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Snopes.com13 hours ago

UK Prime Minister Forced from Office Amid Economic Turmoil, Chaos in Parliament and a Party in Tatters

Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust. read more

Turcopolier13 hours ago

“Russia Abandons Kherson as Putin’s Army Flees Back Across Dnieper”

“The region’s Moscow-installed head, Vladimir Saldo, told Russian state television that the administration was moving to the east bank of the Dnieper river, Agence France-Presse reported. There were reports on social media that Russian intelligence service (FSB) officers and Chechen … Continue reading → read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago

"A Cold Day in Hell"

*"A Cold Day in Hell"* *A look at what happens when vernacular economies break down.* by Bill Bonner and Joel Bowman *Delray Beach, Florida - "*In the news this week, The Hill: "Home sales declined the most on record in September as mortgage rates surged and pushed prospective buyers out of the once-hot housing market, according to a new report. A report from the real estate company Redfin shows the number of homes sold fell by 25 percent and new listings dropped by 22 percent last month, marking the biggest declines on record in both categories - excluding numbers at the onset of t... read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago

Blogger keeps switching my post back from compose view to html view making it impossible to read

Viwer couners are easily manipulated as is widely known. But this ? Instead of the compose view I keep seeing the html view no matter how often I update it read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN CAUGHT ON THE HORNS OF A DILEMNA EXISTENCE OF EC DOCUMENTS MEANS SHE CAN BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED FOR WILFULLY DISREGARDING WARNINGS OR NEGLIGENCE IN VIOLATION OF HER OBLIGATION TO REVIEW ALL RELEVANT DOCS SHE CAN T SAY SHE CAN NOT FIND THE DOCUMENTS AS SHE CLAIMS SHE COULD NOT FIND HER TEXTS MESSAGES WITH ALBERT BOURLA TO NEGOTIATE PFIZER VACCINE DEAL FOR 2 BILLION DOSES I FOUND THEM FOR HER UNDER EU RULES, SHE MUST ANSWER IN 15 WORKING DAYS EITHER SHE PRODUCES THE EC DOCS IN MY POSSESSION AND HAS TO EXPLAIN WHY SHE DID NOT ... read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT11 hours ago

New England Facing Blackouts This Winter, As Mad Green Policies Bite

By Paul Homewood It’s not only Europe! Residents in New England cities are facing rolling blackouts this winter if temperatures drop for a prolonged cold snap because of lower fuel supplies. The region relies on natural-gas imports to bridge the gaps during the winter but is now having to compete with European […] read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE11 hours ago

BACK RISHI SUNAK IS FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT UK MP AFTER TRUSS RESIGNS. BORIS "DAGOBERT DUCK" PLANS TO RUN

Tory leadership contenders need 100 votes from MPs by Monday Rishi Snark is the firm favorite Support Rshi Sunak who correctly predicted the Truss, Kwarteng budget would be a disaster, has basic grip on economics and finance and the interests of UK at heart. Same can t be said of Truss and her mentor Boris Johnson or King Charles who sanctioned Truss s disastrous budget. Establishment insider and City of London darling Johnson, Truss s mentor, supporter, and like her, author of disastrous covid lockdown,vaccine and other economicand foreign policies continued by Truss is runn... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

California College of the Arts to Receive $4.7 Million to Support Diversity, Equity, and Innovation in Arts and Design

California College of the Arts will receive $4.7 million from four organizations to support diversity, equity, and innovation... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

AFT Begins Nation-Wide Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour

The American Federation of Teachers have started a nation-wide get-out-the-vote bus tour in support of election candidates standing... read more

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Virginia Tech Launches College Access and Affordability Initiative

Virginia Tech has launched an initiative to improve access and affordability to the school for Virginia students. read more

The Duran11 hours ago

Liz Truss resigns, regime change success

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Molly Corbett Broad

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Lezli Baskerville

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Dr. Clinita Ford

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education11 hours ago

Good News and Bad News: Enrollment Data Offers Mixed Messages

Enrollment decreases have leveled off to their pre-pandemic days, but a lingering concern remains over college affordability. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man12 hours ago

A school shooting successfully stopped - but the mainstream media ignore it

I've only just become aware of this report from June this year. It seems to have been ignored by the mainstream news media - probably because it had a happy ending, instead of turning into a tragedy. Duncanville police said no children were hurt when an armed man entered the facility where a summer camp was being held. The Duncanville Police Department is not releasing the gunman's name or motive at this time but did say the department recently went through active shooter training. *. . .* At 8:43 a.m., Duncanville police say a man walked in the front door armed with a han... read more

Michael West12 hours ago

Australia’s big budget spending on Pacific

Australia will pump almost $1 billion into the Pacific to strengthen regional security ties and counter China’s growing influence. Tuesday’s budget will include $900 million in Pacific funding across four years, including almost $140 million worth of security spending. Some $45 million will go to the AFP’s deployment in the Solomon Islands and $30 million […] read more

Michael West12 hours ago

Jury deliberations on Lehrmann continue

A jury in the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins is entering its second full day of verdict deliberations. Bruce Lehrmann is charged with sexual intercourse without consent and is being tried in the ACT Supreme Court. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Ms Higgins alleges Lehrmann raped her when […] read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

White House won't say if it wants more migrants in Delaware

Fox News: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed a reporter's question on Wednesday about whether President Biden wants more migrants to come to his home state of Delaware amid a historic surge in encounters at the southern border. "Does President Biden want more migrants to come to Delaware?" a reporter asked Jean-Pierre at the White House. "I don't even understand that question. I will move on," the press secretary replied. The exchange came after Jean-Pierre criticized governors in border states for bussing thousands of migrants to New York City, Chicago... read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Trump best friend Israel had as President

Trending Politics: Former President Donald Trump has been awarded the Theodor Herzl Medallion by the Zionist Organization of America, a group that works tirelessly to help strengthen relations between the United States and Israel, while also combating anti-Israeli bias. According to Newsmax, an email was sent out to members of the group which stated that it was planning to honor Trump for “being the best friend Israel ever had in the White House.” “Dr. Miriam Adelson, physician and billionaire, will present Trump’s award on Nov. 13 at the Zionist Organization’s national awards d... read more

Science Matters13 hours ago

McKitrick: Reckoning Coming for Climate Alarmists

Tom Nelson posted this interview with Ross McKitrick on Big problems with paleoclimate data and land temperature records. H/T Climate-Science.press. Ross McKitrick is a Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph where he specializes in environment, energy and climate policy. He has published widely on the economics of pollution, climate change and public policy. […] read more

Vox - All11 hours ago

America’s Trumpiest court just declared an entire federal agency unconstitutional

[image: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2021. | Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Community Financial v. CFPB is completely incoherent. Three judges appointed by former President Donald Trump handed down an astonishing decision on Wednesday, effectively holding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency charged with protecting consumers from a wide range of predatory activity by lenders and other financial services, is unconstit... read more

Virtual Mirage11 hours ago

Thoughts

Bullet Points * The Plague Vax – The CDC will vote today to permanently shield Pfizer and Moderna from COVID vaccine injury liability. They will add the companies’ mRNA injections to the child and adolescent immunization schedules in an effort to defacto-force-vax all school children. There have been serious side effects to the vaccination […] The post Thoughts appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more

Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago

Saving Lives Cant Ever Be Divisive

ROME, Oct 20 (IPS) - That’s why a new ship with a big white “E” will navigate the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel has a red hull, is more than fifty meters long and has low decks. Soon, it will leave the port of Genoa and go out into the open sea. If those living on the north shore of that ‘water cemetery’ bearing the name of Mediterranean had chosen life, the "Life Support" would not have been greeted by the applause of a people packed square, on a late summer night, in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia. It would not be ready to sail now; . if they had chosen life, that ship would ... read more

Global Issues News Headlines12 hours ago

Developing Countries Battle Climate Change, While the Wealthy Make Frozen Pledges: Will COP27 Usher a New Era?

Cairo, Oct 20 (IPS) - The countdown to the UN Climate Summit COP27, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, has begun. Read the full story, “Developing Countries Battle Climate Change, While the Wealthy Make Frozen Pledges: Will COP27 Usher a New Era?”, on globalissues.org → read more

MJBizDaily12 hours ago

Germany may rely on domestic cannabis cultivation, leaked paper suggests 

Germany's recreational cannabis market should impose a cap on potency and rely on domestic cultivation, according to preliminary proposals for the planned recreational market by the country’s Ministry of Health. Germany may rely on domestic cannabis cultivation, leaked paper suggests is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago

Time for a Public Debate among Medical Experts on Treatment of Gender Incongruent Minors

By James C. Sherlock When there is significant public interest in complex and controversial topics, it is best to let experts debate in public. Such a topic is why Virginia children’s hospitals and clinics treat gender dysphoric children and adolescents … Continue reading → read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Nuclear High Noon In Europe

On Monday, Oct. 17, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization kicked off Operation STEADFAST NOON, its annual exercise of its ability to wage nuclear conflict. Given that NATO’s nuclear umbrella extends exclusively over Europe, the indisputable fact is that STEADFAST NOON is nothing more than NATO training to wage nuclear war against Russia. Nuclear war against Russia. The reader should let that sink in for a moment. Don’t worry, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungscu reassured the rest of the world, the purpose of STEADFAST NOON is to ensure that NATO’s nuclear war-fighting capability “rem... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

EU Confesses ‘Our Prosperity Was Based On China And Russia’

The West’s economic prosperity following the end of the first cold war in 1991 was built on a neoliberal capitalist economic model that was only made possible due to the extraction of wealth from China and Russia, the European Union’s top foreign-policy official, Josep Borrell, has confessed. “Our prosperity was based on China and Russia – energy and market,” Borrell said. China provided the US and EU with a massive market, low-paid labor, and cheap consumer goods. And after the Soviet Union was overthrown, mass privatizations in Russia and steps at integrating it into the West he... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Tulsi Gabbard Left The Democrats, But She Isn’t Helping The Left

Tulsi Gabbard made headlines on October 11, 2022 with her announcement that she was leaving the Democratic Party. In her statement, Gabbard provided a litany of reasons for her decision. She condemned the Democratic Party for being under the control of an “elitist cabal” of warmongers that are driven by “cowardly wokeness” and who divide the people with “anti-white racism.” Gabbard further decried the Democratic Party’s support for “open borders” and its demonization of the police. The Democratic Party, according to Gabbard, has also weaponized the national security state against i... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Senate Looks To Give Taiwan $10 Billion In Military Aid

The Senate’s version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include $10 billion in military aid for Taiwan, *Defense News* reported on Monday. The $10 billion would be given to Taiwan over five years in the form of Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US weapons. However, Taiwan will be able to use $300 million of the FMF each year to purchase military equipment from its own industrial base, a privilege only currently enjoyed by Israel. Other FMF recipients need waivers to use the funds t... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Puerto Rico Contends With Two Storms: Fiona And Colonialism

In mid-September of this year, Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a Category 1 storm. Despite Category 1 being the mildest ranking, the damage was devastating, triggering an island-wide blackout and leaving more than 760,000 without clean water. After nearly a month since the storm, the reality on the ground is still grim. Officials estimate $172 million in damages to roads, excluding municipal roads, which are the majority. Around 900,000 Puerto Ricans have applied for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 59%, or three out of every five such ... read more

Real Climate Science14 hours ago

Imaginary Greenland Melting

Another discussion of how academic climate scientists don’t seem to understand the fundamentals of science. read more

IER14 hours ago

Hurricane Ian Is Not a Friend of Electric Vehicles

Without water and electricity for a week or more, residents in Southwest Florida felt like they were in a war… The post Hurricane Ian Is Not a Friend of Electric Vehicles appeared first on IER. read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

New Jersey Sues Oil Companies For Decades Of ‘Public Deception’ On Climate Change

The state of New Jersey filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against five oil companies and the oil industry’s most powerful lobbying group for covering up and misleading the public about climate change, the latest round of state and municipal-led climate litigation seeking accountability from the oil industry. The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court, states that the companies knew about climate change for decades and actively sought to conceal that information from the public. Instead, they funded PR campaigns aimed at confusing and misleading the public. The oil companies “co... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Ballots Are Out In UAW Election, With Contrasting Visions Of Unionism

Stakes are high in the United Auto Workers, with two polar-opposite visions of unionism up for leadership. On Monday ballots were sent to UAW members for the union’s first direct election of top officers. The rank-and-file vote comes about because members voted last fall to switch to that system, instead of having a far smaller number of convention delegates elect top leaders, as the UAW has done until now. The opportunity to let members decide was ordered by the U.S. Justice Department’s monitor, installed in 2021 to oversee remedies to the union’s blatant corruption. Over the pa... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

When Unions Back Corporate Mergers, Workers Lose

There has always been a fundamental tension in the organized labor world between people who think that unions exist to counteract the self-serving tendencies of businesses, and people who think that unions should copy the self-serving tendencies of businesses. The gap between the view that unions should change capitalism and the view that unions should just help working people get their piece of capitalism is not just fodder for theoretical arguments — billions of dollars, thousands of jobs, and the entire direction of the post-neoliberalism economy could ride on it. We’re seeing ... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Seattle – Greater Tacoma Foundation Call For Forterra Resignations

A recently obtained letter reveals further fallout from the Snoqualmie Tribe’s exposing the Seattle-based land conservancy Forterra of misleading the tribe and the federal government in obtaining a grant worth up to $20 million. Last week, 78 Forterra staff members issued a letter expressing their support for Snoqualmie Tribe risking their careers. Now, LRI has obtained by the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation that calls for the, “Replace[ment] (of) Forterra’s executive team with an experienced team that can restore trust with partners.” The post Seattle – Greater Tacoma Founda... read more

PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago

Palestinians Observe General Strike To Honor Young Man Killed In West Bank

Heeding a call from nationalist factions, Palestinians observed the one-day general strike on Thursday to pay homage to Udai Tamimi, who was gunned down during a reported firefight with the Israeli forces at the entrance of the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim in the east of the holy occupied city of al-Quds on Wednesday. Businesses, schools and different facilities shut down their doors in different areas of the West Bank and al-Quds. The strike also included public transportation. Tamimi, 22, was wanted by the Israeli military after killing an Israeli soldier, identified as... read more

CFACT14 hours ago

Campaigners fail to prevent Morano and Monckton from talking climate in London

CFACT's Marc Morano joined Lord Christopher Monckton to debunk global warming propaganda at the Global Investment in Sustainable Development conference in London. Climate campaigners tried hard to stop them from speaking, but failed. The post Campaigners fail to prevent Morano and Monckton from talking climate in London appeared first on CFACT. read more

Lawfare15 hours ago

The Emerging Cyber Threat to the American Rail Industry

[image: A track geometry vehicle owned by the Federal Railroad Administration.] A track geometry vehicle owned by the Federal Railroad Administration (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DOTX-218.jpg) ( In 2008, Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA), which required the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems—autonomous operation of a train to correct for human error—on most of the United States’ almost 140,000 route miles. You may have heard of PTC. Back in 2017, the Amtrak Cascades derailment—which resulted in three deaths, around 100 hospitaliza... read more

A Different Perspective12 hours ago

Coast to Coast AM - Levelland and Sightings

The Internet is a wonderful tool. It provides us with the totality of human knowledge. Such is the case in and around Levelland, Texas, from November 1957. My pal, Rich Reynolds, at his *UFO Conjectures* blog, reported on October 6 of this year that a video of Sheriff Weir Clem, the Hockley County sheriff, meaning, of course, Levelland, as well as other witnesses, had been interviewed by a reporter in 1957. All this before the Air Force investigated. You can watch those interviews here: https:youtu.be/8JgR0jpNb3A Levelland was the scene of several UFO sightings in which the craft... read more

UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

The government is poisoning this fish in an effort to save another one

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Desperate: Itchy fish use sharks as scratching posts; 'there's not really anything to scrape against'

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Florida: Biscayne Bay suffers another fish kill; scientists suspect pollution 'trigger' from canal

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Kshamenk alert: Alarming videos of the orca went viral and Mundo Marino went to the crossroads; 'he is skinnier, he moves very little, he does practically nothing'

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Gone: Minke whale dies after being struck by large vessel off Washington State

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Yangtze finless porpoise scientific survey concludes

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

'Magical' pink dolphins rescued in Bolivia in push to boost species

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

Sad: Locals seeing progress in effort to save an overly friendly whale in Norway

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UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page13 hours ago

DealsPlanet

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Government and Taxes13 hours ago

BWorld 563, The ERC, NGCP, inflation and public debt

* My column in BusinessWorld last October 10. ---------------- Four important events that occurred last week: the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) dismissed the rate hike petition of the power companies of San Miguel Corp. (SMC); the continuing threat of blackouts was highlighted; the jump in the inflation rate; and, the government’s cash operations and debt payment information were released. *ERC’S DISMISSAL OF SMC POWER COMPANIES PETITION* Last Monday, the ERC published its decision denying the petition of SMC for a rate hike for its two power plants. See these reports in Busi... read more

Government and Taxes13 hours ago

Deindustrialization 6, UK, Sept. 2022 reports

More reports, past UK government ecological central planning and energy rationing leads to current energy and economic predicament. Enjoy. --------------- *1. Earnings to collapse to 2003 levels as inflation batters living standards*Households facing worst hit for a century, warns Resolution Foundation Tom Rees and Howard Mustoe 1 September 2022 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/09/01/earnings-collapse-2003-levels-inflation-batters-living-standards/ *2. Government’s green energy policy is a “national disaster”* 1st September 2022 https://www.netzerowatch.com/governments-gr... read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago

The US isn't at war with Russia, technically – but its support for Ukraine offers a classic case of a proxy war

Giving Ukraine large amounts of money while not actually declaring war on Russia has various benefits for the US and other countries. Chiefly, it could protect US soldiers and civilians. read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago

Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything from your wallet to your health

Businesses can spend huge amounts of money to influence Congress. But sizable lobbyist and campaign donations also go to state campaigns and lawmakers to influence policymaking. read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago

Georgia's GOP overhauled the state's election laws in 2021 – and critics argue the target was Black voter turnout, not election fraud

In a state where elections have turned on Black voters, the recent GOP overhaul of Georgia election laws has many voting rights activists and Democrats concerned that turnout may be affected. read more

Politics + Society – The Conversation13 hours ago

Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic -- and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary

As the fastest-growing racial group in the US, Asian Americans form an important voting bloc and could play a key role in swing states, write two political scientists. read more

Government and Taxes13 hours ago

Deindustrialization 6,

*. Metal Producers Group Warns EU Leaders "Worsening Energy Crisis" Is "Existential Threat To Our Future"* TYLER DURDEN SEP 08, 2022 https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/metal-producers-group-warns-eu-leaders-worsening-energy-crisis-existential-threat-our *25. Europe’s non-ferrous metals producers call for emergency EU action to prevent permanentdeindustrialisation from spiralling electricity and gas prices* (9 pages) September 2022 https://eurometaux.eu/media/qnhn5k30/non-ferrous-metals-ceo-letter-on-energy-crisis-06-09-2022.pdf *Western Europe now facing “TOTAL FINANCIAL COLLAPS... read more

Climate Collections13 hours ago

McKitrick: Reckoning Coming for Climate Alarmists

Originally posted on Science Matters: Tom Nelson posted this interview with Ross McKitrick on Big problems with paleoclimate data and land temperature records. H/T Climate-Science.press. Ross McKitrick is a Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph where he specializes in environment, energy and climate policy. He has published widely on the economics of pollution,… read more

Climate Collections15 hours ago

“Methane – The Irrelevant Green-House Gas” Dr Thomas P Sheahen

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? This lecture by Dr Thomas P Sheahen is well worth watching. It’s 41 minutes long, but I would recommend sticking with it. It covers the van Wijngaarden and Happer, which exposed the flaws in the IPCC’s modelling of GHGs, looks closely… read more

Lawfare16 hours ago

The Evolution of Critical Infrastructure Targeting by Violent Extremists

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas participated in a roundtable discussion on domestic violent extremism. (DHS Photo by Benjamin Applebaum, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhsgov/52134519145, U.S. Government Work https://www.usa.gov/government) As the United States grapples with a fractured violent extremist landscape and the rapidly approaching midterms this fall, threats to critical infrastructure by a range of actors have metastasized significantly and grown more palpable. While violent extremists’ targeting of critical infrastructure is far from a new phenomenon, mul... read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago

Review Hide And Seek, The Search For Truth In Iraq

*Duelfer, Charles, **Hide And Seek, The Search For Truth In Iraq**, New York: Public Affairs, 2009* Charles Duelfer was the deputy head of the United Nations inspectors in the 1990s and then in charge of the Iraq Survey Group which investigated Iraq’s WMD programs after the 2003 invasion. His book *Hide And Seek, The Search For Truth In Iraq* is about those two experiences plus his work with the CIA in between them. He made three main points. One was that the weapons inspections in the 1990s and 2000s were never going to get to the bottom of things because Iraq would never coo... read more

MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 20 Iraqi forces and Peshmerga fought in Kirkuk in aftermath of Kurdish independence referendum

(CNN) 1922 Interior Min Sadoun told governors to start preparing for parliamentary elections and to urge voters to only elect candidates who would back Anglo-Iraq Treat 1973 Iraqi 5th Inf Brigade arrived in Syria Deployed to Qatana sector in northern Golan Heights Attacked by Israeli heliborne force Yom Kippur War 1980 US said Iraq invasion of Iran threatened security in Gulf and land should not be seized by force 1983 Iranian Op Wa al-Fajr 4 seized 15 villages in Sulaymaniya (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*... read more

CENSORED NEWS11 hours ago

Censored News: As media collapses, truth tellers work harder to report the news

Solidarity in Paris: Freedom for Leonard Peltier'Aleut Story," the horrific story of Aleut forced into internment camps during WWII, where they died of hunger and disease, and then were abandoned and left to starve by the U.S. government. The film is featured this week on Vision Maker Media's free online film festival. Censored and under-reported news: As the media melts down, the truth-tellers read more

The Rio Times13 hours ago

6 of the 10 most visited water parks in Latin America are in Brazil

Brazil has become the ideal destination for those who enjoy water parks in Latin America, according to an assessment by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA/AECOM), which released its annual index of the most visited theme parks in the world on Friday (14th). Six among the 10 most visited aquatics in the last year in the […] read more

MintPress News13 hours ago

US Police Kill Twice As Many People Every Year As We’ve Been Told

The Most Censored News with Lee Camp hosted by comedian/ writer/ raconteur/ provocateur/ saboteur Lee Camp is a twice-weekly look at the most censored stories within corporate media hosted by the new video platform Behind the Headlines – a MintPress video project that is 100% viewer supported. Camp both brings to light stories that are […] The post US Police Kill Twice As Many People Every Year As We’ve Been Told appeared first on MintPress News. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Russia exploiting US military technology

AP: The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Some of the equipment was recovered on battlefields in Ukraine, the Justice Department said, and other nuclear proliferation technology was intercepted in Latvia before it could be shipped to Russia. The Justice Department charged nearly a dozen people in separate cases in New York and Connecticut, including Russian nationals accused of pur... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago

"This Is Going To Be A Winter Like No Other"

*"This Is Going To Be A Winter Like No Other"* by Michael Snyder "It is starting to get cold outside. Are you ready for a winter that will be unlike any other? As I have been documenting on The Economic Collapse Blog for months, the nightmarish global energy crisis that has erupted is not going to end any time soon. In fact, it has the potential to get a whole lot worse in 2023 and beyond. Energy prices have already risen to absolutely absurd levels, and now winter is coming. Unfortunately, many forecasters are warning that this winter is going to be a doozy. Colder than normal tem... read more

From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago

Lockheed Martin Reports Net Sales of $16.6Bln, Net Earnings of $1.8Bln in Q3 of 2022

Sputnik WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Lockheed Martin recorded increased net sales and net earnings in the third quarter of 2022, the American aerospace and defense giant... The post Lockheed Martin Reports Net Sales of $16.6Bln, Net Earnings of $1.8Bln in Q3 of 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

The rearmament of Japan

Reuters: Between China's 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from war in East Asia, according to Japanese government officials and security analysts. Japan identified China as its chief adversary in its 2019 defence white paper, worried that Beijing's flouting of international norms, pressure on Taiwan and rapid military modernisation posed a serious security threat. That anxiety has intensified since Russia invaded Ukraine, weakening Japanese publ... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

States push back against ESG control of energy

Spencer Brown: The radical left's push to make ESG — environmental, social, and governance — key factors in decision-making for economic and other everyday considerations has finally met its match in several Republican-led states thanks to treasurers who are willing to take action to remove state funds from entities that are embracing ESG, such as BlackRock. On Tuesday, the Show Me State became the latest to divest from BlackRock over its "woke political agenda" as Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced that the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS) had so... read more

Bacon's Rebellion14 hours ago

At Last, an Educational Success Story!

by James A. Bacon A major theme of Bacon’s Rebellion is that governors and lawmakers should cease chasing chimera like “equity” and “social justice” and focus on programs that demonstrably improve peoples’ lives. The question we should be asking is, … Continue reading → read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT14 hours ago

Can Green Hydrogen Replace Natural Gas?

By Paul Homewood Rising fossil fuel prices have refocussed attention on hydrogen and electrolysis. We can of course make hydrogen by steam reforming gas, but this merely exacerbates the problem of high gas prices. Which leaves us with using electrolysis, powered by wind power. So just how much wind capacity would we […] read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Poll shows Republicans winning on the issues

Daily Caller: Democrats performed worse than Republicans on issues that were most important to voters in a Wednesday poll from Politico and Morning Consult. On the economy, which 81% of respondents said would play a major role in their voting decision, 46% of voters trusted Republicans more while only 39% trusted Democrats more, the poll found. The survey comes amid a wave of Republican gains in midterm polling. Another 80% of voters said inflation would play a major role in determining their vote, and 46% of respondents trusted Congressional Republicans on the issue compared to... read more

OrientalReview.org14 hours ago

The Latest Democrat Psy-Op Is To Blame Republicans For Inevitable Reductions In Ukrainian Aid

If the ruling Democrat elite and their neoconservative allies were confident that the uniparty would retain control of Congress after the midterms, then they’d presumably do more to openly emphasize the military-industrial pressures that could make the reduction of aid to Ukraine inevitable. Instead, they seemingly expect to lose and […] read more

The New Dark Age14 hours ago

The Last Thing Haiti Needs Is Another Military Intervention: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2022)

At the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 2022, Haiti’s Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus admitted that his country faces a serious crisis, which he said ‘can only be solved with the effective support of our partners’. To many close observers of the situation unfolding in Haiti, the phrase ‘effective support’ sounded like Geneus was signalling that another military intervention by Western powers was imminent. Indeed, two days prior to Geneus’s comments, The Washington Post published an editorial on the situation in Haiti in which it called for ‘muscular action by outs... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Poll shows OZ in lead over Fetterman

Newsweek: Trump ally Mehmet Oz is on course to win his Pennsylvania Senate battle against Democratic rival John Fetterman, according to new analysis. The Republicans are hoping to take both chambers of Congress at next month's election, allowing them to dramatically restrict the power of President Joe Biden. An analysis by Real Clear Politics (RCP), based on opinion polling adjusted to take account of past inaccuracies, projects Oz will win Pennsylvania by 1.9 percent of the vote. The calculation is drawn from an RCP produced average of recent polls, which puts Fetterman ahead ... read more

The New Dark Age15 hours ago

Difficult Months Ahead: Why Israel is Afraid of the Lions’ Den

It is true that both the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority are equally worried about the prospect of a widespread armed revolt in the Occupied West Bank, and that the newly formed Nablus-based brigade, the Lions’ Den, is the epicenter of this youth-led movement. read more

Bacon's Rebellion15 hours ago

When There Are No Consequences for Bad Behavior, the Consequence Is Bad Behavior

by James A. Bacon At some public schools across the state last year, educators relaxed standards for everything from classroom attendance to cell phone usage out of a sense that children who had spent a year doing remote learning needed … Continue reading → read more

The Aviationist15 hours ago

Russian Su-27 ‘Released Missile’ Near RAF Rivet Joint Aircraft Over Black Sea, UK MoD Says

[image: RC-135W] According to the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, the “release” was the result of a technical malfunction. The Rivet Joints are now escorted by RAF Typhoons over the Black Sea. On Sept. 29, 2022, a Royal [...] The post Russian Su-27 ‘Released Missile’ Near RAF Rivet Joint Aircraft Over Black Sea, UK MoD Says appeared first on The Aviationist. read more

Snopes.com8 years ago

Are Kids ‘Snorting’ Smarties and Putting Themselves at Risk of Nasal Maggots?

Citing a doctor, a 2009 warning to parents from a Rhode Island middle school claimed maggots could "feed on the sugary dust wedged inside the nose." read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

More evidence that Biden wants open borders

Just the News: *Arizona Gov Ducey won't comply with Biden administration request to remove stopgap border wall* The Interior Department says the temporary wall violates federal law. The excuse for taking down the barrier does not make much sense. They could have finished Trump's wall themselves but chose not to. I think it demonstrates just how irresponsible the Biden administration is when it comes to protecting the US border from illegal immigration. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Se lograron conseguir firmas en la cámara para llevar el TPP11 ante el Tribunal Constitucional y eventualmente anular el tratado

20-Oct-2022 El pasado miércoles se logró reunir las suficientes firmas de parlamentarios para llevar el polémico tratado internacional ante el Tribunal Constitucional. La iniciativa pretende anular el TPP11 por vulnerar la soberanía del país. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

TPP11 al TC gracias a Senador Bianchi, 42 diputados, y presión ciudadana

20-Oct-2022 Karim Bianchi, senador independiente por Magallanes, lideró con valentía y dignidad la moción que este miércoles 19 de octubre permite llevar el TPP11 al Tribunal Constitucional. read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Evalúan despliegue de TLC entre Vietnam y Unión Económica Euroasiática

20-Oct-2022 Representantes del Ministerio de Industria y Comercio de Vietnam y de la Comisión Económica Euroasiática (CEE) copresidieron este jueves aquí la cuarta sesión del órgano acerca de la implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Vietnam y la Unión Económica Euroasiática (EAEU). read more

bilaterals.org14 hours ago

Países Bajos anuncia que se retirará del Tratado de la Carta de la Energía

19-Oct-2022 El Gobierno neerlandés anunció este martes que se retirará del controvertido Tratado de la Carta de la Energía (TCE) porque considera que no está en consonancia con el acuerdo climático de París y supone una barrera para lograr los objetivos de reducción del calentamiento global. read more

Turcopolier14 hours ago

“Pentagon replacing HIMARS launcher and rocket stocks sent to Ukraine”

“The U.S. military in recent weeks awarded Lockheed Martin $179 million to replace High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems it sent from its own stockpiles to Ukraine, according to Pentagon data set to be released on Wednesday. News of the … Continue reading → read more

Vox - All14 hours ago

Instagram’s surprising strategy for bullies: Tell them to be nice

[image: The instagram logo behind the silhouette of a person looking at their phone.] SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images New features that nudge users to rethink posting mean comments or messages seem to work in some cases. It’s no secret that Instagram has major problems with harassment and bullying on its platform. One recent example: a report that Instagram failed to act on 90 percent of over 8,700 abusive messages received by several high-profile women, including actress Amber Heard. To try to make its app a more hospitable place, Instagram is rolling out features that... read more

PrairiePundit14 hours ago

Hunter's laptop evidence

Daily Wire: *Hunter Biden’s Laptop Documents At Least 459 Legal Violations, Watchdog Group Says* The Dems and their media cohorts will likely try to ignore this evidence. read more

Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago

Wow! The Webb space telescope images the Pillars of Creation

Courtesy of the BBC, here's a wonderful image of the Pillars of Creation in the Serpens constellation, taken by the Webb space telescope. Click either image for a much larger view. And here's a comparison between the Hubble space telescope's view of the Pillars (on the left) and the Webb's greatly improved and much sharper view (on the right). From the report: Webb, with its infrared detectors, is able to see past much of the light-scattering effects of the pillars' dust to examine the activity of the new-born suns. "I've been studying the Eagle Nebula since the mid-199... read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Senior Kremlin diplomat praises positioning of Jair Bolsonaro’s government in its relations with Moscow

Relations between Brazil and the Russian government of Vladimir Putin are "excellent," and regardless of the outcome of Russia's Oct. 30 presidential election, the Kremlin is committed to maintaining that dialogue. In a rare interview given Thursday in Geneva, one of the Kremlin's most senior diplomats praised the positioning of Jair Bolsonaro's government in its […] read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

White House asked mayor not declare emergency over illegals

Fox News: El Paso City Council member Claudia Rodriguez called out the city's Democratic mayor Wednesday night, saying he has been caught in a lie. Earlier on Fox News Wednesday, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser denied Rodriguez's allegation that he was pressured by the White House to avoid declaring the migrant influx an emergency in the city, insisting he made the decision himself. "Absolutely not," Leeser told host Dana Perino. "One of the things we need to learn and really make sure we do is that we take the politics out of this." Video footage from a September city council mee... read more

The Rio Times15 hours ago

Opinion: A war Russia set to win – Europeans have been nicely played by the Americans

By MK Bhadrakumar* (Opinion) Two massive terrorist strikes misfired spectacularly, and a terrible beauty was born in the Ukraine war. These two carefully planned attacks in quick succession — on Nord Stream gas pipelines and Crimean Bridge — were intended as a knockout blow to Russia. According to President Vladimir Putin, people ‘who want to […] read more

Real Climate Science16 hours ago

CO2 Making People Fat

‘CO2 in the atmosphere is making us all fatter’: Researcher says we are increasing in size as gas levels go up | Daily Mail Online The woman in the picture is complaining about fossil fuels keeping her warm during the … Continue reading → read more

Socio-Economics History Blog16 hours ago

Swap Lines Explode: We’re One Step Closer To GFC 2.0

Swiss National Bank weekly dollar auction (via Fed swap line) up to 11 Billion/17 counter parties. We saw same dollar swap utilization during Covid and GFC. This is a HUGE canary in the coal mine. I explain in last whiteboard vid. @JeffSnider_AIP https://t.co/ZKooIPkD13 pic.twitter.com/MILUbF1g1t — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) October 19, 2022 read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Lawsuit filed against Argentine health minister for launching campaign to sterilize teenage girls

The American Women’s Association (AMA) filed a lawsuit against the Argentine health minister Carla Vizzotti for promoting tubal ligations and vasectomies for children as young as 16, violating the Covenant of San José de Costa Rica. Few media outlets have reported it, but this week members of the American Women’s Association (AMA) filed criminal charges […] read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Italy’s Meloni says no to mandatory vaccination and Covid passports

One of the first actions of Italy’s new right-wing government will be to abolish mandatory covid vaccination and Covid passports, called green passport. Despite her initial support for the health measures, Italy’s next prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has long opposed mandatory vaccination and the introduction of the Covid passport and will put these issues on […] read more

The Rio Times16 hours ago

Drug trafficking in indigenous areas of the Amazon

Marcelino Tangoa is the chief of the Unipacuyacu community of the Kakataibo people in Huánuco in the Peruvian Amazon. He took office after several months of consternation and fear following the murder of Arbildo Meléndez in April 2020, the previous chief of the community. From then on, his main objective was to continue demanding that […] read more

Komando.com17 hours ago

Connect with your customers: 5 ways to get more Google reviews for your business

Want your small business to flourish online? You need customers to leave good ratings. Use these tips to boost your business on Google. read more

Mining Awareness +17 hours ago

Former Italian PM Berlusconi Recorded Boasting About Gifts and “Sweet” Letters” Exchanged with Putin

Silvio Berlusconi “was recorded boasting that he exchanged gifts of vodka, wine and “sweet” letters with Russia’s Vladimir Putin“ Link: … Continue reading → read more

Viable Opposition17 hours ago

Saudi Arabia, BRICS and the Growing Influence of the Global South

With the recent decision by OPEC+ to reduce oil production by 2 million barrels of oil per day and Washington's backlash to the cuts, recent developments are of particular interest, particularly in light of the world's changing geopolitical landscape. Here is recent news on Saudi Arabia as reported by TASS: Here is further coverage on Saudi Arabia's interest in joining BRICS from China's Global Times: Here is a quote from the Global Times news item with my bolds: "*A senior US official said on Sunday that US President Joe Biden has "no plans" to meet with the Saud... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 210 hours ago

"Texas AG Urges Prosecution Over "Grotesque" 'Child-Friendly' Drag Show Near Dallas"

*"Texas AG Urges Prosecution Over "Grotesque" * *'Child-Friendly' Drag Show Near Dallas"* - https://www.zerohedge.com/ *A Comment: *You know, folks, I've been doing this blog for 14 years, thought I'd seen it all, and then ran across this. I'm not posting the article, read it at the link, but this shows just how far we've fallen into total, absolute disgrace. How could any parent expose their child to such vile, absolutely repulsive and disgusting conduct and say it's ok while laughing? Look at the parents in that picture, laughing and cheering! Look at the words to that song, and yo... read more

Halifax Examiner13 hours ago

Finding the final resting place of the Black Loyalists of Annapolis County

[image: A young Black woman with dark curly hair and wearing a long grey sweater over a black top and jeans stands next to a monument made from stone and bronze.] Info on a career fair for Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, and the Goodwin Hotel in Weymouth is for sale The post Finding the final resting place of the Black Loyalists of Annapolis County appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more

PrairiePundit13 hours ago

Dems upset with the Saudis about oil prices

Intelligencer: *Did Saudi Arabia Just Hand the Midterms to the GOP?* The piece contains a litany of Democrat politicians who are angry with the Saudis and also accepts the Democrat canard that Biden has not been reducing US productions when he very clearly has been from day one. He is still blocking production in some federally controlled sites. The piece also pushes the Big Green agenda of reducing consumption which clearly does not make the US an energy powerhouse. Green energy is clearly unreliable and it has driven up the cost in states that rely on it. What Europe is lear... read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE14 hours ago

Massive lie, fraud at the heart of Greek study published by EKATHIMERINI to show covid jabs protected againt serious illness. Will Illias Siembos and Anastasia Kotanidou face jail like thousands US docs promoting opioids using false claims?

THOUSANDS OF US DOCTORS,CLINICAL OWNERS HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON OR FINED FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE OPIOID TRIALS FOR FRAUD AND FALSE CLAIMS https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/16-doctors-clinic-owners-sentenced-250m-opioid-fraud-scheme SAME LEGAL BASIS CAN BE USED TO FINE, IMPRISON DOCS, CLINIC DIRECTORS, SCIENTISTIS PROMOTING COVID JABS ON BASIS OF FALSE CLAIMS GREEK STUDY AUTHOR WORKS FOR US UNI WHICH HAS A HALL NAMED AFTER BILL AND MELINDA GATES Weil Cornell Medicine belongs to Cornell University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weill_Cornell_Medicine DID CORNELL F... read more

From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago

Untitled

From Jenna Orkin World's First Living Robots Can Now Reproduce Texas schools are sending out DNA kits, stark reminders of Uvalde shooting Record High Homelessness in NYC China’s oil imports jumped by 2 million barrels per day in September as the country prepared to supply fuel demand growth in Europe. LNG Tankers Are Queuing Up To Unload In Europe The online shopping frenzy pushed warehouses into Pennsylvania's once quiet Lehigh Valley. Unhappy locals are pushing back.The Columbus, Ohio, Warehouse Boom: How warehouses brought stifling dust and diesel fumes — and a chance for refugees... read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE15 hours ago

Today s quiz question. What do King Charles and Hitler s water colour paintings have in common? Buildings, buildings everwhere and not a face in sight?

*Mere obeservations of mine about art works as someone who did a History of Art course in 1st year at Edinburgh Uni and studied Scottish artists, artoworks, landscapes etc* *Readers invited to engage and explore with art as a change from covid, economic, nuclear,energy crisis. * *A random quiz question to introduce variety and playful element into monotone blog* Charles and Hitler s paintings appear to have striking things in common. Can you spot any similiarities? For example, they have no or very few people... Both focus is on official buildings, landscapes. A painting b... read more

the daily howler15 hours ago

STORYLINE / NARRATIVES / NARRATORS: Intellectual leadership down!

*THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022* *Alex Wagner flunks:* Two years ago, more than 158 million people voted in our nation's presidential election. A smaller, though very large number of people will vote in this year's House elections. Very few of those people have a detailed understanding of* any* specific policy question. None of us can speak with authority on all such topics and questions. Most of us get our understandings, and our Storylines, from journalistic / political / intellectual leaders—or perhaps from those who "play them on TV." At present, with our very large nation coming... read more

Balkinization15 hours ago

The Wages of Crying Lochner!

For the Balkinization symposium on James E. Fleming, Constructing Basic Liberties: A Defense of Substantive Due Process (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Douglas NeJaime & Reva Siegel In *Constructing Basic Liberties*, Jim Fleming seeks to justify and reinvigorate substantive due process at a moment when the Court is seeking to destroy important branches of it. “[O]ur commitments to liberty,” Fleming shows, have been built out “over time on the basis of experience, new insights, and moral learning.” (p. 44) This “process of common law constitutional interpretation,” Fleming ar... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

US studies Russian drones used in Ukraine

Washington Post: U.S. has viewed wreckage of kamikaze drones Russia used in Ukraine Such information could prove crucial in helping the United States and its Ukrainian allies better identify and ultimately defeat the unmanned aircraft. The US also needs this information to protect its own forces in areas where Russia weapons may be used. read more

Science 2.0 blogs15 hours ago

What May Decide The Election May Not Be Abortion Or Inflation - It May Be Runaway Health Insurance Costs

When the federal government took over health care during the Obama years, a lot of promises were made while the concern when legislation was passed without knowing which parts of three competing plans would be implemented boiled down to high cost to get a million people insured who couldn't get insurance. It ended up being worse than projected. Individual plans shot up 300% in just a few years and may never be affordable again. There are two big reasons the system is flawed, and they are why up to 40% of people will abandon their political party if a candidate on the other side says... read more

PrairiePundit15 hours ago

Russians trying to explain retreat within Ukraine

ISW: Russian authorities are likely setting information conditions to justify planned Russian retreats and significant territorial losses in Kherson Oblast. Commander of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine Army General Sergey Surovikin reported during an appearance on Russian television that the Russian military leadership has to make “difficult decisions” regarding Kherson Oblast and accused Ukraine of planning to strike civilian and residential infrastructure in Kherson Oblast.[1] Kherson Occupation Head Vladimir Saldo relatedly noted that his administration is evacuating the west... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago

"Strange Prices At Kroger! Stock Up Now! What's Coming?"

*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 10/20/22: *"Strange Prices At Kroger! Stock Up Now! What's Coming?"* "In today's vlog we are at Kroger, and are noticing massive price increases! We are here to check out skyrocketing prices, and a lot of empty shelves! It's getting rough out here as stores seem to be struggling with getting products!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE16 hours ago

Liz Truss resigns after triggering near collapse of UK economy. Will Rishi Sunak use Treasury to issue Bradbury pound 2.0 to rescue UK economy?

LIZ TRUSS HAS RESIGNED AFTER NEARLY CAUSING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF UK TOGETHER WITH KWARTENG https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/uk-prime-minister-liz-truss-resigns-after-failed-budget-and-market-turmoil.html WILL PAIR BE HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR WILFULLY IGNORING WARNINGS TO EMBARK ON BUDGET WHICH NEARLY WIPED OUT UK ECONOMY, PENSION FUNDS? HOW CAN PAIR CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO SO MANY AND JUST WALK AWAY SCOT FREE CLAIMING IT WAS A POLICY ERROR WHEN THEY WILFULLY DISREGARDED ? WILL RISHI SUNAK BECOME PM ? WHO WILL BE CHANCELLOR,PERHAPS THE MORE IMPORTANT POST RIGHT NOW? https://www.tel... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"How It Really Is"

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PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Florida requires biological sex bathrooms in schools

NY Post: *Florida schools ordered to provide bathrooms separated by biological sex* This follows after a case of rape in Virginia where a purported trans allegedly student raped a girl in the restroom. Schools allowing people to pick the restroom they use appears to be a pander to the trans movement. read more

Northern Reflections16 hours ago

Truss Is Gone

That was fast. Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister of the U.K. Nick Eardley writes: I've never seen anything like this. Let's be clear what's happened: yesterday Truss told us she was a fighter. But the level of chaos in government, Parliament and the Conservative Party has led Truss to a point where she knows she can't continue. What happens now is the quickest turnover of power we have seen in modern times. This is a lightning speed change. The question is whether the Conservative Party can coalesce around a new leader and whether the party can avoid a general election. ... read more

PrairiePundit16 hours ago

Republicans question Pennsylvania moves against voter integrity

Human Events: *RNC Sues Pennsylvania for Plan to Illegally Accept Mail-In Ballots With Missing Dates* The Supreme Court has ruled that the dating of ballots is required and Pennsylvania authorities appear determined to ignore the ruling. read more

The New Dark Age16 hours ago

China: Xi’s third term – part 3: chips, dual circulation and imperialism

Even as Xi Jinping was promising China’s Communist Party’s national congress that China would “resolutely win the battle” in key areas of technology, employees of technology companies in China and elsewhere were being told to down tools. Dozens of the hundreds of executives and engineers with US citizenship or green cards who work in or with China’s semiconductor sector, many of them born in China, have been told by their employers – whether those are foreign or Chinese companies – to stop work while their employers seek clarification of a new US rule that bars US citizens and resid... read more

The Duran16 hours ago

Baltic States involved in Ukrainian crisis

The Russia-Ukraine crisis dramatically changed the way Europeans think about their security. European governments, as well as ordinary people are divided over the conflict. For example, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, and Sweden are much more willing to make sacrifices than those in France Germany, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic and in Serbia. Much of the public […] read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT17 hours ago

“Methane – The Irrelevant Green-House Gas” Dr Thomas P Sheahen

By Paul Homewood This lecture by Dr Thomas P Sheahen is well worth watching. It’s 41 minutes long, but I would recommend sticking with it. It covers the van Wijngaarden and Happer, which exposed the flaws in the IPCC’s modelling of GHGs, looks closely at the role of methane, and details the fundamental errors […] read more

Gangsters Out Blog6 hours ago

Dr Peter McCullough on Athletes dying young

Dr Peter McCullough: "Why are so many young athletes suddenly dying? Scarcely a week goes by that we don’t see a report of the 'sudden death' of a sportsman. Today (October 19, 2022) the Mississippi State football player, Sam Westmoreland, died at the age of 19. On September 30, world class Pakastani cricketer, Shehzad Azam Rana, died of cardiac arrest at 36." "On September 18, the much loved (and extremely fit) Celina, Texas youth coach, Trey Boddie, died of a heart attack at 39. On September 4, Clark Yarbrough, a 21-year-old senior defensive lineman at Ouachita Baptist Univer... read more

Organizing Notes9 hours ago

Playing poker on the Titanic

Blinken ain't so wise, no matter what NPR says. Same goes for Brandon who has trouble just reading his CIA approved lines. Elections looming, dark days expected for the Dems, the Repubs are nothing to cheer about either. We ain't got many choices here in the land of the free and home of the exceptionals. White House pushes Russia blame into virtually every conversation... Tuesday I attended a public discussion with US, Denmark, and Greenland government representatives about 'cooperative relations' in the Arctic region. Was held at Bowdoin College. Three of our local act... read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 215 hours ago

"Scott Ritter on the Possibility of Peace and the Operation in Belarus"

Bryton's Thoughts, 10/20/22: *"Scott Ritter on the Possibility of Peace * *and the Operation in Belarus"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more

Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 216 hours ago

"A Few Updates About The NATO Crusade Against Russia" (Excerpt)

*"A Few Updates About The NATO Crusade Against Russia"* by The Saker *Excerpt: "Intro: setting the current context: *Before we take a look at some of the most interesting recent developments, I think that it is important to clearly state something which needs to be repeated almost constantly: what we are witnessing today is not a war between Russia and the Ukraine, but between Russia and the united, consolidated, West. In practical terms this means that Russia is at war with the United States and NATO, the latter being no more than a docile, if ineffective, instrument for the forme... read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE16 hours ago

WILL GATES FAMILY GO TO JAIL FOR HIS ROLE IN A FALSE CLAIMS CAMPAIGN AND COVIDJAB MASS DEATHS? .SACKLER FAMILY FORCED TO PAY 6 BILLION IN CIVIL FINES, CONFRONT THEIR VICTIMS IN OPIOID FALSE CLAIMS CAMPAIGN

*SACKLER FAMILY FORCED TO CONFRONT THE SUFFERING, MISERY THEY HAVE CAUSED THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS TO MAKE A PROFIT OF A FEW DOLLARSON EACH VICTIM* *BEHIND THE MILLIONS OF DEAD AND HOSPITALIZED BY THE COVID VACCINES AROUND THE GLOBE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUFFERED AN INDESCRIBABLE INJSTICE* *YOUNG PEOPLE KILLED, MADE SICK, DEPRIVED OF HEALTH, ABILITY TO WORK* *HEALTHY ELDERLY PEOPLE KILLED, MADE SICK, DEPRIVED OF YEARS OF LIFE * *FAMILIES,FRIENDS MUST ENDURE GRIEF, LOSS * *CHILDREN HAVE LOST PARENTS, PARENTS CHILDREN* *FINANCIAL DAMAGES DUE TO DEATHS, LOSS OF EARNINGS, MEDI... read more

Vox - All16 hours ago

How airlines squeeze you for every penny

[image: A photo illustration showing airplanes with a dollar sign on them.] Airline fees are the worst and are not going away. | Amanda Northrop/Vox Your cheap flight won’t be so cheap after all the fees. Frontier Airlines booked more than $900 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2022, about half of which came from fees. In its earnings report, it bragged about being able to squeeze out an extra $75 per passenger in “ancillary” charges, a 33 percent increase from the same quarter pre-pandemic. Its net income was $13 million. Sit for a second on what that math means. “The... read more

Vox - All16 hours ago

The overlooked elections this year with big climate stakes

An Arizona resident attempts to enter his home, hit by a flash flood during a thunderstorm on August 18, 2021. | David McNew/Getty Images 10 state and local races that could shape our climate future. Some of the most consequential elections for climate change next month aren’t in the Senate. They’re for an Arizona regulatory body, a Texas city council, and the Ohio Supreme Court. These offices play a key role in climate policy. Even the most optimistic economic modeling on the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act estimates the law won’t get the country close to slashing climate ... read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE16 hours ago

Massive rise in aggressive cancers linked to covid vaccines

Increase in very fast growing cancers could also be caused by graphene,possibly the metall identified in 94% of blood of mRNA jabs. Follow Brook Jackson, Pfizer clinical trials whistleblower,and others on Twitter to keep up with the deluge of revelations about the deadly side effects of the covid jab and the false and deceptive marketing campaign conducted by governments,pharma companies and Bill Gates,who on TV advertised for Pfizer s covid shot read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE16 hours ago

NEXT VIRAL CLIP BY MEP SHOWS EUROPEAN COMMISSION, V D LEYEN KNEW THE COVID VACCINES DID NOT STOP SPREAD OF VIRUS, SANCTIONED AND JOINED IN A FALSE AND DECEPTIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN CAUSING MILLIONS OF DEATHS

MEP CHRISTIAN TERHES CLIP SHOWS EC HEALTH OFFICIAL WOLFGANG PHILIPS ADMITTING EC KNEW THE COVID JABS DID NOT STOP TRANSMISSION, SHOWS BOURLA CLAIMING STOPPING TRANSMISSION IS INDICATED ENTIRE POINT OF EPIDEMIC VACCINES ISSUED UNDER EUA FOR EPIDEMIC EMERGENCIES IS THAT THEY STOP TRANSMISSION POINT OF LOCKDOWN WAS TO STOP TRANSMISSION STOPPING TRANSMISSION IS ALSO THE ENTIRE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE LOCKDOWN AND JAB MANDATES UNDER EMERGENCY LAWS TO STOP THE TRANSMISSION OF A VIRUS MEP GIVES FACTS IN BRIEF, SIMPLE, RELEVANT 2 MIN CLIPS FALSE CLAIMS, LIES OF EC AND ALBERT BOURLA DEMONST... read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

New primate species discovered in the Peruvian Amazon

The discovery of a new primate species has been reported in a Peruvian nature reserve. The Aquino stump-tailed monkey (Cheracebus aquinoi) was detected during a research study in the varillales and riparian forests between the Nanay and Tigre rivers in the "Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo Mishana" nature reserve in the Loreto region. According to the authors […] read more

musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago

A revisit to Paul O’Neill and his leadership at Alcoa and in the US Treasury (Liz Truss should have taken notice a few months ago)

The following is from an older post, but highlights what true leadership looks like in a man named Paul O’Neill when he was CEO of Alcoa. It also shows what a man of integrity looks like when, as Secretary of … Continue reading → read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Bolsonaro expands Auxilio Brasil social assistance program ahead of elections and will make transfers every three days

Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right) prepares for the second round of elections by focusing on expanding the main state's social benefits. Transfers from Plan Auxilio Brasil (Brazil aid) are brought forward, and a R$1 billion (US$190 million) credit program for women entrepreneurs is launched. Jair Bolsonaro's government will push for the expansion of social assistance in […] read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Patrick Abrahão: Brazilian musician arrested for pyramid scheme

The musician and businessman Patrick Abrahão, arrested on Wednesday, October 19, in Operation La Casa de Papel, of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF), the Internal Revenue Service, and the National Mining Agency (ANM) against a pyramid scheme, used social networks to draw attention to his business. There, he displays images of lectures and mentorships and […] read more

Covert Geopolitics17 hours ago

Nuclear High Noon in Europe

On Monday, Oct. 17, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization kicked off Operation STEADFAST NOON, its annual exercise of its ability to wage nuclear conflict. Given that NATO’s nuclear umbrella extends exclusively over Europe, the indisputable fact is that STEADFAST NOON is nothing more than NATO training to wage nuclear war against Russia. Nuclear war against … Continue reading Nuclear High Noon in Europe → read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE17 hours ago

Study finds 1 in every 500 kids who get Pfizer jabs is hospitalized by it

https://dailysceptic.org/2022/10/20/one-in-every-500-small-children-who-receive-the-pfizer-vaccine-are-hospitalised-by-it-study-finds/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797451 Findings In this cohort study based on a survey of guardian-reported safety profiles of BNT162b2 in 7806 children, higher dosages of BNT162b2 were significantly associated with injection-site reactions. Compared with approved non–SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, BNT162b2 was associated with significantly more frequent injection-site, musculoskeletal, dermatologic, or otolaryngologic sympto... read more

Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!17 hours ago

Cui Bono when FDA Fast Tracks Products?

Cui bono is Latin for "Who benefits?" It's the sister phrase of "sequi pecuniam/follow the money" and the orphan of "plebes/the people." All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to chosen industry. There are many sayings about... Related Stories - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting Today - Children’s Health Defense Announces the Premiere of ‘The Real Anthony Fauci’ Movie - AofA Five Day Schedule read more

Mining Awareness +17 hours ago

USDOJ: Charges Filed Against Two Companies and Half a Dozen Individuals Arrested for Alleged Illegal Sale and Export of Powerful Dual-Use Technologies to Help Russian Military

“Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Justice Department Announces Charges and Arrests in Two Cases … Continue reading → read more

Mining Awareness +18 hours ago

German Cybersecurity Chief Removed Due to Concerns of Russia Ties

“German cybersecurity chief sacked following reports of Russia ties: Arne Schönbohm was under scrutiny after comedian highlighted his links to … Continue reading → read more

The Duran18 hours ago

Drone game changer, rolling blackouts. Final warning to Turkey. Europe energy crisis ‘good.’ U/1

Drone game changer, rolling blackouts. Final warning to Turkey. Europe energy crisis ‘good.’ U/1 Topic 742 read more

Next Grand Minimum Profit21 hours ago

Manufacturing Next Exposed

[image: business idea Next]Many of us wish to work with our buddies. We get to help each other; usually these are local companies so we are supporting local jobs and so on. Everyone knows friendships can have ups and downs. You weather the downs with honesty and communication. In enterprise you’ll be able to have disagreements with those same mates. The difficulty arises when the decision is to not the complete satisfaction of 1 celebration or the other. Or when there isn’t a decision that can adequately make up for the issue. Without a decision that works for each parties it’s pos... read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Brazilian star striker Neymar in court in Barcelona

Brazil's exceptional kicker Neymar and eight other defendants have been charged with fraud and corruption in a Barcelona court. Neymar has stated that he did not participate in the negotiations for his transfer from Santos FC to FC Barcelona in 2013, but he signed what his father presented to him. The investment firm DIS owned […] read more

bilaterals.org17 hours ago

Beyond ‘Once BITten, Twice Shy': defending the legitimacy of investor-state dispute settlement in Peru and Australia

20-Oct-2022 Why do governments include ISDS in investment treaties despite scant evidence of its economic benefits and clearer info about its costs? read more

BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE17 hours ago

CDC adds risky covid jab to children s covid vaccine schedule signalling determination to continue dangerous experiment, many US states adhere to CDC, Bill Gates schedule

From media ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The CDC votes unanimously Wednesday to include the COVID-19 shot in the “Vaccine for Kids” program. All 15 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccines for kids. Dr. Gary Fernando says vaccines are crucial to help slow the spread of a certain disease. “The vaccine for children program is a critical program. It starts to give a lot of pediatric healthcare providers pause because these are things we’ve been fighting for, you know, decades.” https://www.wifr.c... read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

São Paulo hosts free photo exhibit of male and female prisoners from the city

São Paulo City receives until this Friday, October 21, a photo exhibition that composes the 28th International Seminar of the Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences (IBCCRIM) at Aché Cultural Complex, at Tomie Ohtake Institute, on the West Side of the São Paulo capital. The exhibition will be open to the public until 3 PM on […] read more

The Rio Times17 hours ago

Brazil Cup Awards: Flamengo guarantees US$14.6 million with the title

Champion of the Brazil Cup after beating Corinthians on Wednesday, October 19, Flamengo now expects to receive from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) the amount of R$60 million (US$11.4 million) for the title at the Maracanã stadium. Before that, the"Rubro-Negro team" had already earned R$16.8 million by qualifying for the semifinals, which added to the […] read more

Collecting My Thoughts17 hours ago

What is your Red Sea?

Our Sunday sermon series has been on the Covenants of the Bible, and this past Sunday Pastor Steve Turnbull preached on the story of God's faithfulness to Moses, Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 21-29. Then on Tuesday evening via Zoom our small group (Edie, Kevin, Jane, Dave, Donna, Howard, Betty and us) met on-line to discuss it. Edie who lives in Florida asked for a copy of a poem I read that was in the Cynthia Maus book, "The Old Testament and the Fine Arts." I was about to send a photocopy, but checked the internet. Annie Johnson Flint was a popular writer of Christian verse and hymns (born... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha relaxes health rules for tourist entry

On Thursday, October 13, Fernando de Noronha entered its sixth stage of reopening the archipelago for tourism after covid-19 and eliminated, through Portaria nº 62/2022, the need for covid-19 tests for entry to the island. The measure has already taken effect on the date of publication of the text. In addition to the mandatory testing […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Telecom investments in Brazil increased by 4.8% in the first half of 2022

Brazil's telecom operators totaled investment of R$17.2 billion (US$3.3 billion) during the first half of 2022, representing a 4.8% year-over-year growth, according to the most recent data from Conexis Brasil Digital. In a recent report by the Conexis operators' association, Conexis highlights that investment in the first half of the year was R$17.2 billion in […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Opinion: New York’s Democratic mayor sounds the alarm about the rising number of refugees

By Carlos Esteban* (Opinion) Declaring yourself a "sanctuary city" looks good and makes a lot of noise; officially proclaiming to the winds that your municipality is open to all immigrants, legal and illegal, is all the rage among Democrats. But let's assume you believe that. In that case, it's a severe problem, as recently in […] read more

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT18 hours ago

MPs kill UK fracking prospects in huge gift to Putin

By Paul Homewood From Net Zero Watch: Press Release London, 20 October – Opposition and conservative rebel MPs have been accused of acting against the national interest by ringing the death knell for Britain’s shale gas prospects in the near to medium future. While a majority of MPs last night voted against […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Mysterious crop circles appeared in Brazil

In Brazil, a few days ago, an enigmatic crop circle appeared on a wheat plantation. The mysterious drawing is located in the municipality of Ipuaçu, in Brazil's Santa Caterina state, local media outlet NSC Total reported. The design shows a concentric shape that starts with a pentagon on the outside, followed by a circle, then […] read more

MJBizDaily18 hours ago

Why are the feds after Dan Bilzerian’s onetime marijuana company? His father has a theory.

If Dan Bilzerian had listened to his father and not taken his marijuana company public, the brash Instagram celebrity’s Ignite International Brands might not currently be under investigation by both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice. Why are the feds after Dan Bilzerian’s onetime marijuana company? His father has a theory. is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more

Cairns News18 hours ago

UN imposes totalitarian taxes in the form of council rates

by Jeanine Bird HOW TO OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPYMaybe cost-blowouts of Rates, Interest, Power, Fuel & Food will do the trick!! Councils are trying to impose Recession-rated rate hikes to support an international agenda whichjust taxes the local mugs. Leeton Shire Council, for example, is trying to get a 52% “R-rated” riseover 2 years, […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Petro accuses the United States of ruining “all the economies of the world”

From the subregion of Urabá, Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro delivered a speech in which he made several remarks against the United States. He also responded to those who asked him to moderate his statements, spoke about the dollar rise, and proposed for Latin America to build a common agenda to face “the coming world […] read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Google lists the challenges of artificial intelligence in Brazil

Through more than ten in-depth interviews and 700 participating companies, the survey mapped the scenario and perspectives of Artificial Intelligence. More than half of the Brazilian startups believe that the lack of qualified labor hinders the country's technology development. Among the challenges are incipient regulation, talent . . . To read the full NEWS and […] read more

Komando.com19 hours ago

Find your perfect job match with these free online tools

Feeling stuck in your current job? Enter your skills into these online career quizzes to find out which other jobs you're qualified for. read more

Cairns News19 hours ago

Central Banking crime syndicate still owns Russia

by Lyndesy Symonds For Australia the reversal on the recognition of Jerusalem as ‘the eternal capital of Israel’ is bigger than Ben Hur.https://theconversation.com/australias-reversal-on-recognising-jerusalem-as-israeli-capital-is-simply-a-return-to-status-quo-192772 Australia is lining up with the RF / Vlad ‘threw the Rothschilds out of Russia’ schtick and the whole shlomo of : the ‘RF is the big anti-Zionist power challenging the NWO’ […] read more

The New Dark Age20 hours ago

In neocolonial rant, EU says Europe is ‘garden’ superior to rest of world’s barbaric ‘jungle’

EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell showed the West’s neocolonial mentality claiming “the world needs Europe” as a “beacon” and beautiful “garden” to civilize the barbarous “jungle” in the Global South. He also called for regime change to create a “post-Putin Russia.” read more

Komando.com20 hours ago

Scan a document faster than ever with these portable, handheld scanners

Never run to the office supply store to make copies again. These handheld scanners can digitize all your important documents. read more

Komando.com21 hours ago

Google has new ways to keep an eye on the kids

All parents worry about their children's online activity. That's why Google added these tools to help protect your kids' digital lives. read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Burnout was supposed to get better. It hasn’t.

[image: Photo of increasingly burnt matches.] There’s no end in sight for burnout. | Getty Images It’s not just you: Almost half of American office workers feel burned out at work. Burnout was everywhere earlier in the pandemic, but it was supposed to get better as the most painful effects of the pandemic subsided. When people have regular child care, can see friends, and eat out, when fewer people are dying, work would seem less bad and burnout would ease, the thinking went. That hasn’t happened. In fact, reports of burnout are getting worse. That’s because work hasn’t improved.... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Vox Announces Inaugural Future Perfect 50 List Honoring Visionary Change Agents 

It recognizes visionaries that have made an impact in their fields to improve lives now and in the future. Today, Vox announced its inaugural “Future Perfect 50” list, highlighting visionaries who are making a difference today and improving the lives of tomorrow. The list honors change agents — from thinkers whose moral imagination pushes the boundaries of what is possible and activists making the world a better, healthier place on the ground to the technologists imagining the future and the ethicists ensuring it doesn’t go awry. The list of visionaries is a distillation of the V... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

The Future Perfect 50

[image: A composite illustration of many small portraits of people, with a large yellow number 50 over them.] Rebecca Clarke and Dion Lee/Vox The scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists building a more perfect future. read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Introducing the Future Perfect 50

[image: A collection of many small drawn portraits of people, with the number 50 in yellow.] Rebecca Clarke and Dion Lee/Vox The scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists building a more perfect future. Four years ago this month, we started Future Perfect. As Vox’s Dylan Matthews wrote at the time, Future Perfect’s mission was “to write about what’s important, not just what’s new.” That meant the ideas, the policies, and the programs that are bending the future toward a more perfect destination. Where much of the media focuses on what’s wrong, we try to identify what... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Economics is more than just theory for Seema Jayachandran — it’s a way to help people

[image: Seema Jayachandran is depicted in a portrait illustration.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox Figuring out what practical economic policies could make life better for women. An old joke goes like this: A physicist, a chemist, and an economist were stranded on a desert island with no implements and a can of food. The physicist and the chemist each devised an ingenious mechanism for getting the can open; the economist merely said, “Assume we have a can opener.” At the risk of overexplaining the humor, the point is that economists — who belong to a field that has unparalleled influen... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Scientific progress is at risk of slowing down. Saloni Dattani is making sure it doesn’t.

[image: A portrait illustration of Saloni Dattani.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox Transparency, accessibility, and understandable analyses are all ways this researcher delivers science to the masses. From discovering the secrets of the atom to forging new gene editing technology, science has brought us closer to understanding the world around us — and each other. But despite the achievements of the past century, in recent decades that progress has slowed down, partially because of challenges like paywalled journals and slow-turnaround peer review. Without more rapid scientific progress, ... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Josh Morrison took risks for science, and he thinks you can, too

[image: An illustration of the head and shoulders of Josh Morrison.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox From kidney donations to human challenge trials for Covid-19 vaccines, Josh Morrison shows the vast good any individual can do. The most rewarding, beneficial scientific outcomes usually require a bit of sacrifice for those who make it happen. That’s why society needs people like Josh Morrison: a founder of organizations that advocate for and support people who participate in kidney donation and human challenge trials, and an expert willing to take on risks and help make progress happen fa... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Jason Matheny is helping humanity prepare for the existential threats of the future

[image: An illustration of Jason Matheny.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox From AI to bioengineered risks, Jason Matheny studies what governments will face in the coming years. Jason Matheny has been described as an “apocaloptimist” — which, according to Matheny, means he sees “that we’re on a really good trajectory, if we can just avoid any threats to our existence.” The blend of hope for a better future alongside an intense focus on potential threats and barriers to that future is a hallmark of his work for the last decade. Matheny started out with the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI)... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Julia Galef thinks we should be more like scouts instead of soldiers

[image: An illustration of Julia Galef.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox Rationalist Julia Galef believes everyday people will benefit from assessing all sides of a debate, rather than just their own. I first met Julia Galef in 2012 at the inaugural weekend workshop of the Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), a nonprofit that Galef co-founded that same year to teach the concepts and practical skills of human rationality. For CFAR, this means refining techniques for reasoning more accurately, understanding the world, and making plans that work (and happen on schedule!). At the retreat, G... read more

Vox - All18 hours ago

Our health care data infrastructure is broken. Caitlin Rivers hopes to fix it.

[image: An illustrated portrait of Caitlin Rivers.] Rebecca Clarke for Vox Without accurate data on disease and outcomes, policymakers can’t make good public health decisions. Without accurate data, it’s tough for policymakers to make good public health decisions. During the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the US was called out as one of the worst performers in response, partly because, beyond the sheer number of deaths, critical state-level data on positive tests, case counts, and contact tracing still weren’t being reported across most of the country. Because of how fragmente... read more

The Rio Times18 hours ago

Maritime Protection Vessel: the Spanish name for the future European corvette

Maritime Protection Vessel (BPM) - it is the name the Navy has chosen for the Spanish variant of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), a project led by three of the continent's major shipyards, Navantia, Fincantieri and Naval Group, in which Spain, France, Italy, and Greece are participating. In the Navy, this . . . To […] read more