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These are strange times folks. We have a Secretary of Defense that doesn't understand what a uniform is. Ashe Carter se...
These are strange times folks. We have a Secretary of Defense that
doesn't understand what a uniform is. Ashe Carter seems to think that we
should have a different kind of military that he calls "The Force of
the Future'. A military that resembles the IDF, which involves every
citizen in Israel. It calls for the involvement of every family member
in the defense of our country, which goes far
Greg Mankiw's Blog
Why did Lehman fail?
Larry Ball has an important new monograph arguing, contra Bernanke,
that during the recent financial crisis, the Fed could have saved Lehman
Brothers but, unadvisedly, chose not to. Here , James Stewart of the NY
Times covers the Ball piece, and it includes this tidbit: an internal
Fed team assigned to value Lehman’s collateral reached a preliminary
finding that the firm was narrowly solvent and t
Pigou Club News
1. Progress in Washington State . 2. Progress in Canada .
Brexit in a Snapshot
A friend sends along this summary:
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Mexico: Are UFOs Tampering with Volcanos?
Source: El Gráfico (Mexico) Date: 07.16.2016 Mexico: Are UFOs
Tampering with Volcanos? By Yohanan Díaz Vargas An increase in volcanic
activity is directly proportional to an increase in UFO sightings. We
are dealing with anomalous objects shaped like disks, cigars or spheres
flying over the volcanos without suffering any ill effects, as they
appear to be impervious to the high temperature in the
The Pulse of UFOs and the Paranormal: Two Decades Ago
The Pulse of UFOs and the Paranormal: Two Decades Ago The Samizdat
Newsletter, Summer 1997, Reissued. A "word to the fore" becomes
necessary to set the stage for the reader. Years before the inception of
INEXPLICATA and the Instititue of Hispanic Ufology (IHU), news of
anomalous activity in Latin America and Spain was conveyed to
English-reading audiences through Samizdat: The Newslette
Argentina: Researcher Proposed UFO Tourism for Salta Province
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Intransigente (Argentina)
http://www.elintransigente.com/salta/turismo/2016/6/22/zuleta-propuso-promover-turismo-ovni-provincia-389517.html
Date: 06.22.2016 Argentina: Researcher Proposed UFO Tourism for Salta
Province SALTA (Newsroom) - Antonio Zuleta, a researcher of unidentified
flying objects, proposed the rather intriguing notion of promoting "UFO
tourism"
John A. Keel: Más Allá de lo Conocido
Más Allá de lo Conocido Por John A. Keel Revista FATE Magazine,
Diciembre 1993 P.37 (Traducción para Arcana Mundi por Scott Corrales)
Has oído el cuento mil veces, siempre en un lugar distinto y con
distintos testigos. Ha formado parte de un sinnúmero de antologías
dedicadas a lo desconocido y lo encantado, y siempre intriga. Un grupo
de personas conduce a lo largo de territorio poco familiar en
Lexicon Daily
This is where John Youmans crashed. It seems unlikely a cyclist riding alone would crash there. It looks like the kind ...
This is where John Youmans crashed. It seems unlikely a cyclist riding
alone would crash there. It looks like the kind of spot where a driver
might hit a bike from behind by passing too close.
Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues
From Joe's Vault, November 2012: Does Donald Trump Belong In Jail For Suggesting 'Revolution'?
By Manifesto Joe I'm pretty much of a First Amendment purist. No matter
how contemptible the speech is, in the good ol' U.S. of A., it's
supposed to be free, and protected by law. But a question now nags me.
If Romney had won the presidential election, and someone with the
background of, say, Bill Ayres, tweeted something suggesting
"revolution," do you think he would be getting a visit
From Joe's Vault: Bin Laden Isn't Qualified To Be Dead Until Donald Trump Sees The Death Certificate
By Manifesto Joe This May 2, 2011, blog post came to mind recently as
Republicans prepare to anoint Donald Rump (er, Trump) as their
presidential nominee. The question I would ask is: With so much horror
happening in the world now, can the U.S. afford to have a neofascist
buffoon like this man as president? Oh well, here goes: The problem is,
how would we know that it wasn't a fake? I guess that m
Middle Class Political Economist
A bet with Tim Worstall on Apple's state aid repayment
Tim Worstall , a contributor at the Forbes Magazine website, wrote a
column Thursday wherein he challenges all comers to a bet on the outcome
of Apple's state aid case I discussed Sunday . He repeated the
challenge to me specifically in the comments section of my post, and I
accepted. It's for bragging rights only (I think I'd prefer for the
prize to be a beer next time I go to London, oh well).
We will soon know if Apple is ordered to pay billions in EU state aid case
$19 billion? $8 billion? A few hundred million? Estimates are all over
the map regarding the European Commission's imminent decision on whether
Apple received illegal, unnotified state aid (subsidies) from Ireland.
As I mentioned two years ago, two factors go into the Commission's
claim: Ireland's creation of a corporate entity that is taxable nowhere ,
and the possibility that the company negotia
New book on investment incentives will help shape policies debates for years to come
This past week I received my chapter author's copy of a new book from
Columbia University Press, Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends and
Policy Options . Based initially on the November 2013 conference on
investment incentives at Columbia Law School, the contributors were put
through their paces to upgrade their conference presentations into
proper papers. The result is what Theodore Moran of
Pesticide Action Network
California highlights atrazine harms
Early this month, California health officials declared Syngenta's
flagship herbicide atrazine a reproductive toxicant, adding it to the
Prop 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or
reproductive harm. Proposition 65 is a California law mandating labels
and notification for all chemicals known to cause these health harms.
Pesticide giant Syngenta fought tooth and nail to keep a
Teachers, communities stand up for kids' health
Air blaster. Aerial spraying. Fumigation. Unless things change,
another school year will go by with pesticides being applied by these
methods right outside classroom windows. That’s why we hand-delivered
boxes carrying over 26,000 comments demanding protections for schoolkids
last Tuesday, as a crowd gathered outside the California Environmental
Protection Agency and its Department of Pesticide R
Not looking away
In the 1960s, Black-led protests over police brutality and other
discriminatory practices inspired other marginalized groups of people to
join social change movements. Fifty years later, it feels as if we are
at a similar historical moment, alive with possibilities. Is the food
movement ready to step into this moment? As Audre Lorde said in a speech
at Harvard in 1982, "The '60s were ... vit
Wins for bees in the Golden State
Earlier this month, dozens of pesticide and industrial agriculture
lobbyists filled the halls of California’s Capitol as they worked to
defeat the Pollinator Protection Act (SB 1282) on the Senate floor. If
passed, this bill that would have created new protections for bees from
harmful pesticides, along with ensuring that seeds and plants
pre-treated with neonicotinoid pesticides be labeled as su
Syria Comment
Liwa al-Imam al-Mahdi: A Syrian Hezbollah Formation
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi An emblem of Liwa al-Imam al-Mahdi (The Imam
Mahdi Brigade): “Liwa al-Imam Mahdi: The Imam Ali Battalion. The
Islamic Resistance in Syria.” Note the classic extended arm and arm
associated foremost with Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Corps. The quotation above the rifle reads: “Indeed the party of God are
the ones who overcome” (Qur’an 5:56), a play on ‘He
The Boy Beheaded by Zinki Fighters, Abdullah Tayseer, Who Was He? – By Ehsani2
The Boy Beheaded by Zinki Fighters, Abdullah Tayseer, Who Was He? By
Ehsani2 For Syria Comment , July 22, 2016 The video of the beheading of
the young Syrian boy by the Zanki group in Aleppo caused widespread
public shock. Since the appearance of the video, the boy’s identity has
been the subject of much speculation. This account of his identity is
based on hours of conversations with Aleppo resi
Kata’ib al-Jabalawi: A Pro-Assad Militia from Homs
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Kata’ib al-Jabalawi. The top
reads: “Syrian Arab Republic.” The bottom: “Katibat al-Jabalawi”
(al-Jabalawi Battalion, interchangeable with Kata’ib al-Jabalawi). The
person in the centre of the emblem is one Mazen Jabalawi, about whom
more below. The Homs area is home to a number of pro-Assad militias,
including Liwa Khaybar and the Leopards of Homs . Kata’ib al
In the Line of Fire — the War Against the UN in Syria
In the Line of Fire — the War Against the UN in Syria By Cyrus
Mahboubian, an NGO worker in Damascus (Pseudonym) For Syria Comment ,
July 4, 2016 Since the war in Syria began, aid delivery has been
politicized. The anti-regime camp rejected the very notion of delivering
aid through government held areas. Western countries who backed the
insurgency and supported regime change pushed for most aid t
The Duck of Minerva
The Chilcot Inquiry on Civilian Casualties
The publication of the long-awaited Chilcot Report on Britain’s role
in the Iraq War last week produced a flurry of activity, with
journalists desperately skimming through the 2.6m words within the three
hours they were allocated prior to full publication. Perhaps not
surprisingly, much of their attention was focused on whether or not Tony
Blair could be held legally and morally culpable for the
Persuading Republicans to Dump Trump
I have one more Trump post I have to write. My first bemoaned how
Trump could possibly be competitive in the presidential race and the
second lambasted Trump’s positions on domestic and foreign policy. I
have no illusions that I’m convincing anyone who isn’t already convinced
he is a danger to the republic. However, should you read this and have
friends in your orbit who are flirting with support
Improvised Explosive Robots
A common argument made in favor of the use of robotics to deliver
(lethal) force is that the violence used is mediated in such a way that
it naturally de-escalates a situation. In some versions, this is due to
the fact that the “ robot doesn’t feel emotions ,” and so is not subject
to fear or anger. In other strands, the argument is that due to
distance in time and space, human operators are able
Emotionally Trumped
Is there such a thing as blogger’s block? I suppose there must be.
I’ve found the whole Donald Trump saga to be emotionally exhausting.
It’s hard to write more than 140 characters about this presidential
race. How is it possible that he could or will be the nominee of a major
party? Which groups has he not offended? This weekend it was the Jewish
community’s turn after Trump retweeted an anti-Hil
The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
The New Paradigm: Beyond Sunken Cities and Rifted, Drifting Continents
The climate etc site of climate professor Judith Curry has a guest
post, "Canopus, Herakleion, New Orleans and Continental Rifts", on an
"alternative perception of sea level rise and climate change". By
"alternative perception" the author, Anthony Lucas, means an alternative
theory to the consensus earth science (i.e., plate tectonics), to wit
an "expanding Eart
A "Climate-Political Nightmare", But So Much More
The notrickszone site has a post, on the "climate-political nightmare"
of Brexit (Britain leaving the European Union, due to a referendum of
its outraged population, not its feckless political leaders). My
response: Here's a new word (I haven't seen it used yet, anyway), to
describe the situation: Dementia. Total dementia, being "serious" about
"climate policy". The
Global "Climate Change" Is a Lie, and Must Be Denied
Climatedepot continues to inform about the political war against
"climate deniers", with a post, "Newsweek: Does Exxon Have a
Constitutional Right to Deny Climate Change?" My reaction: Does anyone
have a Constitutional right to deny a lie? That is what the political
phrase "climate change" is. And never mind "Constitutional", Newsweek,
the question should b
What Incompetent Climate Science Has Wrought: A Criminal Conspiracy on the Left, an Elitist Disregard on the Right
I want to write only about science here (and I won't take any
political comments), but I have found that I cannot. Suppressive, false
dogmas are ascendant, not just among scientists, but among our political
leaders. And the latter need to be addressed, and reined in from what
has become, on one side at least, criminal activity at the highest level
against the fundamental right of freedom of speec
The Ergosphere
Quote without comment
... nuclear currently provides 75% of France’s electricity, supporting a
90% non-fossil grid, all without advanced batteries or [s]chedulable
BEV charging. California is proposing to move to a renewable-rich grid
(a 50 or 55% non-fossil grid), over a couple of decades, only to be 5
times dirtier than today’s French grid. This is fraudulent
environmentalism, and should be condemned in the
The weather right now:
The weather right now:
What KQED and FAIR aren't fair to
Straight talk. I posted this to KQED's discussion of the Diablo Canyon
shutdown last night: But as more renewable energy comes online, running
renewables, natural gas and other power sources all together sometimes
creates more power than the state needs. At those times, the California
ISO has to switch off solar farms to avoid overloading the grid.
Retiring Diablo Canyon could help with that
The Existentialist Cowboy
FLIGHT 11 DID NOT FLY ON 911 by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy American Airlines itself is the source for informat...
FLIGHT 11 DID NOT FLY ON 911 by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy
American Airlines itself is the source for information that AA Flights
11 (North Tower) and 77 (Pentagon) did not fly on 911. These flights are
critical to the the government's crumbling cover up! Without those
flights, Bush and his murderous co-conspirators will have to revise the
big lie. They will have to concoct yet another c
FLIGHT 11 DID NOT FLY ON 911 by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy American Airlines itself is the source for informat...
FLIGHT 11 DID NOT FLY ON 911 by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy
American Airlines itself is the source for information that AA Flights
11 (North Tower) and 77 (Pentagon) did not fly on 911. These flights are
critical to the the government's crumbling cover up! Without those
flights, Bush and his murderous co-conspirators will have to revise the
big lie. They will have to concoct yet another c
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The High-fat Hep C Diet
This little piggy had none: are fat soluble micronutrients diluted by serum lipids in CVD and psoriasis?
This will be a rambling post, I'm afraid, and more of a sketch of an
idea rather than a pinning down. This excellent pig study, first tweeted
by Prof Andro of the Suppversity blog, is clear proof that the Seven
Countries study, as long suspected, was severely confounded by latitude,
sunlight exposure, and vitamin D.Summary 4 groups of swine (n=16) fed 2
different atherogenic diets, one with 1500i
The Straight Goods
Justin Trudeau. Pierre Trudeau. Canada And Imperial Globalization. Part VI
Justin Trudeau. Pierre Trudeau. Canada And Imperial Globalization.....
Part VI Written by Robin Mathews Reading Justin Trudeau’s Election-time
book, Common Ground (2015) is not a richly rewarding experience. In the
face of the Stephen Harper/Conservative Party incipient fascism,
however, Justin Trudeau’s insistence upon democratic consultation and
multi-racial equality in the book is important. B
British Columbia And Imperial Globalization. Part IV
British Columbia And Imperial Globalization. Part IV Written by Robin
Mathews June 2016 Attention across the world is, at last, focussing more
and more on what is called ‘ imperial globalization’ – the growing
power of unchecked international capital to poison grand attempts at
democratic community such as the ones struggling in the European
Community and the Mercosur countries of South America .
Christy Clark's 2017 Election Gambit(LNG Redux) and The Stunning Display
of Postmedia Publishing Rubbish..A Straight Goods Special
Written by Grant G It absolutely amazes me, no matter how stupid, how
outrageous, no matter what this BC liberal government says or does all
we hear from our employed by Postmedia or employed by Global/CTV
legislative media is.....not much, usually nothing.. Vaughn
Palmer..Michael Smyth..Keith Baldrey....last week education minister
Mike Bernier threw a hail Bernie Madoff pass, eer, I mean a Hail
China's Insurance Policy Against High-Priced LNG, COAL= Death of British Columbia's LNG Super-Power Fantasy!
Written by Grant G Well well well...more bad news on the British
Columbia LNG front....Shell Canada, which possessed a Federal
environmental certificate, a 40 year export license, all the B.C. Oil
and Gas Commission permits, a deal with First Nations has postponed
their proposed LNG project until mid 2020s, or..never!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/shell-backed-lng-canada-de
thwap's schoolyard
H. R. Clinton Supporters: Evidence of a Debased Political Culture
Basically, if you support Hillary Clinton for president (whether
enthusiastically or resignedly), then you're a person who has lost all
sense of perspective. It doesn't matter that a race-baiting, sexist,
megalomaniac con-man named Donald Trump is her likeliest opponent. I
would say that what the Left should do is to "fight" either of these
monsters once they're elected, but the Left do
Taking On The Stupid Trolls
First off; my apologies for the formatting. "Blogger" decided to frame
everything in white and didn't want to change the margins for quotes.
Whatever. Secondly; I started this post a while ago and at first I
didn't want to identify Davis Aurini by name and therefore referred to
him as "the writer" but it's become tiresome. So at some point you'll
notice I stopped doing that. T
Vaccine Awakening
Defending the Religious Exemption to Vaccination
Posted: 6/28/2016 By Barbara Loe Fisher To activate and view
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Every summer, Americans celebrate the 4 th of July to mark the day in
1776 when the American colonies agreed they would no longer b
Vagabond Scholar
Independence Day 2016
Happy Independence Day! Normally, I post some songs and other pieces
(such as a reading of the Declaration of Independence). This year, given
Donald Trump's dogwhistle call to "Take America Back" and his mix of
cloaked and overt appeals to bigotry, misogyny, hatred, fear and
ignorance – and that he's the presumptive Republican nominee for
President of the United States – I thought anothe
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against F...
(Chaotic Republicans Rule and Nominate The Fraudulent Don) Republican
Party Over? (Donald Did Not Write Art of the Deal) Surprise! (28 Pages
Put 9/11 Truths on Life Support) D.C. Madness Apparent (Baton Rouge
Redux) Frankenbanks Convention Poison Ivy? (Ill-Served Citizens Expose
Brussels Bureaucrats)
The inestimable Driftglass strikes: (Springtime for Donald and Pence
VP) . Holy Shit, It Really Was The Orange Wedding (tm) The Dream Dies:
Karl Rove's Republican Century Already Over As The Donald Nominated at
Republican Convention From the billionaire brothers Charles and David
Koch to an increasingly influential GOP financier Paul Singer, from
those who fell short in 2016 - Ted Cruz
After Dallas (Men Who Sold the World) Occupy Lives (29 Pages Released)
Why BR Exited (Financial Crisis Costs Overcharged Taxpayers, Stole their
Retirements and Vastly Overpaid Banksters) FEC Fines Kochs (Finally
Reining In Robber Barons?)
After Dallas, Too Many Empty Words Were Spoken Meet the Men Who Sold
the World Occupy is alive and doing good during the 2016 Conventions.
Also well. 29 Pages Revealed: Corruption, Crime and Cover-up Of 9/11I
know summer is a busy time. I know that next week is the Republican
Convention. I know that Congress is out of session for two months. And I
know that ISIS attacks continue in Nice,
(The End of What?) Bush Drunk or Just Bored? (Obama Wrong) Chilcot
Scorches Blair (How Comey Failed America) Citigroup Has $55.6 Trillion
of Derivatives > JPMorganChase & Needs Another Bailout -
Dodd-Frank Fraud (Sad Jeb! Can't Fulfill His Destiny) Owners Eating
Business Seed Corn (But Wait - Hillary Brings More Corruption, Lies and
Wars) More Lesser Evilism Lurks (Police Riot Tipping Point?)
Oh, Mama, can this really be the end? - Bobby D Yes. It's been obvious
that's he's been demented for some time now. But he really seems to be
inebriated (or in the first stages of terminal dementia) during this
supposedly solemn moment. (His wife does the usual "I'm not noticing . .
." act.) The Obamas' response is one for the etiquette books. One for
the ages. Of what looks to be very
Hillary Exposes Self (Britxit!) Blow for Peace and Democracy (Going to
Hell In A Bankbasket/Puppet Mastery) Hillary's Sads (Failing Up Makes
Sense to Dumbed-Down Americans) No Irony Thinking at Yale (Rat-F*cked
Country)
More Hillary Hell or just one more trip to purgatory? After the
Clintons were elected in 1992 I noticed that nothing I expected them to
do seemed to even be in the realm of possibility. I remember hearing
some well-placed people surmise that it surely looked like the fix was
in for the money interests behind their surprising come-from-behind
victory as everybody knows that no one wins the U.S.
What Is Sustainable
Neanderthals, Bandits, and Farmers
Colin Tudge wrote Neanderthals, Bandits, & Farmers , a book that
presents his theories on the dawn of progress and perpetual growth,
focusing on how agriculture really began. At the time, he was employed
by the London School of Economics, an institution focused on capitalism,
not ecological sustainability. The book vibrates with cognitive
dissonance. Tudge has been studying agriculture for ma
Black Gold
Albert Marrin is a history professor who has written dozens books
for young readers. In Black Gold , he discussed the geology of fossil
energy, emergence of the oil industry, geopolitics, oil wars,
environmental impacts, and future challenges. I was intrigued by his
perspective on geopolitics. Before World War One, the British navy
scrapped many coal-burning warships and began building modern b
A New Green History of the World
A New Green History of the World (2007) is the new and improved
version of A Green History of the World (1991), which was translated
into 13 languages. British historian Clive Ponting did a fantastic
amount of research, and then refined it into a very readable,
mind-altering 400-page book (a silver bullet cure for folks suffering
from denial). It spans the two million year saga of our hominid a
Wide Asleep in America
Boo! If By Sea: More Scary Tales of US-Bound Iranian Ships
Breathless reports are again circulating that Iran will deploy warships
to the Atlantic Ocean. Based on a mid-June announcement by Iranian Navy
chief Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, news is spreading that Iran
plans to establish a naval base somewhere along the Atlantic coast.
Sayyari said, “We have yet to determine which country will assist us
regarding the presence of our naval fleet. When
WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Green Rights Col...
Donna Summer - Last Dance (Nobel Peace Prize Concert '09) HD (no Copyright Infringement Intended)
I n honor of those who died of AIDS in the 1970's, the long term
survivors who still fight the good fight today and to those who were
killed in Orlando, Florida this week. Peace this Gay Pride.
Michael Franti
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WWF - Latest News
An environmental visionary and a father to WWF
GLAND, Switzerland – WWF mourns the death on Thursday of Dr Luc
Hoffmann at the age of 93. At the same time, WWF celebrates his
extraordinary life-long contribution to nature conservation and to the
organization. Dr Hoffmann was one of WWF International's first board
members and served as WWF International's first vice president until
1988. In addition to working with WWF International's founders
Persian leopards set to make roaring comeback in Russia's Western Caucasus
Gland/Moscow, 15 July 2016 – Researchers released three Persian
leopards into the Russian wilderness today in the first-ever attempt to
reintroduce the species into the wild. The animals are expected to
become the founders of a new population of Persian leopards in Russia as
part of an ambitious programme to bring the animal back to a region it
once roamed in abundance. The release of the leopard
Changes in Russian law threaten world famous nature reserves
World Heritage sites and critical nature reserves in Russia will face
new and expansive threats following a vote on Friday to reduce
environmental protections across the country. The Russian parliament
vote weakens protections for natural areas and favors the expansion of
private ski resorts over caring for the environment. The legal changes
on environmental protection, the first in almost five d
Top firms in Singapore join new alliance to meet consumer demand for haze-free products
Singapore, 27 June 2016 – Today marks the formation of a new
Singapore-based alliance between players in the palm oil industry,
retailers and manufacturers, to tackle deforestation, haze pollution and
ultimately deliver haze-free products to consumers. The primary goal
of the Singapore Alliance on Sustainable Palm Oil announced today, is to
increase the uptake of certified sustainable palm oil b
@ the chalk face
Explaining soft multiculturalism versus justice
I attended a talk last week sponsored by the Washington Teachers Union.
The invited speaker was Enid Lee, who was also an editor of Beyond
Heroes and Holidays. At some point during the conversation, I was
inspired to comment on social media: Teachers ceded professional ground
when they favored soft multiculturalism in lieu of justice — […]
All curriculum developers take note: long term effects of social justice teaching
There is mounting evidence that curriculum and teaching with a social
justice focus can benefit students long-term. For instance, from
research on a high school social justice course: Black alumni of the
class, many years after graduating, uniformly credited the
social-justice course for provoking a process of self-exploration that
altered their sense of justice and […]
The nationwide teacher job market is bleak
I don’t remember when I signed up for an account from something called
Teachers-Teachers.com, which is a nationwide job board for educators. I
didn’t even fill out the most basic profile information, yet I’m still
flooded with messages from mainly private and charter schools looking
for teachers. I still keep my subscription going because I’m […]
A desert of physical activity in DC’s #Ward7
We have a new desert. Not food deserts this time, but a desert of
physical activity. From the DCist: The latest desert that District
residents must contend doesn’t involve food, but instead exercise. The
Active Kids, Healthy Community initiative has created maps that detail
the lack of safe spaces for physical activity by ward. […]
A Very Public Sociologist
On the Nintendo Classic Mini
I didn't have time to reflect on the two big video game news stories
of the last week or so. Interestingly, this blog's occasional bête noire
, Nintendo, is at the centre of both. First was the gaming phenomenon
of the year and probably the decade - the ubiquitous Pokémon Go . And
the other is ... the sort of re-release of the Nintendo Entertainment
System. Excuse me, what? We've had occasion to
Meeting Citizen Smith
I was a bit naughty talking about Owen Smith a couple of days ago . I
kinda implied he was almost entirely anonymous and were it not for the
public scrapping at the top of the Labour Party, I don't think he'd have
gone down in history as one of our most able parliamentarians. That is
not to be the case. Having been picked as the 'unity' candidate to run
against Jeremy by the PLP majority, there i
Nuclear Nuance
A guest post from my friend and comrade, Trudie McGuinness . She is a
member of Labour’s National Policy Forum and sits on the International
Policy Commission. In 2015, Trudie stood as Labour’s Parliamentary
Candidate in Staffordshire Moorlands. Here she gives a flavour of the
discussions on the IPC. You are a leadership-defying Blairite war-monger
who is happy to nuke children. Or so it might be
ARM-Twisted
A week in politics is an eternity these days, but can you remember
that speech in front of 10 Downing Street? You know, when Theresa May
looked down the barrel of the lens and channelled her inner Ed Miliband ?
The idea of a fundamentally different Tory party embracing its One
Nation heritage and embedding it in a different economic programme
certainly raised a few eyebrows. How's that looking so
AMERICAN KABUKI
Russian Researcher Announces at Swiss Press Club the Transmutation of Elements with Biochemical Processes
See why a gold based currency is a really bad idea? Gold is just an
abstraction of your value in any case, and with transmutation now a
fact, and replicators on the way... gold is just another metal... The
experiments below were performed on nuclear wastes. But the principle
should hold for all elements.
American Kabuki/Terran Radio Interviews July 17, 2016
On Saturday July 17th I did an interview with Dolly Howard of Wolf
Spirit Radio , they asked me to stay for another show, and then another.
The interviews are pretty much contiguous, and it seemed to flow pretty
well for at total 5 hours. That might be a new record for an interview,
I don't know... LOL I haven't done many radio shows, the last one I did
was with Robert Potter in early 2015. I had
As We Shift - The Sweetest Truth
There’s a sweetness to the air this morning. The 90% humidity that was
Thursday exploded last night into a remarkable light show. What was
unbearably, heavy and life draining now drapes this yard in life giving
nourishment. A cloak of water rests here. The intensity of last night’s
storm bears no resemblance to the cool quiet of today. It’s like looking
at another world. We do this often. Humans
A Cartoon Parable of Awakening and Remembering... Little Dog Lost
You can find these and others at: http://www.gocomics.com/littledoglost/2007/03/26
Catharsis Ours
Economic News & Views .... July 24 , 2016 ..... Quick hits For
Sunday .... 1. Greece Updates : Clearance Of Single Property Tax (ENFIA)
Exp To Be Completed By End-Jul, Payment In 5-mon installments ; Capital
controls Set To Be Relaxed ; Refugees/ Migrants Numbers Increasing At
Lesvos Again ; Next Wave To Greece Come From Turkish Political Seekers.
2. Turkey Political - Domestic & International , For Sunday. 3.
Spain In Focus : EUC Wants To Halt EU Funds For Spain ; Spain Pays 300
MN In Pensions Annually To Dead People ; Catalan Separatists Outnumber
Remainers For First Time. UK - News For Sunday. 5.Libya Political
Developments For Sunday. 6. Odds & Ends.
Greece... Manos Giakoumis @ ManosGiakoumis 4h 4 hours ago
i(Aug-Dec), #Greece Alt FinMin says. Manos Giakoumis @ ManosGiakoumis
Jul 22 #Greece government published in the Government Gazette (the
expected) relaxation of capital controls. #economy #banking #ecb #euro
Bruno Tersago @ BrunoTersago 4h 4 hours ago #Greece - 2 dinghies with
52 #refugees arrived on north coast #Lesbos this morning.
Economic News , Data & Views ..... June 18 , 2016..... Quick Hits -
1. Markets At A Glance - Oil Patch Items , Stocks Generally Shrug Off
Failed Turkey Coup. 2. Turkey Post Failed Coup Items. 3.Odds & Ends.
Markets..... Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 1h 1 hour ago The impact of
lower #oil prices in energy-rich countries: IMF says #EquatorialGuinea
GDP to contract ≈10% in 2016 Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 6h 6 hours ago
City of London, London While US #shale companies struggle to raise debt,
equity raising continues strong #oil Javier Blas @ JavierBlas2 6h 6
hours ago City of London, London US #oil com
Economic News , Data & Views - July 12 , 2016 ...... Quick Hits
.....1. Markets & Market Moving News - Dow & S&P 500 Hit New
All Time Highs , Crude Inventories Have Surprisingly Large Build , US
Ten Year See Yields Spike Higher , QE & Helicopter Money seen Coming
For Japan But Juicing Stocks Generally , And About Brexit - Markets
Seem Over That For Now. 2. UK Politics " Game Of Groans " Continues ,
Post Brexit News For Tuesday. 3. Spain Political Process - Dance To Form
Gov't Continues , Dance with Europe Over Budget Deficit Closure
Continues. 4. US Civl Unrest Updates.
Markets..... zerohedge @ zerohedge 21m 21 minutes ago JAPAN
GOVERNMENT MULLS ’HELICOPTER MONEY’ POLICY, SANKEI SAYS zerohedge @
zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Crude Inventory +2.2MM Gasoline +1.5MM
Distillate +2.6MM Cushing -0.166MM zerohedge @ zerohedge 3h 3 hours
ago Biggest 2-day jump in 10Y yields since 2011 Livesquawk @
Livesquawk 6h 6 hours ago US $20bln 10y Auction Cover: 2.33(prev 2.7)
Economic News , Data & Views ..... July 11 , 2016..... Quick Hits - -
1. Markets & Market Moving News For Monday : S&P 500 Hits New
Record High ; Italian Banks Not Going To Be Bailed Out By Europe's
Taxpayers - So Says EG Chief Dijssebloem , Germany & Austria ,
Additional Items Related To Italian Bank Crisis. 2. UK Politics / Post -
Brexit World News - May To Be Next Prime Minister. 3. Spain Political
Process Of Forming Gov't Moving At Snail's Pace. 4. Greece - News De
Jour. 5. US Civil Upheaval Continues - Post Dallas Items De Jour.
Markets.... Holger Zschaepitz @ Schuldensuehner 54m 54 minutes ago
S&P 500 hit 1st record in > than 1yr as investors bet that US
econ remains a pocket of solidity in a troubled world. zerohedge @
zerohedge 2h 2 hours ago Japanado Sends Stocks To Record Highs Despite
Crude Crumble http://www. zerohedge.com/news/2016-07-1
1/japanado-sends-stocks-record-highs-despite-crude-crumble … Holger Z
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