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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

20 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

 10 pm MDT

The Rio Times13 hours ago
Maranhão is the State of Brazil with the largest number of municipalities facing the sea
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Maranhão is the State of Brazil that has the largest number of municipalities facing the sea. According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released on July 14, of the 279 municipalities that are in this privileged geographical position, 33 cities are in Maranhão. The 33 […] read more
J. William Nicholas
J. William Nicholas has been appointed the new director of bands at Tuskegee University in Alabama. read more
Catastrophic Covid Experience in New Zealand. The Derogation of Human Rights and “The Basic Principles of Medicine”. The Protest Movement.
Catastrophic Covid Experience in New Zealand. The Derogation of Human Rights and “The Basic Principles of Medicine”. The Protest Movement. We, as inherently free and autonomous individuals, are blessed with the responsibility of choice. by Dr. Emanuel Garcia, Global Research July 18, 2022 If there is a silver lining to the catastrophic Covid experience The post Catastrophic Covid Experience in New Zealand. The Derogation of Human Rights and “The Basic Principles of Medicine”. The Protest Movement. appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Chile has Latin America’s most powerful passport in 2022
Japan, Singapore, and South Korea have the world's most powerful passports as the planet continues to recover from the covid-19 pandemic, reversing pre-pandemic rankings dominated by European nations. A Japanese passport offers easy entry (visa-free or visa on arrival) to 193 countries, one more than those of Singapore and South Korea, according to the latest […] read more
Covert Geopolitics13 hours ago
Putin Tells U.S. to Stop ‘Looting’ Syria
The Russian leader also urged Washington to end its illegal occupation in the Middle Eastern state. The US must stop “stealing” oil from the Syrian people, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Tuesday, after meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts in Tehran. The three guarantors of the Astana Process also agreed that the US should leave … Continue reading Putin Tells U.S. to Stop ‘Looting’ Syria → read more
Food & Water Watch14 hours ago
Why Food & Water Watch Works: Victory for GasFreeNYC
In 2021, Food & Water Watch celebrated a huge win with the GasFreeNYC Coalition. NYC’s ban on gas hookups in new construction is a prime example of how and why our tactics work. The post Why Food & Water Watch Works: Victory for GasFreeNYC appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Lawfare14 hours ago
Dissecting the Justice Department’s Prosecutorial Decisions on Navarro, Meadows, and Scavino
Department of Justice building (Wally Gobetz, https://flic.kr/p/9pLGg5; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) On June 3, the Department of Justice revealed an indictment charging former Trump adviser Peter Navarro with contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. That announcement mirrored the department’s November 2021 decision to bring the same charges against Steve Bannon, whose trial began recently. But later that same day, the department informed the comm... read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 19-20 July 2022
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 • 21:00– The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 19-20 July 2022 read more
Vox - All12 hours ago
Same-sex marriage could get historic protections — if the Senate votes on it
A person waves a rainbow flag during celebrations for Pride month on June 25, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty Images After passing the House, the Respect for Marriage Act now faces an uncertain future. The House easily passed the Respect for Marriage Act — a bill establishing federal protections for same-sex marriage — on Tuesday, with 47 Republicans voting in favor of the bill, a bipartisan accomplishment that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. The vote passed so smoothly and quickly that it seemed to catch senators, including ones i... read more
"The Acceptance Of Near-indigency..."
"Hobbes had argued the need for a despot because men were *like* beasts; Townsend insisted that they (people) were* actually *beasts and that, precisely for that reason, only a minimum of government was required. From this novel point of view, a free society could be regarded as consisting of two races: property owners and laborers. The number of the latter (working class) was limited by the amount of food; and as long as property was safe, hunger would drive them to work. No magistrates were necessary, for hunger was a better disciplinarian than the magistrate. To the politician a... read more
Need To Know12 hours ago
Beijing Residents Lash Out Against COVID Surveillance Wristbands
The Wristband was issued to returning domestic travelers. The device is connected to a phone, checks body temperature every five minutes and has access to phone location, camera, and microphone. Some of the wristbands were reportedly withdrawn after backlash surfaced on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. read more
Another WEF Success Story
Four years ago, World Economic Forum member Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his plan to make Sri Lanka rich by 2025. How we will make Sri Lanka rich by 2025 | World Economic Forum The Sri Lanka economy has since collapsed. Why … Continue reading → read more
"People Have No Money - Inflation Destroys Travel"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 7/20/22: *"People Have No Money - Inflation Destroys Travel"* "People should be traveling this summer and they are not. Airlines are off and people are not driving anywhere campgrounds are off as much as 60% and hotels are down as much as 30%. This is because of two things gas prices are exorbitant and people have no money." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
BWorld 551, Lucky Me, bureaucracy rightsizing, electricity prices, and MPIC
* My column in BusinessWorld last July 18. ------------- There were five events last week that I want to comment on. *LUCKY ME! AND FOOD SECURITY* Scrolling through corporate news of *BusinessWorld*, these two reports caught my attention: “Monde Nissin ends flat after Lucky Me! noodle brand recall” (July 11), and “Monde Nissin says ethylene oxide not added in noodles” (July 8). Lucky Me! is a famous brand and my family occasionally consumes their pancit canton and other instant noodles, so I read further and found these facts. One, ethylene oxide (EtO) is a gas used to treat an... read more
Snopes.com12 hours ago
Secret Service Jan. 6 Texts Erased Despite Congress’ Request
Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
BLM Slammed for Protesting Cops for Shooting Armed Man who Opened Fire on Neighbor
Minneapolis police snipers fatally shot Sundberg from a rooftop following a six-hour standoff. Black Lives Matter protesters converged at Sunberg's home, but faced backlash from Arabella Yarbrough, the neighbor whom Sunberg had reportedly been trying to shoot when police were called. read more
NYU School Of Law Warns Digital ID “Paving A Digital Road To Hell”
[image: digital]New York University’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice has issued a chilling warning about the potential dangers to human rights posed by the push for digital identity. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
The Criminal Focus of Secret US Biolabs Now Becomes Apparent
This special operation has helped to publicize many secret programs for the development of biological weapons by the United States and its NATO allies in Ukraine. Documentary evidence was obtained of the research on dangerous pathogens, including the Ebola virus, the causative agent of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, as well as many others (for by no means peaceful and humane purposes) by American, British, and German military biologists in Kiev and Odessa. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
Indiana: Hero Bystander Kills Shooter who Opened Fire in a Mall
The gunman, who had 100 rounds of ammo, would have killed many more people if hero Dicken had not stopped him. Indiana's new law allows people over 18 to carry a gun in public without a permit. The Greenwood Park Mall had a policy of prohibiting firearms, making it a "gun free" zone and a soft target. read more
Need To Know13 hours ago
DOJ Drops Charges Against ‘Colbert 9’ for Entering US Capitol to Harass Republicans
US Attorney Matthew Graves, who is responsible for dropping the charges against Colbert's crew, is also the prosecutor investigating January 6. Leftists and Democrats are favored in the US justice system and the law is being used as a political weapon. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
The Future of Food? Genetic Engineering, Value Capture and Dependency
GM crops are required to feed the world is a well-worn industry slogan trotted out at every available opportunity. Just like the claim of GM crops being a tremendous success, this too is based on a myth. read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
Assessment by the Polish intelligence services of the situation in Ukraine
The Intelligence Agency (AW) of the Republic of Poland has prepared a report analyzing the current situation in Ukraine. According to the document, a catastrophic situation has developed in the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Tony Blair’s Response to a Multi-Polar World Should Surprise Nobody
Western leaders would sooner drag down the entire planet than surrender their fever dream of a one-world political system. The British butcher of Iraq, speaking on the demise of a Western-led one world order, is advocating for yet more stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction to even the score. read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Lavrov – Extended Range Weapons In Ukraine Will Lead To More Loss Of Its Land
Today the foreign minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, announced the extension of the land in Ukraine that Russia intends to capture. It will depend on the maximum weapon range of the systems the Ukraine will have under its control. read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE14 hours ago
The Need to Catalog Variations In The Human Genome
https://www.noemamag.com/why-its-time-to-uncover-the-surprises-hiding-in-our-dna/?utm_source=noemafacebook&utm_medium=noemasocial&fbclid=IwAR1qq43O0F23VZ30WRG2qFW4IewowrAtjhrelAbJB0d1ytE6UsML4Vcfs_8 read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE14 hours ago
We could be living in a black hole and life just keeps getting more confusing
https://teslaxnews.com/universe/we-could-be-living-in-a-black-hole-and-life-just-keeps-getting-more-confusing/ read more
"Saudi Arabia and Russia Taking Biden for a Ride​"
*Full screen recommended.* Firstpost, 7/20/22: *"Saudi Arabia and Russia Are Taking Biden for a Ride​"* "Saudi Arabia is the second-largest oil producer in the world. Russia comes third on that chart. Ever since the war in Ukraine started, Saudi Arabia has been buying mind-boggling amounts of oil from Russia. Why is Riyadh doing so, and what game are President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman playing together? Let’s find out." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ And why should you care about this? *You're* paying for it, Good Citizen, that's why... Today’s... read more
Macroecon 19, UK and Canada inflation rates, Biden admin's 'expensive gas is beneficial'
Today, UK and Canada released their June 2022 inflation rates. UK's 9.4% is another 40-years high, highest since 1982. Source: https://www.reuters.com/markets/uk-inflation-hits-9-highest-since-modern-records-started-2022-05-18/ https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/20/uk-inflation-hits-new-40-year-high-of-9point4percent-as-cost-of-living-crisis-deepens.html Canada has 8.1%, 39-years high, highest since 1983. BoJo (Boris Johnson) was forced to resign as UK PM last July 7 on his many personal scandals plus uncontrolled inflation because he wanted so much to "save the planet." Canada high i... read more
"Whoever Does Not Respect the Penny is Not Worthy of the Dollar"
*"Whoever Does Not Respect * *the Penny is Not Worthy of the Dollar"* by Nick Giambruno "This definitive sign of a currency collapse is easy to see…It's when paper money becomes trash. Maybe you’ve seen images depicting hyperinflation in Germany after World War I. The German government had printed so much money that it became worthless confetti. Technically, German merchants still accepted the currency, but it was impractical. For example, it would have required wheelbarrows full of paper money to buy a loaf of bread. At the time, no one would bother to pick up money off the ground.... read more
Russia’s mass kidnappings of Ukrainians are a page out of a wartime playbook – and evidence of genocide
Russia and other countries and political regimes have a long history of forcing people to move, mostly for security and economic gains. read more
Turcopolier13 hours ago
Saudi Arabia is not our friend (nor anyone else’s) Get it?
“Foreign affairs experts gave President Joe Biden’s first Middle East trip a failing grade, charging that Biden was unable to accomplish any of his three primary goals: resetting ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lowering gas prices by securing … Continue reading → read more
ClimateRealism13 hours ago
Sorry, New York Times, Data Refutes the U.N.’s Warning That Insufficient Climate Action Is Leading to ‘Collective Suicide’
The New York Times (NYT) reported on a speech made by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, in which he claimed that the world is committing suicide if there is no collective action on the alleged climate emergency. Data refutes Guterres fearmongering. Multiple metrics of human progress show that life has been improving amidst modest […] The post Sorry, New York Times, Data Refutes the U.N.’s Warning That Insufficient Climate Action Is Leading to ‘Collective Suicide’ appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The left's manipulation of Biden
Steve McCann: There have been forty-six presidents of the United States. Among them have been the grossly incompetent (James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson), the unabashed racists (Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson), the scandal-ridden (Warren Harding, Richard Nixon) and a duplicitous Marxist ideologue (Barack Obama). But none has been as susceptible and acquiescent to political blackmail as has Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. It has often been speculated what would happen to this nation if a truly compromised president who calculatingly succumbed to extortion from both domestic and foreign... read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers, Farmers, Consumers
The price of diesel fuel has skyrocketed in recent months — much more even than regular gasoline — especially after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Hispanics explain how Dems lost their vote
Fox News: Three Hispanic Americans weigh in on why minority voters could be abandoning the Democratic Party. "The Democrats really lost working-class people," Chris Formoso, a first-generation Cuban, and father of four, told Fox News. "These people have absolutely lost their minds. There is no way we could vote for them, especially when Republicans have been more focused on the issues that matter." A Puerto Rican man, Hector Olmo, who is now a retired cop living in New Jersey, said Democrats use handouts and rhetoric to appease minority voters while keeping them from achieving... read more
A Polish-Ukrainian "commonwealth"? Now there's a thought...
I was intrigued to read an article over at Al Fin - Next Level titled "Emerging Polish-Ukrainian Commonwealth". In it, the author notes: Millions of Ukrainian citizens fled the Russian invasion of February 2022, and were welcomed into Poland with open arms. The same thing is happening with many Ukrainian businesses, which are seeking a safer base of production for doing business with new European clients. Meanwhile back in Ukraine, more than 50 nations have committed to bolstering Ukrainian defenses against the invasion of brutal foreign forces from the east. One of those cou... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russia makes wild claim about why it is losing in Ukraine
Daily Beast: Nearly five months into its senseless war against Ukraine, Russia has concocted a wild new explanation for why the Kremlin’s plans for a quick takeover fell apart so spectacularly—because Ukrainian troops were turned into superhuman killing machines during “secret experiments” in American-run biolabs, of course. Never mind the myriad reports of Russian troops refusing to fight by the thousands, sabotaging their own shoddy equipment and even deliberately wounding themselves to abandon the war, Russian lawmakers claim the real setback for Moscow was “drugged up” Ukrai... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Polls reports significant dissatisfaction with Biden
Daily Caller: Americans question President Joe Biden’s priorities in new CNN polling released Monday that highlighted widespread displeasure with the direction the country is heading. The latest CNN poll showed that 68% of U.S. adults believe Biden’s priorities are wrong and that the president hasn’t paid enough attention to critical issues facing Americans, like the economy and inflation. This is up 10% from November 2021, when the data was last tracked, according to the poll. As the midterms loom, Americans told CNN pollsters that they don’t believe the country, where elected... read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ Surfaces In Transcaucasia
If the metaphor of the “Great Game” can be applied to the Ukrainian crisis, with the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at it core, it has begun causing reverberations across the entire Eurasian space. The great game lurking in the shade in the Caucasus and Central Asian […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Medically Assisted Suicide Killing
There, I fixed it. A 71-year-old widower was admitted to a Southwestern Ontario hospital after a fall. His family says during his admission he contracted an infectious diarrheal illness. He was humiliated by staff for the smell of his room, his family said. He developed a new shortness of breath that was not comprehensively assessed.… Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Amazon Sues Admins of 10K Facebook Groups over Fake Reviews
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
No, Your Middle Schooler Doesn’t HAVE to Get the HPV Vaccine
by Kerry Dougherty Virginia Beach Delegate Tim Anderson took his sons to see the new “Minions” movie two weeks ago at the Regal Cinemas at Town Center. They were settled in their seats when a disturbing image appeared on the … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Y2Kyoto: Schadenfryin’
There’s such a thing as too much sun for solar panels, and Europe’s solar industry is starting to buckle. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden administration makes army weaker
*The Lid:* *Biden’s Looming Purge of Over 1/4 Of Army Partially Vaxxed Against Covid Will Take Years to Recover From, Threatens National Security* This is happening at the same time they can't meet their recruiting goals. Meanwhile, the Marines are focusing on retention because of the difficult recruiting environment. ... “We cannot recruit our way out of our future challenges, but we can retain our way out,” he said. “If we have an individual who seeks to serve their nation, makes it through entry-level training, gets additional training, we want to keep that person. Why wou... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "World Bank Warns; Economy Crashing; Inflation Out Of Control"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 7/20/22: *"World Bank Warns; Economy Crashing; Inflation Out Of Control"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
"None So Blind..."
"There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” - John Heywood, 1546 read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Avoiding The Draft In Ukraine
Border crossing between Ukraine and Poland *DW:* *How Ukrainian men try to get around the ban to leave the country* Ukraine ordered a ban on men leaving the country at the beginning of the war, with few exceptions. Increasingly, however, men who want out are finding means and ways, often at a price. Anton (name has been changed) was a businessman in Ukraine. On February 24, he drove to the border with his wife and their two children to escape the Russian invasion. The trip, which usually takes only a few hours, took them almost the entire day. But while they were still en ro... read more
"Massive Shrinkflation At Dollar Tree! This Is Crazy!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 7/20/22: *"Massive Shrinkflation At Dollar Tree! This Is Crazy!"* "In today's vlog we are Dollar Tree, and are noticing massive food products that have shrunk in size! We are also noticing a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden's war on US energy
* Daniel Turner:* *How Biden made the energy crisis worse* *He’s incapable of realizing that he’s the problem* During the course of my daily media interviews, one of the most frequent questions I hear is, “when will things get better?” Being the bearer of bad news is frustrating, but unfortunately that’s all I see for the next few years. Following the basic laws of economics, energy prices can only come down based on two factors: increase the supply or decrease the demand. ... Instead of increasing US production and removing his restrictions on offshore drilling and drilling in... read more
Assyrian People Must Resist in Order to Survive
Nabil Warda, the spokesman for the Assyrian Khabour Guards in Syria.Last Friday, the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces warned, during a press conference, the Turkish army that it would confront the forces of all Syrians if it attempted to occupy new Syrian areas, and the forces confirmed that they are fully prepared to confront it. read more
The Duran13 hours ago
New twist in Nord Stream gas flow. Hungary denies weapons flow. Turkey joins Russia & Iran. Update 1
New twist in Nord Stream gas flow. Hungary denies weapons flow. Turkey joins Russia & Iran. Update 1 Topic 624 read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Sri Lanka's Parliament Elects Six-Time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe As President
*ABC News Australia:* *Sri Lanka's parliament elects six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president* Sri Lanka's parliament has chosen six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country amid an economic crisis. "I thank parliament for this honour," the 73-year-old said after his victory was announced by the secretary-general of the legislature. He secured 134 votes in the 225-member house, while his main rival, ruling party politician Dullas Alahapperuma, got 82. The Marxist candidate, Anura Dissanayake, w... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
A part of our built heritage: what we get when we preserve or replace
News 1. Commission to review RCMP handling of sexual assault complaints from Susie Butlin Three days after the RCMP rebuffed her fears in September 2017, Susie Butlin was murdered by the man who sexually assaulted her. On Tuesday, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (CRCC) “initiated a complaint and public interest investigation into the RCMP’s […] read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
New Colombian government would change US and Venezuela foreign policy, says expert
The incoming government of Gustavo Petro, who will be sworn in as Colombia's president next August 7, may introduce variations in Bogota's relations with Washington and Caracas, said academic David Castrillón. "This will be an administration that will be interested in being an active member of the world, and that includes . . . To […] read more
Death by Covid Vaccine
Death by Covid Vaccine by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. sourced from Global Research July 18, 2022 When we’re dealing with a controversial topic, it’s a good item to start with something we know and go from there. What is something that we know for sure about Covid-19 vaccines? They kill people. Jon Rappoport pointed The post Death by Covid Vaccine appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
MintPress News14 hours ago
The Shameful UN ‘List of Shame’: Equating between the Israeli Perpetrator and the Palestinian Victim
Though the deliberate harming of a single child is regrettable regardless of the circumstances or the perpetrator, it is mind-boggling that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres found it appropriate to equate the systematic violations carried out by the Israeli military as a matter of course and the 9 Israeli minors harmed by Palestinian armed groups, whether intentionally or not. The post The Shameful UN ‘List of Shame’: Equating between the Israeli Perpetrator and the Palestinian Victim appeared first on MintPress News. read more
HBCUs Respond to Post-Roe Realities
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many HBCUs have been adjusting to a new landscape of state abortion bans. read more
The Only Cop Charged Over Breonna Taylor Murder Just Quietly Had His Charges ERASED
[image: hankison]There will be no record of the trial, no record of testimonies, and all other records will be seal — not only from the public — but from police, prosecutors and the judge. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Putin Says Russia Will Honor Gas Commitment But Flows Will Drop As Much As 20% Of Capacity Due To Equipment Repairs
Gazprom reduced gas deliveries to Europe by 60% last month *DNYUZ/New York Times:* *Putin signals Russian gas will resume in a key pipeline but at a reduced level.* President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia suggested late Tuesday that natural gas would resume flowing to Europe after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline’s maintenance shutdown, but warned that supplies may be severely curtailed. Speaking to reporters in Tehran after meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey, Mr. Putin said that shipments via Nord Stream 1 had been hampered by repairs necessary for turbines made by the Germa... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Biden 'disinformation' screw-up
Washington Examiner: The embarrassing saga of the Biden administration’s Disinformation Governance Board has come to an unceremonious end. It shows once again how incompetent President Joe Biden and his staff truly are. The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that it isn’t ready to “provide recommendations on the Department’s most effective approach to disinformation threats” but that it has “concluded that there is no need for a Disinformation Governance Board.” In other words, the Biden administration tried to create this board without determining whether it was nec... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Putin facing calls for escalation of Ukraine war
ISW: Calls among Russian nationalist and pro-war voices for Russian President Vladimir Putin to expand Russia’s war aims, mobilize the state fully for war, and drop the pretext that Russia is not engaged in a war reached a crescendo on July 19. Former Russian militant commander and nationalist milblogger Igor Girkin presented an extensive list of military, economic, and political actions that he argues the Kremlin must take to win the war in Ukraine; first among this list is abandoning the rhetoric of the “special military operation” and defining the official goals of the war in ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden administration admits it inflicts pain at gas pump
Ted Cruz @tedcruz The cruelty is the point. Quote Tweet TheBlaze @theblaze · 18h Pete Buttigieg: “The more pain we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, the more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicles” 1:45 PM · Jul 19, 2022·Twitter for iPhone 1,016 Retweets 114 Quote Tweets 5,069 Likes This is deliberate to get you to accept EVs with all their problems. BTW, installing a new battery can cost more than the car itself. Talk about pain. read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Here’s what Netflix execs think about the Netflix problem
Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man, Netflix’s newest attempt to make a blockbuster action movie. | Netflix Netflix answers some questions. There are plenty left. Tuesday was the first time Netflix executives have talked publicly about their company and their plans since they shocked the media world in April when they said Netflix was suddenly losing subscribers. The company shared new data with investors via its Q2 earnings report: specifically, that it lost 1 million subscribers in the second quarter of the year, which is not good but better than the 2 million losses it had earlier p... read more
the daily howler14 hours ago
IDENTITY RULES: You don't care (enough) about Brittney Griner!
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2022* *Roxane Gay knows why:* Brittney Griner is a major star in the WNBA. Or possibly, and horribly, she *used to be* such a star. On this very day, Griner is being held in a Russian prison—and she may be facing years in a Russian penal colony, unless some way can be found to free her from her plight. Griner is facing a truly* terrible* plight. For the record, her plight has received a large amount of press attention, in both the political and the sports press. Just yesterday, to cite one example, we happened to see the last few minutes of Jalen & Jacoby, ... read more
Food & Water Watch14 hours ago
After Today’s Inadequate Actions, Biden Must Declare Climate Emergency, Ban Crude Oil Exports and Halt New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. – Today President Biden is expected to announce a slate of modest climate measures, including awarding new weather resiliency funds through FEMA and issuing new guidance for a home energy assistance program. Under federal law, the declaration of a climate emergency would give Biden immediate authority to take numerous larger measures, including reinstating […] The post After Today’s Inadequate Actions, Biden Must Declare Climate Emergency, Ban Crude Oil Exports and Halt New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Balkinization14 hours ago
Sing a New Song, Teach a New Course: Day 2
For the Symposium on Mitchell N. Berman and Richard D. Friedman, The Jurisprudence of Sport: Sports and Games as Legal Systems (West Publishing 2021). Mitch Berman Thus far I’ve been emphasizing one intellectual move common to comparative inquiry: drawing nonobvious connections between superficially disparate phenomena. That’s what both Sandy and Mark are doing. The sibling move is to unearth underappreciated distinctions between superficially similar phenomena. That’s what Yuval is up to in his fascinating discussion of safeties and touchdowns. The asymmetry that Yuval id... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil’s fastest mobile operator
The mobile Internet in Brazil had an average speed of 22.77 Mb/s in the second quarter of 2022, which made the country climb two . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
UK: C19-They must tell the whole truth
We are today seeking urgent clarification from the Government that it is not planning to fatally undermine the official Covid Inquiry. According to an article published by Bloomberg, the Government is trying to block essential information from being passed to the Inquiry. read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ surfaces in Transcaucasia
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 — Indian Punchline by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan (clockwise from left) took part in the 6th Caspian Summit, Ashgabat, June 29, 2022 If the metaphor of the “Great Game” can be applied to the Ukrainian crisis, with the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation … Continue reading Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ surfaces in Transcaucasia read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
German museum must return a dinosaur fossil illegally taken from Brazil
The Natural History Museum of Karlsruhe, Germany, must return the fossil of the dinosaur Ubirajara jubatus to Brazil, illegally taken from the country by foreign researchers. The Council of Ministers of the region of Baden-Württemberg made the decision. On Tuesday, July 19, they accepted a . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilians can now change their names under law eliminating need for court approval
Maria Gomes de Souza, 57, was born in the region of Cariri, in the interior of Ceará, and in her childhood, she didn't know her real name. Called Maria Vaneide since birth, the woman only found out that her so far second name did not belong to her when she started going to school. When […] read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Oranges and sunshine
Sometimes you come across a movie where the hero is unlikely. In this case she is an overworked social worker from England. Sometimes the problem presented is unheard of so the duty of the movie is to point out atrocious … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
WHO resumes negotiations on global ‘pandemic treaty’
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has resumed negotiations on a “pandemic treaty,” an agreement to “strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” and develop a one-world health system. Member states met a second time Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, to negotiate the treaty and will conclude the meeting on July 22. Read also: Check out our […] read more
From The Bottom Up
COVID is back for the seventh time. Doctors are warning that our health system could collapse -- because we don't have enough people to staff it. Kwame McKenzie writes: Early in the pandemic, we were told we were at war with COVID-19. Our initial plans to combat the virus made sense. We deployed an emergency response because we were not sure what we were dealing with, and we needed to contain a potentially catastrophic situation. Testing, tracing, isolation, distancing, mask mandates, lockdowns and vaccination were used to halt the spread the pandemic and ensure that it did not ge... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
RRR is an incredible action movie with seriously troubling politics
[image: Two figures in white happily crowd-surf on the hands of a huge mass of people.] N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan star in *RRR*, an anti-colonialist Tollywood film that stumbles when it comes to portraying caste. | IMDb The Tollywood blockbuster is a hit on Netflix, but it’s casteist politics aren’t so simple. S.S. Rajamouli’s *RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt)* has taken the world by storm. It’s one of the most expensive Indian films ever made, and one of the most successful, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Even Netflix, which has been streaming the m... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
Why is the US-NATO rushing into war with Russia and China?
The latest *Space Alert* podcast interview is with John Walsh who lives in the Bay area in California. Until recently John was Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. He has written on issues of peace and health care for the San Francisco Chronicle, EastBayTimes/San Jose Mercury News, Asia Times, LA Progressive, Antiwar.com, CounterPunch, Consortium News, Scheerpost and others. John is also an active member of Veterans For Peace Russia Working Group. He is interviewed by Global Network coordinator Bruce Gagnon who li... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
6 battleground state attorney general races to watch in 2022
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference on July 11, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images State attorneys general may decide the future of abortion rights and elections policies. Acrimonious debates over the future of abortion and US elections are playing out up and down the ballot in 2022, including in races for state attorneys general. As their states’ top lawyer, attorneys general can prosecute crimes, issue legal guidance or formal opinions to state agencies, and challenge federal laws and policies in court... read more
Sufficient evidence supports drug crime convictions 
Where appellant was convicted of two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, there was sufficient evidence to show that he constructively possessed the substances. Further, in each incident resulting in appellant’s conviction, appellant tried to flee, which is an indicator of “consciousness of guilt.” July 2018 incident “Appellant argues that the ... read more
022-7-159 – Dean v. Commonwealth
Dean v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0764-21-2, May 24, 2022. CAV (Raphael) From the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg (Teefey). Todd M. Ritter for appellant. Craig W. Stallard for appellee. VLW 022-7-159, 9 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Sufficient evidence of intent to distribute 
Where an expert testified that appellant’s possession of almost 10 pounds of marijuana was “inconsistent with personal use” because it would take more than three years for a heavy user to smoke all of it, this was sufficient evidence that appellant intended to distribute marijuana. Intent to distribute “[Appellant] Johnson challenges the sufficiency of the ... read more
022-7-144 – Johnson v. Commonwealth
Johnson v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0704-21-2, May 17, 2022. CAV (Russell) From the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond (Spencer). Daniel W. Hall for appellant. Stephen J. Sovinsky for appellee. VLW 022-7-144, 9 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Sufficient evidence that appellant committed theft 
Appellant’s conviction for burglary is affirmed because there was sufficient evidence that he was the perpetrator. Grab and go Stroud was in a home she shared with several others. Boyles was outside cutting the lawn. Stroud’s 4-year-old child came from the kitchen and said, “stranger danger.” Stroud went into the kitchen and saw an individual ... read more
022-7-161 – Lacey v. Commonwealth
Lacey v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0730-21-1, May 24, 2022. CAV (Humphreys) From the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk (Martin). Matthew P. Dullaghan for appellant. Victoria Johnson for appellee. VLW 022-7-161, 7 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
No double jeopardy violation with single punishment 
Where appellant was convicted of both felony murder and elder abuse or neglect resulting in death, any double jeopardy issue was resolved when the two convictions were merged for sentencing purposes. Overview Eileen Myers was appellant’s mother. Appellant was responsible for her care. Myers was admitted to the hospital. “She was emaciated, non-ambulatory, and suffering ... read more
022-7-163 – Tipton v. Commonwealth
Tipton v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0673-21-3, May 24, 2022. CAV (per curiam) From the Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County (Moreau). Michael A. Nicholas for appellant. Victoria Johnson for appellee. VLW 022-7-163, 6 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Motion to sever charges denied 
Where appellant was charged with kicking in an apartment door and assaulting the person inside and, two days later, kicking in the same door and murdering the assault victim, the trial court correctly denied his motion to sever the charges into two separate trials. Background Appellant Sims and his girlfriend had nowhere else to go. ... read more
Snopes.com15 hours ago
Twitter-Musk Takeover Dispute Heading for an October Trial
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge set an October trial. read more
Electroverse16 hours ago
South America Snow Extent At All-Time Highs — A Forerunner For The Coming Northern Hemisphere Winter
This serves as a warning to all those still unwilling to prepare. The post South America Snow Extent At All-Time Highs — A Forerunner For The Coming Northern Hemisphere Winter appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
Feds announce spending for net-zero community buildings, active living corridor in Antigonish County
Central Nova MP Sean Fraser was in Antigonish on Tuesday to announce some good news for the county. The federal government is contributing close to $9.6 million for two major projects there. One project includes retrofitting community buildings in the area to make them more energy efficient, while the second project is building an “active […] read more
"Money talks, bull**** walks"
I note with interest - and concern - a step that's a very clear forecast of what lies ahead for consumers in the US economy. Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday its second-quarter profit nearly halved as the bank set aside more funds to cover potential loan losses, while its mortgage lending business came under pressure from higher interest rates. The fourth-largest U.S. bank reported profit of $3.1 billion, or 74 cents per share, compared with $6 billion, or $1.38 per share, a year earlier. Its total loan loss provisions were $580 million in the quarter, including a $235 million ... read more
MJBizDaily17 hours ago
Seven US marijuana CEOs saw compensation top $4 million in 2021
Seven US marijuana CEOs saw compensation top $4 million in 2021 is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Opinion: Joe Biden’s risky strategic ‘U-turn’ on Saudi Arabia
By Salman Rafi Sheikh (Opinion) A Middle Eastern state that Joe Biden once vowed to make “pariah” has now become pivotal to the success of the US plot to encircle and defeat Russia, both militarily and economically. This, first and foremost, is the cardinal objective behind Biden’s ‘U-turn’ on his Saudia policy and meeting with […] read more
Africa Festival of Arts and Culture returns to Halifax this week
Arfifest, the Africa Festival of Arts and Culture, returns to Halifax this week, and for the first time the event will take place over four days. Now in its 13th year, Afrifest features music and dance performances, as well as African food and vendors. The event starts on Thursday and runs through to Sunday at […] read more
Greg Hunter, "2023 Will Be Year from Hell – Martin Armstrong"
*"2023 Will Be Year from Hell – Martin Armstrong"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Legendary financial and geopolitical cycle analyst Martin Armstrong says the time to prepare is now for what is coming in 2023. Armstrong’s Socrates computer program is predicting “2023 will be the year from Hell.” Armstrong explains, “Our computer is predicting a ‘war cycle’ that hits in 2023, but that is also civil unrest. So, you are looking at revolutions and etc. because of inflation. Our projection on oil is that it is going to go up dramatically into 2023. It’s going to be the same thing, I t... read more
Canadian Prepper, "Unbelievable. This Changes Everything. Europe Just Got Cancelled"
Canadian Prepper, 7/19/22: *"Unbelievable. This Changes Everything. * *Europe Just Got Cancelled"* "They just moved their pieces on the chessboard, the question is what will the USA and it's allies do in response?" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
And Don’t Forget The Cotton Plantations In North Bay
A report for the Justice Dept. blames anti-black racism on slavery and colonialism in Canada. read more
Is the BBC biased?16 hours ago
Too even-handed
I should have called my previous post “If you didn’t laugh you’d have to cry.“ Was I being a bit too hard on the Guardian yesterday when I criticised it for giving equal credence to both sides of the antisemitism debacle during the Corbyn era? Who bears the blame for not grasping the fact that antisemitism is actually more troublesome than the retaliatory unpleasantness it engenders? The report itself? Martin Forde QC? The Guardian, Labour List? One might even consider giving the Guardian a small Brownie point for being the first to mention the report at all. (When I was in the... read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
US says Mexico energy policy violates trade deal; opens dispute
20-Jul-2022 Biden team requests dispute-settlement talks under USMCA deal. USTR argues Mexico's favoring of state utility breaks pact. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Petro wants FTA with US repenned
20-Jul-2022 Colombia's President-elect and US Ambassador to Bogotá met to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement signed ten years ago between the two countries. read more
bilaterals.org16 hours ago
Des députés de tous bords réclament un vote
20-Jul-2022 Quelque 130 députés français ont demandé à la présidente de l'Assemblée nationale un débat suivi d'un vote sur l'accord de libre-échange entre l'UE et la Nouvelle-Zélande. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Cuba denounces damage caused by U.S. blockade on drug production
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The tightening of the U.S. blockade policy against Cuba is affecting national drug production in the Caribbean nation, Tania Urquiza, vice president of the BioCubaFarma business group, said Tuesday. "The unilateral policy of the United States toward the island has led to a financial siege of the island nation as […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Argentina publishes list of low- and no-taxation jurisdictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina’s tax administration has published a list of low- or no-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of tax implications under the Income Tax Law (Ley de Impuesto a las Ganancias). The jurisdictions on the federal tax administration (Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos, AFIP) list classify as low- or no-tax if they […] read more
21st Century Wire17 hours ago
EU Admits Goal of Sanctions Was to Destroy Russia’s Economy
*21WIRE* | EU technocrats admit: 'We can't afford sanctions fatigue.' read more
21st Century Wire17 hours ago
Shock CNN Poll: Most Americans OPPOSE Biden’s Ukraine Policy
*The Liberty Report* | Once again, we can see how Biden and Deep State Democrats do not have a real foreign policy mandate. read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazilian miner Vale expects much lower iron ore output for the year
Leading Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA lowered its production guidance for the current year. The move is expected to support the prices of the steel-making raw material. Vale, the world's largest producer of iron ore and nickel, expects iron ore production to total around 310-320 million metric tons in 2022. This is much lower […] read more
Komando.com17 hours ago
10 reasons your computer is running hot (and how to fix it)
A hot computer could indicate a number of problems. We'll show you how to diagnose and fix 10 common culprits that bring on the heat. read more
Khamenei Adviser Says Tehran ‘Capable of Building Nuclear Bomb,’ Al Jazeera Reports
Looks like the Greater Middle East War, Albert Pike’s Satanic WW3 is about to be ignited. Now, why would Iran make such an announcement which will give Zionist ‘666’ Israel (the Satanic Counterfeit) the pretext it needs to attack Iran?? Answer: Both side are controlled by the Synagogue of Satan. The Satanic cabal has given … read more
Your Almost Semi-World Famous Irredeemable Mid-Week Open Thread
Your Beloved Blog Editrix Turns Things Over To You, The Readers. Please Keep Weapons In Plain Sight At All Times. This Week Your Open Thread Sponsored By: *THE KARDASHIANS* Their Father, Robert Kardashian, was O.J. Simpson's Personal Lawyer. The Girl's Have Devoted their Lives to Carry On Their Father's Legacy Of Getting Black Men Off. read more
Komando.com18 hours ago
5 features you should have in every indoor security camera
Protect your home with camera surveillance. Here are five indoor security camera features every smart home needs. read more
CFACT18 hours ago
Biden family connections to U.S. & China energy deals
Joe Biden and his history of curious family connections with the DOE and China readily trace back to his years in the Obama administration. The post Biden family connections to U.S. & China energy deals appeared first on CFACT. read more

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