Wednesday, January 23, 2019

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  • A number of macro dynamics have set up gentrified urban America for a big fall in the coming recession. What does gentrified mean? Gentrified means only the gentry (top 10%) can afford...
  • I’ve been commenting on the cancerous disease that’s taken control of the Internet– what Shoshana Zuboff calls Surveillance Capitalism–for many years. Here is a selection...

    • By David Swanson, World BEYOND War Shutdown or no shutdown, not a single war, base-construction project, or war ship has been halted in its course, and the National Commission on Military...

  • They’ve been referred to as a pair of cinnamon buns, and are among the least cosmic aspects of the original Star Wars movie. Over the years Princess Leia’s distinctive hairdo has...
  • It’s a sight that can’t help but break your heart. Wrapped in layers of tattered burial shroud, the 500-year-old child mummy entombed in the Basilica of Saint Domenico Maggiore...

    • The ancient Romans were pretty liberated in their habits — and that’s before we get into all the truly weird stuff from the greatest empire the world has ever seen. Roman Emperor...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!







  • The Truthseeker


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  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Labour’s Party Boss Corbyn Betrays His Own Pro-EU Base; U.S. National...
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, January 21, 2019 Bank of England Estimates Say Catastrophic No-Deal Brexit Sought by May...

    • British Tragedy Shows Road to Hell Is Paved with “Populist” Demagogy; Opposition Must Oust May and Honor Growing Demand for Second Referendum; Polling Shows Staying in European...

  • A report published Wednesday by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has warned about “the presence of different hazardous...
  • An international group of toxicologists from the UK, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Greece have published a review of research papers on the fate of the DNA derived from genetically...

    • A Judge in the city of Quevedo, Ecuador has ruled in favor of peasant farmers in the province of Los Ríos and has ordered the Ministry of Agriculture in the South American country...

      sunshine hours



  • MEXICO, (CNN) — The Popocatepetl volcano registered a strong explosion Tuesday evening in the states of Puebla and Morelos, in central Mexico, according to Mexico’s civil protection...
  • South / North

    • Global Warming Causes 1500 Private Jets to Gather at Davos. And then the passengers will lecture the rest of us on how to lower our carbon footprint.    ...

      Stumbling and Mumbling


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      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times, January 22, 2019 The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the most generous water-sharing pact in modern world history, remains a large millstone around...
  • By Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate Over the last five years, China has turned its contrived historical claims to the South China Sea into reality and gained strategic depth...

    • Brahma Chellaney, The Times of India On 70th anniversary of PRC’s founding, the limits of its Party-led model are showing Four decades ago, the Chinese Communist Party, under its...

  • Syria Threatens to ‘Strike Tel Aviv Airport’ Unless UNSC Acts Against Israel’s Impunity by https://www.rt.com/ Damascus has threatened to exercise its legitimate right...
  • RT America Published on Jan 21, 2019 RT America’s Manila Chan sits down with former Pentagon official Michael Maloof , who says Israel’s escalation of attacks on Iranian positions...

    • RT America Published on Jan 22, 2019 In the long dispute of the South China Sea, Beijing claims most of the sea as its territory but countries like Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia...

  • Here below I am providing Slokas from the Bhagavadham,that list the stage by stage development of the Egg in the Womb. 'SB 3.31.1 — The Personality of Godhead said: Under the supervision...
  • We must remember that we are limited,nature is not obligated to us to reveal its working to us and we know logic is not well defined to cover all our experiences and above all Life is not...

    • And Kancheepuram,Tamil Nadu is called the City of temples. And Kumbakonam. But the city that had over one thousand temples is, Bhubaneswar/Cuttack. Most of the temples have been...

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • Rachel Levy reports here on the details of the first Virginia #Red4EdVA gathering! http://allthingsedu.blogspot.com/2019/01/i-proudly-support-redfored-virginia.html...
  • Jan Resseger provides a valuable context for understanding the dismal state of public schools in California. They were once the envy of the nation, but now they are desperately underfunded...

    • Three members of the Texas House of Representatives wrote this article, marking “School Choice Day” at the legislature. It appears in the Texas Tribune. https://www.tribtalk.org/2019/01/23/whose-choice-is-school-choice/...

  • Last week started off strong, with Sonequa Martin-Green appearing on the January 14 edition of The Late Show.  She plays the lead (and a scientist) on Star Trek: Discovery, which...
  • While it’s too early to call a trend for 2019, the first full week of the year was encouraging for science and technology related guest bookings.  And, as per usual, The Daily Show...

    • The year goes out like a whimper where science and technology guests are concerned.  That’s true most years, as programs are often in repeats, and the MythBusters megamarathon...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood   China showing its “climate leadership”! From Reuters:   BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s December coal output climbed 2.1 percent from the year before...
  • By Paul Homewood   h/t Dave Ward     I’m lost for words!!   David Attenborough might have urged world leaders at Davos to take urgent action on climate change, but it appears no...

    • By Paul Homewood   h/t Ian       What a tangled web they weave! From the Telegraph:     The BMW i8 plugged in to the first ever hydrogen fuel cell EV charging station British firm AFC...

  • By Die kalte Sonne (German text translated/edited in the English by P Gosselin) World economic output is rising and rising. This can be nicely seen in the growth of the global total...
  • Danish Professor Henrik Svensmark is a leading physicist of cosmic radiation. At the end of last year he made a presentation at the 12th International Climate Conference in Munich...

    • Four climate scientists assert (1) the last ~130 years of temperature changes fit “perfectly” into statistical indices of natural variation, and (2) a long-term deep cooling...

  • Answer Sheet: It’s National School Choice Week. What is That? (Possibly Not What You Think.) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos greets students, parents and educators at a 2017 National...
  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Donors Reform Schooling: A Lawsuit Aimed at Civic Education (Beth Rubin) The National Education Policy Center publishes briefs...

    • Have You Heard: These Education Stories Didn’t Get Enough Attention in 2018 In the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jack and Jennifer dig into five—make that six—education...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • European Defense Please read a new essay by my colleague, Angelo M. Codevilla in Strategika. Europe was never a full partner in its own defense. The very question—Will Europe...
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness What are Donald Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020? If history is any guide, pretty good. In early 1994, Bill Clinton’s approval...

    • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review The old anti-Semitism was mostly, but not exclusively, a tribal prejudice expressed in America up until the mid 20th century most intensely...

    The Moderate Voice



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  • WASHINGTON — As the shambolic Trump presidency caroms and lurches into Year Three, a shameful governing philosophy has emerged: cruelty for cruelty’s sake. Let us take stock...

    • For an abundance of reasons, the world’s food systems need to become far more energy-efficient and sustainable if we want to successfully feed the world’s population by 2050...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • We find that the average premature death of a million-dollar-earning owner causes an 82% decline in firm profits. And: The data reveal a striking world of business owners who prevail...
  • I don’t mainly mean tech start-ups but rather the broader concept: …house price effects work through wealth, liquidity and collateral effects on the propensity to start new...

    • 1. List of prediction market projects. 2. Facial recognition tool tackles illegal chimp trade. 3. Center for Innovative Governance seeks research fellow. 4. Aging and men’s tennis...

  • The end to emissions testing sounds especially odd in Washington, where last year environmental lobbyists attempted to place the United States’ first ever carbon tax on fossil...
    ( It will be quite ironic if 'emission control' relaxation means diesel heavy trucks will be tuned for best economy rather than % of pollutants in an increased gas volume. European vehicles have needed to curb emissions and maintain economy both for decades North America has marched to its own drum.  )
  • Nathan Phillips, the “Native American elder” who provoked the now-notorious confrontation with Catholic high-school kids, is not, as the media reported, a Vietnam veteran...

    • For the first time in nearly a decade, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear on appeal a Second Amendment case.

  • Calling Michelle Alexander’s editorial in the New York Times a “new low” was a hyperbolic act of click-bait to appeal to the Times of Israel’s readers. One that lacked journalistic...
  • Harris seems to be following the Clinton 2016 roadmap, from having worked closely with former Clinton campaign and Obama administration staffers to privately courting Clinton’s...

    • Iran’s Foreign Ministry lodged a protest on Tuesday with the Swiss ambassador to Tehran, who has represented the U.S. in diplomatic relations with Iran since 1980, when diplomatic...

      Marginal REVOLUTION


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      Made from Truth and Lies



  • MP asks for a foreign government to intervene so as to frustrate a potential UK government policy. (tags: UK europe OhForFucksSake ) Matthew's experiment changed his family's attitude...
  • To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a City Must Keep Quiet (tags: music sound italy violin history ) Landlords forcing smart-locks on tenants (tags: housing Technology ) You Should...

    • ?Please, listen to us?: What it?s like being female at America?s biggest economic conference (tags: economics harassment women usa conference ) Ministers agree to consider Lib...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • A contusion is the medical term for a bruise. They may affect the bones, muscles, skin, eyes, mouth, and many of the internal organs. Learn more about types of contusion here...
  • Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted infection that affects both males and females. In this article, learn about the symptoms and complications in males...

    • Cramping, bloating, and constipation or diarrhea characterize irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In this article, we explore the reasons behind 10 common symptoms of IBS. We also...

      InvestmentWatch


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      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • One of the difficulties of Tulsi’s campaign, and one of its greatest strengths, is the lack of big donor funding.  This was true of the Sanders campaign as well.  On the one hand...
  • Well, I don’t feel like writing about politics tonight, and not too much of significance is happening in my personal life, so I’m stuck for a topic.  There’s a little trick I...

    • I very seldom play Facebook games, and I never share them.  In  the beginning, I did a few of the name tests.  You know, what is your gangster/unicorn/rapper name, stuff like  that. ...

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