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Newest Climate Change Narrative Is a Clear and Present Danger

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-03, 08:42

Never has America witnessed a more narrative-driven phenomenon than the so-called “Energy Transition,” the popular term used to describe what Green New Deal politicians and the climate alarmist lobby hope will become a mass move to renewables in power

Baby octopuses grow temporary organs, then lose them without a trace

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-03, 08:42

They hide in holes and open like umbrellas — but what the heck are ‘Kölliker’s organs’ for? Your internal organs grow and change throughout your life, but rarely do they vanish without a trace. For baby octopuses, things are not so simple.

Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-03, 07:26

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between

Selected Articles: They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-03, 07:26

They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World By Manlio Dinucci, November 03, 2021 At the beginning of October, Italy hosted the preparatory meeting of the UN Conference on Climate Change, currently taking place in Glasgow. Two weeks later Italy

They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-03, 05:55

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. At the beginning of October, Italy hosted the preparatory meeting of the UN Conference on Climate Change, currently

Are Charter Violations Justified?

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-03, 05:55

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Thailand: Police Torture Political Activists

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-03, 02:31

(New York) – The Thai authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the alleged police torture of two pro-democracy activists in Bangkok and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 29, 2021, at about 6 p.m.,

Satellite Data Raise Fears Myanmar’s Army Setting Towns Ablaze

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-03, 02:31

New satellite data analyzed by Human Rights Watch corroborates images and videos streaming out of Myanmar’s Chin State showing towns once again on fire. Human Rights Watch reviewed thermal anomaly data collected by an environmental satellite sensor (VIIRS)

Cuba, COVID-19, and ending the US blockade

The Real News Network | 2021-11-02, 23:25

For over 60 years, the United States has effectively jailed the country of Cuba through illegal political intervention and economic war. And yet, while facing

South Florida congressional candidate endorses BDS

The Electronic Intifada | 2021-11-02, 22:12

The PAC for Democratic Majority for Israel is running an attack ad placing Democratic congressional candidate Omari Hardy, who isn’t expected to win, in its sights. He is bidding for a seat in a Florida district’s primary election today. Hardy is the latest

Women Remain Most at Risk of Brain Vein Clots After J&J Vaccine + More

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 22:06

Women Remain Most at Risk of Brain Vein Clots After J&J; Vaccine MedPage Today reported: Incidence of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) remained a rare occurrence after the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 adenovirus vector vaccine began being administered,

‘Brought to You by Pfizer’: Pharma Giant Spends More on Ads, News Sponsorships, Than Research

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 22:06

Good Μorning America is brought to you by Pfizer.” “CBS HealthWatch, sponsored by Pfizer.” “Anderson Cooper 360°, brought to you by Pfizer.” “ABC News Nightline, brought to you by Pfizer.” “CNN Tonight, brought to you by Pfizer.” These are just some of the

CDC Advisors Unanimously Endorse Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine for Kids 5-11 Despite Expert Concerns Over Clinical Data

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 22:06

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory panel today unanimously recommended Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for children 5 to 11, despite concerns raised during the meeting about Pfizer’s clinical data, the fact that children who

Researcher Blows Whistle on Data Integrity Issues in Pfizer’s Vaccine Trial

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 21:14

In autumn 2020 Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, Albert Bourla, released an open letter to the billions of people around the world who were investing their hopes in a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine to end the pandemic. “As I’ve said before, we are

From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. Worker Rebellion Swells Over Vaccine Mandates + More

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 21:14

From Boeing to Mercedes, a U.S. Worker Rebellion Swells Over Vaccine Mandates Reuters reported: In Wichita, Kansas, nearly half of the roughly 10,000 employees at aircraft companies Textron Inc (TXT.N) and Spirit AeroSystems (SPR.N) remain unvaccinated against

Prominent Scientists Go Public: ‘Fauci Fooled America’

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 21:14

In an op-ed, “Fauci Fooled America,” published Monday in Newsweek, two scientists accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of bungling the government’s response to COVID by getting “major epidemiology and public health questions wrong.” Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D., an

The World According To...

The Independent | 2021-11-02, 20:52

For Gaspar Aghajanian, it is a matter of principle. For his wife Astrid, it all goes back to the day 82

Uncertainty regarding the ICC’s delayed preliminary examination in Venezuela

Amnesty | 2021-11-02, 20:27

Amnesty International’s Researcher on Venezuela, Valentina Ballesta, highlights concerns for the security of victims and human rights defenders due to the Office of the Prosecutor’s delay in announcing the outcome of its preliminary examination and the further

Azerbaijan and Armenia File Separate Accusatory Claims with the ICJ

OWP | 2021-11-02, 20:22

According to Radio Free Europe, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov accused Armenia of ethnic cleansing for continuing to lay landmines in Azerbaijani territory after the conclusion of the six-week war over the contentious Nagorno-Karabakh

Dr. Paul Thomas: CDC Protects Vaccine Program, Not Kids’ Health

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 20:05

On the latest episode of “Doctors and Scientists” on CHD.TV, host Brian Hooker, Ph.D., P.E., interviewed Dr. Paul Thomas, a Portland, Oregon, integrative pediatrician and author and host of CHD.TV’s “Against the Wind.” The two discussed a new book on how

Pretending We Can Vaccinate Our Way Out of This Pandemic Is Dangerous — Especially for Kids

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 20:05

Would the doctrine of the “Original Antigenic Sin” (OAS) play a heavy role in the existing COVID vaccine strategy — due to the sub-optimal, non-sterilizing, imperfect COVID-19 vaccine? Experts agree we should never have tried to vaccinate our way out of a

‘War in the woods’: The fight for Indigenous lands in ancient Fairy Creek rainforest

The Real News Network | 2021-11-02, 19:29

“A colossal battle to save the last temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island, Canada, is under way, as police and forest protectors are engaged in a cat-and-mouse chase through hundreds of kilometres

Nature-based Solutions Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis — They Just Make the Rich, Richer

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-02, 19:12

Imagine you’re a Baka, a hunter gatherer in the Congo Basin forest. That land has been your home for generations. You know every stone and every tree there. Your grandparents are buried on that land. You and your people have nourished it, taken care of

Woman in Gaza Fights Travel Ban Imposed by Her Father

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 18:24

On November 3 a court in Gaza will consider the request of Afaf al-Najar, a 19-year-old woman, to lift a travel ban imposed by her father. She told Human Rights Watch that on September 21, Palestinian border officials at the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and

What’s Next for the COP26 Forest Deal?

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 18:24

More than 100 countries have signed on to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, announced on November 2 at the COP26 global climate summit. With deforestation the second-largest

Sudan’s Military Dissolves Transitional Government

OWP | 2021-11-02, 18:15

On Monday, October 25, Sudan’s military seized power, arrested the prime minister, and dissolved the transitional government. As a result, Sudan’s main opposition coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, has called for civil disobedience and protests

Game-changer New Study: COVID Jabs Are Likely Life Shortening!

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 17:19

A game-changer study just published in the respected journal, Nature, revealed that the experimental COVID ‘vaccines’ have only temporary benefits, but worse yet, are long term threats to your life! It warns, anyone vaxxed who already has poor

Texas Admits Its Abortion Law Scheme Puts All Rights Up for Grabs

The Intercept | 2021-11-02, 17:14

The horror stories coming out of Texas over the last two months have been legion: abortion clinics flooded with calls from distraught patients; threats and harassment on the rise, including a drone deployed over a Planned Parenthood clinic to surveil patients

Failure of Politicians: Corruption, Inaction, and Sectarian Division at the Heart of Lebanese Crisis

OWP | 2021-11-02, 16:26

On Wednesday, October 27th, Lebanese leader of the Christian Lebanese Front (LF) Samir Geagea failed to appear before an Army Intelligence investigation into the October 14th street clash in Beirut, while throngs of LF supporters blocked the way to his home.

Vaxx Passports: “When You Know Everything About Your Government, that’s Democracy. When the Government Knows ...

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:47

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. The elected EU Parliament has recently come forward in various Press Conferences and in news articles for the public

The Covid Hoax: The Steamroller to Tyranny

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:47

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. There is so much scientific communication published on the non-mainstream media, pointing repeatedly and again and

Masar Badil Means Standing Strong. Understanding that the Only Recourse for Palestinians Is Continued Revolt.

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:47

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Stand strong, not only with Palestinian civil society, but with all forms of legitimate resistance to Israel’s

Should One Stand Up for Western Values?

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:47

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. What are western values? One often hears a representative of a western country praising its western values. In a

Video: Turkey Pursues to Manage a Violent November in Syria’s North

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:47

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. The first signs of more significant escalation, involving all sides in northern Syria are being observed. On November

State Violence to Remedy the Covid-19 “Climate Crisis”. Bertold Brecht’s “Measures Against Violence”

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:46

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. The crisis year 1930 was the beginning of the end of the Weimar Republic, the first

The Misanthropic Bankers Behind COP26 and the Green New Deal

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 15:46

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. A vast sweeping change towards a “green economy” is now being pushed by forces that may make an educated citizen

How migrants and asylum seekers in Libya lost faith in foreign aid

The New Humanitarian | 2021-11-02, 15:01

The situation for asylum seekers and migrants in Libya has been bad for years, but it recently became even worse. I grew up and live in the capital, Tripoli, where refugees and migrants – most of them from sub-Saharan Africa – have been part of our society for

Sanders and other progressives fight to keep drug price reform in the Build Back Better Act

The Real News Network | 2021-11-02, 14:42

This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Nov. 1, 2021. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. Sen. Bernie Sanders, lawmakers in vulnerable districts, and grassroots progressive groups are ramping up

19 States Sue Biden Administration Over Fed Contractor Vaccine Mandate

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Nineteen states have sued the Biden administration over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Federal government

Justice for Assange Is Justice for All

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. When I first saw Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison, in 2019, shortly after he had been dragged from his refuge in the

Resist the Unique Patient Identifier!

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. If people who torture animals are psychopaths, then what are government officials who use taxpayer dollars to fund

Danish Health Minister Threatens to Shut Down Society if More People Don’t Get Vaccinated

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Even after 75% of the population has been fully vaccinated, Denmark is still experiencing the COVID spike. Now, in

Cover-Up of US Nuclear Sub Collision in South China Sea

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. “When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.” So warned Philippines President Rodrigo

An Orchestrated Fake “COVID Pandemic” Was Used to Destroy Health, Civil Liberty and the Doctor-Patient Relationship

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Dear readers, give the extraordinary coercive Covid vaccination program a moment of thought. What explains the

Litigation Alleging Syngenta’s Paraquat Weed Killer Causes Parkinson’s Disease Moving Toward Trial

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Lawyers involved in U.S. litigation accusing Syngenta AG of spending decades selling an herbicide that causes

As Chávez Said, ‘Let’s Not Change the Climate, Let’s Change the System!’

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. This week and through November 12, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) takes place in Glasgow,

Canada’s War on Conscientious Doctors Revs Up

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. My family doctor closed his 47-year-old practice a few months ago. I had chosen him back in 2003 because he owned an

Kiev Threatens Russia with a Missile Attack to Distract Ukrainians from the Domestic Situation

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Alexey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President’s Office and a spokesman for the Kiev delegation in the

Japan Ends Vaccine-induced Pandemic by Legalizing Ivermectin, while Pharma-controlled Media Pretends Masks and Vaccines Were ...

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Japan just flattened their biggest covid curve yet, and they did so by legalizing and using ivermectin. In almost

CDC’s Committee Member Dr. Chen Should be Removed Immediately Due to Conflict of Interest

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Dr. Wilbur H. Chen wants you to know that he’s very upset (see comment’s section)! He’s upset the peasants have

Italy Protest Movement against the “Vaccine Passport”

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

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COP26 Summit: 15 Ways that the Middle East Is Under Threat

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. The United Nations Climate Change Conference – better known as COP26 – convenes in Glasgow for governments to take

Tennessee Legislature Bans Vaccine Passports and Protects Doctors Who Speak Out Against the Shots

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Well, it took 19 months, and it’s only one state so far, but we

How Fauci Fooled America

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. When the pandemic hit, America needed someone to turn to for advice. The media and public naturally looked to Dr.

The FDA Is an Absolute Joke: Multiple FDA Committee Members Who Green-lighted Pfizer “Vaccines” for ...

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Several members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory committee have financial ties to

Malfeasance Behind the FDA Vax OK for Children

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 14:34

To receive Global Research’s Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. On October 27 the US Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel on Vaccines recommended the agency allow Pfizer to

Barbados: the small but mighty force for climate action

Resilience | 2021-11-02, 14:32

Share Tweet Print Two years ago, I snuck into the UN General Assembly Hall for the Climate Action Summit. I had a press pass, but the guards weren’t letting any more journalists into the main hall. So I wrapped my small camera around my shoulder and followed

Climate change spells disaster for Gaza’s olive growers

The Electronic Intifada | 2021-11-02, 14:23

The olive harvest in Gaza is normally a time of celebration. The crop is not just a staple of Palestinian cooking, it is a source of income for many families and farmers. So the harvest is an occasion for relatives to work together. This year, however, like

How The New US Voter Restriction Laws Are A Result Of The 2020 Election

OWP | 2021-11-02, 14:20

As of October 2021, nineteen Republican-controlled U.S. state legislatures have passed laws that restrict access to voting. Voting rights in the United States have always been contentious, and the recent laws have made it extremely difficult to vote in certain

How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis is Due to Depletion?

Resilience | 2021-11-02, 13:38

Share Tweet Print Coal and natural gas spot prices have recently soared to record levels internationally, while oil is trading at over $80 a barrel—the highest price in seven years. Newspaper columnists are asking whether people in Europe and Asia who can’t

Racial Justice, Climate Justice and Capitalism in the U.S.: A Contradiction in Terms

Resilience | 2021-11-02, 13:38

Share Tweet Print Manifest Destiny and Slavery as Key Bases for the Proliferation of the Markets As we gather in Glasgow for two weeks of deliberations for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties #26, (COP26) otherwise known as the

With “net zero 2050” and the 1.5°C in the same breath, Glasgow reeks of cognitive dissonance

Resilience | 2021-11-02, 13:38

Share Tweet Print So far most of the media coverage and advocacy at COP26 has been poor and severely misinformed. One after another politicians, business leaders, journalists and NGO advocates talk about “net zero 2050” and the 1.5°C Paris goal in

Mammoths still roamed Earth when Egypt’s pyramids were built

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 13:23

A new study has shown that some Ice Age mammals survived much longer than previously thought. While it is easy to imagine that giant Ice Age mammals such as the woolly mammoth and the woolly rhinoceros died out long before the advent of human civilization,

Modern domestic horses’ homeland in southwestern Russia

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 13:23

Much of human history was made astride, or beside, a horse. The animal’s stolid speed and strength powered massive migrations of people, pulled plows that transformed agriculture and revolutionized warfare. Now, researchers have pinpointed where and when horse

Covid-19: Pfizer reports massive revenues while hurting the chances of millions to get vaccinated

Amnesty | 2021-11-02, 12:56

Responding to news that Pfizer reported $14 billion in third-quarter revenue for vaccines and is set to earn $36 billion from vaccine sales by the end of the year on the back of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, Patrick Wilcken, Amnesty International’s Head of

11,000+ Active-Duty USAF Personnel Unvaccinated Just Before Deadline

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 12:28

The US Air Force could lose thousands of troops in the coming weeks as over 11,000 active-duty personnel remain without a COVID-19 vaccine, just days before the deadline to get one. Some 96.4 percent of active-duty airmen were partially or fully vaccinated as

Eleven major COP26 sponsors produce more CO2 emissions than entire UK

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 12:28

The conference is being billed as the “last best hope” to stop global damage that threatens to wipe out coastal towns and cities and make critical areas of the planet uninhabitable. Last year the UK’s emissions total produced within the country was put at 326

Astronomers glimpse possible first planet outside our galaxy

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 12:28

Astronomers have for the first time discovered what looks like a planet outside the Milky Way, judging by a study published this week in Nature. Over 4,000 exoplanets have been spotted orbiting stars in our galaxy since the early 1990s when scientists

NASA Employee Says SpaceX’s Starship Is About to Change Everything

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 12:28

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab system architect Casey Handmer is impressed with SpaceX’s progress toward developing a rocket capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and even Mars. “Two years ago Starship was a design concept and a mock up,” Handmer wrote in a

What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 59 Ann Randolph

Resilience | 2021-11-02, 12:26

Share Tweet Print Show Notes Ann Randolph is an award-winning writer and performer. She has performed her solo shows in theaters across the U.S, garnering awards along the way. Her awards include the Los Angeles Ovation Award for “Best Solo Show” and the San

JUSTICE FOR JULIAN ASSANGE IS JUSTICE FOR ALL

John Pilger | 2021-11-02, 12:19

Following the final High Court hearing to decide

Climate change fueled witch hunts… Then and now

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 11:34

European witch hunts of the 15th to 17th centuries targeted witches that were thought to be responsible for epidemics and crop failures related to declining temperatures of the Little Ice Age. A belief that evil humans were negatively affecting the climate and

The 5 basic laws of human stupidity, according to Cipolla

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 11:34

“The stupid ones are more fearsome than Mafia, the military-industrial complex or the Communist International. They’re an unorganized group, without a leader or norm, but in spite of that, they act in perfect harmony, as guided by an invisible hand. “With the

Study finds California condors can have ‘virgin births’

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 11:34

Endangered California condors can have “‘virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday. Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said genetic testing confirmed that two male chicks hatched in 2001 and 2009 from

Global: A critical opportunity to ban killer robots – while we still can

Amnesty | 2021-11-02, 10:49

Can you #EscapeTheScan? Amnesty International and the Stop Killer Robots campaign today unveiled a social media filter which provides a terrifying glimpse of the future of war, policing and border control. Escape the Scan, a filter for Instagram and Facebook,

COVID-19 sweeps through DOUBLE VAXXED men’s hockey league!

Principia Scientific | 2021-11-02, 10:41

They were spirited and eager as they gathered at the Newmarket hockey rink, a league of older men, all double-vaccinated and keen to finally get back to a sport they’d put on ice since the start of the pandemic. Now they are recovering from COVID-19, one of

Guantanamo Military Jury Condemns US Treatment of Detainee

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 10:17

For the first time, a United States military commission jury urged clemency for a Guantanamo Bay detainee, Majid Khan, at a sentencing hearing. The jury’s recommendation, noting the severe abuse Khan endured while in detention, highlights the profound assault

Eswatini: No Justice for June Protester Killings

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 10:17

(Johannesburg) – Eswatini authorities should ensure accountability for their security forces’ crackdown on protesters in June 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite concerns, including by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human

Iraq: Yezidi reparations law progress welcome, but more must be done to assist survivors

Amnesty | 2021-11-02, 09:55

New regulations passed by Iraq’s parliament in September on the Yazidi Survivors Law mark long-overdue progress for many who suffered atrocities committed by the Islamic State (IS) armed group, Amnesty International said. However, the Iraqi authorities must do

Selected Articles: “The Official Covid Narrative”: When Doctors Attack Doctors, Who Wins?

GlobalResearch | 2021-11-02, 08:51

The Lord of “Vaccines” and the “Health Terrorist Ideology”. Where Do You Think this Is Going? Get Off that Crazy Train By Dr. Pascal Sacré, November 01, 2021 Get off the crazy train. I know, it is scary, it can hurt, and at the same time, as long as you feel

Letter to the Government of Canada on Afghanistan Crisis

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

November 1, 2021 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada The Honourable Sean Fraser Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly Minister of Foreign Affairs Urgent Call to Action in Response to the

Time to Call Out Tajikistan’s Human Rights Crackdown

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

Tajikistan has made the news recently for its opposition toward the Taliban in Afghanistan, with which the mountainous Central Asian country shares more than 1300 kilometers of border. What’s been less in the spotlight, however, is the Tajik authorities’

What’s Needed for the COP26 ‘Forest Deal’ to Deliver for People and Planet

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

The United Kingdom and Indonesia are expected to announce a “Forest Deal” to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 on November 2 at the global summit on climate change. Whether this is cause for celebration will depend on who will sign on to it, how ambitious

Civilians in Mali’s Ségou Region at Risk

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

On October 25, one day after the United Nations Security Council concluded a visit to Mali, eight people including a young boy and a man in his 80s were found dead in the village of N’Dola, in the country’s central Ségou region. A villager who helped bury the

Why the Global Climate Emergency is a Human Rights Crisis

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

A parent’s desire to protect their child from harm is a universally shared emotion. Whether you are raising your children in the suburbs of Perth or in the Gaza Strip, every parent has that instinct embedded deep in their bones. Working as a journalist in the

How Latin American Women Can Keep Fighting for Abortion Rights and Win

Human Rights Watch | 2021-11-02, 02:27

While access to safe abortion is threatened from the United States to China, the “Marea Verde,” or Green Wave, women’s movement has helped deliver groundbreaking reforms and progress on reproductive health and rights in Latin America. Abortions were legalized

Ethiopia Continues To Ramp Up Airstrikes, Frustrates Humanitarian Efforts

OWP | 2021-11-01, 22:41

Children were among the 10 people killed last Thursday during a military airstrike by Ethiopia’s government forces on Tigray’s capital city of Mek’ele. This is the latest in a series of airstrikes by the Ethiopian government on the Tigray region, where

17 Pharma Henchmen Who Voted to Experiment on Your Kids — and How to Shun Them

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 22:27

On Oct. 26, the membership of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 17-0 in favor of lower-dose use of Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. The 17

19 States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID Vaccine Rule + More

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 21:33

19 States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID Vaccine Rule Associated Press reported: Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates

Nov. 2: Sen. Ron Johnson to Hold Expert Panel on COVID Vaccine Injuries, Federal Vaccine Mandates

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 21:33

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will hold a panel discussion Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. – Noon ET with doctors and medical researchers who have treated COVID-19 vaccine injuries and are researching the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Johnson will

Are Vaccinated ‘Shedding’ COVID Vaccine Side Effects?

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 21:33

On the latest episode of CHD.TV’s “CHD Weekly Q&A;” hosts Polly Tommey, Brian Hooker, Mary Holland and Megan Redshaw invited Dr. Elizabeth Mumper, president and CEO of the RIMLAND Center for Integrative Medicine, to talk about the unvaccinated experiencing

Bulgaria: Presidential candidate must be investigated and held accountable after attack on LGBTI centre

Amnesty | 2021-11-01, 20:59

Following a decision by the Central Election Commission at request of the Prosecutor General to revoke the immunity of Bulgarian presidential candidate Boyan Rassate, after he was involved in a violent attack on an LGBTI community centre this weekend, Amnesty

CHD-CA presents ALL THINGS COVID with Dr McCullough at 4p Nov 8, 2021

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 20:20

With school districts threatening vaccine mandates nationwide, we must ask the question are the COVID vaccines safe and effective?

It’s Harder to Justify COVID Vaccine for Children if Pandemic’s End Is Near + More

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 20:20

News Analysis: It’s Harder to Justify COVID Vaccine for Children if Pandemic’s End Is Near Los Angeles Times reported: It’s late October 2021, and the virus appears to be in retreat. New infections and deaths have both plunged more than 45% since a surge in

House Coronavirus Committee Launches Investigation Into Organizations Pushing Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin

The Intercept | 2021-11-01, 20:11

On Friday, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, announced an investigation into the right-wing, anti-science propaganda group America’s Frontline Doctors and telemedicine provider SpeakWithAnMD.com

A world without police is more possible (and necessary) than you think

The Real News Network | 2021-11-01, 19:43

Calls to “defund the police” reverberated throughout communities across the US in the summer of 2020, when millions took to the streets to protest a brutal, unchecked, and racist system of police violence and control. Then came the

‘Economic freedom’ rankings are contrived, meaningless nonsense

The Real News Network | 2021-11-01, 19:43

This story originally appeared in Jacobin on Oct. 31, 2021. It is shared here with permission. Last month, the Fraser Institute put out its annual Economic Freedom of the World report. As usual, it showed that “economic freedom” is positively correlated with

Action Alert: Send RFK, Jr.’s letter to your elected officials now regarding potential CDC Authorization ...

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 19:26

Today, each member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) . The letter highlights the latest peer-reviewed research that shows children have virtually zero risk of

Naomi Wolf: Medical Freedom Is a Non-Partisan Issue

Children's Health Defense | 2021-11-01, 19:26

On the latest episode of CHD.TV’s “Community Corner” hosts Stephanie Locricchio and Aimee Villella McBride discussed the concept of freedom with Naomi Wolf, best-selling author, journalist and Rhodes Scholar. Wolf, who also is CEO of the online information hub

India Celebrates 1 Billion Covid-19 Vaccine Doses

OWP | 2021-11-01, 18:47

This week India celebrated the milestone of administering 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses with a rather elaborate fanfare. The Indian government promoted this achievement with celebrations including song and dance, but the focus stayed on the number of doses

Refugees and Restoration
Resilience | 2021-09-07, 12:47