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Standing before a packed auditorium at the annual conference of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2019, Nathan Myhrvold readied his pitch to revive a dying industry: “I’m gonna talk about boosting innovation in nuclear energy.” 

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Comme vous le savez peut-être, l’accès au contenu Les-Crises ne se fait pas uniquement via notre site Internet. Nous sommes présents à la fois sur les réseaux sociaux et sur diverses applications qui vous aident à nous suivre plus facilement et à nous soutenir plus largement.

Source : Jacobin Mag, Michael G. Vann

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Le massacre de la gauche indonésienne en 1965-66, soutenu par Washington, a été l’un des grands crimes du XXe siècle. Une nouvelle génération d’universitaires a découvert l’histoire longtemps occultée du massacre de près d’un million de personnes au nom de l’anticommunisme.

Source : L’Humanité, Julia Hamlaoui, 15-02-2021

In today’s video, we cover how social justice has gone really wrong in society and in corporate culture.

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Australia’s 18 million Facebook users woke up last week to find that, without warning, local and global news sites were unavailable, meaning that they could not view or share news at all. Facebook users across the world were also unable to read or access any Australian news publications. The tech giant had taken the step of essentially shutting down its site and “unfriending” an entire nation in response to the government’s proposals to tax them.

The Supreme Court on Monday denied former President Trump’s request to halt the release of tax and other financial records to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

In their ruling, the justices refused to block a subpoena to Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA, while he continues to push for a Supreme Court appeal, according to Bloomberg.

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Israel says God gave the whole of the Land of Israel to the Jews.

Every major Israeli political party says the whole of the Land of Israel belongs to the Jews.

Every major political party has pledged not to withdraw from any of the Land of Israel.  

Israel has controlled the whole of the Land of Israel for more than a half century.

Israel has vaccinated about half the residents living in the Land of Israel.

Perry Says Texans Willing to Suffer Blackouts to Keep Feds Out of Power Markets (Dan)

From the Houston Chronicle: “Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a sacrifice Texans should be willing to make if it means keeping federal regulators out of the state’s power grid.

Millions of Palestinians under Israeli rule are being denied vaccines.

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Le magazine russe « Ekspert », qui est l’hebdomadaire de référence en Russie, publie ce lundi 22 février un article de votre serviteur sur le débat actuel concernant l’annulation d’une partie des dettes souveraines.

Ce débat, on le sait, a pris une résonance particulière en France mais aussi en Europe. Un appel international a été publié, auquel je ne me suis pas associé. Nombreux ont été ceux qui se sont demandé pourquoi ; ils trouveront, dans ce texte, une partie des réponses.

« Tout bien, toute entreprise, dont l’exploitation a ou acquiert les caractères d’un service public national ou d’un monopole de fait, doit devenir la propriété de la collectivité. » Ce principe, inscrit dans le préambule de la Constitution de 1946, a toujours valeur constitutionnelle, puisqu’il a été repris dans les premières lignes de l’actuelle loi fondamentale.

Source : Mediapart, Youtube

Pourquoi ne pas faire du vaccin contre le Covid-19 un bien public ? Échange dans « À l’air libre » entre François Ruffin, député de la France insoumise, et la docteure Sophie Crozier, neurologue, membre du Conseil national d’Ethique.

Source : Mediapart, Youtube – 09/02/2021

Finkelstein comments:  Recently, many correspondents have wondered why I was a Maoist in my youth.  That’s not so simple to explain and, anyhow, I still have ambivalent thoughts about Chairman Mao.  But that’s for another day.  Here’s an anecdote from one of my correspondents.  As it happened, he made it to China before me.  I never got to see The Promised Land.

The post Two of my favorite people, together: Mao and W. E. B. Du Bois appeared first on Norman G. Finkelstein.

The Trump administration spent four years denying the reality of climate change, eviscerating environmental regulations, promoting the fossil fuel industry, and ultimately left the Paris Agreement days after the November election. 

Now, as the US rejoins the international accord, the Biden administration faces politically difficult but urgent work ahead. 

Republicans like Lindsey Graham are all for bipartisan government now that they’re no longer in power, even as the South Carolina senator becomes the latest GOP leader to travel to Mar-a-Lago hoping Donald Trump can repair his fractured party.

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Source : Consortium News, Caroline Wagner

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Caroline Wagner réagit à l’arrestation de Gang Chen, professeur d’ingénierie au MIT, au début du mois de janvier.

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Une revue de presse aux horizons variés grâce à nos contributeurs auxquels nous adressons encore un grand merci. Bonne lecture.

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Another week, another restaurant doomsday story.

According to the latest NYC Hospitality Alliance survey, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for restaurants across the metro area to pay their rent in full and on time. The return of indoor dining couldn’t come soon enough as struggling eateries cling on for dear life.

If you are anxiously waiting for the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to become available to you, know that manufacturers continue to work out how to deliver in a timely manner.

Reading Time: < 1minute While Sen. Ted Cruz vacations in Cancun, Gov. Greg Abbott blames wind turbines, and ex-Energy Secretary and ex-Gov. Rick Perry claims Texans prefer blackouts to federal energy regulation amid record cold and snow.

The post Even Climate Change Denial Is Bigger in Texas appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

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Source : Consortium News, Ann Wright

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Ann Wright explique que Blinken, plutôt que de reconnaître le caractère dangereux de ces exercices, a critiqué leur suspension comme étant un geste d’apaisement envers Pyongyang.

Source : Global Climat, Johan Lorck

Celebrity immunologist treats Palestinian rights as “political question.”

In today’s video, we cover a huge new development in the Ghislaine Maxwell saga as it connects to two past presidents. We also cover major weather and financial news.

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Sexual violence and threats against detainees have been documented for years.

How Some Frustrated COVID-19 Vaccine Hunters Are Trying To Fix a Broken System (Reader Steve)

From the Seattle Times: “As everyone discovers, there isn’t one or a couple of places to hunt vaccine, but rather … hundreds, many with their own interfaces. … The obvious thought is: Shouldn’t there be an app for this?

The rolling blackouts that plunged up to 15 million Texans into darkness amid a historic cold snap are diminishing by the end of the week. About 188k customers were without power in the state on Friday morning.

à Don et Ève...

Qui vivra verra le passage de la disgrâce à la Grâce… ou ne vivra pas.

De grâce… ne me parlez pas de disgrâce… car de la Grâce, je ne m’en lasse pas…

Sans elle, je bats de l’aile quoi que je fasse.

Avec elle, j’embrasse la cause de l’effet qui m‘embarrasse ; pour me débarrasser de toute culpabilité.

La Grâce

C’est quand vous vous verrez en face de la plus sublime des fleurs, et que vous vous réjouirez de son bonheur sans avoir envie de la cueillir…

There’s a growing pushback against what is seen as a tool for censorship.

After five years of the Trump-Russia conversation, what do we really know?

Reading Time: < 1minute Social media exploded yesterday when photos of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) taking his family on a trip to Cancun, Mexico, were shared by fellow travelers. Cruz returned on his own, making excuses and generally trying to deflect criticism.

The post A Cruz to Remember appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

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Finkelstein comments: After the Civil War, a debate ensued in the United States whether to grant newly emancipated slaves the right to vote.  Here’s an excerpt from a speech delivered in Congress by one of the leading Abolitionists of the day, Thaddeus Stevens.  Substitute “Jewish” for “white” and you capture the supremacist essence of Jewish defenders of the Jewish supremacist state of Israel:

Source : Jean-Marc Jancovici

Chronique parue dans L’Express du 24 janvier 2021.

Source : VOA News

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Des piétons passent devant un magasin GameStop sur la 14ème rue à Union Square, le 28 janvier 2021, dans le quartier de Manhattan à New York.

Since its inception 14 years ago, Politico has risen to become an internet news giant. Now employing over 700 people and reaching 50 million people per month, the website and newspaper has become one of the most trusted sources of information on political issues in the United States. Key to this is its range of influential newsletters, which reach millions every day.

In today’s video, we break down how Bill Gates is getting involved in everything all over the world. Plus we cover sickness news as well as what is happening in Australia and Texas.

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The pushback and reaction to Facebook’s drastic ‘retaliation’ on the Australian government has been fierce from both officials and the broader public in the hours following the Wednesday decision of the US-based social media platform to block all news sharing on the continent. Australian officials are warning that Facebook’s actions are severely damaging the ability to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portland Police Officers ‘Guarding’ Fred Meyer Dumpsters as Residents Seek Discarded Food (Reader Steve)

From the Oregonian: “Roughly a dozen Portland police officers faced off with a small group at a Northeast Portland Fred Meyer on Tuesday after people tried to take food that had been thrown away.

Elbit Systems investment “fell out” of portfolio after review, says council.

Role of weapons makers in destroying Gaza gets magicked away by Brussels officials.

Between her full-time job as a caretaker for a special needs adult, attending to her mother who was battling kidney failure, raising her son, and hemming pants to make ends meet, Marquita Bradshaw ran for a seat in the US Senate. 

Nous constatons cette semaine une baisse des contaminations, probablement multifactorielle, comme nous allons le voir. Cependant, l’épidémie reste à des niveaux inquiétants, 400 personnes meurent chaque jour depuis plus de 100 jours, et les variants progressent toujours, nouveau signe de la gestion plus que calamiteuse du gouvernement.

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• I. Incidence en France

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Source : SCMP, Laura Zhou

Traduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises

Peu après sa prestation de serment, le secrétaire à la défense des États Unis Lloyd Austin invite les alliés asiatiques à renforcer leurs liens militaires

Les manœuvres maritimes américaines en ts méridionale se poursuivent malgré le changement d’administration aux États-Unis

Reading Time: < 1minute Rush Limbaugh, the vitriolic right-wing radio host who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Donald Trump, died Wednesday at age 70.

The post Rush Limbaugh at the Pearly Gates appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

In today’s video, we break down Joe Biden repeating Chinese Communist Party talking points and how this impacts geopolitics.

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Daily violence by occupation forces and settlers aims to drive Palestinians off their land.