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Donald Trump’s first tweet about Brexit got shut down immediately
LONDON — The United Kingdom is in shock after the nation voted to leave the EU in a historic referendum, prompting David Cameron to announce his resignation as Prime Minister. SEE ALSO: Horrified Brits want to leave the country after the UK voted to Brexit And, just when you thought this day couldn't get any more dramatic, Donald Trump has shown up in Scotland. Brilliant. Naturally, Trump has a
Young voters are blaming older generations for the Brexit result
LONDON — The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, and figures suggest that certain generations may have played a key role in the outcome. SEE ALSO: Donald Trump’s first tweet about Brexit got shut down immediately A YouGov survey showing an age breakdown of voting has prompted many young people to blame the Brexit vote on older generations. The figures —
Bipedal bear sighted again in New Jersey
A bear known as Pedals has become something of a celebrity thanks to his habit of walking on two legs. Last seen back in December, the curious black b...
The Fourth Amendment Does Not Apply to Your Home Computer
Via: EFF: In a dangerously flawed decision unsealed today, a federal district court in Virginia ruled that a criminal defendant has no “reasonable expectation of privacy” in his personal computer, located inside his home. According to the court, the federal government does not need a warrant to hack into an individual’s computer. … The implications […]
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Why ACLU and NRA take same side of 'no fly' gun debate
The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Rifle Association are rarely on the same side. But linking gun control and the 'no fly' terror list is an exception.
Rt. 66 gets test run of solar road
Solar Roadways is working with the Missouri Department of Transportation to install a stretch of solar road that could generate enough energy to power a rest stop.
Donald Trump, in Scotland, Calls ‘Brexit’ Result ‘a Great Thing’
Touching down in Scotland to visit his luxury resort and golf course, Mr. Trump took a victory lap of sorts after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
British Lose Right to Claim That Americans Are Dumber
LONDON (The Borowitz Report)—Across the United Kingdom on Friday, Britons mourned their long-cherished right to claim that Americans were significantly dumber than they are.See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:Why the Remain Campaign Lost the Brexit VoteDid the Markets Overreact to Brexit?Cover Story: Barry Blitt’s “Silly Walk Off a Cliff”
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Researchers Reeling as the U.K. Votes to Leave the E.U.
Political and economic uncertainty fuels fears over the future of science funding and collaboration -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Possibility of new particle discovery at LHC fading
The physics community is apparently starting to lose its buzz over the possibility of the discovery of a new particle by researchers working at the CERN LHC facility near Geneva. As more data is studied, it appears more and more likely that the blip that was seen last December was simply an anomaly in the data.
Researchers Reeling as the U.K. Votes to Leave the E.U.
Political and economic uncertainty fuels fears over the future of science funding and collaboration -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Algorithm ensures that random numbers are truly random
(Phys.org)—Generating a sequence of random numbers may be more difficult than it sounds. Although the numbers may appear random, how do you know for sure that they don't actually follow some complex, underlying pattern? For this reason, finding a way to certify that a sequence of numbers is truly random is often more challenging than generating the sequence in the first place.
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Inside Italy's Handmade Amusement Park
In a forest in Northern Italy, a man known simply as Bruno has spent nearly a lifetime building an amusement park by hand. Bruno, who has no formal engineering or construction training, designed rides inspired by the movement of nature. Today, patrons can enjoy more than 40 manually-powered rides, all for free.Cast: Great Big StoryTags: Italy, Amusement, Park, Bruno, amusement park and forest
Ellen Celebrates Pride Month
So many of Ellen’s guests inspire people to be proud of who they are. Celebrate who you are during Pride Month and every day!From: TheEllenShow
Ladi6 – Beffy
Music video for Ladi6! Director & Animator: Parallel Teeth | parallelteeth.com Music: Ladi6 | ladi6.com Created with funding from NZ On Air Music.Cast: Parallel TeethTags: Ladi6, 2D, Animation and Machines
Defending Virunga's Treasures | Explorer
Africa’s oldest National Park is a treasure of biodiversity, but the threats are constant. EXPLORER: BATTLE FOR VIRUNGA AIRS SUNDAY JUNE 26 at 8/7c.From: National Geographic
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High Levels of Toxins Found in Bodies of People Living Near Fracking Sites
Study first to show that harmful chemicals from natural gas operations are contaminating bodies of Pavillion, Wyoming residents
2015 Was Deadliest Year for Grassroots Environmental Defenders
185 killings, 40 percent of those murdered were from indigenous groups, says Global Witness report
Roadblocks to Restoring the Everglades
Funding tensions, water pollution slow down the most ambitious ecosystem restoration plan in the world
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Interview 1182 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
This week on the New World Next Week: America is planning $40 billion gift to Israel; the cancer of government is spreading to Mars; and protests over US rapists and killers heat up in Okinawa.
Interview 1181 – Michel Chossudovsky Dissects America’s Global War
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-06-22%20Michel%20Chossudovsky.mp3"][/audio]As NATO forces conduct full-scale military exercises on Russia’s doorstep, the world’s attention once again turns to Eastern Europe. But as Professor Michel Chossudovsky, author of Towards A WWIII Scenario and The Globalization of War points out, in this era of total warfare, the real threat is n
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Should I forget who I am, please give me the music to remind me
If you haven’t already seen the 2014 documentary “Alive Inside,” fire up Netflix tonight and watch it. And as soon as it’s done and you’ve mopped up what might very well be a small bucket of sad-happy tears at all the lives changed by something so small, you just might want to get started on your own music playlist. The documentary is about a quest to give people back their music, most
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Ramey Memo and the $10,000 Reward
In recent posts about the Ramey Memo, there have been complaints about the lack of progress in clarifying the text so that much of it can be read to most people's satisfaction. It is quite possible we will never be able to fully clarify the text but that won’t stop us trying.Photo copyright by the University of Texas at Arlington.Many people who visit here will be aware of David Rudiak’s on-going
Fort Itaipu and Olavo Fontes Revisited
My recent postings on Fort Itaipu has ignited a firestorm of controversy. Well, not exactly. It sparked a semi-heated debate about the incident that seems to be more directed at the use of the term “fraudulent” in conjunction with information developed by Dr. Olavo Fontes than it was the facts of the case. It seems the alleged “character assassination” of Fontes was the source of the annoyance.Dr.
Ufology in Decline, Part Two
Back more years than I care to think about it, I developed my interest in flying saucers. At that time I had questions and wrote to both APRO and NICAP. NICAP responded with a membership package and nothing else. APRO responded with a membership package but also took the time to answer my questions. Naturally, I joined APRO and developed a relationship with both Jim and Coral Lorenzen.Over the yea
Mantell, Ruppelt and Blue Book
Bob Koford inadvertently opened a can of worms with a couple of his comments about the Mantell case. Using much of the Project Blue Book case file, he suggested that the balloon explanation didn’t work because the balloon was only at 20,000 feet and that a witness at Vanderbilt University had been watching it but saw no sign of Thomas Mantell’s F-51. Besides, the information suggested that Mantell
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US Potty Panic Hysteria - Multimedia edition
You're all going to HellA freshman U.S. Congressman quickly made a name for himself Thursday morning at a weekly early morning meeting of Republican lawmakers. GOP Rep. Rick Allen of Georgia quoted Bible verses and told his fellow Republicans that they are "going to hell" if they vote for the a vital spending bill later that morning because of an attached amendment that would protect LGB
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Carding and random murder: Evolutionary anthropology of police practice in maintaining a high-gradient hierarchical social-class structure
By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD SUMMARY: I show that the de facto police practice of constant random harassment by carding and other means, combined with less frequent unprovoked executions and prosecutions using false charges, in containing groups targeted for containment is exactly the most effective and efficient strategy for hierarchical containment developed by evolution and described by
Frightening Education
I was recently asked to evaluate grade-4 student answers to an open question for a prize. I accepted to study the answers as a favour to the person asking me. I don't want to identify anyone or any organization so I won't tell you the question, but is was a question of the type "Do bright colours make people more happy?" Open format, whatever you want to say. I found the exercise to be
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The Collected Lies Of Donald Trump / The Manchurian Candidate
There is a reason that Donald Trump cannot be taken seriously ~ he continually blatantly fabricates and expects you to believe his self-serving assertions and lies. Many leading Republicans don't take Trump seriously but instead are guilty of wishful thinking regarding his self-proclamations and political ambitions. Perhaps we must seriously consider that Trump is in reality the perfect foil for H
Brexit / Escaping Fortress Europe
Clip on photo to enlargeA referendum is being held on Thursday, June 23rd, to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union.To many, Britain leaving the EU is the equivilant of escaping fortress europe, with all its stifling rules, tariffs and regulations, as well as the growing possibility of a United States of Europe and new world order. As expected, Prime Minister David Ca
Primary Election Advice For Democrats / Trust Your Base Or Lose It
Ever get the feeling that you have been marginalized and steam rolled by a giant political machine ~ welcome to California where two million plus primary votes remain uncounted, where voter suppression definitely occurred, and where Queen Hillary is being prematurely anointed by the party elite, President Obama and the Main Stream Media. This is a desperate political attempt to avoid the stark re
My Macarthur Foundation World Peace Proposal
A Universal Brotherhood The MacArthur Foundation, known for bestowing ''genius'' grants on artists, actors and other creative people, introduced a new competition on Thursday that would award an organization with the best proposal to solve a global problem. The competition, called 100&Change, is open to organizations in any field, anywhere
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further thoughts on himym
A few weeks ago, I blogged about watching "How I Met Your Mother," a show that has been a huge surprise to me. At the time, I thought the show was slipping in quality. I had started the eighth season, and the whole thing was off. The characters were too shrill, the situations too zany and over-the-top. Having come that far, I was determined to soldier on. To my surprise, I was rewarded.
it's crunch time at the bargaining table
Now here's an interesting calendar of events.June 27-29: The Negotiating Committee for CUPE Local 1989, Mississauga Library Workers Union, returns to the bargaining table for three days.June 30: The Negotiating Committee presents membership with a settlement offer. If the bargaining team recommends ratification, there is a ratification vote. If we do not recommend ratification, there is a strike v
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2015-16 edition
I'm posting my annual movie awards later and later every year. I'm also watching fewer movies, because I'm watching more TV shows. When I come home on Friday or Saturday, exhausted and needing total downtime, sometimes even a movie is too much mental effort; binge-watching a series is somehow easier. So I end up with a ton of movies on the List, unwatched, year after year.But no matter. Here's wha
happy birthday to me
Apparently I have been alive on this planet for 55 years. That seems completely impossible. Yet there it is.As always on my birthday, I feel incredibly fortunate to be alive and living such a good life. Thanks for still reading my (now occasional) blather.
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Support the Leonard Peltier Statue Project / Take Action w/ Amnesty USA
Take Action by joining Amnesty International USA's call for President Obama to release Leonard Peltier!Featured below is the full post from the Leonard Peltier Statue Project:9″ epoxy resin model, Alcatraz Prison Mess Hall, February 13, 2016 – First “Indians of All Tribes Day.”As you might already know, Leonard Peltier has now spent four entire decades behind bars for a crime he has not committed.
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Kwangmyonsong Debris
Last week, a piece of debris from North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong rocket washed up in Japan. Images of the debris show it is the smaller half of the fairing that covers the satellite during launch. The larger half was recovered in February. Given that the fairing fell, the object floated all the way to Yurihama, Japan …
Diplomatic Posturing
Diplomatic posturing on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, and new strategic arms reductions waxes as prospects for progress wane. Progress requires lubrication for friction between Russia and the United States, China and the United States, China and India, India and Pakistan, and Pakistan and the United States. Friction between the …
The Clothes Geolocate the Man
Or, geolocating Kim Jong Un by his (somewhat questionable) fashion choices. A joint post with Dave Schmerler. Surely, you remember this image, notable because it shows a mock-up of a compact nuclear warhead and Kim Jong Un in a ridiculous coat, hat, and eyeglasses. KCNA reported on the visit on March 9, 2016. One question …
Since the link to Comments is not obvious, it is difficult to relate a need to assess the following situation in line with the control practices described in http://activistteacher.blogspot.ca/2016/06/carding-and-random-murder-evolutionary.html
The Humanitarian Pledge, Nuclear Weapons, and the Laws of War
The Humanitarian Pledge, Nuclear Weapons, and the Laws of War
Dear Readers of ACW: I have posted the perspectives of others in this space on whether the explosive use of nuclear weapons can be reconciled with the laws of war. This discussion is useful, in my view, because it clarifies that the continued abundance of nuclear weapons held by the United States and the Russian …
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Shocking Brexit Result A Huge Blow For Anglo-American Capitalism
By MARC McDONALDBritish voters' decision to leave the European Union will have an enormous impact on the global economy for years to come. I expect there will be a number of losers as a result. I think Britain eventually will rue the day it decided to leave the EU. And I think the U.S. will also suffer as a result of this momentous vote.But in the long run, the biggest loser is the entire system o
If Obama is responsible for Orlando, is Bush responsible for 9/11?
By MARC McDONALDSen. John McCain got a lot of flak on Thursday for saying that President Obama is "directly responsible" for the shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in which 49 people were killed.I've got a couple of observations about this remark. First of all, McCain jumped the shark for me a long time ago. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised at this latest nutty remark. Some
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