Thursday, August 09, 2018

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  Washington's Blog


  • Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Such important reality as is shown in this picture is virtually unpublishable in mainstream U.S. ‘news’media, because...
  • At least that’s the hope of those who elected Andrés Manuel López Obrador, aka AMLO, aka Peje, on a platform of sweeping out the corruption — a platform promoted in Obrador’s...

    •  Hear me out. While Saudis have threatened Canada with a 9/11 attack, the U.S. has moved on to blaming 9/11 on Iran. Al Qaeda, despite being Saudi in origins and ideology, was easily...

  • In spring 1921, USS Conestoga, a tugboat assigned to the United States Submarine Force, went missing somewhere in the Pacific, while on its way to American Samoa. The tugboat steamed...
  • At the start of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), twenty-seven countries signed a non-intervention treaty. However, it soon became clear that international elements were supporting...

    • Back in 1921, Hollywood tasted the flavor of its first big fatty scandal. It roared from the front pages of newspaper magazines and concerned one Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, the...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!



  • Originally posted on Families Commissioner Blog: The ‘Three Strikes’ law exists because a majority of Members of Parliament want it, although there is no evidence which exists...
  • At http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1805/S00199/jim-rose-on-gangs-analysis-without-context.htm about https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/104107156/extra-prisoners-are-nearly-all-gang-members–thats-hardly-a-crisis...

    • Originally posted on JONATHAN TURLEY: Below is my column in the Hill Newspaper on the latest “smoking gun” of obstruction in the form of Trump tweets.  There continues to be a...

  • Incisive analysis of the Alex Jones banning from the Saker. Who warns: we are witnessing an attempt to seize control of the only media our rulers do not control...
  • Brother Nathanael asks: Are tech giants using "hate speech" terminology to blur the distinction between legitimate opinion and actual libel?

    • Call it destiny but, as Irish Savant writes, banks and financiers may be about to reap a karmic harvest in South Africa. WARNING: graphic image

      TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Missouri Voters Rout GOP Union Busters, Reject Prop a with Historic Landslide...
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Nixon Resigned Forty-Four Years Ago This Week; Musk Toys with Taking Tesla...

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, August 6, 2018 GOP in Trouble in Ohio 12 Special Election, Where Democrat O’Connor Now Leads...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a widely employed herbicide for soy and other crops in the country, according to legal...
  • The Trump administration has stopped a partial phase out of the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically modified crops on national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted...

    • On Wednesday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to abide by the mandatory deadlines Congress set in the 2016 genetically...

  • July 2018 USA – 1936, 1934 and 1901 (tied with 2012) Are Still the Hottest (Maximum) in USA. 2018 is 19th. I’m using Maximum Temperature. Not Average.  ...
  • South / North

    • Hurricane hector is bearing down on Hawaii where there is an active volcano. Which will win?!!!! Who will lose? https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/2018-08-04-hurricane-volcano-what-happens...

      Stumbling and Mumbling



  • Despite Jo Michell’s criticisms of him, I fear that Richard Murphy raises an important point here. To see it, let’s assume Labour were to take power today. There is a pressing need...
  • What is the right form of ownership of a company? This is the question raised by Stan Kroenke’s proposal to buy all the remaining shares in Arsenal – a move described by the Arsenal...
  • The robot paradox

    3 days ago

    • “More than six million workers are worried their jobs could be replaced by machines over the next decade” says the Guardian. This raises a longstanding paradox – that, especially...

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • As unpredictable as Trump can be, several of his key foreign-policy decisions suggest that his administration is pursuing a coherent vision aimed at reviving America’s global...
  • Brahma Chellaney, Panorama Journal, Vol. 01/2018 In the four years that he has been in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has animated domestic politics in India and the country’s...

    • Why India shouldn’t rush into engaging with the new Imran-led Pakistan Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times, August 4, 2018 It has taken the Pakistani military a full year to complete...

      Socio-Economics History Blog



  • PressTV Published on Aug 8, 2018 China and Germany have defended their business ties with Iran in the wake of US sanctions on Tehran. The Chinese foreign ministry said, in a statement...
  • PressTV Published on Aug 8, 2018 Strange alliances or perhaps not so strange afterall, Associated Press has uncovered the very close relationship between Saudi and Emirati forces...

    • PressTV Published on Aug 8, 2018 Israel carries out new attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli drones bombed several targets across the region while warplanes fired missiles...

      Socialist Economic Bulletin



  • By Tom O’LearyThe multi-faceted attack on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party continues to include unjustified attacks on his economic policy. The liberal press...
  • By Tom O’LearyThe latest release of key data for Northern Ireland (NI) has had business organisations wringing their hands about the weakness of the economy. The CBI said the economy...

    • By John RossNote:This article is based on Marxist economic theory and macro-economic study of Latin American countries combined with two primary direct experiences:· The author...

      Ramani's blog



  • They were aware that,to influence Hindus,it is necessary to gain the acceptance of the Brahmins,who are revered in Hinduism. So they targeted Brahmins...
  • Two of the oldest Religions of the world are, Judaism and Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism. References to Jewish people and Judaism are found in Ancient Hindu texts. When Dwaraka sank after...

    • Five Elements Temples, (Panchabootha Sthalas), Panchakrosa Sthalas, Pancha Peeta Sthalas, Pancha linga Sthalas, Shakti Peeta Sthalas, Pancha Asana Sthalas(Five Seats) Tri(three)Sthalas...

  • There are very few unionized workers in Missouri, but nonetheless voters rejected a law passed by the Legislature to cripple labor unions. The legislature passed the law in 2017...
  • Politico reports that Arne Duncan stubbornly clings to his belief that teacher quality can be measured by test scores and lashes out at those who disagrees. This despite the fact that...

    • In the education world, we have become accustomed to the intrusion of billionaires into local and state school board races, bundling money for candidates committed to privatizing—not...

  • Guest post by Dr. Mary Ellsberg, a Professor of Global Health and International Studies, and Founding Director of the Global Women’s Institute of the George Washington University...

    • Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with the Lebanese scholar Gilbert Achcar for a conversation about the complex situation in the Middle East and various myths about the...

  • During the week in question, a topic for many late night shows was a paper in Science suggesting a lake of liquid water on Mars.  As Stephen Colbert noted in his monologue (jump to roughly...
  • For the second week in a row, Kate the Chemist is the name of note.  She appeared on the July 20 edition of The Wendy Williams Show.  However, as best as I can tell, the July 20 episode...

    • Even if there weren’t a lot of repeats, the highlight the week of July 9th-13th in late night was certainly the July 13th edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  He did science...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood   https://chinaenergyportal.org/2018-q2-electricity-and-energy-statistics/   Anybody who thinks China is rapidly shifting to renewable energy needs...
  • Tornado Trends

    a day ago
  • By Paul Homewood     https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tornadoes/201713    As I’ve often commented, NOAA keep insisting on publishing charts of total tornado numbers, even...
  • Hothouse Earth

    2 days ago

    • By Paul Homewood Latest crap from the warmist establishment, gleefully blown up by the BBC     Climate change: ‘Hothouse Earth’ risks even if CO2 emissions slashed It may sound...

  • Using data from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Japanese skeptic blogger Kirye just tweeted how Arctic sea ice volume has surged to the 3rd highest level in 16 years. Data...
  • About a week ago I reported here how Germany’s “Solar Valley” spectacularly crashed into the wall of reality, turning into an industrial Death Valley, as almost the entire...

    • During the 1930s, when the atmospheric CO2 concentration was about 100 ppm lower than today (310 ppm vs. 410 ppm), United States heat waves were just as if not more common than recent...

  • Gadfly on the Wall Blog: Top 10 Reasons You Can’t Fairly Evaluate Teachers on Student Test Scores I’m a public school teacher. Am I any good at my job? There are many ways to find out...
  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whatever Happened to Channel One? What is Channel One and when did it begin? Founded by Knoxville (TN) advertising executives...

    • OurFuture.org: “Portfolio” Boosters Want to Privatize Public Schools Remember when Democrats, at the urging of their progressive base, defeated an attempt to privatize Social...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review No doubt Russia must be watched for its chronic efforts to sow more chaos in American elections — despite Barack Obama’s naïve assertion...
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Recently Politico reporter Marc Caputo was angered at rude hecklers at a Trump rally who booed beleaguered CNN correspondent Jim Acosta...

    • Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin seeks to prohibit members of Congress from fundraising while in session. Watch the full video here.

  • Republicans may be panicking over Ohio’s special election results Ohio Democratic candidate Danny O’Connor, left, and Republican candidate Troy Balderson. AP Photo/John...
  • "When you are young, your political views are being molded, and the things that really stick with you tend to have an echo over time." - Soltis Anderson, GOP pollster. The post Generation...

    • A speeding drunk driver plows into a crowded school bus, but the drunk’s lawyers tell investigators he won’t agree to an interview if it includes questions about the accident...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • The full title is Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals.  I have been working on this book for about twenty years, and I recommend...
  • By Tomoko Hasgawa, et.al. in Nature: Food insecurity can be directly exacerbated by climate change due to crop-production-related impacts of warmer and drier conditions that are...

    • Data are reported for intelligence of children in China assessed by the Combined Raven’s Test in 1988, 1996 and 2006. The IQ of the samples increased by 15.0 IQ points over 18-year...

  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A blogger who identifies as “democracy” posted this comment, with which I agree. The bottom line is that Trump has lots and lots of Russian...
  • The winning roar from thousands of voices is a powerful force. Continue reading →

    • Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog:   ? Wow! I now have a real choice when it comes to my union! ? At least, that’s what the email I got from the Mackinac Center says! ? Now that...

  • Under the guise of “security,” government schools are squandering millions of taxpayer dollars to become even more like prisons.
  • Many of the nation's colleges have become a force for evil and a focal point for the destruction of traditional American values.

    • Certain scientists have been predicting climate doom for the Earth, some of which should already have been happening. But absolutely no such evidence has been produced yet...

  • For such an ugly and bizarre international fistfight to spring full-blown from a single critical tweet strains credulity. Underlying the Saudis hostile anti-Canadian actions...
  • Tlaib is running in the reliably blue 13th District for the seat formerly held by longtime Democratic Rep. John Conyers, who retired in December following a series of sexual harassment...

    • "The flotilla was attacked in international waters. It was not in the Israeli territorial waters, which means that this is piracy par excellence.." The post Palestine Ambassador...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • Substitutes are indeed everywhere: This paper examines the association between television ownership and coital frequency using data from nearly 4 million individuals in national...
  • 1. The gender gap in American politics. 2. Research papers from the Center for Innovative Governance. 3. The sociology of podcast listening (NYT). 4. Joe Lonsdale on the value of Western...

    • He allows himself to be hired by anyone, for nearly any purpose — not involving physical contact — as long as they pay his hourly wage: a mere 1,000 yen (about US $9). And he loves it...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Middle-aged men for rent in Japan (tags: men japan ) BBC websites blocked in China after security change (tags: security china censorship ) EU may force iPhone to switch from Lightning...
  • OpenAI's bots just thrashed some of the world's best Dota players (tags: games ai ) French ports cut out of EU trade route after Brexit (tags: france uk europe trade shipping ) It's Looking...

    • After I posted the original analysis, a couple of people asked for "FFS by month, as a percentage of all tags".Some more calculation later, here it is:Clearly the world _is_ getting...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • New research suggests that 'mechanoceuticals' may be the treatment of the future against chronic pain. Magnetic force can reduce pain signals in neurons...
  • A baby with colic can cause distress for caregivers, and many turn to home remedies to soothe a baby’s discomfort. Gripe water and gas drops are two popular home remedies for colic...

    • Pruney fingers are a common experience after taking a long bath, swimming, or washing dishes. They may be more likely to happen in warm water than cold water. In this article, learn...
    • Good old Ray.  He keeps the IREXIT pot stirred, even when its boiled dry.   Below, a fisking of his latest brexity irexity musings in the Belfast Newsletter. The Irish government...

      Jon's Text



  • Practically demonstrated 2013 at my church hell health group. 1 minute of high intensity ultrasound to each breast. ½ minute to the lower and upper surfaces of each breast.Using...

  • cancer pain relief

    2 hours ago
  • So criminal! Every Dr. on earth has pledged to use best medicine. In 2002 the Moffitt cancer centre used High Intensity UltraSound to clear cancer. One session. No biochemistry, or...

    • In 2002 American medics published the use of high intensity ultrasound to clear cancer at one session. 1 minute of 8 W 1 MHz ultrasound clears all 200 types of human cancer.You can buy...

  • UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Republican Party wants an investigation into a promotion by Fayette County Democrats at the recent county fair to get people to register...
  • via nextgov: A combination of factors will see federal agencies trying to spend as much as 40 percent of their budgets in the final two months of the fiscal year. A ... Read more...

    • For More Information See: www.charismanews.com/opinion/… www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-0…

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • The world of information is an ocean deep, an ocean wide swim for all you’re worth, but you will never reach the other side This was my response to a Facebook friend who said “I can ...
  • Home

    2 days ago
  • We are home, we made it, the trip is over and I,  for one, count it as a raging success, one of the  best vacations we’ve ever had.  I loved the time spent in the water, I loved all the...
  • Ljubljana

    3 days ago

    • Every city has something to see, but we really hit it out of the park with our whirlwind tour of Ljubljana and Celje today.  The drive in to Ljubljana was lovely, all steep, green mountains...

      Fragments from Floyd



  • I am reading the NYT special called “Losing Earth. The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change.” If you want a video summary, here is an interview with the author, Nathaniel Rich...
  • The FB post a few days ago about the Siberian worms (nematodes) that revived after 30k years in permafrost made me remember, back in my teaching days, of seeing similar-looking horsehair...

    • The intricate design of the Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) was a marvel for me in 1970 when I was a student on a field trip to the Smokies from Auburn University. Systematic Botany...

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