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Thomas Paine

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

30 July - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

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The Last Refuge7 hours ago
One Day After Arresting Political Opposition Voice, an Assassination Attempt on Guatemalan President Giammattei
At first blush I’m inclined to see Jose Ruben Zamora as the Latin version of Jamal Khashoggi; which is to say, he glows CIA. Yesterday in Guatemala, the government arrested a “journalist” and “businessman” named Jose Ruben Zamora who was the publisher of a national newspaper and strong opposition voice against the conservative government of […] The post One Day After Arresting Political Opposition Voice, an Assassination Attempt on Guatemalan President Giammattei appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
CDC Gave Big Tech Platforms Guidance On COVID Vaccine Censorship
The right of every American to question and criticize their government is enshrined in the Bill of Rights in the First Amendment. Prohibiting dissenting views on any government institution or practice is strictly unconstitutional. However, for the past few years many people have voiced concern about Big Tech platforms censoring dissenting views against the government, and the most common argument used by Big Tech is that they are simply a private platform that allows people to voice their views, and that the First Amendment does not apply to private corporations. But now emails b... read more
Moby Dick and the soul of American capitalism
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, is among America’s greatest novels. It is a prescient portrait of the American character and our ultimate fate as a nation and perhaps a species. Melville makes our murderous obsessions, our hubris, violent impulses, moral weakness, and inevitable self-destruction visible in his chronicle of a whaling voyage. Melville’s description of the ship’s captain, Ahab, is a description of the bankers, corporate boards, politicians, television personalities, and generals who through the power of propaganda fill our heads with seductive images of glory and lust ... read more
The End of US Hegemony and The Rise Of BRICS, with Ben Norton
In the past two decades, the U.S. grip on global power has been slipping, and new nations and organizations have begun to emerge that challenge American dominance. One of these is the BRICS, an economic and increasingly political bloc of emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Argentina, Iran and others have expressed an interest in joining this alliance, which has now laid out plans for its own bank and international currency, two moves strike at the heart of American economic hegemony. The post The End of US Hegemony and The Rise Of BRICS, with Ben Nor... read more
Vox - All8 hours ago
Senate Republicans burned a bill that would have helped veterans — here’s why
[image: Honoring Our PACT Act Presser] Veterans and supporters of the Honoring Our PACT Act are seen during a press conference after Republican senators stalled the Honoring Our Pact Act, meant to help military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC on July 28th, 2022. | Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Democrats say the reason is over unrelated pending bills Republicans blocked a bill on Wednesday that many saw as a bipartisan slam dunk, which aimed to expand certain benefits for veterans due to toxic exposure they experienced whil... read more
A Panicking Biden Administration Seeks Talks With Russia
I do not understand why the administration had started such negotiations even before the Griner court case has been closed. In general such prisoners will only be pardoned and released to the other side after they have been sentenced. Anything else would raise accusations of executive interference in the judicial process. The Brittney Griner case, over admitted smuggling of cannabis oil, is still in court. The Russian government will obviously refrain from doing anything about her before the judicial process has ended. One suspects that the prisoner exchange is much more about Pau... read more
Xi Tells Biden Not to ‘Play With Fire’ on Taiwan in 2-Hour Call
Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Biden held a two-hour call on Thursday that came amid simmering tensions over Taiwan as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to visit the island next month. According to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Xi told Biden that China was committed to resisting “interference by external forces” on Taiwan. “Those who play with fire will perish by it,” he said. “It is hoped that the US will be clear-eyed about this.” The post Xi Tells Biden Not to ‘Play With Fire’ on Taiwan in 2-Hour Call appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. read more
Frank and Me
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Several commentators on this blog have frequently taken issue with the approach of the Virginia Dept. of Education’s (VDOE) Code of Student Conduct and its emphasis on avoiding suspensions. They often quote passages from that document without … Continue reading → read more
The Aviationist9 hours ago
U.S. State Department Approves F-35 Sale To Germany
At least a portion of the German F-35 aircraft is expected to be built at the Cameri FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) in Italy. The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the [...] The post U.S. State Department Approves F-35 Sale To Germany appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
Appalachian Flooding
“FRIGHTFUL TORNADOES IN AMERICA. (From the Nashville Union, May 8, 1868) ABOUT 9 o clock on Wednesday afternoon the heaviest storm of the season swept over Tennessee, varying in strength and fury in different localities At ChatBarooga, and in the … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit9 hours ago
Avoiding run-ins with the police
PJ Media: *Don't Carry Guns, Don't Run From the Cops, and if You Do, Expect to Be Treated Roughly* So here we are again. An armed suspect runs from the police only to be pursued, subdued, disarmed, and arrested. In a sane world, the officers would be lauded for their efforts. Alas, the world is far from sane, and few portions of it are farther from sanity than Chicago and its surrounding communities. So, instead of being praised for removing an armed criminal from the streets, the officers find themselves villainized for using what the uninformed or willfully blind perceive as ... read more
PrairiePundit9 hours ago
Covid is not through with Joe Biden
Washington Examiner: *Biden retests positive for COVID-19 in 'rebound' infection* Apparently, he achieved no natural immunity from his recent bout with Covid. read more
PrairiePundit9 hours ago
Abortion opponents plan to vote in huge numbers
Washington Examiner: A new poll from the *Washington Post *shows what journalists at that newspaper seem to think is a counterintuitive result. They, like Democratic politicians and most other liberals, thought the overturn of *Roe v. Wade* would energize fans of legal abortion to come out and vote this fall. Instead, it looks like those voters are now less likely to turn out than they were previously — and significantly less likely to turn out than pro-lifers. Among those who believe the *Dobbs *abortion decision "is not a major loss for women's rights," 70% say that are "likel... read more
Michael West9 hours ago
Is Australia’s top performing fund smoke and mirrors? Hostplus, Canva and the year of super losses
[image: Superannuation gouging Westpac] Australians are getting a rude shock as they open their superannuation statements. For most, it was a rare year of losses. Only three funds ended in the black. Callum Foote and Michael West investigate super returns and the best performing fund of them all. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Arizona: Corrupt Democrats vs. MAGA
Kari Lake discusses the Rino/Democrat onslought against her. read more
Small Dead Animals10 hours ago
Safe and Effective®
JUST IN – Biden tests positive for COVID again. pic.twitter.com/GCAZ3zXsgl — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 30, 2022 Enough already. It’s way past the time to end all of the Covid theatre. All the masks, all the mandates, all apps, paperwork, fines, etc. End it all now. read more
CONTRARY BRIN1 hour ago
Some great science podcasts - tune in!
Couple of years back we offered a list of excellent – if sometimes specialized – podcasts and YouTube channels about science and related things. Time for an update? *== Great Science (and other) Podcasts! ==* Let’s start with Into the Impossible - hosted by my friend Dr. Brian Keating, co-director of UCSD's Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. Generally a deep dive into aspects of physics, but also space biology, tech and the latest insights into the nature of imagination. A colleague of Brian's whom I also admire: Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder -- Science and technology upd... read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this one galaxy or two? The jumble of stars, gas, and dust that is NGC 520 is now thought to incorporate the remains of two separate disk galaxies. A defining component of NGC 520 - as seen in great detail in the featured image from the Hubble Space Telescope - is its band of intricately interlaced dust running vertically down the spine of the colliding galaxies. A similar looking collision might be expected in a few billion years when our disk Milky Way Galaxy to collides with our large-disk galactic neighbor Andromeda (M31). The collision that defines NGC 520 started about 3... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Canadian Prepper, 7/30/22: "This is Not Good"
Canadian Prepper, 7/30/22: *"This is Not Good"* "Very important people are preparing for things to go south..." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
FDA Warns Puberty Blockers May Cause Vision Loss in Children
Epoch Times – by Mimi Nguyen Ly The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently added a warning to the labeling of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists—also referred... The post FDA Warns Puberty Blockers May Cause Vision Loss in Children appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Biden pushes massive tax hike on workers as recession begins
Washington Examiner – by Brad Polumbo The best way to revive an economy as you head into a recession is to slap businesses and workers... The post Biden pushes massive tax hike on workers as recession begins appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
CA sheriff orders raid on Indiana Batmobile garage, allegedly as favor for friend
ABC7 News Bay Area Jul 29, 2022 Holy political favors, Batman! That’s the allegation against San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos for sending a four-man... The post CA sheriff orders raid on Indiana Batmobile garage, allegedly as favor for friend appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
China’s Army Posts “Get Ready For War!” Message On Social Media, State Mouthpiece Says PLA Has “Right” To Intercept Pelosi’s Plane
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Update(1408ET): The Chinese government’s English language mouthpiece Global Times has grown particularly loud and bellicose in response to Nancy Pelosi’s potential trip... The post China’s Army Posts “Get Ready For War!” Message On Social Media, State Mouthpiece Says PLA Has “Right” To Intercept Pelosi’s Plane appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Drive-thru monkeypox vaccinations start in Westchester Co.
Eyewitness News ABC7NY Jul 27, 2022 As cases of monkeypox continue to rise across the Tri-State area, a facility in Westchester County is working to... The post Drive-thru monkeypox vaccinations start in Westchester Co. appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Great Escape
by James A. Bacon Fletcher Norwood has made his great escape. It feels, he says, as if he’s broken out of a German stalag and been elevated to Winston Churchill’s aide de camp. When he resumes teaching in August, he’ll … Continue reading → read more
Journalism Runs Dry (Part 2)
Lacking any adult supervision, the press is getting very sloppy with their fake news. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Double Vaxxed, Double Boosted, Loaded with Paxlovid, Joe Biden Gets COVID Again
Well, isn’t that convenient. Sorry folks, I can’t come out and take questions, I’ve got the Rona again. [SOURCE] Only the second thing that has been positive during his tenure. [Source Link pdf] Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Coronavirus, Dear Leader - Creepy POTUS Worship, Joe Biden, Vaccine Mandate The post Double Vaxxed, Double Boosted, Loaded with Paxlovid, Joe Biden Gets COVID Again appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Making churches relevant
This is one more article about why mainline and evangelical churches are shrinking (i.e. dying, becoming irrelevant). Unfortunately, the author after attempting to describe the problem--cultural suicide--suggests finding a new vision. Huh? Have they tried Jesus? This is an irrelevant article about why churches have become irrelevant. The author is still quoting William Sloane Coffin. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/gloriouslife/2021/01/how-mainline-churches-closed-themselves/ read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Not Every Developed Western Nation is Destroying Itself While Chasing the Build Back Better Objective
In fact, there are several western nations who see the ‘climate change” energy transformation as an economic kamikaze mission… and that reality is upsetting those who control the larger western alliance agenda. When we outlined the ‘biggest problem‘ we noted: Brazil, Mexico, and more recently Japan, have started pushing back against the climate change ideologues. […] The post Not Every Developed Western Nation is Destroying Itself While Chasing the Build Back Better Objective appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Medical Kidnap10 hours ago
6 Canadian Medical Doctors Died Within 2 Weeks After 4th COVID Booster Shots for Employees Started at One Hospital
The alternative media was all a buzz this week as several previously young, healthy doctors all died within just a few days of each other. The biggest story came out of Canada’s Trillium Health Partners-Mississauga Hospital in Toronto, where 3 physicians from that hospital died "unexpectedly" within the same week, and according to a nurse who also works in the same hospital, the deaths followed after the hospital started mandating the fourth Covid shot for their employees. These deaths followed the announcement of the death of Dr. Paul Hannam, the Chief of Emergency Medicine and P... read more
Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago
Status of Public Employee Collective Bargaining
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The Virginia Mercury has performed a service by compiling a list of the status of public employee bargaining in the Commonwealth. So far, eight jurisdictions have adopted ordinances authorizing collective bargaining agreements. There is activity in another … Continue reading → read more
The Duran11 hours ago
POW camp blame game. Gazprom cuts off Latvia. Lavrov, ‘plus one’ to prisoner swap. Update 2
POW camp blame game. Gazprom cuts off Latvia. Lavrov, ‘plus one’ to prisoner swap. Update 2 Topic 638 read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Russian Offensive Continues in Donbass, Ukraine Risks Inflation Crisis, Blinken Talks to Lavrov, Pelosi Defies China, Flies to Taiwan
Russian Offensive Continues in Donbass, Ukraine Risks Inflation Crisis, Blinken Talks to Lavrov, Pelosi Defies China, Flies to Taiwan News Topic 567 read more
"25 Rules Of Disinformation, Propaganda, 'PSYOPS', Debunking Techniques"
*"25 Rules Of Disinformation, Propaganda,* * 'PSYOPS', Debunking Techniques"* *This is what you're up against...* By Kristan T. Harris *"1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.* Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it - especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues. *2. Become incredulous and indignant.* Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as... read more
Chaldean Patriarch Sako Confirms His Intention to Resign
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, speaks during the inauguration of a Chaldean Catholic pastoral centre in Iraq's northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk on January 2, 2019. read more
“Are You Sane?”
*“Are You Sane?”* by Charles Hugh Smith “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” – Kurt Vonnegut, “Welcome to the Monkey House” “Madness has engulfed the entire world, with a concentration of power in the hands of a few psychopathic financial elite wielding an inordinate and dangerous expanse of power over the lives of the common man. They are a modern day version of Al Capone, except their weapons of choice aren’t machine guns, but a printing press, peddling debt, creating derivatives of mass destruction, and peddling heaping doses of disinformation. The contempor... read more
Health Impact News11 hours ago
6 Canadian Medical Doctors Died Within 2 Weeks After 4th COVID Booster Shots for Employees Started at One Hospital
The alternative media was all a buzz this week as several previously young, healthy doctors all died within just a few days of each other. The biggest story came out of Canada’s Trillium Health Partners-Mississauga Hospital in Toronto, where 3 physicians from that hospital died "unexpectedly" within the same week, and according to a nurse who also works in the same hospital, the deaths followed after the hospital started mandating the fourth Covid shot for their employees. These deaths followed the announcement of the death of Dr. Paul Hannam, the Chief of Emergency Medicine and P... read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Bradesco and BNP raise Brazilian GDP forecast 2022 to 2.5%
Banks Bradesco and BNP Paribas on Friday (29) revised their forecasts for economic growth in Brazil this year. Bradesco raised its estimate for Brazilian gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 2.3% from 1.8%. BNP raised its forecast from 1.5% to 2.5%. This information was provided by the newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo. The reports […] read more
"How It Really Is"
Fastest going to Hell more like it... ○ *Related:* "'That Sound You're Hearing Is The Goalpost Moving': Tucker Sounds Off On Biden's GDP Spin" read more
"Credit Lines Getting Cut - Banks Opening Fake Accounts"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 7/30/22: *"Credit Lines Getting Cut - Banks Opening Fake Accounts"* "History is repeating itself. Banks are cutting credit lines. People are having their credit card limits cut to $100. Banks are opening up fake accounts to meet sales quotas. Banks are storing money to prepare for the future losses." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
"Food Banks Across America Report Record Demand And Record Shortages"
*"Food Banks Across America Report* * Record Demand And Record Shortages"* by Tyler Durden "Food pantries and food banks are a key economic indicator for tracking poverty levels and financial instability in the US, and in the past few months they have been ringing alarm bells. Stagflationary pressures have all but wiped out the savings of the average American and driven up credit card debt to historic highs. Only in the past month have credit spending and debt levels begun to slide, but this is more a sign that consumers are tapped out rather than a sign of a return to normalcy. Hig... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Cowering Prisoners in Ottawa Scared to Share Their Thoughts About Kim Jong Trudeau
Ottawa citizens have learned what Trudeau and his totalitarian minions are capable of. Much like repeatedly beating a poor dog, humans in a so-called democracy quickly learn their boundaries when they venture out of their crates. Sharing their true thoughts isn’t on the agenda. read more
Healthcare Profits: Montefiore Hospital Closes Bronx Center
Montefiore Hospital System is set to close its Family Health Center (FHC) at 1 Fordham Plaza which has provided primary care to a community in the Bronx for over 30 years. At the same time, Montefiore is slated to open a large, upscale primary care clinic for wealthy patients living around Hudson Yards. This is healthcare under capitalism: shut down primary care in poor areas serving patients of color and instead open more profitable centers in wealthy areas serving predominantly white patients. The FHC has been providing primary care services to over tens of thousands of low-inco... read more
Child Labor Is Alive And Well In The United States
On July 22, Reuters revealed that a subsidiary of auto giant Hyundai, SMART, had been employing migrant children in Luverne, Alabama. Reuters learned of the underage labor exploitation through local police, the family of three child workers, and eight former and current employees of the subsidiary’s plant. Interviews with former employees and labor recruiters revealed that many minors employed at the plant went without schooling in favor of work. A former worker claimed that the plant, which, according to Reuters, has a “documented history of health and safety violations, includin... read more
Why The Climate Justice Movement Should Put Decoloniality At Its Core
We live in a world that is on track for a global temperature rise of 3.2 degrees celsius, at least. We know that rich countries bear the biggest responsibility for the carbon in the atmosphere that is leading to this ecological catastrophe. We also know that the burden of the crisis is falling disproportionately on people living in the poorest countries in the global south who contributed least to the problem. Grappling with this reality, climate movements across the global North are increasingly putting justice at the heart of their fight for a sustainable world. This narrative,... read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Calls For a Global Campaign to Eliminate NATO
In interview with a British journalist, Morales says the U.S. uses NATO to provoke wars and sell weapons. U.S./UK-backed coup against him in 2019 was undertaken for lithium and because his government advanced an alternative economic model to the neoliberal “Washington Consensus” read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
Going to Samarkand
The SCO and other pan-Eurasian organizations play a completely different – respectful, consensual – ball game. And that’s why they are catching the full attention of most of the Global South. The meeting of the SCO Ministerial Council in Tashkent this past Friday involved some very serious business. That was the key preparatory reunion previous to the SCO summit in mid-September in fabled Samarkand, where the SCO will release a much-awaited “Declaration of Samarkand”. read more

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