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Monday, January 31, 2022
The next microchip crisis will be bigger - Axios
The next microchip crisis will be bigger - Axios: The world's advanced chips flow from one Taiwanese manufacturer. The U.S. wants to grow its own domestic business.
The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica - The Catholic Thing
The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica - The Catholic Thing: Elizabeth A. Mitchell: St. Veronica’s action in the Passion reminds us it is easy to be a silent Christian; difficult to be an unashamed one.
Don't Drink the Credibility Kool-Aid - by Daniel Larison
Don't Drink the Credibility Kool-Aid - by Daniel Larison: If you drank the hegemonist Kool-Aid, you would insist that the U.S. is never allowed to withdraw from any conflict and that it must take sides in every crisis that arises.
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Tangled Tale of NATO Expansion at the Heart of Ukraine Crisis - Consortium News
Tangled Tale of NATO Expansion at the Heart of Ukraine Crisis - Consortium News: The end of the Cold War with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the end of the Soviet Union two years later presented the United States with a choice:
‘Live Not By Lies’—Rod Dreher: How Much Are We Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?
‘Live Not By Lies’—Rod Dreher: How Much Are We Willing to Sacrifice for the Truth?: “Our idea of totalitarianism is based on the Cold War. We think of the Soviet gulags. We think ...
Friday, January 28, 2022
Court nixes offshore drilling leases auctioned by Biden administration | TheHill
Court nixes offshore drilling leases auctioned by Biden administration | TheHill: A federal judge in Washington, D.C., just nixed offshore drilling leases issued by the Biden administration last year.
Why we’re committing $10 billion to advance cybersecurity
Why we’re committing $10 billion to advance cybersecurity: Why we’re committing $10 billion to advance cybersecurity
Venture Capital Becomes a Tech Battleground Between China, U.S. - WSJ
Venture Capital Becomes a Tech Battleground Between China, U.S. - WSJ: The recent tech selloffs in China and America have very different drivers, and therein lies a potential inflection point in the emerging competition between the two countries.
Setbacks, shortages undercut our options for treating Covid-19
Setbacks, shortages undercut our options for treating Covid-19: Doctors have an arsenal of different Covid-19 treatments, but setbacks and shortages are undercutting the options.
Scarcity of a Covid drug sends patients on a 'Hunger Games hunt' - STAT
Scarcity of a Covid drug sends patients on a 'Hunger Games hunt' - STAT: The patchwork system for distributing the Covid drug Evusheld creates a crazed, time-zone-spanning scramble for patients.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
NBA Interrupts Pre-Game to Play Statement by Chinese Ambassador to US at Capitol One Arena in Washington DC
NBA Interrupts Pre-Game to Play Statement by Chinese Ambassador to US at Capitol One Arena in Washington DC: The NBA interrupted their game pre-game ceremony with a video statement by the Chinese Ambassador to the US and a special rendition of the Star Spangled Banner played on a traditional Chinese instrument. Via Breitbart.com. The National Basketball Association (NBA) subjected an audience at Tuesday night’s game between the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers…
Fauci Proposes Three Shot Series for Babies 6-Months-Old Up to Children 4-Years-Old (Video)
Fauci Proposes Three Shot Series for Babies 6-Months-Old Up to Children 4-Years-Old (Video): Fauci wants to stick the babies three times with the experimental COVID shots. Babies have next to ZERO chance of succombing to the coronavirus. Fauci wants them stuck 3 times anyway. Fauci: Study on Covid vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years continues, but it looks like it will be a 3-shot regimen pic.twitter.com/jbEdezWjDQ…
Why this Catholic group keeps donating ultrasound machines
Why this Catholic group keeps donating ultrasound machines: 1,500 ultrasound machines, valued at over $72 million, donated to pregnancy centers since 2009.
‘When I told Pfizer about incidents of myocarditis they refused to believe me for four months’ - Israel News - Haaretz.com
‘When I told Pfizer about incidents of myocarditis they refused to believe me for four months’ - Israel News - Haaretz.com: Israel had the potential to be the first country in the world to detect side effects of the coronavirus vaccines. And it did detect two, almost by accident. But its disregard for more minor effects cost it public trust
Rand Paul says Biden is killing Americans by depriving them of Regeneron – NaturalNews.com
Rand Paul says Biden is killing Americans by depriving them of Regeneron – NaturalNews.com: The son of former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) made an appearance in Butler County, Ky., the other day to talk about the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) and the Biden regime's stifling of monoclonal antibody treatment.
Sen. Rand Paul, who lives in Kentucky, explained that "president" Joe Bi
Democrats' Russia sanction bill could lead to a diplomatic disaster – Responsible Statecraft
Democrats' Russia sanction bill could lead to a diplomatic disaster – Responsible Statecraft: Punishing and humiliating Moscow won't do anything to reduce tensions and encourage the compromises needed to avoid war.
Democrats Rushing Through Massive Ukraine Defense Bill
Democrats Rushing Through Massive Ukraine Defense Bill: The House of Representatives is looking to skip markup and hold a floor vote as soon as next week.
U.S. urges de-escalation over Ukraine, offers Russia diplomatic path | Reuters
U.S. urges de-escalation over Ukraine, offers Russia diplomatic path | Reuters: The United States said on Wednesday it had set out a diplomatic path to address sweeping Russian demands in eastern Europe, as Moscow held security talks with Western countries and intensified its military build-up near Ukraine with new drills.
The Biden administration paid hospital Covid-19 funds to drugmakers
The Biden administration paid hospital Covid-19 funds to drugmakers: The administration took nearly $7 billion from a fund meant to help hospitals and clinics and used it to buy Covid vaccines and therapeutics.
Hospitals deny transplants for the unvaccinated, with backing from ethicists
Hospitals deny transplants for the unvaccinated, with backing from ethicists: Hospitals are denying transplants for patients who aren’t vaccinated against Covid, with backing from ethicists.
Long Covid expert says the world is in 'deep trouble' and millions may suffer debilitating issues | Daily Mail Online
Long Covid expert says the world is in 'deep trouble' and millions may suffer debilitating issues | Daily Mail Online: While COVID-19 may subside soon, experts fear that 'long Covid' could disrupt the lives of millions of Americans going forward following the surge of the Omicron variant.
It’s deeply troubling to be asked to present a COVID passport to attend Mass - LifeSite
It’s deeply troubling to be asked to present a COVID passport to attend Mass - LifeSite: Being asked to show a digital COVID certificate to participate in what is holy and sacred in a Catholic Church deeply troubles my soul and agitates my spirit.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Why San Francisco Is Denying Reality
Why San Francisco Is Denying Reality: The San Francisco Chronicle has acknowledged that the city is operating a supervised drug site, but the city continues to deny it. Why?
Chip Shortage Leaves U.S. Companies Dangerously Low on Semiconductors, Report Says - WSJ
Chip Shortage Leaves U.S. Companies Dangerously Low on Semiconductors, Report Says - WSJ: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said a survey shows the urgency for Congress to approve the Innovation and Competition Act, which includes $52 billion to boost domestic chip production.
For God's Sake Boys, Stop This War S**t!!! - Antiwar.com Original
For God's Sake Boys, Stop This War S**t!!! - Antiwar.com Original: We’ve seen this before. The U.S. creates a situation, digs in its heels and makes ultimatums—and tens of thousands die. I resigned from the US government - Col. Ann Wright (ret.) for Antiwar.com Original
US F-35 Crashes on Aircraft Carrier in the South China Sea During Exercises - News From Antiwar.com
US F-35 Crashes on Aircraft Carrier in the South China Sea During Exercises - News From Antiwar.com: A US F-35 fighter jet crashed on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea on Monday, injuring seven people. The US Navy’s Pacific Fleet said the crash happened as a result of a “landing mishap,” the cause of which is “under investigation.” The crash happened while the Carl … Continue reading "US F-35 Crashes on Aircraft Carrier in the South China Sea During Exercises"
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
It’s Time to Expand the COVID-19 Exception to All American Health Care | naked capitalism
It’s Time to Expand the COVID-19 Exception to All American Health Care | naked capitalism: The Feds throwing money at some parts of Covid care is arguably a precedent to build on. But the US is not exceptional that way.
NAC’s Crucial Role in Preventing and Treating COVID-19
NAC’s Crucial Role in Preventing and Treating COVID-19: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has a long history of use to help prevent liver damage, and more recently as a treatment ...
BREAKING: OSHA Withdraws Biden Administration's Unconstitutional Workplace Vaccine Mandate
BREAKING: OSHA Withdraws Biden Administration's Unconstitutional Workplace Vaccine Mandate: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday they were withdrawing Joe Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate for companies over 100 employees. The ruling will take effect on Wednesday! This comes after the US Supreme Court ruled that forcing employees to take an experimental vaccine for the coronovirus. WSBRadio reported: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Autoimmune response found in many with COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Autoimmune response found in many with COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health (NIH): In a small study, about half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 had antibodies in their blood that could mistakenly attack the body’s own proteins and tissues.
PG&E Should Be Broken Up Over Probation 'Crime Spree': Judge
PG&E Should Be Broken Up Over Probation 'Crime Spree': Judge: The utility is emerging from probation this week as "a continuing menace" to Californians, said a federal judge.
COVID jabs vs religious liberty: ‘Essential, fundamental freedom under attack like never before’
COVID jabs vs religious liberty: ‘Essential, fundamental freedom under attack like never before’: COVID jabs vs religious liberty: ‘Essential, fundamental freedom under attack like never before’ at LifeSite
EXCLUSIVE: Priest fighting bishop’s vaccine, mask rules explains why he refused abortion-tainted COVID jab - LifeSite
EXCLUSIVE: Priest fighting bishop’s vaccine, mask rules explains why he refused abortion-tainted COVID jab - LifeSite: Father Peter Williams said he’ll fight abortion-tainted vaccine mandates ‘if it’s the last thing that I do as a priest.’
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A Covid Origin Conspiracy?
Newly released emails make more plausible the contention that Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins presided over the suppression of the lab-leak theory for political reasons.
Monday, January 24, 2022
Parents in California Outraged Over Democrats' Proposed Bill to Vaccinate 12 Yr Olds without Parental Consent
Parents in California Outraged Over Democrats' Proposed Bill to Vaccinate 12 Yr Olds without Parental Consent: California parents are outraged over a new proposed bill that would allow preteens to be vaccinated for Covid without parental consent. Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener, a childless 51-year-old Democrat state lawmaker in San Francisco, believes he knows what’s best for other people’s children. “Giving young people the autonomy to receive life-saving vaccines, regardless of…
Dr. Zelenko On Endless Boosters And Warnings About Vaccine-Induced AIDS
Dr. Zelenko On Endless Boosters And Warnings About Vaccine-Induced AIDS: Dr. Vladimir Zelenko has been on the frontlines of the fight against COVID. He saw great success with his early use of hydroxychloroquine against COVID — until his efforts were halted by a Democrat governor. But Dr. Zelenko didn’t stop. He kept working — and found an over-the-counter way to help people (scroll to the…
Covid: "The Narrative Is Crumbling" | naked capitalism
Covid: "The Narrative Is Crumbling" | naked capitalism: The Covid spin-doctoring machine is staring to emit smoke.
Integrity. Dignity. Community. - by Robert W Malone MD, MS
Integrity. Dignity. Community. - by Robert W Malone MD, MS: Three simple words that ring like bells.
VIDEO: Exploring Croatia in 97 Seconds | Croatia Week
VIDEO: Exploring Croatia in 97 Seconds | Croatia Week: Cole Robinson, a filmmaker from the North East of England, spent five weeks travelling around Croatia and has condensed it...
Europe is dependent on Russian Gas during Ukraine Crisis because it didn't Ramp up Renewables Faster
Europe is dependent on Russian Gas during Ukraine Crisis because it didn't Ramp up Renewables Faster: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The growing conflict between the United States and the Russian Federation over the Ukraine has taken an increasingly dark turn, with press reports that US embassy personnel and dependents are being pulled out of Kiev and that President Biden is considering sending US troops to Ukraine's neighbors. The conflict has an energy dimension, since Europe depends on Russia for about 35 percent of its natural gas. Natural gas prices have quadrupled this winter, making it expensive for people to heat their homes already. If Russia boycotts Europe over the Ukraine, it will create a massive
U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves - WSJ
U.S. Food Supply Is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves - WSJ: Weeks of workers calling in sick have added to continuing supply and transportation disruptions, making grocery store shelves harder to fill.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Saturday, January 22, 2022
IT'S A CRISIS: Car Manufacturers Around the World Are Halting Production Due to a Lack of Computer Chips - Repair Shops Also Affected
IT'S A CRISIS: Car Manufacturers Around the World Are Halting Production Due to a Lack of Computer Chips - Repair Shops Also Affected: Toyota, the largest carmaker in Japan, is forced to slow down production due to a lack of computer chips. Nissan in the US is in the same boat. The parts crisis is killing auto manufacturers and repair shops around the globe. Yahoo News reported: The shortage of parts caused by the coronavirus pandemic is further…
Macron Suggests EU-Russia Talks. Meltdown Among EU, US Apparatchiks Follows. | naked capitalism
Macron Suggests EU-Russia Talks. Meltdown Among EU, US Apparatchiks Follows. | naked capitalism: Macron stands up for the idea that the EU should have a say about being dragged into a conflict with Russia. Can't have that!
Saudis Attack Yemen Prison, At Least 70 Killed, Over 100 Wounded - News From Antiwar.com
Saudis Attack Yemen Prison, At Least 70 Killed, Over 100 Wounded - News From Antiwar.com: Saudis Attack Yemen Prison, At Least 70 Killed, Over 100 Wounded | Hospitals overwhelmed as attack levels prison
Friday, January 21, 2022
25 Federal Agencies Tracking Employees With Religious Exemption Requests | ZeroHedge
25 Federal Agencies Tracking Employees With Religious Exemption Requests | ZeroHedge: ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines - POLITICO
Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines - POLITICO
The Jan. 6 select panel has obtained the draft order and a document titled "Remarks on National Healing." Both are reported here in detail for the first time.
Among the records that Donald Trump’s lawyers tried to shield from Jan. 6 investigators are a draft executive order that would have directed the defense secretary to seize voting machines and a document titled “Remarks on National Healing.” POLITICO has reviewed both documents. The text of the draft executive order is published here for the first time.
BREAKING: Federal District Judge Blocks Biden's Last Vaccine Mandate on Federal Employees
BREAKING: Federal District Judge Blocks Biden's Last Vaccine Mandate on Federal Employees: A Southern District Court in Texas just protected medical freedom and ruled against the mandated COVID shot for Federal Workers. Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown upheld a suit from federal workers who are refusing to be vaccinated against the COVID virus. “The motion is GRANTED as to Executive Order 14043. All the…
This drug treatment may prevent COVID death and lung damage
This drug treatment may prevent COVID death and lung damage: In a new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers found a drug treatment that acts as a decoy against SARS-CoV-2 was highly effective at preventing death and lung damage in severe COVID-19 disease. The study suggests that the drug has the potential to treat COVID-19 patients, including those who are infected with […]
Tucker Carlson Tonight 01/20/2022
Tucker Carlson Tonight 01/20/2022: How Would War with Russia Make the U.S. Stronger, More Stable or More Prosperous?
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Macron calls for new security order and talks with Russia
Macron calls for new security order and talks with Russia
Macron calls for new security order and talks with Russia. . .returned to his theme to call for a more autonomous and sovereign EU
The CEO Who Fired 900 People on Zoom Is Back - WSJ
The CEO Who Fired 900 People on Zoom Is Back - WSJ: Better.com’s Vishal Garg took a break in December after a video showing him letting go hundreds of employees remotely went viral.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
What Vatican II said about abortion
What Vatican II said about abortion: The Second Vatican Council was clear in its teaching on the value of every human life, from conception to natural death.
Why did scientists suppress the lab-leak theory? - spiked
Why did scientists suppress the lab-leak theory? - spiked: In private, they said it was plausible. In public, they called it a conspiracy theory.
Neglect of Natural Immunity Has Been Disastrous | RealClearMarkets
Neglect of Natural Immunity Has Been Disastrous | RealClearMarkets: From our first days in medical school to our last days in practice, physicians follow two incontrovertible mantras: “First, do no harm” and “Patients first.
No, the Revolution Isn’t Over - by N.S. Lyons
No, the Revolution Isn’t Over - by N.S. Lyons: None of the fundamental drivers of “Wokeness” have relented
The Nazi Next Door › American Greatness
The Nazi Next Door › American Greatness: Almost half of Democratic voters—48 percent—think the government should be able to fine or imprison individuals “who publicly question the efficacy of the…
Government's COVID Tyranny Heralding a New Dark Age - American Thinker
Government's COVID Tyranny Heralding a New Dark Age - American Thinker: We were having tea under sparkling Southern California stars, just the two of us. Seated with me, the distinguished lady was the director of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. She had just given a lecture on Dark Age Britain ...
America is lurching from pandemic to major recession, after Biden unleashed inflation: ANDY PUZDER | Daily Mail Online
America is lurching from pandemic to major recession, after Biden unleashed inflation: ANDY PUZDER | Daily Mail Online: PUZDER: We're staring down the maw of a major recession that will cause serious economic pain for millions of Americans, as the economy jumps from the pandemic frying pan into the inflation fire.
SHOCKING: Analysis of CDC Data CONFIRMS MASSIVE 40% Spike in Deaths Among 18-49 Year-Olds Over the Past Year - Still Unexplained
SHOCKING: Analysis of CDC Data CONFIRMS MASSIVE 40% Spike in Deaths Among 18-49 Year-Olds Over the Past Year - Still Unexplained: An analysis of CDC data that was recently released by The Epoch Times shows there has been an alarming increase in deaths among 18-49 year olds in the United States over the past year – but what’s most concerning is that the majority of the deaths were reportedly unrelated to Covid-19. Deaths in this age…
MaxedOut.pdf - THE WELL OF THE CONGRESSThe Wealthiest 10% of ZipCodes Provide 67% of ‘Maxed Out’Contributions to Congressional Candidates,andthe Richest1% of ZipCodes Account for25%
MaxedOut.pdf
THE WELL OF THE CONGRESSThe Wealthiest 10% of ZipCodes Provide 67% of ‘Maxed Out’Contributions to Congressional Candidates,andthe Richest1% of ZipCodes Account for25%
Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human | WIRED
Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human | WIRED: Automation is reaching more companies, imperiling some jobs and changing the nature of others.
White Hot Harlots — The “highly skilled” are the enemies of your...
White Hot Harlots — The “highly skilled” are the enemies of your...: The “highly skilled” are the enemies of your existence This line of bullshit would be less infuriating if this country wasn’t being run by credentialized, “highly skilled” dimwits who are objectively...
Will Trump Lose His Throne to Ron DeSantis? | The New Republic
Will Trump Lose His Throne to Ron DeSantis? | The New Republic: New 2024 election story line just dropped: The Florida governor versus the former guy for the future of Trumpism.
Covid: Beijing city urges end to overseas deliveries over Omicron - BBC News
Covid: Beijing city urges end to overseas deliveries over Omicron - BBC News: Health officials in the Chinese capital say a local woman may have been infected after opening a parcel.
Mild Covid infection degrades memory for up to nine months – research | The Independent
Mild Covid infection degrades memory for up to nine months – research | The Independent: New research from Oxford University showed that people who had had a mild Covid infection later experienced worse memory and attention.
Covid: WHO warns pandemic not over amid Europe case records - BBC News
Covid: WHO warns pandemic not over amid Europe case records - BBC News: France reports nearly half a million new daily cases, with records also broken in Italy and Denmark.
Breakthrough infections with SARS-CoV-2 omicron despite mRNA vaccine booster dose - The Lancet
Breakthrough infections with SARS-CoV-2 omicron despite mRNA vaccine booster dose - The Lancet: The most recent SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern to emerge has been named omicron.1 Its
immune evasion potential was predicted by genomic data and has been preliminarily
confirmed by observations of an increased incidence of reinfections and breakthrough
infections.2 This has triggered calls to intensify vaccination programmes including
provision of vaccine booster doses.3
The Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate: In Defense of National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor | naked capitalism
The Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate: In Defense of National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor | naked capitalism: A refreshingly balanced take on why the Supreme Court was correct in shooting down the Biden employer vaccine mandate.
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