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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, October 28, 2022

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STAB IN THE BACK – NOT ONE INCH BUT RIGHT TO THE HEART
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with “Not One Inch” is the title of a new book by American historian Mary Sarotte after the notorious promise which US Secretary of State James Baker gave Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990, and which now has come to its final test on the battlefields of World War III against Russia. […] read more
NATO Wants To Place Nuclear Missiles On Finland’s Russian Border — Finland Says Yes
According to Newsweek, on October 26th, “Finland Will Allow NATO to Place Nuclear Weapons on Border With Russia”. They cite Finnish media reports. Allegedly, a condition that NATO had placed on Finland to join NATO was to allow America’s nuclear missiles to be positioned on Finland’s Russian border, which is […] read more
Red Ice News1 hour ago
The Racial "Minority" Scam
[image: The Racial "Minority" Scam] Lana looks at the global population breakdown to show that "minorities" are in fact huge majorities. Video also on Odysee | BitChute | Rumble | GabTV | VK | YouTube | Float | Telegram | RedIceMembers Sign up for a membership at redicemembers.com. Get full access to our extensive archives, watch or listen to all our shows. Stream or download over 2000 programs, including radio shows, videos, TV segments & our exclusive show Weekend Warrior. You get access to exclusive videos + all new videos are made available to members first. Subscribe on BitChu... read more
Michael West1 hour ago
Slower days for buy now pay later
After a year of massive growth in buy now pay later (BNPL) sales, demand for services like Afterpay and Zip may have reached its peak following a slowdown in the September quarter. Even despite the recent drop-off, BNPL sales are up 9.9 per cent since this time last year due to a post-COVID surge, new […] read more
Michael West2 hours ago
NSW flood victims criticise buyback scheme
Flood victims in northern NSW have described the government’s $520 million buyback scheme as a “cookie cutter” package designed without adequate community consultation. The $520 million buyback scheme is the centrepiece of an $800 million package co-funded by the NSW and federal governments, to give 2000 flood-impacted residents of the Northern Rivers region the opportunity […] read more
Michael West2 hours ago
Energy law change to push down gas prices
Australians can expect “careful interventions” in the short-term to keep a lid on energy prices, while cheaper renewable energy is rolled out, federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen says. Energy ministers meeting in Melbourne on Friday agreed on an amendment to the national gas law. “This will ensure the Australian Energy Market Operator has the powers […] read more
War News Updates2 hours ago
Russian President Putin Said That He did Not Warn Chinese President Xi Before The Ukraine Invasion
Chinese President Xi Jinpin and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing on February 4, 2022 © Alexei Druzhinin / Sputnik / Kremlin pool via AP *RT:* *Putin says he didn’t warn China before Ukraine offensive* *Beijing understands the Ukraine situation perfectly, the Russian president told the Valdai Club * Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he did not give advance notice of the special operation in Ukraine to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There was no need, Putin said on Thursday at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting, ad... read more
Labor promised to cut our power bills… Now they’re going UP
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese owes the millions of people who voted for him an apology. read more
Michael West3 hours ago
Flood-affected can phone vote in Vic poll
Victorians affected by recent floods will be able to vote in the state election by telephone, as the Victorian Electoral Commission expands eligibility. Victorians affected by the wet weather on or after October 13 and who are unable to access a polling booth from November 19 to 26 can register and vote by calling 13 […] read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
October 28th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 647
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the JoeBama Administration and Presidency. “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. […] The post October 28th – 2022 Presidential Politics – Resistance Day 647 appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Covid Outbreaks Widen In China. Lockdowns Now Impacting 200 Million People
*Reuters: **Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen* BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on Thursday reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID cases nationwide, a modest tally compared with the tens of thousands per day that sent Shanghai into a full-blown lockdown earlier this year but enough to trigger more restrictions a... read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
Friday October 28th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […] The post Friday October 28th – Open Thread appeared first on The Last Refuge . read more
The Last Refuge3 hours ago
Musk Takes Control of Twitter, Immediately Fires Top Executives
Elon Musk officially took control of Twitter on Thursday evening. Immediately after taking ownership, Mr. Musk fired Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Ned Segal, and the Head of Legal Policy, Vijaya Gadde, the person who took responsibility for banning former President Donald Trump from the social media platform. According to […] The post Musk Takes Control of Twitter, Immediately Fires Top Executives appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
Online food deliveries in Europe are off a bit, but you cannot tell from street traffic
AMERSTERDAM — A recent trip to Europe showed the streets of Krakow, Budapest, and Prague are all very different except for the bicycles making endless food deliveries. Anyone with a food safety mindset has to wonder about the thousands of deliveries in those boxes that are carried by two-wheelers. They clearly are not cleaned and... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
Campylobacter outbreak investigated by officials in NYC; cause as yet unknown
Public health officials in New York City are looking into an outbreak of illnesses believed to be infections from Campylobacter, a foodborne pathogen. Brooklyn officials say 50 cases of illnesses have been reported since the beginning of October. A specific source of the foodborne pathogen has not yet been determined, but chicken is often a... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
England and Wales see Listeria infection decline
The number of Listeria infections fell in 2020 in England and Wales, according to recently released data. In total, 124 cases of listeriosis were reported in England and Wales in 2020, which is the lowest amount in several years. In 2019, 144 cases were recorded. There were two outbreaks in England. One was a national... Continue Reading read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
Misidentification increases the risk of poisoning as mushroom hunters head out to forage
It’s prime mushroom hunting time in much of the United States, but foragers need to have a keen eye or an expert opinion to avoid serious consequences. A recent mushroom poisoning case in Massachusetts has illustrated again how people who forage mushrooms can find themselves carrying home a basket of toxins, especially if they are... Continue Reading read more
October 28, 2022: Reader Tips
Reaching #4 on our Top 31 list, we present something very important to my tastebuds and stomach: Dim Sum in Vancouver Your best recent news tips are much sought after! read more
Food Safety News3 hours ago
Ethiopian idea wins EatSafe food safety challenge
An idea to improve traditional processing of a staple Ethiopian product has won the top prize in a food safety challenge. The winner was awarded $10,000, and second and third-place winners received $5,000 and $3,000 respectively. In April, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Feed The Future Initiative, EatSafe: Evidence and Action Towards Safe,... Continue Reading read more
Honey, I Finished The Sunflowers
Everybody knows that Vincent van Gogh loved the colour yellow. But why? read more
How Exactly To Choose Accounting Consultant Next
Yesterday, I share the way to make jewelries and accessories from your very personal “ordinary” treasures. Right now, I will share how you can begin getting cash together with your handmade jewelries. Begin off by creating a extremely effective headline that you realize will be a focus for your prospect. While you’re considering of this catchy headline, think strong motion verbs corresponding to uncover, uncover, slash, unveil, obtain, expose. Like many, we spent days scanning sale flyers and comparing costs on a a lot needed new printer for our small enterprise. We researched eac... read more
Ukraine News 27 October 2022
News follows the commentary The focus by everyone needs to be on winning the war and stopping Putin. Like cancer, … Continue reading → read more
Japan’s morality: Tomahawk and Afghanistan, Libya, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen
Japan’s morality: Tomahawk and Afghanistan, Libya, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan seems intent… read more
Ontario, a province to plunder
This is the sort of post I should have done for the end of gun violence in Ontario. It is illegal to buy and sell your handguns, now. I was so happy when I read that, I left my front door unlocked for the first time since Nathan Phillips was elected Mayor. The darkness has… Continue reading → read more
Let That Sink In
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired several top Twitter executives after officially taking control of the company Thursday evening, according to multiple reports. hah. And hahahahahahah Bye Vijaya Gadde 👋 pic.twitter.com/ThOljdfqD1 — NautPoso 🇮🇪☘️ (@NautPoso) October 28, 2022 read more
Schadenfrozen
It is too beautiful: Germany Is Dismantling A Wind Farm To Make Way For A Coal Mine read more
Same Snake, Same Venom
Woke PayPal was shamed recently but is back at it with their “$2,500 fine for ‘misinformation’“. Here’s what they deem to be “restricted activities”. h/t Warren Zoell read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
The Most Interesting Man In The World
Fox News; Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are sharing with the U.S. attorney leading the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden more than 200 pages of bank records related to his and the Biden family’s alleged “connections to the Chinese regime and persons connected to its military and intelligence elements”.… Continue reading → read more
Small Dead Animals12 hours ago
Juxtapose!
Canadian Taxpayers Federation- Canada hikes taxes while other countries provide relief While the government of Canada raised taxes, the CTF identified 51 national governments that provided tax relief during the pandemic or to ease the burdens of inflation. National governments that provided tax relief include more than half of G7 and G20 countries and two-thirds… Continue reading → read more
Must View! "The US Is About To Run Out Of Diesel Fuel In 25 Days"
*Full screen recommended.* Tucker Carlson, 10/27/22: *"The US Is About To Run Out Of Diesel Fuel In 25 Days"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ 25 days, and then it *all*, everything, grinds to a halt. What then? read more
Untitled
* Collegiate Complicity in the Erosion of American Identity* By RICHARD K. VEDDER I have taught about the economic history of the United States and Europe over the last seven decades, beginning in the 1960s and extending into the 2020s. I believe all educated Americans should have a decent understanding of American economic exceptionalism, how over the course of four centuries the area known as the United States went from being lightly populated and impoverished to being the richest and otherwise most exceptional place on Earth. Yet the teaching of our past has declined in magnitu... read more
War News Updates3 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
A Russian fighter jet flies above a railway junction on fire following recent shelling in the town of Shakhtarsk (Shakhtyorsk), near Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *In pictures: Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure* (Reuters). read more
Massive Increase in Greenland Surface Ice Sheet Suggests Possible Overall Gain in 2022
Originally posted on sunshine hours: the Greenland ice sheet may have made a net gain in size in the year to August 2022. A massive boost of 471 billion tonnes of ice was created on the surface during the last recorded year, the 10th highest increase in 42 years, and much higher than the 1981-2010 annual average… read more
War News Updates4 hours ago
IEA Chief Says The World Is In Its ‘First Truly Global Energy Crisis’
*BBC:* *World facing 'first truly global energy crisis', report says* Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have long-lasting effects on energy supply and markets, a new report suggests. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the world faces its first "truly global energy crisis" as a result. It added that unaffordable energy bills remain a huge problem, driven up as the exports of oil and gas have been restricted. But the crisis should also be seen as a turning point, speeding up the world's transition to green energy, it said. "With unrelenting geopolitical and economi... read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Ukraine's Electrical Grid Continues To Be Battered By Russia Strikes
*The Guardian*: *Kyiv facing ‘sharp deterioration’ in electric supply after Russian strikes* *Supplier tells people living in and around city that blackouts could last ‘a lot longer’ than previously planned* Ukrainians living in and around Kyiv have been told of a “sharp deterioration” in the region’s electricity supply after a fresh wave of Russian strikes aimed at sapping public morale as the country’s cold winter approaches. A local energy supplier, Yasno, warned that existing blackouts could last a lot longer than a previously planned schedule of four-hour outages and ... read more
Self-Imposed Energy Shortage In The Northeast Will Make For A Rough Winter
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ The foliage in New York and all across New England is reaching its splendid peak, a sign that winter is just around the corner. And this winter promises to be chilling in more ways than one. In addition to coping with the region’s… read more
High School Phys Ed Teacher and Father of Six Put on Disciplinary Leave for NOT Allowing 14-Year-Old Girl into Boys Locker Room
Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft Cody Hiller is a physical education teacher at a high school in southern Illinois, north of Marion. Last week... The post High School Phys Ed Teacher and Father of Six Put on Disciplinary Leave for NOT Allowing 14-Year-Old Girl into Boys Locker Room appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Shallow Warmists Strike Again
Originally posted on Science Matters: John Tamny exposes the vapid scientism of global warmists in his Real Clear Markets article With Their Attacks On David Malpass, Global Warming Hysterics Reveal Their Shallow Ways. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. In 2008 Nigel Lawson published An Appeal To Reason: A Cool Look at… read more
Triple Vaccinated More Likely Than Unvaccinated to Get Symptomatic COVID-19: Study
Triple Vaccinated More Likely Than Unvaccinated to Get Symptomatic COVID-19: Study by Zachary Stieber, https://www.theepochtimes.com/ People who received two or three doses of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to contract COVID-19 with symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers found that vaccinated people had higher odds of experiencing symptomatic COVID-19 than the … read more
In Stunning Strategy Reversal, Pentagon Will No Longer Rule Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Non-Nuclear Threat
In Stunning Strategy Reversal, Pentagon Will No Longer Rule Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Non-Nuclear Threat by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ … Which, however, is more than can be said about the US. As Bloomberg just reported, the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy rejects limits on using nuclear weapons long championed by arms control advocates (and, in … read more
US Ready To Protect Asian Allies With Nukes, Biden Official Says In Tokyo
US Ready To Protect Asian Allies With Nukes, Biden Official Says In Tokyo by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ It’s a hugely alarming scenario when world leaders and government officials representing nuclear-armed superpowers appear to increasingly be spouting nuclear rhetoric and warnings in an almost casual manner. – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday … read more
New Mandala3 hours ago
“Let the land be”: culture, heritage, and economic development in Melaka
With disappearing faith in the public and private institutions the Kristang community is taking matters into their own hands. The post “Let the land be”: culture, heritage, and economic development in Melaka appeared first on New Mandala. read more
Elon Musk Officially Owns Twitter, Fires Top Executives As One of His First Moves
*21WIRE* | Musk will now 'take Twitter private' and put an end to the brutal censorship regime which has all but ruined the platform in recent years. read more
K. M. Munish’s Book on the Somanatha Temple
Somanatha Temple Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi played a central role in the Somanatha Temple’s reconstruction. In his 1951 book, *Somanatha: The Shrine Eternal*, he has described the history of the Somanatha Temple from the prehistoric times (he posits that the Somanatha was an eternal shrine of Lord Shiva) to the present. Munshi saw Mahmud of Ghazni’s desecration and plunder of the Somanatha Temple in the eleventh century as a great national disaster for Hindus. In his book’s Chapter 21, “Somanatha—The Shrine Eternal,” he writes: "For a thousand years Mahmud's destruction of the s... read more
'X' Zone Broadcast Network - Clas Svahn (And Swedish Abductions)
This week I reached out to Clas Svahn. I was curious about Sweden’s UFO scene and if it matched that of the United States. The first case we talked about was an abduction case. I wondered if the abduction situation in Sweden mirrored ours and learned that abduction in Sweden is somewhat rare and it is often a combination of contact and abduction, rather than just abduction. The case was interesting because there was another, independent witness to it, who called the police. There is much more to the tale than this first, single abduction. Unfortunately, the police arrived after ... read more
Vox - All4 hours ago
What happens to your Twitter data when Elon takes over
Soon-to-be-Twitter owner Elon Musk walks into Twitter HQ with a sink, because he can. | Elon Musk/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk is about to own your DMs, but he may not be Twitter’s biggest privacy risk. *Editor’s note, October 27, 9:35 pm ET: **The deal has closed and **Elon Musk now owns Twitter**.* Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout will likely be a done deal on October 28. For just $44 billion, he will own what he once referred to as a “de facto town square.” He also, it seems, will own all of Twitter users’ data. If you care about digital privacy and you’re a Twitter user, this ma... read more
The Rag Blog4 hours ago
THE RAG BLOG | BOOKS | Honorees Thorne Dreyer, Alice Embree to make presentation at Texas Book Festival Nov. 5 in Austin
By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | Oct. 28, 2022 Thorne Dreyer, author of Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews and Alice Embree, who wrote the feminist memoir, Voice Lessons, will give a presentation at the Texas Book … Continue reading → read more
Michael West5 hours ago
Asia shares edge lower, yen steady
Asian equities edged lower on Friday as investors grappled with mixed earnings reports, while the Japanese yen held firm ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy review. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.32 per cent, set to snap a three-day winning streak. The index is down nearly 3.0 per cent […] read more
balance105 hours ago
down from the cross
But man need not wait ages to receive the gifts of God; for he is assured, if he accepts the divine plan, that he may at any time climb into the lap of God-identity. There he will find at last the fulfillment of the dreams of his soul that for want of fulfillment have caused him from time to time to be bored with life. There he will remember no more those experiences that kept him bound upon the rocks and shoals of a mortal existence–one that for the most part proved to be a senseless, purposeless engagement of his precious energies, a waste of his brief opportunity in the crucible o... read more
Organizing Notes5 hours ago
Ethiopia says 'We are tired of western colonizers'
African Diaspora News Channel Wongel Zelalem reports on millions of Ethiopians protesting western interference in their country. read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
A Day In The Life Of A Twitter Employee
What is this vocal inflection and why do they *all* have it pic.twitter.com/XKamg0joS4 — Jack Posobiec 🍊 (@JackPosobiec) October 26, 2022 *WNU Editor:* The bottom Twitter thread is a must read (if you follow tech companies closely). I like the thing where people assume everybody working at Twitter is a computer science PhD slinging 5000 lines of code daily with stacks of job offers for Silicon Valley headhunters, and not a small army of 27-year old cat lady hall monitors — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 27, 2022 read more
"I See A Lot More Trouble Coming; Make Sacrifices Today To Survive Tomorrow"
*Full screen recommended.* Jeremiah Babe, 10/27/22: *"I See A Lot More Trouble Coming;* * Make Sacrifices Today To Survive Tomorrow"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
War News Updates5 hours ago
Elon Musk Formally Takes Over Twitter. Top Executives Fired
*Daily Mail*: *BREAKING NEWS: Done deal! Elon Musk formally takes over Twitter - as he fires 'several' top executives in his first power move* * Elon Musk on Thursday formally took control of Twitter, having made a high-profile visit to the San Francisco headquarters the day before * As soon as his $44 billion takeover was finalized on Thursday night he fired the CEO, chief financial officer and head of legal policy, trust and safety * Musk had publicly criticized the leadership team and challenged them over their policies, in particular regarding censorship * The trio wer... read more
Michael West5 hours ago
‘Wild west’ of crypto readies for tax laws
The “wild west” of cryptocurrency is starting to gain the acceptance and understanding of lawmakers. Robert Francis, managing director at trading platform eToro Australia, said the explicit acknowledgement of crypto in the Australian federal budget was a first, with new tax laws to be introduced to parliament. He said the budget has provided investors and […] read more
Michael West6 hours ago
Vic opposition pitch $90b exports by 2035
The Victorian opposition has pledged to set a target to double the state’s exports to $90 billion by 2035 as Liberal leader Matthew Guy dismisses the results of a new poll. A Liberals and Nationals government would give small- and medium-sized businesses more help with exports, support onshore manufacturing and encourage migrants to join overseas markets, […] read more
War News Updates6 hours ago
Are Democrats In Danger On Losing Control Of The US Congress With The Midterms Only 12 Days Away?
*New York Times*: *Schumer Caught on Mic Forecasting Democrats’ Midterm Races* When politicians play pundit, it rarely reflects well on them. Which makes what happened Thursday, when Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was caught on a hot microphone assessing the Democrats’ chances of retaining power, such an anomaly. His comments, made while greeting President Biden on the tarmac at Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, were mostly positive, talking up his party’s fortunes. The remarks ricocheted around social media on an otherwise slow political news day — and not to hi... read more
The Last Refuge6 hours ago
Joe Biden Claims Current Gas Prices Lower Than When He Took Office, States Falsely Gas Was Over $5/Gal When He Was Inaugurated
Will big tech and social media remove Joe Biden for violations of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation? Considering his remarks today, they should. Reading from a teleprompter loaded with lies about the economy, Joe Biden stunningly states that gas prices are lower today than when he took office. Further claiming that gasoline was $5/gal. {Direct Rumble […] The post Joe Biden Claims Current Gas Prices Lower Than When He Took Office, States Falsely Gas Was Over $5/Gal When He Was Inaugurated appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Russian President Putin's Speech And Discussion At The 18th Annual Meeting Of The Valdai International Discussion Club (Western News Media Coverage)
Russia's President Putin takes part in Valdai discussion club meeting © Reuters/SPUTNIK *Reuters*:* Putin blasts West, says world faces most dangerous decade since WW2* LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world faced the most dangerous decade since World War Two as Western elites scrambled to prevent the inevitable crumbling of the global dominance of the United States and its allies. In one of his longest public appearances since he sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Putin signaled he had no regrets about what he calls "a special operatio... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Biden Falsely Claims Gas Prices Were ‘Over $5’ When He Took Office
Biden added that the national average for U.S. gas prices was $3.39 as of late October 2022, which also was false. read more
Komando.com7 hours ago
Update alert! New Windows 10 and Windows 11 fixes live
Update Windows now for these bug fixes and new features. read more
Elon Musk Buys Twitter at the Last Moment
Elon Musk Buys Twitter at the Last Moment, Guess who’s afraid. Yep, the Far Left Marxists Socialists! Tweets by elonmusk Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in! pic.twitter.com/D68z4K2wq7 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2022 More to come soon! read more
Vox - All6 hours ago
Elon Musk owns Twitter. Now what?
[image: Elon Musk holding a microphone and laughing.] After months of back and forth, Elon Musk now officially owns Twitter. | Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Musk has tweeted a lot of ideas about how he plans to change Twitter. Here are some of the most significant ones. After more than six months of one of the most chaotic, high-profile business negotiations in recent memory, it’s finally becoming real: Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, is in charge of Twitter. Musk has reportedly fired CEO Parag Agrawal and two other top executives, CFO Ned Segal and head of... read more
Vox - All6 hours ago
Why Amazon’s stock price is tanking — and why that should worry you
[image: A worker stands amid many brown boxes in an Amazon facility.] The holiday season should be Amazon’s best. This year may be different. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images The tech giant warned that businesses are cutting spending and customers are tightening their belts. Amazon’s stock price fell as much as 20 percent on Thursday afternoon after the tech giant provided a weak forecast for the holiday quarter. The company’s chief financial officer said Amazon is attempting to cut costs as it sees signs that both business and consumer customers are watching their spending. “We are ... read more
DO OCTOBER SURPRISES EVEN WORK ANYMORE?
Herschel Walker has now wiped out Raphael Warnock's lead in the Real Clear Politics polling average. He's led Warnock in the four most recent polls listed at FiveThirtyEight (although one is from Walker's own campaign and two are from right-wing media outlets). Chuck Schumer is concerned. 🚨Schumer to Biden: "The state where we're going downhill is Georgia. It's hard to believe that they will go for Herschel Walker." pic.twitter.com/m5ELvQAUYO — Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 27, 2022 Do October surprises even work anymore? The 2016 election suggests that they can, of course. ... read more
Canadian Prepper, "Breaking: US Dept of Defense Issues Major Nuclear Warning (No One Cares!)"
Canadian Prepper, 10/27/22: *"Breaking: US Dept of Defense Issues Major * *Nuclear Warning (No One Cares!)"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”
*Full screen recommended.* *Vangelis, “Hymn”* read more
"A Look to the Heavens"
"In silhouette against a crowded star field along the tail of the arachnalogical constellation Scorpius, this dusty cosmic cloud evokes for some the image of an ominous dark tower. In fact, clumps of dust and molecular gas collapsing to form stars may well lurk within the dark nebula, a structure that spans almost 40 light-years across this gorgeous telescopic portrait. Known as a cometary globule, the swept-back cloud, is shaped by intense ultraviolet radiation from the OB association of very hot stars in NGC 6231, off the upper edge of the scene. That energetic ultraviolet light al... read more
Chet Raymo, “Cosmic View”
*“Cosmic View”* by Chet Raymo “When writing about Philip and Phylis Morrison’s “Powers of Ten” the other day I found I had made the following notation in the flyleaf, perhaps a dozen or more years ago: Britannica 32 volumes 1000 pages per vol 1200 words per page 5 letters/wd = 200 million letters. So, 200 million letters in the 32 volume set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Why was I making that estimate? I can think of several possibilities. Perhaps… *1.* I was making a comparison with the number of nucleotide pairs in the human DNA; that is, the number of steps- ATTGCCCTAA, etc.-... read more
"Too Often..."
"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act... read more
"Americans Will Freak Out When Food Prices Soar 65% From Current Levels"
*Full screen recommended.* *"Americans Will Freak Out When Food Prices * *Soar 65% From Current Levels"* by Epic Economist "It seems like the bad news won’t stop coming. At this point, every routine trip to the grocery store has become a cause of distress. Already, Americans have seen food prices going up for 20 consecutive months, but the nightmare isn’t over. Morgan Stanley Research shows that the price of some food staples is set to shoot up by 65% from current levels as an increasing number of companies continue to announce price hikes, and new disruptions on the supply chain th... read more
War News Updates7 hours ago
Russian President Putin's Speech And Discussion At The 18th Annual Meeting Of The Valdai International Discussion Club (Russian News Media Coverage)
*RT:* *‘No one can sit out the coming storm’: Putin’s milestone Valdai speech* *Western hegemony should be replaced with an actual order respectful of all, the Russian leader said * The world is entering a decade of tumult as the pursuit of a more just world order clashes with the arbitrary hegemony of the collective West, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, addressing the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club. Putin’s speech ranged from biodiversity to “cancel culture,” the nature of what the West has to offer and Russia’s response, followed by hours o... read more
Judge censured for DUI, lying to police 
A Northern California judge has been publicly censured for misconduct after he crashed his SUV while driving under the influence of alcohol, attempted to leave the scene of the crash, and lied to bystanders and police officers, the state Commission on Judicial Performance announced on Oct. 27. The commission said San Joaquin County Superior Court ... read more
The Last Refuge7 hours ago
President Trump Announces Midterm Election Rallies in Key States Including Florida, as Democrats Abandon the Sunshine State
President Donald J Trump has announced four key election week rallies, with more possible, as the race to the midterm election comes down the stretch. The announced stops include Sioux City, Iowa (Thursday 11/3); Latrobe, Pennsylvania (Saturday 11/5); Miami, Florida (Sunday 11/6); and Dayton, Ohio on Monday November 07. See Below: (source) The Sunday evening […] The post President Trump Announces Midterm Election Rallies in Key States Including Florida, as Democrats Abandon the Sunshine State appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
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Women and children return from Syria
Australian women and children held in Syria since the fall of Islamic State have begun the journey home. Held in detention since 2019, four women and 13 children were taken from the al-Roj camp on Thursday afternoon to Erbil in Iraq to begin their trip back to Sydney, AAP understands. Earlier this month, the Labor […] read more

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