Archive for March, 2019
Trump Signs Executive ‘Free Speech’ Order for U.S. Colleges
March 21st, 2019What’s worse: That so much public money is sent down this rat hole, or that people need to see an executive order to remind them of what they should have learned in a high school civics class? Via: Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking “free speech” efforts at public […]
After Blocking Zero Hedge and Others, NZ Telcos Demand Big-Tech Censorship Surge to “Protect Consumers”
March 21st, 2019People are emailing me about these bans. I just now browsed (on a remote machine under my control) ZeroHedge, Gab and Dissenter without any problems on Spark, the largest ISP in NZ. Also, my small, regional ISP has not blocked any of these sites. Whatever is happening with regard to sites being blocked in NZ, […]
New Zealand Media to Broadcast Islamic Call to Prayer on Friday
March 20th, 2019Update: Female Police Officers Are Wearing Hijabs and Headscarves Today Via: New Zealand Herald: Thousands of NZ women – including female police officers – are wearing hijabs and headscarves today. — When Pookie left a comment about this, I thought that it had to be a hoax. Nope. It’s real. Here’s the deal: I don’t […]
New Zealand PM Announces Semi Auto Gun Ban, Buyback Program
March 20th, 2019Via: Reuters: New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday. In the immediate aftermath of Friday’s shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, Ardern labeled the attack as terrorism and said […]
Forget Tesla, It’s China’s E-Buses That Are Denting Oil Demand
March 20th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: The oil industry needn’t be too concerned — for now — about how Tesla Inc.’s electric cars are denting demand. China and its bus fleet could be more of a worry. By the end of this year, a cumulative 270,000 barrels a day of diesel demand will have been displaced by electric buses, […]
While the Nation Fragments Socially, the Financial Aristocracy Rules Unimpeded
March 20th, 2019Via: Of Two Minds: The core structure of the financial aristocracy is the state-cartel, the cartels that are funded and enforced by the central state: higher education, healthcare, national defense, banking, mortgages, student loans, etc. For the financial aristocracy, the federal government is their personal enrichment machine, collecting trillions in taxes and borrowing additional trillions […]
Virginia Woman, 19, Commits Suicide by Shooting Herself in the Head While Her Hands Were Cuffed Behind Her Back in Police Custody, Medical Examiner Rules
March 20th, 2019Via: DailyMail: The death of a 19 -year-old Virginia woman who died while in police custody from a gunshot wound to the head in July has been ruled a suicide by the medical examiner’s office. Police said Sarah Wilson managed to shoot herself through the mouth while her hands were cuffed behind her back following […]
Second U.S. Jury Finds Bayer’s Roundup Caused Cancer
March 19th, 2019Via: Reuters: A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a $289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case.
Bacteria Discovered In Irish Soil Kills Four Drug-Resistant Superbugs
March 18th, 2019Via: NBC: The researchers first tried the newly discovered strain of Streptomyces on some garden variety bacteria. In their petri dish experiment, “it knocked them out,” Quinn said. “Then we thought we’d take it one step further and find some multi-resistant organisms.” The bacteria in the experiment killed four out of the top six organisms […]
Christchurch: NZSAS, Other Special Forces Teams and Armed Police Exercises Underway During Mosque Attacks
March 18th, 2019In other news: Due to conspiracy theories, make sure to get information about these attacks ONLY from the government. Via: New Zealand Herald: Some of the world’s most deadly sharpshooters were in Christchurch when New Zealand’s worst ever terror attack unfolded on Friday, with NZSAS taking to the streets to help hunt the rampaging mosque […]
