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Lucifer's Banker: Uncensored

Brad Birkenfeld is the most highly-punished and highly-paid whistleblower in American history. His new book
WATCH: Law and disorder in Minneapolis

This summer, American cities erupted in violence, riots some on the edge of a race war not seen since the
Gallup: Americans historically reluctant regarding new vaccines

The following is from Gallup: In 1954, shortly after the newly developed polio vaccine became available, Dr

How Globalization Destroyed the Western Middle Class

Globalization has produced, and will seemingly continue to produce, a global standardization of wealth in
“THE $2.5 TRILLION THEFT”: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the

The median worker should be making as much as $102,000 annually—if some $2.5 trillion wasn’t being “reverse
Bezos Doubles Wealth as Amazon Essential Product Prices Rise 1000% Amid

A new report from advocacy group Public Citizen details how retail giant Amazon “misled the public, law

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/15/2020

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Political HHS Appointees Demand Authority to Rewrite CDC Reports

Trump partisans and the ongoing war against the CDC; seeking authority to amend Mortality and Morbidity
Links 9/15/2020

Curmudgucation: AEI: Previewing New Reformy Rhetoric

Curmudgucation: AEI: Previewing New Reformy Rhetoric Over at AEI, Robert C. Enlow and Jason
Have You Heard: Pandemic Pods: Parents, Privilege, Power and Politics

Have You Heard: Pandemic Pods: Parents, Privilege, Power and Politics Private pandemic “pods”
Janresseger: Network for Public Education Releases New Report on Charter

Janresseger: Network for Public Education Releases New Report on Charter School Closure, Churn, and

Oil prices could get lift as Gulf storms shut-in production

Besides storms in the Gulf of Mexico, analysts are looking at trouble in Libya as an oil market factor this
Mass offshore oil-servicer busts imperil $30 billion of debt

Offshore oil servicers are going bust at the fastest pace in three years as explorers spurn high-cost
Trump extends LNG exports through 2050

President Donald Trump has extended U.S. LNG exports until 2050, following a fiery speech in Midland in

Toxic feud dooms pre-election hearing on global threats

A clash between Trump's intelligence chief and Congress will leave the public in the dark.
HHS chief overrode FDA officials to ease testing rules

Alex Azar took matters into his own hands, overriding objections from FDA chief Stephen Hahn.
Caputo apologizes to HHS staff, signals desire for medical leave

The departure of the administration's top health spokesperson would be a major blow to Trump's

Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN Over Coverage of Trump’s Impeachment

Alan Dershowitz filed a $300 million defamation lawsuit against CNN on Tuesday, arguing that the network spread a “false narrative” by reairing a clip of his comments during Trump’s impeachment trial that omitted a portion of his statement.“Following the airing of that clip over and over again, the hosts, together with their panel guests, including CNN employees and paid commentators, exploded into a one-sided and false narrative that Professor Dershowitz believes and argued that as long as the President believes his reelection is in the public interest, that he could do anything at all – including illegal acts – and be immune from impeachment,” the lawsuit said. “The very notion of that was preposterous and foolish on its face, and that was the point: to falsely paint Professor Dershowitz as a constitutional scholar and intellectual who had lost his mind.”The commentary from Dershowitz, in which he spoke as a member of Trump’s defense team about what would constitute an unlawful “quid pro quo,” took place on the Senate floor during the impeachment trial in January.Also Read: Trump Says TikTok and Oracle Are 'Close to a Deal'“The only thing that would make a quid pro quo unlawful is if the quo were somehow illegal,” Dershowitz said at the time before pointing to three motives — public, personal and financial — that he said a political figure could have. “Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest and, mostly you are right, your election is in the public interest, and if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”The lawsuit argued that because CNN focused on the latter half of his statement in clips that the network reaired, CNN defamed Dershowitz by portraying him as someone who believed “that the President of the United States could commit illegal acts as long as he thought it would help his reelection and that his reelection was in the public interest.”The suit is seeking $300 million in compensatory and punitive damages, as well as a jury trial. A spokesperson for CNN did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Read original story Alan Dershowitz Files $300 Million Lawsuit Against CNN Over Coverage of Trump’s Impeachment At TheWrap

The Wrap
4 Lies In 1 Sentence: CNN Fact-Checker Says Trump May Have Just Set A Record

The president's latest attack on a favorite target may have set a new low mark for falsehoods.

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Hundreds turned out for anti-mask protest in Utah, which is being mocked as 'a straight parody' on social media

The demonstration gained national attention after a news report from Salt Lake City TV station KTVX-TV was shared on Twitter and TikTok this week.

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Police renew search for missing woman

Click here for a link to her poster in the Navajo language or English: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap
Diné on death row executed

Lezmond Mitchell, the only Native American on death row, was executed yesterday afternoon. The post Diné
Father of 9-year-old: ‘I have waited 19 years to get justice for my

Daniel Lee, the father of Tiffany Lee, a retired Navajo Nation Police officer who was shot in the leg

Pentagon, U.S. Finally Gov Releases Navy UFO/UAP Footage: What’s next?

Back in 2004, the Navy captured footage of “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Translation, Navy
Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens

Over 8,000 new corona virus infections in the past week: Dutch health

A further 8,265 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week, the RIVM health institute
Criticism, optimism and wrong priorities: Mixed reactions to the 2021

MPs will told a two-day debate on the government’s 2021 spending plans on Wednesday and Thursday
The 2021 budget main points: tax cuts and investment

The 2021 budget main points: The economy The economy will contract by 5% this year but will grow in 2021...

Windows Zerologon PoC exploits allow domain takeover. Patch Now!

Researchers have released exploits for the Windows Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 vulnerability that allow an
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs data breach affects 46,000 veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has suffered a data breach that has led to the exposure of
Google Drive is having an outage, users see spinning wheel

Google Drive is suffering an outage causing users to be unable to access their stored files and are instead

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

For-profit colleges worried about potential Biden presidency

For-profit colleges have enjoyed relative peace under the Trump administration, but a potential Biden
After Kenosha riots, professors plan to strike as protest in September

The shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked protests and riots in the city. But
Wisconsin Lutheran caves, revokes invitation to Pence

Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to speak at the commencement of Wisconsin Lutheran University this

Palestinians protest Arab normalisation deals with Israel

Palestinians say only Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories can bring Middle East peace after
US election live updates: Trump hails UAE, Bahrain, Israel deals

Trump hosts the world leaders, as Biden travels to Florida to shore up Latino support.
Louisville to pay $12m to Breonna Taylor's mother, reform police

The settlement is believed to be the largest sum paid by Louisville for police misconduct and includes

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Israeli forces close off northern entrance to Salfit following alleged

SALFIT, Sunday, September 6, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli forces closed off today the northern entrance to the
Presidency: Only the Palestinians, not the US or Israel, will draw the map

RAMALLAH, Sunday, September 6, 2020 (WAFA) – Nabil Abu Rudaieh, spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas, said
Report: New industrial settlement area in Tulkarem province devotes

The Palestinian Liberation Organization’s National Office for Land Defense and Resistance to

Trump hails 'dawn of new Middle East' with UAE-Bahrain-Israel deals

The president hosts a ceremony marking deals between Israel and Gulf states Bahrain and the UAE.
Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting

The health worker was fatally shot by police, leading to widespread protests against police violence.
Alexei Navalny: Poisoned Putin critic 'will return to Russia'

The opposition figure posted on Instagram, announcing that he was breathing free of ventilation.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

Narcissism (the plague of our times?)

did you know that daffodils are narcissus flowers? Narcissism is a coping strategy for when one has been
The shifting grounds of relationship

I can’t not be me now, all of me. It’s all out there, no mask, no pretence, no condition shoulds or ways of
Happiness, activism and the gut

Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what

U.S. govt-linked PR firm ran fake news networks for right-wing Latin

A major US PR firm located just a few blocks from the White House has been caught running an industrial
Kids Returning to College Campuses Become Prisoners

“Students must wear masks outside dorm rooms, cannot visit another dorm, etc. Threatened with draconian
Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Pits Spy Against Spy

Chinese intelligence hackers were intent on stealing coronavirus vaccine data, so they looked for what they

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, health, poverty and inequality, and food
6 Signs That the Labor Market Remains in Deep Trouble

Today’s jobs report shows a labor market that, despite improvements since April, remains
Tens of Thousands Could Lose Coverage Under Georgia’s 1332 Waiver Proposal

Georgia is seeking federal permission to dismantle this pathway to health insurance

A Good Illustration How Much TV Has Changed From My Youth

I saw this story in my feed reader today: the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader reality show — consider it the
Phoenix Light Rail Fail: @valleymetro 2020 Report

Well, it is that time of the year when Valley Metro, the Phoenix area transit authority, publishes its
An Update on the "Failing at Fairness" Gender Myth

A couple of years ago I wrote about the 1994 Myra Sadker book "Failing at Fairness," a book that

Rest In Power Kevin Zeese

Dandelion Salad My sincere condolences to Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese‘s family and friends. He
Chris Hedges: Challenging Corporate Power: Chevron VS Donziger

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Sep 5, 2020 On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to
Immigration in Relation to Imperialism: On Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El

by W.R. Zammichiéli Writer, Dandelion Salad September 4, 2020 Throughout the established political

A New America rises by manipulating our language and thoughts

Summary: The corruption of our language, mostly by the Left, already is producing a host of ill effects. We
Changes to the police might tip the future of America

Radical changes in policing is one of the many large social engineering experiments in which the Left has
See America’s dark revolutionary future

It is amazing to see the lack of analysis about the current waves of political change sweeping America. Let

The Exploitative System that Traps Nigerian Women as Slaves in Lebanon

“I need help, right now I cannot walk properly,” trafficking victim Nkiru Obasi pleaded from her hospital
Nepal’s Glacial Lakes in Danger of Bursting

A new report out this week warns that hundreds of glacial lakes in the Himalaya are in danger of bursting
Mapping Nature to Create a Global Biodiversity Framework

Francis Ogwal , Natural Resources Manager (Biodiversity and Rangelands), National Environment Management

Borotba: Workers Should Put an End to Crisis in Belarus

Minsk: Rally in Lenin Square in defense of Belarusian government, Aug. 16. Borotba (Struggle), a
U.S.-NATO Hands Off Belarus!

Greg Butterfield Six years after the U.S. government helped to engineer a right-wing takeover of Ukraine
US Imperialism, Climate Catastrophe and the New Cold War: Interview with

Fiona Edwards It is clear that humanity is facing several extremely serious threats. The stakes in the

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Argentina preparing to restart domestic and international flights in

Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, the transport
NASA pictures show the world's largest wetland lost to fires sweeping

A record amount of the world's largest tropical wetland has been lost to the
Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade in eight months was 20,5% down, year on

Argentina's bilateral trade with Brazil resulted in a US$ 107 million deficit in

Final plans for new Shetland Energy Isles wind project deemed ‘unacceptable

Final plans have been submitted for a proposed new wind farm on the northern isles of Shetland. The Energy
Fight may be coming over wind energy in Hardin County #IA

A court battle could lie ahead after the Hardin County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to
Mile set back needed for wind turbines #NE (letter)

The economic benefits of an industrial wind development that may be built, or the loss of the economic

Altiero Spinelli and the Crocodile Club: yesterday, today and tomorrow

A guest article by member of the Spinelli Group Pier Virgilio Dastoli. - Interviews and Guest Writers
Orbán, the press, and Europe's billions

The Hungarian government's censoring of a new domestic news network comes as the European Council
When corona and money go hand in hand

Who is benefitting from the corona crisis? - Current Affairs

About That Sharp Rise in Climate Concern

Poll sponsors say climate attitudes have been 'remarkably consistent' over two decades.
Science, Skepticism, and Irony

An impressive new book about the shortcomings of scientific research is inadvertently ironic.
Will Skyscrapers Survive COVID?

Tall buildings, dependent on elevators, have become precarious investments.

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

Weary warblers: Birds seen acting strangely after the cold snap in Colorado

Those weary Wilson's warblers. Area residents have been noticing the little yellow and green birds in
Stop the coup

It's time to unmask the Revolution. Michael Anton's new article "The Coming Coup?" went
Trump casts doubt on climate change science during briefing on wildfires

President Trump cast doubt on the science of climate change and its role in the devastating western

Predator Free Wellington gets $7.6m funding boost

The money will be spent on trapping more predators and protecting the capital's booming bird population
Rapist to taste freedom after more than three decades in jail

He was 21 when first convicted of rape. He is now in his 60s and about to be released.
Notorious art-dealing paedophile released from jail

Aaron Paul Laurence's offending included a 8-year-old boy.

New podcast episode: Hurricane, disaster relief, and rebuilding society

Climate disasters present us with an opportunity to rebuild in a manner that will prepare us for the
Where we are now

(This Modern World) When I see even more killings by police of people, this cartoon that appeared as far
A metaphor for the Trump campaign becomes real

The Republicans now disowning themselves from Trump and the Republicans after helping to create the very