Speaker Ryan is one of the most unpopular politicians in the country —
and he's polling particularly poorly among one 8th grade class. Eighth
grade students from South Orange Middle School in South Orange, New
Jersey were on a school trip to Wasshington D.C. on Friday when they
were given a very special opportunity: a photo-op with Speaker Paul
Ryan. Under normal circumstances, many students woul
Earlier this week, 18 women dressed up in red cloaks and white bonnets,
stood in pairs in the rotunda of the Texas state capitol, and began
chanting, "Shame!" in unison. They didn't stop shouting for eight
minutes. They call themselves the Texas handmaids. You probably first
saw them back in March, when images of their original protest in Austin
went viral . That's when they sat silently in the T
An
extremely loud bang managed to wake up half the city when it shook
houses at 3am on Sunday morning. Described by some witnesses as a "sonic
boom", ...
Known
as Solar Probe Plus, the mission will be officially revealed in an
announcement on Wednesday. Set to venture seven times closer to the
surface o...
Several
people alerted me to a problem on Cryptogon earlier today. Indeed,
there was a database problem that resulted in no posts displaying. I’ve
got it working again.
No Planned Roll Back of US Sanctions on Russia by Stephen Lendman What a
difference an election makes. Private citizen/later candidate Trump
expressed respect for Vladimir Putin, suggesting they could become good
friends. Weeks after throwing his hat in the ring, he said “I think I’d
get along very well with” him. “I just think so.” Later in the campaign,
he said if elected president, there would
Seven years after the end of the Second World War, on the 10th of March
1952, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France,
and the newly established Federal Republic of Germany received an
astounding note from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union offered to
withdraw the troops that then occupied eastern Germany and to end its
rule over the occupied zone. Germany would be reunit
TAORMINA, Italy ( The Borowitz Report )—Donald J. Trump on Saturday
accused the media of exaggerating his relationship with Jared Kushner,
asserting that “I don’t know him very well.” See the rest of the story
at newyorker.com Related: Trump’s Budget Contains a Warning Shot for
Sanctuary Cities Welcome to Digital-Detox Camp Donald and Melania
Trump’s Last Judgment
In
a case horrifyingly similar to that of Kelly Thomas in Fullerton,
California, a young mentally ill man by the name of Kendole Joseph was
beaten to death on video by untrained and outright rabid cops. Despite
the killing happening in February, and the family's repeated demands to
see the surveillance footage, the video wasn't released until this week.
It was a "murder on tape" family attorney Mi
German chancellor tells election rally in Munich that Europe must take
its fate into its own hands after ‘unsatisfactory’ G7 talks Europe can
no longer completely rely on its longstanding British and US allies,
Angela Merkel has warned – saying the EU must now be prepared to “take
its fate into its own hands”. Speaking after bruising meetings of Nato
and the G7 group of wealthy nations last week,
Nearly
10,000 migrants were rescued off the coasts of Italy and Libya this
week, as the leaders of G7 gathered for a summit coincidentally held in
Sicily. And at least 54 people have drowned in the Mediterranean since
Tuesday. Large-scale rescue efforts off the Italian coast on Friday
saved 2,200 migrants who risked their lives traveling in unworthy sea
vessels to reach Italy. Italian coastguard a
After
President Trump declined to endorse NATO’s doctrine of collective
defense and the Paris climate pact, the German leader said Europe should
“take our fate into our own hands.”
New in science
Why growls matter for people and dogs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why growls matter for people and dogs -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Looks like the hype was real. Disney’s ride for Marvel’s G uardians of
the Galaxy—Mission: Breakout! opened at Disney’s California Adventure on
Saturday... and the effects could literally be felt everywhere in the
park. Read more...
Google
is testing a way to tie online ads to brick-and-mortar store purchases,
a move whetting marketing appetites while fueling privacy worries.
Fathers—and their brain responses—differ with girls than with boys,
including how attentive they are, the types of language they use, and
the play they engage in. A new study is the first to combine brain scans
of fathers with behavioral data collected as fathers interacted with
their children in a real-world setting. “When a child cried out or asked
for dad, fathers of daughters responded to tha
A
new hybrid technology has been created that produces unprecedented
amounts of electrical power where seawater and freshwater combine at the
coast.
The Women In Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington
National Cemetery is the only major national memorial honoring U.S.
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A socially inept Theo has his first shot at love. Starring: Joshua
Simenhoff, Russell ‘Rock’ Funches, Ashley Jordan, & Sydel Fishman
Writer/Director: Michael Patten Producer: Matthew James Reilly Camera:
Sharif El Neklawy Production Design: Esther Kim Production Sound: Austin
Plocher Assistant Director: Jackson Segars Edit: Sean Dunn Gaffer:
Chelsea Soby Assistant Camera: Chloe Walker Grip: Kevin
The hilarious "America's Got Talent" judge had a frolicking good time trying out the latest fashion trend. From: TheEllenShow
Philadelphia Eagles star and magician Jon Dorenbos helped Ellen relive
some of her best scares, with everyone from Eric Stonestreet to Jennifer
Lopez! From: TheEllenShow
For the first time, scientists are getting a view of the inner workings
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Production: Agence Cumulus Direction Artistique: Agence Cumulus
Réalisation: Double Ninja ( doubleninja.com ) Graphiste: Mattis Dovier
Montage: Thomas Vernay Remerciements: Julien Royer et Thibaud Allemand
Inspiré des GIF, le clip relate l'absurdité des clichés américains que
représentent la pensée chrétienne, l'amour de la nation et les dérives
auxquelles celle ci est confrontée. Inspired by GIF
New in The Corbett Report
We all know the story by now: the repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999 led
to the housing bubble, the subprime meltdown and the global financial
crisis…right? What do we really know about Glass-Steagall and how do we
know it? Today James peels the layers off another long-standing alt
media myth and discovers a surprising and cautionary tale about how the
banksters can manipulate us into doing our dir
...In
fact, as we now know, Khan and his network were known, identified,
surveilled, funded and even protected by the CIA from its very
inception.
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This week on the New World Next Week: NATO woos Trump with 9/11 blood
and steel; China begins GMO propaganda drive; and the Chinternet now
requires your real name.
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mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode317-lq.mp3"][/audio] We
all know the story by now: the repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999 led to
the housing bubble, the subprime meltdown and the global financial
crisis...right? What do we really know about Glass-Steagall and how do
we know it? Today James peels the layers off another long-standing alt
media myth and discovers a surprising and
This week on the New World Next Week: NATO woos Trump with 9/11 blood
and steel; China begins GMO propaganda drive; and the Chinternet now
requires your real name.
New in The EnvironmentaList
State-sanctioned logging in UNESCO world heritage site may be pushing Poland's Białowieża forest ecosystem to point of no return
Climate change is a threat to my family history, my home, and my heritage
One in four Americans is drinking water that doesn’t meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards, new report finds
Here are several of the more egregious examples
Papahānaumokuākea Marine Monument is the largest fully protected marine zone in the world
Storytelling project showcases the rediscovery of species thought to be long extinct
New in The Rules of Exposition
From Writing : There are many reasons why we must write clearly. The
one that is relevant here is that clear writing is a commitment to
integrity... The problem with vague writing is that it lets an author
convey a false impression yet retain plausible deniability when someone
tries to verify the claim... My favorite book on editing recommends
looking at the “the first seven or eight words in a s
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
New in A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
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
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 A Different Perspective
Nick Redfern. Photo by Kevin Randle. This week I talked with Nick
Redfern about his new book The Roswell UFO Conspiracy: Exposing a
Shocking and Sinister Secret because it would let people know about his
new book, open up a discussion about an alternative explanation for the
Roswell crash and it would give me a chance to promote my book, Roswell
in the 21 st Century . Although I had suggested tha
Jan Harzan Jan Harzan, the executive director at MUFON, was my guest.
We did talk about the organizational structure of MUFON but we didn’t go
into depth simply because such logistical details are of little real
importance and not very interesting to listen to. That finished, we
talked about some of the best UFO sightings, Hangar One , and the idea
that MUFON had been infiltrated by members of th
While the Laginas begin to power up for a new assault on the treasure
hidden beneath Oak Island, a new theory about the Money Pit has
revealed. Joy Steele, in her book, The Oak Island Mystery Solved , has
provided an interesting idea. According to her, there is no treasure,
never had been, and the alleged Money Pit is nothing more than a tar
kiln, used in the early 18 th century to produce materi
By a somewhat strange coincidence, I happened on an episode of Hangar 1
just a couple of weeks after I had interviewed Jan Harzan, MUFON
Executive Director. I hadn’t realized that the opening of the show made
such a big deal out of “MUFON’s Archives” stored in this huge
warehouse-like hangar. Harzan told me that when the producers arrived,
they asked where the files were and the current director
Monte Shriver Although I have always thought that the evidence for a
UFO crash near Aztec, New Mexico, in 1948, was probably false, this tale
keeps popping up as if it is something real. I reached out to a former
Aztec resident, a man who was in high school in Aztec in 1948, and who
has spent the last several years investigating the case, Monte Shriver.
(Interestingly, it was Scott Ramsey who rat
Lance Moody This week I tried something completely different and
invited a dyed in the wool skeptic to join me. Lance Moody told about
his conversion to skepticism from a younger man who was more open to the
idea of alien visitation… as many of us were. Although we did talk
about his sometimes rather nasty postings, and attempted postings to my
blog, Moody, when engaged in private conversation (o
New in Activist Teacher
Trump
is turning out to be a dangerous clown, one that has been a gift for
climate and political-correctness critics, but a dangerous clown
nonetheless. The USA is truly frightening, no matter which clown it puts
in the window. But the shift towards a more loving USA embrace of Saudi
and Israel may well be a preparation for war against Iran, under the
pretext of fighting terrorism.
And
it works. By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD A main function of the public
education enterprise, beyond destruction of the personality and
individual thought and agency, is to ingrain a camouflaged ignorance
that becomes a permanent fixture in the host brain. One of the best
examples of such manufactured ignorance is the widespread ingrained
notion that the dominant global
There
is some evidence that Israel may at times be teaching, not hate, but a
culture of celebratory love for murder, as per the four quotes below.
< On Thursday this week (18 May 2017, an Israeli settler distributed
chocolates to “celebrate” the killing of a Palestinian youth, Muataz
Shamsa (23). The Israeli settler can be seen, in a video posted online,
saying: “We killed a
By
Denis G. Rancourt, PhD First published on Dissident
Voice:http://dissidentvoice.org/2017/05/distributed-justice-solution-for-the-crisis-in-the-canadian-legal-system/
SUMMARY: The Canadian legal system is in crisis. I describe the
circumstances of the crisis, its features, and its large-scale causes. I
propose a radical and complete solution in the form of a “distributed
justice” model
The
regime-change empire has only one plan: To bully and exploit. It is
headed for turbulence. Meanwhile there is the steady and unstoppable
emergence of Eurasia. USA needs to find far better disruption tactics
soon. It needs ISIS, murder and destruction to stay on top and to feed
its operatives. Soon it will either come to the good side or be isolated
and dry up. Can't wait for the
Too
much spontaneous self-sacrifice in the service of war mongers By Denis
G. Rancourt, PhD A powerful new propaganda model has emerged. A Western
globalist NGO scheme on steroids, with Hollywood Academy and
humanitarian awards glitter... has been deployed in the latest covert
regime-change operations, on two continents. The new model is funded and
embedded "white / green helmets" that
New in Allen L Roland's Weblog
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
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
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
New in Amused Cynicism
New in Angola 3 News
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 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.
Macron: An American Trojan horse in the Elysee Palace Wayne MADSEN |
17.05.2017 | WORLD The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, who was
thrust into the French presidential race as a pro-European Union
counterweight to prevent the election of National Front leader Marine Le
Pen, appears to have more than a casual relationship with the United
States. While he worked within the Ministry of the Ec
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
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 Dr Cintli
by Roberto Rodriguez Not sure that most people know that as a result of
draconian legislation, it has been in effect “illegal” to teach ethnic
studies in Arizona since 2010. It is one of the twin laws that we in
Arizona will never recognize as laws, regardless of what anyone says or
however the courts rule. However, in about a month (June 26-30 and July
17-21), the constitutionality of the anti-e
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 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
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
New in Fort McMurray Adventures
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
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
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
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
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
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
David
Talbott and Wal Thornhill i.e. the Electric Universe people, go on
about Saturn being our ancient bountiful sun, that today's Sun relegated
to a mere gas giant upon interstellar incursion... was there a time
when BOTH Saturn and Jupiter were dual stellar-prominences in our skies?
Solar twins i.e. the real Romulus and Remus of ancient Latin lore? The
vengeful and skittish stars (or Gods) that
is this guy onto something... after this, check out what he discovered about Alien Covenant's cast...
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
...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?
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
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
New in GEEZERPOWER
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
New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
This one I am particularly proud of, though I cannot claim to fully understand it.
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
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
New in Housewife Eclectic
“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
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
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
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
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
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 Middle Class Political Economist
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
New in Morton's Musings
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
New in New Orleans Ladder
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
New in News Center PK
Anti-Pakistan activties of the Qaumi Movement (MQM) continues unabated.
Based in London, its leaders have also foreign connections. In this
regad, some online sources pointed out that on April 30, 2017, MQM USA
Washington DC chapter held a press conference at Comfort Inn Hotel,
Springfield, Virginia from 1800–1900 hours. About 8 to 10 individuals
attended … Anti-Pakistan Activities of MQM in the
Mehran Base Attack! The May 22 reminds the day when in 2011, 15
terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al Qaeda attacked on
the headquarters of the Pakistan Navy (Airbase), PNS Mehran in Karachi.
Two American-built P-3C Orion surveillance aircraft were also destroyed.
An intense gunfight broke out between the terrorists and the security
forces, … Memory of the Naval Base Attack is a p
Manchester Attack! At least 23 people have been killed and 59 persons
injured in a terror attack at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on the
night of last Monday (May 22, 2017). British police said that the
attack was carried out by a single suicide bomber, who also died.
Afterwards, the man who targeted the … Manchester Attack: Main Incubator
of Terrorism Discovered is a post from News Center
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
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
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
New in Not PC
I spent the weekend with several dozen nudes. it was thrilling! There
were women and men, big and small, young and old. They were bathing,
washing, dancing. There were groups picknicking, drinking, playing. One
(or two?) were sitting strangely in armchairs . One was trying on hats .
Another caressing a dying young hero . One woman was even lying down as
a fish . And there was a couple kissing, or
If you want to know what’s wrong with the modern world, then most of
what’s wrong (apart from Geelong’s inability to play consistent
football) is due to bad philosophy. And most of that bad philosophy in
the modern world comes under the heading of postmodernism. Every student
at every institution will have encountered it, and then either absorbed
it (in whole or in part) or, if they’re particular
When Graham Brazier died nearly two years ago, he’d been working with
producer Alan Jansson on his fourth solo album — recording with him
every Thursday night across several months. Since his death, Alan
Jansson has been continuing to produce the album. A labour of love in
every sense, Alan has also produced it in virtually every sense:
starting with just the raw acoustic tracks they’d originally
Here’s a post from February that is relevant again today in the wake of
the Commerce Communist Commission’s prohibition of the Fairfax/NZME
merger. ACT’s David Seymour calls the Commission a dinosaur, suggesting
it had its day once. It’s more like a dangerous man-made virus that
should never have been released into the wild at all. So Vodafone and
Sky want to merge with each other. And so do Fair
So some of you have been asking why blogging here has been so light,
recently. There’s a simple answer: i t’s not just that politics is so
dire, it’s that the workload of my current projects has been so heavy.
Among the (too) many projects is this one, another renovation project
for a ‘mid-century modern’ in Howick which, like every good renovation
project, involves a bit of untangling … Content
Author Henry Hazlitt makes an interesting differentiation between types
of automation that is entirely pertinent to what some are calling “the
Fourth Industrial Revolution,’ i.e., the predicted revolution in
robotics artificial intelligence, the differentiation being: 1.
Automation of a task previously done manually ("labour saving") 2.
Automation of a task inherently impossible to humans ("possi
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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
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
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
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
Claudia Angulo's kids attend California schools near citrus groves with
heavy pesticide use. A biomonitoring study of her son found over 50
different pesticides in his body. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex
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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
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constantly asked about whether certain actions against employers for
discrimination and other issues will show up in a background check.
Other than a lawsuit, most probably will not. And now, even with a
lawsuit, a court just allowed a plaintiff to go forward with a sex
discrimination suit as "Jane Doe" so her reputation would not be
damaged. So, what kinds of actions will and won't show up on
It
used to be that when people lost their jobs, there was only one way to
keep insurance coverage, and that was COBRA. The only problem is that
when you lose your job, you have to pick and choose what bills to pay
and COBRA is crazy expensive. Most people had to go bare. If they had
preexisting conditions, it was literally a matter of life and death
because they would never get insurance again. Th
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few weeks ago I wrote that some states are passing laws banning
prospective employers from asking applicants about their salary history.
The reason lawmakers give for this law is that basing salary on an
applicant's pay with another employer locks in discrimination. This
practice particularly impacts women. A recent case out of the normally
very liberal 9th Circuit demonstrates the need for laws
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you didn't think you had to say but apparently do. In Florida it is
still illegal to try to get an employee or former employee to waive
their right to apply for unemployment. It's a crime. Yet I've seen a
couple of draft releases in proposed severance agreements attempting to
do exactly that. And I also recently got a demand email complaining that
a client had signed a release and was there
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Sam Farah China, the U.S., and the Future of the Middle East By Sam
Farah for Syria Comment – May 1, 2017 Richard Fontain, and Michael Singh
propose Chinese – US cooperation to stabilize the Middle East in a
recent article: The United States and China undeniably have overlapping
interests in the region, providing a possible basis for competition,
collaboration, or both. They also share a modest r
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In the aftermath of Trump’s visit to Brussels one dynamic has been
overlooked. It starts with a basic reality of NATO: when there is a
mission, countries are not obligated to hand over military units for the
effort . Instead, what happens is this (see chapter two of Dave and
Steve’s book ), as one officer told us that “ force generation is
begging :” The officers at the NATO military headquarters
This is a guest post by Dillon Stone Tatum , Assistant Professor in the
Department of Political Science and Geography at Francis Marion
University. If the liberal world order isn’t dead, commentators have
killed it. The recent explosion in analysis focusing on what Donald
Trump, or broader populist movements, mean for the future of world order
have already written both the eulogy and the obituary
This is a guest post from Brendan Szendro , a PhD Student in Political
Science, Binghamton University and follows a previous post on the topic
of autism On April 19, William H. Moore, a Political Science professor
with what he termed “borderline Autism ,” committed suicide after
writing a lengthy note on his blog. In it, he detailed his frustrations
with his perennial outsider status, his inabili
Ebola is back, but that doesn’t mean that the world should panic. A
little more than a year ago, the World Health Organization (WHO)
declared that the West African Ebola outbreak, which killed more than
11,000 people in the largest outbreak of the disease ever, was
officially over . On May 11 th , WHO announced that the Democratic
Republic of Congo had identified 9 suspected cases of Ebola over t
This is a guest post by Betcy Jose, Assistant Professor of Political
Science at University of Colorado-Denver and Lucy McGuffey , Associate
Professor in the Department of Political Science at University of
Colorado-Denver. In season 3 of House of Cards , the US Ambassador to
the UN introduces a “ Uniting for Peace ” resolution in the General
Assembly to deploy peacekeepers to the Jordan Valley, b
The perhaps apocryphal story is that in the wake of the 2016 election,
submissions to top journals in political science declined by 15% or
more. While this sabbatical year has been productive in many respects, I
have not made as much progress on a book project as I would have liked.
I wonder why? Last
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