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Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

After months in lockdown - the government's hoping it can bring Tāmaki Makaurau back to life with a $37.5 million injection. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, discusses the details with Lisa Owen.  

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

A round-up of the main headlines on November 30th 2021. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in our app Sveriges Radio Play. Presenter: Sujay DuttProducer: Kris Boswell

A new MP3 sermon from Reformation Church of Elizabeth is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Many Women Minister to Jesus Subtitle: Luke Speaker: Kevin Swanson Broadcaster: Reformation Church of Elizabeth Event: Sunday - PM Date: 11/21/2021 Bible: Luke 8:1-3 Length: 39 min.

Gabija Gataveckaite, Irish Independent Political Reporter, Niall Collins FF, Minister of State for Skills and Further Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, SF Spokesperson on Education

Four of the speakers from the Inaugural Pan-African Youth (PAY) Summit.Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks-Jones, a dynamic theatre nonprofit leader, award-wining educator, who holds a dual PhD in Education and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, speaking on Pan-Africanism.Paulinarh Bolatito Ogunleye is 21 years old. The first female President of the Faculty of Arts Student Union at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and the longest seating president of the same body. She will speak on the Perspectives of Youth in Africa.Prof. Seth N. Asumah, the State University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor, Chair, and Professor of Africana Studies, and Professor of Political Science, speaking on Effective Mobilization for Political Success.Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson QC, former Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs of The Commonwealth of Bahamas, an advocate for people centered justice, diversity, and the rights of women and children and an expert in governance, restructuring and rebranding of organizations, speaking on Ethics and Leadership. 

Minister of Health Andrew Littlle says the Government had erred in the early stages of the home isolation process by not ensuring a clinical assessment was offered to all patients. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Priti Patel was appointed Secretary of State for the United Kingdom Home Department on 24 July 2019. She was elected Conservative MP for Witham in May 2010. Patel was Secretary of State for International Development from July 2016 to November 2017. Patel served as Minister of State for Employment from May 2015 until July 2016. […]

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly

"Our world tell us that salvation happens at the center. There is a hero and there is a person in distress. But salvation happens at the edge."How have you experienced salvation in your life?//Jeremiah 33:14-16The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”//This episode was written and recorded by Rev. Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Relinquish by Podington Bear and In the Dark You're More Colorful by Corrina Repp.• Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo to listen to more episodes from all eight seasons of Be Still and Go. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/Donate to support this podcast and other digital ministry resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo/#sign-up to receive new episodes by email. • Visit www.trcnyc.org/app to download the Riverside app.

Virtual Community Celebration from GLIDE with Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White, Musical Director Vernon Bush, and The Glide Ensemble bring a special Celebration for World AIDS Day.Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/ 

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Emperor Yingzong is back on his throne thanks to the conspirators loyal to him. Only they turn out to be not so much loyal to "him," as they are to the idea that they should have more and more power. It all culminates with yet another coup d'etat..真讨厌...Time Period Covered:1457-1464 CEMajor Historical Figures:Emperor Yingzong (Zhu Qizhen) [r. 1435-1449, 1457-1464]Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen [b. 1448]Yu Qian, Minister of War [d. 1457]Xu Yuzhen, Earl of Wugong [?]Shi Heng, Duke of Zhongguo [d. 1459]Cao Zhixiang, Director of Ceremonies [d. 1461]Grand Secretary Li XianImperial Guard Commander Lu Gao [d. 1461]General Cao Qin [d. 1461]General Shi Biao [?]General Sun TangGeneral Ma AngGeneral Wu JinGeneral Wu CongCommander Ma LiangCommissioner Wanzhe TuliangVice Commissioner-in-Chief Esen TemurWorks Cited:Qi, Dongfang. “Funerary Perception and Ritual Institution of Imperial Tang” in Kaogu Xuebao (tr. Lee Yun-kuen).Robinson, David M. “Politics, Force and Ethnicity in Ming China: Mongols and the Abortive Coup of 1461” in The Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 59, No. 1.Stutton, Donald S. “Death Rites and Chinese Culture: Standardization and Variation in Ming and Qing Times” in Modern China, Vol. 33, No. 1.Twitchett, Denis & Tilemann Grimm. "The Cheng-t'ung, Ching-t'ai, and T'ien-shun reigns, 1436-1464" in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.Waldron, Arthur. The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance

Die Präsentation des 177-seitigen Koalitionsvertrags zeigt, dass die neue Ampel-Achse vor allem zwischen drei Personen verlaufen wird: Kanzler Olaf Scholz, Wirtschafts- und Klima-Minister Robert Habeck und Finanzminister Christian Lindner. In dieser Folge analysieren ThePioneer-Chefredakteur Michael Bröcker und sein Vize Gordon Repinski die versteckten Zeichen der rund einstündigen Vertrags-Präsentation von SPD, Grünen und FDP im Berliner Westhafen. Außerdem sprechen die beiden über die Personalien der neuen Regierung, denn der Nebel um die zukünftigen Besetzungen lichtet sich. Welche Bedeutung die Entscheidungen nicht nur in den Ministerien, sondern auch den drei Parteien hat, ist ein weiteres Thema dieser Ausgabe. Im Interview dazu: Volker Wissing, FDP-Generalsekretär und designierter Minister für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur. Die weiteren Themen: Wieso Serap Güler auf einen CDU-Vorsitzenden Helge Braun setzt. Weshalb sich der künftige Kanzler Olaf Scholz vor dem Bundeskongress der Jusos keine Sorgen machen muss. Warum sich die neue Koalition in der Corona-Politik jetzt weitere Tage gedulden muss. Im kürzesten Interview der Berliner Republik: Frank Buschmann, Sport-Moderator bei Sky und RTL.

Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Freitag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Neue Corona-Variante in Südafrika entdeckt In Südafrika ist Wissenschaftlern zufolge eine neue Variante des Coronavirus entdeckt worden. Die Variante mit der wissenschaftlichen Bezeichnung B.1.1.529 weise eine sehr hohe Anzahl von Mutationen auf, teilten die Forscher auf einer Pressekonferenz mit. Sie gebe in dem Land "Anlass zur Sorge". Die Wirksamkeit von Impfstoffen gegen die Variante sei noch unklar. Auch Gesundheitsminister Joe Phaahla bezeichnete die Variante als ernsthaft besorgniserregend. Sie sei Ursache für einen exponentiellen Anstieg der gemeldeten Fälle in Südafrika. 500.000 Menschen in Europa durch Corona-Impfung gerettet Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) geht davon aus, dass die Corona-Impfungen allein in Europa mindestens einer halben Million Menschen das Leben gerettet haben. Allein bei den über 60-Jährigen seien in rund 30 europäischen Ländern seit Beginn der Impfkampagne insgesamt 470.000 Menschenleben gerettet worden, heißt es in einer WHO-Studie. Jüngere Altersgruppen wurden nicht berücksichtigt. Impfstoffe täten das, was sie versprächen, nämlich Leben zu retten, sagte WHO-Europadirektor Hans Kluge. Ohne die Vakzine wäre die Todeszahl in manchen Ländern doppelt so hoch. RKI registriert abermals Höchststand bei Corona-Neuinfektionen Die Zahl der gemeldeten Coronavirus-Neuinfektionen in Deutschland hat wieder einen Rekord erreicht. Das Robert Koch-Institut meldet 76.414 neue Fälle innerhalb eines Tages. Das sind etwa 500 mehr als am Vortag. Die bundesweite Sieben-Tage Inzidenz steigt auf 438,2 und damit auf den 19. Höchststand in Folge. Am Vortag betrug dieser Wert 419,7. Die Zahl der Todesopfer der Pandemie kletterte um 357 auf 100.476. Angesichts der Lage diskutieren Bund und Länder sowie geschäftsführende und künftige Bundesregierung, ob verschärfte Beschränkungen nötig sind. Grüne benennen ihr Regierungspersonal Die deutsche Umweltpartei Die Grünen zieht mit drei Frauen und zwei Männern in die neue Bundesregierung. Kanzlerkandidatin und Co-Parteichefin Annalena Baerbock wird die erste Frau an der Spitze des Außenministeriums. Co-Parteichef Robert Habeck wird Minister für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz. Der frühere Parteichef Cem Özdemir soll Landwirtschafts- und Ernährungsminister werden. Die Parteilinke Steffi Lemke übernimmt das Ressort Umweltschutz und Anne Spiegel aus Rheinland-Pfalz wird Familienministerin. Jetzt müssen noch die Mitglieder der Grünen über diese Personalvorschläge entscheiden. Regierungsbildung in Prag verzögert sich weiter In Tschechien liegt Präsident Miloš Zeman nach einem positiven Corona-Test im Krankenhaus. Der 77-Jährige werde dort behandelt, sein Arbeitsprogramm sei ausgesetzt, teilte sein Büro mit. Zeman sollte eigentlich an diesem Freitag den bisherigen Oppositionsführer Petr Fiala zum neuen Ministerpräsidenten ernennen. Zeman war erst wenige Stunden zuvor aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen worden, in dem er seit der Parlamentswahl wegen einer chronischen Erkrankung behandelt worden war. Bis auf weiteres bleibt die bisherige Regierung unter dem Multimilliardär Andrej Babiš geschäftsführend im Amt. Friedensnobelpreisträgerin soll nicht nach Oslo reisen dürfen Die philippinische Regierung will die mit dem Friedensnobelpreis ausgezeichnete Journalistin Maria Ressa womöglich an der Reise zur Preisverleihung nach Oslo hindern. Die Nachrichtenagentur AFP zitiert aus Gerichtsunterlagen, wonach für die 58-Jährige "Fluchtgefahr" bestehe. Ressa habe keinen "zwingenden Grund" für ihre Reise nach Norwegen vorgebracht. In Oslo soll sie für ihre Verdienste um die Meinungsfreiheit ausgezeichnet werden. Die ehemalige CNN-Korrespondentin ist derzeit nur gegen Kaution auf freiem Fuß. Auf den Philippinen drohen ihr wegen Verleumdung bis zu sechs Jahre Gefängnis. Sphinx-Allee in Luxor in Ägypten feierlich wiedereröffnet Mit einer aufwendigen Show ist die antike Sphinx-Allee im ägyptischen Gouvernement Luxor wiedereröffnet worden. Der 2,7 Kilometer lange Weg verbindet die großen Tempel von Luxor und Karnak am Ostufer des Nils. Die restaurierte Allee mache Luxor "zum größten Freilichtmuseum der Welt", sagte Außenminister Chalid al-Anani. Die Straße wurde vor rund 3400 Jahren unter Pharao Amenhotep dem Dritten errichtet. Sie wird beidseitig von rund 1350 Sphinxen mit menschlichen Köpfen gesäumt. Im alten Ägypten wurde sie jährlich zum Opet-Fest als Prozessionsweg genutzt. Entdeckt wurde sie im Jahr 1949.

The Thanksgiving 2021 Celebration from GLIDE with Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White, Musical Director Vernon Bush, and some very special in person guests. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/ 

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Former senior National Party MP Chris Finlayson says the "Psycho drama" in the party over past few years has been extremely damaging and both Judith Collins and Simon Bridges should now take their leave from parliament. Chris Finlayson was in Parliament from 2008 until 2017, including being Attorney General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. He spoke to Corin Dann.

In diesen Tagen werden Patienten aus besonders betroffenen Gebieten in andere Teile Deutschlands verlegt werden. Dabei greift das sogenannte “Kleeblatt-Prinzip”. Wie es funktioniert und welche logistischen Herausforderungen damit verbunden sind, erklärt Alisa Schellenberg aus dem Gesundheitsressort von ZEIT ONLINE. Die EU-Arzneimittelbehörde (EMA) hat grünes Licht für die Zulassung des Corona-Impfstoffes von Biontech/Pfizer für Kinder von fünf bis einschließlich elf Jahren gegeben. Die Entscheidung der Ständigen Impfkommission, ob sie diese Impfung empfiehlt, wird zum Jahresende erwartet. Außerdem im Nachrichtenpodcast: Die Grünen haben ihre Ministerinnen und Minister für die Ampel-Regierung nominiert. Was noch? Hip-Hop-Beats à la Mittelalter Moderation und Produktion: Jannis Carmesin Fragen, Kritik, Anregungen? Sie erreichen uns unter wasjetzt@zeit.de. Links zur Folge: EMA: EU-Arzneimittelbehörde empfiehlt BioNTech-Zulassung für Kinder (https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2021-11/ema-laesst-biontech-impfstoff-fuer-fuenf-bis-elfjaehrige-zu) Corona-Impfung für Kinder: "Geimpft könnte unsere Tochter einfach wieder Kind sein" (https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/leben/2021-11/corona-impfung-kinder-eltern-umfrage) Kleeblatt-Konzept für Intensivstationen: Wenn Schwerkranke durch Deutschland geflogen werden (https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2021-11/kleeblatt-konzept-intensivstationen-betten-covid-19-faq) Kliniken in der vierten Welle: Dramatisches Déjà-vu (https://www.zeit.de/arbeit/2021-11/kliniken-vierte-welle-intensivstation-deutschland) Was noch? Mittelalter-Eminem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhDVVfELsM)

Magdalena Andersson got off to a rocky start as Sweden's first female prime minister, and decided to stand down after just seven and a half hours - before she had even been formally instated. In today's programme, we try to make sense of what happened in those hours and what the implications for the future of Swedish politics are.The programme includes a discussion with Marcus Åsling, editorial writer for Östersunds-Posten, which has a political profile close to the Centre Party and Leonidas Aretakis, editor-in-chief of the left-leaning Flamman, that calls itself "independently socialist".We hear MPs reflect on the historic vote, before it all fell apart - and visit a local cinema to hear how they will deal with the new restrictions on indoor public events that will come into force on December 1st.Presenter: Ulla EngbergProducer: Kris Boswell

Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Liam Herrick, Executive Director of The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Thomas Byrne, Minister for European Affairs and FF TD for Meath East

Three years after it was announced, the PM has finally introduced a controversial religious discrimination bill in parliament. He believes people of faith need more protection under the law, but there are concerns that LGBTQI+ students and teachers could be worse off. Plus, Yorta Yorta-Gunditjmara singer Isaiah Firebrace has presented his petition for Aboriginal history to be taught in Australian schools at Parliament House. Live guests: Keysar Trad, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils Jo Inkpin, Minister of Pitt St Uniting Church Sydney, Anglican priest and trans woman Steff Fenton, queer Christian and co-pastor at New City Church Isaiah Firebrace, musician

Skoraj sočasno s sporočilom Evropskega javnega tožilstva, da je na položaj delegiranih tožilcev za poln mandat imenovalo Tanjo Frank Eler in Mateja Oštirja, je pravosodni minister Marjan Dikaučič poskrbel za preobrat. Po nujnem postopku želi namreč spremeniti zakonodajo, ki bi predlaganje kandidatov omogočila kar ministrstvu, končno odločitev pa bi imela kar vlada in ne državnotožilski svet. Kaj to pomeni za prav včeraj imenovana tožilca? Preostale teme: O temeljnih pravicah in stanju vladavine prava v Sloveniji so včeraj razpravljali tudi evropski poslanci. Komisar za pravosodje Didier Reynders se je ob tem obregnil zlasti ob nenadno zmanjšanje proračuna za pravosodni sistem. Minister za kulturo Vasko Simoniti po odstopu ravnatelja ljubljanske Drame zagotavlja, da se bo postopek obnove stavbe nadaljeval, pozneje sicer od prvotnih načrtov in za manj denarja. Mendarodni dan boja proti nasilju nad ženskami tokrat postavlja v ospredje nove tehnologije, ki omogočajo tudi nove oblike nasilja.

We discuss many issues dealing with Lebanon including the plight of the Lebanese Jews, Lebanese sovereignty (from outside influences), Hezbollah, Lebanese politics including political assassinations including that of Ronnie's father, Dr. Mohamad Chatah (former Lebanese ambassador to the United States and Minister of Finance of Lebanon). Documentary on Dr. Chatah's assassination: https://youtu.be/nrp5SaNHpJA Website dedicated to Dr. Mohamad Chatah: http://mohamadchatah.com Ronnie's opening musical slice is from Nino Rota's The Godfather Waltz.   [Title of the movie is "Bint el Hares" and not "Bint el Aariss" as pointed out by one of my Twitter followers Ziad Baroudi (@ramblingteacher).] _______________________________________ This chat was posted originally on Ora.tv back in 2016 and on my YouTube channel on May 5, 2016 as THE SAAD TRUTH_167: https://youtu.be/gq7vsqUuByU _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad _______________________________________ The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense (paperback edition) was released on October 5, 2021. Order your copy now. https://www.amazon.com/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.ca/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parasitic-Mind-Infectious-Killing-Common/dp/162157959X _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. _______________________________________  

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Guest: Patrick Leydon joins John to explain and assess the reasons for the abandonment of The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Mining Charter Judgment.  The Pretoria High Court Judgment declared that the Mining Charter is a policy instrument and not binding legislation and that the Minister is thereby empowered to make law. The Department of Mineral Resources decided not to appeal and intends to drive transformation in the sector by enforcing the terms of existing mining rights while it works to amend the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). Patrick Leydon is a corporate lawyer practicing across a number of industry sectors but specializing in the mining and energy sectors within Sub-Saharan Africa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Norma Foley, Minister for Education, discusses additional measures her department has announced to help increase the availability of substitute teachers.

Counsel inner healing, deliverance, and maturity through the gift of visions. Lead people to freedom and righteousness by doing something that comes naturally to you. You will be equipped to counsel prophetically by the end of the episode. Accelerate your prophetic process by stepping into your roll as a counselor. Take the vision that you think is minor and turn it into a major point of help for the person you are counseling. Apostles Craig and Colette Toach show you how to do this step by step.  “When you as a prophet step in to counsel and express the heart of Jesus... you are the tipping point that reaches that person” says Apostle Colette Toach. Push play to do more in your prophetic call. Key Scriptures: Psalms 119:105 Speed Up Your Process By Getting These Materials! Minister's Handbook (Digital Book) Hands On Ministry (Course) Nextgenprophets.org   Get Connected with Apostles Craig and Colette Toach   Follow Apostles Toach! Facebook.com/ToachMinistries Submit Your Question to the Apostles: ToachMinistries.com Join the Ranks of Next Gen Prophets! Prophetic-School.com

Auch wenn Politiker immer behaupten, Personalien spielten in der Politik eine untergeordnete Rolle, so ist das genaue Gegenteil der Fall. Gerade in einer Regierungskoalition, in der das Spektrum der Positionen in vielen Bereichen sehr weit ist, ist die Frage, welche Partei welches Ressort bekommt und vor allem wer als Minister dieses Ressort anführt, von großerWeiterlesen

Kyle and DJ give 30 quick tips to one of the most difficult problems in youth ministry, getting your students to talk! Let us know what tips you would add! 

Opposition groups are criticising the government for rushing through legislation on the vaccination mandate - the subject of two days of debate before Parliament goes into recess. This follows the release yesterday of a new vaccine verification app to help businesses - but Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has already warned that users should expect glitches. Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Michael Wood spoke to Corin Dann.

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Whom did Marthandadevan consider replacing the retiring minister? Whom did the queen suggest? What was the problem Venugopalan faced? What did Anandhar suggest? How did the three youths justify their selection? Who got the minister post?ஓய்வு பெற்ற அமைச்சருக்கு பதிலாக யாரை நியமிக்க மார்தாண்டதேவன் விரும்பினார்? ராணியின் கோரிக்கை என்ன? வேணுகோபாலனுக்கு என்ன பிரச்சனை இருந்தது? ஆனந்தர் யாரை தேர்வு செய்தார்? மூன்று இளைஞர்களும் தங்களுடைய தேர்வு பற்றி என்ன சொன்னார்கள்? யாருக்கு அமைச்சர் பதவி கிடைத்தது?Youtube Story Link: https://youtu.be/BZJhyz9lcwo You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/iosYou can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com

Jedna daň a jeden odvod. Minister financií už predstavil celú daňovo-odvodovú reformu. Prečo ju nazýva revolúciou? Prečo budú mať výhodu zamestnaní rodičia a koľko na nej získajú zamestnanci? Prečo si prilepšia firmy, no živnostníci budú platiť viac? Čaká nás najbližšie týždne tvrdý lockdown? Zostanú pre očkovaných nejaké výhody? Braňo Závodský sa rozprával s ministrom financií Igorom Matovičom.

The landmark $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will restore and expand the United States infrastructure. From improving roads, bridges, and rail, to expanding electric vehicle charging, to developing a more resilient grid and more efficient buildings, or to ensuring clean drinking water for all—this historic investment will spur construction in nearly every community in America. But it's also a tremendous opportunity to reconsider how we build. Since the majority of construction equipment rely on fossil fuels, this sector is ripe for innovations that address climate change and air pollution. A new movement, led by several cities around the world, including Oslo, Norway, is underway to create a market for climate-friendly construction practices like electrified equipment. In this episode of Electrify This!, three experts discuss the global effort to scale clean, electrified construction. Learn how governments, the private sector, and NGOs are working collaboratively to create greater demand for electrified equipment, and hear insights into how these technologies could revolutionize the way we build.Guests:  Heidi Sørensen, is the Director of the Climate Agency for the City of Oslo. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo in 2001, and went on to become the State Secretary to the Minister of the Environment between 2007-2012. She has also served as a member of the Norwegian Consumer Council, the Norwegian Board of Technology, the board of the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Nils-Olav Haukaas is a senior consultant with CEPartnersAS and represents Nasta AS. For nearly three decades has been working in commercial sales and marketing of construction machines and mining machines. Nasta AS has represented Hitachi Construction Machines since 1982. He has also worked in health and safety, product compliance, risk assessments. He has also served on a Norwegian Committee on Zero Emission building and constructions sites and a Zero Emission Digger construction site. Marta Lovisolo, is a Junior Policy Analyst at Bellona Europa in Brussels. Bellona is a climate NGO with headquarters in Norway and offices across several European countries. After supporting the city of Oslo in running the first zero emissions construction site in the world, Bellona is now disseminating the Norwegian experience to European cities and countries, as well as the the E.U.To Dig in Deeper, Check out these Must-Read Resources:Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction: 2018 Global Status ReportCalifornia Air Resources Board Strategies for Reducing Emissions from Off-Road Construction Equipment“Electric Dreams: Will Heavy Construction Equipment Go All-Electric” Construct Connect How Oslo is driving a transition to clean construction, C40 KnowledgeBellona

The legislative environment around electric scooters is gaining momentum, with the Government's Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 being published by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD. So as electric scooters come back into the public arena what are the positive benefits they can bring to the country? Ronan talks to Aisling Dunne Bolt's new head of public policy for Ireland about this and more. Aisling talks about her background, what Bolt does, the services they offer in Ireland, the Government's Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 road tax, charging Infrastructure, and scooter bays and racks. More about Aisling: Before joining Bolt, Ms. Dunne worked with Arup as a Senior Transport Advisory Consultant and as a Special Adviser to the Minister of Transport, Tourism & Sport for four years. In her role with the Department of Transport, Dunne worked closely with road safety organisations and advocacy groups to successfully deliver the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018. She also helped to craft safety regulations introduced in 2019 to improve safety on Irish roads for cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says 'people have started playing minority politics around CAA', adding that 'it has got nothing to do with Indian citizens'. ----more---- https://theprint.in/politics/no-possibility-of-caa-repeal-says-minister-naqvi-as-farm-laws-u-turn-revives-demand/770003/

Minister za pravosodje Marjan Dikaučič je uspešno prestal interpelacijo. Podprlo jo je 42 poslank in poslancev, proti jih je glasovalo 28. Na predlog Levice so se sicer pogovarjali o preložitvi glasovanja, saj sta dva poslanca te poslanske skupine okužena s koronavirusom in zato nista mogla glasovati, a se to ni zgodilo. Po glasovanju je Dikaučič izrazil zadovoljstvo, da si je uspel podporo poslancev zagotoviti z argumenti. Izrazil je tudi željo, da bi Slovenija čim prej končala postopek imenovanja evropskih delegiranih tožilcev. Preostale novice: Zaradi prekinitve financiranja prenove ljubljanske Drame odstopil njen ravnatelj Igor Samobor in prst usmeril v ministra za kulturo Vaska Simonitija. Na dnevnem redu novembrske seje državnega zbora tudi povečanje proračunske porabe, primanjkljaj se bo približal štirim milijardam evrov. Beloruski predsednik Lukašenko: konflikt s Poljsko bi lahko vodil v vojno - o varnostnih in humanitarnih posledicah begunske krize danes tudi evropski poslanci.

Virtual Community Celebration from GLIDE with Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White, Musical Director Vernon Bush, The Glide Ensemble and guest preacher Rev. Dr. Monica Joy Cross.Please support the music, the art, and the message of GLIDE Memorial Church. Please donate today. https://www.glide.org/igive/ 

Join Internationally Recognized Prophecy Expert, Minister, Speaker and Author, Paul McGuire as he analyzes current events through the lens of Bible Prophecy. Every Monday through Friday 4 - 6 PM Eastern Time. The Paul McGuire Report radio and television ministry is a ministry of faith and we are believing God each month to lay on the hearts of the listeners to support us if they are being blessed. We have asked, and are believing God, to touch the people of God, businesses and organizations to sow into this ministry that they also may be blessed! Your support enables us to stream Paul's messages from God's prophetic Word on Blog Talk Radio, PodBean, Brighteon.com, Odysee, Lbry.tv, YouTube, BitChute, SoundCloud, iTunes and various other podcast applications. With your help we are now broadcasting “The Paul McGuire Report” from our own TV and Production Studio on our Roku Channel as well as other channels as they become available. As we continue to trust in the Lord to build this ministry, HIS ministry, we believe He will lead us in the direction He would have us go. May the Lord bless you abundantly for responding to this call to action! Your gift makes it possible to continue our ministry work as together we share the Great Commission and point people to Jesus Christ. God works through your generous gifts to take the good news of Jesus Christ to millions of people worldwide! You can donate immediately by clicking HERE! Thank you for partnering with Paul McGuire Ministries sponsored by Paradise Mountain Church International! Your Brother in Christ Jesus, Paul McGuire WWW.PAULMcGUIRE.US Music by Joseph Charles © 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Jesus brings you into seasons of suffering to make you a better minister of his mercies to others who are hurting.

Im Sudan ist der abgesetzte Regierungschef Abdullah Hamdok wieder im Amt. Vor einem Monat hatte das Militär Hamdok weggeputscht, wie auch die andere zivilen Minister. In der Folge gab es grosse Demonstrationen im ganzen Land und auch die internationale Gemeinschaft protestierte gegen die Machtübernahme des Militärs. Weitere Themen: (01:19) Überraschende Wendung im Sudan (08:27) Schweiz engagiert sich in Libyen (12:37) Wahlen in Chile: Radikal Links oder radikal rechts (19:23) Faszination Schach

Study: Sustainable eating is cheaper and healthier Oxford University, November 11, 2021 Oxford University research has today revealed that, in countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and across Western Europe, adopting a vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian diet could slash your food bill by up to one-third. The study, which compared the cost of seven sustainable diets to the current typical diet in 150 countries, using food prices from the World Bank's International Comparison Program, was published in The Lancet Planetary Health. (next) Meta-analysis concludes resveratrol beneficially modulates glycemic control in diabetics Zagazig University and Suez Canal University (Egypt), October 29 2021.  Findings from a meta-analysis of clinical trials published in Medicina Clinica (Barcelona) revealed an association between supplementing with resveratrol and improvements in glycemic control. “This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first to consider resveratrol's efficacy on glycemic and cardiometabolic parameters in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).” (next) Exercise linked to better mental health Kaiser Permanente Research, November 11, 2021 Kaiser Permanente research published in Preventive Medicine showed people who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression than those who didn't exercise. It also showed that people who spent more time outdoors typically experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression than those who stayed inside. (next) Bedtime linked with heart health University of Exeter (UK), November 9, 2021 Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal—Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "While we cannot conclude causation from our study, the results suggest that early or late bedtimes may be more likely to disrupt the body clock, with adverse consequences for cardiovascular health." (NEXT) Garlic compounds may boost cardio health indirectly via gut microbiota National Taiwan University, November 6 2021 Allicin from garlic may prevent the metabolism of unabsorbed L-carnitine or choline into TMAO, a compound linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, says a new study. TMAO – or trimethylamine N-oxide – has been known to be generated from dietary carnitine through metabolism of gut microbiota, and was recently reported to be an “important gut microbiota-dependent metabolite to cause cardiovascular diseases.”  New data indicated that carnitine-fed lab mice showed a “remarkable increase in plasma TMAO levels”, compared with lab mice fed a control (no carnitine). However, when allicin supplements were provided with the carnitine diet, TMAO levels were significantly reduced.   (NEXT) Drug used to prevent miscarriage increases risk of cancer in offspring University of Texas Health Science Center, November 9, 2021 Exposure in utero to a drug used to prevent miscarriage can lead to an increased risk of developing cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston  The drug, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC), is a synthetic progestogen that was frequently used by women in the 1950s and 1960s, and is still prescribed to women today to help prevent preterm birth.  (OTHER NEWS NEXT) 2,433 Dead Babies in VAERS as Another Study Shows mRNA Shots Not Safe for Pregnant Women by Brian Shilhavy Editor, Health Impact News, November 7, 2021 There have now been 2,433 fetal deaths recorded in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) from pregnant women who have been injected with one of the COVID-19 shots. The vast majority of these have been from the Pfizer shot (1,862 deaths) and the Moderna shot (656 deaths.) There have been more fetal deaths in the past 11 months following COVID-19 shots than there have been for the past 30+ years following ALL vaccines (2,198 – Source.) Last month (October, 2021) the New England Journal of Medicine admitted that the original study used to justify the CDC and the FDA in recommending the shots to pregnant women was flawed. (Source.) Since then, researchers in New Zealand have conducted a new study on the original data, and concluded: A re-analysis of these figures indicates a cumulative incidence of spontaneous abortion ranging from 82% (104/127) to 91% (104/114), 7–8 times higher than the original authors' results. (Source.) And yet, the CDC and FDA still continue to recommend the shots for pregnant women, even though a correct analysis on the original data shows that 82% to 91% of pregnant women will suffer miscarriages if their unborn child is less than 20 weeks old. (Source.) VAERS is a passive system that is severely under reported. The CDC and FDA have never conducted a study to determine what this under-reported factor is, but independent scientists have, and we have previously published the analysis conducted by Dr. Jessica Rose, who has determined that a conservative under-reported factor would be X41. See: STUDY: Government's Own Data Reveals that at Least 150,000 Probably DEAD in U.S. Following COVID-19 Vaccines This means that there have probably been at least 99,753 fetal deaths following COVID-19 injections so far. Here is a video report we made on this last month with some very unfortunate gruesome examples of what these shots are doing to unborn babies. 1,969 Fetal Deaths Recorded Following COVID-19 Shots but Criminal CDC Recommends Pregnant Women Get the Shot UPDATE – November 7, 2021 PM A couple of hours after publishing this article, a video that has been circulating on the Internet of an interview with a Funeral Director in the UK became known to me. He has been in practice for over 3 years and is identified as “Wesley,” and was interviewed by a group called “Resistance GB.” He claims that last fall was one the slowest periods of seeing deaths for all funeral directors, but when the COVID-19 shots were introduced, deaths started dramatically increasing. It started with the elderly, but then by April they were seeing large numbers of people in their 30s and 40s. Many of them were dying of myocarditis. Now, they are seeing unprecedented numbers of newborn babies, and they are piling up in hospital refrigerators. Some are full term, some are pre-term, he claims. The UK originally recommended that pregnant women and nursing mothers should NOT get the experimental COVID shots, but like the CDC in the U.S., they eventually changed their recommendation to encourage pregnant women to get the shots. (NEXT) An ethical analysis of vaccinating children against COVID-19: benefits, risks, and issues of global health equity Johns Hopkins University, Oxford-Johns Hopkins Global Infectious Disease Ethics Collaborative, Wageningen University - The Netherlands, University of Oxford, Abstract We argue that it is currently unclear whether routine COVID-19 vaccination of healthy children is ethically justified in most contexts, given the minimal direct benefit that COVID-19 vaccination provides to children, the potential for rare risks to outweigh these benefits and undermine vaccine confidence, and substantial evidence that COVID-19 vaccination confers adequate protection to risk groups, such as older adults, without the need to vaccinate children. We conclude that child COVID-19 vaccination in wealthy communities before adults in poor communities worldwide is ethically unacceptable and consider how policy deliberations might evolve in light of future developments. (NEXT) What's Driving Global Deforestation? Organized Crime, Beef, Soy, Palm Oil and Wood Products Jennifer Devine,  Counterpunch, November 17, 2021 Every year the world loses an estimated 25 million acres (10 million hectares) of forest, an area larger than the state of Indiana. Nearly all of it is in the tropics. From my research on social and environmental issues in Latin America, I know that four consumer goods are responsible for the majority of global deforestation: beef, soy, palm oil, and wood pulp and paper products. Together these commodities are responsible for the loss of nearly 12 million acres (5 million hectares) annually. There's also a fifth, less publicized key driver: organized crime, including illegal drug trafficking. The dominant role of beef Among major products that promote deforestation, beef is in a class by itself. Beef production is now estimated to be the biggest driver of deforestation worldwide, accounting for 41% of global forest losses. In the Amazon alone, cattle ranching accounts for 80% of deforestation. From 2000 to 2011, beef production emitted nearly 200 times more greenhouse gases than soy, and 60 times more than oil palm in tropical countries with high deforestation rates. Soy and palm oil: Ubiquitous ingredients Together, soy and palm oil drive nearly 10% of deforestation annually – almost 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares). Clearing land for palm oil plantations fuels large-scale rainforest destruction in Indonesia and Malaysia, where most of the world's palm oil is produced. Palm oil is the most commonly produced, consumed and traded vegetable oil. Some 60% of the 66 million tons produced globally every year is used to produce energy in the form of biofuel, power and heat. About 40% is used for food, animal feed and chemical products. Palm oil is an ingredient in half of all products found at the supermarket, including margarine, shampoos, frozen pizza and detergents. Soy production has doubled globally in the past 20 years. Nearly 80% of global soy is fed to cows, chickens, pigs and farmed fish. This demand reflects the tripling of global meat production over the past 50 years. Wood products Wood products are responsible for about 5% of annual global deforestation, or about 1.2 million acres (500,000 hectares) yearly. Wood is widely used for home construction and furniture, and also as a pulp source for paper and fabric. And in low-income nations and rural areas, it's an important fuel source for heating and cooking. The three largest paper-producing countries are the U.S., Canada and China. Illegal deforestation and organized crime Another industry plays an important role, especially in tropical forests: organized crime. Large, lucrative industries offer opportunities to move and launder money; as a result, in many parts of the world, deforestation is driven by the drug trade. In South America and Central America, drug trafficking organizations are the vanguard of deforestation. Drug traffickers are illegally logging forests in the Amazon and hiding cocaine in timber shipments to Europe. In my research, I have analyzed how traffickers illegally log and raise cattle in protected areas in Central America to launder money and claim drug smuggling territory. Other scholars estimate that 30% to 60% of deforestation in the region is “narco-deforestation.” Forest Trends analysis, exports tied to illegal deforestation are worth US$61 billion annually and are responsible for 25% of total global tropical deforestation. (NEXT) ‘This Must Not Happen': If Unhalted, Permian Basin Fracking Will Unleash 40 Billion Tons of CO2 by 2050 As activists at the COP26 summit continue to denounce the “massive” gap between wealthy governments' lofty rhetoric and their woefully inadequate plans for addressing the climate emergency, a new analysis of projected extraction in the Permian Basin in the U.S. Southwest exposes the extent to which oil and gas executives' refusal to keep fossil fuels in the ground puts humanity's future in jeopardy. “While climate science tells us that we must consume 40% less oil in 2030, Permian producers plan to grow production more than 50%.” Released Tuesday by Oil Change International, Earthworks, and the Center for International Environmental Law, the second chapter of The Permian Basin Climate Bomb warns that if the drilling and fracking boom that has turned the Permian Basin into “the world's single most prolific oil and gas field” over the past decade is allowed to persist unabated for the next three decades, it will generate nearly 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide by mid-century. “With global markets flush with Permian oil and gas, it can only be harder to steer the world's economy toward clean energy.” “While climate science tells us that we must consume 40% less oil in 2030, Permian producers plan to grow production more than 50%” from 2021 to 2030, said Stockman. “This must not happen.” “If left unchecked,” the report notes, “the Permian could continue to produce huge amounts of oil, gas, and gas liquids for decades to come. With global markets flush with Permian oil and gas, it can only be harder to steer the world's economy toward clean energy.” (NEXT) Wall Street's Takeover of Nature Advances with Launch of New Asset Class By Whitney Webb A project of the multilateral development banking system, the Rockefeller Foundation and the New York Stock Exchange recently created a new asset class that will put, not just the natural world, but the processes underpinning all life, up for sale under the guise of promoting “sustainability.” Last month, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced it had developed a new asset class and accompanying listing vehicle meant “to preserve and restore the natural assets that ultimately underpin the ability for there to be life on Earth.” Called a natural asset company, or NAC, the vehicle will allow for the formation of specialized corporations “that hold the rights to the ecosystem services produced on a given chunk of land, services like carbon sequestration or clean water.” These NACs will then maintain, manage and grow the natural assets they commodify, with the end of goal of maximizing the aspects of that natural asset that are deemed by the company to be profitable. Though described as acting like “any other entity” on the NYSE, it is alleged that NACs “will use the funds to help preserve a rain forest or undertake other conservation efforts, like changing a farm's conventional agricultural production practices.” Yet, as explained towards the end of this article, even the creators of NACs admit that the ultimate goal is to extract near-infinite profits from the natural processes they seek to quantify and then monetize. NYSE COO Michael Blaugrund alluded to this when he said the following regarding the launch of NACs: “Our hope is that owning a natural asset company is going to be a way that an increasingly broad range of investors have the ability to invest in something that's intrinsically valuable, but, up to this point, was really excluded from the financial markets.” Framed with the lofty talk of “sustainability” and “conservation”, media reports on the move in outlets like Fortune couldn't avoid noting that NACs open the doors to “a new form of sustainable investment” which “has enthralled the likes of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink over the past several years even though there remain big, unanswered questions about it.” Fink, one of the world's most powerful financial oligarchs, is and has long been a corporate raider, not an environmentalist, and his excitement about NACs should give even its most enthusiastic proponents pause if this endeavor was really about advancing conservation, as is being claimed. How to Create a NAC The creation and launch of NACs has been two years in the making and saw the NYSE team up with the Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG), in which the NYSE itself holds a minority stake. IEG's three investors are the Inter-American Development Bank, the Latin America-focused branch of the multilateral development banking system that imposes neoliberal and neo-colonalist agendas through debt entrapment; the Rockefeller Foundation, the foundation of the American oligarch dynasty whose activities have long been tightly enmeshed with Wall Street; and Aberdare Ventures, a venture capital firm chiefly focused on the digital healthcare space. Notably, the IADB and the Rockefeller Foundation are closely tied to the related pushes for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and biometric Digital IDs. The IEG's mission focuses on “pioneering a new asset class based on natural assets and the mechanism to convert them to financial capital.” “These assets,” IEG states, make “life on Earth possible and enjoyable…They include biological systems that provide clean air, water, foods, medicines, a stable climate, human health and societal potential.” Put differently, NACs will not only allow ecosystems to become financial assets, but the rights to “ecosystem services”, or the benefits people receive from nature as well. These include food production, tourism, clean water, biodiversity, pollination, carbon sequestration and much more. IEG is currently partnering with Costa Rica's government to pilot its NAC efforts within that country. Costa Rica's Minister of Environment and Energy, Andrea Meza Murillo, has claimed that the pilot project with IEG “will deepen the economic analysis of giving nature its economic value, as well as to continue mobilizing financial flows to conservation.” With NACs, the NYSE and IEG are now putting the totality of nature up for sale. While they assert that doing so will “transform our economy to one that is more equitable, resilient and sustainable”, it's clear that the coming “owners” of nature and natural processes will be the only real beneficiaries. Per the IEG, NACs first begin with the identification of a natural asset, such as a forest or lake, which is then quantified using specific protocols. Such protocols have already been developed by related groups like the Capitals Coalition, which is partnered with several of IEG's partners as well as the World Economic Forum and various coalitions of multinational corporations. Then, a NAC is created and the structure of the company decides who has the rights to that natural asset's productivity as well as the rights to decide how that natural asset is managed and governed. Lastly, a NAC is “converted” into financial capital by launching an initial public offering on a stock exchange, like the NYSE. This last stage “generates capital to manage the natural asset” and the fluctuation of its price on the stock exchange “signals the value of its natural capital.” However, the NAC and its employees, directors and owners are not necessarily the owners of the natural asset itself following this final step. Instead, as IEG notes, the NAC is merely the issuer while the potential buyers of the natural asset the NAC represents can include: institutional investors, private investors, individuals and institutions, corporations, sovereign wealth funds and multilateral development banks. Thus, asset management firms that essentially already own much of the world, like Blackrock, could thus become owners of soon-to-be monetized natural processes, natural resources and the very foundations of natural life itself. Both the NYSE and IEG have marketed this new investment vehicle as being aimed at generating funds that will go back to conservation or sustainability efforts. However, on the IEG's website, it notes that the goal is really endless profit from natural processes and ecosystems that were previously deemed to be part of “the commons”, i.e. the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable earth. Per the IEG, “as the natural asset prospers, providing a steady or increasing flow of ecosystem services, the company's equity should appreciate accordingly providing investment returns. Shareholders and investors in the company through secondary offers, can take profit by selling shares. These sales can be gauged to reflect the increase in capital value of the stock, roughly in-line with its profitability, creating cashflow based on the health of the company and its assets.” Researcher and journalist Cory Morningstar has strongly disagreed with the approach being taken by NYSE/IEG and views NACs as a system that will only exacerbate the corporate predation of nature, despite claims to the contrary. Morningstar has described NACs as “Rockefeller et al. letting the markets dictate what in nature has value – and what does not. Yet, it's not for capitalist institutions and global finance to decide what life has value. Ecosystems are not ‘assets.' Biological communities exist for their own purposes, not ours.” A New Way to Loot The ultimate goal of NACs is not sustainability or conservation – it is the financialization of nature, i.e. turning nature into a commodity that can be used to keep the current, corrupt Wall Street economy booming under the guise of protecting the environment and preventing its further degradation. Indeed, IEG makes this clear when they note that “the opportunity” of NACs lies not in their potential to improve environmental well-being or sustainability, but in the size of this new asset class, which they term “Nature's Economy.” Indeed, while the asset classes of the current economy are value at approximately $512 trillion, the asset classes unlocked by NACs are significantly larger at $4,000 trillion (i.e. $4 quadrillion). Thus, NACs open up a new feeding ground for predatory Wall Street banks and financial institutions that will allow them to not just dominate the human economy, but the entire natural world. In the world currently being constructed by these and related entities, where even freedom is being re-framed not as a right but “a service,” the natural processes on which life depends are similarly being re-framed as assets, which will have owners. Those “owners” will ultimately have the right, in this system, to dictate who gets access to clean water, to clean air, to nature itself and at what cost. According to Cory Morningstar, one of the other aims of creating “Nature's Economy” and neatly packaging it for Wall Street via NACs is to drastically advance massive land grab efforts made by Wall Street and the oligarch class in recent years. This includes the recent land grabs made by Wall Street firms as well as billionaire “philanthropists” like Bill Gates during the COVID crisis. However, the land grabs facilitated through the development of NACs will largely target indigenous communities in the developing world. As Morningstar notes: “The public launch of NACs strategically preceded the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the biggest biodiversity conference in a decade. Under the pretext of turning 30% of the globe into “protected areas”, the largest global land grab in history is underway. Built on a foundation of white supremacy, this proposal will displace hundreds of millions, furthering the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples. The tragic irony is this: while Indigenous peoples represent less than 5% of the global population, they support approximately 80% of all biodiversity.“ IEG, in discussing NACs, tellingly notes that proceeds from a NAC's IPO can be used for the acquisition of more land by its controlling entities or used to boost the budgets or funds of those who receive the capital from the IPO. This is a far cry from the NYSE/IEG sales pitch that NACs are “different” because their IPOs will be used to “preserve and protect” natural areas. The climate change panic that is now rising to the take the place of COVID-19 panic will surely be used to savvily market NACs and similar tactics as necessary to save the planet, but – rest assured – NACs are not a move to save the planet, but a move to enable the same interests responsible for the current environmental crises to usher in a new era where their predatory exploitation reaches new heights that were previously unimaginable.

After a life of civic hacking outside the system through efforts like vTaiwan, Audrey Tang, now Digital Minister of Taiwan, speaks with Baratunde about how to use digital tools to include people in more direct, participatory, democratic practices and her design philosophy of “fast, fair, fun.” She shows how tech can help government be more responsive to and collaborative with its citizens.  Guest: Audrey Tang Bio: Digital Minister of Taiwan, open-source software contributor, poetician Online: Taiwan's Public Digital Innovation Space; On Twitter @audreyt and the hashtag #FastFairFun Go to howtocitizen.com for transcripts, our email newsletter, and your citizen practice. ACTIONS   - PERSONALLY REFLECT  Flexing our personal power When have you felt justified pushing against an authority in your life? How did you do it and did it achieve your goal? If not, why not? If so, were there other unintended consequences? If you could go back in time, would you change your actions in any way?   - BECOME INFORMED What is Open Government? Get informed about this idea of "open government." Learn more about Audrey's work at digitalminister.tw. If you want to go deeper, read the book Open Democracy by Hélène Landemore. It's about centering ordinary citizens in the democratic process. Find it in our online bookstore bookshop.org/shop/howtocitizen. And search social media for the hashtag #OpenGovernment to discover other related thinkers and doers helping us govern ourselves.   - PUBLICLY PARTICIPATE Public Forums Practice sharing your voice on an issue you care about in a public forum (not just social media). For example, you can comment on upcoming federal regulations at regulations.gov. But the real action is local, so join a participatory budgeting initiative by searching online for “participatory budgeting near me”, or attend a virtual or live city or neighborhood council meeting and offer feedback during the public comment section. Use your voice to influence a public issue. Flex your power! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com