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Thomas Paine

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Monday, July 4, 2022

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

 10 pm MDT

A happy and blessed Independence Day to all my readers
In honor of the occasion, here's what's always struck me as a quintessentially American celebration: rock group Boston performing the National Anthem instrumentally at a football game on July 4th, 2006. May the freedom we celebrate today continue to be a reality; and may all who threaten that freedom lose their own. Peter read more
No Deal: When the British Offered Amnesty in Exchange for Gun Control
No Deal: When the British Offered Amnesty in Exchange for Gun Control by TJ Martinelli, Tenth Amendment Center July 1, 2022 Two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British offered amnesty to all who would lay down their arms. Unsurprisingly, the Patriots didn’t respond too kindly to the deal. While the The post No Deal: When the British Offered Amnesty in Exchange for Gun Control appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
The Best Technique For business idea Next
[image: manufacturing firm Next]The sealed design of those keypads protects it from different parts as properly. Dust and dust can’t work their method in to break the fragile parts inside. If the toy is left exterior, publicity to solar and light-weight rain will not damage a dad or mum’s funding. Your prospects will appreciate how dependable your toys are even when uncovered to rough environments. There is a widespread misconception that this will eat up the largest piece of the pie. Some folks would even spend your entire price range in the manufacturing of the toys due to mista... read more
CENSORED NEWS6 hours ago
Exposing the Genocide: Torture Experiments, Trafficking and Mining
(Photo) The remains of Paiute children forced into a southern Utah boarding school in the early 1900s are believed to be buried in an unmarked cemetery in Panguitch, Utah.Exposing the Genocide: Torture Experiments, Trafficking and MiningFor the Children Who Never Came HomeBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsHeart breaking, and gut wrenching, we are sharing the stories of the children who never came read more
Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay
QUINTERO, Chile, Jul 04 (IPS) - A health crisis that in 20 days left 500 children poisoned in the adjacent municipalities of Quintero and Puchuncaví triggered the decision to close the Ventanas Smelter, in a first concrete step towards putting an end to a so-called "sacrifice zone" in Chile. Read the full story, “Smelter Finally Closes Due to Extreme Pollution in Chilean Bay”, on globalissues.org → read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 4 July 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/rihoxEds3Z 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/qH7DudnPCh — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) July 4, 2022 Sky's Sally Lockwood says Ukrainian troops withdrawing from Lysychansk is a "significant moment in this war". The question now is whether Ukraine can "defend itself from Russia's advances" and whether Russia "can maintain this momentum". Latest: https://t.co/X3flQUBL0r pic.twitter.com/NYfLza0ZjJ — Sky News (@SkyNews) July 4, 20... read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day
Sri Lanka energy minister warns petrol stocks about to run dry https://t.co/TdeFvkBu6Z — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 4, 2022 Japan protested to Beijing after spotting Chinese and Russian warships just outside its territorial waters around the disputed East China Sea islands on Monday. https://t.co/UBGBsT3R3q — The Associated Press (@AP) July 4, 2022 This is the end path of climate change activism. Eventually everything has to be stopped, even our food supply. Are we the next targets? Dutch farmers are protesting new rules that will close farms & force them to kill off livest... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
SEC's Big Green agenda under attack
Just the News: After the Supreme Court handed him a win on Thursday limiting the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey next takes aim at the Biden administration's effort to use its powers to regulate capital markets through the Securities and Exchange Commission to push its environmental agenda. The Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the EPA's ability to restrict power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. Morrisey, who brought the suit on behalf of his coal-dependent state, celebrated the ruling on the J... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Big Green a big blunder
*Fox News:* *Rush toward green energy has left US 'incredibly' vulnerable to summer blackouts, expert warns* *Expert says renewable energy doesn't work and could lead to more blackouts* Every area of the U.S. could be in danger of experiencing power outages this summer amid a push to convert to renewable energy sources while taking traditional sources of power offline. "I think the entire country is incredibly vulnerable, because the entire country is facing a huge energy shortage and I don’t think there is any place that is truly safe," Daniel Turner, founder and executive dire... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russia makes gains in Ukraine
*NY Times:* Russia’s Grinding Approach Brings Gains in Eastern Ukraine Russia now controls large parts of Ukraine’s Donbas region, but it is unclear how long its forces can sustain the taxing assault. Follow updates. Russia failed with its first approach and had to retreat. Now it is grinding away with artillery in an attempt to control the rubble that remains from its attacks. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Bezos and Chicoms rag Biden on inflation
*Daily Mail:* *'Inflation is far too important to keep making statements like this': Jeff Bezos blasts Biden for trying to blame gas stations for astronomical prices - and even China mocks the president by claiming he 'now realizes capitalism is exploitation'* Bezos has the best argument. The Chicoms are just being commies. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Even Dems don't want Kamala in 2024
NY Post: Democrats are despairing about the possibility of Kamala Harris becoming the 2024 nominee if President Biden doesn’t seek a second term in office, insiders told The Post. Three polls just this month show more than 50% of Americans hold an unfavorable view of Harris, and those headwinds will likely only increase should Republicans retake the House next year. “Her main problem is not being a woman or mixed race, her problem is she has low ratings just like President Biden,” said Larry Sabato, a professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. “If Biden were riding sky... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Company offers to pay medical cost of delivering babies by employees
Breitbart: An insurance company in Southlake, Texas, vowed to pay medical bills for workers wanting to have babies as a response to the *Roe v. Wade* decision. In a social media post on Monday, Buffer Insurance said it “will pay the medical costs for our employees who birth babies” and “Provide paid time off for employees to have maternity & paternity leave.” The company added it would “pay for the medical costs associated with adopting a baby.” “Secular companies are paying the travel costs for employees to abort babies out-of-state,” one of the company’s infographics read. Th... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
US border with Mexico rated as deadliest in the world
Breitbart: President Joe Biden’s border with Mexico is the deadliest land crossing in the world, according to a United Nations group, the International Organization for Migration. “More than 1,238 lives have been lost during migration in the [north, central and south] Americas in 2021, among them at least 51 children,” said the group’s July 1 report. “At least 728 of these deaths occurred on the United States-Mexico border crossing, making this the deadliest land crossing in the world,” said the IOM statement, which added: “The number of deaths on the United States-Mexico borde... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia has problem repairing war equipment
ISW reports that Russia is having trouble paying for the repair of damaged war equipment. ... The Kremlin likely seeks to expand Russian state control over private Russian companies that support elements of Russia’s military industrial base. The Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on July 3 that the Russian government’s inability to pay Russian firms supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine is degrading Russia’s ability to repair damaged vehicles. The GUR reported that the directors of Russian military vehicle repair centers are not accepting new Russian equipme... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Inflation pushing up credit card interests rates
Washington Examiner: As credit card debt in the United States continues to swell amid unbridled inflation, average annual percentage rates for new credit cards are hitting record highs. “Credit card interest rates are basically the highest they’ve ever been. I’ve been watching credit card rates on a monthly basis for more than a decade now. And it’s the highest that they’ve been since I’ve been tracking them," Matt Schulz, the chief credit analyst for LendingTree, told *Yahoo Finance*. The average interest rate for credit cards was 20.17%, according to an analysis in June by Len... read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 3 July 2022 – Plus Weekly Update
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's war against gas stations not going well
* Fox Business:* *US energy producers roast Biden for demanding 'companies running gas stations' lower pump prices* *Biden urged gas companies on Saturday to realize 'this is a time of war and global peril'* Biden continues to look for scapegoats for the high prices he caused by restricting energy production. See, also: *Joe Biden has a new scapegoat: Your local gas station* Biden is totally responsible for increased gas prices in the US by limiting US offshore production and production in Alaska. The US was not buying Russian gas before Biden limited production and did not ... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Jan. 6 committee not polling well
It appears they have not done a good job of hiding their anti-Trump bias. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Former Democrat Congressman confesses to vote rigging
American Action News: A Democrat once expelled from Congress for taking bribes has pleaded guilty to rigging the results of five years of elections. Former U.S. Congressman Michael “Ozzie” Myers, 79, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to deprive voters of civil rights, bribery, obstruction of justice, falsification of voting records, and conspiring to illegally vote in a federal election for orchestrating schemes to fraudulently stuff the ballot boxes for specific Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 Pennsylvania elections, the U... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Dutch famers respond to government restrictions
The farmers are responding to government attempts to "save the planet." It looks like the environmental wackos went too far in restricting farming. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
New York makes up new hand gun resrictions
AP: New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing rules, seeking to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection. The measure, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after passing both chambers by wide margins, is almost sure to draw more legal challenges from gun rights advocates who say the state is still putting too many restrictions on who can get guns and where they can carry them. Hochul, a Democrat, called the Democrat-controlled Legislature back to A... read more
AT&T is launching drones into the sky as mobile 5G hotspots
AT&T has announced it is working to introduce a drone-based 5G network, after successful tests of transmitting across a 10-mile radius. read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 3-4 July 2022
Monday, 4 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 … Continue reading Ukraine News Links 3-4 July 2022 read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Picture OF The Day
*Flight Deck Celebration* Sailors and their families and friends observe the USS Gerald R. Ford’s 10,001st launch from the ship’s flight deck in Norfolk, Va., June 25, 2022. read more
THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IS IN PERIL AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE THE WRONG PARTY
This happened yesterday: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) issued a dire warning to the Republican Party if it rallies behind former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. "It can't survive if he's our nominee," Cheney said on ABC News's *This Week with George Stephanopoulos*.... "I don't think the party would survive that," Cheney added in the interview that aired Sunday. "I believe in the party, and I believe in what the party can be and what the party can stand for. And I'm not ready to give that up. ... Those of us who believe in Republican principles and ideals have a... read more
Halifax Examiner13 hours ago
Lisa Banfield is the target of innuendo, misinformation, and lies, much of it couched in misogyny
News 1. Lisa Banfield The Mass Casualty Commission (the public inquiry into the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020) on Thursday published its summer schedule. Notably, the commissioners have decided that Lisa Banfield will testify in person for one day, July 15. She will be allowed two “support people,” and she will not be cross-examined […] read more
Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America
[image: independence]"There comes a time when a populace must stand united and say “enough is enough” to the government’s abuses" read more
Video Shows Cops Surround Unarmed Man and Put 60 Bullet Holes in His Body
[image: walker]Jayland Walker was unarmed when nearly a dozen cops surrounded him and put more than 60 rounds in him. read more
OrientalReview.org14 hours ago
U.S.-Led Holy War To Conquer Russia And China Declared By Pompeo
On June 24th, at the think tank, the Hudson Institute, U.S. President Trump’s CIA chief and Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, delivered a 5,000+-word speech, suggesting that America has an essentially God-assigned mission to control the world, so as to preserve freedom and democracy for everybody, and that victory against […] read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Accord UE-Nouvelle-Zélande : "C'est le meilleur moyen de tuer les agriculteurs français"
04-Jul-2022 Pour l'eurodéputé LFI Emmanuel Maurel, le traité entre l'Union européenne et la Nouvelle-Zélande constituerait une aberration sociale et climatique. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
L'Indonésie et les Émirats arabes unis concluent un pacte commercial
04-Jul-2022 L'Indonésie et les Émirats arabes unis ont signé un accord de libre-échange, renforçant ainsi les liens économiques entre la plus grande économie d'Asie du Sud-Est et le principal État du Golfe producteur de pétrole. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
UAE, Indonesia sign free trade agreement
04-Jul-2022 Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement, strengthening economic ties between Southeast Asia's largest economy and the major oil producer Gulf state. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Thailand expects free trade agreement with EFTA in 2 years
04-Jul-2022 The Commerce Ministry expects to reach a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members within two years after negotiations were launched last week. read more
bilaterals.org14 hours ago
Civil society calls upon EU and Indonesia to respect the rights of Indonesia's famers
04-Jul-2022 Close to 90 NGOs and farmers' organisations from Indonesia, the EU and around the world sent open letters to the EU Commission and the Indonesian government today, calling on them to refrain from any clause that restrict farmers' rights in a future free trade agreement. read more
21st Century Wire14 hours ago
Game Changer: Russian MoD Confirms Luhansk ‘Fully Liberated’ – Here’s What It Means
*Patrick Henningsen* | Enjoy your front row seat, to another failed NATO vanity project. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
The Most Interesting Man In The World
NY Post; Hunter Biden’s hard drive contained an enviable lineup of contacts for top US officials tasked with overseeing the US-China relationship, and at least 10 senior Google executives — raising new questions about the extent to which Joe Biden’s well-connected son could have leveraged his connections for personal profit, The Post has learned. Many… Continue reading → read more
The Aviationist14 hours ago
U.S. Navy F-35C and U.S. Air Force F-35A Display at Same Airshow – Report And Interviews
[image: F-35C demo] Two F-35 Demo Teams Showcase and Contrast Roles and Capabilities of Joint Strike Fighter. If you’re lucky, you get to see one or two aviation firsts in your lifetime. At the Battle Creek Field of [...] The post U.S. Navy F-35C and U.S. Air Force F-35A Display at Same Airshow – Report And Interviews appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazil will return to the top 10 economies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Projections made in the World Economic League Table 2022 study by the Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) bring good news to Brazil. After leaving the ranking of the ten largest economies in the world . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
War On Agriculture
The Netherlands has been hit by massive protests as thousands of Dutch farmers demonstrate against government’s globalist climate change policies that threaten to stifle country’s agriculture sector. The farmers’ protests are in response to parliament’s decision, taken on June 28, to drastically reduce emissions, particularly those in the agriculture and livestock sectors. They are “protesting… Continue reading → read more
Econlib15 hours ago
The Positive Externalities of the American Revolution
I used to line up an article every month for Econlib, from 2008 to 2019. My favorite was one by Jeff Hummel in 2018. It’s titled “Benefits of the American Revolution: An Exploration of Positive Externalities.” Here are the opening two paragraphs: It has become de rigueur, even among libertarians and classical liberals, to denigrate […] The post The Positive Externalities of the American Revolution appeared first on Econlib. read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
The Central Bank for Central Banks to allow banks to keep 1% of reserves in Bitcoin
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Despite its skeptical approach to digital currencies, exacerbated by the recent cryptocurrency market crash, it looks like the Basel, Switzerland-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS) intends to extend its hand to the new asset class by allowing banks to hold up to 1% of reserves, which amounts to over US$1.8 […] read more
CENSORED NEWS6 hours ago
Mohawk Nation News -- Aljazeera: 'Meet the Indigenous Activists Taking Quebec to Court'
ALJAZEERA: “MEET THE INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS TAKING QUEBEC TO COURT”Posted on July 3, 2022 Please post & circulate.MNN. Thahoketoteh, Mohawk Nation News court reporter: This is a republication of the Aljazeera article on the kahnistensera, Mohawk Mothers, May 31, 2022. https://www.ajplus.net/stories/article-meet-the-indigenous-activists-taking-quebec-to-court MEET THE INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS TAKING read more
Off The Radar Screen
Michael Harris writes that The West is forgetting about Ukraine. It's off our radar screens -- a victim of our short attention spans. Consider what has happened in the United States -- the chief ally of the Ukrainians: Nearly four months into the war, Ukraine no longer routinely leads the nightly news. On the crowded clothesline of the U.S. media, other stories have captured the public’s attention. Americans now aim their outrage at gasoline prices, over five bucks a gallon to see the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet. Uvalde, Texas, showed that Ukraine doesn’t have the monopoly on atrocit... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Otters are thriving in … Iowa?
A river otter near the campground at George Wyth State Park in Black Hawk County, Iowa, in October 2021. | Steven Niewoehner My home state seemed far from a natural paradise. Then I found an otter. A few years ago, a friend said he had spotted river otters just outside of Fairfield, a small town in southeast Iowa where I grew up. This was big news to me. For most of my life, I thought Iowa was boring. It’s the land of cornfields and hog farms. One of the state’s only claims to fame is that it’s home to the world’s largest truck stop (with 900 truck parking spots, 24 private show... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
How to date when it feels like everyone forgot how to date 
[image: A cartoon image of two men leaning in for a kiss.] Shanée Benjamin for Vox The pandemic ruined romance. It doesn’t have to be this way. Nothing makes me want to date less than listening to my friends talk about how dating is going. There’s my friend who has gone on four dates with someone who still can’t pronounce his name. Or there’s my dear pal who was on a blind date with someone who didn’t know they were on a blind date. There’s also the buddy who went on a date with a man who “has never eaten soup.” This was so mordantly intriguing that I had to follow up and ask wh... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil: 2022/2023 cruise season promises to be the biggest in ten years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Expected to last nearly six months, from October 29 to April 20, the 2022/2023 cruise season promises to be the largest in ten years, as it will feature eight coastal and 35 long-haul ships sailing in domestic waters, Travel2latam highlighted. Costa Firenze, Costa Fortuna, Costa Favolosa, MSC Armonia, MSC Musica, […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Moment of truth: Pfizer must prove efficacy and safety of its Covid vaccine within 48 hours in Uruguay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Uruguay media report that a Montevideo judge has ordered disclosure of a range of information about Covid vaccines – within 48 hours. Administrative Judge Alejandro Recarey’s order is directed at the government, the Ministry of Health, the state health agency, and pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Among other things, detailed information on […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Sim Brasil takes steps to become new Brazilian airline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Representatives of Sim Brasil, the company bidding to become one of the new Brazilian airlines, have an agenda with ANAC for this week that would mark the beginning of the certification process. The company, still in project, was born as Baufa Air, including the corporate name indicated in its fiscal […] read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
Polish General Kościuszko in the American Revolution: Chief Engineer for the Continental Army
Thomas Jefferson wrote that Kosciuszko was “as pure a son of liberty, as I have ever known, and of that … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +15 hours ago
The French Laundry Connection: Fire-Power-Money – How Cali Governor Newsom Protected PG&E
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : “The French Laundry Connection | Fire – Power – Money “ https://youtu.be/W44JkLoiPKs Link: https://youtu.be/W44JkLoiPKs https://web.archive.org/web/20210828104356/https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/fire-power-money-california-wildfires-investigation-pge/103-c273fb35-1c43-4d9a-9bdc-3d7971e5540b https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/fire-power-money-california-wildfires-investigation-pge/103-c273fb35-1c43-4d9a-9bdc-3d7971e5540b… read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls Vladimir Putin an “Authoritarian Gas Station Attendant”
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : https://youtu.be/4Ra2ai7ofeM “Governor Ron DeSantis calls Vladimir Putin an “Authoritarian Gas Station Attendant”, March 2, 2022: https://youtu.be/4Ra2ai7ofeM… read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Florida Bill to Protect Young Children, and Parental Rights in Education
“Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Slovakia Planning to Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets and Tanks to Ukraine; the Czech Republic Promises to Help Slovakia Patrol Pending the Arrival of F-16s
The Czech Republic is also now known as Czechia. This should not be confused with Chechnya. Czech Prime Minister “Petr … Continue reading → read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Germany pushes Kaliningrad solution. Macron’s Kiev documentary. JPMorgan, $380 oil. Update 1
Germany pushes Kaliningrad solution. Macron’s Kiev documentary. JPMorgan, $380 oil. Update 1 Topic 608 read more
Electroverse17 hours ago
Earth’s Temperature Saw A Sharp Drop In June, As Did Solar Activity
According to the 15x NASA/NOAA AMSU satellites that measure every square inch of the lower troposphere, planet Earth was actually warmer back in the late-1980s. The post Earth’s Temperature Saw A Sharp Drop In June, As Did Solar Activity appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Mining Awareness +17 hours ago
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Interview, June 28, 2022
“Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy Interviewed By Richard Engel For Aspen Ideas Festival”, June 28, 2022 – 38 minutes: https://youtu.be/DEp1pA13GUE read more
Mining Awareness +17 hours ago
Floridians’ Tax Dollars Prohibited from Going to Corporations That Facilitate the Transport of Illegal Aliens into Florida
“Floridians’ Tax Dollars Prohibited from Going to Corporations That Facilitate the Transport of Illegal Aliens into Florida On June 23, … Continue reading → read more
Cairns News17 hours ago
Federal and NSW state governments to make an example of media commentator Aussie Cossack
While it isn’t laughable because it had a serious ending, federal authorities believe Cossack to be a “national security risk” for publicly naming a paedophile elite. For our many international readers this is called ‘justice’, Australia-styled. The glamorous wife of a notorious pro-Putin activist and troublemaker Simeon Boikov held back tears after she learned ‘the […] read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
India, BRICS in cold war conditions
The phone conversation on Friday between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin conveyed a big signal, coming on the morrow of the release of the new Strategic Concept by NATO which called Russia the alliance’s “most significant and direct threat.” The readouts from Moscow and New Delhi both highlighted the two leaderships’ determination to carry forward the momentum of economic cooperation despite the western sanctions against Russia. (here and here) read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Ukraine: A Week in Review
This week has seen not only the slow but steady progress of Russian troops, but also the continuing ineffectiveness of western nations in spite of NATO holding its summit in Madrid. Measures are placed and words are spoken, yet just like so many weeks over the preceding months, it has been the West talking the talk whilst Russia has gone places walking the walk. read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
'Our children are digital orphans'
Kate Kheel is on the boards of BroadBand International Legal Action Network (BBILAN) and the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. Talk she gave on June 13th, 2022, at a 5G-Free California fundraiser. See more on this *here * read more
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From Jenna Orkin Wary of China threat, Taiwanese join Ukraine’s fight against Russia Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, key for control of Ukraine’s east Oklahoma plans to execute an inmate nearly every month until 2025 Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous Minnesota legalizes cannabis edibles, catching some Republicans off guard New 2021 Chicago data shows 400,000 high-priority incidents where dispatchers had no police available to send – WirepointsPension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are StrugglingStefanik, Crawford Introduce Agricu... read more
CURMUDGUCATION16 hours ago
Education and the Nation
It has become standard for folks on the pro-public education side of ongoing debates to talk about public schools as a foundation of democracy. I think that's true, but perhaps beside the point. True because it is our delivery system for trying to, or at least saying we intend to, provide basic tools for all young humans to have a shot at achieving that whole life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We've understood that connection for a long time, back to the days when we had laws in place to deliberately deny some Americans access to a free public education because we understoo... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s Alagoas state has 50 municipalities in emergency because of rains
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The state of Alagoas recognized the emergency situation in 15 more municipalities due to the rains in the region. With the measure, the state has about 50 cities in abnormal condition since May, when there was an increase in the damage caused by floods and the number of homeless people. […] read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
A pregnancy turns deadly in an anti-abortion state. What happens next?
[image: The reflection in the mirror above the sink in an examination room shows two women performing an ultrasound on a third.] Inside an abortion clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 23, the day before the Supreme Court overturned *Roe v. Wade*. | Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Why medical emergency exceptions for abortions aren’t enough. Even before the Supreme Court overturned *Roe v. Wade* on June 24, stripping Americans of their right to an abortion, the United States had an abysmally high maternal mortality rate, ranking last in a survey of 10 similar... read more
Covert Geopolitics16 hours ago
Pandemic of the Vaccinated: Boosters Greatly Increase Risk Of Infection
Believe it or not, we’re now at the point where even mainstream media are reporting that COVID-19 is more prevalent among the boosted, compared to those who quit after the initial series. That doesn’t mean that sanity is returning; it’s just interesting that they’re not able to ignore it completely, even though their efforts to … Continue reading Pandemic of the Vaccinated: Boosters Greatly Increase Risk Of Infection → read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazilian Economy exceeds forecasts, retraction may be delayed to 2023
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After positive surprises with activity in the year's first half, the Brazilian economy enters the second half of 2022 under low visibility. Since the data from the beginning of the year started coming in better than expected, analysts expected that starting in July, economic activity would begin to feel the […] read more
The Duran16 hours ago
Put not your trust in princes, in the sons of men… [Video]
Ukraine is being ground down, bit by bit. On Sunday 3 July, the city of Lysychansk came fully under Russian control. The cauldron near this city is rapidly collapsing: The areas of Novodruzhesk and Bilogorivka will almost certainly be red within hours. Indeed this closure has moved within the last hour of my own observation. […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Five topics that will move the markets in Brazil this week
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - U.S. labor market data and Fed and ECB meeting minutes take center stage amid fears that monetary tightening by major central banks could lead to a global recession. In Brazil, IPCA and industry data will be released. The Chamber should begin analyzing the PEC (constitutional amendment) of fuels. PAYROLLS AND […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Argentina appoints Kirchner protégé Silvina Batakis as economy minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Silvina Batakis holds a degree in economics from the National University of La Plata and a master's degree in public finance and environmental economics. The latter is from the University of York in the United Kingdom. The Argentine government on Sunday (3) appointed a new Minister of Economy. Then an […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil’s development bank financed more agricultural than industrial companies in 2021
[image: BNDES building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil News]RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) was created by the federal government with the mission of promoting Brazil's industrial park, but today it finances more agriculture and livestock than industry. Last year, the government-owned development bank gave 26% of its funds to rural producers and 16% to industrials - that's R$18 (US$3.4) […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Ruinous climate policy: Dutch farmers threatened in their existence plan to paralyze the country today
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Farmers in the Netherlands have blocked the German/Dutch border with thousands of tractors to protest the government’s controversial nitrogen policy. Even larger nationwide protests are planned for July 4. Dutch farmers demonstrated outside several public buildings with manure and slurry after politicians voted on proposals to reduce emissions of so-called […] read more
2021-2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Record Rainfall in Eastern Australia and New Zealand
By Alvin Wong and Wyss Yim. Volcanoes Study Group, Hong Kong. Summary During late 2021, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai submarine volcano erupted creating a new island which erupted sub-aerially on 15th January, 2022 sending a plume 58 km above sea level penetrating the mesosphere. The study of observation records including satellite data has revealed warming […] read more
The House We Live In: July 4, 2022
The House I live in, sung by Frank Sinatra. The Lyrics continue under the video. Happy Independence Day, 2022. We invite you to read the lyrics below the video. What is America to me? A name, a map, a flag... Related Stories - What A Relief! Autism Portrayal or Betrayal? - So You Want To Be Autistic: Transautistic Is the New Self-Diagnosed - Any Takers? read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
Insurrectionists
Victor Davis Hanson writes about the real insurrectionists. read more
Halifax Examiner18 hours ago
Fast-tracking Port Wallace development threatens Lake Charles and health of future residents
The cryptic notice appeared on the bottom left corner of page A7 in Saturday’s Chronicle Herald. It informed anyone who happened to be reading the newspaper in the middle of the first long weekend of summer that on June 16, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr had: … approved amendments to the Regional Municipal […] read more
Cairns News18 hours ago
Official investigation reveals Pentagon up to its neck in military-biological activities in Ukraine
Deputy Chairwoman of the Russian State Duma, Irina Yarovaya, emphasized that the President’s decision to conduct a special military operation made it possible “to suspend the Pentagon’s dangerous military-biological activities on the territory of Ukraine.” She recalled that for the effective work of the Commission, there were created four working groups: on medicine, law, security, information and a scientific advisory council, that would help to discuss important issues in various formats with […] read more

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