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Several dead after explosion reported at Ariana Grande concert
Mashable / by Tim Chester / 3h
Several people have died and more are injured after an explosion reportedly rocked Manchester Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande concert Monday night. Videos on Twitter showed concertgoers running from the stands and screaming as police warned people to avoid the area. Police statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/gaKASukx9a — G M Police (@gmpolice) May 22, 2017 Emergency per
Justin Trudeau runs past group of prom goers, stops for the ultimate selfie
Mashable / by Rachel Thompson / 16h
A group of Canadian teenagers got the surprise of their lives while celebrating their prom on Friday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jogged past them and then stopped for a selfie. SEE ALSO: Canada's Justin Trudeau cuddles with baby pandas Trudeau was jogging around the Stanley Park Seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia when he stumbled upon a group of teens dressed up for prom Adam Scotti —
UFO dossier may be released after UK election
Unexplained Mysteries / 9h
A selection of previously withheld documents about UFOs could be seeing a release in the near future. The collection of 18 documents, which were suppo...
Who was Leonardo da Vinci's mystery mother?
Unexplained Mysteries / 10h
An Oxford University professor believes he may have pieced together the identity of Leonardo's mother. Widely celebrated for his scientific and artist...
Pence and the 'Sergeant Schultz Defense'
The BRAD BLOG / by Ernest A. Canning / 9h
Faced with his own inept inability to control the antics of his American prisoners, the only defense for bumbling Luftwaffe POW camp guard Sergeant Schultz was to pretend he had no knowledge of events. Confronted with what he saw and was told in this classic Hogan's Heroes clip , Schultz proclaims: "I see nothing! I was not here! I did not even get up this morning!" Last Thursday, we witnessed a
Kim Dotcom Claims Seth Rich Was WikiLeaks Source
cryptogon.com / by Kevin / 12h
Via: Kim Dotcom / Twitter: I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved. https://t.co/MbGQteHhZM — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) May 20, 2017

NEW IN NEWS

Theresa May ditches manifesto plan with 'dementia tax' U-turn
The Guardian / by Anushka Asthana and Jessica Elgot / 13h
Prime minister accused of ‘manifesto meltdown’ but insists nothing has changed after introducing idea of cap on social care costs • General election 2017 - latest updates Theresa May has announced a U-turn on her party’s social care policy by promising an “absolute limit” on the amount people will have to pay for their care but is not planning to say what level the cap will be set at before the e
Big Game Hunter Killed by Elephant in Zimbabwe
NYT > World / by JACEY FORTIN / 6h
Theunis Botha, 51, of South Africa, led hunting trips for wealthy tourists. An elephant fell on him after it was shot by another hunter.
Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About His Russia Ties, Letter Says
NYT > World / by MARK MAZZETTI and MATTHEW ROSENBERG / 6h
His failure to disclose income from Russian and Turkish sources, and his apparent attempt to mislead the Pentagon, could put Mr. Flynn in legal jeopardy.
Clarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World
Slate Articles / by Mark Joseph Stern / 3h
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision holding that two congressional districts in North Carolina were racially gerrymandered in violation of the Constitution. The broad ruling will likely have ripple effects on litigation across the country, helping plaintiffs establish that state legislatures unlawfully injected race into redistricting. And, in a welcome change, the decision di
At least 19 people die in explosion at Manchester Arena
The Guardian / by Vikram Dodd, Helen Pidd and Kevin Rawlinson / 4h
Greater Manchester police have warned people to stay away from the area while they deal with the emergency at pop concert Manchester Arena: reports of incident at Ariana Grande concert – live updates At least 19 people were killed and more than 50 injured after an explosion in the foyer area of a crowded Manchester concert hall, which left hundreds of people fleeing in terror. Sources said the th
The Deep State's plot to take over America has succeeded
Signs of the Times / 4h
"You have such a fervent, passionate, evangelical faith in this country...why in the name of God don't you have any faith in the system of government you're so hell-bent to protect? You want to defend the United States of America, then defend it with the tools it supplies you with—its Constitution. You ask for a mandate, General, from a ballot box. You don't steal it after midnight, when the count

NEW IN SCIENCE

Researchers uncover new gravitational wave characteristics
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 11h
Monash researchers have identified a new concept - 'orphan memory' - which changes the current thinking around gravitational waves.
Let there be light: Controlled creation of quantum emitter arrays
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 17h
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are layered semiconductors that can be exfoliated into layers only a few atoms thick. Recent research has shown that some TMDs can contain quantum light sources that can emit single photons of light. Until now, the occurrence of these quantum light emitters has been random. Now, researchers in the Graphene Flagship working at the University of Cambridge, UK,
Weird energy beam seems to travel five times the speed of light
New Scientist / 15h
The galaxy M87 emits a jet of plasma that looks like it’s breaking the cosmic speed limit – here’s how it manages the trick
Diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria makeup
New Scientist / 8h
Metformin dramatically shifts the gut microbiome – and bacteria seem to play a key role in controlling blood sugar levels
Hunter Crushed by Elephant in Zimbabwe
Live Science / 9h
A professional big-game hunter died after he was crushed by a female elephant.
Spring mismatch threatens breeding of these 9 birds
Futurity / by Natalie van Hoose-Florida / 12h
A growing shift in the onset of spring left 9 of 48 species of songbirds in a new study unable to reach their northern breeding grounds at the calendar marks critical for producing the next generation of fledglings. In many regions, warming temperatures are triggering plants to begin their growth earlier or later than normal, skewing biological cycles that have long been in sync. “It’s like Silen

NEW IN YOUTUBE

Jessica Simpson on Family, Mermaids, Fashion & Music
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 13h
The pop singer and fashion mogul caught up with Ellen, and the two chatted about her beautiful family, billion-dollar business, and new music. From: TheEllenShow
Acer Predator 21 X review
The Verge on Youtube / by The Verge / 13h
The Acer Predator 21 X is the biggest, fastest, most expensive gaming laptop ever made. It’s great at playing games, but the huge size, tiny battery life, massive $9,000 price tag make it an incredibly impractical purchase reserved only for the truly rich. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: https://goo.gl/lfcGfq Visit our playlists: https://goo.gl/94XbKx Like The V
8-Year-Old Bianca Busts a Move!
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 13h
The talented young dancer caught Ellen's eye with a video she posted on ellentube, and now she's here for a live performance of her hip-hopping moves! From: TheEllenShow
Meet a Rare Albino Orangutan, Recently Rescued | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 14h
Meet a recently rescued rare albino orangutan. Alba, which also means "white" in Latin, was living in a cage in an Indonesian village on the island of Borneo before being rescued by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through t
Watch Rare Wild Sheep Run Up Steep Mountainside With Ease | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 6h
A rare sighting of a herd of argali was captured in Alxa Right Banner in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Argali are wild mountain sheep and their population has dwindled due to past droughts in the region. They are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination f
Lovestreams
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 9h
An ode to a lost age of Internet love 😊 Presented by Short of the Week: shortoftheweek.com/2017/05/22/lovestreams/ MAKING OF medium.com/@SeanBuckelew/lovestreams-making-of-48c7d0a3d81c written, directed, and animated by SEAN BUCKELEW music and sound design by SKILLBARD ( skillbard.com ) singer SOPHIE KOKO GATE animation assistance ISABELLE ASPIN, CAMERON MCMANUS, RACHEL HO, BRIAN SMEE, HAE-JOON

NEW IN THE CORBETT REPORT

The Weaponization of “Science”
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 16h
“Science” is being turned into a political weapon. Not the scientific method, but the reified “science” of scientism, exemplified by the politically-motivated March For Science, the politically-biased peer review process, the politically-charged infotainment from political hacks like Bill Nye, and the politically-appointed scientific regulators who always put their corporate interests and politica
Interview 1276 – G. Edward Griffin Debunks the JFK/Fed Myth
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 5d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-05-17%20Edward%20Griffin.mp3"][/audio] If you follow the alt media you've probably heard the theory that the bankers were behind the JFK assassination. The theory holds that JFK was trying to end the Fed by creating debt-free, silver-backed money through Executive Order 11110, and the bankers saw this as a threat to their monopoly over the money s
How Big Data is Engineering Your Life
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 2d
G. Edward Griffin Debunks the JFK/Fed Myth
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 2d
If you follow the alt media you've probably heard the theory that the bankers were behind the JFK assassination. The theory holds that JFK was trying to end the Fed by creating debt-free, silver-backed money through Executive Order 11110, and the bankers saw this as a threat to their monopoly over the money supply. But this theory is not just wrong, it is completely opposite to reality. Joining u
Hidden Corbett Report Gem
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 3d
A listener has requested that I highlight some of the hidden gems from The Corbett Report archives for the 10th anniversary of the site on June 1st. Since this is an impossible task for me to do myself, I'm calling on you to help me out. What's your favourite overlooked podcast/interview/video/article from The Corbett Report? Leave your suggestion in the comments below and one lucky Corbett Repor
Monsanto Employing Troll Army To Silence Online Dissent?
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 7d
New court documents allege that Monsanto is employing an army of internet trolls to literally "Let Nothing Go"--no article, no comment, no social media post is to be left unanswered by these third party proxies. Find out about the court case from which these documents have emerged, the history and context of the accusations, and what it all means in today's thought for the day.

NEW IN THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

Message from Bonn: The World is Committed to Climate Action and Paris Agreement
The EnvironmentaList / 10h
Countries show that progress will not be deterred by shifting political winds in any one country
Trump Administration Has Taken a Hatchet to Climate Language Across Government Websites
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
Here are several of the more egregious examples
World’s Largest Protected Marine Zone Threatened By Trump Order
The EnvironmentaList / 4d
Papahānaumokuākea Marine Monument is the largest fully protected marine zone in the world
How Exxon Lobbyists Led Push to Deepen US Ports and Increase Natural Gas Exports
The EnvironmentaList / 3d
Gulf of Mexico campaign was part of two-part industry effort to make way for megaships
Is Your Tap Water Safe to Drink?
The EnvironmentaList / 14d
One in four Americans is drinking water that doesn’t meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards, new report finds
Can Uplifting Stories Get People to Care More about Nature?
The EnvironmentaList / 11d
Storytelling project showcases the rediscovery of species thought to be long extinct

NEW IN WWF - LATEST NEWS

Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians at risk: A UNESCO World Heritage concern
WWF - Latest News / 14h
Bratislava, 22 May 2017 – On International Biodiversity Day and days after UNESCO expressed concern regarding the future of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians in Slovakia, WWF urges the Slovak government to take action to secure the country's world heritage. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's draft decision , published last Friday, highlighted that the Slovak part of the transbounda
Bonn sets foundation for climate action ahead of COP23
WWF - Latest News / 4d
Bonn (18 May 2017) – Climate negotiators have kept their focus on the implementation of the Paris Agreement at the mid-year round of UN climate talks in Bonn ending today, setting the course for a substantive outcome at COP23. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, leader of WWF's global Climate & Energy Practice said it was encouraging to see that discussions in Bonn were not around whether or not the Paris Agree
Cartoonist and youth leader joint winners of top youth conservation award
WWF - Latest News / 14d
Manado, Indonesia: Indonesian environmental youth champion, Adeline Tiffanie Suwana and the Indian wildlife and environment cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty have won this year's WWF International President's Award for their efforts to inspire change and attitudes towards nature. The award is the global conservation organization's top accolade to recognize outstanding leadership in young conservationi
Ministries, conservation groups and indigenous communities unite to protect biodiversity and the rights of indigenous peoples
WWF - Latest News / 18d
Indigenous people who include, Baka, Bagyéli, Bakola, Bedzang and Mbororos make up 10 percent of Cameroon's population of 23 million people. For centuries, these communities have conserved their traditional way of life, customs and culture, possessing a unique identity and precious inter-generational knowledge of preserving natural resources. However, they have faced longstanding challenges relat

NEW IN WMTC

arun gupta's perfect takedown of cultural appropriation when applied to food
wmtc / by laura k / 6h
I read this on Facebook and absolutely love it. The author, Arun Gupta, understands and acknowledges cultural appropriation as a fact and a legitimate concern (as do I). But he also believes the "reactionary left" spreading lists of ethnic restaurants run by white people ...essentializes the notion of culture as rooted in the very soil of a place and not something that can travel or transcend bou
postscript: some clarifications and addenda to my recent post on cultural appropriation
wmtc / by laura k / 4d
Many people have been discussing my recent post about cultural appropriation on Facebook. I'm not surprised that many people disagree (that's why I wrote it, to put my countering opinion out there), but I have been surprised by how many progressive people do agree. From the negative comments, I can see that I wasn't clear on a few important points. 1. The entire post refers to white , first-world
accusations of cultural appropriation are a form of bullying -- and don't reduce racism
wmtc / by laura k / 6d
I'm increasingly dismayed by accusations of cultural appropriation that are used as weapons, rather than as a tool for raising awareness and educating. Accusations of appropriation have become a form of bullying, a weapon wielded to police and enforce a superficial obeisance to a behavioural code -- while doing nothing to address the underlying issues. Cultural appropriation is real. It's a valid
what i'm reading: swing time by zadie smith
wmtc / by laura k / 29d
Zadie Smith is on my list of "authors I will follow anywhere". I may not love everything about every book she writes, but that's unimportant. For me, her books are always worth reading -- the writing is beautiful, the characters feel real, the insights into the human condition are interesting and thought-provoking and ring true. I'm always excited to hear Smith has published a new book, and Swing
egypt photos are online
wmtc / by allan / 24d
Our photos from Egypt and Jordan are now on Flickr . Below are the various albums. I've also added links to the individual wmtc posts . egypt / giza egypt / pyramids view inn egypt / cairo / egyptian museum egypt / cairo egypt / saqarra, dahshur, memphis egypt / dendara egypt / abydos egypt / luxor / luxor museum egypt / luxor / luxor temple egypt / luxor / karnak egypt / luxor / deir el-medina eg

NEW IN ALLEN L ROLAND'S WEBLOG

Special Counsel Robert Mueller / A Path To The Truth Through A Minefield Of Deception
Allen L Roland's Weblog / by Allen L Roland, Ph.D / 1d
In a shifting sea of lies and a constant undertow of fabrications, a possible path to the truth is the selection of special counsel Robert Mueller ~ who is not only deeply respected by both parties ~ but a needed reminder that t here would be no special counsel if Trump had not fired James Comey (allegedly after asking him to end the FBI’s investigation into Michael Flynn) and then confessed that
Death Is An Illusion Measured By The Limits Of Ego Consciousness
Allen L Roland's Weblog / by Allen L Roland, Ph.D / 9d
The very fabric of our present day reality is not only being questioned by Donald Trump's egocentric world but being torn away by the far greater reality of another state of consciousness that exists beyond death and most certainly beyond ego consciousness and whose principle property is love, altruism and the urge to unite ~ and now it has been apparently scientifically demonstrated by my own ex
Friendship Case Is Early Evidence Of A Unified Field Of Love
Allen L Roland's Weblog / by Allen L Roland, Ph.D / 20d
The Friendship Case caused a great media sensation in the early 1950's and 1960's, Mass UFO sightings, for example, Humans were working together with extraterrestrials in secret. Hundreds of people were involved . The public wanted to know what was happening but no one could penetrate the mystery. Now after 50 years of silence, insider witnesses have decided to speak and hear is their basic messa
Back To The Dark Ages With Trump Administration
Allen L Roland's Weblog / by Allen L Roland, Ph.D / 24d
Sometimes only a LA Horsey cartoon can indicate how deep the Trump has brought us back to the Dark Ages and Scott Pruitt's relentless push against science ~ particularly as climate change relentlessly reminds us that global warming has the only winning hand in a no win poker game where our human existence is at risk: Allen L Roland, PhD "EPA scientists who do research into the causes and effects

NEW IN AMUSED CYNICISM

Your Country Has Been Encrypted
Amused Cynicism / by cabalamat / 1d

NEW IN ANGOLA 3 NEWS

VIDEO: Watch Albert Woodox speaking in Montreal on May 19, 2017
Angola 3 News / by angola3news / 1d
The video embedded above is from a May 19, 2017 talk given by Albert Woodox in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. View the announcement for the event as well as the report published afterwards . Special thanks to our friends in Montreal for hosting Albert!
Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King at "Cruel and Unusual" Screenings in NYC May 26 and CA June 2
Angola 3 News / by angola3news / 12d
Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King for a Q & A and screening of the new documentary film about the Angola 3, entitled "Cruel and Unusual," premiering in New York City on May 26 and in Santa Monica, CA on June 2. See flyers for more information.

NEW IN WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE

Hunters of the Recent Past
What Is Sustainable / 7d
When I hear the word “hunter,” I immediately conjure an image of a man with a gun. Other images follow — bows and arrows, mounted hunters, cavemen with spears, and so on. Hunters of the Recent Past provided me with much new information on how the ancestors lived, prior to horses, guns, and other industrial gizmos. The book is a collection of 19 scholarly papers that describe modes of low-tech com
Indian Running
What Is Sustainable / 18d
For at least four million years, our ancestors have been bipedal, they moved around on two legs. This ability evolved on the African savannah, tropical grassland. Being upright exposed less of their bodies to hot sunbeams, and their bushy head hair provided extra protection. Their nearly furless bodies, combined with three million sweat glands, allowed them to shed body heat better than other sav

NEW IN CHERCHEZ LA VERITE

The American neocons and their European vassals are stealing the French vote lest the workers take command and expel the west. The second French Revolution may finally be on the horizon. Liberte, egalite, fraternite!
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 6d
Marine Le Pen: The French Election Was Rigged May 9, 2017 Baxter Dmitry News , World In France, if a ballot is damaged, it cannot be cast. So the political establishment, who are desperate to prevent Le Pen from taking office, arranged for the destruction of millions of Le Pen ballots. Up to one third of all ballots sent out to voters, an estimated 60% of Le Pen ballots, were destroyed at the tim
The “unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex” that President Dwight Eisenhower warned us more than 50 years ago not to let endanger our liberties or democratic processes. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, was alarmed by the rise of the profit-driven war machine that emerged following the war—one that, in order to perpetuate itself, would have to keep waging war. Yet as Eisenhower recognized the consequences of allowing the military-industrial complex to wage war, exhaust our resources, and dictate our national priorities beyond the grave. Do you want to know what the military/industrial complex is now costing us? Well, read this.
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 27d
Beware the Dogs of War: Is the American Empire on the Verge of Collapse? By John W. Whitehead Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes… known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few.… No nation could preserve its f
Not only Americans, but much of the world accepts any statement out of Washington as the truth despite the evidence. For example, Obama arranged for a chemical weapon to be exploded in Syria and blamed it on Assad. Thus, the Red Line had been crossed and America would now invade. However, the Russians removed all chemical weapons from Syria, forcing the American armada to return to base. More recently Washington rolled out this hoax a second time by alleging that Assad had used “Sarin gas against his own people.” However, the photograpic evidence showed that the dead children were attended by persons without protective clothing and thus they too would have been dead had Sarin killed the kids.
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 12d
Trump Now a Captive of the Deep State April 26, 2017 Trump Now A Captive Of The Deep State Paul Craig Roberts When the gullible and insouciant American public and the who participate in the deceptions permitted the Deep State to get away with the fairy tale that a few Saudi Arabians under the direction of Osama bin Laden, but without the support of any government or intelligence agency, were able

NEW IN WELCOME TO POTTERSVILLE 2 (BLOGGING AGAINST FASCISM!)

(Intimidation Watch?) Fibrillating in Fear and Bankrupting By False Security (How the U.S. Electorate Has Been Denied Its True Voice for Over 40 Years) John Dean Sees Trouble? (The Real New Climate) Self-Interest or Values Voting? (Violence Our Most Important Product)
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 7d
Bullshit works. And I'm quoting Fareed Zakaria (believe it or not): They're calling it "impeachment watch," but it seems more like bare-knuckled intimidation. Trump Threatens Comey With Secretly Recorded “Tapes” of Their Conversations Trump’s attempt to intimidate Comey appeared to be in response to reports from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News that the former director had let it
War Against Taxpayers and Whistleblowers (Trump Picks All Part of the Problem) Trump Threatens WikiLeaks "Nuclear Option" Against the First Amendment (Why So Easily Manipulated) Global Neoliberalism Coming to All
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 14d
Damn it. "Billions" is over. Damn. It. Just catching up after the furor. Wanker of the Day - Rep. Chris Collins of Upstate New York wins today's all-pro wanking award. What kind of prize should he get? Discuss. Total of 4.2Mln of French Voters Cast Empty Ballots - Millions of
Napkin Voodoo Economics Redux (Deep State Captures Trump?) Looting Was the Point of Neoliberalism (ISIS Friend or Foe?) Off-Shoring Deep-Sixes Unexceptional America (New Old Dems Still Blame Stealthy Russia) Nobody's GOT To Use the Internet!) Boring 500-Pound Bombs Hit Passersby (America's Regressing Into Developing Nation But Where's President Trump?) ISIS Benefits from Assad's Downfall
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 24d
One napkin was shown to Ronald Reagan who, foreshadowing Trump, was too thick to understand it. Like Trump, the Gipper thought that it proved that, 'the lower the tax, the more tax revenue collected.' George Bush Sr. called that "voodoo economics."Not voodoo, no; but here’s the key — pay attention, A students! — it’s a CURVE. When "marginal" tax rates are ABOVE 90%, cutting to, say, 85

NEW IN DR CINTLI

Diaz Epitomizes Education and Responsibilty
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 10d
by Roberto Rodriguez How time flies. Watching Cynthia Diaz at this year’s Centro Guerrero convocation at the University of Arizona brought back memories of when I first saw her. I did not actually meet her at the time. I first saw her on an “I miss my mom” poster when she was 15 and fighting in Phoenix to bring her mother back from Mexico as she had been inhumanely deported (whisked away from her
HEMISPHERIC INDIGENOUS CONSCIOUSNESS SUMMER CLASS: University of Arizona graduate students can enroll themselves in the...
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 11d
HEMISPHERIC INDIGENOUS CONSCIOUSNESS SUMMER CLASS: University of Arizona graduate students can enroll themselves in the class. For everyone else, anyone in the country can take classes at the UA so as long as you apply to become a non-degree seeking student. You would need to apply for that (quick application), then once accepted you can enroll in classes. For more info, please contact Indira Arc
Teaching, Selling or Consuming Cinco de Mayo
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 20d
It is that time of year: it is either time to teach, sell or consume Cinco de Mayo. If one decides to teach it, then people come to learn of a great anti-imperialist struggle (1861-67) fought by poor peoples, and a day that memorializes a heroic battle in Puebla on May 5, 1862, that eventually culminated with the kicking out of the French from Mexico in 1867. If one decides to sell it or consume
LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues...
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 27d
LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues? That is what one of my students excitedly wanted to know, after returning from a national conference in which the primary theme was social justice. http://diverseeducation.com/article/95703/

NEW IN FORT MCMURRAY ADVENTURES

100
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 4d
I hit a milestone after work this evening with the sighting of my 100th bird in Fort McMurray. As I closed in on 100 I found myself playing a mental game imagining just what it might be. I secretly hope for something unique but I figured it would likely end up being something I had seen before but just not locally. As it turned out, it was a completely new species to me and one that isn't all tha
Banff....The Adventure Continues
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 8d
After a bit of a delay I've finally managed to get around to my next pot about my recent trip to Banff. I had hoped to get this done much sooner but a long trip, many photos to go through, work and a stretch of nice weather which had me pining to be outdoors all conspired against me. Anyhow, without further ado..... I was up early my second day and full of energy as I planned to check out more of
One Year Later
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 19d
At the risk of stating the obvious, today marks quite a day in the history of Alberta and Fort McMurray especially. While I've known for months that I would be marking the date with a blog post and have had plenty of time to think of what to say, I have to admit that I'm still looking for words and thoughts. Not because I was overly traumatized or affected (my part of the city emerged almost unto
Damage
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 11d
I spent a large chunk of yesterday bird-watching but today I thought I'd stick a bit closer to home. There's a trail that parallels the river that I hadn't been to in some time so today seemed as good as any to go exploring. While the Birchwood Trail system (where I was yesterday) took a bit of damage, the destruction here is abundantly evident. The picture below is but a 10 minute walk from my n
So I Finally Made It To Banff
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 17d
Heading to Banff was something that had been on my radar for well over a year. I had concrete plans to visit last May but then we had the wildfire here and any plans I had went right out the window. This only left me more determined to get there. Just like last year, I made all my travel arrangements well in advance.....and they finally came to fruition this time. Due the sheer amount of ground I
Birchwood Birds
Fort McMurray Adventures / by Way Way Up / 10d
One of Fort McMurray's gems definitely has to be the Birchwood Trail system. Tucked away in a valley between Thickwood and Timberlea, it is a large area that fortunately escaped the destruction that other areas suffered from last year's wildfire. I recall hearing rumours during the evacuation that the fire had entered this area, (which likely would have led to even more devastation to the west si

NEW IN FREE PLANET

Alien Covenant - Ferrari in Seattle - Ben Ben Sundisc Weyland-Yutani
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 5d
is this guy onto something... after this, check out what he discovered about Alien Covenant's cast...
Planet Free - World War - Britain Free
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 5d
this commercialism-infested planet has been the victim of two recent world wars. One between 1912-18. One between 1939-45. These wars have been marketed as political, or territorial. But they weren't really. All wars are banker wars, is how it goes. Even back as far as 1812-15, when Napoleon was hurriedly building his French Empire, the bankers have been funders of and profiteers from Global Anni
Aronofsky's Mother - Jennifer Lawrence - Javier Bardem
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 7d
...mother! I mean, what the unholy-mess is Darren Aronofsky's new film (starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem) promising with a psycho-horror poster like this?
Ralph Ellis - Queen of Sheba - King Solomon...
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 7d
another classy reinterpretation of Ancient Ancestors by self-published author Ralph Ellis where he tries to find the historical figures among the tangled lies that are delivered up as religious myth... Relevant points of interest: 1) The Palestinians were (Paleset) Greeks kicked out by invading arabs 2) The Israelites refuse to admit their (Hyksos) Egyptian heritage 3) Iraq was pretty-much (Babylo
Alien Covenant review - Dave off - Sail fixings....
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 9d
Seriously, we've been waiting for five years for Dave off and Sail fixings. First of all: DAVE OFF... you'all know the film Face Off starring Johnny Trav and Cagey, right... no it's not even connected to that. It's basically ALL THE EVIL-TWIN FIGHTS SCENES you've ever seen in a film already. Who will win? And do we really care? And (most importantly) will we be able to identify the victor come th
art - Mike Philbin - Sexual Earthing 1 2 3
Free Planet / by Mike Philbin / 13d
Why Sexual Earthing ? Well, it goes back to my earlier claim that, "I've always been an erotic painter," and this new series of 60x42cm emulsion on canvases reinforces that. Earthing because they were created outside; barefoot, where the exchange of body electrons with Earth electrons enhances the art. It's true. Always has been. Man is a Natural Creature, not an office lackey. Personally, I like

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Nathan Yahoo, in spite of his posturing, can hardly contain himself over the newly installed cabinet of the Mein Trumpf...
Geezerpower / by Geezer Power / 4d
Nathan Yahoo, in spite of his posturing, can hardly contain himself over the newly installed cabinet of the Mein Trumpf regime. The Golan Heights comes to mind... TABLET is a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture. Launched in June 2009 WILL TRUMP AND NETANYAHU MAKE THE AMERICA-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP GREAT AGAIN? PEOTUS is stacking his cabinet with friends of the Jewish State, but

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Why people prefer unequal societies
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 3d
A friend points out that this paper is related to some themes I have written about . The abstract (emphasis added): There is immense concern about economic inequality, both among the scholarly community and in the general public, and many insist that equality is an important social goal. However, when people are asked about the ideal distribution of wealth in their country, they actually prefer u
Adverse Selection in Practice
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 9d
This article about genetic testing presents a great example of adverse selection: Pat Reilly had good reason to worry about Alzheimer’s disease: Her mother had it, and she saw firsthand the havoc it could wreak on a family, much of it financial. So Ms. Reilly, 77, a retired social worker in Ann Arbor, Mich., applied for a long-term care insurance policy. Wary of enrolling people at risk for demen

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Toxoplasma Gondii Effects on Planet Earth
Home Nature Report / by Geezer Power / 26d
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Power Shake
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 7d
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and ProYo , but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #ProYoHighProteinIceCream http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV ” I never imagined my kids would be athletes. Yet, here I am sitting on the sidelines cheering my hardest for my soccer player. She has been playing soccer since she was three and she loves absolut
Creative Red, White and Blue Ideas
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 8d
With warmer temperatures finally here to stay, every starts thinking about BBQs, pool time and of course everything red, white and blue. Here are some of the cutest ideas featuring the stars and stripes to inspire your Memorial Day and 4th of July creating! Americana Wood Fire Crackers Bohemian Dress and Ribbon Wands 4th of July T-shirt idea Red, White and Blue Quilt Easy DIY Fourth of July Decor
Americana Wood Firecrackers (4th of July Porch Decor with Cricut Explore)
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 12d
This post is sponsored by Cricut, All opinions are my own The sun is shinning, the air is warm. It is starting to feel like summer might be a real possibility around here. Summer around here means lots of days in the pool, BBQs and of course the Foruth of July. Independence Day is by far my favorite holiday and I love decorating my house with everything Americana. From pillows to center pieces, I
Backyard Discovery's wooden swing set giveaway!
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 13d
With summer right around the corner, it's time to get outdoors with the whole family! Need some motivation to get those kids off the couch and into the backyard? Look no further than Backyard Discovery's wooden swing sets. Amber at Viva Veltoro recently shared how their new swing set is bringing her family together and building her kids' relationship with each other. We've teamed up with some of o
Amazing Teacher Appreciation Ideas
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 14d
School is starting to come to an end, so it's time to start thinking about getting something for the fabulous teachers! These ideas are perfect for teacher appreciation or for the end of the school year. Target Git Card Kindergarten Teacher Gift Letter to Teacher Emergency Diet Coke Sign Candy Bar Wrappers Orange You the Best Reach for My Dreams TOE-tally Terrific DIY Planter String Art Teacher B
Gluten Free Banana Bread
Housewife Eclectic / by Debra Hawkins / 19d
One of the things I knew I wanted to master in the realm of gluten free cooking was banana bread. There is nothing more comforting than a big loaf of delicious banana bread and finding the perfect gluten free recipe and flour blends to use is something I have spent quite a while doing. This recipe is so good my kids don't even know it is gluten free! Gluten Free Banana Bread 3 mashed bananas 1 cu

NEW IN A CLOSER LOOK: JODY PATERSON

Lives Lived: Helen Paterson (and damn, she would have loved it if she'd made it to the Globe and Mail)
A Closer Look / by Jody Paterson / 5d
Mom loved this 2015 photo from the Chow reunion, which miraculously captured all but one of her kids, spouses and grandchildren in one place. I sent this little piece on my mom to the Globe and Mail, hoping to make the cut for a Lives Lived feature. But I haven't heard back in more than a month and they tell me that means no go, so I'll make it a blog post instead. (No one who makes a living writ
What would we hear if we listened?
A Closer Look / by Jody Paterson / 20d
Garifuna woman in Honduras prepares yucca bread, a staple of the Garifuna diet. My Cuso International volunteer credentials have earned me the opportunity to present at a University of Victoria student symposium this Friday put on by the Centre for Global Studies. Here's what I'm going to be talking about. I thought I'd be able to post a link to the blogs that presenters have written in advance o

NEW IN MIDDLE CLASS POLITICAL ECONOMIST

Consumer Reports: Obamacare reduced bankruptcy rate
Middle Class Political Economist / by Kenneth Thomas / 12d
A new article at consumerreports.org suggests that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act* (PPACA) played a substantial role in the decline of annual personal bankruptcies that we have seen since the high of 1.5 million in 2010. As I showed several years ago , international bankruptcy data support the oft-heard claim that medical bills make up one of the biggest, if not the biggest, causes
European Union ends relocation subsidies
Middle Class Political Economist / by Kenneth Thomas / 24d
This isn't actually news, but it's news to me, and it's something you need to know. Greg LeRoy sent me an article by James Meek in London Review of Books (20 April 2017) that he'd been sent by a friend, documenting more EU-permitted job piracy by Poland that preceded the case I discuss at length in my book, Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital . There, I criticized the Euro

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Notes on Bail, Hearsay and Search Warrant review
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 17d
Justification for detention In Canada, there are only three grounds for detaining an accused prior to sentence. They are commonly referred to as primary grounds, secondary grounds, and tertiary grounds. Primary grounds refers to whether detention is necessary to ensure the accused's attendance in court. ] Considerations include the accused's criminal history, their behaviour in the matter before
Pre-Charge delay
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 25d
The Supreme Court today ( R. v. Hunt 2017 SCC 25) upheld a lower court decision ( R. v. Hunt , 2016 NLCA 61) which limited the effect of pre-charge delay to rare cases of prejudice. The Court below, cited by , stated: [ 81 ] Subject to a few specific exceptions, the laying of indictable criminal charges is not subject to limitation periods ( Rourke ). (See also R. v. Finta , 1994 CanLII 129 (SCC)
Limitation does not run against tortfeasor who caused damages while tortfeasor is trying to fix problem
Morton's Musings / by James C Morton / 26d
Presidential MSH Corporation v. Marr Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA 325: [20] First, the cases suggest that a legal proceeding against an expert professional may not be appropriate if the claim arose out of the professional's alleged wrongdoing but may be resolved by the professional himself or herself without recourse to the courts, rendering the proceeding unnecessary. Of the Law Societies of Uppe

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Deborah ‘Big Red’ Cotton, writer shot in Mother’s Day mass shooting, dies ~ WGNO Remembering Deb Cotton: New Orleans mu...
New Orleans Ladder / 20d
Deborah ‘Big Red’ Cotton, writer shot in Mother’s Day mass shooting, dies ~ WGNO Remembering Deb Cotton: New Orleans must hold leaders accountable for violence prevention ~The Lens Deborah Cotton, longtime Gambit second line correspondent, dies at 52 ~Kevin Allman, Gambit

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Why UNPO Report Targets Pakistan on Human Rights?
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 8d
Why UNPO Report Targets Pakistan on Human Rights! Being the only nuclear country in the Islamic World, Pakistan has become special target of the US-led India and Israel, including some Western countries. After the shift of the Great Game from Central Asia to Pakistan, American CIA, Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad have been supporting target … Why UNPO Report Targets Pakistan on Human Rights? is a p
France: Macron’s Election Victory, Will Discrimination against the Muslims Continue?
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 9d
The centrist Emmanuel Macron was elected French president by defeating the ultra-nationalist and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second round of the French presidential election, held on Sunday (May 7, 2017). Macron of the independent En Marche party won 23.75 percent votes and Le Pen of France’s National Front party won 21.53 percent … France: Macron’s Election Victory, Will Discriminat
Two Students Further Proved India’s Arranged Uri Base Drama
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 9d
In order to deflect the attention of international community from Indian state terrorism and the new phase of the Kashmiri Intifada, India orchestrated the drama at a military base in Uri close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan on September 18, 2016 and killed its own 19 soldiers in one of the most … Two Students Further Proved India’s Arranged Uri Base Drama is a post from News Center P
Protests over Killing of Nepalese National by Indian SSB
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 14d
Protests over Killing of Nepalese National by Indian SSB! In order to wage India’s secret battles, the agents of the Indian secret agency have their presence in almost all regional countries, implementing various tactics of psychological warfare. Nepalese National Govinda Gautam Killing In this context, M. K Dhar in his book, “Open Secrets, India’s Intelligence … Protests over Killing of Nepalese
India, Losing ‘Illegitimate’ Control on Kashmir
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 20d
Despite the continued sieges and prolonged curfews, including arrests and detentions of the Kashmir leaders, since July 8, 2016, Indian security forces have martyred more than 250 innocent persons in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), who have been protesting against the martyrdom of Burhan Wani and for liberation of their land. With the acceleration of … India, Losing ‘Illegitimate’ Control on K
Propaganda Campaign against Pakistan’s Key Institutions
News Center PK / by Sajjad Shaukat / 20d
Since Pakistan became the only declared nuclear country in the Islamic World, US, India and Israel started acting upon their collective agenda to destabilize it. After the shift of the Great Game from Central Asia to Pakistan, the country has become special target of American CIA, Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad which have been supporting … Propaganda Campaign against Pakistan’s Key Institutions is

NEW IN THE RULES OF EXPOSITION

Hints on how to write papers and blue books
The Rules of Exposition / by The Arthurian / 8d
I don't write blue books, not for a while.he title here is taken from J.P.Sommerville . The hints and tips may be found here . KI like his first three general points: Answer the question Organize your answer Be precise Apparently I tend to drift a bit, especially at the opening. I need to think more about cutting out that part of what I've written, leaving only the parts I want people to focus on

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Bob Cesca: Stupid Fucking Liberal
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 9d
Bob Cesca thought he was going to make a clever point about the "extremes" of the right and the left in the US of A. He talks about how both serial sexual predator Bill O'Reilly, and generally decent liberal sap John Oliver, both paint a harsh picture of Barack Obama : On one hand, there was Bill O'Reilly who continued to push for a stronger response to Islamic jihad. Not only should the presiden
Civilization is Doomed: Part III
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 11d
Last time I talked about the weakness of Trump's opponents among the Republicans. Today I'll talk about the weakness of his rival from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton. Yes, yes. Hillary won the popular vote. But that doesn't decide US presidential elections. Hillary knew that. By the rules of the game she agreed to play, she lost. She lost to a widely unpopular, appalling, narcissistic igno
Civilization is Doomed: Part II
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 21d
Yesterday I wrote about some of the reasons why Donald Trump was popular among a certain segment of the US-American population. (And having met Canadian Trump supporters personally, I can attest to this not being a specifically US-American phenomenon.) These people are ignorant. Ignorant of Trump's sleazy con-man past. Ignorant of the true nature of their country's (and the world') political-econ
Civilization is Doomed
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 22d
It's the joke of the galaxy, if not the universe! There's a planet halfway outside one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way, where intelligent life arose. The turn of events made it so that the USA became the greatest power of all the competing groups of the human life form. Its culture was the dominant culture. If humanity was to become united, one species, self-governing, the USA would have been

NEW IN PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK

Trump's pick for top USDA scientist isn't one
Pesticide Action Network / 4d
We’ve been outraged by Pruitt , apprehensive about Perdue and now with Trump’s latest nomination — this time for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s lead scientist position — we’re frankly baffled. Trump is expected to tap Sam Clovis, co-chair of his presidential campaign, as head of USDA’s Research, Education and Economics division. He appears to be stunningly unqualified for the job. This high
Voices from the Frontline: Tiare Lawrence
Pesticide Action Network / 4d
This conversation is part three in our “Voices from the Frontline” blog series that tells stories of how pesticides and industrial agriculture directly affect the lives of people across the country. Tiare Lawrence is a native Hawaiian community leader who focuses on environmental and Hawaiian rights on Maui. She recently joined PAN as an on-the-ground organizer to drive our work to protect childr
Farmers say no to mega-merger steamroll
Pesticide Action Network / by Linda Wells / 18d
Of the Big 6 seed and pesticide giants, there are three proposed mergers in the works: Dow with Dupont, Monsanto with Bayer, and Syngenta with ChemChina. Despite opposition from several farmer organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other anti-trust agencies around the world seem relatively unconcerned with this ever-increasing concentration in the agrichemical industry. But it’s
Voices from the Frontline: Claudia Angulo
Pesticide Action Network / 18d
This conversation is part two in the “Voices from the Frontline” blog series that tells the stories of how pesticides and industrial agriculture directly affect the lives of people across the country. Claudia Angulo is a mother from Orange Cove, CA, whose kids attend schools near heavy pesticide use on citrus groves. In collaboration with the local nonprofit El Quinto Sol De America , a journalis
The real "burden" of pesticide rules
Pesticide Action Network / by Kristin Schafer / 11d
Note: The EPA comment period on the proposal to repeal environmental regulations has closed since the time this blog was published. Reportedly, the 55,000+ responses were full of Americans sharing their experiences of growing up with dirty air and water, and with pleas for the agency not to undo safeguards that could return the country to a more polluted era. Thank you for speaking up! As concern
Pesticides are not the answer to Malaria
Pesticide Action Network / by Abou Thiam / 25d
As we honor World Malaria Day, we in the PAN International network stand with communities around the world suffering from the scourge of this disease. At PAN Africa, we also continue our community work to share better information about environmental strategies for mosquito control — with great progress in communities near Dakar, Senegal, where we've been working since 2012. We are heartened to no

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100/MayDay
red / by bluenred / 21d

NEW IN THE ORIGINAL BLOGGER TIPS AND TRICKS

Blogging software - Blogger, Wordpress, Livejournal, Joomlah, etc
the original Blogger Tips and Tricks / by Peter / 20d
The very first step of starting a blog is a decision on which blogging platform or software to use for the blog. The choices are plenty, as you can see from the list at Wikipedia: Blog software , but we will first concentrate on the 2 most popular free ones - Blogger.com and Wordpress.com , both of which are hosted for free, and Wordpress.org of which the software is free and open source but you w
Google Blogger: How to delete blog and change template
the original Blogger Tips and Tricks / by Peter / 20d
Blogger has been changing things around in the Settings. What used to be Templates they now call it Theme so if you are looking for Template in Blogger settings Templates, you will be asking where is Templates to change template, 
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