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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.

Friday, July 8, 2022

8 July - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 6

 Posting after extended lack of connectivity

10 am MDT

War News Updates3 minutes ago
US Sold Oil From Emergency Reserves To A Chinese Energy Company With Ties To Hunter Biden
Biden's Energy Department in April announced the sale of 950,000 Strategic Petroleum Reserve barrels to Sinopec, the trading arm of the China Petrochemical Corporation. In 2015, a private equity firm Hunter Biden cofounded bought a $1.7 billion stake in Sinopec Marketing. — Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) July 7, 2022 Watch the latest video at foxnews.com *The Federalist:* *Biden Sold Oil From Emergency Reserves To Chinese Gas Giant Tied To His Scandal-Plagued Son* On Wednesday, Reuters revealed that more than 5 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum... read more
War News Updates6 minutes ago
US President Biden Revokes Afghanistan's 'Major Non-NATO Ally' Designation
The US named Afghanistan a Major non-NATO Ally in July 2012. (AA) *CNN: **Biden will rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally* CNN — President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress on Wednesday said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non‑NATO ally. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the President wrote: “In accordance with section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2321k), I am providing notice of my intent to rescind the designation of Afghanistan as a Major Non‑NATO Ally.” In 2012, the Un... read more
The Rio Times23 minutes ago
Chile presents and approvs its first home-grown electric bus; first factory in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile is proud of itself after the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications presented and approved the first electric bus manufactured in the country for circulation. It is a model developed by the national company Reborn Electric Motors, which has received the certificate of approval from the portfolio's Vehicle Control and […] read more
The Rio Times25 minutes ago
Official inflation in Brazil rises to 0.67% in June, says IBGE
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which measures official inflation, registered 0.67% in June this year. The rate is higher than the 0.47% in May and the 0.53% in June 2021. The data are from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). In the year, it reached 5.49%. […] read more
Vox - All25 minutes ago
How abortion bans make inequality worse
The study that offers a glimpse into a post-Roe v. Wade future. In 2008, researchers with the University of California, San Francisco embarked on a study that compared the outcomes of two similar groups of women, each at a crucial juncture in their lives: a visit to an abortion clinic. The groups differed, though, in whether or not their abortion actually happened. It was called the Turnaway Study, named for those who were turned away by the clinic because their pregnancies were past legal gestational limits, and it provides some of the best data we have on the impacts of abortio... read more
The Last Refuge29 minutes ago
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dead, The Nation of Japan Mourns
After an assassin shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a political street rally, Doctor Fukushima Hidetada of Nara Medical University said, “We tried to resuscitate him but, unfortunately, he died at 5:03 p.m.” 1954 – 2022 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a transformative figure in Japanese politics. A devout nationalist with a humble demeanor, […] The post Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Dead, The Nation of Japan Mourns appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Balkinization33 minutes ago
More on Text, History, and Tradition - Discussion Questions for Dobbs, Part One
Here are the discussion questions for *Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization* that will appear in this year’s Levinson Balkin Con Law supplement. These questions arose out of conversations with my colleague Reva Siegel. *Dobbs* raises many important issues, so I've broken the discussion questions into three segments. The first set of questions focus on Justice Alito's (mis)use of *Washington v. Glucksberg*, and his use of history. * * * * * 1. *What is the test for fundamental rights? The return of Glucksberg.* Justice Alito’s opinion in *Dobbs* employs arguments made by ... read more
Snopes.com47 minutes ago
Trump White House Counsel Cipollone Meets with Jan. 6 Panel
Cipollone had been a sought-after witness after bombshell testimony revealed his apparently desperate and last-ditch efforts to prevent Trump's actions. read more
War News Updates48 minutes ago
Canadian Military Changes Dress Code: Skirts, Face Tattoos, Letting Your Hair Grow To Any Length, And Hair Coloring Now Permitted
*CBC:* *Hair colouring, face tattoos permitted under new military dress rules* Members of Canada's military will soon be soldiering under much less strict dress rules as the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) introduces updated regulations on personal grooming. Under the new rules — which were released Tuesday and go into effect in September — CAF will allow military personnel to, among other things, colour their hair and grow it to any length, and to sport face tattoos. "The bottom line is, the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions are about fifty years old and so the policy as a who... read more
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 8 July 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/YEHaB5kPAg 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/u2asPHxXhf — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) July 8, 2022 Russian shelling hit residential areas in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing at least four people and wounding nine others. In the east, Sievierodonetsk's living conditions are deteriorating after being captured by Russian forces two weeks ago. https://t.co/FmUUxJAqdW — The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2022 Russia has not... read more
Tweets Of The Day
The G20 foreign ministers are attending a joint summit on the Indonesian island of Bali amid tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine. https://t.co/W9NQ28aQsGhttps://t.co/W9NQ28aQsG — DW News (@dwnews) July 8, 2022 Race to replace UK PM Boris Johnson beginshttps://t.co/veXEhn9E7q — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 8, 2022 BREAKING: America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates. The unemployment rate remained at 3.6... read more
PrairiePundit1 hour ago
The Democrats polling problems
Daily Caller: President Joe Biden’s poll numbers are so bad not even Hershey could sugarcoat the Democrats’ bleak future. Hispanic voters might finally ditch the Democratic Party as their disapproval of Biden’s policies surges in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas, according to four new Civiqs polls released July 5. ... Texas Hispanics are already on record as opposing the Dem agenda. read more
IER1 hour ago
China Has the Nerve to Criticize the U.S. on Actions Regarding Climate Change
China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the United States must meet its international obligations on climate change and do more… The post China Has the Nerve to Criticize the U.S. on Actions Regarding Climate Change appeared first on IER. read more
NATO’s Banana Blockade
The world is at a critical inflection point as it pits the children of Ecuador, Paraguay, Russia, China, Vietnam, Gaza, the Philippines and Syria against Del Monte, Hunter Biden and Liz Truss in a fight to the death with only one winner. read more
The Georgia Guidestones "bombing" may not have been a bomb
By now I'm sure most readers know that the so-called Georgia Guidestones were damaged by an explosion on Wednesday morning. The rest of the monument was demolished soon afterwards, allegedly due to "safety concerns". I have *grave* doubts about the news coverage of the incident so far. I haven't commented until now because I've been waiting for more details: but it looks like a cover-up may be in progress, so details may be conspicuous by their absence. That being the case, I'll put out a few ideas for consideration. First, there's no evidence that a bomb (as such) was invo... read more
EU Economies Are Down On Their Knees
On July 1 at the White House, US President Joe Biden made a startling disclosure that “the idea we’re going to be able to click a switch, bring down the cost of gasoline, is not likely in the near term.” American gas exporters have positioned themselves accordingly to fill the […] read more
Lawfare3 hours ago
Oh Canada: A Canadian Risk Assessment of the United States
Montana / Canada U.S. Border boundary crossing north of Eureka on Highway 93 (Spend A Day Touring, LLC, https://flic.kr/p/6wv9S3; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, CC BY-SA 2.0) Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in June 2022 by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Recently, two respected groups of Canadian experts (many retired from extensive government service) have published reviews of the Canadian national security strategies. They had an unusual warning for Canada. Along with a focus on issues you might expect, such as global warming and c... read more
Biotech/Pharmaceutical Chemist Mike Donio on the Tyranny of Medical Dogma: Exposing the Corruption, Lies, and Medical Fraud in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Biotech/Pharmaceutical Chemist Mike Donio on the Tyranny of Medical Dogma: Exposing the Corruption, Lies, and Medical Fraud in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Jeremy Nell, Jerm Warfare sourced from July 8, 2022 “War Report” newsletter video was uploaded July 4, 2022  Mike Donio is a pharmaceutical scientist who left the industry after pulling back the curtain The post Biotech/Pharmaceutical Chemist Mike Donio on the Tyranny of Medical Dogma: Exposing the Corruption, Lies, and Medical Fraud in the Pharmaceutical Industry appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Thursday 7 July 2022
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
Ultra-right, arch-conservative Shinzo Abe is dead
*Shinzo Abe kept the ugly memory of Unit 731 alive. During WW II fascist Japan used Unit 731 to implement gruesome biological and chemical warfare research experimentations - especially against thousands of Chinese civilians in Manchuria. After the war the US brought the leader of Unit 731 to **Fort Detrick, Maryland in order to help create the Pentagon's biological warfare program.* By Kiji Noh Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest serving PM (2006-2007; 2012-2020), was an arch-conservative/ultra-right politician who was a key partner/enabler of US in its escalation against China, t... read more
Cassidy Hutchinson and Greek tragedy show that courage is rare and cowardice more common
A classics scholar looks at Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and says only a rare few are able to summon courage. For others, the drive to maintain power produces cowardice and willful blindness. read more
What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the myths
The judicial theory has been a major talking point during the Supreme Court’s last term. But what does it actually mean? read more
PrairiePundit1 hour ago
Judges and the invasion declarations
CenterSquare.com: U.S. judges declaring an invasion at the southern border hasn't occurred before until this week, Ken Cuccinelli, former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director and deputy secretary of Department of Homeland Security, said. On Tuesday, four county judges in Texas declared an invasion citing Article 4, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution and Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. They called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to “immediately prevent and/or remove all persons invading the sovereignty of Texas and that of the United States.” I... read more
Tweets On The Assassination Of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe, 67, was perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history. He left the PM job in 2020 but remained highly influential. https://t.co/0UDzNS6Go4 pic.twitter.com/ZEBcld9LGh — The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2022 Breaking News: Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was assassinated during a public speech. He was 67. A suspect was arrested. https://t.co/m82R4CByyF pic.twitter.com/9nosZ1Jpcp — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 8, 2022 Be... read more
PrairiePundit1 hour ago
Senate Dems push $500 billion climate kook agenda
Breitbart: Senate Democrats want to pass a $500 billion package that would include major reforms to health care, climate change, and taxes, according to a report. NBC News reported that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), who was primarily responsible for tanking the Build Back Better Act, continues to hold talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on a reconciliation package that would spend $500 billion and raise $1 trillion in revenue. The package would primarily focus on health care, energy, and taxes. One source told NBC News that the “ceiling” for climate change funding ... read more
Winning the foreclosure sweepstakes
Given the current state of the monetary system, buying a house on these terms is like walking into a minefield. Canadians flocked to variable-rate mortgages in the months before the Bank of Canada began rapidly hiking interest rates this year, driving their share of the market above 50 per cent, a report by the Canada… Continue reading → read more
Need To Know1 hour ago
Shinzo Abe, Former Japanese Prime Minister, Dies after Being Shot During Election Campaign
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 67, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday hours after he was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country in which political violence is rare and guns are tightly controlled. read more
PrairiePundit1 hour ago
Saudis not as hostile to Israel?
Andrea Widburg: For a long time, Saudi Arabia was one of the intellectual homes of antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiment. The Wahhabi clerics whom the Saudi royal house supported held a special animus for Jews, and that animus infused education in Saudi Arabia. Now, though, Saudi Arabia is backing away from this hostility to Israel, and its textbooks are reflecting the increasingly friendly relationship between the two nations. Two things are responsible for the change to that dynamic. The first was that Barack Obama worked hard to set Iran on the road to being a nuclear powe... read more
Need To Know1 hour ago
Millions Of Barrels From US Emergency Oil Reserve Sent Abroad, Including To China
The Biden administration exported more than 5 million barrels of oil that were part of the historic US strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) release to Europe and Asia last month, including China. read more
PrairiePundit1 hour ago
Dutch police shooting at farmers rebelling against climate kook policies
Legal Insurrection: Police in the Netherlands opened fire at farmers protesting against the government’s radical new “climate change” policies. The shots were fired when a tractor convoy tried to push past a police barricade, the local news reports say. “The incident occurred late Tuesday evening on a freeway access near Heerenveen” in northern Holland, the Swiss newspaper Schweizer Bauer reported. “Farmers had blocked the road with tractors. As they approached police and their vehicles, the officers resorted to their firearms and hit at least one of the tractors,” the daily add... read more
Safe and Effective®
Oh. “We did not observe an increased incidence of neither pericarditis nor myocarditis in adult patients recovering from COVID-19 infection.” read more
PrairiePundit2 hours ago
Left abandoning Biden
NY Post: For Joe Biden, the calls are now coming from inside the house. On a volatile group chat of left-leaning celebrities and Biden apparatchiks, CNN reports that anger was in the air. “Will & Grace” star Debra Messing was apparently yelling that there was no point to voting. She was “fed up!” When you’ve lost Debra Messing … Meanwhile, former Obama political guru David Axelrod said the administration looks “out of control.” Democrats had hoped the dramatic reversal of Roe v. Wade last month would be a boon to their prospects in November. That it would light a fire under the... read more
Need To Know2 hours ago
San Diego Loses 22% Of Its Police Force Due To COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
California's attitude of forcing COVID vaccines shows that such mandates are more about control than about public health or safety, as major cities have lost a large number of their police force. The lack of officers has led to long wait times for emergencies including domestic violence and serious bodily injury calls. read more
Need To Know2 hours ago
Georgia Guidestones that Advocate for Depopulation Were Demolished after Explosion
The Georgia Guidestones called for “maintaining humanity under 500 million,” a figure which the world hasn’t seen since the 1500’s and would require outright mass genocide to achieve. It also demanded humans “be not a cancer on the Earth.” read more
Toxic Brew
by Chris Saxman Okay. Buckle up. I am sharing with you several graphics that should lead, hopefully, to some serious discussions about the toxic blend of violence in movies, marijuana, smart phones and social media use in our youth — … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit2 hours ago
Treasury Department in on the Biden cover-up
Washington Times: The Treasury Department has been accused of stonewalling lawmakers’ requests into the business dealings of President Biden’s son Hunter Biden. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said Treasury officials refused to hand over suspicious activity reports, or SARs, unless the committee’s Democratic leaders signed off on the request. “Despite Treasury’s assertion in the press that it ‘provides SARs to Congress in a manner that enables robust oversight,’ Treasury is refusing to release SARs connected with Hunt... read more
Der Neue Green Deal
@JavierBlas – German utility giant Uniper formally ask for a bail-out: tells the government in Berlin to take a “relevant” equity stake and ask for a “credit facility”. Uniper’s full statement is here read more
The Most Interesting Man In The World
Breitbart; President Joe Biden’s administration sold 950,000 barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese state-owned gas company that has financial ties to a private equity firm cofounded by Hunter Biden, according to a Washington Free Beacon report. read more
PrairiePundit2 hours ago
Russian soldiers weary from Putin's war
Daily Beast: Nearly five months into Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” and after myriad reports of troops resorting to desperate measures to ditch the war, Russia’s Defense Ministry on Thursday suddenly announced it was giving some soldiers in Ukraine’s Donbas a “chance to rest.” The supposed break was announced by a spokesman for the ministry to Russian journalists early Thursday, according to TASS news agency. It was framed as a compassionate gesture meant to ensure the well-being of troops, with a spokesman quoted as saying the time would be used to “replenish comb... read more
Big Tech Is Not Woke…. It’s Totalitarian
[image: big tech]"You are now my Enemy—and I am Yours.” read more
Despite Gun Ban, Japan’s Former Leader Was Assassinated With A Homemade Shotgun
[image: guns japan]Guns are illegal in Japan and despite prohibition, a criminal found a way to get one and kill the country's former leader. read more
Picture Of The Day
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lies on the ground after he was shot during an election campaign rally in Nara, western Japan, July 8, 2022. Image pixelated at source. The Asahi Shimbun/via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *In pictures: Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe assassinated* (Reuters). read more
Snopes.com1 hour ago
IRS Asks Treasury Watchdog to Probe Comey, McCabe Tax Audits
The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. read more
Lakeside nostalgia--guest blogger Jennifer Mathews-Santulli
We have sold our cottage in Lakeside, but are leasing it for the final summer. The air conditioning died 2 weeks ago, and is being installed today ( for new owners, of course). It feels different, of course, especially since several in our neighborhood haven't returned due to illness, or busy schedules "back home" (usually doctors' appointments and grandchildren's activities). I noticed this very nice nostalgia piece on Jennifer's Facebook post today. I knew her mother--and perhaps I knew Jennifer when she was a little girl playing in Perry Park which was near her parents' house... read more
Vox - All2 hours ago
Marvel’s villains are eclipsing its heroes
Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher | Marvel Studios Marvel’s Phase 4 has given us great villains, like Christian Bale’s Gorr, but they rarely stick around. [image: Image of a spoiler warning] Without a shadow of a doubt, the best thing about *Thor: Love and Thunde*r is its villain: Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale). It’s a great name. A butcher isn’t just a killer, he doesn’t just end a life and move on. He repurposes and reconfigures his victims, hacking at hunks of their meat with a cleaver. The name brings to mind flesh and metal and thwacks against a divine cutting b... read more
Vox - All2 hours ago
Preparing for extreme weather is a community concern. Here’s how to be ready.
[image: Two people in a boat rescue a man stuck on the roof] Getty Images/iStockphoto Between hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, and more, scientists have dubbed summer the “Danger Season.” Summer traditionally brings to mind vacation, rest, and relaxation in the United States. Thanks to climate change, though, this time of year has increasingly become what the Union of Concerned Scientists has termed the “Danger Season.” Due to some historical weather trends this year, like the megadrought in the American Southwest and La Niña conditions in the Gulf of Mexico, we are in for a Dan... read more
Volunteer Network Coordinator
The Volunteer Network Coordinator will work with other staff to support FWW’s work to build the Food & Water Volunteer Network. The post Volunteer Network Coordinator appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
The Rio Times2 hours ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro attributes murders reduction to easing gun restrictions
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, July 7, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the reduction in violent deaths in Brazil in 2021, which reached its lowest level since 2011, is due to his policy of making the carrying and use of firearms more flexible. "I make it clear that violence has decreased in Brazil, […] read more
Balkinization2 hours ago
Evaluating Vermeule's Challenge to Constitutional Theory and Originalism
For the Balkinization symposium on Adrian Vermeule, Common Good Constitutionalism (Polity Press 2022). What I offer here is a series of comments on Vermeule’s highly provocative book *Common* *Good Constitutionalism* rather than anything approaching a regular review. My comments are necessarily limited to the topics with which I am most familiar – “necessarily” because I think all would agree that this relatively short book is extraordinarily wide-ranging and shows (almost) throughout the measured grip of a formidable intelligence. Grappling with Vermeule’s arguments will be re... read more
The Rio Times2 hours ago
Brazilian Army and Akaer sign contract for modernization of Cascavel armored vehicles
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Army and the Consórcio Força Terrestre, led by Akaer and also formed by the companies Opto and Universalel, signed the contract for the modernization of the EE-9 Cascavel armored vehicles. The contract officialization . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] read more
Snopes.com2 hours ago
Chauvin Gets 21 Years for Violating Floyd’s Civil Rights
A federal judge sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.” read more
It is Now Illegal to Film Near Police Officers in Arizona
[image: film]This law will undoubtedly be used by police to further oppress those who attempt to assert their right to film the police. read more
No One To Save Him
Today Pat Cippilone testifies behind closed doors. Jennifer Rubin writes that Donald Trump should be in panic mode: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been the missing man at the hearings for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Although present at the most critical moments in the coup attempt, until now he has refused to testify formally. Cipollone has appeared for an informal interview with the panel, but he resisted speaking beyond a limited set of topics with claims of executive privilege. The Jan. 6 committee finally gave up friendly neg... read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Brazil and Argentina meet with Russia at the G20 Foreign Affairs meeting in Indonesia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The foreign ministers of Brazil, Carlos Alberto França, and Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, met this Friday, July 8, with their Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in two bilateral meetings on the margins of the G20 meeting, held in read more
NATO Says It Will Defeat Russia on Battlefield? Putin: ‘Let Them Try’
*21WIRE* | Russia's president says the prospects of a peace deal in Ukraine grow dimmer the longer the West eggs-on Kiev. read more
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, 67, Assassinated During Speech
*21WIRE* | Is this a prelude to more geopolitical strife in the Pacific region? read more
Lawfare4 hours ago
Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas Anti-BDS Law
Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, main office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Paul Sableman, https://flic.kr/p/djHtPL; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, CC BY 2.0) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled on June 22 that an Arkansas law requiring state contractors to pledge that they won’t boycott Israel does not violate the First Amendment. The central issue was whether the statute covered only unexpressive commercial conduct, or whether it also prohibited expressive conduct that is protected by the First Amendmen... read more
WE PREFER GREENLAND ICY, NOT GREEN
“Many glaciers, like the Jacobshavn Isbrae glacier, have been retreating since the Industrial era. The concern is that soon, their loss may be locked in regardless of future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.” Sea Level Rise From Melting Ice Sheets … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times7 hours ago
Without nuclear deal, regional arms race begins, says International Atomic Energy Agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Although Israel and the United States, in particular, are trying to sabotage a new edition of the nuclear deal with Iran, other countries are trying to save it. There are fears of a regional nuclear arms race should Iran be able to produce atomic weapons, as the International Atomic Energy […] read more
Organizing Notes3 hours ago
Bird With Two Right Wings
And now our government a bird with two right wings flies on from zone to zone while we go on having our little fun & games at each election as if it really mattered who the pilot is of Air Force One (They're interchangeable, stupid!) While this bird with two right wings flies right on with its corporate flight crew And this year its the Great Movie Cowboy in the cockpit And next year its the great Bush pilot And now its the Chameleon Kid and he keeps changing the logo on his captains cap and now its a donkey and now an elephant and now some kind of donkephant And now we recognize two o... read more
PrairiePundit3 hours ago
Sale of US petroleum to Chicom has Hunter Biden connection
Tim Pool [image: 🇺🇸] @Timcast Holy fuck Quote Tweet Greg Price @greg_price11 · 15h This past April, the Biden admin sold 950,000 Strategic Petroleum Reserve barrels to a Chinese gas company that a private equity firm co-founded by HUNTER BIDEN owns a $1.7 billion stake in. #BidenCrimeFamily. Show this thread [image: Image] [image: Image] 4:21 PM · Jul 7, 2022 from Jefferson, MD·Twitter for Android 6,516 Retweets 383 Quote Tweets 18.9K Likes .This inexplicable transaction is now explainable. If true it is a scandal on a grand scale. It should be another impeachment count against thi... read more
END DUE PROCESS -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
Seven people were killed at a Fourth of July shooting in Illinois this week, and a young Federalist editor named Kylee Griswold has a brilliant idea for what to do with the shooter: *You Know What Would Deter More Shootings Than Red Flag Laws? Executing Mass Killers Quickly* Griswold writes: If the latest shooting taught us *anything* about guns, it’s that even tightly restricting them doesn’t deter killers. (But guns *weren't* tightly restricted in this case. The shooter had demonstrated to the police and to his family that he was a threat to himself and others, but because he ... read more
Rishi Sunak’s Infosys Heiress Wife Claims Non-Dom Status to Avoid UK Taxes; Infosys Still in Russia Four Months After Invasion of Ukraine Despite Promises to Leave in April
Infosys was founded by the father-in-law of Rishi Sunak (NR Narayana Murthy) in 1981. It has a “market value of … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times3 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Lula da Silva has 35% and Bolsonaro 47% of the evangelical vote -PoderData, July 3-5
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A PoderData survey conducted from July 3 to 5 shows that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party - PT) has 35% of the votes among those who say they identify themselves as evangelicals. The rate varied seven percentage points upwards in 15 days, at the limit of the margin […] read more
Snopes.com3 hours ago
Japan Ex-Leader Shinzo Abe Assassinated While Giving Speech
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech in western Japan. read more
PrairiePundit3 hours ago
The Democrats crime problem
Washington Examiner: Skyrocketing crime in most major cities has thrown a spotlight on the policies of Democratic mayors and the reforms many of them pushed in the wake of 2020’s protests. In cities holding mayoral contests this year, crime has eclipsed many of the problems, such as housing and jobs, that feature in typical races. In cities without 2022 elections, some Democratic mayors are facing fierce criticism of an approach to criminal justice that many voters blame for allowing violence to proliferate. Concerns about crime have already played significantly into mayoral po... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Portugal allows using Brazilian driver’s license in the country
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Portugal will start accepting the Brazilian National Driver's License (CNH) as a valid document to drive in the country. The decision was promulgated this week by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and will become effective after being published in the Diário da Rep . . . To read the full […] read more
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving PM, Assassinated with a Gun
Former PM Shinzo Abe isn’t even the Prime Minister anymore. So, this makes little sense other than to generally destabilize … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
Climate Kooks attack art
Jeff Dunetz: Just a month ago they threw cake at the “Mona Lisa” (thankfully the painting had a glass protector). Now the climate crazies have glued themselves to a 500-year-old copy of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” Painted by a student of Do they hate Leonardo da Vinci or do they lack respect for the world’s greatest art treasures? Where once we picketed and marched, the proponents of the climate change hypothesis have resorted to literal terrorism at times But there is also a turn toward the bizarre occurring at the moment, particularly among climate activists. ... The... read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Brazil: US dollar drops to R$5.34 with relief in the foreign market
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After several days of international turbulence, the financial market gave a truce on Thursday, July 7. After five straight highs, the dollar fell for the first time and closed below R$5.40. The stock market rose more . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our […] read more
Turcopolier4 hours ago
Unable to even fix its own tanks, Russia’s humiliation is now complete
“Russia grossly underestimated the determination and professionalism of the Ukrainian forces and the willingness of the West to arm Kyiv, while simultaneously being caught out by the shortcomings of his own troops. With the Kremlin increasingly isolated from the international … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Brazil can become a lithium production powerhouse, according to Sigma
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the easing of foreign lithium trade, Brazil can become a power in the production of the mineral at a time of high demand for the product due to the advent of batteries, assessed the co-CEO of the Canadian Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation, Ana Cabral-Gardner, in an interview with Reuters. […] read more
The Rio Times4 hours ago
Only one local company among Brazil’s top oil and gas producers in May
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Petrobras was the only Brazilian company to rank among the top 10 Brazilian hydrocarbon producers in May, according to the latest monthly report from Brazilian regulator ANP. The last time this was the case was in March 2020. Since then, the ranking has always included at least two and up […] read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
'White supremacist' slur against Tucker Carlson goes awry
Red States: Sparks flew during a recent interview with Tucker Carlson hosted by Ben Smith, a former reporter for The New York Times, with the conversation quickly turning contentious. Despite the fact that Carlson himself was rather cordial in the beginning, Smith simply couldn’t help but make the conversation all about how the Fox News host is a “white supremacist.” What followed was a must-see exchange in which Carlson just nukes Smith, exposing him for his sheer intellectual vapidness. ... I have noticed that the left uses this slur often these days and it is virtually always... read more
Is a Fossil Fuel-Free Future Logical?
The mantra from today's Western leaders, particularly those of the Neo-Liberal order bent, is that the very survival of mankind is reliant on a more-or-less complete switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, particularly solar and wind. In this posting, we'll look at the world's consumption of key sources of energy and how the use of these sources has changed with time, allowing you to decide whether you believe that the universal implementation of renewable energy is possible or whether it is just so much virtue-signalling "hot air" by the kakistocracy that passes... read more
PrairiePundit4 hours ago
Former Japanese leader assassinated
* NY Times:* Shinzo Abe, Former Japanese Leader, Is Assassinated Ex-Prime Minister Was Shot During Speech; Suspect in Custody - Mr. Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister, was campaigning for his party in western Japan when he was shot. He was 67. - The police said they had arrested a 41-year-old suspect. Here’s the latest. The shooter was a former maritime self-defense force member. Japan has some of the strictest gun control laws in the world. Abe is known as a vocal opponent of the Chicoms. See, also: *Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot dead... read more
Rishi Sunak Helped Trigger Chain of Events Leading to 2008 Crisis; Apparently Used Corporate Raider Strategy Against UK PM Johnson in Attempt to Make Himself PM
Rishi Sunak, son-in-law of InfoSys founder, reportedly set in motion a chain of events leading to the 2008 financial crisis, … Continue reading → read more
India’s InfoSys Paid Record Amount to Settle US Visa Fraud-Immigration Abuse Allegations; Son-in-Law of Founder Eyeing UK PM Post After Undermining Boris Johnson
This settlement didn’t help those who lost their jobs and couldn’t make ends meet for themselves or their children! These … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age2 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 7-8 July 2022
Friday, 8 July 2022 • 15:00 — 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 7-8 July 2022 read more
Poland’s Next
Polish farmers also rise up in Warsaw: "That's enough! We won't let ourselves be robbed!" They accuse the political class of destabilizing production by raising interest rates, which does not stop inflation: "We workers cannot pay for the crisis created by the politicians!" pic.twitter.com/waEUoO5zrs — RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) July 7, 2022 read more
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Murdered
Shinzo Abe was shot at a political campaign event and died soon after: Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in the southern city of Nara on Friday morning. Security officials at the scene tackled the gunman, and the 41-year-old suspect is now in police custody. A search of the… Continue reading → read more
Climbing in enormous playground structures to retrieve kids
A commercial is airing where they mention a parent climbing into one of those kids’ indoor playground equipment made of hard plastic. You know the ones that cover half a warehouse and are made of plastic tubes and slides, nets, pits with plastic balls, etc. Think of one of those fast-food playgrounds then quadruple its […] read more
ClimateRealism4 hours ago
NPR Spreads Misinformation About Climate Change and Models (Again!)
National Public Radio (NPR) ran a story claiming that scientists using computer models can now determine how much more severe a weather event was, or whether a particular event was likely caused by, climate change. Weather data demonstrates this claim is false. There are significant issues with the kinds of computer models that attribution scientists […] The post NPR Spreads Misinformation About Climate Change and Models (Again!) appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Tesla Owner Exposes Dark Secret About Electric Cars
By Paul Homewood And here’s another environmental drawback of EVs: Economists have long understood that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but perhaps it’s time for electric-car enthusiasts to learn that lesson as well. While tree-huggers and leftists alike tout Teslas and other such vehicles as a panacea for […] read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
6 Latin American countries among the 10 best places to live in retirement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Global Retirement Index 2022 by U.S. magazine International Living, which has been published annually for more than three decades, lists the best countries based on criteria such as cost of living, housing conditions, health care system, hospitality, and cultural environment of the nations, as well as indicators of a […] read more
MJBizDaily5 hours ago
Columbia Care CEO set to net $100M-plus from Cresco cannabis merger
Columbia Care co-founder and longtime CEO Nicholas Vita likely will emerge with more than $100 million in cash and stock thanks to Cresco Labs' pending acquisition of the New York-based multistate marijuana operator. Columbia Care CEO set to net $100M-plus from Cresco cannabis merger is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Former PM Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead after being shot
Former PM Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead after being shot Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The former leader of Japan, Shinzo Abe, was pronounced dead after… The post Former PM Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead after being shot first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
Abandoning the Sinking Rat: Boris Johnson Resigns
Like the political equivalent of a cockroach, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived and endured one strike after another. His credibility was shot, his mendacity second to none. He lost the confidence of a party that delighted in his buffoonish performances and appeal. Fearing electoral punishment, senior ministers and aides have left his side. Labour opposition leader, Sir Keir Starmer, found himself making a witticism, calling this the first instance in history of the ship leaving the sinking rat. read more
Electroverse6 hours ago
Senior UK Banker Quits After “Nut Job” Climate Speech; The UN’s “Benefits Of World Hunger” Article Removed; + “Extreme” Wintry Weather Sweeps New Zealand
“For those of us at the high end of the social ladder, ending hunger globally would be a disaster." The post Senior UK Banker Quits After “Nut Job” Climate Speech; The UN’s “Benefits Of World Hunger” Article Removed; + “Extreme” Wintry Weather Sweeps New Zealand appeared first on Electroverse. read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Stop Killer Robots has launched our parliamentary pledge. We are calling on political representatives around the world to take action against autonomous weapons systems, reject the automation of killing, and ensure meaningful human control over the use of force. read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
It’s time for parliamentarians to reject the automation of killing
Stop Killer Robots has launched our parliamentary pledge. We are calling on political representatives around the world to take action against autonomous weapons systems, reject the automation of killing, and ensure meaningful human control over the use of force. read more
CENSORED NEWS4 hours ago
Gidimt’en Checkpoint: Response to New Criminal Charges for Land Defenders
Gidimt’en Checkpoint response to NDP Attorney General issuing criminal charges to four additional land defendersBy Gidimt'en CheckpointContact: yintahaccess@gmail.comyintahaccess.comJuly 7, 2022Unceded Wet’suwet’en Yintah (Smithers - BC) – Today, under the leadership of NDP Attorney General David Eby, the crown prosecutor criminally charged four land defenders, including Gidimt'en spokesperson read more
CENSORED NEWS4 hours ago
Stop Gold Mining in Sacred HeSapa, Black Hills
Pactola Reservoir is located 15 miles west of Rapid City. It is the largest and deepest reservoir in the Black Hills National ForestForest Service Finds ‘No Significant Impact’ in F3 Gold’s Proposed Exploration in Black HillsBy Stop Gold Mining in Sacred HeSapaCensored NewsEarly this morning, July 4, 2022, water protectors dropped banners at the Pactola Reservoir island in opposition to F3 Gold ( read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Large Hadron Collider Finds Evidence of 3 Never-Before-Seen Particles The next prime minister could be chosen by 200,000 people. Here’s how it works.American Cartel: Inside the battle to bring down the opioid industry Dozens of San Diego Police and other city employees receive "Advance Notice of Termination" letters for failing to perform weekly COVID testingRussian court orders halt to Caspian oil pipeline but exports still flowA Doctor Just Declined To Prescribe This Patient Their Arthritis Treatment Because It Could Hurt A Fetus That Doesn't Even Exist Live update... read more
The Duran5 hours ago
Former Japan PM shot. UK power vacuum. Putin, ‘West already lost.’ Ukraine gold to Poland. Update 1
Former Japan PM shot. UK power vacuum. Putin, ‘West already lost.’ Ukraine gold to Poland. Update 1 Topic 614 ***Update: Former Japanese PM Abe Shot Dead During Speech, “Frustrated” Assassin Arrested https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-japanese-pm-shinzo-abe-shot-chest-rushed-hospital read more
bilaterals.org5 hours ago
'Digital sovereignty must be at core of Pacific e-commerce strategy'
08-Jul-2022 The Pacific regional e-commerce strategy needs to be revised as it denies Pacific Island Countries their sovereign right to manage their digital domains, including data, a new report has found. read more
We've let the rule of law slip through our fingers
Karl Denninger comments, in his usual trenchant fashion, about the need to reassert the rule of law. Emphasis below is in the original. *There is no answer to any of the issues we have as a nation if we do not restore The Rule of Law. And, virtually every one of our major societal and economic problems is either seriously improved or entirely disappears if we do restore it.* What do I mean by *"Restoring the Rule of Law"?* *Simple: The law says shall or shall not occur, and if it does the person or persons doing it get hauled into a courtroom where we have due process, the ... read more
The Rio Times5 hours ago
São Paulo, Brazil’s richest city, has no money to celebrate street carnival in July
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a statement the authorities of the wealthiest city in Brazil mentioned that two tenders were held to find sponsors for the festival, but there were no interested parties. One of the tenders was held on June 17, and the minimum bid of R$10 (US$1.8) million was for 300 blocks. […] read more
Snug as a Hug on the Rug
Check out this cool squeezey boat thing my daughter got for her birthday. It’s 80” long, made of super durable material like an inflatable bed. It's called the Comfy Hugging Peapod by BouncyBand. The bottom and sides are inflated, and... Related Stories - To Protect & Serve - Apply Now for National Autism Association's GIVE A VOICE Grant - The House We Live In: July 4, 2022 read more
The New Dark Age6 hours ago
US forces involved in at least 23 proxy wars across the world, new documents suggest
UNITED States Special Operational forces have been involved in at least 23 secretive proxy wars across the world on a scale far greater than previously known, new documents indicate. read more
Virtual Mirage7 hours ago
Freaky Friday
The Brandon Administration recruits Freaks. (daily wire) Sam Brinton, (photo below) deputy assistant secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy, has courted controversy with his open advocacy of sexual fetishism and ‘puppy play,’ a sexual “kink” involving role-playing as animals. The newly resurfaced, seven-year-old essay he wrote for The Advocate, […] The post Freaky Friday appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
CFACT7 hours ago
From energy independence to dependence on unfriendly nations
Why are we paying exorbitant prices to fuel our automobiles? The post From energy independence to dependence on unfriendly nations appeared first on CFACT. read more
Friday On Turtle Island
Trudeau’s Canada: Drag Queen story hour. Dear Leader and his loyal media are back in Ottawa. Today he’s at some sort of African art ceremony. Then its off to his summer palace at Harrington Lake. Australian TV calls Trudeau a pinup boy for WEF. Biden’s America: Old Joe’s crisis at the border. A woke military. … Continue reading → read more
Japan art and Ikeda Koson: Solace of nature
Japan art and Ikeda Koson: Solace of nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ikeda Koson produced many memorable art pieces in the nineteenth century. His early life remains shrouded… The post Japan art and Ikeda Koson: Solace of nature first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
The Duran7 hours ago
The Truth Abont Conspiracies (2)
Throughout history, there have been numerous conspiracies great and small; some have been succesful, others have not. Here is a short non-inclusive list. The Ides of March: Julius Caesar is assassinated in Rome on March 15, 44BC. The Earl of Warwick Plot was a failed conspiracy against the English Crown in 1471. The Sir Robert […] read more
The Duran7 hours ago
The Truth About Conspiracies (1)
In her opening address to the pernicious January 6 Committee, the even more pernicious Liz Cheney cautioned those listening to concentrate on the evidence (but not all the evidence) adding “We cannot let America become a nation of conspiracy theories and thug violence”. This Committee was set up to prevent Donald Trump from running for […] read more
The Duran7 hours ago
My husband did not want this war. Wife of surrendered AFU soldier fled Ukraine to save him
The process of turning the Ukrainian Armed Forces into an area of concentrated short-sighted politics, corruption, low-efficiency resistance and inappropriate treatment of soldiers, many of whom have no will at all, not just to win, but to participate in any form of war, has long been launched. The most acute problems of the AFU are […] read more
The Duran7 hours ago
Ukraine in the EU means the collapse of established European principles
So it happened. On June 23, Ukraine was given the green light to join the European Union. It has successfully joined the ranks of other countries that have been waiting for their turn to join the organization for decades, just to hear “yes” from European leaders. Another thing is interesting: all the applicants have done […] read more

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