Month: March 2022

The Swindle of Mass Testing and Schooling

In the last few years, I’ve heard a lot of complaints that doctors don’t do real doctoring anymore. They do blood work and run various other scans and tests, but they often can’t seem to figure out the problem if a patient doesn’t fit the cookie-cutter mold that those tests and scans can diagnose. A…


Food Logs: How They Can Help You Feel Better

Keeping a food log is like journaling. Instead of writing about your day, though, you’re writing about what you’re eating. It’s a great way to stick to a diet, get to the root of food intolerances or gauge your energy levels and mood. Food is medicine. We need it for fuel, not just for energy,…


How to Get More Miles Out of a Tank of Gas

I can sum up my response to the soaring price of gasoline in just one word: Aargh! While waiting for prices to come down (do you think they will?), don’t sit around complaining, all the while paying through the nose to drive your car. There are lots of things you can do to increase the…


IMF Has ‘No Problems’ With Moscow, No Plans to Eject Russia from Fund

The head of the International Monetary Fund told attendees at a forum in Dubai on Tuesday that the IMF has “no problems” with Russia and has no plans to eject the country as a member. Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, made the remarks while speaking at the two-day World Government Summit in the United Arab Emirates,…


Euro Jumps After Ukraine Offers Neutral Status, Yen Rebounds

The euro jumped on Tuesday after some progress was reported in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Russia promised at the talks in Istanbul to drastically scale down its military operations around Kyiv and the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, while Ukraine proposed neutral status with international guarantees. The U.S. dollar was lower, while the…


Ukrainian City of Mariupol ‘In the Hands’ of Russian Forces: Mayor

Russian forces are in control of large areas of the besieged Black Sea city of Mariupol, said Ukrainian officials. “Not everything is in our power,” Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boichenko told CNN on Monday. “Unfortunately, we are in the hands of the occupiers today.” Fewer than half the city’s residents have remained, he also said. “According to…


Ceasefire Not Enough for UK to Lift Russia Sanctions: Johnson

Agreeing on a ceasefire in Ukraine would not be enough for the UK to lift its sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Johnson told his Cabinet that “a ceasefire alone would not be cause for UK sanctions to be removed in Russia,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said on Tuesday. “He said…


Lack of Evidence to Support Claims That Face Masks Stop Virus Transmission, Unsealed Expert Testimonies Say

A disciplinary hearing against a Calgary chiropractor who treated patients without wearing a mask has become a forum under oath to debate the efficacy of masking to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC), now renamed as the College of Chiropractors of Alberta, took action against Curtis Wall on…


G-7 Reject Paying for Russian Natural Gas in Rubles

The German energy minister has announced that the Group of Seven major economies (G-7) had agreed to reject categorically Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that payments for Russian natural gas be made in rubles. On Monday, when asked about Putin’s ultimatum demanding that “unfriendly countries” must make payments for natural gas in Russian fiat currency, German…


White House Budget Plan Seeks to Add Restrictions on Corporate Stock Buybacks

President Joe Biden’s administration is targeting U.S. corporate stock buybacks in his 2023 budget plan announced on March 28 in an effort to discourage businesses from using profits to “enrich executives.” Companies buying back their own shares on the open market is not a new phenomenon, with a record $319 billion of new share buybacks having been authorized so far…