Archive for July, 2021
Sydney: Military Could Enforce ‘Indefinite’ Lockdown
July 23rd, 2021Via: New Zealand Herald: NSW is bracing for another rise in Covid-19 cases today after a record rise yesterday and a state of emergency being declared. Amid the concerning case numbers, the state’s lockdown is set to remain until mass vaccination, and the Government is considering military assistance to stop the Delta strain spread. According […]
Senate Panel Votes to Make Women Register for Draft
July 23rd, 2021Via: The Hill: The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved language in its annual defense policy bill that would require women to register for the draft. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) approved by the committee behind closed doors Wednesday “amends the Military Selective Service Act to require the registration of women for Selective Service,” […]
Drug Companies, U.S. States Reach $26 Billion Settlement Over Opioid Crisis
July 23rd, 2021Via: AFP: Prosecutors from several US states on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping proposed settlement under which four pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the country’s opioid epidemic would pay up to $26 billion to resolve thousands of claims in federal and state courts. Under the proposed agreement, three drug distributors—McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen—along with […]
Federal Lawsuit Seeks Immediate Halt of COVID Vaccines, Cites Whistleblower Testimony Claiming CDC Is Under-Counting Vaccine Deaths
July 23rd, 2021Via: The Defender: America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) filed a motion July 19, seeking immediate injunctive relief in Alabama Federal District Court to stop the use of Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) COVID vaccines — Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) — for three groups of Americans. According to a press release, AFLDS is asking to […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Review – Four Months In
July 22nd, 2021Via: Jeff Geerling: Here’s the bottom line: Most of the time, I couldn’t tell I was using Starlink. And that’s good. Everything felt the same.
Daimler to Invest $47 Billion Into Electric Vehicle Production
July 22nd, 2021Via: Reuters: Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion euros ($47 billion) by 2030 to be ready to take on Tesla in an all-electric car market, but warned the shift in technology would lead to job cuts. Outlining its strategy for an electric future, the inventor of the modern motor car said […]
Australian MP Says Unvaccinated People “Need to be Controlled and Restricted”
July 22nd, 2021Via: Summit News: Australian MP Frank Pangallo says that what unvaccinated people are allowed to do in the community “will need to be controlled and restricted” by authorities. The SA-Best Party legislator called on the Australian government, which has indicated it won’t make vaccine passport compulsory, to make them mandatory for access to “hospitality venues, […]
Pelosi’s Trading Activity
July 21st, 2021Via: Unusual Whales: Due to the interest in Pelosi’s trading after her NVDA, AAPL, and AMZN trades after releasing options, Mr. Whale thought it best to simply just show all her trades in one place. In the House and the Senate reports Mr. Whale showed that both parties, no matter their allegiance, seem to be […]
Dubai Makes Its Own Rain to Tackle 122F Heat
July 21st, 2021Via: Daily Mail: The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) heat. The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to ‘cajole them’ into clumping together and producing precipitation. […]
The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We’ve Found In The FAA’s Huge Database
July 20th, 2021Via: The Warzone: The War Zone has begun to analyze some of the thousands of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone and unidentified aircraft incident reports collected in our new mapping tool. Several of these reports describe incidents that have been featured in our previous stories, including one that showcased nearly two dozen unusual incidents involving […]
