Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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Urgent Culture For A Foot-Dragging Congress

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 seconds ago
*The Warmth of Other Suns exhibit* *-by Skip Kaltenheuser* Two Washington exhibits, terrifyingly timely for the stark options before us, demand attention from the recently returned 116th Congress. *The Warmth of Other Suns*, an exploration of the plight of migrants and refugees, at the Phillips Collection, departs Sept. 22nd. The David H. Koch Fossil Hall-- *Deep Time*, at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum is, like its fossils, here for the long haul. Connect the troubling dots between the two exhibits. Understand the coming Tsunami of climate refugees if the pressures driving... more »

Saving Rivers and Salmon from Trump: Winnemem Chief Sisk Delivers Letter to California Governor

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Photo Credit: Christopher McLeod Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk presented a letter today to the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, urging Newsom to sign -- and not veto -- SB 1, which was passed by the state legislature last week. Chief Sisk is leading the two-week Run4Salmon, to restore habitat for Chinook salmon and protect water quality. For details: Run4Salmon.org. WINNEMEM

Why Is Iran Risking A War With Saudi Arabia And America?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 minutes ago
*Simon Waldman, CAPX: **Why Iran is risking war with Saudi Arabia and America* * Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia have engaged in a proxy conflict for years * Trump’s Iran policy of maximum pressure is working * Iran's belligerent moves are an attempt to gain leverage in advance of any renegotiation of the Iran nuclear deal Although the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing plant, the audacious operation looks like the handiwork of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is even emerging that the drones... more »

Faces Only a Mother&*¢#@$ Could Love

Well, kids, last night my internets connection crapped out, and I couldn’t do a lot of research. I did, however, watch The Colbert Report, and I heard a story about a company that offers celebrity look-alike sperm. Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like to have a baby […]

1,000!

Believe it or not kids, this is the 1,000th post here at the Raisin. It all started on February 17, 2007. That’s when the Raisin was born, and I can’t believe how time has flown. I remember when it was just a baby, and I had no idea what direction it would take… Oh, they […]

Assyrian School Opens in Iraq After 4 Year Takeover By ISIS

A Christian [Assyrian] primary school will welcome pupils for the first time after being forcibly converted into an Islamic State military base for four years.

Happy Birthday, Barbie: 4th and Final(?) Edition

Well, kids, in parts 1, 2, and 3, we’ve covered wannabes and motherhood, a few first ladies, and Rethuglican women in the Senate. Since we’ve paid homage to those in the Senate, I would be remiss to ignore the Ladies of the House. Let’s start with my fave, Michele Bachmann. From The Minnesota Independent: U.S. […]

Food for Thought: Slimming Down Incentive Edition

Well, kids, we spent all week eating and drinking, and I don’t know about you, but I feel bloated as all get-out. I just put in some time on the treadmill, because I want to be able to fit in the latest stylish fashions. I thought we could all use a little inspiration so we […]

Israel: democracy or apartheid state?

Kathy at If Americans Knew Blog - 36 minutes ago
Racism was part of the birth of the state of Israel; apartheid is part of its fabric. Nelson Mandela agreed. Palestinians struggle for equality, as do people of color (both Jewish and non-Jewish). The post Israel: democracy or apartheid state? appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

The Great Rethuglican Toy Catalog

Hey, kids, Chanukah starts tonight, and the War on Christmas is just around the corner, so those of you who still have jobs, can afford to buy some presents, and have a few Rethuglican kids on your gift list, you might want to start thinking about what kind of toys you might want to purchase. […]

Herman Cain, What a Doll!

This is what happens when you make a comment around me. This is the thread over at the Big Orange that started it all. Eventually, Jeff Y declared that Herb Herman Koch Cain is: The black Caribou Barbie Of course, that reminded me of this old poster: And that got me thinking that Herb Hermie […]

Hello Dollies!

Since it’s the holiday season, I’m thinking about toys, specifically dolls. We’ve seen a few of them in the last few posts, but I thought I’d find some others we might have forgotten about and brush the dust off them. There are all different kinds of dolls. For example, there are the ones that talk…and […]

Some Guy Did Something – Judge Denies Bail for Sketchy Airline Mechanic Caught Tampering With GPS…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 58 minutes ago
After disclosing his prayers of death for the infidels; and after telling investigators he was acting on behalf of his “evil side”; and after finding out his brother is a member of ISIS in Iraq; and after finding pro-ISIS propaganda … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton and Adam Schiff Friend/Donor Arrested, Charged With Running Drug House…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 58 minutes ago
Ed Buck is a major donor to the Democrat party. Buck’s list of close political associations extends from Adam Schiff (pictured below left) to Hillary Clinton (pictured below right). Two black males were previously killed in Mr. Buck’s apartment by … Continue reading →

We've Got the List of the Top 5 Navies Around the World

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 59 minutes ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* [image: https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/146943.jpg] Here we go. *Key point:* These navies are the deadliest in service today. It’s a universal truth handed down since antiquity: a country with a coastline has a navy. Big or small, navies worldwide have the same basic mission—to project military might into neighboring waters and beyond. The peacetime role of navies has been more or less the same for thousands of years. Navies protect the homeland, keep shipping routes and lines of communication open, show the flag and deter advers... more »

From Scooby-Doo to Just Plain Doo-Doo

From The Boston Globe: Happy birthday, Scooby-Doo. Forty falls ago, the cartoon canine and his human cohorts – fellow chicken-heart and chowhound Shaggy, brainy Velma, curvaceous Daphne, and Freddie, the unofficial leader of the gang – debuted on Saturday morning television. From the age of Nixon to the age of Obama, they’ve exposed seemingly supernatural […]

That Was the Weak that Was

From abc NEWS: Oops. Somehow two House Republicans […] neglected to get sworn in as new members of Congress. A photo on http://www.phillyburbs.com shows, Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas with Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were on Capitol Hill but during the swearing-in ceremony they were not in the House chamber but rather in front […]

Virginia Makes History…Up

From THINK PROGRESS: During a debate on the House floor today over designating 21 miles of the Molalla River as “wild and scenic,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), who opposes the legislation, tried to claim a progressive environmental record for her party. “Actually, the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this […]

Satirical ‘Onion’ Headline About Saudi Oil Now Just A Regular News Report

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
Four months ago the satirical news site The Onion posted the headline, “John Bolton: ‘An Attack On Two Saudi Oil Tankers Is An Attack On All Americans’”. I remember the post because it cracked me up a the time. Like many Onion headlines, the joke came […]

‘A Dumb Thing to Do’: Trudeau Apologizes for Brownface

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign for national elections was hit by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a costume party in 2001.

Decades in Prison for Selling Weed, 5 Years’ Probation for Raping a Child?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A widely shared meme compared the crimes and punishments of Michael Alonzo Thompson and Joseph Robert Meili.

Pastafarian Pastor Leads Prayer at Alaska Government Meeting

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer on behalf of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to open a local government meeting in Alaska.

Stradbroke Island bushfire rages ahead of school holiday influx

Kerrin Binnie at Just In - 1 hour ago
A large bushfire is continuing to burn through swamp and bushland on North Stradbroke Island, off Brisbane, ahead of an expected influx of 8,000 school holiday visitors.

Mental health tops list of reasons people see the GP

Olivia Willis at Just In - 1 hour ago
Mental health issues are driving Australians to visit their GP more than any other health concern, but GPs say they're struggling to keep up with demand because mental healthcare is complex and often requires more time than a standard consultation allows.

'Not great news': Health experts warn of harm over the convenience of alcohol delivery apps

Kit Mochan at Just In - 1 hour ago
It may be convenient, but public health experts warn of the danger of convenient alcohol-delivery services to those who may be vulnerable.

'I felt very vulnerable': Concerns for women after SA closes two centres for surgical abortion

Rebecca Puddy at Just In - 1 hour ago
Two of South Australia's surgical abortion services have been shut down over the past 18 months, amid community concerns about the impact on women seeking care.

Unemployment grinds up to the highest level in more than a year at 5.3pc

Stephen Letts at Just In - 1 hour ago
The jobless rate has taken another step further away from full employment and, with forward indicators continuing to weaken, it is putting more pressure on the RBA to cut interest rates again.

Australia nears its first balanced budget in a decade. But is it what the economy needs?

David Taylor at Just In - 1 hour ago
Australia has effectively posted its first balanced budget for more than a decade, but economists — including a former Liberal leader — say a deficit and more Government spending is actually what the economy needs right now.

Sydney bomb squad called in over object that 'looks like explosive device'

Just In - 1 hour ago
Police have set up an exclusion zone in Mullumbimby in NSW's far north coast following the discovery of a suspicious object that police say "looks like an improvised explosive device".

Mother of missing Beaumont children dies aged 92

Just In - 1 hour ago
Nancy Beaumont, the mother of the Beaumont children who went missing from an Adelaide beach in the 1960s, dies aged 92. The case remains unsolved.

Benjamin Netanyahu seems out of tricks after Israel election

Eric Tlozek at Just In - 1 hour ago
In April he was "King Bibi", the magician who had pulled another election victory out of his hat, staring down corruption allegations and his purported enemies in the media, the courts and the police. But now Benjamin Netanyahu cuts a vastly different figure, writes Eric Tlozek.

'Magic', 'medicinal' water of mineral pools keeps tourists and towns afloat

Mollie Gorman And Hannah Laxton-Koonce at Just In - 1 hour ago
Taking the waters of a mineral pool is a long, human tradition, and today it is often grey nomads seeking out their reputed healing and bubbling waters.

'Who are these people?': Angry dad points to cameras after Boris Johnson denies he's at hospital for a photo op

Just In - 1 hour ago
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is confronted by an angry parent complaining about the shortcomings of the National Health Service at a London hospital.

Budget comes in $13.8 billion better off than first projected

Brett Worthington at Just In - 1 hour ago
The Federal Government posts a smaller-than-expected budget deficit at $690 million, firming up its expectations of delivering a surplus this financial year.

'It was something racist': Justin Trudeau apologises for brownface photo

Just In - 1 hour ago
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's re-election campaign is hit by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in brownface makeup at a costume party in 2001.

'Better off with the devil we know': Concerns raised over Australia's largest wind farm

Eden Hynninen at Just In - 1 hour ago
An offshore wind farm proposed for regional Victoria will power almost a fifth of the state's electrical needs, but coastal residents says they are concerned about rising costs and fishing exclusion zones.

'I'm OK with it': NSW Premier addresses failed move on her leadership

Ashleigh Raper at Just In - 1 hour ago
Gladys Berejiklian claims she is not concerned abut the now abandoned plan to spill her leadership over the abortion bill, despite the real threat of a minority government.

Fertility expert criticises 'explosion in bad media' about IVF

Anna Salleh at Just In - 1 hour ago
A senior member of the Fertility Society of Australia has used a speech at the opening of the society's conference to criticise researchers for making negative comments about the IVF industry in the media.

Split over redevelopment of Cottesloe's famous Indiana tearooms reveals a tale of two beaches

Benjamin Gubana at Just In - 1 hour ago
As the Cottesloe community remains split over the future of the Indiana tearooms, just down the road City Beach is reaping the rewards of a multi-million-dollar facelift.

Scott Morrison references Engadine Maccas story in Midwinter Ball speech

Jake Evans at Just In - 1 hour ago
The Canberra Press Gallery's Midwinter Ball is the political affair that would make headlines every year — if it wasn't kept off the record. But this year the cone of silence has been lifted and the speeches are in the open for all to see.

My Thoughts On The Enlightenment

Unknown at The Verma Report - 1 hour ago
By severing philosophy from its roots in ancient and medieval thought, the Enlightenment has turned modern philosophy and politics into “rootless wonders” which can never keep pace with modern science and technology. I see the Enlightenment project as a predawn coup against all traditional thought—moral, political, and religious. The Enlightenment coup was successful because of two reasons: first, it was so quick in morphing into revolutionary movements that the establishment of that period had no time to mobilize itself for squelching the uprising; second, having tasted the fruits ... more »

Health Concerns Have Stopped 5G Rollout in Australia!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By B.N. Frank No matter how proponents try to spin it, the Telecom Industry has provided NO scientific evidence that 5G exposure is safe and... more »

Team Yes We Peli-CAN! With Community Support, Conquers the Bridge Once Again

Russ Curtis at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 2 hours ago
Bird Rescue supporters in right blue team shirts could be spotted on two iconic California bridges on Labor Day, September 2, 2019. In San Pedro, 45 members of Team Yes We Peli-CAN! walked and ran over the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the 11th annual Conquer the Bridge Race. This community event, part of the region’s Fleet […]

Illegal Levels of Radiation Emitted by Popular Cellphones

WTStaff at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - Hidden within your cellphone’s manual is a little-known warning that advises you to keep the device at a certain distance from your body.

Ireland to Reduce Waste by Cutting out All Single-Use Plastic

WTStaff at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Jordan Davidson* - Ireland is ready to say goodbye to plastic cutlery, plastic balloon sticks and grocery items wrapped in plastic.

Pregnant, Starving Orangutan Clings to Final Tree as Bulldozers Destroy Her Rainforest Home

WTStaff at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Elias Marat* - The orangutan population has been driven to the brink of extinction.

US Quick to Play Blame Game, Slow to Show Evidence Over Saudi Oil-Plants Attack

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT Oil refining in Saudi Arabia had been halved as a result of the attack on two major state-run facilities. The US claims it was a result of drone strikes launched from southern Iran. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/a1yg end

US Navy Admits that Leaked Videos of UFO Sightings Are Real and Shouldn’t Have Been Made Public

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT Three videos appearing to show encounters between US Navy aircraft and UFOs are real, the Navy’s Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare spokesman Joseph Gradisher admitted. However, he also insisted that the clips merely show so far “unexplained aerial phenomena” and were never cleared for public release. “The Navy designates the objects …

MONETARY ENDGAME | Wayne Jett

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Reluctant Preppers ​It’s now official: central banks’ stated policy is to take interest rates and the value of the US dollar to zero. …But not until they’ve managed to tie up the world’s real estate and other hard assets, leaving the vast majority of people in poverty. Wayne Jett, constitutional attorney, who has argued cases …

Did The Banks Just Tell Us A Massive Crash is Coming? w/Richard Wolff

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Thom Hartmann Program The Fed just dumped $75 Billion into the economy…. and possibly to avert a massive financial crash Monday morning, large short term loans became unavailable and rates for these gigantic loans shot up High interest rates caused financial crashes in the past The Fed panicked and flooded the market with lots of …

Why Gold Could Reach Highs of $25,000 – Pierre Lassonde

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Kitco NEWS Gold’s trajectory over the long-term is several thousand dollars higher, with an average target price of $12,500, and it only makes sense when you look at the historical growth of the metal, this according to Pierre Lassonde, chairman of Franco-Nevada. “If I use the compounded annual growth rate over 50 years, that’s got …

China’s to Launch Its Own Digital Currency

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
CGTN The People’s Bank of China could become the world’s first central bank to introduce its own digital currency. It has applied for 74 patents involving digital currencies to the National Intellectual Property Administration. The soon to-be-unveiled digital currency will be backed by the reserves of valuable assets that commercial institutions deposit in the central …

Very Divided FOMC Cuts Rates As Expected, Fails To Address Liquidity Crisis, Sees No More 2019 Cuts

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Very Divided FOMC Cuts Rates As Expected, Fails To Address Liquidity Crisis, Sees No More 2019 Cuts by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Summary: The following critical things stand out: Fed cuts both the fed funds (by 25bps to 1.75%-2.00%) and IOER (by 30bps to 1.8%) rates as expected, but does not expect any more rate cuts in 2019; the …

Netanyahu Openly Boasts About Stealing vast Swathes of Palestine, but US Politicians Won’t Acknowledge It

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Netanyahu Openly Boasts About Stealing vast Swathes of Palestine, but US Politicians Won’t Acknowledge It by JUAN COLE, https://www.juancole.com/ Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Beleaguered Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is under serious corruption charges and is not assured of winning the upcoming election. So he engaged in grandstanding, saying that if he was reelected he …

Fed Funds Prints 2.30%, Breaching Target Range For The First Time, As Libor Replacement Soars To “Remarkable” 5.25%

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Fed Funds Prints 2.30%, Breaching Target Range For The First Time, As Libor Replacement Soars To “Remarkable” 5.25% by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ If today’s second consecutive repo was supposed to calm the stress in the secured lending market and ease the funding shortfall in the interbank market, it appears to have failed. Not only did …

Russia Refuses to Play Musical Chairs with America’s Debt, Continues to Dump US Treasuries

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Russia Refuses to Play Musical Chairs with America’s Debt, Continues to Dump US Treasuries by https://www.rt.com/ Moscow has continued to sell off US Treasury securities, cutting its stockpile by $2.35 billion in July, according to the latest US Department of the Treasury data released on Tuesday. – Russia’s holdings of US state debt amounted to …

Trump Clearly Wants Rapprochement With Iran. Israel Can’t Let That Happen

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Zionist war propaganda! War mongers! Trump Clearly Wants Rapprochement With Iran. Israel Can’t Let That Happen by Yossi Mansharof and Jason M. Brodsky , https://www.haaretz.com/ Despite Iran’s role in the Saudi attack, there’s still speculation that presidents Trump and Rohani may meet. Even a tentative rapprochement would severely strain Israel’s close ties with the White House …

Negative Rates, Gold IRA, Inflation … Q&A with Lynette Zang and Eric Griffin

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
ITM Trading Links to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/negat… Question 1. Jason S: If and when US rates go negative, can you explain how those negative bond rates will translate into the rates impacting everyday retail banking products and instruments? Question 2. Scuba Duba: I’m in the MF industry. Almost every wholesaler says “everything is fine!” …

Ruling Elite in ‘State of Panic’ Over Brexit – Galloway

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT America The UK Supreme court has opened to hear the case surrounding Brexit, as lawyers urge Britain’s judges to rule that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful. Former MP George Galloway talks more on this ongoing drama. end

Credibility Crisis: No One Believes Iran Attacked Saudi Arabia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RonPaulLibertyReport Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was sure of who was responsible for the attack on Saudi oil facilities shortly after the attack. Neocons followed suit, one by one blaming Iran and calling for the war they’ve been drooling over for years. But not only are Washington’s European partners skeptical of the claims – even …

Karl Denninger: Big Money Sees Economy Hitting the Wall — Economic & Civil Calamity Possible

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Karl Denninger: Big Money Sees Economy Hitting the Wall — Economic & Civil Calamity Possible by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Analyst and entrepreneur Karl Denninger says the economy is good for some people but not so good for others. Denninger explains, “I think it is very good for people in the top couple of percent. I think …

JP Morgan Hit With Rico Indictment, The DOJ Alleges Silver Market Manipulation, Bank Fraud, and…

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Silver Report Uncut JP Morgan has been in the spotlight more than once for spoofing the silver market. Now in this action it is much more involved than the first traders caught manipulating the silver future market and other precious metals. The Banks activities were deemed Rico worthy. JP Morgan through out the indictment is …

Oakland City Council Bans Facial Recognition

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Oakland City Council gave final approval for a ban of facial recognition technology by the city. The new ordinance not... more »

Global Network Pushing Vaccine Mandates for Everyone, Everywhere

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Nwo Report: Western governments using coercive power to polarize public opinion Source: Children’s Health Defense In the United States, those who are vaccine risk-aware have much to be concerned about right now. More and more states—and many legislators from both political parties—are displaying a willingness to impose heavy-handed vaccine mandates that trample…

There are 271 New Vaccines in Big Pharma’s Pipeline

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Defending Sanity in the Uppity Down World: https://healthimpactnews.com/2015/there-are-271-new-vaccines-in-big-pharmas-pipeline/?fbclid=IwAR32HzE8dZOSMPRh7ulDzaO2-6EUXbIq2vlZxzKzLF0u0j5aGPOlDH8UxTw

Why Are U.S. Breast Cancer Rates Out of Control?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Defending Sanity in the Uppity Down World: https://healthimpactnews.com/2019/why-are-u-s-breast-cancer-rates-out-of-control/

LORDS OF WAR DOWN UNDER: 21 Reasons to be seriously alarmed.

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on BEN'S WORLD: By Ben Vidgen DEADLINE Turns out one of the player who have being pushing for was against Iran is Lockheed Martin. In June 2019 23 on CBS News analyst and retired Navy Admiral James Winnefeld Jr. slammed President Trump for calling off retaliatory strikes on Iran over a downed US drone, while insisting we must strike Iran…

A Builder Tours The Wall – President Trump Tours New Border Wall Construction in San Diego Sector…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Promises made – Promises Kept… President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the media today while touring border wall construction in Otay Mesa, California. As a builder himself, the president outlined some of the more particular details of the construction project … Continue reading →

Chinese-American Family in Nebraska Destroyed as Teen-age Daughters Medically Kidnapped and Sex Trafficked by CPS

Admin at Health Impact News - 2 hours ago
They were Chinese medical scholars continuing their education and careers in the U.S. Yang Wang, who upon obtaining her U.S. citizenship changed her name to Catherine Anderson to have an easier name for Americans to pronounce, graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai, one of the top universities in China, and reportedly harder to gain entrance than Harvard University in the U.S. Her husband, whose last name is also "Wang" but unrelated outside of marriage, graduated from one of the top medical schools in China, Capital Medical University in Beijing. They obtained student visas t... more »

Switzerland Sick Of and Sick From 5G — Nationwide Revolt Planned for September 21

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Swiss opposition to 5G is not new and not just from residents. In 2017, Swiss doctor Bertrand Buchs launched a petition asking... more »

The Very Book The Government Does Not Want You To Read Just Went #1 In The World

Activist Post at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By Arjun Walia The Facts: Edward Snowden recently released a book titled Permanent Record. The US government is now suing the publisher of the book... more »

Japan Thought Pearl Harbor Would Destroy the U.S. Navy (What a Mistake)

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hōshō_Tokyo_Bay.jpg] A big mistake. *Key point:* Japan's decision to go to war doomed it. It was, as the phrase goes, another perfect day in paradise. As the sun rose above the Pacific in the clear, cloudless sky east of the Hawaiian Islands, on December 7, 1941, the giant U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, was just beginning to stir. At 6:30 am, USS *Antares* (AKS-3), a U.S. Navy stores and supply ship of more than 11,000 tons, wa... more »

NATO Is Making Sure It Can Stop a Russian Invasion

David Axe at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * NATO has stood up a new command who job it is to speed alliance troops and tanks around Europe in order to defend against a Russian invasion. NATO has stood up a new command whose job it is to speed alliance troops and tanks around Europe in order to defend against a Russian invasion. The new Joint Support and Enabling Command, based in Ulm, Germany, achieved initial operating capability on Sept, 17, 2019, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu announced. The command has its work cut out for it. A recent report revealed just how vulnerable NATO’s eastern flank ... more »

In World War II, Brazil Helped the Allies Seize Italy

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://miro.medium.com/max/1200/1*xwPE6pPH7D1DOEFDlIN-oA.jpeg] The United Nations was born from the efforts of many Allies. *Key point:* Brazil and other countries contributed forces, logistics, bases, or aid to help the Allies win World War II. The term “United Nations” was in large part derived from the large number of nations that joined in common cause between 1939 and 1945 to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy during World War II. Scores of nations joined the major Allied powers to contribute, directly o... more »

“Black 14” Received Apology from UW, 50 Years After Incident

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 3 hours ago
In 1969, 14 Black football players at the University of Wyoming (UW) asked their coach for permission to protest a racist policy on campus. The coach’s response? The students were immediately terminated from the team. Shortly after the incident, students held protests demanding the team reinstate the players. However, in 1970, only three of the […]

Libertarian Think Tank Hosts Panel on Higher Education Act Renewal

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 3 hours ago
Conservative authors discussed Higher Education Act renewal on a panel hosted by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, on Capitol Hill.

Citizen Mike-- A Child Molester... Republican State Senator Was Arrested Yesterday

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
*UPDATE:* State Senator Citizen Mike (R-PA) resigned today. Lebanon, Pennsylvania sits in the Lebanon Valley and is the county seat of Lebanon County. It's a red hellhole and part of Pennsylvania Dutch country. In the 2016 primaries, Trump scored more votes (13,490) than Hillary (4,529) and Bernie (4,482) combined. In the general, Lebanon County was landslide country for Trump: 65.9% to 30.3%. Two years later, the Lebanese were as stupid and bigoted as they were in 2016 and all in for Trumpism. Neo-fascist candidate for senator, Lou Barletta, beat incumbent Bob Casey there-- 60.7%... more »

D’Oh Canada – Justin From Canada Wore Blackface While Teaching Young ‘Peoplekind’ During Cultural Appropriation Party…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Oh, the modern hypocrisy is almost as funny as the historic event. Photographs have surfaced of Justin Trudeau in 2001 wearing “brownface” (apparently a less troublesome modification of ‘blackface’) during a school party when he was a teacher at the … Continue reading →

GM cotton could soon be grown in South Australia

Marty McCarthy at Just In - 4 hours ago
South Australia's decision to axe its ban on genetically modified crops could open the doors for the cotton industry many locals have traditionally opposed.

When Beth was diagnosed with breast cancer she was forced to make a big decision about children

Tom Maddocks at Just In - 4 hours ago
In a bid to bring down costs and ease the burden during an already difficult time, the ACT Government may establish a dedicated fertility-preservation clinic for women undergoing cancer treatment.

80m wind turbine blade blocks road after truck rollover

Just In - 4 hours ago
A truck carrying part of a wind turbine rolls over in Tasmania's central highlands, leaving an 80-metre blade across the road.

Trump picks A$AP Rocky negotiator as new national security adviser

Just In - 4 hours ago
Robert O'Brien will be the fourth person to hold the post in Donald Trump's administration, and replaces hardliner John Bolton who was fired abruptly last week after clashing with the President on a host of issues.

'A den of thieves': Melbourne's paedophile 'safe' house

Charlotte King at Just In - 4 hours ago
A child abuse survivor says the priest who assaulted him did so in the 'welcoming' home of another clergyman. His claim comes amid new allegations that paedophiles acted in concert within the Catholic Church.

Mass food contamination case solved thanks to a frozen meringue cake

Jess Davis at Just In - 4 hours ago
When people started getting sick from a particularly potent strain of salmonella last year, a team of experts rushed to try to trace the source of the outbreak.

Is there really buried treasure in Gippsland?

Sarah Maunder And Rachael Lucas at Just In - 4 hours ago
For more than 140 years, the tale of Martin Weiberg has intrigued historians and Gippslanders. Did the Norwegian really bury stolen treasure near Inverloch?

Nicole Bolton was flying high as a national sport star, then her body 'completely shut down'

Tom Wildie at Just In - 4 hours ago
Australian cricket great Nicole Bolton didn't know if she would ever play cricket again when she walked away from the sport last year after a crippling bout of depression and anxiety.

Man allegedly spotted lighting fires in north Queensland shot at by police

Just In - 4 hours ago
An investigation is underway after two police officers fired their weapons during the dramatic arrest of a 53-year-old man suspected of lighting fires in north Queensland.

The Catholic Church has its own secret investigation into Pell. Here's who is running it

Michael Collett at Just In - 4 hours ago
The Vatican institution conducting its own investigation into George Pell was founded in 1542 under a different name: the Sacred Roman and Universal Inquisition.

Longtime Bay Area cannabis trade school sues former CFO

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 4 hours ago
The oldest marijuana-focused university in the country, Oakland-based Oaksterdam University, filed a lawsuit against its former chief financial officer. The lawsuit, among other things, alleges: Assault in 2015 and 2018. Breach of contract. Breach of fiduciary duties. Computer fraud. Oaksterdam CEO and owner Dale Sky Jones alleged in the suit that former CFO Aseem Sappal […] Longtime Bay Area cannabis trade school sues former CFO is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

More Fallout at the Caisse's Otéra Capital?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 4 hours ago
Hugo Joncas of TVA Nouvelles wrote an article discussing why a director of the Caisse's real estate lending subsidiary, Otéra Capital, was fired back in May. The article is in French but I used Google translate and some editing so my readers can get the gist of it: The Caisse de dépôt dismissed a director of its subsidiary Otéra Capital, Yvon Tessier, in the wake of its investigation into ethical issues in May. The director had to leave the board of directors of Otéra, where he had sat for eight years. At a press conference, the Caisse confirmed the departure of three executives. ... more »

Does a Picture Show a Shanty Town in Los Angeles?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized California for its homeless population, but an alleged image of L.A. got some things wrong.

Is This a Photo of Beto O’Rourke After He Peed His Pants?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
As far as we know, urinary incontinence has not been a major issue during the U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential debates.

"If you surround property with state restrictions, interfere with free trade and any part of the open market ... make compulsory arrangements for tenant and landowner ... you will weaken the motives for acquiring property, and blunt the edge of the most powerful material instrument that exists for your own advancement" #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*"And through it all avoid that favourite, that much loved snare of the politician, by which he ever seeks to rivet his hold upon you, refuse to attack and weaken in any manner the full rights of property. You, who are workers, could not inflict on your own selves a more fatal injury....* * "If you surround property with state restrictions, interfere with free trade and any part of the open market, interfere with free contract, make compulsory arrangements for tenant and landowner, allow the present burdens of rate and tax to discourage ownership and penalize improvements, you ... more »

Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Continuum”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Vangelis, “Continuum”

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“Very faint but also very large on planet Earth's sky, a giant Squid Nebula cataloged as Ou4, and Sh2-129 also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, are both caught in this scene toward the royal constellation Cepheus. Composed with a total of 20 hours of broadband and narrowband data, the telescopic field of view is almost 4 degrees or 8 Full Moons across. *Click image for larger size.* Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's alluring bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue-green emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms. Though appar... more »

"The Roles That We Construct..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"The roles that we construct are constructed because we feel that they will help us to survive and also, of course, because they fulfill something in our personalities; and one does not, therefore, cease playing a role simply because one has begun to understand it. All roles are dangerous. The world tends to trap you in the role you play and it is always extremely hard to maintain a watchful, mocking distance between oneself as one appears to be and oneself as one actually is." - James Baldwin

Take a walk with me

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 4 hours ago
It’s a great day to take a walk with me! Watch and get to know what’s ahead for deaning in a community-engaged, community-relevant fashion. Read more here: http://uknow.uky.edu/campus-news/campus-walk-meet-new-dean-uks-college-education Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others. Check out and follow my YouTube channel here. Twitter: @ProfessorJVH Click here for Vitae. Advertisements

Chet Raymo, "Lessons"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Lessons"* by Chet Raymo "There is a four-line poem by Yeats, called "Gratitude to the Unknown Instructors": "What they undertook to do They brought to pass; All things hang like a drop of dew Upon a blade of grass." Like so many of the short poems of Yeats, it is hard to know what the poet had in mind, who exactly were the unknown instructors, and if unknown how could they instruct. But as I opened my volume of "The Poems" this morning, at random, as in the old days people opened the Bible and pointed a finger at a random passage seeking advice or instruction, this is the poem th... more »

"My Wish For You..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is Looking Out a Window"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Life is Looking Out a Window" * by David Cain "The other day my friend noticed aloud that she probably knows my face a lot better than I do. I suppose it’s true—I only see it a few minutes a day in the mirror, or occasionally in a photograph. But she sees it almost every time either of us says anything to each other. Of course, I’ve been seeing my face my whole life, much longer than any of my friends have been around. But our faces are constantly changing, and we only see them in certain contexts: primping, shaving, examining blemishes, checking for cars behind us. A person’s di... more »

"Don't Worry..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"Don't worry; you'll understand eventually. Well, actually, no you won't, but in time you'll learn to fake it better." - Lester the Dragon Lizard, on life in general.

The Poet: May Sarton, "Now I Become Myself"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Now I Become Myself"* “Now I become myself. It's taken Time, many years and places, I have been dissolved and shaken, Worn other people's faces, Run madly, as if Time were there, Terribly old, crying a warning, "Hurry, you will be dead before -----" (What? Before you reach the morning? or the end of the poem, is clear? Or love safe in the walled city?) Now to stand still, to be here, Feel my own weight and density! Now there is time and Time is young. O, in this single hour I live All of myself and do not move, I, the pursued, who madly ran, Stand still, stand still, and stop the Sun!”... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Kos, Dhodhekanisos, Greece. Thanks for stopping by!

"Anyone Who Isn't Confused..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation." - Edward R. Murrow

Earliest snow in Sweden in 20 years

Robert at Ice Age Now - 4 hours ago
18 Sep 2019 – Winter appears to have arrived early in Northern Europe. In the most northern parts of Värmland, it has been snowing all day, according to Dan Norström at Långberget’s sports hotel in Sysslebäck. “I’ve been here for almost 20 years,” said Norström. “This is probably the earliest snow.” “When I came [to ... Read moreEarliest snow in Sweden in 20 years The post Earliest snow in Sweden in 20 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Ron Paul, Check Your Brows-er

From The New York Times: IT wasn’t quite the slip-up (or slip-down, as it were) most people expect during a presidential campaign, but whatever happened to Ron Paul’s eyebrows at Tuesday night’s debate certainly caught some viewers’ attention. For those of you not yet riveted by the Republican race, Mr. Paul, the dark-horse libertarian with […]

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

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Michael Burleigh, Daily Mail*: *Will Donald Trump unleash hell on Iran? Oil prices soaring, threats of 'full-on war' from the Ayatollahs, and the US saying it's 'locked and loaded' - are we on the brink of war in the Gulf?* At three in the morning on Saturday, residents of the Saudi oil town of Abqaiq were roused by something other than the pre-dawn call to prayer. A massive series of explosions at the huge oil processing plant sent flames up to thirty feet into the air, gunfire was aimed at what seemed to be a drone in the sky. Abqaiq's residents fled with their families into th... more »

Chinese-American Family in Nebraska Destroyed as Teenage Daughters Medically Kidnapped and Sex Trafficked by CPS

Admin at Medical Kidnap - 4 hours ago
They were Chinese medical scholars continuing their education and careers in the U.S. Yang Wang, who upon obtaining her U.S. citizenship changed her name to Catherine Anderson to have an easier name for Americans to pronounce, graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai, one of the top universities in China, and reportedly harder to gain entrance than Harvard University in the U.S. Her husband, whose last name is also "Wang" but unrelated outside of marriage, graduated from one of the top medical schools in China, Capital Medical University in Beijing. They obtained student visas t... more »

Omar & Hubby Brother, Cory Cans The Troll, and Crimate Change

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 5 hours ago
I know, I know… a lot of videos lately. But my main workstation is busy draining a bunch of little disks into an 8 TB disk… and there’s been some cleanup and reorganizing involved… So here’s Bongino with a heck … Continue reading →

I WANT One!

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 5 hours ago
A demo video of a .50 Cal Air Rifle. It looks to be about as effective as a medium sized handgun caliber. Not surprising as the energies are about the same. Single shot, and has a BIG logistics issue in the air tank to fill it, but "enough gun" for getting critters in a post Aw Shit. Continue reading →

"Economic Market Snapshot PM 9/18/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
• *Alert! Must watch!* Gregory Mannarino, *"**ALERT: Fed. Cuts. FAILED STATE. Debt DE@TH SPIRAL**"* - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - 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/ • "This Week's Oil Futures Spike Is About To Hit Consumers At The Gas Pump" "An increase of about *15 cents to 30 cents per gallon* in the United States is going to be likely over the next several days." "Liquidity Shortage Getting Worse:... more »

"Is QE Next?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Is QE Next?"* by Brian Maher "July’s rate cut - Jerome Powell insisted at the time - represented a mere “midcycle adjustment.” And investors who believed it uncorked a cutting cycle might just guess again. Yet it was Mr. Powell who missed his guess. At 2 p.m. Eastern this afternoon, word came down... The Federal Reserve’s “Open Market” Committee voted to lower interest rates another 25 basis points. Its target rate now rests between 1.75% and 2%. Importantly, the Federal Reserve itself projects no more rate cuts this year. Yet we are far from convinced. We expect at least one add... more »

World News Briefs -- September 18, 2019 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war' by Iran, not Yemen rebels, Pompeo claims* U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday doubled down on accusations Iran is responsible for the weekend bombing on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, telling reporters that the strike was “an act of war.” Pompeo, speaking from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, added that even if the "fraudulent claims" of responsibility by the Yemen Houthi rebels were true, "it doesn't change the fingerprints of the [Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei] as having put at risk the global energy supply." His com... more »

there is only one key, one golden key that men should seek

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
-Rakoczy Castle, Transylvania 1) mankind’s chains may be broken upon an anvil of freedom and as a reminder that once every form of tyranny and slavery have been abolished, responsibility does not thereupon cease; on the contrary, all must strive together in the great smithy forge of life through their own intelligently directed efforts and through the great God-design to hammer out upon the great anvil of freedom--which is truly a golden anvil of illumined action--every necessary armor of righteousness, every necessary adornment and utensil of service, every right idea and every... more »

Marxists for Liberalism

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
In his recent interview on Politics Theory Other about the long-term decline of Conservatives and Conservatism, Andy Beckett notes incuriosity about Corbyn and Corbynism is a symptom of the establishment right and establishment left's disengagement from political reality. It's a point this blog has made plenty of times. That is apart from the ridiculous “explanation” there were a quarter of a million Trots waiting for their moment to swarm into the Labour Party as soon as Jeremy Corbyn gave them the green light. But the claim of incuriosity does not apply across the board. Gavin Sh... more »

Close Call: During America's Civil War, Britain Almost Sided with the South

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XRGca8Lgwag/maxresdefault.jpg] Here's why. *Key point:* The U.S. Navy stopped a British ship and kicked off a major incident that nearly led to war. In November 1861, word swept through London that an American warship, *James Adger*, in port at Southampton, was planning to put to sea and intercept a British ship bringing Confederate emissaries to Europe. As a result, the American minister to Great Britain found himself summoned to see the British prime minister at his residence at 94 Piccadilly. Charles Fr... more »

Beto's Bad News: Gun Grabbing Not Helping in Polls

Chris White at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake] If that didn't work, what will? Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s support for confiscating Americans’ firearms doesn’t appear to have helped buoy the Texas Democrat’s presidential campaign, according to a poll published Tuesday. O’Rourke struggled to maintain 2% of the vote in a Wall Street Journal poll conducted Sept. 13-16 of 506 Democratic primary voters. His numbers didn’t change much since ... more »

The New Campaign to Convince Trump to Exit Afghanistan

Curt Mills at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] An effort led by the conservative Concerned Veterans for America will target the president’s favorite news network, Fox News. “Great nations do not fight endless wars,” declares the start of a new ad from Concerned Veterans for America. Only the speaker is not an anti-war agitator—the speaker is the sitting president of the United States addressing Congress. The pull quote from Donald Trump’s State of the Union serves as the launching pad for a new television buy—around $200,000 on top of a $500,000 digital and mail campaign... more »

Republicans Slam Democrats Uninterested in Spying Investigation

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] Why don't they want to know? Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Wednesday that House Democrats have not contacted him to testify about his anticipated report on potential FBI surveillance abuse during the Trump-Russia probe. Republicans quizzed Horowitz at a House Oversight subcommittee about the forthcoming r... more »

Israel's Kingmaker Loses His Crown

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Benjamin Netanyahu will probably go to jail if his political enemies don't save him. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the undefeated heavyweight champion of Israeli politics for at least a decade, has just taken a serious blow in do-over elections. But it’s not clear yet whether that was a knockout punch—or whether “Bibi” can get back up and keep swinging. Results released by the Israeli elections authority early Wednesday afternoon showed that Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance won fifty-four seats in parliament, short of ... more »

That Time America Threatened War with France over Mexico

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: https://www.tripsavvy.com/thmb/2s0FAMDfIbPmk2q_PhVIx2nFJ0I=/1173x750/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/13488_2_de_abril_de_1867._Entrada_del_general_Porfirio_Daz_a_Puebla-5bd60bdec9e77c002680cfad.jpg] What would have happened? *Key point:* France tried to conquer Mexico and, although America was in the midst of its Civil War, Washington warned Paris to stop. The continued presence of a handpicked French puppet emperor in Mexico, which had so worried the Lincoln administration during the Civil War, remained a s... more »

Protesting Uber and Lyft Drivers Paralyze New York City

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Striking Uber and Lyft drivers protest Uber's decision to cut per-mile pay from 80 cents to 60 cents, outside the Uber Hub in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson] New Yorkers are rising up against the tech companies. Uber and Lyft drivers in New York who were protesting against new changes to the companies’ apps brought traffic to a standstill in the city Tuesday morning. About 300 drivers partook in the demonstration organized by the Brooklyn-based Independent Drivers Guild, which represents drive... more »

Democratic Mega-Donor Ran Deadly West Hollywood Drug Den: Prosecutors

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: A Los Angeles Police Department cruiser with lights and sirens going speeds down on a city street in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake] Prosecutors called him a “violent, dangerous sexual predator.” Democratic mega-donor and activist Ed Buck was arrested and charged Tuesday with operating a drug den out of his home in West Hollywood, and administering methamphetamine to a man who nearly died from an overdose last week. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office accused Buck of injecting a 37-year-old man ... more »

Hitler's Monster Tank: Meet the Jagdtiger 'Hunting Tiger' Tank (It Was a Flop)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The vehicle’s terrifying bulk proved to be its own worst enemy. *Key Point:* Midway through World War II, Nazi Germany decided to take its huge 128-millimeter antiaircraft gun and stick it on its biggest, baddest tank. The result was the monstrous *Jagdtiger *(“Hunting Tiger”), then heaviest tank to see action in World War II—and *still* heavier than modern M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks! But the vehicle’s terrifying bulk proved to be its own worst enemy. During World War II, German factories churned out numerous turretless assault guns (*Sturmgesc... more »

Inspector General Michael Horowitz Testifies on Matters of High Interest – FISA, Comey, McCabe, SpyGate…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before congress today on matters relating to the overall IG office. However, with Democrat majority chairs refusing to call Horowitz for testimony on the recent Comey Report, republicans on the House Oversight Committee took … Continue reading →

Pope: “Global Village” Should Educate Children

Alex Newman at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: pope-global-village-should-educate-children] Seemingly abandoning centuries of Catholic tradition on education, Pope Francis called for a “universal” interfaith “global village” to take over schooling and teach children everywhere how to properly care for the earth and get along with each other.

California Has Banned Government Travel to Eleven States

Dave Bohon at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: california-has-banned-government-travel-to-eleven-states] Iowa has joined the growing list of states to which California employees and officials are banned from official travel.

Survey Demonstrates Political Ignorance of Much of the Public

Steve Byas at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: survey-demonstrates-political-ignorance-of-much-of-the-public] Those who want more Americans to vote, regardless of whether those voting know anything about the issues, seems to favor the goals of the Left.

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Christian Business Owners

Raven Clabough at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: arizona-supreme-court-upholds-rights-of-christian-business-owners] In a small victory for religious freedom, Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that business owners have the right to choose whether to provide certain products to same-sex weddings.

What Do We See When We See Earth? Reading Act II of Cory Morningstar’s Research into the NGO Industrial Complex

Stephen Boni at The Ghion Journal - 5 hours ago
The planet Earth; the strange, beautiful, indifferent, often brutal, often tender home we inhabit, exists in a way that’s so much bigger, so much more complex, so much more mysterious than any civilization human beings can set on top of it. When you step out of whatever shelter you’ve got each morning, all of that astonishing simply presented timelessness is just there. In all its IS-ness. On the land and in the air. I’ve written… The post What Do We See When We See Earth? Reading Act II of Cory Morningstar’s Research into the NGO Industrial Complex appeared first on The Ghion Jou... more »

CNN: Kroger will start spraying produce with “Apeel,” funded by Rockefeller and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 5 hours ago
A startup in California, backed by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has created a product that is doubling the shelf-life of citrus, avocados, and other produce. Kroger announced this week the company will start selling longer-lasting avocados to reduce waste and save money. The avocados will be treated with a plant-based solution called Apeel, […] The post CNN: Kroger will start spraying produce with “Apeel,” funded by Rockefeller and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation appeared first on Health Nut News.

Trump is a Clear and Present Danger to America and the World

Robert Reich - 5 hours ago
In retrospect, what’s most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn’t Donald Trump’s clumsy effort to... more »

Julian Assange News Links 18 September 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 5 hours ago
18 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back The World’s Most Important Political Prisoner Antiwar.com We are now just one week away from the end of Julian Assange’s uniquely lengthy imprisonment for bail violation. He will receive parole from the … Continue reading Julian Assange News Links 18 September 2019

Iran News Links 18 September 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 5 hours ago
18 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back If Iran behind attack, ‘US military worthless’ – Tehran prof http://thesaker.is/if-iran-behind-attack-us-military-worthless-tehran-prof/ Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/09/18/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-saudi-arabia-and-israel?cd-origin=rss Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Weapons … Continue reading Iran News Links 18 September 2019

Una web para conocer los impactos del libre comercio

bilaterals.org - 5 hours ago
18-Sep-2019 La Plataforma América Latina Mejor Sin TLC presentó su página web donde pueden encontrarse noticias, análisis, investigaciones y anuncios de actividades sobre los impactos del libre comercio en la región.

JERRI A. HAYNES

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*JERRI A. HAYNES* has been named dean of the College of Education at Tennessee State University. She previously served as associate professor and assistant dean of the College of Education at Fort Hays State University. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in elementary education from Florida A&M University and she also holds an educational specialist degree and a doctoral degree in child and youth studies from Nova Southern University.

TAJA-NIA HENDERSON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*TAJA-NIA HENDERSON* has been appointed dean of the Rutgers University Graduate School. She had been serving as a professor at Rutgers Law School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dartmouth College, a law degree from the New York University School of Law, and a doctorate in American history from New York University.

DONDE PLOWMAN

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*DONDE PLOWMAN* has been appointed chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She previously served as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Southern Methodist University, a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of North Texas and a doctorate in strategic management from the University of Texas at Austin.

LATONIA COLLINS SMITH

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*LATONIA COLLINS SMITH* has been named interim provost at Harris-Stowe State University. Smith has been serving as assistant provost at Harris-Stowe since 2016. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Central Missouri, both a master’s degree in social work and a master’s in public health from Saint Louis University, and a doctorate in education from Maryville University of Saint Louis.

JEANNINE DINGUS-EASON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*JEANNINE DINGUS-EASON* has been named dean of education at Rhode Island College. She previously served as professor and chair of the Ed.D. in Executive Leadership Program at St. John Fisher College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in secondary English education from the University of Rochester and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Washington.

OLGA DAVIS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*OLGA DAVIS* has been appointed associate dean of the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University’s downtown Phoenix campus. She has been serving as a professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State and a research affiliate of the Mayo Clinic. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Redlands, and master’s and doctoral degrees in communications studies from the University of Nebraska.

RODNEY PRIESTLEY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
*RODNEY PRIESTLEY* has been appointed to the newly created position of vice dean for innovation at Princeton University, effective Feb. 3. He has been serving as professor of chemical and biological engineeringat Princeton. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University and a doctorate in chemical engineering from Northwestern University.

Two Horrid Wall Street Journal Stories Show What a Malefactor Amazon Has Become

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 5 hours ago
The Wall Street Journal reports ghastly stories about product safety from third party sellers at Amazon, and the ugly office politics of software development

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