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Thursday, May 26, 2016

26 May - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Nuclear war in the Middle East between (Arabia...

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No, You Can’t Have a Small Nuclear War

‘Limited’ atomic strikes are a profoundly dumb idea Continue reading on War Is Boring »

1 hr ago
During The Six-Day War, U.S. Fliers Suddenly Found Themselves In Hostile

From the Middle East to North Africa, Americans faced the possibility of detention or worse Continue

1 hr ago
The British Army Didn’t Want This Futuristic Submachine Gun

The EMC had lots of cool features for 1949 Continue reading on War Is Boring »

11 hrs ago

FBI reports that Email Compromises and Ransomware are Hot Topics

Last week, the FBI released their IC3 2015 Internet Crime Report that provides a breakdown of Internet

11 hrs ago
CryptXXX updated to version 3.0, Decryptors no longer Work

CryptXXX has been updated to version 3.0 and Kaspersky's decryptor no longer works. Unfortunately, this

May 24, 2016
95% off a CompTIA A+ IT Support Technician 2016 Certification Training

A new deal is available for 95% off a CompTIA A+ IT Support Technician 2016 Certification Training bundle.

May 23, 2016

Will The Swiss Guarantee 75,000 CHF For Every Family?

by Claudio Grass, Gold and Liberty : In the beginning of June the Swiss will be called upon to make a

May 24, 2016
Private Lawsuit Can Bring 16 of the World’s Largest Criminal Banks to Their

by Matt Agorist, Activist Post : In 2007, more than a dozen of the world’s largest banks colluded to

May 24, 2016
Glenn Beck Is New American Psycho

from The Alex Jones Channel :

May 24, 2016

Seats on the 2016 Democratic Platform Committee Are NOT a "Political

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13 hrs ago
Crime “Prediction”: The Algorithms of Racist Injustice

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16 hrs ago
Freedom Rider: Georgetown Should Pay for Slavery

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May 24, 2016

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in

February 12, 2016
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either

February 8, 2016
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

February 2, 2016

NASA and Nuclear Activities: More Scrutiny Needed

Russia has no plans to deliver US astronauts to ISS after 2018 — US wants ISS program extended through to

15 hrs ago
IRS Malfeasance Gives a Glimpse of Larger Government Corruption

No One Hates the IRS More Than House Republicans … Pity John Koskinen, who agreed to take one of the worst

18 hrs ago
Internet Reformation: The Awakening Progresses Undeterred by Current

The Awakening Will Continue Regardless of This Year’s Election … Every four years the public gets all riled

May 24, 2016

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

February 7, 2016
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

February 7, 2016
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

February 6, 2016

On Exam, “Income Redistribution” is Listed as a Government Function

image via screenshot from Campus Reform article Um, no it isn’t. Maybe in a socialist state it is,

20 hrs ago
Mizzou to Conduct a “Diversity Audit”

What the heck does that mean?! Take a look : In an email Monday, the four university chancellors and

20 hrs ago
Yale Opened 300 New Gender-Neutral Bathrooms as a Sign of “Public Signaling

The war on common sense and bathroom use continues, this time in New Haven, Connecticut at the home of Yale

21 hrs ago

Syria civil war tops Russia-Arab Gulf meeting agenda

Meeting in Moscow comes as rebel coalition makes slow progress in campaign to evict ISIL from Raqqa in

17 mins ago
Angelina Jolie and the quest to stop women's abuse

Let any celebrity join her in her fight to bring awareness of what happens to women in war zones.

43 mins ago
DRC braced for protests planned by opposition

Dissident group vows to go ahead with nationwide rallies in defiance of controversial ban placed by Kabila

48 mins ago

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

IOF brutally breaks into Jenin village

JENIN, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) violently stormed Wednesday afternoon Bartaa town

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Palestinian arrested for ramming his car into a roadblock

QALQILIA, (PIC)– Israeli policemen arrested Wednesday a Palestinian young man after stopping his

13 hrs ago
Israeli settler deliberately runs over Palestinian child

BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– An Israeli settler deliberately ran over a Palestinian child near Hussan village

13 hrs ago

Why Dogs Belong Off-Leash: It's Win-Win for All

A recent essay argues it's best for dogs and humans for dogs to be off-leash as long as people are

19 hrs ago
We Don't Know if Dogs Feel Guilt So Stop Saying They Don't

Myths about dog behavior abound. Individual differences must be appreciated and it's essential to get

May 22, 2016
Insect Brain Capable of Conscious Subjective Experiences

Just when you think we know it all, researchers propose that insect brains support "a capacity for

May 19, 2016

BBC News - Home

France strikes hit energy supplies

French nuclear power workers join escalating strike action over new labour reforms the prime minister now

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Oil hits $50 for first time this year

Oil continues its recovery, with prices rising above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as a result of

4 hrs ago
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to divorce

Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents reveal.

6 hrs ago

Triple killer loses bid for damages

Triple killer Joanne Dennehy fails in a bid to get compensation for solitary confinement in jail after

35 mins ago
Crash driver tried to frame best friend

A man whose best friend tried to frame him over a fatal crash talks of how he had to leave his home because

1 hr ago
'Second chance' for heart transplant boy

A family whose two-year-old son received a heart transplant after a 14-month wait in hospital say they have

1 hr ago

These 13 People Were Killed By The War On Drugs. Their Lives Were The Cost

This story was first published in April 2013. America's long drug war has produced countless

April 18, 2014
An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of two landmark Supreme Court cases in criminal defense law. In

December 30, 2013
Militarizing Santa Claus

A couple years ago, I wrote a story about efforts by citizens in the town of Keane, New Hampshire, to block

December 27, 2013

Police U-Turn on PIN Issued to Journalist Highlights the Problem of

From the Croydon Advertiser : THE Metropolitan Police has revoked a harassment warning given to a

May 18, 2016
New Claim of Organised Abuse at Dolphin Square in the 1980s – General

From BuzzFeed : David was groggy when he woke up, he says. As he looked around, he knew where he was

May 8, 2016
Blackburn Muslim Association Condemned Over 2006 Instruction Restricting

From the Telegraph : Women should not be allowed to go on long journeys without a male chaperone a

May 6, 2016

No longer on Facebook

Apparently the fact that Beyond Meds is no longer on Facebook shocked at least one person who wrote to me

May 17, 2016
How to access the information on this site

This site has about 5,000 posts/pages. The first thing one can do to familiarize oneself with the scope of

May 16, 2016
Autoimmune issues, transformation and holistic wellbeing

*for me a good part of protracted withdrawal issues from psych drugs has been extreme exacerbation of auto-

April 16, 2016

MID WEEK OPEN THREAD….

Here you go, I am catching up on the blog and here’s a new Open Thread for you!

May 24, 2016
STANDARDS…

I am aware of some comments made in recent times on other threads which are offensive to any balanced

May 24, 2016
Dominoes and Liberation

The people against the elite. One of the reasons put forward for people not to vote for

May 23, 2016

Trump’s Top Campaign Adviser Made Millions From Arms Dealers, Warlords

Paul Manafort, who Trump brought on in March as his Republican Convention strategist and recently elevated

May 24, 2016
Pay Attention To Libertarian Gary Johnson; He’s Pulling 10 Percent vs

At the moment, he’s probably most often confused with that plumber who fixed your running toilet last month

May 24, 2016
Judicial Watch: Justice Department Documents Reveal Widespread Use of Fast

Judicial Watch announced today released Justice Department documents showing that weapons sent from the U.S

May 24, 2016

What Might ‘Male Abortion’ Accomplish?

The youth wing of the Swedish Liberal party is proposing to legalize ' male abortion ' up to the

March 22, 2016
Raw Milk Is Common Sense: Join Your Farmers in Protest

I don't drink pasteurized, homogenized milk. I never have, and I never will. It’s not milk, it&

March 15, 2016
6 Reasons Why Killing in Video Games is Awesome

1. You don't have to get rid of the bodies When you kill someone in a video game, there won'

March 8, 2016

Special Operations Command to Buy New Uniforms, Wearable Gear

Body: By Jon Harper TAMPA, Fla. – Special Operations Command plans to acquire new uniforms and a suite of

13 hrs ago
AFSOC Moves Forward on Plans to Equip AC-130J with Laser Weapon by 2020

Body: By Yasmin Tadjdeh TAMPA, Fla. — Air Force Special Operations Command is on track to equip an AC-130J

14 hrs ago
Political Turbulence Hits F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Body: By Sandra I. Erwin The F-35 joint strike fighter, in the words of the program’s top official, is at a

15 hrs ago

Oil tops $50, lifts commodity stocks but Fed, China weigh

By Nigel Stephenson LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil topped $50 a barrel for the first time in nearly

1 hr ago
Oil rises above $50 on signs of shrinking oversupply

By Karolin Schaps LONDON (Reuters) - Brent oil futures climbed above $50 a barrel on Thursday for the first

56 mins ago
HP Inc profit beats Street amid weak market for PCs, printers

(Reuters) - HP Inc , which houses the former Hewlett-Packard Co's legacy hardware business, reported a

11 hrs ago

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on

December 5, 2014
#OBEEZY

Filed under: Art, Books, Music & Film, Obama and Company

November 14, 2014
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

August 11, 2014

Community Empowerment in Southern Mexico

Indigenous farmers are protecting both a way of life and a vital resource for the future… My wife,

May 10, 2016
Scots Doctors “Maxed Out” by Refugee Crisis

An interesting piece in today’s Glasgow Evening Times points to a growing crisis in handling the

March 11, 2016
What’s a War Crime? Who Decides?

Ex-GITMO Commander Avoids Torture Probe As reported by The Intercept , the former commander of the U.S

March 6, 2016

Modernizing SNAP Benefits

SNAP (food stamp) benefit levels are “based on increasingly outdated assumptions, including

16 hrs ago
Rental Assistance to Families with Children Falling as Need Rises

With homelessness among families with children receiving more public attention , our new

May 24, 2016
Rental Assistance to Families with Children at Lowest Point in Decade

The number of families with children receiving federal rent subsidies has fallen by over

May 24, 2016

The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi Intrigue (Part 2)

By Brandon Martinez In part 2 of the “ISIS Conspiracy” series, Brandon Martinez of Non

September 8, 2015
The ISIS Conspiracy: Origins (Part 1)

By Brandon Martinez In the first part of a series, Brandon Martinez of Non-Aligned Media unravels the

September 8, 2015
CBS News Investigative Journalist Explains How Mainstream Media Brainwashes

Did you know that only a handful of corporations, 6 to be exact, control over 90 percent of the media

August 17, 2015

Government vs. Government, Gender War Edition

A while back I joked that the SJW's should stop the recent proposed rules to greatly expand corporate

15 hrs ago
Minimum Wage Pits Employees vs. Customers, Not Employees vs. Management

This post earlier on the customer service downsides of the new salaried overtime rules got me thinking more

15 hrs ago
The Customer Service Downside to the New Federal Overtime Rules

I and others have written a number of times about the many downsides to new Federal rules that will force

15 hrs ago

Turnbull’s love of Labor (not) revealed

In September 1993, The Chaser’s Charles Firth interviewed leading republican and lawyer Malcolm

6 hrs ago
A comedy of errors

Forgetting to declare a $2.3 million house on the register of members’ interests was the biggest own

6 hrs ago
WA deal in sight

More shuffling of the deck chairs on the good ship Titanic that is the Australian print industry, with the

6 hrs ago

Top 12 Reasons the Good War was Bad – Hiroshima in Context by David Swanson

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad American Herald Tribune, May 23, 2016 May 24, 2016 Consider this a

May 24, 2016
Abby Martin: 100 Years of US Troops as Lab Rats

Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin teleSUR English on May 23, 2016 On Memorial Day, politicians will speak at

May 23, 2016
Exiled on Main Street: Urban Utopian Insurrection by Mark Mason and Susan

by Mark Mason and Susan Cain Guest Writers, Dandelion Salad Mark Mason, PhD crossposted from Dissident

May 23, 2016

PLANNING A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 'NEW WORLD ORDER'

Harry Targ From a Washington Post editorial, May 21, 2016: HARDLY A day goes by without evidence that the

18 hrs ago
BASIC PRINCIPLES AND POLITICS: AN OLD-FASHIONED DISCOURSE

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May 19, 2016
THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTS COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA: SEEKS TO

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May 3, 2016

Get it in Your Head Right Wing Commentators: You Are Judged by the Color of

David A. French wrote a piece about race politics and white privilege in the National Review. I thought it

15 hrs ago
So, You Thought Bank of America Would be Punished for Role in 2008 Crisis?

In a reversal of the smidgen of accountability forced on Bank of America for its role in the 2008 financial

18 hrs ago
What does it mean for researchers, journalists and the public when secrecy

Did you hear about the secret meeting earlier this month at Harvard Medical School? The one where

20 hrs ago

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

Parliamentary Human Rights Committee release report into drones and

Click to open report The Joint Human Rights Committee have today released their report into the use of

May 10, 2016
Scepticism over casualty claims as new data suggests some UK drones may

Coalition air strike in Kobani, Syria New data about UK military operations in Iraq and Syria has been

May 3, 2016
UK setting dangerous precedent in refusing basic information about drone

Sssh! Don’t mention the drone numbers (Click to enlarge) In response to a Freedom of Information

April 1, 2016

Tiny wasp sniffs out, picks up 'good vibrations' to battle ash

With the emerald ash borer beetle devastating ash tree populations throughout the United States -- from

21 hrs ago
Saving Nemo: Bleaching threatens clownfish

Clownfish became a household name over a decade ago when Disney released the movie "Finding Nemo."

15 hrs ago
Why fruit fly sperm are giant

In the animal kingdom, sperm usually are considerably smaller than eggs, which means that males can produce

15 hrs ago

The US adds to the good news about climate change

Summary: Journalists live by the rule “if it bleeds, it leads”, sound business advice which

May 25, 2016
Prof Danner looks at “The Magic of Donald Trump”

Summary: Here’s a gem amidst the flood of nonsense that is Campaign 2016. Berkeley Professor Mark

May 24, 2016
Another assassination of a jihadist leader. Here’s what comes next…

Summary: Another week, another assassination of a top jihadist leader, the usual glowing stories in the

May 23, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission Confirms Critical Role

The head of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, Sean McKessy, reported on Friday that the increased

19 hrs ago
Big Win for Whistleblowers in U.S. Court Of Appeals for The Fourth Circuit

Washington, D. C. May 24, 2016. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4 th Circuit ruled in favor of a

May 24, 2016
Obama Strengthens Key Corporate Whistleblower Protections

“Defend Trade Secrets Act” Signed into Law Washington, D.C. May 11, 2016. Today, President

May 11, 2016

1 Dead, 3 Injured After Shooting at T.I. Concert in New York City

At least four people were shot, one fatally, on Wednesday when gunfire broke out at Manhattan’s Irving

5 hrs ago
Top Trump Aide Becomes First Victim of Inevitable Purges

While tensions within the Donald Trump campaign have yet to devolve into actual street violence , they

6 hrs ago
The Bahraini Prince Trying To Save Cycling Is A Credibly-Accused Torturer

The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain is something like a smaller Qatar: extremely rich, friendly with the

11 hrs ago

Hiking Guru Shares Perfect Paths

Robert Manning is a hiking guru. At the University of Vermont, he researches and teaches park managment ,&#

May 30, 2014
Defending The F-Word

The oil and gas industry dislikes the noun fracking , shorthand for hydraulic fracturing . It

May 28, 2014
Not Your Grandparents’ Road Trip: 5 Green Reasons to Visit National Parks

Wailing children, crotchety parents, sand and sunscreen in uncomfortable places… you get the idea. If

May 28, 2014

Bill Would Require DNA Samples From Americans When Sponsoring Family Visas

A new immigration bill under consideration by the House Judiciary Committee would impose unprecedented

10 hrs ago
Hillary Clinton, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Pick Influence Peddlers to Guide

Three professional influence peddlers, including a registered corporate lobbyist, have been chosen by

14 hrs ago
Former 9/11 Commissioner Won’t Rule Out Saudi Royal Family Foreknowledge of

A former member of the 9/11 Commission on Tuesday left open the possibility that the Saudi royal family

20 hrs ago

New and Old Vaccines Still Out of Reach for Many

While long-awaited new vaccines for malaria and dengue may finally be within reach, many of the world’s

5 hrs ago
Least Developed Countries Still Face Significant Challenges

Since establishing the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 1971, the United Nations together

13 hrs ago
The Caracas Crunch

By Mahir Ali May 25 2016 (Dawn, Pakistan) After Uruguay`s former president José Mujica last week declared

16 hrs ago

Antidepressants in America are causing suicide rates to soar, especially

By Isabelle Z. (NaturalNews) New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a

7 hrs ago
Putin Closes The Door To Monsanto | Putin is Taking a Bold Step against

by Paul Craig Roberts In a new address to the Russian Parliament Thursday, Putin proudly outlined his

7 hrs ago
LiveLeak.com – 10-year-old boy awarded $174,000 after vaccine caused

10-year-old boy awarded $174,000 after vaccine caused permanent brain damage and narcolepsy [Click to

7 hrs ago

The Campaign from Hell: Blame Barbara Walters!

America, in the year 2016, you are suffering with the 'Campaign from Hell." The bottom line is
Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in

Understanding Libya Part II: Interview with Alexandra Valiente

By Hugo Turner and Alexandra Valiente Understanding Libya: Part I HT: I understand you have a correction to

May 23, 2016
The Disobedient City and the Stateless Nation

While Barcelona en Comú builds on the same tradition of local autonomy and anti-statism, the Catalan

May 22, 2016
CIA Continues to Undermine African Independence and Sovereignty

Interview with operative reaffirms Washington’s role in the destabilization of the continent By Abayomi

May 22, 2016

Koch Sellections

The wine collection of William Koch, featuring 43,000+ bottles, many of the best wines of the last century

14 hrs ago
Latin American Art

It’s easy to lose one’s balance — with much of the Latin American contemporary art up for

May 23, 2016
Image of Nothing

“…Grieve at the falling away of ‘the things’ which had once been the repository of

May 22, 2016

Solar Farms: The Trees Must Go (ground zero in Minnesota)

“The owner [of the Lake Pulaski solar project], multinational conglomerate Enel Green Power, recently

4 hrs ago
NYT’s David Segal Baffled by Charles Koch’s “Good Profit”

“In the end, David Segal never did figure out the ‘real point’ of Charles Koch’s Good

May 25, 2016
‘Bradley: Gas, Oil Interests Invite Intervention’ (1996 book review

Twenty years ago, Rob Bradley, then president and now CEO of the Institute for Energy Research (IER

May 24, 2016

Fox Host Wonders If Abuse Suffered By Transgender Detainees Is Even Worth

Fox’s Earhardt On ICE Detention Center With Adequate Facilities For Transgender Detainees: “Is There Even A
Fox Takes Clinton Out Of Context In Effort To Distract From Trump’s Hope

Fox & Friends Deceptively Edits 2007 Video Of Hillary Clinton Blaming Wall Street For Risky Business
STUDY: Sunday Shows Less Likely Than Weekday Competitors To Discuss Poverty

Weekday News More Likely To Discuss Inequality, Poverty Than Sunday Shows More Than Half Of Cable And

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

September 2, 2014
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a

September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

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

September 2, 2014

Rousseff claims Temer intends to "privatize" Brazil's pre

Brazil's suspended president, Dilma Rousseff, on Wednesday accused interim head

3 hrs ago
Falklands are “most satisfied with Chile links and excellent health

Falkland Islanders are very satisfied with the Chile links and health services in

3 hrs ago
Falkland Islanders must be addressed ”as Argentines or foreigners living in

The Falkland Islands and Falkland Islanders must be addressed as if they were

3 hrs ago

Thurston Moore streams new album 'The Best Day' – listen

The album will be released on October 20

October 13, 2014
More tickets released for Damon Albarn at the Royal Albert Hall – on sale

The shows will take place on November 15 and 16

October 13, 2014
Foo Fighters to premiere new track 'Something From Nothing' on

The track is the first from forthcoming album 'Sonic Highways'

October 13, 2014

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