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Monday 11 April 2022
News and commentary for April 11Monetary Meltdown. From Gold Money: The Commodity-Currency Revolution Begins..."The ending of the financially based system is being hastened by geopolitical developments..." From Zero Hedge: Russia Urges BRICS Nations To Create Own 'SWIFT' System, Warns 'Sanctions Are Destroying International Order'. “...destroying the foundation of the existing international monetary and financial system based on the US dollar”.[Ed: the U.S. cannot be allowed to dominate the world.]
From CNBC: Bitcoin has become a lifeline for sex workers, like this former nurse who made $1.3 million last year
From the Bored Panda: “This Is My Life Now”: 50 Funny Pics Of People And Animals Accepting Uncommon Situations
From the Organic Prepper: 10 Things About Prepping I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago.
From Zero Hedge: American Airlines To Offer Bus Service In Place Of Connecting Flights Due To Soaring Gas Prices, Pilot Shortage. The airline's "expansion" into busing is driven by pilot shortages and higher gas prices,
French Election. From Politico: Voter turnout drops in first round of French presidential election. President Macron’s camp is worried that high abstention rates could be used to question the legitimacy of a Macron win. AND How Russia’s Invasion Upended the French Presidential Election
From the Hill: Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted.
From Saeed Jones: Okay, Caesar, Let's Go Home. [Ed: a smust read. Brad, this means you.]
The Ukraine War. From Gilbert Doctorow: Read all about it: Final days of the battle for Mariupol. [Ed: recommended.] From Zero Hedge: German Defense Minister: No More Bundeswehr Weapons For Ukraine [Ed: Germany says it has reached its limit.] From Responsible Statecraft: Military do-somethingism is running amok in Washington. There seems to be a growing confidence that the US can join this conflict without running into unacceptable risks. [Ed: I'm hearing the same thing.]
From Sunny Skyz: This Cat Is Always Breaking Into The Baby's Room. [Ed: may be the cutest thing you see today.]
From the Conversation: Green investing: the global system for rating companies’ ethical credentials is meaningless.
From Newsweek: Judge Signals Marjorie Taylor Greene Candidacy Challenge Likely to Proceed. [Ed: this would be a terrible development.]
From NPR: U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row. [Ed: overall U.S. life expectancy is 76.6 years.]
The Food Failure. From Al Jazeera: More than 7.7 million facing food crisis in South Sudan. From Politico: The FDA’s Food Failure [Ed: please, if you have not stocked up already, do so today.] From Evie Magazine: Baby Formula Is Out Of Stock Across The Country And Many Parents Are Struggling To Find A Way To Feed Their Infant.
From the Organic Prepper: Why Radio Gear Just Might Be the Perfect Barter Currency. AND Overwhelmed by Ham Radio? [Ed: Brad.]
From the Babylon Bee: Canadians Furious Over New Don't Say 'Eh' Bill. [Ed: I intend to write my Congressman. Oh, wait...]
From the Associated Press: Pakistan's Leader Voted Out. Prime Minister Imran Khan loses key support before no-confidence vote. [Ed: sounds like he is going down swinging.]
Russia. From antiwar: Fabricating Putin Quotes and Banning Paraplegic Athletes To Undermine Russia. How Low Can the West Go? [Ed: I am ashamed of how knee jerk most people I know are about hating Russians. For the love of God, you do not hate or punish the people of an entire nation.] AND Kremlin Says Russia’s War in Ukraine Could End ‘In Foreseeable Future’
The Bidens. From Politico: Build Back Center: Biden plows a revamped lane for the midterms. As he nears the 2022 stretch run, the president is emphasizing deficit reduction, policing funding and taxing the rich. From New York Post: By the standard the DOJ set for Trump associates, Hunter Biden should be charged
From CNBC: Bitcoin has become a lifeline for sex workers, like this former nurse who made $1.3 million last year
From the Bored Panda: “This Is My Life Now”: 50 Funny Pics Of People And Animals Accepting Uncommon Situations
From the Organic Prepper: 10 Things About Prepping I Wish I Knew 20 Years Ago.
From Zero Hedge: American Airlines To Offer Bus Service In Place Of Connecting Flights Due To Soaring Gas Prices, Pilot Shortage. The airline's "expansion" into busing is driven by pilot shortages and higher gas prices,
French Election. From Politico: Voter turnout drops in first round of French presidential election. President Macron’s camp is worried that high abstention rates could be used to question the legitimacy of a Macron win. AND How Russia’s Invasion Upended the French Presidential Election
From the Hill: Amazon seeks to overturn union win, says vote was tainted.
From Saeed Jones: Okay, Caesar, Let's Go Home. [Ed: a smust read. Brad, this means you.]
The Ukraine War. From Gilbert Doctorow: Read all about it: Final days of the battle for Mariupol. [Ed: recommended.] From Zero Hedge: German Defense Minister: No More Bundeswehr Weapons For Ukraine [Ed: Germany says it has reached its limit.] From Responsible Statecraft: Military do-somethingism is running amok in Washington. There seems to be a growing confidence that the US can join this conflict without running into unacceptable risks. [Ed: I'm hearing the same thing.]
From Sunny Skyz: This Cat Is Always Breaking Into The Baby's Room. [Ed: may be the cutest thing you see today.]
From the Conversation: Green investing: the global system for rating companies’ ethical credentials is meaningless.
From Newsweek: Judge Signals Marjorie Taylor Greene Candidacy Challenge Likely to Proceed. [Ed: this would be a terrible development.]
From NPR: U.S. life expectancy falls for 2nd year in a row. [Ed: overall U.S. life expectancy is 76.6 years.]
The Food Failure. From Al Jazeera: More than 7.7 million facing food crisis in South Sudan. From Politico: The FDA’s Food Failure [Ed: please, if you have not stocked up already, do so today.] From Evie Magazine: Baby Formula Is Out Of Stock Across The Country And Many Parents Are Struggling To Find A Way To Feed Their Infant.
From the Organic Prepper: Why Radio Gear Just Might Be the Perfect Barter Currency. AND Overwhelmed by Ham Radio? [Ed: Brad.]
From the Babylon Bee: Canadians Furious Over New Don't Say 'Eh' Bill. [Ed: I intend to write my Congressman. Oh, wait...]
From the Associated Press: Pakistan's Leader Voted Out. Prime Minister Imran Khan loses key support before no-confidence vote. [Ed: sounds like he is going down swinging.]
Russia. From antiwar: Fabricating Putin Quotes and Banning Paraplegic Athletes To Undermine Russia. How Low Can the West Go? [Ed: I am ashamed of how knee jerk most people I know are about hating Russians. For the love of God, you do not hate or punish the people of an entire nation.] AND Kremlin Says Russia’s War in Ukraine Could End ‘In Foreseeable Future’
The Bidens. From Politico: Build Back Center: Biden plows a revamped lane for the midterms. As he nears the 2022 stretch run, the president is emphasizing deficit reduction, policing funding and taxing the rich. From New York Post: By the standard the DOJ set for Trump associates, Hunter Biden should be charged
Sunday 10 April 2022
The Canadians are Revolting - but are not arsonistsToday's Babylon Bee: Teachers Who Insist They're Not Teaching Your Kid About Sex Also Weirdly Outraged By Ban On Teaching Your Kid About Sex
Brad here. After several quiet days, we have this development on the Fake News front:
CTV News: Second man charged in Ottawa arson case has no link to 'Freedom Convoy' protest: police
True North: DZSURDZSA: How the Liberals and NDP pushed the arson hoax about the Freedom Convoy
National Post: Rex Murphy: Will anyone apologize for falsely accusing truckers of attempted arson in Ottawa? Murphy says "not in a month of Sundays", and I think he's right.
In other news, I had heard rumors of this several days ago, but I guess now it's official: the next protest to roll into Ottawa will be motorcycles. "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" is scheduled for April 29-30. I haven't seen any print news coverage, but here is a YouTube report. The organizers have a private Facebook page, and seem to be using the Twitter hashtag #RollingThunderOttawa. Someone should order a fresh truckload of diapers for Brave Sir Justin.
Brad here. After several quiet days, we have this development on the Fake News front:
CTV News: Second man charged in Ottawa arson case has no link to 'Freedom Convoy' protest: police
True North: DZSURDZSA: How the Liberals and NDP pushed the arson hoax about the Freedom Convoy
National Post: Rex Murphy: Will anyone apologize for falsely accusing truckers of attempted arson in Ottawa? Murphy says "not in a month of Sundays", and I think he's right.
In other news, I had heard rumors of this several days ago, but I guess now it's official: the next protest to roll into Ottawa will be motorcycles. "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" is scheduled for April 29-30. I haven't seen any print news coverage, but here is a YouTube report. The organizers have a private Facebook page, and seem to be using the Twitter hashtag #RollingThunderOttawa. Someone should order a fresh truckload of diapers for Brave Sir Justin.
Saturday 09 April 2022
News and commentary for April 09From the Mises Institute: European Environmentalists Have Made Energy Independence Impossible. [Ed: the sanctimonious assholes are killing people.]
The Ruble. From Zero Hedge: "Rubble" Surges To 2-Month Highs Against Dollar As Russia Works To Reduce FX Volatility. From Mish: Putin Will Collect a $321 Billion Windfall Partially Thanks to Sanctions. Half-assed sanctions by the US and EU help drive up the cost of oil and natural gas. The oil producers, including Russia are the beneficiaries. [Ed: excellent analysis. If paid in rubles, then the ruble goes up. Even if not paid in rubles, the economy and the ruble is strengthened.]
From the Laughing Squid: An Adorable Romp of Otters Are Simultaneously Afraid and Fascinated by a Vacuum Cleaner.
From the BBC News: Shanghai: Residents 'running out of food' in Covid lockdown. [Ed: the lockdown reportedly does not allow people to leave home for food. It must be delivered.] From South China Morning Post: Coronavirus: Shanghai adds 19,982 Covid-19 cases, setting a daily record for the sixth day
Everyday Finances. From the Daily Mail: As airports grind to a halt... how UK's 'Great Lie Down' threatens a summer of chaos: Hospitality, travel and farming STILL suffer staff shortages after 400,000 people left the work force during lockdowns (and it's all going to make inflation worse). [Ed: the UK's version of the US's Great Resignation. Useful map.] From Zero Hedge: Initial Jobless Claims Crash To 2nd Lowest Level On Record (55 Years).
From Zero Hedge: "Island-Wide Blackout" Strikes Puerto Rico After Major Power Station Erupts In Flames.
Hunter Biden. From Libertarian News: Gaetz Tries To Enter Hunter Biden’s Laptop Into Congressional Record – Nadler Craps His Pants. [Ed: a bit dated, but still relevant. I can't believe I missed this one.]
The Ruble. From Zero Hedge: "Rubble" Surges To 2-Month Highs Against Dollar As Russia Works To Reduce FX Volatility. From Mish: Putin Will Collect a $321 Billion Windfall Partially Thanks to Sanctions. Half-assed sanctions by the US and EU help drive up the cost of oil and natural gas. The oil producers, including Russia are the beneficiaries. [Ed: excellent analysis. If paid in rubles, then the ruble goes up. Even if not paid in rubles, the economy and the ruble is strengthened.]
From the Laughing Squid: An Adorable Romp of Otters Are Simultaneously Afraid and Fascinated by a Vacuum Cleaner.
From the BBC News: Shanghai: Residents 'running out of food' in Covid lockdown. [Ed: the lockdown reportedly does not allow people to leave home for food. It must be delivered.] From South China Morning Post: Coronavirus: Shanghai adds 19,982 Covid-19 cases, setting a daily record for the sixth day
Everyday Finances. From the Daily Mail: As airports grind to a halt... how UK's 'Great Lie Down' threatens a summer of chaos: Hospitality, travel and farming STILL suffer staff shortages after 400,000 people left the work force during lockdowns (and it's all going to make inflation worse). [Ed: the UK's version of the US's Great Resignation. Useful map.] From Zero Hedge: Initial Jobless Claims Crash To 2nd Lowest Level On Record (55 Years).
From Zero Hedge: "Island-Wide Blackout" Strikes Puerto Rico After Major Power Station Erupts In Flames.
Hunter Biden. From Libertarian News: Gaetz Tries To Enter Hunter Biden’s Laptop Into Congressional Record – Nadler Craps His Pants. [Ed: a bit dated, but still relevant. I can't believe I missed this one.]
Friday 08 April 2022
For everyone talking about "Russians" and "Ukranians"...
News and commentary for April 08Everyday Finances. From CNN: Big changes are coming to your 401(k). Here’s what you need to know.
From the Middle East Eye: Pakistan political crisis: Why Imran Khan's enemies want him out. [Ed: don't know what's going to happen here.]
Covid. From Zero Hedge: Bill Introducing 'Mandatory Vaccination' For All Germans Over 60 Expected To Pass.
Global Food Shortages. From the Late Prepper: Fertilizer, Drama, and The Great Reset: Why Massive Food Shortages Are Less Than a Year Away
From Consortium News: Jerks. Michael Brenner explains why he will abstain from any further writing on the subjects of Ukraine and U.S. relations with Russia, China or the Solomon Islands. [Ed: a fine rant but long.]
From the Blaze: 'Did you sh*t my pants?': Comedian has Megyn Kelly in stitches with HILARIOUS Biden impression. [Ed: hat tip to Bradwho comments, Wow, this guy has Biden down to a T, including the lopsided smile.]
From the Laughing Squid: Devoted Pit Bull Mama Teaches a Baby Raccoon How to Survive in the Wild.
From the Saker: Events Like These Only Happen Once Every Century.
Ukraine War. From Zero Hedge: Lavrov Rejects New Ukraine Draft Peace Proposal As "Unacceptable", Says US Seeks To Undermine Talks. "provisions in draft agreements presented to Russian negotiators... differ from those outlined at the talks in Istanbul late last month." From Craig Murray: Striving to Make Sense of the Ukraine War. [Ed: a must read.]
From the Last Vagabond: While You Were Distracted By Will Smith, The International Elitists Met At The World Government Summit. "...Schwab's pet project “the 4th Industrial Revolution“, which is essentially the digital panopticon of the future, where digital surveillance is omnipresent and humanity uses digital technology to alter our lives."
From the Associated Press: Congress Holds Scavino, Navarro in Contempt. Justice Department will decide whether to prosecute
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From the Middle East Eye: Pakistan political crisis: Why Imran Khan's enemies want him out. [Ed: don't know what's going to happen here.]
Covid. From Zero Hedge: Bill Introducing 'Mandatory Vaccination' For All Germans Over 60 Expected To Pass.
Global Food Shortages. From the Late Prepper: Fertilizer, Drama, and The Great Reset: Why Massive Food Shortages Are Less Than a Year Away
From Consortium News: Jerks. Michael Brenner explains why he will abstain from any further writing on the subjects of Ukraine and U.S. relations with Russia, China or the Solomon Islands. [Ed: a fine rant but long.]
From the Blaze: 'Did you sh*t my pants?': Comedian has Megyn Kelly in stitches with HILARIOUS Biden impression. [Ed: hat tip to Bradwho comments, Wow, this guy has Biden down to a T, including the lopsided smile.]
From the Laughing Squid: Devoted Pit Bull Mama Teaches a Baby Raccoon How to Survive in the Wild.
From the Saker: Events Like These Only Happen Once Every Century.
Ukraine War. From Zero Hedge: Lavrov Rejects New Ukraine Draft Peace Proposal As "Unacceptable", Says US Seeks To Undermine Talks. "provisions in draft agreements presented to Russian negotiators... differ from those outlined at the talks in Istanbul late last month." From Craig Murray: Striving to Make Sense of the Ukraine War. [Ed: a must read.]
From the Last Vagabond: While You Were Distracted By Will Smith, The International Elitists Met At The World Government Summit. "...Schwab's pet project “the 4th Industrial Revolution“, which is essentially the digital panopticon of the future, where digital surveillance is omnipresent and humanity uses digital technology to alter our lives."
From the Associated Press: Congress Holds Scavino, Navarro in Contempt. Justice Department will decide whether to prosecute
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Thursday 07 April 2022
News and commentary for April 07Everyday Expenses. From Mish Talk: Mortgage Rates Top 5%, Highest in Over 6 Years. A recession is on the horizon and housing will lead the way. From Zero Hedge: New York Jet Fuel Soars To Record High As Inventories Plunge.
From the New York Post: Republicans block Senate COVID bill over push for Title 42 restoration [Ed: Reps. unlikely to back down on this one.]
Weaponizing the US$. From CNBC: Russia debt default prospect resurfaces as U.S. blocks bond payment. [Ed: meaning Russia has to default or use US$/gold in its physical possession.] UPDATE. From Zero Hedge: Russia Sends $650 Million Bond Payment In Rubles After US Treasury Blocks Dollars. [Ed: ah. There was a third alternative.] From Zero Hedge: "Absolutely Historic" - Harvard's Rogoff Admits US' Weaponization Of Dollar Could End Dominance Within 20 Years. [Ed: I agree. The end of dominance is a long-term good, but it will be painful for many in the short term.] From Real Clear Investment: Gold Or Rubles? A Pickle Worth Exploring. "We are addicted to our reserve currency privilege, which is in fact not a privilege but a curse.”
From Reuters: In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering. [Ed: reader friendly.]
From Good News Network: Students Write Adorable Letters on Behalf of Shelter Animals to Boost Adoptions – And it Worked
Global Shortages. From Zero Hedge: Europe To Cap Potash Imports As Planting Season Begins. "Is Europe feeling ok? Does it really want a food crisis?" [Ed: yes, some do. This is the Great Reset for them. They want total control, as in Covid. After all, they and theirs will eat just fine.] From Politico: ‘We see the storm coming’: U.S. struggles to contain a deepening global food crisis. [Ed: I'm not sure I believe this. A bandaid, yes. But their policies are clearly making shortages worse.]
From Gizmodo: NASA: ‘The Mega Moon Rocket Is Fine’ After Disrupted Launch Rehearsal. The test was scrubbed on Monday after a manual valve was, for some reason, left closed when it should’ve been open. [Ed: sabotage? Incompetence? Tough call.]
From Zero Hedge: Shanghai Residents Rebel As Cases Surge, Lockdown Extended 'Indefinitely'. "...control your soul’s desire for freedom. Do not open the window or sing.”
The Coming Conflict with China. From Al Jazeera: US, UK, Australia add hypersonic weapons to security pact. Members of the AUKUS defence alliance agree to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities. From Aletho News: NATO and Asian nations plot response to China’s ‘systemic challenge to security’. [Ed: are they crazy or just terrified? They now want to make an open enemy of China as well?]
\Crypto. From Real Clear Policy: If The Fed Starts A Digital Currency, It Had Better Guarantee Privacy. ...a reasonable person might worry that the government is paying lip service to privacy concerns... [Ed: Of course, there will be no privacy at all. CBCD is the antithesis of crypto.] From Wired: What Twitter Is Really Planning for Crypto. The duo behind Twitter Crypto say NFT profile pics and crypto tipping are just the beginning.
From BBC: Trump's Truth Social App Branded a Disaster. [Ed: I've been haring the same from various sources, but I don't know what is true. As a matter of prudence, I've been off social media for some while and I don't intend to get on to check this out.]
From Ars Technica: Intel Suspends All Operations in Russia 'Effective Immediately'. [Ed: about 600 other companies have left already.]
Democrat Dissent. From Politico: Mark Kelly's breaks with Biden pile up. The other Arizona Democrat has started drawing ire from progressives as he distances himself from his own party on border and economic policies. From Zero Hedge: Sinema Reportedly Dashes Dems' Hopes For Scaled-Back Version Of 'Build Back Better'. The White House had reportedly hoped to pass the scaled down bill by Memorial Day. [Ed: Good.]
Our Economic Path. From the Of Two Minds Blog: For Freak's Sake, People, Even The Crash-Test-Dummies Are Nervous. "The truth few seem willing to entertain is the Fed has to crash the market because there is no other way to restore its shredded credibility." [Ed: I am not sure I agree, but it is a distinct possibility.] From SchiffGold: Peter Schiff: America Is Heading For Stagflation [Ed: stagflation is inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, unemployment or recession. I tend toward this view, not that the two are incompatible.] From Forbes: Major Bank Is First To Forecast A Recession—More Could Follow. [Ed: Deutsche Bank.]
From Politico: Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred. The most immediate impact of Jonathon Moseley’s disbarment may be in the upcoming trial of 11 Oath Keepers facing charges of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Capitol breach. [Ed: the reasons for his disbarment are not being revealed. He is appealing.]
From Zero Hedge: Liberals "Terrified", Musk's Big Stake In Twitter "Is Not At All Funny." There's no need to wonder what the US liberal-left thinks about free speech... [Ed: I truly do not want to like Musk.]
From the Reactionary: John Durham, Michael Sussmann, And The Broader Clinton Conspiracy. Texts from Sussmann prove his lies... [Ed: I am so pleased that this is unraveling.] From Politico: Fight with Clinton campaign and DNC looms in Sussmann case”. From Jonathan Turley: Beware the Eephus: Durham Lowers the Boom on Former Clinton Counsel Michael Sussmann. From the Federalist: 5 Takeaways From The Newly Filed Motions In The Special Counsel’s Sussmann Case.
From CNN: No charges will be filed in fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, killed during no-knock warrant service AND Minneapolis mayor officially ends the execution of no-knock search warrants by police. [Ed: Amir was shot in Minneapolis by police in a no-knock search.]
Crypto. From Pymnts: Gensler: SEC Is Coming for Crypto Exchanges. [Ed: Gensler is Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair.] From Bitcoin Magazine: Nick Szabo: Bitcoin Secures Itself And Doesn't Ask For Permission. Szabo explained the history of philosophical and technical work by the cypherpunks that led up to the invention of Bitcoin
From the Babylon Bee: President Barack Obama Returns To White House After Growing Tired Of Working Remotely
From Get Pocket: 5 Ways to Persuade Yourself to Be More Productive. Science-backed principles of persuasion can be the push you need to get stuff done.
Bucha. From Global Times: Bucha incident’ not to be used as pretext for inflaming situation. From the Wire: At UNSC, India Supports Call for Independent Probe Into Bucha Civilian Killings in Ukraine. "While India is condemning the Bucha killings, it has deliberately not pointed the finger at Russia, as the Western countries have explicitly done." From Grayzone: New witness testimony about Mariupol maternity hospital ‘airstrike’ follows pattern of Ukrainian deceptions, media malpractice. [Ed: a must read.] From US News: Pentagon Can't Independently Confirm Atrocities in Ukraine's Bucha, Official Says. From Zero Hedge: China In First Response To Bucha Killings Tells West "Avoid Unfounded Accusations."
A .pdf file: [link]"Ukrainian War Crimes & Human Rights Violations, 2017-2020" [Ed: do not make a hero of Zelensky.]
From Sunny Skyz: This Library In Denmark Lets You Borrow Humans Instead Of Books. [Ed: a great idea.]
From Politico: Decoding the freedom-loving firebrand who wants to be Canada's next PM. Pierre Poilievre is the front-runner in the Conservative leadership race. He’s on the stump touting his drain-the-swamp bona fides. We asked experts to decipher. [Ed: well, he'd be better than Trudeau.]
From the New York Post: Republicans block Senate COVID bill over push for Title 42 restoration [Ed: Reps. unlikely to back down on this one.]
Weaponizing the US$. From CNBC: Russia debt default prospect resurfaces as U.S. blocks bond payment. [Ed: meaning Russia has to default or use US$/gold in its physical possession.] UPDATE. From Zero Hedge: Russia Sends $650 Million Bond Payment In Rubles After US Treasury Blocks Dollars. [Ed: ah. There was a third alternative.] From Zero Hedge: "Absolutely Historic" - Harvard's Rogoff Admits US' Weaponization Of Dollar Could End Dominance Within 20 Years. [Ed: I agree. The end of dominance is a long-term good, but it will be painful for many in the short term.] From Real Clear Investment: Gold Or Rubles? A Pickle Worth Exploring. "We are addicted to our reserve currency privilege, which is in fact not a privilege but a curse.”
From Reuters: In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering. [Ed: reader friendly.]
From Good News Network: Students Write Adorable Letters on Behalf of Shelter Animals to Boost Adoptions – And it Worked
Global Shortages. From Zero Hedge: Europe To Cap Potash Imports As Planting Season Begins. "Is Europe feeling ok? Does it really want a food crisis?" [Ed: yes, some do. This is the Great Reset for them. They want total control, as in Covid. After all, they and theirs will eat just fine.] From Politico: ‘We see the storm coming’: U.S. struggles to contain a deepening global food crisis. [Ed: I'm not sure I believe this. A bandaid, yes. But their policies are clearly making shortages worse.]
From Gizmodo: NASA: ‘The Mega Moon Rocket Is Fine’ After Disrupted Launch Rehearsal. The test was scrubbed on Monday after a manual valve was, for some reason, left closed when it should’ve been open. [Ed: sabotage? Incompetence? Tough call.]
From Zero Hedge: Shanghai Residents Rebel As Cases Surge, Lockdown Extended 'Indefinitely'. "...control your soul’s desire for freedom. Do not open the window or sing.”
The Coming Conflict with China. From Al Jazeera: US, UK, Australia add hypersonic weapons to security pact. Members of the AUKUS defence alliance agree to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities. From Aletho News: NATO and Asian nations plot response to China’s ‘systemic challenge to security’. [Ed: are they crazy or just terrified? They now want to make an open enemy of China as well?]
\Crypto. From Real Clear Policy: If The Fed Starts A Digital Currency, It Had Better Guarantee Privacy. ...a reasonable person might worry that the government is paying lip service to privacy concerns... [Ed: Of course, there will be no privacy at all. CBCD is the antithesis of crypto.] From Wired: What Twitter Is Really Planning for Crypto. The duo behind Twitter Crypto say NFT profile pics and crypto tipping are just the beginning.
From BBC: Trump's Truth Social App Branded a Disaster. [Ed: I've been haring the same from various sources, but I don't know what is true. As a matter of prudence, I've been off social media for some while and I don't intend to get on to check this out.]
From Ars Technica: Intel Suspends All Operations in Russia 'Effective Immediately'. [Ed: about 600 other companies have left already.]
Democrat Dissent. From Politico: Mark Kelly's breaks with Biden pile up. The other Arizona Democrat has started drawing ire from progressives as he distances himself from his own party on border and economic policies. From Zero Hedge: Sinema Reportedly Dashes Dems' Hopes For Scaled-Back Version Of 'Build Back Better'. The White House had reportedly hoped to pass the scaled down bill by Memorial Day. [Ed: Good.]
Our Economic Path. From the Of Two Minds Blog: For Freak's Sake, People, Even The Crash-Test-Dummies Are Nervous. "The truth few seem willing to entertain is the Fed has to crash the market because there is no other way to restore its shredded credibility." [Ed: I am not sure I agree, but it is a distinct possibility.] From SchiffGold: Peter Schiff: America Is Heading For Stagflation [Ed: stagflation is inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, unemployment or recession. I tend toward this view, not that the two are incompatible.] From Forbes: Major Bank Is First To Forecast A Recession—More Could Follow. [Ed: Deutsche Bank.]
From Politico: Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred. The most immediate impact of Jonathon Moseley’s disbarment may be in the upcoming trial of 11 Oath Keepers facing charges of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Capitol breach. [Ed: the reasons for his disbarment are not being revealed. He is appealing.]
From Zero Hedge: Liberals "Terrified", Musk's Big Stake In Twitter "Is Not At All Funny." There's no need to wonder what the US liberal-left thinks about free speech... [Ed: I truly do not want to like Musk.]
From the Reactionary: John Durham, Michael Sussmann, And The Broader Clinton Conspiracy. Texts from Sussmann prove his lies... [Ed: I am so pleased that this is unraveling.] From Politico: Fight with Clinton campaign and DNC looms in Sussmann case”. From Jonathan Turley: Beware the Eephus: Durham Lowers the Boom on Former Clinton Counsel Michael Sussmann. From the Federalist: 5 Takeaways From The Newly Filed Motions In The Special Counsel’s Sussmann Case.
From CNN: No charges will be filed in fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, killed during no-knock warrant service AND Minneapolis mayor officially ends the execution of no-knock search warrants by police. [Ed: Amir was shot in Minneapolis by police in a no-knock search.]
Crypto. From Pymnts: Gensler: SEC Is Coming for Crypto Exchanges. [Ed: Gensler is Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair.] From Bitcoin Magazine: Nick Szabo: Bitcoin Secures Itself And Doesn't Ask For Permission. Szabo explained the history of philosophical and technical work by the cypherpunks that led up to the invention of Bitcoin
From the Babylon Bee: President Barack Obama Returns To White House After Growing Tired Of Working Remotely
From Get Pocket: 5 Ways to Persuade Yourself to Be More Productive. Science-backed principles of persuasion can be the push you need to get stuff done.
Bucha. From Global Times: Bucha incident’ not to be used as pretext for inflaming situation. From the Wire: At UNSC, India Supports Call for Independent Probe Into Bucha Civilian Killings in Ukraine. "While India is condemning the Bucha killings, it has deliberately not pointed the finger at Russia, as the Western countries have explicitly done." From Grayzone: New witness testimony about Mariupol maternity hospital ‘airstrike’ follows pattern of Ukrainian deceptions, media malpractice. [Ed: a must read.] From US News: Pentagon Can't Independently Confirm Atrocities in Ukraine's Bucha, Official Says. From Zero Hedge: China In First Response To Bucha Killings Tells West "Avoid Unfounded Accusations."
A .pdf file: [link]"Ukrainian War Crimes & Human Rights Violations, 2017-2020" [Ed: do not make a hero of Zelensky.]
From Sunny Skyz: This Library In Denmark Lets You Borrow Humans Instead Of Books. [Ed: a great idea.]
From Politico: Decoding the freedom-loving firebrand who wants to be Canada's next PM. Pierre Poilievre is the front-runner in the Conservative leadership race. He’s on the stump touting his drain-the-swamp bona fides. We asked experts to decipher. [Ed: well, he'd be better than Trudeau.]
It's the buck teeth that 'get' me.
Wednesday 06 April 2022
News and commentary for April 06Hunter Biden. From Jonathan Turley: Biden’s ‘absolute’ defense of Hunter leaves media and Justice Department in a muddle. [Ed: calls for a special counsel to investigate.] From the New York Post: Hunter Biden would’ve been indicted before 2020 election if he were ‘anybody else,’ ex-fed says. [Ed: Hunter Biden is one of the most privileged people in the US and above the law...up until now.] From Just the News: Secret Service paying over $30K a month for Malibu home to provide security for Hunter Biden. [Ed: as I said, privileged. This is taxpayer money, of course. The Bidens would not spend their own.]
From Twitter: After this man's wife passed away, his children adopted a shelter dog for him to keep him company. Best decision in the world. [Ed: must see.]
From Slate: The Supreme Court’s Surprisingly Great Decision Against Lying Cops and Prosecutors. [Ed: Good news and an interesting read on an important case of which I was unaware.]
From Responsible Statecraft: Imran Khan’s fate as Pakistani PM hangs in the balance. Embattled leader directs president to dissolve National Assembly to avoid ‘no confidence’ vote. [Ed: what a mess...and with important consequences.]
Everyday Finance. From Zero Hedge: Is Ford's Truck Sales' Slump The Start Of The "Buyer's Strike" In Autos? From the Globe and Mail: As inflation soars and wages stay stagnant, Bank of Canada survey signals pressure to move aggressively on rate hikes [Ed: a bad time to have a mortgage or other debt. The US Fed will be raising rates as well, I believe.] From Uncanceled News: 20 Facts About the Emerging Global Food Shortage That Should Chill You to the Core. From the Late Prepper: Why Meat Will Be the Most Expensive Commodity Very Soon and How to Stock up Now. From Time: How the Company Behind TikTok's Viral 3D-Printed Houses Wants to Help Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
From the New York Magazine Intelligencer: Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million House. Allies and critics alike have questioned where the organization’s money has gone.
From Newsbusters: Google Threatens to Demonetize Publishers Over Ukraine Views. [Ed: for example, if an online publisher suggests that some Ukrainians (neo-Nazi groups) may be harming other Ukrainians (ethnic Russians).]
From Gladwire: With Coyotes On The Prowl, Heroic Dog Fights To Protect Scared Boy After Car Crash.
Russia. From the Economist: Under unprecedented sanctions, how is the Russian economy faring? Better than you might think. From antiwar: The Late-Deceased Paradigm on Russia/China.
From Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin 'Barbed-Wire' & The Crypto-Anarchist Manifesto.
From Wired: Biden Plays a National Security Card to Fix the Lithium Shortage. The administration will use the Defense Production Act to encourage mining raw materials for batteries. But a sustainable fix will take years. [Ed: Biden's EV plans depend on lithium.] AND Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
From the Bored Panda: I Love Capturing The Joyful Souls Of Dogs Through My Photography (62 Pics)
From Yahoo: Macron's far-right rival, Le Pen, reaches all-time high in presidential second-round vote poll. [Ed: I would love Macron to lose. But I think he will win by a small margin.]
The Media. From FOX News: CNN, MSNBC, NBC and more worry about bloodbath for the Democrats in midterms: ‘The end of our country’ [Ed: the GOP are getting too cocky for their own good.] AND Glenn Greenwald blasts NY Times, WaPo for following ‘elite-protecting script,’ painting selves as ‘victims'. Greenwald: Corporate journalists demand sympathy while 'destroying the lives' of powerless Americans. [Ed: a must read.]
From the CBC: Trespassing sea lions turn B.C. fish farm into 'all-you-can-eat buffet'
Bucha Accusation. From Zero Hedge: US Moves To Suspend Russia From UN Human Rights Council, Calling Presence A "Farce". Russia for its part is urging an emergency session of the UNSC over the Bucha allegations. AND EU Preps New Russia Sanctions After Bucha Massacre Which Kremlin Calls Staged "Provocation." Lavrov rejects "fake attack" aimed at drawing NATO into battlefield... From Consortium News: Questions Abound About Bucha Massacre. "The West has made a snap judgment about who is responsible for the massacre at the Ukrainian town of Bucha with calls for more stringent sanctions on Russia, but the question of guilt is far from decided." AND Caitlin Johnstone: Unhinged Responses to Bucha. From Russia Today: The truth about Bucha is out there, but perhaps too inconvenient to be discovered. [Ed: this is via Libertarian Hub because I am blocked from accessing RT. If you are in N. America, you probably are as well.] NOTE: I do not know the truth...but I don't believe what I hear so far.] From Moon of Alabama: The Bucha Provocation [Ed: a must read.]
From NBC News: North Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said military action by the South would bring an “unimaginably terrible disaster,” state media reported.
From the Brownstone Institute: A Physician’s Plea for Exemption: Full Text. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, This is long but excellent. Science is his religion!]
From Al Jazeera: French elections: Five reasons why you should care about the vote
Ukraine-Russia. From Zero Hedge: Rabobank: Anyone Thinking Zelenskiy Is About To Sign A Peace Deal Making Territorial Concessions Is Delusional. From the Conversation: Russia’s war with Ukraine: Five reasons why many African countries choose to be ‘neutral’
From Responsible Statecraft: Is Israel emerging as new protector of the Gulf autocracies? What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region. [Ed: this is clearly very significant...but I'm not sure exactly what is signifies.]
From Zero Hedge: Fed Just Getting Started As Economy About To Slow. "There is currently ~80% chance the Fed does lift rates by 50bps in May..."
From Twitter: After this man's wife passed away, his children adopted a shelter dog for him to keep him company. Best decision in the world. [Ed: must see.]
From Slate: The Supreme Court’s Surprisingly Great Decision Against Lying Cops and Prosecutors. [Ed: Good news and an interesting read on an important case of which I was unaware.]
From Responsible Statecraft: Imran Khan’s fate as Pakistani PM hangs in the balance. Embattled leader directs president to dissolve National Assembly to avoid ‘no confidence’ vote. [Ed: what a mess...and with important consequences.]
Everyday Finance. From Zero Hedge: Is Ford's Truck Sales' Slump The Start Of The "Buyer's Strike" In Autos? From the Globe and Mail: As inflation soars and wages stay stagnant, Bank of Canada survey signals pressure to move aggressively on rate hikes [Ed: a bad time to have a mortgage or other debt. The US Fed will be raising rates as well, I believe.] From Uncanceled News: 20 Facts About the Emerging Global Food Shortage That Should Chill You to the Core. From the Late Prepper: Why Meat Will Be the Most Expensive Commodity Very Soon and How to Stock up Now. From Time: How the Company Behind TikTok's Viral 3D-Printed Houses Wants to Help Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
From the New York Magazine Intelligencer: Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million House. Allies and critics alike have questioned where the organization’s money has gone.
From Newsbusters: Google Threatens to Demonetize Publishers Over Ukraine Views. [Ed: for example, if an online publisher suggests that some Ukrainians (neo-Nazi groups) may be harming other Ukrainians (ethnic Russians).]
From Gladwire: With Coyotes On The Prowl, Heroic Dog Fights To Protect Scared Boy After Car Crash.
Russia. From the Economist: Under unprecedented sanctions, how is the Russian economy faring? Better than you might think. From antiwar: The Late-Deceased Paradigm on Russia/China.
From Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin 'Barbed-Wire' & The Crypto-Anarchist Manifesto.
From Wired: Biden Plays a National Security Card to Fix the Lithium Shortage. The administration will use the Defense Production Act to encourage mining raw materials for batteries. But a sustainable fix will take years. [Ed: Biden's EV plans depend on lithium.] AND Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
From the Bored Panda: I Love Capturing The Joyful Souls Of Dogs Through My Photography (62 Pics)
From Yahoo: Macron's far-right rival, Le Pen, reaches all-time high in presidential second-round vote poll. [Ed: I would love Macron to lose. But I think he will win by a small margin.]
The Media. From FOX News: CNN, MSNBC, NBC and more worry about bloodbath for the Democrats in midterms: ‘The end of our country’ [Ed: the GOP are getting too cocky for their own good.] AND Glenn Greenwald blasts NY Times, WaPo for following ‘elite-protecting script,’ painting selves as ‘victims'. Greenwald: Corporate journalists demand sympathy while 'destroying the lives' of powerless Americans. [Ed: a must read.]
From the CBC: Trespassing sea lions turn B.C. fish farm into 'all-you-can-eat buffet'
Bucha Accusation. From Zero Hedge: US Moves To Suspend Russia From UN Human Rights Council, Calling Presence A "Farce". Russia for its part is urging an emergency session of the UNSC over the Bucha allegations. AND EU Preps New Russia Sanctions After Bucha Massacre Which Kremlin Calls Staged "Provocation." Lavrov rejects "fake attack" aimed at drawing NATO into battlefield... From Consortium News: Questions Abound About Bucha Massacre. "The West has made a snap judgment about who is responsible for the massacre at the Ukrainian town of Bucha with calls for more stringent sanctions on Russia, but the question of guilt is far from decided." AND Caitlin Johnstone: Unhinged Responses to Bucha. From Russia Today: The truth about Bucha is out there, but perhaps too inconvenient to be discovered. [Ed: this is via Libertarian Hub because I am blocked from accessing RT. If you are in N. America, you probably are as well.] NOTE: I do not know the truth...but I don't believe what I hear so far.] From Moon of Alabama: The Bucha Provocation [Ed: a must read.]
From NBC News: North Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said military action by the South would bring an “unimaginably terrible disaster,” state media reported.
From the Brownstone Institute: A Physician’s Plea for Exemption: Full Text. [Ed: hat tip to Brad who comments, This is long but excellent. Science is his religion!]
From Al Jazeera: French elections: Five reasons why you should care about the vote
Ukraine-Russia. From Zero Hedge: Rabobank: Anyone Thinking Zelenskiy Is About To Sign A Peace Deal Making Territorial Concessions Is Delusional. From the Conversation: Russia’s war with Ukraine: Five reasons why many African countries choose to be ‘neutral’
From Responsible Statecraft: Is Israel emerging as new protector of the Gulf autocracies? What the historic Negev Desert meeting this week says about the emerging power re-alignment in the region. [Ed: this is clearly very significant...but I'm not sure exactly what is signifies.]
From Zero Hedge: Fed Just Getting Started As Economy About To Slow. "There is currently ~80% chance the Fed does lift rates by 50bps in May..."
Tuesday 05 April 2022
News and commentary for April 05Assange. From Activist Post: Julian Assange’s Lawyer Reveals New Information On What Is Happening to Him in Prison And It’s Shocking
Everyday Expenses. From the Daily Mail: US Egg prices skyrocket 52% in TWO MONTHS as bird flu decimates commercial flocks: As many as 11 million chickens and two million turkeys have died this year. [Ed: this is true of Canada as well.] From Wolf Street: "More Wealth For The Wealthy, Paid For By Crushing Inflation For The Rest..." ...the worker bees in this economy now have to tighten their belts further even as richest asset holders got vastly wealthier, thanks to the Fed’s policies...
From Boing Boing: Hilarious examples of brand names gone wrong aka brand blunder [Ed: also the Nova car marketed in S. America where No Va means No Go.]
From Bari Weiss: Harvard's War Against Its Superstar Black Professor. A new documentary casts light on the story of Roland Fryer.
From Smart Company: Over 170 service stations in South Australia will accept payment in crypto from July. [Ed: many businesses, including grocery stores, accept several cryptos.]
The Corporate/Social Media. From Zero Hedge: Bill Maher: The Left-Wing Media "Buried" Hunter Biden Story Because It "Wasn't Part Of Their Narrative." From Reason: Elon Musk Buys 9.2% of Twitter, Mysteriously Polls Users About State of Free Speech. A regulatory filing indicates that Musk is now the company's largest shareholder.
Russian Oil and Gas. From Zero Hedge: Which Nations Are On Russia's "Unfriendly" List? On March 5, 2022, as Russia’s military operation in Ukraine progressed, the list was updated to include 45 more nations and jurisdictions... From Oil Price: Sellers Are Looking To Unload Russian Crude For Yuan. "...for some nations... Russian oil - at times being sold at a record $35 per barrel discount to Dated Brent - is too cheap to resist..." From Reuters: Kremlin warns West: rouble-for-gas scheme is the 'prototype'. [Ed: it means they will function this way indefinitely and on all contracts. Death of the dollar's hegemony. Reader friendly.]
From the Bored Panda: I Added Famous Quotes About Dogs To My Photographs (10 Pics)
From Bullion Star: Russian Ruble relaunched linked to Gold and Commodities – RT.com Q and A [Ed: since Russia Today is being blocked by Canada and the US (among others), this article is reprinted on an accessible site. A must read.] From the Epoch Times: Russia Threatens To Limit Vital Exports Of Agriculture Products To "Friendly" Countries Only. "...And we won’t buy anything from them..." [Ed: "them"=unfriendly naiotns.]
From the Manhattan Contrarian: China Continues To Laugh At Western “Green Energy” Foolishness. [Ed: it is not foolishness. It is suicidal insanity.]
From Politico: Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the resuscitation of the bill once called Build Back Better is a “high priority” for his caucus. But a revival won't be easy.
The Great Reset? From Alt-Market: What Is The "Great Reset" And What Do The Globalists Actually Want? Think of the crash of 2008 as Stage 1 of the Reset agenda; the globalists were getting cocky and were ready to unveil their plans to the public... [Ed: long but well worth the time.] From Zero Hedge: 'The House That Davos Built' Quakes As PM Orban Claims "Great Victory" In Hungary Election. From Of Two Minds Blog: The Global Order Has Cracked. Nations that fail to adapt to the end of financialization and globalization will unravel...
From the AP: Kim's Sister Is Not Holding Back. Kim Yo Jong threatens 'disaster' after South talks 'preemptive strike' [Ed: and Biden is paying no attention whatsoever.]
From the Economic Prism: Countdown To US Government Default. CBDCs would allow control-freak, power-mad central-planners to do much more than spy and surveil your financial transactions. CBDCs would allow them to control how and when you spend your money... [Ed: I think there are several years still left to prepare. Gov. is notoriously incompetent.]
From the Babylon Bee: Romance Your Wife With These 8 Easy Tips From The Love Experts At The Babylon Bee
Hunter Biden. From the Hill: Biden chief of staff says president doesn’t believe son Hunter broke any laws. [Ed: he will pardon Hunter, if it comes to that.] AND GOP cries ‘we told you so’ on Hunter Biden From the Post Millennial: Emails reveal top Democrats cultivated as key contacts for Biden family business ventures. From the New York Post: Joe Biden flying too close to the son.
From the Guardian: UK Mars rover is casualty of war as science severs its links with Russia. ExoMars mission, of which the £840m British-built vehicle was part, depended on a Russian Proton rocket. "It has cost £840m to develop and taken 15 years to build."
From Newsbuster: Google Threatens to Demonetize Publishers Over Ukraine Views.
Ukraine-Russia War. From Zero Hedge: UK Urges Zelensky To Hold Out For Better Terms In Peace Talks With Russia. [Ed: some world leaders are reaping large benefits from the continuation of war. Bojo was about to lose power. Now he is popular again. The lives of innocents be damned.] From Tass: Envoy points to Ukrainian shelling of Bucha following Russian troop withdrawal. [From Faridaily: “Now we're going to f*ck them all.” What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war. Sanctions and propaganda have rallied even those who were against the invasion around Putin. [Ed: great. The world has united Russia behind Putin.] From antiwar: Russia’s Aggressive War Illustrates Importance of US Foreign Policy: Ukrainians Are Latest Victims.
From MIT News: MIT Researchers Reverse Hearing Loss By Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Growth [Ed: amazing.]
From Politico: The Supreme Court Has Never Been Apolitical. Many today fear the court is becoming just another partisan institution. But, in the past, justices sought elective office and counseled partisan allies. Some even coveted the White House themselves. [Ed: this should go without saying.]
From the Washington Examiner: COVID-19 turbocharges gun carry movement. "Since the nation shut down in March 2020 as the coronavirus crisis hit, 10 states have cleared the way for citizens to carry handguns."
From the Hill: Jan. 6 panel member says calls involving Trump took place during call log gap. [Ed: this 'gap' story has been thoroughly discredited. Not that it stops the media.]
From the Good News Network: Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
Everyday Expenses. From the Daily Mail: US Egg prices skyrocket 52% in TWO MONTHS as bird flu decimates commercial flocks: As many as 11 million chickens and two million turkeys have died this year. [Ed: this is true of Canada as well.] From Wolf Street: "More Wealth For The Wealthy, Paid For By Crushing Inflation For The Rest..." ...the worker bees in this economy now have to tighten their belts further even as richest asset holders got vastly wealthier, thanks to the Fed’s policies...
From Boing Boing: Hilarious examples of brand names gone wrong aka brand blunder [Ed: also the Nova car marketed in S. America where No Va means No Go.]
From Bari Weiss: Harvard's War Against Its Superstar Black Professor. A new documentary casts light on the story of Roland Fryer.
From Smart Company: Over 170 service stations in South Australia will accept payment in crypto from July. [Ed: many businesses, including grocery stores, accept several cryptos.]
The Corporate/Social Media. From Zero Hedge: Bill Maher: The Left-Wing Media "Buried" Hunter Biden Story Because It "Wasn't Part Of Their Narrative." From Reason: Elon Musk Buys 9.2% of Twitter, Mysteriously Polls Users About State of Free Speech. A regulatory filing indicates that Musk is now the company's largest shareholder.
Russian Oil and Gas. From Zero Hedge: Which Nations Are On Russia's "Unfriendly" List? On March 5, 2022, as Russia’s military operation in Ukraine progressed, the list was updated to include 45 more nations and jurisdictions... From Oil Price: Sellers Are Looking To Unload Russian Crude For Yuan. "...for some nations... Russian oil - at times being sold at a record $35 per barrel discount to Dated Brent - is too cheap to resist..." From Reuters: Kremlin warns West: rouble-for-gas scheme is the 'prototype'. [Ed: it means they will function this way indefinitely and on all contracts. Death of the dollar's hegemony. Reader friendly.]
From the Bored Panda: I Added Famous Quotes About Dogs To My Photographs (10 Pics)
From Bullion Star: Russian Ruble relaunched linked to Gold and Commodities – RT.com Q and A [Ed: since Russia Today is being blocked by Canada and the US (among others), this article is reprinted on an accessible site. A must read.] From the Epoch Times: Russia Threatens To Limit Vital Exports Of Agriculture Products To "Friendly" Countries Only. "...And we won’t buy anything from them..." [Ed: "them"=unfriendly naiotns.]
From the Manhattan Contrarian: China Continues To Laugh At Western “Green Energy” Foolishness. [Ed: it is not foolishness. It is suicidal insanity.]
From Politico: Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the resuscitation of the bill once called Build Back Better is a “high priority” for his caucus. But a revival won't be easy.
The Great Reset? From Alt-Market: What Is The "Great Reset" And What Do The Globalists Actually Want? Think of the crash of 2008 as Stage 1 of the Reset agenda; the globalists were getting cocky and were ready to unveil their plans to the public... [Ed: long but well worth the time.] From Zero Hedge: 'The House That Davos Built' Quakes As PM Orban Claims "Great Victory" In Hungary Election. From Of Two Minds Blog: The Global Order Has Cracked. Nations that fail to adapt to the end of financialization and globalization will unravel...
From the AP: Kim's Sister Is Not Holding Back. Kim Yo Jong threatens 'disaster' after South talks 'preemptive strike' [Ed: and Biden is paying no attention whatsoever.]
From the Economic Prism: Countdown To US Government Default. CBDCs would allow control-freak, power-mad central-planners to do much more than spy and surveil your financial transactions. CBDCs would allow them to control how and when you spend your money... [Ed: I think there are several years still left to prepare. Gov. is notoriously incompetent.]
From the Babylon Bee: Romance Your Wife With These 8 Easy Tips From The Love Experts At The Babylon Bee
Hunter Biden. From the Hill: Biden chief of staff says president doesn’t believe son Hunter broke any laws. [Ed: he will pardon Hunter, if it comes to that.] AND GOP cries ‘we told you so’ on Hunter Biden From the Post Millennial: Emails reveal top Democrats cultivated as key contacts for Biden family business ventures. From the New York Post: Joe Biden flying too close to the son.
From the Guardian: UK Mars rover is casualty of war as science severs its links with Russia. ExoMars mission, of which the £840m British-built vehicle was part, depended on a Russian Proton rocket. "It has cost £840m to develop and taken 15 years to build."
From Newsbuster: Google Threatens to Demonetize Publishers Over Ukraine Views.
Ukraine-Russia War. From Zero Hedge: UK Urges Zelensky To Hold Out For Better Terms In Peace Talks With Russia. [Ed: some world leaders are reaping large benefits from the continuation of war. Bojo was about to lose power. Now he is popular again. The lives of innocents be damned.] From Tass: Envoy points to Ukrainian shelling of Bucha following Russian troop withdrawal. [From Faridaily: “Now we're going to f*ck them all.” What's happening in Russia's elites after a month of war. Sanctions and propaganda have rallied even those who were against the invasion around Putin. [Ed: great. The world has united Russia behind Putin.] From antiwar: Russia’s Aggressive War Illustrates Importance of US Foreign Policy: Ukrainians Are Latest Victims.
From MIT News: MIT Researchers Reverse Hearing Loss By Regenerating Inner Ear Hair Growth [Ed: amazing.]
From Politico: The Supreme Court Has Never Been Apolitical. Many today fear the court is becoming just another partisan institution. But, in the past, justices sought elective office and counseled partisan allies. Some even coveted the White House themselves. [Ed: this should go without saying.]
From the Washington Examiner: COVID-19 turbocharges gun carry movement. "Since the nation shut down in March 2020 as the coronavirus crisis hit, 10 states have cleared the way for citizens to carry handguns."
From the Hill: Jan. 6 panel member says calls involving Trump took place during call log gap. [Ed: this 'gap' story has been thoroughly discredited. Not that it stops the media.]
From the Good News Network: Company’s Innovative Smart Beehive Gets $80 Million in Funding to Save Bees From Any Hazard
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