Thursday, January 09, 2020

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  • Rocket Seeder is a Melbourne-based accelerator for early stage startups in the food and agriculture sector in Australia. Established in 2017, Rocket Seeder supports innovators...
  • Be brave diners! Chew on crispy chicken feet, suck the goodness out of a crab claw, slurp duck blood, nibble on a tender pig kidney, frog legs or perhaps even a sea urchin ball. The weird...

    • Foodbank Victoria is the State’s official emergency food and water relief organisation, under the State Emergency Relief and Recovery Plan. As fires broke out across East Gippsland...

  • The nightmarish earthquake swarm that has been rattling Puerto Rico since last month continues to make headlines all over the world.  Homes, businesses, schools, hospitals and...
  • We are at one of the most critical turning points in modern world history, and whether or not we will be able to avoid World War 3 will come down to a handful of key decisions that Donald...

    • Since just before Christmas, armies of unidentified drones have been appearing each night in the skies above Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas.  The drones are approximately 6 feet...

  • Scott Derrickson, director of the first Doctor Strange, has dropped out of the sequel.
  • Inspired by James Cameron's hit movie Avatar, the concept shows sustainable transportation in the distant future.

    • Brian Cooley and Scott Stein talk the best of CES -- from Alienware's Concept UFO gaming system, L'oreal Person, to LG's collection of OLED TV's, this year's show has something for...

  • by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist, Jan. 6, 2019 January 9, 2020 When the imperialists carry out reckless actions like the recent assassination...
  • Dandelion Salad Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 by Jake Johnson Common Dreams January 8, 2020 Chris Dickman of the University of Sydney said “without any doubt at all” the animal death toll...

    • by Bruce Gagnon Writer, Dandelion Salad Organizing Notes, Jan. 6, 2020 January 7, 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday, after the Iraqi government had asked the US to...

      The Economic Collapse



  • If someone else had been in the White House, this crisis could have easily turned out much differently.  Sadly, most Americans have no idea that we were literally on the brink of the...
  • It certainly didn’t take long for the missiles to start flying.  Just hours after Qassem Soleimani’s funeral proceedings ended, the Iranian military fired more than a dozen...

    • Whether you want it or not, the war with Iran has already begun.  It is kind of sad that the pundits on our cable news channels are so clueless about what has happened.  They seem to think...

  • By Kelsey Davenport and Julia Masterson* Iran announced its fifth breach of the 2015 nuclear deal January 5, stating that it “discards The post Iran Discards Last Key Component...
  • Putin At 20 – Analysis

    20 minutes ago
  • Russia will be tested if Putin cannot relinquish power and Russians cannot imagine or accept new leadership. By Thomas Graham* The post Putin At 20 – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia...

    • Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who is also Supreme Commander in Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, observed from aboard the guided missile cruiser Marshal The post...

      Geoengineering Watch



  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The climate science community is increasingly calling for massive global climate engineering / solar radiation management operations...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The new year has arrived, a renewed power structure push for global conflict has come with it. Each passing day on our planet is increasingly...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org New science studies have conclusively confirmed our rain is toxic, how bad is it? Recent reports reveal our forests are not growing back...

  • The missiles that targeted American troops in Iraq a few hours ago offer significant clues about the evolving confrontation between Iran and the United States...
  • The government of Cyprus has issued international arrest warrants for three Israeli citizens, who are wanted in connection with a private security company that allegedly carried...

    • By assassinating Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump has made the most fateful decision of his presidency. Tehran has no option but to respond. When it does, the way that Mr. Trump handles...

      Joniopolis



  •           Every year there’s a funniest, weirdest, or most treasured Christmas or Hanukah present, right?  This year our son, Brandon, had been telling a client about his...
  • I don’t get why I have to have a rodent-themed Christmas. Last time I told you our new tradition was having a surgery-themed Christmas. But the longer tradition involves rats and...

    •           We all have holiday traditions, right? It seems mine is to have major medical procedures on them. My main cancer surgery was right before Thanksgiving last year, followed...

      Niqnaq



  • Iran mistakenly shot down Ukraine jet – Pindo media BBC, Jan 9 2020 Iran mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed on Wednesday near Tehran with 176 people on board, Pindo...
  • Iran will continue its operations against Pindostan Colonel Cassad, Jan 9 2020 Behind the commander of the rocket forces of the IRGC are the flags of Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, the...

    • Impeachment and Anti-Semitism Gilad Atzmon, Jan 7 2020 A year ago I interviewed Yonatan Stern in a kosher pizzeria in Monticello, Catskills, New York. Yonatan is the man behind Cherev...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • Africa will starve or survive on expensive food imports because it is not growing new farmers, research shows. And the challenge remains among researchers, policy makers, public...
  • The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented” rise in terrorist violence across the region. “The...

    • Stephen Browne, PassBlue* The post Can UN Development Be Reformed? Not at This Rate appeared first on Inter Press Service.

    The Moderate Voice



  • It all started innocently enough. Our local grocery story was offering a deal, spend $500 in December and get a free ham. No way I was going to turn that down. So the groceries were delivered...
  • by John L. Micek It didn’t take long for “World War III” to become a trending topic on Twitter in the hours after news broke that a drone strike by U.S. forces resulted in the death...

    • Not just Democrats, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said what Trump officials presented was “the worst briefing I’ve had on a military issue in my nine years” serving in the Senate. by Jon...

  • The House approved a resolution on Thursday to restrain President Donald Trump from attacking Iran, giving lawmakers a mostly symbolic opportunity to rebuke the White House’s...
  • New York state just took a major step toward ensuring that all eligible citizens can exercise their right to vote. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a bill that would automatically...

    • For years before he ran for president, Donald Trump complained incessantly about how much money was being spent on Secret Service protection for Barack Obama and his family as they...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • The only certain way to prevent the outbreak of war is for Putin to take control out of Israel's hands. Putin can do this by forming a defensive alliance between Russia and Iran and any...
  • The advocates of diversity could do much more good if they redirected their emphasis to saving the life of diversity on planet Earth. But this would require intelligence and empathy...

  • Christmas Column 2019

    16 days ago

    • Be we religious or be we not, our celebration of Christ's birthday celebrates a religion that made us masters of our souls and of our political life on Earth...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • Scientists were able to find the first active fault zone yet on Mars after NASA's InSight mission spacecraft detected marsquakes, with two standing out loud and clear. These events...
  • A new underwater volcano formed near the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 2018, which was confirmed in May 2019. Now, an international team of scientists is unraveling the dramatic...

    • NASA intern Jennifer Briggs, a physics student at Pepperdine University in California, discovered a new type of aurora in three-year-old footage of the Arctic Sky. Scientists were...

  • Reading Time: 2 minutes Bots Are Destroying Political Discourse ; Plants Make Sounds When They Are Stressed Out ; and More Picks 1/9 The post Study Suggests AI Can Help Diagnose Brain...
  • Reading Time: 4 minutes FEC nominee James “Trey” Trainor appears to have extensive ties to gerrymandering efforts that took place just weeks after Section 5 of the Voting Rights...

    • Reading Time: 2 minutes The Sad Truth About Our Boldest Climate Target ; Indonesia Awash With Disinformation Following Disasters ; and More Picks 1/8 The post JetBlue to Power Some...

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