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Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Employer must produce attorney’s investigation documentsA federal court judge has ordered a town that retained an attorney to investigate an employee’s hostile work environment complaints to respond to discovery requests about the investigation. Plaintiff Jennifer Berry Brown brought claims under Title VII and the Family and Medical Leave Act against the Town of Front Royal, Virginia. After Brown raised her ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
The ins and outs of no-poach provisionsNo-poach provisions are agreements that prohibit one company from hiring another company’s employees. This article addresses whether no-poach provisions violate applicable antitrust laws, and more specifically, the conditions under which no-poach provisions are legal. No-poach provisions are often horizontal restraints; that is, they constitute an agreement between or among competitors restricting the way in which ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Pending bill would ban hairstyle discrimination at workEmployees would be protected from discrimination based on natural hair and hairstyles associated with race and national origin, under a measure that has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is called, “The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act,” HR 2116. The measure addresses concerns associated with ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Whistleblower’s constructive discharge claim can’t go forwardA recent decision from a state appellate court highlights how hard it is for an employee suing for constructive discharge to prove that they had no other option except for resigning. Constructive discharge occurs when an employee resigns because the employer has created a hostile work environment. So, even though the employee may have technically ... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
Mid-WitsThey’ve always lived among us. National Post- The time John Lennon trashed Ronnie Hawkins’ house before meeting PM Pierre Trudeau Lennon and Ono were not good houseguests. Even before she arrived, Ono ordered sixteen new telephone lines run into Hawkins’ house and would run up a $9,000 ($69,000 in 2022 dollars) phone bill during her… Continue reading → read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Lawmakers to vote on budget, won’t take up stadium bill(AP) Virginia’s divided General Assembly is set to reconvene in Richmond on June 1 to vote on a compromise state budget that would offer billions in tax relief, increase pay for teachers and other public employees, and fund a wide range of projects from roadwork to school construction. Lawmakers will be back at the Capitol ... read more
Viable Opposition8 hours ago
Manufacturing Guns in America - A Statistical Summary
While the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022 which took the lives of 22 individuals, received 24 hour a day covering from the media, mass shootings in the United States are far from rare as shown on these screen captures from gunviolencearchive.org which show mass shooting events in the month prior to the Uvalde shooting: In this posting, we'll look at some interesting firearms data from a recent report released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: 1.) Under the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968 and its amendments, any individual or entity enga... read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
How to prevent another white supremacist massacre
A Buffalo resident places her hand on a photo at a makeshift memorial across the street from Tops Friendly Market, in a historically Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. A young white gunman fatally shot 10 people there and wounded three others on May 14. Federal officials are investigating it as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism. | Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The policy ideas are aplenty, but it’s up to lawmakers to act. After an avowed white supremacist carried out a carefully orchestrated massacre at Tops Supermarket in B... read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Restore Land to Tackle Multiple CrisesBONN, Germany, Jun 01 (IPS) - Land is our lifeline on this planet. Yet ‘business as usual’ in how we manage land resources puts our own future on planet Earth in jeopardy, with half of humanity already facing the impacts of land degradation. Read the full story, “Restore Land to Tackle Multiple Crises”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Pakistani Artists, Activists Fight for Refugee Status for Arrested Afghan MusiciansPESHAWAR, Jun 01 (IPS) - The arrest of Afghan musicians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has elicited protests from local politicians, artists and rights activists who demand their release and say they should be allowed to stay as refugees. Read the full story, “Pakistani Artists, Activists Fight for Refugee Status for Arrested Afghan Musicians”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During WarNEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) - Conflict has taken a horrific toll on civilians in Ukraine over the past three months with many families struggling to meet even their most basic needs, including education. Over 1,600 schools and universities have been damaged or destroyed since Russia’s invasion on February 24, according to Ukraine’s Education Ministry. Armed forces on both sides have reportedly bombed schools or used them as bases or for storing weapons. Read the full story, “Ukraine Points Up the Threat to Education During War”, on globalissues.org → read more
Global Issues News Headlines11 hours ago
Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEFIn Ukraine, nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion, at least two children have been killed every day with many more injured, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday, the International Day for Protection of Children. Read the full story, “Ukraine: At least two children killed in war every day, says UNICEF”, on globalissues.org → read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
BTS Visits White House to Discuss Combating Hate Crime SurgeK-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House to talk with President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans — bringing superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic. read more
War News Updates11 hours ago
President Zelensky Says 60-100 Ukrainian Soldiers Are Being Killed Per Day And Around 500 Wounded*Ukrinform*:* President Zelensky: 60-100 Ukrainian soldiers killed per day and around 500 wounded* Ukraine is losing 60-100 soldiers per day as killed in action and around 500 soldiers as wounded in action. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the American TV channel Newsmax, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The situation is very difficult. We’re losing 60-100 soldiers per day as killed in action and something around 500 people as wounded in action. So we are holding our defensive perimeters. The most difficult s... read more
No More Mister Nice Blog11 hours ago
Victory Lap
Special Counsel John Durham, rear, in his first movie role, *Horse Feathers* , 1932. Let's just review why the FBI started the Crossfire Hurricane investigation sometime toward the end of July 2016. After a long nomination campaign in which foreign relations played an unusually big role, dominated by candidate Trump's interest in "getting along" with Russia, whose president, Vladimir Putin, he knew "very well" after hanging out with him in the 60 Minutes green room in September 2015 Fact check from my friends at @CBSNews in the row behind me: @60minutes doesn't have a green ro... read more
Lawfare11 hours ago
First Amendment Absolutism and Florida’s Social Media LawA digitally created "wall" of popular social media application icons. (Geralt, https://tinyurl.com/yxxt55ma; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) Last week the Eleventh Circuit upheld an injunction of most of Florida’s controversial S.B. 7072, which restricts “censorship” and “deplatforming” by the biggest social media platforms. The law had been previously enjoined by a district court, and, although the Eleventh Circuit upheld most of the injunction, it permitted some of the law’s data-portability and disclosure requirements to go into effect. But ... read more
Komando.com12 hours ago
Use this hidden Mac trick to take notes in a snap
How to quickly take notes on your Apple Mac. read more
MJBizDaily12 hours ago
Aurora Cannabis closes bought deal financing, yielding $172.5 millionCanadian cannabis company Aurora Cannabis said it received gross proceeds of $172.5 million from a bought-deal offering after the underwriters' over-allotment option was fully exercised. Aurora Cannabis closes bought deal financing, yielding $172.5 million is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Biden: 'I meant those gaffes'*Hot Air:* *Report: Biden mad at staff for constantly walking back his gaffes* He apparently does not likely to be corrected even when he is wrong. read more
Lawfare12 hours ago
Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann VerdictThe E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington D.C. (NCinDC, https://flic.kr/p/gcj6HV; CC BY-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/) In the years since Donald Trump’s election, the former president’s supporters and opponents have often seemed to occupy entirely separate factual universes regarding both his conduct and the investigations of it. In the factual universe occupied by Trump’s opponents, the former president serially engaged in the grossest of misbehavior, he was rightly subject to repeated investigations as a result, and he took aggres... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law on Social Media CensorshipA divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints. read more
Israel Palestine News12 hours ago
Sec’y Antony Blinken’s hypocrisy at GeorgetownAntony Blinken’s exchange with Nooran Abuhamdan at her Georgetown graduation was an insult to the cause of justice – but also a typical response to the Palestinian issue. read more
Econlib13 hours ago
Data: Don’t Get Your Hopes Too HighA column in the Financial Times reminds us that data—and the more “big,” the better—are often seen as a sesame key to the door of knowledge. It is even imagined that small data are owned by the person who has chosen to share them on an open platform that belongs to somebody else. (See Benedict […] The post Data: Don’t Get Your Hopes Too High appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Gov’t to Steal Elderly Man’s House Over $573K They Fined Him for Working on Car in His Back Yard[image: back yard]“That the city can charge such exorbitant and unreasonable fees for having things in the backyard is beyond belief,” he said. read more
Lawfare14 hours ago
The Law of Armed Conflict in 2040? A New VolumeI am pleased to announce Oxford University Press’s publication of “The Future Law of Armed Conflict,” a volume I co-edited with my former student and member of West Point’s law department, Tom Oakley. A version of my introduction is available here. As I explain over at the Articles of War blog, this volume grew out of a 2020 workshop I helped convene with West Point’s Lieber Institute. Titled “LOAC 2040,” we assembled a group of leading academic experts and practitioners to consider future warfare and how changes in military technology, geopolitics and other factors might affect ... read more
Econlib14 hours ago
Is fiscal policy fairer?Jesse Horwitz recently asked me whether there would be better distributional effects from using fiscal policy rather than monetary policy as a stabilization tool. The intuition is that monetary policy involves the purchase of financial assets whereas fiscal policy can directly deliver money to the public. I don’t see any important distributional differences, and I […] The post Is fiscal policy fairer? appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Itihasa & The Darshana11 hours ago
On the Early Arab Invasions of India“The conquest of Sindh was the first and the last great achievement of the Arabs in India.” ~ R. C. Majumdar in *The Classical Age* (Chapter 10, “Northern India During AD 650-750”) The Arabs attained great military success in most parts of the world—in the Middle East, North Africa, Western Europe, and Transoxiana—but almost all of their attempts to invade Indian soil ended in a failure. The invasion of India was not easy for the Islamic forces. Here’s a brief look at the major Arab attempts to invade India in the seventh and the early eighth centuries: The first Arab attack on In... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
President Biden Says The U.S. Will Be Shipping More Advanced Rocket Systems To Ukraine*Business Insider:* *Biden says the US will give Ukraine more advanced rocket systems but won't enable the country to 'strike beyond its borders'* * President Joe Biden says the US will provide more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine. * Ukraine has been asking the US for long-range artillery, which it says is needed for its defense. * These systems have double the range of the M777 howitzers that the US previously sent to Ukraine. The US will be providing Ukraine with more advanced rocket systems and munitions to allow Ukrainian forces to "more precisely strike key targets... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The Supreme Court 'plumbers' operation*William Jacobson:* *Abortion-Leak Mole Hunt Intensifies At Supreme Court, Law Clerks Reportedly Targeted* *Leaks about the leak investigation. Law Clerks reportedly being asked for phone records and to sign affidavits. But maybe the Chief Justice already knows who did it, and is letting he/she/them panic to further betray the trail and see how high and wide the leak conspiracy ran.* It looks like an unethical operation inside the Court that needs to be cleaned up. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Moscow Warns Washington On Its Move To Send Ukraine Advanced Weapons*Daily Mail:* *Kremlin says Biden is 'diligently adding fuel to the fire' by sending advanced rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine and is increasing the risk of a confrontation between U.S. and Russia* * Russia is accusing President Joe Biden of 'purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire' of conflict in Ukraine by sending advanced rocket systems to Kyiv * 'The U.S. is obviously holding the line that it will fight Russia to the last Ukrainian,' Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters Wednesday * White House officials said the weapons are only being sen... read more
MintPress News12 hours ago
The Uvalde Shooting and the History of American Gun Violence, with Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizLowkey talks to Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about the roots of the Uvalde shooting and America's centuries-old history of mass killing. The post The Uvalde Shooting and the History of American Gun Violence, with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz appeared first on MintPress News. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Russian war crimes prosecution processYahoo News: Ukraine has identified more than 600 Russian war crime suspects since the start of the invasion, Kyiv's top prosecutor has said. The list of suspects includes "top military, politicians and propaganda agents of Russia”, prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova told a news conference in The Hague on Tuesday. She added Ukraine has started prosecuting around 80 of them. Venediktova said Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia had decided to join an international investigation team, which already includes Lithuania and Poland, to look at suspected war crimes in Ukraine. Moscow denies ... read more
The Duran12 hours ago
If neither U.S. nor Russia will accept defeat in Ukraine, there will be WW III — nuclear war.Eric Zuesse On Tuesday, May 31st, U.S. President Joe Biden headlined an op-ed in the New York Times, “What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine”, and announced “I’ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on […] read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Trump makes a good point*Fox News:* *Trump threatens Pulitzer committee with legal action if they don't rescind award for Russia probe coverage* If the media outlets who got the awards had integrity they would return rewards anyway. Giving out awards for getting the story wrong is a disgrace. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Biden underwater in 49 states*Daily Mail:* *Biden is 'twisted' his approval is BELOW Trump as a new poll has him below 50% in 49 STATES - including California and New York - and as low as 19% in West Virginia and 23% in Tennessee* This raises the question of what the hell is the matter with Hawaii where he eeks out a majority. Hawaii is one of the states that suffered the most because of the travel restrictions under Covid. BTW, I know some of the few people who supported Biden in Texas who now regret their choice. read more
Shadowproof12 hours ago
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Rise Above’ By Ibeyi (Featuring Berwyn)Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest Music. The second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd was May 25, and sadly nothing has really changed. Racially motivated killings and cops murdering black people still occur frequently. To comment on this issue, twin sisters Naomi and Lisa Diaz of the The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Rise Above’ By Ibeyi (Featuring Berwyn) appeared first on Shadowproof. read more
Truth Comes to Light12 hours ago
New York Times Launches Vaccine Fantasy Island
New York Times Launches Vaccine Fantasy Island by Jon Rappoport, No More Fake News June 1, 2022 I’m loving this one. The Times has a new piece about the anti-vaxx movement: “The Anti-Vaccine Movement’s New Frontier: A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences.” The post New York Times Launches Vaccine Fantasy Island appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Science 2.0 blogs12 hours ago
Orconectes Sheltae: Crayfish Thought Extinct Didn't Get The MemoThe general public sees terms like 'endangered', 'rare', and even 'extinct' used so interchangeably it's easy to believe there is little science involved. There isn't. While most of the science community has used a percentage of its range lost for being endangered, more activist academics placed on committees during political allied administrations - 70 percent of all endangered species listings were done by just two presidents - have now declared species should be endangered if a computer simulation says their habitat may become impacted during the next century. read more read more
OrientalReview.org13 hours ago
Interpreting The US’ Mixed Military Signals Towards UkraineMany observers expected that the US would provide long-range missiles to Kiev in order to enable it to strike the Russian heartland, yet US President Biden just surprised everyone by announcing that his administration isn’t considering such shipments. This sudden curveball deserves to be analyzed since it doesn’t conform to […] read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Scott Ritter And Ray McGovern On Ukraine, Russia, And ChinaScott and I focused initially on President Biden’s just-completed Excellent Adventure in the Far East and the U.S. effort to woo countries away from China or, at least, pre-empt closer bilateral ties. I again posed the question (see my brief talk Thursday, embedded in https://raymcgovern.com/2022/05/27/why-is-win-win-a-no-no/ ), Why must China’s “win-win” approach be dismissed out of hand — especially when it was so mutually beneficial 50 years ago in reducing tension and keeping the peace? Recent developments, including talks with Chinese officials, have fortified Scott’s view t... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
DHS ‘Concerned’ Over Nazis Returning To US After Fighting In UkraineAs the United States undergoes a national mourning process over a spate of mass shootings, American white nationalists with documented histories of violence are attaining combat experience with advanced US-made weapons in a foreign proxy war. That’s according to the Department of Homeland Security, which has been gathering intelligence on Americans who have joined the ranks of the more than 20,000 foreign volunteers in Ukraine. The FBI has indicted several American white nationalists associated with the Rise Above Movement after they trained with the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and i... read more
Science 2.0 blogs13 hours ago
Media Hype Creates Demand For Black Market Knockoffs Of Molnupiravir And NirmatrelvirAntivirals, such as Merck’s molnupiravir and Pfizer’s nirmatrelvir, are given to people infected with COVID-19 when prescribed by a doctor or as part of a clinical trial. Yet entire websites exist that sell it without prescription anyway. COVID-19 caused numerous parts of culture to flip. In the United States, the left abandoned their historical anti-vaccine camp while the right took up the old 'needs more testing' position of their opposition. The poor began to feel like the rich were given early access to treatments and even that some treatments were being casually dismissed by ep... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Rape Allegations Against Russian Troops In Ukraine Were FakeThere is a first and still very low noise signal that the Zelenski regime in Kiev is coming apart. Six weeks ago there were suddenly many claims that Russian soldiers in Ukraine had raped people. Back then the rape allegations were part of the Ukrainian propaganda campaign. However, a bunch of eager NGOs in Ukraine, hoping for fresh 'western' money for new 'rape consultation and recovery' projects, tried to find real rape cases. They were disappointed when they found that there was no evidence that any rape had taken place. The post Rape Allegations Against Russian Troops In Ukrai... read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
Credit Unions and Banking Groups Warn of “Devastating Consequences” of a U.S Central Bank Digital CurrencyWall Street On Parade – by Pam and Russ Martens Credit union and banking trade groups have released a joint letter to the chair and... The post Credit Unions and Banking Groups Warn of “Devastating Consequences” of a U.S Central Bank Digital Currency appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Sustainable Pulse14 hours ago
Court Rejects California’s Blanket Approval of Pesticide SprayingIn a major victory for health and environmental groups, a California court has ruled (see here and here) that a sweeping state pesticide spraying program is unlawful. The court found the program failed to adequately study and minimize public health threats from pesticides and failed to properly inform the public about the risks of spraying. The ruling is […] The post Court Rejects California’s Blanket Approval of Pesticide Spraying appeared on Sustainable Pulse. read more
Sustainable Pulse14 hours ago
UK Government Documents Reveal Disregard for Public Views on Gene-Edited CropsDocuments released by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Beyond GM, highlight the extent to which Defra is ignoring and seeking to misrepresent citizens and civil society organisations in the push to deregulate genetic engineering technologies. In January 2021 Defra undertook a Public Consultation […] The post UK Government Documents Reveal Disregard for Public Views on Gene-Edited Crops appeared on Sustainable Pulse. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
Texas cities see some of the biggest gains in populationBreitbart: The top 15 cities to experience the greatest population growth by percentage from 2020 to 2021 were in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, and Tennessee, Axios reported Monday. “The U.S. is spreading out, heading South and West and creating new boomtowns, tech hubs and rising power centers,” according to the report. Analyzing new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the outlet found that Georgetown, Texas, had the most growth between July 2020 to July 2021 at 10.5 percent, “a rate that would double the population in less than seven years.” The cities that followed in growt... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Are You Upset About Inflation? If So, You Aren’t Alone"
*"Are You Upset About Inflation? If So, You Aren’t Alone"* by Michael Snyder "All of a sudden, just about everyone is upset about inflation. It would have been nice if everyone would have been this upset back when our leaders were making the exceedingly foolish decisions that resulted in this crisis. In May 2012, the federal government was 15 trillion dollars in debt. Now we are 30 trillion dollars in debt, but our politicians continue to spend money as if tomorrow will never come. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has pumped trillions of dollars that they created out of thin air into ... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The rise of the US in WW II*Washington Free Beacon:* *How We Achieved Naval Supremacy—And How We Could Lose It* *REVIEW: Paul Kennedy’s ‘Victory at Sea’* ... The war forced a remarkable change in world politics: After centuries of global domination, the European colonial empires collapsed under Germany’s and Japan’s combined blows, leaving the United States as the leading global power. As Kennedy argues, this change became manifest in 1943 and was "the natural culmination, though delayed by almost half a century, of the huge shifts in the world’s balances once the American continent industrialized." Japa... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Leading the list is Gen. Milley*NY Post Editorial:* *The Shameful Six: Never listen to these people again* Also making the list are Dr. Anthony Fauci, Christopher Steele, Randi Weingarten, James Clapper, and Jake Sullivan. They all have a history of getting things wrong. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago
Modern-day struggle at James Madison's plantation Montpelier to include the descendants' voices of the enslaved
Once owned by James Madison, the Montpelier plantation remains a model for presenting a full depiction of the life of the former president as well as the lives of those he enslaved. read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Shoplifting for Fun and Profit
by James A. Bacon The Arlington County police digital police blotter contains a report of a shoplifting arrest made on March 28. At 6:02 p.m. police were dispatched to a store on Hayes Street where an employee had confronted a … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazil: More than 40 cities in Pernambuco state are in an emergencyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - More than 40 cities in Pernambuco have declared or are declaring a state of emergency due to the rains affecting the northeast of the country. There are also cities in a similar situation in Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte states. The report is from the National Secretary of . […] The post Brazil: More than 40 cities in Pernambuco state are in an emergency appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
CFACT13 hours ago
Biden’s handlers up the ante on hurricane seasonHurricane forecasting has always been a high-pressure job (ironic given they are low pressure) but Biden Administration energy policy has really upped the ante for a forecast. The post Biden’s handlers up the ante on hurricane season appeared first on CFACT. read more
The Free Thought Project13 hours ago
Ukraine Fires Own Human Rights Chief For Perpetuating Russian Troop ‘Systematic Rape’ Stories[image: ukraine]Increasingly fantastical, gruesome claims spread in Western media, but investigators couldn't find evidence... read more
Turcopolier13 hours ago
“… closed, but not locked …”“A teacher who authorities initially believed propped open a door at Robb Elementary School that gunman Salvador Ramos used to enter actually closed the door shut, but it didn’t lock, state police revealed Tuesday. Investigators say the teacher removed the … Continue reading → read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
The Fight Over Land And Genetically Engineered AgricultureTen months before Russian troops poured into Ukraine, that country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill into law authorizing the private sale of farmland, reversing a moratorium that had been in place since 2001. An earlier administration in Ukraine had instituted the moratorium in order to halt further privatization of The Commons and small farms, which were being bought up by oligarchs and concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. As documented in a series of critical reports over ten years by the Oakland Institute based in California*,* the moratorium on land sales in Ukrai... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Maduro’s Success: Principled Resistance To Imperialism Pays OffThe world has been stunned by a double wonder: Bolivarian Venezuela’s political survival and its miraculous economic recovery: the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has reported that it expects the Venezuelan economy to grow for the first time since 2014, by 5 per cent, one of the highest in the region. Venezuela’s rate of inflation has come down from something like 10 million per cent, as reported by CNBC in 2019, and described as the “biggest economic disaster in modern history” by the Washington Post in the same year, to 7.1 per cent in September 2021 and ... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
A Progressive Vision To Counter US DominanceIn a recent interview, Brian Nichols, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, was asked the question that is on everyone’s mind ahead of the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California: Will three particular countries in Latin America (Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua) be invited? Nichols responded with neither hesitation nor equivocation that the answer was no. Speaking on behalf of President Joe Biden, he further added that countries whose “actions do not respect democracy”—as the U.S. government views these three countries and others ... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Give Back Stolen LandIn a May 2021 article in The Atlantic magazine entitled “Return the National Parks to the Tribes,” Native American author and activist David Treuer details the genocidal violence through which Native American tribes were expelled from some of the US’s earliest and most famous national parks. He begins with the story of the Mariposa Battalion, a white militia composed largely of miners who came upon the Yosemite Valley in 1851 during an expedition to hunt and kill members of California’s Miwok tribes. The militia set fire to Miwok wigwams and shot people as they fled, ultimately dr... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Raising Awareness For Missing And Murdered Indigenous People“We have been historically underrepresented. Our people have been oppressed for far too long. We have to work to address the white, colonized, patriarchal systems that this country is founded on. We have to make sure that we count at the local, state and federal levels. We cannot tolerate being underrepresented any longer. We have to show up to spaces and represent for those who do not have a voice. Times are changing and evolving. We are strong, resilient and have a foundation that we have to hold onto and carry with us. The foundation of being Native; Indigenous to this land. “... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Indigenous Organizers In Alaska Lead The Way Toward Livable Climate FutureIn the United States, the public and politicians are moving in opposite directions on climate change. Grassroots environmental activism is spreading on the local state, regional and national levels, while Congress generally continues with a “business-as-usual” approach, rejecting the foremost way to avoid the worst consequences of global warming: the Green New Deal. While the Green New Deal remains aspirational in the U.S., it has been adopted by the European Union, and scores of countries around the world have committed to pursuing its goals. Among the many organizations in the ... read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
How Amazon and Starbucks Workers Are Upending the Organizing Rules“Workers are reaching out to our union in unprecedented numbers,” says Alan Hanson, organizing director for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 in the Washington, D.C., area. “And they’re coming to us in a way I’ve never seen. “The checklist that staff organizers have — get a list, identify leaders, make sure the organizing committee is diverse and represents all departments and classifications — these workers are coming to us and they have already done all of that. I haven’t had four successful worker-generated organizing campaigns in my entire career and we just had fo... read more
All Posts - LaRouchePAC15 hours ago
President Vladimir Putin at the Eurasian Economic Forum: National Sovereignty, Resistance to Imperial Rule, and the Pathway to Economic DevelopmentOn September 24, 2019, speaking before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump declared, “Wise leaders always put the good of their own people and their own country first. The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots.” read more
musingsofanoldfart15 hours ago
Quiet resolve equals strengthThe following poem is called “Strength in silence and sweetness: ROAR” by our blogging friend Cindy Georgakas. A link to her post is below. Following her poem, is an amended comment I made regarding my thoughts on its veracity. “There … Continue reading → read more
All Posts - LaRouchePAC16 hours ago
Biden Bizarrely Declares "Hands Off Fed" As Major Cure For InflationThis is not a spoof. It really happened. Tuesday was “inflation day” at the White House, with Joe Biden meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the subject. The three people who share the most responsibility for the present blowout of the U.S. economy were thus gathered in one place. Biden mumbled his way through introductory remarks, laser focused on his cue cards rather than making eye contact with his visitors. You can watch this demonstration of completely absent leadership here. Biden’s script had one singular theme: he will not interfe... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Russian And Saudi Foreign Ministers Meet To Discuss Oil Policy
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 31, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS *Reuters: **Russia and Saudi Foreign Ministers Praise OPEC+, Says Moscow* (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh on Tuesday and both men praised the level of cooperation inside OPEC+, the Russian foreign ministry said. The comments were issued amid Western media reports that some members of OPEC+, an allian... read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
There’s an oil supply ‘100 times bigger’ than US reserveThe Biden BS on oil and gas production. His administration is blocking the permits for production and for pipelines which reduce the available supply. . See, also: *Biden Conveniently Forgets To Mention Oil, Gas Production In His Plan To Address Energy Prices* And: *OPEC Mulls Excluding Russia From Oil-production Deal: WSJ* read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago
AI can track the health of coral reefs through their ‘song’, but what does it sound like?UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago
Florida snipers provide cover to divers looking for mother and son in gator filled pondUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago
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We have the technology: A computer program designed to sort mice squeaks is also finding whales in the deepRunning 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity, "Playing Russian Roulette:*Full screen recommended.* Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity, *"Playing Russian Roulette:* *Oil: Is Europe Committing Economic Suicide?"* - https://peakprosperity.com/ *Viewer Comment:* *Tarey Reilly: "*OMG, Chris! What a brilliantly prepared analysis and presentation of oil supply chains, types, production, and distribution in world energy markets and the reasons why the EU's refusal to buy Russian oil will be so devastating for the European people in their everyday life in the midst of such blistering inflation. You are an inspiring and thoughtful teacher, as you have the unique gif... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Greg Hunter, "Deep State Predators Need to Terrify Everyone"
*"Deep State Predators Need to Terrify Everyone – Alex Newman"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Author of the popular book “Deep State” and award-winning journalist Alex Newman says Deep State globalists are afraid the world is waking up to the tyranny they are trying to impose on every country on earth including America. Things are not going as smoothly into their so-called reset as they had envisioned. Newman explains, “The Deep State is in a ‘do or die’ moment right now. They, the elites or predator class, recognize that they are now locked into this. If they try to retreat, th... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
After Mass Shooting, NYC Explores Gun Detectors in SubwaysThe technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does exist, and is used now to screen people at places like sports stadiums and theme parks. read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Russian Cuts-Off Natural Gas Supplies To Denmark After Refusal To Pay In Rubles
Pictured: A map showing gas pipe lines across Europe, and the five countries that have so-far seen Russian gas supplies cut off in retaliation to Western sanctions on Moscow (Finland, Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark and The Netherlands) *Daily Mail*: *Russia cuts off Denmark's gas – the 5th European country Moscow has refused to supply- amid fears heating prices will soar even FURTHER* * Danish firm Orsted said Gazprom would cut supplies to Denmark on June 1 * Poland, Bulgaria, Finland and The Netherlands have also seen supplies cut * Russia is turning off the taps in response to ... read more
Bayou Renaissance Man13 hours ago
If this isn't a living definition of political corruption and malfeasance, it'll do until a better one comes alongThe implications of this news are breathtaking. The video clip below is less than four minutes long. Please make the time to watch it. It's staggering. *If this is true, it means the FBI has been totally and completely politicized.* We've known for a long time that certain senior FBI officials had been politicized and corrupted, but this goes far beyond just a few of them. Rather, it suggests that the FBI has become, to all intents and purposes, an arm of the Democratic Party, abdicating its status as a neutral law enforcement agency. It's now nothing more than yet ano... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden opposes measures to protect studentsDailyWire: Democrat President Joe Biden does not support “hardening schools” as a means of protecting children from mass shooters, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday. The comments from Jean-Pierre come after an 18-year-old Latino male murdered 19 children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last week. “I know there’s been conversation about hardening schools,” she said. “That is not something that he believes in. He believes that we should be able to give teachers the resources to be able to do the job that they’re meant to do at schools.” ... ... read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not IllegalNot in this case: “There are bigger things that affect the nation than a possible lie to the FBI.” FBI Has Maintained ‘Secure Workspace’ Inside Dem Law Firm Perkins Coie Since 2012 Perkins Coie told the Republicans in the letter that “the FBI is responsible for maintaining a secure work environment,” Fox News Host Tucker… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
California Ends Mandatory Reporting On Students Who Threaten SchoolsHow to say where the threats are coming from, without saying where the threats are coming from: The law was endorsed by ACLU California Action. The organization called it a win for racial equality. read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The Border Patrol agent rushed to save the kids in UvaldeFox News: The heroic border patrol agent who rushed into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, during the mass shooting last week spoke out to Fox News on Tuesday. Border Patrol agent Jacob Albarado was off duty, he told "The Ingraham Angle," as Uvalde lies about 80 miles from the Coahuila border town of Piedras Negras. Albarado said he recently left an engagement to get his hair cut near the school, and recounted soon hearing word of the shooting from his wife, Trisha, a teacher at Robb — whom he later said narrowly escaped shooter Salvador Ramos. "There's an active shooter... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Major Price Increases At Meijer, And Some Empty Shelves! What's Next?"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 6/1/22: *"Major Price Increases At Meijer, * *And Some Empty Shelves! What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Meijer, and are noticing massive price increases! We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" View comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4-57pRLq60 read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Shocker! Yellen Admits She Was Wrong! Inflation Is Not Transitory"Gregory Mannarino, AM 6/1/22: *"Shocker! Yellen Admits She Was Wrong! * *Inflation Is Not Transitory"* - https://traderschoice.net/ read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Argentina: Truckers face diesel shortageRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A study done by Fadeeac (Argentinean Federation of Business Entities of Cargo Transportation) showed that eight Argentinean provinces have little or no diesel supply at the gas stations. Furthermore, truckers are taking longer to fill up. The survey that maps the diesel supply in Argentina also showed that the . […] The post Argentina: Truckers face diesel shortage appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
the daily howler14 hours ago
OUR RATIONALITY, OURSELVES: It isn't just for (cartoonized) "whites" any more!*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022* *"Gun culture," black and brown: *There's nothing "wrong" with adopting "gun culture," until such time as there is. That said, our nation's gun culture may not always seem to be wholly rational. Here's Charles Blow's recent account of the culture surrounding him when he was growing up: BLOW (5/29/22): *I grew up in a gun culture. If there was a family in my hometown that didn’t have guns, I didn’t know them.* One of the required projects in shop class was the making of a gun rack. My own home was filled with guns, and at one point we even had a gun case ... read more
Modern Tokyo Times14 hours ago
ADF Islamists kill at least 15 Christians in DRC amid M23 tensionsADF Islamists kill at least 15 Christians in DRC amid M23 tensions Murad Makhmudov and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have butchered another 15 Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This Islamist group originates from Uganda. However, the majority of ADF massacres occur in the DRC. This relates […] The post ADF Islamists kill at least 15 Christians in DRC amid M23 tensions first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Staring down 30 at the Taylor Swift dance party
On finding enjoyment, and cringe, in the world’s biggest pop star. Two weeks ago, Taylor Swift received an honorary doctorate from NYU. One week later I went to a party in her honor in Brooklyn, an event devoted entirely to dancing — and more often, screaming — to the music of Taylor Swift. The event had nothing to do with her getting a degree; rather, it was part of a popular traveling series called the Taylor Party that has, over the past five months, made stops in cities from Honolulu to Montreal, Omaha to Boston. It’s pretty straightforward: You pay something like $20 to go... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Ukraine forces concentrate on strategic Kherson areaISW: Moscow’s concentration on seizing Severodonetsk and Donbas generally continues to create vulnerabilities for Russia in Ukraine’s vital Kherson Oblast, where Ukrainian counter-offensives continue. Kherson is critical terrain because it is the only area of Ukraine in which Russian forces hold ground on the west bank of the Dnipro River. If Russia is able to retain a strong lodgment in Kherson when fighting stops it will be in a very strong position from which to launch a future invasion. If Ukraine regains Kherson, on the other hand, Ukraine will be in a much stronger position... read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion Removes Nazi Insignias in Effort to Rescue Damaged Reputation
*21WIRE* | The spin continues, as western mainstream media are forced to admit that Ukraine has a serious Nazi problem in its military. read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Cosby Faces Sex Abuse Allegations Again As Civil Trial OpensBill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that's one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian. read more
The New Dark Age15 hours ago
Disquiet at Davos and the Unsaid Fear of Failure – The First Shoots of a U.S. Ukraine ShiftKlaus Schwab, passionate for Ukraine, essentially configured the World Economic Forum (WEF) to showcase Zelensky and to leverage the argument that Russia should be kicked out of the civilised world. Schwab’s target was the assembled crème de la crème of the world’s business leaders assembled there. Zelensky pitched big: “We want more sanctions and more weapons”; “All trade with the aggressor should be stopped”; “All foreign business should leave Russia so that your brands are not associated with war crimes”, he said. Sanctions must be all encompassing; values must matter. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog17 hours ago
Republicans Endorse World Economic Forum: GOP Assists NWO & Christian Genocide??Socio-Economics History Blog17 hours ago
Evidence Monkeypox Fear & Vaxx PLANNED, World Has 10 Weeks of Wheat Left, WHO Seizes FreedomSocio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
Having Problems with My Broadband Internet ConnectionHi, I am having internet connection issues on my PC to this Blog. Ie. I cannot connect or even see my Blog page suddenly and without warning. But I can access all other websites. – Currently, I have to access via my handphone connection to do my updates. Still unable to resolve the PC broadband … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
It’s ALL Starting to Crumble, And They Can’t Hide It | Redacted with Natali and Clayton MorrisSocio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
“Kill Switch And Detentions” — Bush-Era FOIA Docs Reveal Government Plans For Apocalyptic Events
“Kill Switch And Detentions” — Bush-Era FOIA Docs Reveal Government Plans For Apocalyptic Events by Tyler Durden, via https://www.activistpost.com/ Previously classified files obtained by the Brennan Center for Justice reveal that the 2004 George W. Bush administration conducted a holistic review of the president’s emergency powers, with the goal of modernizing a set of secret … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
Klaus Schwab — The Making of a Global DictatorWEF Klaus Schwab: Let’s be clear the future is not just happening the future is built by us, a powerful community here in this room. We have the means to impose the state of the world pic.twitter.com/v2SLBzDCrw — Momin (@cryptowala65) May 24, 2022 Klaus Schwab — The Making of a Global Dictator by M Dowling, … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
Arch Bishop Viganò Outlines COVID, Ukraine War as a ‘Premeditated Criminal Action of a Global Mafia’
Abp. Viganò Outlines COVID, Ukraine War as a ‘Premeditated Criminal Action of a Global Mafia’ by https://www.lifesitenews.com/ ‘We are well beyond a global coup: this is the greatest, most sensational, unprecedented attack on the human person – on man’s freedom conscience, and will.’ – (LifeSiteNews) – Below is an interview with Attorney Reiner Füllmich of … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog18 hours ago
“Accidental Fires” Continue To Happen At Food Processing Facilities All Over The United States“Accidental Fires” Continue To Happen At Food Processing Facilities All Over The United States by http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ We are supposed to believe that what we are witnessing is just one “tragic accident” after another. We aren’t supposed to see any sort of a pattern, and we aren’t supposed to ask any questions. Last month, I wrote … read more
PrairiePundit12 hours ago
The Bidenflation excuses*Washington Examiner:* *'Difficult time': White House blames inflation on everything but Biden's policies* Biden clearly does not understand how his policies caused it and therefore has no real plan to deal with it. See, also: *The CBO confirms Bidenflation is real* And: * So it's not Putin anymore: Joe Biden has a new plan to fight inflation with...more inflation* read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Are Cracks Appearing In The West Against The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine?
*Wall Street Journal:** Cracks Appear in Western Front Against Russia's War in Ukraine* Cracks are appearing in the Western front against Moscow, with America’s European allies increasingly split over whether to keep shipping more powerful weapons to Ukraine, which some of them fear could prolong the conflict and increase its economic fallout. At the center of the disagreement—which is splitting a group of Western European powers from the U.S., U.K. and a group of mostly central and northern European nations—are diverging perceptions of the long-term threat posed by Russia and ... read more
Northern Reflections14 hours ago
No One's Home
If ever there was a woman who fits the stereotype of the dumb blonde, it's Marjorie Taylor Greene. The woman who has referred to Hitler's secret police as the "Gazpacho" and a petri dish as a "peach tree dish," has now taken aim at Justin Trudeau. Alex McKeen writes: When Marjorie Taylor Greene — the Georgia representative who has loudly supported QAnon conspiracy theories — took aim at Trudeau over Twitter Tuesday, a conspiracy theory reference came in the very first line. “Trudeau quickly filled his father’s shoes,” she posted to Twitter. “But in Canada not Cuba.” The quip appe... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil: New driver’s license is launched this Wednesday, June 1RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The new model of Brazil's National Driver's License (CNH) goes into effect this Wednesday, June 1. The document will continue to be issued by the Detrans (State Traffic Departments). The National Traffic Secretary, Frederico Moura Carneiro, will present the new model during a ceremony in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do […] The post Brazil: New driver’s license is launched this Wednesday, June 1 appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Free Thought Project14 hours ago
SWAT Team Deployed to Cop’s House After He Threatened a Mass Shooting Against Fellow Officers[image: mass shooting]After threatening to murder the assistant police chief and any of his fellow cops who get in the way, a cop has been taken into custody. read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Lessons from Iceland on why our cats might need a curfewNews 1. Halifax Regional Council Zane Woodford had a busy Tuesday. His first of a few articles is this round-up of what happened at Halifax regional council’s meeting yesterday. First up, councillors moved to put the stormwater right-of-way charge on tax bills instead of their Halifax Water bills. Woodford writes: In 2016-2017, council moved the […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil shows interest in Airbus H-145M during a demonstration with the Spike in RomaniaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - During the H-145M Firing Demo Days Romania, Airbus Helicopters presented for the first time the H-145M helicopter armed with Rafael Spike ER2 anti-tank missiles, where a Brazilian Army delegation led by Army Aviation commander General Ricardo Nigri and members . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, […] The post Brazil shows interest in Airbus H-145M during a demonstration with the Spike in Romania appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russian critics of Putin's war survive so farJeff Dunetz: ... People in senior Kremlin positions have publicly criticized the war and its handling. Some are even resigning. This is being done despite Putin’s track record of murdering opponents. Here are some examples of the Russian critics:Anatoly Chubais, who has been a senior member of the Russian government since the days of Boris Yeltsin when he orchestrated mass privatization of the economy, resigned because he disagreed with the Ukraine invasion. After his resignation, he left the country ASAP before Putin could do anything to him. Before the war, that wouldn’t[ alw... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Allow nature to run its courseRiver herring may be small, but their yearly spawning migration has a huge impact on coastal ecosystems and communities along the Northeast coast. Every spring, adult river herring travel inland from the sea in schools ten thousand strong, navigating rivers and climbing man-made fish ladders to spawn in freshwater streams and lakes. Over time, these silvery fish have become interwoven in the traditions of communities along their path. Damariscotta Mills in Maine is one such place. With the support of NFWF, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and W... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin 1. When Shipping Containers Sink in the Drink Richard Scarry's 21st Century Classroom Plastic Recycling Will Never Work Man arrested after Mona Lisa smeared with cake how to give environmentalism a bad name The gunmaker whose rifle was used in Uvalde shooting reportedly runs direct-to-consumer ads to aimed at younger buyers Russia cuts gas supply to the Netherlands. Denmark could be next.After a 38-year-old Walmart worker died at the store, employees are fighting for a voice and more paid sick leaveWe're tracking the most impo... read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Details on Real Estate Assessments and the Property Tax
by Dick Hall-Sizemore I am following up on James Sherlock’s article on local property taxes. In Article X, sections 1 and 2, the state constitution requires that all property be taxed at fair market value. There are exceptions, but those … Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Secular Authoritarian Religions Disgrace Virginia’s Left and Rightby James C. Sherlock America’s freedoms, guaranteed by its Bill of Rights and its three-branch government, have been the keys to America’s success since its founding. Individual freedoms, protected, unleashed the creativity of hundreds of millions of citizens to make … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: Police chiefs dismissed for murder of gassed manRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Two high-ranking officials of the Brazilian Federal Highway Police have been dismissed following the scandal over the death of a man who was gassed to death in the trunk of a patrol car that had been converted into a tear gas chamber. The Official Gazette of the Union published Tuesday […] The post Brazil: Police chiefs dismissed for murder of gassed man appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: União Brasil launches Luciano Bivar’s pre-candidacy for the PresidencyRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - União Brasil officially launched on Tuesday, May 31, the pre-candidacy of Luciano Bivar for the Presidency of the Republic. The event took place at the Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center in Brasilia and brought together politicians and party leaders, such as the former governor of Rio Grande do Norte and former […] The post Brazil elections 2022: União Brasil launches Luciano Bivar’s pre-candidacy for the Presidency appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazilian cities face shortage of medicines due to lack of raw materialsRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is going through a phase of medicine shortage in several regions. The lack of medicines has affected pharmacies, hospitals, and public health units in most cities in the country. The lack of supply is due to the absence of raw materials to compose the . . . To read […] The post Brazilian cities face shortage of medicines due to lack of raw materials appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Portuguese-speaking Angola plans to intensify relations with BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After East Timor, which also speaks Portuguese, approached Brazil a few weeks ago, African Angola is now also signaling interest in having closer contact with Brazil, the world's dominant lusophone country. Lusophones are peoples and nations that comprise an estimated 270 million people spread across 10 sovereign states and territories […] The post Portuguese-speaking Angola plans to intensify relations with Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil: Government underestimates diesel demand by 200 million litersRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Diesel sales in the country have exceeded the projections made by the federal government for 2022. Data from the ANP (National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuel Agency) show that the domestic market demand in the first quarter alone was 200 million liters more than estimated in the most recent EPE […] The post Brazil: Government underestimates diesel demand by 200 million liters appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s investment ratio in 2022 is expected to be lower than that of 82% of countries -FGVRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The investment ratio in Brazil has been at a low level for years and is expected to be lower than in 82% of countries in 2022. According to a study by the Brazilian Economic Institute of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Ibre/FGV), this is made exclusively available to g1. The study […] The post Brazil’s investment ratio in 2022 is expected to be lower than that of 82% of countries -FGV appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
Home security 101: How to hide a security camera from view
Video cameras are essential for any home security setup. Here are a few ways to hide a security camera from would-be burglars. read more
Komando.com19 hours ago
Nothing to watch? Here’s what’s new on Netflix
Streaming guide: Everything coming to Netflix in June 2022 read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Climate kook policies could lead to rolling blackoutsWall Street Journal: Summer is around the corner, and we suggest you prepare by buying an emergency generator, if you can find one in stock. Last week the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warned that two-thirds of the U.S. could experience blackouts this summer. Welcome to the “green energy transition.” We’ve been warning for years that climate policies would make the grid more vulnerable to vacillations in supply and demand. And here we are. Some of the mainstream press are belatedly catching on that blackouts are coming, but they still don’t grasp the rea... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
About 200 years ago, the world started getting rich. Why?
Actors pretend to be in the Industrial Revolution as part of the opening ceremony for the London Olympics in 2012. | Harry E. Walker/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Two economic historians explain what made the Industrial Revolution, and modern life, possible. You can crudely tell the story of our species in three stages. In the first, which lasted for the vast majority of our time on Earth, from the emergence of Homo sapiens over 300,000 years ago to about 12,000 years ago, humans lived largely nomadic lifestyles, subsisting through hunting and foraging for food. In the se... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Two Good Things: Sad kids’ movies about magical seals
[image: Fiona from the movie The Secret of Roan Inish sits in a rowboat out at sea, and Saoirse from Song of the Sea stands on a rock, surrounded by seals.] *The Secret of Roan Inish* (left) and *Song of the Sea* both offer takes on the Irish selkie legend. | The Samuel Goldwyn Company/GKIDS Why the Irish legend of the selkie endures in cinematic form. There are few movie genres as frequently rewarding as “a young child gets wrapped up in some mystical bullshit,” especially when handled by a great director. From *E.T.* to *Spirited Away* to *Pan’s Labyrinth *to the recent *Petite ... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
A program that helps millions of hungry kids is about to expire
A student carries his lunch at Freedom Preparatory Academy in Provo, Utah, in September 2020. | George Frey/AFP via Getty Images Inflation and supply chain issues are wreaking havoc on school lunches. Congress has one month to fix it. One of the most fundamental and intuitive facts about learning is that it’s hard to focus, or really do much of anything, if you’re hungry. There’s a hierarchy of needs, and stomachs come out on top. Yet youth advocates are staring down a chilling deadline. June 30 is the last day for Congress to reauthorize a series of waivers that have allowed pub... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
What will the EU’s Russian oil ban do?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and President of the European Council Charles Michel leave after a joint press during a special meeting of the European Council at The European Council Building in Brussels on May 31, 2022 | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The EU takes a dramatic step to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine — but with consequences for the global economy. The European Union will ban many Russian oil imports, an aggressive and punitive sanction against Moscow. But it may come with unpredictable costs for the bloc, and the rest of the global econo... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Polling is clear: Americans want gun control
[image: Six US flags flying at half-mast, with the Statue of Liberty in the background.] US flags, across New York Bay from the Statue of Liberty, fly at half-mast at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 25, 2022, as a mark of respect for the victims of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. | Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Politicians diverge from voters when it comes to preventing gun deaths. The massacre of children at an elementary school in Texas is adding fresh urgency to the conversation about gun control in the United States... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Netflix slips and Hollywood cheers. Maybe it shouldn’t.
[image: Eduardo Franco as Argyle, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things.] Season 4 of Netflix’s smash success, *Stranger Things*, premiered on May 27, 2022. | Courtesy of Netflix Netflix is losing subscribers. Does that mean Netflix has a problem or that streaming has a problem? Hollywood spent years ignoring Netflix. Then, it spent years resenting it. And more recently, Hollywood has contorted itself trying to *be* Netflix. But things are different: Now, Hollywood is happy to tell... read more
Diogenes' Middle Finger15 hours ago
Your Official Almost Semi-World Famous Irredeemable Mid-Week Open Thread
Your Beloved Editrix Turns Thing Over to You the Readers You Got Something to Say, Then Say it! And As Always, Keep All Weapons In Plain Sight. ---------------------- read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia's Ukraine commander is missing?Washington Examiner: Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov, picked by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month to take over the invasion of Ukraine, has disappeared, according to a new report. The so-called Butcher of Syria has not been seen in two weeks, leading officials to speculate that he is no longer in command of the campaign, the *New York Times* reported Tuesday. Dvornikov, who was given command of Russia's Southern Military District after achieving infamy for his brutal campaigns in Syria, was tasked in early April with conquering Ukraine's eastern Donbas region after a large-s... read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Stormwater charge moving to tax bills, Gray arena, Dartmouth Cove and more: Halifax council round-upAfter years of charging residents a flat fee on their Halifax Water bills, councillors moved on Tuesday to put the stormwater right-of-way charge on tax bills instead. The money is supposed to pay for infrastructure to manage stormwater run-off from municipal roads, and the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board ordered the municipality to start […] read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Biden Talks Gun Control, Extremism with New Zealand’s PMPresident Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE15 hours ago
Miracles do happen: 30-year-old US woman becomes pregnant while being pregnant. Find out how.https://www.wionews.com/world/miracles-do-happen-30-year-old-us-woman-becomes-pregnant-while-being-pregnant-483991?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=FB-M read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 1 June 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/eyvBTJ9Q1Y 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/GxpDQY3ua2 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 98 of the invasion https://t.co/aZdUxJxzC5 — Guardian World (@guardianworld) June 1, 2022 -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for a seventh package of sanctions -President Biden said that the US will send Ukraine "advanced rocket systems" All the latest here:https://t.co/eITa3... read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Council votes to contribute to Housing Trust of Nova Scotia’s purchase of 295 affordable homesWorried about a “swath of renoviction,” Halifax councillors have voted to spend $445,500 to help a non-profit keep hundreds of homes affordable. As the Halifax Examiner reported on May 2, the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia is working to buy a portfolio of hundreds of apartments in HRM: There’s a deal in the works now […] read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Point-in-time count shows record number of people unhoused in HalifaxThere are more people in Halifax without housing than ever before, and the municipality would need thousands of new apartments to fix the problem. A new point-in-time count, conducted by the Navigator Street Outreach Program, found that on April 7, there were 586 people in the municipality without a safe, permanent home. “There’s so many […] read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Is AI recruitment enforcing woke ideology bias in the workforce?By TONY MOBILIFONITIS IF you believed the spin in Barb Hyman’s company PR, you might think the business of recruitment has been revolutionized. Actually, it has and it’s along the lines of the social revolution being pushed by the World Economic Forum, the UN and other assorted globalists. Barb Hyman is CEO of recruitment company […] read more
Health Nut News6 months ago
Breaking: Holistic doctor and wife found dead in alleged murder suicideNEW JERSEY: It is with heavy heart that I share another holistic doctor death (alleged murder suicide) with you today. This is part of the unintended holistic doctor death series of over 100 that you can read here. A local chiropractor allegedly fatally stabbed his wife, then allegedly shot himself to death after driving away […] The post Breaking: Holistic doctor and wife found dead in alleged murder suicide appeared first on Health Nut News. read more
Health Nut News9 months ago
Dr M*rcola is hunted down by CNN (Anderson Cooper’s words!) on his bicycle!!Please watch the video as I explain everything. Things are getting pretty crazy. Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News XO E Coast Florida (middle of the night at this point). The post Dr M*rcola is hunted down by CNN (Anderson Cooper’s words!) on his bicycle!! appeared first on Health Nut News. read more
Health Nut News9 months ago
Breaking: Dr Mercola deleting every article (25 yrs worth of content) from his website, permanently!Hi there. It’s Erin Elizabeth. I’m here with a big announcement that Dr Mercola is deleting every article he’s ever written from his website of over a quarter century. He does say, as I mention in the video, that he will put some new articles up for only 48 hours, and then they will also […] The post Breaking: Dr Mercola deleting every article (25 yrs worth of content) from his website, permanently! appeared first on Health Nut News. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Media Lies Are Fueling a Phony Ukraine Narrative
*Patrick Henningsen* | How much more will Kiev have to lose before we say 'that’s enough'? read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayInflation in the eurozone is now at its highest level since record-keeping for the euro began in 1997. https://t.co/LcsBBOTOtg — CBC News (@CBCNews) June 1, 2022 Shanghai lockdown: China eases Covid restrictions after two months https://t.co/RhmLDC0lvU — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 31, 2022 China’s support for Russia through oil and gas purchases is irking Washington and raising the risk of U.S. retaliation. But observers say they see no sign Beijing is helping Moscow evade sanctions imposed over its war on Ukraine. https://t.co/f4kpWsENbm — The Associated Press (@AP) June 1, ... read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
People rest after climbing, as veterans of the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy, with their family members climb First Sergeant's Hill above the 5th Marines headquarters to mark Memorial Day at Camp Pendleton, California, May 30, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Memorial Day across America* (Reuters). read more
21st Century Wire16 hours ago
Zelensky Spin-master Arestovich Threatens ‘More Tantrums’ if US Won’t Supply Rockets
*21WIRE* | Russia warns US of risk of a direct confrontation should they supply Kiev with new rocket systems. read more
Electroverse17 hours ago
Arctic Sea Ice Extent At 30-Year HighsThe 'poster boy' for catastrophic anthropogenic global warming is expanding... this could get interesting. The post Arctic Sea Ice Extent At 30-Year Highs appeared first on Electroverse. read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Elensky, 500 injured daily. Ukraine fires Human Rights Chief. Wales, eat bugs & be happy. Update 1
Elensky, 500 injured daily. Ukraine fires Human Rights Chief. Wales, eat bugs & be happy. Update 1 Topic 566 read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
Marijuana multistate operators see sluggish revenue, losses in first quarterMost of the largest U.S. marijuana multistate operators experienced revenue declines in the first quarter of 2022 versus the previous three months, reflecting seasonal factors, declining cannabis prices and inflationary pressures that could be curbing consumer spending. Marijuana multistate operators see sluggish revenue, losses in first quarter is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Biden tweaks Ukraine narrativeThe US President Joe Biden’s op-Ed in the New York Times on Tuesday on the Ukraine war starts with a bluff. He says President Vladimir Putin had thought Russia’s special operation would only last days. How Biden arrived at such an estimation is unclear. Like the US narrative on the war, it is largely presumptive. read more
Modern Tokyo Times18 hours ago
Japan artist and L.S. Lowry: Spirit of the heartJapan artist and L.S. Lowry: Spirit of the heart Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary Japanese artist who comes from Northern Japan. She adores the art of L.S. Lowry and often portrays the opposite dimension concerning color, reflection, space, and time. Hence, her latest art piece, titled “L.S. Lowry via […] The post Japan artist and L.S. Lowry: Spirit of the heart first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Electroverse18 hours ago
Weather Books Rewritten Across South America As Antarctic Blast Intensifies; + Australia Smashed By Heavy Snows And All-Time Record-Breaking Lows
BoM: "Newman, Paraburdoo, Telfer, MarbleBar and Roebourne have all had their coldest ever day today." The post Weather Books Rewritten Across South America As Antarctic Blast Intensifies; + Australia Smashed By Heavy Snows And All-Time Record-Breaking Lows appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Real Climate Science18 hours ago
Fake Elections Have ConsequencesGas Station Price Charts – Local & National Historical Average Trends – GasBuddy.com read more
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