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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Acquisition Research Program: Creating Synergy for Informed Change - 338 - Strengths and Weaknesses of China’s Defense Industry and Acquisition System and Implications for the United States
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Acquisition Research Program: Creating Synergy for Informed Change - 338 - Strengths and Weaknesses of China’s Defense Industry and Acquisition System and Implications for the United States
UNREAL! Biden Picks Associate Of Lois Lerner To Head New Expansion Of IRS
UNREAL! Biden Picks Associate Of Lois Lerner To Head New Expansion Of IRS: Now that Joe Biden is expanding the IRS by 87,000 new agents, he needs someone to oversee the department’s growth. Would you believe he picked someone who worked with Lois Lerner? The woman who was at the center of the Obama IRS scandal when conservatives were targeted? You couldn’t make this up because no one…
The Forest Nearest Me - CounterPunch.org
The Forest Nearest Me - CounterPunch.org
I am blessed that out my back door is a forest of healthy tall unlogged hemlocks, whose evergreen loveliness keeps me from going mad in the long winters of the Catskills.
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91 | Reuters
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91 | Reuters: Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.
There's a good chance Liz Truss's Ukraine, China policy will be worse - Responsible Statecraft
There's a good chance Liz Truss's Ukraine, China policy will be worse - Responsible Statecraft: She is expected to win the contest for PM next week but no matter who's in the role, the Brits will continue to follow Washington anywhere.
Nuclear power's having a resurgence, thanks to global energy crisis
Nuclear power's having a resurgence, thanks to global energy crisis: The global energy crisis is forcing governments to embrace climate-friendly nuclear power
Student-Loan Debt: Administrative Bloat Keep Tuition Costs High | National Review
Student-Loan Debt: Administrative Bloat Keep Tuition Costs High | National Review: Because universities remain the primary beneficiaries of the federal government’s irresponsible student-loan policies, it is imperative that a full-scale audit is performed of the administrative state of America’s higher education.
Disinformation Dependables: Bash Joins A Line of Biden Officials Who Pushed False “Russian Disinformation” Claims – JONATHAN TURLEY
Disinformation Dependables: Bash Joins A Line of Biden Officials Who Pushed False “Russian Disinformation” Claims – JONATHAN TURLEY: The appointment of MSNBC analyst Jeremy Bash to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board triggered an outcry in Washington given Bash's role in denying the legitimacy of the Hunter Biden laptop as "Russian disinformation." Bash was not only one of more than 50 former intelligence officials who signed a letter dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story before…
The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination - War on the Rocks
The Accelerating Threat of the Political Assassination - War on the Rocks: When Shinzo Abe was slain weeks ago by an assailant wielding a homemade firearm, it sent shockwaves rippling around Japan and beyond, prompting a
The West’s False Narrative about Russia and China — Jeffrey D. Sachs
The West’s False Narrative about Russia and China — Jeffrey D. Sachs: The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political leaders to be forthright about the causes of the escalating global conflicts. The relentless Western narrative that the West is noble while Russia and China are evil is simple-minde
Russia deepens Europe's energy squeeze with new gas halt | Reuters
Russia deepens Europe's energy squeeze with new gas halt | Reuters: Russia halted gas supplies via Europe's key supply route on Wednesday, intensifying an economic battle between Moscow and Brussels and raising the prospects of recession and energy rationing in some of the region's richest countries.
A 471-day COVID-19 case reveals how the coronavirus mutates | Science News
A 471-day COVID-19 case reveals how the coronavirus mutates | Science News: The curious case of the 471-day coronavirus infection
A patient’s lingering infection gave scientists a good look at viral evolution
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
FBI Sought Documents Related to U.S.-Funded Coronavirus Research in China
FBI Sought Documents Related to U.S.-Funded Coronavirus Research in China: FBI Sought Documents Related to U.S.-Funded Coronavirus Research in China
New records from the National Institutes of Health detail internal conversations involving EcoHealth Alliance’s research in Wuhan.
Court Weighs Major Questions in Licensing of Nuclear Waste Site
Court Weighs Major Questions in Licensing of Nuclear Waste Site: A panel of federal judges was skeptical of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval last year of a privately run temporary nuclear waste storage site in West Texas, asking repeatedly whether regulators exceeded their authority granted by Congress to license such a facility.
Blood damage explains many harmful impacts of COVID 'vaccines' - LifeSite
Blood damage explains many harmful impacts of COVID 'vaccines' - LifeSite: Blood damage explains many harmful impacts of COVID ‘vaccines’
Blood damage that has been detailed through sophisticated research methods is the 'missing link' to explain many negative health conditions ranging from heart problems, cancers, reduced immunity, and death
The United States Needs to Get Serious About Latin America | The National Interest
The United States Needs to Get Serious About Latin America | The National Interest: Allowing long-term diplomatic vacancies does not advance U.S. interests and sends a message of indifference to countries that are important to our own well-being and prosperity.
Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case | AP News
Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case | AP News: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses, advocates across the political spectrum say.
Western Countries Breathe New Life Into Old Nuclear Plants - WSJ
Western Countries Breathe New Life Into Old Nuclear Plants - WSJ: Governments have begun to muster the money and political support to keep decades-old reactors from shutting down, aiming to maintain a crucial source of low-carbon electricity as many economies face an energy crunch.
Monday, August 29, 2022
Southern California faces year's hottest, longest heat wave - Los Angeles Times
Southern California faces year's hottest, longest heat wave - Los Angeles Times
All: This upcoming heat wave should help to make the case for keeping Diablo Canyon open. CAISO has already imposed "Restricted Maintenance Operations" for August 31 to September 6, inclusive. I anticipate additional southern California grid challenges because the SoCalGas natural gas transmission system into southern California remains impaired.
Federal court upholds religious freedom for Catholic healthcare
Federal court upholds religious freedom for Catholic healthcare: Franciscan Alliance cannot be forced to perform gender-reassignment surgery or abortion.
Ukraine / IAEA’s Grossi To Lead Support Mission To Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant :: NucNet | The Independent Nuclear News Agency
Ukraine / IAEA’s Grossi To Lead Support Mission To Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant :: NucNet | The Independent Nuclear News Agency: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send a support and assistance mission later this week to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station occupied by Russian troops since 4 March, according to an official tweet by the agency’s director-general Rafael Grossi.
Mr Grossi said he will be the one leading the IAEA mission which “must protect the safety and security of Ukraine’s and Europe’s biggest nuclear facility.”
Mr Grossi said he will be the one leading the IAEA mission which “must protect the safety and security of Ukraine’s and Europe’s biggest nuclear facility.”
3 Reasons Why Nuclear is Clean and Sustainable | Department of Energy
3 Reasons Why Nuclear is Clean and Sustainable | Department of Energy: Most people immediately think of solar panels or wind turbines as clean energy, but how many of you thought of nuclear energy?
Why Solar Power Is Failing Amid Record-Breaking Heat | OilPrice.com
Why Solar Power Is Failing Amid Record-Breaking Heat | OilPrice.com: While some may think that global warming could actually benefit solar power, solar panels become less efficient as heat rises
Offshore wind: It's more expensive than we thought - Net Zero Watch
Offshore wind: It's more expensive than we thought - Net Zero Watch: Trying to work out how close together you can pack turbines in an offshore windfarm is a vital engineering decision for the developers of offshore windfarms.
Higher Education is Complicit in the Politicization of Science — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Higher Education is Complicit in the Politicization of Science — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal: John Staddon is an emeritus professor of biology at Duke University and, thankfully, an academician who doesn’t fear being “canceled” for voicing incorrect opinions. His latest book, Science in an Age of Unreason, abounds in such opinions. Staddon argues that science is in dire straits in America due to the way that it has become … Continue reading "Higher Education is Complicit in the Politicization of Science"
Inflation Reduction Act won’t reduce inflation or climate change | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Journal
Inflation Reduction Act won’t reduce inflation or climate change | News, Sports, Jobs - The Mining Journal: WASHINGTON — Just 1 in 4 Americans believe that President Joe Biden’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act will actually reduce inflation, while 71% say the law will either have no impact or make things worse. The majority is right to be skeptical. The nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model found that the bill’s effect on inflation will […]
The Completely Fraudulent "Levelized Cost Of Electricity" — Manhattan Contrarian
The Completely Fraudulent "Levelized Cost Of Electricity" — Manhattan Contrarian: My last post on Tuesday reported on the Soho Forum climate change debate that had taken place the previous day. Debater Andrew Dessler, arguing in favor of rapid reductions in human greenhouse gas emissions by the method of vastly increasing electricity production from wind and solar generators, h
How Much Energy Will the World Need? - YouTube
How Much Energy Will the World Need? - YouTube: Are we heading toward an all-renewable energy future, spearheaded by wind and solar? Or are those energy sources wholly inadequate for the task? Mark Mills, ...
Mark Steyn questions why young healthy people are dying across the UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkQ7LsHPASA
San Franciscans Are Done Apologizing for Their Cold Weather Summers - The New York Times
San Franciscans Are Done Apologizing for Their Cold Weather Summers - The New York Times: San Franciscans are done apologizing for their cold Julys and Augusts. In a time of punishing heat waves, the city likes being a place to chill out.
Biden Restores California’s Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules - The New York Times
Biden Restores California’s Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules - The New York Times: The state is expected to write strict auto pollution standards designed to significantly speed the transition to electric vehicles and influence new federal rules.
Western Countries Breathe New Life Into Old Nuclear Plants - WSJ
Western Countries Breathe New Life Into Old Nuclear Plants - WSJ: Governments have begun to muster the money and political support to keep decades-old reactors from shutting down, aiming to maintain a crucial source of low-carbon electricity as many economies face an energy crunch.
Pseudouridine, mRNA Vaccines & Spike Protein Persistence
Pseudouridine, mRNA Vaccines & Spike Protein Persistence: The spike protein mRNA found in the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines differs in subtle but important ways from the mRNA found in the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself.
Let’s Declare the Pandemic Over and Peacefully Coexist With COVID—Here’s How
Let’s Declare the Pandemic Over and Peacefully Coexist With COVID—Here’s How: Let’s Declare the Pandemic Over and Peacefully Coexist With COVID—Here’s How
If more people knew how this worked, they might not have been shaken by fear
Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives - The Washington Post
Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives - The Washington Post: The normally staid agency has been hit with a wave of threats and vitriol since the FBI retrieved scores of classified records from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club.
Private Jets to Ibiza, Paris Surge as Rich Evade Travel Chaos - Bloomberg
Private Jets to Ibiza, Paris Surge as Rich Evade Travel Chaos - Bloomberg: As Europe grapples with a summer of travel chaos, the wealthiest are increasingly taking matters into their own hands.
Spate of polio outbreaks worldwide puts scientists on alert
Spate of polio outbreaks worldwide puts scientists on alert: Spate of polio outbreaks worldwide puts scientists on alert
Cases of paralysis in the United States and Israel suggest vaccine-derived poliovirus has infected many people.
Cancer vaccines: the next immunotherapy frontier | Nature Cancer
Cancer vaccines: the next immunotherapy frontier | Nature Cancer: Cancer vaccines: the next immunotherapy frontier
COVID vaccines slash risk of spreading Omicron — and so does prior infection
COVID vaccines slash risk of spreading Omicron — and so does prior infection: But the benefit of vaccines in reducing Omicron transmission doesn’t last for long.
Energy-Efficient Computer Chips Need Lots of Power to Make - Bloomberg
Energy-Efficient Computer Chips Need Lots of Power to Make - Bloomberg: Smaller and more energy-efficient semiconductors increasingly require so much electricity that Asia is going to have a tough time quitting fossil fuels.
Why water shortages must be placed on the climate-change agenda | World Economic Forum
Why water shortages must be placed on the climate-change agenda | World Economic Forum: Water is becoming scarcer as regional sources deplete or disappear. Industry is largely to blame for water shortages and must improve water management.
Frozen | MIT Technology Review
Frozen | MIT Technology Review: Joanna Millstein had never felt as small as she did in 2014 when she stood at the summit of Greenland atop a glacier two miles thick, gazing at the impossibly vast ice sheet that stretched out before her. But she was alarmed to find herself standing in slushy snow, warm enough to have ditched her…
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Caged animals are safe, but it is not much of a life
Caged animals are safe, but it is not much of a life: Caged animals are safe, but it is not much of a life
Dunning-Krueger effect versus intentional evil.
Elon Musk says shutting down nuclear power plants is 'insane' for national security and 'anti-human'
Elon Musk says shutting down nuclear power plants is 'insane' for national security and 'anti-human': The Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted his opposition to nuclear power plant shutdowns, reiterating his longstanding support for the energy source.
Bishop Barron: What I learned talking with thousands of skeptics on Reddit
Bishop Barron: What I learned talking with thousands of skeptics on Reddit: The LA bishop is the 2nd most popular "ask me anything" of the year, after Bill Gates and before Bernie Sanders.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Michael Roberts - Down the Jackson Hole - Brave New Europe
Michael Roberts - Down the Jackson Hole - Brave New Europe: Central banks cannot deliver on low inflation with their monetary tools of higher interest rates and withdrawing liquidity in what is called quantitative tightening Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and [...]
How the United States' Semiconductors Will Compete With China
How the United States' Semiconductors Will Compete With China: The push to bolster domestic semiconductor production comes as the United States lags behind Asia and China squeezes Taiwan.
The Great Clutching at Pearls - Craig Murray
The Great Clutching at Pearls - Craig Murray: I have never considered myself a Marxist. I came to adulthood at the end of the one, forty year long, period in the history of Western civilisation when there was a reduction in the chasm between the rich and ordinary people. In consequence I believed that a tolerable society might be achieved by simple measures […]
Wave of lawsuits coming against psychiatrists and doctors who rubber-stamped transgender mutilations and surgeries
https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-08-26-lawsuits-coming-doctors-rubber-stamp-transgender-mutilations.html
Israel receives "positive hints" U.S. is developing military option against Iran
Israel receives "positive hints" U.S. is developing military option against Iran: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House Friday.
How Much Of The U.S. Has China Already Infiltrated?
How Much Of The U.S. Has China Already Infiltrated?: How Much Of The U.S. Has China Already Infiltrated Right Under Our Noses?
WEF Advisor Says Humanity Will Wear 'Biometric Sensors' Tracked By Big Tech and Government - News Punch
WEF Advisor Says Humanity Will Wear 'Biometric Sensors' Tracked By Big Tech and Government - News Punch: WEF Advisor Says Humanity Will Wear ‘Biometric Sensors’ Tracked By Big Tech and Government
Canadian professor: I was fired for saying healthy children don’t need COVID jabs
Canadian professor: I was fired for saying healthy children don’t need COVID jabs: Canadian professor: I was fired for saying healthy children don’t need COVID jabs at LifeSite
Federal judge upholds US Marines' right to refuse COVID vaccines for religious reasons - LifeSite
Federal judge upholds US Marines' right to refuse COVID vaccines for religious reasons - LifeSite: The judge ruled the DOD does not have a compelling interest not to grant the religious exemption requests of Marines.
Americans Don’t Want Books Banned, But They’re Divided Over What Schools Teach | FiveThirtyEight
Americans Don’t Want Books Banned, But They’re Divided Over What Schools Teach | FiveThirtyEight: Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Recently, an image that listed books banned in Florida libraries and schools began making the rounds on Twi…
It is in the best interests of Ukraine, and the west, to end this war as soon as possible | Christopher S Chivvis | The Guardian
It is in the best interests of Ukraine, and the west, to end this war as soon as possible | Christopher S Chivvis | The Guardian: Ukraine doesn’t win this war on the battlefield. It wins by building itself into a healthy, prosperous, post-conflict democracy
US won’t be able to replace Russian uranium – official — RT World News
US won’t be able to replace Russian uranium – official — RT World News: The US can’t easily replace Russian uranium if imports are banned & must build domestic capabilities, the assistant secretary of energy says
I Do Not Know If My People Will Survive - A Fifth Year of Drought Is Coming to East Africa – Byline Times
I Do Not Know If My People Will Survive - A Fifth Year of Drought Is Coming to East Africa – Byline Times: Iain Overton reports from Kenya's Masai region, where a fifth year of drought is devastating lives and livestock
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine - STAT
Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine - STAT: The result of any lawsuit could have expensive implications as all three companies seek to expand their mRNA technology into new vaccines.
BioNTech Founder Uğur Şahin: "The Virus Continues To Mutate at a High Speed" - DER SPIEGEL
BioNTech Founder Uğur Şahin: "The Virus Continues To Mutate at a High Speed" - DER SPIEGEL: We were fortunate that Omicron turned out to be as mild as it has been, says BioNTech co-founder Uğur Şahin. In an interview, he says he expects that his company's adapted vaccine will be available in September, just in time for the first Oktoberfest to take place in Germany since the pandemic.
Moderna sues BioNTech/Pfizer? - by Robert W Malone MD, MS
Moderna sues BioNTech/Pfizer? - by Robert W Malone MD, MS: Moderna sues BioNTech/Pfizer?
Bring popcorn and pull up a recliner. Here are the details that corporate media completely missed.
Scientist: Wuhan Lab Researched Lethal Nipah Virus
Scientist: Wuhan Lab Researched Lethal Nipah Virus: Opinion
Scientist: Wuhan Lab Researched Lethal Nipah Virus
China’s Cyberattack on America Starts With Your Phone
China’s Cyberattack on America Starts With Your Phone: China’s Cyberattack on America Starts With Your Phone
How China Has Quietly Taken Over an Entire Continent
How China Has Quietly Taken Over an Entire Continent: Beijing has been pouring billions of dollars into the infrastructure of Africa. But what started out as a ...
7 Chinese Companies Added to US Export Blacklist
7 Chinese Companies Added to US Export Blacklist: Seven more Chinese companies are added to the U.S. exports blacklist—most of them in the aerospace sector. A ...
Fauci to Step Down, Face Probe Over China
Fauci to Step Down, Face Probe Over China: Fauci to Step Down, Face Probe Over China
China’s Stranglehold Over the US With Rare Earths
China’s Stranglehold Over the US With Rare Earths: China’s Stranglehold Over the US With Rare Earths
US Pushes Back on Chinese Flight Suspensions
US Pushes Back on Chinese Flight Suspensions: A deal has been struck between U.S. and Chinese regulators. But will it bring an end to the ...
Court Strikes Down ‘Quarantine Camp’ Regulation in New York State
Court Strikes Down ‘Quarantine Camp’ Regulation in New York State
https://www.theepochtimes.com/court-strikes-down-quarantine-camp-regulation-in-new-york-state_4691718.html?est=QzKn7G9YkN7BKxyIyTqfupO4VNQw%2BOs2jDBqb24Tis8gIAz%2BRouWaSHH%2F%2B0phluGbPYeiiA%3D
Toxic Components Found in Blood of Patients Who Took COVID Vaccines: German Scientists
Toxic Components Found in Blood of Patients Who Took COVID Vaccines: German Scientists: In this episode of Frontline Health, we look at the blood of patients who took the COVID-19 mRNA ...
Friday, August 26, 2022
"The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
"The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization: “The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d’Etat Against Humanity” by Michel Chossudovsky
Going after the big four | MIT Technology Review
Going after the big four | MIT Technology Review: When Yet-Ming Chiang ’80, ScD ’85, heard the call for proposals for MIT’s Grand Climate Challenges, he knew fairly quickly where to look for ideas. “There are four industries that, together, release almost half of the industrial emissions in the world, and those are cement, steel, ammonia, and ethylene,” Chiang says. “And these four together…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Brags About Being the "First Jurisdiction in the World" to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles (VIDEO)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Brags About Being the "First Jurisdiction in the World" to Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Vehicles (VIDEO): California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) bragged about being the “first jurisdiction in the world” to ban the sale of gas-powered vehicles. On Thursday California air regulators voted to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035. 100% of all cars sold in California by 2035 must be ‘free of fossil fuel emissions.’ “The climate crisis is…
Column: One side has the better argument on Diablo Canyon - Los Angeles Times
Column: One side has the better argument on Diablo Canyon - Los Angeles Times: Mothers for Peace and Mothers for Nuclear both make good cases on the Diablo Canyon power plant. But one side has the best argument.
How Americans Bankrolled the Chinese Regime’s War Against Us: Frank Gaffney
How Americans Bankrolled the Chinese Regime’s War Against Us: Frank Gaffney: From Our Sponsor: Why Now Is the Time to Buy Gold & Silver with Goldco. Call 855-973-0470 for ...
The spinning door: From US government service to lobbying for dictators - Responsible Statecraft
The spinning door: From US government service to lobbying for dictators - Responsible Statecraft: A senior congressional staffer quits and goes directly to work for an authoritarian foreign government — it's legal and happens all the time.
Nate Silver: 'Liberal elites' pressured Pfizer to delay COVID vaccine
Nate Silver: 'Liberal elites' pressured Pfizer to delay COVID vaccine: Nate Silver says "liberal public health elites" pressured Pfizer to delay approval of its COVID-19 vaccine until after the 2020 presidential election.
US government to make all research it funds open access on publication | Ars Technica
US government to make all research it funds open access on publication | Ars Technica: Policy will go into effect in 2026, apply to everything that gets federal money.
Biden pumps billions into the long war in Ukraine - POLITICO
Biden pumps billions into the long war in Ukraine - POLITICO: But don’t expect to see new weapons on the battlefield anytime soon.
Iran ‘carefully reviewing’ US response to nuclear deal proposal | News | Al Jazeera
Iran ‘carefully reviewing’ US response to nuclear deal proposal | News | Al Jazeera: Iran had sent a ‘reasonable’ response to EU’s proposal to restore the nuclear deal last week, as negotiations continue.
China Hasn’t Reached the Peak of Its Power | Foreign Affairs
China Hasn’t Reached the Peak of Its Power | Foreign Affairs: Why Beijing will become more capable of projecting power and the United States could struggle to counter China's military challenges in Asia in the coming years.
How Climate Change Spurs Megadroughts | naked capitalism
How Climate Change Spurs Megadroughts | naked capitalism: Why megadroughts are becoming part of the new normal.
Thanks to Manchin, IRA’s Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes | naked capitalism
Thanks to Manchin, IRA’s Methane Fee on Big Oil Is Riddled With Massive Holes | naked capitalism: The IRA methane emissions penalty “was weakened so that it applies to basically no one,” said one climate campaigner.
Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says | Reuters
Ukraine narrowly escapes nuclear catastrophe as plant loses power, Zelenskiy says | Reuters: The world narrowly escaped a radiation disaster when electricity to Europe's largest nuclear power plant was cut off for hours, Ukraine's president said, urging international bodies to act faster to force Russian troops to vacate the site.
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars - The New York Times
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars - The New York Times: The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California’s standards.
Scientists use stem cells to create synthetic mouse embryos - The Boston Globe
Scientists use stem cells to create synthetic mouse embryos - The Boston Globe: Scientists have created “synthetic” mouse embryos from stem cells without a dad’s sperm or a mom’s egg or womb.
Silenced healthcare workers speak out publicly for the first time
Silenced healthcare workers speak out publicly for the first time: Here's what silenced healthcare workers from all over the world want you to know and why they aren't able to speak out directly.
Moderna sues Pfizer-BioNTech, alleging coronavirus vaccine patent infringement
Moderna sues Pfizer-BioNTech, alleging coronavirus vaccine patent infringement: Moderna said it sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday, alleging the rival firms improperly used its foundational technology in developing their coronavirus vaccine. The suit sets up […]
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Breaking news: Actor Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism
Breaking news: Actor Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism: The troubled movie star has found some much-needed peace in the arms of the Catholic Church.
The Global Disinformation Campaign Against Ivermectin - The "Fix" at the WHO Part 1
The Global Disinformation Campaign Against Ivermectin - The "Fix" at the WHO Part 1: The Global Disinformation Campaign Against Ivermectin - The "Fix" at the WHO Part 1
The biggest battle in the war on ivermectin was won by Pharma at the WHO and has since caused millions of preventable deaths. I had a front row seat to how it all unfolded.
Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?
Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?: Could tiny blood clots cause long COVID’s puzzling symptoms?
Scientists debate evidence for a micro-clot hypothesis that has some people pursuing potentially risky treatments.
The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster - by Eric Topol
The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster - by Eric Topol: The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster
At Least 2 Million People Are No Longer Working Because of Long COVID, New Study Finds
At Least 2 Million People Are No Longer Working Because of Long COVID, New Study Finds: At Least 2 Million People Are No Longer Working Because of Long COVID, New Study Finds
Israeli researchers unveil ghastly plan to create embryos for organ harvesting - LifeSite
Israeli researchers unveil ghastly plan to create embryos for organ harvesting - LifeSite: Israeli researchers unveil ghastly plan to create embryos for organ harvesting
Israel-based biotech firm Renewal Bio is entering Frankenstein territory with a new proposal to harvest 'synthetic' human embryos.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster - by Eric Topol
The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster - by Eric Topol: The imminent BA.5 vaccine booster
California to ban sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035, a "historic turning point"
California to ban sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035, a "historic turning point": Air Resources Board expected to approve landmark new rules Thursday that will re-shape U.S. auto market
Chartbook #146 The Russia-Ukraine War At Six Months: symbolic anniversary or economic and military turning point?
Chartbook #146 The Russia-Ukraine War At Six Months: symbolic anniversary or economic and military turning point?: It is six months since Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. Amongst the anniversary coverage two long reads by the Washington Post are in a league of their own. One, by Shane Harris, Karen deYoung, Isabelle Khurshudvan, Ashley Parker and Liz Slycovers, covers the
The Progressive Industrial Complex and Our Fascist Future - CounterPunch.org
The Progressive Industrial Complex and Our Fascist Future - CounterPunch.org: The Democratic Party leadership, along with the Liz Cheney wing of the Republican Party, seems intent on provoking a war with both Russia and China at the same time, all supposedly out of love for democracy and opposition to tyranny. The sidewalks of cities across the US are increasingly filled with the stench of the dead, who have passed away inside the tents in which they spent their last days. And you can still hear liberals wondering aloud why anyone would possibly vote for Trump again.
New PDF Ebook: "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
New PDF Ebook: "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization: My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the “deadly” COVID-19 “vaccine”. This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
How God shone a special light on this couple on their wedding day
How God shone a special light on this couple on their wedding day: On their 70-year anniversary, this couple shared how a little heavenly intervention made a marriage that was truly blessed.
Ukrainian Parliament Votes to Give Themselves a Raise thanks to US Taxpayers - As Country Bans Free Speech and Targets 'Information Terrorists'
Ukrainian Parliament Votes to Give Themselves a Raise thanks to US Taxpayers - As Country Bans Free Speech and Targets 'Information Terrorists': Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on parliamentary raises The Ukrainian parliament just voted to give themselves a raise. The unanimous vote passed on July 22 just four days after it was submitted. Joe Biden announced Tuesday he was sending another $3 billion of US taxpayer dollars to Ukraine for their war efforts. The…
The Narrow Door of Commitment – August 21, 2022 - Fr. Bob's Reflection
The Narrow Door of Commitment – August 21, 2022
Discipline is a bad word, none of us really like it. It congers up something arduous and painful. To choose a life of discipline is to choose the narrow way. An athlete chooses the way of discipline at least in the physical realm. It is a narrow way of toning muscles and reflexes, of timing and precision. Every worthwhile realm of endeavor has its particular discipline.
Then there is the life of complete freedom of doing what you want when you want. This has strong appeal to most of us. We like to be unencumbered and able at a moment’s notice to answer a whim.
There are people whom we demand personal discipline, the airline pilot for example. We want him to follow the narrow way of careful adherence to all rules of safety and have detailed knowledge of how to fly the plane. Who among us would let our body be operated on by a surgeon who had graduated from a short, quick and easy correspondence school of surgery? We want someone who went to the best medical school, top of his class. We want someone who has submitted to the discipline of becoming a skilled surgeon. Someone who has taken the narrow path; what does all of this have to do with being a Christian?
Well, Jesus did not invite people to an easy life which seeks only its own satisfaction. He did not preach a gospel of easy religion which makes no demands and gives no responsibilities. Rather, he proposed that life in its fullest demands discipline.
In the gospel, Jesus is quoted as saying that many people find the easy way of doing things. But the pathway to abundant life is through the narrow way of discipline. Let me tell you a story about a man you may have heard of an Irishman called Matt Talbot. He was born north of Dublin in 1856 to a poor working-class family during very hard times. He went to school off and on, and then at the age of twelve he took his first job and his first drink. He was a good worker in a brickyard and earned steady pay which he spent in one of Dublin’s Two Thousand Pubs. One of the problems was that laborers were paid in the pub and so the paycheck seldom left there.
Matt Talbot wasted his pay on drink, money desperately needed at home. Sometimes he sold his boots for a drink. He once shamelessly stole a fiddle from a blind man who earned a living playing on the streets. No one knew then that alcoholism was an illness, a terrible craving arising from a complex disease involving heredity-emotional factors and the makeup of the brain. It was not until 1958 that the American Medical Association finally got around to saying that alcoholism was an illness and not a moral failing. Things went from bad to worse until one day he was face down in the gutter. He got up, went home to his mother and told her he was going to take the pledge and stop drinking.
His mother said, “Go in God’s name, but do not take it unless you intend to keep it.” And keep it he did, from that point on he never took another drink. He went through withdrawal, nausea and all the horrible aftermath that occurs when an addict comes off any drug. But Matt held fast, they did not have AA in those days. But he had God and a devotion to Mary. Up until this point Matt had been a nominal Catholic. After all, alcohol was his God, and the bar was his altar. After his conversation he drew close to God, he started going to daily mass. He would kneel on the steps of the church until the door opened. He made the Stations of the Cross, prayed the rosary daily and he followed ancient penitential practices like sleeping on a plank instead of a mattress.
What little money he had to spare; he gave away. For years he was known as the reformed alcoholic and a quiet Saint. Because of his years of drinking, his heart and liver gave out at the age of sixty-five on Trinity Sunday 1925 on his way to church he fell in the street and died. After his death people got interested in him, stories of his holiness and charity got around. They spread as far as Rome and he was declared “Venerable Matt Talbot” by the church. To be a disciple of Christ takes discipline and commitment, it is a risk. If we risk in committing ourselves to a Christ, we cannot see we risk, perhaps, more in committing ourselves to a church we can see.
For this is a pilgrim church, a community on the way not yet there, a body of sinful men and women, at times in startling contradiction to the Lord who heads it. To the spirit who gives it life. Its outward face is often spotted and wrinkled and still it is Christ’s church, His community and here is where He expects us to experience Him. He expects us to not only endure it, but to love it; to take it for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health.
Scripture tells us to be a disciple of Christ you have to lose your life in order to find it. I do not know what life it is that Christ is asking you to surrender. What it is that is keeping you from a closer union with Him. I do know there are special moments, critical moments, in every life where to be a Christian you have to choose, commit yourself, risk. What is our reward, what do we get out of it? Well, it is probably best summed up by a splendid Pope Leo the Great. He said in a Christmas sermon, Christians recognize your dignity. God became what you are, a God man died for you, God lives in you that you might live in Him.
If He loves you that much, you must be quite extraordinary, very special. Recognize your dignity, simply be what you are ‘Saints live like Saints, Christ Bearers act like Christ Bearers.’ The church needs everyday Good Friday Christians whose daily dying with Christ is a rising with Him to a new life. Dare to be Saints, as I said a few weeks ago, Saint is just another name for Christian.
Fr. Bob Warren, SA
Yours in Christ,
Father Bob Warren, S.A. Signature