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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.

Monday, August 15, 2022

15 August - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

  START Page - MSM Canada     Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

11 pm MDT 

The Duran13 hours ago
Collective West hysteria, calls for the ‘taking down’ of Russian President Putin
Collective West hysteria, calls for the ‘taking down’ of Russian President Putin The Duran: Episode 1356 read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Elensky, target Russians in Zaporozhye. Guardian, get Putin, take him down. Boris in Greece. Update 1
Elensky, target Russians in Zaporozhye. Guardian, get Putin, take him down. Boris in Greece. Update 1 Topic 657 read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Ukrainian servicemen fire toward Russian troops with a tank at a position in Donetsk region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Heavy Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region* (Reuters). read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
U.S. Defense Experts Game Out A Hypothetical US-China War Over Taiwan
*Bloomberg:** What would happen if the US goes to war with China over Taiwan?* As China waged extensive military exercises off of Taiwan last week, a group of American defense experts in Washington was focused on their own simulation of an eventual — but for now entirely hypothetical — US-China war over the island. The unofficial what-if game is being conducted on the fifth floor of an office building not far from the White House, and it posits a US military response to a Chinese invasion in 2026. Even though the participants bring an American perspective, they are finding th... read more
Wildfires As a Weapon: US Military Exposed
Wildfires As a Weapon: US Military Exposed by Dane Wigington, GeoEngineering Watch August 11, 2022 Is the military industrial complex insane enough to incinerate Earth’s last remaining forests in order to achieve the objectives of the global controllers? The short answer is yes. A formerly classified US military document titled “Forest Fire As A Military The post Wildfires As a Weapon: US Military Exposed appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Et Tu, Fido?
“The Lancet medical journal said the dog shared a bed with the two men and perhaps licked one or both of them before licking itself.” Sounds legit. read more
Snopes.com4 years ago
Dollar Tree Closing All Stores?
Neither Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, nor Dollar General is closing all their stores, despite a widespread rumor on social media. read more
Snopes.com7 years ago
Dollar General Sunblock Warning
A warning that a child developed third-degree sunburn after using Dollar General brand spray-on sunblock was highly questionable. read more
Snopes.com7 years ago
EverPet Dog Food
Rumor: EverPet brand dog and cat food is made in China and has killed several pets in the U.S. read more
Snopes.com11 years ago
Menu Foods Pet Food Recall
Menu Foods has recalled some of its pet food after dogs and cats suffered kidney failure. read more
Snopes.com14 years ago
Dollar Store Toothpaste
Some dollar stores sell expired and foreign, non-ADA-approved formulations of toothpaste. read more
Is That True Or Did You Hear It On The BBC?
One of the things that justifies blogs like this - unless the blog gets deleted - is that it provides a permanent, searchable record for those interested in researching the BBC's claims to nigh-perfect impartiality. We hope it helps. Sue's better than me at standing back and drawing things into an overarching overview, as I tend to just record endless individual instances of bias, but a book-length overview of the past few years of BBC bias has been urgently needed, and David Sedgwick's latest book has filled that gap wonderfully. It's called *Is That True Or Did You Hear It On ... read more
GREENIE WATCH12 hours ago
Untitled
* The Greens' hatred of nuclear power has played into Vladimir Putin's hands - and is based on a pack of lies about radiation deaths* Prepare for nuclear Armageddon. That is, if you believe what the likes of Greenpeace are saying about the consequences of fighting now taking place in Ukraine in the immediate vicinity of Europe's largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia. Last week, the plant — which Russian troops seized in the first month of their invasion but is still being operated by Ukrainian civilians — was repeatedly hit in shelling attacks. Back in March, Greenpeace, the... read more
Food & Water Watch12 hours ago
Western Drought Isn’t Going Anywhere. It’s Time to Rethink Water Use.
Adapting to the West’s climate-change supercharged drought requires big changes to water policy. That means stopping fossil fuels and factory farms. The post Western Drought Isn’t Going Anywhere. It’s Time to Rethink Water Use. appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Afghan Refugees, Medical Visitors Bemoan Treatment in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (IPS) - Afghan refugees living in Pakistan face a host of problems, ranging from seeking medical treatment to shelter, business, police harassment and violence. Many of those affected have been there for four decades. Read the full story, “Afghan Refugees, Medical Visitors Bemoan Treatment in Pakistan”, on globalissues.org → read more
Is the BBC biased?12 hours ago
Some observations about current issues for want of a better title
Do you remember the early days of this blog? In our naivety we posted long-form pieces covering acres of space, sometimes utilising the ‘read more’ button, and we got away with it! Scroll down and down and not be back in time for lunch. (When I was a lad) everyone had a massive attention-span. What happened? I wanted to say something about GB News, but the jury still needs more time to consider. Meanwhile, I’ll just describe the weirdest interview ever. Dawn Neesom was standing in for the excellent Nana Akua and the topic was the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. Alongside Daw... read more
MintPress News12 hours ago
J-Street, Andy Levin, and Liberal Zionism 
Looking at it from Palestine, representative Andy Levine’s claims to be “pro-Palestinian,” are even more absurd than they are when seeing them from the U.S. The post J-Street, Andy Levin, and Liberal Zionism appeared first on MintPress News. read more
Bacon's Rebellion12 hours ago
The Post Office’s Explanation for This Makes No Sense
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The United States Postal Service has shut down its Montpelier Station office because a display depicting racial segregation in Virginia was “unacceptable to the Postal Service.” A brief history of the site is included in an article … Continue reading → read more
Podcast — MeWe Founder Mark Weinstein — Web 3.0 & How To Save Social Media From The Technocrats
[image: mark weinstein]Mark is currently working on a book that deals with combatting this threat and we delve into many of the problems and possible solutions that arise. read more
the daily howler12 hours ago
STARTING TOMORROW: Under the Big Top!
*MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022* *A vast nation, coming undone: * The new arrival on the front has choked off all other conversation. The conversation about this arrival sketches the shape of a very large nation in serious disarray. The conceptual chaos is general! On CNN's State of the Union, manifest nonsense like this was treated as if it made sense: JENNINGS (8/14/22): I mean, I sort of felt this week like we're at the circus now. We're all under the Big Top. *And this can only end one of two ways: He's got to be indicted, or Merrick Garland has to resign.* You can't raid the pr... read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
CIA, Pompeo Sued For Allegedly Spying On US Attorneys And Journalists Who Met With Assange
A group of journalists and lawyers, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, sued the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo. They allege that the agency under Pompeo spied on them in violation of their privacy rights. read more
How China Dominates The EV Battery Market
By Paul Homewood The IEA have just published a report into EV battery supply chains: https://www.iea.org/reports/global-supply-chains-of-ev-batteries Below are some of the highlights: So far, battery prices have been insulated from raw material prices, as manufacturers normally arrange forward contracts. But it is inevitable that prices will soon start to […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
The triumphs of drugs in Bolivia
Afghanistan is clearly under the domination of drugs. Bolivia is heading in that direction now, when coca production is expanding uncontrollably and drug manufacturers even have the support of the government. Producers of legal coca from the Yungas of La Paz are brutally repressed by the police because they protest against the government's decision to […] read more
Europe wildfires: Are they linked to climate change?–NO!!!
By Paul Homewood https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/58159451 The BBC would like you to think so, with statements like these: So far this year, the amount of land burnt by fires across the European Union is more than three times greater than what you would expect by the middle of July. Almost 346,000 hectares (1,370 sq […] read more
Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago
“This Community Doesn’t Have Excuses”
by James A. Bacon The Washington Post has a feel-good story about a Northern Virginia trailer park on Rt.1 where residents, mostly from Central America, have pulled together to help one another. They watch after one another’s children and give … Continue reading → read more
Shadowproof14 hours ago
CIA, Pompeo Sued For Allegedly Spying On US Attorneys And Journalists Who Met With Assange
A group of journalists and lawyers, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy, sued the CIA and former director Mike Pompeo. The post CIA, Pompeo Sued For Allegedly Spying On US Attorneys And Journalists Who Met With Assange appeared first on Shadowproof. read more
MintPress News14 hours ago
New Polls Show Almost No One Trusts Our Media Anymore
Gone are the days when the CIA secretly infiltrated American newsrooms, craftily tricking people into believing U.S. government propaganda was the real news. Nowadays, they never keep it a secret that they run the media. The post New Polls Show Almost No One Trusts Our Media Anymore appeared first on MintPress News. read more
MintPress News14 hours ago
Chris Hedges: We Are Not the First Civilization to Collapse, but We Will Probably Be the Last
The archeological remains of past civilizations, including those of the prehistoric Cahokia temple mound complex in Illinois, are sobering reminders of our fate. The post Chris Hedges: We Are Not the First Civilization to Collapse, but We Will Probably Be the Last appeared first on MintPress News. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Trump demands return of privilege documents from FBI
NY Post: Former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the Justice Department to return the reams of documents FBI agents seized at his Mar-a-Lago resort last week, pointing to a report that said the information was covered by attorney-client or executive privilege. “Oh great! It has just been learned that the FBI, in its now famous raid of Mar-a-Lago, took boxes of privileged ‘attorney-client’ material, and also ‘executive’ privileged material, which they knowingly should not have taken,” Trump said on his Truth Social site. “By copy of this TRUTH, I respectfully request t... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Merrick Garland's mistake
Roger Kimball: ... Monday’s FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Palm Beach residence, was probably the single biggest boon to his stature among voters since he left office in January 2021, bigger even than the partisan witch hunt over which future CNN hostess, Liz Cheney, has been presiding with such ostentatious zeal. This is obviously a concern among the beautiful, well-pressed people with white collars and clean fingernails who hate Trump. Employing a ju-ju they recognize but do not understand, Trump has time and again demonstrated an uncanny ability to goad his would-be attacker... read more
MJBizDaily16 hours ago
Cannabis company Flowr sells facility for proceeds of CA$3.4 million
Flowr Corp. is the latest Canadian cannabis company to sell off an unneeded facility, closing the sale of its Flowr Forest facility in British Columbia for aggregate proceeds of 3.4 million Canadian dollars ($2.6 million) — significantly less than what it invested in the outdoor and greenhouse cultivation site. Cannabis company Flowr sells facility for proceeds of CA$3.4 million is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Bill Bonner, "Crossing the Rubicon"
*"Crossing the Rubicon"* The ongoing bananafication of a once proud nation. by Bill Bonner "We write today in non-partisan alarm. For the first time in US history, the nation’s highest law enforcement agency – the FBI – has pulled out its automatic weapons and raided the house of an ex-president, as if he were a drug dealer. Why not just ask for the files, politely? Did they think Donald Trump would skip town? Were they afraid he would put up a fight? Were FBI agents’ lives in danger? Justified or not? We don’t know. But the raid on Mar-al-Lago was certainly a step towards bananafic... read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
BREAKING: 11 AM Press Conference! CIA & Mike Pompeo SUED for Spying on Americans!
Remember when news broke that the CIA plotted to kidnap or assassinate Julian Assange, and that they colluded with a foreign security firm to spy on those who visited him in the embassy? Today, attorneys announced a bombshell lawsuit against the CIA, its former Director Mike Pompeo, and the security firm he conspired with. read more
Snopes.com13 hours ago
Strike Four: Facebook Misses Election Misinfo in Brazil Ads
Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election. read more
CFACT14 hours ago
CFACT billboards expose climate agenda
This past week, CFACT began putting up billboards in various parts of America to draw attention to high fuel and energy prices. The post CFACT billboards expose climate agenda appeared first on CFACT. read more
A Drought In Germany Gets The Media Overexcited
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Tim Scott There is a drought in Germany, and naturally the media has gone into hyperdrive to link it to global warming: ? ? ? As Europe lives through a long, hot summer, one of the continent’s major rivers is… read more
Arizona parents arrested, tased trying to get on campus to protect kids during school lockdown
Yahoo News PHOENIX – Three Arizona parents were arrested Friday after scuffling with law enforcement as they tried to get into an elementary school to pick... The post Arizona parents arrested, tased trying to get on campus to protect kids during school lockdown appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more
Another Day, Another Blow To Transportation Freedom
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: From the team at CFACT ~ I dare someone to poll the owners of America’s 290 million automobiles, vans, SUVs, light trucks, and other medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Q: How eager are you for the U.S. government to force you to stop driving your existing vehicle and either… read more
New York Times Applauds Violent Eco-Nut Tactics To ‘Avoid Planetary Catastrophe’
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Clay Waters ~ The New York Times is going all in on radical “climate change.” First, reporter Cara Buckley issued the paper’s latest profile Friday in praise of disruptive eco-nuts: “These Groups Want Disruptive Climate Protests. Oil Heirs Are Funding Them.” They’ve taken hammers to gas pumps… read more
Without Any Legislative Powers, the Fed Is Rewriting the Law and Creating a Permanent $500 Billion Bailout Facility for Wall Street
Wall Street On Parade The Fed is doing something it’s never been allowed to do in its 109 years of operation. And, it’s doing it... The post Without Any Legislative Powers, the Fed Is Rewriting the Law and Creating a Permanent $500 Billion Bailout Facility for Wall Street appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Fake And Managed Civil War Trump Trap
The Chad Chaddington August 9th, 2022. Don’t fall for this nonsense. They want to say there are violent insurrectionists all over the country angry and... The post Fake And Managed Civil War Trump Trap appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
We’re Short Of Power In Summer Now
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? A very disturbing report from Timera: ? ? ? Heat wave leads to second summer GB Capacity Market Notice A second GB Capacity Market Notice (CMN) of Summer? 2022 was issued on the 11th August at 13:34, as National Grid’s forecast… read more
China Exerting Control Over Canadian Government, Media, Education
Substack – by Brad Salzberg A report from Alliance Canada delivered to the House of Commons committee on Canada-China relations is warning that the influence of the People’s Republic of China in Canada... The post China Exerting Control Over Canadian Government, Media, Education appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
“Cash Free” Central Bank Digital Currency Roll Out Coming In December?
SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo The endgame is to total control of the slaves with a cash-free system. Those at the top will fully... The post “Cash Free” Central Bank Digital Currency Roll Out Coming In December? appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Why are so many vegetarians/vegans so militant?
I was driven to ask this question by an article in the Telegraph in London. An award-winning cafe has at hit out at “holier-than-thou” vegan customers saying they shouldn’t have to adapt their menu to “suit” customers who don’t eat animal products. The Kitchen at London House on the Isle of Wight went online to defend itself against “nasty” and “bullying” vegans who were outraged at their decision to refuse to cater to their diets. Addressing its critics, it said: “If you want vegan food, go to a vegan restaurant.” The popular high street restaurant in Ventnor said that thoug... read more
Hero father restrains woman who stripped to her underwear and tried to storm plane cockpit
Daily Mail A hero-father-of-three restrained a woman who stripped to her underwear and ran through a Manchester-bound plane naked before trying to storm the cockpit... The post Hero father restrains woman who stripped to her underwear and tried to storm plane cockpit appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Women don’t need a coach for midlife and menopause
News 1. Health care system check-up It’s almost one year since Tim Houston was elected as premier on a promise to fix health care. So how does the system look today? Jennifer Henderson did a lot of work on this health care system check-up that looks at numbers behind emergency department capacity, waits for long-term […] read more
Forecasting The Past
“Megadrought may be the main weather concern across the West right now amid the constant threat of wildfires and earthquakes. But a new study warns another crisis is looming in California: “Megafloods.” Climate change is increasing the risk of floods … Continue reading → read more
Scott Morrison and Governor-General David Hurley conspired for the secret multi-ministry appointments. How much money did they make?
Scott Morrison and Governor-General David Hurley conspired to secretly appoint Scott Morrison to numerous cabinet positions, as a secret second Minister, while Morrison was Prime Minister, and we all know the only […] read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Sunday 14 August 2022 – Plus Weekly Update
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
Iraq’s Political Parties Stand Off Takes To the Streets
Coordination Framework has started its own sit-in outside Baghdad's Green Zone (AP) Iraq’s ruling parties have entered into a new phase of political deadlock. It is now marked by rival protests focused upon the Green Zone in Baghdad. Moqtada al-Sadr hoped that going to the streets would force his opponents in the Coordination Framework to give into his demands but they have countered by calling out their people as well. Friday August 12 was the beginning of the standoff. The day before Sadr called for protests to expand across Iraq and the Coordination Framework responded ... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 15 King Faisal demanded full power from British
(Financial Times) 1920 UK PM George wrote that French objected to Faisal becoming king of Iraq George and French both thought he was weak leader (Musings On Iraq review *Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923*) 1921 Faisal said he wouldn’t accept restrictions on sovereignty included in UK’s Iraq mandate Wanted an Anglo-Iraq treaty that would give him full power (Musings On Iraq review *Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923*) 1921 Colonial Sec Churchill wrote Iraq Commissioner Cox that Faisal needed ... read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
It Could Have Been So Much Worse!
I would like to let you know that I have tested positive for #COVID19. I am thankful to have received four doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and I am feeling well while experiencing very mild symptoms. I am isolating and have started a course of Paxlovid. — Albert Bourla (@AlbertBourla) August 15, 2022 I think… Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Wyoming GOP Primary: Trump’s Influence on Liz Cheney’s Reelection Campaign
The state's congressional primary will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 16. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
ZINCHUK: SaskPower just signed a massive carbon leakage interchange agreement with the States
… and Estevan (and SaskPower consumers) will suffer the consequences. SaskPower is going to beef up its power transmission interconnect with the U.S. Southwest Power Pool (SPP), from the existing 150 megawatts to 650 megawatts. It’s a connection to 106 utilities across 14 states from North Dakota right down to include the Texas panhandle. The… Continue reading → read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Lawyers Appeal Griner’s Russian Prison Sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession. read more
New Research Finds CIA Used Black Americans as Drugs Experiment Guinea Pigs
[image: cia]A new study exposes a hitherto wholly unknown dimension of MKULTRA; Black Americans were disproportionately targeted by the CIA. read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Running Out of Adults
Financial Post- Could Canada retire itself into a recession? The economists at National Bank of Canada said 70% of the job losses in July were from workers aged 55 and over, with Statistics Canada reporting that a record 300,000 Canadians retired in the past year. “Unforced retirements, not layoffs, seem to be the main cause… Continue reading → read more
Michael West14 hours ago
Renters struggle through ‘brutal’ winter
Rising energy costs are the latest problem for renters living in “brutal” conditions over winter, research shows. Researchers tracked temperature and humidity – key to mould growth – in more than 70 rental homes nationwide through June and July and found the homes were routinely below safe temperature levels. The Cold and Costly report, released […] read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
Temporarily Unexpected
The NY Fed Empire Manufacturing Index goes Thelma and Louise… The New York Fed’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, plummeted 42.4 points to negative 31.3 in August, the regional Fed bank said Monday. This is the second largest monthly decline on record and among the lowest levels… Continue reading → read more
Cops Shut Down 8-Year-old Girl’s Lemonade Stand to Protect Society from Unlicensed Lemonade
[image: lemonade]Police were dispatched to an Ohio city, not for a robbery or murder, but for an 8=year-old girl selling lemonade without a permit, read more
ClimateRealism16 hours ago
Were Kentucky’s Floods Caused By Climate Change?
Guest Post By Paul Homewood From the Guardian: Joe Biden on Monday toured parts of eastern Kentucky devastated by the worst flooding in the state’s history and pledged to help recovery, while his spokesperson warned that the climate crisis was having an impact on such events there and across America. At least 37 people have died in […] The post Were Kentucky’s Floods Caused By Climate Change? appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Renegade Regulator
Sadly, yes: Canada is a post-legal society. read more
Need To Know14 hours ago
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Building $6M Border Wall Using Shipping Containers and Barbed Wire
Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who is running for re-election in November, announced he was building a makeshift border wall using 60 shipping containers to close three gaps, using double stacked shipping containers topped with razor wire. read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
Citizen-on-Citizen Surveillance: All the Data that Amazon’s Ring Cameras Collect on You
Privacy is violated as people can be monitored while walking through a neighborhood. Ring keeps detailed records, including every doorbell press and each motion the camera detects, and stores the information. Ring can record audio and conversations up to 20 feet away. read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Biden's inflation problem
Breitbart: The overwhelming majority of Americans say they have been impacted by inflation, a poll from *The Economist*/YouGov found. The survey asked, “How much have you felt the impact of this high inflation in your own life?” The vast majority, 95 percent, said it has affected them at least a little, but of those, 56 percent said inflation has impacted them “a lot.” There is a consensus across the board, as 98 percent of Republicans, 95 percent of independents, and 94 percent of Democrats say inflation has impacted them at least “a little.” ... Biden has been a disaster fo... read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
Yup, Teacher Shortages Worst in High-Poverty Schools
by James A. Bacon I have long contended that the teacher shortage is most acute in Virginia’s high-poverty schools where student discipline is the worst, but I didn’t have the school-by-school data to back up the proposition. Now the Richmond … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The anti-science Democrats
Eric Utter: All 50 Senate Democrats recently voted against an amendment to the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that would have federally defined pregnancy as a condition unique to biological females. (Obviously—if ironically-- every Democrat was O.K. with artificially inflating the ranks of those who are capable of pregnancy.) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the measure to the Democrats’ preposterously named bill in a lengthy voting session in which Republicans introduced dozens of provisions that never had a chance to be enacted, simply to force Democrats to take a... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil elections 2022: Bolsonaro opens campaign in the city where he was stabbed in 2018
In Brazil, the deadline for the presentation of candidacies before the Electoral Justice concludes today, giving way to the beginning of the campaigns, which will open tomorrow when President Jair Bolsonaro leads an act in Juiz de Fora, the city where he was stabbed four years ago. Bolsonaro of the . . . To read […] read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia losing significant number of companies since Ukraine war launched
Fortune: In the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, around 300 global companies have exited the Russian market, and another 700 have halted new investments and projects, or curbed operations in the country. Western firms from the U.S. and Europe dominate the long list, which includes banks Citi and Goldman Sachs, apparel brands like Burberry and Adidas, and technology giants like IBM, Intel, Snap and Twitter, according to research from the Yale School of Management. The large-scale corporate exodus, alongside tough western sanctions, has devastated the Russian economy—rever... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil’s GDP forecast grew 0.57% in 2nd quarter, says Central Bank
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) forecast grew 0.57% in the 2nd quarter, compared to the previous one. The Brazilian Central Bank's IBC-Br (Economic Activity Index) was higher than market estimates in June. It rose 0.69% compared to May. The monetary authority released the data on Monday, August 15. The June result was above the median […] read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
WHO Renews Push for Global Pandemic Treaty, as World Bank Creates $1 Billion Fund for Vaccine Passports
A US Department of Homeland Security contractor described vaccine certificates/ passports as driving “the whole field of digital ID in the future,” adding they are “not just about COVID [but] about something even bigger” and that “once adopted for COVID [they] will be rapidly used for everything else.” read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Russia strands 20,000 troops in Ukraine
Telegraph: Russia has begun withdrawing troops across a key river to escape a Ukrainian counter offensive, Ukrainian officials claimed yesterday. Vitaly Kim, the governor of Mykolayiv district, said the entire Russian command staff was retreating from the west bank of the Dnipro river that flows through the occupied city of Kherson in the south east. If confirmed, that would leave an estimated 20,000 or more Russian soldiers isolated from their commanders and cut off from supply lines by the half-mile-wide river, over which the main bridges in the Kherson region have been damage... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Another Biden 'I did that" moment on energy price
UPI: Aramco, the largely state-owned Saudi oil company, reported a 90% surge in second-quarter profits on Sunday. Aramco reported $48.4 billion net income for the three-month period ending in June, thought to be one of the largest quarterly profits in history. The quarterly earnings were up nearly double from its $25.5 net income during the same period last year and above analysts’ expectations of $46.2 billion. It also reported half-year net income of $87.9 billion, widely surpassing other major oil companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron and BP. The Saudi Arabian government ho... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Biden energy crisis
Daily Caller: Last July President Joe Biden assured us price increases were “temporary.” The latest Consumer Price Index, however, shows a year-over-year increase of 8.5%. A much bigger number lurks in the report, however. Even with the recent declines, gasoline prices are still up a whopping 44.0% over the year. Unfortunately, it comes as no surprise to Americans suffering at the pump. (RELATED: BASTASCH: Europe Is Descending Into Climate Lockdowns. Will America Blindly Follow Suit?) Americans suddenly making sacrifices just to fill up a tank are looking for our domestic energy... read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
Did Amazon Buy iRobot Company that Makes Roomba Vacuums To Map Inside Your Home?
Critics pointed out that Amazon's other products are also collecting data, including Alexa, which listens to you all day long, Ring watches your front door all day long, OneMedical knows all your secrets, and more. Remember, Amazon has a frightening partnership with the Central Intelligence Agency. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Peru: Ancient Inca technology being used to harvest water
Techniques used by servants of the Inca Empire five hundred years ago to build canals are being revived in Peru to bring much-needed water to remote mountain communities and the city of Lima below. The canals were built centuries ago by the Yapani ethnic group using mud and stones that were . . . To […] read more
Turcopolier15 hours ago
Open Thread 15 August 2022
[image: red and black dog signage] read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Declaration of invasion in Texas
Just the News: The Republican Party of Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border. Its chair, Matt Rinaldi, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and on all Texas counties to do the same. Nine counties and one mayor already have declared an invasion, with more expected to follow in Texas’ 254 counties. Two judges who declared an invasion, life-long Democrats and Hispanic women, are now running for reelection as Republicans in November. “Arizona will declare an invasion in January, Texas should today,” Rinaldi wrote in a column published by Newsweek. He’s refer... read more
Need To Know15 hours ago
Texas: CPS Employee Filmed Telling a 14-Year-Old Girl in Foster Care to Become Prostitute
A mother of nine children turned her teen daughter who had been running away over to CPS with hopes the agency would help the girl, but the CPS worker told her to become a prostitute when the minor asked for food. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Biden's irresponsible response to border crisis
Fox News: *700+ migrants cross into Texas in 1 day; Rep says Guatemala pres offered to help but Biden 'won't even call'* As migrants continue to cross into the U.S., Rep. Tony Gonzales says Guatemala would take people back if President Biden asked This is more evidence that Biden should be impeached for failure to enforce US immigration laws. read more
Need To Know16 hours ago
Oil Execs Brag About Record-Breaking $90 Billion Profits As Americans Struggle
The 26 largest oil companies made a record-breaking $90 billion in profit in the second quarter of 2022, a 183% increase over the same quarter from last year. Phillips 66 reported net profit increases up to 981%. In the last three months. read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Republican governors call fellow Republicans on the carpet for criticism of FBI
In an article in Newsweek penned by Jason Lemon called “Republican Larry Hogan Rips GOP Lawmakers Calling to ‘Defund’ FBI: ‘Absurd’,” a Republican who is known for more rational thinking has called others on the carpet for their criticism of … Continue reading → read more
BORIS JOHNSON FILMED ON ANOTHER HOLIDAY IN SUPERMARKET BY CURIOUS GREEKS AS UK ECONOMY COLLAPSES
BRITS SHOULD NOTE JOHNSON FILLING HIS SUPERMARKET BASKETS TO THE RIM WHILE THEY FACE HUNGER DUE TO INFLATION, SOARING ENERGY PRICES THOUGH STILL TECHNICALLY PM, BORIS JOHNSON PREFERS TO HOLIDAY IN GREECE THAN ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES TO DEAL WITH ECONOMIC CRISIS ALMOST CERTAINLY HEADING FOR HOLDIAY CLOSE TO LARISA WHERE HIS FATHER STANLEY HAS A HOME STANLEY JOHNSON MET GREEK MINISTER OF INTERIOR ON JUNE 24TH LOCAL POLITICIANS DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE BIG GAP BETWEEN WHAT GREEKS KNOW AND WHAT IS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA... OR REGISTERED BY THE SECRET SERVICES SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS ... read more
Jim Kunstler, "A Different Sort of Warrant"
*"A Different Sort of Warrant"* by Jim Kunstler "It should be pretty obvious that the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago was an attempt to seize evidence likely to be used in former President Donald Trump’s civil lawsuit in the Southern Florida Federal District Court against Hillary Clinton and associated defendants in and out of government for the defamation and racketeering operation known as RussiaGate - AND in any future criminal proceedings that might grow out of congressional investigations-to-come against officials past and present in the DOJ and FBI. The idea is to tie up all those doc... read more
"The Difference..."
"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein read more
Wyoming GOP voters are on the brink of ousting Liz Cheney for her outspoken criticism of Donald Trump
Liz Cheney has been a conservative GOP congressional policymaker since 2016. But when she turned against Donald Trump, GOP voters in Wyoming turned against her. read more
A year after the fall of Kabul, Taliban's false commitments on terrorism have been fully exposed
The Taliban promised not to allow Afghanistan to be used by groups seeking to attack the US, yet terrorist groups have only become more emboldened under its rule. read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Afghanistan’s staggering set of crises, explained
A woman hands out bread to young people in need in front of a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, in September 2021. | Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images A year after Kabul’s fall and the US’s withdrawal, the economy remains in free fall, and the country faces a near-constant humanitarian disaster. The markets in Kabul have food, but few can afford it. A sack of flour can cost about $40. Businesses struggle to get materials because of lack of access to bank accounts or foreign currency. Teachers and government workers weren’t getting paid, and even if those salaries have resumed, incomes ... read more
Econlib15 hours ago
What is History?
I am neither famous, nor Oxford trained. I do not hold a prestigious position at the Hoover Institute, nor have I won “many prizes” as Niall Ferguson’s bio at the end of his book, Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe, proclaims. So I begin this review with several obvious disadvantages compared to the esteemed author. But […] The post What is History? appeared first on Econlib. read more
The VLW Digital Edition – Aug. 15, 2022 
Read the mobile version Read a previous edition To view in full-screen mode, click the icon. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Media and Dems refusal to investigate election issues backfires
Washington Post: Election deniers march toward power in key 2024 battlegrounds GOP nominees who dispute the 2020 results could be positioned to play a critical role in the next presidential election When the questions were raised about the election results, the left in this country rather than calling for investigations argued "shut up." The media like to say the allegations were "without evidence" when they undertook no real investigation to determine the impact of rigging by Democrats. They inadvertently handed the issue to GOP candidates. read more
Plaintiff sustained jagged leg wound in car crash — $390,000 settlement 
Type of action: Auto accident, personal injury Injuries alleged: Lower left leg injury, whiplash and a chest wall contusion Special damages: Medical bills totaling $61,077.41 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $390,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): James S. Abrenio, Fairfax Description of case: Plaintiff, a 78-year-old mother of two, was driving in Northern Virginia when ... read more
Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Ray Dively 
Retired Fairfax County attorney Robert “Bob” Ray Dively died July 11. He was 64. Mr. Dively was born in Bellwood, Pennsylvania on March 5, 1958. When he was six months old, his family moved to Virginia, making a home in Spring eld. He graduated from Annandale High School in 1976, where he served as editor ... read more
Tire came off tractor-trailer, striking plaintiff’s vehicle — $695,000 settlement 
Type of action: Tractor-trailer wheel-off crash Injuries alleged: Rib fractures, L3 compression fracture, right knee meniscus tear, left knee meniscus tear, right shoulder glenoid labral tear, left carpal tunnel syndrome, gamekeeper’s thumb, various sprains and strains Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Date resolved: 4/22/2022 Special damages: $129,895.73 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $695,000 Attorney for ... read more
Malicious prosecution damages reduced 
A Virginia state court has substantially reduced a jury’s award of $95,000 in compensatory damages and $105,000 in punitive damages in a malicious prosecution case. Although the plaintiff suffered greatly and incurred almost $100,000 in medical bills, Judge Everett A. Martin of the Norfolk Circuit Court concluded that such damages were not compensable in a ... read more
Cooperative effort nets fair result in condemnation matter — $10,100,000 settlement 
Type of action: Condemnation Name of case: Commissioner of Highways v. Gainesville GGP Court: Prince William County Circuit Court Case no.: CL 18005160-0 Date resolved: 3/16/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $10,100,000 Attorneys for defendant (and city): Paul B. Terpak and Patrick B. Piccolo, Fairfax Description of case: This case involved the condemnation of approximately ... read more
Op-Ed: It’s time to get ‘wayward judges’ off courtroom benches
Last year, here in courtroom 1A of the Fairfax County General District Court a woman stood before retired Judge Richard T. Horan and explained that she couldn’t afford a lawyer because she had lost her job during the early months of the pandemic. She asked the judge for a court-appointed lawyer. Judge Horan found the ... read more
Surgeon clipped, cut bile duct during procedure — $1,250,000 verdict 
Type of action: Medical malpractice Injuries alleged: Negligent performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy leading to additional hospitalization and surgical repair Name of case: Davis v. Sanders and Virginia Surgery Associates Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court Case no.: CL21-12105 Name of judge or mediator: Judge Grace Burke Carroll Date resolved: 5/27/2022 Verdict or settlement: Verdict Amount: ... read more
Charlottesville jury awards $15M wrongful death verdict 
A Charlottesville Circuit Court jury handed down a $15 million verdict to the mother and sister of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player murdered by her boyfriend in 2010. The jury awarded the verdict in Love v. Huguely on May 2, one day short of the 12-year anniversary of when Yeardley Love was found ... read more
Take note of one federal agency’s latest COVID-19 guidance 
What’s the saying about stubbornness? I think it’s “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” (or, I guess, in our household it’s “Stephen, you are just like your dad …” but that is not as relevant to the readership). The point is that once we have figured something out, it is hard to change. ... read more
Viable Opposition17 hours ago
How the CDC Alters its Narrative to Align with the Facts
One of the keys to solving the pandemic has been the use of a brand new vaccine technology called messenger RNA better known to most of us as mRNA. This technology works as follows according to the CDC: Here's another collection of graphics from the European Vaccination Information Portal showing how the mRNA vaccines work: Note this phrase from the second graphic: "*The proteins and the mRNA are destroyed and disappear from your body in a matter of days*." Here's another graphic from the New York City government with the same information: This narrative has... read more
Snopes.com8 years ago
‘Furman University Christian Knights’: Did the SC School Change Its Mascot To Avoid a Vulgar Acronym?
As this rumor goes, an abbreviation for "Furman University's Christian Knights" would be F-U-C… read more
"Massive Price Increases At Aldi! This Is Crazy! What's Next?"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 8/15/22: *"Massive Price Increases At Aldi! This Is Crazy! What's Next?"* "In today's vlog we are at Aldi, 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
There s the rub. Henry Kissinger warns Western elite "are not in their perfect mind", may risk total annihilation by China and Russia
HENRY KISSINGER SAYS ELITE HAVE NO CONCEPT OF "HOW THEIR ACTIONS AR EGOING TO END OR WHAT IT S SUPPOSED TO LEAD TO" WILD GAMBLES AND ACTIONISM BASED ON "EMOTION OF THE MOMENT" CAN T OR WON T ENGAGED WITH "ADVERSARIES THINKING"...OR FACTS WILL WEST FALL DUE TO SHEER MADNESS OF ELITES? "MAD AS A HATTER" BORIS JOHNSON HOLIDAYING IN GREECE AS FOCUS TURNS ON HIS ROLE IN D 15 218 AND OTHER CRIMES AND AS UK COLLAPSES https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/08/15/boris-johnson-british-media/ Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said U.S. diplomacy is “very responsive to the emotion... read more
COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW TRUDEAU HAD NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE BACKING HIS COVID JAB MANDATE FOR TRAVEL, GOV AND CHEERLEADER FUNDED BY BILL GATES ENGAGED IN FALSE AND DECEPTIVE MARKETING
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT COULD FIND NO SCIENTIFIC STUDY TO BACK UP ITS DEMAND FOR COVID JAB MANDATES FOR TRAVEL TRUDEAU ENGAGED IN FALSE AND DECEPTIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO PUSH UP SALES OF RISKY COVID JABS, MISREPRESENTING THEM AS PROVEN WAY OF STOPPING TRANSMISSION DURING TRAVEL CHEERLEADER OF MANDATES IN CANADA OWNED VACCINE PASSPORT COMPANY FUNDED BY BILL GATES https://tfiglobalnews.com/2022/08/14/the-canadian-democracy-is-dying-and-its-bill-gates-strangulating-it/ From the Toronto Sun that lawsuit has made public documents, first reported by Rupa Subramanya, which show health o... read more
"Repression, Terror, Fear: The Government Wants to Silence the Opposition"
*"Repression, Terror, Fear: * *The Government Wants to Silence the Opposition"* by John & Nisha Whitehead “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” - President Harry S. Truman Militarized police. Riot squads. Camouflage gear. Black uniforms. Armored vehicles. Mass arrests. Pepper spray. Tear gas. Batons. Strip searches. Surveillance cameras. ... read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Man Killed Himself After Ramming US Capitol Barrier
A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself. read more
OPENVAERS update shows 30,162 reports of deaths after covid jabs, estimated to be only 1% of actual deaths (at circa 3,016,200)
172,590 Total COVID Vaccine Reported Hospitalizations through August 5th 2022 at 1% of actual events translates to 17,259,000 actual hospitalizations These figures for reported deaths,hospitalizations at 1% of actual events suggest about 20 million people or 1 in 11 of the 223.5 million people who have received 2 doses of covid vaccines or 1 in 13 of the people who have recieved at least one dose in the USA have either died or had to go to hospital. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html Apart from being a personal tragedy for everyone conce... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Uruguay’s President is the best-rated head of state in Latin America
The President of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, is the Latin American president with the highest approval rating in the region (74%), according to a survey conducted by "Ipsos." At the same time, the smallest Spanish-speaking country in South America has the best economic rating in the region. The "República Oriental del Uruguay" is also […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Venezuela halts oil-for-debt shipments to Europe
Venezuela has suspended new crude oil shipments to Europe under an oil-for-debt deal, asking Italy's "Eni" and Spain's "Repsol" to supply the South American country with fuel in exchange for future cargoes. According to a report by "Reuters," the state oil company "PDVSA" is no longer interested in . . . To read the full […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil’s leading bank predicted more inflation and lower activity levels for Argentina
Brazil's Itaú bank estimated that Argentina would present a scenario with higher inflation and lower economic growth. In a report of its analysts, the Brazilian entity praised the guidelines of the new Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, even though it considered that it is necessary to know the more precise guidelines of his . . […] read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Anne Heche Dies of Crash Injuries After Life Support Removed
Heche had been on life support at a Los Angeles burn center after suffering a “severe anoxic brain injury." read more
Econlib17 hours ago
Think Locally, Act Globally
Yes, you read the title right. It’s not a misprint. I know that the actual bumper sticker, which I used to see around California regularly, is “Think Globally, Act Locally.” That made some sense. But when I watched CBS Sunday Morning’s August 7, 2022 segment on climate change, one of the people interviewed seemed to […] The post Think Locally, Act Globally appeared first on Econlib. read more
Wuhan Lujan’s War On Science
“We are witnessing the aridification of the West in real time. The nation-leading work my administration has done and continues to do to reduce emissions, mitigate the effects of climate change, and develop a 50-year water plan is more important … Continue reading → read more
CNN’s War On Science
“(CNN)The Great Salt Lake in Utah has dropped to its lowest level on record for the second time in less than a year as a climate change-fueled megadrought tightens its grip in the West.” Great Salt Lake falls to lowest … Continue reading → read more
The New Dark Age17 hours ago
Yemen: Four years later, parents of 40 school bus children killed in US-supplied bomb await accountability
Parents were angry at the Biden administration's resumption of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia on August 2, one week ahead of the 4th anniversary of the Yemen school bus children attack on August 9. read more
Electroverse18 hours ago
Record-Breaking Chills In Ecuador; Southern Argentina Suffered Very Cold July; + Controlled Demolition In Full Swing
Energy shortages are coming this winter, and hundreds of millions will suffer -- all by design. The post Record-Breaking Chills In Ecuador; Southern Argentina Suffered Very Cold July; + Controlled Demolition In Full Swing appeared first on Electroverse. read more
Halifax Examiner18 hours ago
Short Snappers from the doggiest days of summer…
What friends are for… Well, that went well. On August 10, barely two weeks after announcing he had appointed two of his personally chosen, personal friends of many years to head up two new Crown corporations — at up to $18,000 a month for their part-time troubles — Premier Tim Houston reluctantly accepted the resignation […] read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Serbia’s farmers are also on the streets: rallies against high prices
Farmers in Serbia are increasingly angry about the rising cost of fuel and other essential goods. This has prompted them to stage protests and issue an ultimatum to the government, failing which they would intensify their actions. Farmers from the “Association of Initiatives for the Survival of Serbian Farmers” organized protests against rising fuel and […] read more
Halifax Examiner18 hours ago
Queen’s Marque, contractor battle over millions in Nova Scotia Supreme Court
The development appears near complete: pedestrian passage on the waterfront is restored, including those infamous stairs, and the new hotel and restaurants are open. It’s a 450,000 square foot complex consisting of offices, a hotel, residential tower, shops, restaurants, open public space and a “rising pier art installation building” called “Rise Again.” But in the […] read more
Health care system check up: Is access to health care better or has it gotten worse?
This Wednesday marks one year since Tim Houston was elected premier of Nova Scotia on a promise to “fix” health care. Nova Scotians handed the Progressive Conservatives a majority government to try and do just that. The government has undertaken many initiatives, creating separate offices to focus on the recruitment of more health care professionals […] read more
"Operation Mockingbird Never Stopped. It Merely Morphed"
*"Operation Mockingbird Never Stopped. It Merely Morphed"* by Dr. Joseph Mercola *Excerpt:* "TPV provides a quick review of Operation Mockingbird, a CIA operation in which journalists were recruited and paid to distribute fake news stories and CIA propaganda. Interestingly, the Mockingbird op was launched in 1948, the same year the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act (aka the Smith-Mundt Act) became law, which forbade the U.S. government from pushing propaganda onto the U.S. population. This anti-propaganda law was repealed in 2013 by then-President Barrack Obama. So, sin... read more
"We'll Know..."
"April 13, 1953: CIA OKs MK-ULTRA Mind-Control Tests" read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
It’s probably time to clean your filters
[image: Cartoon of a person vacuuming in their home.] Denis Novikov/Getty Images Stop breathing in dirty air and drinking cloudy water. Change your dang filters. John Ogden-McKee, a self-described “extremely clean person,” has a penchant for filtration. In his home in Dallas, Ogden-McKee, 39, uses five air purifiers with built-in HEPA (short for high-efficiency particulate air) filters — one in every room but the kitchen — drinks water from a filtered container, and fills his drinking glasses with cubes created in an ice maker with a filtration component. He replaces the MERV 13 ... read more
DOJ must demonstrate to US public Trump raid was necessary to protect THEM, or risk backlash as Trump portrays himself as a victim of corrupt political hacks
From ABC "I think that's what we have to find out more information about: What really are the documents and what are the implications from a national security standpoint?" Hogan said Sunday. "One side, you can say, 'well, the Justice Department, the FBI and the federal judge believed that they should do it, then it must be pretty serious.' On the other hand, with the absence of more transparency, people are going to continue to jump to conclusions." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hogan-doj-prove-importance-trump-search-calls-gop/story?id=88339835 read more
WEIMAR SHOWS HOW USING HIGHER INTEREST RATES TO CURB INFLATION LEADS TO HYPERINFLATION
AS FED,ECB, BOE RAISE INTEREST RATES TO CURB INFLATION,WEIMAR SHOWS HOW THE SAME POLICY LED TO MASS BANKRUPTICIES AND HYPERINFLATION IN 1922,1923 WHY? WHEN THE OVERALL DEBT IN AN ECONOMY IS GIGANTIC (DUE TO THE PRIVATE FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING SYSTEM0 OF ISSUING MONEY AS DEBT) EVEN A TINY INCREASE IN INTEREST RATES TRANSLATES INTO A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXTRA REAL WORLD MONEY NEEDED TO SERVICE DEBTS BY BORROWERS EXTRA MONEY USED TO PAY INTEREST ON MORTGAGES, COMPANY DEBTS IS MISSING FROM THE REAL WORLD ECONOMY, DEMAND SINKS BUSINESSES GO BANKRUPT HIT BY LOW REVENUE, AND HIGHER COST... read more
Organizing Notes16 hours ago
Resisting forced conscription in Ukraine
Videos like this are continuously coming out of Ukraine where Kiev's desperate attempts at forced conscription of men (18-60 years old) are being resisted by mothers and wives. People know that the US-UK-NATO war project is failing and that Kiev troops are nothing but cannon fodder for the west. You don't have to understand the Ukrainian language to hear the outrage in the voices of the women as they try to chase away Kiev's 'recruiters' from their community. One might say that the west's love affair with Zelensky just might not be universally shared by citizens inside of... read more
GERMANY FACES WEIMAR STYLE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN WITH NO RECOVERY IN SIGHT, CAN ONLY COME FROM COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POLICIES
GERMANY FACES ECONOMIC MELTDOWN COST OF GAS THREE TIMES MORE IN AUGUST THAN LAST YEAR Cost of 20,00 kWh of gas cost 1258 Eur in August 2021, in August 2022 3568 Euros NEW GAS SURCHARGE PLUS VAT FROM OCTOBER 1ST WILL ADD TO COST Estimated extra cost of using 20,000 kWh of gas will be 576 euros INFLATION RUNNING AT 7.5% IN JULY EXPECTED TO REACH 10 % IN AUTUMN ON ITS WAY UPWARDS AS CONSUMER PURCHASING POWER IS SLASHED, DEMAND WILL COLLAPSE HITTING TURNOVER OF BUSINESSES BUSINESSES HIT BY TRIPLE WHAMMY OF LOWER DEMAND AND HIGHER COSTS, CUTTING PROFIT MARGINS AND HIGHER INT... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
DOJ accused of trying to cover-up Russia Hoax documents
Washington Examiner: Justice Department officials appear to be maneuvering to block the disclosure of documents from the so-called "Russiagate" controversy, according to a top Pentagon official from the Trump administration. Kash Patel appeared on Fox News on Sunday and defended former President Donald Trump's claims that he issued sweeping declassification orders of documents after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago resort and seized more than a dozen boxes of materials in an investigation that could have national security implications. MARK MEADOWS SAYS DOJ TRIED TO REDACT RUSSIAGA... read more
"What’s Going In Your Head?"
*"What’s Going In Your Head?"* by John Wilder "What goes in your head? Really, what goes in your head? The CIA did some significant experiments in the past under the collective name of “MK-Ultra”. If you haven’t looked them up, this won’t be the place to get good information about it. Heck there are very few places to get good info about MK-Ultra because the CIA just shredded it all. Or burned it. The biggest reason we have information about it is through accounting records. No one in the 1970s remembered to burn the receipts. The goal of MK-Ultra was mind control. Why? I’m not sur... read more
Covert Geopolitics16 hours ago
Russia and Turkey Reach Deal to Ditch Dollar in Trade
Ankara agrees to pay for some of Russian natural gas supplies in rubles. Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement in principle to switch some of the payments for Russian natural gas to rubles as part of deepening trade ties between the two countries, the Turkish energy ministry announced on Thursday. The move to avoid … Continue reading Russia and Turkey Reach Deal to Ditch Dollar in Trade → read more
Covert Geopolitics16 hours ago
Putin’s Syrian Peace Plan with Erdogan
Russian President Vladmir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan held a four-hour meeting on August 5 in Sochi which may change the course of the Middle East, and end the US occupation of Syria. Putin asked Erdogan to work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resolve the Syrian crisis. Erdogan assured Putin that the Turkish intelligence service is already coordinating with … Continue reading Putin’s Syrian Peace Plan with Erdogan → read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
US inflation truce helps emerging economies like Brazil
The slowdown in prices in the United States in July is good news for emerging countries, which feel the effects of the rise in interest rates in developed countries regarding capital outflow. It is no guarantee, however, that the financial volumes leaving these economies, among them Brazil, will not grow again in the coming months. […] read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Abraham accords survive changes of goverment
Washington Examiner: Two years ago this weekend, a phone call took place between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, then crown prince of the United Arab Emirates. Arranged by President Donald Trump and senior adviser Jared Kushner, it set in motion normalization agreements now collectively known as the Abraham Accords. Though the call wasn’t so long ago, I’m comfortable calling what transpired afterward “extraordinary,” because, in international affairs, two years is a lifetime. Since that fateful call, Israel has had two new prime ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
California could transform how fast food workers are treated
[image: Photo collage of a fast food hamburger cracked open like an egg and spilling out coins.] Dion Lee/Vox; Getty Images The restaurant industry is fighting hard against a labor bill making its way through the California legislature. Ten years after the launch of the Fight for $15, fast-food workers nationwide are still grappling with low and stolen wages, unsafe workplaces, and rampant sexual harassment. California lawmakers now are considering a bill to address those problems, aimed at improving conditions for the more than 550,000 fast-food workers in the state. The bill, ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal
Mourners at a funeral weep in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 30, 2021. Fighter jets circled the hilltop cemetery where members of the Ahmadi family were burying 10 of their own — seven of them children — all victims of a US drone strike. | Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Who’s to blame for Afghanistan’s tragedy? Everyone. A cost-free exit from Afghanistan may have never been possible. The war itself had been a debacle for two decades, and the US had very much failed. Days after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban in August 2021, a senior Biden administration official... read more
NEW YORK TIMES: THE GOP IS A BIG-TENT PARTY THAT WELCOMES BOTH RUDE FBI-BASHERS AND POLITE FBI-BASHERS
According to Luke Broadwater of *The New York Times*, the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has caused a major split in the GOP. As Republicans continued on Sunday to defend former President Donald J. Trump after an unprecedented F.B.I. search of his residence in Florida, deep fissures were visible in the party’s support for law enforcement amid a federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s handling of top secret documents. "Deep fissures"! How deep exactly? Immediately after the search, congressional Republicans, including members of leadership, reacted with fury, attacking the nation’s top la... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
Russia having trouble recruiting troops for its war effort
ISW: ... Russian military recruitment and enlistment centers continue to face challenges in incentivizing Russians to sign military service contracts. St. Petersburg-based outlet Fontanka reported that military-aged men (some as old as 49 years of age) began receiving letters and calls ordering them to show up in military recruitment centers to chat about contract service.[65] Fontanka followed one of these men to the military recruitment center and observed that the officials required the man to sign a waiver stating that he is not interested in contract service. ISW has previo... read more
Bacon's Rebellion17 hours ago
American Kids Are Flabby. It Isn’t Because Of Climate Change.
by Kerry Dougherty Just when you thought the world’s climate clowns couldn’t get any zanier there’s this: Yep, these loons are now blaming America’s flabby, sedentary and out-of-shape children on global warming. CBS is reporting that an article in the … Continue reading → read more
Michael West18 hours ago
James Packer’s email spray is more than a falling out among casino mates
[image: James Packer] The grubby nexus between Australian business, politics and the mainstream media has been laid bare in a leaked series of explosive emails from James Packer to senior Nine Entertainment executives, journalists and chairman Peter Costello. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Hacker captures all data from Shanghai’s Covid tracking app, intimate data exposed
A total of 48.5 million people have registered with the “Covid health code app” called Suishenma since it was launched in the Chinese city of Shanghai. Without this app, which displays the owner’s “health status” (in green, yellow and red colors), the individual’s freedom of movement within the city itself is massively restricted. But data […] read more
The New Dark Age8 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 14-15 August 2022
Monday, 15 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 14-15 August 2022 read more
MJBizDaily16 hours ago
Minnesota hemp edibles law ushers in new rivals, upends marijuana market
Minnesota's two medical marijuana providers suddenly face droves of new rivals thanks to a groundbreaking state law that allows the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived THC edibles in mainstream retail outlets such as grocery and convenience stores. Minnesota hemp edibles law ushers in new rivals, upends marijuana market is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Diplomat says Russia warned US of ‘points of no return’ in bilateral relations Wait a minute. A potato shortage? In Idaho? Here’s why. Why Solar Power Is Failing Amid Record-Breaking Heat This credit card has a carbon-emission spending limit - archive Oil refiners in Asia's economic powerhouses aren't snapping up extra crude even with prices below $100 a barrel as inflation bites Trump's lawyer signed a statement months ago saying all classified documents had been turned over, report says. The FBI found more during its raid on Mar-a-Lago.Saudi Aramco's profits shoot u... read more
Sunrise, August 15 at Lakeside
Can you see the Naked Ladies? That's the name for the pink lilies that pop up about the first week in August with no leaves to cover their beauty. We have a few in our yard, with some on the table right now that had fallen down. You can also see in the photo in the distance a freighter that has arrived in Marblehead to load up oar from the quarry. Yesterday I saw three of them, one in dock, one near by, and a third one further out. I've heard it's the largest quarry in the country. Our friend Tony who a member of a geologist/rock club was inside the mine this past week coll... read more
Greg Hunter, "'Hell No' to Any CV19 Vax – Lt. Col. Theresa Long MD"
*"'Hell No' to Any CV19 Vax – Lt. Col. Theresa Long MD"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Lt. Col. Theresa Long is a Medical Doctor at Fort Rucker who is one of the U.S. Army’s top Flight Surgeons and an expert on public health. Dr. Long makes sure military pilots are ready and able to fly America’s complicated and lethal aircraft. Dr. Long has been a skeptic of the so-called Covid-19 experimental vaccines from the beginning. After months of medical observation of the devastating effects of these injections, she’s come to a conclusion the top Army Brass does not like. When asked if... read more
Anne Herbert, a not so good prophet
*"The only way I can make any sense of recent presidential elections is that the most vivid person wins, regardless of content, because too many of us have been dressing our lives in beiges and are suckers for a red tie and shiny shoes that look like relative strength. "* Anne Herbert, APRIL 1983 (The Sun magazine) I had never heard of this writer before today (or so I thought), but this quote is attributed to her, and obviously the 2020 election made her a bad prophet. The most bland, beige, but evil one was appointed the winner in the last presidential election. The one with the... read more
We’re Short Of Power In Summer Now
By Paul Homewood A very disturbing report from Timera: Heat wave leads to second summer GB Capacity Market Notice A second GB Capacity Market Notice (CMN) of Summer 2022 was issued on the 11th August at 13:34, as National Grid’s forecast of surplus capacity over the evening peak fell below the […] read more
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Ecuador’s president declares ‘state of emergency’ after explosion in Guayaquil
On Sunday, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in the southwestern coastal city of Guayaquil after an explosion in a busy neighborhood left five dead and 17 injured, which the government blamed on organized crime. "Due to the criminal events of the last few hours, I have declared a state of […] read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Five men are missing in Rio de Janeiro, who were in a vehicle ordered on transportation app
Brazilian police are investigating the disappearance of five men who were traveling in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Saturday in a vehicle requested through a transportation app, including the driver, official sources said Sunday. The four passengers, aged between 21 and 28, were on their way to a shopping center in the […] read more
OrientalReview.org18 hours ago
Russia-Turkey Reset Eases Regional Tensions
The 4-hour meeting on Friday at Sochi between President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Erdogan promises to be a defining moment in regional politics. The single biggest takeaway from the Sochi meet is, of course, the “win-win” economic partnership between Russia and Turkey that helps Russia, on the one hand, to […] read more
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Biden’s America
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Brazil’s agricultural exports to neighbor Venezuela are picking up
Brazilian agricultural producers are once again exporting food to Venezuela, even though the government of Jair Bolsonaro is very restrained in his dealings with his neighbor. Official data from the Ministry of Economy shows that exports have picked up after a sharp decline in Brazilian sales in the Venezuelan market since last year. The volume was […] read more
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Exploitation of the “Russian” Arctic and Russian Oppression of Indigenous Peoples
Russian exploitation and pollution involves both Russian government owned and privately owned corporations, as well as government controlled corporations with … Continue reading → read more

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