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Review: Buckminster Fuller Helped Inspire Our Future
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:32:52 by Charles_Byrd
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For decades, Buckminster Fuller maintained a reputation as a visionary innovator transforming our approach to everything from auto design to architecture to geometry. He was profiled in Time as early as 1932, and was its cover star in 1964 even before blossoming as a counterculture hero in the late 1960s, with help from fellow multidisciplinary visionary Stewart Brand and his Whole Earth Catalog. Fuller became a generation-gap-bridging icon of technology as a means to goals both pragmatic and transcendent. Fuller always had doubters as well as acolytes; rarely did his design or building ideas work out as he hoped, either as objects or as revolutions in cars or housing (or ...
Indonesia Criminalizes LGBTQ+ Relationships and Extramarital Sex With New Law
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:30:05 by Charles_Byrd
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People who engage in physical LGBTQ+ relationships as well as sex outside of marriage in Indonesia may soon be imprisoned, according to the Parliament’s amendment to the country’s colonial-era criminal code on Dec. 6. Other amendments include prohibiting criticism of the president and state institutions. The most updated version of the code, known as KUHP, is slated to take effect within three years, as implementing guidelines are drafted. Click for Full Text!
BOOK REVIEW: ‘America’s Rifle: The Case for the AR-15’
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:27:58 by Charles_Byrd
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President Biden told reporters over Thanksgiving that he would use the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress to do something he has wanted to do for decades. He wants to ban what he routinely calls “assault weapons,” a term that includes virtually all other semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns. Reasonable heads may try to walk back some of his distortions, but Mr. Biden’s misguided statements were all-encompassing: “The idea that we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. It’s just sick. It has no, no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profits for the gun manufacturers.” Click for ...
Digital Currency: The Fed Moves toward Monetary Totalitarianism
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:25:51 by Charles_Byrd
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The Federal Reserve is sowing the seeds for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). It may seem that the purpose of a CBDC is to facilitate transactions and enhance economic activity, but CBDCs are mainly about more government control over individuals. If a CBDC were implemented, the central bank would have access to all transactions in addition to being capable of freezing accounts. It may seem dystopian—something that only totalitarian governments would do—but there have been recent cases of asset freezing in Canada and Brazil. Moreover, a CBDC would give the government the power to determine how much a person can spend, establish expiration dates for deposits, and even ...
Former Chinese President Reappears After “Mysterious Exit” From Party Congress
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:23:42 by Charles_Byrd
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Former Chinese president Hu Jintao emerged in public again for the first time since his mysterious exit from the closing ceremony of the Communist Party’s Congress around six weeks ago. Hu was one of the participants at a tribute for former president Jiang Zemin at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital in Beijing on Monday, based on reports from China Central Television. Click for Full Text!
This Principal Investigated a Sexting Incident. So the Police Charged Him With Possessing Child Porn.
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:20:15 by Charles_Byrd
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A Brush, Colorado, man is facing 12 years in prison for possessing child pornography. Even more fraught is that no one, including the government, thinks he had child pornography. At least not in any traditional sense. Bradley Bass allegedly ran afoul of state law when he was found with explicit images of a local girl. But the 32-year-old high school principal came to have those photos in the course of a school sexting investigation carried out as a part of his job. The girl says she isn't a victim of Bass' and both she and her parents have pled with law enforcement to stop the prosecution. Click for Full Text!
It Is Time for Neutralism
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:17:49 by Charles_Byrd
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Bruce Fein is right about NATO, but that is only a partial solution In a November 25, 2022 article in The Hill, he came out for leaving the alliance. Click for Full Text!
Blowing Up the World When So Little Is at Stake
Post Date: 2022-12-09 16:15:37 by Charles_Byrd
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In last week’s column, I discussed Christophers Coyne’s excellent book In Search of Monsters to Destroy, a cogent account of America’s endeavor to build a “liberal” informal empire. Coyne shows the inherent contradiction of using brutal means to achieve humane values. This week, I’d like to discuss an even more deplorable part of American foreign policy, one which threatens the world with destruction. During the Cold War, the United States risked nuclear war with the Soviet Union; and though the Cold War ended long ago, American support for Ukraine in its war with Russia again risks atomic war. The dangers inherent in American policy have been discussed by ...
Religious convicTions ... vs. gay righTs --- A modesT proposal
Post Date: 2022-12-09 13:21:06 by BorisY
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CP OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2022 Religious convictions vs. gay rights: A modest proposal By Richard D. Land, Christian Post Executive Editor Lorie Smith, owner of the website design company 303 Creative, speaks outside the United States Supreme Court following oral arguments in the case 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, Dec. 5, 2022. | The Christian Post/ Nicole Alcindor This past Monday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the 303 Creative v. Elenis religious liberty case. This case involves basic and fundamental First Amendment religious freedom and free speech issues. The basic facts of the case are simple, but profound. Lori Smith is the proprietor of 303 ...
I admiT iT ... I was fooled --- by Zelensky - Ukraine
Post Date: 2022-12-09 00:29:42 by BorisY
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I admit it: I was fooled by Zelensky and Ukraine Exclusive: Joseph Farah repents of his comparing freedom-squelching leader to biblical heroes By Joseph Farah December 8, 2022 I was fooled about Volodymyr Zelensky. Yes, even I. When I'm wrong, I like to admit it. And I was horribly wrong. How wrong was I and about the entire war in Ukraine? Last March, I called Zelensky a courageous "Hebrew warrior." How's that? Worse yet, I jumped to conclusions about his war. I apologize. I even compared him to biblical heroes from the book of Judges. Sheesh! Was I ever wrong about him. I was too quick to believe the media – something I rarely do. My whole career ...
Ukraine Aid Audit Bill Voted Down By Democrat-Led Panel
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:38:51 by Charles_Byrd
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday narrowly voted down a bill that would audit the tens of billions of dollars that Congress has approved to spend on the war in Ukraine. The bill was rejected by the Democrat-led panel in a vote of 26 to 22. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and a small group of Republicans who oppose US aid to Ukraine, but it received strong support from more hawkish Republicans. Click for Full Text!
Conservative Cancel Culture Comes to Kurdistan
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:36:47 by Charles_Byrd
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Iranian Kurds were risking their lives to protest the government's Islamic dress code. Protests that had begun over the death of a Kurdish woman in "morality police" custody turned into a nationwide uprising against the theocracy. Teenagers confronted the police while women burned their mandatory headscarves in the street. Just across the border, some Iraqi Kurds held solidarity rallies. Iraqi Kurdish influencer Dana Nawzar Jaf, who wants to "make Kurdistan great again" (and whose Twitter account is now suspended) had other ideas. Click for Full Text!
Editorial: California still violates the Constitution on bail
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:34:42 by Charles_Byrd
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The purpose of bail is to get people out of jail. There continues to be broad misunderstanding of that basic principle among Californians generally, and blatant violation of it — knowing or otherwise — among police and judges. The right to bail under the state and federal constitutions routinely gets stood on its head, so that instead of being used to get people out of jail, bail is misused to keep people in. Click for Full Text!
Turkey Says Finland Must Lift Arms Embargo to Join NATO
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:31:33 by Charles_Byrd
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday that Finland must declare an end to the arms embargo it imposed on Turkey in order for the Nordic nation to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden placed export controls on Turkey in 2019 in response to a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria against Kurdish militants. As part of the deal Turkey signed with the two countries, they agreed to lift the arms embargo. Click for Full Text!
Swiss Plan Exposes Folly of Relying on Electric Vehicles
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:30:10 by Charles_Byrd
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In June of this year, the European Union (EU) placed a ban — beginning in 2035 — on the sale of new cars with combustion engines. But with winter and potential energy shortages coming, one EU nation, Switzerland, is working on a plan that could ban electric vehicles (EVs) from being used for nonessential journeys. That plan exposes the lie that EVs can be a reliable replacement for gas and diesel-powered transportation. “Switzerland is bracing for an energy crisis this winter due to its reliance on imports to sustain the country through the colder months,” reported The Telegraph. Click for Full Text!
Indiana Lawsuit Accuses TikTok of Fraud, Calls the App a 'Chinese Trojan Horse'
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:26:23 by Charles_Byrd
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A lawsuit filed this week on behalf of the state of Indiana alleges that the video-sharing social media app TikTok, and its China-based parent company ByteDance, engage in deceptive practices to addict children and teens to the platform. The opening line of the complaint alleges that "TikTok Inc. is a Chinese Trojan Horse unleashed on unsuspecting American consumers who have been misled by the company's false representations about the content on its platform." But despite the seriousness of the accusations, there is little evidence to back up the state's claims. Click for Full Text!
It’s Time to Remove “Public” From Public Broadcasting
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:22:57 by Charles_Byrd
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I’m a consumer of public broadcasting. I’m currently subscribing to Passport, PBS’s streaming app, so I can catch up on all the Ken Burns documentaries. And I used to enjoy NPR news and other programming: the longform, in depth reporting on a range of topics, the absence of talking head shouting matches, and a Prairie Home Companion before Garrison Keillor retired, especially his “News from Lake Wobegon” monologues. Admittedly, my taste is probably conditioned by my Swedish upbringing with subdued news reporting and other programming limited to two public TV and three public radio channels (it has long since changed to a more American model with cable and, more ...
Dr. Paul Objects to Big Government Antitrust Bill - December 8, 2022
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:21:02 by Charles_Byrd
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Hungary Blocks EU Aid for Ukraine
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:12:53 by Charles_Byrd
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Hungary on Tuesday blocked a massive EU aid package for Ukraine worth 18 billion euros ($18.9 billion), angering other members of the bloc. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Budapest is not against sending aid to Ukraine but objects to how the EU wants to do it. The 18 billion euro plan would require all 27 EU members to jointly borrow the funds, something Hungary has previously said it’s against. Click for Full Text!
U.S., Australia Invite Japan to Increase Troop Rotations to Counter China
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:10:51 by Charles_Byrd
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The United States and Australia announced on December 6 that they would invite Japanese troops to three-way rotations, pledging a show of unity against the growing Chinese military. Australia’s defense and foreign ministers agreed to increase the pace of military activities with the Untied States during discussions with their counterparts in Washington, after which they will fly to Tokyo. Click for Full Text!
December Is No Time to Ignore Congress
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:09:27 by Charles_Byrd
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Congress’s lame-duck session is an ideal time for both parties to pass last-minute legislation while voters are busy Christmas shopping and before members who lost their reelection bids surrender their seats in January. Especially this year, real danger lurks in such legislation. Above all, there’s the threat that Congress turns the expanded child tax credit into a new and very costly permanent entitlement. But other threats loom. I’ll look at a few of them today. A lame-duck session is a great opportunity to push for too much spending on irresponsible pet projects, and more will probably be pushed through this year with little accountability. That’s partly because ...
Soviet America? Military Official and Cops Bully Mom for Concern Over Her Child’s School Sexualization
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:07:41 by Charles_Byrd
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It’s a shocking story. Imagine you complain on Facebook about your child’s school curriculum. You then get some feedback: An army officer calls you an “extremist” and writes that military “leadership have had the Security Forces working with multiple state and local law enforcement agencies to monitor” your situation. Click for Full Text!
A Federal Judge Suggests That Oregon's 10-Round Magazine Limit Does Not Implicate the Second Amendment
Post Date: 2022-12-08 21:05:51 by Charles_Byrd
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A state judge in Oregon this week issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the enforcement of new gun restrictions that were scheduled to take effect today. At issue is Measure 114, which Oregon voters narrowly approved last month. The initiative, which has provoked several lawsuits in state and federal court, requires permits to buy firearms and bans magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds. The federal lawsuits argue that the 10-round magazine limit violates the Second Amendment. The cases are notable because they will provide an indication of how judges are apt to apply the constitutional test that the Supreme Court prescribed in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association ...
Turkey Sets Deadline for SDF Withdrawal from Northern Syria
Post Date: 2022-12-08 20:55:28 by Charles_Byrd
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Turkey has set a deadline for the withdrawal of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from areas of northern Syria near the Turkish border, a Turkish source told Al Jazeera. Both the US and Russia are trying to avert a Turkish invasion of northern Syria, and the source said Ankara has asked Washington and Moscow to press the SDF to withdraw. Turkey wants the SDF to leave the cities of Manbij, Tal Rifaat, and Kobane within two weeks, or it will launch a ground operation. Click for Full Text!
Poland Changes Course, Will Accept German Patriot Missiles
Post Date: 2022-12-08 20:53:29 by Charles_Byrd
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On Tuesday, Poland’s defense minister said that the country would accept a German offer to deploy a Patriot air defense missile system on Polish territory, changing course after Warsaw rejected the idea. Germany made the offer after a Ukrainian air defense missile landed in Polish territory, killing two people. Poland initially said it would accept but then rebuffed the offer by suggesting the Patriots should be sent to Ukraine. Click for Full Text!
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