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Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch7 hours ago

Spring in the garden: things we might miss or forget (Wally Richards)

It is an very interesting spring and start to the new season. Most of us are saying where is spring? It is already into October and not much springy in the air. Mind you before the Polar Blast that had us adding another layer of clothes and lighting the fire we did have some not … Continue reading Spring in the garden: things we might miss or forget (Wally Richards) → read more

Terra Forming Terra7 hours ago

18 Million Vaccine hospitalizations?

These numbers are huge and it is confirmed by plenty of family reports. And plenty do not make it out as well. Recall that we now have a current death rate of 140% of normal. In the meantime. all stats have been suppressed and certainly obfuscated. We are slowly seeing this data come out. Ultimately, real numbers have to be put out in order to maintain data integrity. Thus early reports in Italy of high numbers were collapsed a year later literally down to a normal level Eh what!. right now we have a real vaccine induced death rate that may still be increasing and false da... read more

SOMEONE SOMEWHERE7 hours ago

The Use of Metformin to Increase the Human Healthspan.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-42667-5_13 read more

PrairiePundit7 hours ago

Polls show increased support for GOP in competitive districts

Red States: ... Now there’s more good news. According to a new CNN poll, Republicans are leading in battleground congressional districts with likely voters. Among likely voters in competitive districts, 48 percent would support the Republican candidate, while only 43 percent said they would support the Democrat, according to the poll. That’s a five percent advantage for the Republicans in those important districts. The Republicans only need to pick up five seats to take control of the House, and it’s those competitive districts that are going to determine the race. Republicans ... read more

Real Climate Science7 hours ago

Choosing A Climate Future

Climate fraud is not a victimless crime, as billions of people around the world are now learning. read more

PrairiePundit7 hours ago

Google accused of threatening conservative speech?

PJ Media: Issues & Insights (I&I) is a terrific conservative website whose writers came from the editorial board of Investors Business Daily. I&I writes smart content that goes after the left, often mercilessly — and, hey, it features PJ Media on its list of recommended websites, so you can see how intelligent I&I is. One of the key contributors to I&I is cartoonist Michael Ramirez. Even if you don’t know his name, chances are you’ve seen his cartoons. They’re perceptive, thought-provoking, gut-busting, and solidly conservative. But Google is targeting I&I and Ramirez’s work. He... read more

Climate Collections8 hours ago

LITHIUM mining for electric vehicles is incredibly destructive to the environment and about as far from "green" as you can imagine

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ?There’s nothing new here, but it acts as a good reminder of just bad lithium mining is for the environment: ? ? Electric vehicles are promoted as the solution for combating “climate change.” Governments are currently incentivizing the production of electric… read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education18 hours ago

JESSICA CHERRY

Jessica Cherry has been named director of athletics and recreation at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. read more

CENSORED NEWS6 hours ago

Live from Reno -- Western Mining Action Network

https://youtu.be/ef80zhZMkss read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago

Canadian Prepper, "2023: China and Russia Vs USA"

*Full screen recommended.* Canadian Prepper, 10/13/22: *"2023: China and Russia Vs USA"* This is major. Watch part 1 here: - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *Related:* "Scott Ritter: Oh No, It's Starting Again, Putin Launches Massive Military Strike" Ritter begins at 35:15 read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago

Free Download: Charles Mackay, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds"

*"Extraordinary Popular Delusions* * and the Madness of Crowds"* "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It's simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." - Carl Sagan "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay,... read more

Not PC6 hours ago

REPOST: NZ's New Aristocracy of Pull

*Since Kris Faafoi's head-first plunge into the lobbyists' trough has got people talking this week, it seemed a reasonable sort of occasion to repost this, from four years ago ...* New Zealand's revolving door of political lobbyists -- political insiders shuttling back and forth between well-paid jobs in government and even-better paid jobs with private lobbyists -- has finally got the attention of political watchers. Turns out it's endemic, bighlighted by the various former, current, and intermittent chiefs of staff peddling their contacts with influence: *This week a perfect exa... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago

"Vegas, America, and the Madness of Crowds"

*"Vegas, America, and the Madness of Crowds"* by Brian Maher "Las Vegas, Nevada has been our resort for these past several days. Here we have witnessed several madnesses - madnesses large, madnesses small. Madnesses public, madnesses private. Yet the public madness, the mass madness, the extended madness is our concern today. That is, the market madness. And so we publish once again our reflections on the madness of crowds. As we have written before: When a man enters a crowd he exits civilization. He goes in, his blood goes up… and his reason goes out. As Herr Nietzsche long ago ... read more

War News Updates6 hours ago

Tweets Of The Day

From a jury in the U.S. asking Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families for hoax claims, to the International Energy Agency saying OPEC+ oil supply cut could tip the world into recession, these are the top 5⃣ stories you need to know today pic.twitter.com/jzWX4X63HD — Reuters (@Reuters) October 13, 2022 The Jan. 6 panel ended its 10th session with a vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump for testimony. "We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion," Cheney said. https://t.co/8uciTugoBB pic.twitter.com/kEXSEzmtaI — The A... read more

Snopes.com7 hours ago

Photo Doesn’t Show Electric Cars in France, Nor Were They Abandoned Due to Battery Replacement Costs

There's no shortage of misleading online memes about electric vehicles. read more

War News Updates7 hours ago

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into The Sea And Sends Warplanes Near To The Border With South Korea

*Daily Mail*: *North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea and sends warplanes near to the border with South Korea as Kim Jong Un responds to 'provocative action' from Seoul after its military scrambled fighter jets* * The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said warplanes flew to the border tonight * North Korean jets were seen within 12km of the boundary between the nations * South Korean fighter jets were scrambled in response to the unusual incident * It comes amid raised tensions on the peninsula after missile tests in the North South Korea has scrambled fighte... read more

Snopes.com7 hours ago

History of the Cerne Abbas Giant

Although researchers now have a better idea when the hill figure was created, there remain many unanswered questions about it. read more

Michael West7 hours ago

A bunch of shifting bastards: how Big Tech goes small on tax

[image: Microsoft, tax avoidance] A new report has revealed how the tech giant Microsoft avoids paying tax on more than $5 billion of revenue in Australia alone while raking in hundreds of millions in government contracts. read more

The New Dark Age7 hours ago

Western Media Rely on Dubious Sources in Smears Directed Against China

By now, everyone in the West should know that there is mass slave labor in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, where Muslim Uyghurs live. The slaves have to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and without pay. Worse, they are not even Uyghurs, but foreigners, and Americans at that. The inhumane owners of the cotton farms, most of whom are Uyghurs themselves, force American John Deere machines to do unlimited slave labor on their 90% automated farms. read more

The New Dark Age7 hours ago

Two potentates meet up at St. Petersburg

There was something profoundly meaningful that the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan undertook a visit to Russia amidst the gathering storms in Ukraine. Conscious of the symbolism, Russian President Vladimir Putin received Sheikh Mohammed on Tuesday in a grand setting befitting a monarch — at the gorgeous Konstantinovksy Palace in St. Petersburg whose heritage dates back to Peter the Great, a symbol of the revival of Russia and its cultural heritage. read more

Komando.com8 hours ago

Are Amazon extended warranties worth it, or a scam?

Should you buy extended warranties on Amazon? We've got the answer. read more

Michael West13 hours ago

Mandatory COVID isolation ends

Australians who test positive to COVID-19 will no longer have to isolate, with mandatory stay-at-home orders officially scrapped. The changes took effect on Friday. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, who led the campaign to ditch isolation rules, believes people will continue to register their COVID-19 diagnoses. “We’re moving to a system of good faith where people […] read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education18 hours ago

Wilmington University Launches Delaware's Second Law School

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education18 hours ago

Dartmouth College President Emeritus Dr. James Wright Dies at 83

Dartmouth College President Emeritus Dr. James Wright has died at age 83. Wright was Dartmouth’s 16th president and the Eleazar... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education18 hours ago

Stanford University Issues Apology After Task Force Finds Evidence of Limiting Jewish Student Admission in 1950s

Stanford University Dr. President Marc Tessier-Lavigne issued an institutional apology after a task force confirmed that the school... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education18 hours ago

Dr. Mary H. Van Brunt Appointed First Woman President of Spring Hill College

Dr. Mary H. Van Brunt has been appointed president of Spring Hill College, making her the first woman to serve as the school’s... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education19 hours ago

As Supreme Court Prepares for Affirmative Action Cases, Experts Analyze What’s Coming

A panel breaks down what's ahead as the Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments on race-conscious admissions read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education19 hours ago

Civil Rights Lawyers: Future of Affirmative Action is in Question

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MUSINGS ON IRAQ5 hours ago

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 13 Al Qaeda in Iraq became the Islamic State of Iraq

1920 UK military relief force fought rebels outside Samawa Rebels withdrew during night (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*) 1950 PM Said cancelled plans for military intervention in Jordan to overthrow unfriendly govt to Iraq 1973 Iraqi 12thArmored Bgd took Tel al-Bazak in Golan Heights Forced Israelis to retreat Stopped advance on Damascus Iraqis had no contact with other units nor Syrians because no liaison officer Brigad... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 26 hours ago

Gerald Celente, "Trends In The News"

*Full screen recommended*. Strong language alert! Gerald Celente, 10/13/22: *"Trends In The News"* "The Trends Journal is a weekly magazine analyzing global current events forming future trends. Our mission is to present Facts and Truth over fear and propaganda to help subscribers prepare for What’s Next in these increasingly turbulent times." - https://trendsresearch.com/ read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 27 hours ago

"You Need a Better Plan!"

Dan, I Allegedly, 10/13/22: *"You Need a Better Plan!"* "The Bond market is affecting everything. The stock market and the real estate market are crashing. Get ready. Today I’m lucky enough to bring back Bob Kudla. He runs Trade Genius." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

Collecting My Thoughts7 hours ago

In Christ Alone, the controversy for almost a decade about a modern hymn

And how do you interpret this hymn? "In Christ alone" by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty. *In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,Fullness of God in helpless babe!This gift of love and righteousness,Scorned by the ones He came to save.Till on that cross as Jesus died,The wrath of God was satisfied;For ev’ry sin on Him was laid—Here in the death of Christ I live.* In our traditional service this Sunday (Oct. 9) we sang "In Christ Alone" which is a contemporary song, but I do like it and it fit the sermon theme, sort of. After the service I asked one of the pastors who's also a mu... read more

balance107 hours ago

on godless, soulless

1. Martian misqualifications. The ascended Masters teach that Mars in its true state is the planet that represents the Divine Mother and base-of-the-spine chakra (muladhara). The Messenger has described Mars as “the white sphere of intense fiery energy of the Divine Mother.” Long ago evolutions of Mars took that pure white light of the Mother and perverted it in war and misuses of sacred fire. Through misuse of free will and base-of-the-spine chakra they perverted the Mother- light in what we call “Martian misqualifications.” These misqualifications can manifest through any chakra ... read more

Medical Kidnap7 hours ago

1st Amendment Dies: $1 Billion Jury Verdict Against Alex Jones Bests Largest Defamation Case in U.S. History by Over $750 Million

No matter what your opinions are of Alex Jones, yesterday's jury verdict in Connecticut to pay $965 million in damages to Sandy Hook families and an FBI agent for calling the mass shooting a "hoax" a decade ago, should shock you in terms of the status of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States that protects freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. I have been a journalist in the Alternative Media for over a decade, and have faced numerous threats and accusations of defamation and other charges over the content of the articles we publi... read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ7 hours ago

Review Eclipse Of The Sunnis, Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East

*Amos, Deborah, **Eclipse Of The Sunnis, Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East**, New York: Public Affairs, 2010* Journalist Deborah Amos said she wrote *Eclipse Of The Sunnis, Power, Exile, and Upheaval in the Middle East* to explore the plight of Iraqi refugees in the Middle East. It turns out to be more of a travel journal about her trips to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Half the book is about Iraqis but the other half is about the politics and society of those countries. That means *Eclipse Of The Sunnis* really lacks focus. On the positive side Amos was able to c... read more

The Last Refuge7 hours ago

NBC Nibbles Carefully During Report on Fall Harvest Inflation

In this brief segment on fall harvest inflation, NBC notes consumer prices for food stuffs continue increasing regardless of the economic action by the Biden administration. The reason is very simple and is outlined within the segment by Jacob Goebbert, the Goebbert’s farm general manager. WATCH: . The current inflation is embedded in the cost […] The post NBC Nibbles Carefully During Report on Fall Harvest Inflation appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Vox - All7 hours ago

The January 6 committee’s Trump subpoena might not succeed — but here’s what might

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), center, vice chair of January 6 committee, delivers remarks during a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on October 13 in Washington, DC. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Proving Trump’s intent, as the committee tried to do at Thursday’s hearing, will be critical to any criminal case against him. The January 6 committee wrapped up what could be its final public hearing with a vote to subpoena Donald Trump himself for testimony Thursday. But of more importance for the future was the hearing’s larger theme. The focus, vice chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) said, was... read more

Vox - All7 hours ago

Why food keeps getting more expensive

[image: Illustration of a price tag for 99 cents, apple slices, and a whole apple.] Christina Animashaun/Vox Food prices continued to rise in September as consumers spent more on everything from meat and cereal to fruits and vegetables. Rising inflation continues to strain American households, and stubbornly high prices have been especially evident for shoppers at the grocery store. A jump in inflation in September was partly fueled by rising food prices, according to a Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday. Overall inflation rose 8.2 percent from a year ago, driven by ... read more

Vox - All7 hours ago

The Supreme Court just shut down Trump’s last-ditch effort to sabotage the Mar-a-Lago investigation

[image: Brett Kavanaugh Sworn In As 114th Supreme Court Justice] Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is greeted at his 2018 swearing-in by President Donald Trump, at the White House, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images One of the stupidest chapters in recent American legal history comes to a close. The Supreme Court handed down a very brief, unsigned order on Thursday denying former President Donald Trump’s most recent attempt to undermine a criminal investigation into classified documents that the FBI recovered from Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence. Techn... read more

Health Impact News7 hours ago

1st Amendment Dies: $1 Billion Jury Verdict Against Alex Jones Bests Largest Defamation Case in U.S. History by Over $750 Million

No matter what your opinions are of Alex Jones, yesterday's jury verdict in Connecticut to pay $965 million in damages to Sandy Hook families and an FBI agent for calling the mass shooting a "hoax" a decade ago, should shock you in terms of the status of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the United States that protects freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. I have been a journalist in the Alternative Media for over a decade, and have faced numerous threats and accusations of defamation and other charges over the content of the articles we publi... read more

Snopes.com8 hours ago

What Does the Mysterious Voynich Manuscript Really Say?

Spoiler alert: No one fully knows (yet). read more

From the Trenches World Report8 hours ago

New UPS Policy Requires Unlimited Access to Firearms Shipper’s Books

AmmoLand – by John Crump WASHINGTON, D.C. -(Ammoland.com)- Last month, AmmoLand News posted about the new anti-gun policies of shipping giant UPS. Now it appears that the common... The post New UPS Policy Requires Unlimited Access to Firearms Shipper’s Books appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

From the Trenches World Report8 hours ago

September NICS Continue Trend, Third Highest Month for Gun Sales

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)-– September 2022 continues the run of third highest months in 2022 for firearm sales through the National Instant Background... The post September NICS Continue Trend, Third Highest Month for Gun Sales appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Science Matters8 hours ago

Net Zero = Pro China + Pro Russia

Rupert Darwall explains in an Epoch Times article Democratic Party Captured by Environmentalists, Aiding Russia and China. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. Environmentalists have captured the Democratic party and, in their push towards Net Zero, are aiding Russia and China, a senior fellow at RealClearFoundation, Rupert Darwall, says. Furthermore, the push towards Net Zero […] read more

War News Updates9 hours ago

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Says US-Russia Relations 'Can’t Get Any Worse’

*RT:** US-Russia relations 'can’t get any worse’ – Moscow* *FM Sergey Lavrov says Joe Biden’s unwillingness to talk with Vladimir Putin won’t complicate an already dire situation * US President Joe Biden’s latest remark indicating his unwillingness to negotiate with his Russian counterpart is unlikely to further worsen an already dire global security situation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The diplomat noted that Moscow is, however, still open to dialogue, but that no “sensible” offers have so far been forthcoming from Washington. In an interview with R... read more

Real Climate Science9 hours ago

Fifteen Years Into The Permanent Drought

“IT MAY be time to stop describing south-eastern Australia as gripped by drought and instead accept the extreme dry as permanent, one of the nation’s most senior weather experts warned yesterday. “Perhaps we should call it our new climate,” said … Continue reading → read more

War News Updates9 hours ago

NATO And The EU Issue Their Own Nuclear Warnings Against Russia

*Reuters:* *We will not be intimidated by Russia's nuclear threats, NATO tells Moscow* BRUSSELS — NATO will closely monitor Russia’s upcoming nuclear exercise but not be cowed into dropping support for Ukraine by Moscow’s veiled nuclear threats, the alliance’s chief said on Thursday. “We will not be intimidated,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after a two-day meeting of the alliance’s defense ministers. “Russia’s nuclear rhetoric is dangerous, reckless, and they know that if they use (a) nuclear weapon against Ukraine, it will have severe consequence... read more

Real Climate Science9 hours ago

“It’s that simple”

“If Republicans win, inflation’s going to get worse. It’s that simple” – Joe Biden October 13, 2022 Biden: ‘If Republicans win, inflation’s going to get worse’ | The Hill United States Inflation Rate – September 2022 Data – 1914-2021 Historical read more

Pension Pulse2 hours ago

IMCO's CEO & CIO and Why It's Not Time to Hit the Panic Button

Bert Clark, President & CEO of IMCO and Rossitsa Stoyanova, Chief Investment Officer of IMCO published an IMCO Insight comment, *Don't hit the panic button: How investors can manage (and even profit) from short-term volatilit*y: How we think at IMCO At IMCO we believe that short-term volatility of returns is generally unavoidable for long-term investors. We think the key is not to try to alter asset mix to avoid it, but to have adequate liquidity to survive and, in some cases, profit from it. In retrospect, “down markets” may seem predictable and can cause investors to wonder ... read more

All That Is Solid ...8 hours ago

Zombie Government

At one point during the summer, it looked like Liz Truss might have posed a threat to Labour. This was before Keir Starmer's thinking had caught up with the public's and committed the party to an energy price freeze. For a moment, given that the Tories possess an unerring instinct for power and a propensity to say anything to stay in office, Truss could have made good on the maverick(ish) persona she sometimes affected during the contest and outbid Labour by freezing prices and nationalising the energy firms. That window has long since slammed shut, and it was the Prime Minister who... read more

Collecting My Thoughts8 hours ago

Why does Biden want marijuana convicts out of federal prisons?

Biden lies to us about blacks and marijuana. The claim his writers/handlers are using is, “While studies show white and Black people use marijuana at similar rates, a Black person is more than three times as likely to be arrested for possession than a white person, according to a report from the ACLU that analyzed marijuana arrest data from 2010 to 2018.” That's bunk. ACLU definitely doesn't have the best interests of the black community at heart. Read any famous writer or observer of black/Negro life in the 20th century and you'll see marijuana is a huge factor in the destructio... read more

balance108 hours ago

held in the dark eye

Is it not an honor then to be a part of the mission of the Two Witnesses which as a continuity [of the historical mission of Christ] is in alignment [with] and [pursuant to] this great calling of the Son of God for the judgment of the twelve tribes and of the laggards and of Nephilim and of their godless creation? All of this must come to pass ere the Earth- changes mentioned by beloved Alpha should take place. -Kuthumi, Pearl 24:74 …………….. And the highest liberty that must be guaranteed on Earth is the liberty of the sons and daughters of God to commune with the Almighty and to d... read more

Collecting My Thoughts8 hours ago

Flying taxis and Chinese education

This morning I saw a TV report of a flying taxi being demonstrated in Dubai, made by the Chinese. The minute I saw it I was pretty sure the Chinese schools aren't submerged in woke and are making mincemeat of our union controlled, big government schools tying our young people to the failures of the past with D.I.E., diversity, inclusion and equity. What a shame. The Chinese still have slavery, and Dubai lives on the servanthood of low income workers imported from all over the Asian and African world who can't become citizens. In the U.S. where we have a global population representin... read more

Collecting My Thoughts8 hours ago

The renaming of military bases

Years ago Lakeside used to have a Civil War week. I remember attending a lecture on John Bell Hood and wondering why we had a military base named for a Confederate, and one who'd lost so many men. Then Victor Davis Hanson explained that today in his podcast. It turns out that after WWI Congress realized how poorly prepared the U.S. was. The Southern Democrats made a deal to get the appropriation. They would provide the land for the bases, which could revitalize their economy in the south, and they got naming rights. Now 100 years later Democrats who never noticed the Confederates be... read more

Assyrian International News Agency8 hours ago

Assyrian Fighter Killed By Turkish Drone Strike

According to the [Assyrian] Syriac security forces, a Turkish drone attack on a Sotoro vehicle has killed one of their members. In Rojava, the Christian minority of the Syriacs has its own security force, the Sotoro, in accordance with the model of pluralistic, grassroots self-government. read more

the daily howler9 hours ago

Something is wrong with President Trump!

*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022* *In search of a fuller discussion:* We had several reactions to today's presentation by the January 6 committee. We were struck, as we've been in the past, by the limitations of this format, in which all members of the committee share a single point of view. We were also struck by how much of today's presentation, though not all, was repetition of material which had been presented before. Most of all, we were struck by the depth of disorder exhibited by President Trump during the events in question. There can be no serious discussion of these events... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago

Musical Interlude: The Alan Parsons Project, "Prime Time"

*The Alan Parsons Project, "Prime Time"* read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago

"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

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago

Chet Raymo, “Angling For Happiness”

*“Angling For Happiness”* by Chet Raymo “There is a concept in physics called angle of repose. Set an object, a book say, on a plank. Now slowly tip up one end of the plank until the moment when the book just starts to slide. The angle between the plank and the horizontal is the angle of repose, where the component of the gravitational force down the plank becomes greater than the maximum friction force holding the book at rest. Or, in more evocative terms - as I write I am lying on the couch with the laptop in my lap, in perfect repose. If you started tipping up the couch, at some... read more

The Duran9 hours ago

The All-Encompassingness of the U.S. Government’s Secret Global Police-State

Eric Zuesse The U.S. Government is controlled by its Deep State, America’s billionaires, whom their Government has been assisting, ever since 25 July 1945, to extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public. They have thus been gradually taking control over, and replacing, […] read more

The Duran9 hours ago

Putin offers Erdogan TurkStream gas hub. Biden wanted OPEC delay. Green screen revealed. U/2

Putin offers Erdogan TurkStream gas hub. Biden wanted OPEC delay. Green screen revealed. U/2 Topic 734 read more

Econlib9 hours ago

Brad DeLong’s 20th century

Yesterday, I flew back home from Europe. On the flight, I read Brad DeLong’s Slouching Toward Utopia, a narrative of the political economy of the period from 1870 to 2010. DeLong views this period as a sort of extended 20th century, during which accelerated economic growth had all sorts of unforeseen effects. Flying to the […] The post Brad DeLong’s 20th century appeared first on Econlib. read more

Climate Collections10 hours ago

New tool helps researchers investigate clouds, rain and climate change

Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Anvil of a thundercloud over Columbia [image credit: Eulenjäger @ Wikipedia] Researchers hope ‘to ease comparisons between climate and weather models with observations from weather instruments’, broadly speaking. In terms of modelling this is a known area of difficulty. – – – The Earth Model Column Collaboratory is an… read more

Turcopolier10 hours ago

“Russia to evacuate civilians from Kherson as Ukrainians close in”

“Russia will help evacuate civilians from the Kherson region after Kremlin-backed authorities there asked for aid following a Ukrainian counter-offensive. “The government took the decision to organise assistance for the departure of residents of the (Kherson) region to other regions of … Continue reading → read more

Econlib11 hours ago

E-ska-nomics 101

I love ska punk. The horns, the guitar parts, the lyrics, the mosh pits filled with people frenetically skanking to the beat. I’ve long been a fan of third wave ska bands like Reel Big Fish, Mustard Plug, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Streetlight Manifesto. Lately I have been getting into more recent ska punk […] The post E-ska-nomics 101 appeared first on Econlib. read more

Climate Collections11 hours ago

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 285 – 2022

Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North read more

Virginia Lawyers Weekly11 hours ago

Monk, attorney charged with $3.5M pandemic relief fraud 

A man who presents himself as a Orthodox Christian monk and a woman he lived with who is an attorney fraudulently obtained $3.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds for nonprofit religious organizations and related businesses they controlled, and spent some of it to fund a “lavish lifestyle,” federal prosecutors in Massachusetts said on Oct. ... read more

Snopes.com20 years ago

Did a Beer Flood Kill 9 People?

The flood reportedly took place in London in 1814. read more

Not PC8 hours ago

"Global economies are facing a potential energy shock..."

*"Global economies are facing a potential energy shock—the third such shock of the past half century. Energy costs and security have returned to centre stage, as has the realisation that the world remains deeply dependent on reliable supplies of petroleum, natural gas, and coal.... "Advocates of a carbon-free world underestimate not only how much energy the world already uses, but how much more energy the world will yet demand. There are more people, more wealth, and more kinds of technologies and services than existed when President John F. Kennedy faced the Cuban Missile Cris... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago

"Never, Ever Forget..."

"Never, ever forget that nothing in this life is free. Life demands payment in some form for your "right" to express yourself, to condemn and abuse the evil surrounding us. Expect to pay... it will come for you, *they* will come for you, regardless. Knowing that, give them Hell itself every chance you can. Expect no mercy, and give none. That's how life works. Be ready to pay for what you do, or be a coward, pretend you don't see, don't know, and cry bitter tears over how terrible things are, over how you let them become." - Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom the Bell Tolls " read more

War News Updates9 hours ago

Russia’s Security Council Says Ukraine Joining NATO Can Lead To World War III

Ukraine's President Zelenskiy attends NATO sumit via video link, in Kyiv © Reuters/UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER *TASS: **Ukraine’s joining NATO can lead to World War III — Russia’s Security Council* *Apparently, that's what they are counting on - to create informational noise and draw attention to themselves once again, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov said* MOSCOW, October 13. /TASS/. Accession of Ukraine to NATO can lead to World War III and NATO itself understands it, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov said in ... read more

PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago

Oakland Landlord Steps Up Harassment At Building On Rent Strike

Three weeks into the rent strike, instead of negotiating in good faith, FPA Multifamily/Trinity dramatically escalated its harassment and intimidation efforts against the RoM council. On Weds., Sept. 21, a council member approached an on-site manager to complain about harassment of his partner and children. Management called the cops and the tenant was arrested on a baseless charge. FPA Multifamily/Trinity issued the family an eviction notice. Immediately after the arrest, in what was widely understood as a threat, FPA Multifamily/Trinity issued all tenants a notice demanding rent... read more

Snopes.com9 hours ago

Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump for Testimony on Capitol Attack

The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear. read more

PopularResistance.Org9 hours ago

Harvard/MIT Students Shut Down Exxon Recruiting Event

On Wednesday, around 30 members of the Harvard and MIT communities disrupted a recruiting event by ExxonMobil. The presentation, which was held in the offices of the MIT Earth and Planetary Sciences department and advertised to Harvard science students, was intended to convince students to participate in the company’s hiring process. Students at the event, however, sent a message loud and clear: So long as Exxon is undermining young people’s futures, it won’t be welcome on campus. The disruption — and a similar one, also this week at Brown — come in the wake of Exxon’s track recor... read more

War News Updates9 hours ago

NATO Developing A 10-Year Plan To Rebuild Ukraine’s Military

Top officials from NATO, the United States and Ukraine attend a meeting in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 12, 2022. © AP / Olivier Matthys *Politico*: *NATO sets sights on rebuilding Ukraine’s defense industry* “It's about shifting away from Soviet equipment," one NATO official said. BRUSSELS — NATO is developing a 10-year plan to rebuild the Ukrainian defense industry, with the first meeting between the alliance and Kyiv slated for next week. The meeting will be the start of a long process hinted at for weeks by U.... read more

The Last Refuge9 hours ago

Social Security Administration Announces 2023 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) at 8.7 Percent, Biggest Inflation Driven Increase Since Jimmy Carter Era

Joe Biden’s economic and energy policies have resulted in another record matching former President Jimmy Carter. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an inflation driven increase in SAA benefits of 8.7% beginning in January 2023. This is the largest cost of living adjustment in 40 years. (Social Security Administration) – Approximately 70 million Americans will […] The post Social Security Administration Announces 2023 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) at 8.7 Percent, Biggest Inflation Driven Increase Since Jimmy Carter Era appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Halifax Examiner10 hours ago

Halifax woman living the van life gets a closer look at the housing crisis in the city

A Halifax woman now living in her van full-time after being renovicted from her apartment says van life has given her a bit more insight into the housing crisis in the city. Terri Smith-Fraser is a full-time continuing care assistant (CCA) and has worked in the health care sector for 30 years. She’s also started […] read more

War News Updates10 hours ago

Russian Kamikaze Drones Strike Critical Infrastructure Sites In Kyiv Region And Missiles Targeted More Than 40 Ukrainian Cities And Towns

*RFE:* *Fresh Wave Of Russian Strikes Targets Dozens Of Ukrainian Locations, Officials Say* Russian missiles targeted more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns on October 13, officials said, hitting critical infrastructure in Ukraine's capital region, a day after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling Moscow's annexation of Ukrainian territory "illegal" and Ukraine's allies committed more military aid. Three drones operated by Russian forces attacked the small town of Makariv, west of Kyiv, early on October 13, Andriy Nebytov, head of the Kyiv regi... read more

War News Updates10 hours ago

Palestinians Riot In Jerusalem Over Latest Israeli Clampdown

*Jerusalem Post*:* Violence erupts in Jerusalem in most violent night in capital in years* *Two policemen injured, possibly by pipe bomb • Jerusalem mayor's car pelted with rocks on his way to a Sukkot event in east Jerusalem * Two Israeli police officers were injured and nine Palestinians were arrested between Wednesday night and Thursday morning as violence broke out across Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank amid rising tensions surrounding IDF operations in Shuafat and Nablus and a visit by Jews to Joseph's Tomb. Arab rioters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks and fired ... read more

War News Updates11 hours ago

Fifteen European Countries Have Agreed To Jointly Procure Air Defense Systems

The IRIS-T SLM is considered one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world *Euronews*: *Fifteen European countries unite to boost air defence capabilities * Fifteen European countries on Thursday announced that they would jointly procure air defence systems to protect the continent under a newly-created European Sky Shield Initiative. Germany, which spearheaded the project, will coordinate the joint procurements to urgently plug existing gaps with regard to possible air attacks at close range -- including drones -- as well as medium and long-range, and especially ... read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Concern over ministers’ ‘failure to plan’ for blackout impact on disabled people

The government is facing questions over its apparent failure to prepare for the impact of possible power blackouts this winter on disabled people who need electricity to run lifesaving medical and independent living equipment in their homes. National Grid ESO, which controls […] read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Police silent as action on disability hate crime plunges… again

The number of disability hate crime cases passed by police forces to prosecutors plummeted by a fifth last year, despite the number of allegations reported by disabled people rising by more than 40 per cent. Police forces across England and Wales passed […] read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Support for user-led plan to replace universal credit… and treat all claimants with respect

Disabled people’s organisations and allies have offered strong support for a user-led plan to build a social security system that treats all benefit claimants with “dignity, fairness and respect”, and replaces the government’s “chaotic” universal credit. The plan has been drawn up […] read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Campaigners dismiss Labour’s claim of co-production on social care review

Disabled campaigners have dismissed Labour’s claim that a review of its adult social care policy is being co-produced with disabled people. Despite promises from Labour that disabled people would work in partnership with the Fabian Society, the thinktank commissioned to carry out […] read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Mental health reforms ‘must go further’, MPs and peers are told

A user-led organisation has warned MPs and peers that the government’s planned mental health reforms do not go far enough and have failed to engage with disabled activists who have been pushing for a more rights-based approach. Mary Sadid, policy manager for […] read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Mental health reforms ‘could have unintended consequences’ for autistic people

A disabled activist has warned that proposed changes to the law that are supposed to prevent autistic people from being unfairly detained in hospital could lead to many of them ending up in prison instead. Alexis Quinn, who is autistic herself, told […] read more

IER12 hours ago

MDN: IER Transparency Project Reveals FERC Coordination with White House

As seen in Marcellus Drilling News _________ In a March 3rd Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator Bill Cassidy… The post MDN: IER Transparency Project Reveals FERC Coordination with White House appeared first on IER. read more

IER13 hours ago

EIA Forecasts Higher Energy Prices and Bills This Winter

With a colder winter expected this coming season, resulting in higher heating demand, and higher fuel prices due to President… The post EIA Forecasts Higher Energy Prices and Bills This Winter appeared first on IER. read more

Global Issues News Headlines9 hours ago

Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears

New uncertainty and “a heightened risk of war” now prevails across Yemen, following the end of a long truce which brought significant dividends, the UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday. Read the full story, “Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears”, on globalissues.org → read more

Global Issues News Headlines9 hours ago

Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems

A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published on Thursday, warns that half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems. Read the full story, “Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems”, on globalissues.org → read more

Greg Mankiw's Blog10 hours ago

Webinar: New edition preview

The publisher of my textbook *Principles of Economics* will host a webinar on October 21 during which I will talk about the new edition, which will be available in January. If you are interested, click here. read more

The Rio Times10 hours ago

Latin America has 94% fewer animals than in 1970, says study

The Living Planet 2022 report, produced by the NGO WWF (World Wildlife Fund), showed a 69% reduction in the population of wild animals from 1970 to 2018. The region that showed the most significant decline was Latin America, with a 94% drop. Africa is in second place, with a 66% drop in the animal population. […] read more

Vox - All10 hours ago

Vox Conversations Relaunches as The Gray Area, Hosted by Sean Illing

*Every Monday and Thursday, Illing and his guests will dive deep into a wide array of topics and provide a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between.* Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network today announced the relaunch of *Vox Conversations* as *The Gray Area*, hosted by *Sean Illing*. Speaking with some of the deepest thinkers out there, Illing and his guests will provide a philosophical take on culture, politics and everything in between. The first episode is out today and features an interview with *Neil deGrasse Tyson* as he explains why scientific il... read more

Vox - All10 hours ago

The best thing you can do to quash a deadly Covid-19 surge this winter

People wait in line for a Covid-19 test at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the Bronx, New York, in April 2020. | Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Redesigned Covid-19 vaccines could save thousands of lives, but few are getting them. Another winter, another wave. With the leaves changing color, temperatures dropping, and people spending more time indoors, health officials are warning of a spike not just in Covid-19 cases but other infections as well. “The challenge with holiday seasons every year is it’s also a time where contagious respiratory viruses — like inf... read more

The Rio Times10 hours ago

Brazil’s Alagoas state governor’s assets grew 545% in 4 years

The assets declared to the Electoral Justice by the governor of Alagoas, Paulo Dantas (MDB), grew 545% from 2018 to 2022, according to data from the TSE (Superior Electoral Court). Dantas was removed from office by Minister Laurita Vaz of the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) on Tuesday, October 11. He was investigated by the […] read more

The Last Refuge10 hours ago

September Consumer Price Index Shows Inflation Continuing to Rise More Than Expected, Fed Raising Rates Having No Impact Because it is NOT Demand Side Inflation

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics released the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) today [DATA HERE]. The financial and business media call the continued rise of consumer inflation “unexpected,” however, the results are not a surprise to those who are not pretending. This CNBC headline highlights the economic pretense still entrenched: “Inflation increased 0.4% in […] The post September Consumer Price Index Shows Inflation Continuing to Rise More Than Expected, Fed Raising Rates Having No Impact Because it is NOT Demand Side Inflation appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

The Rio Times10 hours ago

Nubank will have a mode to restrict out-of-home app usage

On Thursday, October 13, the digital bank Nubank launched a security tool that allows users to limit the value of transactions through the app when they are away from home. Called "street mode", the mechanism allows the definition of a secure Wi-Fi network and restricts the use of the application. The bank states that the […] read more

The Rio Times10 hours ago

Pro-Bolsonaro gubernatorial candidates reach 97 million electoral votes; pro da Silva 30.7 million

The 9 elected governors and the 5 who lead and support President Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) in the 2nd round together govern 97.2 million voters. In the case of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT, left), the 6 and 3 governors respectively govern 30.7 million. In Bahia, there is a numerical balance between the two […] read more

The Rio Times10 hours ago

Angolan rapper Prodígio creates center to support young talents

The space Prodigia-te, in the Prenda neighborhood, one of the most traditional of Luanda, where Osvaldo Moniz, better known as "Prodígio", grew up, is a social project that will open doors to young teenagers who excel in various areas, from chess to music, identifying talents in the communities and helping to develop their skills. "The […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Family consumption in Brazil increased by 7.23% in August

According to a survey published today (13) by the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), the consumption of Brazilian families increased by 7.23% in August compared to the same month of 2021. In the first eight months of the year, cumulatively, the high is 2.67% compared to the same period last year. According to Marcio Milan, […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Rents in São Paulo up quarterly for the first time since 2020

The rental housing market in São Paulo recorded an increase in the third quarter for the first time since 2020, highlighting the final recovery of the market after the fluctuations during the pandemic period. Compared to the year's second quarter, rental prices increased by 2% between July and September - up 16% compared to the […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Peruvian mining organization warns of conflicts with Castillo’s government

Today it is pretty easy to start a social conflict, and the response is very slow, which causes the problem to escalate, warned the president of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy of Peru (SNMPE), Raul Jacob. According to information from the Ombudsman's Office, as of August, there are 209 registered social conflicts, […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Macau promises Sino-Lusophone ‘theme park’ between October and November

Macau authorities have promised to transform the territory into a Sino-Lusophone "theme park" between October 28 and November 18 with an investment of nearly 1 million euros, linked to a series of festivals. The 4th Encounter in Macau - Festival of Arts and Culture between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, which will include traditional music and […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Ecuador: Militarization of public security represents a risk to human rights

On September 12, President Guillermo Lasso presented Ecuadorian citizens with eight questions on citizen security, democratic strengthening, and the environment to promote a citizen consultation in 2023 that could lead to constitutional reforms. This week, Ecuador's Constitutional Court will conduct a constitutional review of the questions, the first of which concerns the deployment of the […] read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Guinean police invade the premises of the private radio station Galáxia de Pindjiguiti

On Monday, a group of Guinean police officers stormed the premises of the private radio station Galaxia de Pindjiguiti in Bissau to seek "satisfaction" over a published article, sources from the station and the journalists' union said today. According to the information, a journalist at the station had written a report expressing suspicions about a […] read more

The Last Refuge12 hours ago

Real Average Hourly Wages Continue to Decline as Inflation Destroys Economy and Now Hours Worked is Contracting

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) released the September wage report [DATA HERE] delivering worse economic news for workers. Real wages are dropping at a historic rate as inflation continues to rise and as a result wages buy less. [BLS] “Real average hourly earnings decreased 3.0 percent, seasonally adjusted, from September 2021 to September […] The post Real Average Hourly Wages Continue to Decline as Inflation Destroys Economy and Now Hours Worked is Contracting appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more

Disability News Service12 hours ago

Book describes how fight for justice changed Jodey Whiting’s mother

A disabled campaigner has described in a new book how her fight to highlight the countless deaths caused by the failings of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), including the suicide of her own daughter, has changed her life. Joy Dove, […] read more

Komando.com13 hours ago

Never lose your keys again with these key trackers

Have you ever been late for an appointment because you couldn't find your car keys? These trackers will prevent that from happening again. read more

Snopes.com11 hours ago

Did a Youth Pastor Make an ‘I Heart Hot Youth Pastors’ Sticker?

"My best friend lives in South Carolina and sent me this screenshot from her local mom group and I just ... cannot," a tweet read. read more

Accidental Deliberations11 hours ago

Thursday Afternoon Links

This and that for your Thursday reading. - WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus examines how long COVID is producing disastrous social and economic effects. Helena Perez Valle interviews Deepti Gurdasani about the lessons we should be learning both to address the continued spread of COVID-19 and to prepare for future pandemics, while David Wallace-Wells discusses the need for more compelling stories about the continued toll of COVID in order to make the case for the public health measures needed to keep people safe. And Nergis Fertina explores how COVID itself may be ch... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 211 hours ago

Gregory Mannarino," Alert! Stock Market Set To Crater, Sell Off Worsens, It's Really Coming Apart"

Gregory Mannarino, AM 10/13/22: *"Alert! Stock Market Set To Crater, * *Sell Off Worsens, It's Really Coming Apart"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

MJBizDaily11 hours ago

Ontario cannabis retail regulator warns stores against selling to illicit operators

The cannabis retail regulator in Ontario, Canada, is warning licensed retailers against selling their inventory to "unlicensed third parties upon the closure of the store." Ontario cannabis retail regulator warns stores against selling to illicit operators is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

MJBizDaily11 hours ago

Pennsylvania medical marijuana agency gets new director

Laura Mentch, a pharmacist with experience in the medical marijuana industry, has been chosen to be the new director of Pennsylvania’s MMJ regulatory agency. Pennsylvania medical marijuana agency gets new director is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Bacon's Rebellion11 hours ago

Predicting State Revenue in the Face of Inflation and Recession – Bipartisan Issues, Bipartisan Approach, Damnably Difficult

By James C. Sherlock Governor Youngkin on Wednesday spoke to the Joint Advisory Board of Economists (the Board), part of a genuinely bipartisan structure established under Virginia law to support revenue assessments. Which in turn must be used to support … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times11 hours ago

Entrepreneurs warn that the recruitment of new workers due to the exodus in Cape Verde threatens the country’s productivity

The president of the business association Cabo Verde Empresas, Andrea Benolli, said that the successive recruitment of Cape Verdean workers, especially for different sectors in Portugal, "endangers the maintenance of quality levels" and productivity. "For companies, this means replacing thousands of skilled workers who have gained experience over the years with others who are more […] read more

War News Updates11 hours ago

French President Macron Says France Will Not Trade Nuclear Strikes With Russia Over Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Paris, December 9, 2019 Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS *The National:* *France will not trade nuclear strikes with Russia over Ukraine* France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation," Mr Macron told public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday. "They are defined clearly and wouldn’t be directly affected at all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukra... read more

War News Updates12 hours ago

One In Three Of Estonia's Military Reservists That Were Called Up For The Annual Defense Exercise Failed To Show Up

Exercise Okas 2022 in progress Source: Sergei Stepanov/ERR *ERR.ee*:* Over a tenth of snap military exercise call-up emails went unopened* More than 10 percent of those called-up to a recent snap military reservist exercise either did not open the email or did not receive it in the first place, the Estonian Defense Forces said on Monday. Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander, Lt Gen. Martin Herem, said of the call-up notifications for the "Okas" snap exercise held in late September: "There are people who didn't show up for the exercise, who didn't made contact, and we can s... read more

From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago

No Broadcast Today

There will be no broadcast of The Word From the Trenches today. I have some work to do which requires extra hands which will only... The post No Broadcast Today appeared first on From the Trenches World Report . read more

MJBizDaily12 hours ago

CT to reconsider some cannabis license applications in wake of lawsuits

The Connecticut Social Equity Council will allow seven cannabis companies to reapply for licenses for forthcoming adult-use cannabis sales. CT to reconsider some cannabis license applications in wake of lawsuits is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Israel Palestine News12 hours ago

Palestinian hunger strikes: growing resistance against growing Israeli crimes

Over 1 million Palestinians have been held in Israeli prisons over the years. Thousands have been held in “administrative detention,” which means imprisonment without a trial or even charges. More & more, Palestinian prisoners are protesting this barely-legal practice through hunger strikes. Frail, emaciated Palestinians make Israel very nervous. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man12 hours ago

Farewell to a little-known aircraft that turned into a scientific wonder

NASA has retired its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), after eight years of operations. Data from its missions will continue to be analyzed for years to come. From the start of its development in 1996, SOFIA required engineering ingenuity. A Boeing 747SP jetliner had to be modified to carry the 38,000-pound, 100-inch (more than 17,000-kilogram, 2.5-meter) telescope provided by NASA’s partner on the SOFIA mission, the German Space Agency at DLR. Engineers at Ames developed a garage door-like mechanism that rolled up to let the telescope observe the ski... read more

Halifax Examiner12 hours ago

Amendments to Emergency “911” Act would require telcos to submit emergency plans, rebate customers for lost service

The Nova Scotia government is taking on the telecommunications companies in the wake of prolonged communications failures following tropical storm Fiona. John Lohr, the minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office, introduced amendments to the Emergency “911” Act on Thursday that he said “will compel local telecommunications companies to provide reliable service and better […] read more

From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago

Video Games May Trigger Rare Heart Attacks in Kids: Study

Web MD – by Nick Take Oct. 12, 2022 — When 16-year-old Jake Gallagher died of a heart attack while playing video games, the U.K. teen’s death made... The post Video Games May Trigger Rare Heart Attacks in Kids: Study appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

Bacon's Rebellion12 hours ago

Data of the Day: 5-Year Enrollment Trends

A week ago I published data showing the winners and losers among public Virginia four-year colleges and universities in the enrollment sweepstakes for the 2022-23 academic year. Larry Houseworth, a Virginia Military Institute alumnus, has shared the table above showing … Continue reading → read more

The New Dark Age12 hours ago

When Will the Stars Shine Again in Burkina Faso?: The Forty-First Newsletter (2022)

Thursday, 13 October 2022 — The Tricontinental Wilfried Balima (Burkina Faso), Les Trois Camarades (‘The Three Comrades’), 2018. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 30 September 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré led a section of the Burkina Faso military to depose Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who had seized power in a coup d’état in … Continue reading When Will the Stars Shine Again in Burkina Faso?: The Forty-First Newsletter (2022) read more

From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago

WSJ: 2,600+ Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee – Especially Big Tech

Breitbart – by Allum Bokhari More than 2,600 federal officials either own or have traded stock in companies their agencies oversee, according to a damning report... The post WSJ: 2,600+ Federal Officials Trade Stock in Companies Their Agencies Oversee – Especially Big Tech appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more