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IRS Report Shows Heavily Armed Agents Simulate Assault On Suburban Home

Valiant News – by Andrew White In the Internal Revenue Service 2021 annual report, IRS Criminal Investigation special agents can be observed simulating an armed assault... The post IRS Report Shows Heavily Armed Agents Simulate Assault On Suburban Home appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Moderna CEO says Covid vaccines will evolve like ‘an iPhone’

CNN Forget taking two to three Covid shots a year. Moderna hopes to roll out a single-dose annual booster to cover the coronavirus, the flu... The post Moderna CEO says Covid vaccines will evolve like ‘an iPhone’ appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

As Congress Members Increase Their Wealth by Billions, IRS Training to Raid Suburban Homes

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist As we reported this week, a now-deleted job listing for special agents with the Internal Revenue Service called on... The post As Congress Members Increase Their Wealth by Billions, IRS Training to Raid Suburban Homes appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

‘Beyond Chilling’: Homeland Security Seeks to Share Biometric Databanks With Foreign Countries

Children’s Health Defense – by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is promoting “Enhanced Border Security Agreements” by offering access to... The post ‘Beyond Chilling’: Homeland Security Seeks to Share Biometric Databanks With Foreign Countries appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Mexico Plans to Become an Export Hub With US-Drilled Natural Gas

Yahoo News (Bloomberg) — Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising mission: to... The post Mexico Plans to Become an Export Hub With US-Drilled Natural Gas appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Small Dead Animals13 hours ago

It’s Curious Why the Obvious Question is Not Asked

It took two “multi-skilled journalists” to write this piece about nursing shortages in Ontario. It’s not clear what “skills” these fellows have but curiosity and seeking the truth are clearly not in their skillset. Read through the article and see if you can come up with one particularly critical question that they refused to ask.… Continue reading → read more

Snopes.com11 hours ago

Getty Museum in LA to Return Illegally Exported Art to Italy

The Getty will return a nearly life-size group of Greek terra-cotta sculptures known as “Orpheus and the Sirens," believed to date from the fourth century B.C. read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education12 hours ago

Asian Americans Aren't Fooled by Anti-Diversity Pros

In a nationwide survey of registered Asian American voters, nearly 70 percent of Asian American voters were in favor of affirmative... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education12 hours ago

Survey Shows Changing Picture of Campus Mental Health Crisis

As colleges and universities prepare for a new semester, students continue to endure mental health issues at a high rate. read more

Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago

UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world

International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day. Read the full story, “UN chief’s Youth Day message: People of all ages need to ‘join forces’ for a better world”, on globalissues.org → read more

MJBizDaily12 hours ago

New York to open social equity marijuana licensing window

The window for marijuana social equity retail license applications to be submitted in New York state will last a little more than a month, beginning Aug. 25 and ending Sept. 26. New York to open social equity marijuana licensing window is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Snopes.com12 hours ago

More Black NFL Retirees Win Dementia Cases in Rescored Tests

Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias. read more

MJBizDaily12 hours ago

Arkansas court orders recreational cannabis amendment put back on ballot

Arkansas voters will have an opportunity to vote on recreational cannabis legalization this year after all. Arkansas court orders recreational cannabis amendment put back on ballot is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

The Rio Times12 hours ago

Brazil: Seven dead in a traffic accident in the south of the country

At least seven people died and three were injured after the collision of a van and a truck that occurred around midnight on Thursday on a highway in the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil, which borders Paraguay and Argentina. According to the first information from the Federal Highway Police, six people lost their lives […] read more

Truth Comes to Light12 hours ago

“Be Willing to Use Deadly Force”: IRS Sparks Uproar Over Job Posting

“Be Willing to Use Deadly Force”: IRS Sparks Uproar Over Job Posting by Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge August 12, 2022 Only two things in life are certain – death and taxes, and the IRS can take care of both. As the agency prepares to add 87,000 new positions over 10 years, pending the passage of the The post “Be Willing to Use Deadly Force”: IRS Sparks Uproar Over Job Posting appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education12 hours ago

Michael Schill Appointed Northwestern University President

Michael H. Schill will become the 17th president of Northwestern University, effective this fall. read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education13 hours ago

Dr. Melva K. Williams Appointed Huston-Tillotson University President and CEO

Dr. Melva K. Williams will become Huston-Tillotson University’s seventh president and chief executive officer, effective Aug... read more

Science Matters13 hours ago

Yes, The Climate Changes

Michael Foley writes at Quora (Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images.) Q: Why do most scientists believe that the climate is changing? A: Because it is. But most scientists do not believe human activity is the cause of the change. The 97% of scientists belief fraud, which has been proven to be […] read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education13 hours ago

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough Appointed Interim Executive Director of Morehouse College Black Men’s Research Institute

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough has been appointed interim executive director of Morehouse College’s recently launched Black Men’s Research... read more

MJBizDaily13 hours ago

Curaleaf removes marijuana from NY stores over potency labels, report says

Cannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings has temporarily removed medical marijuana products from New York dispensaries after an issue regarding THC potency labeling. Curaleaf removes marijuana from NY stores over potency labels, report says is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

The New Dark Age14 hours ago

Ukraine’s Nuclear Blackmail!

The Ukrainian government is targeting the biggest nuclear power complex in Europe with US-supplied missiles and rockets! The photographs below are fragments of US-made and supplied weapons that the Ukrainian government is firing at Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, under US/NATO direction! read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago

Smart meter users could be moved to ‘pay-as-you-go’ if they cancel direct debits

By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Just another reminder of how smart meters will control our energy use: Households with smart meters could find themselves moved onto prepayment plans without their consent if they refuse to pay their energy bills. A growing movement to shun rising energy bills in the […] read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago

Heat Pumps Are A “Frail Technology”

By Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness This interview with the Technical Support Director of Worcester Bosch is a must watch for anybody who thinks heat pumps are a viable option. The relevant segment starts at 170 minutes in: read more

Viable Opposition14 hours ago

Chrystia Freeland, Canada and the World Economic Forum - Where Do Her Loyalties Lie?

Since the beginning of the Great COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, the World Economic Forum and its dystopian Great Reset narrative have drawn a great deal of negative attention from the serf class who will be subjected to its views on the post-pandemic world. One politician from Canada is one of Klaus Schwab's devotees and has already played her hand, showing us what the future may look like. Canada's very own representative of the globalist class, Chrystia Freeland, is touted as a potential successor to Justin Trudeau whose approval ratings are not favourable to a majority governme... read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT15 hours ago

The contradictory Green policies to limit CO2 emissions

By Paul Homewood Ed Hoskins has carried out a detailed analysis of CO2 emissions from biomass: Full analysis here. read more

Virginia Lawyers Weekly15 hours ago

Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Aug. 11 to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson declined to address the court before U.S. ... read more

Vox - All13 hours ago

Society is a mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not Okay

[image: A young woman stands next to a truck, looking angry.] Aubrey Plaza is doing crimes in *Emily the Criminal*. | Roadside Attractions Three new movies recall the 1930s gangster movie era, but with a twist. For a brief period in the 1930s, after the birth of talkies but before the self-censorship of the Hays Code, Hollywood was fascinated with movies about a certain type of man: the gangster. He represented a problem, the criminal life, but was also undeniably a product of the system — one in which the Depression was taking hold. At the time, theater attendance was plummeting, ... read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Talent shortage in LatAm hits Brazil and Guatemala hard

A new report from the human capital specialist ManpowerGroup noted that so far in 2022, three out of four companies globally suffer from a talent shortage and have difficulty hiring employees. The 75% indicator is the highest in the last 16 years, after being at 69% in 2021 and 54% in 2019. And it is […] read more

21st Century Wire13 hours ago

Medvedev: ‘Zelensky Will Be Court-Martialed’

*21WIRE* | The question on everyone's mind now: how will the Ukrainians get rid of Zelensky? read more

the daily howler13 hours ago

Question(s) for the day!

*FRIDAY, AUGIUST 12, 2022* *As the excitement builds:* The question for the day is this: Will Donald J. Trump allow the materials to be released by the magistrate judge? As of last night, he was suggesting that that would be his wish. Or will he allow himself to be overruled by his super-cautious lawyers? Will he play the silly old trick where the cautious lawyers manage to hold the eager client back? Final question: If something embarrassing or potentially incriminating appears on the list of items removed from Mar-a-Lago, will Donald J. Trump say it was planted? Please remembe... read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

J&J to End Sales of Baby Powder with Talc Globally Next Year

Talc will be replaced by cornstarch. read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

Brazil: Unemployment among youth drops to 19.3%; general average is 9.3%

Unemployment among 18-24 year olds fell to 19.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2022. In the previous quarter, the rate was 22.8%. The unemployment rate among young people, however, remains higher than the general average, which includes the entire population. Read also: Check out our coverage on Brazil Overall, unemployment is 9.3%, that is, 10.1 […] read more

Snopes.com13 hours ago

Were the Blue People of Kentucky Real?

A rare genetic condition led to the unusual-looking skin tone. read more

The Rio Times14 hours ago

Paraguayan ex-President Fernando Lugo suffers stroke

Paraguay's ex-president Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez suffered a stroke a few days ago and remains in an artificial coma in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the capital Asunción. According to doctors, his condition is serious but stable. According to the doctors, the next seventy-two hours will be decisive for his health condition […] read more

Snopes.com14 hours ago

Author Salman Rushdie Attacked on Lecture Stage in New York

Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. read more

IER14 hours ago

Senator Manchin Thinks He Has a Deal on Pipeline Permitting Reform

Senator Manchin said that Democratic leaders had “committed to advancing a suite of commonsense permitting reforms this fall that will… The post Senator Manchin Thinks He Has a Deal on Pipeline Permitting Reform appeared first on IER. read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

Neurotoxic Injections: CDC & FDA Helped Pharma poisoned children w/ mercury (Thimerosal)

housatonic 2022-08-10 The post Neurotoxic Injections: CDC & FDA Helped Pharma poisoned children w/ mercury (Thimerosal) appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Snopes.com14 hours ago

In Biden’s Big Bill: Climate, Health Care, Deficit Reduction

The package heading toward final passage in Congress and to the White House for President Joe Biden's signature will touch countless American lives. read more

The Free Thought Project14 hours ago

“Beyond Chilling” — Homeland Security Seeks to Share Biometric Databanks With Foreign Countries

[image: surveillance]“The ramifications of a government — any government — having this much unregulated, unaccountable power to target, track, round up and detain its citizens is beyond chilling.” read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

The Biden crime family gets little attention from FBI

Miranda Devine: The message was unmistakable at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday, two days after former President Donald Trump’s Florida home was raided by the FBI. There, boarding Air Force One at 1:20 p.m., shoulder to shoulder with his father, the president, was Hunter Biden, whose home has never been raided. Despite a snail’s pace grand-jury investigation into his suspect business dealings by the US attorney in Joe Biden’s crony state of Delaware, despite copious documentary evidence that he accepted millions of dollars from America’s adversaries in exchange for influencing his f... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

The FBI screw up

Victor Davis Hanson: The FBI is dissolving before our eyes into a rogue security service akin to those in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Take the FBI’s deliberately asymmetrical application of the law. This week the bureau surprise-raided the home of former President Donald Trump — an historical first. A massive phalanx of FBI agents swooped into the Trump residence while he was not home, to confiscate his personal property, safe, and records. All of this was over an archival dispute of presidential papers common to many former presidents. Agents swarmed the entire house, i... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

The global warming hoax

Alicia Colon: ... The real question is, how did anyone ever believe that Al Gore, who is not a scientist, had any credibility behind his monumentally successful film, *An Inconvenient Truth*? It has always seemed to me the result of the dumbing down of America and the insidiousness of the academic community. Anyone with half a brain and the ability to reason would see through the massive holes in the film's premise, yet public schools were adding it to their curricula. Al Gore went on to become a mega-multi-millionaire snake oil salesman selling carbon credits to morons. Mr... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Biden not uniting America

Richard Miniter: America is spiraling out of control. From the unprecedented raid on Mar-a-Lago, to the seizure of a congressman's phone, to our doddering commander-in-chief, who increasingly seems like a man who doesn't have the sense or stamina to serve out his term. And now, America is on the edge of another political nightmare. We are less than 100 days away from the election of a new Congress to run the country – while the de facto leader of the Republican base delights in stoking his supporters' darkest suspicions under the shadow of a sincerely suspect investigation. It ... read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

The Democrats politics of fraud exposed

Hot Air: *Backfire: Far more Americans believe Inflation Reduction Act will increase inflation than will reduce it* Increasing taxes and spending is not a cure for inflation. Democrats are just trying to put lipstick on a pig. read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Raid on Mar-a-Logo polling poorly for Dems

PJ Media: We are all waiting to see the next steps establishment Washington takes following the raid at Mar-a-Lago. As details emerge, the reason for the intrusive spectacle becomes less clear. It has undoubtedly divided Americans along partisan lines. However, the obvious political persecution of the former president is drawing some new lines. People notice when you put that kind of banana republic nonsense on top of a horrible economy. According to a new poll from Convention of States and Trafalgar Group, the majority of Independents, 53.9%, believe Trump’s political enemies ar... read more

Snopes.com9 years ago

Did WHO Study Conclude That Natural Blondes Are Likely To Be Extinct Within 200 Years?

The “blondes are going extinct” rumor sprang from a spate of news stories that were aired by major news outlets in September 2002. read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago

"We Are Living Through An Epic Collapse"

*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 8/12/22: *"We Are Living Through An Epic Collapse"* "One day we're told there’s zero percent inflation and the next we find out that food inflation has risen to 13 1/2%. We can’t have it both ways. Business is suffering like never before." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

Bill Bonner, "What if They're Wrong?"

*"What if They're Wrong?"* On climate... on inflation... on the economy... on how best to run YOUR life? by Bill Bonner *Poitou, France - "*Yesterday, Massachusetts signed onto the Great Transition crusade. The Washington Post: "Described as a “landmark bill,” the Massachusetts climate legislation notably includes a provision - the first of its kind for the state - that would allow 10 municipalities to legally ban fossil fuel infrastructure in new and major construction projects. With this policy, certain cities and towns in Massachusetts could soon join others across the country t... read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago

What's a banana republic? A political scientist explains

The US grows hardly any tropical fruit. So why are politicians and political commentators saying the country is at risk of devolving into a banana republic? read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago

Reducing gun violence: A complicated problem can't be solved with just one approach, so Indianapolis is trying programs ranging from job skills to therapy to violence interrupters to find out what works

A burst of federal funding is letting Indianapolis expand existing efforts and try promising new approaches that other cities have developed. read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago

India turns 75: Fast facts about the unusual constitution guiding the world's most populous democracy

Adopted in 1949, India’s original constitution has withstood the test of time to help shape the world’s largest democracy. But as India hits turbulent time, so does its landmark constitution. read more

Small Dead Animals14 hours ago

When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

FBI “sought”… POLL: Mar-a-Lago Raid Backfires Spectacularly on Democrats read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

How the Monkeypox Scam Mirrors the COVID Scam–unbelievable

Substack – by Meryl Nass The vaccine does not prevent infection Just like the COVID vaccines, turns out that in the animal experiments, Jynneos did not... The post How the Monkeypox Scam Mirrors the COVID Scam–unbelievable appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education15 hours ago

MICHAEL REYES

Michael Reyes has been appointed executive legal counsel and labor designee for Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY. read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Truflation, a blockchain-powered data aggregator, says Argentina’s real inflation might be up to 90%

Stefan Rust, CEO of Hong Kong-based data aggregator Truflation, says that inflation in Argentina may be even higher than officially reported. In 2014, while the world economy chugged, Argentina's inflation rate was just above 10%. Fast forward to 2018, and the rate climbed past 20% before starting a dramatic rise that brings us to today's […] read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Peru: Political crisis intensifies

The political crisis in Peru is coming to a head, with the prime minister calling on the people to defend the government in the streets and lawmakers trading blows in Congress as the investigation into controversial President Pedro Castillo draws closer. On Wednesday, August 10 . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] read more

Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago

"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ORANGUTAN?"

I laughed out loud while reading an account of an innocent academic, thrust headlong into the *sturm und drang* of theoretical debate over Edgar Allan Poe's horror stories and whether they're racist or not. It's a series of screenshots captured by an Imgur user, so I can't transcribe them all here; you'll have to click over there to read it. Here's a brief sample. so my professor sits down to watch this panel and within like five minutes a bunch of crusty academics get super heated about poe's theoretical racism. because it's academia, though, this is limited to poorly conc... read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Uruguay and China: South America’s most talked-about trade talks

Uruguay and China are negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA). At first glance, the two countries seem like an odd couple to negotiate a free trade agreement. The two countries are on the other side of the world, one being the second-largest economy in the world . . . To read the full NEWS and […] read more

Turcopolier15 hours ago

“FBI searched Trump’s home to look for nuclear documents and other items, sources say”

“Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according to people familiar with the investigation. Experts in classified information said the unusual search … Continue reading → read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

One Flu Out Of The Wuhan Nest

Interview: Why the Chair of the Lancet’s COVID-19 Commission Thinks The US Government Is Preventing a Real Investigation Into the Pandemic Prof. Jeffrey Sachs is the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and the President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He has also served as the chair of the… Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Journalist Gerardo Delgado murdered in Ecuador

A journalist has been murdered by contract killers in Ecuador. The person in question is Gerardo Delgado from the digital media company "Ola Manta TV". The tragic event occurred when Delgado was on his way to do a report. His daughter was with him when he was shot. The assassination occurred on the . . […] read more

Small Dead Animals15 hours ago

War On Agriculture

“Organic” is the Latin word for “planetary depopulation”. read more

Bacon's Rebellion16 hours ago

Turbocharged: Fairfax Car Tax Burden

by Bill Tracy Fairfax County just mailed out its 2022 Car Tax bills, and the tax increase is substantial. The Board of Supervisors granted us a 15% discount off of the inflated 2022 Blue Book vehicle values. That’s nice, but … Continue reading → read more

Bacon's Rebellion16 hours ago

Parental Rights Trump Kids’ Rights to Privacy

by Kerry Dougherty In their relentless quest to slam Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s rabid lefties are now apoplectic because he believes parents ought to be notified if their troubled son is dressing as a girl at school and changing his … Continue reading → read more

Mining Awareness +17 hours ago

Nigerian Security Expert Wonders About the Influence of Rishi Sunak’s Indian Heritage & Wife, Since India’s “Seemingly Supporting the Russians”; Boris Johnson Departure is “a Win for the Russians”

It takes a Nigerian security expert, who worked in the UK, to raise the question that no one else dare … Continue reading → read more

Mining Awareness +17 hours ago

Russian Forces Again Attacked Nuclear Power Station: “Only the Complete Withdrawal of Russians from the Zaporizhzhia NPP Guarantees the Restoration of Nuclear Safety for the Whole of Europe” – President Zelenskyy of Ukraine

Those, like Turkey, who’ve signed a nuclear build, own, and operate (BOO) agreement with Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, should … Continue reading → read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ6 hours ago

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 12 1920 Revolt spread to Fallujah During Saddam govt claimed this was start of revolt

(Shia Waves) 1919 Churchill wrote PM Lloyd George saying were too many troops in Mesopotamia that could crush its finances (Musings On Iraq Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) 1920 UK Col Leachman killed by Sheikh Dhari in Fallujah helping to spread 1920 revolt to the west 1920 UK cmdr in Iraq Sir Haldane criticized High Commissioner Wilson for failing to arrest notables in Bag... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago

"Is the Food Crisis Over or Just Getting Started?"

*"Is the Food Crisis Over or Just Getting Started?"* by Chris MacIntosh "Are you hungry? Good, according to the central planners. The folks over at the UN stopped destroying the world for a brief few minutes to publish a piece (snapshot below) justifying their behavior and explaining the "benefits" of the famine they’ve engineered. Not making this up. The article remained on the UN website for a day or so before being deleted after it went viral on social media, with people horrified at the truly unbelievable evil. The good thing about this is that as they continue with their predic... read more

Vox - All14 hours ago

Liz Cheney’s primary is all about Donald Trump — except in Wyoming

Attendees watch former President Donald Trump speak at a rally held to support Harriet Hageman, Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger, in Casper, Wyoming, on May 28. | Chet Strange/Getty Images One tiny state, one viciously divided party. GREEN RIVER, Wyoming — The Wyoming congressional primary on Tuesday has been painted as a referendum on Donald Trump. It’s a race incumbent Liz Cheney is likely to lose to Harriet Hageman because of her efforts to propel Trump into political oblivion after January 6 and one in which the former president has personally intervened to seek revenge. ... read more

‘Aid Organizations Must Include the Youth Voice’ August 12, 2022—International Youth Day

NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) - Today marks International Youth Day, a global celebration of the transformative power of young people. Introduced by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999, the event was inaugurated not only to observe the power of the youth voice, but to serve as a promise from those in power to activate the power of youth across the development sector. Read the full story, “‘Aid Organizations Must Include the Youth Voice’ August 12, 2022—International Youth Day”, on globalissues.org → read more

140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA

The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s ever been. Read the full story, “140 aid workers killed in 2021 as UN humanitarian funding gap looms larger than ever – OCHA”, on globalissues.org → read more

Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech

Hate speech can have a devastating effect on mental wellbeing and self-confidence. The UN office in Lebanon is helping young people to rise above these attacks, and reject negativity from others. Read the full story, “Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech”, on globalissues.org → read more

The Hunger Factory (I): The Miracle of the Sudden Rise and Fall of Food Prices

MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) - The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined “significantly” in July, with major cereal and vegetable oil prices recording double-digit percentage declines. Read the full story, “The Hunger Factory (I): The Miracle of the Sudden Rise and Fall of Food Prices”, on globalissues.org → read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago

"It's What You Know For Sure..."

“Consider a turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will firm up the bird’s belief that it is the general rule of life to be fed every day by friendly members of the human race ‘looking out for its best interests,’ as a politician would say. On the afternoon of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, something unexpected will happen to the turkey. It will incur a revision of belief.“ - Nouriel Roubini “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” - Mark Twain read more

The Duran15 hours ago

It’s not climate change, it’s weather warfare.

The Free Thought Project15 hours ago

Cop Formerly Charged Over Murder of Freddie Gray Now in Charge of Investigating The Same Department

[image: gray]Sgt. White was promoted to captain in the Performance Standards Section in Baltimore City’s police force. read more

The Duran15 hours ago

Zaporozhye demilitarised zone, freeze conflict. Baltics gone mad. Scholz, take the turbine. Update 1

Zaporozhye demilitarised zone, freeze conflict. Baltics gone mad. Scholz, take the turbine. Update 1 Topic 654 read more

The Duran15 hours ago

EU prepares sanctions package aimed at banning Russian travel to EU member states

EU prepares sanctions package aimed at banning Russian travel to EU member states Duran: Episode 1354 read more

ClimateRealism15 hours ago

Thanks, Guardian, For Questioning the Virtues of Biomass

A recent article in United Kingdom (UK)-based newspaper The Guardian gives fair coverage to the idea that biomass energy may not be as environmentally friendly as its advocates claim. This is especially true in the case of wood pellet biomass power plants in the UK, where the majority of pellets are shipped across the Atlantic […] The post Thanks, Guardian, For Questioning the Virtues of Biomass appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Uruguayan president admits inflation target will not be met

On August 11, Uruguayan president, Luis Lacalle Pou, admitted today that Uruguay would not be able to meet the inflation target included in the Budget, which established a target of 6% by the end of 2022. "Concerning inflation, we have some parameters in the Budget that are not going to be met," the president told […] read more

Halifax Examiner16 hours ago

Starry with a chance of showers

News 1. HRP tell police review board their officer made ‘unlawful arrest’ in 2019 tasing You may remember an incident back in December 2019, when a Halifax Regional Police officer tased a Black man on Quinpool Road after issuing him a ticket. The officer in question, Const. Nicole Green, was found in disciplinary default after […] read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Colombia seeks to copy Brazilian Central Bank’s instant payment model

The president of Brazil's Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto, will meet with the manager of Colombia's central bank, Leonardo Villar, so that the Andean country can "copy" Pix, the Brazilian instant payment model. The statement was given at the Brazilian . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium […] read more

Lawfare17 hours ago

A Road Map for Tech Policy Experimentation

Phone applications (PxHere, https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1240859; CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Experimentation is routinely used to develop vaccines that save lives, improve professional sports, and develop new consumer products. It is also widely used to test and improve public policy. Indeed, in 2019, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to a trio of development economists, because “their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty” has “dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty.” And yet, ex... read more

Lawfare17 hours ago

Schedule F: An Unwelcome Resurgence

The White House (Ken Lund, https://flic.kr/p/o32YUY; CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). A controversial federal workforce policy from the Trump administration is back in the headlines as the former president and several members of Congress propose resurrecting it in future administrations. Schedule F, proposed in an executive order in October 2020, had attempted to institute radical alterations to the federal civil service by exempting policy-oriented roles from the civil service’s competitive hiring rules and protections around adverse actions such as... read more

PopularResistance.Org18 hours ago

The Renewables Rush In Texas

Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the U.S. after California. In fact, more than a quarter of all the wind power produced in the United States in 2021 was generated in Texas. These projects benefit from a lucrative state tax incentive program called Chapter 313. That incentive program expires on Dec. 31, 2022, and the rush of applications for wind and solar energy projects to secure incentives before the deadline is providing a rare window into a notoriously opaque industry. By reviewing the appli... read more

PopularResistance.Org18 hours ago

Iran Awaits US Response In Latest Move To Revive The Nuclear Deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavosoglu, said on Wednesday, August 10, that Iran “hopes that the American side, with a realistic and pragmatic view and acceptance of the legitimate demands of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will provide the ground for an agreement on the final text,” Press Tv reported. Iran had earlier objected to media reports on Monday claiming that the final draft of the deal has been reached and negotiations are finalized. Iran said that the US has to respond to its fundamental demands b... read more

The New Dark Age8 hours ago

Ukraine News Links 11-12 August 2022

Friday, 12 August 2022 • 22:00 — 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 11-12 August 2022 read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago

Jim Kunstler, "Gestapo the Steal"

*"Gestapo the Steal"* by Jim Kunstler "To America’s political Left, serving its masters in the runaway deep state, reality itself must be portrayed as “baseless,” as in *nothing to see here, folks.* Is it any wonder, then, that half the country has gone mental. The reality they don’t want you to see is that the intel-and-surveillance agencies of our Republic have taken on a rogue life of their own as a dominant “fourth branch of government,” and that some time ago they embarked on a crime spree against anyone threatening their operations. That would include especially target numbe... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago

"We Like To Think..."

“We like to think that we are rational beings; humane, conscientious, civilized, thoughtful. But when things fall apart, even just a little, it becomes clear we are not better than animals. We have opposable thumbs, we think, we walk erect, we speak, we dream, but deep down we are still routing around in the primordial ooze; biting, clawing, scratching out an existence in the cold, dark world like the rest of the tree-toads and sloths.” - “Grey’s Anatomy” read more

Snopes.com15 hours ago

Beto O’Rourke Responds to Heckler over Uvalde with Expletive

Video of O'Rourke's exchange at a town hall in rural Mineral Wells drew millions of views on social media,. read more

the daily howler15 hours ago

THE MILBANK FILES: On Fox, Kilmeade mutilates sleep!

*FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022* *What Milbank is talking about:* Last evening, Brian Kilmeade arrived on the front during the 8 P.M. hour. Kilmeade was serving as guest host on Tucker Carlson Tonight. When the latest (possible) bombshell hit, he was speaking with Lara Trump. The possible bombshell involved the claim that Donald J. Trump may have been hiding top-secret documents involving nuclear weapons at his Mar-a-Lago estate—possible documents he had possibly refused to return to the National Archives. Had Trump really been hiding such documents at his muggy estate? This morning, a... read more

The Free Thought Project16 hours ago

As Congress Members Increase Their Wealth by Billions, IRS Training to Raid Suburban Homes

As IRS agents train to raid suburban homes, Congress members are increasing their wealth at 5 times the rate of the market and non one is looking. read more

Science 2.0 blogs16 hours ago

Physician Reluctance To Discuss Anal Sex Puts Patients At Risk

Hot on the heels of COVID-19, Monkeypox is in the news for an alarming spread among people who engage in risky sexual behavior, because it is transmitted primarily through direct contact with infectious sores, scabs, or body fluids. Healthcare professionals, particularly those in general practice, gastroenterology, and colorectal surgery, are going to need to discuss sexual behavior to make patients better informed. A new analysis of survey results finds that applies to young heterosexual women as well. read more read more

The New Dark Age16 hours ago

Gaza News Links 10-12 August 2022

Friday, 12 August 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links … Continue reading Gaza News Links 10-12 August 2022 read more

Socio-Economics History Blog16 hours ago

UK: Crimea Blasts Degrade Russia’s Black Sea Air Fleet

Science 2.0 blogs16 hours ago

AI Algorithm Detects Brain Abnormalities - And May Help On The Road To Curing Epilepsy

The Multicentre Epilepsy Lesion Detection project (MELD) used over 1,000 patient MRI scans from 22 global epilepsy centers to develop an algorithm which provides reports of where abnormalities are in cases of drug-resistant focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) – a leading cause of epilepsy. Around 1 percent of the world’s population have the serious neurological condition epilepsy, that is characterized by frequent seizures. While drugs treatments are available for the majority of people with epilepsy, 20 to 30 percent do not respond to medications. read more read more

The New Dark Age16 hours ago

Russia’s Statement at the UNSC Briefing on Attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Zaporozhye NPP

We repeatedly warned our Western colleagues that if they do not call the Kiev regime to reason, it will go for most atrocious and reckless actions that will have implications far beyond the Ukrainian borders. Unfortunately, this is what we see happening now. Heinous attacks by Kiev against nuclear facilities push the world onto the brink of a nuclear disaster, the scope of which would be comparable to that of the Chernobyl tragedy. read more

Science 2.0 blogs16 hours ago

Exploiting Nuisances

Today I am back from one of the most interesting workshops I ever attended to, and I wish to share some thoughts I had on possible ways to enhance our research of new ideas for future particle detectors with you. Those ideas come from discussions with other participants to the workshop, or just from re-digesting things I have been pondering over for a while. read more read more

Real Climate Science16 hours ago

$174,000 Salary Goes A Long Way For Liz Cheney

“Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) net worth ballooned from an estimated $7 million when she first took office in 2017 to possibly more than $44 million in 2020, according to analysis from the Center for Responsive Politics and her most recent … Continue reading → read more

Real Climate Science17 hours ago

The Backup Scam

Without any evidence, academics have been claiming that increasing levels of CO2 are causing the oceans to acidify and dissolve corals. Ocean Acidification Is Climate Change’s ‘Equally Evil Twin,’ NOAA Chief Says FIS – Worldnews – Global warming will change … Continue reading → read more

Econlib17 hours ago

The Rich and the Politically Powerful

In my short note that I inserted into Kevin Corcoran’s recent thoughts on the political system, I pointed out that although there is strong overlap between the rich and the politically powerful, they are not the same. This requires elaboration. The best way to do it is to come up with counterexamples. Here’s an […] The post The Rich and the Politically Powerful appeared first on Econlib. read more

The New Dark Age17 hours ago

Take Part in The Human Chain to Free Julian Assange – 8 October 2022

Thursday, 11 August 2022 — — Don’t Extradite Assange Plus two new video interviews with Stella Assange By Don’t Extradite Assange Below is the initiative of the Free Assange human chain. Sign up for the Human Chain here *** Dear Supporter, Because of your help over 1500 people have pledged to be part of the Free Assange … Continue reading Take Part in The Human Chain to Free Julian Assange – 8 October 2022 read more

Real Climate Science17 hours ago

1939 – “Greenland’s Glaciers Melting, Scientist Says”

“CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1939. Greenland’s Glaciers Melting, Scientist Says STOCKHOLM, Sweden (INS)— All the glaciers in eastern Greenland are rapidly melting, declared Prof. Hans Ahlmann, Swedish geologist, in a report to the Geographical society here on his … Continue reading → read more

musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago

A bedtime story for all

A bedtime story for all. There once was a boy who grew up in a life of luxury. He was given most anything he wanted and if he did not get it he would throw a tantrum on the floor. … Continue reading → read more

PopularResistance.Org18 hours ago

Massachusetts First To End Renewable Energy Subsidies For Biomass

Environmental groups today celebrated the enactment of Massachusetts’ new climate law, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, which will expand clean energy development and end renewable energy subsidies for wood-burning power plants. The new law makes Massachusetts the first state in the nation to remove woody biomass from its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS). While there are only two small biomass plants that currently qualify for MA’s RPS, that number was poised to balloon as a result of imminent changes to the program advanced by the Department of Energy Reso... read more

PopularResistance.Org18 hours ago

India: How Tribal People Are Losing Their Land Rights

How will you feel if someone promises to remove an injustice you have suffered for years, but in the end leaves you suffering even more than before? Something similar appears to be happening to tribal communities in India in the context of the Forest Rights Act 2006. They were promised by the government that the historic injustice caused to them in the context of arbitrary classification of some of their land as forest land during colonial times will be corrected now. To realize this they were asked to file claims for the land cultivated by them but whose legal ownership was stat... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago

How It Really Is"

• "Biden's $80 Billion IRS Army Will Be Fit and Armed to Go "Beast Mode" on *You*" • "'Be Willing To Use Deadly Force': IRS Sparks Uproar Over Job Posting" ○ "For the land of the free, And the home of the brave." Yeah... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Big Green at war with food production

James Bascom: Over the past few months, thousands of Dutch farmers have blocked highways and staged protests. Hundreds have been arrested, and one was even shot at by a police officer. Dutch farmers have been protesting in the streets on and off since 2019. Why are the farmers so outraged? They’re fighting for nothing less than the survival of modern agriculture as such. In the name of “sustainability” and fighting “pollution,” Green activists are trying to do to agriculture what they have been doing to the power grid and the oil and gas industry. In the name of highly questiona... read more

Snopes.com16 hours ago

The US Military’s Approach To Curbing Online Extremism Within Its Ranks, Explained

The new rules prohibit any statement that advocates for “violence to achieve goals that are political ... or ideological in nature." read more

Snopes.com16 hours ago

Trump Calls for ‘Immediate’ Release of Mar-a-Lago Warrant

Former President Donald Trump called for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate. read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"Crazy Prices At Family Dollar! This Is Getting Ridiculous!"

*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 8/12/22: *"Crazy Prices At Family Dollar! This Is Getting Ridiculous!"* "In today's vlog we are at Family Dollar, and are noticing massive price increases! We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

Land Destroyer16 hours ago

China Gives America a Taste of its own Geopolitics

*August 12, 2022* (Brian Berletic - New Eastern Outlook) - Under the US’ own one China policy, Washington recognizes there is only one China, that Taiwan is a part of China, and that there is only one government of China, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing. Despite this, the US undermines Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan by treating the island as a de facto nation and the Republic of China in Taipei as its de facto legitimate government. This culminated most recently in the visit by US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan against Beijing’s warnings and has pred... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

CanadianPrepper, "The Situation Is Out Of Control"

CanadianPrepper, 8/11/22” *"The Situation Is Out Of Control"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

Turcopolier16 hours ago

Starlink Group 3-3

https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-starlink-group-3-3 read more

No More Mister Nice Blog16 hours ago

REPUBLICANS ATTACK DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW, AND DAVID BROOKS BLAMES EVERYONE BUT THE PERPETRATORS

A headline from David Brooks: *Did the F.B.I. Just Re-Elect Donald Trump?* Answer: No. The FBI might have just increased the likelihood of Trump's *renomination,* but that's not the same as reelection. Brooks doesn't understand that. Like much of the mainstream media and all of the right-wing media, Brooks believes that only Republicans are Americans. Brooks writes: Why is Donald Trump so powerful? He isn't really. He lost the popular vote in two straight presidential elections. At least a dozen Republicans think they can beat him in the 2024 primaries. And then there are all th... read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Russia struggles to replace casualties in Ukraine war

AP: The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty — if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine. Over the following days, about a dozen or so left the prison, according to a woman whose boyfriend is serving a sentence there. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn't among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn't not think about it.” As... read more

Gangsters Out Blog16 hours ago

Hells Angels associate convicted of drug trafficking

The Montreal Gazzette is reporting that "A man known to police for his ties to the Hells Angels was sentenced Wednesday to an 18-month prison term for his role in a trafficking network that delivered drugs including cocaine from Montreal to the Abitibi region." "Almost a dozen people were arrested in the investigation, dubbed Project Maculé. It began as an probe into the death of Bardia Gorji, who was killed in 2020; homicide detectives uncovered evidence his death was tied to a drug-trafficking network." Drug trafficking and murder. Imagine that. Every province except BC make Hel... read more

Organizing Notes16 hours ago

Go for ride deep inside China....hear the Biden critics

Katherine's Journey to the East 阳离子东游记 Welcome to Tashkurgan! Today we are going on a bike tour and exploring what life is like in this tiny border town, and next time we will be meeting some locals, stay tuned 🚲 My Instagram: katherines_journey_to_the_east read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

AGs challenge environmental investment strategies

Washington Free Beacon: A coalition of 19 Republican attorneys general says BlackRock CEO Larry Fink prioritizes left-wing political initiatives over shareholder returns and is jeopardizing the retirement of middle class workers with pensions. Fink’s embrace of environmental, social, and governance investment policies, known as ESG, potentially runs afoul of several laws, the AGs charge in a letter sent to Fink. Instead of managing state pension funds and finding the best returns on investment, the AGs write, BlackRock uses "citizens’ assets to pressure companies to comply with i... read more

Snopes.com17 hours ago

CDC Drops Quarantine, Distancing Recommendations for COVID

The changes are driven by a recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity. read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

A groomer state agency

Fox News: *California Department of Education advocates books promoting gender transitions to kindergartners* The recommended books were part of the California Department of Education's 'curriculum and resources' on their website California has nuts running their education department. read more

PrairiePundit17 hours ago

Rogue law enforcement

Newt Gingrich: ... While I was being interviewed on a TV show immediately after 30 FBI agents occupied the private home of Donald Trump, a former (and probably future) president of the United States, it hit me: Many people who should be enraged are calmly asking the FBI to explain what it is doing. But the modern FBI isn’t going to tell them the truth. We know the FBI lied to judges about the fake Russian Dossier. We know the FBI has had two years to follow up on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and hasn’t. When Hillary Clinton had more than 100 emails containing classified in... read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

The Biden administrations war against conservatives

Red States: ... Once you realize this is a hot war between the embedded elements of big government and conservatives who threaten their existence, you can understand the tactical and psychological significance of the FBI notoriously seizing the House Freedom Caucus chairman’s cell phone. Massie rightly described what is going on as a hot war, and the flaming volleys are flying over all our heads right now. The Biden administration weaponized the Department of Justice the minute they chose to ignore the fallout from the 2020 Summer of Love and the rampant crime in major cities. ... read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

FBI was looking for nuclear weapons material in Melania's underwear?

Washington Examiner: FBI agents appear to have been on the hunt for classified documents related to nuclear weapons during their raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on Monday, according to a report. Sources told the *Washington Post* that such classified information was among the items agents look for in the search but declined to speak about any other materials that may have been sought. It remains unclear whether they found any nuclear documents, but experts cited in the report said this adds credence to fears by government officials that they could be obt... read more

Komando.com19 hours ago

This powerful 5G phone rivals the big names – and you can get it free

You don't need to drop $1,000 to get a great phone. This one is FREE. read more

Komando.com19 hours ago

Sick of Google Chrome? 6 alternative browsers to try instead

You're not stuck using Google Chrome to browse the internet. From TOR to Maxthon, here are six alternatives that offer more privacy. read more

Vox - All17 hours ago

Every movie seems to be split into chapters these days

[image: A silent film subtitle from the 1927 film “The Show” that reads, If it’s his heart you want I’ll cut it out and give it to you!”] Intertitles used to fill in information — but these days, they fill a different purpose. | Warner Archive From *Nope* to *The Worst Person in the World*, the intertitle is back — but with a twist. *Welcome to **Noticed**, Vox’s cultural trend column. You know that thing you’ve been seeing all over the place? Allow us to explain it.* *What it is: *Movies with “chapter titles” — text appearing by itself, rather than over images, throughout the fi... read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

CNN Brasil fires employees in Rio

The news channel CNN Brasil fired employees -reporters, producers, and technicians- in its Rio de Janeiro branch on Thursday, August 11, according to Poder360. The network did not confirm the exact number of layoffs. CNN Brasil has been on the air since March 15th, 2020. Currently, the paid news channel has newsrooms in São Paulo […] read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Brazilian market decisive for Mexican used car startup Kavak

Investment of R$2.5 billion (US$485,000), inventory with 20,000 cars, 16 million visitors on the site, besides 92,000 in the stores: The superlative numbers tell a little of Kavak's trajectory in the first year of activities in Brazil, completed in July. With a valuation of US$8.7 billion, the Mexican startup for buying and selling used cars […] read more

Welcome Back to Pottersville17 hours ago

Pottersville Digest

------------------------------ Can't he take the midnight train? ------------------------------ God help Republicans but they're just not that smart. ------------------------------ Wendy Rogers is, I think, what the love child of Carl Panzram and Georgia Engle would've been like. The most hideous things come out of her mouth but it's all said with the sweetest smile and the softest voice. "I think Alex Jones is persecuted and to you who disagree with me, I'd love to turn you all into rotting corpses, tee hee." ------------------------------ Your next Bernie m... read more

All News Pipeline Feeds17 hours ago

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Real Climate Science17 hours ago

1941 – Glaciers Rapidly Disappearing

“THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941, Melting Glaciers Threaten Beauty of Parks in Rockies Ice Rivers Retreating 25 to 100 Feet Yearly, Scientist Reports By THOMAS R. HENRY, Glaciers in the United States and the Canadian Rockies are retreating … Continue reading → read more

Real Climate Science18 hours ago

1947 – Glaciers Melting Fast, Cities May Drown

“JUNE 25, 1947. WORLD.CLIMATE GETTING WARMER, Scientist Claims Glaciers: Melting Fast New York (UP)}—The world’s cli- mate is gradually getting warmer, |according to’ Prof, Hans Ahlman, Swedish geographer and glaciologist of the University of Stockholm, who is now on a … Continue reading → read more

From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog18 hours ago

Untitled

From Jenna Orkin China’s growing reach is transforming a Pacific island chainIn the Ukraine war, a battle for the nation’s mineral and energy wealthRussia confirms prisoner swap talks as U.S. hopes for Griner, Whelan releaseArctic is warming faster than expected, study finds Tesla’s self-driving technology fails to detect children in the road, tests find Mexico Should Stop Making Beer in Drought Plagued North, AMLO Says Monkeypox in NYC is a sexually transmitted infection. Not communicating this clearly and often is a public health failure. US Diplomat Warns African Countries Against... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Brazil: US dollar rises to R$5.15, influenced by international market

One day after reaching the lowest level in eight weeks, the US dollar rose, influenced by the international market. The stock market fell after seven straight highs, driven by profit-taking when investors sell stocks to pocket recent gains. The commercial dollar closed on Thursday, August 11, sold at R$5.158, up R$0.073 (+1.44%). The price came […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

“Mercado Libre” integrates bitcoin and ether trading across Latin America

Argentine e-commerce giant Mercado Libre will offer its bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trading services across Latin America. Having already served more than one million cryptocurrency users in Brazil, the company will expand its bitcoin trading service. According to Osvaldo Gimenez, CEO of Mercado Pago, the fintech (financial technology) division of "Mercado Libre," " we […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Five miners murdered in northern Brazil, could increase tensions with Venezuela

The murder of five Brazilian miners on the border with Venezuela could increase regional tensions between the two countries. The crime reportedly occurred on Sunday, August 7, and the bodies-four miners and a woman, allegedly the local cook, were taken to forensic medicine in Brasilia on Wednesday (10). Witness statements from the scene indicate that […] read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

US tells Russia and Ukraine to make nuke plants demilitarize zones

ISW: The US State Department called on Russian forces to cease all military activity surrounding the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and support the creation of a demilitarized zone amidst new reports of shelling at the ZNPP on August 11.[1] The US State Department also called on Russia to return control of the plant to Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian occupation authorities accused each other of shelling the ZNPP on August 11. Ukraine’s nuclear operating enterprise Energoatom reported that Russian shelling damaged the area of the commandant’s office, storage of radiation ... read more

OrientalReview.org18 hours ago

Kill Al-Zawahiri

It is unsettling to see a democratic government like the United States beating its chest over the high-tech murder of a retired jihadist, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. The 71-year-old al-Zawahiri succeeded the assassinated Osama bin Laden as chief of the anti-US underground group, al-Qaeda. The mild-mannered, Egyptian had been a local […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Two PCR tests developed for monkeypox in Brazil

Brazil's state-run Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) has developed two types of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to detect the monkeypox virus, a disease that has left more than 2,000 cases in the South American country, the institution announced today. Fiocruz applied to the National Health regulator (Anvisa) for registration of the two molecular tests to […] read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

Dems pass their weird agenda and ignore real issues

Washington Examiner: Democrats in Congress racked up a handful of legislative wins before departing Washington for the August recess, but Republicans say lawmakers skipped town without attempting to resolve, or acknowledge, the border crisis. Senators left Capitol Hill in early August while the House is preparing for a final vote on an anti-inflation bill that may give them a leg up ahead of the midterm elections in November. Other legislative wins in recent weeks include the CHIPS Act to boost competition with Chinese chipmakers; the PACT Act, which expands healthcare and benef... read more

PrairiePundit18 hours ago

The FBI has truly lost the plot

Mollie @MZHemingway The agency that ran the Russia collusion hoax, the Whitmer kidnap hoax, went to war against the parents of school-age children, and did nothing during the violent summer of 2020, the attacks on Supreme Court Justices, churches, and pregnancy centers, has thoughts. Quote Tweet FBI @FBI · 12h Statement from #FBI Director Wray: https://go.usa.gov/xSegv [image: "Unfounded attacks on the integrity of the FBI erode respect for the rule of law and are a grave disservice to the men and women who sacrifice so much to protect others. Violence and threats against law en... read more

MJBizDaily19 hours ago

Opinion: How cannabis brands can drive innovation as functional products

Within the past two years, growing public health concerns and the proliferation of personal wellness products have created more health-conscious and proactive consumers. Recent market research indicates that 70% of consumers currently use food products for specific functional benefits to support their mental and physical well-being. Opinion: How cannabis brands can drive innovation as functional products is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Electroverse19 hours ago

Cold Records Fall In Western Australia As Rare Third La Niña Builds; 4 Feet Of Snow Forecast For Southern Andes; Bermuda And Puerto Rico Chill; + Global Grain Stocks Cut (again)

Don't underestimate the threat posed by this coming NH winter. Prepare: stock up. The post Cold Records Fall In Western Australia As Rare Third La Niña Builds; 4 Feet Of Snow Forecast For Southern Andes; Bermuda And Puerto Rico Chill; + Global Grain Stocks Cut (again) appeared first on Electroverse. read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT19 hours ago

Huge UK electric car battery factory on ‘life support’ to cut costs

By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward From the Guardian: Construction of a huge electric car battery factory that has attracted tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer cash and been hailed as a flagship project of Boris Johnson’s levelling up policy has been put on “life support” to cut spending, leaked internal […] read more

The Rio Times20 hours ago

Bombshell in Western Australia: Only 10% of alleged Covid deaths actually due to Covid

The Australian media came up with a “Covid bombshell” this week: The actual death toll is many times lower than believed. In Western Australia, less than 10 percent of deaths were caused by Covid-19, reports 9 News Perth. Between Jan. 1 and June 30 of this year, 192 Corona deaths were recorded in the state. […] read more

PopularResistance.Org17 hours ago

Can We Please Have An Adult Conversation About China?

As the US legislative leader Nancy Pelosi swept into Taipei, people around the world held their breath. Her visit was an act of provocation. In December 1978, the US government – following a United Nations General Assembly decision in 1971 – recognised the People’s Republic of China, setting aside its previous treaty obligations to Taiwan. Despite this, US President Jimmy Carter signed the Taiwan Relations Act (1979), which allowed US officials to maintain intimate contact with Taiwan, including through the sale of weapons. This decision is noteworthy as Taiwan was under martial l... read more

PopularResistance.Org17 hours ago

Black August Builds On Our Black Radical Traditions

The 31 days of August hold a particular and special meaning you will not find in the celebrations that come with Juneteenth, Black History Month or Kwanzaa. For 43 years now since 1979, Black August commemorates and highlights political prisoners and their crucial role in the Black liberation/freedom struggle. Black August is directly tied to the Black prison movement that started in the San Quentin prison and through relentless organizing spread to other prisons as well as to the streets. The story of Black August begins immediately behind the prison walls after Jonathan and Geor... read more

PopularResistance.Org17 hours ago

The Nobodies Take Office In Colombia: An In-Depth Analysis

People are crying, embracing, yelling, as the streets fill with joy. Horns honk and people dance in the middle of avenues. They can’t believe that the news traveling by word of mouth, tweet to tweet, news show to news show, is really true. As the minutes and hours pass, they confirm that it is true: This June 19th they—the Nobodies—have won. “I am tingling from head to toes, overcome with emotion because I know that this is an historic accomplishment for all of us to remember. What joy! What happiness! Until dignity becomes customary!” says Ana Yuli Gamboa with a big smile—an Afro... read more

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!18 hours ago

State of Plague Part 10: The Final Installment

Those with power have always manipulated reality and created ideologies defined as progress to justify systems of exploitation. Monarchs and religious authorities did this in the Middle Ages. Today this is done by the high priests of modernity—the technocrats, scholars,... Related Stories - State of Plague Part 9: The Social Gest of Fascism - State of Plague Part 8: Divide and Conquer - State of Plague Part 7: I'm Doing It For Their Benefit read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Fight climate change. End fossilflation. Here’s how.

A customer pumps gas at an Exxon station in Houston, Texas, on July 29. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images Yet another downside to fossil fuel dependence. It’s a mundane day for errands: you run out to the store to pick up some groceries, some drugstore supplies, and fill up the gas tank. Afterward, you cook up some lunch on the gas stove. For all this, you’d be spending roughly 8.5 percent more than you were a year ago, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July report on prices for consumer goods and services — over the course of the month, that translates into roughly $500 more f... read more

All That Is Solid ...18 hours ago

Labour's Energy Bill Farce

Last week, Rachel Reeves announced Labour's first measure to tackle the cost of living crisis and address spiralling fuel bills: cutting VAT on energy. You'll note *not* abolishing it, which is what Rish! Sunak has suggested, but reducing the percentage of the carge that heads back to the Treasry. A couple of hundred quid saved as the direct debits shoot up by thousands? Thanks Labour! A week on and several painful television interviews where shadow cabinet members can't bring themselves to say Keir Starmer hasn't done the rounds because he's on holiday, Reeves struck again last ni... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Police action in Brazil’s Paraná state’s capital Curitiba with eight dead

A police operation in the early morning in Curitiba left eight dead. According to the Military Police (PM), the dead were members of a criminal group operating in the state who fired at the officers as they approached them. In a statement, the Military Police said it received a report that criminals were planning to […] read more

Rescue divers blocked by debris in effort to rescue miners trapped for eight days

Frenchman Arnaud Jerald breaks world record with 393 feet freedive in 3 minutes and 34 seconds

OCEARCH: Marine biologists are offering a rare chance to meet a great white shark

Horror as 'nasty looking' fish with 'sharp teeth' discovered on Yorkshire beach

'Catastrophic failure' kills 21,000 fish used for research at UC Davis