Archive for April, 2022
U.S. Stops Russian Bond Payments, Raising Risk of Default
April 5th, 2022Via: Reuters: The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at U.S. banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of dollars. Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on […]
Elon Musk Appointed To Twitter Board Of Directors; Vows To Make “Significant Improvements To Twitter”
April 5th, 2022Hmm… I doubt it, but who knows. It’s hard to imagine that Twitter can get any worse. Via: ZeroHedge: There was uncharacteristic radiosilence out of Twitter all day Monday following the news that Elon Musk has accumulated a 9.9% “passive” stake in the stock, with the clear intention of making substantive content changes in what […]
Transhumanism, Biofascism Are Tools of the Technological Elite
April 4th, 2022Via: The Defender: “What scientists and engineers are telling us more and more is that if we only have enough data and enough computing power, we can create algorithms that understand humans and their feelings much better than humans can understand themselves.”
The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine
April 4th, 2022Via: Dr. Robert Malone: There is a big flaw in the logic of evidence-based medicine as the basis for the practice of medicine as we know it, a practice based on science; one that determines care down to the level of the individual patient. This flaw is nestled in the heart and soul of evidence-based […]
Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Stake in Twitter
April 4th, 2022Via: Bloomberg: Elon Musk took a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc. to become the platform’s biggest shareholder, a week after hinting he might shake up the social media industry. … Musk, 50, polled his more than 80 million followers on Twitter last month, asking them whether the company adheres to the principles of free speech. […]
Ukraine: Russian Atrocities in Bucha
April 4th, 2022Via: Daily Mail: On the streets of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, the bodies of civilians have been found scattered, many with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture, after Russian forces retreated from the area. Ukraine and Western leaders have accused Russia of carrying out the massacre of civilians and dumping their bodies […]
UK Sleepwalking Into Food Crisis As Fresh Produce Set To Vanish From Supermarkets
April 1st, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: The National Farmers’ Union has warned the UK is sleepwalking into a food security crisis. Soaring energy and fertilizer costs have led to an unprecedented situation where growers’ margins have collapsed, forcing many to halt growing operations. Reuters says because of the inclement weather in the UK. Farmers grow cumbers, plant peppers, aubergines, […]
