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Gene Cernan, last astronaut on the moon, dies at 82. https://t.co/zvwl9R2K1h — The Associated Press (@AP) January 16, 2017 *WNU Editor:* There are only 9 surviving astronauts of that time ....* 9 prominent early astronauts carrying on US space history *(AP)
Inside President-Elect Trump's 'Man Cave'
Inside Donald Trump's office on the 26th floor of the Trump Tower with panoramic views of Central Park and walls packed with memorabilia. *Daily Mail: **Inside The Donald's man cave: President-elect's bullet-proof office in Trump Tower has a musket, his face on cover of Playboy and a photo of his father who gave him millions * * The billionaire tycoon's office is on the 26th floor of the Trump Tower and encased in bulletproof glass * Walls are adorned with awards, trophies and even a copy of the billionaire on the cover of Playboy magazine * His desk is also packed with reminders o... more »
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “Blue World”
The Moody Blues, “Blue World” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBK3fXWnH50
Picture Of The Day
Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, mission commander, walking toward the Lunar Roving Vehicle during extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site of NASA's sixth and final Apollo lunar landing mission in 1972 (AFP Photo/Harrison H. SCHMITT)
President Obama's Gives His Last Interview As President To 60 Minutes
*WNU Editor:* The full interview can be seen here .... *Barack Obama: Eight Years in the White House* (60 Minutes).
Senator Laura Ingraham? Would You Rather See A Senator Billie Joe Armstrong?
In a display of startling intellectual dishonesty-- even for someone as laughably dishonest as Hate Talk Radio host Laura Ingraham, she has certainly changed her tune on Russia since Trump crawled out from underneath his reality TV celebrity. And she's now considering a run against Tim Kaine for his Virginia U.S. Senate seat. How serious is this? Her nascent campaign has already bought ingrahamsenate.net, ingrahamsenate.com, ingrahamforvirginia.com and ingraham2018.com. FascistsforIngraham.net is still available. Trump did much better in Virginia than anyone expected-- 1,731,156 (... more »
Serbia - Kosovo Tensions Rising
*BBC:* *Serbia-Kosovo train row escalates to military threat* Serbia has warned it will defend "every inch" of what it claims as its territory in neighbouring Kosovo. President Tomislav Nikolic accused Kosovo of seeking a war, after a train painted in Serbian colours and the words "Kosovo is Serbia" was prevented from crossing the Kosovan border. Kosovo saw the train as a deliberate provocation. As tensions grew, Mr Nikolic said that he would be willing to send the army to defend Serbs in Kosovo, if necessary. Kosovo, historically a province of Serbia, declared independence in 200... more »
On Iran Deal’s First Anniversary, Obama Warns Trump not to Undo It
[image: on-iran-deal-s-first-anniversary-obama-warns-trump-not-to-undo-it] Obama's warning about leaving the Iran nuclear deal in place may fall on deaf ears in the new administration.
Worried This Billionaire Will Destroy Public Education, Teachers Have Some #Questions4Betsy – Hearing on Tuesday
From CommonDreams.org: “Worried This Billionaire Will Destroy Public Education, Teachers Have Some #Questions4Betsy, Published on Monday, January 16, 2017 The … Continue reading →
Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty to Violating the US Atomic Energy Act on Behalf of China State-owned firm CGNI for Almost One Decade (1997-2016)
“Nuclear espionage charge for China firm with one-third stake in UK’s Hinkley Point China General Nuclear Power, and engineer Allen … Continue reading →
Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Inspector General on the China Nuclear Spy Case
The TVA is owned by the US government. China General Nuclear Power Company is owned by the Chinese Government. Note … Continue reading →
Deplyment Of A U.S.-Korea Missile Defense System Has Been Delayed
*DW:* *Contentious US-Korea missile defense system delayed* China has long campaigned against the deployment of the military system and some Korean politicians say it is not worth the trouble. It is a heated political issue in a country gripped by political instability. The deployment of a controversial US missile defense system in South Korea designed to protect against North Korean aggression could be delayed, Seoul's defense ministry said on Monday. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was due to be built on a golf course owned by the Lotte Group conglomerate ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is one of the best known planetary nebulae in the sky. Its more familiar outlines are seen in the brighter central region of the nebula in this impressive wide-angle view. But the composite image combines many short and long exposures to also reveal an extremely faint outer halo. At an estimated distance of 3,000 light-years, the faint outer halo is over 5 light-years across. *Click image for larger size.* Planetary nebulae have long been appreciated as a final phase in the life of a sun-like star. More recently, some planetary nebulae are found to ha... more »
Chet Raymo, “Caught In The Middle”
*“Caught In The Middle”* by Chet Raymo "It doesn't take a genius to recognize that human males have a propensity for intergroup violence, and that the killing is often accompanied by rape. One need only read the newspapers. The only question is to what extent these tendencies are innate or culturally inculcated. Nature or nurture? Or both? A new book, "Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World," by population biologist Malcolm Potts and science writer Thomas Hayden, dishes up a bit of both. The violence is in our (male) genes, they ma... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “The Leaf and the Cloud"
* "Flare, Part 12"* "When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world. Notice something you have never noticed before, like the tambourine sound of the snow-cricket whose pale green body is no longer than your thumb. Stare hard at the hummingbird, in the summer rain, shaking the water-sparks from its wings. Let grief be your sister, she will whether or no. Rise up from the stump of sorrow, and be green also, like the diligent leaves. A lifetime isn't long enough for the beauty of this world and the responsibilities of your life. Scatter you... more »
Free Download, "Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing"
"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings, Learn to use them, and fly." "What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned... The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms By itself in the dark forest... What still pulls on your soul?" - Rumi (1207 - 1273) • "Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a 13th century Afghan poet and philosopher who heavily influenced both eastern and... more »
"Nature..."
"Nature has been to man not a mother, but a step-mother, sending him into the world naked, frail, and infirm, toiling under a burden of care, fearful, slothful, and given over to lust, but not without a spark of divine reason.” - Pierre Bayle (1647-1706)
The Political Philosophy of John Locke
*Second Treatise on Civil Government* *John Locke* *John Locke's Political Philosophy* *Harry Binswanger* Harry Binswanger has conducted a good survey of Locke’s philosophy in his lecture titled *John Locke's Political Philosophy*. The focus of the lecture is on the political ideas that Locke has proposed in his extremely influential work the *Second Treatise of Government*. I read the *Second Treatise of Government* a few years ago, but after listening to Binswanger’s inspiring lecture, I was compelled to read this great book once again. In the Chapter One, Locke describes the ro... more »
Standing Rock Water Protectors on Drill Pad Jan. 16, 2017
Now! Water protector, in tan jacket, shot at close range by riot police. The water protector has only one leg.
Kremlin Will Respond To President-Elect Trump's Nuclear-Sanctions Offer After The Inauguration
*Reuters: **Kremlin says too early to react to Trump nuclear cuts offer* The Kremlin said on Monday it was too early to comment on a proposal by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to do a deal with Moscow on nuclear arms cuts in exchange for Washington lifting sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. Trump told The Times of London in an interview published online on Sunday that he would propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmi... more »
The New Yorker's In-Depth Article on Albert Woodfox's Life After Release
Be sure to read this long New Yorker article reporting on Albert's recent travels and life experiences, as well as examining the months leading up to his release, nearly one year ago. An excerpt is featured below. *Read the full article** here*. *By summer, Woodfox felt that he was getting his “street legs,” as he called them. A sly sense of humor surfaced. But he was also increasingly exhausted. He spoke at panels about prisoners’ rights in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge. “I feel an obligation, because when I was in the position of the guys in prison I... more »
From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of... Norway?
You read that right - the United States Marines have just landed in the historic city of Trondheim, the former capital during the wild and crazy Viking era. photo credit, Ned Alley, NTB Norway For the first time since Hitler assaulted much of Europe in World War II, the American military is setting up a "rotational" base in the Scandinavian nation as a sign of chest-thumping strength against an allegedly threatening Russia. Not even during the Communist era of Cold War expansionism did Norway, always a fiercely independent social democratic country, ever invite any foreign militar... more »
Death Over Deportation
*-by Dorothy Reik* Adrian came to see me about two weeks ago. He was 39 years old but a life of physical labor outdoors made him look older. He came with our mutual friend, Carlos, who was also his employer, and with his beautiful son. Adrian had been a rancher in Mexico but he needed equipment to produce enough to get by, so like many he came to the U.S. to earn some money, planning to return to "my country" as soon as he had saved enough. But he married, had three citizen children and got a good job with my friend so dreams of "my country" started to fade. You could see that Ad... more »
Trump Meets Scientist Who Touts Benefits of CO2, Global Warming
[image: trump-meets-scientist-who-touts-benefits-of-co2-global-warming] President-elect Donald Trump met late last week with leading climate realist Dr. William Happer, a prominent professor of physics at Princeton University who says the planet will benefit from more carbon dioxide and that any global warming would be a positive development for humanity. Details of the January 13 meeting at Trump Tower were not released to the public, but analysts speculated that Trump may be considering the respected expert for a post in the incoming administration.
Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Arrested By Turkish Security Forces
*BBC:* *Istanbul Reina nightclub attack suspect captured* The main suspect in the New Year's Eve attack on an exclusive nightclub in Istanbul has been arrested in the Turkish city. Abdulkadir Masharipov is believed to have mounted the assault on the Reina club which left 39 people dead. The Uzbek national is said to have been caught in Istanbul's Esenyurt district. Citizens of Israel, France, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were among the victims, and dozens of people were injured. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: This is a disturbing twist to the story .... more »
Former World Bank Staffer Explains How Neoliberalism is Destroying the World
*Dylan Charles* - Neoliberalism is the killer plague of the 21st century. The post Former World Bank Staffer Explains How Neoliberalism is Destroying the World appeared first on Waking Times.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 16, 2017
*Noah Barkin, Reuters*: *Davos elites struggle for answers as Trump era dawns* DAVOS, Switzerland - The global economy is in better shape than it's been in years. Stock markets are booming, oil prices are on the rise again and the risks of a rapid economic slowdown in China, a major source of concern a year ago, have eased. And yet, as political leaders, CEOs and top bankers make their annual trek up the Swiss Alps to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the mood is anything but celebratory. Beneath the veneer of optimism over the economic outlook lurks acute anxiety about an incr... more »
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"The Big Scary Unknown..."
“People don’t want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.” - Chuck Palahniuk
"Welcome To One of The Most Pivotal Weeks In Modern American History"
*"Welcome To One of The Most Pivotal Weeks In Modern American History"* By Michael Snyder "Many are anticipating that a wonderful new era of peace and prosperity is just a few days away, but others are using terms such as “civil unrest” and “civil war” for what they believe is about to happen in America. Without a doubt, Donald Trump is one of the most electrifying politicians in modern American history, but he is also one of the most polarizing. So will the next four years bring us together as a nation, or will anger, frustration, strife and discord tear us much farther apart? It ... more »
Trump’s Chief Of Staff Promises To Keep Entitlements But Obamacare Plan Unknown
President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff Reince Priebus says there are no plans to cut Social Security or Medicare. This was Trump’s position throughout the Republican primaries and general election. But Priebus was less blunt on whether the expansion of Medicaid brought by the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) would The post Trump’s Chief Of Staff Promises To Keep Entitlements But Obamacare Plan Unknown appeared first on Shadowproof.
In Cold War 2.0, Can the American People Trust the Intelligence Community?
[image: in-cold-war-2-0-can-the-american-people-trust-the-intelligence-community] As America stands at the brink of Cold War 2.0, the intelligence community continues to demonstrate that it cannot be trusted — even when it may be needed more than ever.
Breaking: Reina Nightclub Attacker Captured In Istanbul
As my husband would say... *"It looks like he fell down" * *The publication of this image is yet another message- To whoever's killer this is. And it ain't ISIS!* *And yes it looks to be the same man that made the video in Taksim Square- I'll repost the image below.* *Daily Sabah* Reina nightclub attacker Abdulgadir Masharipov, who killed 39 people in a nightclub attack in Istanbul on New Year's Eve, was captured by Turkish security forces late Monday. The* Uzbek *attacker was *caught in a Daesh terror cell *in* Esenyurt district of Istanbul* after a weeks-long intense hunt conduct... more »
World News Briefs -- January 16, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *Trump's offer to Russia: an end to sanctions for nuclear arms cut - London Times* .S. President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Moscow, he told The Times of London. Criticizing previous U.S. foreign policy in an interview published on Monday, he described the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as possibly the gravest error in the history of the United States and akin to "throwing rocks into a beehive". But Trump, who will be inaugurated on Friday a... more »
Short story: Rush Hour
Three minutes ago you were in a traffic jam, one of dozens of drivers impatiently waiting for their cars to reboot and shake off whatever piece of malware had infected them through the city network. Now you’re moving.
John Pilger: Obama’s Legacy–One of The Most Violent Presidents
Dandelion Salad with John Pilger RT on Jan 16, 2017 Renowned journalist, film-maker and author John Pilger gives RT his view on the future of US-Russia relations. from the archives: Chris Hedges and Abby Martin: What Is The Purpose Of The Intelligence Report? Chris Hedges: We Have To Grow Up + David Swanson: Anti-Russian US Establishment […]
Amazing Man has provided over 70,000 gallons of filtered water to Standing Rock
Since arriving at Standing Rock, Jay Lovewater has provided over 70,000 gallons of filtered water to the camps. Every day, you can catch him making multiple water fill runs to and from Oceti Sakowin, providing 600 gallons of pure water to camp every single day. Running every drop of that water through 20 filters, Jay has been an integral part of movement. Lovewater has literally provided the camps with some of the purest water available on planet earth. The Love Water Truck has been working diligently in Standing Rock to provide the Water Protectors with clean drinking water since... more »
UW-River Falls Releases Guide of Offensive Words and Phrases for Students to Avoid
[image: uw-river-falls-releases-guide-of-offensive-words-and-phrases-for-students-to-avoid] The PC movement continues to barrel through college campuses across the country with extraordinary steam as exemplified by a new campaign against so-called offensive language at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, in which students are asked to avoid innocuous words and phrases like “you guys” and “crazy.” The school published a guide for its “Check Yourself Educational Campaign” in which it lists a set of terms and words that are said to be offensive.
Trumps Says His HealthCare Plan Will Provide “Insurance for Everybody”
[image: trumps-says-his-healthcare-plan-will-provide-insurance-for-everybody] President-elect Donald Trump’s healthcare plan is nearly complete, and he has promised that it will offer “insurance for everybody.”
White House Quietly Transfers 10 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman
*New York Times*: *10 More Detainees Are Transferred From Guantánamo Prison* WASHINGTON — With days left in the Obama administration, the United States has sent 10 more lower-level detainees from the wartime prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to Oman, and lawyers for two more who are on a list of those recommended for transfer are urgently asking a court to send them home as well. The government of Oman announced early on Monday that it had resettled the 10 men. They were from a list of those approved for transfer, many after about 15 years of detention without trial, but remained st... more »
Prince Charles & The Uckfield Floods
By Paul Homewood https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/prince-charles-writes-book-on-climate-change/ We await with gleeful anticipation what dreadful nonsense Prince Charles will include in his new book for the Ladybird series. But if the front cover is the best example of the perils of climate change he can come up with, he might as well not have wasted his time! […]
A DWT Exclusive: We Have The First Draft Of Comrade Trump's Inauguration Speech!
*2016 In Review: America Off The Rails, Part 12* *by Noah* As the first day of the end of America approaches, many of us are wondering about Donald "The J Is for Jackass" Trump's inauguration speech. Questions abound. Will it be a single tweet? Has it been left to his wife to write it, or crib it? Perhaps Billy Bush is writing it for him right now? Or perhaps David Duke? Or some Russkie in the basement of the Kremlin? Hell, it might even be a room full of monkeys with typewriters. *cartoon by Bruce Plante*Maybe, just maybe, Comrade Trump will simply regale his crowd of hypnotized... more »
Liberals In Control of Academia Is Dangerous
[image: liberals-in-control-of-academia-is-dangerous] During the past year, it would have been close to suicidal for a student to let his professor know he or she was unwilling to support Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders — even worse if that stand included an open preference for Donald Trump.
MLK Assassination Exposed as Conspiracy of ‘Governmental Agencies & Others’ in Court Victory
[image: King]Most Americans have no idea the family of Dr. King won a lawsuit proving the US government played a role in his assassination.
Martin Luther King Jr. on The Mike Douglas Show (1967)
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/ gregorija1 | May 29, 2009 MLK Jr. on The Mike Douglas Show Martin Luther King Jr Interview (Part 1 of 3) (1967) Martin Luther King Jr Interview (Part 2 of 3) (1967) Martin Luther King Jr Interview (Part 3 of 3) (1967) see Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.: The Three Evils of Society: Racism, […]
Battle For The Iraqi City Of Baghdad -- News Updates January 16, 2017
*Reuters: **Iraqi forces battle Islamic State near Tigris river in Mosul* Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday as they sought to bring more of the east of the city back under government control. The latest clashes occurred in the neighboring Shurta and Andalus districts. At least three Islamic State suicide car bombs targeted Iraqi forces in Andalus. There was no immediate word on any casualties. In an online post, Islamic State said it had carried out a "martyrdom operation" in the area. Iraq's elite Counter T... more »
Lonely 92-Year-Old Vet Refuses To Leave Home, Until She Meets This Dog
92-year-old veteran Annabelle Weiss and her service dog Joe are simply inseparable. “He changed my life, he really did,” Weiss told Today. “Without him I would be at the house a lot. Now people call me and I’m never home!” At the age of 20, Weiss enlisted in the US Marines. She served there for two years as a driver and plane engine inspector. The woman was discharged in 1946 and started working as a nurse. Eventually, she got a thyroid cancer, but managed to win the battle against the disease. In 2013, Weiss felt like she has seen it all, but then life presented her with a furr... more »
“Why There’s Never Enough Time”
*“Why There’s Never Enough Time”* by David Cain “I have this dream, and maybe you do too, of one day having enough time. It always feels like I’m in a particularly time-squeezed period of the year, or of my life. The state of having enough time seems like a real place but we but never seem to be there. Once I finish this project, once Christmas is over, once the move is done, I’ll have time. But right now, there’s not enough time to do everything. Quite a bit gets done, but something is always falling behind: emails, bookkeeping, self-improvement promises, things I said I’d do. Am ... more »
Why Russia Might Want the Cyprus Talks to Fail?
*Bloomberg view* It’s an interesting read, so, do read it all at the link above. While the *Russians may wish to maintain the status quo, *concerning Cyprus, it is* not likely*, in my opinion, *they want open warfare in Cyprus*. This would not serve their interests*. I can understand where the status quo suits them just fine.* This is tied to Egypt, Turkey, NATO, the EU and more. Of course, share some thoughts *What has been billed as the last chance for Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reunite the island nation appears to be tantalizingly within reach -- but it might not get there wit... more »
The One People Jan 16/17
More notes that have come in about Thule Air Base in Greenland: "Thule is the home of the Air Space Command. My dad was stationed there in the 60s. Dad only shared a few things about Thule: he was there for one year. The officers were given the opportunity to escort home the enlisted men who "Went Crazy" during their assignments. He was one of several dozen officers and he got to escort two separate fellows home in that year. On a cargo plane to Jersey. The boys had to wear straightjackets. He was a dentist and he was only allowed in the officers club, the barracks a... more »
Changes Needed for Department of Homeland Security
[image: andy-ramirez-changes-coming-department-homeland-security]VIDEO - With the upcoming Presidential Inauguration, Department of Homeland Security expert Andy Ramirez discusses the problems and fixes that appointed Secretary John F. Kelly will have his work cut out for.
The "Top Ten Quran Verses for Understanding ISIS (the Islamic State)"
https://youtu.be/LXBgqa-xQwY This should be required viewing for the useful idiots that infest the BBC and most Western governments. Sura 2:106 regarding the Koranic principle of abrogation needs to be mentioned every time an Islamist or dhimmi describes Islam as a religion of peace.
Green Energy is a Charter for Crooks and Liars
*Energy & Environmental* *Newsletter - 16/1/17* AWED Friends: The next edition of the *Energy and Environmental Newsletter* is available. Some of the more informative energy articles in this issue are: Green Energy is a Charter for Crooks and Liars NC Legislative Leaders Ask Homeland Security to Review Wind Project *Watch for an update of this national story in the Wall Street Journal!* Excellent short video: The “F” Word Short video: How the energy transition is destroying our environment Wind Energy – A Runaway Failure for Nearly 4 Decades (Part 1 of 3) Industrial Wind ... more »
Syrian War News Updates -- January 16, 2017
*VOA*: *Syrian Rebels Say They Support Upcoming Peace Talks in Kazakhstan* Syrian rebel negotiators announced Saturday their support of Russia-Turkey brokered talks aimed at finding a political solution to the nearly six-year-long conflict in Syria, but they say a planned meeting this month in Kazakhstan should be seen only as a first step toward the resumption of the long-stalled U.N.-backed Geneva peace process. The Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee, which has been shut out of the Russian-Turkish talks process, said in a statement that it backed a military delegati... more »
Alan Duff: Build a better dogbox–and your life may never be the same again
While many still wonder how they may ever afford even a dogbox in residential land, writer Alan Duff is wondering how the nation might ever acquire good taste in residential buildings. “House design, like life, can be a fuller experience,” he says. “Kiwis should try it.” *You (should) want balance, cohesion, clever use of space; natural light is as important as artificial lighting. Everywhere you look (from inside) should reveal a different surprise each day ….* Instead, he bemoans, the only thing you can say for most of our house designs is their overall lack of taste in hous... more »
So why did Barack Hussein Obama Secretly Sent Iran Billions of Dollars?
https://youtu.be/9PwsuQZCUtY Why would Barack Hussein Obama secretly send one of the world's two leading source of support for Islamic terrorism billions of US dollars? It's a total mystery...
The Revolutionary Socialism Of Martin Luther King Jr.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the establishment (and their media) like to celebrate MLK’s love of imperial America and centrist economic doctrine. The symbol celebrated bares little resemblance to the actual man and his ideas. There is a reason the FBI orchestrated a well-resourced campaign to destroy King that The post The Revolutionary Socialism Of Martin Luther King Jr. appeared first on Shadowproof.
Global “clean” energy spending falls 18% in 2016
By Paul Homewood http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/global-clean-energy-spending-drops-18-per-cent-environment-populist-brexit-donald-trump-climate-a7525386.html It is not clear why Trump, only elected in November, or Brexit, which has not happened yet or had any impact at all on UK energy policies, have had any effect on global investment in renewable. But it is the failed Independent that we are talking about here! […]
Holy Crap! Part I: Undercover investigation exposes groups plotting criminal activity at Trump inauguration...
*crappy people being crappy. * *There's just no reason to be a crappy person. None.* Lately, we've been blessed to witness numerous people being crappy. We have members of congress refusing to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump. Some of them, like John Lewis, are calling him an "illegitimate" president. And there are thousands, who are threatening to disrupt the inauguration, including the possibility of causing riots. We even have literal crappy behavior when it is reported someone threw dog poo in the face of Martin Shkreli, the pharma dude who raised to cost of a cancer ... more »
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold....to Heat up the Threats against Trump
*John Brennan said on Fox News Sunday that* *Donald Trump's **'talking and tweeting'* *is not in the nation's interest* *and the president-elect lacks* *a full understanding* *of the threat Russia poses* *Leaker of Fake News?* Checking the headlines and news this morning made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. For a truth blogger...that's a clear indication of posting material. * The heated exchange between President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing Head of the CIA, John Brennan is absolutely extraordinary and unheard of in politics. * To have a head of the CIA lecturing th... more »
Will Trump Continue the Bush-Obama Legacy?
[image: will-trump-continue-the-bush-obama-legacy] [Last] week, Congress passed a budget calling for increasing federal spending and adding $1.7 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years. Most so-called “fiscal conservatives" voted for this big-spending budget because it allows Congress to repeal some parts of Obamacare via “reconciliation." As important as it is to repeal Obamacare, it does not justify increasing spending and debt.
For The First Time Since World War II Hundreds Of U.S. Marines Have Been Deployed to Norway
A Boeing 747 with some 300 U.S. Marines, who are to attend a six-month training to learn about winter warfare, lands in Stjordal, Norway January 16, 2017. NTB Scanpix/Ned Alley/via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Hundreds of U.S. Marines land in Norway, irking Russia* Some 300 U.S. Marines landed in Norway on Monday for a six-month deployment, the first time since World War Two that foreign troops have been allowed to be stationed there, in a deployment which has irked Norway's Arctic neighbor Russia. Officials played down any link between the operation and NATO concerns over Russia, but the ... more »
President Obama Says President-Elect Trump Must Develop A Better Relationship With The Intelligence Community
President Barack Obama appears on the January 15, 2017 episode of 60 minutes in a segment titled, "Barack Obama: Eight Years in the White House". (CBS NEWS) *Politico:* *Obama warns Trump must improve relations with intel community* President-elect Donald Trump will have to make at least two big changes to his modus operandi once he’s in office, President Barack Obama warned in an interview broadcast Sunday night. Trump will need to alter his improvisational style and develop a better relationship with the intelligence community, Obama told CBS’s "60 Minutes." “You're not going to... more »
Careless Headline Writing
I have noticed over the years that headline writers often try to make stories more sensational than they really are. This one at *Yahoo News *and* Time*, however, got me chuckling. The story tells us: The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men, including Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, owning as much wealth as 3.6 billion people. That fact is not really surprising, as many people live hand-to-mouth with hardly any accumulated wealth at all. But the headline makes a stronger claim: *Half of ... more »
Indigenous man refuses $2M for his Miami house on sacred ground
'There's not enough money that can buy what's on this land because it's simply priceless,' Mr Bermudez told the Herald. 'How can you put a price on the history of humanity? It has none.' A scrap of property near the heart of Miami is valued at nearly $2 million, but the owner refuses to sell to protect the archaeological treasures uncovered on the lot. Bermudez, 64, wants to keep his property out of the reach of developers. He claims it sits on a site of importance to the Tequesta people, one of the first Indian groups that the Spanish encountered when they arrived in North Ameri... more »
President Obama And Others Mark The One Year Anniversary Of The Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) verified that Iran has met all conditions under the nuclear deal, in Vienna January 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *The Hill*: *Obama marks one-year anniversary of Iran nuclear deal implementation* President Obama on Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal's implementation, saying the challenges the U.S. faces today would be much worse without it. Obama said in a statement that the Joint Comprehensive Plan ... more »
“Does the Deep State Have It in for Trump?”
*“Does the Deep State Have It in for Trump?”* by Bill Bonner "Two things. One we understand. The other we don’t. First, you gotta hand it to Wall Street. The financial elite were 1,000% behind Hillary. Then, when Donald Trump won the White House, within minutes, they were in his cabinet. During the campaign, not only were they loading Hillary up with millions of dollars in funding, but they also regularly predicted doom if ‘The Donald’ were to win. Then, apparently within seconds, in the middle of the night, they saw a great dollar sign in the sky… ‘By this sign will you conquer’ w... more »
The Monopoly-Driven Price of Health Care; Case in Point, Alan Grayson's Hip Replacement
*You can see the trend. Hospital "consolidation" — a polite term for monopoly formation — in the hospital industry (source: Federal Reserve of Minneapolis)* *by Gaius Publius* I'm on Alan Grayson's email list, and this recently came through. As usual with Grayson's work, it's well (and entertainingly) written. But it's also a shocker. As a result of a fall playing basketball last year, Grayson found himself in need of a replacement hip, and so had the surgery. For Grayson, things went fine. For the hospital, things went even better. The bill he received for his three-day hospital... more »
The Clinton Global Initiative is Defunct
It's interesting to see what is "news" and what isn't. Bill Clinton in a hotel room with a dead Russian hooker is not news. Readers might say, "oh, another one?" That's all the traction that you'd get. Progs are contemptible and nothing that they do surprises anyone. Speaking of news. *If any of you wanted to give money to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), you'd better hurry.* I've heard that Bill and Hillary will be dead broke unless you do. (The Blaze) The Clinton Global Initiative will shutter operations at their main office in New York City for good on Tax Day, April 15, 201... more »
Interview With Journalist Florian Neuhof On The Mosul Campaign
Florian Neuhof is a freelance journalist who has written for The National, The Daily Beast, Middle East Eye, and other publications. He has covered the Mosul campaign since it started in October, and embedded with the Peshmerga and Golden Division. Here are some of his observations about the fight. He can followed on Twitter @FlorianNeuhof *1. The original Mosul plan was for the Iraqi army, police and Golden Division to all converge on the city at the same time. The northern and southern fronts stalled however, and the Golden Division got to the city first and was told to push on ... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 91, Jan 15, 2017
The Iraqi forces (ISF) continued to plow through northeast Mosul. The 15th and 16th Divisions took Kafat 2 in the north. The Golden Division took Andalusnext to the Mosul University. It was also clearing Nassir and Faisaliya nearby, and the schoolitself, as well as areas in the southeast along with the Federal Police. The Mosul Airport in the south was now in range of the ISF, and being shelled before it is attacked. A spokesman for the Joint Operations Command claimed that the government was now in control of 90% of the eastern half of the city, but it’s more like 75%. General Ab... more »
Newspeak!
George Orwell's newspeak is here, as illustrated by an Arizona representative's efforts to pass two new acts of state legislation that dictate what can and cannot be said in university classrooms: Bob Christie. 2017, . Arizona Legislation Targets Lawbreaking Universities, Proposes Ethnic Studies Ban. NBC, Available, http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Arizona-Lawmaker-Targets-Lawbreaking-Universities-and-Colleges-410679135.html A new proposal would penalize colleges and universities that violate state law will be penalized with the loss of 10 percent of state fund... more »
China Threatens To 'Take Off The Gloves' If President-Elect Trump Continues On Taiwan
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (L), Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) © Reuters *Reuters*: *China will 'take off the gloves' if Trump continues on Taiwan, state media warns* China will "take off the gloves" and take strong action if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to provoke Beijing over Taiwan once he assumes office, two leading state-run newspapers said on Monday. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Friday, Trump said the "One China" policy was up for negotiation. China's foreign ministry, in response, said "One China" was the foundation of Ch... more »
In His Final Official Trip To Ukraine U.S. Vice-President Biden Calls For The 'World To Stand Against Russian Aggression'
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attend a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *The Guardian:* *On final Ukraine trip, Biden urges Trump administration to keep Russia sanctions* Comments while meeting with Ukraine’s president came after Trump indicated he could end Crimea-related sanctions in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal Vice-president Joe Biden, on a last foreign trip before leaving office, met Ukraine’s president on Monday and called on the incoming Donald Trump administration to retain U... more »
Clintons Shutter Global Initiative as Donations Dry Up
[image: clintons-shutter-global-initiative-as-donations-dry-up] The Clinton Global Initiative announced that, effective April 15, 2017, it would be closing its doors and laying off 22 employees.
Obama's B.S. On Insufficient B.S. - Conclusion
Much as I dread it, I feel it is my duty to follow up and complete last week's piece on President Obama's regrets over his faulty propaganda skills. So here's my analysis of the rest of the* 60 Minutes* puff piece interview which aired on Sunday night. (As a testament to the ever more fascistic job description of our nation's chief executive, the title of the show refers to him not as the president, but as the militaristic commander-in-chief.) The program starts out with all the heart-rending pathos that a corporate media powerhouse can muster: a nine-year-old clip of adorable litt... more »
Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr.: The Three Evils of Society: Racism, Militarism and Capitalism (must-see)
Dandelion Salad Previously published Jan. 17, 2016 “What they truly advocate is Socialism for the rich and Capitalism for the poor.” — Martin Luther King, Jr., Address Delivered at the National Conference on New Politics, August 31, 1967 John Horse on Jan 3, 2015 Transcript from the archives: Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break […]
Why bother
I’m getting fed up. I can’t be bothered to write about many things that have been in the news recently, such as the ‘fake sheikh’ type sting, crafted by Al Jazeera to look like an Israeli government plot to sabotage UK parliament . Even the Guardian’s Michael White, famous for announcing: “In Israel they murder each other a great deal” Tweeted that it looked to him like a cheap entrapment job, (With a Twitter timeline like that how does he find time to do anything else?) which, amusingly, led to a few fanatical Israel bashers accusing him of being a Zionist. I can’t even bring myse... more »
Nanny State Unhinged: School Employee Fired for Politely Correcting Student’s Spelling on Twitter
[image: school]For creatively, politely, and humorously correcting a student's spelling error on Twitter a kind-hearted school employee was fired.
CONWAYISM AND BABEL: Twelve angry claims!
*MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017Part 1—Twelve angry claims which were false:* She wasn't named for Conway Twitty. And she didn't marry Tim Conway. Despite these disadvantages, Kellyanne Conway has become a powerful force within the world of Donald J. Trump. The president-elect's rhetorical style is often referred to as Trumpism. If we lived in a different kind of world, competent intellectuals would be working to define the elements of that style. We don't live in that kind of world. We do live in a world whose public debate is increasingly being shaped by Conwayism. This fact became mo... more »
On Martin Luther King Day...
...let's remember the meaning of the word "humility", a characteristic that's conspicuously lacking in today's public officials, especially with the incoming Oaf of Office. Back in 1973-4, my father took my mother and me on summer vacations to Washington, DC. This was easy enough to do since my father was stationed on Ft. Meade, Maryland at the time. Among the many monuments, memorials, shrines and buildings we'd visited were the graves of Martin Luther King, Jr and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Both men had been assassinated just five or six years previous, so the memories of t... more »
Authors retract two statin papers, one with problems “too extensive to revise”
Researchers in China have retracted two 2016 papers about the possible use of a cholesterol-lowering agent to treat bleeding on the brain. One of the retracted papers in the Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) had multiple problems that were “too extensive to revise,” according to the lengthy retraction notice, relating to issues with authorship, data analyses, […] The post Authors retract two statin papers, one with problems “too extensive to revise” appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Thieves (Screamed The Ghost)’ By Run The Jewels
The nightmare of black life in the United States, particularly how police can kill black people and get away with murder, is vividly presented on this song in the form of a “Twilight Zone” episode. With sirens and sound motifs from the classic television show, Killer Mike and El-P open The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Thieves (Screamed The Ghost)’ By Run The Jewels appeared first on Shadowproof.
Understanding KIPP Model Charter Schools: The Media and Research
Marketplace, which has a time slot on most public radio stations, had a piece last week on the replacement of a high-performing community public elementary school in Baltimore by a "no excuses" KIPP school. Most often these community wrecking ball school replacements are justified by low test scores within the targeted school, but the destruction of Langston Hughes Elementary School in Park Heights required other reasons. Langston Hughes was a high performing community anchor, where parents knew their children would be taught by professional and caring teachers in small classes with... more »
Call Them “Suppressors," Please, Not “Silencers": Bill to End Their Restrictions Proposed
[image: call-them-suppressors-please-not-silencers-bill-to-end-their-restrictions-proposed] The walk back to full enjoyment of the Second Amendment is a long one, taken one step at a time. This bill, if passed, would lower hurdles to buying a suppressor and be one of those steps.
We Shall Overcome
Happy Birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King! In his honor here is his favorite singer, the majestic Mahalia Jackson, singing the theme song for the civil rights movement–“We Shall Overcome.” After that I’ve posted Dr. King’s soul shaking spoken word reflection on that song. All together they’re five minutes long and well worth a listen. […]
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Nå føles det som jeg er i en sånn drøm der du prøver å løpe, men så er det helt umulig fordi du sitter fast i noe sirupsliknende. Jeg prøver å si at "Nå er jeg ferdig", men så bare går det ikke allikevel... *Oppdatert plan for mandag 16.01.17:* våkne og drikke kaffe (på sengen - som jeg alltid får av Anders)♥stå opp, ordne meg♥skrive blogginnlegg♥dra på Blindern♥finne Sunniva, og få hennes kommentarer, pluss diskutere Jons kommentarer som jeg ikke har klart å løse på egen hånd♥dra hjem fra Blindern♥sove Det jeg gruer meg mest til er å igjen måtte svare "nei" når Alexandra entusiast... more »
Green Energy Plant Blamed After 1,000 Fish Die At One Of Britain’s Best-Loved Salmon And Trout Rivers
By Paul Homewood http://www.thegwpf.com/green-energy-plant-blamed-after-1000-fish-die-at-one-of-britains-best-loved-salmon-and-trout-rivers/ From GWPF: A supposedly ‘green’ power plant has been blamed for killing more than 1,000 fish on one of Britain’s best-loved salmon and trout rivers. Officials are investigating if a fault caused hundreds of thousands of gallons of toxic waste to be discharged from an anaerobic digester and […]
EU Leaders Are In 'Shock' Over President-Elect Trump's Comments On Brexit And NATO
German Chancellor Angela Merkel during news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch *Washington Post*: *European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and E.U., raising fears of transatlantic split* BRUSSELS — European leaders said Monday that they may have to stand alone without the United States once Donald Trump comes to office, raising the prospect of an unprecedented breach in transatlantic relations following Trump’s comments that the European Union is bound for breakup and NATO is obsolete. Trump said in a weekend interview ... more »
NRA Mourns Death of Conservative Civil Rights Activist Roy Innis
[image: nra-mourns-death-of-conservative-civil-rights-activist-roy-innis] Last week, the National Rifle Association mourned the death of civil rights activist, NRA life member, and former NRA board member Roy Innis.
Time to Pay Attention: 8 Men Have as Much Money as Half the Entire World
[image: wealth]A new report finds just eight people have as much wealth as 3.6 billion people — and most people are entirely unaware of the cause.
By his Euroskepticism etc., Trump is helpful for most Europeans
Two days ago, I wanted to discuss Black Lives Matter and DisruptJ20, a terrorist organization that plans to disrupt the inauguration on Friday (not to mention the traffic in D.C.), maybe ignite a new U.S. civil war, and that instructs its member terrorists how to deal with cops, courts, and prisons. But at the end, I think that these radical loons will stay irrelevant and the following topic is more important. Donald Trump has given an interview to *Bild*, I don't know how long my trust in Putin will survive (paywall), which was fortunately summarized in a tendentious (but that do... more »
Civil Rts Leader-Congressman John Lewis Practicing Free Speech while he can; Trump Tweets Lies re Lewis in Run-up to Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King and now Congressman John Lewis in 1963. King would have been 87 years old on Sunday had … Continue reading →
Good Cop Leaks Video of Bad Cop Shooting Inmate in Chest with Tear Gas — Guess Who’s Facing Jail
[image: Officer-Fires-Tear-Gas-Canister-Directly-into-Inmate's-Chest,-Stays-on-the-Job-in-Same-Unit]A brave cop who exposed another cop for shooting an inmate in the chest with a tear gas canister is feeling the pain of crossing the blue line.
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Tom Parkin points out that neither austerity nor isolationism offers any real solution to improve Canada's fiscal and economic standing. And Rob Carrick highlights what should be the most worrisome form of debt - being the increased consumer debt taken on to allow people to keep spending in the absence of wage increases: “If wage growth slows, so does your purchasing power and so does the economy,” said Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. This is our strange economic reality today – people a... more »
Big Data and Small Junkies
If you are a reluctant teacher or parent now being inundated with reasons you should embrace more computer screen time for school kids, there are good reasons for your skepticism. Here's one: Most people are shocked to hear that a video game can actually be more potent than morphine. While this is a phenomenal advance in pain management medicine and for use with burn victims, it begs the question: Just what effect is this digital drug—a digital drug that’s more powerful than morphine—having on the brains and nervous systems of seven-year-olds who are ingesting very similar digital... more »
World News Briefs -- January 16, 2017
*DW:* *Europe reacts to Trump interview with 'astonishment'* *Top politicians in Germany and Brussels have expressed alarm at comments made by US President-elect Donald Trump on the EU and NATO. Alliance chief Stoltenberg says he's "confident" in Trump's incoming administration.* On Monday, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the German parliament, Norbert Röttgen, told public radio that Trump's thinking was a "dangerous novelty for Europe and the world." "Perhaps one could say that in reality in his thinking the West does not exist," said Röttgen. "Whether the Europe... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 16, 2017
*Reuters*: *Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'* U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported. “I took such heat, when I said NATO was obsolete," Trump told the newspaper in an interview. "It’s obsolete because it wasn’t taking care of terror. I took a lot of heat for two days. And then they started saying Trump is right." Trump added that many NATO members were not paying their fair share for U.S. pr... more »
Top 4 human rights violations around the world
Human rights violations are taking place throughout the world all the time. Some of these occur very frequently. Here are the most human rights violations occurrences around the world. 1. Right to freedom of conscience, thought and religion This right gives a human being the freedom to change his or her religion or belief and […]
Top 5 heroes of human rights you should know about
For centuries people have been fighting for human rights. There are some heroes who have worked relentlessly to establish human rights in the society. Here are the top five heroes of human rights. 1. Chief Joseph (1840–1904) He was born at a time when there were many disputes over land treaties. This led to years […]
4 reasons to support gay marriage
Movements about gay marriage have been going on for years now. The number of gay couples is increasing. Many countries don’t approve of gay marriage. But here are some convincing reasons to support gay marriage. Married couples live longer According to different studies, married couples live longer than the singles. Marriage affects about both physical […]
Sabotaging The Economy
American stock markets have skyrocketed since the election of Donald Trump. The president-elect and giddy investors think they're on the cusp of Reagan 2.0. But, Ruchir Sharma writes, they can't go back to 1981: The forces that underlie economic growth have weakened significantly since the Reagan years, worldwide. No nation, no matter how exceptional, can try to grow faster than economic forces allow without the risk of provoking a volatile boom-bust cycle. The potential growth rate of an economy is roughly determined — and limited — by the sum of two factors: population and produ... more »
FBI & Memphis Police Have Admitted Their Role in the Assassination of Dr. King
[image: King]Most Americans are unaware of the admitted role of government in Dr. King's assassination.
Patent For a Pig (video) + Monsanto files patent for new invention: the pig (2005)
Dandelion Salad Note: replaced video Sept. 28, 2014 TheArjan1982 on Oct 20, 2011 Patent For A Pig: The Big Business of Genetics: The American biotechnology firm, Monsanto, has applied for a patent for pig breeding in 160 countries. The patent is for specific parts of the genetic material of pigs which Monsantos genetic researchers have […]
The Kind Of People They Are
Last week, in a report about the U.S. sinking into banana republic status, *The Intercept* reported that Jared Kushner "seems to be a Trump Mini-Me-- like his father-in-law born to real estate wealth and not particularly talented at anything, but with a family taste for power and personal vengeance... Just like Trump himself, Kushner has been a horrendous landlord, harassing rent-stabilized tenants so he could force them out and jack up the rent on their apartments." When Trump flunked out of Fordham, his father bought him into a "special real estate program" at Wharton, which is ... more »
Will The U.S. Intel Community Strike Back At President-elect Trump?
*Kimberly Dozier, Daily Beast:* *Donald Trump Attacks U.S. Spies, Will They Strike Back?* *Ex-intelligence officials say the president-elect calling the CIA "Nazi Germany" is close to a declaration of war.* President Richard Nixon didn’t trust the CIA on the Vietnam War. President George W. Bush didn’t much like what the CIA had to say about the war in Iraq. But until Donald Trump, no future commander in chief has compared America’s spies to Nazis. “I think it was disgraceful, disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fa... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin* Explosive memos suggest that a Trump-Russia tit-for-tat was at the heart of the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine Terror Suspects Could be Forced to Wear Electronic Tags Under Radical Proposal from German Justice Minister ‘Shadow Brokers’ Selling NSA Cyberweapons Targeting Windows Taiwan Scrambles Jets, Navy as China Aircraft Carrier Enters Taiwan Strait "They Are The Opposition Party" - Trump May Evict Press From The White House 'No one can stop me': Philippine's Duterte says he may impose martial law amid nation's brutal war on drugs Is This The Coup In A... more »
NO, WE ARE NOT TO GET SINGLE PAYER UNDER DONALD TRUMP
This has a lot of naive people intrigued: President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Obama’s signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing to force drug companies to negotiate directly with the government on prices in Medicare and Medicaid. Trump declined to reveal specifics in the telephone interview late Saturday with The Washington Post.... In addition to his replacement plan for the ACA, also known as Obamacare, Trump said he will target pharmaceutical companies ... more »
If Dr. King Were Alive Today He’d Still be Arrested, Like He was Dozens of Times Before
[image: king]As most Americans drink their beer and enjoy the day off, the thought that Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle lives on — is but a fleeting memory.
After the WaPost’s Latest Shot, It’s Time to Call ‘Fake News’ By Its Real Name ‘Weaponized Journalism’
[image: fake]A Washington Post fake news article misrepresenting the 'firing' of the head of the DC National Guard makes clear mainstream media has now weaponized the news.
Prince Charles Writes Book On Climate Change
By Paul Homewood http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38627650 And it’s not even a spoof! From the BBC: Prince Charles has co-authored a Ladybird book on the challenges and possible solutions to climate change. It is part of a series for adults written in the style of the well-known children’s books that aims to clearly explain complicated […]
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*Canada: School board allows Muslim sermons in schools* Despite the foundations and long tradition of Christianity in Canada, any accommodation of it — even at Christmas time — is largely rejected in the public school system, which supposedly adheres to secularism. But there is a single exception to the rule, as one religion seems to stand supreme: Muslim students in the province of Ontario are entitled to hold weekly prayer meetings, held on Friday. These “Jumm’ah” prayer and sermon sessions have been the focus of intense criticism as the provincial public school system is not s... more »
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*Vatican Invites ‘Population Bomb’ Hoaxer Paul Ehrlich to Address Biodiversity Conference* The Vatican has invited the most notorious population alarmist in recent history to speak at an upcoming Vatican-run conference titled ‘Biological Extinction.” The conference, sponsored jointly by the Pontifical Academy of Science and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, will address issues of biodiversity, “great extinctions” of history, population and demographics. Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich—who has defended mass sterilization, sex-selective abortion and infanticide—will speak on “Causes a... more »
Does an increased number and exposure of traders slow down convergence of prices to fair values?
*I don't think so, markets with lots of motivated traders are equally fast and more accurate* Here's another thought about the currencies, especially the Czech crown. As I approximately predicted, the December 2016 reading for the year-on-year inflation rate was 2.0%, in precise agreement with the Czech National Bank inflation target, which leads to fundamental reasons to exit the intervention regime. Inflation rates are rising in Germany, the Eurozone, the U.S. – across the world where bankers were (unjustifiably) scared of deflation. The anomalous era of deflation and especially ... more »
Lawrence Solomon: How Vaccine Safety Turned into one of Trump’s First Presidential Priorities
From Lawrence Solomon at FinancialPost.com. With repealing Obamacare, building a wall, cutting corporate taxes and keeping jobs at home all high on Donald Trump’s agenda, the announcement Tuesday that he asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to consider chairing a commission...
Lisa Long Leg: Vongehr’s Rational Free Speech Trump Cross For The Alt Right Revolution Of Love
Lovely Lisa Long Leg and Heil Hitler Screaming Nazi once again visit the Stupid Donald Trump Follower’s office in the mathematics department: *Lovely Liberal Lisa:* Heil Trump! *Stupid Donald Trump Follower:* Well, that’s better than what we had before, but I am still not convinced such does anybody any favors. read more
Native American Film Festival Coming to Richmond
Richmond soon will be home to one of the largest festivals for American Indian film on the East Coast. Organizers clinched the deal for the American Indian Film Festival of Virginia after an “idea meeting” on the last day of the 24th annual French Film Festival last year. Already, the festival has attracted support from the Virginia Film Office and legendary “Godfather” film director, Francis Ford Coppola, who is tentatively planning to attend the inaugural event at the Byrd Theatre, scheduled for Nov. 17-19. “This will be the event on the East Coast for Native American film, a ... more »
The Use Of Military Drones To Kill America's Enemies Will Be A Part Of President Obama's Legacy
U.S. President Barack Obama holds a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Colby Cosh, National Post*: *Barack Obama, the Drone President, is stuck with his troubling legacy. We all are.* If you dislike Barack Obama, the most convenient stick with which to whack his foreign policy has always been his use of military drones to kill American enemies in chronically anarchic parts of the Mideast and Somalia. A president who came into office hoping to put a friendlier face on American empire has made significant use of a glob... more »
Context and Precedence
China is beating the war drums. Russia is angry that a US armored brigade is training in Poland. Muslims don't want America great again. Mexicans don't want to pay for the wall, though they know they will. Afro-American legislators who want to shake down their constituents for more money are scaring them with Trump. The inauguration is at the end of the week. *and* I'm headed for the mine, even though the place is covered by snow. The one nice thing about being self employed is that you can ask for time off whenever you want to - even though the boss is a jerk. I have a meeting wi... more »
"U2 Cancels release of New Album Because Trump Won Election"
https://youtu.be/t_TBUB9IqPo No new U2 album, how will we all cope?
Will America's Allies Withhold Intelligence Because Of Donald Trump?
*Noah Rothman, Commentary*: *Will Allies Keep Trump in the Dark?* “If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset; not a liability,” Donald Trump averred. Many Americans with only hazy memories of the Cold War might agree. What, they may ask, are the practical concerns that could arise from having a president who enjoys the respect of an increasingly adversarial regime in the Kremlin? The answers to that question are manifold, but they are also theoretical. Rarely are American voters moved by abstract or potential threats to U.S. allies or interests abroad. The presumed rul... more »
To solve old problems, study new species
Nature is wonderfully abundant, diverse and mysterious — but biological research today tends to focus on only seven species, including rats, chickens, fruit flies and us. We’re studying an astonishingly narrow sliver of life, says biologist Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, and hoping it’ll be enough to solve the oldest, most challenging problems in science, like cancer. In this visually captivating talk, Alvarado calls on us to interrogate the unknown and shows us the remarkable discoveries that surface when we do.
The Dullest Moment In Trump’s Press Conference Was Also The Most Shocking
“I’m also very much of a germaphobe, by the way, believe me.” Try not to think too much about the story that led to this comment from the President-Elect of the United States. It’s not easy, I know. We’re only human, after all, and that story is so ... so out there. It’s hard to turn away.
Why the Criminal Investigation of Hillary Clinton is Back to front and center
This actually makes it completely cut and dried. She acted to send secrets to an unsecured system with no protection and worse than that that recipient was hacked and the data flowed to Russia and Israel. This actually represents reckless disregard for her duty to preserve secrecy. The correct procedure is to have an officer responsible for all secure communication and to ask that officer to send the data and let him solve it and to never take it upon yourself to be so responsible. This by the by is Common Sense 101. Yet this level of pure folly has been shown over and over a... more »
Room temperature Superconductor with critical temperature near the Melting Point of Tin
Not sure how all this works but we appear to have room temperature super conductance but also no clear pathway as yet to viable technology. I do think that alternate power will provide the general equivalent in terms of practical usage. We are likely just wasting ourselves with all this. . * Researchers at Japan Tokai University found a room temperature Superconductor with critical temperature near the melting point of Tin* *ShowingDecember 20, 2016* *http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/12/researchers-at-japan-tokai-university.html* *Researchers at Tokai Universiity have created m... more »
Your DNA Proves Extraterrestrials Are Real
First off we have through our own work come to understand that all chemical 'life' is stage managed by what can be discerned as computers constructed geometrically out of so called Dark Matter or what i refer to as second tier matter. To give you some sense of all this try to imagine a gem like object formed of electron scaled pairs that are neutral from our relative position. These gems store information with photon ribbons that look like a Mobius strip. This is something that the mind can imagine. These gems can then send photons to other electrons in order to direct a chemic... more »
Nixon’s Vietnam Treachery
*Anna Chennault, 1969.*. Yes he did act, but fairly late in the day. We can never know if it had real bearing on the war and its outcome. I suspect that it did not simply because the South could make the same calculations and hoped for a better friend than Johnson. At the time both sides were hanging on having mauled each other through the Tet offensive. The Tet offensive while providing a dramatic propaganda victory to the North had actually destroyed the bulk of long husbanded military assets in the south and these were never ever replaced. This forced the North to adopt a st... more »
Donald Trump says UK 'doing great' after Brexit vote per BBC News
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38631832 through gritted teeth that: 'Mr Trump promised a quick trade deal between the US and the UK after he takes office on Friday.' Any sensible person would see this as good news but the BBC?
A Look At How State-Sponsored Blackmail Works In Russia
YouTube Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic: *How State-Sponsored Blackmail Works in Russia* The art of kompromat. In January 1999, Prosecutor General Yury Skuratov was summoned to the Kremlin by then-President Boris Yeltsin’s chief of staff, who showed him a videotape of “a man who looked like” Skuratov frolicking in bed with two prostitutes. Then he asked Skuratov to resign, even though the prosecutor was in the middle of investigating Yeltsin’s administration for taking bribes from a Swiss firm trying to secure lucrative contracts for Kremlin renovations. It was a grainy tape and Skurato... more »
No Putin - Trump Summit Planned (Update)
Trump and Putin. (photo credit:REUTERS) *Reuters: **Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned* Two top aides to President-elect Donald Trump denied a published report on Saturday that he is planning to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after taking office. The Sunday Times of London reported that Trump had told British officials that such a summit was being planned, possibly to be staged in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. "The story is a fantasy," one Trump aide told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Another said the report was not true. Tr... more »
What does Trump’s election mean for digital freedom of speech?
Luis Hestres, Assistant Professor of Digital Communication, The University of Texas at San Antonio at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 23 hours ago
Via shutterstock.com As the shock of Donald Trump’s election victory is giving way to analysis about how his presidency will affect Americans’ lives, our digital freedom of speech deserves special consideration. The ability to express ourselves freely is a fundamental right guaranteed to us all. There are three major elements that determine how free we are in our online expression: The press must be free to publish anything newsworthy about public officials without fear of serious reprisals. Online communications must be able to reach broad audiences without discrimination by inter... more »
Military honor in the age of Trump
Andrew Bell, Assistant Professor of International Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 23 hours ago
What impact can Donald Trump have on the U.S. military? A great deal, as I learned while observing combat operations up close in Afghanistan. In March 2009, I stood in a U.S. military command center at Bagram Airfield and watched what appeared to be the last moments of an Afghan farmer’s life. U.S. soldiers had targeted a Taliban position for an airstrike, and moments after the bomb’s release, an unlucky farmer wandered into the video screen to pause at the site. The room went silent: Soldiers watched with horror, knowing that the U.S. bomb was seconds away from killing an innoce... more »
I dag leverer jeg
*Plan for mandag 16.01.17:* våkne og drikke kaffe (på sengen - som jeg alltid får av Anders)♥stå opp, ordne meg♥skrive blogginnlegg♥dra på Blindern♥finne Sunniva, og få hennes kommentarer, pluss diskutere Jons kommentarer som jeg ikke har klart å løse på egen hånd♥gå over oppgaven fra start til slutt, og sjekk fotnoter♥lese igjennom/skriv ferdig Acknowledgements (prøv å ikke glemme noen!)♥lese over outreach-kapittelet♥finne Anders, og gå og skriv ut tre eksemplarer av avhandlingen♥ta med de innbundne utskriftene, og de to skjemaene (en "søknad" om å få levere, og en erklæring på hva... more »
Tweet For Today
Europe looks to three key elections in 2017 as far-right parties try to make major breakthroughs pic.twitter.com/ssHHzMF6ZS — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 15, 2017
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Inequality 31, Economics, politics and forcing equality
A number of my friends have posted in facebook in agreement with this article from The Economist, "To be relevant, economists need to take politics into account." so I will post to contradict it. This article or its title is misleading if not wrong because: (1) It is saying that economists writing about plain economics are not relevant, so to make them relevant, they must write about economics + politics + sociology + anthropology + history + genderology + ...? (2) Consider a simple demand-supply price equilibrium theory. A big storm damaged crops in a major food producing region t... more »
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An American military trainer observes Iraqi soldiers during a training exercise at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops on January 7, 2015. *Kevin Baron, Defense One*:* SPECIAL REPORT: The Military Loves the Obama Doctrine. Can It Survive Trump?* Commanders say they’re already fighting ISIS the right way: “by, with, and through” local forces. ERBIL, Iraq – There’s no welcome sign at this U.S military base discreetly tucked into the corner of the Kurdistan International Airport in northern Iraq. It doesn’t even have a name. But it’s here. Thousands of troops are ... more »
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President-Elect Trump Says NATO Is Obsolete
U.S.President-elect Donald Trump makes an appearance in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar *Reuters*: *Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'* U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported. “I took such heat, when I said NATO was obsolete," Trump told the newspaper in an interview. "It’s obsolete because it wasn’t taking care of terror. I took a lot of heat for ... more »
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.@FoxNews "Outgoing CIA Chief, John Brennan, blasts Pres-Elect Trump on Russia threat. Does not fully understand." Oh really, couldn't do... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2017 much worse - just look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes. Not good! Was this the leaker of Fake News? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2017 *Washington Examiner:* *Trump rips CIA Director Brennan, suggests he may have leaked dossier* President-elect Trump slammed outgoing Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan, saying he did ... more »
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