and Emily Tuck, and Jolene Oliver — were not discovered by the RCMP until 4:45pm on Sunday, April 19, more than 18 hours after they were shot […] read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

To Biden 'unity' means agreeing with his goofy ideas

The Lid: It seems that Joe believes “unity” means vilifying anyone that disagrees with him. On Saturday, President Joe Biden addressed the graduates at his *alma mater*, the University of Delaware. His nearly 30-minute speech was reported by some in the media as a speech where he urged “tolerance” toward those you disagree with. President Joe Biden told the University of Delaware graduates to be tolerant and see people who disagree with them as neighbors rather than enemies. Speaking to more than 6,000 graduates, and with the nation mourning victims of two mass shootings in as... read more

Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago

Faithless Electors, Faithless Congresspersons

by Jim McCarthy “With what shall I fix it, dear Liza, dear Liza, with what shall I fix it, dear Liza, with what?” May 30th is National Hole in the Bucket Day offering the states and Congress the opportunity to … Continue reading → read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

No Charges for FBI Agents Who ‘Covered’ for Child Rapist with 500 Victims, Allowing Him to Continue to Prey on Kids

[image: fbi]According to the inspector general, the FBI violated procedures, made false statements and exhibited "extremely poor judgment", allowing a child predator to continue preying on girls. read more

Modern Tokyo Times14 hours ago

Hanabusa Itcho and Japan art: A free spirit

Hanabusa Itcho and Japan art: A free spirit Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hanabusa Itchō (1652-1724) was born during the Edo Period. His free spirit would land him in trouble with the authorities of the day in Japan. However, irrespective of the punishments that awaited him, his independent spirit shone and rose again. Initially, […] The post Hanabusa Itcho and Japan art: A free spirit first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more

Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago

Every Day Is Memorial Day in Normandy

by Kerry Dougherty My most memorable Memorial Day did not take place on Memorial Day at all, but a few weeks earlier. In May of 1982. But then again, every day is Memorial Day when you stand on those beaches … Continue reading → read more

Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago

What’s Causing Virginia’s Excess Deaths? Whatever It Is, It’s Not Just COVID

Virginia has high vaccination rates and deaths from COVID-19 are a small fraction of what they were at the height of the pandemic. Yet “excess” deaths in Virginia — the number that would be predicted based upon projections from pre-COVID … Continue reading → read more

PA Pundits – International15 hours ago

Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 29 May 2022 – Plus Weekly Update

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

The New Dark Age9 hours ago

Ukraine News Links 29-30 May 2022

Monday, 30 May 2022 • 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 29-30 May 2022 read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Resigning would be a good start

*Washington Examiner:* *Are Democrats doing anything to alleviate high gas prices?* They wanted these high prices because of their Big Geen agenda to inflict pain on Americans until somehow they "transitioned" to something that does not exist at reasonable prices. See, also: *Inflation and gas prices are the top concerns in swing House districts: Poll* read more

Organizing Notes14 hours ago

Elon Musk's satellites for the war in Ukraine

By Manlio Dinucci (CNGNN – Associazione per un Mondo senza Guerre, Italy) Elon Musk, the richest man in the world whose wealth nearly doubled in the two pandemic years, offered $44 billion to buy Twitter, which he says would become "the platform for free speech across the country world". Elon Musk owns SpaceX, an aerospace company based in California. SpaceX makes rockets and satellites to build Starlink, a broadband Internet system that once is completed will cover the entire world. SpaceX has so far put 2,500 satellites into orbit with rockets carrying 50 satellites at a tim... read more

War News Updates14 hours ago

Gloominiess Descends On Ukraine As The Tide Of War Turns

Members of a Ukrainian battalion of young soldiers as they return to their base near Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on May 28. They have spent their days digging defensive trenches in a pocket not far from the front line to provide additional support for soldiers battling the Russians head-on. Photo for The Washington Post by Heidi Levine *Washington Post:* *Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for U.S. arms* *Gloominiess descends on Ukraine as war tide turns. “They’re just raining down metal on us,” said a soldier fresh from the front line where Russia is advancing.* DONETSK... read more

Vox - All14 hours ago

15 unmissable movies from this year’s Cannes

[image: A djinn and a woman look into the camera.] Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in *Three Thousand Years of Longing*. | MGM The films that scandalized and enchanted audiences at the world’s most prestigious film festival — and how to watch them soon. When it comes to setting the pace for the year in cinema, the Cannes Film Festival occupies a coveted early-summer spot, often launching films toward awards-season stardom. That includes movies like recent Oscar nominees *Parasite*, *BlacKkKlansman*, *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, *Drive My Car*, and *The Worst Person in the World*.... read more

From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago

Untitled

From Jenna Orkin Uvalde schools have a safety plan. The shooting showed its limits. Covid Can Shrink the Brain By As Much As a Decade in Aging Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree were pioneers of rewilding in the UK. Now they are setting their sights on regenerative agriculture, which will supply food to a new farm shop and cafe DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement Bush-era records released under the Freedom of Information Act raise concerns about the powers presidents might claim during crises, from suspending habeas corpus to implementing an internet ki... read more

Northern Reflections15 hours ago

Calling It What It Is

Jennifer Rubin doesn't mince words. She writes in *The Washington Post*: Now is the time for precise language. “Forces” are not the problem; one political movement encased within the Republican Party is. “Ultra-MAGA” ideas are not the problem; Republicans spouting anti-American ideas that threaten functional democracy are. It’s not the plague of “polarization” or “distrust,” some sort of floating miasma, that has darkened our society. Bluntly put, we are in deep trouble because a major party rationalizes both intense selfishness — the refusal to undertake even minor inconveniences... read more

the daily howler15 hours ago

STARTING TOMORROW: Our Rationality, Ourselves!

*MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022* *Don from Salinas, but Einstein and Isaacson too:* On Sunday morning, we did it again. Discarding the "complacencies of the peignoir" of which Stevens so gracefully wrote; eschewing his heroine's "late coffee and oranges in a sunny chair;" we watched the first hour of C-Span's Washington Journal, its hour-long "viewer calls" segment. C-Span inflicts this instruction on the world every day of the week. With Jesse in the anchor chair, the focus on Sunday was this: *American "exceptionalism" and mass shootings. Why does this seem to be happening in the U.S.... read more

War News Updates15 hours ago

Picture Of The Day

A girl looks on at a display of Russian weapon systems used in their attacks, outside St Michael's Cathedral, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Edgar Su *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day* (Reuters). read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

Solar Firm Charged With ‘Massive’ Fraud

But I repeat myself. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Jeff Carpoff and his wife Paulette promised investors who purchased solar generators made by DC Solar that they would profit from tax credits and lease payments from end-users of the generators. But according to the SEC, most of the generators did not exist and… Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Service confidence in Brazil has third consecutive advance

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In May, the Brazilian services confidence registered its highest level in seven months due to an improvement in the perception of the current moment of the sector and the coming months, showed data released on Monday, May 30, by Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). In May, the Services Confidence Index (SCI) […] The post Service confidence in Brazil has third consecutive advance appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Brazil: Moreira Salles Institute exhibits 260 photographs by Carioca Walter Firmo

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The iconic portraits of composers Pixinguinha and Cartola and singer Clementina de Jesus and beautiful images exalting the culture and the black Brazilian population, all produced by photographer Walter Firmo, are displayed at the Moreira Salles Institute (IMS) in São Paulo City. The exhibition has free admission. The exhibition Walter […] The post Brazil: Moreira Salles Institute exhibits 260 photographs by Carioca Walter Firmo appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Need To Know15 hours ago

Michigan Board of Canvassers Knocks Five Republican Candidates for Governor Off Ballot

Five Republican candidates were struck from the ballot. Two popular candidates are filing lawsuits alleging the board should have inspected each petition line by line instead of striking entire sheets of qualifying signatures. read more

Small Dead Animals16 hours ago

This Just In

Apparently, eleven-year-olds need to know how to whore themselves – and to know that whoring is, like, totally valid and empowering – because they may be transgender and may have to pay for hormones and surgical mutilations. I kid you not. read more

Need To Know16 hours ago

Why Are the Detroit Tigers Funding Gender-Transition Surgeries for Minors?

Many of the groups that the Tigers are promoting on 'Pride Night' are funneling ticket money to actively promoting transgender identity and even permanently disfiguring medical transitions on children. read more

ClimateRealism16 hours ago

Bank of England Uses False Data, Debunked Scenarios to Overstate Climate Costs

Guest Post by Benny Peiser, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: Banks and large stock portfolio investment management companies have been much in the news lately for their use of Environment, and Social, Governance (ESG) scores as a guide for their banking and investment recommendations, requirements, and decisions. The ESG movement is, at least in part, supposedly a […] The post Bank of England Uses False Data, Debunked Scenarios to Overstate Climate Costs appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more

The New Dark Age17 hours ago

Data shenanigans as Sweden misleads its public over vaccination-related mortality data

In December 2021 Norman Fenton, Martin Neil, Clare Craig, Josh Geutzkow, Joel Smalley, Scott McLachlan and Jonathan Engler published an article casting doubt on the vaccine efficacy implied by the UK’s official mortality statistics as they related to vaccination status, raising miscategorisation of vaccinated deaths soon after injection as unvaccinated as a possible significant factor. read more

Small Dead Animals17 hours ago

Simple Truths That Democrats Don’t Want to Get Out

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden should hold Trey Williams up as a hero that young black men should look up to and strive to exemplify. Yet they undoubtedly hate him for holding the views he does. read more

The New Dark Age17 hours ago

Covid-19 : the Evidence Now

It is over two years since the first lockdown and now more than a year since HART published its paper COVID-19: an overview of the evidence. We asked all the original authors to go back and review their article and update with relevant publications, revising their conclusions as appropriate. These chapters spelled out either evidence of harms from the pandemic policies or theoretical concerns. read more

Komando.com17 hours ago

Get a copy of your or a loved one’s military records

Try searching the National Archives site to find all your loved one's military records. read more

Real Climate Science15 hours ago

1935 – Climate Refugees Fleeing To Alaska

“Tuesday 23 April 1935, page 24 DROUGHT IN AMERICA DESTITUTE FARMERS MIGRATION TO ALASKA Washington, April 16. What may be the first of large scale migrationary movements, underwritten by the Government in its almost desperate struggle with rural destitution and … Continue reading → read more

Vox - All15 hours ago

Tell your boss: Working from home is making you more productive

[image: A woman sits at a computer in her home while a dog sits by the door.] Around 40 percent of American workdays are currently done from home, and a growing number of them report that they’re being more productive. | Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Employers are missing out by calling workers back to the office. For the minority of Americans who’ve been fortunate enough to work from home over the past couple of years, the ride might seem like it’s coming to an end. Employers big and small are asking their employees to return to the office — just... read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago

Hurricane Activity Close To Lowest On Record In Last Year

By Paul Homewood https://twitter.com/RogerPielkeJr/status/1530266767141965824?mc_cid=0d96a9d0ee&mc_eid=4961da7cb1 Meanwhile the Met Office keeps on peddling the old lie about global warming: https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2022/05/27/more-active-atlantic-hurricane-season-ahead/ read more

Organizing Notes15 hours ago

Kiev's army told civilians 'we'll leave nothing but ashes'

Residents of Popasna (eastern Ukraine) told Izvestia correspondent Alexei Poltoranin how the nationalists shot at houses with civilians and kept them in the basements, not letting them out of the city. Ukrainian fighters placed firing positions right in the yards, using residential buildings as a shield. read more

Real Climate Science15 hours ago

1935 Climate Change And Drought Havoc

“Thursday 20 June 1935, page 19 DROUGHT HAVOC IN INTERIOR Rabbits and Drift Ravaging Land CLIMATE CHANGE UNLESS there is an unexpected increase in rainfall, and some means is devised of checking the ravages of rabbits, thousands of square miles … Continue reading → read more

Real Climate Science16 hours ago

Destroying Art To Save It From Global Warming

“Think of the earth, artists think of the earth. All artists think of the earth. That’s why I did it” Man Tries To Vandalise The Mona Lisa read more

Real Climate Science16 hours ago

Biden Worried About The Children

Joe Biden, whose policies are driving millions of children around the world into starvation, says he wants to protect children in Texas by taking away their right to self-defense. Biden Visits Uvalde Texas to Meet With Families of School Shooting … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil: Bolsonaro celebrates economic partnership with Russia

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to Twitter on Monday, May 30, to celebrate the continuity of Russian fertilizer supplies to Brazil. "Thanks to our going to Russia in February, Brazil receives fertilizers in time for the next soybean crop." Bolsonaro adds that Brazil has imported record amounts of fertilizer for […] The post Brazil: Bolsonaro celebrates economic partnership with Russia appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil: Electrification of bus fleets comes up against billionaire cost

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The replacement of urban diesel buses with 100% electric models is an idea that has been gaining momentum in several cities in Brazil, but its effectiveness runs into a billionaire cost. A survey conducted by Poder360, based on data from the industry and the transportation sector . . . To […] The post Brazil: Electrification of bus fleets comes up against billionaire cost appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!16 hours ago

Commemorating Memorial Day

I’ve been trying to explain Memorial Day to my daughter. So far, she’s grabbed onto “…war, people died.” It’s a better grasp than mattress sales and potato salad to start the Summer. How do you explain the concept of death.... Related Stories - Safeminds: New Study Shows 1 in 100 Children Are Diagnosed with ASD Around the World - U.S. Proposal to Empower World Health Organization (WHO) Would Violate Nations’ Sovereignty & Citizens’ Freedom - Alex Martinez The Woke Twitter Dope Makes Fun of Musk's Asperger's read more

musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago

Two questions on gun deaths – a letter to the editor

The following is a letter I wrote to the editor of my local newspaper. It is necessarily brief but poses two questions that I want to ask certain politicians. Please feel free to adapt and use, if you like it. … Continue reading → read more

The Duran16 hours ago

Elensky visits Kharkiv. Ukraine collapse, Trump did it. EU buys Russian oil to hurt Putin. Update 1

Elensky visits Kharkiv. Ukraine collapse, Trump did it. EU buys Russian oil to hurt Putin. Update 1 Topic 562 read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Presidential elections Colombia: Gustavo Petro goes into second round with surprise runner-up Rodolfo Hernández

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With 99% of the votes counted, Gustavo Petro and surprise runner-up Rodolfo Hernández will contest the second round of Colombia's presidential election. Polling stations closed at 4 p.m. local time on Sunday after eight hours of voting in the first round of the presidential election, a day that passed without […] The post Presidential elections Colombia: Gustavo Petro goes into second round with surprise runner-up Rodolfo Hernández appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Cairns News16 hours ago

WHA and UN hitting roadblocks over planned health takeover of member nations

Australia a vocal supporter, no back down from our delegates by Stephen Andrew, MP, Mirani, May 30, 2022 Brilliant news out of Geneva today! As most of you know, the World Health Assembly has spent the past 7 days considering Biden’s 13 controversial amendments to the International Health Regulations. Official delegates from wealthy developed nations […] read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Iberdrola increases its investment in renewable energy in Brazil by 75% to €158 million in Q1 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bilbao-based Iberdrola's investments in renewable energy projects in Brazil reached 808 million Brazilian reals (158 million euros) in Q1 2022 an increase of 75% compared to the same period last year, according to the company. The Spanish group is a global energy company and the second-biggest producer of wind power […] The post Iberdrola increases its investment in renewable energy in Brazil by 75% to €158 million in Q1 2022 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Brazil elections 2022: Distrust grows with vote counting in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A PoderData survey conducted from May 22 to 24 shows an increase in mistrust regarding vote counting in Brazil. According to the survey, the proportion of Brazilians who do not trust the electronic ballot boxes rose from 27% in January of this year to 36%. Those who think the . […] The post Brazil elections 2022: Distrust grows with vote counting in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

Bacon's Rebellion17 hours ago

Who Needs the General Assemby? Let the Budget Conferees Do It.

by Dick Hall-Sizemore Although legislating through the budget, a practice that used to be frowned upon, is not new, this year’s budget conferees are taking the practice to a new dimension. The amendments released by the budget conferees include the … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Ironman Brasil for the first time with Brazilian double victory

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian triathlon made history this Sunday. For the first time in its 20 editions, all held at Jurerê Internacional in Florianópolis (SC), Ironman Brasil had the country's representatives at the top of the podium in elite, men's and women's races in the same edition. On this rainy Sunday in […] The post Ironman Brasil for the first time with Brazilian double victory appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The Aviationist17 hours ago

Pilot Who Landed KC-130J In A Farmer’s Field After Midair Collision With F-35 Receives Distinguished Flying Cross

[image: KC-130J] The KC-130J pilot was awarded a DFC decoration, “the highest award in flying and the fourth highest award for bravery; awarded for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight.” On Sept. 29, 2020, [...] The post Pilot Who Landed KC-130J In A Farmer’s Field After Midair Collision With F-35 Receives Distinguished Flying Cross appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

Cairns News17 hours ago

National Party doomed forever with new leader Littleproud who supports net zero carbon dioxide emissions on the request of globalists

The Coalition saw swings against it in urban centres and across regional Australia, amid perceptions that the Nationals were reluctant to embrace action on climate change. Former leader Barney Joyce was previously a vocal opponent of a 2050 goal for net-zero emissions, but led the Nationals into a net-zero agreement with the Liberal Party. Mr […] read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

Memorial Day 2022

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bilaterals.org16 hours ago

L'Indonésie et la Suisse signent un accord bilatéral d'investissement

30-May-2022 L'Indonésie et la Suisse ont signé un nouvel accord sur la promotion et la protection des investissements pour renforcer les échanges commerciaux et les investissements entre les deux pays. read more

bilaterals.org16 hours ago

Indonesia, Switzerland sign bilateral investment treaty

30-May-2022 Indonesia and Switzerland have signed an investment promotion and protection agreement (P4M) to boost trade and investment between the two countries. read more

bilaterals.org16 hours ago

Mexico wants a trade agreement with South Korea

30-May-2022 The Mexican government is advancing its foreign trade agenda and will also negotiate a trade agreement with Korea because currently, 80% of Korean products enter Mexico without paying tariffs, while Mexican agricultural products pay up to 800% tariffs to enter the Korean market. read more

bilaterals.org16 hours ago

India-UK FTA could be ready by Diwali: Piyush Goyal

30-May-2022 The way things are progressing between the two negotiating teams, a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK could be ready by Diwali without the need for an interim early harvest agreement read more

GREENIE WATCH17 hours ago

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* World Economic Forum Aims to Weaponize ESG Metrics* After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting has returned to Davos, Switzerland. This year, the usual list of billionaires, world leaders, and global “elites” are gathering in the swanky ski town for a four-day bonanza of lavish festivities, five-course meals, exclusive cocktail parties, and discussion panels, all while they plan the future of the global economy and society in general. So far, the annual meeting has included the typical talking points about the greatness of globalism, t... read more

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

Big gulp: Video shows up-close view of Monterey Bay whale lunge feeding

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

Irrawaddy dolphin deaths on Bangladesh’s coast worry environmentalists, authorities

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

Last of the bryozoans: Protected fish nursery wiped out by mud

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

North Carolina: Surf City sea turtle hospital investigates turtles' sound threshold

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

We have the technology: Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

Grey nurse sharks 'thriving' at popular dive site but more research needed into critically endangered species

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page17 hours ago

Fin: Ailing whale in Seine to be euthanized; orca responded 'erratically' and 'incoherently' to the sound stimuli

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The Rio Times17 hours ago

59% of Brazilians oppose decriminalization of abortion -poll

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A PoderData poll conducted May 22-24, 2022, shows that 59% of the Brazilian population opposes the possible decriminalization of abortion in the country. Since the last survey in January, the rate has fluctuated upward by four percentage points within the margin of error. The percentage in favor of free abortion […] The post 59% of Brazilians oppose decriminalization of abortion -poll appeared first on The Rio Times. read more

The New Dark Age18 hours ago

Gruesome Goings-On

Since Russia’s Special Operation in the Ukraine began in February, a multitude of reports have been made regarding both mass graves as well as the manner in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces abandon their dead in battle. The investigation concerning mass graves is currently ongoing in the Ukraine, Donbass Republics and Russia, yet the callous way in which Kiev treats not only those on the battlefield who have paid the ultimate price, but also their family members is a matter that needs to be examined in more depth. read more

Small Dead Animals18 hours ago

Its Monday On Turtle Island

Socialists doing what they do best. Thatcher statue vandalised. Was Environment Minister Hans Gruber in Paris? Mona Lisa painting vandalised by environmental loon. A story about women with penises. Apparently men can breastfeed. The case against the sexual revolution. Justin’s CBC wants you to teach your children about abortion. And the CBC is excited that… Continue reading → read more

Virtual Mirage19 hours ago

Memorial Day

“Either we shall employ our strength, power, and conscience boldly and righteously in defense of human dignity and freedom, or we shall waste these reserves for peace and default to the forces that breed new wars. (Each soldier) we bury is partly the victim of your folly and the folly of all peace-loving […] The post Memorial Day appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more

CFACT19 hours ago

Memorial Day

By Major General William Grimsley, U.S. Strategic Command "Our liberties as Americans come at a price." The post Memorial Day appeared first on CFACT. read more

Dances With Bears19 hours ago

THE OLIGARCHS PLAY THEIR CARDS – THAT’S THE LOYALTY CARD, THE GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, THE REWARDS REDEMPTION CARD

By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The Russian regime-change theory motivating US sanctions against the Russian oligarchs is that they will trigger a palace coup in which the oligarchs will arrange a bullet for President Vladimir Putin’s head, and in return the US will give them back the keys to their yachts, mansions, and offshore bank accounts. […] read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE21 hours ago

Stanford scientists can control specific brain cells at a distance

https://www.freethink.com/science/infrared-trpv1-neuron-control read more

EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL18 hours ago

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* Eight British universities under investigation for giving students useless businress degrees* * Business degrees are mostly BS so this is about time* Eight universities are under investigation by the higher education watchdog for offering poor quality degrees. The institutions will now be investigated by the Office for Students (OfS), which could result in fines being issued or student loan funding being withdrawn. It is the first time that the regulator has dispatched inspectors to universities to inspect the quality of courses and comes amid mounting concern that students are... read more

Global Issues News Headlines18 hours ago

UN 'Deeply Troubled' by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) - The four-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the world’s poorer nations. Read the full story, “UN 'Deeply Troubled' by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines18 hours ago

People for Peace: Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) according to a local organization which works on the issue with the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO. Read the full story, “People for Peace: Supporting victims of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”, on globalissues.org → read more