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| Comparison showing the effects of light pollution on viewing the sky at night. The southern sky, featuring Sagittarius and Scorpius. Top - Leamington, UT, pop. 217 Bottom - Orem, UT, in a metropolitan area of ~400,000 I've attempted to match sky brightness to how it appeared to my eyes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| The Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight Français : Le Machu Picchu, site du Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO près de Cuzco au Pérou, au coucher du soleil Türkçe: Dünya Mirasları Listesi'nde bulunan Peru'daki Macchu Picchu'nun alaca karanlıktaki görüntüsü. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Washington's Blog
Why James Mattis Should Be Fired and Court-Martialed
Eric Zuesse The U.S. Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis, made a secret decision to place the safety and welfare of some foreigners higher than...Addictions: Social Media & Mobile Phones Fall From Grace
For everyone who remembers the Early Days of social media and mobile phones, it’s been quite a ride from My Space and awkward texting on tiny screens...Did the US allow ISIS to escape to keep the fighting going?
By Phil Giraldi, a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer with the CIA. Originally published at the Unz Review....
The Vintage News
These three Inca mummies, buried 500 years ago, look as if they died yesterday
The largest mountain range in South America, the Andes, still holds many mysteries about the people who once lived there. The Inca Empire, which...In 1916, a Tennessee town insisted on executing a circus elephant named Big Mary
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The Truthseeker
Shock News: Female IDF Soldiers Work As Weekend Prostitutes In Tel Aviv Brothels
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Sustainable Pulse
Environment Committee MEPs Vote for EU Glyphosate Ban in 2020
Environment and Public Health Committee MEPs have voted by a large majority (39 in favor, with 9 against, and 10 abstentions) for a ban on glyphosate...New Groundbreaking Research Shows Glyphosate Persists in Soil
A new research study from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and two Dutch laboratories shows that 45% of Europe’s top soil contains...Six Middle Eastern Countries Ban Glyphosate Herbicides over ‘Probable Carcinogen’ Fears
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A Letter To The Logging Company That Is Suing Greenpeace [Greg Laden's Blog]
This is interesting. It is a letter from Hachette Livre, a major international publisher, to Resolute Forest Products, the group that is trying to sue...The Future Of Astronomy: Thousands Of Radio Telescopes That Can See Beyond The Stars (Synopsis) [Starts With A Bang]
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New HPV Vaccine Documentary: Sacrificial Virgins by Joan Shenton
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HPV Vaccine Documentary: Sacrificial Virgins
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Scottish Mother Warns School Teachers of HPV Vaccine Risks
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John McDonnell is right, borrowing for investment does pay for itself
By Michael BurkeThe manufactured furore surrounding John McDonnell in the wake of the Budget has a clear purpose. It is designed to distract attention...
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The importance of trade for jobs
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Federation Of American Scientists
Russia Launches ICBM at INF Range, But It’s No INF Violation
An SS-25 (Topol) ICBM is launched from mobile launcher inside garage at the Kapustin Yar test range on September 26, 2017 (Image: RMOD). By Hans M....Arthur Rosenfeld, pioneering energy innovator and former FAS chairman, dies at 90
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Turning a Blind Eye Towards Armageddon — U.S. Leaders Reject Nuclear Winter Studies
Now 10 years ago, several of the world’s leading climatologists and physicists chose to reinvestigate the long-term environmental impacts of nuclear...
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6 Foods That Help The Body Detox Heavy Metals
Heavy metal toxicity—from metals such as mercury, aluminum, copper, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, and lead—represents one of the greatest threats to our...
JP Morgan Sunk the Titanic to Form Federal Reserve, Undeniable Proof
Undeniable Proof Emerges That JP Morgan Sunk The Titanic To Form Federal Reserve The biggest false flag in history orchestrated by banksters Shocking...
Climate Change is a Hoax
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The Sense Of Space – Eckhart Tolle
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Spiegel science journalist Axel Bojanowski here interviewed James Hansen, the former director of NASA GISS and one of the most prominent warners of...
Warming Defied…Greenland Glacier Growth Over Past 5 Years… Polar Bears Leaving Early For Ice!
The Arctic is defying the alarmist melting predictions made by global warming activists and scientists. An Embarrassment! First, Vencore Weather here...
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Gadfly on the Wall Blog: Public School Teachers Are Absent Too Much, Says Charter School Think Tank
Gadfly on the Wall Blog: Public School Teachers Are Absent Too Much, Says Charter School Think Tank Have you ever heard of media bias? I...OurFuture.org: Election Results Show When Democrats Win, ‘Education Reform’ Often Loses
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For vast majority of women, nothing will change
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Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Dead on Arrival?
From almost the first day of his presidency, US President Donald Trump bragged that he would solve the Israel-Palestine conflict. Among his claims was...Both Democrats and Republicans Are Still Haunted by 2016
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Black Friday—Worker Bee Style
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Desdemona Despair
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Report: Trump Dossier Disinformation Artists At Fusion GPS PAID At Least Three American Journalists To Spread Anti-Trump Propaganda
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Welcome to the Australian state of Victoria, where the minister of health, Jill Hennessy, has just put all doctors under the gun. Vaccinating every...
Exceptional Delaware 2017
Which Delaware Charter School WILL Go Under Formal Review Soon?
This is a definite. It IS going to happen. A Delaware charter school will be going under formal review, most likely in 2018. Why? A multitude of...Ex Academy Of Dover Chief Noel Rodriguez Pleads Guilty In Theft Of $145,000
What would you do with $145,000? Apparently, for Noel Rodriguez, it was whatever he wanted to do. But the money wasn’t his. Today, the former...
Condoms, Chlamydia, Christina, Closures, Carney and the Council
The Christina Board of Education meeting last night was filled with some awesome discussion about what appears in the title of this article. I...
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Exclusive: Inside Formula One’s Rebranding Strategy
For the first time in more than two decades, auto racing sport Formula One is undergoing a complete rebrand. Spearheaded by its first-ever director of...
How To Design Your Ideal Workday Based On Your Sleep Habits
Chances are you don’t start work in the morning without first having a cup (or several) of coffee. But as board-certified sleep specialist and The...
What Does Facebook Messenger Mean For The Future Of Political Propaganda?
When Facebook first unveiled News Feed in 2006, its 10 million users threatened to revolt. In a matter of months, though, the redesigned product took...
Climatism
ENERGIEWENDE : €1Trillion Low Carbon, Environmentally Sound, Reliable, Affordable Energy Transition Report Card
German court: Ancient forest can be cleared for coal mine – ABC News IDEOLOGICALLY aggressive “green” Germany has spent €1 Trillion Euros, of other...
KIRIBATI Climate Plan: More Resorts, More Tourists
LOL! PRESIDENT Tong knows perfectly well that without the U.S. involved in the UN wealth redistribution scam, the fast and furious ‘climate cash’...
Chicago Boyz
100th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
…appropriately remembered via photographs of prisoners in the Gulag. Via Sarah Hoyt, who has some thoughts and a comment thread.The Grounding of USS Darter — A Case Study of an Operational Security Disaster
The Okinawa campaign in WW2 has often been described as marking the end old style total war. Where “cork screw and blow torch” close combat to the...Fake Sailing News
I am calling b.s. on the recent story about the two women with their two dogs that got “lost” at sea for 5 months. There are just SO many questions...
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Canada only country in G7 not raising retirement age; adds significant costs for government
VANCOUVER—Canada is out of step with most major industrialized countries—and all other G7 countries—which are raising the age of eligibility for...Is Kathy Griffin insane?
Or is she just off her meds?Black actors ‘reclaim Black Friday’ for donations to ‘progressive black candidates’
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The BRAD BLOG
Sunday Turkey Leftover Toons
"Trump Fans Are Owning Libs by Losing All Their Friends": Trickle-down economics may be a big pile of Reagan-era bullshit, but trickle-down...Some News to Be Thankful For (Sort Of): 'BradCast' 11/22/2017
On today's BradCast: With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, we take a short break from the grimmest of news on today's show to dig deep and find at...'No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans'? Seriously?!: 'BradCast' 11/21/2017
On today's BradCast: If you're still clinging to the idea that elections don't really matter and the incredibly lazy assertion that "there's no...
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Negative Emissions Are The Way Of The Future
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Countries like Canada which claim to be climate leaders cannot avoid planning for a managed decline of fossil fuels. But Canada is doing just the...
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Is the mysterious radioactive plume from Mayak -- and will we ever know?
In a November 24 column in Counterpunch, Beyond Nuclear's Linda Pentz Gunter reports on the radioactiveplume of ruthenium 106, detected in Europe and...Nukes in Space — in Time of Trump
What kind of deadly disaster could the Trump administration wreak in space? Beyond Nuclear board member and journalist, Karl Grossman, sounds an...Nuclear industry rhetoric as bankrupt is as its finances so they've gone bananas
In Counterpunch today, our article about the lame attempts by nuclear propagandists at the COP23 in Bonn to sell nuclear by dissing bananas....
Research Digest
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McKenna at The Frunchroom
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In Pakistan, an Inclusive Sikh Festival Highlights History Before Division
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This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Asad Abbasi reviews a new book following up on Thomas Piketty's work on the causes of inequality. - Peter...
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