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UTSUNOMIYA — Following cases in east Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture in which a young girl died and another suffered paralysis from “acute encephalopathy,” a brain disease they developed after coronavirus infections, the Mainichi Shimbun asked a doctor about the characteristics of the disease and what to look out for. Continue reading “Japanese doctor warns of potentially fatal COVID-related brain damage in children”
TAIPEI, May 31 (Reuters) – The United States is planning on “cooperation” between its National Guard and Taiwan’s military, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, deepening security ties in the face of what Taipei’s government complains is a rising threat from China. Continue reading “Tsai says U.S. National Guard planning ‘cooperation’ with Taiwan military”
The New Yorker – by David Owen
The Sacramento is California’s largest river. It arises near the lower slopes of Mt. Shasta, in the northernmost part of the state, and runs some four hundred miles south, draining the upper corridor of the Central Valley, bending through downtown Sacramento, and, eventually, reaching the Pacific Ocean, by way of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Continue reading “The Biggest Potential Water Disaster in the United States”
Epoch Times – by Dr. Joseph Mercola
Tiny bits of plastic about the size of a sesame seed or smaller are everywhere. News headlines often show intact plastic bags, rings and bottles as the primary threats to the environment — and these are indeed harmful to marine life and more — but the smaller, more insidious microplastic bits may even be more harmful. A study1 from Great Britain2 found microplastics in 11 out of 13 patients’ lungs. Continue reading “Microplastics From Masks Found Deep in Lungs of the Living”
Wall Street On Parade – by Pam and Russ Martens
Credit union and banking trade groups have released a joint letter to the chair and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, warning of “devastating consequences” if the Federal Reserve moves forward with a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The letter was sent on May 25, one day before the Committee convened a hearing on “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Examining the Benefits and Risks of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency.” That hearing took testimony from only one witness, Lael Brainard, the Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve. Continue reading “Credit Unions and Banking Groups Warn of “Devastating Consequences” of a U.S Central Bank Digital Currency”
Daniel Greenfield, writing at Front Page Magazine, offers this gem:
“Elizabeth Bartholet, the director of Harvard Law’s Child Advocacy Program, described the ‘homeschooling phenomenon’ as a ‘threat’ to society, claiming that conservative parents ‘homeschool because they want to isolate their children from ideas and values central to our democracy’, ‘promote racial segregation and female subservience’, and ‘question science’.” Continue reading “Home schooling: here’s what our masters say”
The Center Square – by Bethany Blankley
Gov. Greg Abbott is launching the Joint Border Security Operations Center to oversee a 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration funded by Texas taxpayers. Continue reading “Texas launches operations center to oversee 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration”
The Center Square – by Scot Bertram
A leading advocate for Illinois manufacturers is worried about price hikes and energy shortages this summer and into the future.
“There is going to be a capacity shortage and we’ve seen warnings from utilities and regional grid operators talking about potentially rolling brownouts as soon as this summer,” said Mark Denzler, president and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Continue reading “Possible summertime rolling blackouts a concern for Illinois manufacturers”
The Department of Justice has sued casino mogul Stephen A. Wynn to compel him to register as an agent for the Chinese government, the DOJ announced Tuesday. Continue reading “Wynn sued by DOJ for not registering as agent of China”
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a man from whom Phoenix police seized $39,500 in cash despite never submitting criminal charges against him may continue contesting the forfeiture. Continue reading “Appeals court reverses decision that denied man’s attempt to get $39,500 returned to him”
The Intercept – by Sam Biddle, Jack Poulson
IN THE MONTHS leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, two obscure American startups met to discuss a potential surveillance partnership that would merge the ability to track the movements of billions of people via their phones with a constant stream of data purchased directly from Twitter. According to Brendon Clark of Anomaly Six — or “A6” — the combination of its cellphone location-tracking technology with the social media surveillance provided by Zignal Labs would permit the U.S. government to effortlessly spy on Russian forces as they amassed along the Ukrainian border, or similarly track Chinese nuclear submarines. To prove that the technology worked, Clark pointed A6’s powers inward, spying on the National Security Agency and CIA, using their own cellphones against them. Continue reading “American Phone-Tracking Firm Demo’d Surveillance Powers By Spying On CIA And NSA”
ERCOT on Tuesday issued a statement publicly acknowledging the potential for increased demand on the Texas power grid this weekend and claims it has asked power plants to delay or curtail planned power outages accordingly, per KHOU’s Bill Bishop. Continue reading “Potential record-breaking heat could push Texas power grid to the brink this weekend”
Children’s Health Defense – by Sustainable Pulse
Thousands of the most notorious chemicals will be rapidly banned in Europe, the European Commission announced last week, as part of the zero-pollution goal in the European Union’s (EU) Green Deal.
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcomed the move. Continue reading “EU Plans to Ban Thousands of Toxic Chemicals”