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Libyan Oil Under Threat As Militias Amass In Tripoli

Record Food Prices Could Leap 22% More on Ukraine War, UN Warns

EU says ‘pause’ needed in Iran nuclear deal talks

The first of those secret batches came out last week. So after millions of people have been injected with the Pfizer vax, now we find out that in just the first three months of use (from December 2020 onwards) there were 42,000 reports of adverse effects and 1,223 deaths.

Houthis Claim Credit for Drone Attacks on Saudi Oil Refineries

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Most Noteworthy Stories of Today’s Links….

This Isn’t Obama’s Iran Deal. It’s Much, Much Worse.

Hong Kong contained COVID for 2 years. Now it has more cases than New York City and London

Science Links….

Discovery of new immune process that regulates inflammation in human fat may help manage obesity

Giant spiders expected to drop from sky across the East Coast this spring

NASA’S NEW SHORTCUT TO FUSION POWER

Winter ‘bomb cyclone’ expected to hit East Coast this weekend

Links On The War in Ukraine.

War In Ukraine (Day 15)

Russia Bombs Maternity Ward & Children’s Hospital in Mariupol As Part of Siege

How Ukraine could keep the lights on as Russia attacks its power supplies

Why do so many Indonesians back Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

Links About Us….

California Officials Raid Preschool & Interview 2-year-olds Over Covid Mask Compliance

DuckDuckGo Will ‘Down-Rank’ What It Decides Is ‘Disinformation’

SOCIAL MEDIA: CALLS FOR VIOLENCE ARE NOT FREE SPEECH, WE MUST BAN THEM! (THUNDEROUS BLUE CHECK APPLAUSE.)

American Petroleum Institute: Biden ‘Misusing Facts’ When Talking About Unused Drilling Permits

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Non-Serious Links….

Ancient Japanese ‘killing stone’ said to contain evil demon has cracked open

I would think this was a poorly sourced study except for the fact that I know the Bad Girl. An immune system molecule makes you more social. Wait, what?

Links To Deep Your Understanding…..

Let’s discuss Russian economy. Many underestimate its dependency upon technological import.

A Personal History of Ukraine

FULL TRANSCRIPT OF PUTIN’S REMARKS ON 3/5/22: INCLUDES COMMENTS ON WHY HE ORDERED THE MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE, WHY IT WENT BEYOND DONBAS, WHETHER HE PLANS TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW, ETC.

Current News……

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, MARCH 8

Biden’s NIH Refuses To Answer Questions About University Of Pittsburgh Experiments On Aborted Babies

What Russian Officials Think of the Invasion of Ukraine

China agriculture minister says winter wheat condition could be worst in history

Chornobyl Exclusion Zone electricity supply disrupted: Ukraine government

Links that are coming for your wallet…..

Northwest winter wheat crop already stressed by drought

China Asks State-Owned Refiners To Halt Gasoline, Diesel Exports

Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Commitment To Russia Despite War In Ukraine

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Trade Between China And Africa Is On The Rise

Putin, Propaganda, and the Politics of Censorship

Lebanon faces new fuel shortages as international prices skyrocket

Russia warns Washington is sending ISIS fighters to Ukraine

The rat problem in Washington, DC, is so bad, two people got hantavirus

$5/Gallon Gas Is Coming, Experts Say

Straight up news. Americans Who Cowered Under Government Oppression For 2 Years Urge Ukrainians To Die For Freedom.

Islam is the Only Winner in the Ukraine War

Big, Invasive Parachuting Spiders Will Begin To Cover Entire East Coast, Experts Say

Russia’s Demand for US Guarantees May Harm Nuclear Talks, Iran Official Says

Shell says controversial purchase of Russian crude is to ensure European refinery supply

Links For Today

Kyiv Residents Prepare for the Arrival of the Russians

Grain pain in the Black Sea

Russian refineries start to feel impact of buyers shunning oil products

Bipartisan Support Builds for Banning Russian Oil

UK Envoy Says Near Iran Nuclear Deal, Russian Points to Next Week

Carjackings in cities like NYC, Philadelphia jump over 200% – often with kids behind the wheel, officials say

NYS Assemblyman Patrick Burke Introduces Great Lakes Bill of Rights

Weight training may be best exercise to improve sleep

Of note mostly because it has been confirmed by the Russians. Ukrainian Sniper Kills Top Russian General: Report

Legally this post is correct, but I am reading things that make me think this post is wrong in practice at the current moment. Banks are so risk adverse and so skittish about more restrictions coming down the pike that these fake sanctions seemed to be having more impact then they are legally required to have. Treasury department even came out with a bulletin begging people not to “overcomply.” So Many Holes in SWIFT Sanctions on Russia, those Sanctions are Useless

Links For Today

Senate Republicans Vote to Strike Down Biden Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

How cheap Chinese tires might explain Russia’s ‘stalled’ 40-mile-long military convoy in Ukraine

Pfizer February 2021 “Post Marketing” Vaccine Side Effects Tally Raises Alarms

Russian oil firm Lukoil calls for end to war in Ukraine

Revolt among Russian Orthodox clerics over Putin’s Ukraine war?

Ukraine: Fire breaks out at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant — live updates

Shipping’s Russian Nightmare is Becoming a Reality

Saudi Crown prince says Israel ‘potential ally’

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Russian Air Force

Russian Dollar-Mortgage Holders Feel Ruble Crunch

SWIFT Ban Hits Russian Coal Exports To China

Pfizer Covid vaccine was just 12% effective against omicron in kids 5 to 11, study finds

Anti-Russia sentiment is the new McCarthyism

The damage is done’: Russians face economic point of no return

Russian invasion disrupts Ukrainian sunflower oil industry

Ukrainians Rush to Buy Rifles, Shotguns as Police Relax Rules

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War Propaganda About Ukraine Becoming More Militaristic, Authoritarian, and Reckless

Article that was supposedly prematurely published by the Russians here. Back story to this article here.

Lessons We Can Learn

Nuclear, coal, LNG: ‘no taboos’ in Germany’s energy about-face

NYC mayor announces tentative end date to city’s vaccine, school mask mandates

What is the Probability of a Nuclear War, Redux

How Putin’s War Has Spurred the EU into Action

CDC Quietly Revises Booster Recommendations for Young Men