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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

15 June - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

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10 pm MDT

Escape From New York(Toronto Version)
Too bad Kurt Russell sold his cottage in Muskoka, as Toronto may soon need him. A coalition of gay, transgender, and BLM activists are not accepting the grovelling apology from the police chief. They want the police defunded. I wonder when they are going to apologize to the Freedom Convoy? read more
FDA Advisors Recommend Emergency Authorization for Moderna’s Covid-19 Shot in Young Kids 6 Months to 5 Years of Age
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft The U.S. Food and Drug advisory committee on Wednesday voted in favor of authorizing the use of Moderna’s experimental... The post FDA Advisors Recommend Emergency Authorization for Moderna’s Covid-19 Shot in Young Kids 6 Months to 5 Years of Age appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Last Refuge8 hours ago
Biden Announces Another $1 Billion in Cash to “Help Ukraine Families Purchase Essential Items”
The White House shares the contents of another phone call between Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today in a media release. According to the details of the call, a generous Joe Biden has directed another $1 billion in aid to the laundry operation in order to assist Ukraine “families to purchase essential items.” […] The post Biden Announces Another $1 Billion in Cash to “Help Ukraine Families Purchase Essential Items” appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
MJBizDaily8 hours ago
Kentucky governor forms medical marijuana advisory committee
Kentucky's governor appointed 17 people to serve as his advisers on establishing a medical marijuana policy for the state. Kentucky governor forms medical marijuana advisory committee is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Get Beyond the Gaslighting – Media Now Falsely Claim Biden Administration Underestimated Negative U.S. Economic Impact from Russian Sanctions
I am tired and weary of the bullshit from every side of the political continuum -particularly the professionally republican idiots- that continue to hide the reality of the situation. We are adults, let us talk honestly in the framework of reality; that will allow prudent preparation for the massive crisis we are about to experience. […] The post Get Beyond the Gaslighting – Media Now Falsely Claim Biden Administration Underestimated Negative U.S. Economic Impact from Russian Sanctions appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Refugees as Political Pawns
Thanks to the ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, Tuesday night's scheduled deportation of the first tranche of asylum seekers to Rwanda was thwarted. In response, Priti Patel vowed that Home Office lawyers would immediately start working to make sure the next flight isn't so delayed. Egg on the government's face, then. Or is it? The consensus amongst the professional commentariat and Twitterati is the delay suits Boris Johnson, Patel, and Number 10's little shop of horrors. It gives them another wedge issue where the Tories can portray themselves as the people's voice ... read more
AlienViews6 hours ago
Abused By Culture
. I once was "*Columbus*" when I was a kid. The third grade—a school play. I "sailed the blue" to "claim" our New Shores! I was "heroic." Verily, *I saved the day*! . ...All the kids were in cute costumes... to perpetuate the lying** ... Parent's "oooos" and "aaaaahs" just *filled *the room; ...we rather should be *crying*. . So it's repeated, the myth inculcated... *too, even at this time*. Classrooms still *proliferate*— teach egregious... *hateful* lies. . *"Well, you gotta teach ‘em something," * *...As to that, I must agree. * *"...And we have to keep it 'positive'..." * *.... read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Brazil will have record cereals, oilseeds, and pulses crop
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's cereal, oilseed, and legume production will reach 263 million tons this year, according to the latest IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) forecasts. That figure represents a record volume 3.8% higher than that obtained in 2021. Last year, the Brazilian grain harvest was 252.3 million tons, 0.8% below the […] The post Brazil will have record cereals, oilseeds, and pulses crop first appeared on The Rio Times. The post Brazil will have record cereals, oilseeds, and pulses crop appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Vox - All6 hours ago
What America owes to Dreamers, 10 years later
[image: Immigrant rights activist hold up signs and wear shirts that read “DACA is not enough” and “Home is here.”] Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images After a decade of DACA, what’s next for immigrant activists? It took exactly 22 minutes and five votes to shatter the dream of hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people living in the United States — including Greisa Martínez Rosas. She, along with dozens of other immigrant rights activists, were sitting in the US Senate’s visitor gallery back in December 2010. Below them, senators called out their votes on ending debate on the DR... read more
Vox - All6 hours ago
Why shipping container homes are overrated
They’re fun. They’re also way more difficult to build than they seem. Shipping container homes have been a trend for a while, from reality TV shows to housing policy discussions. You can even stay in one on Airbnb. But the truth is that these homes are a lot more difficult to build than you might think. It’s easy to think that housing solutions are purely technological, but many obstacles to housing aren’t in construction but in the policies surrounding homebuilding. Moreover, many of the supposed advantages of shipping containers turn out to be more complicated in reality. Vox’... read more
The Rio Times6 hours ago
Chile falls for second consecutive year in World Competitiveness Ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is no longer just the pandemic. Increased inflationary pressures and the Russian military operation in Ukraine add to the concerns faced by governments and companies, which seem to be taking their toll on the competitiveness of several countries. Chile is not left out of this group, and this year […] The post Chile falls for second consecutive year in World Competitiveness Ranking first appeared on The Rio Times. The post Chile falls for second consecutive year in World Competitiveness Ranking appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
Halifax Examiner7 hours ago
New Dal study finds Asian Canadians witnessed, experienced discrimination during COVID-19 pandemic
A new Dalhousie University study has found that while Asian Canadians felt unsafe during the pandemic because of COVID-19-related discrimination, they also felt connected to their communities. The qualitative interview study, titled ‘Lived experiences of Asian Canadians encountering discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic,’ was published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Open. Its […] read more
Lawfare7 hours ago
Evaluating the Jan. 6 Committee’s Evidence
Supporters of President Trump record him speaking at the Stop the Steal Rally on January 6, 2021. (Voice of America) The Jan. 6 select committee has now held the first two of its public hearings in which the committee seeks to lay out its findings about the insurrection and the president who fomented it. The presentations in both hearings have been powerful, the recorded interviews compelling, and the rhetoric damning and often electrifying. The theater reviews are in, and the show is getting raves. But what’s left after stripping away the set dressing and focusing only on the e... read more
“Scientists Say”
“Scientists say methane emissions, as well as other greenhouse gases, must be cut to limit the average rise of global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius — a threshold for avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. Much of that methane comes from … Continue reading → read more
Biden Says His Economy Works For Everybody
“We’re not going back to the false promises of trickle-down economics. We’re going forward to an economy that works for everyone.” 3:17 PM · Jun 14, 2022 “Joe Biden, you are crushing the American people” “Why Team Biden might be … Continue reading → read more
John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades
NORFOLK (AP) John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight June 15, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. “After 41 years 2 months and 15 days, FREEDOM AT LAST!!!,” he wrote on Twitter shortly after 12 p.m. The lifting of all ... read more
Overturning Elections
The people who spent four years trying to overturn the 2016 election and corrupting the 2018, 2020, 2022 elections – say it is crime to overturn elections. 12:46 PM · Jun 14, 2022 read more
CRASHA TOWNSEND
Crasha Townsend has been named assistant provost for diversity and inclusion at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University... read more
Erased from the Record - Queerness at Conservative Christian Schools
A queer student at a conservative Christian school had her moment of celebration edited from her commencement video because she... read more
Inspiring Tech Pipelines
The level of one’s internal investment in a stereotype that is projected on them from the outside can impact how much they adjust... read more
Loyola University New Orleans Receives $5 Million to Create Center for Catholic Studies
Loyola University New Orleans has received $5 million to create the Canizaro Center for Catholic Studies at Loyola. The gift comes... read more
Education Department Finds Salt Lake Community College in Violation of Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has found that Salt Lake Community College is at fault in a pregnancy... read more
VCCS Board Restarts Chancellor Search
Virginia's community college board is restarting its search for a new chancellor because Russell Kavalhuna, who was the Michigan... read more
Sardonicky5 hours ago
Then As Farce
The People's Party, which made its national debut to much progressive fanfare a couple of years ago, is now ginning up enthusiasm for the presidential candidacy of YouTube personality and standup comic Jimmy Dore. Why not? Ukraine elected a TV comedian as its own president, and Volodomyr Z. certainly has set establishment and media hearts a-thumping all across the A to Be duopoly back here in the States. Let's face it - after the electorate getting relentlessly regaled by matinee idol Barack Obama and tabloid charlatan Donald Trump, contemporary politicians almost have to be pre-e... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 15, 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Andersson *The Hill*: *NATO leader says ‘no way to say’ when Sweden, Finland will join * NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that there was “no way to say” when Sweden and Finland will officially join the military alliance, with Turkey maintaining its opposition to the move. “First, on the issue of when. As soon as possible. And that’s the reason why we’re working so hard,” Stoltenberg said during a press conference in Sweden about efforts to proceed with Sweden and Finland joining the mili... read more
Pension Pulse7 hours ago
CPP Investments and OMERS Expand IndInfravit’s Roads Portfolio
The Canadian Press reports Brookfield Asset Management Inc. selling five India-based road project: Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is selling *five road projects in India valued at US$1.2 *billion to an infrastructure investment trust partially owned by two Canadian pension funds. The portfolio comprises three toll roads and two annuity roads spread across 2,400 lane kilometres. *The transaction will allow IndInfravit to expand its presence in three additional areas of India.* *IndInfravit shareholders include the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, OMERS Infrastructure and ... read more
Your Official Almost Semi-World Famous Irredeemable Mid-Week Open Thread
Your Beloved Editrix Reluctantly Turns Things Over To You, The Readers You Got Something to Say, Then Say it! And As Always, Keep All Weapons In Plain Sight. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
DOWN DOWN WTO! – Nuestro grito ante la crisis generada por la OMC
15-Jun-2022 Durante la manifestación, los campesinos denunciaron las políticas que la OMC ha impulsado en varios países, que ha empobrecido y desplazado a las familias rurales a través de innumerables tratados de libre comercio. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Costa Rica negocia TLC con Ecuador
15-Jun-2022 El Gobierno de Costa Rica valora la posibilidad de negociar un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con Ecuador. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Corea, listo para negociar un TLC con México
15-Jun-2022 La relación entre Corea y México cumplen 60 años, por ello, y por el intenso comercio que sostienen, en marzo pasado hubo la declaración de intención de negociar un TLC. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Las grandes petroleras están demandando a los países para bloquear acciones climáticas
15-Jun-2022 Las grandes petroleras están usando una herramienta legal poco conocida para el público en general, argumentando que las acciones contra el cambio climático afectan sus ganancias. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
EEUU analiza excluir a Nicaragua de CAFTA por intercambio con tropas rusas
15-Jun-2022 El gobierno de Joe Bide analiza la posibilidad de poner en marcha “medidas contundentes” contra Managua por la invitación de ejércitos externos, especialmente “uno que ha invadido a otro país”, dice funcionario de EEUU. read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Cumbre de las Américas: nunca más un ALCA
15-Jun-2022 Apenas hace 17 años América se rebeló en la cumbre del Mar del Plata contra Estados Unidos. Dijimos no al Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), por ser un proyecto de dominio hegemónico y geoestratégico del gobierno de George Bush hacia el hemisferio, basado en el –devastador para la población trabajadora de Norteamérica– TLCAN. read more
IER7 hours ago
The Plugged In Podcast #87: Jason Crawford on Progress
Jason Crawford, the author of the blog The Roots of Progress, joins the show to discuss the conditions that have… The post The Plugged In Podcast #87: Jason Crawford on Progress appeared first on IER. read more
The Duran8 hours ago
Russia Again Breaks through in Donbass, Biden Criticises Oil Companies, Germany Complains Russia Reducing Gas Flows
Russia Again Breaks through in Donbass, Biden Criticises Oil Companies, Germany Complains Russia Reducing Gas Flows News Topic 525 read more
New member added to carbon material family, a two-dimensional monolayer polymeric fullerene
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-member-added-carbon-material-family.html read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Fastest-growing black hole with mass of 3 billion suns discovered in Universe, say astronomers.
https://www.wionews.com/science/fastest-growing-black-hole-with-mass-of-3-billion-suns-discovered-in-universe-say-astronomers-488267 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Most Male Suicides in Us Show No Link to Mental Health Issues.
https://neurosciencenews.com/male-suicide-mental-health-20834/ read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
All about inflammation.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/all-about-inflammation?utm_content=buffer69a36&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=hhp read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia.
https://news.mit.edu/2022/sensor-viral-bacterial-pneumonia-0613 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Plants can break biochemistry rules and make ‘secret decisions’ about our future: Study.
https://www.wionews.com/science/plants-can-break-biochemistry-rules-by-making-secret-decisions-about-our-future-study-488289 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE13 hours ago
Meta, Google, and Twitter are set to face huge fines if they don’t tackle deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms.
https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/meta-google-and-twitter-are-set-to-face-huge-fines-if-they-dont-tackle-deepfakes-and-fake-accounts-on-their-platforms/articleshow/92203614.cms read more
bilaterals.org7 hours ago
Ecuador debe pagar 10,7M$ a Gente Oil por contrato de petróleo en Amazonas
15-Jun-2022 Un tribunal de arbitraje de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje (CPA) ha condenado a Ecuador al pago de daños patrimoniales y morales a Gente Oil, más intereses y parte de las costas del procedimiento y de los letrados, por violar el contrato para la explotación del bloque petrolífero Singue, situado en la región amazónica ecuatoriana. read more
balance107 hours ago
Gospel of the violet flame of transmutation! -Morya, Pearl 24:56
You must stand as the first rings 1) These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. Because they are redeemed by the attainment of the Son of God who is able to stand in the presence of the great white throne and still stand, they too are without fault before the throne of God. They are the chelas of the Word who is become the mouth of the Lord in the earth. Thus it is written: And in their mouth was found no guile. -Sanat Kumara, Pearl 22:25 ……………….. 2) They who sing it are they who ... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Senior Kyiv Official Says Ukraine Is Suffering Up To 1,000 Casualties Per Day In Donbas
A woman reacts next to a grave of Evgeny Khrapko, a combat medic and instructor of tactical medicine who was killed in a mission after his farewell ceremony in Kharkiv, Ukraine. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado *Axios:* *Ukraine suffering up to 1,000 casualties per day in Donbas, official says* Up to 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being killed or wounded each day in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with 200 to 500 killed on average and many more wounded, a top Ukrainian official said on Wednesday. *The big picture:* President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 1 that 60 to 100 Ukrainia... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Dolly Parton Gives $1M to Infectious Disease Research, Again
Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
US Gives Another $1 Billion In Military Aid To Ukraine
*Daily Mail:* *Biden gives ANOTHER $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine - bringing total to $5.5 billion: President sends package of howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems after call with Zelensky and as Putin ups his aggression in Luhansk* * Joe Biden spoke to Ukraine's Volodomyr Zelensky for 41 minutes on Wednesday * He told him he was sending another billion dollars in military assistance * It is believed to include anti-ship missile systems, rockets and artillery shells * It brings the US military aid total to more than $5.5 billion since Russia invaded ... read more
Halifax Examiner8 hours ago
Health minister says high volumes of visits at IWK emergency department ‘not unexpected’
Health Minister Michelle Thompson said the Department of Health and Wellness is working to help the IWK with the ongoing high volumes of children going to the emergency department. As Yvette d’Entremont reported earlier Wednesday, the IWK emergency department is seeing high volumes of visits this spring. In an interview, Dr. Katrina Hurley, chief of […] read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Fauci Tests Positive for Virus, Has Mild COVID-19 Symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Are the Obamas Installing a 2,500-Gallon Propane Tank on Martha’s Vineyard?
We received inquiries from readers to find the truth behind the rumor that the Obamas requested a large propane tank for their Martha's Vineyard property. read more
It's 94 at the lake
And the air conditioning died. We've contacted the new owners and they've decide to replace rather than repair. That's what the new environmental laws do--force people to buy new rather than repair. It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow, and we haven't had the really hot days that Columbus has experienced. The AC was new when we bought our cottage in 1988, and we replaced it in 2002. So I hear 20 years is a good record for AC units. Tonight we go to the picnic in the park--last week was too rainy and cold! Tonight we'll be slapping our ankles as the bugs in the grass bite! read more
Need To Know8 hours ago
New Mexico: Otero County Declines to Certify Primary Results, Cites Voter Fraud Concerns
The Otero County Commission rejected the 2022 Primary election canvass examination of votes as the Commission questions the accuracy of the Dominion Voting Machines following an audit investigation of the 2020 election that produced evidence of apparent fraud, according to the Pinon Post. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
US Report: Nearly 400 Crashes of Automated Tech Vehicles
Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators. read more
Their “forward” is really “backward
Excerpts from “The Great Reset: Turning Back the Clock on Civilization,” by Birsen Filip Like their predecessors across history, the social engineers of the WEF... The post Their “forward” is really “backward appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Need To Know8 hours ago
Ashli Babbitt’s Shooter, Lt. Michael Byrd, Failed to File a Police Report
"These records show that Lt. Byrd was given special treatment by the Biden DOJ and that there was a miscarriage of justice in the half-baked shooting death investigation of Ashli Babbitt,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. He added, “Lt. Byrd, who works for Congress, shot an unarmed woman for no good reason." read more
The America You Don’t Yet Know
Our culture today is based on a bestial concept of human beings. The movies focus on plots of violent revenge against those who have wronged the putative heroes. The relations of nations are portrayed as an unending battle of allegedly superior societies warring against the alleged evil will of others, who, it is claimed, maniacally wish to dominate and rule the world. Even music is used to glorify society’s “victims” and their claims to righteous rage against their oppressors. read more
The Word From the Trenches – June 15, 2022
Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – June 15, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Biden Admininstration Is Mandating Condensing Furnaces - That's Bad For People And The Environment
The Biden administration has issued a decree that any furnace sold after 2029 must be a "condensing" furnace, and his environmental group allies are thrilled they have locked in another win. It may not be a win for the public. read more read more
Joe Biden Threatens to Use Emergency War Powers in Letter to Oil Companies
Breitbart – by Charlie Spiering President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he would consider using his emergency war powers to increase gas production in a letter... The post Joe Biden Threatens to Use Emergency War Powers in Letter to Oil Companies appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Need To Know9 hours ago
What Is SADS? Healthy Young People Dying from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
Heart attack refers to a blockage of the heart vessel, whereas cardiac arrest means the heart has stopped. Critics propose that SADS, which used to be a rare diagnosis, is being used to cover up and normalize deaths in young people who have received COVID 'vaccine' injections. read more
Need To Know10 hours ago
Microscopy Photos of Blood Clots from Those who “Suddenly Died”
Unlike normal clots which are gelatinous, these clots contain large, complex structures that include tough and fibrous material, crystalline-like formations, a microchip-like structure, and a wire-like structure. It is unknown how many of the specimens were taken from people who received COVID vaccines. read more
The Poet: Edward Hirsch, "I Was Never Able To Pray"
*"I Was Never Able To Pray"* "Wheel me down to the shore where the lighthouse was abandoned and the moon tolls in the rafters. Let me hear the wind paging through the trees and see the stars flaring out, one by one, like the forgotten faces of the dead. I was never able to pray, but let me inscribe my name in the book of waves and then stare into the dome of a sky that never ends and see my voice sail into the night." - Edward Hirsch read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
President Biden Threatens Oil Companies With Emergency Powers To Boost Production
*FOX News:* *Biden threatens oil companies with 'emergency powers' if they don't boost supply amid inflation spike* *Biden says oil companies are earning 'historically high' profits* President Biden may resort to using emergency powers if American oil companies don't increase output at their refineries, the president told oil CEOs in a series of letters Wednesday. Biden's statement blames oil companies for running "historically high profit margins" even as Americans experience surging gas prices. Biden has recently faced criticism for a lack of executive action aimed at c... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the below gorgeously detailed image was recently taken in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in honor of the 23rd anniversary of Hubble's launch. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is cataloged as Barnard 33... read more
Chet Raymo, “Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright…”
*“Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright…”* by Chet Raymo “Divinity is not playful. The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest. By a power that is unfathomably secret, and holy, and fleet.” You may recall these words from Annie Dillard’s “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.” There is nothing intrinsically cheerful about the world, she says. To live is to die; it’s all part of the bargain. Stars destroy themselves to make the atoms of our bodies. Every creature lives to eat and be eaten. And into this incomprehensible, unfathomable, apparently stochastic melee stumbles… You ... read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
High Tide’s cannabis sales soar; Fire & Flower clipped by competition
Two of Canada’s biggest cannabis retailers, Edmonton, Alberta-based High Tide and Toronto's Fire & Flower, reported small losses in their latest respective quarters. High Tide’s cannabis sales soar; Fire & Flower clipped by competition is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Justices Dismiss Trump-Era Immigration Case, in a Biden Win
The Supreme Court said it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices dismissed the case. read more
"All We Really Need..."
"Causes do matter. And the world is changed by people who care deeply about causes, about things that matter. We don't have to be particularly smart or talented. We don't need a lot of money or education. All we really need is to be passionate about something important; something bigger than ourselves. And it's that commitment to a worthwhile cause that changes the world." - Steve Goodier "Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go." - Lauren Oliver read more
the daily howler9 hours ago
Katyal assesses Trump's alleged crimes!
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022* *When our tribe's only tool is a hammer: *In the course of his crackpot attempts to challenge the outcome of the 2020 election, did former president Donald J. Trump commit any serious crimes? If he did, should he be indicted for those crimes? Yesterday, Neal Katyal examined that question in this guest essay for the New York Times. At age 52, Katyal has had a very distinguished and very impressive legal career. That said, we offer our standard warning: Almost surely, you can't solve a *political* problem through use of the criminal law. And from the libe... read more
Vox - All9 hours ago
Stopping inflation is going to hurt
[image: Jay Powell at the podium surrounded by reporters raising their hands.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference in Washington, DC, on May 24. | Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images The economy will feel worse before it feels better. If you are a person living in the United States right now, you are probably at least medium worried about the economy. From inflation to the stock market, a lot about money feels pretty lousy. The good news: The Federal Reserve is taking action to try to bring down inflation and get the economy back to whatever normal is. The ba... read more
America’s Petroleum Refining Capacity in the News – What is Going On?
By James C. Sherlock This is a note about perhaps the highest profile national inflation issue, the prices of gasoline and diesel. The President is demanding more supply from U.S. refineries. Headlines like this one blare at us today. Biden … Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
Fed Attacks Inflation with Its Largest Rate Hike Since 1994
The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in nearly three decades. read more
Econlib10 hours ago
Border Militarization and Austrian Capital Theory
I recently appeared on a couple of different podcasts to discuss U.S. Border Militarization and Foreign Policy: A Symbiotic Relationship, a paper that Chris Coyne and I recently published in the Economics of Peace and Security Journal. Caleb Brown interviewed me about the paper on the Cato Daily Podcast. This was a short nine-minute discussion […] The post Border Militarization and Austrian Capital Theory appeared first on Econlib. read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Workers unionize at Green Thumb marijuana store in Illinois
Employees at a Green Thumb Industries’ Rise marijuana store in Joliet, Illinois, voted to join Teamsters Local 777. Workers unionize at Green Thumb marijuana store in Illinois is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
It’s Not Illegal When The FBI Does It
Ted Cruz asked the FBI if any of them were involved in the riot on January 6. It's a simple "yes" or "no" question. Guess what their response was. pic.twitter.com/Jo4x1s0E3O — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 15, 2022 read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Cannabis producer Hexo loses CA$146 million in quarter, sees executive exodus
Hexo Corp. reported a net loss of 146 million Canadian dollars ($112 million) for its February-April quarter, bringing the Canadian cannabis producer's loss for the first nine months of its 2022 financial year to CA$953.8 million. Cannabis producer Hexo loses CA$146 million in quarter, sees executive exodus is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com11 hours ago
Serena Williams Gets Wild-Card Entry for Wimbledon Singles
Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon, after all. read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
Canada Is In The Best of Hands
The government made the outrageous decision to invoke the Emergencies Act (for the first time ever) due to a CBC story which has since been retracted for being false. Now they want to pretend that that never happened. pic.twitter.com/6LRczqwf50 — Harrison Faulkner (@Harry__Faulkner) June 15, 2022 read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Biden and the ESG folks mandating supply reductions as demand for oil increases
Life Without Oil is NOT AS SIMPLE AS YOU MAY THINK as renewable energy is only intermittent electricity from breezes and sunshine as NEITHER wind turbines nor solar panels can manufacture anything for society. The demand for fuels to move the heavy-weight and long-range needs of more than 50,000 jets for the military, commercial, private [...] The post Biden and the ESG folks mandating supply reductions as demand for oil increases appeared first on CFACT. read more
Hochul instructs Lieber to market all MTA rail yards for development
Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing Janno Lieber, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to market the agency’s vast real estate holdings for large-scale real estate development. The MTA owns expansive rail yards inside every borough of New York City, The post Hochul instructs Lieber to market all MTA rail yards for development first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle. read more
This is the video
...that everyone's talking about today, the one released by the J6 Select Committee. The first security footage shot on January 5th that we've seen includes that of Barry Loudermilk leading a recon tour to the January 6th rioters. The Capitol police swear to this day they saw nothing suspicious on January 5th, even though tours were banned on March 2020. They're seen photographing Democratic leadership's office doors, security checkpoints, etc. The next day, that same Capitol police was caught, well, flat-footed. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ9 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 15 PM Nuri al-Said made cover of Time magazine Was Prime Minister of Iraq 9 times
1920 War Min Churchill wrote UK Cabinet that he was ready to give up Mosul province to save costs (Musings On Iraq How The Ottoman Province Of Mosul Became Part Of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930*) 1947 Mustafa Barzani revolt against govt put down and... read more
Energy Doublespeak
Democrats are simultaneously attacking oil companies for producing oil, and not producing enough oil. “I guarantee you, we are going to end fossil fuels” – Joe Biden 2020 “During a speech at the Port of Los Angeles on Friday, Biden … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Wall Street Halt Russian Debt Trading After US Treasury Tightens Ban
*Bloomberg:* *JPMorgan, Goldman Halt Russian Debt Trading After US Tightens Ban* (Bloomberg) -- Two giant Wall Street banks are withdrawing from handling trades of Russian debt after the Biden administration’s surprise announcement last week it’s banning US investors from scooping up such assets. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were still matching sellers who wanted out of the debts with interested buyers this month, according to market professionals. Now, JPMorgan is pulling back after the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said investors in the U... read more
Food & Water Watch10 hours ago
EPA Action on PFAS Contamination is Modest First Step
More Must Be Done to Protect Drinking Water The post EPA Action on PFAS Contamination is Modest First Step appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Organizing Notes10 hours ago
More bio-labs info
Western media said that the bio-labs in Ukraine did not exist at all, or if they did, were not funded by the US. And if they did exist and did hold germs, they would be liberal democratic germs kept for positive purposes only. Now what? The Pentagon has admitted the bio-labs did exist and were funded by the US. What does this tell us about the hugely dominant western media and its so-called “fact checking” operations? read more
CURMUDGUCATION10 hours ago
FL: Looking For Staff In South America
Another small bulletin from the Department of Effects of the Teacher Exodus. Osceola County is in central Florida, home to roughly 389,000 people, over half of whom are Hispanic. It's the twelfth most Hispanic-majority county in the country, one of three such counties in the state. Their school system has faced the usual issues in recent years, from battles over masking to school board members in prolonged political clashes to hiring an ex-legislator to lobby for the district after that representative resigned his seat over a prostitution scandal. Okay, maybe that last one is a l... read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Retail Sales Turn Negative in May Reflecting Continued Contraction Within Economy
The U.S. economy is 70% driven by consumer spending. When consumers stop spending the economy shrinks, it is that simple. The U.S. Dept of Commerce has released the May retail sales [pdf DATA HERE], showing a 0.3% drop in retail sales for the month. If you are interested in details, look at Table-2. The critical […] The post Retail Sales Turn Negative in May Reflecting Continued Contraction Within Economy appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Heat Stress Kills Estimated 10,000 Head of Kansas Feedlot Cattle
Progressive Farmer – by Victoria G. Myers The current heat wave blazing through Kansas feedlots has killed an estimated 10,000 head of fat cattle. Final... The post Heat Stress Kills Estimated 10,000 Head of Kansas Feedlot Cattle appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The New Dark Age10 hours ago
A Warm Welcome to War Criminals?
The Kiev regime has been attacking the civilians of the Donbass Republics since 2014, yet the last few weeks have seen a huge uptick in attacks at the same time as certain western nations wish to accelerate the Ukraine’s accession to the EU. This article will examine how a nation led by savages is being eased into the Western European fold. read more
Two police officers in California killed in ambush, authorities say
Yahoo News (Reuters) – Two police officers in southern California were shot and killed while responding to a possible stabbing at a local motel where... The post Two police officers in California killed in ambush, authorities say appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Pentagon Says Ukraine Will Survive and the US Will Arm It for Years to Come
Anti-War – by Dave DeCamp On Monday, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said Pentagon leaders believe the state of Ukraine will survive Russia’s invasion and... The post Pentagon Says Ukraine Will Survive and the US Will Arm It for Years to Come appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden To Announce Nearly $1BN More In Arms For Ukraine, Including Anti-Ship Missiles
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden At a moment Ukrainian forces are on the brink of total defeat in Luhansk province in the country’s east,... The post Biden To Announce Nearly $1BN More In Arms For Ukraine, Including Anti-Ship Missiles appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Kansas Seized $21 Million From People Over the Past Two Years. Most Were Never Convicted of a Crime
Reason – by CJ Cairamella Law enforcement in Kansas raked in $21 million through civil asset forfeiture over the past two years, according to a report... The post Kansas Seized $21 Million From People Over the Past Two Years. Most Were Never Convicted of a Crime appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Republican Donors Tell GOP Leaders to Back Open Borders And Mass Amnesty to ‘Ease Inflation’
Information Liberation – by Chris Menahan Open borders and mass amnesty will “ease inflation” — just look at how cheap everything is in California! From Politico,... The post Republican Donors Tell GOP Leaders to Back Open Borders And Mass Amnesty to ‘Ease Inflation’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
White House Spokeswoman Confirms Biden Plans to Run for Second Term
Sputnik MOSCOW (Sputnik) – White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that US President Joe Biden will seek reelection in 2024, denying claims that his age... The post White House Spokeswoman Confirms Biden Plans to Run for Second Term appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
John Kerry as Gas Prices Skyrocket: “We Absolutely Don’t” Need to Drill For More Oil
Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila Joe Biden’s Climate Envoy John Kerry hosted a discussion with the USC Center for Public Diplomacy over the weekend. John Kerry... The post John Kerry as Gas Prices Skyrocket: “We Absolutely Don’t” Need to Drill For More Oil appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Gina McCarthy says social media companies should censor content
Top Biden advisor Gina McCarthy says social media companies should censor content that is critical of their green energy "transition" pic.twitter.com/qfh1Cxe7NG — RNC Research (@RNCResearch)... The post Gina McCarthy says social media companies should censor content appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
U.S. to sell up to 45 million bbls oil from reserve as part of historic release
Yahoo News WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday said it was selling up to 45 million barrels of oil from the... The post U.S. to sell up to 45 million bbls oil from reserve as part of historic release appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Animal shelter to NRA and gun restriction foes: No pets for you
NBC If you want to adopt a dog or cat from this Southern California animal shelter, you have to be 25, prove you can provide... The post Animal shelter to NRA and gun restriction foes: No pets for you appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
4 big questions about Covid-19 vaccines for babies and toddlers
Carolyn Kaster/AP Covid-19 vaccines for little kids are critical even though they face lower risks. Independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of granting emergency approval to the first Covid-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers, from Moderna and from Pfizer/BioNTech. The vote opens the door to immunizing roughly 18 million children, closing one of the largest remaining immunization gaps in the population. The FDA will likely accept the recommendation Thursday and the first doses may roll out next week. “People are working o... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Top Pentagon Official Says US Will Arm Ukraine For Years To Come
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks and Defense One Technology Editor Patrick Tucker speak at the virtual Defense One Tech Summit at the Pentagon, June 13, 2022. DOD / U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee *Defense One:* *Ukraine Will Survive and the US is Preparing to Arm it for Years, Says Pentagon’s Hicks* *Deputy Defense Secretary Hicks discusses Russia, China, and inflation’s effects on the Pentagon’s buying power at the 7th Annual Defense One Tech Summit. * U.S. defense leaders believe Ukraine will survive Russia’s invasion and are already planning on ... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Creator of ‘Preguntados’ is one of the youngest, wealthiest entrepreneurs in Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - He does not talk about money. Neither how much is his personal wealth, nor how much his company's turnover is, much less what is the market cap, or market value, of this company, which no longer is a startup. However, according to Forbes magazine, Máximo Cavazzani, 36 years old and […] The post Creator of ‘Preguntados’ is one of the youngest, wealthiest entrepreneurs in Argentina first appeared on The Rio Times. The post Creator of ‘Preguntados’ is one of the youngest, wealthiest entrepreneurs in Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times. read more
UN’s Bachelet concerned over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption
The UN’s top rights official expressed her concern on Wednesday at reports that Ukrainian children have been “forcibly deported” from the country’s embattled eastern regions, and taken to Russia for adoption. Read the full story, “UN’s Bachelet concerned over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption”, on globalissues.org → read more
CURMUDGUCATION10 hours ago
Is There A School-Scripting Miracle In Kenya?
Short answer: no. Now for the longer answer. All of a sudden, the interwebz are buzzing, or at least humming mildly, with news of a highly-standardized education-flavored business that has been found accomplishing awesome things in Kenya, and, hey, maybe there's a lesson for schools everywhere in what they've accomplished. (You can find some of the gushing here and here.) The company is being unironically touted as a McDonald's. Yay? This new enthusiasm is prompted by a working paper by some reputable economists (Guthrie Gray-Lobe, Anthony Keats, Noble winner Michael Kremer, Isa... read more
Reading the signs of the times
Some readers wonder why I place so much faith in Michael Yon's analysis of current events. The reason is simple. As most of you know, I worked for years in the Third World, and learned the hard way how things really are there - the deprivation and poverty, the corruption, the violence, the hopelessness. It's not always like that, but people in that environment are living very close to the edge. One bad harvest, one sudden military coup by a strongman who gets impatient at not getting all the kickbacks and *baksheesh* he thinks he deserves, one sudden natural disaster, and he... read more
The Duran11 hours ago
‘He who fights to negotiate, loses.’ Time is running out for Zelensky
‘He who fights to negotiate, loses.’ Time is running out for Zelensky The Duran: Episode 1307 read more
Need To Know11 hours ago
Cryptocurrencies Crash and Bitcoin Has Lost 70% of Its Value Since November
Bitcoin has dipped below $21,000 and its price is down nearly 70% from its all-time high of $69,000 last November. The immediate trigger for the crypto crash appears to be a massive sell-off by investors panicked by inflation of food, gas and energy prices as a recession looms. read more
ClimateRealism12 hours ago
Sorry, UK Met Office, Data Show Current English Temperatures Not Unusual
Guest Post by Paul Homewood Editor’s Note: Recently the National Climate Information Centre Met Office posted about temperature readings that it called unusually high for May recorded at Heathrow Airport. Leaving aside the fact that a busy airport may not be a suitable location to accurately measure temperatures for the official record, climate blogger Paul Homewood […] The post Sorry, UK Met Office, Data Show Current English Temperatures Not Unusual appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
21st Century Wire12 hours ago
UKC News: Zelensky’s Desperation, Monkeypox Mythology
*UKC News* | Co-host Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with guest Vanessa Beeley for the end of week news round-up. read more
FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
CNBC Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17 received the endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration’s committee of independent immunization experts... The post FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink rubs hands together as he blames inflation on nationalism, lower immigration
Dark Mode Jun 14, 2022 • Can’t make this stuff up The post Blackrock CEO Larry Fink rubs hands together as he blames inflation on nationalism, lower immigration appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Trend Toward A Multipolar World Is Defined By Class Struggle
In the post-Soviet era, it has become fashionable to strip all geopolitical developments of their class roots. Wars have been explained away by bourgeois propaganda: the War on Terror, Great Power Competition, and matters of “national security.” The Ukraine crisis is a case in point. Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has been labeled a war without a cause by Western detractors. But underneath the cacophony of capitalist ideology and propaganda is a class struggle occurring on the global stage for multipolarity where the Russia-Ukraine conflict is but one flashpoint. Vladimir... read more
Biden’s Summit Of No-Shows
I tip my cap, as we all should, to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico. And to Presidents Luis Arce of Bolivia, Xiaomara Castro of Honduras, Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala and Nayib Bukele of El Savador. They all pointedly declined to join President Joe Biden at his Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles last week, joining to protest Biden’s refusal to invite Miguel Díaz–Canel, Nicolás Maduro and Daniel Ortega, the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua respectively. Add it up. Eight of the region’s 33 nations were absent when Biden convened the summit “to demon... read more

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