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Sunday, July 31, 2022
NBA Great Bill Russell Dead at 88 | Newsmax.com
NBA Great Bill Russell Dead at 88 | Newsmax.com: Bill Russell, who won 11 National Basketball Association championships during his Hall of Fame career spent with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday. He was 88.Russell's death was confirmed in a statement posted on his Twitter account that said the 12-time NBA All-Star...
Most US F-35s temporarily grounded as ejection seat issue threatens jets worldwide
Most US F-35s temporarily grounded as ejection seat issue threatens jets worldwide: Air Combat Command aims to finish checking its F-35As for faulty ejection seats by mid-October.
Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 | NEJM
Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022 | NEJM: Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Monkeypox Virus Infection in Humans across 16 Countries — April–June 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
DOE Decides to Build the Versatile Test Reactor at INL | Neutron Bytes
DOE Decides to Build the Versatile Test Reactor at INL | Neutron Bytes: DOE Decides to Build the Versatile Test Reactor at INL NRC To Certify NuScale Small Modular Reactor NRC Issues Final EIS for License Renewal of Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication Facility Westinghouse &…
Dr. Robert Malone: Media silence on the Dutch farmer protests should serve as a warning to the US - LifeSite
Dr. Robert Malone: Media silence on the Dutch farmer protests should serve as a warning to the US - LifeSite: Opinion
Dr. Robert Malone: Media silence on the Dutch farmer protests should serve as a warning to the US
Book Review: A Global History of the Black Death | naked capitalism
Book Review: A Global History of the Black Death | naked capitalism: In “The World the Plague Made,” James Belich argues that the Black Death had a profound impact beyond Europe.
The Real U.S.-China 5G Contest is Just Getting Started - Jamestown
The Real U.S.-China 5G Contest is Just Getting Started - Jamestown: Introduction On June 6, China declared the three-year anniversary of its business deployment of 5G, with the country having invested nearly 185 billion yuan in related infrastructure in 2021 alone (Xinhua Baoye, June 5). However, China’s 5G ambitions, which continue to form a substantial component of its national and international development policies, began years ago with Huawei. After Apple revolutionized …
Quite a few insiders invested in PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG) last year which is positive news for shareholders
Quite a few insiders invested in PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG) last year which is positive news for shareholders: Generally, when a single insider buys stock, it is usually not a big deal. However, when several insiders are buying...
‘The clock is ticking’: PG&E exploring possibility of keeping Diablo Canyo open to boost reliability: CEO | Utility Dive
‘The clock is ticking’: PG&E exploring possibility of keeping Diablo Canyo open to boost reliability: CEO | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Water woes are top worry for Californians as drought drags on
Water woes are top worry for Californians as drought drags on: Californians are increasingly worried about the state's water supply -- even though they mostly are not taking big steps to reduce their water use, according to a new poll.
How China Uses Huawei to Watch Over US Nuclear Bases
How China Uses Huawei to Watch Over US Nuclear Bases: An adversary is overlooking America's nuclear facilities. In this special report, we look at how the Chinese Communist ...
Critical minerals, rare earths industry faces talent shortage — Quartz
Critical minerals, rare earths industry faces talent shortage — Quartz: A shortage of mining and mineral processing engineers complicates efforts to reduce reliance on China
China’s BYD was written off by Elon Musk. Now it’s beating Tesla | Automotive Industry | Al Jazeera
China’s BYD was written off by Elon Musk. Now it’s beating Tesla | Automotive Industry | Al Jazeera: Shenzhen-based electric carmaker sold more than 641,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022.
Emperor unclothed? Why we can't expect 'big change' from the president - Responsible Statecraft
Emperor unclothed? Why we can't expect 'big change' from the president - Responsible Statecraft: Responsible Statecraft Emperor unclothed? Why we can't expect 'big change' from the president Analysis -
Lessons from Vietnam for Ukraine - Antiwar.com Original
Lessons from Vietnam for Ukraine - Antiwar.com Original: In April 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) explained why he was escalating US involvement in Vietnam. With an Orwellian touch, LBJ titled - Rick Sterling for Antiwar.com Original
Biden Aide: 'Highly Unlikely' Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be Revived Soon - News From Antiwar.com
Biden Aide: 'Highly Unlikely' Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be Revived Soon - News From Antiwar.com: Biden Aide: 'Highly Unlikely' Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be Revived Soon | Iran puts forward new ideas to finalize nuclear talks
US Should Not Fund Ukrainian ‘Blacklist’ – Consortium News
US Should Not Fund Ukrainian ‘Blacklist’ – Consortium News: Scott Ritter, a military analyst and CN contributor, was among those blacklisted by a Ukrainian government agency that appears to be funded by the United States. Ritter has written the following letter to his representatives in Congress.
Senator Charles Schumer
Leo W. O’Brien Federal
“Free Trade” Has Put America & Democracy At the Mercy of China
“Free Trade” Has Put America & Democracy At the Mercy of China: “Free Trade” Has Put America & Democracy At the Mercy of China
Bringing our manufacturing back from overseas will reverse the 40-year-long slide of the American middle class and rebuild our nation’s security & economy
Two of the Largest Freshwater Fish in the World Declared Extinct | Field & Stream
Two of the Largest Freshwater Fish in the World Declared Extinct | Field & Stream: The International Union for Conservation of Nature has declared the Yangtze sturgeon and Chinese paddlefish extinct.
Sewage reveals spread of monkeypox virus - E&E News
Sewage reveals spread of monkeypox virus - E&E News: Stanford University researchers recently added the monkeypox virus to their wastewater monitoring work. They have found confirmation of the virus at almost
How omicron BA.5 became a master of disguise - Asia Times
How omicron BA.5 became a master of disguise - Asia Times: The omicron subvariant known as BA.5 was first detected in South Africa in February 2022 and spread rapidly throughout the world. As of the second week of
Mystery over spike in Covid deaths on hottest day of the year: Virus fatalities doubled in 40C heat | Daily Mail Online
Mystery over spike in Covid deaths on hottest day of the year: Virus fatalities doubled in 40C heat | Daily Mail Online: Official figures show 258 people in England died on July 19 within 28 days of testing positive for Covid - the same day the mercury hit 40.2C (104.4F).
Left in the Dark: The Families Struggling to Survive Fuel Poverty | naked capitalism
Left in the Dark: The Families Struggling to Survive Fuel Poverty | naked capitalism: The future many in the UK and Europe will suffer this winter: having to choose between food and fuel.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Top Economist Issues Warning as US GDP Declines for 2nd Straight Quarter
Top Economist Issues Warning as US GDP Declines for 2nd Straight Quarter: A top U.S. economist issued a warning after a report Thursday showed the United States posted a second ...
Biden administration policy on transgenderism threatens conscience
Biden administration policy on transgenderism threatens conscience: The administration's reading of a section of Obamacare would negatively impact Catholic healthcare, U.S. bishops warn.
Why Coal Power is Dying and the Supreme Court Can't Save It - CounterPunch.org
Why Coal Power is Dying and the Supreme Court Can't Save It - CounterPunch.org: The U.S. coal industry chalked up a couple of rare wins this summer. First the Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the government’s ability to regulate
Taiwan is a distraction | The Vineyard of the Saker
Taiwan is a distraction | The Vineyard of the Saker: A bird's eye view of the vineyard
Here’s How Utilities Are Primed to Lead America’s Race to Clean Energy
Here’s How Utilities Are Primed to Lead America’s Race to Clean Energy: The U.S. will rely on utility leaders to scale smart grid infrastructure and reduce carbon emissions. Climate change has captured the world’s attention
Nuclear innovation is key to America’s economic future | The Hill
Nuclear innovation is key to America’s economic future | The Hill: As energy prices continue to soar, President Biden is offering Americans a choice between a clean environment or a strong economy. This is a false and misleading choice. The most cost-effective way to ensure a reliable electricity supply and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, while fostering our national, economic, and energy security interests, is through…
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
What Donald Trump Got Out of His Divorce From Ivana - The Atlantic
What Donald Trump Got Out of His Divorce From Ivana - The Atlantic: What Trump learned from his divorce is that there’s no such thing as bad press. Only that you can never have enough of it.
Coronavirus spike protein activated natural immune response, damaged heart muscle cells, study finds -- ScienceDaily
Coronavirus spike protein activated natural immune response, damaged heart muscle cells, study finds -- ScienceDaily: Researchers have demonstrated a potential route of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein damaging the heart. In a study evaluating mice and human heart cells, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inflamed the heart muscle cells, which can lead to heart injury.
Weak safeguards leave openings for terrorists to get radioactive 'dirty bomb' materials, GAO warns - The Washington Post
Weak safeguards leave openings for terrorists to get radioactive 'dirty bomb' materials, GAO warns - The Washington Post: Government watchdog investigators used phony companies and forged documents to purchase the radioactive supplies from U.S. vendors.
Fr. Bob's Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FRANCISCAN FRIARS of the ATONEMENT - SERVING OTHERS FOR OVER 120 YEARS - THIS WEEK'S REFLECTION from Fr. Bob Warren, SA - Volume 8 Issue 33
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 24, 2022
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – July 24, 2022
In Eugene O’Neill’s play, “The Great God Brown,” we see a man on his deathbed, and he is frightened. At his side is his mother and she speaks to him as though he were still a child saying, “Go to sleep Billy, it is alright.” He replies, “Yes mother.” And then he says, “It was dark and I could not see where I was going. And they all picked on me, they know I am bad.” The mother says, “But you are tired now, go to sleep.” He answers, “But when I wake up what will it be like?” She says, “The sun will be rising.” Then Billy says in great seriousness, “To judge the living and the dead.” And in great fear he says, “I do not want justice, I want love.” Billy shows us that prayer originates in our concept of God. St. John tells us that God is love. Billy fears God may be justice. These are different viewpoints and your viewpoint is going to color the way you pray.
If you see God as an all-seeing, critical eye or whether you see God as a pair of arms that embrace you. Obviously, that is going to influence the way you pray. So ask yourself, “What is my image of God? What is God like for you? A loving friend or a strict taskmaster?” There is a woman, Sandra Johnson, a mother of two girls who writes in Commonweal Magazine about her prayer life. She is a lawyer who teaches and lectures. She is on the road quite a bit, so she has to make time for prayer. Both she and her husband belong to a prayer group that meets monthly. She also makes two short retreats a year. On the other side she says, “There are times when I do not pray. My prayer life is dry and my relationship with God is distant.” There is also another side to her life.
Sandra’s husband has multiple sclerosis. They have known about it for five years. She says, “Only recently have I been willing to listen to what that means in relationship to God’s plan for me, my husband and family.” She says she is able to cope only with the help of her prayer group. I like the question she asks, “What does this mean? This terrible tragedy in relationship to God’s plan for me.” And the only way she can come to terms with that is through prayer. And I suspect it is the same with many of us.
What does it mean when you’re disappointed?
What does it mean when you’re being fired from work?
What does it mean to be alienated from your family?
What does it mean to be divorced?
What does it mean to be told of a terrible illness?
What does it mean to say, “I am addicted?”
What does it mean to come to terms with the decision to put a parent in a nursing home?
What does all this terribleness mean? How do I handle it? How do I cope?
The only way I know to come to terms with these things is through prayer. You want to know what this or that tragedy means in reference to your relationship with God and those around you. Talk to God–that is why we come here every week to share with God and each other. There are two more things about prayer. First, there is what I call the prayer of embarrassment. You know people who do not think of God in good times but let tragedy or sickness strike and they are banging on the church door. And I hear it all the time, I never go to church and I never pray. I never really think of God. Now the chips are down, the doctor told me I have cancer so now I am turning to God. But I almost feel squeamish or embarrassed. People like that forget that God has no pride. You are dealing with a God who is so humble yet so foolish and stupid in our eyes that this God runs to meet the prodigal. This God leaves the ninety-nine to look for the one. God is probably the only one in our lives who stoops to conquer. So never let the prayer of embarrassment stop you from approaching God. It is music to God’s ears.
Secondly, we have the prayer of hindsight. Everyone who is over twenty-five knows what that is. You go through life; there are things that are terrible and painful, ones that leave scars. But sometimes, when you look back in hindsight, you can say to the Lord, “I never want to go through that again. But it made me a better person; it made a difference in the way I look at life. And the way I live life, the way I treat others.” The gospel tells us today:
Ask and will receive…
Seek and you will find…
Knock and the door will be opened…
One thing that we must realize is that in prayer God will not always give us what we ask for. But God will always give us what we need.
Yours in Christ,
Father Bob Warren, S.A. Signature
Fr. Bob Warren, SA
Ukraine offers to support EU as continent braces for gas crisis : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
Ukraine offers to support EU as continent braces for gas crisis : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: Nuclear power imported from Ukraine could avoid consumption of 5-6 billion cubic metres of gas in the EU this winter - more than one-tenth of the total reduction that EU countries agreed when an extraordinary session of EU energy ministers on the energy crisis was joined by their Ukrainian counterpart, Herman Halushchenko.
Will American Democracy Vanish If We Don't Drain the Swamp?
Will American Democracy Vanish If We Don't Drain the Swamp?
No republic in history has ever survived as a functioning democracy more than a few generations once political bribery is legalized or becomes widespread
https://hartmannreport.com/p/will-american-democracy-vanish-if
[SocialMedia] Final VTR EIS and Record of Decision
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Versatile Test Reactor Environmental Impact Statement (Final VTR EIS) (DOE/EIS-0542). The VTR will be a sodium-cooled, fast-neutron-spectrum test reactor that will enhance and accelerate research, development, and demonstration of innovative nuclear energy technologies critical to tackling the climate crisis.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), DOE prepared the Final VTR EIS to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of alternatives for constructing and operating a VTR and the associated facilities required for post-irradiation examination of test and experimental fuels and materials. The Final VTR EIS also evaluates the potential environmental impacts of options for VTR driver fuel (i.e., the fuel that powers the reactor) production and the management of spent nuclear fuel from the VTR.
DOE has decided to implement its Preferred Alternative, the INL VTR Alternative, as described in the Final VTR EIS. The INL VTR Alternative is to construct and operate the VTR at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, and to establish, through modification and through modification and construction, co-located facilities for post-irradiation examination of test products and for management of spent VTR driver fuel. As demonstrated in the Final VTR EIS, implementation of the INL VTR Alternative would have small environmental consequences.
At this time, DOE has not decided whether to establish VTR driver fuel production capabilities for feedstock preparation and fuel fabrication at the INL Site, the Savannah River Site, or a combination of the two sites. Once a preferred alternative or option for VTR driver fuel production is identified, DOE will announce its preference in a Federal Register notice. DOE will then publish a ROD no sooner than 30 days after its announcement of a preferred alternative/option for VTR driver fuel production.
The VTR ROD and Final VTR EIS are available for viewing or download at https://www.energy.gov/nepa/nepa-documents and https://www.energy.gov/ne/nuclear-reactor-technologies/versatile-test-reactor.
Inquiries regarding the Final VTR EIS or the ROD should be submitted to Mr. James Lovejoy, VTR EIS Document Manager at either of the following addresses:
By mail: U.S. Department of Energy
Idaho Operations Office
1955 Fremont Avenue
MS 1235
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
By e-mail: VTR.EIS@nuclear.energy.gov
Fauci calls for development of pan-coronavirus and intranasal vaccines in fight against Covid variants – Endpoints News
Fauci calls for development of pan-coronavirus and intranasal vaccines in fight against Covid variants – Endpoints News: Even as vaccine manufacturers plow a path to market for Omicron-specific booster shots this fall, NIAID director Anthony Fauci’s message is clear: “Our job is not done.” Fauci, who also serves as chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, took the White House podium on Tuesday to offer a glimpse
The Truth Is Out There - Taki's Magazine - Taki's Magazine
The Truth Is Out There - Taki's Magazine - Taki's Magazine: If you were conspiracy-inclined, you might start thinking there had been a conspiracy to rig academic studies of conspiracy theories.
Why Trump Can't be Prosecuted for "Dereliction of Duty" - CounterPunch.org
Why Trump Can't be Prosecuted for "Dereliction of Duty" - CounterPunch.org: During the prime-time hearing on July 21, 2022 of the House January 6 committee, the two panel members leading the hearing used the phrase “dereliction of
How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S. — ProPublica
How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S. — ProPublica: U.S. public health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio. That may have given the virus time to circulate silently before it paralyzed a New York man.
The National Tragedy of Hunter Biden’s Laptop - Tablet Magazine
The National Tragedy of Hunter Biden’s Laptop - Tablet Magazine: How a country's political corruption, institutional decay, and moral decline can be summed up in one sad family saga
Russia will leave International Space Station after 2024 | Space
Russia will leave International Space Station after 2024 | Space: The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos has announced that Russia will leave the International Space Station after 2024 following multiple controversies.
Monkeypox Caseload in U.S. Approaches World’s Highest - WSJ
Monkeypox Caseload in U.S. Approaches World’s Highest - WSJ: The U.S. has reported more than 3,400 confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases, becoming the country with the most known infections since the onset of the global health emergency.
[2207.02678] Increasing ventilation reduces SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission in schools: a retrospective cohort study in Italy's Marche region
[2207.02678] Increasing ventilation reduces SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission in schools: a retrospective cohort study in Italy's Marche region: Background: While increasing the ventilation rate is an important measure to
remove inhalable virus-laden respiratory particles and lower the risk of
infection, direct validation in schools with population-based studies is far
from definitive.
Methods: We investigated the strength of association between ventilation and
SARS-CoV-2 transmission reported among the students of Italy's Marche region in
more than 10,000 classrooms, of which 316 were equipped with mechanical
ventilation. We used ordinary and logistic regression models to explore the
relative risk associated with the exposure of students in classrooms.
Findings: For classrooms equipped with mechanical ventilation systems, the
relative risk of infection decreased with the increase in ventilation:
ventilation ranging from 10 to 14 L s-1 student-1 reduced the likelihood of
infection for students by 80% compared with a classroom with only natural
ventilation. From the regression analysis, as confirmed by the predictive
theoretical approach, we obtained a relative risk reduction in the range
12%-15% for each additional unit of ventilation rate per person.
Interpretation: We need high ventilation rates (> 10 L s$^{-1}$
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43% of parents with young kids say their children will 'definitely not' get COVID vaccine - ABC News
43% of parents with young kids say their children will 'definitely not' get COVID vaccine - ABC News: Forty-three percent of parents with children ages 6 months to 4 years old said they will "definitely not" get their child vaccinated against COVID-19, new polling found.
One China Eyepoking Too Far: Biden Signals US Not Backing Down on Pelosi Taiwan Visit as China Promises Military Response | naked capitalism
One China Eyepoking Too Far: Biden Signals US Not Backing Down on Pelosi Taiwan Visit as China Promises Military Response | naked capitalism: Taiwan is becoming yet another case study in advanced imperial decline. Too bad the world is along for the ride.
It’s What’s for Dinner | The Breakthrough Institute
It’s What’s for Dinner | The Breakthrough Institute: It is easy to agree on what’s wrong with modern livestock production in the United States: too many greenhouse gas emissions (especially methane from…
By the first commandment, we are commanded to worship God by faith, hope, charity, and true religion
By the first commandment, we are commanded to worship God by faith, hope, charity, and true religion: By the first commandment, we are commanded to worship God by faith, hope, charity, and true religion at LifeSite
Dr. Robert Malone: Big Pharma's COVID lies have profoundly damaged the medical industry - LifeSite
Dr. Robert Malone: Big Pharma's COVID lies have profoundly damaged the medical industry - LifeSite: Falsehoods concerning COVID jab trials have caused profound damage to medicine, the entire public health enterprise, and to the disciplines of clinical research and regulatory affairs.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Most Americans Think Government Is Corrupt, According to a New Poll
Most Americans Think Government Is Corrupt, According to a New Poll: A third of those surveyed said armed revolution “may be necessary.”
The End of Cheap Russian Gas: Turning the Lights Out in Europe | naked capitalism
The End of Cheap Russian Gas: Turning the Lights Out in Europe | naked capitalism: Be careful what you wish for: Europe is seeing the end of its access to cheap Russian gas.
Summary of West Virginia v. EPA and its potential impact on NRC and other federal agencies | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra
Summary of West Virginia v. EPA and its potential impact on NRC and other federal agencies | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra: In a recent decision that could have wide-ranging implications, the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency found that the Environmental Protection Agency...
Saudi Arabia Receives Largest Share of China's BRI Investments | Asharq AL-awsat
Saudi Arabia Receives Largest Share of China's BRI Investments | Asharq AL-awsat: Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
US investigation highlights risks from licence fraud : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
US investigation highlights risks from licence fraud : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The US Government Accountability Office has recommended regulators introduce additional security features after its investigators were able to use forged licences to acquire small quantities of radioactive material.
Isolate Russia? Nobody Told the Global South - Bloomberg
Isolate Russia? Nobody Told the Global South - Bloomberg: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov might have expected a rough ride on his tour of Africa this week. Instead he’s being welcomed with open arms.
Politicians destroy nuclear when the world needs it most | The Spectator Australia
Politicians destroy nuclear when the world needs it most | The Spectator Australia: Human advancement has rested on harnessing increasingly dense sources of energy from non-human origins. Animal power, burning wood, wind technology, and…
NYC’s Covid Policies Drove Wealthy Residents — And Their $21B — to Other States | RealClearPolicy
NYC’s Covid Policies Drove Wealthy Residents — And Their $21B — to Other States | RealClearPolicy: In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, people hunkered down and waited for the virus to pass. Americans were told to stay home for a few weeks “to flatten the curve” of Covid cases. S
Monday, July 25, 2022
Chart: Which power sources are most deadly? Hint — not… | Canary Media
Chart: Which power sources are most deadly? Hint — not… | Canary Media: Fossil fuels kill far more people than renewables and nuclear — and that's just counting deaths from air pollution and accidents, not climate disasters.
Manchin bill would create agency to manage nuclear waste - E&E News
Manchin bill would create agency to manage nuclear waste - E&E News: The legislation would establish an agency apart from the Department of Energy tasked with developing a permanent home for nuclear waste. It will get a
Is the Holy Grail found on the Camino de Santiago?
Is the Holy Grail found on the Camino de Santiago?: Galicians and Valencians say they both have the Grail. Or, at least, “a” grail.
Nuclear power: that ill-fitting puzzle piece in the climate scheme - The Boston Globe
Nuclear power: that ill-fitting puzzle piece in the climate scheme - The Boston Globe: Even if the power plants are made "safer," they would be only as safe as the willingness of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold the nuclear power industry accountable.
Nuclear Wasted: Why the Cost of Nuclear Energy is Misunderstood – Mackinac Center
Nuclear Wasted: Why the Cost of Nuclear Energy is Misunderstood – Mackinac Center: Exaggerated by critics, exacerbated by bad policy
COVID-19 ‘is going to be with us forever,’ White House says
COVID-19 ‘is going to be with us forever,’ White House says: White House pandemic response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha delivered a grim message on Friday about the ever-evolving coronavirus pathogen that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates has infected more than 140 million Americans, including President Biden.
Polio in New York – An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains This Exceedingly Rare Occurrence | naked capitalism
Polio in New York – An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains This Exceedingly Rare Occurrence | naked capitalism: A rare case of polio in New York has led to widespread concern. A doctor explains how the virus is spread and how it's being eradicated.
Three Months That Wrecked the World - The Daily Reckoning
Three Months That Wrecked the World - The Daily Reckoning: The world is still paying for the policy mistakes during 2020’s pandemic. Who is responsible? Today, Jeffrey Tucker names names.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
White House Approves 16th Weapons Transfer to Ukraine, Total Security Aid Now Over $8 Billion - News From Antiwar.com
White House Approves 16th Weapons Transfer to Ukraine, Total Security Aid Now Over $8 Billion - News From Antiwar.com: The White House announced a $270 million weapons package Kiev on Friday. The latest transfer will send four additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS and drones to Ukraine. The additional four HIMARS brings the total number the US has committed to sending to Ukraine to 16. Commander of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley … Continue reading "White House Approves 16th Weapons Transfer to Ukraine, Total Security Aid Now Over $8 Billion"
Worshippers Furious as Cardinal Bans Nearly all Latin Masses in Washington DC | Newsmax.com
Worshippers Furious as Cardinal Bans Nearly all Latin Masses in Washington DC | Newsmax.com: In a move Friday that left traditional Roman Catholics in the District of Columbia stunned and very heartbroken, Cardinal Wilton Gregory ordered a ban on nearly all of the Masses celebrated in the traditional Latin Rite that was the church's normal way of worship prior to...
Dershowitz to Newsmax: 'Judge Took Bannon's Defenses Away' | Newsmax.com
Dershowitz to Newsmax: 'Judge Took Bannon's Defenses Away' | Newsmax.com: Constitutional lawyer and professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax Saturday that Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, has a good chance to get his criminal contempt of Congress conviction overturned
Supreme Court Blocks Biden Admin Policy Narrowing Detainment, Deportation Of Illegal Aliens | ZeroHedge
Supreme Court Blocks Biden Admin Policy Narrowing Detainment, Deportation Of Illegal Aliens | ZeroHedge: ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Bill Gates Funds China’s Scientist Recruitment Project
Bill Gates Funds China’s Scientist Recruitment Project: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving money to the Chinese regime amid the regime's bid to ...
US Economy Slowing at Pace Not Seen Since 2008 Financial Crisis: S&P Economist
US Economy Slowing at Pace Not Seen Since 2008 Financial Crisis: S&P Economist: The U.S. economy is declining at a pace not seen since the 2008-09 financial crisis, says Chris Williamson, an economist at S&P Global.
TRUMP WAS RIGHT: China Placed Huawei Equipment Atop Cell Towers on Purchased Farm Land Near US Military Bases Capable of Disrupting and Capturing Signals
TRUMP WAS RIGHT: China Placed Huawei Equipment Atop Cell Towers on Purchased Farm Land Near US Military Bases Capable of Disrupting and Capturing Signals: As reported earlier by We Love Trump a Chinese company recently paid $2.6 million for 300 acres of farmland in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The parcel of land’s location near a US Air Force base that houses sensitive drone technology has lawmakers on Capitol Hill worried about potential espionage by Beijing. The Chinese firm Fufeng…
My Friends Were Sent to the Camps: Uyghur Survivor's Story | RealClearReligion
My Friends Were Sent to the Camps: Uyghur Survivor's Story | RealClearReligion: If you took an Uber in Washington, D.C., a couple of years ago, there was a chance your driver was one of the greatest living Uyghur poets. Tahir Hamut Izgil arrived with his family in the United Stat
How Biblical Illiteracy is Ruining the Humanities | RealClearReligion
How Biblical Illiteracy is Ruining the Humanities | RealClearReligion: I attend a well-to-do liberal-arts school in the Midwest. The professors are wonderful and the classmates impressive. However, I find myself consistently pained by one thing: Many have little to no fa
Moving Forward, But Never Moving On: What Parents Who Lost Children Need You to Know | RealClearReligion
Moving Forward, But Never Moving On: What Parents Who Lost Children Need You to Know | RealClearReligion: Like millions of American moms, Shana Teehan has pictures of her son throughout her house. She posts about Jak on Facebook, and shares stories about him with colleagues, strangers,
Use, Abuse of Critical Race Theory in American Christianity | RealClearReligion
Use, Abuse of Critical Race Theory in American Christianity | RealClearReligion: Three months ago I published a Sunday newsletter in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing called “American Racism: We’ve Got So Very Far to Go.” As best I can tell, it went more
New York resident infected with polio, marking 1st US case in a decade | Live Science
New York resident infected with polio, marking 1st US case in a decade | Live Science: After nearly a decade with no reported polio cases in the U.S., a resident of Rockland County, New York has tested positive for the viral disease, state and county health officials announced Thursday
COVID-19 Didn't Cause a Mental Health Crisis | RealClearScience
COVID-19 Didn't Cause a Mental Health Crisis | RealClearScience: As the world grappled with the raging COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020, a team of thirty prominent psychologists published an urgent call to action. They warned that COVID-19 was a
PhD students told to consider selling Avon products to make ends meet | Science | The Guardian
PhD students told to consider selling Avon products to make ends meet | Science | The Guardian: ‘Appalling’ advice on coping with the cost of living crisis from prestigious agency provokes anger among researchers
Decarbonizing the Grid Means Using a Lot More Land to Produce Electricity | RealClearScience
Decarbonizing the Grid Means Using a Lot More Land to Produce Electricity | RealClearScience: Electrifying most energy demand in order to replace fossil fuels with carbon-free sources of power like wind and solar is widely seen as necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but it comes
The hunt for drugs for mild COVID: scientists seek to treat those at lower risk
The hunt for drugs for mild COVID: scientists seek to treat those at lower risk: People who are unlikely to develop severe COVID-19 have no widely approved medications to ease the illness.
With monkeypox spreading, many experts believe virus can't be contained
With monkeypox spreading, many experts believe virus can't be contained: “The probability of containment is diminishing daily,” said Anne Rimoin, a monkeypox expert at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The return of Covid fearmongering - UnHerd
The return of Covid fearmongering - UnHerd: How seriously should we take Long Covid?
Natural Immunity Offered More Protection Against Omicron Than 3 Vaccine Doses, New England Journal of Medicine Study Finds - Foundation for Economic Education
Natural Immunity Offered More Protection Against Omicron Than 3 Vaccine Doses, New England Journal of Medicine Study Finds - Foundation for Economic Education: “Prior Covid infection conferred better protection against symptomatic Omicron *more than a year after infection* than 3 doses of vaccine >1 month after the third dose/booster.”
Political Pressure to Vax Children Is Unscientific | RealClearHealth
Political Pressure to Vax Children Is Unscientific | RealClearHealth: Political Pressure to Vax Children Is Unscientific | RealClearHealth
Evusheld protects the vulnerable from Covid. Why are so few using it?
Evusheld protects the vulnerable from Covid. Why are so few using it?: The drug was approved eight months ago as the best safeguard for immunocompromised patients. But the word does not seem to have spread far.
Articles of Inquiry: The Role of Media ⋆ Brownstone Institute
Articles of Inquiry: The Role of Media ⋆ Brownstone Institute: This media report reviews the main issues that require investigation and suggests an agenda for more extensive investigation.
Here Are the Senior Biden Officials Entangled in Durham's Criminal Russiagate Probe | RealClearInvestigations
Here Are the Senior Biden Officials Entangled in Durham's Criminal Russiagate Probe | RealClearInvestigations: Above, President Biden with his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, linked to the Alfa Bank hoax.
By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigationsJuly 21, 2022
Several individuals connected to a 2016 Hil
The Feds Pile Up Vaccine 'Adverse Event' Reports as They Decry Scaremongering Elsewhere | RealClearInvestigations
The Feds Pile Up Vaccine 'Adverse Event' Reports as They Decry Scaremongering Elsewhere | RealClearInvestigations: Above right, from a brochure for the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. It solicits the sorts of unverified reports that officials and major media censure as dangerous elsewhere.
By Clayt
Investigative Issues: The Crumbling Foundations of the Fourth Estate | RealClearInvestigations
Investigative Issues: The Crumbling Foundations of the Fourth Estate | RealClearInvestigations: The board that oversees journalism’s most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize, and many of America’s most prestigious news outlets violated their bedrock values this week:
This disquiet
Rights Abuser China Emerging as Dubious Linchpin of Biden's Lithium-Battery Supply Chain | RealClearInvestigations
Rights Abuser China Emerging as Dubious Linchpin of Biden's Lithium-Battery Supply Chain | RealClearInvestigations: Above, a map of Thacker Pass, where a Chinese-dominated firm is set to mine U.S. lithium. It could ship it to China for processing -- but there are doubts whether it will all return.
By Steve Miller,
Putting "Long COVID" in Perspective - by Buzz Hollander MD
Putting "Long COVID" in Perspective - by Buzz Hollander MD: It's more complex than the public discourse suggests.
Washington, DC Child COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Illegal: Legal Expert
Washington, DC Child COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Illegal: Legal Expert: The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all students 12 and older in Washington, D.C. violates federal law, a legal ...
Saturday, July 23, 2022
NASA Satellite Images Reveal Lake Mead's Dramatic Water Loss | ZeroHedge
NASA Satellite Images Reveal Lake Mead's Dramatic Water Loss | ZeroHedge: ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Is California Actually Embracing Energy Realism? | Flaster Greenberg PC - JDSupra
Is California Actually Embracing Energy Realism? | Flaster Greenberg PC - JDSupra: In a startling turnaround, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would consider allowing the operator of the State’s one remaining nuclear power plant, located at Diablo...
Could Diablo Canyon be Another Lazarus Story? | NRDC
Could Diablo Canyon be Another Lazarus Story? | NRDC: One of my Sacramento friends recently suggested that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant was on the verge of becoming “another Lazarus,” invoking the biblical story about a man restored to life several days after being entombed. The analogy is...
U.S. has world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households | Pew Research Center
U.S. has world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households | Pew Research Center: Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 live with one parent and no other adults, more than three times the share of children around the world who do so.
Monkeypox: Two Children Diagnosed With Monkeypox in US - Bloomberg
Monkeypox: Two Children Diagnosed With Monkeypox in US - Bloomberg: New York (AP) -- Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday.
Xi's Strict Covid Zero Policy in China Pushes Wealthy to Leave Country - Bloomberg
Xi's Strict Covid Zero Policy in China Pushes Wealthy to Leave Country - Bloomberg: Some 10,000 wealthy Chinese are looking to leave in the wake of punishing lockdowns and an economic slowdown. The question is whether they’ll be able to.
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