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F.D.A. Plans to Allow 12- to 15-Year-Olds to Receive Pfizer Boosters - The New York Times
F.D.A. Plans to Allow 12- to 15-Year-Olds to Receive Pfizer Boosters - The New York Times: Regulators will also allow even younger children with immune deficiencies to get an extra shot.
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Launched: Now Comes the Hard Part - Scientific American
The James Webb Space Telescope Has Launched: Now Comes the Hard Part - Scientific American: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
A third of Ohio deer test positive for COVID-19 virus | CIDRAP
A third of Ohio deer test positive for COVID-19 virus | CIDRAP: Researchers warn the findings could complicate future COVID-19 mitigation and control plans.
Don't Be Too Cavalier About Omicron -- Long Covid Is Still a Real Risk - Rolling Stone
Don't Be Too Cavalier About Omicron -- Long Covid Is Still a Real Risk - Rolling Stone: Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
WHO warns vaccine-resistant Covid variants could emerge amid pandemic
WHO warns vaccine-resistant Covid variants could emerge amid pandemic: Reactionary political movements fostered vaccine inequity and "created the ideal conditions for the emergence of new variants," WHO's leader said.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Biden Regime "Actively Preventing" Life-Saving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Florida and Texas
Biden Regime "Actively Preventing" Life-Saving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Florida and Texas: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo accused the Biden administration of “actively preventing” the delivery and distribution of life-saving monoclonal antibody treatments to the Sunshine State. FOX: Florida surgeon general says Biden admin 'actively preventing' monoclonal antibody treatments — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) December 29, 2021 Back in September Governor DeSantis slammed the Biden regime for slashing…
2 Views on Why Trump is Promoting the Experimental COVID-19 Injections – Which View is Correct?
2 Views on Why Trump is Promoting the Experimental COVID-19 Injections – Which View is Correct?: Conservative talk show host Candace Owens continues to deal with controversy from her interview with Donald Trump, and recently published a video of her explaining her views on Trump. She has publicly stated that she is against the COVID-19 shots: “I just will never ever let that vaccine into my body. I believe firmly that Big Pharma is the greatest evil on the face of the planet. I am healthy, young, in shape and simply unafraid of Covid-19.” And yet, she insists that her views on the shots do not conflict with Donald Trump publicly stating how he wants everyone to get the shots, and lying to the public by stating the same lies that are coming out of the mouths of Fauci, Biden, and others that the "unvaccinated" are filling the hospitals and dying from COVID right now. A few days ago, Dr. David Martin, who has been one of the leading voices in the Alternative media exposing the fraud behind Sars COVID for the past two years, was interviewed by Conservative host Seth Holehouse of "Man in America" where the 1-hour interview was titled "Why Does Trump Keep Promoting the Vaccine?" I have created a clip from that interview that I believe best sums up what Dr. David Martin said, and bet
The very bad day at the CDC - by Eric Topol - Ground Truths
The very bad day at the CDC - by Eric Topol - Ground Truths: One of my favorite books this year was Michael Lewis’s The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, a page-turner in which he traced the problematic issues of the CDC long before and intra-Covid-19 and gave it a different acronym: CDOR, the Center for Disease Observation and Reports. I did an
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Biden Signs $778 Billion NDAA Into Law - News From Antiwar.com
Biden Signs $778 Billion NDAA Into Law - News From Antiwar.com: Congress gave the president an extra $25 billion
India freezes accounts of Mother Teresa's charity
India freezes accounts of Mother Teresa's charity: NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Monday froze the bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in West Bengal, the state's political leader said on Monday, after weekend protests over Christmas celebrations.
China closes ranks in battle for rare earth control - Asia Times
China closes ranks in battle for rare earth control - Asia Times: Last week, China announced plans to merge three of its main rare earth metal companies, Minmetals Rare Earth, Chinalco Rare Earth & Metals Co, and
GOP slams Biden after he said 'there is no federal solution' to combatting coronavirus | Daily Mail Online
GOP slams Biden after he said 'there is no federal solution' to combatting coronavirus | Daily Mail Online: The GOP, citing a remark Biden made in October 2020, accused the president of giving up on his promise to 'shut down the virus'. However, Biden's supporters rushed to his support.
Whistleblower Reveals How China Threatened to Make Her ‘Disappear’ for Discussing Virus Origin
Whistleblower Reveals How China Threatened to Make Her ‘Disappear’ for Discussing Virus Origin: The Chinese regime has been threatening Chinese defectors on American soil who've been exposing details on COVID-19. One ...
Monday, December 27, 2021
Vaccines that failed against Delta may be worse for Omicron | Principia Scientific Intl.
Vaccines that failed against Delta may be worse for Omicron | Principia Scientific Intl.: Vaccines that failed against Delta may be worse for Omicron
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Thirty-three members of Congress sit on advisory board tied to CCP
Thirty-three members of Congress sit on advisory board tied to CCP: The House members...seven Republicans and 26 Democrats are on the advisory board of Humpty Dumpty Institute, which has ties to Chinese Communist Party
The rare spots of good news on climate change | MIT Technology Review
The rare spots of good news on climate change | MIT Technology Review: It looks increasingly clear that we'll at least sidestep the worst-case scenarios.
Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago marked the end of USSR - POLITICO
Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago marked the end of USSR - POLITICO: “The collapse of the Soviet Union was one of those occasions in history that are believed to be unthinkable until they become inevitable.”
A biologist weighs in on Omicron, vaccines, and the CDC’s variant forecast
A biologist weighs in on Omicron, vaccines, and the CDC’s variant forecast: Trevor Bedford of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center thinks potentially half the globe may contract Omicron.
Governments Wrestling With Omicron Weigh Mitigation Versus Containment - WSJ
Governments Wrestling With Omicron Weigh Mitigation Versus Containment - WSJ: The holiday weekend began with governments wrestling with whether to focus on containing the spread of Omicron or trying to mitigate its effects, as staff outages and self-isolation requirements continued to disrupt travel.
A new drug to treat covid could create a breeding ground for mutant viruses - The Washington Post
A new drug to treat covid could create a breeding ground for mutant viruses - The Washington Post: Merck’s molnupiravir is good at one thing — and that’s what makes it scary.
To Fight COVID-19, Asia Increasingly Turns to Traditional Medicine – The Diplomat
To Fight COVID-19, Asia Increasingly Turns to Traditional Medicine – The Diplomat: With vaccine access still uneven, many in Thailand, Vietnam, and beyond are looking for herbal treatments.
Saturday, December 25, 2021
“Christmas,” by Vladimir Nabokov | The New Yorker
“Christmas,” by Vladimir Nabokov | The New Yorker: A short story by Vladimir Nabokov, translated by Dmitri Nabakov, exploring memory and mourning during the Christmas holiday season.
Pope prays for end to pandemic, world conflicts in Christmas address | News | DW | 24.12.2021
Pope prays for end to pandemic, world conflicts in Christmas address | News | DW | 24.12.2021: Pope Francis has used his Christmas Day address to call for free healthcare and vaccines for the poor. He also urged peace dialogues to resolve conflicts in countries including Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia.
Beneath a COVID vaccine debacle, 30 years of government culpability | bdnews24.com
Beneath a COVID vaccine debacle, 30 years of government culpability | bdnews24.com: As the Biden administration tries to stanch yet another wave of the coronavirus pandemic, senior White House officials have also been considering a proposal to ensure the nation is better prepared for the next infectious disease outbreak.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Thursday, December 23, 2021
What We Get Wrong About Joan Didion | The New Yorker
What We Get Wrong About Joan Didion | The New Yorker: She’s been canonized for impeccable style, but Didion’s real insights were about what holds society together, or tears it apart.
JUST IN: FDA Authorizes Merck Pill as Second COVID-19 Home Treatment Pill ...Sort of Like Ivermectin
JUST IN: FDA Authorizes Merck Pill as Second COVID-19 Home Treatment Pill ...Sort of Like Ivermectin: One day after the authorization of the Pfizer pill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Merck’s molnupiravir antiviral pill for the treatment of COVID-19 infection on Thursday. “Today’s authorization provides an additional treatment option against the COVID-19 virus in the form of a pill that can be taken orally. Molnupiravir is…
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Harvard University scientist paid over $200K by China, raising technological theft concerns - NY Press News
Harvard University scientist paid over $200K by China, raising technological theft concerns - NY Press News: As Dr. Charles Lieber returns to a federal courtroom in Boston, Massachusetts, analysts say the Harvard professor’s trial is a major test for a
Harvard professor convicted over China & Wuhan university ties — RT USA News
Harvard professor convicted over China & Wuhan university ties — RT USA News: The former head of Harvard University’s chemistry department has been convicted for lying to authorities about his connections to China and the Wuhan Institute of Technology.
NYT Series on Drones
To its credit, the NYT has published a two part series of the consequences of the two decade long practice of "precision" strikes against terrorists with drones. The two parts are attached. They are summarized, but only partially, by a commentary at Defense One at https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/12/problem-drones-everyone-saw-coming/360025/.
I encourage you to read the complete NYT reports. The work is done by a remarkably courageous independent researcher and professor at the Columbia School of Journalism, Azmat Khan. She plowed through thousands of pages of redacted FOIA-ed DOD reports, and -- most importantly -- visited the sites of a mind numbing number of these killings, conducting interview after interview.
Her report, and the too short Defense One summary, make clear what a catastrophe this policy has been: not only because of the killing of uncounted thousands of innocent civilians but also because it is a policy that is worse than a failure against terrorism. It has spread terrorism deeper and wider wherever the drone killing policy occurs. The reporting also reveals a culture in the Pentagon, and assuredly in the CIA, that seeks only to reassure itself what they are doing is just fine, rather than attempting to understand it. It also reveals a civilian political attitude outside DOD: perpetuating these killings is smart politics; it shows you are tough against terrorism, support the troops and their idolized command, and that you are no one's fool in opposing radical muslim fundamentalism. Not exactly, it turns out all those shoes are all on the other foot.
The roots of this catastrophe go back to the 1930s, when a culture of counter-factual "precision" bombing took over in the US Army Air Corps, resulting in the flattening of German and Japanese cities with conventional daylight bombing in pursuit of various panacea target categories in World War II. And, by the way, an increase in German war production up to almost the end of the war. This history and significantly earlier reporting and insights into the current drone catastrophe were revealed in Andrew Cockburn's 2015 book, "Kill Chain: The Rise of Drones and High Tech Assassins." It is well worth a read today. Find it at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Chain-Drones-High-Tech-Assassins/dp/1784782696. Send a copy to your Congressperson; most of them need to read it if they want to understand the momentum behind what the New York Times has revealed.
Winslow Wheeler
NYT series on drones pt 2.pdf
NYT series on drones pt 2.pdf
The Human Toll of America’s Air WarsAir strikes allowed America to wage war with minimal risk to its troops.
But for civilians on the ground, they brought terror and tragedy.
By Azmat Khan
Photographs by Ivor PrickettPublished Dec. 19, 2021
NYT series on drones pt 1.pdf
NYT series on drones pt 1.pdf
Hidden Pentagon Records RevealPatterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes
Dec. 18, 2021
The promise was a war waged by all-seeing drones and precision bombs.The documents show flawed intelligence, faulty targeting, years of civiliandeaths — and scant accountability.
This is the first part of a series. Part 2 will examine the air war’s humantoll.
Article: Hospitals Choosing Death Over Ivermectin | OpEdNews
Article: Hospitals Choosing Death Over Ivermectin | OpEdNews: Article: Hospitals Choosing Death Over Ivermectin - Hard to believe, but hospitals are letting patients suffering with late stage COVID disease die rather than use ivermectin; and they vigorously fight court actions brought by families to save the lives of love ones with ivermectin that medical science supports this use of. Some court actions have succeeded in forcing use of ivermectin and some deathbed victims have left the hospital cured.
Article: Collins Emails Spotlight Bureaucracy's Attempted Subjugation of Science and Scientists | OpEdNews
Article: Collins Emails Spotlight Bureaucracy's Attempted Subjugation of Science and Scientists | OpEdNews: Article: Collins Emails Spotlight Bureaucracy's Attempted Subjugation of Science and Scientists - 'Francis Collins has spoken' was neither good science nor a good up-or-down test for determining the quality of public policy recommendations. Freedom of scientific inquiry and unconstrained public discussion of the alternatives are too important to sacrifice on the altar of technocracy.
Putin’s “military-technical” measures if negotiations fail – Gilbert Doctorow
Putin’s “military-technical” measures if negotiations fail – Gilbert Doctorow
sorry, I rushed this article and now added some very important further considerations included below
Putin’s “military-technical” measures if negotiations fail
In the past couple of days, my peers in the community of Russia analysts have addressed the question of “what if” – what is it that Russia can and may do if the negotiations with the United States over its draft Treaties on security in Europe fail within the very short time period the Russians have set, apparently one month. Parenthetically, I am amused that spokesmen for the U.S. State Department say that they may enter into talks with the Russians some time in January. It seems they did not catch the short timeline the Russians have set or mistakenly believe it was a bluff.
The best of the analyses by my fellow analysts was posted yesterday by former Canadian diplomat stationed in Moscow Patrick Armstrong: www.patrickarmstrong.ca I recommend this read to everyone, because it is in its own way reassuring, setting out possible Russian options that are far removed from pressing the button and blowing us all, and themselves, to bits.
However, I did not see in his piece, nor do I find in the writings of other independent analysts, not to mention on the pages of our mainstream newspapers, any explanation of what exactly Vladimir Putin meant when he said initially and repeated yesterday before the Collegium of the Russian Ministry of Defense, an audience of a hundred or more generals, that should the talks with the US fail, Russia will immediately implement “military-technical” retaliatory measures.
The term “military-technical” has been picked up and sold for the purchase price by nearly all our media. No explanation is given, because very likely no one really understands the term.
So I will have a go at it here and now, after a eureka moment came to me earlier this morning. The term is as elusive as the translation of "адекватный," which most everyone (or every translation software) wrongly translates as "adequate" when it normally means "appropriate" or "suitable."
The "technical" in the expression is coming from техника, which is the common Russian way of saying "equipment". Military "tekhnika" means motorized howitzers, personnel carriers, fighter jets, etc. Tekhnika also has common civilian use: the outfitting of a factory is “tekhnika” as in “техническое оснащение.”
So, what Putin is saying is that the Russians will respond by deploying military hardware. Now what hardware would that be? Given that so much of the draft treaties deal with short range missiles that the US is deploying in Europe and hopes to deploy in Ukraine, it is entirely logical that the Russian response to failure in negotiations will not be to invade Ukraine, it will not be to cut gas supplies to Europe, but it will be to deploy its nuclear capable short range missiles in Belarus and in Kaliningrad.
But that is not all. Deploying in Europe would not serve their purpose when their entire approach is that they are in an arm wrestling match with one country only, the USA, and does the USA really care if Russia and the EU blow one another up? No, that would only enforce their global hegemony. So the iron clad logic is that the Russians would also station their hypersonic cruise missiles just off the US shores as Putin threatened three years ago, when he spoke about Russia’s cutting edge, next generation strategic weapons that had then and today still have no equals in the world. That is the pistol to the head that will force US negotiators to break out into a cold sweat and do what has to be done to end the madness of their NATO expansion to the East and plans to turn Ukraine into a forward missile attack post against Russia.
©Gilbert Doctorow
Energy Department establishes office to boost carbon capture, nuclear power, and batteries | Washington Examiner
Energy Department establishes office to boost carbon capture, nuclear power, and batteries | Washington Examiner: The Department of Energy established a new office Tuesday devoted to developing technologies that are able to reduce the economy's reliance on fossil fuels.
How Microreactors Could Change the Nuclear Power Industry (and the World)
How Microreactors Could Change the Nuclear Power Industry (and the World): What is a microreactor and why would you want one? The definition could be debated, but nuclear reactors in the 1 MW to 20 MW range generally fit the
Get ready for a shift in the COVID blame game | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne
Get ready for a shift in the COVID blame game | Pursuit by The University of Melbourne: The term 'Living with COVID’ may see blame for illness, deaths and economic damage shift from Government to the individual says a University of Melbourne expert
Why Paxlovid is a Just-in-Time Breakthrough - by Eric Topol
Why Paxlovid is a Just-in-Time Breakthrough - by Eric Topol: The first potent anti-Covid pill will be a big help
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say - Defense One
US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say - Defense One: Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
How Microreactors Could Change the Nuclear Power Industry (and the World)
How Microreactors Could Change the Nuclear Power Industry (and the World): What is a microreactor and why would you want one? The definition could be debated, but nuclear reactors in the 1 MW to 20 MW range generally fit the
What are independent media in Russia saying about the country’s ultimatum to the USA and NATO? – Gilbert Doctorow
What are independent media in Russia saying about the country’s ultimatum to the USA and NATO? – Gilbert Doctorow: The opening remarks Sunday night by Dmitry Kiselyov on Vesti Nedeli, the widely watched weekly round-up of news from Russian state television, minced no words: “Russia has made a proposal to the Un…
If the White House Wants to Save Christmas, They Need a New Strategy | RealClearPolicy
If the White House Wants to Save Christmas, They Need a New Strategy | RealClearPolicy: Right now, all across America, parents are having a sensitive talk with their kids. They’re letting them know that Christmas will be a little different this year. There will still be all the war
Kazakhstan looks to small nuclear reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Kazakhstan looks to small nuclear reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Kazakhstan has begun to investigate the deployment of small reactors with a memorandum of cooperation signed between NuScale and Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants, a branch of the government's Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund.
Nuclear Power Has a Second Chance to Prove Itself - WSJ
Nuclear Power Has a Second Chance to Prove Itself - WSJ: Governments are reconsidering nuclear power, given its ability to provide predictable carbon-free energy. Fission, splitting atoms to release energy, was the wunderkind of the 1960s and 1970s, but fell from favor after disasters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Monday, December 20, 2021
JPMorgan’s Crime Wave Continues, Calling into Question the Justice Department’s Lax Settlement with the Bank Last Year
JPMorgan’s Crime Wave Continues, Calling into Question the Justice Department’s Lax Settlement with the Bank Last Year: By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: December 20, 2021 ~ JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States. It also has the scandalous distinction of
The Real Climate Crisis Isn't What We're Told; It's Worse
The Real Climate Crisis Isn't What We're Told; It's Worse: The real climate crisis isn't the one Joe Biden crows about. No, it's the horrendous ecological and health impacts of the corporatist solution he's selling.
Manchin says he ‘cannot vote’ for Democrats’ $2 trillion spending package, drawing sharp White House rebuke - The Washington Post
Manchin says he ‘cannot vote’ for Democrats’ $2 trillion spending package, drawing sharp White House rebuke - The Washington Post: "I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation, I just can’t,” Manchin said on "Fox News Sunday," citing the impacts of rising prices, the arrival of a new coronavirus variant and other domestic and international challenges.
Two Former CIA Directors Call on Biden to Threaten Iran Militarily
Two Former CIA Directors Call on Biden to Threaten Iran Militarily: “The military threat the U.S. poses to Iran is a key reason why the Iranian nuclear program has expanded,” an analyst said, criticizing the statement.
Newsom won’t order Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to stay open | The Fresno Bee
Newsom won’t order Diablo Canyon nuclear plant to stay open | The Fresno Bee: ’That all but slams the door on what many saw as the most logical way to keep Diablo open — an emergency order from the governor or president,” writes The SLO Tribune Editorial Board.
Climate Dogma Killed Biden's "Build Back Better"
Climate Dogma Killed Biden's "Build Back Better": A half trillion dollars to subsidize renewables would have raised energy prices, worsened inflation, and undermined decarbonization. But what do we do now?
Manchin hits back at White House pressure on Biden plan | TheHill
Manchin hits back at White House pressure on Biden plan | TheHill: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) hit back at White House staff Monday and warned that Democrats had miscalculated by thinking that they could pressure him into backing President Biden's spending plan.
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Robert Kennedy Jr. on The War Room: US Intelligence Agencies and Military Were Involved With The Wuhan Lab Research (VIDEO)
Robert Kennedy Jr. on The War Room: US Intelligence Agencies and Military Were Involved With The Wuhan Lab Research (VIDEO): Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is the author of the recent best-seller “The Real Anthony Fauci”, a powerful expose on Dr. Tony Fauci’s disturbing and disastrous tenure as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Director. On Saturday Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Steve Bannon on The War Room for an hour-long interview. During their discussion,…
Message for American People Vigano Dec 19 | PDF | Pandemic | God
Message for American People Vigano Dec 19 | PDF | Pandemic | God: Message for American People Vigano Dec 19 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Message from Arch Bishop Vigano Dec 19 2021
Catholic youth basketball taught me beautiful (and painful) lessons about fatherhood | America Magazine
Catholic youth basketball taught me beautiful (and painful) lessons about fatherhood | America Magazine: How did all of the efforts that had borne buckets a year ago result in so many losses in our final year?
‘Pollution everywhere’: how one-click shopping is creating Amazon warehouse towns | Amazon | The Guardian
‘Pollution everywhere’: how one-click shopping is creating Amazon warehouse towns | Amazon | The Guardian: In California’s Inland Empire, Black and Latino communities already faced some of the worst pollution. Then, more warehouses and trucks started appearing
How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19 | AP News
How a Kennedy built an anti-vaccine juggernaut amid COVID-19 | AP News: PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy confidence and surveying the standing ovation crowd with his piercing blue Bobby Kennedy eyes.