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by Chris Black Low birth rates correlate pretty closely with highly developed societies. The richer and more developed the society, the lower the birth rates it seems. You can see Victor Orban’s policy of throwing money at couples (https://ifstudies.org/blog/is-hungary-experiencing-a-policy-induced-baby-boom) to have more children isn’t really working. Their birthrate is still 1.5. I think the elephant … Read more

LONDON — The Bank of England on Tuesday called for “urgent international action” from regulators on non-bank financial institutions after it was forced to rescue U.K. pension funds in September. A number of pension funds were hours from collapse when the central bank intervened in the long-dated bond market. It came after a series of … Read more

by Chris Black  He said Moscow is weighing up whether to adopt the US pre-emptive strike strategy, which would allow him to lay waste to the entirety of the UK or North America in under an hour. “Putin has warned his enemies that any nuclear attack on Russia will be met with a devastating response … Read more

https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2022/comp-pr2022-219.pdf h/t silvertomars

21 of the detected aircraft (Y-8 RECCE, Y-8 ASW, J-11 and H-6*18) had entered Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ, flight paths as illustrated. — 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, ROC(Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) December 13, 2022

‘A former CNN producer pleaded guilty to a child sex charge on Monday for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl after luring her to his Vermont ski house. John Griffin, 45, pleaded guilty in federal court to using interstate commerce for the enticement of a minor as part of a plea deal in which the two … Read more

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has revealed the City of Chicago’s plan to block live transmissions of Chicago Police Department scanners – restricting access to transmissions that have always been available to the public and to the news media. We are a coalition of Chicago-area news organizations concerned with this planned encryption and are sharing our concerns … Read more

– Proposed legislation is calling for a federal database for dietary supplements, which requires supplement makers to submit information to the FDA. – Known as mandatory product listing (MPL) for dietary supplements, supporters claim it’s a way for the FDA to know what products are on the market and what ingredients they include. – Opponents … Read more

(LA Times) WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Monday she has every intention of serving the remainder of her Senate term and is still deliberating whether to retire in 2024. The latest comments from California’s senior senator echo what she has previously said on the topic. But coming with just two years left on … Read more

The entire DNA of 100,000 newborns in England is to be sequenced as part of a research project to improve the diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic conditions. It will be the first time that whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been offered to healthy babies in the NHS. The Newborn Genomes Programme will screen for … Read more

NEW – Pope warns at the Vatican that he has seen "omens of even greater destruction and desolation" for mankind.https://t.co/6WjuvypAGP — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 13, 2022

Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hawthorne described Ducey’s makeshift border wall, which is made up of double-stacked shipping containers, as a form of “illegal dumping” on December 11, 2022. He announced that he would be taking action against anyone continuing to construct the border wall in his county, per a report by Fox 10 Phoenix. … Read more

Elon Musk Anthony Fauci Prison Announcement ⚠️ Watch Now:https://t.co/ND3OtTEto0 — Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) December 12, 2022 SS

an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth: She was the first trans woman elected to a national office. mary is a woman who was assigned male at birth. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/woman Damn

And now after the regime change:   BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank aims to launch its digital currency in 2024 after a closed pilot program next year with financial institutions, bank president Roberto Campos Neto said on Tuesday, adding that the project had received international attention. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/brazil-central-bank-to-launch-its-digital-currency-in-2024/ar-AA15dTID

University System Weighs Gutting Math Standards After Students Keep Failing Algebra https://tennesseestar.com/2022/12/13/university-system-weighs-gutting-math-standards-after-students-keep-failing-algebra/ If the morans can do compound interest, they will understand why not to take those ‘free’ student loans. The Kansas Board of Regents is considering stripping specific university math requirements after it was found that a significant percentage of college freshmen fail algebra … Read more