Monday, February 18, 2019

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The Left Wants To Transform Our Election System. It’s A Recipe For 1-Party Rule.

By Jarrett Stepman ~ Democrats intend to save “democracy” by putting themselves in charge of elections. As absurd as that sounds, it really is a part of the inappropriately named “For the People Act of 2019,” or H.R. 1, moving through the House of Representatives. The Heritage Foundation created a list of the law’s provisions, […]

Steven Miller (And Trump) Want To Sell You A Bridge... While Status Quo Joe Biden Says He Wants To Build One

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 minutes ago
Adam Schiff was on CNN yesterday, questioning questioning congressional Republicans' devotion to Congress as an institution (and the U.S. Constitution) in light of Trump's fake national emergency. "It will not be a separation of powers any more," he said, "just a separation of parties. So this is going to be a moment of truth for my GOP colleagues." When Republicans go on TV to discuss arguments they can't win-- like Trump's blatant lies about this or that or the other and all of the above-- they gravitate to their safe space: Trump TV. However, Steven Miller, one of the least sy... more »

Roger Stone Apologizes to Judge for Instagram Post About Her

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 29 minutes ago
President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone has apologized to the judge presiding over his criminal case for an Instagram post featuring a photo of her with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun.

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Hymn”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 52 minutes ago
Vangelis, “Hymn” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7fnZ-AQNE

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 53 minutes ago
“Sunlight ripples through a dark sky on this Swedish summer midnight as noctilucent or night shining clouds seem to imitate the river below. In fact, the seasonal clouds often appear at high latitudes in corresponding summer months. Also known as polar mesospheric clouds, they form as water vapor is driven into the cold upper atmosphere. *Click image for larger size.* Fine dust supplied by disintegrating meteors or volcanic ash provides sites where water vapor can condense, turning to ice at the cold temperatures in the mesosphere. Poised at the edge of space some 80 kilometers above... more »

The Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "A Psalm of Life"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 57 minutes ago
"A Psalm of Life" "Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivoua... more »

The 'Boneyard' Is A Busy Place

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 57 minutes ago
Planes from all five branches of the military, NASA, and the US Forest Service are stored at AMARG. (Fox News) *FOX News:* *'Boneyard' in the desert recycles, refurbishes over 3,000 military-grade planes from military, NASA* TUCSON, Ariz. -- It's nicknamed the Boneyard. It sits on 2,600 acres of desert land, with more than 3,000 military aircraft on the Air Force’s Davis-Monthan Base. It's more than a retirement home for planes from all five branches of the military, NASA, and the U.S. Forest Service. It's a sort of memorial with multiple uses. Many of the planes are scrapped for ... more »

"Why You Don't Know Your Own Mind"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 59 minutes ago
*"Why You Don't Know Your Own Mind"* by Alex Rosenberg "It is often said that we can never truly know the minds of others, because we can't "get inside their heads." Our ability to know our own minds, though, is rarely called into question. It is assumed that your experience of your own consciousness clinches the assertion that you "know your own mind" in a way that no one else can. This is a mistake. Ever since Plato, philosophers have, without much argument, shared common sense's confidence about the nature of its own thoughts. They have argued that we can secure certainty about... more »

A Clue in Today's Jeopardy!

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 1 hour ago

On the Cusp of the Next Grand Minimum?

Russ Steele at The Next Grand Minimum - 1 hour ago
Definition — cusp: a point of transition between two different states The transition from the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age was punctuated by extreme climate events, intense storms, floods, and droughts according to Lynn Ingram and Francis… Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO Longest Walk 2019 -- Photos Today by Bad Bear

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
. Photos by Western Shoshone Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson. Bad Bear said the Longest Walk 2019 runners and walkers made it 16 miles today, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. At the federal building in Sacramento, Long Walkers called for unity and solidarity, as they walk across this land now known as "America.'

'He would fall to his death': Rocks 'thrown' at climbers from Kangaroo Point clifftop

Owen Jacques at Just In - 1 hour ago
A Brisbane rock climber says he and a friend narrowly escaped death when large rocks were allegedly thrown toward them from the top of Kangaroo Point Cliffs on Monday night.

Teenager wakes from coma to find she's given birth to a surprise baby

Just In - 1 hour ago
Ebony Stevenson had no baby bump, no morning sickness and had not missed a period. But she was still able to give birth to a baby girl, thanks to a rare medical condition.

'The world needs Huawei': Chinese tech giant's founder says US can't crush his company

Just In - 1 hour ago
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei tells British media there is "no way the US can crush" his company, which he says is simply more advanced than its competitors.

16 US states sue Trump administration over border wall emergency declaration

Just In - 1 hour ago
The California Attorney-General says the lawsuit will use Donald Trump's own words against him as evidence there is no national emergency to declare as the US President's battle to build a wall on the Mexican border rumbles on.

Sports' future in balance as Semenya-IAAF legal showdown opens

Just In - 1 hour ago
A landmark case begins in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, as Olympic champion Caster Semenya challenges new IAAF rules around athletes with hyperandrogenism.

Giant cabbage had grower and guests eating coleslaw for weeks

Georgie Burgess at Just In - 1 hour ago
When Rosemary Norwood posted a photo of a giant cabbage from her garden on social media, she didn't expect it to be used by news outlets around the world.

'Stabbed in the back': China threatens 'double-faced' NZ with tourism 'stick' following Huawei ban

Tasha Wibawa at Just In - 1 hour ago
Chinese state media claims Chinese tourists are abandoning New Zealand because of its Huawei ban, but analysts say China is not giving up on the country just yet.

Darwin whip maker pleads not guilty to shooting trespasser in the leg

Dijana Damjanovic at Just In - 1 hour ago
An alleged sexual relationship between a well-known Territory whip maker and a 19-year-old woman ignited an incident that left a man with a bullet wound in his leg, the Northern Territory Supreme Court hears.

Man who confronted bodybuilder intruder had 'no sympathy' for thieves

Mark Reddie at Just In - 1 hour ago
Online posts from a man who fought with an intruder, who later died, at his home in Sydney's south-west state that he has "no sympathy" for thieves.

Rescuers among 15 killed in double explosion in Syrian city

Just In - 1 hour ago
Many of the casualties are reported to be emergency workers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion in the rebel-held city of Idlib.

Kissing sailor from iconic WWII photo dies at 95

Just In - 1 hour ago
The photograph of George Mendonsa kissing a nurse in Times Square on the day Japan surrendered became one of the most well-known images of World War II.

'Pure anger': School zone changes have parents worried about property prices

Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 1 hour ago
Parents and real estate industry experts fear property prices could fall in suburbs moved out of the zones for two of Adelaide's most sought after public schools.

The Kissing Sailor In Famous World War II Photo Dies At 95

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Navy veteran identified as "kissing sailor" in Times Square photo celebrating end of WWII dies at 95. https://t.co/5RILDcopWp pic.twitter.com/I1WtFKvuLR — NBC News (@NBCNews) February 18, 2019 *NBC:* *George Mendonsa, Navy veteran identified as 'kissing sailor' in WWII photo, dies at 95* *"He was very proud of his service and the picture and what it stood for," Mendonsa's daughter said Monday.* George Mendonsa, a World War II veteran whose claim of being a sailor kissing a nurse in an iconic image was verified using facial recognition technology, died early Sunday, his daughter ... more »

Report: DOJ Deputy Rod Rosenstein Expected to Depart by Mid March…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Fox News is reporting that Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein is anticipated to resign mid-March and be replaced by a hand-picked deputy by AG William Barr. Initial reporting is that Jeffrey Rosen will be the replacement. FOX – Deputy Attorney General … Continue reading →

The Warnings Get Louder As Worldwide Economic Numbers Continue To Deteriorate

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By Michael Snyder Economic numbers all over the world continue to get worse, and as you will see below, even New York Times columnist Paul... more »

The Company That Makes the AK-47 Is Now Building Suicide Drones

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* Super swarm: A Russian company is developing a propeller-driven "suicide drone" that could target enemy air defenses. A Russian company is developing a propeller-driven "suicide drone" that could target enemy air defenses. Kalashnikov Group, the same family of companies that produces Russia's iconic assault rifles, revealed the KUB-BLA drone at the IDEX-2019 trade show in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. It's unclear whether the Russian air force requested the drone's development, or Kalashnikov developed the type on its own for the domestic or foreign... more »

Can America Remain Number One?

Ali Wyne at Test Feed Using Fields - 2 hours ago
*Ali Wyne* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] While it has become nearly axiomatic for observers of world affairs to contend that the U.S.-led postwar order is under growing, if not unprecedented, duress, there is little consensus about what architecture, if any, might replace it. While it has become nearly axiomatic for observers of world affairs to contend that the U.S.-led postwar order is under growing, if not unprecedented, duress, there is little consensus about what architecture, if any, might replace it. A recent assessment ventures that *the successor to the global s... more »

The Unlikely Convergence of Russia, Iran, and Turkey

Scott B. MacDonald at Test Feed Using Fields - 2 hours ago
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Although the three-nation summit did not get much press in the West, its emergence is a signal, albeit a quiet one, that Eurasia’s geopolitical landscape is undergoing major changes. On February 14, 2019, leaders from three of Eurasia’s major powers met at Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi to discuss Syria. In attendance were the host, President Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. While Syria was the main focus of the meeting, the summit represents an important ... more »

Russia Still Cannot Combat Color Revolutions

Nicholas J. Myers at Test Feed Using Fields - 2 hours ago
*Nicholas J. Myers* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Russia's new countermeasures against Color Revolutions do not seem to be succeeding. At least since the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine, the Russian Federation has planned to counter the “color revolutions.” These uprisings involved the overthrowing of post–Cold War dictators in Yugoslavia 2000, Georgia 2003 (rose), Ukraine 2004 (orange), and Kyrgyzstan 2005 (tulip). Since then, the term has become somewhat passé in the West, but Russia remains obsessed with them even in 2019. Given that all four of those case studies li... more »

What Kim Jong Un Really Wants, and How America Should Respond

Alexander Vuving at Test Feed Using Fields - 2 hours ago
*Alexander Vuving* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "Kim’s young age nearly forces him to make quick and ambitious achievements, but it also encourages him to think long-term about boosting the economy and improving his country’s place in the world, which will entail economic reform and geopolitical repositioning among the great powers and regional states." Building the “ultimate weapon” and behaving recklessly, North Korea has for decades been causing big headaches for the outside world. Due to its unique political system, dealing with North Korea hinges heavily on understandin... more »

16 States Sue Trump Over Emergency Wall Declaration

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
The states include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia.

No Plan for Smollett to Do Follow-Up Police Interview

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault.

Interview With Christina Schiavoni On Food Shortages And The Politics Of Food In Venezuela

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 2 hours ago
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Christina Schiavoni, who is a food sovereignty activist and doctoral researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. She has engaged in solidarity work in Venezuela and focuses on food issues, and she lived in a working class The post Interview With Christina Schiavoni On Food Shortages And The Politics Of Food In Venezuela appeared first on Shadowproof.

Justin Trudeau’s Government In Turmoil After Top Aide Resigns Over Corruption Allegations

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Justin Trudeau’s Government In Turmoil After Top Aide Resigns Over Corruption Allegations appeared first on The Duran.

Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around?

The American Conservative at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around? appeared first on The Duran.

Venezuela to face severe crisis if crude production falls, says advisor to central bank

TASS at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Venezuela to face severe crisis if crude production falls, says advisor to central bank appeared first on The Duran.

Venezuela’s PDVSA denies reports on Gazprombank ‘freezing’ company’s accounts

TASS at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Venezuela’s PDVSA denies reports on Gazprombank ‘freezing’ company’s accounts appeared first on The Duran.

McCabe and 60 Minutes Avoid Discussing Why Russia Factored in Comey’s Firing

National Review at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post McCabe and 60 Minutes Avoid Discussing Why Russia Factored in Comey’s Firing appeared first on The Duran.

Collusion: The Criminalization of Policy Disputes

National Review at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Collusion: The Criminalization of Policy Disputes appeared first on The Duran.

ISIS Wives Now Want To Return To Their Homes In The West

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*ABC News Online:* *Shamima Begum, UK schoolgirl who joined Islamic State in Syria, asks to bring baby home* A British teenager who ran away to join Islamic State and now wants to return to the United Kingdom has given birth to a baby boy in a Syrian refugee camp. Shamima Begum, 19, and the baby are in good health, according to her family's lawyer. Speaking to Britain's Sky News from Syria, where she has been living in a refugee camp, Ms Begum said she did not know what she was getting into when she left and wants to bring her baby back to Britain with her. "I think a lot of p... more »

Wilbur Ross Completes Section 232 Report – Auto Industry Executives Going Bananas….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has completed the section 232 investigation on the auto industry, reviewing the sector as a vital economic interest for continued national security. The content of the investigative finding is unknown. The Commerce Department has privately delivered … Continue reading →

Syrian military seizes huge cache of weapons in East Ghouta (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Syrian military seized a huge cache of weapons on Sunday that were left behind by the Islamist rebels in the East Ghouta region of Damascus last year. According to reports from Damascus, the Syrian military seized a large cache of weapons while combing through some of the formerly rebel-held […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

UN: 2 Million Gazans Mired in Poverty, Joblessness Imprisoned by Israel in the Largest Concentration Camp

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
PressTV Published on Feb 16, 2019 The United Nations secretary-general has raised the alarm about the ongoing humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip. Antonio Guterres called on the international community to step up efforts to revitalize Gaza’s economy. The coastal enclave has been under a crippling Israeli siege since 2007. Guterres also criticized the expansion […]

Munich Brawl: Pence Clashes with Merkel and Mogherini Over Iran Deal, Russian Pipeline

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Munich Brawl: Pence Clashes with Merkel and Mogherini Over Iran Deal, Russian Pipeline by https://www.rt.com/ US Vice President Mike Pence went full throttle in Munich as he rolled out a list of Washington’s demands to the EU, clashing with Germany’s Angela Merkel and Brussels’ Federica Mogherini on Iran and Russia. – EU nations must “stop undermining US […]

Spreading The Fake Smollett “MAGA Country” Hate Crime: A Mainstream Media Montage

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Spreading The Fake Smollett “MAGA Country” Hate Crime: A Mainstream Media Montage by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ When oh when dear mainstream media will you ever learn to get off the same old script? Like actually including some skepticism of unverified claims as one might be so bold as to expect of professional “objective, unbiased” journalists? – Is it too […]

BBC Producer Admits Douma Attack Was False Flag that Nearly Sparked Russia – U.S. Hot War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The BBC itself was actively promoting the HOAX! The Duran Published on Feb 17, 2019 The Duran – News in Review – Episode 176. BBC producer Riam Dalati believes that the scenes caught on video from a hospital in Douma, Syria were staged, all in an effort driven by jihadist terrorists and White Helmet “activists” to […]

McCabe’s Shocking Claims Prove the Bloodless Coup Against Trump Rolls On

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Sometimes to judge a man you observe the people that he mingles with. Other times you observe the enemies that are attacking him. Is Trump part of the Illuminati? DEFINITELY NO! This is the reason why all these people and the lying MSM are attacking him constantly and slandering him constantly. The world loves their […]

Trump Administration Threatens Families Of Venezuelan Military

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 3 hours ago
“Today, President Trump presented Venezuela’s military officers with a choice – work for a democratic future for all Venezuelans or see the financial circle close for their families and loved ones,” tweeted US National Security Advisor John Bolton today following a Miami speech by the […]

High-powered money (100 years of stability)

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 3 hours ago
When I studied economics, the term ‘high-powered money’ was often used synonymously with the monetary base, which consists of currency plus bank deposits at the Fed. This asset was called “high-powered” for three reasons: 1. It is determined exogenously by the monetary authority. 2. It is non-interest-bearing. 3. It is the medium of account. As […] The post High-powered money (100 years of stability) appeared first on Econlib.

Trump-a-Sore-Ass-Wrecks accuses own deputy attorney general of ‘planning illegal act’ in early morning Twitter rant

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 3 hours ago
Illegal? The Constitution demands an insane president be removed. Because Rod Rosenstein,and Jefferson Davis Sessions the third all of them Republicans and Sessions is a Klan Lawyer paid from the Public Purse.. discussed having Trump removed under the 25th amendment of the Constitution. Seems Mr Trump and Graham have been deeply indoctrinated by their Nazi... more »

Hate-Crime Hoaxes Reflect America’s Sickness

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 3 hours ago
it would be wishful thinking to hope that maybe 10 percent of the media might read this entire thread. https://t.co/hiM070TsGJ — GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) February 18, 2019 Right after Donald Trump’s election, the SPLC really stoked panic. A pro-gay Episcopal church in Indiana was vandalized w/“Heil Trump,” a swastika, & an anti-gay slur. Turns out it … Continue reading "Hate-Crime Hoaxes Reflect America’s Sickness"

"1984 vs. 2019: It Wasn’t Meant to be an Instruction Manual!"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"1984 vs. 2019: It Wasn’t Meant to be an Instruction Manual!"* by Mark Angelides "There appears to be a persistent popularity among those that strive to avoid the machinations of the MSM of George Orwell’s novel "1984." It fits in well with those that distrust the “Big State” and who prize personal freedom above all else. And although it is studied in many schools across the world, the lessons and warnings that we can take from it are being largely ignored. Supposed freethinkers and “Liberals” are actively engaged in practices that have almost exact parallels with Orwell’s dystopia... more »

Truckie remains behind bars after a 70km chase on the Pacific Highway

Luisa Rubbo at Just In - 3 hours ago
A Queensland truck driver has faced Grafton Local Court after a police chase along the Pacific Highway on the New South Coast north coast over the weekend.

How mindfulness can reshape your brain

Belinda Smith at Just In - 3 hours ago
It's touted as a pain reliever, and a way to reduce anxiety and bolster cognitive performance, but mindfulness meditation also physically changes the brain. This is how we know.

Coles supermarket sales growth slows as Little Shop boost tails off

Stephanie Chalmers And Stephen Letts at Just In - 3 hours ago
The popular collectables campaign boosted sales over the half but the effect seemed to wane in the second quarter as Coles delivers its first result since spinning off from Wesfarmers, while wealth management firm IOOF shrugs off a humiliating royal commission run to deliver a surge in profit.

Uber, Airbnb should be included in patient transport scheme, MP says

Lucy Robinson at Just In - 3 hours ago
A South Australian MP is calling for an increase in travel subsidies, coverage of services like Airbnb and Uber, and more flexibility for patients to see their own medical specialists under the state's Patient Assisted Transport Scheme (PATS).

Trump lashes out over 'treasonous' talks to have him removed as US President

Just In - 3 hours ago
The US President fires off a series of furious tweets after an American 60 Minutes interview with former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, in which he says talks were held about removing Donald Trump from office.

In France, the force is strong with lightsaber duelling

Just In - 3 hours ago
It may not become an Olympic sport, but the French fencing federation has opened the door to Jedi and Sith wannabes, making lightsaber duelling an official competitive sport.

US-Taliban Meeting in Pakistan Cancelled

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, center, speaks during a roundtable discussion with Afghan media at the U.S Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Jan. 28, 2019. *VOA:* *US-Taliban Meeting in Pakistan Cancelled * ISLAMABAD — An upcoming meeting in Pakistan between a delegation of the United States and Taliban representatives has been cancelled, according to information coming from both sides. A Taliban leader confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that the meeting was cancelled, “by the Americans.” A Taliban statement issued later in the day said the talks were... more »

Keeping Track Of Who's In And Who's Not In The Green New Deal

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*Tom Suozzi is generally thought of as a pretty conservative Democrat, but when it comes to action on Climate Change... the guy loves his family* When AOC first announced the Green New Deal resolution on February 7, she quickly garnered 65 co-sponsors in the House. Exactly 10 days later I count 87, including AOC, in total. Still no Republicans. *That* is scary. But all kinds of Democrats-- mostly progressives, of course, but I noticed a New Dem signed on and there's even a Blue Dog on the list. These are the most recent co-sponsors, each having signed on *despite* Pelosi's old-and-i... more »

EU Proposal Pushes Tech Companies to Tackle “Terrorist Content” with AI, Despite Implications for War Crimes Evidence

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
Op-Ed by Afef Abrougui A new video on Orient News’ YouTube channel shows a scene that is all too familiar to its regular viewers. Staff...more »

Colombia needs help with migrants fleeing poverty from Venezuela: Trump condemns Maduro

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 4 hours ago
Colombia needs help with migrants fleeing poverty from Venezuela: Trump condemns Maduro Chika Mori and Kanako Itamae Modern Tokyo Times Colombia faces many internal problems related to the recent history of this nation and the brutal civil war. On top of this, social deprivation and issues related to crime and narcotics concern many in Colombia. […]

First Chocolate Company to Brag About Being Pro-GMO Also Supports GMO Cacao Trees

Yelena Sukhoterina at AltHealthWorks.com - 4 hours ago
While many companies fight against using genetically modified ingredients, and others do not care that they are using them, the first company to openly brag about being pro-GMO has officially arrived on the scene. That company is Ethos Chocolate, which is creating and selling its product with hopes that our beloved cacao trees will be genetically modified soon. Their project is supported by about 1,600 farmers of A Fresh Look, which also support GMOs. Ethos’s four chocolate bars boast about genetically modified research changing papaya to be over 90% GMO; the newest GMO non-browni... more »

3 Things You Need to Know About Trader Joe’s and GMOs

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 4 hours ago
The Trader Joe’s company has risen to All-Star status thanks in large part thanks to its unique selection of food and beverage options, as well as its attention to non-GMO and organic products. But in today’s day and age, with genetically engineered food ingredients still not labeled throughout most of the time in the United States, it’s hard to know what you may or not be getting unless you’re buying organic all the time. Even high-end specialty stores with “healthier” food options like often serve food items containing GMOs, including foods made with corn, canola, soy lecitihin and... more »

Was a Mars Rover’s Final Message to NASA ‘My Battery Is Low and It’s Getting Dark?’

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A poetic interpretation of the Opportunity rover's final transmission from Mars went viral in February 2019.

Did an Oklahoma State Legislator Call Pregnant Women ‘Hosts’?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Comments made by Republican State Rep. Justin Humphrey in February 2017 re-emerged online two years later.

North Carolina Elections Head Says Ballots Handled Illegally

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A Republican operative, who last year rounded up votes for a GOP candidate running for Congress, conducted an illegal and well-funded ballot-harvesting operation, North Carolina's elections director said.

The Nightmare Fairyland of the Green New Dealers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Richard M. Ebeling When a small child runs around waving their arms saying, “I’m a bird, I’m a bird,” we often will say what... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

Is “German New Medicine” the Path to Healing in the 21st Century? Why Big Pharma Opposes It

AdminM at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
German New Medicine (GNM) was created circa 1980 by German MD and professor of biology Dr. Ryke Geer Hamer. It is a new approach to mind-body healing that traces emotional shocks imprinted into the brain that can be seen in brain scans to their exact points of biological impact. Although his energetic mind-body approach started with cancer, eventually it applied to almost all diseased conditions. This unique approach to healing or preventing disease without surgeries or chemicals was a threat to the current modern pharmaceutical monopoly, and its economic model based on the sale of... more »

"Fools And Knaves..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from their number, must to a certain degree be respected, though they are by no means respectable." - Philip Stanhope

Trump speech to Venezuelan Community 2/18...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 4 hours ago
*wonderful.* With bonus introduction by Melania Trump. The windup of this speech actually brought me to tears. *MAGA!* Amazon Save *20% and more on cold & flu essentials*

"7 Rules Of Life"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

A Few Years Ago, the U.S. Navy Feared Russia's Aircraft Carrier Might Sink

Robert Beckhusen at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Thankfully it never happened. In December 2011, the Russian navy’s aging, poorly-maintained aircraft carrier *Admiral Kuznetsov* departed from its northern base on the troubled vessel’s fourth deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. True, the full-size carrier—which displaces 55,000 tons fully loaded—has a history of mechanical troubles since she entered service in 1991. But her operational tempo had increased, the result of a renewed push by Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin to get the fleet out into the oceans for training and patrols. *(This first ap... more »

"The World Is One Giant Classroom..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“Every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Everyone is better than you at something. This is a fact of life. Someone is better than you at making eye contact. Someone is better than you at quantum physics. Someone is better informed than you on geopolitics. Someone is better than you are at speaking kindly to someone they dislike. There are better gift-givers, name-rememberers, weight-lifters, temper-controllers, confidence-carriers, and friendship-makers. There is no one person who is the best at all these things, who doesn’t... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 18, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Reuters *Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest:* *North Korea: What Happens if Diplomacy Fails?* *The good news: We have options other than a "bloody nose."* Diplomacy with North Korea looks like it’s moving in the right direction. Chief U.S. negotiator Stephen Biegun is no longer being shunned by his North Korean counterparts. President Donald Trump is tweeting as if peace is just around the bend. And Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is openly talking about the desire of the United States to realize not just Pyongyang’s denuclearization but also peace and reconciliation on the Kor... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

"There Is A Twilight..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness." - Justice William O. Douglas

California Prisoners Say Videos Show ‘Gladiator Fights’ At Soledad State Prison

Brian Sonenstein at Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
California prisoners released video recordings of two prisoner fights they say were set-up by officials at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California. The post California Prisoners Say Videos Show ‘Gladiator Fights’ At Soledad State Prison appeared first on Shadowproof.

Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania exceed $132M in first year

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis businesses made at least 600,000 transactions during the program’s first year and their sales totaled $132 million, according to state officials. That marks a strong start for medical marijuana businesses in the Keystone State compared to others that recently completed their debut MMJ sales. Maryland’s medical cannabis program totaled just under $100 […] Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania exceed $132M in first year is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Rule by Fiat: National Crises, Fake Emergencies and Other Dangerous Presidential Powers"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Rule by Fiat: National Crises, Fake Emergencies * *and Other Dangerous Presidential Powers" * By John W. Whitehead “When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.” - Richard Nixon "Who pays the price for the dissolution of the constitutional covenant that holds the government and its agents accountable to the will of the people? We all do. This ill-advised decision by President Trump to circumvent the Constitution’s system of checks and balances by declaring a national emergency in order to build a border wall constitutes yet another expansion of presidential pow... more »

World News Briefs -- February 18, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*CNN:* *Commander of US-backed forces fighting ISIS asks US to keep troops in Syria* The commander of the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces is asking the US and its coalition partners to provide air support and keep up to 1,500 troops in Syria as part of an effort to stabilize the country. "I feel that American forces must remain inside of Syria," General Mazloum told reporters, speaking through an interpreter, "we don't want them to leave Syria ... but in the end, it is an American decision." "The withdrawal of American forces in the middle of the fight is someth... more »

Poles and Drifts

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
One of the unintended consequences of assuming the geomagnetic field is formed by external plasma currents, specifically the plasma z-pinch structure of which the Earth is the focus, is the problem of polar wander over geological time. It’s the documented … Continue reading →

Awkward Moment – Candidate Kamala Harris Asked About Her Jussie Smollett “Modern Day Lynching” Tweet…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Against revelations that actor Jussie Smollett has fabricated a hate-crime attack, including his payments to actors to stage the events, Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris was asked about her prior tweet calling the fake attack a “modern day lynching”. Her … Continue reading →

Thoughts on Andrew McCabe’s 60 Minutes Interview

QJurecic at Lawfare - 5 hours ago
Deputy Director Andrew McCabe addresses the audience during Director Christopher Wray’s formal installation ceremony in September 2017. (Source: Flickr/FBI) Andrew McCabe’s lengthy interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes this weekend should not in any profound respect change one’s understanding of *L’Affaire Russe* or the investigation of it. It does however, substantially enrich that understanding, adding important texture and detail in a number of different areas and sharpening some questions prior news stories had already posed. On two major issues, in particular, McCabe’s interview re... more »

'Cellular Barcoding' Reveals How Breast Cancer Spreads

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 5 hours ago
Cellular barcoding has been used to tag, track and pinpoint cells responsible for the spread of breast cancer from the main tumor into the blood and other organs, and also revealed how chemotherapy temporarily shrinks the number of harmful cells, rather than eliminating them, explaining how the cancer could eventually relapse. *Pinpointing the 'seeders' of disease * Most deaths from breast cancer are caused by the metastasis, or spread, of cancerous cells from the main tumor site into other organs. read more

In Ilhan Omar’s District, Gangland Islamists and “No Talking to 'Infidels'” Rule Too Common

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: in-ilhan-omar-s-district-gangland-islamists-and-no-talking-to-infidels-rule-too-common] Is it any surprise that the Minneapolis neighborhood dubbed “Little Mogadishu” would seem an awful lot like the real, big Mogadishu?

Most Americans Fail Citizenship Test

Steve Byas at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: most-americans-fail-citizenship-test] Only four of every 10 Americans were able to pass the U.S. citizenship test, the test given to immigrants seeking citizenship.

Free Nations Can’t Exist with a Biased and Corrupt Media

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
NewsFlash to the Media: The first people rounded up during Marxist Revolutions are the Journalists. CBS’s Lara Logan Calls Media ‘Mostly Liberal’ in Scorched Earth Interview: I’m Committing ‘Professional Suicide’ (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements

Cormann says failure to pay for family flights was an oversight, not linked to contract

Just In - 5 hours ago
Mathias Cormann says an administrative error meant his card was never charged $2,700 in flights to Singapore by Helloworld Travel, and denies any link to the company — run by Liberal Party treasurer Andrew Burnes — being awarded a lucrative government contract.

Police seize car after Melbourne pair arrested over discovery of human remains

Just In - 5 hours ago
Police seize a car as homicide detectives investigate the suspicious disappearance of a woman from her Ballarat home, and the subsequent discovery of human remains near Sale in eastern Victoria.

Too ugly to eat? Why we are being encouraged to consume unfamiliar fish species

Jessica Hayes And Fiona Breen at Just In - 5 hours ago
The range of fish being eaten is reducing and the demand for popular species is growing. It means consumers are missing out on cheaper local seafood, while also putting pressure on the sustainability of fish populations.

Kimberley man jailed for home invasion and attempted sexual assault

Rebecca Nadge at Just In - 5 hours ago
A 21-year-old Kununurra man is sentenced to three years in prison after breaking into a woman's home, choking and attempting to sexually assault her.

Maldives ex-president arrested for money laundering

Just In - 5 hours ago
Abdulla Yameen, who drew the island country closer to China during his rule, is accused of receiving $1.4 million of government money through a private company.

Are you a 'purist' or 'evolutionist'? What your language 'pet peeve' reveals about you

Gary Nunn at Just In - 5 hours ago
Let's face it, who doesn't love an unjustified, entirely subjective pet peeve? Being precociously cantankerous, especially about language, is how I've formed my identity, writes Gary Nunn.

This off-limits building is a major part of why Darwin was bombed

Jesse Thompson at Just In - 5 hours ago
Behind the unremarkable walls of the Steam Pump House lies a miraculous tale of survival and a key to understanding why the city was a strategic target during World War II.

Is The Independent Group a Wind-Up?

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Is The Independent Group a wind up? We'll pass over Luciana Berger fluffing her lines and introducing herself as the *Labour* MP for Liverpool Wavertree at the launch. TIG is incorporated as a private company to get around donation reporting rules for political parties. This move, which is without precedent as far as the party affiliation of sitting parliamentarians is concerned, is about preventing scrutiny of their finances. And this is one eschewed even by Farage's new party, an outfit and a project that has serious questions to answer about past finances. Not the best way then ... more »

President Trump Tweets Interesting Response to McCabe’s Soft Coup Diatribe…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
President Donald Trump tweets a reaction to the 60 minutes interview by former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe; where McCabe outlined a concerted effort by the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to participate in a seditious ‘soft coup’ scheme against … Continue reading →

The Arab World and Its New Relationship With Israel

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 6 hours ago
Thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu, the world leader who never saw a war with Iran that he didn't like, we have an insider's viewpoint of what happened at a private, press-free session on Iran that was held at the recent Ministerial to Promote Future Peace and Security in the Middle East held in Warsaw. This non-official video which was uploaded to the Israeli Prime Minister's official YouTube channel and reported on by Haaretz shows Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Saudi diplomat Adel al Jubeir wax philosophically on the toxic role of Iran in th... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 18, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
U.S. Marines unload vehicles and equipment as they prepare for the NATO-led Exercise Trident Juncture in 2015. (Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/U.S. Army) *Defense News:* *Sphere of influence: US military budget drives arming of the West* COLOGNE, Germany — The Pentagon is front and center in driving worldwide military spending to new heights, pulling Europe along in its wake, according to a new study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “Defense budgets are growing again in the West,” said Lucie Béraud-Sudreau, a research fellow for defense economic... more »

Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.

Does TikTok Allow Strangers to Access the Personal Information of Users Who Don’t Share Those Details?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A viral Facebook warning urged parents to delete a popular video-sharing app from their children's phones.

Trump the Pundit Handicaps 2020 Democratic Contenders

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
In tweets, public remarks and private conversations, President Trump is making clear he is closely following the campaign to challenge him on the ballot.

Israeli Leaders’ Nazi Comments Derail European Summit

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
It was a diplomatic setback for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had touted the gathering as a milestone in his outreach to the emerging democracies of central and eastern Europe.

Yikes: Russian Soldiers Are Complaining About Exploding Guns

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Modern weapons with ammo problems. *As one infantry veteran lamented: “The Russian arms industry makes reliable and simple weapons, but ammo quality just annihilates it.”* Russian infantry weapons have a reputation for reliability. The AK and PKM are renowned for enduring through adverse conditions, powered by their powerful long-stroke piston actions. *(This first appeared last year.)* However, a recent report by warhead.su suggests that when these weapons do fail in Russian service, the problem is often not in their design, but rather in the Russia... more »

BRANDY VAUGHAN’S TALK FROM THE FREEDOM EVENT ANARCHAPULCO

LearnTheRisk at Learn The Risk - 6 hours ago
The post BRANDY VAUGHAN’S TALK FROM THE FREEDOM EVENT ANARCHAPULCO appeared first on Learn The Risk.

Northern CA man accused of killing dozens of hawks and owls.

Hifast at Climate Collections - 6 hours ago
Apparently it’s illegal to kill raptors. But wind turbines are exempt? https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article226275295.html Advertisements

Dr. Gilda Barabino Appointed to The National Academy of Engineering

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Dr. Gilda Barabino, dean of the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY), has been appointed to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), making her now only one of six African-American women members in the esteemed academy.

Publish or Perish: How to Rid Yourself of Fear

Nichole Margarita Garcia at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Recently, my colleague Dr. Raquel Wright-Mair at the University of Northern Colorado virtually invited me to guess lecture in her graduate course regarding my op-eds. It is always an honor to share space with colleagues and students across the nation. A graduate student in her course posed a question that I have been reflecting on for the last several days. The student asked, “Do you have fear when it comes to writing these opinion pieces?” Fear and writing go hand in hand in all that we do in academia.

As Retirement Nears, Nursing Dean Reflects on Tenure

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 6 hours ago
As Dr. Anita Hufft looks to retire this summer, she won’t be leaving a career as an astronaut that she envisioned when she was a youngster – she will depart Texas Woman’s University (TWU) as one of the nation’s foremost nurse educators.

The Venezuelans who 'love Donald Trump' and could help him in 2020

James Glenday at Just In - 7 hours ago
Venezuelan and Cuban expats in Florida are broadly supportive of Mr Trump's tough stance on the political crisis in Caracas. Together they number well over a million, in a key state often decided by small margins in US Presidential elections, writes James Glenday.

'It just sucks': Country kids at breaking point amid relentless drought

Patrick Wood at Just In - 7 hours ago
Children in drought-ravaged regions, who describe missing the colour green and having to kill malnourished animals before school, are urging politicians to visit their towns and "feel what it's like".

Trade optimism boosts markets, BHP results awaited

Stephanie Chalmers at Just In - 7 hours ago
The Australian share market looks set for a fairly muted start to trade, as investors await local earnings results from mining giant BHP, supermarket Coles and vitamin maker Blackmores.

Why don't more Australians know about the bombing of Darwin?

Mitchell Abram at Just In - 7 hours ago
There are two stories those who are born and raised in Darwin hear time and time again: Cyclone Tracy and the Bombing of Darwin. But in other parts of the country, why does it seem the latter is often left to the history books?

China accuses US of trying to block its tech development

Just In - 7 hours ago
China's Government accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging that Chinese mobile network gear poses a cybersecurity threat to countries rolling out new internet systems.

'It's a joke': Online reviews might be fake but their effects are real

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 7 hours ago
People offering to be paid to post fake reviews online, a practice that can hurt businesses if negative feedback has been "bought" by competitors, are warned they risk being prosecuted for fraudulent behaviour.

Patient transfer from hospital helipad to ICU like Thai cave rescue: AMA

Lucy Shannon at Just In - 7 hours ago
The Tasmanian branch of the Australian Medical Association is concerned about the time it will take to get critically ill patients from a new helipad on top of the Royal Hobart Hospital to a new intensive care unit.

Tens of millions of Chinese now required to tune into 'Xi Jinping thought' platform daily

Christina Zhou at Just In - 7 hours ago
China's new hottest app on the block a propaganda resource that teaches "Xi Jinping thought" and requires the Communist Party's 90 million members to read it every day.

On one side of this island, taxpayers will foot a clean-up bill. Developers are invited on the other

Laura Gartry at Just In - 7 hours ago
In Australia's largest island national park, taxpayers will be forced to spend $1.3 million cleaning up a resort in ruins while the Queensland Government courts companies to build more eco-accommodation on the other side of the island.

Decades before the pill testing debate these little bins caused an uproar

Dominic Cansdale at Just In - 7 hours ago
The pill testing debate continues to rage in the wake of deaths at music festivals, but 30 years ago a similar controversy engulfed a public health scheme that is now so common you would barely notice it.

Israeli court denies bail to Melbourne ex-principal accused of sexually abusing students

Adam Harvey at Just In - 7 hours ago
A judge at the Jerusalem District Court dismisses arguments that the life of Malka Leifer, who is fighting extradition to Australia on charges she sexually abused girls at the orthodox Adass Israel school, is life is in immediate danger if she remains in prison.

The Reversal of Left and Right Continues

admin at Coyote Blog - 7 hours ago
As the Left works hard to become the new Victorians, the reversal of Left and Right continues. The most recent story: Harvard students call on the University to remove a Harvard dean because, as an attorney, he has the temerity to represent an unappealing client. When I grew up it was Conservatives that would try […]

Whoever Did this Cereal Story Is A Lot Younger Than I

admin at Coyote Blog - 7 hours ago
14 Cereals that Defined Our Childhood. Hmm. Quisp and Quake anyone? I think as a kid I even voted in the national contest of which cereal they were going to kill. A big bowl of Quisp and a glass of Tang. Now that was breakfast.

Combatting Stereotypes with Increased Information

admin at Coyote Blog - 7 hours ago
This story from Alex Tabarok on a study by Cui, Li and Zhang come to remarkably similar results to a previous study on ban the box laws in hiring We conduct four randomized field experiments among 1,801 hosts on Airbnb by creating fictitious guest accounts and sending accommodation requests to them. We find that requests from guests with […]

UPS sues California cannabis delivery companies for infringing on trademark

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
United Parcel Service sued a group of California-based marijuana delivery businesses for federal trademark infringement, deceptive advertising and other claims. The complaint was filed Feb. 13 in federal court in the central district of California, according to Bloomberg Law. UPS accuses United Pot Smokers, UPS420 and THCPlant of using names and logos that are “confusingly similar” to […] UPS sues California cannabis delivery companies for infringing on trademark is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Wisconsin gov to propose legalizing medical marijuana in first budget

Howard Burns at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
New Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Monday his first budget will include proposals to legalize medical cannabis and align the state’s laws on cannabidiol with federal standards, a move that potentially could open business opportunities for marijuana entrepreneurs. Under the governor’s plan, a physician or a practitioner under the direction of a physician would be allowed to recommend […] Wisconsin gov to propose legalizing medical marijuana in first budget is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

From Portugal, with no Love from the Education Reformers

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 7 hours ago
I recently had the opportunity to be the “skunk in the garden party” so to say at the 2019 International School Choice and Reform conference in Portugal. View this post on Instagram Blog post going up today at Cloaking Inequity about the moral disengagement of market-based education reform movement. Will include my reflections from school reform conference. A post shared

President Trump Speech on Venezuela from Miami – 4:25pm EST Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Today President Trump is delivering a speech in Florida to Miami’s Venezuelan community. The speech is being delivered at Florida International University in Miami and the anticipated start time is approximately 4:25pm EST. UPDATE: Video Added WH Livestream Link – … Continue reading →

Politicians in High Tax States Blame New Cap on SALT Deduction for Taxpayer Exodus

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: politicians-in-high-tax-states-blame-new-cap-on-salt-deduction-for-taxpayer-exodus] Politicians in high tax states are blaming the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction that hits their states hard for the thousands of their residents fleeing to lower tax states.

“Modern Monetary Theory” Will Pay for AOC’s Green New Deal

Bob Adelmann at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: modern-monetary-theory-will-pay-for-aoc-s-green-new-deal] Modern Monetary Theory — governments can just print money to spend as much as they want, since they control the currency — is being touted as the way to pay for the Green New Deal.

Walter Jones and the Vote to End US War on Yemen

Ron Paul at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: walter-jones-and-the-vote-to-end-us-war-on-yemen] Ending senseless US wars is an idea whose time has come. We can thank Walter Jones for his role in making it so.

What Would Happen If India And Pakistan Waged A Nuclear War?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Reuters *Zachary Keck, National Interest*:* What Could Happen if India and Pakistan Wage a Nuclear War* Billions Dead: That's What Could Happen if India and Pakistan Wage a Nuclear War This is the real nuclear crisis the world is missing. Armed with what they believe is reasonable intelligence about the locations of Pakistan’s strategic forces, highly accurate missiles and MIRVs to target them, and a missile defense that has a shot at cleaning up any Pakistani missiles that survived the first strike, Indian leaders might be tempted to launch a counterforce first strike. With th... more »

Captured Canadian national was narrator of Daesh’s English-speaking videos

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
A Canadian man of Ethiopian descent who immigrated to the North American nation as a child turned out to be the narrator behind numerous Daesh propaganda videos, including those that depict prisoner executions, according to a report by The New York Times. One of the most notorious Daesh propaganda video shows Syrian prisoners digging their own graves, before allegedly being shot in the back of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey says no Syrian Army offensive planned in Hama

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – A meeting was held between a group of opposition officials and the Turkish military on Sunday in order to discuss the recent string of attacks inside the Hama Governorate. The meeting reportedly took place at the Turkish military’s observation post that is located in the Sheikh Maghar area of northwestern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia says US will not withdraw completely from Syri

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
The US may continue to have a military presence in Syria after the withdrawal of troops, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News circulated on Monday. “Where will they pull out to? Who will replace them? Who will they leave the arms to? When they pull out, their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Dems Reach New Heights of 'Magical Thinking'

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 7 hours ago
What's with the left? Why have they so abandoned logic and reason that not only do they contradict virtually everything they stood for just ten years ago, their spokespeople having gone so far off the deep end as to embrace the incoherent proposals of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and to encourage the extraordinarily bizarre and increasingly hysterical narrative of Jussie Smollett? It is as if the Democratic Party has decided, once and for all, to adopt the psychological concept of *"Magical Thinking"* as its modus vivendi. Democrats have been headed in the direction of magical thinkin... more »

The Security Situation Continues To Deteriorate Between Pakistan And India Because Of Kashmir

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*New York Times:* *Kashmir Militants Kill Again as Trouble Grows Between India and Pakistan* NEW DELHI — Militants in Kashmir struck again on Monday, killing an Indian Army major and at least three other soldiers just days after orchestrating a devastating bombing that left dozens of Indian security forces dead. Fears are now rising that Kashmir, a disputed region that lies between India and its regional rival, Pakistan, could be sliding into an especially deadly phase again. Diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan are breaking down; Kashmiri students are being rounded up... more »

Including the Renegade

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 7 hours ago
In the last six months, I’ve found myself stuck in two separate Sermons on Inclusion. These were public events. Neither was branded as left-wing. Both, however, gave the floor to speakers who explained the supreme value of making everyone feel included in the community. In each case, my mid-sermon reaction was the same: “I don’t […] The post Including the Renegade appeared first on Econlib.

Mark Penn Wants To Tell You Who Upended Our Election Process, Fanned Partisan Political Fames, Distorted Our Foreign Policy By Isolating Us From Russia, And Abused The Powers Of Their Office

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Yesterday's big *NY Times* book review was Dwight Garner's look at *The Threat* by Andrew McCabe. Fox News has a very different perspective on the book and we'll get to that in a moment. Garner points to McCabe's first sentence-- "Between the world of chaos and the world of order stands the rule of law"-- and suggests that it demands to be read in the voice of Jack Webb from *Dragnet*. It may not be Dostoevsky but Garner is a fan: "McCabe is, of course, the former deputy director of the F.B.I. who was fired last March, just 26 hours before his scheduled retirement. He was briefly t... more »

Rule by Fiat: National Crises, Fake Emergencies and Other Dangerous Presidential Powers

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*John W. Whitehead* - Unchecked executive power and corporate greed are destroying freedom.

Bill Gates: advocates of dominant wind & solar energy are imbeciles

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 hours ago
I've been turned into a Microsoft fan roughly when I came to the college. The later finding that Bill Gates actually *wrote* the "Microsoft BASIC" on my beloved Commodore 64 has increased my respect for him and his company, too. It may have contributed to my being a Microsoft partisan in all the silly college battles about Microsoft vs Apple and Microsoft vs Linux – but I have had lots of other reasons to take the Microsoft side, too. Microsoft has been another politically correct company in some respects. But in so many other respects, Microsoft and its founder remained such oases ... more »

How You’re Being Lied to about the Risks of Getting a Flu Vaccine Annually

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 8 hours ago
The government and media systematically deceive the public about what science tells us about the risks of getting an influenza vaccine every year. By Jeremy R. Hammond, Children’s Health Defense Contributing Writer Every year as the “flu season” approaches, the public is inundated with messages from the government and media about the importance of […] The post How You’re Being Lied to about the Risks of Getting a Flu Vaccine Annually appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

The SystemD Armbian Pine64 Swap Trap

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 8 hours ago
What happens when you open a high page weight browser page on a limited memory machine without enough swap? Continue reading →

I sprinkle you with holy water

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 8 hours ago
* I *sprinkle you with holy water as I come in this hour to attend the birth of the Savior. The Savior who is born in your heart even as your soul is reborn in him, the Savior who is Jesus Christ and whose presence (as in the celebration of six months ago) is part of the processioning of the Holy Family with all attendants, angels and shepherds, wise men, the Lord Krishna and representatives of the elemental kingdom. Blessed ones, I stand before you tonight in my original garb and identity, for we are of the angelic kingdom, therefore see me as your angel Lanello. And I bring th... more »

CNN: Deer in 24 states infected with chronic wasting disease

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
According to the CDC, chronic wasting disease has been detected in wild deer, elk or moose in 24 states. Hunters have been warned to avoid handling or eating the potentially infected meat. If you cannot help but handle the meat, wear latex or rubber gloves — especially when handling organs such as the brain or […] The post CNN: Deer in 24 states infected with chronic wasting disease appeared first on Health Nut News.

TED Talk: Shattering cancer with resonant frequencies

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
Anthony Holland, an Associate Professor and Director of Music Technology at Skidmore College and president of Novobiotronics Inc. (a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable and educational company) discovered the ability of Oscillating Pulsed Electric Fields (OPEF) to destroy cancer cells and MRSA in laboratory experiments. Check it out below… RELATED STORY: Are cancer cures being suppressed to […] The post TED Talk: Shattering cancer with resonant frequencies appeared first on Health Nut News.

Honest liberal says he is NOT INTERESTED in policy explanation [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 8 hours ago
When news anchors try to act like prosecuting attorneys instead of actually interviewing people, we all lose. The post Honest liberal says he is NOT INTERESTED in policy explanation [Video] appeared first on The Duran.

Rule by Fiat: National Crises, Fake Emergencies and Other Dangerous Presidential Powers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By John W. Whitehead “When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.”—Richard Nixon Who pays the price for the dissolution of... more »

Joe diGenova Discusses McCabe 60 Minutes Interview….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Joe diGenova calls in to WMAL radio to discuss Andrew McCabe, Rod Rosenstein and the Sixty Minutes interview.

New Student-Run E-Radio Station to Be Launched at Texas Southern University

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Texas Southern University has announced it will launch a new student-run, streaming radio station called KTSU2 or “The Voice”. “This will be a landmark day for TSU,” said TSU president Dr. Austin A. Lane. “KTSU2 meets students where they are – online and mobile. This project gives our students greater access to gain experience in […]

New AAC&U Project to Work on Student Learning at Community Colleges

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) have announced the launch of a two-year project to shape institutional capacity and clarify pathways for degree completion and to ensure student learning at community colleges. The project, “Strengthening Guided Pathways and Career Success by Ensuring Students Are Learning” is supported by funding from the Ascendium Education […]

Fourth President of Bethune-Cookman Dies at 91

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Dr. Oswald Bronson, the fourth president of Bethune-Cookman University, has passed away. He was 91 years old. Bronson served as the university’s president for 29 years before retiring in 2004, according to NBC-affiliate station WESH. Bronson is credited with expanding the university, overseeing construction and building enrollment.

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