Monday, February 11, 2019

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  Australian Food News


  • McDonald’s Australia has commenced their planned three year national expansion, with 45 new restaurants approved nationwide, and refurbishment plans for many current locations...
  • Australian supermarkets are watching French retail giant Carrefour’s online campaign to raise money from “socially responsible” consumers, asking them to put their money...

    • On 24 January 2019, Coles Group Ltd announced that it has executed definitive contracts with Witron Australia Pty Ltd to develop two new automated distribution centres in Brisbane...

  • Just days after the Pope signed the most important interfaith document in history, he had the opportunity to address global political leaders by video at the World Government Summit...
  • For weeks, Americans all over the country have been rattled by extremely loud booming sounds that seem to have no explanation, and they are often accompanied by “mysterious flashes...

    • A historic interfaith covenant was signed in the Middle East on Monday, and the mainstream media in the United States has been almost entirely silent about it.  Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb...

  • Don't expect them to show up in the US, though. That ship has likely sailed.
  • We may see the next version of the AR headset on Feb. 24.

    • The phone maker will give us a sneak peek of its upcoming 5G phone at the conference, which kicks off Feb. 25.

      Dandelion Salad



  • by Ellen Brown Writer, Dandelion Salad The Web of Debt Blog February 10, 2019 Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is getting significant media attention these days, after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
  • Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Feb 9, 2019 More than 6 million United States citizens are currently denied the right to vote due to state laws that disenfranchise citizens...

    • with Caleb Maupin Writer, Dandelion Salad Caleb Maupin (website) Caleb Maupin (Facebook Page) February 8, 2019 “Socialism is all about grit and struggle and sacrifice but it’s...

  • The left wants to raise your taxes, and most Americans are okay with that.  I was shocked by the numbers that I am about to share with you, and I think that you will be shocked too.  Once...
  • Farmers all across the middle part of the country are going bankrupt at an astounding rate, and over half of all farms in America are now losing money.  The trade war with China has been...

    • The only thing that seems to be constant in our society is change, and today America is changing at a pace that is more rapid than we have ever seen before.  But is that a good thing or a...

  • By Alasdair Macleod* After years of uncertainty following the country’s 2009 crisis, Greece’s corrupt government was replaced in January 2015
  • The Philippines is undertaking a review of its1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the U.S..  Philippines Secretary of National Defense

    • By Robert E. Hamilton* (FPRI) — Once again, in 280 characters or less, Donald Trump upended U.S. policy that many

  • Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org Climate engineering operations continue to intensify around the world, as are unprecedented weather related catastrophes. The environment...
  • Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org The engineered winter weather in the eastern US is about to whiplash into record high temperatures. In the western US, the opposite scenario...

    • Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org A number of new science studies have concluded Earth’s systems are nearing tipping points. Is this true? Or have the tipping points...

  • New reports from Russian investigative sites claim that a third man using a fake name was involved in the attempted assassination of former double spy Sergei Skripal in England last...
  • Weapons supplied to the Saudi and Emirati governments by the United States and other Western nations are ending up in the hands of al-Qaeda-linked Sunni militias in Yemen, according...

    • The government of Israel has increased to 90 years the period during which documents belonging to intelligence and security agencies can remain secret, extending it by 20 years...

  •           I’m not sure why going to the vet has to be so funny.  I just know that often it is.           The veterinarian where I take our hooligan animals is usually...
  •           We all have dream careers that never actually materialized. Some people wish they could have been astronauts, ballerinas, professional athletes. I will tell you mine...

    •           In my last blog I told you I signed “Zorro” on all my hospital forms. This is absolutely true. My handwriting is so sloppy that it kind of looks like the way I sign Joni Hilton...

      Niqnaq



  • Military Situation In Syria (Map Update) South Front, Feb 11 2019   A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria: Daesh attacked a SDF convoy between the towns of al-Sad and...
  • danger man

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  • Social media users mock Mail on Sunday’s article calling Corbyn a ‘dangerous hero’ RT.com, Feb 11 2019   A series of Daily Mail articles claiming to reveal Labour leader Jeremy...

    • Western Media Fall in Lockstep for Cheap Trump/Rubio Venezuela Aid PR Stunt Adam Johnson, FAIR, Feb 9 2019 The Trump administration’s now completely overt effort to overthrow...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • Between 1982 and 1988 Birgitta Karlström Dorph was on a secret mission in South Africa. “Why didn’t they stop us? Probably they were not aware of the scope of the operation. The...
  • Jonathan Rozen is Africa Research Associate at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)The post Ghana Won’t Have Press Freedom Without Accountability appeared first on Inter...

    • Six years ago while wondering how best to use her engineering skills, Tanzanian ICT entrepreneur Rose Funja decided to enter an innovation competition. Years later she has turned...

  • If you can’t trust the people who are supposed to heal you, who can you trust? Billionaire drug baron John Kapoor of Insys Therapeutics stands accused of bribing doctors to prescribe...
  • one and one

    19 hours ago
  • Can our one and one equal eleven? pause disbelief laughter Seven? pause alright I get it Can our one and one equal two? The post one and one appeared first on The Moderate Voice...

    • Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn...

    Mother Jones



  • Somebody help me out. In case you missed it over the weekend, President Trump tweeted this on Saturday: Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the...
  • BuzzFeed editor Ben Smith tweeted this a few minutes ago: Good to see the word “trope” going mainstream — Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) February 11, 2019 Let’s talk words for a...

    • Cass McCombs Tip of the Sphere ANTI- Once upon a time, Cass McCombs would have presented himself as a folkie, a brooding dude armed with a crisp acoustic guitar and moody, sometimes-inscrutable...

  • Breakthrough Energy Coalition http://www.b-t.energy/ [Climate Wire, sub. req’d] Driving deep reductions in U.S. carbon emissions by midcentury requires accelerated investment...
  • The Green New Deal

    3 days ago
  • US House of Representatives via NPR https://n.pr/2teCgNA [Axios] …Some of the resolution’s top-line goals include… Achieving net-zero U.S. greenhouse gas emissions through...

    • National Academy Press https://bit.ly/2REYVxg [Description] …The prospect of an aging and worn Interstate System that operates unreliably is concerning in the face of a vehicle...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • The dangerous idea that a nuclear war can be won has been pushed for some years by the neoconservatives who are committed to US hegemony over the world. This idea definitely serves the...
  • A Lawless Government

    12 days ago
  • A Lawless Government Paul Craig Roberts I remember when a suspect was regarded as innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial. Today prosecutors convict...

    • The Exceptional Nation Asserts Its Exceptionalism Paul Craig Roberts Washington has chosen a president for Venezuela. I wonder if Trump saw the black

      Unexplained Mysteries



  • A panoramic image taken from the slopes of Mount Sharp has revealed the Martian landscape in remarkable detail. After spending the last twelve months...
  • The area of land on to which the Roswell UFO allegedly crash-landed in 1947 has been acquired by new owners. Situated around 75 miles to the northwest...

    • A new comprehensive review has highlighted a worrying decline in insect populations across the world. The study, which is based on 73 historical repor...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • Pakistan's mountainous areas received heavy snowfall in January 2019, helping the country whose fresh water is running out at an alarming rate. The country's northern hilly areas...
  • A fast-moving hailstorm destroyed as many as 150 pucca homes and injured around 40 people in Alivardipur village near Hindon floodplains of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India on...

    • A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Venezuela around 23:20 UTC on Saturday, February 9, 2019 around 23:20 UTC (19:20 local time). The event lasted up to 5 seconds...

  • Federal officials have said they are concerned that kratom can be abused because of its opioid-like effects. It’s now illegal in six states and the District of Columbia, and it’s...
  • Researchers found that kids with autism spectrum disorder were more than twice as likely to have serious problems getting quality sleep as kids without autism symptoms...

    • The new study estimates that regular screening plus improved treatments cut the expected rate of breast cancer death in 2018 by between 45 to 58 percent...

  • Investors Waking Up to Fracking Realities? ; Thousands of Black Votes in Georgia Disappeared ; and More Picks 2/11 The post Turkey Demands China Close Camps After Reports of Musician’s...
  • Afghan forces are unlikely to field enough pilots to fly US-supplied Black Hawk helicopters after planned US withdrawal. The post Are US Tax Dollars Wasted on Afghan Helicopters...

    • If anyone can make a bad situation worse, it’s Elliott Abrams. He’s now the US special envoy for Venezuela. What could possibly go wrong? The post The Neocon Playbook Is a Recipe...

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