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Food and fashion enthusiasts alike will dig these sushi shoes
Never thought we'd see Nike slides that look good enough to eat. But we have, and it's all thanks to Milan-based artist and chef Yujia Hu , whose obsessively detailed sushi and onigiri shoes are truly the stuff of tiny art and tiny food lovers' dreams. Please behold, for example, these extremely slick Air Jordans. SEE ALSO: Cakes that look like succulents are the best way to eat your greens A pos
An Army grunt's astonishing 1970 photos capture a hellish Vietnam firefight
Image: James Speed Hensinger In April 1970, 22-year-old James Speed Hensinger , an enlisted man in the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, was stationed at a compound in Phu Tai, west of the coastal city of Qui Nhon, Vietnam. Over the course of several nights, a lone Viet Cong fighter had repeatedly crept in among the rocks on a mountain overlooking the base and sprayed the camp with automatic AK
Cassini survives, returns breathtaking images
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive. The risky manoeuver, which saw the probe fly t...
Time travel is 'mathematically possible'
According to Professor Ben Tippett, traveling through time is not outside the realms of possibility. From 'Doctor Who' to 'Back to the Future', time t...
Fake News About Russia Sending Weapons to Taliban
Fake News About Russia Sending Weapons to Taliban by Stephen Lendman It would be fitting justice if the report was true. Taliban roots go back to CIA-recruited, armed and supported Mujahideen fighters against Afghanistan’s Soviet occupiers in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan called them “the moral equivalent of our founding fathers.” Today, they’re one of America’s mortal enemies. Yesterday’s Mujahideen
Le Pen's Pro-Palestinian PM Choice
Le Pen’s Pro-Palestinian PM Choice by Stephen Lendman Ahead of the May 7 French presidential runoff, Marine Le Pen chose defeated Debout la France (Arise France) presidential candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as her prime minister if elected. He’s ideologically right-wing like herself. With him at a Saturday news conference, she said “(w)e will form a government of national unity that brings togeth

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Maxine Peake: 'I'm a Corbyn supporter. We need a coup'
She used to be told she was too fat, too northern, too political. Decades into a stellar career, Maxine Peake is on fighting form Maxine Peake looks at me and rolls her eyes. “Last time we met, you got me into trouble,” she says. “Really?” I say, confused. Continue reading...
American Airlines gave its workers a raise. Wall Street freaked out.
This is why we can’t have nice things. American Airlines agreed this week to do something nice for its employees and arguably foresighted for its business by giving flight attendants and pilots a preemptive raise, in order to close a gap that had opened up between their compensation and the compensation paid by rival airlines Delta and United. Wall Street freaked out, sending American shares plum
The American people – not Big Oil – must decide our climate future | Senator Bernie Sanders and Mark Jacobson
We must aggressively transition our energy system away from fossil fuels and toward clean, renewable energy solutions. And we need to do so now The debate facing our world today is not whether we need to address climate change. That debate is far, far behind us. The issue is how to address climate change – as quickly and effectively as possible. Virtually the entire scientific community – more th
People Are Reporting Criminal (Space) Aliens To New ICE Hotline
Immigration authorities launched a hotline for victims of crimes "committed by illegal aliens." Trump critics are calling with reports of Martians instead. (Image credit: Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images)
Meet The Teenage Girl Who Wants to Be A Boy Scout
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Ireland has been an unofficial Boy Scout for more than a decade. Now she's petitioning the organization for the right to earn merit badges along with her male troop mates. (Image credit: Yasmeen Khan/WNYC)
Satellite helps confirm unprecedented rise in noctilucent clouds, caused by meteor dust
Tuesday marked the 10-year mission mark of a NASA satellite, named AIM for Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, whose purpose was to study noctilucent clouds and the data has proven invaluable. Noctilucent clouds, also known as "night-shining" clouds, form on the edge of space about 50 miles high off the surface. They're made of ice crystals, which reflect sunlight to give off the clouds' signature

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Climate March Draws Thousands of Protesters Alarmed by Trump’s Environmental Agenda
On the president’s 100th day in office, demonstrators descended on Washington in an attempt to drown out the administration’s climate change deniers.
Study finds bonobos may be better representation of the last common ancestor with humans than common chimpanzees
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees. Previous research suggested this theory at the molecular level, but this is the first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.
SpaceX to launch classified US govt payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States.
John Boyega Got Dumped After Date Found Out He Was in Star Wars
Star Wars might bring people from across the world together, but sadly it couldn’t get John Boyega a date. Read more...
100 Days: The Making of a Legacy: First Steps in the Trump Era
While his actions have produced few of the policy changes he had promised as a candidate, President Trump has moved to set the nation on a radically different course. Here is a look at his record to date.
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
Testosterone makes men less likely to realize when they're wrong, a new study shows. The researchers found that men given doses of testosterone performed more poorly on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection than a group given a placebo.

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Ellen Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Her 'Coming Out' Episode
Ellen commemorated the 20th anniversary of one of the most talked about moments in TV history – her sitcom's groundbreaking episode! From: TheEllenShow
A Touching Surprise for Ellen
Ellen received a heartwarming surprise from some of her biggest fans, whose lives were changed by her sitcom's unprecedented "coming out" episode. From: TheEllenShow
Soar Above a Fairytale World in This 2-Minute Drone Video | Short Film Showcase
Escape to a wintery wonderland as you soar above magnificent peaks, frozen lakes, and snowy forests. This stunning drone film transports you to some of Europe's most dazzling sites, including the magical Neuschwanstein Castle that helped inspire the Disney castles for Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Filmmaker Joshua Cowan traveled through southern Germany, Austria, and northern Italy to capture t
Mark Lotterman - Happy (official video directed by Alice Saey)
As a metaphor for the search of the meaning of the word “happy”, an immense group of geese dances desperately in synchronized choreography. Starting out as an undefined organism, and slowly zooming out as the song proceeds, the geese turn out to be part of different cults. Each cult portraying an emotion that cannot be withheld individually, but that’s all the more shown in the meticulous urge fo
See / Saw
Chock full of outraged aliens, wild dogs, Instagram malaise, and the private pursuits of the artist, See / Saw explores the relationship between image, text, and sound. Animators Case Jernigan and Erik Winkowski trade short stories, stringing together a flurry of imagery and messages. The two artists craft animation from paper, stop-motion, and drawing. Music producer Josh Giunta (Love Science Mu
A 750-Year-Old Secret: See How Soy Sauce Is Still Made Today | Short Film Showcase
See how Japanese soy sauce has been made for 750 years in this fascinating short film by Mile Nagaoka. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/Shortfilmshowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for wor

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William Pepper Reveals The Plot to Kill King
Dr. William Pepper’s remarkable 40 year investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is summarized in his equally remarkable book, “The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” In this conversation we discuss Dr. Pepper’s relationship with Dr. King, the mind-blowing evidence that destroys the official story of the assassination, who real
Interview 1272 – William Pepper Reveals Who Really Killed MLK
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-04-28%20William%20Pepper.mp3"][/audio] Dr. William Pepper's remarkable 40 year investigation into the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is summarized in his equally remarkable book, "The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr." In this conversation we discuss Dr. Pepper's relationship with Dr. King,
Interview 1271 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-04-27%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] This week on New World Next Week: Obama takes his payday from the banksters; Trump's pedogate woes grow as campaign chair arrested for child sex trafficking; and a man is fined $500 for using the word "engineer" without governmental permission.
Economics in One Image
Have you ever agonized over le mot juste for explaining catallactics to your friends? Despaired over a simple explanation of the economic calculation problem? Pulled your hair out trying to get your co-workers to appreciate the miraculous nature of a pencil? Well, worry no more my fellow would-be economic demystifiers! Here is an important economic lesson in one image!
The Syria Strikes: A Conspiracy Theory
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the Syria Strikes from the truth-telling truth-tellers in the truthful government and true mainstream news!...in under 5 minutes!!

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The Food Saviors
In five Argentine cities, volunteers rescue leftovers from parties and events and take them to community meal programs
WTO Ruling on Mexican Tuna Fisheries Is a Blow for Dolphins
Conservationists denounce trade body ruling that US “Dolphin Safe” tuna-labeling rules discriminate against Mexico
Famine in Africa and Yemen Gives Us a Glimpse of What a Climate-Changed Planet Might Look Like
Failing to halt the advance of global warming means complicity with mass annihilation
‘When You Unite to Defend Your Home, Winning is Just a Matter of Time and Persistence’
2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners offer hope and inspiration for grassroots activism
Enduring Torture and Death Threats in Service of Conservation
If Virunga is threatened again, “I will be there,” says Congolese ranger and Goldman Prize recipient
Walmart Exposed for Selling Dolphin-Deadly Tuna in Costa Rica
Retail giant is sourcing its Suli brand tuna from Mexican fishing fleets that harass and kill marine mammals, says nonprofit

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Illiterate versus Just Plain Stupid
From W3Schools :" Tip: The element is very often used together with CSS, to layout a web page ." No. Unacceptable. It has to be this way: " Tip: The element is very often used together with CSS, to lay out a web page ." "Lay out" has to be two words. Why? IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE DOING IT. Then you have to be able to say: "I am laying out the web page." Two words. It would be obviously wrong to say "I
"This is reality, whether you like it or not."
The title is from Willa Cather, at Orange Crate Art . It reminds me... I worked for a time with a bunch of foreigners, Czechs from Czechoslovakia, from before the days of the Czech Republic. There were minor problems with the language. The boss and his number one man didn't get along at all. Number one never liked anything the boss thought we should do. One time the boss said we should do so-and-s
Maybe a comma after "literally" would help
Some years back, in The Atlantic : But the federal government stuck to its guns, literally suppressing an armed anti-tax uprising in western Pennsylvania in 1794, known as the Whiskey Rebellion. That sentence would have been so much better if the word "literally" applied to the imagery of sticking to guns, rather than to the fact of suppressing a rebellion.

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To all the dogs I've loved
I can’t imagine what the dogs that run into Paul and I must think of us these days, trailing what must be bits of the scent of a dozen or more dogs on us at this point. Our itinerant way of life this past year has brought us many animal companions for periods of intimate living, and I’m sure it doesn’t all come out in the wash. It’s been quite the animal-companion year since returning to the Isla

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Cosmic Whistleblowers - Simon Sharman
The other day I had the opportunity to watch a documentary by Simon Sharman called Cosmic Whistleblowers . You can see a preview, or rather a short trailer about the film, here. http://cosmicwhistleblowers.com/ This is sort of his pursuit of the “Roswell Slides” tale, his discussions with various individuals including some of those who were directly involved in the Roswell crash in some fashion,
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Lance Moody
Lance Moody This week I tried something completely different and invited a dyed in the wool skeptic to join me. Lance Moody told about his conversion to skepticism from a younger man who was more open to the idea of alien visitation… as many of us were. Although we did talk about his sometimes rather nasty postings, and attempted postings to my blog, Moody, when engaged in private conversation (o
John Keel was Right - Another New Roswell Witness
Well, it’s happened again, just as John Keel said it would. As I have mentioned before, Keel had written in 1991 that by the end of the century (meaning going into the 21 st century) there would be dozens of people, if not hundreds, claiming to have been in Roswell at the time of the UFO crash. Another one has appeared on the scene by the name of Charles H. Forgus, a soldier who served during the
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Alex Tsakiris
This week, my friends at Anomalist Books put me in touch with Alex Tsakiris who wrote, Why Science is Wrong … about Almost Everything . The book wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be. It was about things that would be more normally found in the world of the paranormal but with a scientific slant to it. While we began talking about consciousness, or rather the nature of it, we evolved q
X-Zone Broadcast Network - John Burroughs
John Burroughs, of Rendlesham Forest fame, was my guest. We focused, quite naturally, on the December, 1980, sightings there and what all happened from his perspective. You can listen to the program here: https://youtu.be/rN2llEG7v3s John Burroughs I, for a long time, had been confused about the number of days over which the events took place. I had asked Jim Penniston, John Burroughs and Charles
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Larry Lawson
This week I chatted with Larry Lawson, who hosts the Paranormal Stakeout show on the X-Zone Broadcast Network. We talked about ghost sightings and some of those that he thought were good examples of the phenomenon, about the definition of this apparitions, and some of the assumptions made by others. We also talked about levels of evidence, the gathering of that evidence, and what forms it would t

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The Real Red Pill
I recently watched the 2-hour documentary film by feminist film-maker Cassie Jaye entitled "The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's Rights Movement". At the end of her documentary, after her 1-year journey making the film, she states: "I don't know where I am headed but I know what I am leaving behind. I no longer call myself a feminist." My main thought throughout -- which
The USA does not tolerate chemical weapons?
The USA used nuclear bombs against two civilian cities in Japan, firebombed surrendered German soldiers after the war was over, uses depleted uranium on country-wide murdering fields, used chemical weapons in Vietnam on the scale of the whole country, supports chemical-weapon attacks against guerilla resister supporting populations in Latin America, allows Israel to use white phosphorous
Not George Orwell
Actually... During times of universal deceit... telling the truth has no effect whatsoever. Unless it is defamatory of powerful interests of course.
Who is Daniel J. Levitin?
By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD Who is Daniel J. Levitin, and why is he saying false things about me? Mr. Levitin is a university professor, a psychologist, and the author of the 2016 book "Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-truth Era". Wikipedia states the following about Mr. Levitin's book: "His interest in writing the guide [was] to help people develop techniques to
On Syria - Peggy Mason is a dog of war dressed as a human rights defender
Canadian dogs of war dressed as human rights defenders, from Trudeau to NGOs. A very tired trick that must be exposed. Thank you Ken Stone. AND SEE 2017-04-15 UPDATE BELOW. 2017-04-12: < Ken Stone challenges Peggy Mason to a public debate. Based on her attribution of the recent chemical attack at Khan Sheikhoun on the government of Bashar-Al-Assad, I wish to challenge Peggy Mason to a
Until Death
It is not my prison. It is my liberation. Depression and despair versus action and agency. Starts and is maintained in the head and heart, no matter the circumstances.

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Back To The Dark Ages With Trump Administration
Sometimes only a LA Horsey cartoon can indicate how deep the Trump has brought us back to the Dark Ages and Scott Pruitt's relentless push against science ~ particularly as climate change relentlessly reminds us that global warming has the only winning hand in a no win poker game where our human existence is at risk: Allen L Roland, PhD "EPA scientists who do research into the causes and effects
Death Is A Sailing Ship Which Will Also Be Welcomed On Another Shore
Since I have seen my mother when she reached through the curtain and touched me in an after-death experience in 1987 as well as my deceased twin brother two years ago when he intervened and saved my life on Highway 4. I am aware that my grandfather is still very much alive in my heart and will eventually be welcoming me home to a safe harbor with his soft heart and warm embrace ~ for those who we
Doomsday Clock Moves 2.5 Minutes To Midnight
On the 26th of January, 2017, the Doomsday moved forward to 2 minutes and 30 seconds to midnight ~ created by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in 1947 to convey the urgent threat nuclear weapons pose as well as other threats such as climate change also taken into account. Last year, the clock remained at 3 minutes. Today, with the Inauguration of Donald Trump, the clock has moved half a minute c
Taking A Stand For A Great Truth
As our civil liberties slowly erode with a corporate state under control of the Military/Industrial complex and global elite ~ that want war ~ there will come a time when we all must take a stand for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause or some great truth ~ The Unified Field is my great truth for which I take this peaceful stand: Allen L Roland, PhD "Love alone is capable of
Obamas Were Real Thing Versus Fake Cardboard Cutouts
Trumps and Obamas on Inauguration day 2017 This picture of the incoming and outgoing president on Inauguration day 2017 tells you everything you need to know about Trump and Obama. One saw himself as President of the people and the other sees himself unfortunately as a dictator and enforcer of his mandate. Both have many things in common but only Obama has maintained the childlike enthusiasm of a

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A3 Newsletter: "Freedom Is A State Of Mind"
( PHOTO: Albert at the Innocence Project's Network Conference in San Diego this last month, alongside Valerie Jarret, a Chicago lawyer and former top adviser to President Barack Obama with Albert. ) A3 Newsletter, April 17, 2017: Taking on the Clarion Call - "Free 'em all!" "Freedom is a state of mind" Albert said at the presentation that he and King gave at Harvard last month. That may be how Al
Please Support Kickstarter Campaign for US release of A3 film 'Cruel and Unusual'
To donate and help to spread the word, please visit the Kickstarter page directly . Featured below is the information from the campaign's website. 'Cruel and Unusual' – The Angola 3 story, US Cinema Release Help get the Angola 3's story into cinemas to support their campaign against long-term solitary confinement & qualify for the Oscars THE GOAL Cinema release in NY and LA to bring 'Cruel and Un

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Take Action: Let Bill O'Reilly's Advertisers Know What You Think
. . By MARC McDONALD Advertisers are fleeing the sinking ship of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor following the latest revelations and allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct involving Bill O'Reilly. Which raises the question: which advertisers have fled? And which advertisers are still supporting The O'Reilly Factor ? Mediamatters.org is on the case, as usual, and has put together a handy li

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Paul Craig Roberts: "The reckless and irresponsible war talk in the US government and presstitute media and among NATO and Washington’s vassals must stop immediately. Life is in the balance." "Putin has shown amazing patience with Washington’s lies and provocations, but he cannot risk Russia by trusting Washington, whom no one can trust. Not the American people, not the Russian people, not any people."
Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? April 12 2017 Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? Paul Craig Roberts The insouciance of the Western world is extraordinary. It is not only Americans who permit themselves to be brainwashed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the New York Times and Washington Post, but also their counterparts in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan, who rely on the war propaganda machine that
Welcome to theREALnews.com, the only nation-wide news service that eschews nuclear holocost that could kill us all. Yet the insane US "mainstream media" can't wait to exchange ICBCs with Russia.
Original Here : http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=18856 Trump's Syria Attack Sanctioned by the Media Media critic Norman Solomon says US media's uncritical coverage of Trump's Syria attack is typical and has its roots in ratings spikes and in economic ties to the military-industrial complex https://youtu.be/fW_UTtng7-s Norman Solomon wrote th
Given that my readers visit infrequently, I have been trying to leave up important posts a week or two before putting up the next. This is true even if both are the work of Paul Crairg Roberts. However, this one is extremely important, and so the one I selected was short enough to allow the reader to also take a quick look at my two preceding posts. But for those who wish more about Trump's criminal attack on Syria, PCR has provided two longer articles spelling out all of the background you may wish to know.
Washington Has Crossed Russia’s Red Line April 7 2017 Washington Has Crossed Russia’s Red Line Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s military attack on Syria is unambigiously a war crime. It occurred without any UN authorization or even the fake cover of a “coalition of the willing.” Washington’s attack on Syria occurred in advance of an investigation of the alleged event that Washington is trying to u
As most of you know by now, Paul Craig Roberts was Associate Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan and later Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal, but with the turn of the Century he gave up such lucrative positions to expose the corruption of the U.S. government and it's intention to conquer the rest of the world or die on a nuclear holocost that would extinguish the human race. Here, Greg Hunter, who is deeply conserned with these issues, interviews Paul Craig Roberts in an extended video. Don't miss it.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan Administration, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, sees trouble for the economy. Dr. Roberts explains, “This image of a strong stock market is based essentially on debt, borrowing and debt, money creation and debt. It’s a false signal that shows prosperity, and it’s not really there. . . . So, during a period of time when the

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Massive Win For Pro-Choice
Based on research done by volunteers* for Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, one media outlet reported on a federal Canada Summer Jobs grant of over $56,000 going to the Fetal Gore Gang last year. While literally hundreds of anti-choice outfits are milking this program, what made this news was the size and the MP. MPs apparently have a great deal of say on what gets funded in their ridings. And
Rarely is the question asked: [What] Is our children learning?*
Back here , we reported on the success of ARCC's latest research/data mining project that resulted in the shutting down of federal summer job grants to antichoice organizations. These grants were made under the Canada Summer Jobs program which has specific criteria. Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local

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LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues...
LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues? That is what one of my students excitedly wanted to know, after returning from a national conference in which the primary theme was social justice. http://diverseeducation.com/article/95703/
Do All Lives Matter? inShare Email
by Roberto Rodriguez April 10, 2017 The question at the Cesar Chavez lecture at a packed auditorium at Sierra College was, do all lives matter? It was a great forum and a great dialogue, but in a sense, it was the wrong question. The reason is that each time the answer will invariably mischaracterize, misdirect, or at best, deflect. In case there is any doubt regarding this answer, one only need
Beware of Poisoned Orange Tree
by Roberto Rodriguez The White House appears to be an ethics-free-zone. And it appears to be intentional. The reason there are few ethical guidelines designed specifically for presidents is because it has always been assumed that the person at the helm of the most powerful nation on Earth would have little incentive to abuse the office of the presidency of the United States of America, precisely
Resistance Or A Permanent State Of Insurrection:
I have long wanted to have this debate... so on my part, here is the opening salvo. Comments are welcome: In Chicano Manifesto (1971), Armando Rendon made the radical claim that the United States and Mexico were technically still in a state of war (1846-1848) because the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was violated prior to even its signing, and that therefore, a state of war continues to this d

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A Look Back In Time
While the main purpose of last month's trip to Lethbridge was for birding, I couldn't resist taking in a little history as well. Below is Fort Whoop-Up, or least a close replica of the original, which was actually constructed about 6 km to the south in 1869. This replica was created in 1967 in Indian Battle Park to mark Canada's centenary. It was the elicit whiskey trade which prompted the federa
Icy Trails
As the weather warms I find it increasingly difficult to stay inside. Yes, I wanted to do a little birding but I had no real destination in mind. For the most part, I just wanted to stretch my legs and enjoy some sun. I more or less randomly ended up over by the Birchwood Trails. Trail conditions were much different since the last time I had been here. Back in February, while there were icy patch
Over The River
I was up early on my first full day in Lethbridge in order to take advantage of the warm weather and fit in a full day of bird watching. It took a bit longer than expected as I had to fight my way through a huge line at a Tim Horton's for coffee (one does not simply get up at the crack of dawn on days off without coffee) but it was still only about 8:30am by the time I reached the river and other

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Alien Covenant - massive global message - What Is Real analysis
okay, here's THE REAL SHIT about the Alien: Covenant message, and it's a message on a global scale... and it involved our once-sun Saturn and all the Cassini's final plummet into the Saturnian atmosphere. Expect sparks and brighter-than-usual impact characteristics. Real Saturnalia... Note: oh, is that Shaw drinking from the Holy Grail? Tee hee.... oh, and spoilers ahoy warning, as ever. MASSIVE
Free Planet - Diversity locations - Diversity languages
it's a question of diplomatic importance in a Free Planet - politeness. Politeness is the basis of Language. In a Free Planet, there'll be no such thing as global-speak and global-think, it will be a world of however many billions of re-wilded people living in tribelike roaming Diversities. The only thing that will stop wars between these groups is Politeness, as conveyed via Language. In a Free
Pen art - Helena Hauss - Paris, France
yes, there are more-photorealist ball point pen artists out there, I've seen a lot of them, but this one really caught my attention. witness the AMAZING penmanship of biro artist Helena Hauss from Paris, France. I mean, just stunning work.
Mike Philbin art - Introversions and Dichotomies 2017 - metallic paint gold and silver series
my gold/silver metallic paints eventually arrived direct from the paint manufacturer and, while the sun was out, I did some more pair paintings on stretched canvas. The first one's a repaint with a lovely textured underpainting, as you can see... 2 x 100 cm by 30cm The second one's a new paint on virgin canvas... 2 x 50 cm by 50 cm
jogging news - first real push - 2017 seven miles...
wow, that was hard, and what with 150,000+ steps already on my legs from last week's family walking holiday in Minehead... and it's a new record. FIFTY THREE MINUTES, for my usual seven miles course around west Oxford's rolling hills. Warmed up with half an hour's yoga. Weather was perfect, sun breaking through light cloud. No wind. No food since yesterday evening. One cup of coffee for upper's s
art - Jeff Faust - floating bowls
another day, another artist, and yes I realise it's not the bowls that are floating ... delicious (and iconic) imagery from classy Californian artist, Jeff Faust :

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Rob Schneider Speaks Out Against Vaccines
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NBC News Crew Threatened with Arrest for Filming National Park
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This Dad Gives His Sick Son Marijuana Extract The Results… Mind blowing!
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A Proposed Regulation
The story about United dragging a passenger off an overbooked plane highlights how crazy the current system is. I would not go so far as to say that airlines should never overbook, but it seems that when they overbook, they should fully bear the consequences. They should be required to keep raising the offered compensation until they get volunteers to give up their seats. If $800 does not work, th
The Rich Aren't Getting Richer
This paper by Fatih Guvenen and Greg Kaplan is worth a read by anyone interested in inequality trends. An important excerpt: Since 2000, different measures of top income inequality have exhibited very different trends. Top income shares based on measures of total income show a continued rise, whereas top income shares based on wage and salary income show no increase in inequality post-2000. The m
The Myth of Stagnant Income
This paper by Bruce Sacerdote is worth noting: Despite the large increase in U.S. income inequality, consumption for families at the 25th and 50th percentiles of income has grown steadily over the time period 1960-2015. The number of cars per household with below median income has doubled since 1980 and the number of bedrooms per household has grown 10 percent despite decreases in household size.
Is something wrong with macro?
A thought-provoking essay by Ricardo Reis .
How Not to Promote Education
Today's column by David Brooks is excellent .
How Best to Tax Business
Click here to read my column in Sunday's NY Times .

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Toxoplasma Gondii Effects on Planet Earth
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Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002)
Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002) Our friend and colleague Claudio Mora of La Esfera Azul sends us the following: "In 2002, Guino Perez, a professional cameraman employed by Televisa Michoacán at the time, was able to capture a strange, unknown and static disc-shaped object as it engaged in nocturnal maneuvers over Cerro Punhuato in Morelia, Mexico. We learned of this m
Peru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica
P eru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica Message posted to Facebook only a short while ago (12:09 pm on 04/24/2017): Dear Friends: The Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU - Peruvian Ufology Assoc) Presents new and impressive findings regarding the extraterrestrial (sic) remains found in Nazca (Ica-Perú). Peruvian researchers have endeavored to reach the custodians of these priceless archaeo
Peru: UFO Reported Over Alto Mayo
Source: Diario VOCES (Peru) and Planeta UFO Date: 04.28.2017 Peru: UFO Reported Over Alto Mayo *It remained in the sky for several minutes* MOYOBAMBA - An unidentified flying object was seen in various points of Alto Mayo. The event took place yesterday around one o'clock in the afternoon, being captured by the cameras of local residence who quickly made the event known on social media. Among the
Peru: Impressive New Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca
Source: Astroufo Peru Date: April 23, 2017 Peru: Impressive New Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca By Alex Sender During the course of a recent investigation carried out by members of the Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU), contact was made with the new owners of strange archaeological relics of supposedly alien origin, who have been given the pseudonym "Guardians of Atok Marka" in
Argentina: FAO Commemorates UFO Sites
A thoughtful initiative. Luis Burgos of the Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía has posted a photograph of one of the plaques his organization is placing at UFO landmark locations throughout Argentina. The one shown reads: "ZONE 72 - the noted strip of La Plata dubbed thus for the number of UFO cases reported since the 1950s". The initials of the FAO follow along with the date of the plaque. Below w
Mexico: An Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia
Source: PLANETA UFO and MiMorelia.com Date: 04.03.2017 Mexico: An Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia [ NOTE: This object has been explained as drone. ] Morelia, Michoacán (MiMorelia.com/Newsroom) - The strange, circular black object was seen on March 27. According to the user who captured the images, this odd black object with a circular configuration was seen this past March 27. "Iwill driving ne

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European Union ends relocation subsidies
This isn't actually news, but it's news to me, and it's something you need to know. Greg LeRoy sent me an article by James Meek in London Review of Books (20 April 2017) that he'd been sent by a friend, documenting more EU-permitted job piracy by Poland that preceded the case I discuss at length in my book, Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital . There, I criticized the Euro
How wrong is IBD on California? Let us count the ways
Investor's Business Daily has a hit piece out on California, as you can tell from the headline, "Taxifornia does it again." Here's the first paragraph of the editorial*, to give you a good flavor of it: California's far-left government has done it again. Not realizing its real problems are excessive spending on misplaced priorities, excessive taxes, too much debt and a far-too generous welfare st
Tax Justice Network Taxcast, March 2017: Brexit and Tax Havens; Losses to Tax Avoidance
Will Brexit harm the City of London's tax haven? With weak regulation, money laundering, and satellites like BVI, Cayman Islands, and Jersey, everyone knows it's already a tax haven. The UK is threatening to be more of a tax haven if they don't get their way on other issues in the Brexit negotiations, but the EU will be vigilant on this issue, in John Christensen's opinion. He notes that the Gener

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The US Missiles Attack on Syria
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President El Sessi Made History
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Pre-Charge delay
The Supreme Court today ( R. v. Hunt 2017 SCC 25) upheld a lower court decision ( R. v. Hunt , 2016 NLCA 61) which limited the effect of pre-charge delay to rare cases of prejudice. The Court below, cited by , stated: [ 81 ] Subject to a few specific exceptions, the laying of indictable criminal charges is not subject to limitation periods ( Rourke ). (See also R. v. Finta , 1994 CanLII 129 (SCC)
Limitation does not run against tortfeasor who caused damages while tortfeasor is trying to fix problem
Presidential MSH Corporation v. Marr Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325: [20] First, the cases suggest that a legal proceeding against an expert professional may not be appropriate if the claim arose out of the professional's alleged wrongdoing but may be resolved by the professional himself or herself without recourse to the courts, rendering the proceeding unnecessary. Of the Law Societies of Uppe
Medical Malpractice
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Expert Evidence Voir Dire Primer
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Deposits and Unconscionabilty
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Damages for bad faith in terminating a partnership
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