Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Bristol and Abingdon – a nice escapade

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 24 minutes ago
My wife and I ventured to the southwestern Virginia highlands for a few days. We took in the fall foiliage, but also wanted to visit the museum in Bristol (Virginia and Tennessee) honoring the birthplace of country music. More on … Continue reading →

Petition—A Call to Veterans to Support President Trump: End the Endless Wars

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 26 minutes ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] Veterans Petition.pdf The courageous determination of President Trump to end “these ridiculous endless wars” in South West Asia, represents a huge step toward laying a foundation for peace through cooperation and development of all nations.

The Rats Will Soon Bug Out

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 40 minutes ago
of Dodge. EXCERPT: “News is breaking right now on John Durham’s probe into the origins of Russia investigation, saying it has now become a criminal investigation: Justice Department officials have shifted an administrative review of the Russia investigation closely overseen by Attorney General William P. Barr to a criminal inquiry, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move gives the prosecutor running it, John H. Durham, the power to subpoena for witness testimony and documents, to impanel a grand jury and to file criminal charges. It was not clear what potential cr... more »

U.S. Senators: TikTok App Poses Potential National Security Risk

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 51 minutes ago
TikTok has had real impacts on cultural trends in the years since its launch. For example, 'Old Town Road,' formerly the number one song in the world, picked up steam on TikTok *Daily Mail:* *US lawmakers are questioning whether China-based social media app TikTok poses national security threat* * Chinese social media app TikTok is being eyed as a potential security threat * US lawmakers are calling on the intelligence community to assess the app * Skeptics say TikTok may be exporting data on users to the Chinese government Chinese social media upstart TikTok is being scrutinize... more »

5 Things the US Media Isn’t Telling You About Chile’s Massive Uprising

WTStaff at Waking Times - 1 hour ago
*Elias Marat* - At least 18 people are dead—including minors—while hundreds have been injured, and over 5,000 detained.

Whistleblower Breaks Down How Google Set Out to Literally Program Our Minds

WTStaff at Waking Times - 1 hour ago
*Maryam Henein* - In just over two decades Google has become the most influential company in the world.

“We Want To Keep The Oil”

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 hour ago
“Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand, workin’ in the dark against your fellow man. But as sure as God made black and white what’s down in the dark will be brought to the light.” ~ Johnny Cash/traditional, ‘God’s Gonna Cut You […]

Union accuses Rockpool Dining Group of timesheet tampering to avoid paying workers

Just In - 1 hour ago
The high-end Rockpool Dining Group fronted by Neil Perry is hit by union claims it tampered with digital timesheets as it underpaid workers by up to $10 million, as a former worker enters mediation with the group in the Federal Court.

Paedophile sent back to jail for using Pinterest to access images of young boys

Eugene Boisvert at Just In - 1 hour ago
An Adelaide paedophile will spend at least two years behind bars for masturbating in a store window and for using the social media site Pinterest to view images of young boys.

Artist Mary Leunig labels brother's controversial cartoon 'feminist baiting' and 'mean'

Just In - 1 hour ago
The artist sister of cartoonist Michael Leunig says she does not believe her brother understands how hard mothers work and that many are also juggling careers, after his controversial cartoon appeared to critique heavy use of social media by mothers.

Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China

Just In - 1 hour ago
Mike Pence attacks Nike and the NBA in a speech criticising communist China's record on trade and human rights, saying American corporations have been too willing to ignore censorship and repression in pursuit of profits.

Chinese-owned nickel plant in PNG shut down after toxic spill

Bethanie Harriman at Just In - 1 hour ago
Papua New Guinean authorities shut down a Chinese-owned nickel processing plant for breaching safety and mining laws, after a spill that saw tens of thousands of litres of toxic slurry leak into a bay.

Police officer accused of hitting teen with baton 18 times charged

Mark Reddie at Just In - 1 hour ago
A NSW Police officer accused of tasering a 16-year-old boy and repeatedly bashing him with a baton will continue to serve in the force, despite being charged over the alleged on-duty assault.

A 'cloud' in your backyard as The Edge brings the internet closer to home

Malcolm Sutton at Just In - 1 hour ago
Data centres containing Netflix content and software are popping up all over Australia as the internet decentralises into a localised network known as 'the edge'.

Safe injecting room in spotlight as health centre CEO sacked amid drug trafficking allegations

James Hancock at Just In - 1 hour ago
The head of a community centre which houses Melbourne's controversial safe injecting centre is sacked after several staff linked to other services at the centre have been charged with trafficking heroin.

Man missing after boat capsizes in SA's Coorong

Just In - 1 hour ago
Emergency services are searching for a man who has been reported missing after a boat capsized at Long Point in South Australia's Coorong National Park.

Conor McGregor announces UFC return, again

Just In - 1 hour ago
After retiring for a second time following his fiery defeat against Khabib Nurmagomedov in October last year, Conor McGregor has surprised nobody by announcing his return to the ring.

Essex truck victims were likely in trailer for 12 hours before discovery, authorities say

Just In - 1 hour ago
The chief executive of Zeebrugge port in Belgium says the dock is covered by cameras and refrigerated containers are completely sealed, meaning the 39 Chinese nationals found in a trailer in Essex likely boarded the trailer earlier in their journey.

'Our pool is black': Upper Hunter residents vent air-pollution fears

Eliza Goetze at Just In - 1 hour ago
For residents in the Upper Hunter, keeping an eye on air quality alerts from the Office of Environment and Heritage is a daily ritual.

'Disastrous' funding process blamed for 10-year wait on specialised SES equipment

Gianni Di Giovanni And Tyne Logan at Just In - 1 hour ago
The WA SES Volunteer Association hits out at department bureaucracy after a decade-long wait for equipment.

Trump's 2016 election obsession may come back to haunt him in 2020

Emily Olson at Just In - 1 hour ago
Some say that the President's fixation on Hillary Clinton's emails won him the election in 2016. That same fixation might prove damaging in 2020, writes Zoe Daniel.

Labor calls on NSW police to investigate Angus Taylor alleged forged document scandal

Matthew Doran at Just In - 1 hour ago
Labor calls in police after Scott Morrison's office confirms the Prime Minister has no intention of seeking an investigation into the use of an allegedly forged document.

In-school GP's office has surprising impact on student lives in unique project

Jessica Hinchliffe at Just In - 1 hour ago
A Queensland high school is the first in the state to have a doctor onsite to help students with their overall wellbeing and in turn boost their academic performance.

Out Of All The World's 9mm Handguns, These Five Top The Charts

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 1 hour ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Technology, Americas* The best. *Key point:* It's the standard handgun caliber for NATO members. The 9mm Luger, invented before the Great War, is one of the longest serving gun calibers in history. Introduced in 1901, it has served in virtually every conflict since then up until today. From World War I’s German army to the British army fighting ISIS in Syria, the Luger round has served militaries for over a century. Despite its age, the 9mm is more dangerous than ever before, due to innovations in ammunition lethality that squeeze greater performance out of the ... more »

Japan puts faith in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi and her democratic path

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 1 hour ago
Japan puts faith in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi and her democratic path Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Myanmar is extremely multi-ethnic and multi-religious and under the State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, this nation is firmly focused on the democratization of this nation. Of course, certain […]

CNN’s Zucker Calls Facebook’s Political Ad Policy Ludicrous

AP News at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
CNN chief Jeff Zucker says Facebook’s policy not to monitor political ads for truth-telling is ludicrous and advised the social media giant to sit out the 2020 election until it can figure out something better.

Turkish President Erdogan Threatens To Flood Europe (Again) With Millions Of Refugees

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Migrants are escorted to buses by Hungarian police near the migrant reception centre in Roszke, Hungary, after breaking through barriers *Daily Mail:* *'The gates to Europe will open when the time comes': Erdogan sends chilling warning that he is willing to let millions of Syrian refugees head to the West - as he says he will 'crush' Kurds if they do not withdraw* Erdogan threatened to send refugees to the West to 'see how they deal with it' Turkey is facing anger from Europe over its military onslaught against the Kurds Russian troops are carrying out patrols to evacuate Kurds fro... more »

World’s Spreading Humanitarian Crises Leave Millions of Children Without Schools or Education

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (IPS) - As massive protests escalated worldwide last month, millions of children walked out of schools to demonstrate against the lackadaisical response – primarily from world leaders --to the ongoing climate emergency resulting in floods, droughts, typhoons, heat waves and wildfires devastating human lives. Read the full story, “World’s Spreading Humanitarian Crises Leave Millions of Children Without Schools or Education”, on globalissues.org →

OMG, Biden Launches todosconbiden.com Forgot to Buy It, Trump Pwns!

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 2 hours ago
Trump Team Pwns Biden - Gets Domain Name Of Biden "Latino Outreach"! Continue reading →

“Brink Of Collapse”: Hong Kong Businesses Struggle To Survive Amid Violent Protests

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
China will eventually intervene to end the violent riots. But not so soon. China is winning the propaganda war against the pro democracy rioters. It is using the Hong Kong situation as an object lesson for all mainland Chinese citizens: “See the real consequences/effects of western pro democracy demands! Society collapse and rule of law …

Cleansing the Negev: Israel Plans to Evict “Tens of Thousands” of Palestinian Bedouin

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Cleansing the Negev: Israel Plans to Evict “Tens of Thousands” of Palestinian Bedouin by https://israelpalestinenews.org/ Israel uses benign terms to hide the true nature of its plans to evict tens of thousands of indigenous Bedouin from their homes, many of whom have been uprooted at least once before. The reality is that this is part …

America Does Not Know How Close It Is to Being Ruled DIRECTLY by Satan

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
America Does Not Know How Close It Is to Being Ruled DIRECTLY by Satan by Dave Hodges, https://thecommonsenseshow.com/home It has been well-publicized that a group of witches are meeting on October 25th to cast spells on President Trump and conservative supporters of the President. This is a highly significant event, because it shows who and …

Why Worldwide Downturn in Car Sales is Here to Stay (Full show)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT America Car sales are down across the world, and reports are beginning to discuss the possibility of “peak car,” an utterly saturated car market. How will commutes and communities transform, especially in the US, as alternative modes of transit become more and more ubiquitous? “Boom Bust” co-host Christy Ai joins Rick Sanchez to share …

Truth About Syria.”How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Truth About Syria.”How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…” by Alison Banville, https://www.globalresearch.ca/ Eva Bartlett: ‘when I arrived on the 29th (of December 2018) I was told that, aside from yourself (gestures to Vanessa Beeley), I was the only other western journalist in Syria. And it struck me not so much as surprising, …

Keiser Report: Paper is Poverty, a Ghost of Money (E1453)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the spooky signs across the world that prove ‘paper is, indeed, poverty,’ for it is a ‘ghost of money’ rather than money itself. And as such, it can hide all sorts of scary things like unpayable, toxic and fraudulent debts. In the second …

Michael Pento: You Need to Protect Yourself from the Fed’s Reckless Policy

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Palisade Radio Michael says the “Fed has no idea what they are doing.” Last year they said they would be quietly conducting quantitative tightening to lower their balance sheet and would be raising rates. Then a year later, having never reached 3.5%, they are now sending rates much lower. Their quantitative tightening program blew up …

One Of The World’s Largest Oil Companies Just Ditched The Dollar

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
One Of The World’s Largest Oil Companies Just Ditched The Dollar by Tsvetana Paraskova, https://oilprice.com/ Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft has already completed the switch away from the U.S. dollar to euros in its export contracts to minimize risks from potential new U.S. sanctions, Rosneft’s chief executive Igor Sechin said on Thursday. – Rosneft has …

Rob Kirby: U.S. Dollar Rejection to Accelerate

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Silver Bullion TV Returning SBTV guest, Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics, had a though-provoking conversation with us – he questioned the ridiculousness that the US has never had a failed bond auction given the poor fundamentals of the US dollar, even as de-dollarization sentiments are accelerating. Discussed in this interview: – 02:07 Fed unwinding balance …

NY Fed Announces Today That Repo Madness Is Growing in Size!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
WallStForMainSt Today the NY Fed announced that Repo Madness was continuing to grow in size! Read the NY Fed’s Official Announcement on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/NewYorkFed/status… The Fed is sharply increasing the amount of help it is providing to the financial system https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/10/23/f… Is this why Repo Madness in increasing? 1) NY Fed accepts $49.854 overnight …

Fed Prints Hundreds Of Billions For Repo, Majority Of US Banks At Risk Of Failure In Next Downturn

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Silver Report Uncut First We look at the recent repo market meltdown as the feds term repo came in oversubscribed. The overnight repo operation was near the ceiling definitely larger than the previous print. And the Feds POMO or “Not a Qe” came in 5.5 × oversubscribed. Certainly the hundreds of billions of dollars the …

Central Banks Admits: GOLD Will BE Needed To Start Over — Max Porterfield

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
SGTreport Dutch Central bank admits that not only COULD the system collapse, but that GOLD will be needed when it’s time to start over. Mining CEO Max Porterfield joins me to discuss. end

GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS: a Money Market Freeze, China Trade War or Real Estate

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
ITM Trading Slides and Links: Do you know what happens when you poke a bear? Do it often enough and you’re likely to get bit. Today I’m going to update you on 3 big bears that are already nibbling at our toes: Repos that threaten MMs, additional stressors in the china trade war and what’s …

ALERT: Bank Bailouts Moving Quickly to Exponential Growth!! (Bix Weir)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RoadtoRoota $20 Trillion here we come as Fed ups the BAILOUT PROGRAM BEFORE the meeting of the FMOC next week!! IT’S HAPPENING! end

BIG – Report: U.S. Attorney Durham “Administrative Review” is now “A Criminal Investigation”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
This would appear to be one of the few positive indicators that AG Bill Barr and U.S. Attorney John Durham are indeed doing more than bondo. The New York Times is reporting the Durham “review” has now officially moved into … Continue reading →

Our Shared History

Frank Wu at Diverse - 2 hours ago
People are ignorant of history, even their own.

State of Injustice — Expert Testifies that Washington State is a “National Model” of Corruption

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
Part One of an Ongoing Investigative Series: The Titus Case Seattle, WA. October 24, 2019. A national expert and investigative journalist are alleging that a... more »

Meat and poultry egg roll recall expanded to 126,000 pounds

News Desk at Food Safety News - 2 hours ago
St. Louis-based T & R Enterprise USA Inc. has added about 8,000 pounds of additional products to its Oct. 18 recall of meat and poultry egg roll products, bringing the total recall to about 126,000 pounds. Routine inspection activity by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service found the egg rolls were being produced under “insanitary conditions.”... Continue Reading

Russia Will Test Its Internet Kill-Switch Starting Next Month

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Defense One:* *Russia Will Test Its Ability to Disconnect from the Internet* *The nascent RuNet is meant to allow the country to survive an attack — and Putin to monitor and control the population.* Russia will test its internal RuNet network to see whether the country can function without the global internet, the Russian government announced Monday. The tests will begin after Nov. 1, recur at least annually, and possibly more frequently. It’s the latest move in a series of technical and policy steps intended to allow the Russian government to cut it... more »

The polar bear catastrophe that wasn’t

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 2 hours ago
School kids are taught every day to agonize over the fate of cute white bears starving, drowning and dying out. Dr. Susan Crockford's new book explains why none of it is true. The post The polar bear catastrophe that wasn’t appeared first on CFACT.

British P.M. Johnson Will Ask Parliament For A December 12 Election To Break The Brexit Deadlock

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *PM throws down the gauntlet to Jeremy Corbyn: Boris Johnson challenges Labour to the polls on December 12 - and vows to hold vote on an election EVERY day if they refuse* * Boris Johnson challenges Jeremy Corbyn to back snap election on December 12 * Mr Johnson said vote on holding election to take place on Monday next week * If MPs vote for election the PM will give them until November 6 to pass his deal * Downing Street is threatening a daily Commons vote if Mr Corbyn bottles it * No 10 source said the Government would go on strike by pulling all legislation * PM ... more »

2-Year-Old Arizona Child Raped and Burned in Foster Care: Where is the Justice for Devani?

Admin at Medical Kidnap - 2 hours ago
The Medical Kidnap Show Episode 4 will air on KFNX radio 1100 in Phoenix Thursday October 24th, 9 p.m. PDT. Host Rick Wood and show producer Brian Shilhavy welcomed guest Beth Breen on the show to talk about the Devani case, as Beth Breen was the contracted driver who transported young Devani from her foster home to visit her parents until David Frodsham, the foster father, was arrested for child pornography and child sex abuse. While David Frodsham has been convicted and is currently in prison for raping and sexually abusing Devani since she was 2 years old, and while Samantha Ost... more »

Prisoners say they were denied their constitutional right to vote

El Jones at Halifax Examiner - 3 hours ago
On Monday, Canadians voted in the federal election. Voting is a right for all Canadians, and this includes people who are incarcerated. Despite being able to vote, prisoners report that they experience barriers to casting their ballot. Prisoners in the Atlantic Institution, a federal men’s maximum security facility in Renous, New Brunswick allege that they were […]

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

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during a joint press conference after their talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on October 22, 2019. Photo: Sergei Chirikov / poll / AFP *Pepe Escobar, Asia Times:* *Vladimir Putin, Syria’s pacifier-in-chief* Russia-Turkey deal establishes ‘safe zone’ along Turkish border and there will be joint Russia-Turkey military patrols The negotiations in Sochi were long – over six hours – tense and tough. Two leaders in a room with their interpreters and several senior Turkish ministers... more »

DEA Forms Drug Cartel

David Henderson at Econlib - 3 hours ago
Last month the Drug Enforcement Administration, tasked with setting quotas for opioid production in the U.S, announced a proposal to reduce production levels another 10 percent, having already reduced production by 25 percent in 2017 and an additional 20 percent in 2018. This would bring down production levels to 53 percent of 2016 levels. Yesterday […] The post DEA Forms Drug Cartel appeared first on Econlib.

Facebook Owner Admits to Congress that They are Censoring Vaccine Safety Information

AdminM at Health Impact News - 3 hours ago
Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee in the U.S. Congress on October 23, 2019. One of the Representatives who questioned Mr. Zuckerberg was Florida Congressman Bill Posey. Congressman Posey asked Mr. Zuckerberg: "Mr. Zuckerberg, is Facebook able to assure us that it will support users fair and open discussions and communications related to the risk as well as the benefits of vaccinations?" Mr. Zuckerberg replied: "What we do, is we try to focus on misinformation that has the potential to lead to physical harm, or imminent harm. And ... more »

2-Year-Old Arizona Child Raped and Burned in Foster Care: Where is the Justice for Devani?

AdminM at Health Impact News - 3 hours ago
The Medical Kidnap Show Episode 4 will air on KFNX radio 1100 in Phoenix Thursday October 24th, 9 p.m. PDT. Host Rick Wood and show producer Brian Shilhavy welcomed guest Beth Breen on the show to talk about the Devani case, as Beth Breen was the contracted driver who transported young Devani from her foster home to visit her parents until David Frodsham, the foster father, was arrested for child pornography and child sex abuse. While David Frodsham has been convicted and is currently in prison for raping and sexually abusing Devani since she was 2 years old, and while Samantha Ost... more »

Rumors are all the Democrats have, false ones at that

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 3 hours ago
The #FakeNews media and Democrats were declaring that there was a smoking gun in their coup attempt to impeach Trump. William Taylor, acting US ambassador to Ukraine, said that there was a quid pro quo for foreign aid to Ukraine; Ukraine had to investigate Biden and Ukraine interference in the 2016 election. The only problem is that Taylor admitted that he had no first hand knowledge of any quid pro quo and under questioning he admitted that the Ukrainians never knew that there was any chance of their aid being held up. But now it get's even better. Taylor said that the US Ambassado... more »

FOX: CDC Sends Warning to Hunters After Deer with Tuberculosis Found to Transmit Bacteria to People

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 3 hours ago
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a warning to hunters after a man in Michigan was found to have developed tuberculosis caused by bacteria transmitted from a deer carcass. The CDC issued a report this week that said the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services was notified in 2017 of a […] The post FOX: CDC Sends Warning to Hunters After Deer with Tuberculosis Found to Transmit Bacteria to People appeared first on Health Nut News.

Trump Declares Victory in Syria

Two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to divide northeast Syria, Turkey, Russia, and the Assad regime are beginning to take control of the area patrolled by US forces just days ago.

Government employees keep the homeless homeless.

trinko at Conversations about the obvious - 3 hours ago
While they didn't come to the right conclusion, government is the problem, KTVU in San Francisco has highlighted one major aspect of why there is a homelessness crisis in Democrat run California. "San Jose’s budget shows the city spent about $14 million on homelessness. Much of that money -- $12 million -- goes toward rental subsidies, administrative costs, and crafting plans for new affordable housing developments. What’s left – about $2 million -- is directed toward running homeless shelters and providing clothing, food, and medical care to people without a home. In Oakland, 2 I... more »

Good News / Bad News – Horowitz Report: Likely No Classified Appendix / Review Phase Has Not Started…Long

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
A letter from DOJ Inspector General Michal Horowitz provides both good news and bad news. The goods news is Horowitz letter says likely no need for a “classified version” which means AG Bill Barr likely declassifying a lot of it. … Continue reading →

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

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*The Guardian*:* US to reverse Trump troop withdrawal and send tanks to Syria – reports* * Tanks to come from units already in Middle East, report says * Trump has said US ‘secured oil’ despite withdrawal The US is reportedly planning to deploy tanks and other heavy military hardware to protect oil fields in eastern Syria, in a reversal of Donald Trump’s earlier order to withdraw all troops from the country. The most likely destination for US armoured units is a Conoco gas plant near the city of Deir Ezzor, the site of a February 2018 clash between US special forces and Syrian regi... more »

Does This Picture Represent an ‘MRI of Love’?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
An infant's brain and a mother's love are both remarkable enough phenomena, without the need for embellishment.

Haunted Houses Require 40-Page Waiver, Insurance, Drug Test

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
A haunted house that promises an extreme experience that can last up to 10 hours requires participants be medically cleared by a doctor and sign a 40-page waiver.

Israel Has Spent The Last Decade Preparing For Its Next Ground War

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And it has more than tanks waiting for its enemies. *Key Point:* Israel is a country in a perpetual state of existential war. Much like the Israeli Air Force, the Israeli Army came from humble—but more established—beginnings. Israel’s ground forces had their origins in the Haganah, a Zionist paramilitary force created in the early 1920s to protect Jewish interests. The Haganah cooperated with British authorities, but turned hostile in 1944 when the Axis neared defeat and the need for a Jewish state became increasingly clear. In 1947 the Haganah was r... more »

Italy Prime Minister: Barr Asked About U.S. Intelligence Activity

Chuck Ross at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Chuck Ross* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Attorney General William Barr attends a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in honor of former Attorney General Edwin Meese in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis] “The meeting clarified, after this was verified, that our intelligence is unrelated to the affair,” Conte said. Italy’s prime minister said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr visited Italy twice in recent months as part of his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. Giuseppe Conte said... more »

Sanders Campaign: Media in 'Bernie Blackout'

Chris White at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Chris White* *Politics, Americas* [image: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during] 'When a poll shows less than favorable news for our campaign, it’s national news. Non-stop. They show it on the screen and pundits talk gleefully about how the campaign is over,' the email said. Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign suggested Wednesday that the press is blacking out positive coverage of the Vermont senator. “Are you familiar with this phenomenon?” Sanders’s campaign manager Faiz Shakir noted in an email to supporters b... more »

Pompeo Calls Kansas Hometown Newspaper Question 'Insane'

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir] He didn't like the Syria questions. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called a reporter’s question “insane” in a joint interview with The Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star while visiting his home state. Pompeo and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump were visiting the WSU Tech National Center for Aviation Training and Textron Aviation in Wichita, Kansas, Thursday when the secretary of state sat do... more »

Graham Condemns Impeachment Inquiry: ‘You Would Be Beating the S**t Out Of Us’

Mary Margaret Olohan at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, Americas* [image: Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election] He called it 'out-of-bounds, inconsistent with due process as we know it.' Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution condemning the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump Thursday on Capitol Hill Thursday. Graham criticized the way that the impeachment inquiry... more »

Pence Says Syrian Kurds Withdrawn from Safe Zone

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Mazloum Kobani, Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) commander in chief, talks as he announces the destruction of Islamic State's control of land in eastern Syria, at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria March 23, 2019.] Will the ceasefire hold? Kurdish fighters have completely withdrawn from Turkey’s “safe zone,” Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation’s Heritage Honors gala. The vice president’s announcement came on the last day of the five-day ceasefire agreement he negotiated with Turkish President Rece... more »

The Daily Brief 2019-10-23

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
This is a summary of 27 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Syria, Tabaqa, Libano, Jemen, Daraa, ISIS, Siria, Israel, Turkey, Raqqa, Manbij, Aleppo, Turquía, Kurds, Douma, OPCW, WikiLeak, Rusia, Idlib, Iran, Iraq, US, Kobane, Lebanon, Mikati, Yemen. Categories covered in this brief: Syria, Espanol, Libano, Yemen-Es, Siria, Turquia, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen Let us […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army scores advance in NE Latakia amid new push towards Jisr Al-Shughour

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored a new advance in northeastern Latakia tonight after launching a new attack at the southern axis of Kabani. Led by the 42nd Brigade (var. Ghiath Forces) of the 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army managed to capture some hilltops located south of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army tanks head to battlefield to confront militants at Turkish border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is deploying its tank units from Al-Hasakah city to the Tal Tamr District following a string of militant attacks on their positions. According to an army source, the tanks units were deployed to the northwestern part of the Tal Tamr District to confront the Turkish-backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed militants mock and degrade captured female YPG fighter: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria released a video this week showing their combatants mocking and degrading a captured female fighter from the Women’s Projection Units (YPJ). In two separate videos, militants from the Ahrar Dart ‘Izza Battalion, a faction in the so-called “Syrian National Army”, film themselves mocking and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US military to send tanks to eastern Syria to protect oil fields: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The U.S. military will be sending tanks and armored units to eastern Syria to protect the oil fields they are currently occupying, Fox News reported on Thursday. .@LucasFoxNews reports Pentagon “likely” to send tanks and armored units to eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. The tanks will come from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Three-way battle breaks out between Turkish-backed militants in east Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – A three-way battle broke out between three different Turkish-backed militant factions in eastern Aleppo this evening. According to reports, the three militant groups Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sharqiyah, and the Hamza Division exchanged hostilities inside the city of Al-Bab in eastern Aleppo. The reason for the clashes is unknown; […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

NATO rules out deploying troops to Syria despite US withdrawal

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said after meeting defence ministers on Thursday that no calls had been made to send NATO troops to northern Syria to try to ease tensions there. “There has been no specific call for NATO troops in northeast Syria. There has been a call for a strong international political engagement … and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army, SDF troops jointly repel Turkish-backed militants in northeast Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) found themselves under heavy assault in northeast Syria on Thursday when the Turkish-backed militants unleashed several attacks inside the Al-Hasakah Governorate. The Turkish-backed militants began their assault on Thursday by storming the SDF’s positions at three towns south of Ras […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan threatens Europe with hundreds of thousands of refugees

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened European states with opening the borders and releasing Syrian refugees. “When I say that I will open the doors, they (Europe – TASS) are simply outraged. Don’t worry, the time will come and we will open these doors. We’ll let you handle the hundreds of thousands [of refugees],” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

In Time for Halloween, Museum Holds Creepiest Doll Contest

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester has posted photos and videos of its miniature terrors on social media, taking votes for the most nightmarish one.

When Halloween Became America’s Most Dangerous Holiday

Doreen Marchionni at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The media, police departments, and politicians began to tell a new kind of Halloween horror story in the early 1970s — about poisoned candy.

Did a Woman Contract HIV During a Manicure?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
An old case study reemerged on social media in October 2019.

Pentagon Told Witness Not to Testify in Impeachment Inquiry

AP News at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
A Defense Department official who testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump did so in defiance of the Pentagon, which told her not to cooperate.

'The council made me choose between my son and his siblings': How Wandsworth threatens whole families with eviction

Hanan Bihi at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 3 hours ago
We investigated how one London council was using extended powers to threaten entire families with eviction over offences committed by a child

Oh, Boy Another Brooks Brothers Riot!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
A gang of Republican thugs that varied in number between between 6 and 20 and led by clownish Floridian Matt Gaetz, staged a noisy disruptive sit-in in the secure hearing room (SCIF-- Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), refusing to allow a scheduled deposition in the impeachment investigation-- which have been devastating for their Regime-- to continue. They breached House rules by bringing their phones into the secure area and Gaetz, who is an obese alcoholic with a long police record to start with, ordered pizzas and coke and is daring Democrats to have him arrested an... more »

The Gift that Keeps on Giving To the Ruling Elite: Cognitive Dissonance

Wrong Kind of Green at Wrong Kind of Green - 4 hours ago
"It's been interesting defending my article "Not This Kind of Green" on social media." The post The Gift that Keeps on Giving To the Ruling Elite: Cognitive Dissonance appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.

Global Netwar 2019

Wrong Kind of Green at Wrong Kind of Green - 4 hours ago
"Through hostile takeovers of government, media, and the non-profit industrial complex, the financial sector in the last decade has accomplished what official censorship and political repression could not: the mobilization of progressives in support of neoliberal fascism." The post Global Netwar 2019 appeared first on Wrong Kind of Green.

“This Just In: Humans Are Bad at Everything That’s Important”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“This Just In: Humans Are Bad at Everything That’s Important” * by David Cain “When future anthropologists study us, they will learn a lot about what’s important to us by looking at our newspapers. A minority of our news stories cover what’s truly new: scientific discoveries, thriving business startups, or groundbreaking legislation. But most of our news stories are about some human being (or group of human beings) failing, in a very familiar way, to be kind, fair, or honest. Politician caught lying! Violence erupts between Group A and Group B! Company misleads customers for profi... more »

Final groups start to climb Uluru after weather threatens to close it early

Steve Vivian And Samantha Jonscher at Just In - 4 hours ago
Hundreds of visitors are now ascending Uluru on the final day of climbing, after rangers reopened the rock following dangerous weather conditions. The climb up the iconic Australian landmark is set to close today at the request of local traditional owners.

Essex discovery the brutal truth in operations which smuggle up to 40,000 people into the UK each year

Linton Besser at Just In - 4 hours ago
The discovery of 39 bodies in a container in Essex this week is a stark reminder of the human cost of the well-organised, multinational criminal networks which peddle hope to desperate people and prove a huge challenge to authorities.

Bushfire alert downgraded for Central Highlands blaze

Just In - 4 hours ago
Authorities downgrade the alert for a fire in Tasmania's Central Highlands which has destroyed more than 100 hectares.

A disease 'super-spreader' is behind one of the worst outbreaks to hit WA this century

James Carmody at Just In - 4 hours ago
Western Australia is experiencing its worst outbreak of measles for two decades, with 27 confirmed cases since mid-September — and it is being handled in much the same way as a bushfire or a cyclone.

With the father-son curse fresh in their minds, Popovic's critics were silenced in an instant

Tom Wildie at Just In - 4 hours ago
Perth Glory fans could be forgiven for being sceptical of Kristian Popovic's spot in a team coached by his dad Tony, given the club's somewhat disastrous history of father-son duos.

Emergency services free teen from under train

Just In - 4 hours ago
A teenager is in a serious but stable condition after being hit by a train at Edwardstown in Adelaide's south-west.

Has Scott Morrison underestimated Labor? We may soon find out

Michelle Grattan at Just In - 4 hours ago
John Howard has delivered the Liberals a lecture on political hubris just as Anthony Albanese prepares to promote Labor's vision. Is Australian politics about to become competitive again? asks Michelle Grattan.

ASX rises Brexit limbo and Wall Street's mixed profit results

David Chau at Just In - 4 hours ago
Australian shares extend their gains for a fifth straight day, tracking a mostly positive lead from Wall Street and European markets.

Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind V: Serenity - Awakening”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“Liquid Mind is deeply relaxing and soothing music for relief of stress and anxiety, meditation, healing. Music By Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind V: Serenity - Awakening” Images courtesy of ESA, NASA and The Hubble Space Telescope.”

Senator Lindsey Graham Introduces Resolution Condemning Pelosi/Schiff “Star-Chamber” Impeachment Fiasco…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Senator Lindsey Graham held a press conference to introduce a Senate Resolution condemning the House of Representatives’ closed-door impeachment investigation. . There are currently 46 Republican Senators supporting the Graham-McConnell resolution: 1.Graham 2.McConnell 3.Grassley 4.Thune 5.Blunt 6.Shelby 7.Inhofe 8.Roberts 9.Crapo … Continue reading →

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the red emission nebula in the center of the above photograph. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque dust cloud that lies in front of the bright red emission nebula. Like clouds in Earth's atmosphere, this cosmic cloud has assumed a recognizable shape by chance. *Click image for larger size.* After many thousands of years, the internal motions of the cloud will surely alter its appearance. The emission nebula's red color is caused by electrons recombin... more »

The Universe

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"Everyone's scared. Few carry on. I mean really carry on, as if it were your reason for being." "Keep calm," The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com

Publisher’s Platform: Goodness, it is almost that time of the year

Bill Marler at Food Safety News - 4 hours ago
It is hard to believe that 2019 is drawing to a close. The weather here in Seattle is quickly turning to Fall. The changing colors reminded me that I needed to jump-start our Food Safety News tradition of the food safety naughty and nice list. With over 30,000 subscribers and millions of visitors a month, I... Continue Reading

Chet Raymo, “The Cosmography of Myself”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“The Cosmography of Myself”* by Chet Raymo “It was a common conceit of the Middle Ages and Renaissance to think of the human self - body and soul - as a microcosm, a little world made cunningly of elements and an angel-like sprite, a miniature version of the macroscosm, the universe. So-called "correspondences" linked the microcosm and the macrocosm. For example, each of the seven holes in the human head corresponded to a celestial body - Sun, Moon, or one of the five known planets. Astrology articulated a vast system of correspondences between the peregrinations of stars and huma... more »

Voting Could Be the Problem with Democracy

Bernd Reiter at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Bernd Reiter* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Is the voting booth a stumbling block? Around the globe, citizens of many democracies are worried that their governments are not doing what the people want. When voters pick representatives to engage in democracy, they hope they are picking people who will understand and respond to constituents’ needs. U.S. representatives have, on average, more than 700,000 constituents each, making this task more and more elusive, even with the best of intentions. Less than 40% of Americans are satisfied with their federal government. Across... more »

British Police Find 39 Corpses Believed to be Chinese Nationals

Mary Margaret Olohan at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, Europe* [image: Police vehicles are seen at the scene where bodies were discovered in a lorry container, in Grays, Essex, Britain October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson] It's the largest murder investigation in the department's history. The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck trailer in England are believed to be Chinese citizens, police said Thursday. The Essex police released an updated statement Thursday night announcing that all of those found dead are believed to be Chinese nationals. The statement also said that 38 of the dead are... more »

Meet the Ships That Would Be on the Front Lines of an Iranian War

David Axe at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 150317-N-SF508-627 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright ta] The Cyclone-Class. *Key point:* These patrols ships are decent little boats, but they would be at risk in any war. If the United States and Iran go to war in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy’s smallest warships could be the first to see combat. The Navy’s 13 *Cyclone*-class patrol boa... more »

California Garbage Fire Kills Two

Matt M. Miller at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Matt M. Miller* *Politics, Americas* [image: Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch, California, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Gene Blevins] Maybe dumping burning garbage is a bad idea... Private waste disposal companies in California are rethinking their fire emergency practices after a burning pile of trash turned into a vicious wildfire that ravaged a mobile home community, killing two people. There are no California state laws that regulate how garbage men dispose of burning loads in their ... more »

Bad News: The Marines' Amphibious Assault Ships Are in Trouble

David Axe at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Webster - This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 070221-N-6482W-221 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright] Too many missiles. *Key point: *Landing ships are great but they aren't very well protected. The incoming commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps is backing away from the service’s longstanding requirement for 38 dedicated amphibious assault ships. The move could signal the beginning of a n... more »

The Poet: Kuroda Saburo, "I Am Completely Different"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"I Am Completely Different"* "I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same tie as yesterday, am as poor as yesterday, as good for nothing as yesterday, today I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same clothes, am as drunk as yesterday, living as clumsily as yesterday, nevertheless today I am completely different. Ah... I patiently close my eyes on all the grins and smirks, on all the twisted smiles and horse laughs- and glimpse then, inside me one beautiful white butterfly fluttering towards tomorrow." - Kuroda Saburo

"Don't Diss The Juju..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Superstition lies in the space between what we can control. Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck. No one wants to pass up a chance for good luck. But does saying it thirty three times really help? Is anyone really listening? And if no ones listening, why do we bother doing those strange things? We rely on superstitions because we're smart enough to know we don't have all the answers. And that life works in mysterious ways. Don't diss the juju, from wherever it comes.” - “Dr. Meredith Grey”, “Grey’s Anatomy”

"Economic Market Snapshot PM 10/24/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, “The Fed. Says: It's "OPEN TO EVEN MORE" QE" - 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/ • Visit ZeroHedge for the very latest factual news and information: - https://www.zerohedge.com/ "Chicago's Death Spiral: There's No Can Left To Kick" "CRISIS At Deutsche Bank! – Bank DESPERATELY Attempts To Stay Afloat As LAYOFFS Continue!" Hint: *Derivatives*... And if De... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!

"I Have Hope..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“With optimism, you look upon the sunny side of things. People say, 'Studs, you're an optimist.' I never said I was an optimist. I have hope because what's the alternative to hope? Despair? If you have despair, you might as well put your head in the oven.” - Studs Terkel

"Nowhere to Run To; Nowhere to Thrive"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Nowhere to Run To; Nowhere to Thrive"* by Paul Rosenberg "It’s something of a truism in physics that closed systems tend toward entropy. In other words, building walls around a process will make it degrade faster than it normally would. And this principle clearly applies beyond physics. An academic named John B. Calhoun famously documented this effect in rat populations. He gave his animals everything they could possibly need but enclosed them in a limited space. Inside their closed system, some males became aggressive, others withdrew psychologically, mothers stopped caring for ... more »

using underground hacking scene, MSS officers, company insiders and state directives

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
Oct 15, 2019 *Chinese *government hackers working with the country’s traditional spies and agencies plotted and stole U.S. and European aircraft engine secrets to help Beijing leapfrog over its Western competitors in developing a domestic commercial aircraft industry, according to researchers at the cybersecurity protection firm CrowdStrike. “Beijing used a mixture of cyber actors sourced from China’s underground hacking scene, Ministry of State Security or MSS officers, company insiders and state directives to fill key technology and intelligence gaps in a bid to bolster dual-us... more »

State Cuts to Higher Education Funding Shift the Burden to Students

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
A new report by the Center on Budget and Public Policy Priorities shows state disinvestment in higher education creates higher costs for students and their families, impacting low-income students and students of color.

Conference Series Focuses on Mental Health For Students of Color

Sara Weissman at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The Steve Fund – a nonprofit dedicated to improving mental health for students of color – is hosting a series of on-campus, daylong conferences called “Young, Gifted and @Risk.”

Marijuana smuggling charges to be dropped against ex-Vireo employees

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
Felony charges will be dropped against two former Vireo Health executives accused of smuggling medical marijuana across state lines after they perform 80 hours of community service and serve a one-year probation. The closely watched case led to court rulings and reform in Minnesota that establishes the activity as a criminal act, putting MMJ operators […] Marijuana smuggling charges to be dropped against ex-Vireo employees is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US Tax Court rules cannabis deductions are not allowed

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 5 hours ago
The U.S. Tax Court again ruled that section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code is constitutional and cannabis businesses aren’t entitled to common business deductions. The ruling centered on a plea from Northern California Small Business Assistants, which received a tax bill and penalty from the IRS for $1.5 million for the 2012 tax year, Bloomberg […] US Tax Court rules cannabis deductions are not allowed is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Is It OK to Take Melatonin Every Night?

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 5 hours ago
Story at-a-glance Melatonin, a hormone produced naturally by your body’s pineal gland, is a popular supplement used by an estimated 3.1 million Americans Melatonin has a very safe track record, with few reports of adverse events, and may offer additional benefits beyond sleep, including metabolic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antioxidant effects While melatonin is thought to […] The post Is It OK to Take Melatonin Every Night? appeared first on Health Nut News.

"One Of Two Paths..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"The Greeks took for granted a warrior-ethic ("aristeia," the virtues, values, culture and competence of "aristoi") not just between man and nature, and one city and another, and in the competitive contests (agones) between one person or point of view and another, but most especially between the individual mind striving for illumination and the vast surrounding obscure chaos of all that we do not know or understand or, as yet, have the resources to master. Humans from the earliest days of their lives have already planted their feet on one of two paths, one leading toward self-illum... more »

How Far Will We Let Them Take It? Reading Suzy Dawson’s ‘Understanding World War III’

Stephen Boni at The Ghion Journal - 5 hours ago
For those who, at one time in their life or another, committed themselves to a certain depth of study regarding World War II, a few prevalent themes about pre-Nazi Germany usually get explored. One is the extraordinary economic humiliation suffered by German citizens after their country came out on the losing end of the struggle between imperial powers that occurred in World War I. With severe reparation penalties exacted on Germany from that brutal war’s… The post How Far Will We Let Them Take It? Reading Suzy Dawson’s ‘Understanding World War III’ appeared first on The Ghion Jou... more »

X-Zone Broadcast Network - Robert Cornett

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 5 hours ago
This week I talked with an old UFO investigating and writing partner, Robert Charles Cornett, sometimes known as RC Squared. We talked about our research trip to Maxwell Air Force Base in the mid-1970s after we had learned that the Project Blue Book files were there and open for public scrutiny. We might have been the first UFO researchers to look through the files at Maxwell, which eventually were sent on to the National Archives and were then heavily redacted before the public was again allowed to view them. You can listen to the discussion here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/... more »

Replicas of Assyrian Statues Smashed By IS Unveiled in Iraq's Mosul

The real Lamassu -- a winged bull and protective deity -- had adorned a royal room in the ancient city of Nimrud before jihadists destroyed it after sweeping across northern Iraq in 2014.

Fleeing Syrians in Danger Top Concern for Humanitarian Groups

Humanitarian concerns are growing as people caught in the crosshairs of the Turkish incursion into northeastern Syria try to flee for safety, and groups are scrambling to aid them.

The majority of additives in U.S. foods have undergone either inadequate or zero regulatory oversight

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Ten Thousand Chemicals in Food and Food Packaging: What Are These Substances Doing to Our Children? From greenmedinfo.com The majority of additives in U.S. foods have undergone either inadequate or zero regulatory oversight. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just issued a policy statement about the risks to children’s health of the more than 10,000 chemicals … Continue reading The majority of additives in U.S. foods have undergone either inadequate or zero regulatory oversight →

NRDC Still Promoting Biologically and Environmentally Harmful LEDs and Demonizing the Right to Safe Incandescent and Halogen Bulbs

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Defending Sanity in the Uppity Down World: https://www.activistpost.com/2019/10/nrdc-still-promoting-biologically-and-environmentally-harmful-leds-and-demonizing-the-right-to-safe-incandescent-and-halogen-bulbs.html

In Gold We Trust – New, MUST WATCH Series – Part 1 – Mike Maloney & Ronni Stoeferle – YouTube

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Defending Sanity in the Uppity Down World: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=fc1JWYebUD4

NY PUSHES MANDATORY HPV VACCINES – Maybe They Missed Yesterdays Post?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: A post that reported a study proving that vaccines that contain the neurotoxic Adjuvant ‘Aluminium’, has been found to pass through the blood brain barrier, calcify the pineal gland (The size of only a grain of rice, this tiny gland plays an essential role in how we sleep, perform,…

Julian Assange Denied His Defence Documents By Tyrannical Globalist Judge

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Julian Assange Denied His Defence Documents, Julian Could Barely Speak In Court He Was So Ill And Weak. When He Did Manage To Speak, He Said, “ The Globalist Cabal Superpower Has Had Ten Years To Prepare A Case Against Me, And Yet I Am Denied Access To My…

"On the Road to Serfdom"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"On the Road to Serfdom"* by Brian Maher "Today a wave of sorrow washes over us. And we drop a mournful tear upon the ashes of the American Republic. For the American people are barreling down Hayek’s road to serfdom* - at breakneck speed. Last year United States households took $2.2 trillion in government payouts. Yet those same United States households gave $1.7 trillion in personal income taxes. That is, they hauled in more money than they laid out. Meantime, the United States Office of Mismanagement and Budget now informs us that: Federal transfer spending - spending that tran... more »

CalPERS's CIO Ready to Ramp Up In-house PE?

Leo Kolivakis at Pension Pulse - 5 hours ago
The CIO of CalPERS, Ben Meng, recently sat down with Reuters's Tom Buerkle to discuss why returns targets are a challenge and what CalPERS is doing to ensure its new private-equity push succeeds. Take the time to listen to this discussion here, it is excellent. I last spoke with Ben Meng in late March and I must say, he's a really smart and nice guy which is exactly how he comes across in this Reuters exchange. Meng begins this exchange by discussing his background and how he got lucky coming to the US from China where he was studying engineering. He studied transportation at UC D... more »

Flu Vaccine Facts: What You Need to Know for 2019-20

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 5 hours ago
The Children’s Health Defense team has pulled together these resources to help you make informed decisions about the flu vaccine in order to protect you and your family from harm. For instance, mercury is a neurotoxin and contained in some flu vaccines. It has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and many diseases. Please download and […] The post Flu Vaccine Facts: What You Need to Know for 2019-20 appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Vagina Museum Applies For Liquor License

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
*Note to Reader:* There are so many possible jokes packed in that title, and caused me to contemplate deleting this post before publication. But your esteemed Editrix would have felt remiss at passing up a opportunity to relieve my most excellent readers of the drudgery of reading more of the politics of the day, and of politicians who act like another part of the human anatomy we all have. That said, I apologize in advance for this post.... _____________________________ You know what that Vagina Museum needs? An alcohol license. But which vagina museum, you ask? That would be t... more »

Facebook Defends Policy Allowing False Political Ads

AP News at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Facebook defended its policy of not removing misleading or bogus political ads following withering criticism from congressional Democrats.

Did Trump Claim Obama Wrote the Emoluments Clause of U.S. Constitution?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump did describe the emoluments clause as "phony."

Thousands Ordered to Leave as Northern California Fire Rages

AP News at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Officials ordered 2,000 people to evacuate their homes and businesses in Northern California wine country.

Identity of Gender-Questioning Child Exposed After Websites Publish Private Info

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A court case surrounding a child's gender identity went viral, and some news outlets effectively doxxed the minor.

Pentagon to Test 5G at 4 U.S. Bases Despite Warnings From Security Experts, The U.S. Navy, NASA, Doctors, Engineers, Environmentalists, Meteorologists, and More

Activist Post at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By B.N. Frank A growing list of credible experts continues to warn that incorporating 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technology will one way or... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 24, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
© AP Photo / Mindaugas Kulbis *Newsweek*:* Exclusive: U.S. Has Plan to Send Tanks and Troops to 'Secure' Syria Oil Fields Amid Withdrawal* The United States has drawn up a plan to send troops and tanks to guard Syria's eastern oil fields amid a withdrawal from the country's north, Newsweek has learned. A senior Pentagon official told Newsweek Wednesday that the United States is seeking—pending White House approval—to deploy half of an Army armored brigade combat team battalion that includes as many as 30 Abrams tanks alongside personnel to eastern Syria, where lucrative oil fields... more »

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