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Monday, April 4, 2022
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A Gold Medal Performance in Hypocrisy by John Whitbeck
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid declared yesterday (in a tweet, so whether he managed to keep a straight face cannot be determined): "Intentionally harming a civilian population is a war crime and I strongly condemn it (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-s-lapid-condemns-kyiv-suburb-killings-as-war-crimes-1.10717534).
Some may recall that, in the campaign for the April 2019 Knesset elections, Benny Gantz, now Israel's Defense Minister, ran video ads bragging that, as the man in charge of Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza, he had bombed Gaza "back to the Stone Age" (https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israeli-election-ad-boasts-gaza-bombed-back-stone-ages).
That assault, during which, according the UN Human Rights Council, 1462 Palestinian civilians (including 551 children) were killed, as well as Israel's other periodic "mowing the lawn" assaults on Gaza, all of which have killed and injured many thousands of civilians while causing massive damage to housing and critical infrastructure, have constituted "intentionally harming a civilian population" on an industrial scale.
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Opinion – A New Hope for the Versatile Test Reactor | Neutron Bytes
Opinion – A New Hope for the Versatile Test Reactor | Neutron Bytes: A lot in terms of US energy security and its impact on climate policy is riding on what backers of the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) would do with a proposed $45 million sitting as a line item in th…
Environmentalists Are Sabotaging Climate Progress Again
Environmentalists Are Sabotaging Climate Progress Again: A motley coalition of environmental organizations and fossil-fuel producers is trying to kill a transmission line that would bring hydropower from Canada to New York City. If it wins, New York will have little hope of meeting its climate targets.
The Failure of California Electricity Policy in One Image - California Globe
The Failure of California Electricity Policy in One Image - California Globe: In a few weeks it will be one year since the article “California just hit 95% renewable energy. Will other states come along for the ride?” appeared in
Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy. | MIT Technology Review
Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy. | MIT Technology Review: Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.
Staggering Photos Show Lake Powell Nearly Dried Up
Staggering Photos Show Lake Powell Nearly Dried Up: The lake is approaching levels one official said were previously only considered "academic" and discussed "for fun."
Saturday, April 2, 2022
The U.S. Retirement Crisis Is a Financial Crisis, Too - Bloomberg
The U.S. Retirement Crisis Is a Financial Crisis, Too - Bloomberg: Without significant reforms, state budgets could be overwhelmed within a decade. A better system is urgently needed.
Zelenskyy is Not a Jewish Hero | Jesse Edberg | The Blogs
Zelenskyy is Not a Jewish Hero | Jesse Edberg | The Blogs: From the blog of Jesse Edberg at The Times of Israel
Winners and Losers in Putin’s War | Council on Foreign Relations
Winners and Losers in Putin’s War | Council on Foreign Relations: Taking Stock of Putin's War in Ukraine
How Japan survived covid-19 | The BMJ
How Japan survived covid-19 | The BMJ: The world’s third biggest economy seems to have emerged from the pandemic comparatively unscathed. Priyanka Borpujari speaks to health workers who survived the frontlines about how, and at what cost
On 20 February 2020, the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama, 36 km south of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and turned into the world’s largest cluster of people infected with a new disease: covid-19.1
Hospitals in Yokohama had trouble admitting all the passengers, especially since many of them were in severely ill, needing mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
The biggest challenge, says Norio Ohmagari, who leads research at the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, was the low number of available beds. “It was quite obvious that we could not accommodate all covid patients,” Ohmagari says. “The Tokyo governor requested private hospitals to accommodate them [70% of hospitals in Japan are privately run], but they were scared of this novel disease, with not much information, no vaccine, paucity of PPE [personal protective equipment], and no treatment.”
“A national health crisis sadly cannot be separated from politicisation,” says Ke
COVID vaccines: head-to-head comparison reveals how they stack up
COVID vaccines: head-to-head comparison reveals how they stack up: Comparison of the immune response to four prominent COVID-19 vaccines is among the most thorough so far, authors say.
REINER FUELLMICH TALKS WITH ATTORNEY TODD CALLENDER- A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW
REINER FUELLMICH TALKS WITH ATTORNEY TODD CALLENDER- A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW: REINER FUELLMICH TALKS WITH ATTORNEY TODD CALLENDER- A MUST WATCH INTERVIEW
Friday, April 1, 2022
Two Hunter Biden Associates Testified Before Grand Jury About PLA-Linked Chinese Company | ZeroHedge
Two Hunter Biden Associates Testified Before Grand Jury About PLA-Linked Chinese Company | ZeroHedge: ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
Metabiota Mess: Russian Military Releases Hunter Biden’s Biolab Emails
Metabiota Mess: Russian Military Releases Hunter Biden’s Biolab Emails: TruNews is the world's leading news source that reports, analyzes, and comments on global events and trends with a conservative, orthodox Christian worldview.
Judicial Watch sues government over refusal to disclose COVID “vaccine” side effects – NaturalNews.com
Judicial Watch sues government over refusal to disclose COVID “vaccine” side effects – NaturalNews.com: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is refusing to comply with requests for data surrounding adverse side effects caused by Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "vaccines," so Judicial Watch is suing.
According to reports, the legal watchdog group has filed a Freedom of Infor
WEF's Klaus Schwab Warns "Global Energy Systems, Food Systems and Supply Chains will Be Deeply Affected" (VIDEO)
WEF's Klaus Schwab Warns "Global Energy Systems, Food Systems and Supply Chains will Be Deeply Affected" (VIDEO): Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum this week warned of global cyberattacks and worldwide disruptions with food and energy systems. “History is truly at a turning point,” Klaus Schwab said at the 2022 World Government Summit. “We do not yet know the full extent and the systemic structural changes which will happen, however,…
Report: Biden Administration Considering Pulling Health Care from Veterans to Treat Illegal Aliens
Report: Biden Administration Considering Pulling Health Care from Veterans to Treat Illegal Aliens: 'We’re going to take medical services away from people that really deserve that. Who went to combat,' a CBP source reportedly said.
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