Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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  Washington's Blog

  The Vintage News

The Truthseeker

  TARPLEY.net

  Sustainable Pulse

  sunshine hours

  Stumbling and Mumbling

  • The Windrush scandal: myths exposed a day ago

    The appalling spectacle of Windrush generation immigrants being hounded and deported should help to dispel two great myths about politics. Myth one is that racism is confined to...
  • Syria: the knowledge problem 5 days ago

    There’s a danger that the question of whether we should intervene in Syria is becoming a left-right issue. Not only is this false, it’s a means of (deliberately?) ignoring the...
  • The Tyranny of Metrics: a review 7 days ago

    Measurements can mislead us, especially when they are used as management targets. That’s the thesis of Jerry Muller’s The Tyranny of Metrics. He writes: What can be measured...

  Stagecraft and Statecraft

  • Why the South China Sea is critical to security 19 days ago

    BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, The Japan Times When the U.S. aircraft carrier, Carl Vinson, recently made a port call at Da Nang, Vietnam, it attracted international attention because this...
  • America’s Pakistan Problem a month ago

    Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Debt-ridden Pakistan is very vulnerable to Western sanctions, yet it is unclear whether US President Donald Trump’s administration...
  • China’s stealth wars in the Himalayas a month ago

    Beijing’s military advance into Bhutan-claimed territory leaves New Delhi floundering, raising concern over India’s own borders. Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review...

  ScienceBlogs

  SaneVax, Inc.

  Socio-Economics History Blog

  Socialist Economic Bulletin

  Rehmat's World

  • Guantánamo Bay victim sues Ottawa for $50 million 5 months ago

    Djamel Ameziane, an Algerian-born technician, who took refuge in Canada in 1995, sues Canadian government for $50 million as compensation for the detention, and the physical...
  • Prince Charles: Foreign Jews behind bloodshed in ME 5 months ago

    In May, 2017, British Crown Prince Charles declined an invitation from Zionist entity’s president Reuven Rivlin‘s to attend the 100th anniversary of the notorious 1917 Balfour...
  • NYT: Roy Moore sexually abused four teenagers 5 months ago

    On November 9, 2017, the Jew York Times reported that four White beauties have accused Roy Moore, the GOP Senate candidate from Alabama, and a evangelical Christian (meaning pro-Israel)...

  Ramani's blog

  Diane Ravitch's blog

  P U L S E

  • What is next for Syria? 7 days ago

    Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar moderates a panel on seven years of the Syrian revolution featuring the great Yassin al-Haj Saleh, Thomas Pierret and Kristin Helberg. The 18th...
  • In Harasta, force overpowers freedom—for now 25 days ago

    by Fadi Dayoub Today we are at the end of a story that is more than five-year-old. A bittersweet story for sure, but one that saw people reach and touch the dream, even if they did not...
  • A Disquieting Suggestion a month ago

    Precedents of cruelty can rarely, if ever, be left in the past. This psychodynamic is a rule in any relationship that’s presumably based on mutual trust. “The past never dies,”...

  pindanpost

  • Acacia retivenia 6 months ago

    Source: Acacia retivenia
  • early spring show … 8 months ago

    Close to town, the Dragonflower Trees are flowering heavily. This large edible flower is quite stunning with the sun shining on them. The flowers are the largest of all peas. Here a...
  • preparing for spring … 8 months ago

    The last few days of winter in the tropics brings out a plethora of flowering species, which culminates in a spectacular show in the West Kimberley at this time of year. Click to zoom...

  Pasco Phronesis

  Phoenix is Risen

  • The Trap of Spiritual Materialism a month ago

    By Edwina Shaw Can Spirituality Feed Your Ego? ‘Spiritual materialism’ is a term first used by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who came to the United States...
  • The Four Cardinal Virtues of Human Excellence According to Plato a month ago

    by Gary Z McGee “Wisdom is the leader: next follows moderation; and from the union of these two with courage springs justice.” ~ Plato Human excellence is the art of character...
  • Detox with Activated Charcoal a month ago

    By Ty Bollinger | Guest writer for Wake Up World Activated charcoal can remove unwanted toxins, bacteria, and decades of heavy metal buildup from your body, leaving you feeling...

  NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

  • The Truth Behind Frack Off 17 hours ago

    By Paul Homewood   https://www.eckingtonagainstfracking.com/ I was at the Mall last weekend, and came across this local anti fracking group holding some sort of a workshop. One...
  • David Shukman’s Imaginary “Historic” Climate Deal 2 days ago

    By Paul Homewood     h/t Robin Guenier & Philip Bratby   David Shukman gets excited about the latest piece of climate wishful thinking:   The global shipping industry has for...
  • Burning green pellets is ‘filthier than using coal’ 2 days ago

    By Paul Homewood     The Mail picks up on the Channel 4 documentary about biomass, due for broadcast tonight:   The race to adopt green energy has led to the use of materials that are...

  NoTricksZone

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  NEPC Blog Post of the Day

  Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers

  • Colluders on the Loose 17 hours ago

    Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Comey, McCabe, Clapper, Brennan, Lynch, Andrew Weissmann, Bruce and Nellie Ohr, Harry Reid, Samantha Power, Clinton attorney Jeannie Rhee...
  • Donald Trump, Tragic Hero 2 days ago

    Victor Davis Hanson // National Review His very flaws may be his strengths The very idea that Donald Trump could, even in a perverse way, be heroic may appall half the country. Nonetheless...
  • Dueling Populisms 5 days ago

    Victor Davis Hanson // Hoover Institution Populism is seen as both bad and good because people disagree about what it represents and intends. In the present age, there are two different...

The Moderate Voice

  • Two Grandpas Totally in Love. Strong and Kind. 6 hours ago

    Two Grandpas ... totally in love The post Two Grandpas Totally in Love. Strong and Kind. appeared first on The Moderate Voice.
  • Cartoon: Hannity 10 hours ago

    The post Cartoon: Hannity appeared first on The Moderate Voice.
  • To Save Water, Arizona Farmers Try Beer 10 hours ago

    by Katherine Davis-Young, Public News Service – AZ CAMP VERDE, Ariz. – The Verde River, which flows through central Arizona, is a critical source of water in this arid state. So...

  Marginal REVOLUTION

  • The value of Facebook and other digital services 5 hours ago

    Women seem to value Facebook more than men do. Older consumers value Facebook more. Education and US region do not seem to be significant. The median compensation for giving up Facebook...
  • Models as indexing, and the value of Google 7 hours ago

    There are many arguments for the use of models in economics, including notions of rigor and transparency, or that models can help you to see relationships you otherwise might not have...
  • How big are the buyer and renter gains from SB 827? 21 hours ago

    This article considers a counterfactual thought experiment: how would California’s housing market be different today if a policy currently under consideration in the California...

  Lloyd Lofthouse

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  MintPress News

Mark's Daily Apple

  Marginal REVOLUTION

  • Models as indexing, and the value of Google 7 hours ago

    There are many arguments for the use of models in economics, including notions of rigor and transparency, or that models can help you to see relationships you otherwise might not have...
  • How big are the buyer and renter gains from SB 827? 21 hours ago

    This article considers a counterfactual thought experiment: how would California’s housing market be different today if a policy currently under consideration in the California...
  • Washington, D.C. fact of the day 21 hours ago

    The National African Art Museum has a problem: Attendance dropped to 159,000 last year from a high of 403,000 in 2009, when there was a special exhibition. Last year’s number is 43...

  Made from Truth and Lies

  • Interesting Links for 17-04-2018 a day ago

    There is no quick fix for the Windrush Kids (tags: immigration UK OhForFucksSake ) Kameron Hurley's Writing Income: What I Made in 2017 (tags: writing money scifi ) Anyone want to join...
  • Interesting Links for 16-04-2018 2 days ago

    In case you weren't aware how awesome Christopher Lee is (tags: ChristopherLee awesome ) How To Get Out of a Speeding Ticket (tags: funny video speed police viaSwampers ) Glitch tapestries...
  • Interesting Links for 15-04-2018 3 days ago

    Finding a church hidden in the woods (tags: religion photos forests ) Trying to apply AlphaGo AI to a modern board game doesn't produce great results (tags: viaSwampers games ai ) Trump...

Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  Brian M. Lucey

  Jon's Text

  • Removing emissions 3 hours ago

    Diesels already scrub CO2, SO2 and NO/NO2(NOx) from their exhausts. So people induced to buy a petrol; car to remove emission can get their money back. Petrol cars produce 25% more...
  • Drug free AIDs cure a day ago

    Conchita WurstHis/Her HIV can be cleared by ½ a minutes 8W 1MHz ultrasound to either side of his/her chest. This pops viral cells – clearing HIV.NAIPOHandheld Percussion Massager...
  • Diabetes so cured 2 days ago

    My thanks to Sheffield University for the ultrasound stuff on my PhD: though I was already working on ultrasound.The Moffitt Cancer Centre proved High Intensity UltraSound cleared...

  InvestmentWatch

  • Illegal alien bus driver in Louisiana crash that killed three sentenced to 15 years in prison 3 minutes ago

    by DCG Not nearly enough time for his crime. From WDSU.com:  (EDGAR, La) — Denis Amaya-Rodriguez was sentenced Monday (April 9) to 15 years in prison for killing three...
  • How to Make Taxes Better Again 3 minutes ago

    By Rodney Johnson Last year, I moved to a very small town in Texas. It’s an island… literally. This little slice of paradise has roughly 1,458 residents, per the 2016 U.S. Census...
  • When the Meter Feeds on You 4 minutes ago

    by Eric Peters You used to feed the meter. Soon, the meter will feed on you. It will also know exactly who you are and where you are – as well as where you’re going and how long...

  Here Comes The Sun

  www.gurukalehuru.com

  • Spelling and Grammar for Dummies 12 hours ago

    In real life, I am generally a non-confrontational, easy going person.  I don’t usually correct people’s grammar, or pronunciation, unless they are actually my students. ...
  • Armageddon, Limited 2 days ago

    Deliberately provoking a war in Syria is an incredibly dumb move.  It doesn’t have any possible good result, and the bad result – seeing as how Russia is backing Syria – is WWIII. ...
  • The World We Want 3 days ago

    Now, anybody who’s read this blog more than once or twice knows that I  am disdainful of what’s on TV.  The entertainment channels are just one damned cop show  after another...

  Fragments from Floyd

  • April 16, 2007 and the Problem of Pain 2 days ago

    This is a far more weighty subject than anyone should jump into casually. So forgive me for doing just that, in a way, with a brief morning post. For so many families, the sting of this...
  • Saved by The MetaGenomics of Dirt 14 days ago

    Below are some annotated bits from an article in Wired that describe the early successes in the battle to find weapons against the increasingly numerous and increasingly virulent...
  • Snows of Narnia 19 days ago

    If every snowflake is different, then every snowfall must be too. This one was unique. It was the last snow to fall before my personal odometer turns to a new zero. And so I am trying to...

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