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FAVORITES

Venezuela Joins the Social Credit Club
The Corbett Report / 14h

BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

Stephen Miller may have sprayed his hair on (?) and Twitter is having fun
Mashable / 9h
White House Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller appeared on CBS news show Face the Nation Sunday afternoon sporting a... new hairdo. It's certainly new hair, anyway. Well, paint. It looks like paint. And Twitter is having an absolute field day with his new look. SEE ALSO: Pauly Shore returns from the '90s to play Stephen Miller and oh, it's good First they were all like "wait, what?" Does it loo
Miley Cyrus teamed up with John Lennon's son on 'SNL' for '(Happy Xmas) War Is Over'
Mashable / 14h
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's powerful Christmas ballad "(Happy Xmas) War Is Over" is a holiday standard, but Miley Cyrus, Sean Ono Lennon, and Mark Ronson's Saturday Night Live rendition brought new life to an old classic. The original was written to protest the Vietnam War, and it feels particularly poignant that Lennon and Ono's son was there to back Cyrus up for this mashup of holiday cheer and
'One of a kind' tomb unearthed in Egypt
Unexplained Mysteries / 9h
A remarkably well preserved 4,400-year-old tomb has been discovered in the ancient city of Saqqara. According to Egypt's minister of antiquities, the ...
Virgin Galactic has reached the edge of space
Unexplained Mysteries / 16h
Sir Richard Branson's dream of sending tourists up in to space is now one step closer to becoming a reality. Following years of delays and setbacks, t...
Something Very Weird with Google’s Autocomplete, Searching on Google vs. Duckduckgo
cryptogon.com / 4h
Yep. I tried it. Via: Reddit:
Sunday 'Hung by the Chimney' Toons
The BRAD BLOG / 14h
He's seen what you've been Tweeting! He knows that you're a fake! He knows you know that what he knows has been keeping you awake! Oh, he's made a long list, redacted it twice, Putin bought you and he knows the price, Robert Mueller's poking around! ‘(Mulvaney) would have given up a very valuable appendage to get that job’ * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on topic

WORDPRESS

SMOKING GUN: Hard Evidence Shows Camp Fire Was Manmade, Genocide and Mass Destruction of Paradise Carefully Planned
World Awash In Environmental Armageddon / 1d
Devastation left in the wake of the Camp Fire in November 2018 SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE CONFIRMS: November’s Camp Fire Conflagration Was Fanned by Microwaves Disseminated by 2 GWEN Stations (See satellite imagery) Evidence submitted by MAGA**PROUD TEXAN** ( @drew91172026 ); Same ID at gab.ai Additional evidence will be posted at CaliforniaFiresRevealed.com which will be activated within a week *MPT ha

NEWS

Trump Says SNL Sketches Are “Real Scandal” That “Should Be Tested in Courts”
Slate - Culture / 12h
President Donald Trump woke up in a bad mood Sunday morning and knew just where to aim his ire: his good old friends in the media. Mere hours after Saturday Night Live aired a sketch in which it imagined a magical world in which Trump was never president, the commander in chief blasted his critics in the media and wondered why criticizing him was legal in the first place. We know he was mad at Sa
Watch the Saturday Night Live Sketch That Enraged Donald Trump
Slate - Culture / 6h
President Donald Trump is having a normal one. On Sunday morning, he mused that perhaps the people behind Saturday Night Live should be sued or prosecuted, which, in fairness to Trump, is a thought most Americans have had at some point or another. But most Americans aren’t president, and most Americans understand that, whatever crimes were committed during the creation of “ The Whiners ,” collusi
17 civilians killed, mostly women and children, by another US-led coalition strike on Syrian village near Hajin
Signs of the Times / 8h
Syria's daily al-Watan newspaper reported that women and children account for the majority of the casualties. A US-led coalition airstrike near the Syrian city of Hajin has killed at least 17 civilians, the Syrian broadcaster Ikhbariya reported on Sunday. According to media reports, the airstrike targeted a Syrian village, Albu Khater, located to the south-east of the city of Hajin. In addition to
Former fossil fuels lobbyist to head interior department as Zinke exits
The Guardian / 16h
David Bernhardt’s new job means top two US environmental agencies will be helmed by people once paid by industry Ryan Zinke’s exit as interior secretary elevates a former lobbyist to the job, meaning the top two US environmental agencies will now be run by people previously paid by industry. The deputy secretary, David Bernhardt, will take over at least temporarily when Zinke steps down at the en
Failed by both its major parties, betrayed Britain lurches towards the abyss | Andrew Rawnsley
The Guardian / 20h
There are no winners, only losers, in this profound crisis in our politics The seesaw is smashed. The pendulum is stuck. The tides are frozen. All the trusty images that used to help explain British politics have been scrambled by Brexit. Back in simpler times, a bad week for one politician or party translated into a good one for a rival. Seesaws went up and down. Pendulums swung. Tides flowed in
Lessons of Maria Butina: Are men too easily flattered by young women to be trusted with power?
Salon.com / 13h
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SCIENCE

A nuclear-powered 'tunnelbot' to search for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
Phys.org / 15h
Between 1995 and 2003, NASA's Galileo spacecraft made several flybys of Jupiter's moon, Europa. Several findings from observations of the moon pointed to evidence of a liquid ocean beneath Europa's icy surface. The ocean, researchers believe, could harbor microbial life, or evidence of now-extinct microbial life.
Fireball That Exploded Over Greenland Shook Earth, Triggering Seismic Sensors
Space.com / 15h
These are the first-ever seismic recordings of a meteor impact on ice in Greenland.
Dutch build artificial islands to bring wildlife back
Phys.org / 20h
Dutch ranger Andre Donker sighs as he looks out at the rippling grey waters of the Markermeer, one of Europe's largest freshwater lakes. "Once upon a time it was teeming with fish here," he says.
Confirmed! Those LIGO Gravitational Wave Signals Were Real
Wired / 17h
Two independent papers vanquish lingering doubts about LIGO’s historic discovery of gravitational waves.
How will A.I. change medicine?
Futurity / 5h
Artificial intelligence systems for health care have the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, which could help ensure that patients get the right treatment at the right time, but opportunities and challenges are ahead. In a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association , two AI experts discuss the best uses for AI in health care and outline some of the
Study shows magnesium optimizes vitamin D status
ScienceDaily / 11h
A randomized trial indicates that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering it in people with high levels.

VETERANS TODAY

NEO/2013: More than an Enemy – Exported Insanity
Veterans Today / 11min
By Gordon Duff and New Eastern Outlook, Moscow First published, October 15, 2013 An unhappy “threesome” of deceivers, Piers Morgan, Cristiana Amanpour and Wolf Blitzer, all of CNN, stand at the pinnacle of their craft, conduits for false news, conspiracy theory and smear tactics on behalf of a consortium of intelligence agencies and special interests […]
NEO – Who is Winning the US-Chinese AI Arms Race?
Veterans Today / 1h
Jim W. Dean - The advances in artificial intelligence are both a blessing and a curse to humanity, as all new technology has been weaponized as fast as possible for both good and evil purposes. AI evil could teach us a final lesson.
Naked Mole Rat May Hold the Secret to Not Aging
Veterans Today / 5h
Health Editor’s Note: I find these facts about the only cold-blooded mammal that we know of fascinating. The Toledo Zoo has a colony of these guys and they are great fun to check in on. While I have always enjoyed seeing them, I had not idea that they has so many characteristics that could make […]
Megaliths, Meltaliths, Pyramids, and Much More! Oh My!
Veterans Today / 11h
Health Editor’s Note: All readers I am placing the web address for this awesome site here so you all can take a look and I believe will be well entertained. This site was brought to my attention by one of our many readers, Mr-C. Please explore and enjoy…Carol True Origins
The US oil industry’s dirty little secret
Veterans Today / 11h
The oil industry engaged in a secret public relations campaign to undermine US fuel economy standards, according to a new investigation from the New York Times. One of the main actors was the largest oil refiner in the country, Marathon Petroleum. Marathon, along with others, ran a “stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards,” […]
National Standards in Addiction Treatment: Long Overdue
Veterans Today / 12h
It’s life or death for many Americans by Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM Most Americans can feel secure knowing the medical treatments they receive are safe, effective, and supported by scientific evidence and best practices. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when it comes to fighting one of the deadliest epidemics our nation has ever faced: […]

YOUTUBE

How These Women Are Saving Black Mothers' Lives | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 11h
In the U.S., black women are 2.6 times as likely to die due to a pregnancy-related cause as white women. Briana Green, a perinatal community health worker at Mamatoto Village in Washington, D.C., is trying to change that. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through the
Safari Live - Day 276 | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 7h
Join us on a LIVE African safari in the Maasai Mara as experts guide us through the bush in search of lions, elephants, buffalo and more wild animals. Join the discussions on social with #safariLIVE! ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Live About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through
Minnie Driver and Ellie Kemper Play a Speed Round of ‘Speak Out’!
The Ellen Show / 15h
Minnie Driver and guest host Ellie Kemper took “Speak Out” to the next level by trying to beat the clock in a speed round of Ellen’s classic game. #MinnieDriver #EllieKemper #TheEllenShow From: TheEllenShow
MOGAMBO [music video]
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 6h
directed and shot by bassam produced by reframe and asha panjwani Cast: Bassam
Couple Meets NYPD Detectives Who Found Missing Engagement Ring
The Ellen Show / 1d
John Drennan recently proposed to Daniella Anthony in New York City, but she lost the engagement ring when it slipped off... and into a Times Square utility grate! Video of the incident went viral after the New York Police Department tweeted they had found the ring. Ellen surprised the couple by inviting the police officers to the show to finally give her the ring! For more Shutterfly moments, go
Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 2d
Commissioned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on the occasion of the exhibition Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future October 12, 2018 — April 23, 2019 guggenheim.org/exhibition/hilma-af-klint Featuring interviews with Tracey Bashkoff, Christine Burgin, Susan Cianciolo, and Josiah McElheny Produced by Ways & Means Directed by Ted Gerike and Felipe Lima Executive Producers Lana Kim and Jett

THE CORBETT REPORT

Episode 350 – History Is Written By The Winners
The Corbett Report / 2d
[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode350-lq.mp3"][/audio] Who gets to write the history textbooks? Where do the history teachers learn about history? What documents are allowed into the historical record, and what documents are excluded? These are not merely academic questions, they go right to the heart of the question of history itself. Join James Corbett for today's edition of
Interview 1405 – Gerry Docherty on the Hidden History of WWI
The Corbett Report / 4d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-12-12%20Gerry%20Docherty.mp3"][/audio] Gerry Docherty, co-author with Jim MacGregor of Hidden History: The Secret Origins of the First World War, joins us for an in-depth discussion about the real origins of WWI. In this wide-ranging discussion, Docherty reveals the machinations of the Secret Elite that ensnared Europe, and, ultimately, the world,
History Is Written By The Winners
The Corbett Report / 1d
Who gets to write the history textbooks? Where do the history teachers learn about history? What documents are allowed into the historical record, and what documents are excluded? These are not merely academic questions, they go right to the heart of the question of history itself. Join James Corbett for today’s edition of The Corbett Report and an in-depth exploration of the formation of the his
Interview 1406 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
The Corbett Report / 3d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-12-06%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] This week on the New World Next Week: more robot propaganda rolls out with chicken dispensers in Japan; Brexit poses pesticide problems for the UK; and the MSM freaks out about Italy's sacking of the health board.
Interview 1402 – Richard Grove on the Rothschilds and WWI
The Corbett Report / 13d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-12-03%20Richard%20Grove.mp3"][/audio] Richard Grove of TragedyAndHope.com joins The Corbett Report to discuss his research into the Rothschild dynasty and how it intersects with the story of WWI.

THE RULES OF EXPOSITION

So I'm reading an article about garden hoses: Which are the best for my needs? and all that. And the first part is reall...
The Rules of Exposition / 20d
So I'm reading an article about garden hoses: Which are the best for my needs? and all that. And the first part is really interesting: They "review the features to consider" when buying a hose. But then we get past that part and come to Types of Garden Hoses . Here's the first type they consider: Lightweight / Light Duty Hoses These hoses are generally made from vinyl (sometimes with a reinforcing
Carefully worded
The Rules of Exposition / 21d
"At Lowes," the commercial says, "we've got more appliances than anyone else." Well yeah, I bet they do. And at Home Depot, Home Depot has more appliances than anyone else. And at my house, I have more appliances than anyone else. It's all in the wording.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

The Ramey Memo - The Latest Information
A Different Perspective / 5d
For nearly thirty years or more, various researchers and experts have been trying to read the Ramey Memo, believing that it might hold the key to the Roswell crash. What can be seen easily in the document held by Brigadier General Roger Ramey suggests that the text does relate to the Roswell case. While some words are obvious, others are tantalizing close to being read, but are open to various in
Roswell and Wernher von Braun
A Different Perspective / 17d
It struck me that since I have published a couple of articles that either attempted to explain the Roswell debris or explain the whole of the crash scenario, it was only fair to look at it from the other side. Just yesterday, as I was provided many references to James Carrion’s book, I also received, from Tony Bragalia, a link to an article he had written about Wernher von Braun and his connectio
UFO vs UAP vs AAV
A Different Perspective / 19d
Well, here we go again. Another reason to dislike Ufology. This time I find myself engaged in a discussion over semantics. I have to wonder what is the proper terminology for these things that people claim are buzzing around Earth. And this is just another part of a much larger, societal problem with nearly everyone requiring everyone else conform to their personal beliefs and to use their person
James Carrion's The Roswel Deception
A Different Perspective / 18d
Over the last few hours, I have received a half dozen notifications about James Carrion’s book about the Roswell UFO crash, The Roswell Deception . Carrion’s been working on it for a long time, and, has “previewed” parts of it on several James Carrion. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle occasions. The book is long so that I haven’t had time to read the whole thing yet. I do know that he is passionat
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Special Edition, Steve Bassett
A Different Perspective / 24d
In what I think of as a “Special Edition” of the radio version of “A Different Perspective,” I spoke with Steven Bassett, he of the Paradigm Research Group, and a driving force behind Disclosure. That means, simply, that he believes the government is wrong to withhold the information they have about alien visitation, and they should disclose it immediately. The show was two hours long, but was br
Oak Island, Red Glass and the Knights Templar
A Different Perspective / 20d
No, I wasn’t going to review each episode of The Curse of Oak Island because it just doesn’t seem to be worth the effort. They have all fallen into a pattern, and last week’s episode (No.2) was no exception. However, they did one thing that annoyed me. Once again, near the surface, meaning buried in six or seven inches of soil, they found a hunk of jewelry that had a large red stone set in the ce

A WAY TO LIVE

In Place: An Album
A Way to Live / 3d
In Place By Risa Bear View this Author's Spotlight Paperback, 124 Pages Preview Price: $10.00 Prints in 3-5 business days An old woman, young in the study of Zen Buddhism, converts an old playhouse as a part-time hermitage.

AMUSED CYNICISM

Earworm: a non-optimal singularity
Amused Cynicism / 8d
By Tom Scott. If you liked Earworm, you might also like The singularity, ruined by lawyers .
The Monstrous Consequences of a 2nd Referendum
Amused Cynicism / 21d

ANGOLA 3 NEWS

A3 Newsletter: Going to Amsterdam, Widows, Non-Unanimous Juries and more
Angola 3 News / 16d
A3 Newsletter, November 30, 2018: Another Years Draws to a Close Albert and King are ending their year with a short trip to Holland to support the Dutch branch of Amnesty International's " Write for Rights Campaign" which kicks off on December 10, International Human Rights Day. The Dutch section of Amnesty has now existed for 50 years and is one of the world's largest Amnesty sections. Amnesty f

ARMSCONTROLWONK

North Korean Missile Base at Yeongjeo-dong
ArmsControlWonk / 10d
By now you have probably seen the report by Zach Cohen at CNN citing the some research by the CNS team on a North Korean missile base. Here is a longer version of the analysis. Basic points: We were looking at the Yeongjeo-dong missile base, and Kim Hyong Jik County, because this area would make …
George Herbert Walker Bush
ArmsControlWonk / 13d
Lyric of the week: “Maybe time running out is a gift I’ll work hard ’til the end of my shift And give you every second I can find And hope it isn’t me who’s left behind It’s knowing that this can’t go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone …
Counting Type 094 Jin-class SSBNs with Planet Imagery
ArmsControlWonk / 25d
A quick post before the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. In my professional life, I am especially grateful for high frequency satellite imagery. This week Planet Lab’s SkySat sensor allowed us to make two very interesting observations about China’s SSBN program. Jeffrey Lewis and I both gave a few comments to Defense One, but …
Rescuing the INF Treaty
ArmsControlWonk / 7d
Quote of the week: “We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.” — Henry James, “The Middle Years” Yes, the hour is late and the cause is probably hopeless, but it’s still worth trying to …
Safeguards for Saudi Arabia
ArmsControlWonk / 19d
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recently taken a significant step in its nuclear research and development program that at the same time illuminates Riyadh’s best route for demonstrating transparency in nuclear safeguards. On November 6, the KSA announced it has broken ground on the country’s first nuclear reactor, a research installation rated …
Nuclear Risk-Reduction on the Korean Peninsula
ArmsControlWonk / 27d
Lyric of the week: “Don’t want to die in a Super 8 Motel just because somebody’s evening didn’t go so well” — Jason Isbell, “Super 8” in the Southeastern album Every nuclear weapon awaits a set of circumstances that could produce truly awful headlines. An accident waiting to happen. A failure in safety or security …

CENSORED NEWS

Mohawk Nation News 'MCK Police Station Consultation'
Censored News / 1d
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/12/12/mck-police-station-consultation/
Mohawk Nation News 'Khenteke, Not Waiting for Anybody'
Censored News / 1d
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/12/13/kentekeh-not-waiting-for-anybody/
SONORA -- O'odham Voice Against the Wall, O'odham Women's Collective, Toy Drive Photos
Censored News / 2d
Ofelia Rivas and Cynthia Piestewa By Ofelia Rivas, O'odham Censored News CABORCA, Sonora -- The women were busy cooking and baking bread and cupcakes while O'odham photographer Cynthia Piestewa and I shopped for candy and stayed up into the night bagging 150 holiday bags of candy. The event started with a registration of all the
All Charges Dropped against Water Protector Waste Win Young
Censored News / 14d
Waste'Win Young (third from left) with her WPLC defense team, family and friends after the 1st of 2 hearings on her Motion to Dismiss, held on October 5, 2018. By Water Protector Legal Collective North Dakota District Judge David Reich today dismissed misdemeanor charges of Criminal Trespass and Engaging in a Riot against Waste'Win Young because the State did not
U.S. Fires Tear Gas into Women and Children Asylum Seekers in Tijuana, Mexico
Censored News / 21d
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Statement of Love andRespect from your brother, Leonard Peltier
Censored News / 26d
Dear Friends and Family, It has been hectic here at the National Office, and I want to bring you all up to date on our needs for financial help. We n Dear Friends and Family, It has been hectic here at the National Office, and I want to bring you all up to date on our needs for financial help. We need help on paying Leonard's legal

FREE PLANET

Electric Universe - traumatic energy - can the human mind be made to forget?
Free Planet / 12d
THE NEXT BIT IS PURE SPECULATION and I haven't looked into the scientific application of using electricity to wipe a person's brain, let alone wipe the collective memory of an era of people, but I'm going to progress with my word-salad. What if... ...all around the world monuments made using technology that seems VERY CONTEMPORARY like perfectly symmetrical quartz-laden marble sculptures with tool

GREG MANKIW'S BLOG

Trumponomics
Greg Mankiw's Blog / 5d
Click here to read my review of Trumponomics by Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer.
A Recent Interview
Greg Mankiw's Blog / 29d
I am interviewed in N Magazine , starting on page 63.

LAND DESTROYER

BBC Claims Chemical Weapons Helped Assad But Fails to Explain How
Land Destroyer / 2d
December 14, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The BBC published an article in October titled, " How chemical weapons have helped bring Assad close to victory " in which it claims chemical weapons have been "crucial" to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad's "war-winning strategy." Superficially - the article appears impressive - loaded from top to bottom with colorful charts, graphs, and photographs
Ukraine Provokes Russia to What End?
Land Destroyer / 20d
November 27, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Russia has seized three Ukrainian military vessels violating its territory near Russia's newly completed Crimean Bridge. The incident is a clear provocation carried out by Kiev and possibly engineered by Kiev's Western sponsors - particularly those in Washington and London. Ukrainian military vessels are in fact permitted to pass from the Black Sea in
Washington's Dirty Fight Against China's OBOR
Land Destroyer / 25d
November 21, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Five years into China's ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative sees analysts and political circles around the globe taking stock of Beijing's progress. This includes the Wall Street Journal in its article, " U.S. Fights China for Influence, One Project at a Time: Washington prods private sector and focuses on financing as Beijing’s ‘Belt and Roa
NATO's Aggression Reaches for Russian Waters
Land Destroyer / 9d
December 7, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The recent Kerch Strait incident marks a new low amid the US-led expansion of NATO eastward. The intentional provocation executed by Kiev saw three Ukrainian naval vessels seized by Russia. The vessels were intentionally violating protocol for passing through the Strait - protocol previously agreed upon by Kiev and previously observed by Ukrainian nava
Syria: Alleged Chemical Attack Elicits 180 Degree Response from West
Land Destroyer / 18d
November 29, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - On the heels of another alleged chemical attack in Syria - the Western media has responded with skepticism - even silence. This acutely different response to its regular "chemical weapons" hysteria is because unlike previous incidents, it appears this most recent attack was blatantly carried out by Western-backed militants operating in Idlib, Syria. W
NATO’s Greatest Enemy is Itself
Land Destroyer / 28d
November 19, 2018 ( Gunnar Ulson - NEO ) - Accidents happen. For Norway at the conclusion of NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercises, such an accident occurred with its Lockheed Martin Aegis-equipped frigate, HNoMS Helge Ingstad. After a collision with an oil tanker, the frigate’s captain ordered the ship aground to prevent a total loss. The quick thinking may have saved the lives of Norw

LEFT I ON THE NEWS

Headlines for Dec. 14, 2018
Left I on the News / 2d
Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 7, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 14, 2018 George Bush Was George Bailey: It Was a Wonderful Life https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/07/g
Headlines for Dec. 7, 2018
Left I on the News / 9d
Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 7, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. *Russia is trying to undermine Americans’ confidence in the justice system, security experts warn https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2018/12
Headlines for Nov. 30, 2018
Left I on the News / 16d
Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Nov. 30, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. CANDIDATES FOR “WORST”/”MOST DISGUSTING”: *Video Fact Check: 8 Putin Claims Regarding the Kerch Strait Incident https://www.polygraph.info/a/eight-putin-claims-regarding-kerch-str
Headlines for Nov. 23, 2018
Left I on the News / 23d
Clickhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/worst-and-most-misleading-headlines-of-t_28 here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Nov. 23, 2018 CANDIDATES FOR “WORST”/”MOST DISGUSTING”: *Black Friday is the official start of the holiday
Headlines for Nov. 16, 2018
Left I on the News / 29d
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Nov. 16, 2018 Correction from last week: I said the “Amazon Cuomo” and “Amazon River” stories were a way of covering up government giving “millions” to Amazon. Actual number? $1.5 BILLON. And t

MIDDLE CLASS POLITICAL ECONOMIST

Amazon Wins!!!
Middle Class Political Economist / 26d
Well, what did you expect? With 238 entrants and 20 finalists, the Amazon HQ2 location tournament resulted in a resounding victory for Amazon: Billions of dollars in subsidies and binders full of detailed information on the contestants. Plus, we got a surprise twist at the end, when Amazon announced it would choose two "headquarters" instead of one. Of course, I never thought that having two headq

NOLANCHART.COM

Republican war against health care
NolanChart.com / 15h
An almost vicious cruelty sweeping America is most visible through the actions of Donald J. Trump. But the recent action by a Texan district judge, […]
Crony Capitalist in Control
NolanChart.com / 7d
Behind the growing Republican toxicity of government rule and its Trump mutation is the creed of the Koch brothers. That creed represents the ideological engine […]
Class as an element of the U. S. presidency
NolanChart.com / 13d
The passing of George H.W. Bush seems almost providential in terms of its timing, the beginning of Advent, the season of the coming of Christ. […]
Rudy Giuliani Hypocritical Regarding Robert Mueller
NolanChart.com / 14d
John Bowden at The Hill, in an article entitled, “Giuliani trashes Mueller probe over ‘unethical’ tactics after Cohen guilty plea,” reported that Rudy Giuliani, President […]
Proud to be a Christian and a conservative!
NolanChart.com / 16d
Rush Limbaugh did it again. I love this guy, I really do. His leadership on the radio, over decades, is the heart of the America […]
What’s the place of the social conservative?
NolanChart.com / 19d
While in the age of Trump pro-lifers have seen some advancements, abortion is not a social issue. It’s a justice issue. The progress of feminism, […]

OBSIDIAN WINGS

NC-9 – An Open Thread About the Folly of Accusing Others of the Things You Do Yourself
Obsidian Wings / 2d
by wj I find myself repeatedly amazed by what is going on in North Carolina. First, as we have all noticed, the state legislature has been in a long effort to combat “voting fraud” – that is people voting who shouldn’t be. They have been undeterred by a lack of evidence that there was really a problem. But now we discover that North Carolina (at least part of it) has a major real problem with ele
Tossing two foxes in the henhouse
Obsidian Wings / 9d
by liberal japonicus Don't really have a lot, so two things that crossed my desktop. Kevin Drum offers a commonsensical view on dealing with the deaths of public figures . (Doing the above was) considered common courtesy, and does not mean that (a) nobody is ever allowed to say anything bad about the establishment, or (b) everyone has forgotten what a bad person this was. It just means that out o
Just in time for the holidays!
Obsidian Wings / 12d
by liberal japonicus Laura mentioned that she had a new book , proceeds of which would go to fund animal rescue, so I asked her to give us some more details. I'm sure that other folks have interesting things that are hopefully coming to fruition for this holiday season, either for themselves or for others, so put them in the comments or send them to me and I'll append them to the post. Don't hide
Darkness
Obsidian Wings / 13d
by JanieM When I was a kid I went through a phase when I wanted to be an astronomer, using the word loosely. What I probably really meant was cosmologist. Odd, then, that I went to a college without an astronomy department. But I thought I could solve the deficiency by majoring in physics and eventually concentrating on astrophysics in grad school. I took what was essentially a half-credit course
But Will They Be Named Dolly?
Obsidian Wings / 16d
by wj Buried (at least for me) in the flood of political news these past weeks was something potentially far more important. It appears that a researcher in China has made the first human embryo gene edit. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/12/01/a-maverick-researcher-claims-to-have-created-gm-children It is perhaps not surprising that the guy who did it is not actually trained
And now for something...
Obsidian Wings / 18d
by JanieM When I go to Cambridge on the bus or train, I make sure to take some light reading. Literally light: paperback, nothing that will add too much weight to my luggables. But most of the time it's figuratively light too: mysteries, mostly. This past time I decided to wake myself up a bit. I gazed across my shelves the night before and made a little stack of options: Faulkner's Absalom, Absa

PAYING ATTENTION

Six things to know about the legislature scandaL
Paying attention / 6d
Congratulations if you’ve mostly skipped the flood of news reports on the legislature scandal. It’s been entertaining, if you’re the kind of person who stops to look at car crashes. But despite all the noise, we know very little. Here’s the Quick Notes version, and six things you need to know in order to understand what’s happening. To start with, the facts. On Nov. 19, Speaker Darryl Plecas call
Why I voted for proportional representation
Paying attention / 18d
I spent 10 years in the legislative press gallery, a front-row seat for the spectacle of B.C. politics. It was mostly — not always — horrifying. Cynical, dishonest and hyper-partisan, an unending election campaign. Collaboration was not impossible, but the system made it really difficult. MLAs, mostly good people, behaved badly. It was sad and infuriating, and demeaning for everyone involved. Tha
Will Ottawa’s news fund be wasted keeping Postmedia afloat?
Paying attention / 16d
I wrote about the federal government's plan to support news media in The Tyee today. "I can swallow my scruples and accept direct government funding for journalism. Desperate times, desperate measures and all that. But the federal government’s new plan looks like it could easily do more harm than good. The government’s recent economic update announced it would spend about $120 million a year for f

PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK

Farmer spotlight: Christina of Social Justice Learning Institute
Pesticide Action Network / 5d
This post is part of an ongoing project by PAN Farmer Justice Fellows who are working to uplift the many different voices of farmers in California. The mission of this work is to broaden the narrative of what it means to be a farmer participating in the state's agricultural system by sharing the wide spectrum of relationships that growers have with land. Christina Perez is a Latinx woman urban fa
Agroecology: for climate and justice
Pesticide Action Network / 17d
Without doubt, these are challenging times. Stepping back from the political turmoil that we see here and in the world around us, we are simultaneously confronted with evidence that climate change is fast unravelling the systems of the natural world that have evolved over millennia to create a habitable planet. Last week’s Climate Science report of the United States’ 4th National Climate Assessme
Bhopal: 34 years later
Pesticide Action Network / 13d
It’s hard to imagine how terrifying it must have been. Thirty-four years ago, families in Bhopal, India woke to toxic gas pouring over their city from a catastrophic leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant. Somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 people died, and community activists have been fighting for justice ever since. Each year on December 3, PAN International marks the anniversary of the Bhop
How to help in the face of fire
Pesticide Action Network / 19d
For the second year in a row, California is experiencing unprecedented devastation and loss brought about by fires, ripping through communities in both the northern and southern regions of the state. However, in the midst of destruction and hardship, people have been stepping up for each other in inspiring ways. Numerous online donation platforms have been set up, businesses and organizations are
Bhopal: 34 years later
Pesticide Action Network / 12d
Each year on December 3, PAN International marks the anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, both to lift up the ongoing struggle of the affected families, and to remind the world that there is another way. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
The 2018 Midterms: Outcomes and impacts on sustainable ag
Pesticide Action Network / 26d
A recap of the midterm elections, noting top of mind for most farmers and sustainable ag-advocates in the nation is the fate of our next farm bill. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

SCHOOLS MATTER

Resist Backdoor Charter Expansion by DESE in MA
Schools Matter / 20d
In 2016 the citizens of the Commonwealth overwhelmingly beat back a plan for charter expansion. Even though 62 percent of MA voters said NO to more charters, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is shepherding through a plan to expand charters in New Bedford and Haverhill. The cost to public education would be astronomical. In Bedford, for instance, charter expansion would

SCREW YOU GUYS, I'M GOING HOME

Ho Freaking Ho: Surviving The Office Holiday Party (Without Getting Fired)
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 2d
It's time for your office holiday party. Joy to the world. Too many folks come to me after the holidays and tell me their holiday bonus was a firing due to something they did at the party. Here's how to survive without getting fired. 1. Drinking : The number one way to get fired is to drink too much. Most of the office party firings I see are alcohol-related in some way. First of all, if you are
Companies Fold As Employees Push Back On Forced Arbitration
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 6d
First Google had a bunch of employees walk out to protest sexual harassment arbitration, and it rescinded its arbitration policy. Now other companies are following as employees push back. Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, Square, Airbnb and eBay have all rescinded or said they will rescind their forced arbitration agreements for sexual harassment claims. It isn't just tech firms that are getting pressure
Dear Newly-Elected Officials: Here Are Some Things You Can Do For Workers In Your State
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 13d
Congratulations to all you newly elected officials! Guess what? Most of your voters are also workers. And it's the workers who have felt left out by politicians lately, so it's time to do something to help workers in your state. Here are a few suggestions of pro-employee legislation you might want to take up in your state to help working people: State-run retirement plans for private sector : Some

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND

Skillful Grace - A Tara Practice
Stranger in a Strange Land / 1d
“Skillful Grace — Tara Practice for our Times” (preface) by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Sublime and noble Lady with your circle, Lovingly regard me with compassion, free of thought. Bless me so the aims of all my prayers Can be fulfilled without obstacles. May the Buddha’s teachings spread and flourish! May its holders live in harmony and good health ! May obstacles that threaten them subside! May thei
Take A Walk For Good Health
Stranger in a Strange Land / 6d
Walking was actually a prescription for depression and anxiety as well as being out in forests before the time when Pharma started pushing their drugs on people through their doctor agents. I knew someone in the early 80s who actually got a prescription from her doctor of walking by her doctor.
True Change In Society - The Wisdom of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Stranger in a Strange Land / 9d
" Whatever the failings of a society, it is not advisable to solve them with violence. Some people may say, ‘But when everything needs to be changed, violence is necessary.’ No, and first of all we must never confuse change with upheaval. It is never by means of violence that true change can be realized. In fact, it has often been observed that violence always brings about greater evils than thos
Integration Of Human & Soul - An Insight and Quotation from M.N. Hopkins
Stranger in a Strange Land / 11d
Source of picture: Pinterest.es "Integration of human and Soul is the key to a conscious and fulfilling life." © 2018 M.N. Hopkins Note: This insight came to mind during a conversation on social media with who I consider two mindful and enlightened souls. It is an original insight and quotation that I have officially published for the first time on my blog today, the 5th of December, 2018.
Leave The World Better When You Depart Than When You Arrived
Stranger in a Strange Land / 22d
This was taught to us in primary school. The opposite view is in effect now. It's all about me and my feeling and my comfort without any thought of community and people wonder why the world is headed in the direction or better said, the mis-direction that it is. One of those rules that is about the survival and continuation of human community. Mike
Happy Thanksgiving Day 2018
Stranger in a Strange Land / 24d
Happy Thanksgiving 2018

THE DUCK OF MINERVA

So, it’s all just too late, right? Studying climate politics in a time of despair
The Duck of Minerva / 5d
This is a guest post from Kate Neville , an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of the Environment at the University of Toronto, and Matthew Hoffmann , a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Co-Director of the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto . [1] Things are not good.
Aid and Diplomacy, Not Tear Gas: How to Address the Central American Migrant Crisis
The Duck of Minerva / 19d
On Sunday, the US Border Patrol fired tear gas into Mexico at migrants, including children, attempting to enter the US near the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. The use of a chemical weapon banned in war against families rightly provoked widespread condemnation (Border Patrol agents also used pepper spray against migrants in 2013, fired tear gas and pepper spray into Mexi
Big Goals and Small Adversaries: Why Grand Strategy Matters
The Duck of Minerva / 12d
The United States is closing in on the 18 th anniversary of its first wartime death in Afghanistan, that of CIA operative Mike Spann, providing a melancholy opportunity to emphasize the role of grand strategy as a policymaking tool. To this end, I ask why the United States has done relatively poorly in so many of its so-called small wars, wars against much weaker adversaries. Its poor record is s
Toward a Radical IR
The Duck of Minerva / 18d
David Brook’s latest column in the New York Times, banging on the same themes about “the kids are just not right,” raises some questions about what it means to engage in radical politics in the Trump era. Brooks compares the younger generation’s belief “that the system itself is rotten and needs to be torn down” to accomodationist and gradualisms. He continues on to speculate about how these new
What was behind the UAE’s detention of a UK graduate student
The Duck of Minerva / 20d
Like everyone else, I’m still trying to catch up after the Thanksgiving holiday. So I have a quick, kind of speculative post this week. It looks like the distressing saga of Matthew Hedges has finally been resolved. As I wrote about before, Hedges is a grad student in the UK who traveled to the UAE to conduct field work. After interviewing several subjects about UAE security policies, he was arre
Radical IR: approaches or implications?
The Duck of Minerva / 12d
Dillon Tatum had an interesting post here last week, calling for a “radical” international relations. As Tatum notes, “radicalism intervenes in the political domain with the goal of fundamental transformation” and IR could function similarly. What would that look like? I think many would imagine a radical IR as radical in its approaches and methods. That is, scholars would critically examine bias

THE EARTH AND MAN: SETTING THE STAGE

The Rise of Unthinking False Dogma in American Science
The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage / 2d
I have submitted the following comment to the American Thinker site, in response to an article about the degeneration of Scientific American magazine into a kind of "church organ" of materialistic science and, now, the Insane Left brought to political correctness by Barack Obama. I am of course most mindful of the sorry state of science today, not the political dissolution: First there was Charle

THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD

Jimmy Dore vs Sam Seder
thwap's schoolyard / 4d
So there are two "progressive" video bloggers in the USA who I've been following. The first one I encountered is Sam Seder's " Majority Report " and the second one is Jimmy Dore's " The Jimmy Dore Show ." I've since discovered that Seder was originally the co-host of the show with Janeane Garofalo and that it ran on " Air America " and Dore began as part of an ensemble cast of a show on " The You

WEEKLY GEO-POLITICAL NEWS AND ANALYSIS

Secret war centers on SWIFT after George Bush Sr. is executed
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 6d
Since the death of Nazi Fourth Reich Fuhrer George Bush Sr., the battle for control of the world’s financial system, and thus of the process of deciding humanity’s future, is now centering on control of the SWIFT international interbank electronic transfer system. A final battle is taking place between the 13 bloodlines which have traditionally controlled the planet, and the meritocratic Gnostic
Rothschild rule ends after 250 years; new era to begin
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 20d
The announcement on October 24, 2018 by Rothschild & Co that they are getting out of the trust business (i.e., managing other people’s money) is a major historical turning point that almost slipped by unnoticed. https://www.rothschildandco.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2018/10/24/rothschild-and-co-signs-agreement-sale-of-trust-business/ It was in 1769 that Mayer Rothschild, the founder of the dy
Emergency alert: North Koreans warn of Zionist plan to start WWIII in Korea and Crimea
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 19d
November 27, 2018: Manchu royal family members called today to warn of a Zionist plot to start World War III by provoking incidents in Korea and Crimea. “The people behind [French President Emmanuel] Macron are doing this,” the sources say. So it appears that the Zionists, fearful of imminent mass arrests for crimes against humanity, are attempting a Hail Mary maneuver to start their long-planned
In historic move, P2 Freemasons—the Black Sun worshipers—sue for peace
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 13d
In what future historians will look back on as a huge watershed event, the P2 Freemasons—worshipers of the Black Sun and creators of both fascism and communism—are suing for peace, White Dragon Society sources say. This, coming with the removal of the Rothschild family from control of central banks, means the world is about to enter uncharted historical waters. The P2 Freemasons are proposing tha
Archcriminal Netanyahu seeks immunity by squealing on his bosses
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 27d
Mass-murdering war criminal and Satan-worshiping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to reach a plea deal to save his own life by squealing on his Rothschild masters, Mossad sources say. The impending fall of Netanyahu means the final collapse of the Khazarian mafia is now in sight and it will not be long before the French and Swiss branches of the Rothschild family and their hidd
Queensland fire twisters: a naturally occurring phenomenon
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / 7d
Greetings from Australia, Ben: Thank you so much for the narrative you provide us with on a weekly basis and for your direct involvement in the demise of “malevolents” by attempting to bring equality to those presently incarnated on this beautiful planet. The pictures below are of a naturally occurring phenomenon that usually occurs at the end of the dry season, when the atmosphere is all but dev

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE

Wild Free and Happy Sample 04
What Is Sustainable / 10d
Wild Free and Happy Sample 04 [Note: This is the fourth sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, Wild Free & Happy. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 199 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific
California: A Fire Survey
What Is Sustainable / 20d
Stephen Pyne is among the world’s foremost experts on fire, and the author of many books. California: A Fire Survey presents a blazing discussion on how fire has perplexed and bedeviled the Golden State. One of every nine Americans lives in California. Thanks to the arrival of industrial civilization, 170 years of rapid growth, and a culture devoted to the hardcore pursuit of wealth and excess, t
Wild Free and Happy Sample 03
What Is Sustainable / 29d
[Note: This is the third sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, Wild Free & Happy . I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 196 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.

WIT'S END

The Lighthouse
Wit's End / 15d
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse on a light, lovely November 30, delightfully sans tourists By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1850 The rocky ledge runs far into the sea, And on its outer point, some miles away, The Lighthouse lifts its massive 
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