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Shanker Blog: Why Teacher Evaluation Reform is Not a Failure

Shanker Blog: Why Teacher Evaluation Reform is Not a Failure The RAND Corporation recently
Radical Eyes for Equity: Much Ado about Politics (Not Reading)

Radical Eyes for Equity: Much Ado about Politics (Not Reading) As new legislation was being
Janresseger: William Mathis: What Standardized Tests Measure and What They

Janresseger: William Mathis: What Standardized Tests Measure and What They Can’t Tell Us

ConocoPhillips to name Kelly Rose as new general counsel

Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips is expected to name Baker Botts corporate transactional partner
Government must help pay for WW II refinery, chemical plant cleanup, judge

A federal judge has ordered the federal government to pay some of the cost of cleaning up environmental
Texas remains No. 1 in U.S. wind energy

Texas installed the most wind capacity and remained No. 1 in the U.S. for wind power in 2017.

Senate wall of support for Sessions splinters

As the president renewed his attacks on his attorney general, two Senate Republicans indicated they’d be
Sessions offers rare public smack at Trump

The beleaguered attorney general says the Justice Department won't be 'improperly influenced by
Trump’s Long War with Justice

He fought the law—and won. Could he do it again?

Dan Rather Has A Scathing New Nickname For Team Trump

Dan Rather came up with a new nickname for President Donald Trump and those

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Former President Jimmy Carter lives in a $167,000 house and shops at the Dollar General

Carter's modest lifestyle is sharply different from those of other living former presidents. In 2017, Barack Obama purchased an $8.1 million mansion in Washington, D.C., and is well known for his family's tradition of taking a summer vacation to the picturesque (and pricey) Martha's Vineyard. The secluded property they would rent out for those vacations just sold for $15 million. And while Bill Clinton said he left the White House $16 million in debt, that was swiftly erased thanks to his lucrative paid speeches and book deals. It's been reported by NPR that his first year out of office, Clinton gave 57 speeches and raked in a whopping $13.7 million from his "speaking and writing business," according

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Georgia County Can't Back Up Its Excuse For Plan To Disenfranchise Black Voters

Officials in a majority-black Georgia county accused of trying to close almost

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S. Koreans, eco worker fast-track glove factory plans

With foreign investors and using an empty building, the establishment of a glove manufacturing business is
Letters: Vote in the spirit of K’e

I hope that everyone, who are registered to vote, vote for the next president of the Navajo Nation, who
Four tabbed front-runners in primary vote

Navajo voters will be going to the polls on Tuesday to pick two candidates to run in the general election

7 Surprisingly Ancient Artifacts That Suggest There’s a Missing Link In Our

Earth’s history, as well as the history of humans on our planet, spans back longer than we’ve
5.7 Million-Year-Old Footprints Challenge the History of Human Evolution

Researchers have come across human footprints believed to date 5.7 Million years which challenge everything
10 Reasons Why The Great Pyramid Of Giza May Have Been A Giant Energy

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most astonishing structures ever built on Earth. In addition to

Man arrested after missing teenage girl is found in The Hague

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in The Hague in connection with the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl
VVD leader slams ‘anti-vaxxers’, may back compulsory vaccinations

VVD parliamentary chairman Klaas Dijkhoff has suggested making vaccinations against childhood diseases
D66, ChristenUnie will support plan to scrap dividend

Two of the four parties in the current coalition government said on Thursday they would support plans to

Late morning links: America’s prisoners go on strike

Plus: The case against the felony murder rule, Mexico's bloody drug war, and a visionary in harm
Militarized policing doesn’t reduce crime and disproportionately hits black

Study also finds that images of cops in military gear diminish support for increasing funding to police
New York, California bills look to hold police, prosecutors more

But one bill likely won't pass, and the other faces a certain court challenge.

Windows 95 Is Now Available as an App for Windows, macOS and Linux

Felix Rieseberg, a software engineer at Slack has released Windows 95 as an app for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build for Slow Ring Insiders

Today, Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 Preview Build 17738.1000 (Redstone 5) to the Insiders in the
Cybercriminals Undeterred by ToS For Remcos RAT

Researchers from Cisco Talos are calling out the developer of a remote administration tool (RAT) for

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

NYT Gets Professor To Critique Charter Schools

What could go wrong when the paper of record gets a credentialed scholar to take apart charter schools?
University Of Scranton Responds To Sex Scandals

The Jesuit university I went to responds to the diocesan scandals in Pennsylvania by renaming buildings.
Is Accuracy Making A Comeback In J-Schools?

Its return has been long overdue and the president may be the catalyst.

Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from prison

British-Iranian dual citizen to appeal for extended release from prison during three-day reprieve, campaign
Houthis: Saudi-UAE air raids kill dozens, including 22 children

Reported attack on camp for IDPs comes as UAE state media says Houthi missile strike in same district kills
Heron Gate: Testing Canada's rights-based approach to housing

Mass eviction in low-income community in Ottawa is 'litmus test' for Canada's promise to treat

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Israeli court renews sentence of Palestinian activist without trial

The Israeli occupation authorities renewed the administrative sentence of 41-year-old Palestinian detainee
Committee: Urgent action should be made over abject situation in Gaza

The Popular Committee to Lift the Siege on Gaza has called upon the international community to find
Fatah and Hamas: Failed Experiences and a Lack of Strategy

Palestinians rally in Gaza The horizon appears cloudy for the rival Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements.

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

Jeff Sessions insists the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure.
UK's 'no-deal' Brexit plans warn of credit card fees

The UK government publishes advice on finance, medicine and farming in the event of no Brexit deal.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran grants temporary release

British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who Iran says is a spy, is temporarily freed from prison.

Thomas Cook hotel guests to be removed after Egypt deaths

Thomas Cook is to remove more than 300 customers from a hotel in Egypt after the death of a British couple.
Domestic abuse husband 'let down' before his murder

NHS staff missed chances to stop Sharon Edwards who regularly beat and eventually killed her husband.
Woman, 85, cleaned live WW1 ammo intended for village show

June Hill cleaned the ammunition for use in a history-themed exhibition at her village hall.

A Note on Sub Judice and the Worcester “Acid Attack” Case

From BBC News: Father in court over Worcester ‘acid attack’ on boy, 3 The father of a boy who
A Note on JUST Yorkshire and Sarah Champion

From The Times: An MP who received death threats after condemning the sexual abuse of girls by groups of
Elon Musk Still on Twitter Despite “Pedo Guy” Jibe

From the Independent, last week: Elon Musk has apologised to the British cave diver he labelled “pedo guy”.

Trauma and the body

Trauma that is held in the body over time freezes…the healing process requires defrosting…it can be painful
Come Healing (monday mellow)

I used to post fun and/or beautiful videos quite often. I called them my MELLOW POSTS collected here
Community

By Paul Woodward When I was a Buddhist monk and the Dalai Lama visited us in France, there was a meeting of

Florida Resident Sues General Mills Over Carcinogenic Glyphosate Herbicide

General Mills Inc has been issued a class action lawsuit by a Florida woman claiming that the company did
San Francisco "Poop Patrollers" Make $185,000

We wish we could say this was a satire piece, but a new story in the San Francisco Chronicle reveals just
IBM slaps patent on coffee-delivering drones that can read your MIND

Facial recog, psychological profiling – and scalding liquid flying through the air

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
#OBEEZY
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

Improving Customer Service in Health and Human Services Through Technology

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Commentary: Administration Can’t Justify Re-Approving Waiver Taking

The substantial loss of coverage that would result from Kentucky’s plan to take Medicaid
TANF at 22: Its Work Programs Do Little to Help Needy Parents Get Work

Twenty-two years ago this week, on August 22, 1996, President Clinton signed a law creating

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

Fixing Tesla

I promised I would not post any more Tesla for a while, and to some extent I am keeping that promise -- no
Here is a Fun Challenge: Be Skeptical of Statistics Even When They Support

I sometimes wonder if the media and the punditocracy have any ability any more to reality-check statistics.
The Good Intentions Generation

This seems to be a generation in which good intentions are enough. Actually, I am not sure this is exactly

A Terrible Normality by Michael Parenti

by Michael Parenti Writer, Dandelion Salad Originally published Jan. 25, 2013 August 23, 2018 Through much
Ethiopia in Turmoil of US, Saudi-Backed Coup, Not Reforms by Finian

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation, Aug
Chris Hedges: The Falling of the American Empire, interviewed by Ralph

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader Ralph Nader Radio Hour on Aug 18, 2018 Ralph spends the

Did Marijuana Come from Outer Space?

Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the
Your Definitive Guide to Psychedelic Witchcraft Music From the 70’s

Okay, I really wouldn’t call this a definitive guide, more like a list and a link to an article. Am I
Did You Go Through Transformative Suffering In Your Late Twenties?

Chaos Shamanism Episode 2 – Calamities (Saturn Comes Back Around) As a bit of an introduction to

Book review: ‘Army of None: Autonomous weapons and the future of war’ by

Paul Scharre’s new book on autonomous weapons begins with an account of an incident he experienced while on
Could British Reaper drones be deployed to the Sahel?

Although British Reaper drones currently continue to operate over Iraq and Syria, the real desire by
New report: Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes

Drone Wars is today publishing ‘Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes by

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

See how journalists work as a pack to manipulate us

This note by FAIR gives an example of how journalists act as a pack, using language to manipulate us.
The secret source of fake news. Its discovery can change America!

Our leaders have made a discovery of the sort that changes the destiny of nations. It explains much of
Trump makes the fault lines move, reshaping US politics

I do not know if this radical forecast is correct. But I believe that our current political factions are

UNHCR and IOM Chiefs Call for More Support as the Outflow of Venezuelans

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and the Director General of the United Nations
Q&A: Comoros Power Grab Rejected by Opposition, Amid Pleas for

President Azali Assoumani of the Comoros Islands is tightening his grip on power. First, he insisted on
Africa’s Economic Growth Prospects Amongst the World’s Brightest

Dr Ayodele Odusola is Chief Economist, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa The post Africa’s Economic Growth

Reflections in a Petri Dish | The Prison House of the Punishment of Flesh…

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Ah… the blooming… ever loving beauty and wonder of God
Smoking Mirrors | A Critique of Pure Metaphysics (grin).

Dog Poet Transmitting……. A long time ago, a psychiatrist gave the opinion that I was a ‘
Les Visible Blog | More than Forty Miles of Bad Highway Running out of Road

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Probably should have written a few books instead of all those blog

Hospital Ships and Military Exercises: War Games in the Venezuelan Maritime

Misión Verdad Translation by Internationalist 360° After the US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis
The Niger Delta in Nigeria: Another Example of Africa on Fire

A-APRP The Niger Delta is a region in the West African country of Nigeria that is known mostly for its vast
Indigenous Chileans Defend their Land with Radical Tactics

Red Power Media A Mapuche gathering in Ercilla, Chile. The Mapuche are protesting the presence of

Eid

Progress for humankind includes actualizing ourselves through self-sacrifice.
Let Them Eat Cake
Defending Dogs

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Argentine Senate unanimously approves raids on properties from ex president

Argentina's Senators have approved a judge's request for authorities to
The democratic challenge to dictatorships and xenophobia in Latin America

During the conference entitled "The democratic challenge to the autocracies of
Opinion polls confirm Lula's popularity and rattles markets

The popularity of imprisoned former Brazilian president Lula da Silva has grown

Community expresses hopes, concerns at hearing on proposed wind farm #MO

Members of the Missouri Public Service Commission heard from members of the public on the possible
Officials discuss hiring company to test wind turbine noise #MI

BAD AXE – Huron County officials are a little closer to allowing third-party testing for wind turbine
Pines Burn wind farm set to go ahead after appeal #SCT

Controversial plans for a wind farm south of Hawick thrown out by Scottish Borders Council last year have

Deal with strangers, suffer in isolation – or feel European

European identity is by definition about feelings and emotions; meanwhile, questions starting with a “why”
Postcards from Slovenia and Gozo

This summer, you can read our French sister edition Le Taurillon's summer print version edited for JEF-
“The Movement”, an empire of fear ready to descend on an apathetic EU?

Steve Banon is back! After having flooded the United States with his populist speechees, which greatly

The Earthquake About to Hit Sweden

Sweden's population: 10 million. France and UK total population: 133 million. Sweden has accepted more
Trump, Censorship & Media Bias

Journalists can't seem to help themselves. Every blessed thing gets twisted.
Swedish Car Fires: A Numerical Perspective

If 3,260 vehicles had been torched in America, how safe would ordinary people be feeling?

5 Preventive Measures of Cervical Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore

As far as our health is concerned, we need to be careful.In the 21st century, more and more people get
Chemotherapy May Effect Your Heart?

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are increasing the number of individuals who survive cancer. However
4 Early Symptoms of Eye Cancer

In today’s era, people suffer from many diseases which occur due to their own habits or some are

Animal Advocates Radio:”Voices Carry for Animals #186″- Paws Across America

**Tune In Thursday’s** On Aug 23rd, 2018 at 7:00 pm EST** LISTEN LIVE HERE 4:00 pm PST .. 5:00 pm MST .. 6:
INTERNET GATEKEEPERS: THEIR MISSION? ELECTION MEDDLING

REMEMBER THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2018 Author, Chuck Frank ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Black Farmers bring suit against the State of Georgia for Voting Rights

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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Recent pieces address school segregation, sexual harassment, the abrupt removal of EPA scientists from a
#MeToo: Health consequences of harassment at work

A celebrity chef has joined Harvey Weinstein in news headlines about sexual harassment in the workplace. A
Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

News headlines about 9 million deaths in 2015 due to pollution were eye catching. The Lancet Commission'

Life and death in the fake news business

by Jon Rappoport August 23, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) I wrote this piece based on my
The secret circle that controls governments

by Jon Rappoport August 22, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) Note: I have many new readers, and
The “dependent victim” psyop

by Jon Rappoport August 21, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) ANY person who exits an “officially

Neil Clark: Will the US and UK freeze the German-Russian thaw?

We're seeing some positive steps in relations between Berlin and Moscow. Could it lead to joint Russian
Why eating a low-carb diet won't shorten your life

Last week, a new study was published in The Lancet Public Health that claimed to find that both very-low
Faulty F-35 lands nose-down after malfunction midflight over Florida

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the test squadron of the US Air Force has suffered an in-flight emergency

Verity Johnson: Why going to a male strip club is a feminist experience

OPINION: I wish I'd discovered male strip clubs sooner.
Poor financial health sees Government stump up with cash for Whitireia

The dire state of its books has prompted the Government to dish out $15 million to Porirua-based tertiary
The gap between what business needs and what is being taught in our

OPINION: There's a recurring theme in Wellington Chamber of Commerce business confidence surveys

This revelation was no surprise

I started hearing about political commentator Paris Dennard at the time Donald Trump became a candidate for
A Bohemian Rhapsody Movie? How Did I Not Notice?

Today, when reading my portion of stomach turning politics on RAW STORY I noticed that one of the film ads
Tummy Thursday

Today’s meal doesn’t actually look very nice, I have to admit, but it’s a local classic.