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Thomas Paine

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

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

  Technology - T N W / Tech Crunch / The Verge

11 pm MDT 

The Future of Food: Crickets! — Why You Should Avoid This Trend Like the Plague
The Future of Food: Crickets! — Why You Should Avoid This Trend Like the Plague The Future of Food: Crickets! by Rosanne Lindsay, Traditional Naturopath, Nature of Healing August 15, 2022 The current and predicted food shortages are planned, by design, under The United Nations Sustainability Agenda. If you’re just hearing about it now, you The post The Future of Food: Crickets! — Why You Should Avoid This Trend Like the Plague appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
IER13 hours ago
Europe’s Energy Crisis Should Not Be Emulated in the United States
But that is exactly what President Biden is doing. Europe’s move toward decarbonization 30 years ago has resulted in skyrocketing… The post Europe’s Energy Crisis Should Not Be Emulated in the United States appeared first on IER. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Democrats trying to rig 2024 election
John Daniel Davidson: The news cycle this week has been understandably dominated by the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where armed agents were supposedly looking for classified documents the FBI believes were improperly removed from the White House at the end of Trump’s term, in violation of federal law. But the FBI raid is just a piece of a much larger story that’s playing out in slow motion and in plain sight: the rigging of the 2024 presidential election. Much like the 2020 election, which wasn’t stolen so much as rigged months ... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The Democrats warped priorities
Front Page: Everyone should be deeply troubled by the recent report that the Army is on pace to miss its recruiting goal by dozens of thousands of troops and by the report that followed a few days later, alleging that the Border Patrol is running short of agents in Arizona and Texas. The border is so porous these days that even mayors of sanctuary cities are starting to complain about illegal immigration. So, what is Congress doing about these crises? They are going to spend tens of billions of dollars to increase the number of ... IRS employees. The plan calls for spending some... read more
"Experts Have Sold It All. Should You? Restaurants are Cheaper than the Grocery Store"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 8/16/22: *"Experts Have Sold It All. Should You? * *Restaurants are Cheaper than the Grocery Store"* "Inflation is going up so bad that individual grocery store pricing has gone through the roof. We just saw food pricing hit well over 13%. Some experts say that people are eating out at restaurants more often to save money. Do you believe this?" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *Related:* "People Are Going To Go Absolutely Insane When Food Prices Double Or Triple From Current Levels" read more
BWorld 555, Motorcycle taxis, illicit tobacco, and electric cooperatives
* My article in BusinessWorld last August 8. -------------- There were four economic developments last week that I want to comment on. The first is high inflation driven by transport, alcoholic beverages and tobacco (ABT), and financial services. Last Friday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported the July 2022 inflation rate at 6.4%, another four-year high from October 2018’s 6.9%. Transport and ABT are among the big inflation generators (Table 1). From transport inflation of 18.1% July, the inflation rates of sub-components are: 1.) Operation of personal transport e... read more
Energy 168, News reports on Europe situation, June-August 2022
Check these reports, I just got screenshots from the email service of Net Zero Samirsdat by The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) https://www.thegwpf.org/. When ecological central planning and government energy rationing prevails, things like these are the results. ----------------- See also: Energy 164, More Europe energy agony, May 7, 2022 Energy 165, ESG and more impact of sanctions vs Russia, June 03, 2022 Energy 167, ESG, Russia and US oil, June 28, 2022. read more
Bill Bonner, "Dr. Doom Looms"
*"Dr. Doom Looms"* Uncontrolled inflation? Or a hard landing? Why not both?! by Bill Bonner *Baltimore, Maryland - *"In this morning’s Bloomberg news is this: "‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini Sees Either US Hard Landing or Uncontrolled Inflation." “The fed funds rate should be going well above 4% – 4.5%-5% in my view – to really push inflation towards 2%,” the chairman and chief executive officer of Roubini Macro Associates said in an interview on Bloomberg Television." That’s it. Those are the choices. Inflate the bubble. Or let it die. Roubini says he thinks hopes for a Fed “pivot” – from tigh... read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Y2Kyoto: I’ll Miss The Polar Bears
Tom Nelson interviews Susan Crockford, at WUWT. read more
Is the BBC biased?12 hours ago
Konstantin Kisin v the BBC
Further to Sue's post above ⏫, here's Konstantin Kisin entering the lion's den - BBC Scotland's *The Nine *- and twice putting very BBC presenter Martin Geissler back in his box over the Jerry Sadowitz business. It's quite a skelping! read more
Refugees Face Often Neglected Mental Health Challenges - Report
United Nations, Aug 16 (IPS) - While refugees globally face insecurity and uncertainty, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report highlights that they also face poorer health outcomes. Read the full story, “Refugees Face Often Neglected Mental Health Challenges - Report”, on globalissues.org → read more
A World in Crisis Needs Both Trade and Aid
GENEVA, Aug 16 (IPS) - We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quarters of a century ago. A quadruple shock of COVID, climate change, conflict and cost-of-living has undone years of hard-fought development gains. Read the full story, “A World in Crisis Needs Both Trade and Aid”, on globalissues.org → read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
France Ends Nine-Year Military Mission In Mali
*France 24:* *French army leaves Gao base, ending nine-year military mission in Mali* The last soldiers belonging to France's Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday. French forces have been supporting Mali against insurgents for nearly a decade, but President Emmanuel Macron decided to pull out after France and the Malian junta fell out in the wake of a military takeover in August 2020. "Today at 13H00 Paris time (1100 GMT) the final contingent of the Barkhane force still on Malian territory crossed the border... read more
The Grayzone13 hours ago
Nicaragua’s top health advisor on confronting Covid: “the way to face this was to keep working”
Max Blumenthal interviews Sonia Castro, lead advisor to the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, on the Sandinista government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Castro explains why, despite heavy criticism, her government did not follow World Health Organization guidance to lock down the population and instead kept schools and businesses open. She also discusses her government’s guidance to prescribe off-patent early treatments against Covid and its ongoing, Cuban and Russian-assisted national vaccination campaign. This interview was conducted in Managua in February […] The p... read more
Virtual Mirage13 hours ago
White Wolf Coin
Housekeeping I was talking to LSP about creating a White Wolf Mine Challenge Coin. Yes, I have more than a few others but they’re all somewhat dated where I’m concerned. I told him what I wanted to do in a general sense and he said, “Have you spoken to Jules about helping you […] The post White Wolf Coin appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazil’s Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva for the first time face to face
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, candidate for re-election in the October elections, will meet face to face today for the first time with his main adversary, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a ceremony at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Bolsonaro, of the Liberal Party (PL, right) and Lula da Silva of the Workers' […] read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Kenyan Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Calls Presidential Election A Travesty
*BBC:* *Kenya election 2022: Raila Odinga rejects William Ruto's victory* Raila Odinga has rejected the results of Kenya's presidential election saying that the figures announced on Monday were "null and void". According to the official results, Mr Odinga narrowly lost to Deputy President William Ruto. Mr Odinga accused the head of the electoral body of a "blatant disregard of the constitution". "We totally without reservation reject the presidential election results," he said. Making his remarks in front of supporters in the capital, Nairobi, he said that there was "neith... read more
Small Dead Animals13 hours ago
A Twenty Year Plan
To fix a problem that’s really going to get ugly in a couple of months. National Post- Green Canadian hydrogen a far-off fix for Germany’s energy worries read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Ukraine News Links 15-16 August 2022
Tuesday, 16 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 Ukraine News Links 15-16 August 2022 read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Ukraine: Why Inspectors Can’t Reach the Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant
Members of the UN are blocking a visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) so they can avoid confirming Kiev shelled the Russian-controlled facility, local official Vladimir Rogov told RT in an interview on Monday. read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
‘The Canary in the Coal Mine’: Sri Lanka’s Crisis is a Chronicle Foretold
Sri Lanka’s acute economic crisis and sovereign debt default, along with its people’s uprising in 2022, has drawn attention across the world. It is described as the ‘canary in the coal mine’, that is, a harbinger of the likely future for other global south countries. Eric Toussaint, spokesperson for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) interviewed via email Colombo-based Balasingham Skanthakumar of the Social Scientists’ Association of Sri Lanka and the CADTM’s South Asia network. The responses in draft were improved by Amali Wedagedera’s review and finalized... read more
The New Dark Age14 hours ago
Kiev Tacitly Admitted to Waging Nuclear Terrorism Against Europe
The only possible explanation for this shocking stance is that the West has become so desperate to stop Russia’s slow but steady advance throughout the latest phase of the Ukrainian Conflict that its ideologically driven elite are literally willing to sacrifice their own people’s lives and that of future generations in a last-ditch gamble to bring that about. Their citizens, meanwhile, obviously don’t approve of this but are powerless to shape the course of events. read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
Contending With IRGC Plots
Parade of IRGC tank transporters (Mohammad Sadegh Heydari, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parade_of_IRGC_tank_transporters.jpg; CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). This week, the U.S. Department of Justice charged an Iranian national based in Tehran, Shahram Poursafi, with plotting to kill former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Poursafi reportedly agreed to pay $300,000 to have Bolton murdered, and offered $1 million for another murder-for-hire plot—this one apparently ta... read more
Lawfare15 hours ago
Does it Matter What (if Anything) Trump Declassified?
Mar-A-Lago Aerial (https://www.flickr.com/photos/formulanone/51558036591/) Last week’s revelation that the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and removed an array of classified documents has triggered new speculation that Trump or some of his associates may soon face criminal charges. The FBI’s move—which was personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland—came after a months-long negotiation between Justice Department officials and Trump’s team. Those negotiations had resulted in an earlier handover of classified documents following a subpoena ... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The irrational minds of the climate kooks
Maker S. Mark: If someone proposes a solution to an "existential problem" that has no chance of success, should we be forced to take the problem seriously? If the climate alarmists truly believe there is a climate emergency, then they should be able to answer the first basic question about "the plan." Are the numbers in the plan even remotely achievable? Remember: based on their screeching, we have only twelve years before we all die from "man-made climate change." To answer that question, let's break part of the plan into the most basic math problem: can we replace 25%, 50%, ... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Blowing the whistle on FBI corruption
Washington Examiner: More than a dozen FBI whistleblowers have come forward to Republican investigators in Congress, according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). The congressman, who is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News host Trey Gowdy the number has risen to 14 after the FBI raid at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. During a conversation about alleged politicization at the Justice Department, along with former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Jordan made the case that the public has "figured it out" when it comes to what he characterized as th... read more
Assyrians Are Indigenous to Iraq, Not Refugees
In recent years, some Kurdish and Arab politicians and wanna-be historians have been making statements that the Assyrians of Iraq were refugees from Hakkari, Turkey and that the British brought them to Iraq. read more
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Eric Topol writes that the only sensible response to the increased death and sickness from COVID-19 is to dedicate our efforts to fully containing it. And Jessica Nelson reports on research from the University of Alberta showing the massive health care costs alone traceable to unvaccinated people, while Enxhi Kondi reminds us that photo ops dedicated to new beds is useless when it's paired with a plan to refuse to respect or support the workers needed to keep hospitals functioning. - Meanwhile, Nakia Lee-Foon examines some of the ways in ... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Will Former President Trump Be Indicted?
The US Justice Department argued that the affidavit it submitted to get a warrant to search ex-President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month contains sensitive information that could compromise its ongoing investigation [File: David 'Dee' Delgado/Reuters] *American Greatness:* *It’s Inevitable: Trump Will Be Indicted* *Americans should prepare for the spectacle of Donald Trump pleading not guilty to charges brought by the Biden Justice Department.* A few days after federal agents stormed Donald Trump’s castle in Palm Beach last week, Judge Beryl Howell berated a... read more
Food & Water Watch13 hours ago
Under Inflation Reduction Act, Midwest Carbon Pipelines Could Cost Taxpayers $40 Billion
In a glaring concession to polluting industry, the Act raises federal Section 45Q tax credits for carbon capture by up to 70% The post Under Inflation Reduction Act, Midwest Carbon Pipelines Could Cost Taxpayers $40 Billion appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Russian operational fiasco in Ukraine
Hot Air: Every week or so brings us another too-good-to-check story out of Ukraine that leads one to think, “Even the Russians can’t be that incompetent.” And that’s a healthy instinct. Between the fog of war and the turbo-charged propaganda on both sides of the conflict, caution is always warranted. But then you remember: These are the same idiots who made camp in the Red Forest outside Chernobyl. They absolutely could be this stupid. If this video is accurate, the boom was a big one: The Wagner Group has been a top target for Ukraine throughout the war, especially lately with... read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Dog, Missing 2 Months, Found Alive Inside Missouri Cave
Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Former US President Trump Demands The Release Of 'Completely Unredacted' Affidavit That Sanctioned FBI Raid On His Mar-a-Lago Home
*Daily Mail:* *Donald Trump demands the release of 'completely unredacted' affidavit that sanctioned FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago after spokesman shared email appearing to show agents DID seize three of his passports - contradicting report from CBS' Norah O'Donnell* * The former president said it was 'in the interest of transparency' the document be made public after FBI raid * He slammed 'gun toting agents' who entered home and demanded judge who allowed search recuse himself * It comes after the DOJ on Monday opposed requests to unseal the affidavit used to justify last week's sea... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Biden's border fiasco continues to fester
Fox News: A Texas ranch owner said President Biden has completely "destabilized the border" and he does not think the situation will get any better until he leaves office. Double M Ranch owner Mike Hayes joined "Fox & Friends" Tuesday from El Indio, Texas to share what he has experienced as the border continues to see a surge of illegal crossings. "So long as this president is in here, I don't think it's going to get any better. He's destabilized the border," he told host Will Cain. More than 700 migrants were spotted by Fox News crossing the southern border into the U.S. fro... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
More on Biden's idiotic energy policy
Legal Insurrection: *Biden Administration’s Successful War on American Energy Industry* *This week brought a pause on Colorado oil leases, the end to a natural gas pipeline’s construction in Idaho & Wyoming, and the return of a ban on coal sales from federal lands.* This war on US energy is a threat to US national security and to the US economy. It only makes sense in the recesses of green minds. read more
Caitlin Johnstone14 hours ago
Owl Eyes
Listen to a reading of “Owl Eyes”. ❖ Crawling on our hands and knees vomiting up life hearts which go bouncing across the floor like pennies, disgusted by the latest headline, the latest heartbreak, the latest bill, the latest bullshit. There is an owl sitting […] read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The two tier justice system in the US
Tom Del Baccaro: ... Without question, well before the 2016 campaign, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke the law. She maintained highly classified material, in her home, in an unsecure environment. No one can debate that. Nor can it be debated that there was no raid of her home, let alone a legal consequence for her behavior. ... Hillary even destroyed, via BleachBit, potential evidence arguably under subpoena. She alone decided whether data she had on her computer was subject to the subpoena. ven after that evidence was destroyed, there still was no raid on her h... read more
Mangrove forests: How 40 million Australian trees died of thirst-BBC
By Paul Homewood Even by BBC standards this is breathtakingly dishonest: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-62489574 Jim Steele has written a detailed piece on this at WUWT, which is well worth reading – see here. In short, the BBC video features Dr Norman Duke, of James Cook University, claiming that there was a massive die off of […] read more
Snopes.com14 hours ago
Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged with Felony Assault with a Firearm
Rapper A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies for pulling a gun on a former friend and firing in Hollywood last year. read more
Starting to slip the bugs in
https://twitter.com/SBakerMD/status/1559024608207982592 The post Starting to slip the bugs in appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Old Footage from 1995 Of Dr. Bill Deagle: What They Want To Do To You With Vaccines
alexlunaviewer Published March 25, 2022 He knew this was coming over a decade ago. Guys, covid is radiation poisoning and is caused by the new 5G towers... The post Old Footage from 1995 Of Dr. Bill Deagle: What They Want To Do To You With Vaccines appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Professor blocked for “all men are created equal” Twitter post files First Amendment lawsuit against University of Oregon
Reclaim the Net – by Ben Squires Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley was blocked from a Twitter account run by the University of Oregon... The post Professor blocked for “all men are created equal” Twitter post files First Amendment lawsuit against University of Oregon appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
TV news takes another hit
News 1. COVID update This item is written by Tim Bousquet. Yesterday, the provincial Department of Health and Wellness released the COVID Epidemiologic Summary for the month of July. The death counts are somewhat confusing, with this caveat written into the summary: Deaths are subject to a lag in reporting. The number of deaths reported […] read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
BC’s cannabis distributor closes temporarily due to union job action
British Columbia's sole cannabis distributor said its warehouse has been temporarily shut down as the result of a job action by employees represented by the BC General Employees Union. BC’s cannabis distributor closes temporarily due to union job action is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
BWorld 554, The Post-SONA Economic Briefing; FVR’s economy
* My column in BusinessWorld last August 1. -------------- There were a number of important economic events that occurred last week, I will discuss four of them here. *FIRST SONA OF PFMJ* Last Monday, July 25, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (PFMJ) delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). It was a 3S — sane, statesman, sensible — address by a head of state. No cursing, no threats like “I will expropriate your business” that we heard in the SONAs of the previous administration. Instead, the opening statements were all about the economy: “sound fiscal management… Ta... read more
Influential oil company scenarios for combating climate change don't actually meet the Paris Agreement goals, our new analysis shows
Most claiming to be compatible with the climate agreement show a strong continuing reliance on natural gas and coal. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
Security In Iraq Aug 8-14, 2022
The Islamic State slightly picked up its operations in Iraq during the second week of August. Overall, they remained at a very low level. There were also no attacks by pro-Iran groups who are caught up in the demonstrations and counter demonstrations involved with the current political deadlock to form a new government. There were a total of 14 security incidents by the Islamic State reported in the Iraqi media from August 8-14. Those took place in Diyala (5), Kirkuk (6), Ninewa (1), Salahaddin (2). They led to 2 dead and 14 wounded. 1 civilian and 1 member of the Iraqi S... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 16 KDP founded as alliance between urban intellectuals led by Hamza Abdullah and tribal forces of Mulla Mustafa Barzani
1915 Aziz Ali al-Misri leader of secret Arab society al-Ahd met with UK military intel officer in Cairo Talked about his idea of Arab revolt in Iraq and Syria that he wanted UK to back Officer turned him down 1946 Kurdistan Democratic Party founded Mullah Mustafa Barzani its president and Hamza Abdullah secretary general (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurds, A Modern History*) (Musings On Iraq review *Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iraq & the Kurdish Question, 1958-70*) (Musings On Iraq ... read more
False Claims Act case failed to state claim 
Where the relator’s False Claims Act claims were based on “classic conclusory language,” they were properly dismissed for failure to state a claim. And because plaintiffs do not get a “dry run” as a matter of right and district courts have inherent power to manage their dockets with an eye toward speedy and efficient resolutions, ... read more
022-2-178 – United States ex rel. Nicholson v. Medcom Carolinas LLC
United States ex rel. Nicholson v. Medcom Carolinas LLC, Case No. 21-1290, July 21, 2022. 4th Cir. (Richardson), from MDNC at Greensboro (Osteen). Volney LaRon Brand for Appellant. Jeffrey Ryan Whitley for Appellees. VLW 022-2-178. 25 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Jury to decide if employee satisfied job expectations 
Where an employee “routinely” received above-average performance reviews, and received the highest rating possible in her last two reviews prior to her termination, there was a disputed issue of whether she was satisfying her employer’s legitimate business expectations at the time of her termination that made summary judgment inappropriate. Background Terri Cowgill sued her former ... read more
022-2-179 – Cowgill v. First Data Technologies Inc.
Cowgill v. First Data Technologies Inc., Case No. 21-1543, July 22, 2022. 4th Cir. (Gregory), from DMD at Baltimore (Copperthite). Edward Patrick McDermott Sr. for Appellant. Charles B. Jellinek for Appellees. VLW 022-2-179. 28 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Contractor liable for ERISA exit contribution 
Where an HVAC contractor manifested its intent to be bound by a collective bargaining agreement, it was liable for an exit contribution required under § 515 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, and that same collective bargaining agreement. Background The Board of Trustees of the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension ... read more
022-2-188 – Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund v. Four-C-Aire Inc.
Board of Trustees, Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund v. Four-C-Aire Inc., Case No. 20-2181, July 27, 2022. 4th Cir. (Diaz), from EDVA at Alexandria (O’Grady). Michael E. Avakian for Appellant. Diana Migliaccio Bardes for Appellee. VLW 022-2-188. 29 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Ever get the feeling we're being manipulated, and taken for fools?
When a bunch of leftist politicians say the same thing in almost identical words/expressions, all popping up at the same time, you can bet your boots you're being conned. That applies to any political agenda, but to COVID-19 in particular, as Nick Cole points out. Click the image for a larger view. If that carefully coordinated in-your-face propaganda isn't enough to alert you that something's wrong, consider the vast increase in COVID-19-vaccine-related medical conditions reported by health insurers. One of the most comprehensive analyses was conducted by German insurer T... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
FBI Installs Barricades Outside Its Headquarters In DC
With an increasing number of threats against the FBI and agents, including an armed man who tried to breach a field office in Ohio, officials have put up barricades around FBI headquarters in DC. Similar fencing was put up after the unrest in DC in 2020 & after the Capitol riot. pic.twitter.com/fRfRt5u0U3 — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) August 13, 2022 *American Miliatry News*:* FBI barricades headquarters in DC* Authorities erected barricades around the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters office in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. The bureau claims it has seen an... read more
Suit transferred to New York under forum-selection clause 
Where the parties to a share purchase agreement agreed that New York would be the exclusive forum for disputes, the suit was transferred to the Southern District of New York. Although the seller argued that the suit could remain in North Carolina because it related to a “setoff” and, under the agreement, disputes relating to ... read more
022-2-180 – Whitaker v. Monroe Staffing Services LLC
Whitaker v. Monroe Staffing Services LLC, Case No. 21-1217, July 22, 2022. 4th Cir. (Keenan), from MDNC at Greensboro (Tilley). Jonathan D. Pressment for Appellants. Grover Gray Wilson for Appellee. VLW 022-2-180. 24 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Challenge to election system mooted by change in law 
Where two Virginia Beach residents challenged the system used to elect members of the City Council, but the General Assembly changed the system before the trial court issued its decision, that mooted the suit. Background Two Virginia Beach residents sued, challenging the “at-large election system used to elect members of the City Council of Virginia ... read more
022-2-187 – Holloway v. The City of Virginia Beach
Holloway v. The City of Virginia Beach, Case Nos. 21-1533, 21-2431, July 27, 2022. 4th Cir. (Harris), from EDVA at Norfolk (Jackson). Richard Bryan Raile for Appellants. Christopher DeSean Lamar for Appellees. Erika L. Maley for Amicus Commonwealth of Virginia. VLW 022-2-187. 64 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Taliban fighters hold Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flags on the first anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Taliban mark year in power in Afghanistan* (Reuters). read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Ukraine special ops hits Crimea arms depot
NY Times: Blasts Hit Russian Ammunition Depot in Crimea A senior Ukrainian official said that an elite military unit operating behind enemy lines was responsible for Tuesday’s attacks. Follow updates. Ukraine continues to attack Russia in areas occupied by Russia that were originally parts of Ukraine. They keep demonstrating the vulnerability of Russia in a war that Russia started. The Ukraine operations have been targeting Russian logistics in recent attacks. read more
Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago
A Sneak Peak at VMI’s Diversity Training
by James A. Bacon Virginia Military Institute cadets will return to class in a week or so. At some point during the semester, they will undergo a round of “Inclusive Excellence” training. In June VMI’s chief diversity officer, Jamica Love, … Continue reading → read more
musingsofanoldfart16 hours ago
Two Proverbs I find of interest – a reprise
The following is a reprise of an earlier post. The gist is in bold. Please know as I mention below, all religious text is imperfect and biased as the passages were written and edited almost entirely by imperfect men. A … Continue reading → read more
Organizing Notes7 hours ago
30th anniversary of the Global Network
*Comments from GN board members* *The Global Network has a Board of Directors and Board of Advisers. Below are comments from some of them. * - Who would think that 30 years of Keeping Space for Peace would go so fast? In that time I feel that the GN has created an international community of amazing people who have recognised the importance of the militarisation of space and the threats that it poses to us on Earth. Together, under the dedicated stewardship of Bruce Gagnon, we continue to educate, share information on the issues and speak truth to power. ... read more
"Your Job..."
“Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.” - Scott Adams read more
"End-Of-Life Challenges In Modern Times"
*"End-Of-Life Challenges In Modern Times"* by Tom Purcell "A long time ago I watched a documentary about poet Emily Dickenson’s life and writings. One thing that I never forgot about that film is that she lived at a time when death was regrettably common - and therefore the subject of many of her poems. “How are you doing?” is a polite way of introducing ourselves to each other now. But as I learned in that documentary, this greeting during Dickinson’s times meant, “Are you healthy and well and going to be with us tomorrow?” Until modern times, dying commonly affected all age group... read more
Is the BBC biased?15 hours ago
Over exposure
Exhibitionism is a recognised mental disorder, but whipping your penis out during your performance at the Edinburgh festival doesn’t properly fall into that category as defined here. I mean on this occasion at least, the intention wasn’t a prelude to sexual activity as far as we know. Although this definition isn’t quite so clear-cut. Exhibitionistic Disorder is a mental disorder that causes a person to expose his sexual organs—or genitals–to other people, usually people they’ve never met and are not expecting it, according to the American Psychiatric Association. The exhibitioni... read more
Covert Geopolitics15 hours ago
Why Was Former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate Raided?
“With all of the uninvestigated and unpunished crimes that Hillary and the Clintons have committed; with all of the uninvestigated suspected insider trading that Pelosi has committed; with all of the KNOWN crimes of the Biden Family; Trump gets raided?” – Cynthia McKinney, former member of US Congress In a press conference on Wednesday 10 August, former President Donald Trump said that on … Continue reading Why Was Former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate Raided? → read more
CFACT15 hours ago
Aren’t you weather exaggerators embarrassed?
The summer has not been Hellishly Hot in the United States as a whole. It is well within the range of natural variability. The post Aren’t you weather exaggerators embarrassed? appeared first on CFACT. read more
Econlib16 hours ago
“We shall now proceed to construct the socialist order!”
These words were spoken by Vladimir Lenin in 1917. The results were not inspiring. It shouldn’t be too surprising why this effort failed – the socialist order he sought to create is impossible. Ludwig von Mises argued this point decisively in his Economic Calculation and the Socialist Commonwealth, and history has demonstrated the point many […] The post “We shall now proceed to construct the socialist order!” appeared first on Econlib. read more
21st Century Wire17 hours ago
A Brave New World: New Cold War Hysteria and a Chinese Century
*Dr. Can Erimtan* | The future geopolitical landscape is taking shape right before our eyes. read more
Obtain The Scoop on business idea Next Before You are Too Late
[image: Manufacturing Business Next](3.5″ x 2″). Prospects will have a tendency to carry on to them because they fit into wallets, shirt pockets and purses. Furthermore, their trendy design, quality card inventory and glossy UV finish give them a worthwhile look that gets consideration and more retention. Unfortunately, there’s normally a normal perspective of, “That sounds like you put in a massive quantity of labor to get the place you are at the moment. I hoped that it wasn’t going to be that tough.” No, significantly! In practically every dialog that I have had with aspiring... read more
"I Promise You This..."
"One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate... read more
Gregory Mannarino, "JP Morgan Warns Of 'Severe Economic Downturn'"
Gregory Mannarino, AM 8/16/22: *"JP Morgan Warns Of 'Severe Economic Downturn'"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ Yeah, a downturn for *you!* read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
The New U.S. Africa Strategy Breaks From the Status Quo—With Some Perplexing Stumbles
16-Aug-2022 U.S. positioning for the great power competition with China and Russia for influence in Africa. read more
CURMUDGUCATION15 hours ago
Fall and Nuts and Bolts
For those folks who bury themselves in matters of policy and politics and educational pontificating and punditry, it's goos to remember that when fall rolls around, the educational world is filled with people who aren't thinking about any of those things. For parents and teachers, there are a hundred practical concerns. Do I have enough books for each class? Do I have enough seats? Will my lunch and work periods overlap with those of the colleagues I want to see during the day (or will I be eating lunch in my room just to escape Jerky McLoudface this year)? What will be the requir... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
Recreating The Simpsons in the post-apocalypse
Britney Nicole Simpson as Marge and Merritt Janson as Bart in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s 2022 production of Mr. Burns. | T. Charles Erickson. Anne Washburn, the playwright behind Mr. Burns, explains herself: “It’s about the comfort of looking again.” Anne Washburn’s play *Mr. Burns* begins with a striking image. A group of four people sits around a campfire. They are tense, watchful, carrying guns. A woman apparently mute with trauma crouches on the outskirts of the firelight. The group is trying to remember the details of an episode of *The Simpsons*. *Mr. Burns* ... read more
Vox - All15 hours ago
How the Western drought is pushing the power grid to the brink
[image: The Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead, the country’s largest man-made water reservoir, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, has dropped 2 inches every day since February (26 feet in one year), are viewed at approximately 25% capacity on July 12, 2022 near Boulder City, Nevada.] Lake Mead, impounded by the Hoover Dam, reached record lows this year, leading to cuts in electricity production. | George Rose/Getty Images The megadrought is costing us megawatts. It takes a lot of water to make power. From spinning turbines to hydr... read more
"How It Really Is"
"Free"? Surely you jest... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazilian market raises growth forecast to 2% in 2022
On August 15, Brazil's Central Bank disclosed that the Brazilian financial market rose from 1.98% to 2% its forecast for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2022 and from 0.4% to 0.41% for 2023. According to the . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already […] read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
The Democrats energy fiasco
James Freeman: Congressional Democrats and the White House seem to be planning to engage in a rare and fleeting moment of deferred gratification this week. John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro of the Washington Post report: President Biden remains on vacation on South Carolina’s Kiawah Island. He plans to sign the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday and deliver remarks, but the White House is preparing for a much larger celebration on Sept. 6, after Labor Day, when Americans are expected to pay more attention to what’s at stake in the fall midterm elections. But what if Ameri... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Uruguayan Central Bank raises interest rate to 10.25%
On August 15, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) raised the monetary policy rate (TPM) by 50 basis points to 10.25%, deepening a contractionary phase in the face of persistent inflationary pressures. "The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) deepens the contractionary phase of monetary policy after assessing that the rigidity of agents' inflation […] read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Case Against Alex Jones Can Proceed, Connecticut Judge Says
A federal bankruptcy judge cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
'Equity' has become lib speak for their race based agenda
Bongino Report @BonginoReport The daily word salad. rumble.com More Deep Thoughts With VP Harris "Equity as a concept says recognize that everyone has the same capacity, but in order for them to have equal opportunity to reach that capacity, well, we must pay attention to this issue of equity." 3:30 PM · Aug 15, 2022·Twitter Web App 46 Retweets 7 Quote Tweets 228 Likes Tip It is a way for Democrats to avoid selecting people based on merit. One of the ways you can tell is that the NFL and NBA select their players based on merit regardless of the racial disparity that results from t... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Wray's flight from Congress
Washington Examiner: House Republicans want answers on FBI Director Christopher Wray’s use of Justice Department jets for personal use following reports that he left a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to fly to upstate New York. The flight in question occurred on Aug. 4, the day before FBI investigators sought and received approval for a raid of former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the top Republican on House Oversight, and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), sought ... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Venezuela’s accumulated inflation reaches 48.4%
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) informed on Monday, August 15, that the accumulated inflation for 2022 is 48.4%, based on the National Consumer Price Index indicator. Despite the accumulated figure, the BCV reported a decrease in inflation in July by registering 7.5%, compared to the 11.4% reported in . . . To read the […] read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
The case against Liz Cheney and the Jan. 6 kangaroo court
Mollie @MZHemingway There is nothing honorable about denying your enemies due process, running a kangaroo court, pushing the country into poorly thought out wars, or joining with the left in its republic-destroying hysteria. Stop calling unseething hatred honorable. Quote Tweet Jeff B. is *BOX OFFICE POISON* @EsotericCD · 12h Make no mistake: Liz Cheney *chose* this fate. She was not squeezed by circumstance or the vulgarities of politics or need for private gain. She could have remained Representative (and maybe then Senator) for life from Wyoming if she'd said nothing. She cho... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
China's lockdown policies and real estate crash hamper economy
Washington Examiner: Growth slowed in China, the world’s second-largest economy, adding to fears of a broader global recession. China reported that economic activity decelerated across the board last month, causing central bankers in Beijing to slash interest rates unexpectedly in an effort to prop up the economy. It was the first time that the country cut rates since January and shows that China’s strict COVID-19 mitigation policies and worsening real estate slump are cutting into the economy. Chinese industrial production slowed to 3.8% in the 12 months ending in July, below ... read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Russian proxy troops refuse to fight beyond their Oblast?
ISW: Elements of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) militia reportedly refused to continue fighting in Donetsk Oblast and complained about the grueling pace of offensives outside of Luhansk Oblast. The emotional significance of recent Russian targets in Donetsk Oblast resonates with audiences in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), but not with LNR audiences tired of grueling offensives beyond their claimed borders. Several Ukrainian channels shared a video on August 15 of soldiers from LNR Battalion 2740 refusing to fight for the DNR.[1] The soldiers claim that they celebrated ... read more
Small Dead Animals17 hours ago
The Trial Of Donald Trump
Leftists are out for blood, and Republicans are backtracking on their support for Trump. The upcoming show trial. read more
Snopes.com11 years ago
Will Drinking Water in the Mornings Prevent Heart Attacks and Cure Diseases?
Claims that certain healthful benefits can be gained by eating or drinking particular items at specified times of the day are not new. read more
the daily howler9 hours ago
UNDER THE BIG TOP: CNN ringmaster counts the boxes!
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022* *Hillary's emails return:* Don Lemon had been out of the country. On Monday night, he was back. Lemon was BACK under the Big Top which houses our "national discourse." That said, the travels of the CNN star had given him a unique perspective on recent high-profile events. More specifically, Lemon had a unique perspective on the FBI's invasion of Mar-a-Lago. He reported this fact as he spoke with departing guest anchor Alisyn Camerota at the top of his 10 P.M. hour. None of this was Camerota's fault. Their exchange started like this: CAMEROTA (8/15/22)... read more
"A Stressful Shopping Trip To Meijer! This Is Ridiculous!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 8/16/22: *"A Stressful Shopping Trip To Meijer! This Is Ridiculous!"* "In today's vlog we are at Meijer, 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
"Economic Market Snapshot 8/16/22"
○ Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 8/16/22"* Market Data Center, Live Updates: - https://www.marketwatch.com/market-data ○ Latest Market Analysis, Updated 8/15/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ A comprehensive, essential daily read. August 15th to 16th - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ *Financial Stress Index* "The OFR Financial Stress Index (OFR FSI) is a daily market-based snapshot of stress in global financial markets. It is constructed from 33 financial market variables, such as... read more
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Monday 15 August 2022
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […] read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
What Is the Espionage Act?
The federal court-authorized search of Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the obscure but infamous law. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil, USA challenge Argentina’s soybean meal and oil leadership
Soybean processing in Argentina has already accumulated a drop of almost 10% in the 12 months to June, which may be higher throughout the year, to accelerate the financial deterioration of the country and with possible union conflicts of factories and stevedores in the ports towards the end of the year, due to strong inflationary […] read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
12 candidates will run in Brazilian presidential election
Twelve candidates will run in Brazil's presidential election, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) announced Monday after the deadline for registering candidacies ended today. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT, left) and current President Jair Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, right) are the top two favorites to win, according to all polls. […] read more
Snopes.com16 hours ago
Feds Oppose Unsealing Affidavit for Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Trump called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Brazil, Mexico: Latin American countries with highest crypto and blockchain talent demand
The latest joint report between LinkedIn and cryptocurrency exchange OKX revealed that Brazil and Mexico are in the top 10 countries worldwide with the highest demand for human resources talent specialized in blockchain technology. The LinkedIn and OKX report pointed out the United States, China, France, India, Germany, United Kingdom, read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Alaska's screwy 'ranked choice' election system
Washington Examiner: In the late hours tonight, Alaskan election officials will begin the tedious process of tabulating the results for the state's at-large congressional special election. The process will be especially tedious because this will be the first Alaskan statewide election in which ranked-choice voting is used. Instead of party primaries followed by a general election between the various party nominees, the normal procedure in most states, Alaska will be holding a contest in which voters rank the candidates based on their preference. After one round of counting first... read more
PrairiePundit17 hours ago
The anniversary of Biden's Afghan debacle
Ari Kaufman: One year ago this week, buoyed by President Joe Biden’s feckless surrender, totalitarian thugs known as the Taliban — an evil group that protected perpetrators of the 9/11 terror attacks — swept into Afghanistan’s capital following the collapse of the country’s government. Even isolationists and anti-military zealots in the West remember the horrifying images that followed, most notably Afghans falling from cargo planes and an infant being tossed over razor wire. This never should have happened. And it effectively ended Biden’s presidency just seven months in. Foll... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Lula da Silva well ahead of Bolsonaro in last poll before Brazilian presidential elections
On the eve of the official start of campaigning, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 44 percent of the vote compared to 32 percent for his main rival, current President Jair Bolsonaro, in a poll released Monday by the Inteligencia en Investigación Estratégica y Consultoría (IPEC) institute. Labor's Ciro Gomes followed the […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Nubank appoints new president and surpasses Santander in clients
Brazil's Nubank announced on Monday, August 15, that one of its key executives would accumulate the new position of president, assuming a part of the duties of founder and CEO David Vélez, to whom he will report. The digital bank said Youssef Lahrech, the company's chief operating officer for two years, will "directly manage the […] read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Germany LNG failure, hydrogen fuel plan. Ukraine, debt for weapons. Anti-Putin travel ban. Update 1
Germany LNG failure, hydrogen fuel plan. Ukraine, debt for weapons. Anti-Putin travel ban. Update 1 Topic 658 read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Telling the stories of Black culture one t-shirt at a time
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Cedric Smiley had never heard of Viola Desmond until 2019, just before Desmond was featured on Canada’s $10 bill. “And nobody else in my country really know who she is. So I was trying to sound the alarm, and this is the concept that I came (up) with,” Smiley […] read more
OrientalReview.org18 hours ago
U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa Is Condescending
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled his country’s “Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa” on August 8 while touring the continent. Parts of it should be like offering to help countries recover from the pandemic and strengthen their food security in principle, but others are nothing but condescending demands that’ll destabilize […] read more
The New Dark Age18 hours ago
Eco-Socialism, Democratic Communism: Common Sense
More than fifty years after Commoner wrote those words, the environmental problem is almost infinitely worse and what is presently called climate change once thought to affect future generations is engulfing the entire planet right now. While warnings from a scientific community not on corporate payrolls grow more desperate the global political power of capitalism, the primary cause of nature's breakdown under stress, especially at its fading but still essential center in the USA, is making things worse not just by the hour or minute but every second. read more

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