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Thomas Paine

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Friday, September 2, 2022

2 September - AM - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 6

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IER19 hours ago
Critical Minerals: Large Demand, But Short in Supply
Chile, hailed as the Saudi Arabia of lithium, accounts for 55.5 percent of the world’s known deposits of the metal—a… The post Critical Minerals: Large Demand, But Short in Supply appeared first on IER. read more
Lawfare20 hours ago
The Chatter Podcast: Leadership, Sports, and Intelligence Innovation with Sue Gordon, from the Chatter Archive
This week, we take our listeners back to November 18, 2021, when we were just starting *Chatter*, to bring back one of our very special episodes. David Priess's guest that day was former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) and longtime intelligence officer Sue Gordon, who shared stories about her experiences in team sports, lessons on leadership, her role in creating the CIA’s non-profit venture capital firm (In-Q-Tel), what it was like interviewing with Donald Trump for the PDDNI job, and more. Enjoy this archive episode, and we will return next week with ... read more
MJBizDaily21 hours ago
NE petitions requirement to remain despite marijuana advocates’ lawsuit
A circuit court in Nebraska reversed a lower court's decision to remove a requirement that ballot initiatives receive support from 5% of voters in 38 of the state's 93 counties. NE petitions requirement to remain despite marijuana advocates’ lawsuit is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily22 hours ago
British Columbia cannabis distribution center resumes operations
The union representing workers at British Columbia's only cannabis wholesaler paused its job action, allowing for the resumption of shipments to retailers across the province. British Columbia cannabis distribution center resumes operations is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
MJBizDaily22 hours ago
Longtime Massachusetts politico chosen to head state’s marijuana commission
Shannon O’Brien, a former treasurer and Democratic candidate for governor in Massachusetts, was appointed chair of the CCC by the current state treasurer, The Boston Globe reported. Longtime Massachusetts politico chosen to head state’s marijuana commission is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
"Get Ready, Everything Will Collapse; Middle Class Going Homeless; Fake Money Won't Save Markets"
Jeremiah Babe, 9/1/22: *"Get Ready, Everything Will Collapse; * *Middle Class Going Homeless; Fake Money Won't Save Markets"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Gregory Mannarino, "A Warning: Be Ready For The World As We Know It To Change Dramatically"
Gregory Mannarino, PM 9/1/22: *"A Warning: Be Ready For The World * *As We Know It To Change Dramatically"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Why beavers matter as the planet heats up
Beaver dams are cool(ing the air). If you know anything about beavers, it’s probably that they build dams. These giant structures made of sticks, stones, and mud can reach heights up to 10 feet (3 meters) and lengths averaging 20 feet (6 meters) — though the biggest one ever found was significantly larger and could be seen from space. Dams completely alter the landscape, flooding the surrounding area and creating wetlands. It’s one reason beavers have often been considered pests that can cause serious damage when they build dams too close to homes or roads. But scientists have f... read more
Snopes.com17 hours ago
Does a Tampa School Library Book Teach About Gay Sex?
The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promoting gay sex – including instructions on how to use 'hookup apps.'" read more
Snopes.com18 hours ago
Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users
Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past. read more
Organizing Notes18 hours ago
All washed up....
More than two out of three Americans – 67% – believe their country’s democracy is on the verge of collapse, according to a Quinnipiac University poll published on Wednesday. The number represents a nine-point increase since the question was previously asked in January. Concern for the future of US democracy is something voters from both parties can agree upon, with 72% of registered Democrats and 70% of registered Republicans, as well as 69% of independents, reporting they were worried about its imminent demise. Meanwhile, over three quarters of women are concerned about t... read more
Massive ‘My Son Hunter’ Bridge Banner Goes Up in Dallas, Texas
Breitbart – by Jerome Hudson With over 4 million views of the trailer, it appears that My Son Hunter has inspired folks in the Lone Star... The post Massive ‘My Son Hunter’ Bridge Banner Goes Up in Dallas, Texas appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Food Safety News19 hours ago
More people sick as outbreak linked to Wendy’s spreads to 2 more states
Another 13 people have been confirmed sick in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to lettuce on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants. Two states have been added to the outbreak. Half of the 97 outbreak patients have been so sick that they had to be admitted to hospitals. Of the 43 hospitalized people, 10... Continue Reading read more
Immigration judge’s removal order invalid 
Where the immigration judge’s written order indicated that a defendant waived his right to appeal, even though this was never discussed during the hearing, and the defendant established a reasonable probability that he would not have been deported but for the immigration judge’s denial of his appellate rights, the deportation order was invalid. Background Bonifacio ... read more
022-2-209 – United States v. Fernandez Sanchez
United States v. Fernandez Sanchez, Case No. 20-4061, Aug. 23, 2022. 4th Cir. (Wynn), from WDVA at Charlottesville (Moon). Laura Day Taylor for Appellant. Erin Margaret Trodden for Appellee. VLW 022-2-209. 24 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Party awarded fees, costs for successful motion 
Where a company suing its former sales agent for unlawful competition showed that agent spoliated evidence, it was awarded its fees and costs incurred in preparing the spoliation motion. Its fee request, however, was reduced by 5% because it included several tasks unrelated to the spoliation motion. Background In April of 2019, GMS Industrial Supply ... read more
022-3-374 – GMS Industrial Supply Inc. v. G&S Supply LLC 
GMS Industrial Supply Inc. v. G&S Supply LLC, Case No. 2:19-cv-324, Aug. 23, 2022. EDVA at Norfolk (Young). VLW 022-3-374. 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Insurer can’t dismiss claim it committed fraud 
Where a company alleged that an insurer made materially false statements to coerce the company into pursuing other parties that the carrier already knew were responsible for the loss, and that the company suffered resulting damages, its fraud claim survived the carrier’s motion to dismiss. Background Sustainable Sea Products International LLC, or SSPI, operates a ... read more
022-3-371 – Sustainable Sea Products International LLC v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company 
Sustainable Sea Products International LLC v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Case No. 3:21-cv-697, Aug. 19, 2022. EDVA at Richmond (Gibney). VLW 022-3-371. 23 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Time-barred complaint not subject to equitable tolling 
Where an employee failed to timely file her charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC; failed to demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances beyond her control prevented her from filing on time and failed to diligently pursue her claim, her suit was dismissed. Background On Nov. 29, 2021, Cynthia Joy McClarigan filed a ... read more
022-3-373 – McClarigan v. Riverside Hospital Inc. 
McClarigan v. Riverside Hospital Inc., Case No. 4:21-cv-148, Aug. 22, 2022. EDVA at Newport News (Jackson). VLW 022-3-373. 15 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Court conditionally certifies meal break class 
Where employees showed that the defendants’ conduct may have violated the meal break rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, a conditional class was certified. Because the evidence was insufficient to justify conditional certification of a nationwide collective, however, certification was limited to the facilities identified in the four declarations. Background In this ... read more
022-3-375 – Chapman v. Saber Healthcare Group LLC 
Chapman v. Saber Healthcare Group LLC, Case No. 2:20-cv-106, Aug. 25, 2022. EDVA at Norfolk (Davis). VLW 022-3-375. 33 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Michael West21 hours ago
Migration, training to wrap jobs summit
The role of migration and training in fixing the skills and labour shortage crisis will be a key discussion point at the jobs summit. Over 140 representatives will gather for the second and final day of the summit at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will wrap up proceedings on Friday […] read more
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Courting the Moon”
*Full screen recommended.* *2002, “Courting the Moon”* read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What will become of these galaxies? Spiral galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are passing dangerously close to each other, but each is likely to survive this collision. Typically when galaxies collide, a large galaxy eats a much smaller galaxy. In this case, however, the two galaxies are quite similar, each being a sprawling spiral with expansive arms and a compact core. As the galaxies advance over the next tens of millions of years, their component stars are unlikely to collide, although new stars will form in the bunching of gas caused by gravitational tides. Close inspection of the ... read more
Free Download: Mark Twain, 'Letters From the Earth'"
*"Mark Twain's 'Letters From the Earth'"* by Wikipedia “Letters from the Earth” is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and one of his daughters. Initially, his daughter, Clara Clemens, objected to its publication in March 1939, probably because of its controversial and iconoclastic views on religion, claiming it presented a "distorted" view of her father. Henry Nash Smith helped change her position in 1960. Clara explained her change of heart in 1962 saying that ... read more
Boris Johnson's Frustrations
A couple of things about the first of Boris Johnson's valedictory speeches. In the interests of accuracy, he never said that buying a new kettle can help cut electricity bills. He knows not to be crass when the camera are rolling. Rather, *it was an analogy*. Railing against short-termism of successive governments over nuclear power, Johnson argued that if you had an old kettle that took ages to boil, spending £20 on a new one that saves £10/year on electricity bills makes cost-saving sense in the long run. That's all. It wasn't an energy saving tip. Sorry to spoil the fun, but rea... read more
Not PC18 hours ago
Are you now, or have you ever been, an Extremist?
*"Observe, in politics, that the term extremism has become a synonym of 'evil,' regardless of the content of the issue (the evil is not what you are extreme about, but that you are 'extreme'—i. e., consistent)....* * "Of all the 'anti-concepts' polluting our cultural atmosphere, 'extremism' is the most ambitious in scale and implications; it goes much beyond politics. Let us now examine it in detail. "To begin with, 'extremism' is a term which, standing by itself, has no meaning. The concept of 'extreme' denotes a relation, a measurement, a degree. The dictionary gives ... read more
Leaders In The Race To Net Zero
Six months ago, the Shetland Islands were the poster child for green energy – now almost everyone living there is facing fuel poverty. read more
The Grayzone18 hours ago
WHO chief, TPLF leader Tedros silent about his party’s theft of World Food Program fuel
UN World Health Organization chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom is also the world’s most prominent advocate of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. He has said nothing about the TPLF’s recent theft of fuel intended for UN relief efforts in Ethiopia. On the morning of August 24th, fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara Region shattered a ceasefire in a nearly two-year war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Then, in the late afternoon of August 24th, UN World Food […] The post WHO chief, TPLF leader Tedros silent about his party’s theft of World Food P... read more
"Our Planet..."
"We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe read more
"Someone Once Told Me..."
"Someone once told me that time is a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, that reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we live it. After all, Number One, we're only mortal." - Captain Jean-Luc Picard read more
California doesn’t have the capability to support the electric car push: Shellenberger
By Paul Homewood From Fox News: (Click on link) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6311693805112 read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Strong Brazilian economy is Bolsonaro’s campaign trump card
The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, highlighted the drop in the price of gasoline announced today when he also reported the growth of the country's economy, two news that can benefit the image of the ruler who will seek re-election in the October elections. "New reduction in the price of gasoline starting tomorrow 02/09, the average […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Peru remains the most delicious culinary destination in South America
Peru won three awards in the category of tourism and gastronomy at the World Travel Awards in South America, including the best gastronomic destination in the region. "Undisputed winners! Peru obtains three important recognitions in the World Travel Awards South America 2022 that demonstrate once again the excellence of . . . To read the […] read more
Snopes.com19 hours ago
Republicans Notably Silent, Split As Trump Probe Deepens
The deepening investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government information has disclosed damaging and unsettling new details. read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Nueva Germania, the racist dream of Nietzsche’s brother-in-law in Paraguay
On June 3, 1889, a man named Bernhard Förster, who had settled a colony of Germans in deep Paraguay, mixed morphine with strychnine in a hotel room in the Paraguayan city of San Bernardino. He was 46 years old and his project of an Aryan colony with which he intended to Germanize the Guarani territory […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Brazil’s current account surplus continues to rise
The Brazilian trade balance registered a US$4.2 billion surplus in August, slightly above financial market estimates. The result is formed by exports (US$30.8 billion) minus imports in foreign trade (US$26.7 billion). The Ministry of Economy released the data on Thursday, September 1. The . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Bolivia’s manufacturing exports outstrip everything, even minerals and agriculture
The manufacturing industry concentrated 50% of Bolivia's exports abroad until July 2022, surpassing sales of minerals, hydrocarbons, agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry, and fishing. According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), manufacturing industry sales totaled US$4.2 billion, representing 49.7% of the total mobilizations registered . . . To read the full NEWS and much […] read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Amazing places in Brazil to explore with bikes
Urban biking has a great and lengthy history in Brazil. Bicycling was welcomed as a practical and economical form of transportation in Brazilian cities from the beginning. One can rent a bicycle to travel around the countryside. Biking is an excellent choice if you wish to traverse beautiful landscapes and stop at various locations along […] read more
Snopes.com19 hours ago
Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?
The president made the remark while laying out his Safer America Plan in Pennsylvania. read more
The Rio Times19 hours ago
Paraguayan truckers to strike if fuel prices are maintained
Paraguayan truck drivers assure that they will go on strike if the price of fuels does not go down to the price agreed in July by the sector's unions and the government, local media report today. In declarations to Radio 1000, the president of the Tobatí Truckers Association, Darío Toñánez, recalled that the truckers denounced […] read more
Turcopolier20 hours ago
“US war-gamed with Ukraine ahead of counteroffensive and encouraged more limited mission”
“In the buildup to the current Ukrainian counteroffensive, the US urged Kyiv to keep the operation limited in both its objectives and its geography to avoid getting overextended and bogged down on multiple fronts, multiple US and western officials and Ukrainian … Continue reading → read more
Robert Reich20 hours ago
Untitled
The Real Reason Teachers Are QuittingThere’s a war being waged on America’s teachers, and we must... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
The crazy story of a couple who decided to cross the Atlantic in a car boat
By Jorge de Souza The year was 1946, shortly after the end of the Second World War. Australian Frederick Benjamin Carlin, whom everyone just called Ben Carlin, an engineer who had worked on military bases in India during the conflict, was visiting a former American army camp when he saw a kind of boat lying […] read more
Vox - All20 hours ago
Vox Launches New Editorial Initiative on Reparations in America
Multimedia project explores how reparations could heal the nation, create a better future by reconciling the past Today, Vox launched a multimedia editorial initiative exploring how reparations have worked globally and how it could take shape in the United States. The reporting is focused on how slavery and Jim Crow policies have impacted access to housing, health disparities, generational wealth gaps and more for Black Americans and explores a path forward. Key to the editorial effort is a four-part *Vox Conversations* series, “40 Acres” hosted by Vox race and policy reporter F... read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Ecuador intends to regularize one million immigrants
On Thursday, September 1, Ecuador started the regularization process for some 600,000 Venezuelans and 400,000 citizens of other nationalities. "If you are a Venezuelan citizen and require to regularize your migratory status, this process is for you. We invite you from September 1 to be part of this process . . . To read the […] read more
The Duran20 hours ago
The Western press lies about why Russia invaded Ukraine.
Eric Zuesse Back in 1962 when JFK and Khrushchev were negotiating over the Cuban Missile Crisis, and JFK was ready to launch, from America’s 129 operational Atlas ICBM (Inter Continental Ballistic Missile) sites (as well as from many more bombers plus submarines), a nuclear assault against the Soviet Union if Khrushchev didn’t cancel the shipment […] read more
Snopes.com20 hours ago
Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices. read more
The Word From the Trenches – September 1, 2022
Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – September 1, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times20 hours ago
Peru’s Prime Minister rejects early elections as way out of political crisis
The Prime Minister of Peru, Anibal Torres, rejected the proposal of political sectors on a possible advance of general elections as a way out of the political crisis that the country is going through. "We cannot go to an advance of elections without modifying the Constitution in those extremes and others, of course. We cannot […] read more
Turcopolier20 hours ago
“US: Russian Military Facing ‘Severe Manpower Shortages'”
Trump: It’s ‘Fantastic’ and ‘Get It!’ See More Here Home | Newsfront Tags: russia | ukraine | war | manpower | shortages | front lines US: Russian Military Facing ‘Severe Manpower Shortages’ Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3. (Rodrigo Abd/AP) “The United States … Continue reading → read more
Bacon's Rebellion20 hours ago
Virginia’s Self-Perpetuating Schools of Education
by James C. Sherlock We are in the midst of a series of articles examining Virginia’s system of schools of education. In this one we will look at how the rules for licensure of teachers and other school staff have changed … Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals21 hours ago
“Mayor Lori Lightfoot” Is Not The Name Of A DC Comics Character
But it should be: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot brands Texas Governor Greg Abbott ‘RACIST’ for bussing 60 illegal migrants to her city despite repeatedly bragging of its status as a ‘sanctuary city’ Faster, please. read more
Michael West21 hours ago
Leaders defend COVID isolation changes
Premiers have defended national cabinet’s decision to cut the COVID-19 isolation requirement down to five days after the peak medical body called on the government to release the health advice. Australian Medical Association president Steve Robson has urged the government not to treat the virus as other infectious diseases after the prime minister said there […] read more
Michael West21 hours ago
Finance company fined for spam law breach
A finance company has been fined by the communications watchdog for breaching spamming laws more than three million times. Latitude Finance Australia was forced to pay a $1.55 million fine to the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) due to mischaracterising commercial emails and texts to customers. The authority found Latitude had sent messages that […] read more
Russian Oil Oligarch Who Criticized Ukraine War ‘Falls’ Out Of Hospital Window To His Death
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden Ravil Maganov, the vice president and chair of the board of directors of Russian oil giant Lukoil, died after falling... The post Russian Oil Oligarch Who Criticized Ukraine War ‘Falls’ Out Of Hospital Window To His Death appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
China ramps up gold buying – Bloomberg
RT China shipped in more than 80 tons of gold from Switzerland last month, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing data from the Swiss Federal Customs... The post China ramps up gold buying – Bloomberg appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
China Is Aggressively Reselling Russian Gas To Europe
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden One month ago, we were surprised to read how, despite a suppressed appetite for energy amid its housing crash... The post China Is Aggressively Reselling Russian Gas To Europe appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Slave Labor, Toxic Pollution & Deforestation: The Truth About Electric Vehicles
Down the Chupacabra Hole California recently made headlines after regulators announced a ban on all gas cars by 2035. Joe Biden’s administration will end all... The post Slave Labor, Toxic Pollution & Deforestation: The Truth About Electric Vehicles appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
First Texas bus of migrants has arrived in Chicago
First Texas bus of migrants has arrived in Chicago. Biden's inaction at our border puts Texans at risk & is overwhelming our communities. We'll continue... The post First Texas bus of migrants has arrived in Chicago appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
BBC Double Down On Bee-Eater Disinformation.
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public Back in June, the BBC published a report claiming that recent sightings of bee-eaters in Norfolk were a “worrying sign of climate change”. It was quickly utterly discredited as old ornithology books show that bee-eater sightings are not uncommon, even in Victorian times, Nevertheless the BBC […] read more
Monster Monsoon: “Pakistan and Its People Are Paying the Costs of What They Are Not Responsible For.”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sep 01 (IPS) - Pakistan has been going through the worst time of its recent history due to unprecedented colossal monsoon rains and devastating floods. The current floods would have been expected less than once a century, but climate experts claim that what we are seeing today is just a trailer of what’s in store for us if we don’t pay heed to climate change. Read the full story, “Monster Monsoon: “Pakistan and Its People Are Paying the Costs of What They Are Not Responsible For.””, on globalissues.org → read more
Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres
Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent “multilateralism in action”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in New York on Thursday. Read the full story, “Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres”, on globalissues.org → read more
UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some 244 million children out of the classroom, according to data published on Thursday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Read the full story, “UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school”, on globalissues.org → read more
Gerald Celente, "Roundtable: The Case For Peace In Ukraine"
*Full screen recommended.* Gerald Celente, 9/1/22: *"Roundtable: The Case For Peace In Ukraine"* "Gerald Celente, the publisher of The Trends Journal and founder of Occupy Peace, held a ‘Peace & Freedom Rally’ in Kingston, N.Y., with some of the finest minds in the peace movement. Prior to the rally, Celente held a roundtable discussion that gives an intimate and privileged perspective into the argument for peace that is banned in the mainstream media. Celente was joined by Judge Andrew Napolitano, the former chief legal analyst for Fox News; Phil Giraldi, the former CIA operative; ... read more
No innocence petition for vacated conviction 
Where petitioner’s convictions were vacated based on a writ of habeas corpus, there is no jurisdiction to consider his petition for a writ of actual innocence because the convictions became a “legal nullity.” Introduction Hood was convicted of being an accessory after the fact to abduction and first-degree murder as a principal in the second ... read more
022-7-340 – Hood v. Commonwealth
Hood v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0732-21-2, Aug. 23, 2022. CAV (Humphreys, Causey and Clements). Upon a Petition for a Writ of Actual Innocence. VLW 022-7-340, 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Parol evidence defines meaning of shareholder distribution in PSA 
The trial court correctly determined that the term “shareholder distributions” in the parties’ property settlement agreement was ambiguous. The court permissibly considered parol evidence to conclude that the term meant distributions from corporate income to wife rather than what the corporation’s board decided the distribution should be. Introduction Wife had a majority interest in PMAT, ... read more
022-7-254 – Spruill v. Spruill
Spruill v. Spruill, Record No. 0936-21-1, July 12, 2022. CAV (AtLee) From the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk (Hall) Jennifer L. Fuschetti for appellant. J. Roger Griffin Jr. for appellee. VLW 022-7-254, 11 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Common plan or scheme established 
The trial court correctly granted appellant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of unadjudicated bad acts in Warren County and Henrico County but correctly denied that part of the motion to exclude evidence of a similar robbery in Spotsylvania County that took place minutes after the one at issue in Stafford County. The Spotsylvania offense ... read more
022-7-256 – Wingfield v. Commonwealth
Wingfield v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0892-21-4, July 12, 2022. CAV (Beales) From the Circuit Court of Stafford County (Strickland) Lauren Whitley for appellant. Leah A. Darron, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-256, 12 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Leaders In The Race To Net Zero
On March 21, 2022 the Shetland Islands were leaders in the race to net zero. By April 2023, ninety-six percent of the population will be in fuel poverty. The remote Shetland Islands are a surprising leader in the race to … Continue reading → read more
Speedy trial rights were not violated 
On remand from the Supreme Court of Virginia, we find appellant’s statutory and constitutional speedy trial rights were not violated when the presiding judge declared a mistrial after he injured his back. Further, the judge correctly denied a defense motion for his recusal from the second trial. Statutory speedy trial claim “Under Code § 19.2-243, ... read more
022-7-253 – Minitee v. Commonwealth
Minitee v. Commonwealth, Record No. 1054-19-2, July 12, 2022. CAV (Athey) Upon Remand from the Supreme Court of Virginia; From the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond (Marchant) Catherine French Zagurskie for appellant. Sharon M. Carr, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-253, 14 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
Police report partially admissible at hearing 
Portions of a police report were properly admitted at appellant’s probation revocation hearing. The report is reliable even though some witnesses recanted their statements contained in the report. Probation revoked “At the revocation hearing, over Saul’s objection, the trial court admitted the police report and the photographs into evidence but did not permit the admission ... read more
022-7-246 – Saul v. Commonwealth
Saul v. Commonwealth, Record No. 0636-21-2, July 5, 2022. CAV (Raphael) From the Circuit Court of Landcaster County (McKenney) David B. Hargett for appellant. Leanna C. Minix, Jason S. Miyares for appellee. VLW 022-7-246, 6 pp. Unpublished opinion. Full-Text Opinion read more
CFACT21 hours ago
New York Times column calls to repeal Pittman-Robertson Act
The New York Times has called for repealing the most successful conservation law, Pittman-Robertson, due to guns & ammo excise taxes. Why it's problematic. The post New York Times column calls to repeal Pittman-Robertson Act appeared first on CFACT. read more
Food & Water Watch21 hours ago
NYC Activists Opposing Schumer/Manchin Fossil Fuels “Side Deal” Rally at Rep. Jeffries’ Office, Demanding Opposition
Dirty side deal would fast-track dangerous fossil fuel projects The post NYC Activists Opposing Schumer/Manchin Fossil Fuels “Side Deal” Rally at Rep. Jeffries’ Office, Demanding Opposition appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
War News Updates22 hours ago
OECD Ready To Help Ukraine Eliminate Corruption When The War Is Over
*Ukrinform:* *OECD ready to help Ukraine eliminate corruption risks in post-war reconstruction process* The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is ready to help Ukraine so that corruption risks do not stand in the way of the post-war reconstruction process. OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann said this during an event dedicated to cooperation between Ukraine and the OECD, Ukrinform reports, citing the Ukrainian President's Office. Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak, in turn, said that the OECD should be one of the key international players during... read more
UNREDACTED23 hours ago
Resources for the Trump Records Drama, NSArchive Pays Tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev, and More: FRINFORMSUM 9/1/2022
Resources for the Trump Mar-a-Lago Records Saga The extraordinary saga of former President Trump’s mishandling of government records, including classified national security information, continues to evolve. The Washington Post’s report on the Justice Department’s August 30th court filing notes that Trump and his team failed to return sensitive documents after both receiving a subpoena for them, […] read more
PrairiePundit18 hours ago
'Climate change' leads to fewer hurricanes this year so far
Just the News: *Report: No named Atlantic hurricanes through nearly all of July and August, first time since 1941* August will likely finish as the first in 25 years with no named hurricanes. There are a few disturbances in the Atlantic now, but they have not developed into a hurricane that has made landfall so far. See, also: *9 Past Climate Change Forecasts* The doom and gloom lobby keeps getting it wrong. And: *Climate Alarmists Hardest Hit After Summer Months Pass Without Named Hurricanes* read more
Snopes.com21 hours ago
Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ Battle Returns After Pandemic Hiatus
People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes as Spain’s famous “Tomatina” street tomato fight took place following a two-year suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic. read more
Snopes.com21 hours ago
The ‘Publix Branch Opening Promotion’ for $8,000 Is a Scam
According to Facebook users who fell victim to the scam, their accounts were compromised and messages promoting the scam were sent to their contacts. read more
The Poet: Charles Bukowski, "Darkness Falls"
*"Darkness Falls"* "Darkness falls upon Humanity and faces become terrible things that wanted more than there was. All our days are marked with unexpected affronts - some disastrous, others less so, but the process is wearing and continuous. Attrition rules. Most give way, leaving empty spaces where people should be. And now, as we ready to self-destruct, there is very little left to kill, which makes the tragedy less and more, much, much more. " - Charles Bukowski read more
Utah FBI employee arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of child sex abuse
KSL TV STANSBURY PARK, Utah — A Utah man, who is also an employee of the FBI, has been arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse.... The post Utah FBI employee arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of child sex abuse appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com22 hours ago
White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall
The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot. read more
Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
ABC News MINNEAPOLIS — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic... The post Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
How not to shoot fish!
That's actually part of the title of a new anthology of hunting stories from Cedar Sanderson: "How Not to Shoot Fish, and Other Deer that Got Away ". The blurb reads: Twenty-one tales of hunting, fishing, and trapping make this volume of stories big enough to hold a drink in one hand while you read it. Tales range from side-splitting hilarity to poignant musings on dogs too good to be true. Fully illustrated, each story is accompanied by a picture of the critters, landscape, or events within. Tide yourself over until the next hunting season with stories of how it was, and i... read more
Science 2.0 blogs22 hours ago
What's 3 Billion Times Colder Than Deep Space? Fermions Produced By Special Unitary Spin Rates
Quantum magnetism exploration is getting a boost from atoms about 3 billion times colder than interstellar space. Space is cold, of course, but is warmed by the afterglow from the Big Bang. A Kyoto team instead used lasers to cool its fermions, atoms of ytterbium, within about one-billionth of a degree of absolute zero, the unattainable temperature where all motion stops, far colder than interstellar space. read more read more
The Duran22 hours ago
Russia Claims Repelled Ukraine Commando Attack on Zaporozhie NPP; Ukraine Fails to Advance in Kherson
Russia Claims Repelled Ukraine Commando Attack on Zaporozhie NPP; Ukraine Fails to Advance in Kherson News Topic 600 read more
The Risk-Monger23 hours ago
Nudging or Wedging: Why we Don’t Do What’s “Good” for Us
Nudging or precaution: How can I force you to change your behaviour? read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Nuclear reactor proposed for Abilene, Texas
Next Big Future: Abilene Christian University (ACU) has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a construction licence for a molten salt research reactor (MSRR), to be built on its campus in Abilene, Texas, as part of the Nuclear Energy eXperimental Testing (NEXT) laboratory. ​ACU plans for the MSRR to achieve criticality by December 2025. The planned Texas reactor would be an up to 1 MWt, graphite-moderated, fluoride salt flowing fluid (fuel dissolved in the salt) research reactor. The MSRR will be used for on-campus nuclear research and training opportunities... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Gender madness
The New American: A Nobel Prize-winning German developmental biologist called the transgender movement’s claims “unscientific” and “nonsense,” and their plans to let teenagers determine their own gender “madness.” In an interview published last week by the German feminist magazine *EMMA*, Dr. Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard cited hard scientific facts to counter the trendy notion that there are multiple genders. “All mammals have two sexes, and man is a mammal,” she explained. “There’s the one sex that produces the eggs, has two X chromosomes. That’s called female. And there’s the o... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
The vacation presidency of Joe Biden
NY Post: *Biden takes heat for spending 40 percent of his days in office ‘on vacation’* He does such horrible things when he is working that it is hard to determine which is worse. read more
Debunked: U-Shaped Happiness Curve Of Aging
On average, happiness declines as we approach middle age, bottoming out in our 40s but then picking back up as we head into retirement, according to a number of studies. This so-called U-shaped curve of happiness is reassuring but, unfortunately, probably not true. read more read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
The results of liberal violence
Eddie Scarry: It looks like the Washington Post has discovered that political violence is bad. Unfortunately, the paper is probably two years too late. The Post editorial board wrote this week that comments made recently by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are “especially dangerous,” “reckless,” and “heighten the risk of unrest.” What Graham did was state the obvious: if President Biden’s Justice Department criminally prosecutes Trump, a likely political opponent in 2024, over his handling of government documents, it may very well result in rioting. Where is the lie? The Post accuse... read more
PrairiePundit1 day ago
Recession expected in 2023
Fortune: *Johns Hopkins economist predicts ‘whopper’ of a recession in 2023 — and points to one key economic reading the Fed is missing* The economy is stagnating as the money supply is soaring. read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Pope Francis said humanity is witnessing the outbreak of the Third World War
In his address to Polish-speaking pilgrims at the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican yesterday, the Pope encouraged prayer for the people of Ukraine “in a special way”. He said: “Tomorrow, you will remember the anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, which so painfully scarred the Polish nation.” “And today, we […] read more
Snopes.com14 years ago
Harry S. Truman’s Plain Speaking
A collection of anecdotes regarding honesty told about President Harry S. Truman. read more
Snopes.com14 years ago
Mussolini and On-Time Trains
Did Mussolini make the trains run on time? read more
CENSORED NEWS16 hours ago
Mohawk Mothers will Represent Themselves
Post navigation← PreviousPress Release MOHAWK MOTHERS WILL REPRESENT THEMSELVES Audio Please post and circulate. Listen to the audio at:https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2022/08/31/press-release-mohawk-mothers-will-represent-themselves-audio/Audio Player00:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.Press release, August 31, 2022 *********************************FOR IMMEDIATE read more
One Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation as US Maintains Sanctions
Anti-War – by Dave DeCamp Tuesday marked one year since the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. While violence has significantly dropped in the country, millions... The post One Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation as US Maintains Sanctions appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Must View! "You Have to Buy an Electric Car That You Can’t Charge", And Much More
*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 9/1/22: *"You Have to Buy an Electric Car That You Can’t Charge"* "The global energy crisis is taking its toll on everyone. Restaurants cannot afford to pay the electric bill. We are seeing warnings from around the world that this is going to get much worse before it gets better." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
War News Updates22 hours ago
Poland Seeks €1.3 Trillion From Germany In WWII Reparations
*Euronews:* *Poland to demand €1.3 trillion from Germany in WWII reparations * The Polish government on Thursday estimated the financial cost of World War II losses under Nazi occupation at €1.3 trillion and said it would "ask Germany to negotiate these reparations". "It's a significant sum of 6.2 trillion" zlotys, Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, told a conference. He added the process of Poland's getting the reparations would be "long and difficult". *Read more* .... *Poland Seeks €1.3 Trillion From Germany In WWII... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Valley Center, Kansas, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
War News Updates22 hours ago
Utility Bills Are Killing The EU Economy
My mum owns a small café in Leicester. Her electricity bill has just jumped from £10k ($12k) a year to £55k ($64k) a year. She is working out her options but more than likely she will be forced to close. pic.twitter.com/7GN4WC77Gl — Callum ⭐️ (@CallumMckeefery) August 29, 2022 But you are flying the Ukrainian flag. So, I am sure you will agree it is worth it. https://t.co/8QuTmUyaWk — RAMZPAUL (@ramzpaul) August 30, 2022 I don’t think most Americans realize how dire the situation is in Europe. If your utility bill went from $250/month to $2500, discretionary spending would get ob... read more
bilaterals.org22 hours ago
EAC-COMESA-SADC tripartite not ratified 7 years on
01-Sep-2022 The EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite FTA agreement has a total of 29 member countries representing 53% of the AU membership and more than 60% of the Africa Continent GDP ($1.88 Trillion) with a population of over 800 million people. read more
War News Updates22 hours ago
Pacific U.S. Air Force Base Bans References To Gender, Age, And Race
*Washington Free Beacon: **U.S. Forces Ordered to Stop Using Gender Pronouns to Improve ‘Lethality’* *Pacific Air Force base bans references to gender, age, and race * A division of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), the branch tasked with confronting China, has ordered its senior leaders and commanders to stop using gender pronouns in written formats, saying the shift to more neutral language will help improve the fighting force’s "lethality." "In accordance with the Diverse PACAF priority, ‘We must embrace, promote and unleash the potential of diversity and inclusion," sta... read more
"The Life You Have Left..."
“The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the fullest. Do what matters, now.” ~ Leo Babauta ○ “This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist. If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?" - Chuck Palahniuk ○ "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could m... read more
Small Dead Animals22 hours ago
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars
Lithium prices have tripled in a year, so now what? read more
Food & Water Watch23 hours ago
Climate Advocates Condemn Newsom’s Carbon Capture Bill As It Passes Legislature
Bill fast-tracks controversial CCS program, advancing permitting for new infrastructure The post Climate Advocates Condemn Newsom’s Carbon Capture Bill As It Passes Legislature appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
Snopes.com23 hours ago
Peltola Beats Palin, Wins Alaska House Special Election
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat. read more
Komando.com23 hours ago
7 annoying Android problems and how to fix them
As much as you love your Android phone, you can get more out of it with these quick fixes. read more
Net Zero Watch has condemned the Government’s green energy policies as “a national disaster.”
By Paul Homewood Press Release London, 1 September: Net Zero Watch has condemned the Government’s green energy policies as “a national disaster.” This follows the announcement that a major offshore windfarm will not activate an agreement to sell power at a much lower cost to the grid. The Times has reported that the […] read more
Science Matters23 hours ago
Arctic Ice Hockey Stick Reappears August End
Firstly note that on average August shows ice declining 1.94M km2 down to 4.91M km2. But 2022 started higher and on day 238 was approaching average, before ceasing further ice losses (see HS blade above). As a result the 2022 August ice extent decline is only 1.54m km2. The extents in Sea Ice Index […] read more
Klaus iz Pleased
It’s for the “greater good”. Denver 7 News- Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during ‘energy emergency’ 22,000 people lost control of temperatures in their homes for hours Tuesday Temperatures climbed into the 90s Tuesday, which is why Tony Talarico tried to crank up the air conditioning in his partner’s Arvada home. “I mean,… Continue reading → read more
All-Cause Mortality Data Strongly Suggests No Viral Outbreak in 2020 | Absolutely No Evidence of a Covid Pandemic
All-Cause Mortality Data Strongly Suggests No Viral Outbreak in 2020 All-cause mortality is the most accurate data, and it shows absolutely no evidence of a Covid pandemic. by Jeremy Nell, Jerm Warfare August 27, 2022 All-cause mortality is the most accurate and most reliable scientific data for analysing the “Covid pandemic” because it doesn’t The post All-Cause Mortality Data Strongly Suggests No Viral Outbreak in 2020 | Absolutely No Evidence of a Covid Pandemic appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Swedish Election “too close to call”
Peter Sweden; After 8 years of rule by the Socialist Democrat party in Sweden, there is now an upcoming election on the 11th of September. In the latest poll it shows the right-wing Swedish Democrat party as taking the number 1 spot, putting the Socialist Democrats into second place. This is huge. They just went… Continue reading → read more
Who Benefits from a Broken, Crippled America?
It’s a struggle to understand the rapid and ruinous demise of USA under the Biden administration. One obvious but insufficient cause is Incompetence. Powerful and responsible positions were filled with people based on their group identities, regardless of knowledge or skill qualifications, so stupid mistakes were a foregone consequence. Beyond this, the raiding of the […] read more
Horse Dewormer Quietly Upgraded
They thought no one would notice. NIH- COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines, Antiviral Therapy read more
Organizing Notes20 hours ago
U.N. inspectors arrive at Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
*Moon of Alabama* Over night the Ukrainian military, from positions in Vyshetarasovka, Nikopol and Marganets, again shelled the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on the south side of the Kakhovka Dnieper reservoir. This was fallowed by an early morning attempt by Ukrainian forces to land a sabotage group near the village north east of the ZNPP. Some seven boats, two self-motorized barges and some 60 soldiers were involved in the suicidal mission. Meanwhile 'western' media continue to quote the ludicrous Ukrainian claims that the Russia is shelling the power plant which is... read more
"What Would You Do If You Had To Go Through The Economic Horrors Of 2008 Again?
*"What Would You Do If You Had To Go * *Through The Economic Horrors Of 2008 Again?"* (Spoiler Alert: The Next Economic Crisis Has Already Begun) by Michael Snyder "If you knew for certain that we were about to plunge into another massive economic downturn like we experienced during the “Great Recession”, how would you respond? The events of the second half of 2008 took almost everyone by surprise, and the vast majority of the population was completely unprepared for what happened next. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, and that meant that they were suddenly unable to pay their... read more
"How It Really Is"
"What this country needs... what this great land of ours needs is something to happen to it. Something ferocious and tragic, like what happened to Jericho or the cities of the plain - something terrible I mean, son, so that when the people have been through hellfire and the crucible, and have suffered agony enough and grief, they'll be people again, human beings, not a bunch of smug contented cows rooting at the trough." - William Styron, "Set This House On Fire" read more
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Rachel Aiello reports on Health Canada's approval of COVID booster vaccines targeted at the Omicron variants. And Andrew Romano discusses the hope that the updated vaccines will result in a turning point in combating COVID - though getting enough people vaccinated to limit further spread and variation looks to be a serious challenge after months of messaging that people could move on from taking any precautions. - Owen Jones discusses how UK Con leadership frontrunner Liz Truss is one of the appalling number of right-wing politicians who... read more
CURMUDGUCATION23 hours ago
Annual NAEP Panic (COVID Edition)
It's back. The annual-ish exercise in trying to read test-driven tea leaves that is the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), undeservedly called "The Nation's Report Card." The NAEP results are a data-rich Rorschach test, telling us far more about the people interpreting the data than the data itself (in fact, the biggest lesson of the NAEP is that data doesn't actually settle a damned thing). But this year we get a bonus-- the NAEP Pandemic Finger Pointing Edition! Yay. News outlets are mostly sticking with bare bones reporting (with the exception of the New Yor... read more
The Rio Times23 hours ago
Argentine deposits in Uruguay reach a maximum since 2016
It is the counterpart of the outflow of foreign currency from Argentine banks, which reached US$1 billion since the departure of Martín Guzmán. Two months have passed since the resignation of Martín Guzmán on Saturday, July 2. The official's departure unleashed a shock in the economy that included the rise in inflation, the rise in […] read more
The Duran23 hours ago
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny to become Zelensky’s “successor”
Earlier, the Ukrainian press reported that the president’s office intends to remove Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Telegram channels publish information that the office of the President of Ukraine was trying to find candidates for this post, and the SBU was monitoring Zaluzhny. But US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink […] read more
The Rio Times23 hours ago
100% of Ecuadorian students return to face-to-face classes
After more than two years of the pandemic, this September 1, 1.8 million Ecuadorian students from the Sierra and the Amazon restart classes in person, with which one hundred percent of the educational system returns to the traditional teaching process. "At last we return to face-to-face attendance from the beginning of the school year and […] read more
Building Resilience in the Philippines Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Psychosocial Support
Iloilo, Philippines, Sep 01 (IPS) - Elvie Gallo no longer hangs around her local grocery store, hoping for the odd job to put food on the table. Her hand-to-mouth life has been replaced by a viable chicken rearing and selling business in Iloilo province in the Philippines. Read the full story, “Building Resilience in the Philippines Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Psychosocial Support”, on globalissues.org → read more
Snopes.com1 day ago
S. Korea May Conduct Survey on BTS Members’ Military Duty
South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions to mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boyband BTS. read more
Bill Bonner, "America On The Verge?"
*"America on the Verge?"* Could a housing collapse drag the economy from recession into... something far worse? by Bill Bonner *Poitou, France - "*Here’s the Daily Mail with the latest lurid headline: "Is America on the verge of a house price collapse? Prices could crash by up to 20% and homes are overvalued by as much as 72%, expert warns." Boise, Idaho; Charlotte, North Carolina and Austin, Texas were the three most overvalued areas in the United States, according to Moody's Analytics Moody's found that found that 183 of the nation's 413 largest regional housing markets are 'over... read more
FJB!
Bullet Points * It’s always better to wake up and pee than to pee and then wake up. * Being kissed while you’re asleep is one of the purest forms of love unless you are in prison. * Americans have a right to know how Liz Cheney made $36 million while serving in […] The post FJB! appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Review Tell Me How This Ends, General David Petraeus And the Search For A Way Out Of Iraq
*Robinson, Linda, **Tell Me How This Ends, General David Petraeus And the Search For A Way Out Of Iraq**, New York: Public Affairs, 2008* *Tell Me How This Ends, General David Petraeus And The Search For A Way Out Of Iraq* by Linda Robinson is about the 2007 U.S. Surge when General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Croker attempted to use new techniques to break the cycle of violence in Iraq and bring about national reconciliation. Half of the book follows a great man in history narrative as Robinson focuses upon Petraeus as the right man at the right time to bring about chan... read more
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 1 Colonial Sec Churchill argued for UK to withdraw from Iraq to save money
1920 All but 1 policeman abandoned his job in Suq al-Shuyuk during 1920 Revolt Forced British to withdraw from town (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*) 1922 UK Colonial Sec Churchill wrote PM Lloyd George UK position in Iraq tenuous Iraqi officials fouling up some provinces Iraq likely to face another budget deficit Differences with US meant Iraq oil not developed Said UK had to keep troops in Mosul due to threat from Turkey ... read more
The Rio Times1 day ago
Brazil has the seventh-highest GDP growth in the world, once again ranking among the 10 largest economies
Brazil's GDP (gross domestic product) growth of 1.2% in Q2 surprised the financial market. Analysts had expected a 0.9% increase from the previous quarter. According to a survey by Austin Rating chief economist Alex Agostini, the expansion in the period was the seventh highest among 26 countries. Click here for the full read more
Ask Philadelphia grave-diggers about crime figures...
This brief report caught my eye yesterday. It encapsulates what we've been discussing over the past couple of weeks in articles such as these: *The amoral violence and blind outrage is mind-boggling* *Updating and revising our approach to self-defense* *Just in case you weren't listening earlier...* It looks like the after-effects of crime are being felt rather grimly in Philadelphia. How's that situation in your cities, friends? I'm sure this isn't just a problem for Philadelphia. If you have more information, please let us know in Comments. Peter read more
Why Germany Needs A Revolution, And What Type
Germany’s newsmedia — echoing America’s — have attributed the soaring fuel-prices to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which clearly is a lie, because the source is clearly Germany’s anti-Russian sanctions and termination of the Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline and other supplies into Germany of the least-expensive fuels-sources, which had been […] read more
Lawfare1 day ago
A Return to the Classification Status of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Documents
Former President Trump steps off Air Force One in December 2020. (Trump White House Archived) In a late-night filing on Tuesday, the Justice Department issued its response to Trump’s Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief. As Attorney General Garland has repeatedly noted during his tenure, the Justice Department speaks through its court filings and its work. In Tuesday’s filing, prompted by Judge Aileen Cannon’s preliminary order directing the government to respond to Trump’s motion, the government spoke loudly and clearly: In response to what it called “wide-ranging ... read more
MJBizDaily1 day ago
Canada business leaders note ‘lost opportunity’ for cannabis in Trudeau-Scholz meeting
Olaf Scholz’s recent trip to Canada is raising eyebrows among Canadian business executives over what wasn’t discussed during talks between the German chancellor and his Canadian counterpart, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada business leaders note ‘lost opportunity’ for cannabis in Trudeau-Scholz meeting is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

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