Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Wisconsin, USA
2022-07-13 _F2A2127aaa
“Consumers lost a record $8.8 billion to scams and fraud in 2022 according to the FTC. Here’s what to know about the skyrocketing cost of investment schemes, impostor scams and other types of fraud, and where to report it.”
“Americans Lost Record-Breaking $8.8 Billion to Scams in 2022
The cost of investment schemes, impostor scams and other fraud is skyrocketing”
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“Aboriginal heritage sites 'destroyed' by 4WD users, conservation group says”
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“This is interesting from Sy Hersh!!!
Key Passage:
What also is unknown is that Zalensky has been buying the fuel from Russia, the country with which it, and Washington, are at war, and the Ukrainian president and many in his entourage have been skimming untold millions from the American dollars earmarked for diesel fuel payments. One estimate by analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency put the embezzled funds at $400 million last year, at least; another expert compared the level of corruption in Kiev as approaching that of the Afghan war, “although there will be no professional audit reports emerging from the Ukraine.”
“Zelensky’s been buying discount diesel from the Russians,” one knowledgeable American intelligence official told me. “And who’s paying for the gas and oil? We are. Putin and his oligarchs are making millions” on it.”
“TRADING WITH THE ENEMY
Amid rampant corruption in Kiev and as US troops gather at the Ukrainian border, does the Biden administration have an endgame to the conflict?”
Marked as false information by farcebook:
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Holding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is a bad idea but predictable given today’s non-democratic Democratic party.
In 1968 Democratic National Convention “In Chicago itself, more than 48 hours of rioting left 11 Chicago citizens dead, 48 wounded by police gunfire, 90 policemen injured, and 2,150 people arrested.”
Bill Edley, April 12
“More D. C. Demwits insanity...
GOP Spin ... Key passage:
The city is held up by Republicans as a symbol of Democratic mismanagement of urban areas, especially on crime. Incoming Mayor Brandon Johnson is espousing positions President Joe Biden has tried to distance Democrats from ahead of 2024.
“I can speak to, and as we've done many times here, is speak to the president's record,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters when asked about Johnson the day after he won. “[Biden] believes that we should find the police and give law enforcement the resources they need for effective accountability and community policing.”
Republicans were quick to point all this out following the announcement of Chicago as the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
“Democrats just chose one of the worst-run cities in America for their convention: Chicago,” said the Republican National Committee's rapid response director, Tommy Pigott. “The city is so poorly run, incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot received less than 17% of the vote in the city’s recent election.””
“Chicago isn't the symbol Democrats want heading into the 2024 elections”
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“Chicago Office Occupancy Rate less than 50%...and dropping...”
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Australia is an unfolding environmental catastrophe:
“Stop Incinerating Native Forests
Tasmania and Victorian governments are carrying out post-logging burns right now. This is a climate atrocity and needs to stop immediately.”
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Maureen Haley:
“No Dapl proved this right in our faces!”
“Why are there police?
The police do not exist to stop individual crime – they exist to protect the property and power of the rich.
Economic elites created armed police forces in 1800’s to break strikes, disperse protests, capture runaway slaves, and put down slave revolts.
Using repression to maintain the status quo remains their primary function today – and this is why socialists oppose the institution of the police on principle.”
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“WILDERNESS SOCIETY, THE ·
Discover the beauty and rich history of the Great Bend of the Gila 🏜️ Explore the stunning Sonoran Desert ecosystem and hear from the local communities who call it home 🌵 Check out the multimedia journey now!”
“In their own words: Arizonans share why the Great Bend of the Gila deserves to be protected”
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First came checking genitals of children who wanted to play after school sports in case, then Florida announces that it has passed legislation to confiscate children suspected of being trans from their parents. America’s malignant strain of Christianity is signaling that no act is too depraved when it comes to imposing their values on others. The killing of non-Christians should commence any day now. For instance, ‘do you accept the lord god as your savior? If not I will kill you now to save your soul from any further sin and eternal damnation. You can thank me later’:
And btw, your enemy only advances if they think they can advance against their enemy with a reasonable degree of success. That success being a direct product of their enemies leadership – Biden.
“Ron DeSantis' $100m for Florida "Private Army" Raises Questions”
“DeSantis seeks $98 million to fund Florida’s own military
Florida State Guard could be active by July 1”
“When does a State Guard turn into a personal army? With DeSantis, Florida may find out | Opinion”
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“In October 1989, Shell researchers wrote a confidential report warning that climate-fuelled migration could swamp borders in the United States, Soviet Union, Europe, and Australia. “Conflict would abound,” the document said. “Civilisation could prove a fragile thing.” Now, that memo features in a new court brief alleging that Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and BP knowingly concealed the climate hazards of their fossil fuel products for decade”
“‘Bombshell’ 1989 Shell Memo Features in New Court Filing Alleging Climate Deception
Document warning that civilisation could prove a “fragile thing” is used to bolster District of Columbia lawsuit against Big Oil.”
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Washington’s unfolding genocide against the Earth’s 99%:
“Peter Carter, April 13 at 7:41 PM ·
METHANE FROM TROPICAL & NORTH WETLANDS
From recent research warmed wetlands are releasing feedback methane from far north & tropical, as NASA imagery. The decades feared Earth methane catastrophe is now active-ignored for policy.
“Methane Emissions from Wetlands
Released Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Methane Emissions from Wetlands 1980-2021”
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Is Leonard Leo’s Teneo Network playing a role in the tsunami of anti-Trans legislation?:
CounterPunch:
“The Nashville mass shooting by the 28-year-old Audrey Hale has been seized upon by the reactionary right to intensify the campaign of hate against the trans community. Even as her motives were unknown and pending an investigation, rightwing officials and pundits pounced, blaming the shooting on trans-identity politics. This outcome is unsurprising for a party that treats hate as a family value.”
“The New Hate: Transphobia Rising in the Wake of Nashville”
And he is premising it all on religious hatred:
“Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo Network, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.”
“The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained
Republicans are unleashing a torrent of anti-trans bills at the state level ahead of 2024.”
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