Thursday, September 19, 2019

19 September - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 5

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“Neoliberal bullshit” basic income

Philip Moscovitch at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
News 1. No charges in case of woman who died of horrific bed sore Chrissy Dunnington died from complications of a pressure sore (often called a bed sore) in March 2018. She was 40 years old. Dunnington had been living at the Parkstone Enhanced Care home, owned by Shannex, in Clayton Park for 18 months. […]

COREY JACKSON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*COREY JACKSON* has been named chief human resources officer for the University of California San Francisco and UCSF Health. Jackson previously served as executive vice president and chief talent officer for Parkland Health & Hospital Systems in Dallas, Texas. He holds a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law.

DANYELLE GREGORY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*DANYELLE GREGORY* has been named director of diversity, access, and inclusion at Muskingum University. She previously served as coordinator of pre-college programs at Ferris State University. Gregory holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Robert B. Miller College and a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs from Western Michigan University.

CHARLISE ANDERSON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*CHARLISE ANDERSON* has been appointed director of assessment and accreditation at Tennessee State University. She was director of institutional research, effectiveness and assessment at Jarvis Christian College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Lane College, a master’s degree in instructional technology and education from St. Joseph’s University and a doctorate in higher and adult education from the University of Memphis.

CASSANDRA B. JETER-BAILEY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*CASSANDRA B. JETER-BAILEY* has been appointed assistant dean for admission & financial aid at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She previously served as associate director of admission & financial aid at Capital University Law School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Howard University and she earned law and master of laws in business degrees from Capital University Law School.

FLOYD HARDIN III

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
*FLOYD HARDIN III* has been named the senior officer of outreach, inclusion, and strategic partnerships at Rio Salado College. Hardin was executive director of youth programs and compliance for Georgia’s Department of Children and Family Services. Hardin holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and humanities studies fromMorehouse College, a master’s in educational psychology from Arizona State University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University.

Why Did College Student Voter Participation DOUBLE In 2018? Was It More Than Just Hatred Of Trump?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
Thursday, we discussed New Mexico's plan to fully fund tuition in public colleges and universities for all its students. That's delivering-- something Pelosi and her pathetic leadership team doesn't understand in any way shape or form. Yesterday, Tufts University released a report about student participation in the 2018 election cycle. *It doubled*-- and it helped Democrats recapture the House and elect does of new members. Pelosi and her team need to understand that these woke students did *not* vote to further the career trajectories of a bunch of corrupt establishment Democrats... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 19, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
President Xi Jinping has been pushing the PLA to boost its combat readiness since he took the top job in late 2012. Photo: Xinhua *Newsweek:* *China's Military Expansion Is a 'Holy S***' Moment for America, Says the Navy SEAL Commander Who Oversaw the Bin Laden Raid* A former Navy SEAL commander has warned that China's break-neck military development is quickly making the huge nation America's most significant global rival. Retired Admiral William McRaven—who headed the Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014 and oversaw the operation that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama b... more »

The Guardian: Teenager Died After Eating Burger Despite Telling Staff About His Allergy, Coroner Rules

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
A teenager who died after eating a birthday meal at British burger chain Byron had told staff about his allergy to dairy. A coroner has found he was misled into thinking his order was safe to eat. Owen Carey was celebrating his 18th birthday at a London branch of the restaurant in 2017. He told […] The post The Guardian: Teenager Died After Eating Burger Despite Telling Staff About His Allergy, Coroner Rules appeared first on Health Nut News.

Snow forecast for European part of Russia

Robert at Ice Age Now - 11 hours ago
“Forecasters warned of snow and strong winds in the European part of Russia,” reads the title. 19 Sep 2019 – RIA News. “On Sunday in the European part of Russia, rain, sleet and heavy wind are expected, the Hydrometeorological Center said. “…the air temperature will be below the average by four to five degrees.” https://pogoda.mail.ru/news/38775051/ ... Read moreSnow forecast for European part of Russia The post Snow forecast for European part of Russia appeared first on Ice Age Now.

MJ Freeway marijuana tracking software crashes in Pennsylvania

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Medical marijuana retailers in Pennsylvania reported that MJ Freeway’s seed-to-sale traceability system went down for more than an hour during a software update earlier this week, resulting in patients being turned away and significant amounts in lost sales. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that dispensaries across the state on Tuesday were unable to conduct sales for […] MJ Freeway marijuana tracking software crashes in Pennsylvania is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Why Does The Federal Reserve Keep Slamming The Panic Button Over And Over If Everything Is Okay?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Michael Snyder What in the world is the Federal Reserve doing? For months the Fed has been trying to publicly convince us that the... more »

What did the Denisovans look like?

Suzannah Lyons at Just In - 11 hours ago
Scientist have used genetic data to reconstruct what an extinct group of ancient humans may have looked like.

FIFA tells Iran it is time to allow women into stadiums to watch soccer

Just In - 11 hours ago
Ever since a female soccer fan died after setting herself on fire to protest against her arrest for attending a match, demand has been growing for Iran to allow women to enter football stadiums.

Forgive and forget

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
I think I am handicapped by my long and unforgiving memory. So I can hardly complain about the media attaching all those ‘long-lost’ labels to Tommy Robinson. Nevertheless, I *do* complain. Take the Lib Dems. I can’t get my head around Luciana Berger joining the Lib-Dems after they (as a Party) tolerated those two arch antisemites, Jenny Tonge and David Ward. Former Brent Central MP, Sarah Teather, obsessed with defending her radical Muslim ‘constituents’ wasn’t much better. Admittedly, the Lib Dems sacked Tonge under Clegg and Tim "Ward is unfit to represent the party" Farron. Yes... more »

Applause as Federal Court Blocks “Unconstitutional” South Dakota Law That Would Hit Pipeline Protesters With Up to 25 Years in Prison

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Jake Johnson Environmentalists celebrated Wednesday after a federal court temporarily blocked enforcement of a recently enacted South Dakota law that aims to hit pipeline... more »

UK SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE SUSPENSION OF PARLIAMENT EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEEK

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN UK SUPREME COURT ON THE THIRD AND LAST DAY OF THE HEARING INTO THE SUSPENSION OF PARLIAMENT* *BORIS JOHNSON AND QUEEN LET THE JUDGES KNOW THEY PLAN TO IGNORE THEIR RULING* *RULING EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK* *JUDGES WOULD NEED TO NAIL DOWN BORIS JOHNSON AND QUEEN * *SHOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THEM IF THEY IGNORE THE RULING AND THE LAW* *NOW ONLY 40 DAYS TO A NO DEAL BREXIT DISASTER* *IF THE JUDGES MANAGE TO HELP MPS RECONVENE PARLIAMENT, IT WILL BE A HISTORICAL EVENT* *FIRST TIME EVER IN THE THREE HUNDRED YEAR PERIOD OF THE GL... more »

HTS Crumbling In Idlib/ Astana Success in Idlib the Reason for the UN Ceasefire Request?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 11 hours ago
* Al Jaafari is definitely pointing out the political machinations behind this latest call for a ceasefire in Idlib:* *SANA* *Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari said that Governments of some permanent members at UNSC continue to abuse the use of UNSC mechanisms to politicize the humanitarian situation in Syria by using this situation as a tool in a hostile campaign which aims to destabilize Syria’s safety and stability and support terrorism.* Al-Jaafari, speaking at a security Council session on Thursday , said that improving the humanitarian... more »

The US economy is on now life support. Is the patient still alive?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*For the second straight day, the New York Federal Reserve injected a huge sum of money into the financial system in a bid to keep interest rates artificially low as investors demand more money to cover the risks of pouring money into the US.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fed-begins-repo-operation-funding-rates-ease* *The Fed injected another $75 billion, its ceiling, into the market on Wednesday but it wasn't enough from the banks point of view. They wanted **$80 billion.* *The US financial system and economy are like a patient who has had a cardiac arrest, who can no longe... more »

Fathead

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Douglas Murray illustrated his article about James O’Brien with a maliciously delicious picture. O’Brien is the only person I can think of who’s got cellulite on his forehead. The fact that someone at the BBC saw fit to hire him as a presenter boggles belief. A mixed metaphor, but it’ll do. Why did anyone at the Beeb think he was suitable for Newsnight? (Literally *un-suitable*, as in unable to wear a suit in the normal manner.) He's more at home in manky old T-shirts in keeping with his demeanour; rude, uncouth and obnoxious.

Ex-Tunisian President Ben Ali reported dead at 83

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali passed away on Thursday after suffering a health crisis, the former president’s lawyer told Reuters. “Ben Ali just died in Saudi Arabia,” the lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha, told Reuters. Earlier this month, reports appeared saying that the ex-president had been hospitalised in Riyadh and was in critical condition. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Fierce clashes breakout between Turkish-backed militants in Afrin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – An intense series of clashes have broken out between two rival Turkish-backed militant factions in the Afrin region of Aleppo this afternoon. According to reports from Afrin, the clashes broke out between Jaysh Al-Islam and Jabhat Al-Shamiya inside the city after the latter killed a merchant from the East Ghouta […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Former Tunisian president Ben Ali dies at 83

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the former president of Tunisia, has passed away today aging 83 Monte Carlo Doualiya tweeted. On January 14, Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia following a month of protests of what has later become the spark of “the Arab Spring”. on 20 June 2011, a Tunisian court was held and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed SDC demands Syrian gov’t recognize their autonomy in northern Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian government recently sent a letter to the United Nations Security-General criticizing the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as a “separatist terrorist militia” that is destabilizing the country. The letter accused the Syrian Democratic Forces of working with the U.S. and Israel to undermine the government , while “committing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army spy films Turkish military movements in Idlib: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy from the 25th Special Mission Forces (formerly Tiger Forces) recently filmed from the Idlib countryside, capturing footage of a Turkish observation post. In the video, the spy is walking undetected through the militant-held territory, eventually making their way to the Turkish observation post. Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Patriot System couldn’t stop Saudi Aramco attack because of low efficiency: Russia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Some 88 Patriot systems deployed in Saudi Arabia failed to repel attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities, letting dozens of drones and guided missiles get through defences, a high-ranking source in the Russian Defence Ministry said. The source dismissed the excuse that the US Secretary of State gave to explain the Patriot fiasco, noting that in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraq not in talks with Russia over potential purchase of S-400

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Moscow and Baghdad at the moment are not in talks over the possibility of Iraq’s purchasing Russia’s air defense systems S-400 Triumf, Iraqi ambassador in Moscow Haidar Mansour Hadi told a news conference on the platform of the international discussion club Valdai on Thursday. “We are not holding such talks. Not a single hint at that,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New reports of airstrikes on Syrian border city of Albukamal

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Several reports released Thursday morning said that the Iranian-backed forces in the city of Albukamal were targeted by unknown drones on Wednesday. According to the reports, the drones were flying low over Albukamal around 8 P.M. (local time), when they began bombing the forces inside the city. Some claims allege […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kurdish fighters storm Turkish military post: 3 soldiers killed

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:25 P.M.) – Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) launched a fierce attack on a post belonging to the Turkish military in Silopi city, located at the borders with Syria and Iraq. Several Turkish soldiers were killed and their vehicles destroyed in the attack, said Kurdish media reports. The attack was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Best of Censored News 'Chasing off Lewis and Clark Pretenders'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Censored News celebrates beginning our 14th year by sharing some of our best moments. Our coverage includes a statement by Carter Camp, Ponca, before he passed to the Spirit World, and coverage of this great day on the banks of the Missouri River in Chamberlain, South Dakota. Thanks for reading and sharing Censored News. -- Brenda Photo by Brenda Norrell The Lewis and Clark

America's World War II Mark 14 Torpedo Was a Total Dud

Warfare History Network, Mark Carlson at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, Mark Carlson* *History, Americas* [image: http://www.navalunderseamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2006011193-Mark-14-at-Keyport-Cropped-1.jpg] Literally. It wouldn't explode when it was supposed to. *Key point*: The Mark 15 torpedos didn't work and hardly did anything. In fact, the Battle of Midway was won using bombs instead of torpedos. Lieutenant Dan Daspit, captain of the U.S. submarine Tinosa could not believe his luck. Framed neatly in the periscope eyepiece was a sitting duck. The 19,250-ton Japanese tanker Tonan Maru No. 3 was all alone, de... more »

Ted Cruz: 'To the People of Hong Kong, America Is with You'

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses members of the media during a 'Border Safety Initiative' event hosted by U.S. Border Patrol in Mission, Texas, U.S., July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott] He compared the Chinese regime to the Berlin Wall. Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz compared Hong Kong protesters’ efforts to defend their freedoms against China to former President Ronald Reagan’s efforts to tear down the Berlin Wall Wednesday. Cruz made the comments during an event the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) hosted in conjunc... more »

Alleged 737 Saboteur Linked to ISIS: Prosecutors

Luke Rosiak at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Luke Rosiak* *Politics, Americas* [image: Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] There were 150 people on board the plane. A former American Airlines mechanic who was arrested days before Sept. 11 for allegedly sabotaging an airplane — who at the time said the act was part of a labor dispute and because he wanted overtime — has terrorist ties and wanted Allah to harm non-Muslims, prosecutors said Wednesday. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, who is originally from Iraq but gained U.S. citizenship, had Islamic State videos on his phone, said Allah wanted to hurt ... more »

Woman Pleads Guilty in Chinese 'Birth Tourism' Ring

Jason Hopkins at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, Americas* [image: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) look on after executing search warrants and making some arrests at an agricultural processing facility in Canton, Mississippi, U.S. in this August 7, 2019 hando] She made millions cheating the U.S. immigration system. A Chinese national has pleaded guilty to running a “birth tourism” business, which involved helping hundreds of pregnant clients enter the United States and give birth so their children would receive U.S. citizenship. Dongyuan... more »

Robert O’Brien Can Revive the National Security Council

Dov S. Zakheim at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Dov S. Zakheim* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] O’Brien’s record and his personality point to a rather successful tenure in the Trump administration. Nevertheless, predicting the length of anyone’s tenure in the Trump administration is a hazardous occupation. Robert O’Brien will be President Donald Trump’s fourth national security advisor in just over two-and-one-half years. Ronald Reagan had five advisors—Dick Allen, Judge William Clark, Bud McFarlane, Frank Carlucci and Colin Powell, but that was over a period three times as long. By choosing O’Brien as his next advisor... more »

This Is How the Battle of Gettysburg Was so Monumental

Warfare History Network, Brooke C. Stoddard at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, Brooke C. Stoddard* *History, Americas* [image: By Thure de Thulstrup - Original scan: Library of Congress - N.B. The description the LoC gives manages to combine George Pickett (Confederate, leader of the charge) and Winfield Hancock (Union, defended against the charge) into one person, George Hancock] A game-changer. *Key point:* The battle was a turning point and helped Lincoln maintain support at a critical moment. The occasion was, for the North, inauspicious. In the Battle of First Manassas, the Federals were routed, humiliated, and almost utterly ... more »

Going Rogue: Iran And The Mind

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 12 hours ago
Caitlin and Tim discuss the latest Iran drama, the failure of war propaganda, and what a healthy mind looks like in the battle against establishment narrative control. VIDEO: AUDIO: ___________________________ Thanks for reading! The best way to get around the internet censors and make sure […]

THE LIMITED COGNITION FILES: Dating despair at the Sunday Review!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019The New York Times' sexual politics:* It's the rare morning when we *don't* do it—when we don't wonder about the degree of cognition put on display within the upper-end press corps. We had several such moments this morning, just scanning the New York Times Some questions: Should "E for Effort" in a banner headline really be taken as a compliment? Should 40 percent of a population be described as "most?" In fairness, the Times *does* tell us today that Donald J. Trump's Scottish resort is 25 miles away from that much-maligned Scottish airport. On Sept... more »

A Taste of What Waits for Candidate Biden In the General Election

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*What will happen when these two meet on the debate stage?* *by Thomas Neuburger* After the third Democratic primary debate, Julián Castro was widely criticized for suggesting that Joe Biden might be disturbingly forgetful — *"Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? Are you forgetting already what you said two minutes ago?"* he asked in a thinly veiled reference to the rumors that Biden is becoming senile. Here's that moment (trimmed for brevity): The negative response was immediate, putting Castro on the defensive and forcing him to claim the remarks weren't "personal.... more »

Cops Shoot and Kill Beloved Mother in Her Own Home While ‘Checking on Her Welfare’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: home]"She did not deserve to die this way, terrified in her own home by police officers, sent there to help her, who instead ended her life.”

Do Women Suffer Greater Loss of Employment than Men in Morbidity?

Rome and Massachusetts, Sep 19 (IPS) - In a life peppered with tragedy, Mary Shelley wrote in 1818, "Have I not suffered enough, that you seek to increase my misery?" That this accurately sums up the fate of many women in South Asia who suffer a major health shock such as a serious illness or a disability or both, is hard to dispute. Read the full story, “Do Women Suffer Greater Loss of Employment than Men in Morbidity?”, on globalissues.org →

World is in Crisis-- & Multilateral Approach is the Key

BOSTON, USA, Sep 19 (IPS) - Abby Maxman is President, Oxfam AmericaAs the UN General Assembly begins, we are once again ringing the alarm on the urgent issues of climate and development that demand our global attention and action. And I worry yet again leaders will not heed the warnings and not act with the clarity and at the scale the issues we're here to tackle demand. Read the full story, “World is in Crisis-- & Multilateral Approach is the Key”, on globalissues.org →

Spy vs Spy vs Spy: The Mysterious Mr. Smolenkov

Philip Giraldi at Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] A new spy story has been making the rounds in Washington, but this time it involved a brave Russian official who allegedly was allegedly recruited while in the Russian Embassy in Washington in 2007 and then worked secretly for the CIA until he was exfiltrated safely in 2017 lest he be discovered and caught. The tale was clearly leaked by the Agency itself to CNN by way of “multiple Trump administration officials.” The CNN headline Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017 landed like a bombshell but then pretty much disappeared as journalists not... more »

Understanding Motivation in Criminal, Terror, and Military Attacks

John Baeza at Peace and Prosperity - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] During Dr. Ron Paul’s 2012 Presidential campaign, as we were quietly sitting in a car, Dr. Paul suddenly asked me, “John, do detectives look for the motives of criminals?” I replied, “Well sir, the good ones certainly do. Knowledge of the motive can help prevent future crimes.” This very brief interaction stuck with me through the years. I knew Dr. Paul was right. Knowledge of motive was crucial to understanding the deterrence of criminal, terror, and military attacks. I came to understand that there was a real nexus between what I had done as a detective and what... more »

Jon Rappoport — My Memories From The Fake News Business

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Jon Rappoport “The true job of a reporter is using facts to overturn reality. Things are already upside down, and his job is to... more »

Fake News Network With Pro-Bolsonaro Robots Keeps 80 Percent of Accounts Active

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The network of disinformation that spread fake news and pro-Bolsonaro misrepresentation by the WhatsApp app during last year's elections, with the use of The post Fake News Network With Pro-Bolsonaro Robots Keeps 80 Percent of Accounts Active appeared first on The Rio Times.

The America I Grew Up In … Funny Thursday

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Comedian Jeff Allen reminds us of what our nation was like, before lawyers and snowflakes and leftists thoroughly effed it over. Enjoy! — Safespace —

Feds Takes $53.2 Billion of Securities, Treasuries in Repo Op

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Is it time to panic or is it time just to be cautious and take precautionary steps? First and foremost — panic NEVER produces anything good. People die during a panic and businesses that could have survived take a massive nosedive and kill their own chances to continue. We panicked in 2008, the FED was at the heart of the problem and THEY were the problem along with being blind to the stupidity and greed of banks and real estate dealers. CONGRESS was at the very heart of it all with their inadequate responses and partisan politics. As a result … Continue reading →

Snowflake Nation: Most Millennials Say Life More Stressful for Them Than Our Ancestors

Selwyn Duke at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: snowflake-nation-most-millennials-say-life-more-stressful-for-them-than-our-ancestors] Are many millennials embracing socialism — which most of them can’t even define — for lack of perspective? Do they see the glass as half empty when its three-quarters full, and when for most of history it contained, materially speaking, the equivalent of bitter dregs? A recent survey of millennials, and an analysis of it, point to this being the case.

Top Democrat Moneyman Buck Arrested in Sex, Drug Case

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: top-democrat-moneyman-buck-arrested-in-sex-drug-case] Police have finally arrested and charged Ed Buck, the Democrat bagman and homosexual pervert long suspected of overdosing black homosexuals in his apartment.

Review Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account Of The Decision To Invade Iraq

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
*Review Woodward, Bob, **Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account Of The Decision To Invade Iraq**, New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Simon & Schuster, 2004* *Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account Of the Decision To Invade Iraq* was the second of four books by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward on the Bush administration’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Like Woodward’s other work he provides an insider look at the White House and its decision making based upon interviews with top sources such as the president himself. Woodward provides few comments and no analysis. *Plan of Attac... more »

Tab clearing

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
Several items have crossed my monitor in recent days and weeks that I haven't had time to develop into full-length blog articles, but I think are nevertheless worth sharing. 1. With the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks still fresh in our minds, here are two articles that you might want to bookmark for future reference. They contain material that's timeless, and will be useful long into the future, particularly when speaking with people who weren't even alive when the attacks took place. *Images of 9/11: A Visual Remembrance* *The 9/11 Attacks: Understanding Al-Qaeda and the Dome... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 19

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1920 Gertrude Bell said 1920 Revolt was result of British not fulfilling promises to give Iraqis their own govt Said UK was about to give Iraqis freedoms that no one in London ever thought of a result of revolt (Musings On Iraq review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Gertrude Bell, Explorer of the Middle East*) 1925 Turks went to Permanent Court of Intl Justice to try to keep Mosul province after League of Nations said it should go to Iraq (Musings... more »

Government Watchdog to Testify About Alleged Trump ‘Promise’

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The government’s intelligence watchdog is set to testify in a closed session before the House intelligence committee about the handling of a whistleblower complaint.

At 98, D-Day Vet Jumps Again, With Eyes on the Big 100

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The American who caused a sensation in June by parachuting into Normandy for the 75th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings was at it again.

Nevada Desert Towns Prep for Possible ‘Storm Area 51’ Influx

AP News at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for "Storm Area 51" are from Earth, not outer space.

Science Of Cities: Why Do Crimes Like Rape Stay Linear With Population While Burglary Is Supercharged By City Size?

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
If you live in a city, your chances of being involved victim of a criminal act go up, and as cities grow in size, crime grows even faster. But not all crimes go up at the same rate. Rape grows only linearly, at roughly the same pace as a city's population, while car theft and robbery compound and outpace the population. A new mathematical model says the same underlying mechanism that boosts urban innovation and startup businesses can also explain why certain types of crimes thrive in a larger population. read more

Chronic Ear Infections May Have Wiped Out Neanderthals

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Anthropologists have long speculated about why neanderthals while Homo sapiens thrived? Was it some sort of plague specific only to Neanderthals? A cataclysmic event in their homelands? A new paper in Anatomical Record posits that it was not some exotic pathogen, but chronic ear infections and plain old evolution. Ear infections are common in kids but how serious they are is a matter of debate. In parts of culture worried about both modern medicine antibiotic resistance, some parents believe an ear infection should just rest while a lot of older people with poor hearing believe kids... more »

Belgian F-16 Fighter Jet Crash In France: Pilot Left Dangling From Powerline After Parachute Got Caught

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Breaking: A Belgian F-16 fighter jet has crashed in #Pluvigner in western France . One of the pilots is caught on a high-voltage electricity line and rescue efforts are underway. pic.twitter.com/3HKrfxSsXU — News_Executive (@News_Executive) September 19, 2019 *Daily Mail:* *F-16 jet is seen flying low above trees just before crashing into house and leaving pilot caught on high-voltage electricity line by his parachute in France* * Crew at TV Vannes caught plane flying low moments before it crashed * Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near Pluvigner, Brittany, western France * Emerge... more »

El Parlamento austríaco veta el tratado comercial entre la UE y Mercosur

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
19-Sep-2019 El Parlamento austríaco ha aprobado este miércoles una moción que obliga al Gobierno a vetar ante el Consejo Europeo la aprobación del tratado comercial entre la Unión Europea y Mercosur.

Intra-EU arbitral award enforced in the US - Achmea objection dismissed by DC District Court for the first time

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
19-Sep-2019 A federal court in Washington, DC has recognized and enforced a US$331 million arbitral award against Romania under an intra-EU BIT—notwithstanding the objection of the European Commission that the award is incompatible with EU law.

Japan, New Zealand to jointly aim for expanded TPP

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
19-Sep-2019 Japan and New Zealand to work toward expanding the existing 11-member trans-Pacific partnership free trade pact as they seek further economic and regional integration in the Indo-Pacific.

Trade and investment treaties aggravate the climate crisis

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
19-Sep-2019 The campaign ‘No to trade and investment treaties' has called on citizens to join the mobilizations planned for next September 27 in the different cities of Spain.

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Wednesday 18th September 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 13 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

Petaluma, California’s Worst Heatwave

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Petaluma, California is one of the most reliable weather gauges in California. They had eight days over 100F from July 11 to October 1, 1913. On July 10 that year, California set the world record temperature of 134 degrees. mwr-050-01-0010.pdf

Court Rejects Mann’s Request For Delay In The Ball Case

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
Michael Mann refused to submit disclosure evidence requested by Dr. Tim Ball, for many years. He blamed the multi-year delay on his lawyers being busy. The judge called Mann’s behavior inexcusable, said the evidence submitted was irrelevant, and ordered Mann to … Continue reading →

Hiding Minnesota’s Hot Past

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 13 hours ago
The longest stretch of 100 degree weather at Pipestone, Minnesota occurred from June 28 to August 25, 1936, when they had 21 days over 100F (38C.) Pipestone has had 132 days over 100F since 1895. There have been none since … Continue reading →

Panic on Wall Street, Danger of War — There is No Time to Waste for the New Paradigm

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump participates in a working visit with Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)] he interbank lending system nearly exploded on Tuesday, with interbank lending rates (normally maintained at the FED rate, which was between 2.0% and 2.25% on Tuesday) exploded to 10% due to a lack of liquidity in the bond markets. As interest rates decline to near zero — or even negative — speculators (euphemistically known as “inve... more »

Julian Assange's first hack was the Galileo plutonium launch in 1989

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
*I've posted this previously on this blog but with Keep Space for Peace Week coming soon, and Julian Assange wasting away in a British prison, I thought it a good time to re-post. Bruce* The leaflet above was advertising a protest I organized at the space center in Florida in 1989. This was during the period from 1987-1997 where we held one large protest after the other against the nuclearization and weaponization of space. Sometimes there were 500 people there, frequently about 1,000 came, and our biggest ever was more than 5,000. In 2011 my son Julian [a debate coach], who gre... more »

Observations

LL at Virtual Mirage - 13 hours ago
*Big Jim* DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday morning. During that testimony Horowitz revealed to lawmakers that he criminally referred fired FBI Director James (Big Jim) Comey for prosecution. DOJ refused, likely because the documents leaked by Big Jim were sensitive, but not classified. There's a line there and I do understand it. As one of the coup plotters, Big Jim may yet get what's coming to him. Building the case against the conspirators requires that it be air tight. Sometimes it takes longer tha... more »

Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an “Act of War”

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Jason Ditz The first US official to declare Iran to blame for Saturday’s drone attacks in Saudi Arabia, at a time when others were... more »

This Is Why the Battle of Britain Mattered for the World

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/A_flypast_of_three_planes_from_the_Battle_of_Britain_Memorial_Flight_during_the_International_Air_Day_at_RNAS_Yeovilton._MOD_45145202.jpg] Hitler's offensive stalled. *Key point:* Until the Battle for Britain, Hitler's steamroller seemed impossible to stop. Gerald “Zulu” Lewis peered from his Hurricane and spotted 20 German Bf-110s circling with a heavy escort of fast and deadly Bf-109 fighters over Redhill, south of London. It was shortly after 9 am on September 27, 1940. Ins... more »

The Story of the Evil Organization That Was Hitler's Waffen SS Troopers

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* [image: https://live.staticflickr.com/7924/31940890337_df269a9ec4_b.jpg] Beyond the pale. *Key point:* The SS was terrifying and committed many crimes against humanity. In 1933 a portion of the Nazi Party’s Schutzstaffel (SS) was armed and trained along military lines and served as an armed force. These troops were originally known as the SS-Verfügungstruppen, the name indicating that they served at the Führer’s pleasure. By 1939, four regiments (Standarten) had been organized. The Verfügungstruppen took part in the occupation of Aust... more »

This Is Why the B-26 Marauder Was Such a Problem Plane

Warfare History Network, Sam McGowan at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, Sam McGowan* *History, Americas* [image: By Fritzmann2002 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64417229] We look at the controversy. *Key point:* These bombers were useful but it is unclear if poor design or bad pilots doomed its program. Of all the better-known Allied aircraft of World War II, the most controversial was Martin’s B-26 Marauder, a twin-engine cigar-shaped medium bomber that was loved by some and hated by many. Among those who hated the airplane were the crews of the Air Transport Command’s Ferrying Di... more »

Here's Why Russia Has Detained 161 North Korean Sailors

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Is a crisis brewing over illegal fishing? Russian border patrol has detained 161 North Korean sailors for suspected poaching activity in the Sea of Japan, triggering a diplomatic conflict that is raising concerns in Moscow about the future of the Russian-North Korean security relationship. It was first reported by RIA state news agency earlier this week that Russian border patrol confronted two North Korean schooners and eleven motorboats allegedly conducting illegal fishing activities on Russia’s far east coast. Border patrol d... more »

I Fought a Second Korean War in a Simulator (The Results Were Shocking)

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Seven days into the war, the death and destruction on both sides is a sobering reminder of what happens when large armies go to total war. *Key Point:* A war has broken out on my living room table. The battlefield is the Korean peninsula; the time is tomorrow. Seven days into the war both sides have already taken frightful losses and the defenders have been pushed back. The South Korean capital of Seoul is already under siege and the fortified Demilitarized Zone is buckling under hammer blows from the North Korean People’s Army. I bought a wargame ca... more »

Moscow’s municipal elections illustrate the growing political crisis in Russia

Regina Smyth, Associate Professor of Political Science, Indiana University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin's ruling party. And the opposition's success suggests a looming political crisis for Putin and his regime.

Don’t Smile for the Camera

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Andrew P. Napolitano A trial in Great Britain has just concluded with potentially dangerous implications for personal freedom here. Great Britain is currently the... more »

John Humphrys signs off

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
Here's the moment John Humphrys signs off after 32 years of broadcasting on the Today programme and an illustrious journalism career spanning six decades #r4today Full sign off 👉 https://t.co/JYz6qDwUTL pic.twitter.com/vm1nBIHPHM — BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) 19 September 2019 Plenty of plaudits for Humph this morning during his farewell appearance on the Toady. A big article by Giles Fraser on Unherd, too. Who will miss John Humphrys? The Today Programme seems to be getting less and less listenable under Sarah Sands’s headmistress- ship. "She introduced the puzzle", someo... more »

Home Depot And Lowe’s Accused Of Scanning Millions Of Customers Faces

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By MassPrivateI Home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s have become partners in Big Brother’s ever expanding public surveillance program. Home Depot’s “You Can Do... more »

Brexit News Links 19 September 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 14 hours ago
19 September 2019 • 15:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Piers Morgan leapt in to defend Laura Kuenssberg. It didn’t end well The European Union And The Euroscepticism (I) https://orientalreview.org/2019/09/19/the-european-union-and-the-euroscepticism-i/ Brexit: UK shares confidential documents with EU … Continue reading Brexit News Links 19 September 2019

Seriously? Justin Trudeau wears a costume and the world goes crazy....

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*when is breathing going to be declared racist?* I'm no fan boy person of Trudeau, but this whole "someone dressed up in a costume with a bunch of dark makeup on their face" being declared racist was ridiculous from the get-go. Why is this young lady not being accused of racism and cultural appropriation since I can say with almost 100% certainty she was not born with that color hair? And it probably wasn't that straight either. You know why. Only white people can be racists.

Australian Jock Palfreeman granted parole after 11 years in Bulgarian prison

Belinda Hawkins at Just In - 14 hours ago
Australian Jock Palfreeman is a step closer to returning home after being granted parole by a panel of three judges at the Sofia Appellate Court in Bulgaria.

Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot gets stuck on power line

Just In - 14 hours ago
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in western France, damaging a house, setting a field on fire and leaving a pilot suspended for two hours from a high-voltage electricity line.

Former Fukushima bosses cleared of negligence over deadly disaster

Just In - 14 hours ago
Victims of one of the world's worst nuclear crisis are left disappointed after a court in Tokyo ruled three former Fukushima bosses were not guilty of negligence.

Yahoo: Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
Switzerland was among the first countries to begin deploying 5G, but health fears over radiation from the antennas that carry the next-generation mobile technology have sparked a nationwide revolt. Demonstrators against 5G technology are organized to fill the streets of Bern later this month, but already a number of cantons (the equivalent of states in […] The post Yahoo: Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt appeared first on Health Nut News.

More States Fight Back On Low Wage and Surprise Noncompetes

Unknown at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 14 hours ago
Once legislators woke up to the fact that employers were running amok with noncompete agreements, imposing them on sandwich makers and other low-level employees, some states took action. Here are some new state laws that limit noncompete agreements: - *Maine*: The Act to Promote Keeping Workers in Maine, which went into effect this week, bans no-poach or non-solicitation agreements with other employers; prohibits noncompetes for employees earning at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, mandates pre-employment disclosure of non-compete agreements; says non-compe... more »

New Evidence on the Consequences of Gentrification for Children

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Contrary to widespread beliefs, gentrification does not appear to harm children. But that may be because it operates differenlty than most assume.

NO JAIL for Cops Who Set an Innocent Man on Fire and Savagely Beat Him

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: fire]Four cops who faced a slew of charges for inadvertently setting an innocent man on fire and then beating him half to death will not be going to jail.

Water Wars: Increased U.S. Focus on the Indo-Pacific

azeng at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (Source: Flickr/Official U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy Ong) From Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, the United States conducted its first-ever joint naval exercise with all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX), co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, consisted of pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, as well as a sea phase in the South China Sea and other international waters around Southeast Asia. Speaking at the opening ceremony... more »

Liquidity Shortage Getting Worse: Fed’s Repo Oversubcribed Even More As Funding Demand Jumps

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Liquidity Shortage Getting Worse: Fed’s Repo Oversubcribed Even More As Funding Demand Jumps by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ For those hoping that the funding crunch would ease on the third day after the overnight repo rate exploded as high as 10%, we have bad news: it did not. – As we warned earlier today, when we …

Randall’s Doubts About Aquinas

Unknown at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
The Aristotelian philosopher John Herman Randall, Jr. was not sure if the works of Thomas Aquinas can be seen as a statement of Aristotelian philosophy. In his Foreword to his book *Aristotle*, Hermann writes: “Though not aware of the wealth and variety of medieval thought, so fascinating in itself, the present writer is not a medievalist. He seriously doubts whether Aristotle can survive translation into the Latin substantives of the scholastic tradition, or whether it is possible to state his fundamental functionalism in the Latin tongue.” (He has Thomas Aquinas in mind.) Randall... more »

Fight for Britain’s sovereignty enters U.K. Supreme Court (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 307. The post Fight for Britain’s sovereignty enters U.K. Supreme Court (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Saudi Arabia up in Flames: Riyadh Is Headed for a Major Disaster

Federico Pieraccini at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Trump, Netanyahu and MBS are concocting a witches’ brew that will bring about a disaster of unprecedented proportions to the region. It is only a matter of time before we see the baleful consequences of their handiwork. The post Saudi Arabia up in Flames: Riyadh Is Headed for a Major Disaster appeared first on The Duran.

Capitalizing on marijuana markets with limited rivals: Q&A with Tilt Holdings interim CEO Mark Scatterday

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Cannabis cultivation companies with a foothold in “constrained” markets – those with relatively few licenses such as Massachusetts – have a natural advantage, thanks to limited competition and marijuana supplies. Massachusetts-based Tilt Holdings is one such company. Tilt has multiple businesses that, among other things, offer cannabis-related technology and operate cultivation centers and retail stores […] Capitalizing on marijuana markets with limited rivals: Q&A with Tilt Holdings interim CEO Mark Scatterday is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusi... more »

How to tell if your cannabis business is a victim of employee theft – and how to rectify it

Kevin Huhn at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Anecdotal evidence points to a decline in employee theft in the marijuana space, but it’s safe to assume it hasn’t been eradicated. And that means cannabis retailers would be wise to play it safe. Especially because employee theft in […] How to tell if your cannabis business is a victim of employee theft – and how to rectify it is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The European Union And The Euroscepticism (I)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
It is impossible to talk about Euroscepticism as a fully-fledged political ideology as different political forces may attach different meanings to this idea and remain Eurosceptics at the same time being major political rivals. Any political spectrum party can for different reasons have both the European integration opponents and proponents.

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Threatens 'All-Out War' In Case Of A Military Strike On Iran

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
.@npwcnn: What would be the consequence of an American or Saudi military strike on Iran now? Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif: An all-out war. More: https://t.co/PllvEJnYBj pic.twitter.com/L8rwbEwI3d — CNN International (@cnni) September 19, 2019 *CNN:* *Exclusive: Zarif threatens 'all-out war' in case of military strike on Iran* Iran's foreign minister has raised the specter of "all-out war" in the event of US or Saudi military strikes and that Saudi Arabia would have to fight "to the last American soldier." Javad Zarif told CNN that Iran hoped to avoid conflict, adding that t... more »

Trump Threatens EPA Action Against San Francisco

AP News at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Trump accused the city of allowing a tremendous amount of waste, including needles, to go through storm drains into the ocean.

‘It’s Bad’: Water Rescues Begin as Imelda Soaks East Texas

AP News at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Rain from Tropical Depression Imelda deluged parts of Texas and Louisiana, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road closures in areas east of Houston that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey two years ago.

Evidence: U.S. buys weapons for ISIS in Syria

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
WAR with Evgeny Poddubny. This is War, a show about how current conflicts are made, about wars that have ended, are in progress now, or will start soon. In this show it is revealed that the American government buys weaponry in Eastern European countries and hands them over to terrorist groups in Syria and Yemen. Earlier, experts supposed this was happening. Now, they have evidence. Can we acknowledge that the US government is run by a criminal corporate syndicate?

Political Honesty

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
It's better to be honest than to say -- as Doug Ford has -- that you "believe in honest conversations." Martin Regg Cohn writes: A year ago, Ford told Ontarians he wanted to “follow the money” —code for criminality. An accounting dispute between the previous Liberal government and the auditor general amounted to “the biggest government scandal in a generation,” he claimed. Ford pointed an accusing finger at his predecessor, Kathleen Wynne: “If you lie on your taxes … there are consequences.” Her crime? In her last budget, for the 2018-19 fiscal year, Wynne projected a budget defi... more »

FOX POLL: DEMOCRATIC VOTER GROUPS ARE VERY EAGER TO VOTE IN 2020

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
A Fox News poll released last night is the latest survey to show all the leading Democrats beating President Trump nationwide: But there's even better news when you dig into the numbers. The survey tells us that voters seem quite eager to vote next year. In 2015, the "Extremely" number was never higher than 32% -- in fact, the number was never higher than 49% during the entire election year of 2016. But it's the crosstabs that are the best news for the Democrats: 61% of women are extremely interested in the election, as opposed to 57% of men. Among non-white women, 65% are extr... more »

President Trump’s Communications With A Foreign Leader Are Now Part Of A Whistleblower Complaint

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Alexander Drago / Reuters *Washington Post:** Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say * The whistleblower complaint that has triggered a tense showdown between the U.S. intelligence community and Congress involves President Trump’s communications with a foreign leader, according to two former U.S. officials familiar with the matter. Trump’s interaction with the foreign leader included a “promise” that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted an official in the U.... more »

New Reports of ‘Saudi and Israeli Airstrikes’ on Syria-Iraq Border Only Heighten Concerns of Wider War

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Although no actual evidence has been produced by Saudi or US officials to support their theory, it seems the media are still nudging the idea forward of war forward.

Human Rights Goals Not Implemented in Brazil, Say NGOs to UN Council in Geneva

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
[image: Brazil,Brazil implemented only one of the 163 human rights suggestions given at the UN] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil has been able to implement only one of the 163 recommendations made by foreign governments regarding its human rights policies at the United Nations, according to a report by twenty-one non-governmental organizations which make up the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) Brazil Coalition. The document will be presented this Thursday (September […] The post Human Rights Goals Not Implemented in Brazil, Say NGOs to UN Council in Geneva appeared first on The Rio Times.

UN Vetoes Brazil’s Speech at New York Climate Summit

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is not on the list of countries that will speak at the UN climate summit next Monday in New York. "Brazil has not put forward any plans to increase its commitment to climate change," Luis Alfonso de Alba, the UN Secretary-General's special envoy, told the Folha blog. According to […] The post UN Vetoes Brazil’s Speech at New York Climate Summit appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil Records 22 Percent Decrease in Number of Violent Deaths in First Semester 2019

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil recorded a 22 percent drop in violent deaths in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2018. The Northeast region shows the greatest decrease. This is evidenced by the national homicide index created by G1, based on official data from the 26 states and […] The post Brazil Records 22 Percent Decrease in Number of Violent Deaths in First Semester 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Hiring in Health Insurance Sector Increases 3.4 Percent in one Year

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The health chain has increased by 3.4 percent the number of formal jobs in the sector between July of last year and July of this year, which equals almost 120,000 people hired, although the total number of beneficiaries of medical-hospital health plans in the same period has been reduced by […] The post Hiring in Health Insurance Sector Increases 3.4 Percent in one Year appeared first on The Rio Times.

“We Will Look For Alternatives”, Guedes Says After Financial Transaction Tax Vetoed

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since President Bolsonaro discarded a tax along the lines of the extinct CPMF (Provisional Contribution on Financial Transactions), the economic team is assessing alternatives to offset exemptions on payroll taxes. The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said on Wednesday, September 18th, that he will seek alternatives after the government ruled […] The post “We Will Look For Alternatives”, Guedes Says After Financial Transaction Tax Vetoed appeared first on The Rio Times.

Apply the brakes to electric vehicles

Peter Murphy at CFACT - 15 hours ago
Wealthy people who want EVs should go ahead and buy them with their own money, but they are not an environmental panacea, and don't benefit the climate. The post Apply the brakes to electric vehicles appeared first on CFACT.

Untitled

jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Which Country’s Higher Education System Is Best?* Many Americans crow that our higher education system is “the envy of the world,” even though it’s nearly impossible to point to any proof of that. In truth, however, some Americans look down on our system, saying that it is clearly inferior to that of other nations, such as Japan and Finland. A recent study published by the American Enterprise Institute, “International Higher Education Rankings” by Jason Delisle and Preston Cooper prompts my title. The authors have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of 35 advanced nations, examin... more »

Costa Rica: Anomalous Object in Clouds

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 15 hours ago
From *Cial Observacion OVNI CR*: "Object recoreded over the Zurquí region. Object enters cloud and the distance is indicated." Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal history in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean

Untitled

JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*The ‘Climate Strike’ is a crock that exploits kids* This Friday, in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit, students across the country will walk out of their schools as part of a Climate Strike. In New York City, the Department of Education has given its stamp of approval to the walk-out and won’t mark it as an absence, making it less “a strike” and more a coordinated effort by the school system to force political action on children. Tweeted DOE: “We applaud our students when they raise their voices in a safe and respectful manner on issues that matter to them.” Does it? T... more »

Testing the Judicial Capacity Model

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
For the symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). Mariah Zeisberg I’m rather critical of Andrew Coan’s Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press). I find it theoretically and empirically underdeveloped. Its underdevelopment may actually be helpful in assuring it some measure of impact. What I call underdevelopment, others might call elegant simplicity. But I found the book less useful than I had been hoping. ... more »

Does Living Near Public Transit Lead To Alzheimer's? A Paper Claims Environmental Issues - Your Exposome - Cause It

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
Though age is the big risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, an analysis of Swedish twins has led some to believe that half of individual differences in Alzheimer's disease risk may be environmental. Chemists, toxicologists, and biologists note that we would have gone extinct long ago if our bodies had not been able to absorb, metabolize, ignore, or excrete trace substances but since 2005, when a new salvo against public trust in the modern world was opened, there has been talk that an "exposome" can cause all kinds of diseases. read more

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