Rumble Defies Global Censorship Trends, Takes Stand Against New Zealand’s Free Speech Crackdown
Rumble Defies Global Censorship Trends, Takes Stand Against New Zealand’s Free Speech Crackdown Rumble rejects New Zealand’s censorship demand after whistleblower reveals alleged Covid vaccine-related deaths. The CEO of Rumble, a free-speech YouTube competitor, says that global censorship levels are on the rise, but that what’s particularly noticeable are censorship demands coming from Australia and […]
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta
Wildfire season roars to life in parts of B.C. and Alberta The 2024 wildfire season roared to life across Western Canada this weekend as crews battled multiple out-of-control blazes Multiple fires broke out across Western Canada this weekend amid a persistent and severe drought affecting British Columbia and Alberta. B.C. fire crews are working to […]
Ukraine War Funding and Failed Russian Sanctions. Is the US Empire Shooting Itself in the Foot?
Ukraine War Funding and Failed Russian Sanctions. Is the US Empire Shooting Itself in the Foot? *** This past weekend, April 20, 2024 the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide Ukraine with another $61 billion in aid. The measure will quickly pass the Senate and be signed into law by Biden within days. […]
Accepting Our Lack of Agency
Accepting Our Lack of Agency An early morning picture at Black Rock Mountain State Park in Georgia The last month has been focused on acceptance, and has been building up to the inexorable, immutable, and irrevocable truth that besets us within the confines of the set of predicaments we face. The one thing I constantly see and […]
Expect Big Negative Revisions to BLS Monthly Jobs in 2023, GDP Too
Expect Big Negative Revisions to BLS Monthly Jobs in 2023, GDP Too Yesterday, the BLS released a little-read jobs report that shows reported jobs in 2023 may be wildly overstated. In turn, that means GDP is likely overstated as well. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data and and Monthly Job Data both from the BLS, chart […]
Ireland’s Hate Speech Bill Faces Backlash Amidst Authoritarian Fears
Ireland’s Hate Speech Bill Faces Backlash Amidst Authoritarian Fears Ireland’s proposed hate speech legislation sparks fears of an authoritarian police state, with critics voicing concerns about blurred definitions and constitutional rights. Ireland’s proposed hate speech legislation has sparked strong opposition amongst many of its citizens, with individuals complaining to their representatives about the potential risk […]
‘We were in disbelief’: Antarctica is behaving in a way we’ve never seen before. Can it recover?
‘We were in disbelief’: Antarctica is behaving in a way we’ve never seen before. Can it recover? Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back. A small boat glides around patches of sea ice in the water off Deception Island in […]
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor, Poorer – But Why?
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor, Poorer – But Why? A Brief Digression into Heterodox Economics The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The Parable of Talents, found in Matthew 25:24-30, is perhaps the earliest written statement of this famous aphorism: For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he […]
Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired?
Iran Vs Israel: What Happens Next Now That Shots Have Been Fired? In October of 2023 in my article ‘It’s A Trap! The Wave Of Repercussions As The Middle East Fights “The Last War”’ I predicted that a multi-front war was about to develop between Israel and various Muslim nations including Lebanon and Iran. I noted: “Israel […]
Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert
Everything You Need to Know About EMPs from a NASA Expert EMPs (Electromagnetic Pulse) are a trope that is often used in prepper fiction. We often think of an EMP attack as the worst-case, end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenario that is just around the corner. There’s little doubt that it would change everything, but what’s the truth? Here’s […]
Divide and Conquer: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear and Fake News
Divide and Conquer: The Government’s Propaganda of Fear and Fake News “It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all the special groups that make up our society, social, religious, economic, racial, political. Stir them up. Set one against the other. Divide and conquer. That’s […]
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights
South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. SEOUL — As plaintiffs, lawyers and activists chanted slogans outside South Korea’s constitutional court on Tuesday, 17-month-old […]
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer
Wildfires in oilsands prompt evacuation orders as region braces for smoke-filled summer More than 65 per cent of Canada abnormally parched or in drought at the end of March An out-of-control wildfire, dubbed Wildfire MWF012, is seen burning west of Saprae Creek on April 21, 2024. PHOTO BY ALBERTA WILDFIRE Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing […]
Oil Markets Were Unwise But Right in the Israel-Iran Crisis
Oil Markets Were Unwise But Right in the Israel-Iran Crisis The Middle East seemed to be on the brink of war last week and oil prices fell. Was the market wrong? Brent futures price closed at $90.45 per barrel on Friday, April 12 before Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel (Figure 1). When markets […]
Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy
Taxing Unrealized Gains Would Obliterate The U.S. Economy The reasoning is so simple, a fifth grader could understand it – which is probably why the Biden administration doesn’t. Having used up all of the rest of the batshit, insane, counterintuitive economic dirty tricks left in the “we’ll literally do anything but cut spending” bag, the Biden administration […]
