Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Chiquita Held Liable for Funding Colombian Paramilitaries
June 13th, 2024Old habits die hard: Founded in 1899 in Boston, United Fruit quickly grew to be the dominant force in the region. In addition to the banana plantations and railway, it also ran the post office and the telegram service. By the 1930s, with a dictator in power, United Fruit had amassed hundreds of thousands of […]
10,000 California Fast Food Workers Fired Thanks To $20 Minimum Wage
June 11th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: Nearly 10,000 California fast food workers have been fired thanks to the state’s new $20 minimum wage, according to the California Business and Industrial Alliance (CABIA), which slammed Governor Gavin Newsom for the law which went into effect April 1. “California businesses have been under total attack and total assault for years,” said […]
Off the Grid with Thomas Massie
June 9th, 2024Via: Free the People: Research Credit: NH
“Tech is dead. I’m done.”
June 5th, 2024I’m not sure if this is satire or not, but it contains a lot of truth and his deadpan delivery is hilarious. Via: TechLead:
Claudia Sheinbaum: First Woman Elected President of Mexico
June 3rd, 2024In other news: Claudia Sheinbaum Meets with Blackrock CEO Larry Fink:
Dr. Anthony Fauci Confesses He ‘Made Up’ Covid Rules Including 6 Feet Social Distancing and Masking Kids
June 3rd, 2024Via: Daily Mail: ‘You know, I don’t recall. It sort of just appeared,’ he said according to committee transcripts when pressed on how the rule came about. He added he ‘was not aware of studies’ that supported the social distancing, conceding that such studies ‘would be very difficult’ to do. In addition to not recalling […]
OPEC+ Agrees to Extend Production Cuts in Bid to Boost Oil Prices
June 2nd, 2024Via: Wall Street Journal: OPEC+ on Sunday agreed to extend all production curbs into 2025 in an effort to shore up oil prices, delegates said, with top producers in the group continuing to haggle over a deal to cut output further. The agreement comes on the same day the group’s kingpin, Saudi Arabia, launched a […]
U.S. Nears Deal to Fund Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine Trial
May 31st, 2024Here we go again. Via: Reuters: The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna’s mRNA bird flu vaccine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the outbreak spreads in dairy cows. Moderna told Reuters it was in discussions with the government on advancing its vaccine candidate, but did not […]
WHO Pandemic Treaty Defeated, at Least For Now
May 30th, 2024Via: The Defender: Negotiations for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) proposed “pandemic agreement” — or “pandemic treaty” — and amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) have failed, for now at least. The New York Times reported that negotiators failed to submit final texts of the two documents before the May 24 deadline for consideration […]
Dear Covid Zealots…
May 29th, 2024Dear Covid zealots, can any of you explain why New Zealand and Australia had lower-than-expected mortality in 2020, the year of the 'pandemic of the century,' and why excess mortality has skyrocketed since the mass vaccinations? Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? pic.twitter.com/fwgoEGcVRW — Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) May 28, 2024
