Source: ABC News
“Lawmakers with Poland’s ruling pro-European Union coalition launched a rare process Tuesday to bring the central bank chief before a special court on allegations of acting against the country’s financial interests. The result could ban him from political life. Critics of the effort suggested that the ruling coalition was going too far in its attempts to reverse the actions of Poland’s previous right-wing government, which were widely seen as undemocratic, and hold those responsible to account. The coalition, which came to power in December and is led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, filed the motion at the parliament office to bring National Bank of Poland chief Adam Glapinski before the State Tribunal, which is tasked with trying top state officials.” (03/26/24)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/polands-ruling-coalition-bring-central-bank-head-court-108508664
Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“In my youth, schools had every kid deliver a daily Pledge of Allegiance. 47 U.S. states still officially require its recitation, but when I ask today’s K-12 kids, they usually tell me that the Pledge of Allegiance is no longer on their school’s agenda. Unlike almost everyone, I oppose patriotism, so my only criticism is that schools are doing the right thing for the wrong woke reasons. But it does make me wonder, ‘What worldview, if anything, should fill the void?’ Megalomaniacal confession: On some level, I’d like every kid in the world to constantly hear what I think. Alas, that’s beyond the realm of possibility. Question: Is there some valuable set of teachings that is specific enough to merit affirmation, but bland enough to avoid alienating piles of parents?” (03/26/24)
https://www.betonit.ai/p/the-pledge-of-success
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“The US vetoed multiple UN ceasefire resolutions, then put forward a fake ‘ceasefire’ resolution that didn’t actually demand a ceasefire and accused Russia and China of ‘sabotaging’ peace when they vetoed it, then an actual ceasefire resolution was passed which the US abstained from voting on rather than vetoing in order to save face over its Russia/China moralizing, and then the US declared (100% falsely) that the UN ceasefire resolution which passed is ‘non-binding’. … List of things discredited during destruction of Gaza: * Israel * the ‘rules-based international order’ * liberals * the label ‘antisemitism’ * the mainstream media * Joe Biden * the ‘two-state solution’ myth * Bernie Sanders * Robert F Kennedy Jr * the label ‘terrorist’ * the ‘human shields’ lie * the ADL * AIPAC * the US war machine * right wing ‘free speech’ supporters * the Democratic Party * the Republican Party * Zionism * all western governments * all of western civilization * everything westerners believe about their society …” (03/26/24)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/03/26/things-that-have-been-discredited-during-the-destruction-of-gaza/
Source: The Hill
“The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial imposed a gag order on Trump on Tuesday, preventing [sic] him from publicly attacking witnesses, jurors and others during what is slated to be the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Judge Juan Merchan’s order still enables [sic] Trump to publicly attack the judge and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). But it prevents [sic] the former president from making public statements about witnesses, other prosecutors, court staff and their family members ‘if those statements are made with the intent to materially interfere with’ the case.'” [editor’s note: Gag orders don’t “prevent” or “enable” anything. They just PUNISH certain things. There’s a difference – TLK] (03/26/24)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4557435-judge-overseeing-ny-hush-money-trial-imposes-gag-order-on-trump/
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
“About Face (Recognition).” (03/26/24)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/podcast-episode-about-face-recognition
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
“The Army and Navy ships that have left the U.S. for a massive humanitarian aid project in Gaza are still making their way across the Atlantic, with two still at ports in Florida and Virginia. It will likely take until mid-April for the vessels to reach Gaza and begin building a temporary causeway to facilitate the entry of life-saving aid into the strip.” (03/26/24)
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-pier-military-gaza/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Security researchers believe a Russia-based disinformation group amplified and added to the frenzy of social media conspiracies about the Princess of Wales’s health. In the days before Catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis in a video message, there had been a surge in online rumours and often wild claims about her health, adding to the emotional pressure on the princess and her husband Prince William. Now security experts analysing social media data say there were hallmark signs of a co-ordinated campaign sharing and adding to the false claims and divisive content, both in support of and criticising the Princess of Wales. The researchers say this is consistent with the previous patterns of a Russian disinformation group.” [editor’s note: I did not know Adam Schiff and the ex-CIA goons had moved from MSDNC/CNN to BBC News – SAT] (03/26/24)
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68637136
Source: Freeman’s Perspective
by Paul Rosenberg
“People very often expect authorities to possess superior information. After all, the assumptions of the 20th century were that those at the top of large systems have information the rest of us don’t, and that they make better decisions because of it. This was the lesson of the factory, the military and government. In all cases, those at the top were believed to have the best information. In actual practice, however, those at the top don’t get the best information. An FBI agent in Minneapolis, to use a famous example, knew all about the bizarre behavior of the 9/11 hijackers, but that information never reached those who were expected to use it. There are many more examples, of course.” (03/26/24)
https://freemansperspective.com/the-quality-of-information-within-a-hierarchy/
Source: US News & World Report
“French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed up production of arms and shells needed on the battlefield in Ukraine and elsewhere. ‘These questions … are clearly on the table,’ Lecornu told a news conference, adding stocks and production lines were particularly strained with regard to anti-air missiles and artillery shells. Lecornu said he could requisition stocks or tell companies to give priority to certain orders, citing Aster missiles produced by MBDA as a potential case for such a move.” (03/26/24)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-03-26/france-might-requisition-arms-producers-to-speed-up-production-to-help-ukraine
Source: The Bryan Hyde Show
“There’s so much happening all at once that it’s hard to keep up. Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos stops by to help make sense of of it all.” (03/26/24)
https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-h9as4-15c25a0
