Asians fill labour gap as Romanians head westward. Nepalis dreaming of working in Europe are ready to pay commissions although Romanian companies pay agents as well as airfare.
Analysis
In the WW3 in Which We Live
WW3 is here and it is an unforgiving battle between the ‘vaccinated’ and the ‘sceptics’. I can’t even imagine what defeat or surrender may entail in this war but it doesn’t look good.
The Trump Ban: The Only Free Speech Zone for American Conservatives Is Russia
During the Cold War, thanks to the dismal state of Soviet media, the youth of the USSR was listening to Radio Freedom and doing anything that it could to jump into the Western media sphere of influence.
America’s New Corporate Tyranny
American corporations are depriving citizens of basic rights and freedoms and destroying our democracy.
“Was there an alternative to allowing a dystopian informal corporate constitution to emerge and engross more and more of the American economy and society like a black hole devouring a galaxy?”
Dmitry Medvedev: America 2.0. After the election
In his op-ed for TASS, Dmitry Medvedev focuses on the internal and external instability currently plaguing the United States.
How the State Preserves Itself—and What the State Fears
In the present more secular age, the divine right of the State has been supplemented by the invocation of a new god, Science. State rule is now proclaimed as being ultrascientific, as constituting planning by experts.
Welcome to the Digital Gulag
In this world of screens, all an immoral regime has to do to silence a man is to accuse him of a fake evil, remove his access, and exile him to the digital gulag.
Guinea Pigs United
Not many countries are brave or reckless enough to execute a vast medical experiment on their entire population and put vulnerable people at risk. Britain and Israel did.
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Poland threatens Pfizer with legal action after COVID-19 vaccine delay as Italy’s government backs action against the pharma giant
The Polish government has warned it will take legal action against drugmaker Pfizer, after the company only delivered half the expected doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, jeopardizing the country’s inoculation program.
Prof: Hagai Levine: ‘How long can people last in lockdown? People have limits’
‘Imposing rules people can’t follow is folly.’ Senior health official accuses gov’t of pushing political interests rather than health needs.
Steinmetz trial: Swiss verdict for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has spent two weeks on trial in Geneva, in a case being described as the mining sector’s biggest-ever corruption case, and one that shines a spotlight on an often murky struggle for control of Africa’s natural resources.
Standard of living for Israelis plummets to 20-year low amid coronavirus crisis
Nearly 2 million Israelis are living in poverty despite massive aid to offset pandemic’s impact.
Watch: 6 arrested in Bnei Brak as ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with cops over lockdown
Skirmishes break out after mob attacks officers, injuring policewoman; Netanyahu vows to act with a ‘heavy hand’ against those who violate virus restrictions.
Hungary becomes first EU country to register Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
The vaccine was approved under the emergency use authorization procedure.
Covid lockdowns leave one third of US small businesses (& almost HALF minority-owned businesses) unable to pay rent
A third of American small business owners were unable to pay rent this month, a recent survey has found. Women and minority-owned businesses were hit particularly hard, and more sectors than ever are coming up short.
Facebook sends Trump to its ‘Oversight Board’
Facebook is referring its decision to indefinitely suspend Trump’s access to a board which cannot be overruled by Zuckerberg.
Aerogel used at K2 Winter Ascent?
Aerogel same as used by NASA for heat shields in some climbing garments?
How academic groupthink is trying to silence a Harvard astrophysicist who claims an alien spacecraft visited our solar system
Astronomers may have detected the space craft of an alien civilization, claims a top scientist. But the public are being denied further tantalizing discoveries due to the narrow-minded thinking that pervades academia.
WHO: PCR inaccuracy increases when disease prevalence decreases
World Health Organization clarifies that predictive value of PCR tests goes down as prevalence of COVID-19 decreases.
Thousands of Israelis test POSITIVE for COVID-19 despite receiving Pfizer/BioNTech jab
More than 12,400 people in Israel have tested positive for coronavirus after being vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, including 69 who had received their second dose, the country’s Health Ministry said.
US Embassy briefly includes West Bank and Gaza in Twitter handle, sparking storm
Change occurs after Trump ambassador David Friedman relinquishes account, but is swiftly reversed; spokesman says it was not indicative of policy shift.
Short interview with Mingma G by Alan Arnette
Today the Pakistani government flew his three-person team from K2 Base Camp to Skardu.
The second dose conundrum
Reports on a study by Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv that suggests a single dose is not as effective as the Government has been told.
Pompeo among Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’
China has imposed sanctions on 28 US figures, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other allies of former President Donald Trump, over their alleged violations of China’s sovereignty and interference in its affairs.
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Did the Virus Escape From the Wuhan Institute of Virology?
The WHO investigation is tainted from the outset because the WHO will not be looking into the possibility that the coronavirus originated in a lab.
Deception and Suppression: A Year of Beijing’s Virus Coverup
As the virus spread around the world, the regime in Beijing began an aggressive campaign to spread disinformation claiming that the virus didn’t originate in China; that propaganda offensive continues today.
Corona and “the end of history “
Fukuyama’s influential essay ‘The End of History’ announced the triumph of worldwide liberal democracy, but China did not read it.
COVID-19 is ‘Unrestricted Bioweapon’: Whistleblower releases Second Paper alleging ‘Large-Scale, Organized Scientific Fraud’
Li-Meng Yan, A Chinese virologist (MD, PhD) who worked in a WHO reference lab and fled her position at the University of Hong Kong, has published a second co-authored report, alleging that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, was not only created in a Wuhan lab, it’s an “unrestricted bioweapon” which was intentionally released.
Where did the coronavirus really come from?
Months after the pandemic began, the true origin of the coronavirus remains a mystery. Opinion.
China and the global elites
We are witnessing the power and influence wielded by the CCP on major platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unmasking China’s grand strategy for global control
The Obama administration’s funded Wuhan Institute of Virology, a P4-level bio-safety facility is now the subject of U.S. intelligence investigation.
Series on China article VI: Is Wuhan Virus China’s answer to Trump’s trade war?
The Chinese victims could be seen as collateral damage, not totally undesired considering the Chinese communist party has a strict policy to prevent population growth.
WordPress&Design
Annual awwwards: Discover the best websites of 2020
Awwwards recognizes the talent and effort of industry leading web designers, developers, agencies, and companies.
Typography Principles – Obys agency
Several principles of working with typography.
How two ultra-Orthodox men created Israel’s most promising Startup
They were never educated in math or English, but in under five years, the website-building tech developed by Yoni Luksenberg and Ariel Klikstein has attracted millions of users, annual recurring revenue of $30 million and an unusually diverse workforce.
NUREMBERG – CASUS PACIS
PASSION OF THE TEUTONS – The prosecution seeks to expose the Nazis through their own documents.
WordPress 2019 Survey Results [excerpts] Show Professionals Slow to Adopt Block Editor, 2020 Survey Now Open
The highest number of responses came from Europe (62%) and Asia (12%), while North American engagement has declined drastically to just 10%.
Development and creation of turnkey websites ⇒ Koval Web – order a website with fast loading
“We are a new generation company who don’t obey the structures, who don’t like to live within the “framework” and do everything according to the rules.”
Media Election 2020 – AREA 17 – Awwwards
Media Election leverages AI to ingest, analyze and annotate around 30,000 media sources to highlight differences in coverage and trending topics between 2020 candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Refund My Shit Date
refundmyshitdate.com is a website where people can anonymously enter their shit dates, for the chance to get an £100 refund. A gallery of dead dates you can’t help but cringe at.
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Politique et gestion de la violence
Quelques notes à propos de l’assaut du Capitole.
La politique est animée par la crise qu’elle génère, une instabilité perpétuelle qui lui permet de persister dans un état d’exception permanent.
Assaut du Capitole : Une basse de masse pour le fascisme ?
Ce coup de force était une pantalonnade, conséquence ultime de la tentative par Trump d’imposer une réalité alternative.
Les raisons de la crédibilité du vaccin Spoutnik V énoncées par Bloomberg
En évoquant les avantages du vaccin russe Spoutnik V, un journaliste de Bloomberg a pointé son efficacité dépassant les 95%, sa technologie avancée à base de vecteurs adénoviraux, soit autant de faits qui incitent à lui faire confiance.
État d’urgence sanitaire prolongé d’un an: le gouvernement «drogué» aux «mesures liberticides»?
Un projet de loi visant à prolonger l’état d’urgence sanitaire sera déposé la semaine prochaine. La sortie de crise pourrait ainsi être repoussée au 31 décembre 2021.
Dernière leçon sur le confinement
Un nouvel art de la partouze par Olivier Cheval
Vaccination contre le Covid-19 en France : une stratégie lente choisie ou subie ?
Alors que la ministre de la Recherche affirme que la France «n’est pas en retard» dans la vaccination contre le Covid, Emmanuel Macron entend lutter contre des «lenteurs injustifiées». La stratégie vaccinale française serait-elle déjà défaillante ?
Macron salue une quinzaine de Françaises et Français
“L’espoir est là”, grâce au vaccin et à la relance, a martelé Emmanuel Macron ce jeudi 31 décembre à 20H dans ses voeux aux Français pour 2021.
5 herbes médicinales qui font mieux contre le COVID-19 que les médicaments
… un autre espoir contre le Covid.
OLD NEWS
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin
Continue ReadingIsrael
What Worries Israel About Biden and Iran
Much of the world reacted to Biden’s inauguration with a sigh of relief. In the Mideast, it was met with mixed feelings.
Belated Justice for the Mother Teresa Tank Brigade in Jenin
“When I checked before the trial who from among our brigade had seen the film, I discovered that no one had seen it. Everyone I know wanted to disconnect, to forget about it.”
How Israel built a Nuclear Program right under the Americans’ noses
Concerned that Israel might be trying to attain nuclear capability, the U.S., in the mid-1960s, insisted on regular visits to Dimona.
This is not a vaccine
The Israeli people haven’t been given information required for a sufficient risk-benefit analysis in this extraordinary endeavor.
How Adelson shaped Israel’s media – and Netanyahu’s legal entanglements
Netanyahu fell in love with Israel Hayom, Adelson’s daily newspaper, and the Netanyahus began treating it like personal property.
No, No, a Capitol Siege Won’t Happen Here
In a country where Amir Ohana is the minister of public security, there’s no longer anything to overturn. Because everything in it has already been turned upside down long ago.
Israel and the shameful, dangerous final days of Donald Trump
Few leaders were closer to the disgraced president than Netanyahu. Few nations consider themselves to have benefited more from his policies. We’re already seeing the consequences.
When the Mice in Israel Abandon Trump’s Ship
These passengers want to pay the lowest possible price for their ethical choices: Not to anger the centers of power when they’re on top, and not to pay a price for abandoning them when they’re down.
EDITORIALS
A Lichtenberg prophecy
Manaslu – “mountain of the spirit”.
US, UK, Canada & Netherlands somehow find $1.2 million for terrorist-friendly ‘White Helmets’ in Syria… because coronavirus
Americans, Canadians, Britons and Dutch sitting at home under harsh COVID-19 lockdowns can feel joy that their governments found time and money to help ‘Al-Qaeda’s medical service’ in Syria make masks and gowns for terrorists.
The revenge factor in America’s crisis: Pelosi and others
The Democrats did not seek Justice, but to avenge Trump’s threat to their elites in msm, in bureaucracy, and their politicians.
Fauci Now Says COVID-19 Vaccine May Become Mandatory
There will simply be too many injuries and deaths from the first and second rounds of vaccinations, and that will destroy any and all vaccine mandate arguments.
Words are violence. Voting is terrorism. Free speech is a threat. Where the media establishment can’t win, they’ll redefine
Determined to stamp out ‘wrongthink’ in all forms, the media establishment has declared a holy war against free speech. Once the bedrock of US society, it faces a redefinition into something more convenient – or oblivion.
WhatsApp’s new terms of service? Kiss your privacy. Goodbye
With Facebook’s insatiable appetite for personal data, the new requirement for users of its popular subsidiary should be a red light to us all.
A farewell salute to America’s Greatest President
We salute you, President Donald J. Trump, for renewing belief throughout the entire world that there are still heroes.
What ‘Democracy’ is Under Attack? Notes from The Edge of The Narrative Matrix
Saying “US democracy is being threatened” is like saying Grinches are a critically endangered species…
5G may not be completely safe, according to a new paper, so why in this health-conscious era are all concerns around it dismissed?
An eminent academic has written an essay urging governments to stop rolling out 5G networks based on the ‘precautionary principle.’ Given that the West stopped the world over COVID-19, why is any hesitance around 5G dismissed?
Why I Became a “Covid Denier”
Explaining to a beginner in 15 minutes.
Navalny Detained In Moscow. Belarus-Like Scenario Started?
Navalny’s detention will be used as a pretext for imposing new sanctions and increasing pressure on Russia.
Farewell, President Trump
A letter of thanks.
Afghanistan and the CIA Heroin Ratline
The Persian Gulf harbors an array of extremely compromising secrets. Near the top is the Afghan heroin ratline – with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) positioned as the golden node of a transnational, trillion dollar heroin money laundering operation.
Big Tech and the Democratic Party are Leading America to a Fascist Future
Although there may not be tanks on the streets and a dictator inciting crowds from his bully pulpit, the end result has been pretty much the same.
US Big Tech is Killing its Dominance by its Own
While the “democratic” United States has proved the complete control over public opinion by mainstream media corporations, “totalitarian” Russia has embarked on a course to support the freedom of the social network.
The psychopathology of Liberalism
When it comes to secular liberals and progressives, we must realize that we are facing religious zealots and rationality won’t help.
Tales from the Past
Hundreds of Jewish stories from the sages, the Chassidic masters, and contemporary Jewish storytellers.
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Being silenced is not golden
The last two weeks were excruciating for Trump voters and this essay, while it cannot present the whole story, states essentials.
Watch: Why sharpshooters are training Orthodox Jews in USA Countryside
Anti-Semitic crime is on the rise in America and Orthodox Jews are preparing for the worst – report by Peter Santenello.
Watch: Inside private hasidic Sabbath dinner as a non-Jew
This time, Peter Santenello visits a hasidic family Shabbos meal – what will he do next?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: America is collapsing, Israel must fill the vacuum
Israel is sound and is called upon to take its place in leading the world’s values. This is the outline that G-d promised Abraham.
Watch: ‘Hasidic rabbi teaches me about relationships’
Peter Santenello talks to famous hasidic Rabbi Manis Friedman about relationships and how one can keep theirs from failing.
When G-d’s plan is exploited by man
People can not use ‘this was G-d’s intention’ as an excuse for what they do.
The driving force behind the ban on kosher slaughtering
This oppressive maneuver is supposedly motivated by concern for animal welfare, but exposes the court’s lack of consistency or logic.
Resolutions vs. Superstitions
What does Judaism have to say about secular New Year vows, symbolic acts and superstitions protecting our achievements?
The Making of the Story “Shloyml Boyml and His Lucky Dreydl”
A klezmer-infused children’s book inspired by journeys to the Eastern Bloc and the Black Sea.
Do I or don’t I take the COVID-19 vaccine?
Rabbis and rabbinical organizations are giving their advice. Some adamant everyone must, others just as adamant that no one should.
Orthodox rabbis in US, Israel tell followers to vaccinate. But will they listen?
While some community members have questions about safety and long-term effects of rapidly produced COVID-19 vaccine, others have a long anti-vax history.
Watch: ‘What Hasidic Women Have to Say (eye-opening experience!)’
‘In this video, we go deep into the Hasidic world of Borough Park, NYC to talk to a local Hasidic woman and her friends.’
