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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.

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

30 August - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 6 of 6

 8:40 am MDT

Balkinization1 day ago
The Abortion Emergency in the Federal Courts
It is now notorious that the criminalization of abortion, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overruling of *Roe v. Wade*, doesn’t do much to lower the abortion rate but has had devastating effects on the ability of doctors to treat pregnancies that go wrong. Horror stories accumulate. Opponents of abortion have claimed that the press has exaggerated the danger. Yet two recent lawsuits have made clear that this harm is very real. Efforts to preserve women’s health are being resisted, with some success, even in cases where the fetus is doomed. The Supreme Court indicated in *Dob... read more
A New Transmission of Intellectual Froglegs Breaks Through
Comrades, the dissident messenger known as Joe Dan Gorman has surfaced again, just long enough to transmit another Tokyo Rose’ broadcast in a coded frequency only receivable by patriots with a funny bone. This natural coded messaging ensures communists and leftists are incapable of receiving it. The August edition comes from deep in the underground […] The post A New Transmission of Intellectual Froglegs Breaks Through appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ With Donald Trump, who needs spies and saboteurs? ------------------------------ The left has lost their minds, huh? OK, let's take stock: Who's urging the FBI to revolt against their Director and who'd appointed that Director? Who still thinks he won both elections when he really won neither? And who's using multiple exclamation points like a 15 year-old on Ecstasy? Take your time. I'll be here. ------------------------------ So much for NASA's reputation for hiring only smart people. ------------------------------ Why is this bald-h... read more
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 28 August 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/WfWw8IS4aT 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/Y9UN7RpEbL — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 28, 2022 Russia and Ukraine have traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe's largest nuclear power plant, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. https://t.co/KR2MBsy0gz — The Associated Press (@AP) August 28, 2022 International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors are expected t... read more
Econlib1 day ago
Prospects for a soft landing?
I have a new piece at The Hill, discussing the prospects for a soft landing: A useful definition of a soft landing would be a period of at least three years of economic growth with low inflation even after the labor market has full recovered from recession. Surprisingly, there is no evidence that the United […] The post Prospects for a soft landing? appeared first on Econlib. read more
Nigeria and malnutrition crisis: Islamists and natural resources
Nigeria and malnutrition crisis: Islamists and natural resources Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Natural resources are in abundance in Nigeria. However, instead of developing the nation,… The post Nigeria and malnutrition crisis: Islamists and natural resources first appeared on Modern Tokyo Times. read more
Even Paul Begala Sees a Problem with Middle Class Workers Being Forced to Pay for Student Loan Forgiveness
Even Paul Begala, the notorious spin-doctor of all things conniving and corrupt within the Democrat party, sees a problem with Joe Biden’s decision to force the working class to pay for student loan debt. WATCH: Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Cold Anger, Economy, Education, Election 2022, Joe Biden The post Even Paul Begala Sees a Problem with Middle Class Workers Being Forced to Pay for Student Loan Forgiveness appeared first on The Last Refuge . read more
Tweets Of The Day
Floods in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people. Officials blame the devastation on human-driven climate change, saying the country is unfairly bearing the brunt of irresponsible global environmental practices — others are calling out the government's poor planning. pic.twitter.com/92JKshFUHY — DW News (@dwnews) August 28, 2022 UN calls for Libya ceasefire after deadly clashes https://t.co/y4ODLlgPyS — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 28, 2022 Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace https://t.co/LxbvTfdXwF pic.twitter.com/ABii2gBseL — Re... read more
We Need A Famine
Maybe a diet of crickets has its place after all. read more
Facebook Fact Checkers
Facebook “fact checkers” censor factual information – while promoting disinformation. read more
On the Ground at London’s Western University
Further to OJ’s post this morning, SDA regular Denise wrote that she was at the protest. Here’s what she shared: Less than two weeks before classes begin, London’s Western University (formerly The University of Western Ontario) mandated three Covid shots, the ONLY university in Canada to do so. Students held an #EnoughIsEnoughWestern rally on Saturday: great… Continue reading → read more
Wasting Money on Carbon Capture
Originally posted on Science Matters: Robert Bryce explains in his Real Clear Energy article Carbon Capture Didn’t Make Sense 12 Years Ago And It Doesn’t Make Sense Now. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. It appears the reconciliation bill that includes some $370 billion in energy-related spending is going to become law.… read more
Ukraine: Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underlines accident risk
Recent fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has again highlighted the potential risk of a disaster, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Sunday. Read the full story, “Ukraine: Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underlines accident risk”, on globalissues.org → read more
In meetings in Tunisia, UN deputy chief upholds relevance of SDGs, education for all
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the continued relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during a meeting with the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, held on Sunday. Read the full story, “In meetings in Tunisia, UN deputy chief upholds relevance of SDGs, education for all”, on globalissues.org → read more
"Retail Businesses are Refusing to Pay Taxes Because of Crime"
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 8/28/22: *"Retail Businesses are Refusing **to* * Pay Taxes Because of Crime"* "This is getting so bad that businesses are wondering why they are agreeing to pay taxes in a city where crime is running rampant. Are they justified? Plus, I share some of your email and the photos that you sent me." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com read more
"September Stock Market Crash: The 1008 Point Market Crash A Sign That Another 2008 Coming"
*Full screen recommended.* *"September Stock Market Crash: The 1008 Point * *Market Crash A Sign That Another 2008 Coming"* by Epic Economist "A nightmarish financial crisis that shook the entire globe happened in September 2008. Today, conditions are set for such an event to happen again. On Friday, the Dow Jones faced a wipeout of stunning 1,008 points as panic swept through Wall Street right after Jerome Powell’s dramatic speech in Wyoming. The Fed Chair made it crystal clear that interest rates will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, and that prospect has deeply alarme... read more
Pharma companies commit scientific fraud to rig vax clinical trials
(NaturalHealth365) Why are we supposed to “trust the science” – which sounds no better than blindly following dogma, really – when questioning science and being curious about the integrity of scientific research has always been the acceptable path? As a July 2021 article in Scientific American puts it, “Science is a process of learning and discovery, and … Continue reading Pharma companies commit scientific fraud to rig vax clinical trials → read more
Vox - All1 day ago
Six months in, how are sanctions impacting Russia’s economy?
[image: Russian President Putin Attends Navy Day Parade] Getty Images Fuel embargoes and private sector divestment are further isolating Russia. Six months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, severe economic sanctions initiated by the US and the EU seem to be having the twofold effect of stifling Russia’s economy and encouraging divestment by large corporations, with the US-based Citibank the latest to announce its formal withdrawal from the Russian market. Citibank on Thursday issued a press release stating its intention to wind down its consumer and local commercial banking enterprise... read more
Michael West1 day ago
Employment services reform on table: Burke
Australia cannot afford to lift welfare payment rates but other forms of support can be reformed to help the long-term unemployed, the employment minister says. Tony Burke said the high levels of debt facing the nation after the pandemic make it difficult to change the Jobseeker payment, currently $46 a day. The payments will be […] read more
Michael West1 day ago
Drinks on Albo as he brings up his century on a tame wicket
[image: Lobbyland] The pressure is building on Labor to abandon the third stage of tax cuts scheduled in 2024. On the weekend Nine Newspapers reported that nine of the 18 crossbenchers in the House and Senate want this, along with the Greens. Labor has pledged to keep the tax cuts, which overwhelmingly favour the wealthy, and will cost the budget $243 billion over 10 years. read more
Not PC1 day ago
"For the govt's managerial class, the primary purpose of the state is to create high income jobs and lucrative contracts for the cognitive elite..."
*"Our fire trucks are breaking down, the road toll is up and we’re desperately in need of more nurses. But rather than tackle these urgent issues, the government drops billions on consultants, comms staff and various other removed, abstract thinkers... "It’s almost as if the primary role of the administrative state is shifting from serving the people to the redistribution of wealth to the staffers, lawyers, PR companies, managers and consultancy firms that work in them, or for them. A billion dollars a year in public sector consultancy is an awful lot of money when you’re ru... read more
Red Arrows Display Cut Short After Bird Strike
[image: Red Arrows birdstrike] The bird strike resulted in a canopy broken and emergency landing. The Red Arrows were performing at Rhyl Air Show in the afternoon on Aug. 28, 2022, when the display team was forced to cut [...] The post Red Arrows Display Cut Short After Bird Strike appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
The Duran1 day ago
Three major attacks in Syria in 24 hours
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On August 24, the US military in Syria carried out a retaliatory airstrike on a militia that the US claims previously attacked the Al Tanf base on August 15. US F-15 and F-16 jets dropped guided bombs on nine ammunition and storage bunkers in Ayyash, near Deir al-Zour in […] read more
Michael West1 day ago
Bargaining deal struck ahead of summit
The peak body for unions and small business representatives have struck a deal on workplace reform ahead of the federal government’s jobs and skills summit. The Australian Council of Trade Unions and Council of Small Businesses Australia (COSBOA) have agreed to work together to simplify and reduce complexities within the current industrial relations system. This includes a pledge […] read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Colombia’s president proposes multilateral ceasefire to armed groups
Colombian President Gustavo Petro today proposed a multilateral ceasefire to all armed groups in the country to achieve “total peace” and suspend the actions of the internal armed conflict. “All the groups illegally present in (the municipality of) Ituango have sent letters to the government expressing their desire for peace. But from words, we must […] read more
Progress In Britain Since 1851
In 1851, Britain built the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition. The building was 560 meters long with about 100,000 exhibits from all over the world showing the latest in manufacturing technology. That same year was one of the worst … Continue reading → read more
Michael West1 day ago
Millennials still leaving the big smoke
Millennials are making up the bulk of Australians moving to regional areas even as migration out of big cities trends back down to pre-pandemic levels. But even as movement slows, a rise in rents and shrinking housing stock in the regions has sparked calls for a federal plan to help communities provide for growing populations. […] read more
Komando.com1 day ago
Zzz! 3 amazing sleeping masks that give you a better night’s sleep
If you've been having trouble sleeping, we have the perfect solution. These affordable masks will help you get a better night's sleep. read more
Sunday Talks, Roy Blunt Does the Deep State Two-Step
“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.” […] The post Sunday Talks, Roy Blunt Does the Deep State Two-Step appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Turkish Proverb
[ Citation ] [Citation] Posted in Uncategorized The post Turkish Proverb appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Sunday Talks, The Current Status of Conflict in Ukraine
An additional perspective on the current status of the Ukraine-Russia conflict from Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis. WATCH: A strong point made from the mailroom, adds perspective toward why the British are disproportionately taking on the responsibility for the European war machine inside Ukraine. It has been noted the U.K. government is doing much of […] The post Sunday Talks, The Current Status of Conflict in Ukraine appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Analysis: A dangerous security dilemma is rapidly developing in Pakistani-Taliban relations
One of the greatest fears of International Relations scholars is the development of a security dilemma in the relations between any particular pair of states. This concept refers to the gradual breakdown of trust that subsequently leads to one side preemptively taking action in defense of what its leadership regards as their objective national interests. […] read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Venezuelan defense minister asserts that the unipolar world is “crumbling”
"The unipolar world as we experience it is crumbling," Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said today at the closing ceremony of Army Games 2022 in the western state of Lara. Padrino López also pointed out that the United States is "at an impasse" in its role as world hegemon. During the "Army Games 2022" […] read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Chilean agriculture is “strong and diverse” to face food crisis, says minister
Chilean agriculture is “robust and diverse,” Chilean Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela said today after reaffirming food security and sovereignty measures that guarantee access to food amid the global crisis. “There was no shortage, there was no shortage of vegetable production,” the minister told local radio station Radio Cooperativa, pointing out that the government had taken […] read more
The Tories Are Not "Asleep at the Wheel"
Anyone who's been around Stoke-on-Trent for a while will have noticed some changes. Hanley Park, for example, has had serious money pumped into the place. The boat house, band stand, and pavilion restored after decades of dereliction, the grounds regularly tended to and the paths resurfaced. If one wanders up to the city centre via the Potteries Museum, you cannot but notice the giant fish tank jutting out from the building with a Spitfire on display. Elsewhere, heritage features have got spruced up and there's more construction happening now with even more in the pipeline. Nearly a... read more
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)"
*Full screen recommended.* *Liquid Mind "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)"* Be kind to yourself, savor this beautiful video... read more
"Danger! Home Inventory Is Exploding, Don't Buy Anything Now; Homebuilder Nightmare"
*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, 8/28/22: *"Danger! Home Inventory Is Exploding, * *Don't Buy Anything Now; Homebuilder Nightmare"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
MH-139 Grey Wolf Finally Enters Developmental Testing
[image: MH-139] The helicopter has finally received the FAA Certification and Military Flight Release to proceed with the next phases of the development. The U.S. Air Force announced that the MH-139 Grey Wolf is now entering the [...] The post MH-139 Grey Wolf Finally Enters Developmental Testing appeared first on The Aviationist. read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Large galaxies and faint nebulae highlight this deep image of the M81 Group of galaxies. First and foremost in the wide-angle 12-hour exposure is the grand design spiral galaxy M81, the largest galaxy visible in the image. M81 is gravitationally interacting with M82 just below it, a big galaxy with an unusual halo of filamentary red-glowing gas. Around the image many other galaxies from the M81 Group of galaxies can be seen. Together with other galaxy congregates including our Local Group of galaxies and the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, the M81 Group is part of the expansive Virgo Sup... read more
Chet Raymo, “The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”
*“The (Unattainable) Thing Itself”* by Chet Raymo “Clear water in a brilliant bowl, Pink and white carnations. The light In the room more like a snowy air, Reflecting snow. A newly-fallen snow At the end of winter when afternoons return. Pink and white carnations - one desires So much more than that. The day itself Is simplified: a bowl of white, Cold, a cold porcelain, low and round, With nothing more than the carnations there.” "Simplicity. Morning. Forty minutes till sunrise. Coffee. An English muffin. Sit on the terrace. The sky a deep violet. Then rose. Then gold. Simplicity. The... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Musk says 'go nuclear'
The Street: ... Elon Musk, the world's richest man is relaunching a controversial solution that he considers the most realistic to reduce Europe's dependence on Russia in terms of oil and gas supplies. "Countries should be increasing nuclear power generation!," the billionaire just suggests on Twitter. "It is insane from a national security standpoint & bad for the environment to shut them down." As expected, the tweet of the richest man in the world immediately caused thousands of comments and relaunched the ultra-sensitive debate on the atom. Environmental activists are again... read more
Against All Odds, Survivors in a Dying Forest
Against All Odds, Survivors in a Dying Forest by Dane Wigington, GeoEngineering Watch August 28, 2022 The climate engineers are contaminating and cutting off the life giving flow of rain to forests all over the world. Trees are dying and incinerating, wildlife is disappearing. I knew I had to do something to turn the tide The post Against All Odds, Survivors in a Dying Forest appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Virginia to decouple from California's energy fiasco
Washington Examiner: *Youngkin vows to untie Virginia from California’s 'out of touch' electric vehicle shift* ... “In an effort to turn Virginia into California, liberal politicians who previously ran our government sold Virginia out by subjecting Virginia drivers to California vehicle laws,” Youngkin wrote in a statement posted to Twitter. “Now, under that pact, Virginians will be forced to adopt the California law that prohibits the sale of gas and diesel-fueled vehicles. I am already at work to prevent this ridiculous edict from being forced on Virginians. California’s out... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Things the left conventional wisdom got wrong
Clarice Feldman: ... It is likely the COVID virus was not a natural development from Wuhan wet markets. We said it was created in a lab in Red China. They called us racist. They banned us from saying that on Twitter, Facebook and other social media. We were right. NBC reported, "The World Health Organization is recommending more investigation into the theory that Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory, something once dismissed by some as a conspiracy theory but since taken seriously by some experts and officials." WHO knew. Bill Gates and Red China pressured WHO to keep i... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Media narrative about raid on Mar-a-Lago results false
Victoria Taft: Four days after the raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, The Washington Post ran interference for the Biden Administration’s politicized FBI and DOJ by disseminating a whopper in an obvious attempt to tamp down the outrage. Not that they probably care, but the four reporters bylined on the story were punked. And Americans were deceived. On August 12, the Post breathlessly reported that, even though it had never been done before, the tossing of Melania’s under-lovelies at Mar-a-Lago by 30 FBI agents must have been totally legit because according to “pe... read more
Horoscope for the week of August 28, 2022
Five powers ignore each other in a celestial congress that does nothing, and it does nothing well. Really, just do what you think best this week. Aries: Opportunities rush towards you all week, Aries. Read the fine print, and read between the lines. You have an advantage with filed and received reports. A stranger who… Continue reading → read more
Worst Ethics Drought In 1,200 Years
The press, social media, academia and the left in general are suffering the worst lapse in veracity, integrity and coherent thinking skills for at least a millennium. read more
Aggie Driver
Our security camera caught this genius with a Texas A&M sticker driving across the lawn this morning. Texas A&M is also home to Andrew Dessler. read more
An award-winning photo captures a ‘zombie’ fungus erupting from a fly.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/zombie-fungus-body-fly-photo-contest read more
The material that could help humans become cyborgs
https://www.freethink.com/technology/cyborgs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BigThinkdotcom read more
New artificial enamel is harder and more durable than the real thing.
https://www.science.org/content/article/new-artificial-enamel-harder-and-more-durable-real-thing?utm_campaign=ScienceNow&utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Facebook read more
What is an existential threat?
I can't figure out why the left thinks Trump was/is an "existential" threat. What does that even mean? That he might run out on our allies and Americans in the middle east? That he might increase our taxes? That he might hire enough IRS agents to populate a small city? That he might drive the economy into inflation and recession at the same time? That he might lead the charge against freedom of speech? That he might collude with the press? That he might encourage the FBI to attack his political enemies? That he might worsen the relationship with China? That he might destroy the foss... read more
"Only One Question..."
"There's only one question that matters, and it's the one you never get around to asking. People are capable of varying degrees of truth. The majority spend their entire lives fabricating an elaborate skein of lies, immersing themselves in the faith of bad faith, doing whatever it takes to feel safe. The person who truly lives has precious few moments of safety, learns to thrive in any kind of storm. It's the truth you can stare down stone-cold that makes you what you are. Weak or strong. Live or die. Prove yourself. How much truth can you take?" - Karen Marie Moning read more
"The Wayback When Machine"
*"The Wayback When Machine"* A warp speed journey all the way back to the Age of Abundance (February, 2022)... by Joel Bowman *Buenos Aires, Argentina - "*Something a little different for you today, dear reader; a journey in the Wayback When Machine. As you may have noticed, we’ve welcomed a whole new cohort of readers to our humble ranks over the past month or so (if that’s you, pull up a chair and get comfy)...As such, we’ve been “circling back,” as the former White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, used to say, taking stock of where we’ve been... and trying to get a feel for whe... read more
Sunday Talks, Out From the Shadows, The Primary Architect of The Trump Targeting Operation Surfaces on ABC News
Here we go… It was only a matter of time before the DOJ-NSD architects of the Trump targeting operation came out from the shadows. This is the moment long-time readers of CTH should have been waiting for. For the past five years Mary McCord has been one of a small and select lawfare group organizing the […] The post Sunday Talks, Out From the Shadows, The Primary Architect of The Trump Targeting Operation Surfaces on ABC News appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Michael West1 day ago
Wake up call to Sydneysiders on emissions
A ban on petrol and diesel vehicles, no new gas connections, and the electrification of taxpayer-owned schools, hospitals, housing and office blocks are part of a proposal to decarbonise Greater Sydney. Sydneysiders aren’t pulling their weight on NSW’s net zero emissions ambitions and must change the way they travel, cook, and heat and cool buildings, […] read more
Dr. Gerald Horne On The Life And Legacy Of W.E.B. Du Bois
Decades after his death, W.E.B Du Bois stands as one of the great intellectual giants of the 20th Century. Born in Massachussets after the Civil War, Du Bois became the first Black man to earn a doctorate from Harvard University, and was one of the founders of the NAACP and the Niagara Movement. He authored works such as The Souls of Black Folk, The Philadelphia Negro, and Black Reconstruction in America, and is widely considered to be one of the founders of American sociology. Du Bois’s brilliance extended beyond the academy to the world of politics. He denounced accommodationist... read more
China’s Development Path: Indigenous Innovation And Global Competition
In our INET working paper, “China’s Development Path,” we employ the “social conditions of innovative enterprise” framework to analyze the key determinants of China’s development path from the economic reforms of 1978 to the present. First, we focus on how government investments in human capabilities and physical infrastructure provided foundational support for the emergence of Chinese enterprises capable of technological learning. Second, we delve into the main modes by which Chinese firms engaged in technological learning from abroad—joint ventures with foreign multinationals, g... read more
Where JCPOA, Oil Conjoin Stands Vis-a Vis OPEC
The news that made the headlines on Thursday is that the Joe Biden Administration may have inched closer to restarting the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Meanwhile, it escaped attention that Iran’s oil minister Javad Owji said just a day earlier in Tehran following a meeting with Igor Levitin, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s senior aide that the two countries have finalized their talks on “gas purchase and swap” and a contract is going to be signed in Moscow. Owji disclosed that Iran and Russia are negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for developing another 14 Iranian ... read more
Oakland, CA: Tenants Demand Repairs, Declare Rent Strike
Oakland, California - Tenants of 180-unit Oakland apartment building Merritt on 3rd are collectively refusing rent Sept. 1 until the landlord meets demands related to chronic habitability issues. The Merritt on 3rd Tenant Council and Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) present speakers and banners at a rally at the 1130 3rd Ave. building on Tues., Aug 30, 6pm. The Merritt on 3rd Tenant Council formed in June, 2022 to address building deterioration, mismanagement, and high rent imposed by landlord Kennedy Wilson and FPI Management. Habitability issues resulting from the landlo... read more
Biden Urged To Get Rid Of DeJoy As He Plows Ahead With Job Cuts
More than a year and a half into President Joe Biden's first term, Louis DeJoy—a megadonor to former President Donald Trump and a villain in the eyes of progressives and many Democratic lawmakers—is still running the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy's staying power in the face of widespread outrage over his sabotage of postal operations and his ethics scandals, one of which spurred an FBI probe, can largely be attributed to the loyalty of the USPS Board of Governors, a majority of which has remained supportive of the postmaster general amid repeated calls for his ouster over the past tw... read more
The Duran1 day ago
Elensky, political upheaval by winter. CNN, Ukraine resistance blueprint. CIA Turkey panic. Update 2
Elensky, political upheaval by winter. CNN, Ukraine resistance blueprint. CIA Turkey panic. Update 2 Topic 676 read more
ICE Prison In South Georgia Should Be Shut Down, Not Expanded
Neal, a Jamaican citizen who owned and operated a yacht servicing company for 25 years in South Florida, spent 17 months in a prison that’s been converted into a detention center for immigrants in Georgia. Speaking to us of his experience at the Folkston ICE Processing Center, Neal described a prison that lacks basic safety and care for the people detained there and overall conditions that reveal a jarring lack of regard for human life. “That place is not for safety or for human beings—it is just for money,” said Neal, who wishes to be identified by his first name only. “I thought ... read more
How Rural America’s Assets Have Been Systematically Stripped Away
Since the 1980s, financial capital has developed imaginative new ways to strip and seize the assets present in rural zones, whether these be mutually-owned banks, industries, cooperatively-owned grain elevators, local newspapers, hospitals, people’s homes, or stores located in towns and malls.” In the wake of the fiscal austerity agenda enacted by financial and political elites in the late 20th century, the vast majority of the wealth created in America’s countryside “has accrued to shareholders in corporations and financial institutions headquartered in a handful of distant, econ... read more
The Twin City Co-op Wars: An Interview With Erik Esse
In this episode of All Things Co-op, Cinar and Kevin talk with Erik Esse, the producer of the new documentary The Co-op Wars. The Co-op Wars traces the history of the food cooperative movement in the mid to late 1970s in Minnesota's Twin Cities. The rapid development of the food co-op network in the area prompted a split between anarchist "hippies" and Bolsheviks who styled themselves as the “Cooperative Organization” and set about taking over the People's Warehouse by force. The film provides powerful lessons for cooperative organizations and activists today. As Erik and the ATC g... read more
Swedish Neighbors Conserve Water by Holding ‘Ugliest Lawn’ Contest
On the island of Gotland in Sweden, residents have spent this year letting their green lawns die off in a mass effort to conserve water. Irrigation bans led neighbors to get creative, offering a title to whoever ended up with the ugliest lawn. For this year, Marcus Norström’s lawn took the crown. The jury described the winning lawn humorously as “a really lousy lawn that lives up to all our expectations of Gotland’s ugliest lawn and has good conditions for a more sustainable improvement.” The jury also said the lawn exhibited “meritorious laziness” and “great care for our common g... read more
The Duran1 day ago
Russia Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukraine Reportedly Captured Kodema; Economic Crisis Deepens Europe
Russia Inflicting Heavy Losses on Ukraine Reportedly Captured Kodema; Economic Crisis Deepens Europe News Topic 596 read more
One Out Of Seven Persons Affected By Floods; Pakistan Declares Emergency
30 to 33 million persons are reported to be seriously affected by floods in Pakistan, a country with a population of 220 million. Due to this a national emergency has been declared in Pakistan. The previous worst floods in Pakistan were recorded in 2010 when nearly 20 million people were affected, causing damages estimated at $10 billion. This was followed by a very serious flood situation next year in Sindh. What is more, there was some serious flood event or the other for the next five years. This year Sindh and Balochistan are reported to be the worst affected, although seriou... read more
The Drought Isn't Man-Made, The Solutions Are
While the Uniparty establishment wants to control the narrative in this election cycle by focusing on social issues, the physical collapse of our economy is the reality facing Americans. If America First candidates are to win in November, the fight to save our economy must come front and center. read more
Michael West1 day ago
Equal pay day chance to address the gap
It has been more than two months since the end of the financial year and Australian women have just caught up to men when it comes to their annual pay. But businesses are being encouraged to step up and address inequalities ahead of changes to laws which will make employer-level gender pay gaps public. Known […] read more
The Rio Times2 days ago
Dozens of doctors from around the world call for immediate halt to vaccinations
[image: Covid vaccines fail]More than 40 doctors call for an immediate halt to Covid vaccinations in a video. “The only thing they’re good for is Big Pharma’s wallet. They are dangerous,” says internist Bruce Boros, who has been in the profession for 41 years. According to Pierre Kory, a physician, some 200 deaths have already been reported within […] read more
CENSORED NEWS1 day ago
Legacies in Film: Zapatistas and Dineh Bennie Klain Inspiring Generations
.Marcos in ComandantesLegacies in Film: Zapatistas and Dineh Bennie Klain Inspiring GenerationsBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsSubcomandante Marcos tells the story of "why we walk, and "why we die to live." Dineh filmmaker Bennie Klain's films exposed racism and gave voice to the survivors of both uranium mining and John Wayne at Monument Valley.“We have nothing and that is what causes the movement read more
balance101 day ago
on zero
Hierarchy comes to shorten the days of tribulation for all who have caught the vision of the goal. Straight as the arrow flies so is the soul shot from the bow of the Eternal Archer. Passing through the planes of Mater with the momentum and thrust of the great arm of Life, the soul reaches the mark of love and transcends all lesser images of selfhood. The arrow hits the zero in the center of being–zero ego, zero self-awareness apart from God. Here individuality is forever defined as an arrow aflame, so pining for the real Image as to become a magnet magnetizing the energies of the G... read more
KS: Strategic Plans Versus The Gag
Sigh. Gag laws seeking to restrict what schools can say about gender roles and LGBTQ+ humans and critical race theory (aka "anything at all about race stuff") are having the desired effect in many states. I don't imagine for a second that any of the supporters of these measures wanted to see a bunch of lawsuits and arrests. No, the point of vague and threatening rules like these is to scare teachers and chill discourse and especially spook conflict-averse school leaders into backing away from all such content, as well as continue reinforcing the choicer talking point that publi... read more
The fight against drought in California has a new tool: The restrictor
CNN The pretty, cloudless blue skies over perfectly manicured lawns represent an ugly reality for California’s Las Virgenes Municipal Water District as it grapples with... The post The fight against drought in California has a new tool: The restrictor appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
This year and last year’s cans of chili
The post This year and last year’s cans of chili appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
It’s now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it’s to stop teens from inhaling nitrous oxide
Yahoo News – Insider It is illegal for New Yorkers under age 21 to purchase a can of whipped cream, according to recently-passed state law.... The post It’s now illegal for anyone under 21 to buy canned whipped cream in New York, officials say it’s to stop teens from inhaling nitrous oxide appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Sunday Talks, War Advocates McFaul and Stavridis Discuss Status of Ukraine
Retired Admiral James Stavridis was the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander who conducted Secretary Hillary Clinton’s war in Libya without congressional authorization. Stavridis represents the military side of the State Dept war machine, while Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, represents the diplomatic side. Hopefully, more Americans are awake now to the nature of […] The post Sunday Talks, War Advocates McFaul and Stavridis Discuss Status of Ukraine appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Opinion: For Moscow, Switzerland is no longer a neutral country, credibility lost
By Geworg Mirsajan* (Opinion) A distinctive feature of the Russian-Western conflict over the special operation in Ukraine is the epidemic renunciation by states of their neutral status. Initially, this was abandoned by Belarus, which supported the Russian special operation. The action of Minsk, which for years had distanced itself from Moscow’s policy in Ukraine, is […] read more
Wasting Money on Carbon Capture
Robert Bryce explains in his Real Clear Energy article Carbon Capture Didn’t Make Sense 12 Years Ago And It Doesn’t Make Sense Now. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. It appears the reconciliation bill that includes some $370 billion in energy-related spending is going to become law. The measure includes a panoply […] read more
Gregory Mannarino, "Markets, A Look Ahead: What To Look For, Make The Right Moves Now!"
Gregory Mannarino, 8/28/22: *"Markets, A Look Ahead:* * What To Look For, Make The Right Moves Now!"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
New Blog Post
Bullet Points * If the Federal Bureau of Investigation works with giant media corporations to alter the outcome of elections, we have no elections in any meaningful sense. * Socialists do not merely want a welfare state, they absolutely must have one. They must have a groveling dependent class from which to obtain […] The post New Blog Post appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Canada’s Problems Are Solved
Forget about silly issues like inflation, housing, and crime. Our Dear Leader is handling real issues. The LGBTQ2S action plan. read more
Michael West1 day ago
Welfare group seeks unemployment rethink
Australia must seize a historic opportunity of low unemployment to secure jobs and lift wages which will boost the economy for future generations, welfare advocates say. Ahead of the federal government’s jobs and skills summit, to be held in Canberra on Thursday and Friday, the Australian Council of Social Service has released its wishlist of […] read more
CJ Hopkins & Catherine Austin Fitts: We Need to Talk About Mr. Global
CJ Hopkins & Catherine Austin Fitts: We Need to Talk About Mr. Global [Below you will find CJ Hopkin’s introduction to the series. You can find him at his substack or website. His post was written prior to the release of the film (Part 1). Follow OvalMedia in English on Odysee or their The post CJ Hopkins & Catherine Austin Fitts: We Need to Talk About Mr. Global appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Taking The Reservation Water Crisis Global
Serious Hunger Games Vibes Here…👇 While She Sounds Very Disappointed The Vax Campaign Failed To Get Everyone on The Planet… She Seems Very Optimistic The Coming Water Crisis Will Do The Trick & Get Everyone on Board… #ThirstyGames pic.twitter.com/qcsRwyKhqe — Covid-1984 (@Spiro_Ghost) August 27, 2022 read more
The Richmond Free Press and the Contrast with Other Progressive Outlets
by James C. Sherlock I celebrate the Richmond Free Press (RFP). I discovered that newspaper in a terrific article in Richmond Magazine in 2015. RFP calls itself a progressive newspaper. And it is. Black progressive. I find it sometimes, but not always, … Continue reading → read more
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence Reveals Mythical Creature Destroying Russian Military Bases
“Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reveals mythical creature destroying Russian military bases SUNDAY, 28 AUGUST 2022, 16:07 by OLENA BARSUKOVA – … Continue reading → read more
The Cross of Abel (Innocent Victim) and the Cross of Cain are Different Crosses
Cain and Abel – Painting by José Vergara Gimeno https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Vergara_Gimeno And God said to Cain: “What have you done? Behold, … Continue reading → read more
Lawfare2 days ago
Cutting Off Financing for the Next Capitol Insurrection
A protester wearing Proud Boy and Three Percenter insignia walks outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Photo credit: Elvert Barnes via Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0. Editor’s Note: *Political violence is often expensive: Beyond the cost of weapons, people need to travel, find places to stay, and make up for lost time at their jobs, among many other costs. Jessica Davis and Elena Martynova of Insight Threat Intelligence examine the Jan. 6 insurrection, looking at the myriad ways the participants financed themselves, and call for an array of actors to step up their efforts to stop such f... read more
UK Prime Minister Johnson: Time for West to Double Down our Support for Ukraine, Not Go Wobbly
“Johnson: Time for West to double support for Ukraine, not go wobbly 28.08.2022 06:03 https://www.ukrinform.net If Putin is allowed to … Continue reading → read more
Sardonicky1 day ago
It's Always Darkest Right Before the Dawn of the Dead.
It seems like it was only a month ago that the undertakers of the Democratic Industrial Complex (DIC) were lowering shuffling old Joe Biden into his political grave before his body was even cold. But to prove that even moribund presidents can become reanimated zombies, the DIC-heads in the White House and their media scribes have suddenly changed the plot - they unearthed Joe Biden right out of the plot. They've transformed Joe Biden into a "bad-ass" monster named Dark Brandon. It's apparently meant as self-deprecating parody of the "Let's Go Brandon" pejorative beloved of Tr... read more
WAIT, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE JOE BIDEN?
I'm enjoying the trailer for the new Breitbart-backed Biden-bashing movie, *My Son Hunter*: Who's the guy who's built like Donald Trump and who rants angrily like the patriarch in an HBO drama about a dynastic billionaire, and why is he talking as if he's the father of the Hunter Biden character? Oh, wait, that stout, angry guy is actually supposed to *be* the lean, sometimes befuddled Joe Biden. It might be fun if the real Biden were actually like this once in a while (although he's been a lot more forceful lately) -- minus the monomaniacal obsession with dealmaking. (Funny, I th... read more
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 28 Iraq annexed Kuwait as 19th province
(Britannica) 1920 UK supply ships arrived at UK garrison in Samawa that had been devastated by rebel attacks during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq review *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) 1948 Jews forbidden to work in banking or foreign currency transactions in Iraq after creation of Israel 1984 Senate Foreign Relations report said US and Soviet Union both backing Iraq in Iran-Iraq War (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on I... read more
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Wency Leung asks how much more of a human toll we're willing to accept in order to operate in denial of a continuing pandemic. And Phil Tank discusses how the Moe government has chosen to frame the constant stream of preventable disease and death as merely a monthly report beneath any direct comment or action. - Zak Vescera has been digging into the shady history of the Sask Party-boosted churches and private which have been caught in a child abuse scandal - including their exploitation of donors, and their links to longstanding reporting... read more
SUNDAY SCREENING: The Truth About January 6th (2022)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | An incredible independent film about one of the most controversial topics in America today. read more
Episode 431 – ‘American Road Show’ with Patrick Henningsen and Friends
*SUNDAY WIRE* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world… read more
Attorney: Pfizer Vaccine Whistleblower False Claims Suit Payout could Reach $3.3 trillion “It would be enough to bankrupt Pfizer,”
Pfizer cannot use the government as a shield from liability for making false claims about its COVID-19 vaccine, lawyers for a whistleblower argued in response to Pfizer’s motion to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit. “Respondents claim fraudulent certifications, false statements, doctored data, contaminated clinical trials, and firing of whistleblowers can be ignored based on the theory that they contracted their way around the fraud,” lawyers for Brook Jackson, who worked as regional director at one of the clinical trials used to develop the Pfizer vaccine, wrote in their Aug. 22... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
The desperation of the Deep State Democrats
Ron Wright: The raid on Mar-A-Lago was a pretextual search using the National Archive rules and mischaracterize classified document laws to justify an unlawful search warrant. This raid is only a part of an ongoing criminal conspiracy (RICO) or silent coup by the Deep State to take down Trump, first before his election in 2016, to prevent his reelection in 2020, and now to torpedo his possible re-election in 2024. Trump is a direct threat to the coup's survival. The Deep State is protected by the DOJ and FBI that have gone full Stasi. I have written and served hundreds of sear... read more
Econlib1 day ago
Affidavit: NYT, WSJ, Other Criteria
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal editorials on the Mar-a-Lago search affidavit were more or less as expected. The New York Times argued expansively that nobody is above the law, including a current or former president. The Wall Street Journal (which tried hard to love Trump during a few years but understandably failed) […] The post Affidavit: NYTWSJ, Other Criteria appeared first on Econlib. read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Global warming effect overrated
Instapundit: HOW IT STARTED: Global warming is killing the Great Barrier Reef, study says . —CNN.com, April 18th, 2018. How it’s going: Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest amount of coral in 36 years. —CNN.com, August 4th, 2022. This is not the only indicator that implications of "climate change" are WAGs i.e. Wild Ass Guesses. read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
More evidence of Hispanics moving toward the GOP
Breitbart: *More Hispanic Voters Are Registered as Republicans than as Democrats in Blue Miami-Dade* Hispanics in that p[art of Florida tend to be Cubans who fled communism. read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Biden's Covid positive illegals'
Breitbart: Internal emails at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), exclusively reviewed by Breitbart News, reveal that the agency is continuing to knowingly release COVID-positive border crossers and illegal aliens into the United States. More than a year after Biden’s DHS was first accused of releasing COVID-positive border crossers and illegal aliens into the U.S. interior as part of its expansive catch and release operation, the agency is still knowingly carrying out such releases. The internal emails among Border Patrol (BP) officials reveal recent instances where bor... read more
Econlib1 day ago
Inflation Last Time
In the year to June, the Consumer Price Index increased by 9.1%, “the largest 12-month increase since the period ending November 1981.” Back then, the rate was declining from its peak of 14.6% in March and April 1980 and would bottom out at 2.3% in July 1983. What caused that inflation? How was it slowed? […] The post Inflation Last Time appeared first on Econlib. read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Twitter's hateful response to Libs of Tik Tok
Fox News: *Twitter locks ‘Libs of TikTok’ account for ‘hateful conduct’: report* Twitter warned that Libs of TikTok could face a permanent ban in the future Twitter keeps banning interesting content in defense of the evils of liberalism. The Libs of Tik Tok site captures content that liberals post on the site that others find humorous. Twitter does allow a lot of liberal insults in response to conservative content. It is one of the things I dislike about the site. read more
‘Synthetic’ Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart Grown From Stem Cells
Summary: Researchers created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a beating heart, a brain, and the foundation for other organs. The new model provides a novel way for future researchers to create and research the earliest stages of … Continue reading → read more
Artificial Intelligence Model Can Detect Parkinson’s From Breathing Patterns
Summary: A newly developed artificial intelligence model can detect Parkinson’s disease by reading a person’s breathing patterns. The algorithm can also discern the severity of Parkinson’s disease and track progression over time. Source: MIT Parkinson’s disease is notoriously difficult to … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
Truth Social is an interesting site
Washington Post: Truth Social faces financial peril as worry about Trump’s future grows Former president Donald Trump’s social media company is facing financial doubts, puny traffic and fears of further trouble if his popularity falls. I find the site much more interesting than sites like Twitter and Facebook. It has interesting content and none of the snarky liberalism and insults of Twitter. Facebook has reduced its news content to the point of almost extinction. Facebook does have an interesting collection of cartoons. What Truth could use is a presence on computers beyond c... read more
Diet Can Influence Mood, Behavior and More
Summary: Researchers evaluate how our choice of diet can impact our moods and behaviors, and explain how specific diets can help manage certain neurological conditions. Source: The Conversation During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a … Continue reading → read more
Mapping Brain Stem’s Control of Eating Could Lead to Better Treatments for Obesity
Summary: Researchers investigate neural pathways that meet in the brainstem which help control feeding behaviors. Source: University of Michigan Every meal you sit down to makes an impression, with foods filed away as something delicious to be sought out again, … Continue reading → read more
The FDA is at a crossroads for reducing tobacco-related disease and death
The U.S. is at a crossroads for tobacco use, the country’s leading cause of preventable death, at nearly half a million deaths a year. Since the onset of Covid-19, which has been universally labeled as a pandemic, more Americans have … Continue reading → read more
CENSORED NEWS1 day ago
Where the Desert Meets the Sea: Termination as a Reporter and a New Beginning
Photo: Comcaac (Seri) fishing boats on the Pacific coast, with the sacred island mountain in the distance. Photo by Brenda Norrell.Where the Desert Meets the Sea: Termination as a Reporter and a New BeginningBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsWe're winding up our 16th year at Censored News. It wasn't planned. It began with a simple website, showing what was censored by Indian Country Today before read more
"Biden's FBI: FBI Leaders Knew They Were Lying"
Tucker Carlson, 8/26/22: *"Biden's FBI: FBI Leaders Knew They Were Lying"* "Fox News host Tucker Carlson voices his concerns about the FBI Hunter Biden story cover-up and its impact on the 2020 election." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ "For the land of the free, and the home of the brave...'" read more
Jennifer Sey, former gymnast, fired for speaking out for children
Jennifer Sey lost her dream job with Levi Strauss for speaking out against the crusade against children, forcing them to wear masks and lose 2 years of education. Earlier she was (belatedly) considered a hero for exposing the underbelly of the gymnastics Olympics. But when she used that toxic mix to speak up for the voiceless, she was "cancelled." "More broadly, emotional and physical abuse was actually the norm and we were all so beaten down by that and made so obedient that when we knew there was a sexual abuser in our midst, we would never say anything," Sey recalled to Indiana... read more
The colleges' role in the student loan crisis
"Here is how the education industrial complex works. The universities spent $130 million lobbying to get this loan forgiveness done. The university needs money to pay for the vast overhead created by all the costs of the DEI staffs and the high operating overhead of all the amenities they now offer. So, they raise tuition, and then convince students to take out loans to cover the tuition which is really to cover their inflated operating budget. The student wants to attend, so they borrow, not understanding the economics of what they are doing. The government makes the loan with ... read more
The Duran1 day ago
Libya fighting erupts. Vucic and EU, agree to disagree. Hungary, no more energy sanctions. Update 1
Libya fighting erupts. Vucic and EU, agree to disagree. Hungary, no more energy sanctions. Update 1 Topic 675 read more
That’ll show Putin!
Most wars start out with the widespread belief that victory will be quick and easy. When things drag on with no prospect of victory, the economic damage eventually forces some sort of reckoning. It looks like the price of that reckoning is getting steeper by the minute. As of Friday, 70% of capacity is offline… Continue reading → read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
Facebook to let “fact checkers” comment on posts that “may not be verifiably false”
Reclaim the Net – by Didi Rankovic Just in case anything slips through the existing “fact-checking,” narrative-enforcing cracks of Facebook’s censorship, a new “feature” is... The post Facebook to let “fact checkers” comment on posts that “may not be verifiably false” appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Ford Foundation Has Spent over $100 Million in Support of Amnesty, Mass Migration
Breitbart – by Spencer Lindquist The Ford Foundation (FF) has poured over $100 million into a variety of organizations that advocate for mass immigration, amnesty,... The post Ford Foundation Has Spent over $100 Million in Support of Amnesty, Mass Migration appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Not a Square to Spare
A sticky situation. YLE News- Finnish firm warns of toilet paper shortage as energy costs wipe out production Metsä Tissue has previously announced temporary production stoppages at its plants in Germany and Slovakia earlier this year, and the situation has deteriorated further since then. The company sells its products under various brands — including Lambi… Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Analysis: Bolsonaro to stay, Lula da Silva to return – the expected battle for Brazil’s presidency
In perhaps the most important election in Latin America, the presidential campaign officially began in Brazil on Tuesday, August 16. Although there are twelve candidates, the options have been set for several months: conservative Jair Bolsonaro, 67, who is running for re-election, and leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 77, who wants to wear the […] read more
A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK
WGBH A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students — if their parents agree —... The post A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Protester Screams at Joe Biden and Calls Him a Pedo at Rally
The Gateway Pundit Published August 27, 2022 The post Protester Screams at Joe Biden and Calls Him a Pedo at Rally appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Wind turbine blades can be recast into candy and nappies, says new research
Renew Economy – by Anna Pradhan Scientists at Michigan State University say they have found a way to recycle wind turbine blades into gummy bears,... The post Wind turbine blades can be recast into candy and nappies, says new research appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Woke Up Sunday
This post bobs and weaves and bounces from one topic to another… Is it time to lease some currently idle Russian tugs? They have experience escorting the less-than-sea-worthy Russian aircraft carriers from here to there. The British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is at anchor near the Isle of Wight feared to have […] The post Woke Up Sunday appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Attorney: Pfizer Vaccine Whistleblower False Claims Suit Payout could Reach $3.3 trillion “It would be enough to bankrupt Pfizer,”
Pfizer cannot use the government as a shield from liability for making false claims about its COVID-19 vaccine, lawyers for a whistleblower argued in response to Pfizer’s motion to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit. “Respondents claim fraudulent certifications, false statements, doctored data, contaminated clinical trials, and firing of whistleblowers can be ignored based on the theory that they contracted their way around the fraud,” lawyers for Brook Jackson, who worked as regional director at one of the clinical trials used to develop the Pfizer vaccine, wrote in their Aug. 22... read more
Unfinished business: Donald Sobey, Derek Power, and the ‘pardoned’ sexual assault
There are legitimate questions. Like why? And — more significantly — why now? On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the Globe and Mail published “Donald Sobey’s Sexual Assault of a Young Man was an Open Secret. Now his Victim is Finally Telling his Story,” a feature I co-reported and wrote with Globe business reporter Joe Castaldo. […] read more
Turcopolier2 days ago
“How significant is resistance to the Taliban in Afghanistan?”
“Nazary said the Taliban has brought many forces into the region, including some of their most elite fighters; however, it has had little to no success rooting out the NRF. The NRF has had increased luck recruiting new fighters as … Continue reading → read more
"The Real IRS Hunt"
*"The Real IRS Hunt"* by Martin Armstrong "There is NOTHING that the politicians EVER say that is the truth. Hiring 87,000 new IRS agents is NOT to go after billionaires as they claim. There are ONLY 614 billionaires in the United States. Clearly, you do not need 87,000 new agents to hunt down billionaires – they are coming after *you!* There is no loose change in taxes the higher you go up in income. You then need professionals to handle the taxes and they cross every “t” and dot all the “i”s. They are targeting anyone with an LLC and will challenge all expenses. Don’t forget, if ... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
The Dems identity politics mistake
Sims Johnson: ... Since Obama’s election, Democrats have consistently backed candidates looking first at their race, gender, and sexual identity and second at their qualifications, resulting in our nation’s leaders now lacking the experience and expertise needed to run the country. The Democrats’ insistence on identity politics has hurt their standing within minority communities nationwide. Look no further than the supposed crowd favorite for 2024. Former Mayor of South Bend turned Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was entirely unknown before the 2020 presidential cycl... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Alaska's election mess
Washington Examiner Editorial: *Alaska will be counting for weeks thanks to idiotic ranked choice voting* ... Based on past experience with this system, it takes weeks to sort out even the simplest election result. This is already happening with the three-way race in the state's special election. It is only slight hyperbole to say that the outcome of this special election race will be determined with barely any time for the winner to be sworn in since it's up again in the November election. Meanwhile, state election officials and the media are trying to gaslight Alaskans, telli... read more
"What The World Owes You..."
○ Hat tip to "Who is Robert Malone" for this material. ○ "Never fool yourself, and remember that you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard Feynman read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
FBI tries to rationalize its misconduct about Hunter's laptop
Red States: On Friday, the stunning news broke that the FBI had gone to Facebook in October of 2020 to “warn” the social media giant that the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinformation. That revelation came via Mark Zuckerberg himself on Joe Rogan’s podcast. The FBI’s actions helped pushed a regime of censorship just prior to the election that very well could have altered the results given the small margin in three states that decided things. It was election interference on a stunning scale, carried out in a way that can only be explained by political weaponization. O... read more
Everybody needs a home
By Erik K Swanson Homeless man living in the Freedom Tunnel - an Amtrak train tunnel under the west side highway in New York City. Stories of "mole people" have always intrigued me. Years ago I went urban exploring in search of these mole people living in the tunnels under New York City. I found some of them in the Freedom Tunnel, a train tunnel that runs under the West Side highway. This tunnel is well known for its graffiti, but is also the home to several homeless people. Two of these men were nice enough to invite me into their homes in the train tunnel. This vi... read more
AwakenWithJP, "We’re Controlling You Even MORE Now! - News Update"
AwakenWithJP, 8/27/22: *"We’re Controlling You Even MORE Now! - News Update"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
Fetterman's crazy Pennsylvania campaign
Nick Arama: The Senate race shouldn’t be at all close in Pennsylvania if people just take a look a John Fetterman and his radical ideas. But some of his prior remarks on crime are now getting a lot more attention now that he’s running for the Senate. While styling himself as a working-class everyman, Fetterman lived off his well-off parents into his late forties. Most people can’t live off their wealthy parents, most of us have to earn a living. Perhaps that’s why Fetterman has such an affection for far-left politics because he hasn’t had to live in the real world for most of hi... read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
America's worst governor and best
Spectator: *The two Americas: California vs Florida* Florida more or less stayed open during the pandemic and thrived in its defiance California responded to the pandemic with control freak policies that shut down certain businesses, schools, and churches. Florida did the opposite and prospered while California lost population. Newsom got it wrong and now thinks he should be President so he can bring those ruinous policies to the whole country. California residents are fleeing to Idaho, Texas, and even Mexico to escape Newsom's nonsense. Florida has added population from blu... read more
Biden Pentagon So Woke It Doesn't Want To kill Civilians Anymore!
On the surface, sounding like something dreamed up over hors d'oeuvres at a coastal elite communist sex party thrown by Joe & Hunter Biden and George Soros for their new best friends, the new 87,000 IRS paratroopers, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has released a new plan to severely reduce the number of casualties caused by American troops in war. And you thought Biden's military was woke before, banning the high-testosterone laden Alphas and replacing them with double vaccinated drag queens? Or stopped teaching Navy SEALs to be Navy SEALs and instead just teach them how to be... read more
Olokizumab versus Placebo or Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract BACKGROUND The cytokine interleukin-6 is involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. Olokizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the interleukin-6 cytokine directly, is being tested for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS In a 24-week, phase 3, multicenter, placebo- … Continue reading → read more
Nirmatrelvir Use and Severe Covid-19 Outcomes during the Omicron Surge
Abstract BACKGROUND The oral protease inhibitor nirmatrelvir has shown substantial efficacy in high-risk, unvaccinated patients infected with the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Data regarding the effectiveness of nirmatrelvir in preventing severe coronavirus disease … Continue reading → read more
Acetazolamide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload
Abstract BACKGROUND Whether acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that reduces proximal tubular sodium reabsorption, can improve the efficiency of loop diuretics, potentially leading to more and faster decongestion in patients with acute decompensated heart failure with volume overload, is unclear. … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times2 days ago
Brazilian justice releases German consul accused of murdering his husband – get some background information
The Brazilian judiciary has ordered the release of German consul Uwe Herbert Hahn, accused of killing his husband Walter Henri Biot, a Belgian citizen, in the Ipanema district of southern Rio de Janeiro. Judge Rosa Helena Penna Macedo granted the request of the suspect's defense, considering that the time for pronouncing the sentence had been […] read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
Judge agrees to Trump's request on Mar-a-Lago material
Washington Examiner: *Judge announces 'preliminary intent to appoint a special master' to review seized Trump records* ... Trump's lawyers wrote in their Monday filing: "Law enforcement is a shield that protects America. It cannot be used as a weapon for political purposes. Therefore, we seek judicial assistance in the aftermath of an unprecedented and unnecessary raid." ... We will have to see who she appoints to determine whether this will add fairness to the process. The DOJ and FBI have demonstrated hostility to Trump. read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
Russia's attempt increase troop operations looks desperate
ISW: The volunteer battalions constituting Russia’s 3rd Army Corps will likely deploy to Ukraine in ad hoc combined arms units to renew offensive operations, possibly on the Donetsk City axis and the Southern Axis. The volunteer battalions Russia has been forming have been divided into two general groups, as ISW has previously reported. Some battalions are deploying to the front lines as soon as they have completed their abbreviated initial training. Others have been coalescing into a new 3rd Army Corps.[1] An analysis by Janes Intelligence Group of new images from combat traini... read more
PrairiePundit2 days ago
The high cost of Bidenism
Jeb Babbin: You say you never wanted a college degree in gender studies or feminist history because they don’t lead to any employable credentials? What about the masters degree in “Happiness Studies” offered by Centenary University in New Jersey? Too bad, because you’re going to pay for them and a lot more with your tax dollars thanks to Biden’s college loan “forgiveness" program. Biden’s new program, which the White House said it doesn’t know now much it will cost, will cost anywhere from $300 billion to $900 billion. If you add the cost of the college loan “forgiveness” program... read more
Dmitry Medvedev: Apocalypse’s First Angel Has Blown His Trumpet
“Although, if we make such a biblical comparison and remember the words of the Apocalypse of John the Theologian, i.e. from the Apocalypse: ‘And the first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire’ – well, at least the first angel sounded. But the apocalypse hasn’t come yet and, I hope it doesn’t … read more
They're Still With Us
On Friday, residents of the Wild Rose Province gave Chrystia Freeland a hard time. CTV reports that: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has responded to an incident of verbal harassment in Alberta after video of the encounter was widely circulated on social media. The video, which was shared on Twitter, shows a man and two women waiting at the lobby of Grande Prairie, Alta.'s city hall when Freeland and her staffers enter the building and approach the elevator. "Chrystia!" the man yells. "Yes!" Freeland responds. What follows is a barrage of insults and swearing from the ma... read more
"How It Really Is"
○ And *THIS* is what *YOU* are paying for, all over the country... *$300 BILLION!* *Proud of your kids, parents?* *Full screen recommended.* *Very strong language alert!* *○* Well, let's go Brandon, and them too! All of them! read more
Routine Functional Testing or Standard Care in High-Risk Patients after PCI
Abstract BACKGROUND There are limited data from randomized trials to guide a specific follow-up surveillance approach after myocardial revascularization. Whether a follow-up strategy that includes routine functional testing improves clinical outcomes among high-risk patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention … Continue reading → read more
Rivaroxaban in Rheumatic Heart Disease–Associated Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract BACKGROUND Testing of factor Xa inhibitors for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation has been limited. METHODS We enrolled patients with atrial fibrillation and echocardiographically documented rheumatic heart disease who had any … Continue reading → read more
Percutaneous Revascularization for Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
bstract BACKGROUND Whether revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve event-free survival and left ventricular function in patients with severe ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction, as compared with optimal medical therapy (i.e., individually adjusted pharmacologic and device therapy for … Continue reading → read more
Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction
Abstract BACKGROUND Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death among patients with chronic heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or less. Whether SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in … Continue reading → read more
Efficacy and Safety of an Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator
Abstract BACKGROUND The extravascular implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) has a single lead implanted substernally to enable pause-prevention pacing, antitachycardia pacing, and defibrillation energy similar to that of transvenous ICDs. The safety and efficacy of extravascular ICDs are not yet known. METHODS … Continue reading → read more
"Shopping At Jungle Jim's! The Craziest Grocery Store In The World!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 8/28/22: *"Shopping At Jungle Jim's! * *The Craziest Grocery Store In The World!"* "In today's vlog we are taking you with us on a shopping Adventure through Jungle Jim's international Market! Jungle Jim's is the largest international Market in the United States! With foods from over 70 different countries, and hundreds of thousands of products, we invite you to join us as we show you everything this world-renowned farmers market has to offer!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Ed Davey Destroyed Our Energy Security On A Fake Assumption
By Paul Homewood According to Ed Davey, we are not going to need anywhere as much gas as we used to: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/08/27/ed-davey-proud-have-stopped-fracking-despite-energy-crisis/ Perhaps he should check what his former green chums are saying at the BEIS, before he makes a fool of himself next time: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-and-emissions-projections-net-zero-strategy-baseline-partial-interim-update-december-2021 According to […] read more
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From Jenna Orkin The Big Bet on Natural Gas Is Blowing Up in the World’s Face It’s not clean, it’s not cheap, and it’s not a bridge fuel to anyplace good. Recent rain not easing drought conditions as crews continue to battle brush fires across MassachusettsC.I.A. Begins Compensating Victims of Havana Syndrome Analysis: Forget showering, it's eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis 1. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have killed at least 500,000 people, according to a report that breaks down the tollBrown University's Costs of War report even notes that the nu... read more
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* How salmon numbers rise and fall during El Nino and La Nina* * Greenies shriek when salmon numbers fall but it is part of a natural cycle* Nate Mantua, Climate Scientist at NOAA Fisheries, explains how salmon numbers rise and fall during El Nino and La Nina. It’s one of the most iconic shots in nature documentaries: salmon, in slow-motion, leaping above rushing river rapids and dodging the open jowls of hungry bears, all for the sake of reaching their nesting grounds. Their treacherous journey is a tale as old as time. But outside of a bear’s voracious appetite, another factor... read more
CDC Backtracks on Covid Guidance as Damning Studies Mount
Without fanfare, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 11, 2022, reversed all its COVID-19 guidelines. In fact, many have noted it appears the CDC wanted to bring as little attention to it as possible.1 This is understandable, considering … Continue reading → read more
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District Attorneys Allege ADA Shakedown
HEADS UP, Monterey Peninsula business owners. A wheelchair bound disabled man who’s filed more than 800 lawsuits alleging violations of disability access laws has taken aim at more than a dozen mom-and-pop shops in Salinas, and the Peninsula could be his next target. Since July 5, Orlando Garcia — with the help of a San […] The post District Attorneys Allege ADA Shakedown appeared first on Econlib. read more
A Night with Janis Joplin – a terrific tribute (an encore)
Last night watching a terrific blues and rock and roll guitarist and singer named Joanne Shaw Taylor, my wife and I were enthralled by her talent. And, when she brought out the talented Joe Bonamassa to sing and play with … Continue reading → read more
The Courage to Face COVID-19
Story at-a-glance John Leake, a true crime author, and Dr. Peter McCullough have written a new book, “The Courage to Face COVID-19: Preventing Hospitalization and Death While Battling the Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex,” revealing the crimes perpetrated by the medical industrial complex … Continue reading → read more
The Next Memorial or the Next Boondoggle?
by Jon Baliles The Defenders for Freedom, Justice, and Equality organization is run by Ana Edwards and Phil Wilayto and has been publishing quarterly in Richmond since 2005. This summer’s edition from last week is an eye-opener and sure to … Continue reading → read more
Sunday morning music
Today our musical entertainment is as much visual as auditory - and, in one case, very funny. The musical "Riverdance" was initially the brainchild of Moya Doherty, Executive Producer of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest final in Dublin, Ireland. She commissioned the titular piece to be performed during the interval of that show. It ran for just seven minutes, but electrified the audience, who gave it a standing ovation. That was enough inspiration to develop it into a full stage show, which launched just nine months later. Since then, it's been performed all over the world,... read more
Is The Doctor Always Correct?
Apparently not: Here’s a non-medical diagnosis: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) and DeSantis Derangement Syndrome (DSDS) appear to impair the logic portion of the human brain, as well as shut down human conscience altogether. In his related substack article, Dr. Prasad writes: The facts are simple. The AAP initially put forth the right decision, “recommending that… Continue reading → read more
An editor on why he ignores anonymous whistleblowers – and why authors are free to publish ‘bullshit and fiction’
Just over a decade ago, in the second year of Retraction Watch’s existence, we wrote a column in the now-defunct Lab Times urging journal editors to stop ignoring complaints from anonymous whistleblowers. The Committee on Publication Ethics didn’t think anonymity was a problem as long as the complaints were evidence-based, so why should editors? And … Continue reading An editor on why he ignores anonymous whistleblowers – and why authors are free to publish ‘bullshit and fiction’ read more

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