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Thomas Paine

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

24 November - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

 11:18pm MST

Michael West13 hours ago
Victorians crunch numbers ahead of poll
Victoria’s major parties have left voters just over 48 hours to crunch the numbers on their policy costings before polls close on election day. Labor’s financial statement, released on Thursday, revealed the party forecasts a budget surplus of $1 billion for the 2025/26 financial year – $135 million more than foreshadowed in the pre-election budget […] read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Complacency over COVID-19 despite new wave
Nearly two-thirds of Australians believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind them despite a new wave of infections and different variants of the virus emerging, research by Pfizer suggests. One in three people are less likely to get tested for COVID-19 when they have symptoms now compared with a year ago, and the […] read more
73% Of The World’s Population Did Not Call For Russian Reparations
By this measure, only 27% of the world’s population supported the resolution; 73% did not. This is a resounding defeat for US/NATO “soft power.” It can only be explained by global antipathy toward the US/NATO side in this war and sympathy for Russia. Consider that the US has long used bribes and threats to engineer UNGA votes; it controls the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; it imposes illegal unilateral coercive measures (“sanctions”) on a quarter of the world’s population; it is prolific and virtually alone in its constant coups and destabilization campaigns again... read more
The Daily "Near You?"
Brighton, Colorado, USA. Thanks for stopping by! read more
"You’re Stealing From Me!"
F*ull screen recommended.* Dan, iAllegedly 11/24/22: *"You’re Stealing From Me!"* "When do you stand up to injustice? Have you ever had somebody overcharge you or try to take advantage of you? We need to stand up to these people and tell them “You’re stealing from me!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving all my friends and readers. I still have a lot of cooking ahead of me so this will be about it for today, except maybe to take the annual shot of dinner. Yeah, life could always be better, right? But we should take the time to be grateful for the things we still have instead of pining for the things we don't. It just makes much more sense to live one's life like that. So, be grateful for the blessings you have because you may not always have them. read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
Housing Sales to Institutional Investors Dropped 30% in Third Quarter
There is a significant lag in all data within the housing market. That said, the third quarter (July, Aug, Sept) data reflects a significant drop in institutional investment within the housing market. If you look closely at the timing (keep in mind the data reporting lag) what you will notice is that financial institutions began […] The post Housing Sales to Institutional Investors Dropped 30% in Third Quarter appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
SBF Issues Another Rambling Apology And “Description Of What Happened”, Comes Off As Disturbed Sociopath
Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden He just can’t help himself: disgraced sociopath, record-breaking fraudster and prolific Democratic donor – not necessarily in that order... The post SBF Issues Another Rambling Apology And “Description Of What Happened”, Comes Off As Disturbed Sociopath appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Elephant in the Room: Astronomical Spikes in Excess Mortality Among Young, Healthy Cohorts
The Vigilant Fox Published November 21, 2022 For the month of July, In Iceland, one of the most compliant nations with the shot, their excess mortality rate... The post The Elephant in the Room: Astronomical Spikes in Excess Mortality Among Young, Healthy Cohorts appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Process of the Formation of the State of New California Is Well Under Way
Gateway Pundit – by Joe Hoft The State of New California is gearing up for statehood. This idea seemed strange until it was mentioned that it is... The post The Process of the Formation of the State of New California Is Well Under Way appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
The dollar in Uruguay continues its downward trend and is close to its lowest level in 2022
The dollar in Uruguay does not find a floor, and this Wednesday closed at US$39.161 in the wholesale market, in its fourth consecutive day of decline. The daily fall was 0.31%, while this year, the dollar in Uruguay has fallen 12.38% against the peso, according to data from the Uruguayan Electronic Stock Exchange (Bolsa Electrónica […] read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
A major line has been crossed
Fashion Photographer Misan Harriman Speaks Out Against Balenciaga read more
Hunt’s Autumn Statement ‘crumbs’ will ‘not be enough to prevent harm and deaths’
An Autumn Statement that has provided “distracting crumbs” of funding will not be enough to address the impact of 12 years of austerity that has stripped away support from disabled people, campaigners and activists warned this week. The response from disabled people’s […] read more
Six train companies guilty of widespread discrimination, say campaigners
Six train companies are discriminating against disabled passengers at nearly 300 rail stations across the south-east of England, according to new research. The research shows that c2c (which runs between London and Southend), Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Great […] read more
Covid death stats suggest discrimination impact on people with sensory impairments
Working-age people with both a hearing and visual impairment in England were nearly 12 times more likely to die due to Covid during the pandemic than people of the same age without such impairments, “shocking” new official figures have shown. The Office […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
More than 100,000 people in forced confinement due to the armed conflict in Colombia
More than 100,000 people are in forced confinement in Colombia due to the armed conflict six years after the peace agreement between the government and the FARC guerrillas was signed, the Norwegian Refugee Council (CNR) NGO warned on Thursday (Nov. 24). “Imagine armed people forcing you to stay at home, day after day. The confinements […] read more
Disabled woman who fled abuse says universal credit caused fresh trauma
A disabled woman who fled a violent relationship says she was left without any income after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to ease demands placed on her by its “abusive” universal credit system, and then stopped her payments. DWP […] read more
OBR Reveals The Crippling Cost Of Net Zero
By Paul Homewood It’s amazing the things you find when you’re not looking for them! I found this gem hidden away in one of the OBR’s spreadsheets for the October 2021 Economic & Fiscal Outlook: https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-october-2021/ Over the full period of 2020 to 2050, the total public spend on Net Zero […] read more
Small Dead Animals14 hours ago
Transgender Is A Stalking Horse For The Normalization Of Pedophilia
Change my mind. This is the #DragStoryTime event at TerryBerry Library Hamilton now — witnesses say about 40 children inside event which goes from newborn to 4 years old. pic.twitter.com/z3a0KqDWvg — Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) November 24, 2022 Joe Warmington has more from the scene, which thankfully is finally drawing negative public opinion. read more
Econlib15 hours ago
Let’s Talk Turkey About Work
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! As we sit at home, digesting our weekend’s many heavy meals, I figure it’s a good time to talk about work and some of the issues facing the younger generation and their not-so young bosses. For instance, the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, is under harsh criticism for his memo to […] The post Let’s Talk Turkey About Work appeared first on Econlib. read more
Viable Opposition15 hours ago
The Food Chain Reaction Game - Solving World Hunger Through Carbon Taxation
Over the past six months, the narrative being perpetuated by the global ruling class has shifted from the pandemic to the fight against global climate change, often through the use of carbon taxes, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its inflationary impact on households around the world. As was the case with the Event 201 simulation which took place prior to the declaration of the pandemic, a similar simulation called the "Food Chain Reaction" took place back in 2015 as shown here: ...which included participation from the Center for American Progress, the World Wildlife Fund... read more
Small Dead Animals15 hours ago
The Most Interesting Man In The World
Biden banned all press from Hunter’s daughter’s wedding — except Vogue. How much did it cost? read more
Small Dead Animals16 hours ago
Celebrating an Anti-American Communist Thanksgiving
Enjoy the insanity of the Left on display. Even more read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ11 hours ago
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 24 Colonial Sec Churchill said when King Faisal could pay for his govt he could decide the future of Iraq Until then UK was in control
(Flikr) 1915 UK decided to retreat from Ctesiphon/Salman Pak due to heavy casualties 1915 UK cabinet approved 2 more divisions from France and Egypt be sent to Mesopotamia after defeat at Ctesiphon/Salman Pak 1921 Colonial Sec Churchill memo said when King Faisal could pay for his own govt he could decide the future of Iraq Until then UK was footing the bill (Musings On IraqChurchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq review*Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) 1952 Soldiers opened fire on protests against Regent of Iraq ... read more
Science 2.0 blogs12 hours ago
COP Meetings – 27 Of ‘em! – With Still No.…
And back at home, Congressman John Curtis (R Utah) tells National Public Radio that the “conservative climate caucus,” which he chairs, seeks climate solutions that “don’t demonize fossil fuels.”* Now, as many of you know, I’m a political centrist at heart, but because the country has drifted so far to the right, I’ve resolved to be a knee-jerk leftist – a flaming liberal, a yellow dog Democrat – until things come back into balance. read more read more
The New Dark Age12 hours ago
In Malay, Orangutans Means ‘People of the Forest’, but Those Forests Are Disappearing: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2022)
Thursday, 24 November 2022 — The Tricontinental Chéri Samba (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Reorganisation, 2002. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. The dust has settled at the resorts in Sharm el-Shaikh, Egypt, as delegates of countries and corporations leave the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations … Continue reading In Malay, Orangutans Means ‘People of the Forest’, but Those Forests Are Disappearing: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2022) read more
Science 2.0 blogs12 hours ago
Culture Wars
Count the times the word “culture” came out of reporters’ mouths last week, and you’d think they were anthropologists. Usually in this context: “The culture of white supremacy has gone fully mainstream.* “The bedrock idea uniting right-wing communities… is that white Christian men in the United States are under cultural and demographic threat.”** read more read more
DWP’s ‘barbarian’ universal credit ‘ignored reasonable adjustment requests’
A disabled woman has described how she was repeatedly denied permission to communicate with her work coach by telephone, thanks to the “barbarian” benefits systems run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Alana Cooper, from Preston, is one of the […] read more
Whistleblower’s horror after suicide mirrored her universal credit warning
A whistleblower has spoken of her horror after learning how a disabled woman took her own life following pressure from the universal credit system, a few weeks after she warned such tragedies could happen. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported how […] read more
Scope admits ‘falling short’ after excluding people of colour at awards
The disability charity Scope has been forced to apologise after facing accusations that its new annual awards ceremony excluded disabled people of colour, as well as those who are clinically vulnerable to Covid. The charity has also been criticised for refusing to […] read more
Failure to appoint disabled peers ‘is infecting policy-making’
The failure of the membership of the House of Lords to reflect the lived experience of disabled people is “infecting” the process of making policy, according to a disabled peer. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin, a Conservative peer, told fellow members of the Lords […] read more
History month launch hears disabled people ‘must keep fighting back’ on austerity
Disabled people must “keep fighting back” and “politicise” so they can battle the impact of a decade of austerity, a series of leading disabled figures have urged. They spoke about the importance of working together to fight back against the impact of […] read more
Virtual Mirage12 hours ago
Thanksgiving P. S.
I’d like to take credit for the Thanksgiving feast, but my big contribution so far was driving to Jack-in-the-Box and buying breakfast jack sandwiches for everyone because we’re not feasting for some time. Bullet Points: * World Health Organization-backed experts fear ‘camel flu’ — a deadlier cousin of Covid — might strike, […] The post Thanksgiving P. S. appeared first on Virtual Mirage. read more
Roger Lewis: Kindness, decency and dedication to fighting oppression
Disabled activists, politicians, family and friends have paid tribute to Roger Lewis, a dedicated and much-loved activist who played a key role in the disabled people’s anti-cuts movement over the last decade, and who died this week. A string of fellow activists […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Brazilian congressman collects enough signatures to set up committee to investigate abuses of Supreme and Electoral Court
Commission will investigate crimes of abuse of authority committed by ministers of the Supreme Court. Congressman Marcel van Hattem announced on Thursday (Nov. 24) that he has already obtained 178 signatures for the creation of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI), which aims to investigate the conduct of magistrates of the Supreme Court (STF) and […] read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
EU Nations Ridicule Proposed Natural Price Cap
*CNBC*: *Europe’s gas price cap leaves some nations dismayed, saying it’s far too high* * Energy ministers of the EU are due to meet Thursday to debate the price cap proposal. * “It will be a meeting with grumpy people,” an EU official told CNBC. * Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, Kadri Simson, European commissioner for energy, said the proposal is “balanced” and it will help the bloc avoid excessively high prices. Several EU member states are not happy with the bloc’s proposed cap on natural gas prices — at 275 euros per megawatt hour — which aims to prevent sky-hi... read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
Brazilian VP Hamilton Mourão says the “conservative right” needs to fight the “revolutionary left”
The Brazilian Vice President and senator-elect, Hamilton Mourão, has posted on his social networks calling on the "conservative right" to fight the "revolutionary left." Mourão says it is "necessary" to restore the "democratic rule of law." "Today, we are heading for the precipice," says the vice president when referring to the decision of the Federal […] read more
The Rio Times13 hours ago
October saw sharpest fall of the year in corporate credit demand in Brazil, with minus 16.4%
Data from a survey conducted by Serasa Experian show that October saw the sharpest fall of the year in corporate demand for credit, with a reduction of 16.4%, which demonstrates a sign of a slowdown in the Brazilian economy, motivated in part by the high level of interest rates. The data are from the Business […] read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
US Army Will Select Its Choice Of Next-Gen Assault Helicopter Later This Year
*Zero Hedge:* *US Army Will Select Winner Of Next-Gen Assault Helicopter This Year* US Army officials are preparing to announce the winner of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The contest comes down to Bell Textron and Lockheed Martin Sikorsky competing for the FLRAA contract to replace the Army's decades-old Black Hawk. Bloomberg spoke with the Army assistant secretary for acquisition, Douglas Bush, who said the winner of the FLRAA contest would be announced "this calendar year." And with only 40 days left until 2023, that decision is imminent. Bell Textron has offere... read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Report due on Morrison’s secret ministries
A report is set to shed light on how and why Scott Morrison took on multiple ministries when he was prime minister. Former High Court judge Virginia Bell was asked by Anthony Albanese on August 26 to inquire into the issue after the solicitor-general found Mr Morrison’s action had “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible […] read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
What Is Going To Happen To Iran's Soccer Team When They Return Home?
*WNU Editor*: Without a doubt these players are going to be put on a black list. And for those who continue to voice their protest, this will probably be their fate .... *Iran reportedly arrests ex-national team member for criticizing government* (CBC/AP). I also expect some of these players are not going to return to Iran. My gut tells me that some of these players have already been signed up by some European soccer teams. read more
Turcopolier14 hours ago
“This is how Vladimir Putin’s dismal rule ends”
“Back in the 1990s, when Europe experienced another eruption of barbarous violence in the form of the Yugoslav conflict, there was a similar mood of pessimism that those responsible for committing genocidal horrors, such as the Srebrenica massacre, would ever … Continue reading → read more
Happy Thanksgiving From the Trenches!
The post Happy Thanksgiving From the Trenches! appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
"You Are (Not) Alone"
*"You Are (Not) Alone"* by Mark Manson "Each week, I send you three potentially life-changing ideas to help you be a slightly less awful human being. This week, we’re talking about loneliness and all of its many repercussions. Let’s get into it. *1. What's the deal with loneliness?* Okay, I gotta admit. I totally teased you guys last week. Towards the end of last week’s email I dropped this bomb: “Loneliness is low-key the root of so many of the mental health and social welfare issues today, yet nobody seems to know how to talk about or solve it.” ...and then moved on as if nothing... read more
UN rights body launches Iran human rights investigation
Following calls from UN human rights chief Volker Türk for an independent investigation into ongoing deadly violence against protesters in Iran, the Human Rights Council has created a fact-finding mission, related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022. Read the full story, “UN rights body launches Iran human rights investigation”, on globalissues.org → read more
The Poet: David Whyte, "The Winter of Listening"
*"The Winter of Listening"* "No one but me by the fire, my hands burning red in the palms while the night wind carries everything away outside. All this petty worry while the great cloak of the sky grows dark and intense round every living thing. What is precious inside us does not care to be known by the mind in ways that diminish its presence. What we strive for in perfection is not what turns us into the lit angel we desire, what disturbs and then nourishes has everything we need. What we hate in ourselves is what we cannot know in ourselves but what is true to the pattern does not n... read more
"Do You Believe..."
“Do you believe,’ said Candide, ‘that men have always massacred each other as they do today, that they have always been liars, cheats, traitors, ingrates, brigands, idiots, thieves, scoundrels, gluttons, drunkards, misers, envious, ambitious, bloody-minded, calumniators, debauchees, fanatics, hypocrites, and fools?” “Do you believe,” said Martin, “that hawks have always eaten pigeons when they have found them?” - Voltaire read more
"All Earthly Empires Die"
*"All Earthly Empires Die"* by Bill Bonner "'Amor fati' was Nietzsche’s famous expression. It is a Latin phrase with connections to the Stoic writings of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Literally translated, it means “love of fate.” It is a white shoe yearning for mud. It is a turkey looking forward to Thanksgiving. Or an investor stoically preparing for a bear market. We use the term to describe the grace and courage you need to meet a complex, unknowable, and uncontrollable future. You don’t know whether the Earth is warming or cooling… whether it is good or bad… or whether you ca... read more
Michael West13 hours ago
Treasurer hosts housing investor meeting
Unlocking much-needed investment in housing will be on the agenda at an investor roundtable hosted by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The first of the treasurer’s roundtables with private sector representatives will focus on housing, and finding financing solutions to tackle Australia’s affordable housing crisis. Labor’s national Housing Accord is designed to build a million new homes […] read more
Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples
This week, as some people in the United States celebrated the mythical 'Thanksgiving' dinner, Indigenous Peoples held a National Day of Mourning and continued their resistance to defend the land and water. As Native American, Matt Remle, writes: "Despite colonial efforts to exterminate, terminate, relocate, and assimilate Indigenous populations, Native communities continue to resist efforts to both desecrate Unci Maka and strip Native peoples of their languages, spirituality and communities." Settler colonialism continues to this day in the United States... The post Decolonizing ... read more
Hundreds Who Failed Pharmacy Boards Actually Passed
MedPage Today More than 200 recent pharmacy graduates were mistakenly told they failed the national pharmacy board exam when they had actually passed it, MedPage Today... The post Hundreds Who Failed Pharmacy Boards Actually Passed appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Xi Jinping, Justin Trudeau And White Supremacist Ideology
The Group of 20, or G20, comprises those nations said to be those with the largest economies in the world. The heads of state who attend the annual summit may have meaningful meetings with one another but the recently convened G20 in Bali, Indonesia was more a source of U.S. inspired drama than anything else. For example, it wasn’t clear if Chinese president Xi Jinping would meet with Joe Biden after the numerous insults involving Taiwan, including sending the Speaker of the House there after China made clear that this was a red line provocation. Of course, being more mature than... read more
Filipino Movements Criticize US Vice President’s Visit 
United States Vice-President Kamala Harris ended her three-day visit to the Philippines on Tuesday, November 22, amid protests by peace advocates and social movements in the country. Harris is the first top-level US official to visit the Philippines after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr took office in June earlier this year. While President Marcos arranged for a warm reception for Harris, social movements received her visit with a massive demonstration to protest the US’ role in the worsening human rights situation in the Philippines. On Monday, November 21, thousands par... read more
Media Regurgitates Fake News From US Spies
Top Western media outlets published a false report claiming Russia attacked Poland with a missile. This fake news originated with an anonymous US intelligence official, whose unsubstantiated accusations were mindlessly regurgitated by the press. On November 15, two people in Poland were killed in a missile attack that crossed over Ukraine’s western border. NATO and Polish officials later admitted that this missile was likely fired by accident by Ukrainian authorities. But soon after it happened, many Western media outlets blamed Russia. Given that Poland is a member of the US-led... read more
The Struggle To Keep Water Services In The Public Is Only Just Beginning
Pennsylvania - In early September, the three county commissioners of Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, voted down a $1.1 billion bid from Aqua Pennsylvania to buy their sewer system. This response to an outpouring of citizen concern about what would have been the largest privatization of a public wastewater system in the country illuminates a larger story — both of the encroachment of privatization and the potential for victories when citizens mobilize around its costs. Aqua had been systematically buying up smaller water systems for years. In New Garden in southeastern Pe... read more
This Year’s Biggest Strike Is By 48,000 University Of California Workers
California - Across the prestigious University of California system, tens of thousands of workers walked off the job last week for the nation’s largest strike of 2022, and the largest strike of academic workers in U.S. history. The energy was palpable as nearly 5,000 academic workers gathered at UC-Berkeley’s campus November 14 to launch our strike. Any last-minute worries dissolved as I stepped onto campus and heard my colleagues, strike captains, undergraduate students, and community members chanting, “48,000 workers strong, we can fight all day long!” Over the first week of ou... read more
Nicaraguan Migrants At US border – Are They Being ‘Pushed’ Or ‘Pulled’?
Why are more Nicaraguans heading north to the United States looking for jobs? Until July 2020, numbers were tiny. But in the last 1½ years numbers have increased sharply. Suddenly this has become a story, and government detractors argue, with little evidence, that people are fleeing political repression. “They’d rather die than return to Nicaragua,” is a typical headline. Manuel Orozco, a Nicaraguan based in Washington who strongly opposes the Sandinista government, told The Hill that “Nicaragua’s dictatorship is criminalizing democracy and fueling migration to the U.S.” Then, on ... read more
Twitter May Be In Violation Of German Labor Law
Twitter has been conducting massive layoffs across its global workforce in the weeks since the company was officially acquired by Elon Musk, but Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to company staffing is running into major compliance issues and violations of local labor laws. This is especially true in Europe, where labor laws typically offer many more protections for workers than comparable laws in the United States. Workers across the continent, including in Ireland, France, and the United Kingdom, have challenged the legality of their terminations. In Germany, workers who were fired... read more
Michael West14 hours ago
Ford recalls 634,000 SUVs worldwide
Ford Motor Co is recalling 634,000 sport utility vehicles worldwide over fire risks from possible cracked fuel injectors and is urging owners to have their cars inspected. The United States’ No.2 car maker by sales said the recall covers 2020-2023 model year Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs with 3 cylinder, 1.5 litre engines, including many […] read more
Adelies Are Doing Fine, Despite What The BBC Say
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-63700487 According to the BBC, scientists have revealed a 43% decline in a large Adélie penguin population off the east Antarctic coast over the past decade. It’s believed several years of extensive ice near the penguin colony was the… read more
Fuel Duty Hike Planned–To Subsidise EVs
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood There were reports after the Chancellor’s Autumn Speech last week about a hike in fuel duty: ? According to the U.K.’s budget watchdog, British motorists will be paying more for their (fossil) fuels next year. A 23% increase in fuel duty will… read more
"A Thanksgiving Nightmare! I Have Been Up For 30 Hours!"
*Full screen recommended.* Adventures with Danno, 11/24/22: *"A Thanksgiving Nightmare! I Have Been Up For 30 Hours!"* "In today's vlog I have been up for 30 hours after rushing my wife to the hospital. It's Thanksgiving today and we have a lot to be thankful for over the last few days! Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next video!" *Comments here:* - https://www.youtube.com/ ○ *Related, sadly:* "Holiday Hardship: 1 In 4 Americans Skipping Thanksgiving Entirely To Save Money" read more
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Anjana Ahuja highlights the risks which result from quackery treating theories about an "immunity debt" as a reason to expose children to avoidable disease. And John Paul Tasker reports on Jean-Yves Duclos' attempt to ensure children get vaccinated, even as far too many provincial governments seem eager to avoid discussing the multiple public health threats facing their populations. - Amina Zafar discusses why it's so important for people to stay home when sick at a time when our health care system is being pushed far past its capacity.... read more
The Duran13 hours ago
The Ukraine War is a sales-promotion campaign for Lockheed and other U.S. ‘Defense’ Contractors
Eric Zuesse On 3 December 2021, a year ago, Lockheed Martin shares cost $333.81. On 23 November 2022, they cost cost $481.07. That’s a 44% gain during this year-long period. $4,027.26 is the S&P on 23 November 2022, and it was $4,701.46 on 24 November 2021. That’s a 14% decline during this year-long period. A […] read more
"We All Get Plucked in the End"
*"We All Get Plucked in the End"* By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "As our friend Nassim Taleb reminds us, there’s a downside to being a turkey. It’s called Thanksgiving. Every day for 1,000 days, it gets its food. The turkey gets used to it. It feels pretty good about things. Around the feed trough, it is common knowledge that the food “always” comes. And there is no turkey alive who can contradict it. The more intellectual turkeys spin out theories to explain their good fortune. One says it’s because of turkey exceptionalism: “The food always comes because we’re turkeys, not ... read more
URSULA VON DER LEYENS HUSBAND S COMPANY MADE MILLIONS FROM THE COVID CRISIS SHE FUNDED WITH EU MONEY. I WAS BLOCKED FROM PUBLISHING POST. GREEK SECRET SERVICE, MITSOTAKIS AGAIN?
REPEATEDLY BLOCKED FROM PUBLISHING THIS POST ABOUT THE WAY URSULA VON DER LEYEN S HUSBAND S COMPANY ORGENESIS GENERATED ABOUT 20 MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE BBETWEEN Q1 2020 AND Q1 2022 ON THE BACK OF THE COVID RESEARCH ABOUT A 20 FOLD INCREASEIN REVENUE WENT FROM BEING A CONSISTENTLY LOSS MAKING COMPANY TO MAKING HUGE PROFITS AS URSULA VON DER LEYEN THREW BILLIONS AT COVID VACCINE RESEARCH HEIKO VON DER LEYEN LEFT PADUA FOUNDATION FOR MRNA JAB RESEARCH WITH 320 MILLION EUROS IN FUNDS FROM THE EU ON OCTOBER 26TH 383 000 WENT TO HIS COMPANY ORGENESIS DIRECTLY https://exxpress.... read more
"Happy Thanksgiving 2022!"
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving folks! read more
bilaterals.org13 hours ago
China pide "paciencia" tras las demoras por el TLC
24-Nov-2022 Luego de 10 meses, culminó el estudio de factibilidad conjunto para el acuerdo. Desde el gigante asiático excusaron el retraso por las fiestas y vacaciones. read more
bilaterals.org13 hours ago
Uruguay: El gobierno busca avanzar en Acuerdo Transpacífico con el mismo espíritu que TLC con China
24-Nov-2022 El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Francisco Bustillo, viajará este viernes a Australia y Nueva Zelanda con el fin de presentar el próximo 1° de diciembre la carta de adhesión al Acuerdo Transpacífico. read more
bilaterals.org13 hours ago
Perú destaca negociación de TLC entre Corea del Sur y Alianza del Pacífico
24-Nov-2022 El Gobierno peruano expresó este miércoles su "satisfacción" por el inicio de la negociación de un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre la Alianza del Pacífico y Corea del Sur que tiene el objetivo de convertir al país asiático en asociado del grupo. read more
bilaterals.org13 hours ago
ISDS en Colombia: un boom de demandas de inversores extranjeros
24-Nov-2022 En 2018, Colombia fue el país más demandado ante tribunales de arbitraje internacional por parte de inversores extranjeros. Desde el principio del nuevo milenio, los gobiernos de Álvaro Uribe y Juan Manuel Santos apuraron la firma de tratados bilaterales de inversión y de libre comercio sin ningún tipo de debate público ni estudio de impacto medioambiental o social. read more
bilaterals.org13 hours ago
Australia ratifica sendos tratados de libre comercio con Reino Unido e India
23-Nov-2022 El Parlamento de Australia ratificó este martes los tratados de libre comercio con Reino Unido e India, lo que allana el camino para que ambos acuerdos estratégicos entren pronto en vigor. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Iran's Supreme Leader Mocks Biden As Demented
*Washington Free Beacon:* *Iranian Supreme Leader Mocks Biden As Demented As Nuclear Deal Negotiations Stall* Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei mocked President Joe Biden as a "poor, demented" man and led a crowd in chants of "death to America" during a speech on state television on Saturday. Biden turned 80 on Sunday, and his age and declining mental sharpness have been a matter of public speculation since his election in 2020. Khamenei’s comments come as the Biden administration said this week it is still interested in reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, despite a reported ... read more
Halifax Examiner14 hours ago
Dalhousie takes Halifax to court over heritage registration
[image: An old house is seen on a sunny day. It's forest green, with white trim and cedar shingles. There's a complicated roof line, with a dormer, and a stepped peak over turret.] Halifax regional council voted in October to add 1245 Edward St. to the municipal heritage registry. To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or log into an existing membership. The post Dalhousie takes Halifax to court over heritage registration appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
War News Updates14 hours ago
Has The U.S. Made The Decision To Escalate Its Confrontation Against Iran?
A university student protects herself from teargas while protesting at the University of Tehran. Photograph: AP *DNYUZ/New York Times*:* United States Enters a New Era of Direct Confrontation With Iran* Over the past few days, Iran has told international inspectors that it plans to begin making near bomb-grade nuclear fuel deep inside a mountain that is hard to bomb, and dramatically expand its nuclear fuel production at a plant that Israel and the United States have repeatedly sabotaged. Iranian forces have shot or locked up antigovernment protesters, provided Russia with dr... read more
Modern Tokyo Times15 hours ago
Japan art and Eisho Narazaki (1864-1936)
Japan art and Eisho Narazaki (1864-1936) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Momentous changes in Japan were happening when Eisho Narazaki (1864-1936) was born. Thus Eisho belongs to the power dynamics… read more
Michael Moore Explains Why The Middle Class Love Donald Trump
“They see that the elites who ruined their lives hate Trump” read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin Labels Italy's Government As An Enemy Of France
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin and Italian Prime Minister Meloni Le gouvernement Macron cajole nos ennemis djihadistes tout en traitant l'Italie d'ennemi. Vous maintenez vos propos @GDarmanin ? https://t.co/M7rZpJlXrL — Samuel Lafont (@Samuel_Lafont) November 22, 2022 European Conservative: *French Interior Minister Labels Italian Government an ‘Enemy’ of France Following Migration Spat* French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin's exceptionally harsh rhetoric comes amid an escalating war of words between the French and Italian governments. Amid an increasingly tense Fr... read more
A Thanksgiving song
From renowned British singer Maddy Prior. No matter how bleak things may appear sometimes, there's always room to be grateful for our blessings. Peter read more
Pandemic Of The Vaccinated
“It’s no longer a pandemic of the unvaccinated For the first time, a majority of Americans dying from the coronavirus received at least the primary series of the vaccine. Fifty-eight percent of coronavirus deaths in August were people who were … Continue reading → read more
War News Updates16 hours ago
Picture Of The Day
A view shows the city without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks, in Kyiv, November 23. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery ....* Russian missile strikes knock out power in Kyiv region* (Reuters). read more
BAD PARENTS ARE THE ORIGINAL STOCHASTIC TERRORISTS
Right-wingers think they've caught liberals in a desperate act of retconning. Here's Bonchie at RedState: *Insane Narrative Shift Occurs After Bombshell Revelation Q-Club Shooter Is ‘Non-Binary’* (It's Club Q, not "Q-Club," but go on, Bonchie.) Man oh man, how things can change in a flash. For the last several days following the deadly mass shooting at an LGBT club in Colorado, the press and its leftwing allies have been railing against the right, suggesting that its opposition to the sexualization of children provoked the killings. ... And then, like a ton of bricks being tossed... read more
Two more Palestinians die after being shot by Israeli soldiers
Mohammad Hisham Abu Keshik, 22, died from being shot by Israeli soldiers yesterday. Mohammad Ahmad Hasan Herzallah, 30, died from wounds suffered in July. Israeli soldiers have killed over 200 Palestinians since the beginning of 2022, 57 of them children. Palestinian resistance fighters have retaliated by killing 27 Israelis, 1 of them a child read more
Halifax Examiner15 hours ago
Plot twist: read the comments
[image: A classic art painting of a woman with red hair and her head back and eyes rolling. The word fuck is in a caption] There is an oasis of comments at the Halifax Examiner, but you have to subscribe to have your say. The post Plot twist: read the comments appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Prime Rock Brasil: all about the festival at Pedreira Paulo Leminski in Curitiba, Paraná
Curitiba hosts the third edition of Prime Rock Brasil, festival of national rock classics! The event takes place on Saturday, November 26th, at Pedreira Paulo Leminski. The soundtrack is in charge of a list of attractions that brings together nothing less than a national pop rock dream team: Jota Quest, Capital Inicial, Paula Toller, Titãs, […] read more
The Last Refuge15 hours ago
Thanksgiving Prayer From St. Basil
On Giving Thanks to the Creator: “As thou takest thy seat at table, pray. As thou liftest the loaf, offer thanks to the Giver. When thou sustainest thy bodily weakness with wine, remember Him Who supplies thee with this gift, to make thy heart glad and to comfort thy infirmity. Has thy need for taking […] The post Thanksgiving Prayer From St. Basil appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
OPIOID TRIALS 2.0. Pfizer jab victim Danielle Roszkowski file legal action against Pfizer, Gates for false claims. Gates family are Sacklers of covid jabs and Pfizer is Purdue
Woman claims she has blindness in one eye, nerve and organ damage after Pfizer vaccine Danielle Roszkowski describes her serious reaction to the Pfizer vaccine as The Washington Post says vaccinated people now make up a majority of coronavirus deaths on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' https://www.foxnews.com/video/6316085334112 She certainly didn t have informed consent as Greek prosecutor probes prove a criminal system to stop informed consent orchestrated by Bill Gates personally... https://www.dropbox.com/s/4zxv1xcbdcrrw68/Gates%2CSorosGreekProsecutorProbes.pdf?dl=0 https://www... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Boric will persecute truckers who started a strike against him
The Government of Chile has invoked this Wednesday a security law to deal with the strike of truckers who have continued to demonstrate on the roads, after rejecting the Executive's proposal to end a strike that began on Monday. The Minister of the Interior and Security, Carolina Tohá, has confirmed that they have made the […] read more
The Duran15 hours ago
EU Parliament ‘idiocy.’ Power outages in Ukraine & Moldova. EU oil price cap idiocy. U/1
EU Parliament ‘idiocy.’ Power outages in Ukraine & Moldova. EU oil price cap idiocy. U/1 Topic 784 read more
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin At Least 250 People Killed in Indonesia Earthquake, Rescue Operations Underway Violent Protests Erupt at Apple’s Main iPhone Plant in China One employee told ABC News that the shooter was a manager at the [Walmart] store. Some Russian commanders encouraged sexual violence, says lawyer advising Kyiv Understanding The Times Food prices are up 40% from last year as potatoes soar 70% Foxconn offers to pay workers to leave world’s largest iPhone factory after violent protests U.K. Supreme Court rules that Scotland cannot hold independence referendum Men are using condoms ... read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Argentina is most controlled by China and its media is heavily infiltrated – Freedom House
By Nicolás Promanzio The report by the U.S. Freedom House classified Argentina as “subjected” and “vulnerable” to the “high” media influence of the Chinese communist regime. In a shocking report published by the prestigious organization Freedom House, Argentina was classified as “vulnerable” to the media influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and its effort […] read more
The Rio Times15 hours ago
Nicaragua cancels registration of another 100 NGOs, totaling 3,026
The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior canceled on Wednesday (24) the legal personality registrations of another 100 NGOs, which increases to 3,026 the number of organizations of this type that were turned illegal after the popular protests in April from 2018. The illegalization of these 100 NGOs, 91 national and 9 foreign, was approved by […] read more
Science 2.0 blogs15 hours ago
Want To Buy A Tech Company?
If you’ve drunk the MBA kool-aid, you believe VCs and M&A bean-counters rationally price their investments. If an honest professor has confessed to you that company valuation is a black art, i.e., that there’s a heavy dose of intuition involved, you’ve been ahead of the game. The Twitter cockup now shows valuation to be a total dice-roll. read more read more
War News Updates15 hours ago
Is The War On Russia's Economy Working?
Pedestrians walk past soldiers as they stand at the Red Square near the Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, on Nov 18, 2022. PHOTO: AFP *Wison Center:* *Russia’s Economy at the End of 2022: Deeper Troubles* The September−October enlistment drive has done to the Russian economy what the West’s sanctions have so far failed to do. The real estate market, demand for credit, and consumer sentiment all show a noticeable decline. Absent oil and gas revenues, the federal budget would be in deep deficit. Russia’s brainwashed citizens are starting to suspect that the war is eating away at... read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
How fiscal irresponsibility has shattered the economy of Argentina and other countries
Brazil doesn't have to look far to learn how fiscal irresponsibility can tear a country's economy apart. Inflation in Argentina is close to 100% and Peronism, with its lack of interest in reducing the fiscal deficit, is one of the main factors that led to this chaotic scenario. “What really destroyed Argentina was Peronism, a […] read more
Visit to a Farm on the High Desert Plains: A Lesson in Greening the Desert
Traveling by air across Colorado to Grand Junction on the Western Slope of the Rockies, the visitor from the eastern United States takes in two impressive sights: the steep, snow-capped mountains and the other-worldly, almost lunar aspect of the high desert plain. There, the only break in the beige landscape is the green, irrigated—often circular—cropland. And, therein, lies the source of many problems, many disputes, but, also, many opportunities to change the face of agriculture in the desert. read more
The Rio Times16 hours ago
Senators propose more economical alternatives to Lula da Silva’s ceiling-breaking PEC; see the options
The ceiling-breaking PEC that the transition team of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) intends to approve until the beginning of the parliamentary recess, which removes expenses estimated at R$198 billion from the spending ceiling in 2023, has gained more economical alternatives in Congress. Two read more
Halifax Examiner16 hours ago
SaltWire discontinues at least some rural delivery
SaltWire has many older customers who live in rural areas who tell us they have more of an attachment to the printed newspaper than do their younger relatives. They like holding the paper. They like the leisurely read. They like doing the crosswords. The post SaltWire discontinues at least some rural delivery appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
On Thanksgiving: The Birth of Freedom, The Pilgrims and Our Founding
“Reason is that wherein man goes before all other earthly creatures and comes after God only.... For whereas God and nature hath furnished other creatures, some with hoofs, others with other instruments, and weapons both defensive and offensive, man is left naked, and destitute of all these, but may comfort himself in that one endowment of reason, and providence, whereby he is able to govern them all.” — *Rev. John Robinson, “Of Faith, Hope, and Love, Reason and Sense”* read more
Fuel Duty Hike Planned–To Subsidise EVs
By Paul Homewood There were reports after the Chancellor’s Autumn Speech last week about a hike in fuel duty: According to the U.K.’s budget watchdog, British motorists will be paying more for their (fossil) fuels next year. A 23% increase in fuel duty will be imposed from March, predicts a paragraph in the Office […] read more
Your Obligatory "I Ate and Drank Too Much And Now I'm Miserable" Turkey Day Open Thread
*And to help add some joy to your bloat and gassiness - A Thanksgiving Special * Discredited high school history teacher, James O'Flannery, describes the origins of AMERICA'S most beloved holiday, mostly without profanity and while sober (we think). *THE FIRST THANKSGIVING* This should be required viewing for grades K - Your Grown Ass. 🧐🤣 *h/t That **VANDERLEUN Fellow* read more
The hero military veteran who saved lives in the Colorado club
Guy Benson (gay conservative Fox host/podcaster) told a very moving story about the military vet who tackled and beat up the shooter at the gay nightclub. Sounds like he beat him on the head with his own gun, and grabbed a drag queen to step on him with his spike heels. Guy described him as an absolute hero. But what if he'd killed him while saving many other lives? You wonder what the media would have done about a straight military vet killing a binary shooter that uses a plural pronoun in a gay club. He was there with his family, and his daughter's boyfriend was among the dead. He... read more
An Angry Little Man
Pierre Poilievre is an angry little man. Bob Hepburn writes: To Pierre Poilievre, everything is broken in Canada — and it’s all the fault of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. As the Conservative leader sees it, this country is a wreck, with inflation at a 40-year high, 35-year-olds living in their parents’ basements, food and gas prices soaring and crime and homelessness on the rise. His list of miseries list goes on. Never mind that the clear evidence shows that in these troubled times Canada is faring much better on the economic front than almost every other major industrialized... read more
Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation
The first proclamation in the independent United States was issued by John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress as a day of fasting on March 16, 1776. The first national Thanksgiving was celebrated on December 18, 1777, and the Continental Congress issued National Thanksgiving Day proclamations each year between 1778 and 1784. The one I read today for my devotions was The Congressional Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1779. An on-line search reveals many such proclamations, including those from colonies, states, Congress and presidents. The importance of God comes and goes i... read more
Organizing Notes16 hours ago
The great illusion - a prayer for thanksgiving
*Chiricahua Apache Prisoners of War at Ft. Marion in St. Augustine, Florida * Thanksgiving, one of America's greatest illusions, the original sin Dress up the genocide real nice, turkey, feathers, pumpkin pie, peace pipe, native people and the killer christian colonists seemingly as friends. But the truth was otherwise. The new, soon to be empire, rivaling Europe, envisioned itself as king of the global hill. Washington had to sell its image as something great and different, from all the other marauders and plunderers. But eventually the turkeys come home to roost and ... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
Why Americans will pay higher natural gas prices this winter
[image: Four lit gas burners on a stove, seen from above.] Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images More exports, and the lingering effects of extreme weather, could affect bills. American households that run on natural gas can expect high bills this winter. How high prices go depends on a lot of factors, including whether the war in Ukraine takes a new turn and if the winter is unusually mild or cold. The Energy Information Agency’s winter forecast expects bills to be higher than last year’s, though not quite as high as the summer peak. War in Ukraine and Europe’s ban on Russian gas h... read more
Vox - All17 hours ago
The very human, very troubling stories we tell ourselves about crime
[image: A sign in a subway station that reads “NYPD Backpacks/containers subject to inspection, passengers are not required to consent to inspection.”] The NYPD increased security in subway stations after a shooting in Brooklyn this spring. | Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images I’m safer now in New York than nearly any other year I’ve lived here. Why don’t people believe it? In 2005, the year I moved to New York City, the NYPD recorded 135,475 crimes in the seven “major felony” categories — homicides, assaults, rapes, and various forms of theft. The next year, that number dropped, and... read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Black advocacy group concerned about consultations with province after Bill 225 passes
[image: Vanessa Fells, ANSDPAD Coalition Director smiles at the camera while working from her laptop at her office.] The director of the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition wants to know if decisions will be made without hearing from community. The post Black advocacy group concerned about consultations with province after Bill 225 passes appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more
Organizing Notes17 hours ago
Who really writes the movie scripts?
If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? With the release of a vast new trove of internal government documents, the answers have come into sharp focus: the US military has exercised editorial control over thousands of films and television programs. Propelled into a field trip across America, media professor Roger Stahl engages an array of other researchers, bewildered veterans, PR insiders, and industry producers willing to ... read more
OrientalReview.org17 hours ago
Multipolarity Shows Up In Kazakh Steppes
The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a tantalising remark to reporters on Sunday that his country will pursue a multi-vector policy. As he put it, “I believe that given our geopolitical situation, given the fact that we have over $500 billion involved in our economy, given that there are […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil’s Consumer Price Index IPCA-15 rises 0.53% in November, boosted by food
The National Wide Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15), an index considered to be the country's inflation forecast, rose 0.53% in November after climbing 0.16% in October. The data were released on Thursday (Nov. 24) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The indicator accumulates a high of 5.35% in the year and 6.17% […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Brazil: Sugarcane productivity in the center-south jumps in October
The average productivity of sugarcane plantations in the center-south region of Brazil jumped 21.4% in October compared to the same period last year, with the impact of the harvest of newer crops, pointed out this Wednesday (23) bulletin from the CTC (Centro of Sugarcane Technology). The volume of sugarcane harvested per hectare increased from 55.5 […] read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Expectations of Brazil’s coffee crop in 2023 fall
Brazilian coffee growers and experts have lowered expectations for next year's coffee crop in the world's biggest producer, following predominantly negative post-bloom developments in many of the areas they oversee. According to them, the initial expectations of an increase in production next year now seem distant, with converging perspectives for a crop similar in size […] read more
musingsofanoldfart17 hours ago
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Even for our friends who do not celebrate Thanksgiving, peace be with you. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, bar none. Sixteen of us will sit down to dinner and fellowship tomorrow with a smaller gathering tonight. If the rain cooperates, … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times17 hours ago
Urbanized areas in Brazil are equivalent to only 0.54% of the total
Urbanized areas in the country are equivalent to only 0.54% of the total area, shows the study Urbanized Areas of Brazil (2019), by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), released yesterday (23). According to the study, the general distribution of urbanized areas in the country shows that there is still a marked concentration […] read more
Halifax Examiner17 hours ago
Deputy minister of health says ‘time for change is now’ at Nova Scotia emergency rooms
[image: A woman sits on a bench in front of the Halifax Infirmary's emergency department.] Jeannine Lagassé tells legislature's public accounts committee health care system is complex and interconnected, solution not as simple as hiring more staff. The post Deputy minister of health says ‘time for change is now’ at Nova Scotia emergency rooms appeared first on Halifax Examiner. read more

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