Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday, where he said the two are carving a path towards a ‘fairer world order.’

The meeting between Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, marks the first visit to a key ally since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, according to The Economic Times. Continue reading “Lavrov: Russia, China Moving Towards Multipolar ‘Fair World Order’”

Free Thought Progress – by Matt Agorist

Tulsa, OK — The Tulsa police department has a Community Response Team, which includes mental health specialists who are trained in dealing with sick individuals who need help not handcuffs. But when a local business called for help with a mentally ill woman who locked herself in the bathroom, they sent untrained and extremely cruel cops instead. As a result, an innocent elderly woman was beaten bloody and locked in a cage for a month — never receiving any help at all. Continue reading “Cops Cruelly Taunt 70yo Woman in Mental Crisis Before Beating Her Bloody for Not Leaving Bathroom”

Activist Post – by BN Frank

American opposition to “Smart Cities” and all the costs, risks and privacy violations associated with them has ongoing for years (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).  Nevertheless, proponents are still convincing American communities to officially become “Smart.”  Additionally, legislators are helping to fund “Smart Cities” with hundreds of millions in federal grants.  In fact, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is a big “Smart Cities” proponent too. Continue reading “5th Annual IDC American “Smart Cities” Awards Includes 17 Winners in 14 Categories”

Reclaim the Net – by Dan Frieth

Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], and Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] are all backing a bill that empowers mainstream media at the expense of smaller outlets and independent content creators.

The senators are co-sponsoring the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act which has been accused of actually hindering competition. Continue reading “Bi-partisan bill would push Big Tech and Big Media to make content distribution deals”

RT

The US Army and the State of Arizona missed multiple red flags that allowed a senior civilian commander at an air base in Afghanistan to lead a child sex abuse ring over the course of a decade, according to records reviewed by AP.

The news agency has interviewed one of the alleged victims, who is suing the state in a civil case that begins next week. Continue reading “Top civilian commander at US air base led child sex abuse ring”

NPR

The National Football League set forth new diversity and inclusion efforts for the 2022 season at its annual owners meeting, such as requiring its 32 teams to employ a “female or a member of an ethnic or racial minority” as an offensive assistant, the league said in a statement.

Candidates must have at least three years of collegiate or professional experience in coaching football. Those persons will receive a one-year contract with a salary and benefits, the organization announced Continue reading “NFL is requiring teams to hire women or minorities as coaches for 2022 season”

FEE – by Jon Miltimore

America’s largest metro areas saw massive declines in population, new US Census Bureau data show.

Three of the top five metros that saw sharp declines between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021 were in California. Leading the way was the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan area, which lost 176,000 residents, a 1.3 percent drop. Next was the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley metro, which saw a decline of 116,000 residents (2.5 percent decline), followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, which shed some 43,000 residents (2.2 percent drop). Continue reading “The Exodus From US Cities Is Gaining Speed, New Census Data Show”

Greenwich Time, The Washington Post

When a suicide bomber attacked Kabul International Airport in August last year, the death and destruction was overwhelming: The violence left 183 people dead, including 13 U.S. soldiers.

This kind of mass casualty event can be particularly daunting for field workers. Hundreds of people need care, the hospitals nearby have limited room, and decisions on who gets care first and who can wait need to be made quickly. Often, the answer isn’t clear, and people disagree. Continue reading “The military wants AI to replace human decision-making in battle”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Cotton futures jumped as high as 4% Monday, reaching a new decade high, as data supplied by weather forecasters say drought conditions in Texas could tighten supplies. The front-month contract in New York hit $1.41 a pound, the highest intraday level since May 2011.

Cotton futures have soared nearly 9.5% in the last three sessions. Prices are coming back in on Monday after hitting a new decade high. Prices around 0950 ET are around $1.36. The latest spike in prices has been due to drought fears in Texas and Ukraine conflict tightening supplies.  Continue reading “Soaring Cotton Prices Could Mean Clothing Is About To Get More Expensive”

CNN

The House on Monday passed legislation to erect statues of former Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the grounds of the US Capitol.

The bill — which passed the House in a 349 to 63 vote — now heads to President Joe Biden‘s desk for his signature. It had cleared the Senate by unanimous consent in December 2021. Continue reading “House passes bill to erect statues of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor on US Capitol grounds”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Atlanta, GA — “He was only vaping,” was the sentiment from eye-witnesses over the weekend who watched in horror as an Atlanta police officer tasered a 17-year-old boy, causing him to fall to the ground and start convulsing. The incident is now the subject of an internal investigation.

On Thursday, dozens of teens took to Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park and were peacefully skating and hanging out when a female officer spotted one of the teens using a vape pen. Apparently, vaping is illegal at the park, despite the fact that it is outside, so the officer claimed the right to extort the teen for doing so.  Continue reading “Horrific Video Shows Teen Start Convulsing as Cop Tasers Him for Vaping Outside”

The Eagle – by Zoe Bell

Student organizations gathered on Sunday to protest American University’s new mask-optional policy, which went into effect Monday.

Katherine Greenstein, a sophomore in the School of Public Affairs and president of the Disabled Student Union, organized the rally in support of reinstating the University’s mask mandate along with the executive board of DSU, Cassidy Stoneback, the president of AU PRIDE, Cristian Mendoza Gomez, the president of the AU Public Health Association and Kaniya Harris, the director of Women’s Initiative.  Continue reading “Students protest University’s recent mask-optional policy”

“Nothing in this world operates the way you think it does. Banks do not loan money, governments are not empowered to protect you, the police department is not there to serve you, institutions of higher learning, colleges and educational institutes are not there to educate you. The entire superstructure of civilization in the Western world is a combination of brilliantly put together and planned, well-planned, schemes to direct the minds of the people in such a way as to serve their masters.”
— Jordan Maxwell, 12/28/1910 – March 23, 2022

REST IN PEACE, Jordan

Travel Pulse – by Rich Thomaselli

In what is believed to be the first legal challenge to the Federal Transportation Mask Mandate filed by aviation workers themselves, a group of commercial airline pilots filed suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking a judge to strike down the mandate. Continue reading “10 Pilots File Suit Against CDC Over Federal Mask Mandate”