Monday, June 24, 2019

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Norwegian agency assesses Listeria risk from sushi

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 6 seconds ago
Proper storage of raw seafood and good hygiene is important to avoid contaminating sushi with Listeria at amounts that can cause illness, according to a risk assessment in Norway. The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) looked at Listeria monocytogenes in sushi after a Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) request, so the agency... Continue Reading

Study links Cryptosporidium outbreak to raw, organic cheese

News Desk at Food Safety News - 6 seconds ago
Researchers in France have described an outbreak of Cryptosporidium linked to unpasteurized, raw milk white cheese. In November 2017, a gastroenteritis outbreak was reported at a school in Loire-Atlantique, western France, with more than 150 sick people. Cryptosporidiosis appears to be largely underdiagnosed in the general population in France and Cryptosporidium is not always covered by labs... Continue Reading

NY Times’ Front Page Whines About Right-Wing Bullies Buying Up Western Land

By Clay Waters ~ The front page of Sunday’s New York Times featured Denver-based national correspondent Julie Turkewitz demonstrating hostility to private property and the dismayingly conservative billionaires who own it in “As Billionaires Snap Up Open Land in West, Public Is Fenced Out”: The Wilks brothers grew up in a goat shed, never finished … Continue reading NY Times’ Front Page Whines About Right-Wing Bullies Buying Up Western Land

The Iraq War's First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Recalls His Fight for Survival

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * One man's fight to come home. On Nov, 10, 2004, Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia knew that he stood a good chance of dying as he tried to save his squad. Bellavia survived the intense enemy fire and went on to single-handedly kill five insurgents as he cleared a three-story house in Fallujah during the iconic battle for the city. For his bravery that day, President Trump will present Bellavia with the Medal of Honor on Tuesday, making him the first living Iraq war veteran to receive the award. In an interview with Task & Purpose, Bellavia recalled t... more »

How to Make the U.S. Air Force Great Again: Build 200 New Stealth Bombers

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Could it happen? *The bomber’s weapons bay could end up being more of a mission payload bay, with surveillance, communications, drone or electronic warfare packages loaded inside to facilitate a variety of missions, particularly in denied environments. The Raider is on the path to being America’s first multirole bomber.* On October 27, 2015, nearly thirty-four years to the day after Northrop Grumman was awarded the contract to develop the first stealth bomber, the U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop a contract for a new bomber: the B-21 Raider. While ma...more »

A Red Team Review Of Climate Crisis Assertions

By Paul Driessen ~ Various scientists, politicians and activists have long insisted that the United States and world must end fossil fuel use to prevent dangerous manmade global warming, climate change and extreme weather disasters. They say “the science is settled” and the time to act is now. Many other experts have pointed out that … Continue reading A Red Team Review Of Climate Crisis Assertions

Señor Trumpanzee On 60 Minutes

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 minutes ago
Even if Trump loses the presidency and the Democrats hold the House, McConnell will still be able to block a progressive agenda if the GOP holds the Senate— or even a strong minority in the Senate. The Republicans are fighting to hold onto a majority and they will have all the money in the world to do just that. One screw up would be not being able to win back the Alabama Senate seat they narrowly lost to Doug Jones when Trump named Jeff Sessions Attorney General and then Republican voters nominated extremist and— worse for some GOP voters— child molester Roy Moore to replace Ses... more »

Two Decades After Pledging to Stop, Mars, Nestlé and Hershey Still Selling Chocolate Made from Child Labor, New Report Says

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 18 minutes ago
As far as chocolate goes, companies don’t get much bigger than Mars, Nestlé and Hershey, which make up three of the top six chocolate producing operations in the world. But while these companies provide plenty of smiles to those who enjoy their products both in the United States and across the world, there’s a troublesome, underreported side effect about their products that most grocery store shoppers would be shocked to learn. Twenty years ago, these powerhouse companies pledged to eradicate what has become the biggest and most serious complaint against them: the use of the chil... more »

Putting Maine First: Sara Gideon for US Senate

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 23 minutes ago
Putting Maine First: Sara Gideon for US Senate Link: https://youtu.be/6SEiNdtO7mE

Is President Trump Putting National Security At Risk?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 34 minutes ago
U.S. President Donald Trump sits for an exclusive interview with Reuters journalists in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Washington Post*: *Trump’s erratic policy moves put national security at risk, experts warn* Three policy turnarounds by President Trump this month have underscored his freewheeling governing style, an approach that some experts warn sends mixed messages and puts U.S. national security at risk. Trump’s approach on three issues — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, Mexican tariffs and Ir... more »

Trump Rape Accuser, E Jean Carrol, Has a Rather Unusual History of Perspectives on Men…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 43 minutes ago
E Jean Carrol made headlines recently with her rather bizarre and sketchy claims of a forced sexual encounter with Donald Trump in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room two decades ago. President Trump denies even knowing who she is…. but the … Continue reading →

Michael Flynn Was Not “Unmasked” – Evidence Flynn Was Under Active, FISC Authorized, Surveillance…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 43 minutes ago
The official media account of how the intelligence community gained the transcript of incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn talking to Ambassador Sergey Kisliyak on December 29th, 2016, surrounds “incidental collection” as a result of contact with an agent of … Continue reading →

The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-quantum-internet-is-emerging-one-experiment-at-a-time/ Advertisements

Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/three-public-health-interventions-could-prevent-94-million-premature-deaths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Chan-Facebook-General&utm_source=Facebook

50 Years Ago, #Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At #Fat

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

The ABCs of #5G NR standards

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://electronicsforu.com/5g-nr-standards?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=keysight&utm_term=download

John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
http://www.openculture.com/2017/04/the-tone-circle-john-coltrane-drew-to-illustrate-the-theory-behind-his-most-famous-compositions-1967.html

Antonio Meucci, the Italian Immigrant who couldn’t Patent the #Telephone.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/antonio-meucci-the-italian-immigrant-who-couldnt-patent-the-telephone/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm::fb:—-:rrssopenmind:::::20190611::sitlnk::

7 Exercises That Will Make Your Headaches Go Away

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/7-exercises-that-will-make-your-headaches-go-away-728960/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

How Long To Nap For The

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/how-long-to-nap-for-the-biggest-brain-benefits.18703/

7 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Fast

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/7-things-that-happen-to-your-body-when-you-fast-494260/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

Scientists Tracked Evolution Of Antibiotic Resistance In Real Time

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jvchamary/2019/05/29/evolution-antibiotic-resistance/amp/?ss=healthcare&__twitter_impression=true

Sydney Metro construction unearths 160-year-old grave

Michelle Brown at Just In - 46 minutes ago
The search is on to find the descendants of Joseph Thompson, whose remains and nameplate were found by archaeologists under Central Station — the site of one of Sydney's earliest colonial cemeteries.

Plan to demolish local hero's 'ordinary' house prompts protest in SA

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 46 minutes ago
A Port Elliot house with no significant features is the site of a protest by locals who say they want to protect their seaside town from becoming "another Victor Harbor".

Muslim man dies after being beaten for hours, forced to chant Hindu slogans

Just In - 46 minutes ago
A man dies in hospital after being tied to a pole and then beaten for nearly 12 hours over accusations he carried out a burglary in eastern India.

How the launch of a SpaceX rocket today will improve Australian weather forecasting

Emily JB Smith at Just In - 46 minutes ago
Australian satellites that will improve the nation's weather forecasting will shoot into space on the back of an American rocket today, with the help of a small team of experts in the Northern Territory.

Cotton farmers to sell water entitlements as concerns mount over state of rivers

Sally Bryant And Tim Fookes at Just In - 46 minutes ago
A group of Barwon-Darling farmers have offered to sell their water entitlements at a value which would encourage new owners "not to grow cotton".

Mascot Towers might be sinking, according to engineers' report

Selby Stewart at Just In - 46 minutes ago
The NSW Premier says she remains "confident' in the system which regulates construction despite a new report which suggests Sydney's Mascot Towers, which were evacuated earlier this month, might be sinking.

Joe Sestak, early Democratic critic of Israel, announces presidential run

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 1 hour ago
Sestak, a retired Navy admiral and 2-term Democratic Pennsylvania congressman, criticized Israel's blockade of Gaza. He then ran in a Senatorial primary bid against Arlen Specter, the Israel partisan who had just switched from Republican to Democrat. The Dem establishment, including Obama, backed Specter, but Sestak won the primary. Conservative pro-Israel groups spent millions targeting Sestak, who then narrowly lost the general election to Republican Pat Toomey... The post Joe Sestak, early Democratic critic of Israel, announces presidential run appeared first on If Americans Kn...more »

BWorld 342, Rising welfarism, rising taxes

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 1 hour ago
* My article today in BusinessWorld. Among the factors given why President Duterte’s Senatorial bets won and shut out the opposition in the May 2019 Senatorial elections were: a. high popularity of the President; b. high visibility of his build-build-build programs; c. reduction in inflation in 2019; and, d. failure of the opposition to convince voters that they are the “right group to lead the charge.” These were contained in the articles written by fellow columnists in BusinessWorld, particularly: 1. “Understanding President Duterte’s approval ratings” by Andrew J. Masigan (J... more »

Why Ayn Rand Failed as a Philosopher?

Unknown at The Verma Report - 1 hour ago
Ayn Rand was probably unaware that philosophy provides the proximate explanations and not the ultimate explanations. She started her philosophy of objectivism with the intention of providing the ultimate explanations for living happily on earth. She and her followers saw themselves as the chosen people, they regarded the truth that they embraced as the ultimate truth, they envisioned a perfect civilization which they would create after vanquishing the imperfect civilization that exists today. Their agenda was so monumental and magnificent that only an entity with superhuman powers, ...more »

Musical Interlude: Mike Oldfield, "Tubular Bells Pt.1, Finale"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Mike Oldfield, "Tubular Bells Pt.1, Finale"

Why Israel's Security Is Important To Russia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Russia's National Security Council head Nikolai Patrushev. (photo credit: CHAIM TZACH/GPO) *Jerusalem Post:* *Putin Adviser: Israel’s security important, Russian ‘countrymen' are here* Patrushev said that he is in the country at the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia has a special interest in Israel’s security because just under two million “countrymen” live here, Nikolai Patrushev, the head of Russia’s National Security Council, said Sunday before meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We put special a...more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“Galactic or open star clusters are young. These swarms of stars are born together near the plane of the Milky Way, but their numbers steadily dwindle as cluster members are ejected by galactic tides and gravitational interactions. In fact, this bright open cluster, known as M46, is around 300 million years young. It still contains a few hundred stars within a span of 30 light-years or so. Located about 5,000 light-years away toward the constellation Puppis, M46 also seems to contain contradictions to its youthful status. *Click image for larger size.* In this pretty starscape, the ... more »

"There Is A Theory..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened." - Douglas Adams

“The Seat of the Soul”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“The Seat of the Soul” * by Chet Raymo "It was not my first visit. I had been there once before to talk with the great man, to the Castle of Cloux, near Amboise, in the valley of the Loire. He had been living there since 1516, at the invitation of Francis I, king of France. He was 67 years old, bundled up in a thick fur wrap by a roaring fire. His face showed age but not infirmity. Long white hair fell about his shoulders. White beard. Thick, downswept brows shaded his eyes like awnings. A strong nose. And of course the mouth, serious yet generous, not unlike the mouth of the Chri...more »

Can’t Fight the Future, Suckers! #PropagandaWatch

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 hour ago
By corbettreport Don’t want an Alexa in your home spying on everything you say? Well too bad, suckers! It’s the way of the future. Can’t... more »

"You Are Not Crazy: Taking a Time Out"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"You Are Not Crazy: Taking a Time Out"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Sometimes as adults, we just need a time out to refocus and gather ourselves before starting out again. Most of us feel a little crazy from time to time. Periods of high stress can make us feel like we’re losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different from our own. Losing a significant relationship and moving into a new life situation are other events that can cause us to feel off kilter. Circumstances like these recur in our lives, and they naturally affect our mental stability. ... more »

"The Truth Is..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." - M. Scott Peck

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*Click image for larger size.* *"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."* - Steve Jobs, Commencement Speech, Stanford University, 2005 "When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Re... more »

"There Is A Difference..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"There is a difference between a question and a wonder. I would prefer to answer only questions that will be useful to you. A child looks up at the starry sky at night and wonders. He is filled with the joy of the mystery of creation. Why should I explain everything to you and take away that joy? I will not. The purpose of my words is to create silence, to create joy. I am not here to stuff your head full of knowledge. A child starts out innocent. You ask him something and he says, "I don't know." Then that child grows up and thinks he knows everything. I'll teach you something. I'... more »

The Poet: Langston Hughes, "Mother To Son"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Mother To Son"* "Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So, boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps. 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now— For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair." - Langston Hughes

No, Seattle Doesn’t Refuse to Hose Poop from Sidewalks Because It’s ‘Racially Insensitive’

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
A minor Seattle street-cleaning issue from mid-2017 was played up by partisan websites as if it were a major racial controversy.

Doctor: Stabbing by Navy SEAL Could Have Killed Prisoner

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
There was no body, no photos of a knife wound, and only photos and video shot by other SEALs.

SOUNDS FAMILIAR, DONNIE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 2 hours ago
From *The Hill* this evening: *EXCLUSIVE: Trump vehemently denies E. Jean Carroll allegation, says 'she's not my type'* President Trump said Monday that writer E. Jean Carroll was “totally lying” when she recently accused him of raping her during an encounter in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. In an exclusive interview with The Hill, the president vehemently denied the allegations just hours after Carroll detailed the alleged incident during a cable news interview. “I’ll say it with great respect: Number one, she’s not my type. Number two, it never happened. It never... more »

Navy Disaster: Why Won't America's New Aircraft Carriers Have F-35s?

David Axe at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * What? *Citing problems with the new supercarrier's nuclear propulsion system and weapons elevators plus minor tweaks testers identified during Ford's post-construction shakedown cruise, James Geurts, the Navy's top acquisitions official, on March 26, 2019 told the U.S. House Armed Services Committee's seapower and projection forces subcommittee that Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia would deliver Ford in October 2019 rather than in July.* The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier won’t be able to deploy with the service’s newest warplane. At least not... more »

Parents Risk Losing Children to CPS in NY if They Fail to Comply with Mandatory Vaccines

AdminM at Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
As we reported last week, on June 13, 2019, the New York legislature quickly pushed a bill (A2371) to repeal the religious exemption to vaccination through both the Assembly and Senate in one day with no public hearings. The unprecedented legislative coup, which cut the citizens of New York out of participating in the law making process, culminated in the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo immediately signing the bill into law. Soon after this bill passed in New York, some parents apparently received letters from their children's school districts informing them of the new law, and t... more »

Failed Coup Attempt In Ethiopia -- Updates June 24, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Ethiopian police shoot dead security chief suspected of orchestrating an attempted regional coup in which the state's president was killed* * Amhara security chief Asaminew Tsige suspected of leading a regional coup * He was shot dead by Ethiopian police officers the government have confirmed * Asaminew was last year released from 10 years in prison after another coup Ethiopian police have shot dead a security chief suspected of orchestrating a deadly bid to overthrow the regional Amhara government, with possible links to the murder of the army chief, state media... more »

Man who survived being shot a dozen times is jailed for murdering bikie with 2kg spanner

Rebecca Opie at Just In - 2 hours ago
Jesse Ray Penhall, who survived being shot more than a dozen times in an ambush in 2008, is jailed for at least 23 years for bashing a Hells Angels bikie to death with a spanner in Adelaide.

WA Nationals tensions explode as leader Mia Davies threatens to quit over spill

Jacob Kagi at Just In - 2 hours ago
WA Nationals leader Mia Davies tries to ward off a surprise challenge against her deputy Jacqui Boydell by threatening to resign if the spill goes ahead, as tensions within the party over its direction and policies spill into the public arena.

Man accused of murdering neighbour after argument over barking dogs

Joanna Woodburn at Just In - 2 hours ago
An 18-year-old Parkes man is charged with murder and firearms offences — police allege he shot his neighbour after a dispute over barking dogs and said the two men "were not great friends".

Why ultra-runners thrive in continuing to push the distance

Matt Bedford at Just In - 2 hours ago
What drives people to spend their weekends suffering as they attempt to run 50, 100, or even 200 kilometres through the bush and over mountains?

England captain says fans 'entitled' to boo Smith and Warner at Lord's

Just In - 2 hours ago
England captain Eoin Morgan does not have a problem with fans booing Australian rivals Steve Smith and David Warner in the highly anticipated Cricket World Cup clash at Lord's.

Vitamin C protects against water pollution

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
Written by Dr. Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. In 1996, the little town of Hinkley, California, won a massive arbitration against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). You might recall the story as the basis for the movie “Erin Brockovich,” in which a single mother and small-town attorney went up against a utility company that had been dumping […] The post Vitamin C protects against water pollution appeared first on Health Nut News.

Can your dog sniff out cancer?

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
Three beagles successfully showed they are capable of identifying lung cancer by scent, a first step in identifying specific biomarkers for the disease. Researchers say the dogs’ abilities may lead to development of effective, safe and inexpensive means for mass cancer screening. After eight weeks of training, the beagles—chosen for their superior olfactory receptor genes—were […] The post Can your dog sniff out cancer? appeared first on Health Nut News.

Harvard Scientists Make ‘Landmark’ Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Sponges

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
Harvard and Japanese scientists recently announced that they’ve made a milestone discovery in cancer drug development. In an unprecedented achievement, researchers have managed to synthesize a powerful anticancer compound derived from sea sponges. Scientists have been trying to accomplish this for more than 30 years, and this new strategy has already helped hasten research into […] The post Harvard Scientists Make ‘Landmark’ Discovery in Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Molecules Found in Sea Sponges appeared first on Health Nut News .

Media Create Increases In Gun Sales

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 3 hours ago
If revenue numbers are true, gun manufacturers don't like when Democrats are in the White House. During the Clinton and Obama administrations gun sales did quite well, because Democrats are perceived by Republicans as more inclined to ban things and people who may not have been motivated to buy guns did, because they worried about bans. Yet it may not be Democrats causing an uptick in purchases, it could be media making the public think mass shootings will cause Democrats to ban them. read more

Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech The combined wealth of...

Robert Reich - 3 hours ago
*Why We Need to Break Up Big Tech * The combined wealth of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and Google’s Sergey Brin, and Larry Page is larger than the combined wealth of the bottom half of the American population. They are the leaders of a second Gilded Age – ushered in by semiconductors, software and the internet – which has spawned a handful of hi-tech behemoths and crushed competition. Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft now have the highest market values for all public corporations in America. As of today, only three countries in the world have... more »

DHS Head McAleenan Leaked ICE Raid Plans to WAPO, Sources Say

Luis Miguel at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: dhs-head-mcaleenan-leaked-ice-raid-plans-to-wapo-sources-say] Trump administration officials claim Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan was behind a leak that led to the president putting planned ICE raids on hold.

Report: An SAT-Only Admissions Process Would Make Colleges Less Diverse

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
If America’s top 200 colleges admitted applicants based on their SAT scores alone, more than half of the enrolled students would have to leave, and those remaining, with scores higher than 1250, would be less racially diverse and slightly more affluent. That’s a key finding in a report released this week by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

President Trump Announces Executive Order on Healthcare Price Transparency….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Earlier today President Trump announced a new executive order, constructed to facilitate a regulation change, that will require healthcare providers to inform patients of the cost of their procedures in advance of treatment. [Lots of Background Here] The President makes … Continue reading →

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Roswell, Georgia, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"How We - They - Go Through Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"It's extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it's just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome." - Joseph Conrad, "Lord Jim"

More US Warships Arrive In The Mideast Even As Trump Signals Draw Down

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
More US Warships Arrive In The Mideast Even As Trump Signals Draw Down by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Despite Trump taking to Twitter Monday morning to question, “why are we protecting the shipping lanes for other countries (many years) for zero compensation,” and asserting further that “All of these countries should be protecting their own ships” — the US naval build-up …

Palestinians Are Being Told to Give Up Most of Their Country in Exchange for a Loan

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Published on Jun 24, 2019 Donald Trump’s plan to offer Palestinians a multibillion investment if they agree to a political solution with Israel will convince the people under occupation that resistance is the only way, Iran’s parliament speaker has said. “While toying with a nation’s dignity is scandalous, this will strengthen resistance movements as …

US Stance on Iran is Riddled with Contradictions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Published on Jun 24, 2019 Tehran should not interpret Washington’s lack of military action as a sign of weakness, John Bolton has warned, hinting that Donald Trump’s last-minute decision to call off strikes against the Islamic Republic could be reversed. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9wvd end

Bank of America CEO Wants a ‘Cashless Society’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Bank of America CEO Wants a ‘Cashless Society’ by LUCAS NOLAN, https://www.breitbart.com/ During a recent conference, the CEO of Bank of America expressed the company’s desire to transition to a “cashless society.” – Fox Business reports that Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan stated during Fortune’s Brainstorm Finance conference in New York this week that …

$9 Billion for Egypt in Return for Deal of the Century

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
$9 Billion for Egypt in Return for Deal of the Century by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ According to documents released by the White House, the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s peace plan between Palestine and Israel includes granting $9 billion to Egypt, half of which is in the form of soft loans. – The documents revealed that $50 …

‘Deal of a Century’: A Push for the Permanent Occupation of Palestine

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
The Real News Network Published on Jun 24, 2019 Sonya Meyerson-Knox discusses US Ambassador Friedman’s and Chief Negotiator Greenblatt’s comments on annexing Palestinian land and why the Deal of the Century is dead on arrival. end

Crimes of the Secret Government — The LaRouche Case

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 3 hours ago
Stop WWIII Crimes of the Secret Government — The LaRouche Case Video of Crimes of the Secret Government — The LaRouche Case "Until we remove from our system of government a rotten, permanent bureaucracy which acts like contract assassins using the authority of the justice system to perpetrate assassinations, this country is not free, nor anyone in it." – Lyndon LaRouche, 1995 Watch the full documentary: The LaRouche Case—Robert Mueller's First Hit Job

Trump: Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault Not His Type

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The president said in an interview with The Hill that writer E. Jean Carroll is "totally lying."

Are Cellphones Causing Horns to Grow From Young People’s Skulls?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Experts have raised doubts about a flurry of news stories that report the act of looking down at screens is making "horns" grow on backs of skulls.

Did a Man Named Scott Chance Disappear After Making a 911 Call?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
A mysterious 911 call isn't exactly what it seems.

Hurricanes have always been bad — why aren’t they worse?

Joe Bastardi at CFACT - 3 hours ago
With hurricane season upon us, it is predictable that almost all storms which threaten the U.S. will be attributed to global warming. The post Hurricanes have always been bad — why aren’t they worse? appeared first on CFACT.

"If You Feel Like an Outsider as an Introvert, This Is the Perfect Book for You"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"If You Feel Like an Outsider as an Introvert,* * This Is the Perfect Book for You"* by Learning Mind "Colin Wilson was ever the Outsider. As he huddled in his frigid room in Brockley, a South London suburb, alone on Christmas Day, he contemplated his position. He was alone, in isolation. He had no family or close relation to share that Christmas with. His girlfriend was at her parents’ house, and he did not want to see his. For the millionth time in his twenty-four years of age, he felt like an Outsider. And as he contemplated, he began to write what would later turn into a book t... more »

Biggest Undercover Dairy Investigation Unveils Horrific Abuse at ‘Disneyland’ of Farms

Phillip at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Mandy Froelich* - An investigation into Indiana's Fair Oaks Farm reveals brutal treatment of livestock "from day one, hour one".

Aseguran que el acuerdo Mercosur con la Unión Europea ingresó en sus "instancias finales"

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
25-Jun-2019 Las negociaciones entre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea para lograr un acuerdo de libre comercio están en sus "instancias finales" tras un proceso de casi 20 años, aunque todavía necesita de un "impulso político".

Asia avanza en un Tratado de Libre Comercio liderado por la China

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
25-Jun-2019 Los líderes de la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático avanzan hacia la agrupación de 16 Estados de la región Asía - Pacífico.

TLC Perú-China: concluye segunda ronda para la optimización de acuerdo comercial

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
25-Jun-2019 El ministro de Comercio Exterior y Turismo, Edgar Vásquez, anunció la culminación de la segunda ronda de negociación para la optimización del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre el Perú y China

Ecuador y Chile dan los primeros pasos para negociar un TLC

bilaterals.org - 3 hours ago
25-Jun-2019 Ecuador y Chile buscan modernizar y actualizar el intercambio comercial. Por eso está previsto que esta semana empiecen en Quito las negociaciones para llegar a un tratado de libre comercio (TLC) entre los dos países.

These Are The Tech Giants Leaving China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Samsung is pulling its production out of China amid the trade war and slowing sales in the country. Photo: Xinhua *Asia Times:* *Chinese fret as Samsung, other giants leave* *Samsung to close key assembly base in Guangdong, while Foxconn may cut production of iPhones* Local officials and workers in China’s Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces may have to brace for lost revenue and jobs as Korean tech giant Samsung has reportedly decided to wind up its last production lines and leave the country for good. There have been reports that Samsung’s factory in Huizhou city in Guangdong – whe... more »

Mailchimp removing websites which publish anti-vaccination stories

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 3 hours ago
Our American correspondent Alex Bruce again has been de-platformed by tech company censorship. She hopes to back on the air soon. Alex informed us this morning: “I was de-platformed by the mass email service provider on Tuesday because of this video and article about 9/11 (which they stopped from going out), saying it “violated” their […]

America’s next civil war could start in Oregon very soon: can Trump hold the fort?

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 3 hours ago
from Natural News “America just one trigger event away from all-out open warfare on the streets” This story is getting very little coverage in the legacy media for obvious reasons. Just like California, Oregon has gone full authoritarian in trying to force its fake science “climate change” agenda on everyone. Over the last few days, […]

License To Kill

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama bragged about how good he was at killing people with drones, and right before he left office also gave windfarms license to kill as many raptors as they want over the next 30 years. U.S. to give 30-year … Continue reading →

Citizens Now Face Up to $500 “Speeding Tickets” for Riding BICYCLES Over 15 MPH

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Matt Agorist Denver, CO — In a likely move to bolster the city’s bottom line, Denver Park Rangers are stepping up efforts to catch... more »

Guess What! There's More Behind Bernie's College Loan Debt Forgiveness Than Pre-Debate Positioning

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
The work that Bernie’s economic advisor, Stephanie Kelton, chair of the Stony Brooks economic department, did for Bernie on student debt cancellation last year— along with 3 colleagues— The Macroeconomic Effects of Student Debt Cancellation is probably too much to expect political journalists to read and grasp… so it’s a lot easier to go along with a narrative about Bernie competing with Elizabeth Warren. We’ll come back to that. First Dr. Kelton, who starts with some basic questions: More than 44 million Americans are caught in a student debt trap. Collectively, they owe nearly ... more »

Are U.S. Colleges Breeding Hate?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich What do readers think about how the U.S. college education system has regressed? Has it or has it progressed too far... more »

Pete Buttgiggles Discovers He Ain’t Be Woke Enuf for Some Folks

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 4 hours ago
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Dem POTUS candidate 2020, already under fire for terminating South Bend Indiana’s black police chief, then standing by as the number of black officers on his force dwindled to single digit percentages, has discovered that his chickens have come home to roost. Petey may be a hit with the LGBTQWERTY crowd as well as many leftists who suffer from white and cisgender guilt complexes, but Boot-Edge-Edge is not getting a friendly reception from African-Americans on the stump. Yep, this lilywhite scrawny progressive man-child has just found himself on the receiving en... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 24, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Srinivas Mazumdaru, DW:* *How Trump's sanctions are crippling Iran's economy* The US move to reimpose sanctions on Iran and choke off the last remaining sources of Tehran's oil revenue has crippled the Iranian economy. For many ordinary Iranians, it's becoming increasingly hard to get by. US President Donald Trump has slapped fresh sanctions on Iran as part of his "maximum pressure" campaign against the Middle Eastern nation. Trump's executive order on Monday targeted none other than Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his associates with financial sanctions. US T... more »

Bruce Kushnick and The IRREGULATORS Win First Round Against The FCC. Exposing the $500B Rip-Off Continues.

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Hooray for Bruce Kushnick and The IRREGULATORS! Activist Post and many others have reported about their most recent efforts against telecom corruption:... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"My own view is that this planet is used as a penal colony, lunatic asylum and dumping ground by a superior civilization, to get rid of the undesirable and unfit. I can't prove it, but you can't disprove it either." - Christopher Hitchens I believe him...

Pilot left hanging from parachute in tree after fatal fighter jet collision

Just In - 4 hours ago
About 20 minutes into a training exercise two unarmed German fighter jets crash into each other leaving one pilot dead and another stranded in a tree, hanging from a parachute.

Big data knows everything about you and it's coming for your children, too

Just In - 4 hours ago
Everything you do online is being collected, scrutinised and sold, and most of us have no idea what really goes on, writes Donell Holloway.

Safety concerns at SA hospitals after a nurse stabbed in the neck

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 4 hours ago
The stabbing of a nurse in the neck after she leaves work at a South Australian hospital sparks concern, with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation also warning that patient aggression is "escalating".

'Coward': Rival taunts Boris as polls tighten in race to be Britain's next PM

Just In - 4 hours ago
Jeremy Hunt lashes out at Boris Johnson as the two men campaign to be Britain's next prime minister, with a TV debate cancelled after Mr Johnson refuses to take part.

Wall Street awaits Trump-Xi trade discussions at G20

David Chau at Just In - 4 hours ago
Wall Street struggles for direction ahead of the G20 summit in Japan, where Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet to discuss the de-escalation of the US-China trade war.

Ash Barty pulls out of Wimbledon warm-up event with arm injury

Just In - 4 hours ago
The new world number one suffers a pre-Wimbledon injury, but insists she will be fit when the action at the All England club starts next week.

Koalas' 'functionally extinct' status challenged by grassroots action

Hannah Ross at Just In - 4 hours ago
Concerns that koalas could be extinct in New South Wales by 2050 prompts grassroots action by people to protect the iconic species.

Ever wondered who looks after Victoria's 100yo high country huts?

Amelia Bernasconi at Just In - 4 hours ago
Victoria's high country huts, preserved and maintained by around 240 volunteers, are each a little piece of history with an important job to do.

Former cop denies seeking chat with gangland bosses days after being arrested

Danny Morgan at Just In - 4 hours ago
Former Victorian drug squad detective Paul Dale denies asking his lawyer to get in contact with gangland figure Carl Williams while he was in prison on drugs charges.

All These F-22 Raptors Went into the Sky Simultaneously. The Reason Is China.

David Axe at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Billions of dollars in the sky. *The Air Force in all possesses no more than 183 F-22s. Concentrating the roughly 120 combat-coded jets -- those with the latest software and weapons -- into five front-line squadrons instead of six actually has helped the Air Force to better maintain the complex jets.* A U.S. Air Force wing in Alaska managed to launch 24 F-22 Raptor stealth fighters plus an E-3 radar plane and a C-17 transport, all in quick succession. *(This first appeared several weeks ago.)* The dramatic "elephant walk" at Elmendorf Air Force Base was...more »

The Navy's New Submarine Has the Ultimate Feature: You Can't Hear It.

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * As in super stealth. *As part of the Block VI development, the Navy is now conducting a “SOF Optimization” Analysis of Alternatives to, among other things, find ways to engineer an attack submarine well suited for clandestine undersea SOF missions. These can include targeted attack operations, forward intelligence gathering or high-risk surveillance missions, among other things.* The Navy has begun work on a new generation of attack submarines with never-before-seen weapons, quieting technology, undersea attack drones, sonar and communications network... more »

Trump's Manufactured Crisis in Iran

Jerrod A. Laber at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Jerrod A. Laber* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Trump administration officials say they don’t want war, but they are doing everything they can create circumstances that would lead to further escalation. If you push someone, then you can naturally expect them to push back. Nation-states are no different. They will take measures they deem appropriate to ensure their survival. Right now, Iran poses no threat to the United States. But if the Trump administration insists on continuing its maximum pressure campaign, they very well could become one—the administration has suc...more »

China's Secret Tunnel into the Heart of America's Defense Industry

Kathryn Waldron at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Kathryn Waldron* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The Defense Department and federal intelligence agencies need to be more transparent about which companies pose risks to national security and how much they rely on them. Supply chain vulnerabilities have leapt to national attention thanks to concerns about Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, the subsequent ban of their products from use by the federal government, and President Donald Trump’s adding Huawei to a list of entities with whom U.S. companies are prohibited from doing business. While those actions address some of the su... more »

Will China Take the Seoul Train to a New Korean Future?

Sukjoon Yoon at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Sukjoon Yoon* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It is striking, and rather mysterious, that China’s policies are so clearly ill-adapted to the changing situation on the Korean Peninsula. China’s rise is inexorable, and the decline of U.S. power an inevitable corollary. Although the United States has dominated the world’s oceans since World War II, the best outcome now is for the United States to gradually and gracefully relinquish its global maritime hegemony, much as the United Kingdom once did, beginning around a century ago. This is the context in which the changing role of ... more »

"Economic Market Snapshot 6/24/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, "Epic: The Freak Show Starts Again Tomorrow! Then Another Begins" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

U.S. Consumer Debt Surpasses Financial Crisis Levels

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Mac Slavo Debt levels reached record levels during the Great Recession which struck the United States about a decade ago. Now, U.S. consumer debt... more »

Before the American Empire Collapses, It Could End Up Starting World War III

Rainer Shea at The Ghion Journal - 4 hours ago
In his 2004 book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins frames the story of the American empire as a kind of grand tragedy, one where human folly results in a vast, multi-generational saga of pain and suffering. He describes how the largest empire in history has been primarily constructed not through military conquest, but through assimilating vulnerable countries into the U.S. empire’s network of corporate enterprise. During the post-World War II period of… The post Before the American Empire Collapses, It Could End Up Starting World War III appeared first on The Ghion ... more »

World News Briefs -- June 24, 2019 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Trump puts sanctions on Iranian supreme leader, other top officials* WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions on Monday, taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone. With tensions running high between the two countries, Trump signed an executive order imposing the sanctions, which U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said would lock billions of dollars more in Iranian assets... more »

"Why 'Easy Money'”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Why 'Easy Money'”* by David Stockman "The constant, obvious flattery, contrary to all evidence, of the people around him [Tsar Nicholas I] had brought him to the point that he no longer saw his contradictions, no longer conformed his actions and words to reality, logic, or even simple common sense, but was fully convinced that all his orders, however senseless, unjust, and inconsistent with each other, became sensible, just, and consistent with each other only because he gave them." – Leo Tolstoy, "Hadji Murat" (1851) "Our monetary central planners insist that levitating the sto... more »

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Outlines New Iranian Sanctions….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Following an executive order signed by President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin holds a press conference to deliver the details [Video and Transcript]: More details on Treasury Website Here. [Transcript] SECRETARY MNUCHIN: So I think, as you know, I just … Continue reading →

Superhuman Renewables Targets

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 4 hours ago
New York is not the only climate cuckoo’s nest in the United States. Here are four more states promising efforts to install wind and solar power at rates that would exhaust Superman. EIA reports; Four states updated their renewable portfolio standards in the first half of 2019. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. As of […]

"America’s Fake Money Will Get Fakier"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
No joke. Look at your cash, if you have any... *"America’s Fake Money Will Get Fakier"* By Bill Bonner "Money is one of the primary measures of value in any society, perhaps the primary one, the principal repository of value. As such, money is a central source of stability, continuity, and coherence in any community. Hence to tamper with the basic money supply is to tamper with a community’s sense of value. By making money worthless, inflation threatens to undermine and dissolve all sense of value in a society." – Paul A. Cantor DUBLIN –" We flew back to Dublin on Friday night. Here...more »

‘Inna de Yard’ Delves into the ‘Soul’ of Jamaica

KINGSTON/PARIS, Jun 24 (IPS) - Dogs barking in the distance. Birds chirping nearby. A man walking through the mist, surrounded by lush vegetation. A distinctive vibrato singing "Speak Softly, Love" over it all. Read the full story, “‘Inna de Yard’ Delves into the ‘Soul’ of Jamaica”, on globalissues.org →

Parents Risk Losing Children to CPS in NY if They Fail to Comply with Mandatory Vaccines

AdminM at Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
As we reported last week, on June 13, 2019, the New York legislature quickly pushed a bill (A2371) to repeal the religious exemption to vaccination through both the Assembly and Senate in one day with no public hearings. The unprecedented legislative coup, which cut the citizens of New York out of participating in the law making process, culminated in the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo immediately signing the bill into law. Soon after this bill passed in New York, some parents apparently received letters from their children's school districts informing them of the new law, and t... more »

California’s “perma-drought” has been erased

Robert at Ice Age Now - 5 hours ago
Much to the surprise of meteorologists. _____________ California’s “perma-drought” has been erased H.B. Schmidt As of June 24th, the Upper Colorado River basin snow water equivalent (SWE) is 4259% of average, which is 0,052 inches (1.3 mm). That translates into ~2.2 inches (55.2 mm) of water content left yet to melt out of the mountains. ... Read moreCalifornia’s “perma-drought” has been erased The post California’s “perma-drought” has been erased appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Truth About Bilderberg - Behind The Deep State

TNA Video at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: behind-the-deep-state-alex-newman-truth-about-bilderberg-meetings] VIDEO - In this episode of Behind the Deep State, Alex Newman exposes the Bilderberg group, a semi-secret society of powerful globalists and useful idiots who meet annually to advance their agenda.

Backdoor Sharia Law? Lawmakers Aim to Define “Islam” as a Race

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: backdoor-sharia-law-lawmakers-aim-to-define-islam-as-a-race] You’ve heard the claim that boys can transition into girls. Now some British lawmakers and activists want to transition Islam into a race.

CAN OF WORMS: Infowars Targeted By Child Porn And MSM, Not The First Time Alternative Journalists Set Up

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Hate him or love him, Alex Jones was almost surely set up with images of child pornography emailed to Sandy Hook lawyers... more »

The U.S. Marine Corps Turned San Diego Into A Massive Chinese-Style Smart City

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By MassPrivateI Earlier this year, I warned people that the city of San Diego had been turned into a massive Chinese-Style public surveillance network, complete with... more »

All the Cyber Attack Stories from the Past Few Days Can’t Be Linked…Can They?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Daisy Luther A very important skill for anyone who hopes to be in the know is the ability to put together seemingly unrelated stories... more »

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Still Fighting 5G. Phone Conference Wednesday, June 19, 4 p.m. EST

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has reported about the many organizations concerned about and fighting 5G installation including NRDC. The organization is holding another phone... more »

25% Of Americans Are “Worse Off” Than They Were Before The Great Recession

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Mac Slavo For many, the economic recovery being touted by the mainstream media has not yet affected them. About 25% of Americans say that... more »

Evidence That The U.S. Economy Could Be Plunging Into A Very Deep Recession Is Rapidly Mounting

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Michael Snyder Not since 2008 have we seen so much bad economic data come rolling in all at the same time. Even without a... more »

Ecuador Just Gave the Pentagon Permission to Use The Galapagos Islands as an Airstrip

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Eoin Higgins The Galapagos Islands archipelago in Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse regions in the entire world, home to a number of... more »

FCC Blows Off Warnings AGAIN from Meteorologists, NASA, NOAA and Navy About 5G Interfering with Weather Forecasting

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Activist Post reported about this last month too. Many media sources did and continue to do so. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... more »

Can Western Central Banks Continue Capping Gold At $1350?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Dave Kranzler “Shanghai Gold will change the current gold market with its ‘consumed in the East but priced in the West’ arrangement. When China... more »

Leaked OPCW Report Shows Syria Photos Were Set Up The Whole Time

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville Long after the initial alleged “chemical weapons attack” in Douma, Syria that resulted in one of the Trump administration’s more notorious examples... more »

The Deep State’s “Hammer Platform” Revealed

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich The “Hammer,” created in the 2000s during the Bush Administration, was flipped into an offensive weapon by the Obama Administration to... more »

The Rise of Facial Recognition Should Scare Us All

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Derrick Broze In the last ten years, our world has been completely transformed thanks to the exponential growth of digital technology. Technological advances with... more »

“It’s A Disaster Like I’ve Never Seen Before” — 2019 Could Be The Worst Year Ever For U.S. Corn Farmers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Michael Snyder The amount of corn produced in the United States this year is going to be way below expectations. The Department of Agriculture... more »

“Step down, Carrie Lam!” Two Million Rise Up Once More Against The Hong Kong Extradition Bill

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Oiwan Lam Despite Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s promise to suspend the legislation of the extradition (amendment) bill on June 15 after a... more »

Legislation Would Cancel All Existing Federal Student Loan Debt

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Eliminating tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities and making community colleges, trade schools and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all students are highlights of federal legislation introduced Monday by U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont and representatives Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The […]

Bennett President Out, Interim In

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the president of the small, historically Black women’s school.

Vickers Receives 100 Black Men Award for Doctors

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Dr. Selwyn Vickers, senior vice president and dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, has been named the 2019 Dr. James T. Black Award recipient by 100 Black Men of America. Vickers recently accepted the national award, given annually to one physician, at The Chairman’s Awards Luncheon in Las Vegas. “It […]

Facebook Wants Its Libra Cryptocurrency to One Day Rival the Dollar

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 5 hours ago
Facebook Inc. just announced it is partnering with Visa Inc, Uber Technologies and twenty-five others companies to create a cryptocurrency that it hopes will one day inject a new source of revenue by trading similar to the U.S. dollar. The new digital currency will be called Libra, which will be a stablecoin, backed by a […] The post Facebook Wants Its Libra Cryptocurrency to One Day Rival the Dollar appeared first on Health Nut News.

Just out of jail

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
Nine who refused to pay the $60 bail bond after the arrest of 22 of us at Bath Iron Works on Saturday were released from the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, Maine today around 4:00 pm. I'll write more tomorrow as right now I need a shower and some rest. The group of 22 were incredible folks. Those who went to jail were wonderful to be with, and when we came out today a group of supporters met us outside the jail house doors with food, drink and loving hugs. In the meantime you can read some coverage of our protest in Maine media here. Additional story *here*. More later... more »

How Stress Affects Your Adrenal Health and What to do About it

Phillip at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Hilde Larsen* - Stress can absolutely wreck your adrenal glands. Learn to let go and live your purpose!

32 Tips for Navigating a World Full of Lies

Phillip at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Caitlin Johnstone* - Here are 32 tips on how to navigate what's real and avoid manipulators.

What You Need to Know About the ‘Science’ Behind Gardasil

Phillip at Waking Times - 5 hours ago
*Dr. Joseph Mercola* - Gardasil's vaccine dangers are much higher than their benefits, and the industry wants them to be mandatory.

In Experiments, Hen Solarium Increases The Vitamin D Content Of Eggs

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 5 hours ago
Vitamin D helps keep bones strong and some diseases at bay. During the summer months, people are able to get about 90 percent of their daily vitamin D requirements through exposure to sunlight, but that is not the case during a northeast winter. The remainder is often obtained through food. Milk, for example, if fortified with vitamin D because children drink it and that keeps them healthy. Chicken eggs also provide vitamin D and since the nutrition fad has swung away from linking eggs to heart attacks it may be possible to give those affordable protein sources a vitamin boost. r... more »

Racist Speech On Twitter Predicts Real-Life Hate Crimes

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 5 hours ago
Cities with a higher incidence of racist tweets showed more actual hate crimes related to race, ethnicity, and national origin, according to an analysis of the location and linguistic features of 532 million tweets published between 2011 and 2016. A machine learning model identified and analyze two types of tweets: those that are targeted (directly espousing discriminatory views) and those that are self-narrative (describing or commenting upon discriminatory remarks or acts) and then the team compared the prevalence of each type of discriminatory tweet to the number of actual hate c... more »

After Fleeing State Over Climate Change Bill, Oregon GOP Still Absent

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The GOP lawmakers insist they will stay away, while Democrats say the minority party was stirring up "dangerous sentiments."

Marijuana firm High Times explores OTC, not Nasdaq, as it falls short of capital target

Nick Thomas at Marijuana Business Daily - 6 hours ago
High Times Holding Corp., the parent company of the iconic High Times cannabis magazine, fell well short of its $50 million equity raise target and will aim for a listing on the OTC markets as opposed to the Nasdaq. Here’s what you need to know: In an SEC filing dated May 31, 2019, High Times […] Marijuana firm High Times explores OTC, not Nasdaq, as it falls short of capital target is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Theresa May’s Climate Plans Will Cost Us All Dear

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 6 hours ago
By Paul Homewood With Parliament about to wave through the amendment to the Climate Change Act, legislating for zero emissions by 2050, here is my summary published by Breitbart last week: Desperate to leave a ‘legacy’ for her disastrous premiership, Theresa May has decided to bring in a legally binding Net Zero climate […]

The Tories Under Jeremy Hunt

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
Boris Johnson continues to dominate the news for all the wrong reasons. Following *that bust-up* he has come under withering fire from ... Jeremy Hunt. His pathetic refusal to answer straight forward questions from Iain Dale at the Tory party hustings in Birmingham on Saturday, and pulling out of a leadership debate scheduled for tomorrow evening has seen Hunt chide him for refusing to participate in a proper contest. This builds on Hunt saying "don't be a coward" to the frontrunner, and outperforming Johnson in the public perceptions stakes. That crashing sound you might hear are t... more »

Lab tests prompt Keurig Dr Pepper to recall water because of arsenic level

News Desk at Food Safety News - 6 hours ago
The Keurig Dr Pepper company today announced a recall of an unspecified volume of its Peñafiel brand unflavored mineral spring water because an independent laboratory found “volative levels of arsenic” in samples. The company reported the unflavored spring water was imported from Mexico. All date codes of all unflavored Peñafiel mineral spring water products, including ... Continue Reading

The Legal Context for CYBERCOM’s Reported Operations Against Iran

RChesney at Lawfare - 6 hours ago
U.S. Navy Global Hawk (Source: Wikimedia/U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt courtesy Northrop Grumman) Following news that Iran shot down a U.S. Navy Global Hawk—an unmanned surveillance aircraft—the Trump administration came close to ordering a responsive set of airstrikes, but ultimately elected not to do so. Then we learned (first from Yahoo! News and then with key details supplied by the Washington Post and New York Times) that this was not the complete story: U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) had proceeded to conduct one or more operations against Iran in the cyber domain. Detai... more »

US/UK/Saudi Arabia/ Turkey & Georgia to Russia- Interlacing Threads...

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
*....weave an intricate tapestry.* *Mike Pompeo Goes to Saudi Arabia and UAE to talk Iran and undoubtedly Turkey* *above is the original image included in the Guardian article this morning**Don't forget the targeting of Turkey in all this.* *( the next news item will broach that subject) Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been targeting Turkey, as has Egyptian dictator el- Sisi. All three nations Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt have embedded themselves with the Usrael Kurdish allies in the annexed Syrian territory.* *"Mike Pompeo has met Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince for talks... more »

Corruption Crisis: How Criminal Politicians Poisoned the Dominican Republic

Ramon Collado at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Ramon Collado* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The criminal activities that transpire in the Dominican Republic range from armed robberies and improvised laboratories that specialize in counterfeiting booze and medications to drug trafficking, political corruption, contract killings, illegal arms trade and human trafficking. The recent deaths of American tourists and shooting of former Boston Red Sox superstar David Ortiz have shed a light on the Dominican Republic’s lack of security, its poor public-health regulations, its failed criminal justice system, and its high lev... more »

This Nation's Air Force Is Basically Dead. The F-35 Could Change That.

David Axe at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Well, maybe. Read on. *The American F-35s flying from Payerne in May 2019 arrived in Europe as part of the U.S. air arm’s deployment of a dozen F-35s. The radar-evading warplanes are in Europe for training alongside U.S. allies as part of the Pentagon’s European Deterrence Initiative, the U.S. military’s effort to deter Russian aggression.* Four U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters on May 31, 2019 *arrived* at Payerne air base in Switzerland. The F-35s are scheduled to remain at the base until June 14, 2019 in support of F-35-maker Lockheed Martin in i... more »

Meet the One Plane the F-22, F-35, F-15 and Even F-16 All Need to Fight

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://media.defense.gov/2019/Feb/14/2002090150/-1/-1/0/190122-F-JG201-0319.JPG] Not sexy, but essential. *Extending the strike range of attack aircraft such as an F-15, F-35 or F-22 brings great tactical significance in a modern threat environment wherein long range strike weapons used by potential adversaries could make it challenging for the Air Force to base and launch fighters within the proper striking proximity. * The first new, high-tech next-generation KC-46A aerial refueling tanker will be delivered to the service later this... more »

AI, Drones, Empathy, Alienation, and the Gig Economy

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 6 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The Verge has an important post on content moderation in the corporate hellhole that is Facebook which has implications both for the future of work (or, as we call it, “labor”) and for services that we, as consumers (reproducing our labor power) file mentally as algorithmic or robotic, but are […]

Whale entanglement like a human 'dragging a car', experts say

Melissa Martin And Sarah Maunder at Just In - 6 hours ago
Recent whale entanglements on the NSW coast highlight the man-made threats marine life face at an increasing rate, and experts say we can expect to see more.

Missing children, bloody scones, meat as murder: Dark Mofo's darkest moments

Dee Jefferson at Just In - 6 hours ago
Hobart's winter festival of dark arts has become renowned for weird and confronting work — but this year's most successful works cut genuinely close to the bone.

When premature birth leaves a mother and her baby far from home

Catherine Heuzenroeder And Laura Collins at Just In - 6 hours ago
The trauma of premature birth has additional complications for parents who live hundreds of kilometres from their baby's neonatal hospital.

Live: NSW Now: Mascot Towers sinking, engineers' report finds

Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING:* There are more woes for Mascot Towers residents after an engineers' report finds the building "is moving in a downward motion", and an 18-year-old is charged with murder after a shooting in Parkes in the state's central west.

More than 1,500 head of Australian cattle disappear in Vietnam

Daniel Fitzgerald And Kath Sullivan at Just In - 6 hours ago
More than 1,500 cattle and 99 buffalo from Australia disappear from approved feedlots or abattoirs in Vietnam over the past 13 months, according a Federal Department of Agriculture report.

Trump announces new sanctions directly targeting Iran's Supreme Leader

Just In - 6 hours ago
The US President signs an executive order targeting Iran's Supreme Leader and his associates with financial sanctions to further discourage Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant groups.

We could be missing a huge number of women with UTIs

Just In - 6 hours ago
Pippa Anderson had all the symptoms of a UTI, but the test kept coming back negative. New research claims many women in her predicament are right about their symptoms — it's the tests which could be failing.

The good, the bad and the Barty of Australian women's sport

David Mark at Just In - 6 hours ago
Women's sport in Australia is enjoying a moment in rarefied air thanks to the deeds of Ash Barty, Hannah Green and Sally Fitzgibbons — but the Matildas are experiencing the other side of the coin, writes David Mark.

'I have committed abhorrent crimes': Serial killer who dumped victims in toxic lake jailed

Just In - 6 hours ago
A Greek Cypriot army captain is sentenced to seven life jail terms after confessing to murdering five women and two children — some of whose bodies were found in an abandoned toxic lake — in a three-year serial-killing spree.

Lack of social housing in government development alarming, Speaker says

Lucy MacDonald at Just In - 6 hours ago
The Liberal Speaker, Sue Hickey, says she is worried just five per cent of the State Government's proposed housing development in Hobart's south might be set aside for social housing.

Folau's donations surge past $550k after GoFundMe ban

Just In - 6 hours ago
The sacked Wallabies star receives a $100,000 donation from the Australian Christian Lobby and plenty more cash from other sources in response to GoFundMe's decision to cancel his crowdfunding campaign.

'I thought I was going to jail': Telstra bill pushes young mum to the brink

Amy Bainbridge at Just In - 6 hours ago
A "flood" of vulnerable Australians have been walking into Telstra shops looking to buy a cheap flip phone and walking out with contracts worth $250 a month. Now the consumer watchdog is investigating.

Pressure on England as Aussies come to town for World Cup blockbuster

Richard Hinds at Just In - 6 hours ago
It's the clash England fans have been waiting for, a chance to make the Aussie cricketers miserable. But regardless of Sandpaper-gate, it could be the home side feeling the rough end of things, writes Richard Hinds.

'Whoever wins Istanbul wins Turkey': Opposition loosens Erdogan's authoritarian grip

Erin Handley at Just In - 6 hours ago
The historic city of Istanbul has fallen into Opposition hands for the first time in 25 years. In a country where the judiciary and election bodies sit squarely under the Government's thumb, the mayoral election result marks a major shift in Turkey's political landscape.

Car sales slump as economy hits speed bump

Stephanie Chalmers at Just In - 6 hours ago
New car sales have fallen for 14 straight months in Australia and global sales are tipped to fall the most in two decades, as structural shifts such as car sharing also present challenges down the road.

Shake-up of Health Star Rating system could be a cereal killer

Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 6 hours ago
The nation's largest consumer advocacy group wants the algorithm used to score food products to penalise "added sugars" that are not naturally found in foods — with sugary cereals likely the biggest losers.

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