Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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Links 4/24/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

The latest statist wet dream

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
The so-called "Equality Act" appears to be nothing more or less than a slap in the face to the US constitution, and to the rights and freedoms it guarantees. It also flies in the face of medical and scientific fact (as opposed to politically correct opinion). I've seldom seen a more blatant assault on our civic foundation. Let’s place ourselves, for a moment, into the mindset of a statist. If you and your cronies wanted to control everybody’s lives, how exactly would you go about getting such raw power? Obviously, you wouldn’t come right out and say you have a special project des... more »

Carbon dioxide is greening the earth

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
Alexander J. Winkler, Ranga B. Myneni, Georgii A. Alexandrov, Victor Brovkin. Earth system models underestimate carbon fixation by plants in the high latitudes. Nature Communications, volume 10, 885, 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08633-z Most Earth system models agree that land will continue to … Continue reading →

Russian Orthodox Church Officially Opposes Compulsory Vaccinations of Children

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Russian-Faith.com From the Patriarchal Commission on the Family Moscow Cathedral - Russian orthodox Church - Imperial Russia - Peter Crawford On the Rights of Parents in the Field of Child Health Care and Immunoprophylaxis Statement by the Patriarchal Commission on... more »

The Cult Of Greta

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Brendan O’Neill attacks the cult of St Greta: Anyone who doubts that the green movement is morphing into a millenarian cult should take a close look at Greta Thunberg. This poor young woman increasingly looks and sounds like a cult member. The monotone voice. The look of apocalyptic dread in […]

“Pictures Of Starving Polar Bears Convinced Me”

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen https://twitter.com/tan123/status/1120669325260668928 And where did she get this strange idea from? As she relates, her teachers at school told her, when she was about eight.

New Haven, Connecticut: Two Black Police Officers Shot at an Unarmed Black Couple in Red Honda

ABC at Need To Know - 17 hours ago
New Haven, Connecticut: Hundreds of people protested for six days following the police shooting by Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton, who pulled over a red Honda Civic and shot at the car.

Joe Lieberman Calls Measles Threat to National Security and He's Right

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
The fear mongering is way out of control, dear readers. From an article by former Senator Joe Lieberman in USA Today: A devastating infectious disease pandemic could kill more people than nuclear war. Just 100 years ago, the Spanish flu... more »

A Long and Very Scary List

Rural at Democracy Under Fire - 18 hours ago
Antonia Zerbisias is keeping a list. She's counting the things that Doug Ford is doing to make the lives of "the people" more miserable: Here’s the list thus far. Thanks to Debra Gallant, Antonia Zerbisias and Kev Holman for it’s beginnings. This is what Doug Ford has done since July, 2018. I’ll keep adding to it. 1. Killed Cap & Trade resulting in between $3B and $4B in lost revenue (not including lawsuits). *edited 2. Fired Privatization Officer 3. Fired Chief scientist 4. Fired Investment Officer 5. Refused assistance to asylum seekers 6. Killed legislation to reduce scalping pri... more »

The Money Behind the Green Curtain

IER at IER - 18 hours ago
Big Green, Inc. (BGI), a project by the Institute For Research, tracks billions of dollars spent by liberal foundations supporting… The post The Money Behind the Green Curtain appeared first on IER.

US Congressman Al Green on Need to Impeach Trump; Majority of Americans Disapprove of Trump

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
67% of Democrats and 40% of Americans want Trump impeached. 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job performance. Trump is … Continue reading →

White House Orders Former Security Director to Defy Oversight Committee Subpoena

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 18 hours ago
Press release from US House Oversight Chair Cummings: “White House Orders Former Security Director to Defy Oversight Committee Subpoena Apr … Continue reading →

Former One Nation MP Rod Culleton's Senate election bid referred to police

Nicolas Perpitch at Just In - 18 hours ago
Rod Culleton's nomination for the upcoming federal election is referred to police over claims he made a false bankruptcy declaration, but it won't be enough to keep his name off the ballot form.

Policeman deliberately hit by drunk teen driver 'lucky' to be alive

Edith Bevin at Just In - 18 hours ago
A Tasmanian constable who was thrown over the bonnet of a stolen car driven by a teenager evading police, still struggles with physical and mental trauma from the incident.

Palmer looms large on campaign trail as parties seek UAP preferences

Brett Worthington at Just In - 18 hours ago
Clive Palmer preferences continue to dog the major parties as politicians from across the divide distance themselves from previous comments.

Teen charged over Andrew Mallard's hit-and-run death in Los Angeles

Madeline Palmer at Just In - 18 hours ago
A 19-year-old man is arrested in the US in relation to the hit-and-run death of Perth man Andrew Mallard, who spent 12 years in jail after being wrongfully convicted of murder.

Rescuers call for tough penalties after 'prime idiot' filmed hanging from cliff face

Kit Mochan And John Dobson at Just In - 18 hours ago
A social media video of a tourist hanging off a notorious WA cliff on Easter Sunday has prompted a furious response from a sea rescue group.

Job ads are falling, and the less educated you are, the tougher it is to find work

Michael Janda at Just In - 18 hours ago
Online job ads are in a steep decline, with construction-related sectors posting the biggest fall in vacancies, and when job ads decrease unemployment usually rises.

Solomon Islands tense as Manasseh Sogavare returns to top job

Stephen Dziedzic And Evan Wasuka at Just In - 18 hours ago
Political veteran Manasseh Sogavare is appointed Solomon Islands Prime Minister for the fourth time, sparking protests in Honiara where police have used tear gas to dispel angry crowds.

Pakistan test fires its own anti-ship cruise missile in north Arabian Sea (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The Pakistan Navy has successfully test fired a domestically-developed anti-ship cruise missile from a fast attack craft in the North Arabian Sea on Tuesday. This was revealed by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces in a press release. “The missile accurately hit its target on land, signifying the impressive capabilities of the indigenous missile system. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian soldiers recount being tortured by Turkish-backed rebels

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Nine Syrian soldiers were set free in exchange for the release of nine Turkish-backed militants in the al-Tadef area of the Aleppo Governorate on Monday. The prisoner swap was conducted under the surveillance of Russian and Turkish troops, who have been monitoring this front since 2016. One freed Syrian soldiers, who returned to the government’controlled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Two powerful explosions hit Syrian gov’t and opposition areas

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – A massive blast hit the Idlib Governorate city of Jisr Al-Shughour this morning, resulting in tens of casualties. According to preliminary reports from opposition activists in Idlib, a car bomb was detonated inside a popular part of the city. Meanwhile, in Damascus, a car bomb was detonated in the Nahr […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Sri Lanka: Church releases new footage of ISIS suicide bomber patting young girl’s head before blast

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
On Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by a series of coordinated bombings in churches and hotels in the capital of Colombo and other cities, killing over 300 people and wounding at least 500 others. In recently revealed CCTV footage, one of the seven suspected suicide bombers is seen stopping to pat a girl on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

North Korean leader makes historic visit to Russia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left the border station of Hasan and is heading toward Ussuriysk, member of the Hasansky district’s Duma Natalya Karpova told TASS on Wednesday. “The train has left for Ussuriysk. Koreans took several balloons with them which they got in Hasan,” Karpova said. In Hasan, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army reinforcements head to central Syria to stop ongoing ISIS expansion

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has deployed a number of units to the central Syria front as the recent string of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has threatened the security of the region. According to a report from Palmyra, the Syrian Arab Army sent these reinforcements to the Al-Sukhnah area in order […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia rolls out new killer nuclear submarine with underwater drones

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod that will be the first carrier of Poseidon strategic underwater drones was floated out at the Sevmash Shipyard in north Russia on Tuesday, TASS reports from the scene. Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the submarine’s launch ceremony via a TV link-up. As Sevmash Head Mikhail Budnichenko said during […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist rebels launch new attack on western Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a fresh attack on the western part of Aleppo city last night, hitting a number of densely populated areas. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham reportedly began their assault by launching several artillery shells and rockets towards the New Aleppo District; this would cause significant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey not giving up S-400 sale in exchange for F-35: FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Turkish media earlier carried reports about possible purchase by Turkey of Russian Su-57 fighters in the event the United States refuses to supply Turkey with F-35 fighters. “Why do we buy S-400 [air defense systems]? Because we have an urgent need for an air defense system. We are already partners in the F-35 manufacturing program, we participate in this project, we have paid the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YOUR MIDWEEK CARTOONS: FOCUS SRI LANKA: APRIL 24, 2019

Noor al Haqiqa at SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 19 hours ago
This has been a painful Holy Week for Christians the world over. What began with the shock of the fire in Notre Dame was rounded out by the suicide bombing of praying Christians, resulting in hundreds of dead and injured victims. Possibly half the Catholic population of Sri Lanka were killed. All the blasts took place at exactly the same time. Local Muslim terrorists were quick to step in and claim the attacks. According to the excellent BBC film series, The Century of the Self, porches were removed from American architecture purposefully. At this time, people were more focused on... more »

From the Folks Who Lie, Cheat and Steal for a Living — Project Fake Duck

Rob Slane at 19 hours ago
Mike Pompeo, the former CIA director and now chief diplomat of the United States, made the following remarks in a recent interview: “I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s — it was like — we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment.” That perhaps won’t come as too much of a surprise to many people, but it is nonetheless welcome to have it admitted by no less a […]

Department of Environment slams Northern Pulp’s environmental assessment as “insufficient”

Jennifer Henderson at Halifax Examiner - 19 hours ago
The Nova Scotia Department of Environment has listed nine pages worth of missing information from Northern Pulp’s Environmental Assessment of a new wastewater treatment system to replace the 50-year-old one at Boat Harbour next to the Pictou landing First Nation. The missing information is required to fulfil the “terms and conditions” of a focus report […]

PCs put fracking back on the agenda

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 19 hours ago
Five years since Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government placed a moratorium on fracking in Nova Scotia, the Progressive Conservative party seems intent on putting it back on the agenda. In February this year, the two PC members of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development — MLAs Pat Dunn and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin — proposed […]

Japan's New Stealth Fighter: A Hybrid Mix of the F-22 and F-35?

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Japanese government wants to develop a new, radar-evading warplane by combining elements of the U.S. F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. The Japanese government wants to develop a new, radar-evading warplane by combining elements of the U.S. F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. And now U.S. authorities are signalling they’ll release to Japan the secret technology that would make the hybrid fighter possible. Japan has been here before. In the 1980s and ‘90s Japan licensed aspects of Lockheed Martin’s iconic F-16 fighter design and produced the F-2, a Japanese ... more »

Russia's 'F-16' Is Dangerous: Watch This Fighter Jet Crush Some 'Armor'

Mark Episkopos at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Video alert. *This, in a nutshell, is the four-decade developmental story of the MiG-29, and the major driving force behind the prevalence of numerous aircraft variants in the Russian Air Force roster.* *(This first appeared last month.)* As with many of Russia’s most prolific aircraft, the MiG-29 has spawned numerous variants four decades of service. Originally intended as an superiority fighter, and particularly as the Soviet answer to the F-16, the MiG-29 has been gradually recast as a multi-role aircraft with an increasingly robust air-to-surf... more »

Militias in Rio Have More Power than Anticipated

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A series of revelations about how militias in Rio de Janeiro are laundering large quantities of money through illegal real estate shines a light on the impunity with which these groups operate and the protection they receive from the state, writes “InSight Crime” in its latest report. […] The post Militias in Rio Have More Power than Anticipated appeared first on The Rio Times.

Festival of Czech New-Wave Director Vera Chytilová Arrives at Rio’s CCBB

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This April and May, Rio’s prestigious Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) is showing an exhaustive retrospective of the Czech new-wave director Vera Chytilová. Beginning last week, on Wednesday, April 17th, CCBB are exhibiting 26 films, including 20 feature films and 6 short films, as […] The post Festival of Czech New-Wave Director Vera Chytilová Arrives at Rio’s CCBB appeared first on The Rio Times.

House Approves Immediate Divorce in Domestic Abuse Cases

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The House of Representatives passed a bill that allows victims of domestic abuse to petition the judge for an immediate decree of divorce or the breach of common-law union. The issue will be taken to Senate for discussion. The approved text establishes that a victim […] The post House Approves Immediate Divorce in Domestic Abuse Cases appeared first on The Rio Times.

Unprecedented: Woman Goes to Court to Force Husband to Show WhatsApp Messages

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A judge of Santa Catarina received an unusual case. Alexandre Morais da Rosa received a claim from a couple in which the woman sought the Courts to force her husband to show her his WhatsApp messages. The case, which occurred in the fourth criminal branch […] The post Unprecedented: Woman Goes to Court to Force Husband to Show WhatsApp Messages appeared first on The Rio Times.

Mobile Phone Sales in Brazil Drop Almost 7 Percent in 2018

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Mobile phone trade in Brazil in 2018 was anything but positive in terms of sales. According to IDC Brazil Mobile Phone Tracker Q4/2018, the market closed last year registering a drop in 6.8 percent in comparison to 2017. Out of 46.9 million handsets sold, 44.4 […] The post Mobile Phone Sales in Brazil Drop Almost 7 Percent in 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Impeachment of Dias Tofolli, Gilmar Mendes and Alexandre de Moraes may go forward in the Senate

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The presidency of the Federal Senate is expected to receive this week the impeachment request of Dias Tofolli, president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), and minister Alexandre de Moraes. After gathering support, the request was extended to another minister of the supreme court: Gilmar Mendes. […] The post Impeachment of Dias Tofolli, Gilmar Mendes and Alexandre de Moraes may go forward in the Senate appeared first on The Rio Times.

Exploring the Larger than Life Shopping Malls of Barra da Tijuca

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Love them or hate them, the shopping malls of Barra da Tijuca are some of the largest in the entire continent. And they offer a world away from the heat and humidity of a typical day in Rio de Janeiro. So here are some of […] The post Exploring the Larger than Life Shopping Malls of Barra da Tijuca appeared first on The Rio Times.

Herman Cain Blackmailed into Dropping Candidacy for Federal Reserve Board

NewsWars at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
Ginger White demanded Cain withdraw his name for consideration from the Federal Reserve Board under threat of exposing intimate details of the relationship.

Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Other Leftists Call for Felons in Prison to Be Given the Vote

Fox News at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
The left, seeking power at any cost, is campaigning to give felons in prison the vote and the power to choose our future leaders. The voting intentions of felons and violent offenders could cause negative changes in policy.

Heavily-Armed Human Traffickers Escort Migrants Across US Border into Arizona

Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
Criminal organizations are making huge profits and are orchestrating the surge of immigration from Central America.

Electric Car Owners Shocked: New Study Confirms Electric Vehicles Worse for Climate than Diesel Cars

ZeroHedge at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
Electric vehicles have "significantly higher CO2 emissions than diesel cars," due to the large amount of energy used in the mining and processing of lithium, cobalt, and manganese, which are critical raw materials for the production of electric car batteries.

NY Mayor Bill De Blasio Plans to Pass AOC’s Green New Deal that will Ban New Glass and Steel Buildings

MSNBC at Need To Know - 19 hours ago
The 'Green New Deal' would ban new glass and steel skyscrapers and would require existing buildings to be retrofitted for energy efficiency by 2030 or face fines up to $1 million.

113,424 pounds of raw ground beef recalled after testing positive for E. coli O103

News Desk at Food Safety News - 19 hours ago
156 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from 10 states – Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. After, unopened, intact ground beef collected as part of the ongoing investigation from a Tennessee restaurant location, where multiple case-patients reported dining, tested positive for E.... Continue Reading

NYC vs Another Fracked Gas Pipeline: Notes From Activists On The Ground

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
A grass roots report on the fight against fracked gas.

RCEP - trade unions seek consultation by the government

bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
24-Apr-2019 Trade union representatives seek meaningful consultation by the government in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or RCEP.

Ongoing review of FTA to increase trade volume

bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
24-Apr-2019 Bilateral trade between Turkey and Malaysia can be increased through expanding the scope of the FTA which is currently under the review of the two governments.

Seven-year-old stung more than 200 times had to have wasps vacuumed from her hair

Georgia Hitch at Just In - 20 hours ago
A seven-year-old Braidwood girl is still recovering after being stung hundreds of times by wasps that had to be vacuumed from her hair and led to fears of internal organ damage.

Geology Is Now Conspiracy Theory

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 20 hours ago
The party of science now believes the Carboniferous Period is oil company propaganda.

Dilbert Vs. Scott Adams

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 20 hours ago
Steve Goddard on Twitter: “Dilbert disagrees with you, and I normally side with Dilbert.… This Climategate e-mail shows unequivocally that scientists from different groups colluded to get the same result, and that result involved cooling the past – without any … Continue reading →

US House Judiciary Chair Nadler Statement on Reports that the White House Will Stop Don McGahn From Testifying

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
US House Judiciary “Chairman Nadler Statement on Reports that the White House Will Stop Don McGahn from Testifying The Committee … Continue reading →

Russian Court Fines First Defendant Under New Law On Insulting Authorities (For Insulting Putin)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
This policy would make the jails fill up very quickly in the United States. If Trump isn’t impeached, you may … Continue reading →

US House Ways & Means Chair on IRS Failure to Meet April 23 Deadline to Provide Trump Tax Returns

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
US House Ways & Means Chair: “NEAL STATEMENT ON IRS FAILURE TO MEET APRIL 23 DEADLINE Apr 23, 2019 Press … Continue reading →

A decade ago, Warren Mundine said he hated John Howard — take a look at them now

Kelly Fuller at Just In - 20 hours ago
Back in 2007, Warren Mundine didn't hold back in an opinion piece about John Howard. But on the campaign trail in the knife-edge NSW seat of Gilmore, the pair were all smiles.

Darwin welcomes largest and 'most capable' contingent of US Marines

Emily JB Smith And Kristy O'Brien at Just In - 20 hours ago
The largest and "most capable group" of US Marines to ever rotate into Darwin starts arriving for a six month deployment focused on training and preserving stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Solomon Islands tense as Manasseh Sogavare returns to top job

Stephen Dziedzic And Evan Wasuka at Just In - 20 hours ago
Political veteran Mannaseh Sogavare is appointed Solomon Islands Prime Minister for the fourth time, sparking protests in Honiara where police have used tear gas to dispel angry crowds.

‘We’re going to kill you': Church abuse survivors speak out about intimidation

Ben Millington at Just In - 20 hours ago
Tyres slashed, a bullet on the front step, anonymous threats to kill family members: these are the experiences of church sex abuse survivors who have spoken out.

Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says

Just In - 20 hours ago
Sri Lankan authorities say one of the suicide bombers responsible for the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks studied as a post-graduate at an Australian university.

Labour hire company forced to pay more than $50,000 to Vanuatu workers

Mahalia Dobson And Rhiannon Tuffield at Just In - 20 hours ago
A labour hire company has been forced to pay more than $50,000 to a group of labourers from Vanuatu who were underpaid while working on a tomato farm in northern Victoria.

Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it

Just In - 20 hours ago
Anzac biscuits are so much more than food: they have been used as Christmas cards, stationery and a culinary memorial to a lost son. Just don't call them bikkies, writes Lindsay Kelley

How to make sense of the black hole image

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
We are using radio waves to see the actual event horizon. This confirms that such an horizon exists and that it does not produce radio waves. I suspect that it produces everything else though by literally tearing apart all matter and converting it into complex radiation carrying off information. What i would like to see is for a Glazar, Blazar or Quazar we can readily observe to be likewise imaged. No one else has tweaked to this plausible association yet and our understanding of the physics will be clarified in the process. *\ How to make sense of the black hole image,... more »

Companies are focused on antitrust violations, and Apple’s heavily in the mix

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
The fact is that the government has been a poor performer with scant action. Yet the laws are on the books and it makes great sense that aggrieved competitors make full use of them. Technology has allowed a slew of effective monopolies to arise hover gained or even earned. throw in the application of capital monopolies and you have a clear road to abusive behavior. Protocols to tame this tendency have been missing. After all, it was capital monopoly that produced slavery and not the other way around. All forms of monopoly end up settling into a capital based monopoly. This ... more »

Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
*[image: Illustration of Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg peaking out from a key hole.]* This is a picture of a company trying to sell your information to whoever. Do you trust Mark Zuckerman's or a faceless agent with this power? Why should you before knowing what follows? All this is inevitable and it is creating a society in which it is becoming more and more difficult to hide. With face recognition almost upon us it will become impossible commit a crime in a fully surveiled environment. I do see a booming market for privacy booths fitted with proper software that truly al... more »

Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
I do not think that we have cut hardware here, but the idea is promising. Now use coherent photon ribbons to somehow manage the particle dance itself. We may be able to produce neutron pulses. This can be then absorbed and converted into usable energy perhaps. We now have multiple strategies for producing fusion power. This is the third that lends itself to been also small. We will have our star ship somehow.. *Researchers Just Demonstrated Nuclear Fusion in a Device Small Enough to Keep at Home * *By Mike McRae * *April 17, 2019* *https://www.sciencealert.com/a-break... more »

Conspiracy No More

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 20 hours ago
Death & Destruction. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* The Republican Party proudly announces a late addition to their Fabulous Spring Line of Fashion! Got some freaky hair or a combover that won't stay in place on a breezy day? Do you go some places where your standard white hood is just isn't politically correct? What could better than this new Trump hat? Every Republican will want one for the upcoming July 4th Mike Pence-Lindsey Graham-Mitch McConnell Full Monty Dance-Off Night! Reserve yours now!

Easter Atrocity

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
Gary Bauer ~ Like many of you, Carol and I were getting ready to go to church Sunday when we heard the horrific news of yet another Islamic supremacist attack against defenseless Christians, this time in Sri Lanka. By Monday morning, the death toll had increased to nearly 300, with 500 injured. At one […]

NY Times Cracks Easter Egg-Gate: Trump’s ‘Decidedly Unfestive Agenda’ At White House

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Clay Waters ~ The New York Times’ hostile coverage of the annual White House Easter Egg Roll proved the paper wouldn’t dare give the Trump administration an easy boost with the non-offensive ritual, the way it did during the Obama administration. The headline in Tuesday’s edition was the giveaway: “Easter Eggs Come With a […]

Happer Versus AOC: A Telling Contrast

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is by far the best known climate change alarmist today, having way surpassed Al Gore for that title. Gore is now something of a has-been in the fame department. On the other side, Will Happer is far and away the best known skeptic (not counting President Trump, […]

Elizabeth Warren’s Debt ‘Cancellation’ Plan Would Make College More Expensive, Not Less

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Lindsey Burke ~ Elizabeth Warren wants free college for every American. But what the Massachusetts senator doesn’t seem to realize is just how much more costly college would get if her “free” proposal passed. Shortly after Valentine’s Day in 1987, Education Secretary William J. Bennett wrote a now-famous op-ed in The New York Times […]

Even with Inuit lives at stake, polar bear specialists make unsupported claims

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The standoff between Inuit and polar bear specialists regarding the status of polar bears in Canada is not going to end until someone in authority demands to see the data scientists insist contradict Inuit knowledge. An article in Maclean’s Magazine (15 April 2019), entitled “To Kill a Polar Bear”, explores some…

Climate Boogyman

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap. This proverb from the bible draws an analogy from farming: The seeds you choose to put in the soil lead to different crops. Humans are responsible for the effects of their actions. If the action is based on goodness, it will churn out…

Bohemian Stronghold Cinema Bijou São Paulo will Reopen in June

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
By Xiu Ying, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Cine Bijou, a traditional São Paulo street cinema founded in the 1960s, will reopen its doors in the second half of June. The space located in praça Roosevelt, known for displaying copyright films during the dictatorship, has been closed since 1996 and will return to activity, […] The post Bohemian Stronghold Cinema Bijou São Paulo will Reopen in June appeared first on The Rio Times.

US-Brazilian Wheat Bromance Angers Argentina

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
By Newsfeed RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil has agreed to import up to 750,000 metric tons of US wheat annually, without the usual duties it pays for wheat grown outside the Mercosur countries. This move has disappointed Argentina, writes Gill Hyslop from William Reed Business Media. The announcement follows the first bilateral meeting between […] The post US-Brazilian Wheat Bromance Angers Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government is Its Own Worst Enemy

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After three and a half months in power, the Administration of President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be its own worst enemy with fighting among members of the government and Bolsonaro allies being reported by the media on a daily basis. But just as the latest […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government is Its Own Worst Enemy appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Bolsonaro, How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part IV Crime Fighting

Michael Royster at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
By Michael Royster São Paulo, SP – After a break in the “How’s He Doing?” series, we return to what should be one of the most highly rated areas of Bolsonaro’s administration—crime fighting. The problem, however, is that the proper question is not “How’s he doing?” but “What’s he doing?” Lamentably, the answer is “not […] The post Brazil’s Bolsonaro, How’s He Doing After 100 Days? Part IV Crime Fighting appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Court Reduces Lula Sentence, Opening Door to Partial Detention

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 21 hours ago
By Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday reduced former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering. In a unanimous decision, the four judges on the Court panel hearing Lula’s appeal agreed to uphold his conviction but cut the sentence to eight […] The post Brazil Court Reduces Lula Sentence, Opening Door to Partial Detention appeared first on The Rio Times.

Department of Justice Indicts Two Drug Company Executives Over Opioid Sales; More to Come?

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 21 hours ago
On Tuesday, the Southern District of New York and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a series of indictments against one of the ten largest drug distributors in the US, Rochester Drug Co-Operative, and two former executives, the CEO and the chief compliance officer, and the latter has pled guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. […]

A Mini F-35?: Don't Get Crazy Over the XQ-58A Valkyrie (For Now)

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The XQ-58A, designed by Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, performed its maiden flight on March 5 at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. *Yet before we hail the Age of robo-warplanes, there are a few questions that need to be answered.* What’s not to like about a robot wingman? *(This first appeared several weeks ago.)* There’s a lot of buzz about the first flight of an unmanned U.S. Air Force drone, designed to accompany manned combat aircraft into battle, that many believe will herald a new age of aerial warfare. Looking at a photo of the XQ-58A Valk... more »

Is Russia Bringing Back the Legendary T-34 Tank That Crushed Hitler?

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Will Russia’s enemies again be crushed, as Nazi Germany was, under the treads of Russian armor? Is Russia’s legendary T-34 tank rolling off the production line again? Will Russia’s enemies again be crushed, as Nazi Germany was, under the treads of Russian armor? Alas for tank buffs and Russian nationalists, reports of the T-34’s resurrection are premature. In fact, it was an April Fool’s Joke on a *Russian defense Web site*. But like any good April Fool’s prank, the joke works because it strikes a real-life chord. In this case, the Putin government’s... more »

Libya War News Updates -- April 24, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Libyan forces push back Haftar's troops south of Tripoli: witnesses* HIRA, Libya/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces supporting Libya’s internationally recognized government pushed back troops loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar to more than 60 km (37 miles) southwest of the capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday, Reuters reporters said. The town of Aziziya was fully under the control of the Tripoli forces, with shops reopening after days of fighting, a Reuters team at the scene said. Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), which is allied to a rival government in eastern Libya, mou... more »

ALF 14, The Atlas-FNF events in 2004-2006

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 21 hours ago
The first Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) by Atlas was held in October 2004 in Hong Kong and it was originally titled "Asia Resource Bank Meeting" (ARBM). It was a two-days conference that preceded the two-days and bigger Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia conference, mainly sponsored by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF). The ARBM was a joint project of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation (now simply Atlas Network) and FNF. In 2005, the Atlas-FNF event was downscaled to a small group one-day RTD on the book of Friedrich Hayek, "The Constitution of Liberty" (1960). It also preced... more »

Outbreak linked to ground beef spreads to more states; traceback inconclusive

Coral Beach at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
Federal officials report the number of confirmed cases of E. coli O103 infections, suspected to be linked to ground beef, have more than doubled since the outbreak was initially reported. Since April 5 when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed its investigation, the outbreak has grown from 72 patients in five states to... Continue Reading

Iowa’s new ag-gag law is the subject of another legal challenge

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bailing Out Benji, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Center for Food Safety were back in federal court in Iowa earlier this week. Just as they did almost two years ago, they’ve sued Iowa Gov. Kimberly K. Reynolds, state Attorney General Tom Miller,... Continue Reading

Researchers find antibiotic resistant mcr-1 gene in Salmonella from mussels

News Desk at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
For the first time, Spanish researchers have found antimicrobial resistant genes in Salmonella isolated from raw mussels. Writing in the journal Eurosurveillance, they said the findings are of concern as such analysis is not performed and Galicia, north-west Spain is the third largest producer of mussel aquaculture worldwide and one of the main suppliers of the... Continue Reading

FDA refuses to reconsider decision on hazardous chemical in food packaging

Guest Contributor at Food Safety News - 21 hours ago
Opinion Today, the FDA doubled-down on its flawed 2005 and 2017 decisions to allow the hazardous chemical perchlorate to be added to dry food packaging. The FDA denied a request for a public hearing submitted by the Center for Food Safety, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, and other advocacy groups. The food safety and cancer groups were joined... Continue Reading

Mariinsky’s “Le Corsaire” Wins The Hearts Of Washingtonians

Tate MCCLELLAN at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Even though the political relationship between the U.S. and Russia has been strained lately, cultural exchanges between the two powers continue. The latest success of Russia’s cultural diplomacy was the performance of Mariinsky’s ballet, Le Corsair, which took place at the Kennedy center from April 9th until April 14th. This […]

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
New Zealand PM says no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch https://t.co/jAcbisfE2b pic.twitter.com/I0fEqOIW1F — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 24, 2019 Sri Lankan suicide bombers film themselves pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Al-Baghdadi before carrying out terror attack https://t.co/Y04ISKg8Io — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 23, 2019 Sri Lanka attacks: Government vows to overhaul security system https://t.co/8lLrIMtyq9 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 24, 2019 Kim Jong Un inspects an honour guard at an undisclosed location in North Korea... more »

Physicists' views have been confined to servers that no one else reads

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 22 hours ago
A few days ago, The Symmetry Magazine published Falsifiability and Physics. Folks such as Slatyer, Baer, Prescod-Weinstein, and Carroll argue that (and why) real physicists don't really pay attention to buzzwords such as "falsifiability" that have spread to the mass media as fire; and why they don't really consider Karl Popper as their infallible guru. The article also points out that Popper's targets weren't theories in physics but things like Freudian psychology and Stalinist history which is why the current critics of physics are really using Popperism outside its domain of valid... more »

Markets In Everything, San Francisco Toilet Edition

David Henderson at Econlib - 22 hours ago
Last Saturday, I was up in San Francisco for an event and met my daughter for coffee first. After leaving her, I decided to walk along the ocean so that I would get my exercise and wouldn’t get to the event before it started. As I was walking, I thought it would be nice to […] The post Markets In Everything, San Francisco Toilet Edition appeared first on Econlib.

Fifth column of Muslim security guards right under our noses

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 22 hours ago
Muslims take over Australian security companies. This allows them to be legally armed with concealable or long-arm firearms from Leonard William In the last 3 years there has been a massive “beyond normal” rise in Muslim security companies and security agents, inclusive of gun license permits. This also includes Government contracts for security services, however, […]

Man missing from Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival where two died

Ashleigh Stevenson And David Chen at Just In - 22 hours ago
A 37-year-old man missing since Sunday from a music festival in southern Queensland, where two people died, may have been affected by drugs, and a local says the man also stole a pair of boots after allegedly breaking into a house.

Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it

Just In - 22 hours ago
Anzac biscuits are so much more than food: they have been used as Christmas cards, stationery and a culinary memorial to a lost son. Just don't call them bikkies, writes Lindsay Kelley

WWII digger and penfriend fell in love via letters, students keep tradition alive

Jessica Hayes at Just In - 22 hours ago
Like a page straight out of a romance novel, Rodrick and Ella Gowan's love story began when a teenage girl sent a postcard to a young Australian digger serving his country overseas in WWII.

Great white shark 'chokes to death' on sea turtle

Just In - 22 hours ago
A monster great white shark has quite literally bitten off more than it can chew, suffering a grisly demise at the hands of a sea turtle, according to a fisherman in Japan.

Paedophile whose victims were as young as 15 months old among Australia's worst, court told

Claire Campbell at Just In - 22 hours ago
Adelaide paedophile Ruecha Tokputza, who sexually violated more than a dozen children in Australia and Thailand and shared videos of the abuse, is described in court as one of Australia's worst child sex offenders.

Electric planes will change the way we fly in 10 years

Just In - 22 hours ago
Some countries have already committed to using electric aircraft on domestic routes. This could slash costs and emissions on some of Australia's busiest flight routes.

Four years as BWorld columnist

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 22 hours ago
Exactly four years today that I have been a contributor/columnist in BusinessWorld, the Philippines' premier business newspaper, about 32 years old. I started with Weekender then Opinion sections. Three guys helped me -- my former editor in interaksyon.com, Arnold Tenorio, then Weekender (now Opinion) editor Ricky Torre, and Boojie Basilio (resigned Opinion editor). BWorld editor in chief Roby Alampay agreed of course when Ricky and Boojie accepted my regular contributions. Today's issue of BWorld. This is my first article, published on April 24, 2015 in Weekender. Just a repost ... more »

U.S. Arrests A Former Engineer And A Chinese Businessman For Stealing GE Secrets

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
A man takes a picture of a General Electric (GE) engine during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song *Reuters: **U.S. accuses pair of stealing secrets, spying on GE to aid China* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, according to an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday. The indictment against the fo... more »

Video: Borrasca – Dialogue Between two men + Coke, Smoke and Whiskey

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – To our friends, supporters, and readers: Send us your videos about Rio, São Paulo, and Brazil to publisher@riotimesonline.com, and we might publish it. Here is a video sent to us by reader Phylis Huber. “This trailer is a non-stop dialogue and interesting portrait inside the mind of men” SQUALL is […] The post Video: Borrasca – Dialogue Between two men + Coke, Smoke and Whiskey appeared first on The Rio Times.

Visa Waiver Leads to Substantial Spike in Tourist Arrivals

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 22 hours ago
By Newsfeed RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s visa waiver program announced in March is already generating positive results. Recent data from a study done by Amadeus Group shows a significant increase in the number of reservations made in the United States, as well as in Canada, Japan and Australia, the other three other countries […] The post Visa Waiver Leads to Substantial Spike in Tourist Arrivals appeared first on The Rio Times.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the honor guards of the Chinese People s Liberation (PLA) Navy before boarding the destroyer Xining for the naval parade. Xi is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the PLA by developing everything from stealth jets to aircraft carriers as China ramps up its presence in the disputed South China Sea and around self-ruled Taiwan, which has rattled nerves around the region and in Washington. Xinhua via REUTERS *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *China's navy on parade* (Reuters).

Quote of the Day

vonMesser at 'Nox & Friends - 23 hours ago

April 24th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #825

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Wednesday April 24th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

The Antitrust Case Against Facebook You Need to Know About

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 23 hours ago
“Facebook is undermining our country, our democracy.”

'Significant' new evidence threatens to delay start of Claremont serial killer trial

Charlotte Hamlyn at Just In - 23 hours ago
The trial of Bradley Edwards for the Claremont serial killings could be delayed after a Perth court is told of potentially significant new evidence uncovered by a Telstra employee who worked for the company in the 1990s.

No increase in prices isn't as good as it sounds

Stephen Long at Just In - 23 hours ago
Prices didn't go up over the first three months of the year. On the face of it, this sounds great for consumers, but the economic reality is that it's better for the wealthy than the workers.

Avengers Endgame: How can so much money, talent and time render so little emotional pay‑off?

Jason Di Rosso at Just In - 23 hours ago
As Marvel ties up a 21-film spree, you wonder how so much money, talent and time can render so little emotional pay-off.

As many as 12,000 Anzacs lie in unmarked graves in Australia

Emma Rebellato at Just In - 23 hours ago
The remains of 12,000 World War I diggers are believed to be buried in unmarked graves — not at Gallipoli or the fields of Flanders, but in suburban cemeteries across Australia.

No sliding-scale speeding fines despite calls to end 'unfair revenue raising'

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 23 hours ago
The introduction of speeding fines based on the offender's income has been ruled out for this year's South Australian budget, as motorists brace for an expected hike in fees, fines and charges.

NBC: 20 or more cases of mumps at IU Fraternity. All are vaccinated.

Chrisann Joson at Health Nut News - 23 hours ago
20 cases of mumps have been confirmed at Indiana University’s main campus in Bloomington. Sixteen of the infected patients have recovered and returned to class, 3 remain in isolation and a few others are pending lab test results. “We do have some pending tests on patients in which we suspect mumps. We are waiting for […] The post NBC: 20 or more cases of mumps at IU Fraternity. All are vaccinated. appeared first on Health Nut News.

Japan Leads the Way: No Vaccine Mandates and No MMR Vaccine = Healthier Children

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 23 hours ago
The Promise of Good Health; Are We Jumping Off the Cliff in the U.S.? By Kristina Kristen, CHD Guest Writer In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory—either by removing parental/personal choice given by existing vaccine exemptions or by imposing undue quarantines and fines […] The post Japan Leads the Way: No Vaccine Mandates and No MMR Vaccine = Healthier Children appeared first on Health Nut News.

Report: China Using U.S. Satellites To Strengthen Military And Police Power

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNBC:* *China reportedly uses satellites built and financed by US companies to connect military operations* * Bandwidth on satellites built by U.S. companies is used to connect Chinese soldiers at South China Sea outposts, the Wall Street Journal said in a report. * China’s state police have also used the satellite services to help fight protesters, notably in a region where ethnic minorities were forcibly relocated, the report said. * The key to circumventing U.S. trade laws is a Hong Kong-based company called Asia Satellite Telecommunications, the report said, which is jointly ... more »

What Did The Crackpot Putin Put In The White House Do When He Woke Up This Morning?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Twitter rampage for the crazy fake "president!" He started at 6AM whining about Paul Krugman: "Paul Krugman, of the Fake News *New York Times*, has lost all credibility, as has the *Times* itself, with his false and highly inaccurate writings on me. He is obsessed with hatred, just as others are obsessed with how stupid he is. He said Market would crash, Only Record Highs! And he wasn't done after that. He was just warming up: "I wonder if the *New York Times* will apologize to me a second time, as they did after the 2016 Election. But this one will have to be a far bigger & bette... more »

Bostonians: Be Sure to Stop by Our Meetup This Thursday, April 25; Meetups Coming in Milwaukee on Wed May 1 and Minneapolis on Thurs May 2

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 1 day ago
Very much looking forward to our Boston meetup on Thursday! As always, we’ll have much to discuss! Join the discussion with like-minded people and have a drink and a nosh if you are so inclined. We are gathering at 49 Social, the same spot as in 2017. We have reserved the upstairs, which gave us […]

CEA Chairman Kevin Hassett Discusses U.S. Economic Health Ahead of Friday GDP Announcement…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Kevin Hassett appears with Lou Dobbs to discuss the strength of the U.S. economy and the U.S-China trade negotiations. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will head to Beijing … Continue reading →

James Comey’s Unpaid “Special Government Employee” Daniel Richman…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
When considering who were the FBI contractors, with special program access to the NSA database, conducting unauthorized searches and extracting results… there’s a specific type of contractor described by FISA Judge Rosemary Collyer. One who was able to work around … Continue reading →

It Took 4 Decades: U.S. Coast Guard Will Soon Have a New Heavy Icebreaker

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 day ago
*David Axe* *Security, * With the contract award, the Coast Guard finally is getting serious about strengthening its presence at Earth’s rapidly-melting poles. Human industry adds carbon to the atmosphere that traps heat and causes rapid change in the global climate. The U.S. Coast Guard on April 23, 2019 tapped VT Halter Marine, Inc. to build, for $750 million, the service’s first new heavy icebreaker in four decades. With the contract award, the Coast Guard finally is getting serious about strengthening its presence at Earth’s rapidly-melting poles. Human industry adds carbon... more »

True Story: China Is Using Artillery And Tanks to Put Out Forest Fires

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Talk about fighting fire with firepower. Talk about fighting fire with firepower. China is using artillery and tanks to put out fires. Chinese arms manufacturer Norinco has modified field artillery to shoot fire-suppressing cannon shells, according to China Daily. The guns are being used to put down forest fires that often erupt in springtime in China. “Eight long-range fire-extinguishing guns designed and built by the company arrived in Guojiaping village in Changzhi, Shanxi province, at the request of provincial authorities to help quench the fire t... more »

Killing Christians Doesn’t Matter to Corporate Media

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Apr 23, 2019 Steve Malzberg (in for Rick Sanchez) discusses the latest details of the Easter Massacre in Sri Lanka and the dearth of mainstream media coverage concerning the persecution of Christians around the world. He points out that the comparatively apolitical story of the Notre Dame fire was all-too-convenient for […]

Germany Draws Closer to Russia Despite US Sanctions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Apr 23, 2019 The expansion of the Nordstream pipeline in Europe and construction of Nordstream II are on schedule despite US pressure. As Germany draws economically closer to Russia, will it run increasingly afoul of NATO allies and the US? Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins Steve Malzberg (in for Rick […]

China Shows the World It’s Ready for War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Apr 23, 2019 China is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) with the largest naval parade that the country has ever held. The opening ceremony in the port of Qingdao included delegations from seven countries. RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca joins […]

Pompeo: ‘I Was the CIA Director. We Lied, We Cheated, We Stole’!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Apr 22, 2019 ‘I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s – it was like – we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment’ – Pompeo Secretary Pompeo participates in a Q&A discussion at Texas A&M University as part of the […]

Israeli Soldier Reveals 1948 Palestinian Genocide and Zionist Ideology of Ethnic Cleansing

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
zenicaone Published on Jan 1, 2012 Israeli Soldier Reveals 1948 Palestinian Genocide and Zionist Ideology of Ethnic Cleansing. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – […]

How CIA & Allies Helped Jihadists In Syria: French Covert Ops Expert Exposes New Details

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Published on Sep 13, 2018 How CIA & Allies Helped Jihadists In Syria: French Covert Ops Expert Exposes New Details by Maxime Chaix, GlobalGeoNews.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Maxime Chaix, an expert on clandestine operations, intelligence and US foreign policy, is a journalist and regular contributor to GlobalGeoNews.com. He has written La guerre de l’ombre en Syrie (The Shadow […]

Trump May Recognise West Bank as Israeli Land After Jerusalem & Golan – Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump May Recognise West Bank as Israeli Land After Jerusalem & Golan – Analyst by Ekaterina Blinova, https://sputniknews.com/ The Israeli elections on 9 April resulted in the victory of Benjamin Netanyahu, who was officially appointed as the country’s prime minister on 17 April. Speaking to Sputnik, Israeli publicist Avigdor Eskin shared his opinion on what […]

Trumpusalem: Netanyahu Rewards Trump With Golan Town

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Zionist Christians: Useful IDIOTS serving the Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram flag, serving Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, LIE, HERESY! – TruNews Streamed live 4 hours ago Trumpusalem: Netanyahu Rewards Trump With Golan Town Today on TRUNEWS we discuss Israel’s pledge to name a part of the recently unilaterally gifted Syrian Golan Heights after the benefactor […]

Are the United States and Israel Entrapping Iran to Close the Strait of Hormuz?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Keep in mind that the people at the top echelons, in control of America, Zionist ‘666’ Israel, Iran … belong to the same: ‘I Luv Satan Club’. The sheeple are being sold an illusion that it is: – USA+Israel+allies vs Iran+allies. – In reality it is war between: – Satan and his minions vs the […]

Bonds, Gold Types, Paper Gold Dumping … Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ITM Trading Streamed live 4 hours ago Question 1. Donna L: Why do you prefer Numismatics over Bullion? Question 2. Cycle Tech: Will world governments and central banks cause the crash when they are ready to do so? Question 3. Stephanos R: At the opening bell of the stock market, on April 16th, 2019, someone […]

‘Terrifying’: Deep State Biased Toward Democrats

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Apr 22, 2019 Are US intelligence agencies politicized in favor of the Democratic Party? If so, to what extent does it undermine the function of government? Attorney and political strategist John Jordan joins Steve Malzberg (in for Rick Sanchez) to weigh in. He points to the “supremely arrogant central government in […]

The Orchestration of Russiaphobia Is The Prelude To War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Orchestration of Russiaphobia Is The Prelude To War by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The Russian Embassy in Washington has prepared an accurate 121-page report, THE RUSSIAGATE HYSTERIA: A CASE OF SEVERE RUSSOPHOBIA. – Everyone should read this report. It documents the fake news, lies, violations of diplomatic standards and international law, and gratuitous aggressive […]

Egypt’s Sisi to Recruit Arab States in Support of ‘Deal of the Century’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
What’s in it for Al Sisi? KaChing$$$, KaChing$$$. Egypt’s Sisi to Recruit Arab States in Support of ‘Deal of the Century’ by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is recruiting Arab leaders to support the peace plan being laid down by the US administration, dubbed the “deal of the century”. – Writing for Ynet News, […]

Pedophilia Being Taught As “Sexual Orientation” in California Schools

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Illuminist social engineers rule this world and are morally corrupting the sheeple. Pedophilia Being Taught As “Sexual Orientation” in California Schools by Alex Newman, https://freedomproject.com/ Government school officials in California think it is “really important” to teach children about pedophilia and pederasty in the classroom because it is a “sexual orientation.” That is according to […]

The Money System is INTENDED to Drown Us | Drew Piacine

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Reluctant Preppers Published on Apr 22, 2019 Tired of working harder and harder every year, but falling farther and farther behind? It’s no coincidence that the fruits of our blood, sweat, and tears are being taken by stealth, leaving us struggling just to keep our heads above water. And the way this set up is […]

3 Factors to Consider Before Investing in Cryptocurrency

Waking Times at Waking Times - 1 day ago
*Waking Times* - Therefore, if you're considering an investment in cryptocurrency, here are three biggest factors that will influence its adoption.

Speculation On Chinese President Xi's Health Grows After His Recent European Trip

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu *Wall Street Journal*:* Xi’s Unsteady Steps Revive Worries Over Lack of Succession Plan in China* *Speculation on Chinese leader’s health fuels concern about one-man rule * BEIJING—Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent European tour produced much pageantry, from ceremonial welcomes to banquets, that boosted his image. For some observers, it was his unusual gait that caught the eye. Televisio... more »

Professional climbers race to prevent further damage to Notre Dame from rain

Just In - 1 day ago
Looming bad weather threatens to further damage the 850-year-old cathedral, after the roof was destroyed by the April 15 blaze.

Dingo patrols stepped up as more tourists prepare to visit island where toddler was bitten

Tara Cassidy at Just In - 1 day ago
Extra rangers will patrol Fraser Island this weekend searching for the dingo that dragged a toddler from a camper trailer and warning visitors to lock up their food and not approach the animals.

Australian share market surges to highest level since before GFC

David Chau And David Taylor at Just In - 1 day ago
The Australian share market climbs to its highest level since before the global financial crisis, with a boost from weak inflation figures increasing the likelihood of an interest rate cut in the next few months.

AFL great Mick Malthouse calls for an end to Magpies-Bombers Anzac Day monopoly

Shaun Giles at Just In - 1 day ago
For the game's coaching record holder, Michael Malthouse, the Anzac Day match is no longer black and white (and red and black). The game's statesman says no team has the right to host the clash every year and has urged the AFL to allow every team to get a chance to experience the occasion.

Ernest Licey's final salute: Incognito soldier spent 60 years in an unmarked grave

Jessica Clifford at Just In - 1 day ago
Bullets don't discriminate, but in 1916 the Australian defence forces did. This is the story of an Indigenous teen who schemed his way to the Western Front, only to be buried back home without so much as a headstone.

'I never gave up': Mother recovering from 27-year coma after 1991 car accident

Just In - 1 day ago
A woman from Abu Dhabi woke from a 27-year coma after being seriously injured in a car accident in 1991, when she tried to protect her four-year-old son, who says he is now "flying with joy".

'Startling' melanoma research finds in situ survivors not out of the woods after removal

Kylie Bartholomew And Sheridan Stewart at Just In - 1 day ago
A mother who developed terminal cancer after initially having an in situ melanoma is supporting calls for funding after world-first research in Queensland finds survivors of in situ melanoma have a higher chance of developing other cancers.

Man who won $1.1 billion on the US lottery 'pretty much felt lucky'

Just In - 1 day ago
Manuel Franco says he "started screaming" when a lottery ticket he found stuck to another turned out to be the winner of the US's third biggest jackpot ever — but then the paranoia started setting in.

More Heat about Census Question

John F. McManus at rss - 1 day ago
[image: more-heat-about-census-question] The controversy about whether the 2020 census should ask respondents if they are “a citizen of the United States” has generated a considerable amount of heat.

On The Proliferation of Mass Graphomania

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 1 day ago
Milan Kundera in 1980Milan Kundera, in his fascinating novel *The Book of Laughter and Forgetting*, talks about the proliferation of mass graphomania in the modern world. Here’s an excerpt (Part 4: “Lost Letters”; Page 106): Graphomania (an obsession with writing books) takes on the proportions of mass epidemic whenever a society develops to the point where it can provide three basic conditions: 1. a high enough degree of general well-being to enable people to devote their energies to useless activities; 2. an advanced state of social atomization and the resultant general feeling ... more »

RECALL ON CANCER-CAUSING BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION

Amanda-Mary at Healing Oracle - 1 day ago
Share List Tests found trace amounts of potentially cancer-causing chemicals in yet another recall of a blood pressure medication and the FDA is reportedly overwhelmed by the sheer number of investigations they are now carrying... The post RECALL ON CANCER-CAUSING BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION appeared first on Healing Oracle.

Politics and peanuts

Jade Mark Capiñanes at New Mandala - 1 day ago
A creative reflection on everyday life in Duterte's stronghold. The post Politics and peanuts appeared first on New Mandala.

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 22-Apr-2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
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