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Rick Sanchez's series arc fulfilled: McDonald's appears to be bringing back Szechuan sauce
Just in time for the debut of Rick and Morty 's third season on July 30, it appears Rick's series arc has been fulfilled: McDonald's Szechuan sauce is coming back. As revealed in a tweet by series co-creator Justin Roiland and another tweet by McDonalds, the fast food chain has created and bottled limited amounts of the sauce from 1998. That's it broh. Rick did it broh. He brought the sauce back,
Elon Musk talks of his life's 'highs' and 'lows' in a few painfully honest tweets
Think it's easy being Elon Musk? Think again. As the CEO of automaker Tesla and private space transport company SpaceX, founder of neurotechnology company Neuralink and tunneling company Boring Company, and a key figure in AI non-profit OpenAI, Musk is obviously extremely busy. He's also a billionaire and gets to play with ultra-cool high-tech toys, which sounds like a geek's dream come true. But
Widowed mother in Cambodia marries a calf
74-year-old Khim Hang married the animal believing it to be the reincarnation of her deceased husband. Heartbroken due to the loss of her husband last...
K-12 tech integration versus higher ed: Flipped?
[I’m one of five Digital Pedagogy Faculty Fellows this year at the University of Colorado Denver. I’ll be sharing my thoughts all year on this experience, starting with my time at the Digital Pedagogy Lab in Vancouver, Canada .] Just a quick thought… In K-12, we struggle with access. Most schools are trying to get more technology into their classrooms. It’s not a given yet that students will have
‘Smartphone Zombies’
Via: Reuters: A ban on pedestrians looking at mobile phones or texting while crossing the street will take effect in Hawaii’s largest city in late October, as Honolulu becomes the first major U.S. city to pass legislation aimed at reducing injuries and deaths from “distracted walking.” The ban comes as cities around the world grapple […]
'Phantom islands' plagued historical maps
Until recently, maps and atlases were plagued by non-existent islands, mountain ranges and countries. It's bizarre to think that in an age where satel...

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Premier League 2017-18 preview No1: Arsenal | Amy Lawrence
Will Arsène Wenger give new first-team coach Jens Lehmann direct influence for a season with a Thursday-Sunday rhythm and potential ins and outs unresolved? Guardian writers’ predicted position: 6th (NB: this is not necessarily Amy Lawrence’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 5th Continue reading...
Football transfer rumours: Manchester United move for PSG's Serge Aurier?
Today’s rumours have their tin hat on Well, this is awkward. After yesterday’s act of gross insubordination , in which the Rumour Mill poured scorn on the futility and utter pointlessness of its own existence, here we are at the start of another week, surveying the football landscape to see what’s being reported in the wide and crazy world of feverish football transfer speculation. The Mirror rep
The Breakdown: Older Lawn Bowlers Put Their Hands Up to Save Club, With a Beyoncé Twist
A beloved lawn bowling club may be at risk of losing its Melbourne home, but thanks to a parody video racking up hits, it has gained some beloved dancers.
Amid the blaring headlines, routine reports of hate-fueled violence
In this Sunday, March 26, 2017, still image from a video surveillance camera, a suspect is shown during the vandalizing of a mosque near Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. (Credit: Fort Collins Police Department via AP) Last Wednesday, July 19, was something of a busy news day. There was word North Korea was making preparations for yet another provocative missile test. The Supreme C
Burning Raqqa: The civilian toll on the U.S.’ latest anti-ISIS strategy
FILE - In this undated file photo released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave flags on their vehicles, in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, from Raqqa, Syria. (Credit: AP) It was midday on Sunday, May 7th, when the U.S.-led coalition warplanes again began bombing the neighb
Cryptocurrency hype and the future of blockchain technologies
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are the wave of the future, right? So why is all the latest news about their value in US dollars? Isn't that kind of backwards? Obviously, these new digital currencies have a ways to go... It doesn't help that the systems in place are less than stellar, and we're still seeing hacking resulting in people losing money. But what about the future of blockchai

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McDonald's Is Bringing Back Rick and Morty's Beloved Szechuan Sauce From Another Dimension [Updated]
Image: Cartoon Network McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce, the limited edition dipping sauce that was briefly available in the summer of 1998 as promotion for Disney’s Mulan , is Rick Sanchez’s singular reason for traversing the multiverse. Just in time for the show’s third season return, a McDonald’s chef has brought the sauce back. At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roi
Controversial New Theory Suggests Life Wasn't a Fluke of Biology—It Was Physics
Take chemistry, add energy, get life. The first tests of Jeremy England’s provocative origin-of-life hypothesis are in, and they appear to show how order can arise from nothing.
This Is How a Woman Died from a Tick-Borne Disease Without a Tick Bite
A woman in Japan died last year from a tick-borne disease — but she was never bitten by a tick.
Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year's out.
Quasars may answer how starburst galaxies were extinguished
Some of the biggest galaxies in the universe are full of extinguished stars. But nearly 12 billion years ago, soon after the universe first was created, these massive galaxies were hotspots that brewed up stars by the billions.
Babies learn what we like by watching us closely
New research suggests that, behind their chubby cheeks and bright eyes, babies as young as eight months are watching and thinking about our behavior patterns, logging our every move, and making odds on what we’re most likely to do next based on their perceptions of our preferences. Infants as young as eight months are already developing the ability to see the world through someone else’s eyes… “E

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Franco Pascali
When I met Franco Pascali, I was struck by how much I felt like I was meeting and hanging out with a young street skater. However, instead of witnessing skate tricks he destroyed me by his usage of cards. Much like the world of skateboarding that I was raised in, magic and cardistry are intensely personal and individually orientated in terms of the endless practice that is required to master them
JAY-Z 'Bam' ft. Damian Marley
Director: Rohan Blair-Mangat Produced by Iconoclast Producer: Natan Schottenfels Executive Producers: Natan Schottenfels, Francesco Colombo Creative Consultant: Inga Veronique Director’s Representative: Jamie Rabineau (Lark Creative) Line Producer : Carleene Samuels Cinematographer: Joshua James Richards Editor: Sam Ostrove (Cut & Run) Color: Houmam (MPC) Mix: Jonathan Wales (Wildfire) Conform: G
4-Year-Old and Her Dad Perform 'Firework'
The super talented father-daughter singing duo is back with a tribute to Katy Perry. From: TheEllenShow
Tesla Model 3 launch event in 5 minutes
Elon Musk just delivered the first 30 Tesla Model 3s at an emotional handover event. The $35,000 electric car delivers on the promise Elon Musk made 14 years ago — and its interior is like no car you've seen before. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/G5RXGs Check out our full video catalog: https://goo.gl/lfcGfq Visit our playlists: https://goo.gl/94XbKx Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc F
This Is the Most 'Indestructible' Animal on Earth | National Geographic
This isn't any ordinary microscopic organism. It's a tardigrade—the most 'indestructible' animal on Earth. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that
Oprah’s Tasty Recipes
Ellen shared some of Oprah’s delicious recipes from her new cookbook! From: TheEllenShow

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Stupid Conspiracy Theorists! Chemicals Aren’t Turning The Frogs GAY!!
Ugh. How can people believe such stupid things? Chemicals aren't turning the frogs gay, you conspiracy idiot! They're turning them hermaphroditic! And they're making the fish trans. But I bet you think that's something to be concerned about, don't you? There's just no reasoning with some people.
Interview 1289 – James Corbett on Cyber 9/11
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-07-26%20James%20Corbett.mp3"][/audio] The global war on terror has entered the digital age and it's no longer a question of if there will be an attack on the world wide web but when! In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth speaks with James Corbett of The Corbett Report about what a possible cyber attack scenario might look like, who the perpet
Online Purification, Getting Chipped, Staircase Scandal – New World Next Week
This week on the New World Next Week: China begins "online purification"; the US begins chipping employees; and Canada falls flat in staircase debacle.
Interview 1290 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-07-27%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] This week on the New World Next Week: China begins "online purification"; the US begins chipping employees; and Canada falls flat in staircase debacle.
Revisiting Psychopathy
It's been a while since The Corbett Report last examined the topic of psychopathy, and in the meantime a number of articles, papers, documentaries and books have emerged to shed more light on the issue. But as this growing understanding of psychopathy begins to shape the way we understand the global economic collapse and the moves toward political tyranny, do we run the risk of starting a new wit

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More and More Greeks Are Moving Out of Cities and Starting Over as Farmers
A beekeeper, an olive farmer, and a mushroom grower share their stories
The Environmental Impact of Essential Oils
A look at how resource-intensive essential oils are made and disposed of
Dozens of Laotian Elephants ‘Illegally Sold to Chinese Zoos,’ Says Wildlife Investigator
Laos accused of breaking CITES treaty to protect endangered species, China of encouraging live animal trade
Just 25 Companies Responsible for More Than 50 Percent of Global Emissions, Report Says
Small set of fossil fuel producers may be key to tackling climate change

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Michael Connelly on writing
From an interview : ... for me writing is all about finding momentum and keeping it. When your word count is 0, it’s much harder than when your word count is 60,000. I get up to write while it’s still dark, 5 or 5:30. I start by editing and rewriting everything I did the day before, and that gives some momentum for the day. I get to new territory when the sun is coming up. I take a break to take m

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Stop Operation Northern Spotlight. Stand up for sex workers' rights
I'm adding my voice to what I hope will be an ever-larger chorus of British Columbians asking that police departments in BC refuse to participate in the ill-informed Operation Northern Spotlight campaign to "stop sex trafficking," which has been conducted off and on elsewhere in Canada for a number of years and is modelled on a similar U.S. police strategy. As you will see from the letter below f

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A message to Naomi Klein
A message to Naomi Klein about her recent garbage for the progressive mind "No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need." Casting the mass criminal actions of the USA Industrial-military-security-finance-congressional-lobby-media complex as exacerbated by Trump serves the said complex. "Putting forward a credible alternate plan" is a (self-serving)
The worst enemy of a true civil rights movement
The worst enemy of a true civil rights movement is special interests override. Too few people can clearly see the essential necessity of defending civil rights and liberties for ALL opinions and for ALL political stances, which is foundational to a stable and healthy democratic society.
Rainbows can be toxic
"Goodness", "green thought" and rainbows can be toxic. Knee-jerk "progressiveness" is irresponsible and harmful. Pinkwashing includes when Israel's on-going brutal war crimes (a la Geneva Conventions) are covered up by Israel's alleged queer friendliness. Greenwashing includes when devastating exploitation by global finance structures is covered up by promotion of CO2 policy managed by

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July 29: Join Albert Woodfox and Robert King in Austin Texas
(Note: this event was originally scheduled for earlier this month) Grand Opening of Robert King and Rose Smith's Community Center in Austin Texas ( PHOTO: Robert King and Rose Smith ) On Saturday, July 29th Robert King and Rose Smith (joined by Albert Woodfox) will launch the Grand Opening of their venue! It is located at 7901 Cameron Rd. Bldg.. 3 Ste 205 Austin, Texas. 78754. They have partnered

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Is Space the Final War-Fighting Frontier?
Quote of the week: “ASATs possess considerably greater capacity for transforming a crisis into a war, and for enlarging wars, than they do for assisting in military missions or enhancing deterrence.” –Kurt Gottfried and Richard Ned Lebow, “Anti-Satellite Weapons: Weighing the Risks,” 1985. There are two generic kinds of failure in the arms control and …
Choosing a new OPCW head
On Thursday this week, seven candidates hoping to replace Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü will present their candidacies to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). They have been asked by Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal, the chair of the Executive Council, to focus on two pertinent questions: the priorities and future challenges of the OPCW …
Deterrence Stability is a Hoax. The Delicate Balance of Terror is, Too.
Quote of the week: “It has in fact become abundantly clear… since the dawn of the nuclear age, that the balance of terror is decidedly not delicate.” —Bernard Brodie, War & Politics Can we hold two contrary notions in our heads at the same time? Can we acknowledge that the delicate balance of terror and …
Australia and Nuclear Submarines
Australia for many reasons is an exceptional country, including in the nuclear policy area: Nuclear weapons were tested on Australian territory, Australia owns intellectual property for enriching uranium, and uranium mined in the outback today fuels the world’s peaceful nuclear applications, but Australia has no nuclear weapons and it produces no nuclear electricity. And so far, …
Trump Puts Sudan (And the World) “On Notice” over DPRK
Yesterday, the US State Department issued a really interesting announcement that President Trump was extending the review period for Executive Order 13761, which outlines steps for lifting certain US sanctions on Sudan. In explaining its rationale, State brought up concerns over Sudan’s implementation of DPRK sanctions. (You can be forgiven for having failed to notice. Trump …
Safeguards Challenges in the Nuclear Weapons Ban
There are a large number of us who are deeply uncomfortable with the final text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, particularly as it relates to safeguards. Some supporters of the agreement have noted that it seems unreasonable for states that did not participate in the negotiation to complain about the outcome. …

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Systems failure in the West and how to solve it
Notice to readers Due to my annual holiday the next two reports will be prewritten unless extraordinary events cause me to interrupt my holiday to cover them By now it is obvious to anyone who is actually using their brain that something is profoundly wrong with the leadership and government systems in the West. This is especially true of the United States where real living standards have been de
Out of 20 G20 leaders 19 are fraud endorsing bankster slaves
Last weekend’s G20 meeting of so-called world leaders was very revealing because 19 out of 20 of them publicly endorsed the fraud based global warming scam known as the Paris accords. This happened despite the fact carbon-based global warming is being proved both legally and scientifically to be a fraud. Michael Mann, the author of the global warming “hockey stick” graph that is used by the UN en
Russians Chinese and Americans plan massive campaign to flush secret Khazarian government into the open
High level meetings between Chinese, Russian and US military types have reached the conclusion that a short sharp war may be necessary in order to flush out the Nazis and their secret world network, Asian secret society and Pentagon sources say. The plan to flush out the secret government will take the form of a joint US, Russian and Chinese military attack on North Korea, the sources say. “This
The road to Rome leads through Mecca and Jerusalem
The rogue states of Saudi Arabia and Israel are under massive attack from a Russian, Chinese, Pentagon and Iranian alliance and will have no choice but to surrender. It is only a question now of when, not if. When these rogue regimes surrender, their leadership is going to be forced to expose who gives them their orders and they will point to Rome and the black sun worshippers at the P2 freemason
Clean up of Khazarian filth continues in US Japan and elsewhere
A comprehensive take-down of the Khazarian mafia continues around the world. The biggest developments were at the top ranks of the Vatican where the Vatican Finance Minister and Number 3 honcho, Australian Cardinal George Pell was suspended after being indicted for child rapes. As a result “the pedos are in full panic mode,” Pentagon officials say. Francis also removed another top honcho, Cardina
New Payment System – Updated
Message from Ben’s IT Team Hi All, It is clear from the comments below that the proposed cryptocurrency donation system is not going to work for everyone. Therefore we will be switching back to a monthly payment based system, most likely one based on credit card payments. The cryptocurrency donations of those who have paid so far are greatly appreciated and will be used to help sustain Ben and th

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TO: The REPUBLICANS FROM: VLAD A TOAST TO YOU, AND RUSH LIMBAUGH AND ALL OF RIGHTWING MEDIA , I COULDN'T HAVE TAKEN DOWN AMERICA WITHOUT YOU TRAITORS
“What’s happening to us in the United States of America in 2016, 2017, it isn’t just happening here,” he said. “In the first decade of the century, history was going from the west to the east. That hasn’t been true for some time... For the past several years, history has been coming from the east to the west… The cyber war, fake news, those things are old news in some places…. They are only new h

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bog standard, gold standard
Is this thing still on? Apparently so Anyway, i'm making a flying visit to talk Corbyn and Euroscepticism. Was he really a Brexiteer all along? There seem to be some shall we say hyper-extended theories based loosely on his voting record but mainly on the desire of those who dislike him to indulge in supervillain fantasies. Between 1998 and 2002 I worked part time as a media aide for Mick Hindley

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Trumps Travel Ban is protecting Americans from Afghan girls Science Fair team !!
American Trump supporters can sleep more secure in their beds tonight with the knowledge that Donald Trump's Travel Ban has successfully prevented an Iranian girls robotics science fair team from entering the USA.

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The Stink Without a Secret
After six solid months of co-ordinated allegation from the mainstream media allied to the leadership of state security institutions, not one single scrap of solid evidence for Trump/Russia election hacking has emerged. I do not support Donald Trump. I do support truth. There is much about Trump that I dislike intensely. Neither do I support the neo-liberal political establishment in the USA. The
Beware Bewildered Blairites
The Guardian/Observer remains the house journal of the Blairites, and while they have temporarily turned down the volume on the Corbyn hate, it is a good place to assess how the right wing forces in Labour are planning to reassert themselves. And the answer is in part that they are clutching at racism like a drowning man clutching at a straw. Andrew Rawnsley, the epitome of the Blairite journalis
If the Banks Had Bust
This is an astonishing truth. Average real wages in the UK today are worth 5% less than they were precisely a decade ago. This chart is from the Office of National Statistics. I often see wage stagnation referenced in the media. It is only stagnation if your baseline is post bank crash. If your baseline is a decade ago, it is not stagnation but collapse. This is the worst decade for real wages si
Mosul – Worse than Srebrenica
Here in South Eastern Turkey I have been watching a great deal of news coverage, on a satellite system showing news channels of many regional countries, of the major massacre of Sunni Muslims in Mosul which is taking place as you read this. The video of a couple of people being thrown off a cliff is something I wish I had not watched; it is on the Independent website here . Human Rights Watch hav
Making Ruth Davidson Jealous
Almost ten years ago, when I was less obscure than I am now, I was at a country house party hosted by Michael Winterbottom at a rented mansion in Norfolk. Other guests included Steve Coogan, Stephen Fry, Rob Brydon – and Gillian Anderson. It was a very wild party and as a result most people woke up very late. The first two people up and about for breakfast were Gillian Anderson and I. So we sat d
Dr Who
I just had to sit through a whole bloody tennis match to find out about the new Dr Who. I remember watching the first transformation, from William Hartnell to Patrick Troughton, with my sister when I was 8. The transformation itself was the most technically amazing thing then seen on TV, and I remember distinctly our deciding we liked Troughton a lot more, with his cheery trews and little flute.

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The Plan by Singapore to destroy the Muslim Shrine of world famous saint of Islam, Sayyid Habib Noh.
The Plan by Singapore to destroy the Muslim Shrine of world famous saint of Islam, Sayyid Habib Noh. The Zionist Emirate of Singapore announced on Monday, 17 th July 2017 (23 Shawal 1438) the imminent destruction and desecration of 35,000 Muslim graves and that of around 42,000 Buddhist/Taoist graves at the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery in Singapore. All this is to make way for an ultra modern multi bil

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Yemen a Country of death Due to War
July 17,2017 This is a US – Saudi war. Countries that sell weapons to the Saudis should be ashamed. Good information at this link http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/600-cholera-deaths-yemen-month-170602141857685.html An interview with UN representative. The conflict in Yemen, which escalated in 2015, has displaced some three million people. Tens of thousands of those forced to leave their home

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Mexican American or Mexican Mexicano?
During a time of changing identities, I remember a student of mine at the University of Arizona once defined himself as a Mexican Mexicano, this in contrast to Mexican American, as was the case for many of his classmates. I understood that identity. For the rest of the column, go to: http://diverseeducation.com/article/99152/ http://diverseeducation.com/article/99152/
Law Enforcement Violence in 2017 "Normalized"
by Roberto Rodriguez The recent exoneration of the Anaheim and Bakersfield, California police officers, respectively, who killed Adalid Flores , who was carrying a cell phone, and 73-year-old Francisco Serna , who was carrying a crucifix, drives home the mantra of “no convictions” that has been made by criminal justice activists. In three recent high-profile trials involving the officers who kill
The Mas Trial: A Civilizational War
The Arizona Daily Star: The Mexican American Studies trial is underway in Tucson’s federal court, and yet the historic trial will never receive the national coverage it merits. The trial will determine whether the 2010 anti-Ethnic Studies HB 2281 legislation, which resulted in the elimination of Tucson’s highly successful K-12 Raza Studies Department, and which was initiated by former state school

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Electric Universe - Peter Mungo Jupp - Electric Transmutation
PART ONE: instantaneous water to calcium carbonate transformation... that's what happened around these ancient fossilized lifeforms, according to Peter Mungo Jupp in this two-part investigation. Jupp's is a plasmoid-positive re-appraissal of the whole 'fossilization' process, as seen through the filter of the Electric Universe. PART TWO:
Richard Dolan - hard historical researcher - unleashes on ISIS i.e. the USA war machine.
usually associated with the subject of UFO-research, Richard Dolan unleashes MERCILESSLY upon ISIS and proxy wars i.e. the USA war machine. Really, unless this guy is a placed media stooge by Alphabet Agency Friends, you gotta fear for his life as he appears to be critically 'on target'.
Linda Moulton Howe - Gobekli Tepe - how's your Katakana, mate?
the Katakana font Linda Moulton Howe is renowned for her decades of dedicated research into UFOs and things of an esoteric nature, so what's this post about Katakana? K ATAKANA is a special writing font the Japanese use when describing objects and concepts of a western nature like milk (mi ru ku) and television (te re bi). These 'katakanic' symbols, or versions of, are what Linda Moulton Howe sug
Lee Van Cleef - Holy Smoke - just listen to it...
there's something very special, very crude and very reminiscent about the new sound from a new band called (jokingly) Lee Van Cleef. This might just be my 'new favourite band' of all time...
Electric Universe - Species with Amnesia - effects of discharge plasma attack on Earth?
writers like Graham Hancock have never talked about the Electric Universe. They tend to talk about 'ending an ice age using a massive collision of rock from space'. And there's nothing wrong with having ideas about the way this world used to be. Electric Universe (itself) is only an idea about the way this world used to be . If the likes of Hancock who coined the phrase a species with amnesia wer
Paul Hellyer - once-Candian Defense Minister - The Cabal is out to get Trump!
at the recent Alien Cosmic Expo, once-Candian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer spills the beans on the wicked machinations of the Cabal i.e. High Finance Groups, around the world including 9/11 and other forms of abject terrorism. Don't live like a slave, demand NO MORE LIES .

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Why didn't Grenfel Tower collapse?
WTC 1 didn't collapse either ~ It was blown to smithereens from the top down ZZZZZzzzzzz.....

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Energy 97, Solar can replace coal power in the PH?
There is a funny claim by the President of Solar Philippines, also son of Sen. Loren Legarda, Leandro Leviste. Reported in BWorld today. Look at his claim: solar at P5.39/kWh vs average generation cost from different sources at P8.17/kWh. These numbers seem like jokes. Here’s why. 1. The average generation charges of Meralco were P4.85/kWh in May and P4.37/kWh in June 2017, which already includes
Climate Tricks 62, Climate religionism of Arcy Garcia
Some people have deep faith in the anthropogenic global warming (AGW) or "man-made only" warming and climate change (CC), deep faith like religion. Natural global warming-global cooling cycles, or nature-made warming and CC is taboo for them, no such thing, it violates their religion and will never never accept it even if hard data and graphs are in front of them. Among such climate religionists
BWorld 141, Reducing system loss, Part 2
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Wednesday. This is a follow up to a previous piece entitled, “Rule of law in Distribution system loss cap (June 7).” This sequel is prompted by three recent developments: (a) “NEA seeks expanded authority over electricity distributors (BusinessWorld, June 20),” (b) “DoE official backs NEA control over power distributors (BusinessWorld, June 21),” and (c)
Drugs war 7, Duterte first year, one year of impunity
Today is the first of the six-years term of President Rodrigo Duterte. His administration is known for drugs-drugs-drugs preoccupation and the series of deaths and murders by the thousands of suspected drug pushers and users. One year of official "drugs war" (unofficial drugs war and lots of murders from mid-May to June 29, 2016 when he was still a "President Elect"). One year of impunity. A dist

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Why Health Policy is Hard
Click here to read my column in Sunday's NY Times .
Does this make my Hamilton tickets a deductible business expense?
Economic Lessons from the Musical Hamilton , by Matthew C. Rousu and Courtney A. Conrad, discusses how the great musical can be used to teach economic principles in the classroom.
CEA Chairs on Steel Tariffs
Here is the letter and here is a story about it .

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Rump Lies, Hypocrisy Know No Bounds
By Manifesto Joe Resident Donald Rump declared this week "Made in America" week, again showcasing the lies and hypocrisy on which his entire political career has been built. In his alternative universe, Obama was born in Kenya, a record crowd attended his inauguration and at least 3 million people voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election. Now he has the nerve to declare "Made in America"
Nothingburger? Looks Like White House Is Now 'Home Of The Whopper'
By Manifesto Joe I've been absent from this blog for about seven months now, partly for personal reasons, and partly because I honestly wanted to give Resident Rump a chance. About six months after his inauguration, I'd say it's a chance he's never deserved. No, he's not the first liar we've seen in the White House. The Clintons were not exactly on great terms with the facts, and that may be exact

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Foxconn cashes in for $3 billion plus - analysis
Foxconn hit the jackpot with Wisconsin on Wednesday, when CEO Terry Gou and Governor Scott Walker signed a memorandum of understanding for the company to invest $10 billion in southeastern Wisconsin in return for $3 billion in state subsidies and an undetermined amount of local incentives in the form of tax increment(al) financing (TIF).* The basic outline of the deal, sent to me by John Haynes of
Foxconn aims to break the bank
While the head of the illegitimate Trump regime makes multiple headlines telling the New York Times that he is above the law , we have to remember that there are plenty of other issues of concern to the middle class. One of the most striking is the latest huge bidding war for a gigantic Foxconn manufacturing plant , slated to employ a massive 10,000 workers. The linked article interviews an Americ
Republicans help pass Illinois budget over Rauner's veto
For the second time in as many months , legislative Republicans have turned on their Republican governor for his refusal to back tax increases to help balance the budget. Last month, supermajority Kansas Republicans revolted against Sam 

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