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Monday, 10 April

01:59

Wieso fragt die Presse eigentlich nicht mal jemanden, ... "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Wieso fragt die Presse eigentlich nicht mal jemanden, der sich mit sowas auskennt? Nun, manchmal tun sie das. Der RBB hat meinen Kumpel Honkhase befragt. Den Teil ber den DDOS htte ich ein bisschen anders formuliert. DDOS heit, dass nicht den Server angreifst, sondern die Leitung zum Server. Das kann man generell nicht verhindern, dass dieser Angriff mglich ist. In konkreten Fllen kann man hufig tricksen, und nach einer Weile geht der Angriff von alleine weg, weil ein ISP ja merkt, wenn aus ihrem Netz ein DDOS durchgefhrt wird. Das belastet auch deren Auenanbindung und die tun dann hoffentlich was.

Wichtiger finde ich Ransomware. Da sagt mein ansonsten wohlinformierter Kumpel folgendes:

Wenn jemand in die Systemlandschaft eindringen will, dann kann er beispielsweise eine Phishing-Mail schicken, in der ein manipulierter Link oder ein Anhang drin ist. Wenn ein Mitarbeiter den ffnet, dann ldt er sich unwissentlich eine Schadsoftware runter oder fhrt diese direkt im Anhang aus - mglichst klein, kompakt und effizient. Die schaut dann, wie es sie sich ins System einnisten kann und wie ein Angreifer von auen hnlich einer Fernwartung auf das System zugreifen und Dinge tun kann.
Das stimmt in der aktuellen Praxis unter Windows, Office und Active Directory, aber nichts davon ist gottgegeben oder ein Selbstlufer. Wenn du deinen Mitarbeitern eine Arbeits-Infrastruktur hinstellst, bei der sie nicht auf Mails oder Links klicken drfen, weil das die Sicherheit der ganzen Firma gefhrdet, und es dann zu ihrem Job machst, dass sie Mails ffnen und Links klicken, dann hast du meines Gerechtigkeitsempfindens nach alle Schden verdient, die das nach sich zieht. Das ist wie wenn du den Leuten Dienstwagen gibst, die per Funk zur spontanen Explosion bewegt werden knnen. Da kannst du auch nicht rummeckern ber die Teenager mit den Funkgerten. Diese Autos httest du halt nicht in Umlauf bringen drfen!

Auf diesen Aspekt kann man gar nicht oft genug hinweisen, finde ich. Die lassen das immer alle so klingen, als sei das halt so. Unsere alte Software ist halt schlecht und ttet ab und zu Menschen. JA H DANN VERWENDET DIE HALT NICHT MEHR!

Der Rest des Artikels ist aber lohnenswert. Da erklrt er, wieso die Verwaltungen nichts in Security investieren.

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Sunday, 09 April

21:18

This woman claims to be a journalist. "IndyWatch Feed National"

God help the public and the journalism profession with this mindset and depth of thought.

18:37

No to the voice from Graham Richardson "IndyWatch Feed National"

When even Labors elder statesmen says hes VOTING NO its time to wake up. Every Australian already has a voice to Parliament - through their elected representatives. pic.twitter.com/ZyFxaZAZrR Craig Kelly (@CKellyUAP) April 8, 2023

16:30

Honey just a tad of a stretch to say the NDIS is the biggest contributor to our economy. A tad. "IndyWatch Feed National"

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been criticised over a "repugnant" cartoon calling the National Disability Insurance Scheme a "scam" and a "rort". Read more: https://t.co/2UbvUYE0SE pic.twitter.com/Kppq4vJH2Y SBS News (@SBSNews) April 8, 2023

15:18

Whatre the chances Julia Banks invented this? "IndyWatch Feed National"

The sick left will do and say anything to win the argument. If they were taking bets on the factual nature of this claim, safest bet would be bullshit.

12:46

Prime Minister Albanese wishes you a happy and Holy Easter. "IndyWatch Feed National"

Happy Easter Australia. pic.twitter.com/zgzQlJfSCS Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) April 8, 2023

11:22

How: You Will Own Nothing "IndyWatch Feed National"

Jolly good.

J.G. Olsen / Financial Expositor

The political disaster of the dialectic method: We can never focus on the sensible centre, because by hook or by crook its winner takes all, so the two sides push the limits of their left-wing or right-wing thinking as hard as they can in their limited time, after which the national energy goes into reversing whatever was done before, causing a relentless, ongoing zig-zagging dysfunction, during which covert agendas can operate most effectively.

The Globalists are moving on privately held assets, throu...

06:00

Prime Minister Anthony Albaneses fake support for Julian Assange is the canary in the coal mine for all Australians "IndyWatch Feed National"

Prime Minister Anthony Albaneses fake support for Julian Assange is identical to Albaneses fake support for the open and transparent government which he came to power in May 2022 declaring would be []

00:51

US efforts to ban TikTok are pure projection by the worlds biggest spy power "IndyWatch Feed National"

By Timur Fomenko | RT | April 4, 2023

As the United States contemplates a possible ban on TikTok, it relentlessly accuses Beijing of using the popular Chinese-owned social media application as a means of espionage, claiming that the Communist Party has access to user data.

Ironically, Washington itself is known to be doing exactly what US politicians are accusing China of doing. Using the unique advantage of having jurisdiction over the worlds top internet companies, the US has given itself the right to look into the private communications of foreign citizens anywhere in the world. Combine that data-sharing between intelligence agencies of the US and its allies, and you get the most comprehensive espionage regime in the world.

While American politicians and media constantly talk about fears of Chinese espionage, the near-absence of coverage of Washingtons own spying efforts ought to be a reminder of where the true power lies. When it comes to the shady activities of the CIA and the NSA, the public tends to only learn what they did years later from declassified documents, or what they have been doing all along from rare whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. All discussion and speculation about what they may be doing right now tends to be dismissed as conspiracy theories. Conversely, allegations of Chinese spying activities are constantly explained as we all know theyre doing it in the public eye, despite the lack of solid proof.

These warning signs remind us that the most cryptic source of all spying in the world is not China, but the US. Since the Second World War, the US has, in conjunction with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, maintained a worldwide spying regime known as the Five Eyes which, in the age of mass communications, has been designed so that each government can bypass its own privacy laws and judicial restraints in order to spy on each others citizens, while supplying information within the group. In doing so, they have created a number of communication interception and surveillance programs, as revealed by Snowden, such as PRISM, ECHELON, XKEYSCORE, etc.

Of course, the US nearly holds a monopoly over the means of information and data gathering definitely more so than any other country. This is because it has the privilege of having the worlds most dominant internet companies located on its own soil, such as Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Meta. These organizations are required by law to share data with the US government and authorities should they request it. But the US has also gone even further, as revealed by the Washington Post in 2020, the CIA had secretly...

00:15

Link "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"


The estimated usual resident population of the NSW Northern Rivers region at the 2021 census was 311,177 men, women and children and the largest age cohort appears to be people aged between 55-69 years of age. 


These regional residents are living in est.143,846 freestanding houses, semi-detached town houses, units, flats, cabins and caravans.


From I July 2021 to January 2023 there have been a total of 2,137 new building approvals granted across the region. This represents a fall of -31 housing approvals compared to those granted from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 21. Most of these approvals appear to have been for free standing houses.


As of 4 April 2023 there are est. 700 properties on the regional rental market, with approximately half priced between $800 to $3,500 a week. In 2021 in Northern Rivers Region an estimated half of all households had incomes below $2,000 per week and only 13.1% of all households earned an income of $3,000 or more per week.


Housing markets are now at an inflection point. At a time of returning migration, they are contending with a perfect storm of high inflation and interest rates, slowing supply and record low vacancy rates.

[State of the Nations Housing Report 202223......

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Saturday, 08 April

17:57

Penny Paniz "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Penny Paniz made art by many names and was central to the creation of the Leeton Art Society and Western Riverina Arts.

A couple of years ago I was commissioned to produce this portrait of her to accompany the exhibition held annually in Penny's name.

16:03

Link "IndyWatch Feed National"

Everything else comes second to their vanity. Including these magnificent birds. pic.twitter.com/k9WT59RNe9 StormSignal (@StormSignalSA) April 8, 2023

16:00

Cultural Revolutions, Munchhausens, and Psychologic Warfare "IndyWatch Feed National"

<p>&

Clif High and Dr Lee Merritt in an exclusive interview to understand where we are today</p> <p>Lin Biao, the Psychological Master behind the Cultural Revolution, and how he affects us today. Munchhausens, Psychological Warfare and more.</p> <p>The post <a href= "https://gumshoenews.com/cultural-revolutions-munchhausens-and-psychologic-warfare/" rel="nofollow">Cultural Revolutions, Munchhausens, and Psychologic Warfare</a> appeared first on <a href= "https://gumshoenews.com" rel="nofollow">Gumshoe News</a>.</p>

15:34

Is Henry Makow Good for the Jews? "IndyWatch Feed National"

HenryMakow.com April 7, 2023 

(Good for the Jews   as in reflects positively on Jews in general )

Got this today from a longtime Jewish correspondent and historical revisionist-

We both had Jewish mothers. We are both aware of the worlds villains. When you label Jews, satanic, you imperil nice people, like me. You also endanger nice people like my kids and my grandkids (who arent satanic btw) and thousands of grandmas who make delicious chicken noodle soup. Do you have grandkids, Henry? (Hitler didnt, thats why THEY used him as the ruse to protect their identities.) I remember being caught in a school lockdown while visiting my grandkids school for a play. It was a Jewish school. Jewish schools must have security guards at the door. As do synagogues on Sabbath and holidays. We both know that bad people who call themselves Jews do bad things, like genocide. Nice Jews wind up paying for it. Those that survive, live in fear. The word Jew is like the word people. There are wonderful ones, mediocre ones, and horrible ones. I have dedicated my life to identifying the horrible ones that are above the law and get away scot-free for murdering millions both Jews and non-Jews. It wouldnt suck if you would differentiate the culprits from the victims. This may make you appear soft in the eyes of those of your readers who have been cultivated by indiscriminate hatred, however you wont appear to be a click whore to those of us who know the difference between the perpetrators and the victims. Im sure you have an answer to put me in my placelet it rip.

Reply

I make that distinction all the time. In fact I am proof that all Jews are not Satanists. But Jews  are too brainwashed to see  that I am actually fighting anti semitism.

This is from the article currently on my homepage. An apology is in order.

Ordinary Jews cant believe it because they are not Satanists. But many Cabalist Jews are. They have the money, comprise the secret leadership, and manipulate the rest.  Trachtenberg was a Reform Rabbi for 30 years. His portrait gazes down on his personal library housed at Temple Emeth in Teaneck NJ.

He is one of many decent Jews like my former self who have been used as dupes and shills for the Illuminati under the aegis of communism, socialism, liberalism, feminism, Zionism, neoconservatism and gay rights.

In the eyes of Jewish dupes, antisemitism is not caused by the sociopathic Communist Satanic agenda of Organized Jewry which includes fake pandemics, and lockdowns, toxic vaccines,...

15:32

15:28

Pan-African News Wire "IndyWatch Feed National"

Hamas Praises Heroic Shooting Operation Against Israeli Settlers

Friday, 07 April 2023 6:04 PM 

Hamas spokesman Mohammad Hamada

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has praised as heroic a Friday shooting operation in the occupied West Bank, saying it showed resistance forces are ready to quickly react to any act of aggression by the Israeli regime.

Hamas spokesman Mohammad Hamada said described the attack, which left two settlers dead and another injured, as a crushing response to Israels aggression. He said resistance is now in the hearts of Palestinians and Israeli aggression against al-Aqsa Mosque and its defenders wont go unanswered.

Hamada reiterated Hamass position that al-Aqsa is a red line for Palestinians.

Iran says the international community should take effective and deterrent action against Israel.

The shooting attack left two Israeli settlers dead and another seriously injured near the settlement of Hamra in the West Bank.

It said the women were fired on in a car in the northern part of the Jordan Valley.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Israeli military said it had launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of Friday's shooting.

The regime carried out airstrikes and artillery bombardment on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon following rocket attacks in retaliation for Israeli assaults against unarmed worshippers at al-Aqsa in the past couple of days.

15:05

Pan-African News Wire "IndyWatch Feed National"

IAEA Head Adjusting His Zaporozhye NPP Security Initiative Russian Diplomat

Rafael Grossi visited the Zaporozhye NPP on March 29

A view of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Energodar Erik Romanenko/TASS

MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is trying to "adjust" his initiative on security and safety of Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant to speed up its implementation, there is no question of delaying the process. Mikhail Ulyanov, Russias envoy to the international organizations in Vienna, said this talking to TASS.

According to the diplomat, certain changes in Grossi's approaches to ensuring nuclear and physical nuclear safety and security at the Zaporozhye NPP occurred even before his last visit to the plant on March 29.

"He [Grossi] refused to use the word "zone" and clearly indicated that the object of protection would be the plant itself, without the territories adjacent to it. It seems that there is no question of delaying the process. Rafael Grossi is trying to adjust his initiative in such a way as to speed up its implementation," Ulyanov explained.

Grossi visited the Zaporozhye NPP on March 29. He inspected the plant facilities that had been damaged in Ukrainian shelling attacks. In particular, he could see the site between the coolant reservoirs at the fourth power unit that had been hit by a Ukrainian rocket. It was Grossis second visit to the nuclear power plant in the past six months (his first visit took place on September 1, 2022).

On April 5, the head of the IAEA visited Kaliningrad and discussed the security issues of the Zaporozhye NPP there with high-ranking representatives of several Russian agencies.

IAEA Head Will Have to Go Extra Mile in Dialogue with Kiev on Zaporozhye NPP Diplomat

Mikhail Ulyanov noted that the consultations on this issue, which took place on April 5 during Grossi's visit to Kaliningrad, "were held in a businesslike and constructive manner"

MOSCOW, April 8. /TAS...

15:00

14:49

Despicable. "IndyWatch Feed National"

Transgender Mma Fighter Fallon Fox Beats Opponent In 39 Seconds Fracturing Her Skull. Before we called this violence against women but now is being celebrated as trans rights. Patriarchy wins again. pic.twitter.com/VktDHyD1iP I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) April 7, 2023

12:50

Mum of US veteran killed by suicide bomber in Kabul tells of meeting with 'truly despicable' Biden. "IndyWatch Feed National"

Lest We Forget. Gold Star mom who lost her son by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan - describes her meeting with Biden. Her words describe how truly despicable this President is . pic.twitter.com/boYB8aApfs Geminigirl (@desertlife88) April 7, 2023

12:35

Day two at Blues Indigenous Friday on Mojo "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"

Yirrmal, from the Rirratjingu clan group, hails from the North East Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala in Northern Territory and yesterday he took Bluesfest by storm! Photo Tree Faerie.
...

12:29

There are two kinds of people: Those who think everything is binary, and those who dont "IndyWatch Feed National"

Transcript below the fold.

About two weeks ago, I posted a video titled Theres a lot more to it! that pointed out that Richard Dawkins was wrong to claim that there are just two sexes, and thats all there is to it. Of course I got pushback, I expected it. So today Im going to respond to some of it.

First, I got a polite email asking for clarification.

Heres the dilemma: Im also a long time reader of Dr. Jerry Coynes blog. Quite a while ago, he wrote a piece about how gender is fluid, but sex, biologically speaking, can only be male and femalethat in mammals, those are the only real choices and any variation from that is vanishingly small.

I gather from your writing you have a different opinion, a long with Hemant Mehta and others I respect. However, I havent found any good counter arguments to the arguments Dr. Coyne makes. I consider myself a trans-ally, and I feel like I need to better understand this issue.

So, if youve answered this on your blog and Ive missed it, or if you have any links to articles that address it, Id really appreciate the help.

OK, I can recognize that difference of opinion, but unfortunately, Im not a reader of Coynes blog, so please dont expect me to be familiar with his position. I had to go looking for his arguments. Theres only one, and here it is:

the sexes are basically defined by the gametes they produce. Big gametes = female, small gametes = male; these are, in our species, eggs and sperm, respectively.

He also says we should not discriminate against trans people, which is nice and I agree, but his one argument is seriously flawed: it is deeply, profoundly, fundamentally reductionist. It is so reductionist it ought to be taken as a reductio ad absurdum it is a disproof of its own proposition by showing that it leads to absurd and untenable conclusions.

It should be obvious that you cannot define people by their gametes. If this were true, there would be no debate about trans participation in sports: the only effect of sex is to specify which of two flavors of gametes they produce, and the only sports where it would matter are those that are carried out in a petri dish between single cells. But no! Everyone is aware that sex contributes to all kinds of differences beyond their gametes. The whole problem is that we KNOW that there are far-reaching developmental changes that occur after fertilization and as a consequence of sex differences, which are both more subtle and more comp...

11:03

Highly Vaccinated COVID Success New Zealand Sees Huge Increase in Death Rates "IndyWatch Feed National"

Concerning increase in mortality in New Zealand

By Ian Miller | Unmasked | April 7, 2023

COVID has unfortunately created any number of repetitive stories.

Jurisdiction imposes mask mandates, population complies, masks prove ineffective, media claims masks didnt work because of lack of compliance.

Another example would be when countries with extraordinary compliance, such as Singapore or South Korea, would see increases ignored entirely, or blamed on the population not wearing masks of a correct level of quality.

Yet as a general rule, the most consistently predictable repetitive storyline has been the media and expert community declaring that a country was a pandemic success, only for their results to dramatically change in a relatively short period of time.

This was the case with the Czech Republic, with Australia, with Taiwan and many other locations.

Even within the United States adjustments showed that states like California heralded as pandemic winners actually had significantly worse results than previously realized.

But few places on earth have been as heavily praised as New Zealand.

Their science-following leadership was repeatedly hailed, honored, and praised for their effective communication, endless lockdowns, tyrannical response to protests, and prolific commitment to mandates.

All of the above, combined with their strict border controls, should have meant that New Zealand would avoid the significant increase in negative outcomes seen in other parts of the world.

At least, thats what the media and activist public health authorities claimed would happen.

The reality is far more complicated.

New Zealands COVID Metrics

Throughout 2020 and into 2021, New Zealand saw very little COVID transmission.

Unsurprisingly, the BBC praised the country for their efforts, explaining in detail how the country had become COVID free.

Jacinda Arden, now former prime minister, was once so completely committed to maintaining an illusion of infallibility that she claimed that the only source of accurate information available to the public was the government.

Of course, Arden then made the provably inaccurate claim that those who were vaccinated would net get sick and would not die.

...

10:22

Police officer charged over alleged sexual related offences "IndyWatch Feed National"


A police officer has been charged over alleged sexual related offences.

In December 2022, an investigation commenced into reports of an alleged sexual offence involving a 17-year-old girl.

Following inquiries, a 27-year-old man was arrested yesterday (Thursday 6 April 2023) and taken to Singleton Police Station.

The probationary constable attached to a command in the Northern Region was charged with incite other to do a sexual act with them without consent and behave in offensive manner in/near public place/school.

He was granted conditional bail to appear before Singleton Local Court on Thursday 11 May 2023.


The officers employment status is currently under review.

Please note that the above is all the information, the colony's police force has released to the serfs.

There are plenty more abusers within the force but this is all that the general population are allowed to know about.

10:00

Dr Copper Says No to Net Zero "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Its straight out of a James Bond film. An evil mining magnate called Dr Copper undermines humanitys attempt to save the planet from carbon dioxide. But it just might happen. Well, sort of

Dr Copper is the apocryphal name given towell, copper. Thats because it has a PhD in economics and can therefore predict economic trends. Which is a bit ironic given the predictions track record of actual people with economics PhDs. But Im sure you get the idea.

When the copper price is going up, the economy is about to boom. If the copper price falls, look out below the economy too.

This rather simple idea has a surprisingly decent history at predicting economic trends. Probably because large companies often buy copper in advance of actual delivery, so the copper price reveals large companies investment plans for the future.

How does this make Dr Copper a Bond villain intent on ruining our attempt to save the planet from CO2? Well, there just isnt enough copper to save the planet. And the copper price is going to moonshot to the extent that we even try, making net-zero impossible financially as well.

This probably seems like a big claim. And you might be wondering how governments and experts couldve overlooked the rather important question of securing enough metal to electrify everything, roll out enough renewables to power the planet, and upgrade the grid to move electricity around.

And you can join the queue of those wondering how this was ignored. But they did just that, no doubt about it.

Ever since committing to net zero, a long list of people have been doing the maths on what it actually means. Ive interviewed three of the most prominent over the past two weeks. And the common concern they have for net zero is the lack of copper to make government plans a reality. Heck, even the economists have figured it out.

A 2022 report by S&P Global pointed out that Unless new supply for the metal of electrification comes online in a timely way, net zero emissions by 2050 will be short-circuited and remain out of reach.

And even the media is aware of this challenge. Will the shortage of copper derail the energy transition? they ask in several articles on the topic. And the answer given is usually a reluctant Yes.

How big is the challenge?

The following two tweets put the challenge into perspective:

Brian Gitt

@BrianGitt

Humans mined 700 million tons of copper over the last 5,000 years.

The same 700 million tons will need to be mined over t...

10:00

The Dangers of Artificial General Intelligence "IndyWatch Feed National"

In the video above, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, discusses the exponential advancements in artificial general intelligence (AGI), spearheaded by OpenAI and DeepMind, which is owned by Google.

OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT, which has taken the world by storm. It's the most rapidly adopted tech platform in history, acquiring more than 1 million users in the first five days.1 Less than two months after its public release, it had more than 100 million users.2

"GPT" stands for "generative pretrained transformer," and the "chat" indicates that it's a chatbot. The first GPT platform was created by OpenAI in 2018. GPT-3.5 was released in November 2022 and the newest version, 4.0, was released a few weeks ago.3

ChatGPT uses machine learning statistical pattern finding in huge datasets to generate human-like responses in everyday language to any question asked. It basically works by predicting what the next word in a sentence ought to be based on previous examples found in the massive amounts of data that it has access to.

AGI Will Be a Central Part of the Control Grid

While AI platforms like ChatGPT are neutral in and of themselves, it's already crystal clear that they will become an integral part of the globalist control grid. In short order, chatbots will replace conventional search engines, and this, unfortunately, could easily transform our world into something straight out of the 2006 sci-fi-comedy "Idiocracy," considering the bias being built in.

No longer will you get even a small variety of potential answers to your questions. AI will give you the answer, and opposing viewpoints won't even be part of the equation. The dangers of this should be obvious. Whatever a totalitarian regime wants the population to think and believe is what the AI will provide. As a result, true learning, and hence personal development, will essentially cease.

ChatGPT Poised to Deceive the Masses

To make my point, consider the following answers I got when I asked OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing's OpenAI-powered search engine but highly customized by Microsoft4 to edit and improve a speech I had written. These were their responses. They are both highly biased and prejudiced, but OpenAI's response is beyond tame compared to Microsoft's Bing version.

...

07:35

More of the same for rentals "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Domain Rent Report


Domain released its rental market report for the March 2023 quarter.


Rents continued to accelerate, led by Sydney units, where rental prices rose +6.9 per cent over the quarter, and +24 per cent over the year:



Source: Domain


This trend is likely to continue in 2023 with migrants, international students, and tourists all heading to Sydney, and some interstate movers now being called back into the offices in the capital cities. 


One interesting snippet was that although vacancy rates remain extraordinarily tight at just 0.8 per cent in the capital cities, the vacancy rate in regional Australia increased by just a notch to 0.9 per cent, which was the highest since December 2020. 


The full rental report can be found here. 


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Global freight costs are now down -87 per cent from their highs, and lower than they were in early 2020:


06:02

Finding Mental Health #SolutionsWatch | The Corbett Report with Bruce Levine "IndyWatch Feed National"

From The Corbett Report: What is mental health and how can we achieve it? Is it only to be found in a trip to the psychiatrists office and a prescription for a Big Pharma medication, or do alternative mental care structures exist for those who need it? And what does all of this have to do with Baruch Spinoza, anyway? Joining us to answer these questions on this weeks in-depth edition of #SolutionsWatch is Dr. Bruce Levine, author of A Profession Without Reason.

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04:04

Cometh the Chinese, Saith Blinken. Run. "IndyWatch Feed National"

I was pleasantly surprised a couple of months ago to get a call from Wang Fang Pi of the Chinese Political Affairs branch in New York, an old friend. Fang Pi headed the speech-writing office.  I had met him in a press bar in Bangkok while on a junket for the Washington Times and we had stayed in touch for a while. 

He told me that he had been assigned the writing of a speech to be delivered by the Chinese consul before the United Nations in answer to charges of Chinese aggression by Tony Blinken. Would I, off the record, help him write the thing? 

To one unfamiliar with the workings of the national press it might seem strange that he would ask this of me, a retired mid-rank journalist of no national importance. But in the hothouse world of Washingtons press, who you know often counts for more than whether you are famous. He said that he had always liked my style and that, although a graduate of Harvard, he was not confident of his mastery of the fine points of English. Shang I Hau, the diplomatic functionary who would deliver the speech, was incensed at Chinas being accused of aggressiveness by Blinken. Would I write something that was clear and, though he didnt use the phrase, pulled no punches? No contract was involved, no payment. 

Really, this is how things are done. It meant for me a long afternoon and an email to Fang Pi, which he might use, ignore, or pick bits from. Since Violeta and I were leaving the next day for a back-country trip with no internet, I had to get busy right away. OK, fair enough. 

I had never met Blinken as he became SecState well after I left Washington. An hours Googling andhe came forth from the web fog as pretty much generic Washington, brightish, somewhat egotistical, and perhaps too self-confident, too much a believer in American omnipotence, meaning he was given more to issuing orders than negotiating. OK, nothing new here. 

But how to counter charges of Chinese aggressiveness? ...

03:59

We Have No Other Home: Alaska Tribes Sue to Stop Largest Pure Gold Mine "IndyWatch Feed National"

If the Donlin Gold Mine is built as planned in Southwest Alaska, it would be the largest pure gold mine in the world. It would also lead to the filling of thousands of acres of wetlands, harm salmon and rainbow smelt and risk a catastrophic spill of 20 to 40 percent of the up to 568 million tons of toxic waste that could end up stored behind a 471-foot tailings dam.

Thats why three Indigenous Tribes filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the project, arguing that it threatens the Kuskokwim River ecosystem that they have relied on since time immemorial. 

Weve been on this land for almost 10,000 years. What will happen if a tailings spill occurs? Orutsararmiut Native Council Executive Director Brian Henry said in a statement emailed to EcoWatch. We all know the answer. It would be catastrophic to our people and our way of life. We have no other home.

The Orutsararmiut Native Council filed the lawsuit alongside the Tuluksak Native Community and the Organized Village of Kwethluk in the U.S. District Court in Alaska, with Earthjustice acting as the Tribes representatives. In particular, the Tribes want the court to invalidate the major permits for the project, the Orutsararmiut Native Council explained in a statement. These are the 2018 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS); the Joint Record of Decision in favor of the project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of the Interior (DOI); the Army Corps approval to fill thousands of acres of wetlands for the projectwhich the lawsuit says would drain water from salmon-bearing streamsand a BLM and DOI permit for a natural gas pipeline that would run for 316 miles from Cook Inlet to the mine to act as a power source. 

The lawsuit claims these approvals have three major flaws:

  1. The FEIS did not fully release the findings of an Alaska assessment of the health impacts of the mine.
  2. It did not consider the impact of a full tailings spill, only a spill involving less than one percent of a potential tailings dams capacity.
  3. The Army Corps didnt consider how increased barge traffic on the riv...

02:24

"IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica" "IndyWatch Feed National"

Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/23).
As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth is, or claiming they have the answer, is likely leading you astray, for one reason or another. Stay Vigilant.
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(42) Concerned Citizen on Twitter: " South Africa TONY BLAIR, GEORGE BUSH & BARACK OBAMA - all still walk as free men & have never been arrested for their crimes South African representative nails it as the whole world continues to wake up. #NATO #TonyBlair #warcrime #Iraq https://t.co/nbYKdaMXH2" / Twitter
(21) Bernie's Tweets on Twitter: "US - If its legal well do, it if its not legal well figure out how to change the law - Joe Biden And then they laughed. https://t.co/oqtt0VtXmx" / Twitter
(20) The Cradle on Twitter: "#OnThisDay On this day in 2010, Wikileaks' Julian Assange released Collateral Murder, a video showing a US Apache helicopter murdering twelve people in Baghdad in 2007, among them two Reuters journalists. He now faces up to 175 years in prison. https://t.co/MPd7uI8uwe" / Twitter
(21) Cataleen on Twitter: "@LvivTyler Better just let Russia decide?" / Twitter
(39) Mats Nilsson on Twitter: "Must see: Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus forced Francois #Hollande to tell the truth. Another conspiracy theory proven to be a conspiracy prediction. Pretending to be the former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the pranksters Vovan and Lexus contacted the ex-President https://t.co/Xwvt4f5A7a" / Twitter
Joe Biden: To fight antisemitism, we must remember, speak out and act | CNN
(22) LastAmericanVagabond on Twitter: "Only one rogue gov is actively violating sovereignty,...

02:01

NASA Says That Something Weird Is Happing In The Universe Right Now "IndyWatch Feed National"

In a recent press release, NASA announced that the Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered new data that suggests something mysterious is happening in our universe. This discrepancy, which remains unexplained, could potentially point to the need for brand-new physics to understand the workings of the cosmos.

The Hubble Space Telescope has been gathering data on a variety of cosmic objects that serve as distance markers. These markers, which are essential for understanding the expansion rate of the universe, are revealing a puzzling inconsistency. The data collected by Hubble indicates that the universe is expanding faster than expected, based on predictions from the early universes conditions as observed by the European Space Agencys Planck satellite.

This discrepancy, which has been dubbed the Hubble tension, has persisted despite numerous attempts to refine the measurements and observations. The cause of this tension remains a mystery, but the data gathered by Hubble supports the idea that something unusual is happening, possibly involving a new, undiscovered aspect of physics.

One of the potential explanations for this inconsistency could involve the presence of dark energy, an enigmatic force that is believed to drive the accelerated expansion of the universe. Some scientists have speculated that dark energy may be interacting with other cosmic forces in a way that has not yet been understood. Alternatively, the discrepancy could point to the existence of new particles or forces, which would require an update to our current understanding of fundamental physics.

The search for answers to this cosmic mystery will likely involve further observations and data collection from telescopes like Hubble, as well as from upcoming missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope. These future missions could provide additional insights into the nature of this discrepancy and help astronomers determine whether new physics are indeed needed to explain the observed phenomena.

As NASAs press release suggests, the persistent discrepancy in our understanding of the universes expansion rate is both intriguing and challenging. The data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope is supporting the idea that something mysterious is happening, possibly involving new and undiscovered physics. As scientists continue to gather information and observe the universe, it is possible that this enigma will lead to groundbreaking discoveries, reshaping our comprehension of the cosmos and its underlying principles.

...

01:24

Defund the police "IndyWatch Feed National"

Policing in postcolonial Kenya is at an impasse. What is needed is disinvestment from this system of repression and reinvestment in communities.


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The African-American political activist and academic, Angela Davis, opens her seminal book Are Prisons Obsolete? with a discussion of how prisons have come to seem so natural that it is extremely hard to imagine a life without them. The same could be said of the police. We take up Daviss question and apply it to the Kenyan police. Given the failures of Kenyas police reform process, which we discuss in our ongoing research projects (see two examples here and here), the question being posed by many is: what comes next? Our answer is that there is a deep argument for the abolition of the Kenyan police altogether.


Postcolonial policing at an impasse

Police, we are told, are essential for providing security and are foundational parts of modern society, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe. In practice however, police across much of the African continent are often those who wield the baton (or the gun) against civil society, repressing social movements for democracy and justice, and playing a key historical role in propping up the continents most repressive regimes by force. In more mundane contexts, police extort populations daily through prevalent demands for bribes. In Nairobi, residents of Eastleigh, for example, complain about how the police treat the neighborhood like an ATM. Meanwhile, rampant...

01:18

Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza, Cabinet Mulls Response to Missiles Fired from Lebanon: Video "IndyWatch Feed National"

April 7, 2023 Israeli warplanes attack targets inside the Gaza Strip following the firing of retaliatory rockets from the direction of the coastal strip over the Zionist attacks on Palestinians inside the al-Aqsa Mosques compound in the occupied city of al-Quds (Jerusalem). Source: Al-Manar English Website Hezbollah Military Department Releases Urgent Video: Any Israeli Mistake Will Be Answered Swiftly []

00:18

BE THEIR HERO - Animals Australia "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"



https://youtu.be/aKhl-FUpp8E


Be their Hero is designed to show Australians just how extraordinary this unique species is. That each and every one of these animals suffering in factory farms or slaughterhouses is a Tottie curious, intelligent, sensitive and loveable.


Tottie and Davos exploits (there's more to come!) are set to become beloved in Australia and will resonate with the hearts of those who are on the cusp of refusing to buy into and support the suffering inflicted upon these beautiful animals.


We are only limited in our ability to create change by the number of kind hearts we can reach and inspire.

[Animals Australia, 4 April 2023]

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18:18

Sex is a 'beautiful thing': Pope Francis "IndyWatch Feed National"

Pope Francis has praised the virtues of sex in a documentary released on Wednesday, describing it as "one of the beautiful things that God has given to the human person." The 86-year-old pontiff made the comment in the Disney+ production "The Pope Answers", which captures a meeting he had last year in Rome with 10 people in their early 20s. Francis was quizzed by them on a variety of topics, including LGBT rights, abortion, the porn industry, sex, and faith and sex abuse within the Catholic Church.

15:58

East coast nuclear submarine base decision likely to be made after next federal election "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

ABC News, By defence correspondent Andrew Greene and Kelly Fuller 3 Apr 23

Senior Labor figures say a decision on where to put a future submarine base on Australias east coast is unlikely to be made until after the next federal election, insisting locking in a location is not an immediate government priority.

Key points:

  • Labor says a decision on where to put a future east-coast submarine base is unlikely to be made before next election
  • Port Kembla appears to be the preferred option, though residents are wary of becoming a military target
  • Officials claim they are in no rush and the new base is not needed until the 2040s

Ahead of the formal unveiling of the AUKUS submarine plan in San Diego in March, the ABC revealed Port Kembla in New South Wales has firmed as the Defence Departments preferred option following months of study examining three shortlisted sites, but the government says an announcement wont be rushed.

Last year former prime minister Scott Morrison announced Port Kembla as one of three potential options for a new naval facility to house Australias future nuclear-powered submarines, along with Brisbane and the NSW city of Newcastle.

Revelations that the busy commercial harbour south of Wollongong was the militarys favoured location has been met with mixed reactions from unions and businesses in the Illawarra community. more https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/east-coast-nuclear-submarine-base-decision-after-next-election/102181528

14:39

Bellingen Deforestation at Gleniffer Road "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"

You might not have noticed it, because of the road diversion (Roadwork resurfacing/ heavy trucks)

You might have noticed numerous logging trucks racing through town. 

Not a good start for the The Great Koala National Park of the Mid North Coast.

Doing our best to eradicate biodiversity habitat, increase fire risks and heat up the climate.


12:43

Endocrinologist Forecasts More Hormone-Related Diseases as Spike Proteins Found to Deplete Endocrine Reserves "IndyWatch Feed National"

2nd Smartest Guy in the World | April 5, 2023

As this substack had predicted years ago, the slow kill bioweapon injections may cause SADS or they may render the injected feeling fine for years, until their biology finally succumbs to the mRNA poison triggering a whole host of delayed adverse events from turbo cancers to infertility and unprecedented miscarriages to prion-based diseases to heart conditions, strokes and God knows what else

As this substack had also predicted, at some stage it will be impossible to deny the bioterror eugenics that was perpetrated against humanity even WEF-run nations like Australia will have no choice but to concede to the death and destruction by injection; to wit:

And right on cue yet another BigPharma insider makes a devastating admission:

No, the vax is certainly not a real one, not that any vaccine is really real in terms of safety or efficacy.

What this substack and most everyone else did not see coming was that these not a real one injections would also act as endocrine disruptors. The below article s...

11:34

Bluesfest 2023 kicks off at Tyagarah "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"

Southern Avenue fronted by Tierinii Jackson was a day one Bluesfest highlight. Photo Tree Faerie.

Right on cue, the clouds parted over Tyagarah for day 1 of Bluesfest 2023. Another epic lineup of musicians from around the world included Southern Avenue bringing their take on Tennessee to the Juke Joint and Dog Trumpet, looking right at home in the big Mojo tent with their homespun trans-Tasman classics.

Over at Delta, Greensky Bluegrass shook up the genre with mics for everyone and dobro (wah wah and all) replacing the traditional fiddle. The set built to a powerful conclusion with Pink Floyds Time, put through the bluegrass wringer.

...

10:18

Another Former Associate with Jeffrey Epstein Files to Run for U.S. President in 2024 "IndyWatch Feed National"

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

It has been widely reported today that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has filed to run for the office of the U.S. Presidency in 2024, giving Americans two candidates now, one in each party, who are former associates with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and are running for President.

Just about everyone in the alternative media who has covered this announcement by RFK Jr. sees this as wonderful news, while the corporate media, which seem to be following some kind of script or press release, are all writing basically the same thing and choosing to just criticize his anti-vaxx positions.

This negative media coverage will of course only strengthen Kennedys support in the alternative media which thrives on negative news against the COVID shots.

What is lacking in all of this media coverage is the abundance of publicly available information about RFK Jr.s troubled past with sex and drugs, much of which was published back in 2015 by New York Times bestselling author, Jerry Oppenheimer, and his book: RFK Jr and the Dark Side of the Dream, which the New York Daily News described as A bombshell unauthorized biography tells the haunting past that kept Kennedy from following in his fathers footsteps.

So a member of the incredibly famous Kennedy family, who just a few years ago was considered by most in the media as unelectable and has never previously held a public elected office before, is now being funded by a wealthy Silicon Valley Technocrat who apparently believes that he can buy a U.S. President.

Is Robert F. Kennedy Really an Anti-Vaxxer?

You can listen to the 1-minute video above to answer the question: Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Anti-Vaccine?, which is on our Bitchute channel.

Although he has filed to run for President as a Democrat, RFK Jr. actually se...

10:17

Another Former Associate with Jeffrey Epstein Files to Run for U.S. President in 2024 "IndyWatch Feed National"

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

It has been widely reported today that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has filed to run for the office of the U.S. Presidency in 2024, giving Americans two candidates now, one in each party, who are former associates with convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and are running for President.

Just about everyone in the alternative media who has covered this announcement by RFK Jr. sees this as wonderful news, while the corporate media, which seem to be following some kind of script or press release, are all writing basically the same thing and choosing to just criticize his anti-vaxx positions.

This negative media coverage will of course only strengthen Kennedys support in the alternative media which thrives on negative news against the COVID shots.

What is lacking in all of this media coverage is the abundance of publicly available information about RFK Jr.s troubled past with sex and drugs, much of which was published back in 2015 by New York Times bestselling author, Jerry Oppenheimer, and his book: RFK Jr and the Dark Side of the Dream, which the New York Daily News described as A bombshell unauthorized biography tells the haunting past that kept Kennedy from following in his fathers footsteps.

So a member of the incredibly famous Kennedy family, who just a few years ago was considered by most in the media as unelectable and has never previously held a public elected office before, is now being funded by a wealthy Silicon Valley Technocrat who apparently believes that he can buy a U.S. President.

Is Robert F. Kennedy Really an Anti-Vaxxer?

You can listen to the 1-minute video above to answer the question: Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Anti-Vaccine?, which is on our Bitchute channel.

Although he has filed to run for President as a Democrat, RFK Jr. actually se...

09:48

Frustration and disappointment as Tweed rail trail damaged "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"

Damage to bollard in front of the tunnel. Photo Murwillumbah Matters

Damage to the Tweed section of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail by a 4WD vehicle overnight earlier this week has left both the community and Tweed Council disappointed. The damage follows an incident at the end of March when hundreds of tacks, nails and screws were found on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail at Murwillumbah.

Damage to rail trail the tunnel. Photo Murwillumbah Matters

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08:08

BBC Goes into Antarctica Climate Meltdown But Ignores Data Showing No Loss of Ice "IndyWatch Feed National"

BY CHRIS MORRISON | THE DAILY SCEPTIC | APRIL 5, 2023

The BBC recently ran a story claiming that the Antarctic ocean currents were heading for collapse, and to drive home the scare there was even a reference to the 2004 climate disaster film, The Day After Tomorrow. Rapidly melting Antarctic ice was reported to be causing a dramatic slowdown in deep ocean currents, and could have a disastrous effect on the climate. Like most of these fanciful scare stories, could is doing a lot of the heavy lifting work. But alas, missing from this Net Zero-promoting, model-inventing Armageddon tall tale was a note that the Antarctica ice cap appears to be in balance, and is not actually melting.

According to a paper written by NASA satellite ice-mapping scientists in 2021, Antarctica is close to balance in the period 2012-16 at -12 +/- 64 Gt a-1. Gt are gigatonnes and the formula is a scientific way of saying that as near as damn it, well within a margin of error, the Antarctica ice sheet loss is, more or less, zero. Back to 1992, the scientists found large total gains for the sheet.

According to the story in the BBC, reported faithfully in numerous media, as fresh water from the ice cap melts, sea water becomes less salty and dense and a downwards movement of water towards the sea bottom is interrupted. This in turn can affect world oceanic currents. The activist science blog the Conversation reported that torrents of Antarctic meltwater are slowing the currents that drive our vital ocean overturning and threaten its collapse. The BBC noted that a similar collapse in the North Atlantic was depicted in The Day After Tomorrow.

As regular readers will recall, the Daily Sceptic has observed that Antarctica is a difficult neighbourhood for activists to get a good scare story going. Over the last seven decades, there has been little or no warming over large parts of the continent. According to a recent paper, (...

07:22

Map of Ballinas coast and hinterland "IndyWatch Feed Northcoast"

Volunteer Tourism Ambassador Julieanne Acting Team Leader Visitor Services Prue. Photo supplied.

The Ballina Tourism Team has created a new Ballina Coast and Hinterland Map. The map includes detailed town maps for Ballina, Lennox, Alstonville/Wollongbar and Wardell and a regional map overview.

Meeting the massive demand from visitors and locals, the Ballina Tourism Team created a free map to distribute 40,000 copies across the region through the Ballina Visitor Information Centre, Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and accommodation providers. 

Collaborating with 35 local businesses, the Ballina Coast and Hinterland Map will encourage visitors to explore the region and discover our destinations unique experiences.

...

07:14

Market Talk April 6, 2023 "IndyWatch Feed National"

ASIA:

Japanese manufacturers sentiment soured in the first quarter to its worst level in more than two years, eclipsing an uptick in service-sector mood, a central bank survey showed, reinforcing views a strong post-COVID economic recovery is some time away. Corporate inflation expectations hit a fresh high with firms projecting inflation to stay above the Bank of Japans 2% target five years ahead, the tankan showed on Monday.

 

The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today:

  • NIKKEI 225 decreased 340.63 points or -1.22% to 27,472.63
  • Shanghai increased 0.07 points or 0.00% to 3,312.63
  • Hang Seng increased 56.61 points or 0.28% to 20,331.20
  • ASX 200 decreased 18.20 points or -0.25% to 7,219.00
  • Kospi decreased 35.98 points or -1.44% to 2,459.23
  • SENSEX increased 143.66 points or 0.24% to 59,832.97
  • Nifty50 increased 42.10 points or 0.24% to 17,599.15

 

 

The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today:

  • AUDUSD decreased 0.00514 or -0.77% to 0.66666
  • NZDUSD decreased 0.00722 or -1.14% to 0.62438
  • USDJPY increased 0.377 or 0.29% to 131.687
  • USDCNY increased 0.00052 or 0.01% to 6.88372

 

Precious Metals:

  • Gold decreased 9.94 USD/t oz. or -0.49% to 2,010.41
  • Silver decreased 0.107 USD/t. oz or -0.43% to 24.869

 

Some economic news from last night:

China:

Caixin Services PMI (Mar) increased from 55.0 to 57.8

Australia:

Trade Balance (Feb) increased from 11,266B to 13.870B

 

Some economic news from today:

India:

Interest Rate Decision remain the same at 6.50%

 

 

EUROPE/EMEA:

The European Central Bank will need to raise interest rates again in May if inflation develops along the path seen in the banks March economic projections, ECB chief economist Philip Lane told the Cyprus News Agency.  The ECB has raised rates by a combined 350 basis points since July but did not provide specific guidance for its May 4 meeting, arguing that tu...

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23:52

Foxs own fact checking team knew the claims of election fraud were false "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

One of the nice things about legal opinions is that, although often long, they tend to lay out the facts of a case in an ordered, chronological manner, making it easy to understand what the case is all about. I have been reading the ruling by the Delaware judge Eric Davis on the defamation case brought by Dominion voting systems against Fox News Network (FNN) and its parent company Fox Corporation (FC) and I learned some new things. It appears that Fox News has a research department called the Brainroom that is called upon to give definitive answers to questions and as early as November 13, 2020 (just 10 days after the election on November 3) they said that the fraud claims were rubbish. And yet, Fox continued to make the allegations for weeks and weeks after that.

Here is the relevant section on pages 17-18:

FNN has a centralized research department called the Brainroom that conducts internal fact-checking. On November 13, 2020, the Brainroom completed a fact-check regarding the Dominion allegations, which stated:

  • There was no evidence of widespread fraud.
  • Claims about Dominion switching or deleting votes are 100% false and claims that votes for Former President Trump were deleted are mathematically impossible.
  • Dominion has no company ownership relationships with any member of the Pelosi family, the Feinstein family, or the Clinton Global Initiative.
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has debunked viral claims about the existence of a secret CIA program for vote fraud called Hammer and Scorecard.
  • No credible reports or evidence of any software issues exist.
  • Claims about software updates being done the night before Election Day are 100% false.
  • There are no issues with the use of Sharpie pens related to hand-marked paper ballots.
  • All U.S. voting systems must provide assurance that they work accurately and reliably as intended under federal U.S. Election Assistance Commission and state certification and testing requirements.131


On November 21, 2020, Mr. Komissaroff asked the Brainroom to get . . . the facts about the Dominion situation and separate facts from fiction. The Brainroom forwarded Mr. Komissaroff the November 13 fact-check it had previously completed. Mr. Komissaroff testified that he put in the request after being asked to do so by Mr. Lowell and either Mr. Wallace or Ms. Scott. Mr. Clark confirmed that if the Brainroom concluded that the allegations against Dominion were false, the allegations should not have been aired.

The people mentioned is this excerpt are not lowly underlings but occupy the top echelons of FNN and FC: Alan Komissaroff...

20:02

Answering Awais Aftab: When it Comes to Misleading the Public, Who is the Culprit? "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

On March 27, Mad in America published a review of a viewpoint in JAMA Psychiatry that told of how psychiatry did not have evidence of successful outcomes. This prompted psychiatrist Awais Aftab to write a blog critical of our science reporting, with the March 27 report exemplifying our failure. He led his blog with a quote describing rationalisation markets, which was meant to describe our insidious impact:

Rationalisation markets provide a helpful framework for understanding why certain information can often be so misleading even when it is accurate. To the extent that pundits or media organization exist not to inform, but rationalize, their insidious impact often lies not in the strict falsity of their content but in the way in which it is integrated and packaged to support appealing but misguided narratives.

Mad in America gets criticized all the time, and for the most part, we just ignore it. Aftab has criticized us before, and so this too is nothing new. However, his criticism in this instance provides us with an opportunity not to be passed up, as it illuminates why Mad in Americas science coverage is so threatening to psychiatry.

Aftab has staked out a position as being open-minded to critiques of psychiatry, and that is a public stance that makes him particularly valuable to his profession. He can serve as a defender of psychiatry against critiques that are truly threatening, and his criticisms will be seen as coming from someone who is open-minded about psychiatrys flaws.

Mad in America certainly offers a critique that is threatening to psychiatry, as our mission statement makes clear.

Mad in Americas mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

Our mission statement tells of a failed paradigm of care, with that failure documented in the scientific and medical literature. This is an assertion that psychiatry cannot let stand.

As such, Aftabs criticismwhich states that our coverage has an insidious impact because it is packaged in a manner that supports a misguided narrativeprovides us with the chance to ask this question: Is it Mad in America that misleads the public? Or is it psychiatry, as an institution, that is guilty of this sin?...

14:10

NSW hosts best performing wind farms as market keeps eye on Liddell coal closure RenewEconomy "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

NSW plays host to half of the top ten performing wind farms, all of whom performed better than the Liddell coal generator about to close down. The post NSW hosts best performing wind farms as market keeps eye on Liddell coal closure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW hosts best performing wind farms as market keeps eye on Liddell coal closure RenewEconomy

Energy Insiders Podcast: Smarter grid means a cleaner grid RenewEconomy "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Energy Efficiency Councils Rob Murray-Leach on landmark report on new ways of thinking about the grid. Meanwhile, new NSW energy minister worries about lights going out. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Smarter grid means a cleaner grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Insiders Podcast: Smarter grid means a cleaner grid RenewEconomy

14:01

Politicians & Scandals Always "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

 

QUESTION: I recall there was some scandal between a bank that failed and Senator Dodd of the Dodd-Frank bill that revised banking. Do you have anything on that?

Thank you for being the only reliable sources these days

RK

ANSWER: You must be referring to the 2008 Countrywide Financial Scandal. There was a political loan scandal in 2008-2009 that involved U.S. politicians who allegedly received favorable mortgage rates. In June 2008 Conde Nast Portfolio reported that numerous Washington, DC politicians over recent years had received mortgage financing at noncompetitive rates at Countrywide Financial because the corporation placed the officeholders in a program called FOAsFriends of Angelo, Countrywides Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo.

The politicians who obtained such favorable financing included the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Christopher Dodd (D-CT), and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Kent Conrad (D-ND). Countrywides political action committee had also made large donations to Dodds campaign.

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13:57

Matt Walsh is brilliant "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

I asked a trans woman to explain how he knows that hes a woman. The answer was about as coherent as youd expect pic.twitter.com/sBEOnn5VFq Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 5, 2023 A trans EMT tried to use his medical training to prove that sex is not binary. He ran into...

13:49

Commercial Waste Management System A Guide "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

<p><p>Every business will inevitably produce waste. The generation, treatment, and disposal of waste are not just an environmental concern. It can also affect a businesss bottom line and reputation. But with an appropriate waste management system, businesses can implement strategies to reduce, reuse and <strong>recycle waste</strong>, while minimising the costs associated with waste management.</p> <p>The Victorian EPAs waste control program DOES SOMETHING four-level hierarchy based in order or preference:</p> <ul> <li>Avoidance (waste reduction)</li> <li>Reuse & recycling

  • Recovery of energy
  • Treatment & disposal

While reduce, reuse, recycle is the common best practice process, in reality its not as simple as that. Different industries will have very different waste management requirements. This will greatly affect how they structure their waste management systems, including legislation and guidelines they must adhere to, disposal best practice and what should be included in waste management audits. A <strong>waste management</strong> system for a construction company will look very different to a system designed for a hospital or food processing plant.</p> <p>So lets have a look at a few tips for structuring a waste management system that will reduce waste, ensure its disposed of and processed in the best possible way and maybe even save money for your business.</p> <h2>Waste Audit</h2> <p>Before you start to plan out your waste management system, its important to carry out a waste audit.</p> <p>A <a href= "https://fieldmanswaste.com.au/commercial-rubbish-removal-melbourne/" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title= "Commercial Waste Management Services"><strong>commercial waste management</strong></a> audit is a detailed evaluation of an organisations waste management processes. It typically involves compiling information about the quantities and types of materials generated and disposed of, along with analysing this data to uncover ways to reduce waste. The goal is often to achieve cost savings through improved efficiency in managing trash collection and disposal.</p> <p>During an audit, it may be necessary to take physical measurements of a facilitys waste stream and analyse documents associated with the handling and disposal process. Additionally, interviews with staff are often conducted as part of the audit in order to gain a thorough understanding of how materials are moved within the organisation. After completing the audit, reports will be provided that outline potential improvements for reducing unnecessary waste accumulation.</p> <p>There are three common methods of conducting a commercial waste audit: records assessments, facility inspections, and waste sorting. Depending on how comprehensive the audit, one or all of t...

10:25

Double demerits in NSW over Easter weekend "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

NSW Police advise of double demerits for the Anzac weekend on their Facebook page.

Double demerit points are now in place for the Easter weekend in NSW with police saying that they are focusing o reckless driving over the Easter break.

Officers will specifically target the major factors contributing to road trauma; being excessive speed, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fatigue, non-wearing of seatbelts and helmets, and mobile phone use said a NSW Police Spokesperson. 

The five-day operation runs from 12.01am today, Thursday, 6 April until 11.59pm on Monday 10 April.

Seven fatalities last year

Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Acting Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman, said substantial police resources have been assigned to the operation as road trauma remains a matter of significant concern.

This Easter, our officers will be out and about doing their best to keep the roads safe so that everyone can arrive to their destinations in time for a wonderful weekend with loved ones.

The message is simple; drive to the speed limit, focus on the road not your phone, and make sure you have a plan B if you are drinking.

For the last two years, weve seen seven fatalities on the road each Easter long weekend. The goal this year is to reduce that number, Acting Assistant Commissioner Tracy Chapman said.

Thousands are expected to hit the road for the weekend and police are encouraging everyone to drive with care. 

Police are urging the community to consider their actions behind the wheel and make sure their family and friends arrive alive.

...

08:31

Milton Orkopoulos found guilty of sexually abusing four boys "IndyWatch Feed Nsw"

Former state Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos has been found guilty of sexually abusing four boys between 1993 and 2003, his second conviction for child sexual abuse.

Orkopoulos, 65, faced trial in the NSW District Court in Sydney after pleading not guilty to 28 charges relating to the boys, including aggravated indecent assault, sexual intercourse with a person aged between 10 and 16, and supplying a prohibited drug.

Former NSW Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos pictured in 2020.
Former NSW Labor MP Milton Orkopoulos pictured in 2020.CREDIT:ISABELLA PORRAS

Prosecutors argued Orkopoulos had a sexual interest in young boys which he acted on time and time again in an opportunistic manner, abusing the boys aged between 10 and 14 and plying them with cannabis and money.

Orkopoulos abused the boys in public and private locations, including in his car and in his electorate office in Swansea, causing some to experience excruciating pain. He watched one of the boys in the shower, touching the boys genitals and masturbating in front of him.

On Wednesday, a jury found Orkopoulos guilty of 26 charges relating to the sexual abuse and suppling cannabis, after deliberating since 12.13pm on Tuesday.

He was acquitted of two charges: supplying a cannabis joint to the boy he had watched in the shower, and the allegation that he had perverted the course of justice by attempting to have the same boy retract his claim of abuse.

Orkopoulos was previously convicted in 2008 of sexually abusing three other boys and supplying them with drugs between 1995 and 2006. He was jailed for a maximum of 13 years and eight months.

The jury was read some evidence from the previous trial, as part of the Crowns argument that Orkopoulos had a tendency to act on a sexual interest in young boys, but jurors were not informed he had been previously convicted.

They were told he had pleaded guilty to possessing a written child abuse story found hidden under his mattress in 2006, and supplying cannabis to a high school student who visited him at Parliament House in 2005.

Giving evidence, Orkopoulos attempted to dismiss the charges against him by claiming they were fanciful and outrageously wrong. He appeared to become emotional when he said he had broken his marriage oath by having a consensual sexual relationship with a young male who was an adult.

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