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The Rio Times13 hours ago
Dominican Republic: Services and tourism drive 5.4% GDP growthThe economy of the Dominican Republic grew by 5.4% from January to September 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, thanks to the dynamism of services and tourism, informed the Central Bank of the country (BCRD). Services contribute around 60% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), hence the strategic relevance of achieving an increase […] read more
CFACT13 hours ago
CFACT’s Morano slams CNN blaming climate change on pets on Fox & Friends Weekend"This is three-year old French Bulldog Bella, and they're claiming that she's basically the equivalent of a vehicle, of an SUV driving around because of the carbon footprint of your average dog...but this is a war on modern life." The post CFACT’s Morano slams CNN blaming climate change on pets on Fox & Friends Weekend appeared first on CFACT. read more
MJBizDaily13 hours ago
Canadian marijuana company Flowr receives initial creditor protection orderCanadian marijuana cultivator The Flowr Corp. received an initial creditor protection order from a Canadian court as the Toronto-based company tries to conduct a sale and solicitation process and exit creditor protection "as a going concern." Canadian marijuana company Flowr receives initial creditor protection order is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Real Climate Science13 hours ago
Fake Climate TrendsThe “Center For Climate And Energy Solutions” is using misleading data and scientifically baseless projections, to sell fake solutions to an imaginary climate crisis. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden accused of lying about the economyDaily Wire: Former Trump administration economic adviser Larry Kudlow blasted President Joe Biden, accusing him of lying about the state of the economy. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream, Kudlow claimed Biden has repeatedly told falsehoods about the state of the economy, such as insisting his administration inherited a weak economy from Donald Trump and that the economy is strong right now. Kudlow said that the economy is about to slide into a recession, and Biden’s policies have failed catastrophically. “I’ve never understood these crazy assertions. Utter f... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Biden DOJ weaponizing law to go after political opponentsDaily Caller: The Biden administration is “weaponizing” the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act to go after pro-life activists, an attorney who served under George W. Bush and Barack Obama told the Daily Caller. “The left is out for blood, and Biden’s base is demanding prosecutions and the DOJ is providing them,” said Roger Severino, who served as an attorney at the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights division, the same division that enforces the FACE Act. (RELATED: DOJ Charges 11 Pro-Life Activists For Blocking Abortion Clinic, Threatens Massive Prison Sentences) The Bid... read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Excellente nouvelle : Emmanuel Macron annonce que la France se retire du TCE24-Oct-2022 Suite à des années d'alertes, de sensibilisation et de mobilisation de la société civile, auxquelles le collectif national Stop CETA Mercosur ont pris leur part, Emmanuel Macron vient d'annoncer que "la France a décidé de se retirer du Traité sur la charte de l'énergie. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Barbados seeking to forge strong ties with Algeria24-Oct-2022 Possible areas of cooperation between the two countries include a double taxation agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
Kenya to expand trade ties with UAE24-Oct-2022 The two nations have agreed to fast-track trade agreements and set up a joint panel to explore investment partnerships in oil and gas, technology transfer, agriculture, healthcare as well as development of Special Economic Zones. read more
bilaterals.org12 hours ago
EFTA and Malaysia met for 13th round of FTA-negotiations24-Oct-2022 Malaysia and member states – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) met for a 13th round of negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement. read more
Econlib12 hours ago
David Friedman on Special PleadingIf you don’t already have David Friedman’s “Ideas” in your RSS feed, I recommend it. He posts infrequently, but the probability that I learn something from each post exceeds 0.9. One outstanding case in point is his most recent post, “Special Pleading and How to Recognize It.” He discusses 3 examples. First is an argument […] The post David Friedman on Special Pleading appeared first on Econlib. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
EU Will Provide Kiev With 1.5 Billion Euros Per Month Next YearAnti-War – by Connor Freeman European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the bloc would give Kiev 18 billion euros next year... The post EU Will Provide Kiev With 1.5 Billion Euros Per Month Next Year appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
New airline competes for direct flights between Honduras and SpainCompetition among Spanish airlines for the Latin American and Caribbean market continues to grow, and in that struggle to add connections at affordable prices, Honduras is also on the map. By 2021, some 130,119 Hondurans were living in Spain, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), making it the third largest community of […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Bolivia does not reach a million tourists in 2019Until July, Bolivia received 332,436 foreign tourists, about a quarter of the visitors who arrived in the country in 2019, when around 1.2 million visitors arrived in Bolivian lands, according to a report by the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE). According to the IBCE report, Bolivia, after the global health crisis, has not managed […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Entrepreneurship in Panama: An uphill struggleThe Panamanian entrepreneur is "getting younger", has more academic studies, a higher socioeconomic level, and has begun to awaken entrepreneurship in the center of the country, according to the most recent Global Entrepreneurship Study (GEM), which Babson College and London Business School prepare every year. It indicates that 28 out of every 100 Panamanians of […] read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War Maps -- October 24, 2022 (Click on Images to Enlarge)
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Inflation in Mexico slows down in October and stands at 8.53% year-on-yearInflation in Mexico slowed down in the current month and stood at 8.53%, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). "In the first fortnight of October 2022, the National Consumer Price Index [INPC] increased 0.44 compared to the previous fortnight. With this result, annual general inflation stood at 8.53%," published the state agency […] read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 24 October 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/jVDRARAQjJ 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/rWoxv4qHni — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) October 24, 2022 #UPDATE Moscow said Monday that Ukraine had nearly completed building a "dirty bomb," after Russia's defence minister in calls with NATO counterparts claimed Kyiv's forces were planning to deploy the weapon. pic.twitter.com/ucgeRdCdS3 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 24, 2022 The UK, USA and France have rejected the cl... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly13 hours ago
Officials: Virginia mom charged in son’s THC gummy death A Virginia mother has been charged with felony murder and felony child neglect in the death of her 4-year-old son, who authorities believe ate a large amount of THC gummies. Detectives arrested Dorothy Annette Clements on Oct. 19 and she is being held without bond, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on ... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Manufacturing and agribusiness in Paraguay manage to export nearly US$4.3 billion this yearSo far this year, the productive manufacturing and agribusiness sector managed to export a total of US$4.296 billion, 19%, more than the US$3.615 billion registered in the same period of 2021, reported the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC). 27% of total industrial exports, US$1.157 billion, corresponds to manufacturing goods; while 73%, US$3.139 billion, corresponds […] read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets Of The DayJury selection is due to start in the tax fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump's real estate company, Rishi Sunak looks set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, and more. Here are 5⃣ stories you need to know pic.twitter.com/Nm6cNEwG9V — Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2022 Sir Graham Brady, chairman of 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, announces Rishi Sunak as Tory leader and next prime ministerhttps://t.co/LRsb5raqCz pic.twitter.com/4RHJCIL2gD — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak to be the ne... read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
What Happened To Hu Jintao At China's Communist Party Congress?*WNU Editor:* Reports on China in the above video explains why the Western media's focus on what happened to Hu Jintao are exaggerated and/or false. I agree. This reminds me of the Soviet Union and on how they always dragged out the old guys in their 80s and 90s to big events. It was clear in many cases that some of them they were suffering cognitive and physical issues. But they were there, helped and propped-up to show continuity in the party and the government. The Chinese Communist Party is doing the same thing, and if anything, I suspect that President Xi was embarrassed... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
The paradox around the record investment by Argentine companies in 2022The misalignments in the Argentine economy are causing inflation that will close the year at around 100% annually and an exchange rate gap of three digits. But, paradoxically, these variables are boosting other variables, which may benefit in the short term, although it is not a very virtuous phenomenon in the long term. That is […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Iran Holds Large Scale Military Exercises On Its Border With Azerbaijan
*OilPrice.com:* *Iran Is Conducting “Massive” Military Drills On The Azerbaijan Border* Iran’s military is conducting large-scale military drills on its border with Azerbaijan, including practicing crossings of the Aras River, which defines a large part of the border between the two states. The exercises, called “Mighty Iran,” began on October 17. The exact location has not been specified, but Iranian media placed them in between Iran’s provinces of Ardabil and East Azerbaijan, the part of Iran across the Aras from Azerbaijan’s Fuzuli region. One expert on open-source intelligenc... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly14 hours ago
The VLW Digital Edition – Oct. 24, 2022 Read the mobile version Read a previous edition To view in full-screen mode, click the icon. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Child’s arms, legs crushed by recreational equipment — $1.75M settlement Type of action: Product liability Injuries alleged: Arm and leg fractures with surgery to the left femur of a 20-month-old child Date resolved: 5/17/2022 Special damages: $102,000 in medical expenses Demand: $3,350,000 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,750,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Greg Webb and Lisa Brook, Charlottesville Description of case: This was a ... read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Barges idling along Mississippi River sign of supply chain woes to come should drought worsen: ExpertsABC News The image of barges idling along the Mississippi River could be indicative of future economic woes should the drought conditions in the Midwest... The post Barges idling along Mississippi River sign of supply chain woes to come should drought worsen: Experts appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
No More Mister Nice Blog12 hours ago
AS USUAL, IT'S ALL OUR FAULT (EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T)Jake Tapper is righteously indignant: Jake Tapper: "I have to say I'm surprised that there hasn't been a national conversation about the damage done to kids because of these school closures" pic.twitter.com/JHdrIQElbY — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) October 22, 2022 Tapper adds, "and not with a blame game" -- but you know a blame game is precisely what he wants. Politically, he's a moderate, but his sociocultural cohort is upscale whites who lean more or less liberal. He wants to blame them, because years of ref-working by conservatives has taught liberal media journalists t... read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Joe Biden and TikTok Star Dylan Mulvaney Discuss Trans RightsNowThis News Pres. Joe Biden sits down with Dylan Mulvaney to discuss trans rights as part of NowThis’ presidential forum. Dylan Mulvaney began documenting her... The post Joe Biden and TikTok Star Dylan Mulvaney Discuss Trans Rights appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report12 hours ago
Woman arrested after not scanning all items at Michigan Walmart self-checkoutFox 2 ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) – A Michigan woman accused of stealing from Walmart by not scanning all items at self-checkout is facing charges. Police say... The post Woman arrested after not scanning all items at Michigan Walmart self-checkout appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Grid Down, Do This Now; American Workers Are Broke; Civilization On Brink Of Collapse"*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, 10/24/22: *"Grid Down, Do This Now; American Workers Are Broke; * *Civilization On Brink Of Collapse"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Vox - All12 hours ago
House of the Dragon season finale: The dragons come home to roost
Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy) plan to take back the throne on HBO’s *House of the Dragon* season finale, “The Black Queen.” | HBO House of the Dragon’s first season staved off war as long as it could. *This article contains spoilers for **House of the Dragon** episode 10, “The Black Queen.”* So at last it comes to this: *House of the Dragon*’s gradual procession toward conflict finally results in open civil war with the season finale. “The Black Queen” sees Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) learning about her father’s death and then having to make the decision t... read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Imagine ThatEA-6B Prowler The Prowler is part of history now, having been replaced by the F-18 Growler. The Orientation of Ancient Pyramids and Temples What (if anything) do they teach us? This article provides some food for thought. I haven’t thought through his thesis completely and whereas I can take umbrage (knee jerk) here […] The post Imagine That appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 212 hours ago
"Peak Focus for Complex Tasks, Study Music with Beta Isochronic Tones"*Full screen recommended.* Headphones are NOT REQUIRED for this video/track. Jason Lewis - Mind Amend, *"**Peak Focus for Complex Tasks, * *Study Music with Beta Isochronic Tones**"* "Experience intense focus when working on complicated tasks. Study music mix version of my 'Peak Focus For Complex Tasks' isochronic tones session. Listen to this when you need a strong burst of intense focus to concentrate and study things like advanced mathematics, scientific formulas, financial analysis or any other complex mental activity. Listen to this track with your eyes open while doing the task... read more
PopularResistance.Org13 hours ago
Students For A Democratic Society Convention: ‘Not Another Step Back!’Kent, Ohio - On October 15 and 16, members of the New Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) from across the United States gathered for their annual national convention at Kent State, Ohio. Roughly 90 students from SDS chapters and affiliates listened to speakers and gave workshops, summing up their victories and losses over the past year. The convention was united under the slogan of, “Not Another Step Back!” in reference to the year-long fight to keep rights such as the right to an abortion, but also to win even more. They featured national SDS’ commitments to, “Fight for Black... read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Square Peg, Meet Round Hole
by James A. Bacon I love it when The New York Times tries to explain to its liberal and progressive readers what makes Republicans tick. Viewing the world through their woke lens of intersectional oppression, an article published yesterday concludes … Continue reading → read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
Jim Kunstler, "Chaos Is As Chaos Does"
*"Chaos Is As Chaos Does"* by Jim Kunstler "When this future becomes the present, that present will look obvious. It always does. And from that present, this past we are living in will look ridiculous…" - Curtis Yarvin "It’s hard to escape the awful feeling that Western Civ has a death wish, or to say which of its constituent nations wants to get to the graveyard first. Great Britain might be leading the pack with its Three-Card-Monte financial finagling economy and hot potato political leadership. Old Blighty sinks visibly by the day into sclerotic torpor - even while its MI-6 in... read more
Next Grand Minimum Profit13 hours ago
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Snopes.com13 hours ago
Scholar: Halloween Celebrations Have Roots in Ancient Celtic Celebrations of SamhainA folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of celebrating the dead. read more
Bacon's Rebellion13 hours ago
Virginia Beach: Notoriously Hard to Poll
by Kerry Dougherty Polling is an inexact “science.” In fact, it shouldn’t be called a science at all. I say this as someone who graduated with a BA in political science and who always found the “s” word amusing when … Continue reading → read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
North American Wobblies Hold 2022 Organizing SummitChicago, Illinois - On the first weekend of October, Wobblies from across North America converged on the grounds of a Marriott hotel in suburban Chicago. The plan for the two-day summit came in the form of several workshops solicited by North America IWW’s Organizing Department Board and suggested by attendees. A total of fourteen Wobblies presented on topics ranging from nonprofits, to tipping, to interviewing IWW members about their organizing. The first workshop I attended was a “Grievance Sort and March on the Boss,” facilitated by Jenni and Louisa of the Organizer Training Co... read more
Truth Comes to Light14 hours ago
Pressured: Are High Pressure Processing (HPP) “Cold Pasteurized” Foods Safe?
Pressured: Are High Pressure Processing (HPP) “Cold Pasteurized” Foods Safe? Pressured by Sally Fallon Morell, Nourishing Traditions, Weston A. Price Foundation October 24, 2022 Modern technocrats have found lots of ways to ruin our food—like rapid heating of milk to 160 or even 230 degrees, zapping with microwaves, irradiating with radioactive materials, spray The post Pressured: Are High Pressure Processing (HPP) “Cold Pasteurized” Foods Safe? appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
PopularResistance.Org14 hours ago
Climate activists occupy central lobby in parliament after Sunak announced as new PMDozens of climate and energy crisis activists have occupied the Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament, hours after Rishi Sunak was named the UK’s new prime minister. Activists from Greenpeace and Fuel Poverty Action caused live interviews with MPs to be shut down and unfurled a banner reading: "Chaos costs lives". In a statement they said the action is designed to highlight the cost of living crisis, which has seen energy bills soar, and they are demanding that the next prime minister "starts putting the welfare of the British people before fossil fuel companies by properly ta... read more
From the Trenches World Report14 hours ago
NASA Announces Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Study Team MembersNASA NASA has selected 16 individuals to participate in its independent study team on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Observations of events in the sky that cannot... The post NASA Announces Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Study Team Members appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
OrientalReview.org15 hours ago
Klaus Schwab’s Anti-UtopiaThe ideas proposed by the Chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, in his book The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) have already been criticized quite a lot for a variety of reasons. Yet for some people who do not identify themselves as supporters of globalization, they seem quite appealing. […] read more
Michael West15 hours ago
Sunak inherits financial chaos he foresawRishi Sunak’s “coronation” as UK Conservative Party leader less than two months after losing out to Liz Truss is the most rapid political comeback in modern history. Sunak sets records as he will become the United Kingdom’s first Hindu prime minister and, at 42, the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years. Vindicated in […] read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Border Dem is right about the dangers of Biden's open borderDaily Wire: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), whose district is on the U.S.-Mexico border, responded to the latest numbers released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the crisis at the border by acknowledging that the border under the current Democratic administration is not secure. DHS released the numbers from September late on Friday night. The numbers showed the highest number of illegal aliens ever encountered by DHS (227,547) during the month of September. Fiscal Year 2022 ended with the most illegal alien encounters on the southern border in DHS history (2,378,944),... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Massive Price Increases And Empty Shelves! Stock Up Now!"*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 10/24/22: *"Massive Price Increases And Empty Shelves! Stock Up Now!"* "In today's vlog we are discussing massive price increases, and empty shelves all around the country. We are finding lots of sales that we point out that are some great options to stock up on for the future." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The New Dark Age13 hours ago
101st Airborne Deployed to Ukraine’s Border ‘Ready to Fight Tonight’The White House has deployed thousands of American soldiers just miles from Ukraine to prepare for war, according to CBS News. Officers speaking with the outlet revealed they were there for combat against Russia. read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"Economic Market Snapshot 10/24/22"
Down the rabbit hole of psychopathic greed and insanity... Only the consequences are real - to *you!* ○ Gregory Mannarino, AM 10/24/22: *"Historic Bond Market Sell-Off, * *Is It Over Yet? This Is What's Next"* - https://traderschoice.net/ *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *"Economic Market Snapshot 10/24/22"* Market Data Center, Live Updates: - https://www.marketwatch.com/market-data ○ ○ Latest Market Analysis, Updated 10/24/22 - https://www.asktraders.com/analysis/ ○ A comprehensive, essential daily read. - http://www.shadowstats.com/ ○ *Financial Stress Index* "The OFR Fin... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 213 hours ago
"The Warnings Are Piling Up"*Full screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly, 10/24/22: *"The Warnings Are Piling Up"* "The billionaire businessmen are just coming out of the woodwork to issue their warnings on what’s going to happen with the economy. Today we have two more that are warning us how we need to get ready." *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *Related:* "Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht says Jerome Powell and ‘his merry band of lunatics’ are destroying faith in capitalism and leading us toward ‘social unrest’." read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
US troops on the border with UkraineWashington Examiner: U.S. military forces are "fully prepared" to cross into Ukraine at a moment's notice to fight a war against Russia. The Army's 101st Airborne Division, which boasts the "Screaming Eagles" moniker, has been deployed to Europe for the first time since World War II, practicing with live tank and artillery rounds not far from the Black Sea, across which Russia has taken territory from Ukraine, including Crimea, at a forward operating site on NATO's eastern flank, according to CBS News. Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the division's deputy commander, stressed this is "not... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
Flurry of phone calls, warning of dirty bomb from Russia’s Shoigu
Flurry of phone calls, warning of dirty bomb from Russia’s Shoigu The Duran: Episode 1417 read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Shoigu dirty bomb, calls US, UK, France. Ukraine denies. Boris out, Sunak PM. Glue protests. U/1
Shoigu dirty bomb, calls US, UK, France. Ukraine denies. Boris out, Sunak PM. Glue protests. U/1 Topic 748 read more
Organizing Notes14 hours ago
EU's Borrell is a pure racistJosep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, holds a speech in Bruges to inaugurate the European Diplomatic Academy. "Europe is a garden," he says, praising the "combination of political freedom, economic prosperity and social cohesion". He urges European leaders, whom he compares to "gardeners", to help prevent the invasion of the "jungle". Borrell calls for the EU "gardeners to go to the jungle" - clearly calling for preemptive attacks on the jungle. This is incredibly sick stuff. EU states are Washington's primary allies in the US-NATO war on Russia - using Ukraine as... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The Mueller mistakesDaily Caller: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office established a “dossier validation” unit consisting of at least five FBI agents, but the 448-page Mueller report failed to disclose the team’s findings that none of Christopher Steele’s reporting could be corroborated. The Mueller Special Counsel office also shut down attempts by FBI agents to investigate a Clinton crony with high-level connections to Putin and failed to complete an espionage investigation into Steele’s Russian primary sub-source. (RELATED: CLEVELAND: America Has A Two-Tiered Justice System And The FBI Just Pr... read more
The Duran14 hours ago
Rishi Sunak’s turn as Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak’s turn as Prime Minister read more
CURMUDGUCATION14 hours ago
How About Merit Pricing?
Merit pay for teachers is the bad idea that won't go away, no matter how many times it fails to produce any kind of positive results at all. It can't possibly work. For one thing, merit pay requires profit--the source of a widget manufacturer's bonus is the extra money that the company made selling widgets last year, and public schools never generate extra profits. For another thing, the premise of merit pay is that teachers have a filing cabinet full of sure-fire educating ideas that they are sitting on until the day they are motivated by extra money. Merit pay shares with many r... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 214 hours ago
Bill Bonner, "Racist Chickens"
*"Racist Chickens"* *Plus American road tripping, * *a hard day's work and signs of the times...* by Bill Bonner *Baltimore, Maryland - "*I want to live in a world where a chicken can cross a road without having its motives questioned. ~ Sign in a bar in Virginia. We spent last week on the road… down US 95 to Florida. And back. Why? We had business to attend to in Florida. And the thought of getting on another airplane was just too depressing to face. Instead, the wheels under our F-150 pick-up rolled along nicely. The cab was comfortable. And we could stop along the way to visit f... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Chilean companies are reducing their working hoursWith the encouragement of the national government, the Chilean Congress is moving forward with reducing the 45-hour work week to 40 hours. On Wednesday, October 19, the Senate Labor Committee approved the article of the bill that goes in that direction. But, at the same time, there are already companies that have begun to implement […] read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
2020 Census errors benefited DemsJust the News: The U.S. Census Bureau admits it undercounted populations in five Republican-led states while overcounting people in six Democrat-leaning states, a disparity one congressman says cost Texas a congressional seat to which it was entitled. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told Just the News he is demanding answers from the population-counting agency because the disparities uncovered by the 2020 post-enumeration survey show errors in counting large enough to impact the tools of U.S. representative democracy, such as electoral votes and congressional apportionment. "The numb... read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
The Dems censorship cabalMike Miller: ... The New York Post on Sunday published a piece by investigative journalist Miranda Devine about a little-noticed federal lawsuit, Missouri v. Biden, that “is uncovering astonishing evidence of an entrenched censorship scheme cooked up between the federal government and Big Tech that would make Communist China proud.” (Note: While the lawsuit hasn’t been extensively covered by the legacy media, RedState has reported on it, including smoking gun emails obtained via the discovery process which demonstrate the coordination.) According to Devine, 67 government offici... read more
Food & Water Watch14 hours ago
The Dirty Side of “Green” HydrogenProponents laud green hydrogen as a new zero-carbon energy in the fight against climate change. But "green" hydrogen is not that simple — and not that green. The post The Dirty Side of “Green” Hydrogen appeared first on Food & Water Watch. read more
PrairiePundit14 hours ago
Democrats the party of bad ideasRep Scott Fitzgerald: Over the last few years, we have seen the consequences of leftist Democrats’ embrace of the radical "Defund the Police" and "No Cash Bail" movements. By slashing police budgets, ending cash bail, and allowing violent offenders back onto our streets, radical Democrats nationwide have made our communities less safe. ... Last November, Darrell Brooks plowed his car through a Christmas parade killing six people and injuring 62 others in Waukesha, Wisconsin. What’s truly upsetting is that Darrell Brooks was arrested for a nearly identical crime days before orch... read more
CFACT20 hours ago
Of apps, data centers and the enormous energy requiredA single artificial intelligence application, say to learn how to diagnose a specific pathogen, can consume more energy than 10,000 automobiles would in a single day. The post Of apps, data centers and the enormous energy required appeared first on CFACT. read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ4 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History Oct 24 – Iraq said it took Khorrmanshahr major city in south Iran Was supposed to be taken in first week of war Took 1 month
(Wikipedia) 1915 UK cmdr in Mesopotamia Gen Nixon told to march on Baghdad (Musings On Iraq review *Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq review *When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921*) 1920 Convoy heading from Mosul to Baghdad ambushed by tribesmen Killed Lt Faruqi of Arab nationalist al-Ahd group who helped lead to Arab Revolt during WWI 1922 1st Parliamentary election started Opposed by Shiite clergy over representation Led to postponement 1973 Egypt accepted UN ceas... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Rishi Sunak To Become Britain’s Next Prime Minister*Daily Mail*:* Rishi Sunak WILL be the next PM: Penny Mordaunt drops out of Tory race allowing a coronation for ex-Chancellor after he racks up backing from 200 MPs including key Boris allies* * Rishi Sunak is on the brink of becoming the UK's next PM after a breathless few days of Tory manoeuvring * Boris Johnson pulled out of race last night despite claiming he had 100 nominations from MPs needed to run * Penny Mordaunt was the only other remaining hopeful but Commons Leader failed to make the 100 threshold * He could take over from Liz Truss in Downing Street as early a... read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ14 hours ago
Security In Iraq Oct 15-21, 2022
Violence is back to its regular low level in Iraq. Islamic State attacks were at single digits again while there was no activity by pro-Iran groups during the third week of October. From October 15-21 there were 6 incidents by the Islamic State. There were 5 the week before and 7 the first week of October. For 25 of the 39 weeks of 2022 incidents have been in single digits. IS attacks took place in Baghdad (1), Diyala (3), Salahaddin (1), and Sulaymaniya (1). They left 4 dead and 7 wounded. 2 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 2 Peshmerga were killed while... read more
The Rio Times14 hours ago
Brazilians spent US$9 billion in international travel in 2022, 171% more than last yearThe BC (Central Bank) reported this Monday (Oct. 24) that the amount of expenses from January to September is 171% higher than that recorded in the same period last year, of US$3.3 billion. The amount was also the highest for the period since 2019. Spending abroad declined during the covid pandemic, which restricted the flow […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
The Global Inflation Outlook
*Statista*: *The Global Inflation Outlook* The International Monetary Fund has said that it expects inflation pressures to be significant around the world in 2022. Inflation is predicted to be worse in developing economies, where price increases are projected to reach 9.9 percent on average over the course of this year. In developed nations, this number was put at 7.2 percent by the IMF. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: There is a lot of manipulation in these statistics. Shadowstats sees (*link here*) US inflation at around 16%, not between 5% - 9.9%. And as for the future, ... read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
There's no one 'Latino vote' – religion and geography add to voters' diversity
If you think of Latino voters as left-leaning Catholics, think again. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions
From planting mangroves to dumping minerals in the ocean, there are lots of ideas for ocean carbon dioxide removal – and even more questions. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
With memories of embarrassments still fresh, election pollsters face big tests in 2022 midterm elections
Will some polls misfire in prominent races in the 2022 midterms? Probably. Will such errors be eye-catching? In some cases, perhaps. Will the news media continue to tout polls? Undoubtedly. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
Republicans say crime is on the rise – what is the crime rate and what does it mean?
Whether crime is up or down depends on what kind of crime, what the comparison is to, and where you’re counting crimes. read more
Politics + Society – The Conversation14 hours ago
What's a cold war? A historian explains how rivals US and Soviet Union competed off the battlefield
The US and the Soviet Union never engaged in direct combat, but their influences were felt worldwide, including in armed conflicts involving other nations. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog15 hours ago
Gonzalo Lira: NATO Is Cocking Its Fist… WW3 is Getting Closer And CloserClimateRealism15 hours ago
No, Politico Europe, Vladimir Putin Is Not Making Europe “Green”
As war continues in Ukraine, Politico Europe names Russian President Vladimir Putin as their number one leader in the green energy movement. As Climate Realism has previously discussed (here, here, and here, for instance) Europe’s energy crisis, and the war itself, harms millions of civilians; raising home heating prices as winter sets in, raising transportation […] The post No, Politico Europe, Vladimir Putin Is Not Making Europe “Green” appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
EU Leaders Want A Ukraine 'Marshall Plan'
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and German Chancellor Scholz *DW: **German and EU leaders call for Ukraine 'Marshall Plan'* Rebuilding Ukraine is a "generational task that must begin now," said Germany's Olaf Scholz and the EU's Ursula von der Leyen. Ukrainian and German experts are meeting in Berlin to discuss support for the reconstruction. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have called for a strategy to rebuild Ukraine after the war as experts meet in Berlin for an economic forum. "Even if one should always be careful... read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson walk from a ferry to board a bus heading to Crimea, in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine October 23. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Top Photos of the Day *(Reuters). read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
October Auction for From the TrenchesGalen and Swifty Lomax are sponsoring an auction to raise funds for From the Trenches World Report. This way, the Trenchers will get what they... The post October Auction for From the Trenches appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report15 hours ago
Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in CanadaNPR Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is placing a nationwide freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns, effective immediately. The handgun freeze is... The post Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Socio-Economics History Blog16 hours ago
The Kyiv Regime is Preparing a Provocation With a “Dirty Nuclear Bomb” in UkraineThe Kyiv Regime is Preparing a Provocation With a “Dirty Nuclear Bomb” in Ukraine by https://ria.ru/ , Article is Auto-Translated from Russian , updated 24 Oct 2022 Sources reported that the Kyiv regime is preparing a provocation with a “dirty bomb” in Ukraine – MOSCOW, September 23 – RIA Novosti. According to credible sources in various … read more
Socio-Economics History Blog16 hours ago
US Could Directly Intervene in Ukraine – Ex-CIA ChiefThe Synagogue of Satan is desperately trying to ignite WW3 because their financial system and Global Dollar Hegemony is collapsing! – US Could Directly Intervene in Ukraine – Ex-CIA Chief by https://www.rt.com/ The US and its allies may join the conflict between Moscow and Kiev even if there is no threat to NATO, David Petraeus … read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Learning to Fly – a repeat tribute to Tom PettyOur friend Clive inspired me to repeat this old post written before Tom Petty died at only the age of 65. His post of yesterday can be linked to below. If you ever want to see an entertaining concert, I … Continue reading → read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Kari Lake making Dems desperate in Arizona raceRed States: ... How desperate are the Democrats at this point in this race? They’re resorting to a tactic that is getting a lot of attention and backlash. The Kari Lake War Room team just busted the Progressive Turnout Project with what they are doing to get out the vote. ... The text message says, “We’re paying Democrats like you $250/week to rally your friends and family to vote.” Other people also reported getting similar texts. This person got a $100 offer to “talk” with other Democrats about the election, with no mention of a “week.” ... It’s illegal to pay for votes. It ... read more
Vox - All14 hours ago
Vox’s October Highlight Issue Explores the Future of Climate Change
Nick Little for Vox Inside this issue: The future of climate change, rethinking old ideas about what we eat, where we live and work, and how we power our communities. For the October issue of The Highlight, Vox examines potential future solutions for mitigating the multidimensional impact of climate change by reimagining old concepts and outmoded technology around issues from public health crises to food consumption and more. Vox reporters take on the challenge of rethinking tools we already have, whether that’s the meat we consume, the office spaces we haven’t returned to, or the... read more
UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Indiana scuba shop owner hunts for lost Civil War gold in History Channel showUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
This 53-year-old ‘fish mongress’ earns $200,000 a year: ‘You just do what needs to be done’UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Bond villain lair, or underwater eco farm? Photographer talks award-winning workUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Teen’s terrifying close call with great white shark off popular Adelaide beachUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
'One word: epic’: Canadian diver records incredible close encounter with octopusUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Divers recover decades-old missing vehicles from Lake of the OzarksUnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Aussie Shark Attack Survivor Relives Terrifying Near-Death Ordeal: ‘A Wall Of Teeth’UnderwaterTimes.com - Front Page15 hours ago
Documents: Nova Scotia's retirement home for captive whales facing obstacles, delays; 'We have to focus on moving forward every day'PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Fauci on school closuresNY Post: *Fauci rewrites history, claims he ‘had nothing to do with’ COVID school closures* ... The facts are that, from the very first, Fauci was calling for nationwide school closures. On March 12, 2020, for example, he said, “One thing I do advise … [is] mitigation. And what was done when you close the schools is mitigation.” And he did not hesitate to criticize those who questioned his prescriptions, as when he slammed Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis on April 12 for merely remarking that he wanted to get schools back open as soon as possible. Fauci responded by saying that... read more
PrairiePundit15 hours ago
Trump message resonates with South Texas votersThe Texas Tribune: Former President Donald Trump swooped in to South Texas on Saturday to energize Republicans for the midterm elections in Texas, saying his supporters would fuel wide margins of victory. “This Nov. 8, the MAGA movement is going to deliver another Texas-sized landslide,” Trump said during a rally outside Corpus Christi. Speaking at the regional fairgrounds in Nueces County, Trump sought to leave his imprint on a host of competitive races, including Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection bid and a trio of South Texas congressional races. And he unleashed attacks against a ... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil’s investments shine amid a slump in other emerging marketsAs volatility hits even the strongest emerging market economies, one nation is becoming a haven of calm and investors' choice to mask the Federal Reserve's (Fed) tightening streak: Brazil. Stocks, bonds, and currencies in developing countries suffered the worst slump in decades, but one wouldn't know it by looking at Brazilian assets. Traders are getting […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Brazil’s external balance with largest deficit in 8 years in September, but foreign direct investment saves the dayBrazil's foreign accounts showed a deficit of US$5.7 billion in September, the largest negative balance in that month in 8 years. The Central Bank (BC) released the latest transaction data on Monday (Oct. 24). The deficit increased by 195% compared to the same month last year, when the balance was US$1.9 billion. Current transactions in […] read more
Econlib16 hours ago
Body Snatchers and Regulatory Capture
I occasionally find myself pondering how libertarians agree and disagree with non-libertarians. How much disagreement is due to a deep divide in values, and how much is due to different ideas on how to pursue similar values? Of course, there is no single answer to this question, but broad trends can be noticed. I’ve noticed […] The post Body Snatchers and Regulatory Capture appeared first on Econlib. read more
Mining Awareness +16 hours ago
Rishi Sunak Opposes UK Defence Security-Wife is Citizen of Russia Ally India; Sunak Supporters were Plotting to Topple PM Liz Truss Weeks AgoWhen Putin visited Infosys, Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law, Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, said, ”Mr. Putin’s visit to India is an … Continue reading → read more
Mining Awareness +17 hours ago
Nigerian Security Expert Wonders About the Influence of Rishi Sunak’s Indian Heritage & Wife, Since India’s “Seemingly Supporting the Russians”; Boris Johnson Departure is “a Win for the Russians”Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : It takes a Nigerian security expert, who worked in the UK, to raise the question that… read more
Econlib17 hours ago
Supply Down, Price Capped, Then What?French trade unions, exercising their state-granted, state-protected privileges, have been blockading some fuel depots in that country. Many service stations have been running out of gasoline and diesel. Road users who have more need for gasoline (taxi drivers or commuters, for example) are forbidden to implicitly bid up its price in order to divert it […] The post Supply Down, Price Capped, Then What? appeared first on Econlib. read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Germany's costly mistake of relying on Russia for gasBreitbart: *Germany Could Run Out of Gas by February, Must Cut Consumption by Up to 30 Per Cent* ... According to a report by *Die Welt*, Germany’s Federal Network Agency — the watchdog in charge of regulating gas and electricity in the country — has confirmed that there is a distinct possibility that Germany will run out of gas before the winter is out. While such a shortage will be avoided if Germany can stick to cutting its gas use by at least 20 per cent, is able to get sufficient deliveries of liquified natural gas (LNG) and if exports remain relatively low, if one of th... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
Russia defense minister tries to weaken Western support for UkraineISW: ... Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu likely sought to slow or suspend Western military aid to Ukraine and possibly weaken the NATO alliance in scare-mongering calls with several NATO defense ministers on October 23. Shoigu separately called his counterparts from France, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States on October 23, claiming that Ukraine is preparing to conduct a false-flag attack using a dirty bomb (a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material that is not a nuclear weapon) to accuse Russia of using weapons of mass destruction.[1] Russian... read more
PrairiePundit13 hours ago
The coming Dem disasterFreddy Gray: *Just how bad will the midterms be for the Democrats?* The party’s senior figures forget that most Americans don’t hate Trump or love abortion The "Inflation Reduction Act" did not work and its spending measures brought renewed inflation. Democrats have been on a disastrous roll ever since the 2020 election. They and Biden have been wrong about the economy and the pandemic they used as an excuse for their spending sprees. See, also: *Exclusive: Surging Republican Blake Masters: ‘Momentum’ over Biden Agenda ‘Puppet’ Mark Kelly Undeniable* And: *GOP tsunami is ... read more
Organizing Notes15 hours ago
101st Airborne Deployed to Ukraine’s Border ‘Ready To Fight Tonight’*A commander said, "this is not a training deployment, this is a combat deployment"* by Kyle Anzalone The White House has deployed thousands of American soldiers just miles from Ukraine to prepare for war, according to CBS News. Officers speaking with the outlet revealed they were there for combat against Russia. Brigadier General John Lubas confirmed nearly 5,000 troops from the 101st Airborne recently joined the 100,000 American soldiers already deployed to Europe. Lubas described his troops as being on “full deployment,” and they are preparing to fight Russian soldiers... read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
La France se retire du Traité sur la charte de l'énergie24-Oct-2022 Alors que la pression ne cessait de s'accroître sur la France, Emmanuel Macron a finalement annoncé la sortie du pays du Traité sur la charte de l'énergie. Un texte qui freine la transition énergétique européenne. L'Espagne, les Pays-Bas et la Pologne ont déjà annoncé leur retrait du texte. read more
bilaterals.org15 hours ago
France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty24-Oct-2022 Quitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent' with Paris climate deal, Macron said. read more
Bayou Renaissance Man15 hours ago
So that's what it's like to eject from a burning aircraft...A fascinating video clip has emerged of a Russian pilot (who was wearing a personal video recorder on his chest) ejecting from his damaged Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft, after it was hit by Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire. A tip o' the hat to The Aviationist for publishing the video. All the action happens in the first 30 seconds. You can see how quickly things happen at low level. If he'd hesitated even a second or two, the aircraft would have flipped inverted on its way to crashing, and would have fired his ejection seat straight down into the ground. You don't surv... read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Shannon Park housing will be ready by 2034, just in time for today’s preschoolers[image: A map of green development areas with white roads] An entire generation will not be able to take advantage of any new housing opportunities at Shannon Park, albeit kids who are today in preschool may benefit. Well, unless another stadium proposal comes by. The post Shannon Park housing will be ready by 2034, just in time for today’s preschoolers appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
PrairiePundit16 hours ago
Border Hispanics unhappy with DemsConservative Brief: Latino voters in border states made it clear this week that they are leaving the Democratic Party because their views are more aligned with Republicans going into November’s midterms. An MSNBC reporter interviewed several Hispanics in Arizona and Texas about the upcoming election and which issues are most important to them. Several of the voters said they were moving away from the Democratic Party, with some saying they identified more with the values of the Republican Party. One Texas voter told the former Telemundo anchor that the party “has changed a lot” ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
$2M recovery for injured roofer with catastrophic injuries — $2M settlement Type of action: Workers’ compensation Injuries alleged: Paraplegia Court: Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Date resolved: 6/22/2022 Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $2,000,000 Attorneys for defendant (and city): Richard H. Talbot and Geoff McDonald, Richmond Description of case: The claimant was paralyzed from the waist down when he fell from a roof he was working on. ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
PPP loans have ended, but investigations are ongoing On Aug. 5, 2022, the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 was enacted and established a 10-year statute of limitations, or SOL, for the prosecution of fraud by borrowers under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. The 10-year SOL applies to Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs as well. Almost ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Plumber left with residual scarring after dog attack — $120,000 settlement Type of action: Personal injury, dog bite attack Tried before: Mediation Date resolved: 7/28/2022 Special damages: $10,000 in medical expenses; $15,000 in lost wages Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $120,000 Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Sidney Kirstein, Lynchburg Description of case: A plumber who was working on outdoor water line was attacked and severely bitten ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Trade secret theft claims survive dismissal A company’s claims that a competitor hired its employees and induced them to breach non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, to misappropriate trade secrets can move forward, the Eastern District of Virginia has held. U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. said the complaint contained “the required factual specificity necessary for this Court to infer that Plaintiffs’ ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
VSB Disciplinary Actions: Oct. 24 issue By order effective Oct. 5, 2022, and entered Oct. 6, 2022, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board suspended Russell Nardy Allen of Richmond’s license to practice law in the commonwealth of Virginia for six months for violating professional rules that govern competence, scope of representation, diligence, communication, bar admission and disciplinary matters and misconduct. This ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Plaintiff sustained lifelong complications after accident — $435,000 settlement Type of action: Personal injury, auto accident Injuries alleged: Nondisplaced avulsion fracture of the lateral epicondyle; carpal, cubital and radial tunnel syndrome; medical epicondylitis and left wrist tenosynovitis Name of case: Widmer v. Gross Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court Case no.: CL00116411-00 Date resolved: 7/28/2022 Special damages: $121,170 Demand: $479,000 Offer: $435,000 Verdict or settlement: ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Seeing mental health as we see physical health We all feel pain and experience struggles at times in our lives. Some of our struggles bring us closer to those around us, while other struggles result in feeling isolated. One crucial factor in how we experience our pain and heal from it is the support we receive from others. Stigma is one of the ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Obituary: Betsy Sue Scott Reston attorney Betsy Sue Scott died Sept. 25. She was 71. Born in Chicago and raised in Belle Harbor, New York, Mrs. Scott re- ceived a bachelor’s degree in political science and French literature from Hamilton College in 1972. She went on to earn her law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Biden taps Virginia native for U.S. AbilityOne Commission A former Virginia attorney and George Mason University School of Law graduate has been appointed to the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairs Robert D. Hogue was appointed to the commission by President Joe Biden on Oct. 12, according to a media release from the White House. ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly17 hours ago
Manufacturer sued after boat capsizes A boat manufacturer sued by the city of Norfolk following the capsizing of a maritime security vessel saw its motion for summary judgment denied by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The city’s product liability suit against the manufacturer will proceed to trial after U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young found ... read more
Snopes.com14 years ago
A Ghostly Encounter? The Story of the ‘Pushed Car’Imagine being in a car with no one behind the wheel. read more
BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE13 hours ago
ALMOST FINISHED! SUBMISSION TO EU PROSECUTORS TO CONVICT VON DER LEYEN OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR IGNORING WARNINGS IN EC RECORDS
SCANDAL!!! EC RECORDS SHOW ECP VON DER LEYEN WAS WARNED ABOUT COVID VACCINES, PLOT AND IGNORED WARNINGS VIOLATING HER DUTY OF CARE CRIMINAL LIABILITY DUE TO OMISSION Background European Court of Auditors backing my call for a criminal investigation into von der Leyen and covid vaccine contacts https://www.dropbox.com/s/95v8ofzrkvl9xfk/Gmail%20-ECA%20reply%20to%20Investigation%20into%20v%20d%20Leyen%20s%20Pfizer%20covid%20vaccine%20contract.pdf?dl=0 My email to ECA et al https://www.dropbox.com/s/ug21cfr57sxsj9o/Gmail%20-%20My%20request%20to%20ECA%20for%20an%20Investigation%2... read more
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog15 hours ago
UntitledFrom Jenna Orkin EU to Give 18 Billion Euros to Kyiv Next Year to Help Run UkraineNewer coronavirus subvariants ticking up in California amid concerns of winter wave China hands Xi unchecked power, upending norms decades in the makingCyprus, a haven for Russian expats, welcomes techies fleeing Ukraine warHas the C.I.A. Done More Harm Than Good? In the agency’s seventy-five years of existence, a lack of accountability has sustained dysfunction, ineptitude, and lawlessness.Why financial approaches won’t fix the world’s economic problems this time @RishiSunak has been elected as the Le... read more
Balkinization15 hours ago
The World Turned Upside Down: What’s Up with the Harm Principle?For the Balkinization symposium on James E. Fleming, Constructing Basic Liberties: A Defense of Substantive Due Process (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Cathleen Kaveny Legend has it that the British played a song called “The World Turned Upside Down” as the laid down their arms in defeat at the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. How could the colony have defeated the empire? It just didn’t make sense. In an admittedly exaggerated way, “The World Turned Upside Down” captured something of my reaction when I read two recent invocations of the liberal Harm Principle, w... read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
How do you make a movie about a monster?
[image: Two women stand on a doorstep, a head silhouetted in front of them.] Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan in *She Said.* | Universal Pictures *She Said*, *Women Talking*, and pushing Harvey out of the spotlight. Five years ago, New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s gross and violent abuse of his power in the New York Times; two years later, in 2019, they wrote a book about it. What makes their book so riveting — it is absolutely engrossing, required reading — is its meticulous attention to the two-inches-forward, one-inch-back ... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Opinion: Interpreting Sputnik’s warning about Kyiv’s alleged nuclear false flag provocation(Opinion) Publicly financed Russian international media flagship Sputnik cited what it described as credible unnamed sources in various countries to warn on Sunday that Kyiv is allegedly plotting a nuclear false flag provocation to implicate Moscow. Korobochka, a popular source of Russian-friendly information on Twitter, earlier elaborated on this scenario in their Substack article about […] read more
Northern Reflections16 hours ago
Not Very Bright
Michael Harris writes that western democracies are in crisis: Prime Minister Liz Truss held office for just 45 days, the shortest tenure of any PM in British history. The country that once prided itself on having the fifth largest economy in the world is now in post-Brexit chaos. Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the country’s debt, and savage cuts in public spending appear inevitable. Even the return of Boozing Boris, the PM who partied at Number 10 while Britains were under COVID lockdown, isn’t out of the question. The only certainty seems to be that no matter who the Conserva... read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
The existence of the last slave transport ship was denied. A new documentary reveals the truth.
[image: A Black man with dreadlocks stands facing a sunset over the ocean.] Emmett Lewis in *Descendant.* | Netflix Inconvenient history, long buried, finally gets the spotlight in Netflix’s Descendant. In 1808, two generations before the Civil War began, it became illegal to import humans to sell as slaves in America. But importation went on long after that, and the final ship bearing enslaved people reached American shores in the 1860s, just a few years before the 13th Amendment made enslaving a human illegal. Named the Clotilda, the ship’s human cargo was sold into slavery in ... read more
Vox - All16 hours ago
We tasted Beyond Meat’s new plant-based steak tips. Here’s how they measure up to the real thing.
Christina Animashaun/Vox It’s delicious, but opinions vary on texture and how close it comes to tasting like steak from a real cow. In the late 2010s, Beyond Meat ushered in the next generation of plant-based meat products, winning over consumers with its new-and-improved take on the veggie burger. Then it wowed Wall Street in 2019 when it had the most successful stock market debut in over a decade. But 2022 hasn’t been as kind to the plant-based meat giant: Amid declining sales, Beyond Meat recently announced it will lay off 19 percent of its staff by the end of the year. Its s... read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!16 hours ago
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, author of Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health, voices opposition to adding COVID-19 vaccine to CDC’s immunization schedule for children
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, author of Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health, voices opposition to adding COVID-19 vaccine to CDC’s immunization schedule for children Dr. Joseph Ladapo is the first state surgeon general to... Related Stories - Action Alert: Stop The Next Mandate for Children - Cui Bono when FDA Fast Tracks Products? - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting Today read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Jair Bolsonaro goes into Brazil’s decisive week strong against Lula da SilvaJair Bolsonaro has a serious chance of being re-elected as president of Brazil. Does this mean Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot win the ballot? No, the former president is still the favorite, but by a shrinking margin against a Bolsonaro who has been read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT16 hours ago
It’s Your Pet’s Fault!By Paul Homewood Marc Morano demolishes the latest climate change scapegoat: read more
Lawfare16 hours ago
Let’s Not Kid Ourselves: Afghanistan’s Taliban Regime Will Not Become More InclusiveKabul International Airport. (Jim Kelly, https://www.flickr.com/photos/pthread/4072190717/, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Ever since the August 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, there has been widespread, almost universal, rhetoric in international diplomatic circles—ranging from the United Nations to the European Union and the United States to Russia—that the Taliban need to form a more inclusive government, with varying definitions and views on what that means in concrete terms. The U.S. had negotiated the Doha Agreement with the Taliban in 2020 a... read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
São Paulo governor candidate Tarcisio de Freitas ensures “freedom of choice” in vaccinationTarcísio de Freitas, a Republican candidate for the government of São Paulo state, defended the parents' freedom of choice regarding children's vaccination in an interview with G1. "This [publicity campaign] will be more effective than the obligation itself, and we have to always care for the freedom that each citizen has to choose," he said, […] read more
The Duran17 hours ago
Macron confused, why is LNG so expensive. Kherson dam, Russia did it! Hungary shadow gov. U/2
Macron confused, why is LNG so expensive. Kherson dam, Russia did it! Hungary shadow gov. U/2 Topic 747 read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Argentina: public spending soared in SeptemberArgentine Economy Minister Massa's plan reduced the fiscal deficit in September, but public spending increased, and the gap was covered with higher tax collection. The national State is getting bigger and bigger while society is adjusting and tax voracity is growing. The Ministry of Economy read more
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT17 hours ago
It Pollutes, So Tax It!
By Paul Homewood A new paper from GWPF calls for the introduction of carbon taxes, instead of mandating renewables: London, 24 October – An important new paper from the Global Warming Policy Foundation argues that the failure to limit CO2 emissions is a direct result of politicians’ obsession with mandating renewables as […] read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou prepares Pension ReformThe Uruguayan president will launch this Monday the parliamentary debate for the new pension reform in the country. The changes are aimed at improving the solvency of the State and deepening private savings as a source of domestic credit. The ruling coalition in Uruguay, led by President read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
NATO member Turkiye sides with Russia and calls for end to embargoes on Iran and VenezuelaThe Foreign Ministry of NATO member Turkiye said Friday that lifting Western sanctions on countries such as Iran and Venezuela would ease the global energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On the one hand, Venezuela has been under U.S. oil sanctions since 2019 And Iran has been under U.S. sanctions since Donald Trump’s […] read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Bolsonaro denounces election campaign censorship, calls Lula da Silva “head of criminal organization”On Saturday, October 22, the president of Brazil and candidate for reelection, Jair Bolsonaro, charged against his rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he has called "head of a criminal organization". "Yesterday, I arrived at the Saturday show (on SBT public television), and since the thief has fled, the head of the criminal organization […] read more
Age of Autism The Rebel Alliance!16 hours ago
Action Alert: Stop The Next Mandate for ChildrenNote: Our Matching Gift Fall Campaign is in full swing. Please consider a tax deductible donation. Paper: Autism Age, PO Box 110546, Trumbull, CT 06611 Thank you. Donate### Last week, the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices approved the addition of... Related Stories - Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, author of Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health, voices opposition to adding COVID-19 vaccine to CDC’s immunization schedule for children - Cui Bono when FDA Fast Tracks Products? - Advisory Committee on Immuniz... read more
Organizing Notes17 hours ago
Congested & Contested: Space Wars Are Upon Us
By Lisa Savage When the Pentagon’s think tank, the RAND corporation, publishes a study it’s worth paying attention. Remarkable in their prescience, RAND reports accurately predicted the Ukraine war and the Iraq war. Consider, for instance, their recent study of what Chinese and Russian primary sources had to say about 10 key events in the U.S. space program 1985-2011. The authors described how the U.S. had others on the planet riled up by *the establishment of the U.S. Space Force in 2019, and multiple policy and warfighting documents have rapidly followed. Given this ac... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Back to the future
[image: A graphic showing a large hourglass hovering over a landscape of homes with solar panels, an electric car, and a slab of meat.] Nick Little for Vox Rethinking old ideas about what we eat, where we live and work, and how we power our communities. This edition of *The Highlight* is a thought experiment: What if some of the solutions to our most urgent challenges, from climate change to public health crises, could be found by reimagining old concepts and outmoded technology? The future is closer than we think — we just need to rethink what we already know, whether that’s th... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The future of the office is a lab
Illustrations by Ben Denzer for Vox What’s going to happen to the office space we no longer need? *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* If the future of work is online, the future of the office is something else. While people are considering a wide variety of new lives for office spaces — distribution centers, schools, data centers, hospitals, and, most prominently, apartments — labs might be the most promising reincarnation for struggling offices, thanks to tectonic shifts in the market since the sta... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The wasted potential of garbage dumps
Phil Robibero for Vox Toxic landfills are emblems of environmental injustice across the US. Clean energy can remake them. *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* About 17 miles south of downtown Houston, Texas, on the western edge of a majority-Black neighborhood called Sunnyside, there is an unkempt-looking patch of trees. To a visitor driving down Belfort Avenue or Reed Road, which serve as the trees’ boundaries to the north and south, they might look like a rare patch of urban forest in the city, or p... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The end of a battery’s life matters as much as its beginning
Nick Little for Vox Americans are terrible at recycling. Electric cars are a chance to change that. *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* Right now, the last stop in the US for many of the giant lithium batteries that power electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is a plant in a town near Phoenix, Arizona. There, the Toronto-based company Li-Cycle breaks the batteries down into “black mass” — a dark, shredded mess of copper, cobalt, nickel, and lithium that without further processing is as useful as shin... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Under the hood of the electric vehicle revolution
Illustration by Ben Denzer for Vox; Photographs by Emily Elconin for Vox In the EV era, old automakers are learning new tricks. *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* LAKE ORION, Michigan — The battery packs arrive at the General Motors plant in Lake Orion, a tiny village 30 miles north of Detroit, in large capsules. Amid the clanks and clunks of the assembly floor, workers pry the capsules open before robotic buggies shuttle them away, guided by magnetic tape that trails along the ground. Eventually, t... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Inside the fantastical, pragmatic quest to make “hybrid” meat
Illustration by Phil Robibero for Vox; Photographs by Gabriela Hasbun for Vox Hybrid cars gave way to electric vehicles. Could “hybrid meat” do the same for beef and pork? *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* This much is true: Production and consumption of meat is an environmental and ethical catastrophe. And we keep eating more of it, with enormous consequences. There’s climate change and the environment: Almost 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to livestock, while i... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Our buildings are making us sick
Ben Denzer for Vox Here’s how to fix them — and what’s getting in the way. *Part of **Back to the Future**,* *from **The Highlight**, Vox’s home for ambitious stories that explain our world.* For years, Alan, a designer in Vermont, had a persistent, hacking cough that kept him up at night, and every winter, a near-constant series of sore throats and colds. He visited his doctor’s office, got diagnosed with reflux, and took reams of antibiotics for suspected sinus infections. But the cough always came back, so intransigent it permanently hoarsened his voice. One spring, his docto... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
Res judicata bars fifth suit arising from same facts Where the court previously dismissed with prejudice a suit brought by disgruntled bank customers for failure to state a claim, their current complaint — which was their fifth complaint — was substantially similar to the previously filed complaints and the five suits involved the same parties, the latest suit was barred by res judicata. Background ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
022-3-464 – Wade v. Truist Bank Wade v. Truist Bank, Case No. 1:22-cv-00907, Oct. 7, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Hilton). VLW 022-3-464. 7 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
Customer lacks standing to sue for data breach Where a customer’s personally identifiable information, or PII, was compromised during a data breach, but there were no facts sufficient to show a substantial risk of harm, he has not suffered an injury in fact and therefore does not have standing to sue. Background Artur Podroykin purchased a life insurance policy from American Armed Forces ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
022-3-466 – Podroykin v. American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association Podroykin v. American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association, Case No. 1:21-cv-588, Oct. 11, 2022. EDVA at Alexandria (Ellis). VLW 022-3-466. 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
Omissions from search warrant affidavit excused Where a detective omitted several facts from an affidavit seeking a search warrant, but there was no showing the detective omitted the facts to intentionally mislead or with reckless disregard of whether their omission would mislead the state magistrate, the defendant was not entitled to a hearing pursuant to Franks v. Delaware, 438 U.S. 154 ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
022-3-463 – United States v. Hector United States v. Hector, Case No. 3:22-cr-6, Oct. 6, 2022. EDVA at Richmond (Novak). VLW 022-3-463. 22 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
Court won’t certify accreditation ruling for immediate appeal Where Hampton University School of Pharmacy challenged the decision of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, or ACPE, to withdraw Hampton’s accreditation, and the court denied Hampton’s motion for summary judgment, it now refused to certify its ruling for immediate appeal. There was no controlling question of law on which there was substantial ground for ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
022-3-465 – Hampton University v. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Hampton University v. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Case No. 4:20-cv-00118, Oct. 7, 2022. EDVA at Newport News (Young). VLW 022-3-465. 10 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
School Board asserts IDEA hearing examiner erred Where a student alleged that the Henrico County School Board failed to provide her with a free and appropriate public education, or FAPE, the hearing examiner found in her favor but nevertheless denied her damages and she filed suit challenging that decision, the school board may assert a counterclaim in which it seeks reversal of ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly18 hours ago
022-3-467 – A.C. v. Henrico County School Board A.C. v. Henrico County School Board, Case No. 3:22-cv-336, Oct. 13, 2022. EDVA at Richmond (Hudson). VLW 022-3-467. 6 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
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UPDATE RISHI SUNAK IS THE NEW UK PM! CAN A NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY START IN THE UK? WILL THE BIG SHOT OF MONEY, THE BRADBURY POUND, REAPPEAR ON BRITISH STREETS?UPDATE 2 PM UK TIME RISHI SUNAK HAS BECOME UK PM WITH THE MOST VOTES FROM TORY MOS COURAGEOUS DECISION TO BECOME LEADER AT A TIME OF DIRE TURMOIL AND THREATS https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/prime-minister-rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-penny-mordaunt-tory-leadership-race-latest-news-updates-b1034705.html Rishi Sunak has become the new PM after estabishment darling Bori Johnson dropped out of the race having failed to garner the support of 100 MPs. Contender Penny Mordaunt withdrew to back Rishi Sunak in the interests of party unity. The new PM has a wealth of talent to f... read more
GREENIE WATCH18 hours ago
Untitled* MPs kill UK fracking prospects in huge gift to Putin* 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 Labour’s motion to introduce a ban on fracking, it is now clear that no company will risk investing in the development of UK shale gas projects given that the next government is almost certain to pull the plug. By killing the chances of exploiting Britain’s massive shale ga... read more
The Rio Times18 hours ago
Brazil, the colossus that feeds everyoneThe Ministry of Agriculture has yet another record for Brazilian agribusiness. Through the sector, the country earned almost US$123 billion from exports made between January and September. About 200 countries received food and several items elaborated from other raw materials from the field to reach this amount. WITHOUT SEEING ANY DIFFERENCES The products are sent […] read more
MJBizDaily18 hours ago
Sales of infused pre-rolls light up Canadian cannabis marketSales of specialty pre-rolls infused with cannabis concentrates have blossomed in Canada's maturing adult-use marijuana market as consumers embrace the high-potency, ready-to-smoke format. Sales of infused pre-rolls light up Canadian cannabis market is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
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