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International Ranking of Basic Education in Egypt
Recently the International Economic Council evaluated the quality of
basic education in 138 contires as of 2016, Egypt ranked 134 out of the
138 countries. Such low ranking reveals that the Egyptian government is
not considering basic education as number one priority, despite of the
fact that more than one third of the 94 million Egyptians are classified
as illiterates. There are a number of fact
New in News Center PK
Dekha Ham Ne Cheen (We Visited China)
Reviewed by Sajjad Shaukat Whenever any natural calamity or man-made
disaster took place in Pakistan, without wasting time, the Custom
officer Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah along with his devoted teams of Customs
Health Care Society reached the affected areas and helped the helpless
people by providing them the basic necessities of life and medical
assistance. … Dekha Ham Ne Cheen (We Visited China) is a
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Where Are We, and How Did We Get Here?
As
Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, tweets us into
the apocalypse, I cannot help but marvel with mouth open, at where we
as a society are at. How did we arrive at this moment in time, where the
world appears to be governed by absolute lunacy? I say we, because at
this particular moment in time, while exemplified by the deranged
squirrels inhabiting Donald Trump's head,
New in Pesticide Action Network
Congress steps up where EPA failed
Earlier this week I had a chance to be on Capitol Hill in Washington,
DC when legislation was introduced to ban chlorpyrifos . If these bills
become law, millions of children and workers in the U.S. and around the
world will no longer be exposed to this brain-harming pesticide. This is
very good news. But what I found most inspiring was the group that
gathered to support the legislation. Farmwork
Guest Blog: Equity for farmers of color in California
Most Californians would be surprised to learn there are over 700
African American farmers in the state. African American farmers are
largely undetectable in California’s 580 farmers markets, except the
Freedom Farmers’ Market in Oakland . As one of the organizers of the
Freedom Farmers’ Market, I celebrate a new state policy , AB 1348, which
would create more opportunities for African American fa
Field tested: Neonics are really, truly bad for bees
A new, large-scale field study is underscoring what we know from
previous research : neonicotinoid pesticides are harmful to bees. And
the use of neonics as seed coatings on common crops like corn, soy and
canola/rapeseed is of particular concern for both managed honey bees and
native pollinators. Published in Science in late June, this study is
the first long-term field study to assess real-worl
Pruitt's pesticide problem
I wonder if EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt thought no one would notice
when he decided to ignore his agency's own scientists and greenlight
continued use of Dow Chemical's brain-harming pesticide, chlorpyrifos.
If so, he was in for quite a surprise. It turns out a lot of folks are
outraged by Pruitt's reversal of the planned withdrawal of the
insecticide, which has been shown to increase risk of
Pruitt's pesticide problem
Outrage is widespread regarding EPA Administrator Pruitt's reversal of
the planned withdrawal of chlorpyrifos – shown to increase risk of
learning disabilities, ADHD and autism. Learn more Slideshow Category:
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Industry spinning glyphosate tales
With scrutiny of Monsanto's flagship herbicide RoundUp increasing, the
corporation's defense of the product is in high gear. Learn more
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Hey Florida Medical Marijuana Users - Gov. Scott Says You Can Be Fired
I've
previously written about Florida's medical marijuana law saying nothing
about protecting employees who are prescribed marijuana from
discrimination. That was bad enough. Now, it's worse. Gov. Rick Scott
recently signed into law a bill that very specifically says you can be
fired for using medical marijuana. The new law says that "medical use"
does not include use, "In a qualified patient’s pl
Former Employer's Attorney Can Be Liable For Despicable Retaliation
In
a case that has the management-side bar moaning and groaning, the 9th
Circuit held that an attorney who set up an ICE deportation sting
against a client's former employee could be held personally liable for
retaliation. As if it weren't bad enough that this attorney represented
an employer that used the employee's immigration status to bully them
into staying with the company, then failed to pa
Stupid HR Stuff: If You Don't Want Employees To See The Handbook, You're Doing It Wrong
I
hear this all the time: "I was required to sign a paper saying I
received the handbook. As soon as I signed, the HR folks snatched up the
handbook and didn't let me keep a copy." Or, "I was required to sign
saying I received the handbook, but I never actually saw it." What the
heck was the point of that? The whole point of having a handbook is to
let employees know what their responsibilities ar
Can I Fire An Employee If Their Ex Threatens The Boss?
I was asked this question by a friend asking on behalf of someone else
and thought the answer might be useful here. Question : An employee has
become involved with multiple abusive men, who then end up calling the
office and harassing or verbally abusing other employees. The latest was
a call where he threatened to beat up the boss. They want to know if
they can fire her. They’re in Texas, which
New in Syria Comment
Who Gassed Khan Sheikhoun? The Investigation Begins
by Aron Lund On June 29, the Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons, OPCW, published its final report on events in the
Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun on April 4, 2017. As you’ll recall,
President Donald Trump struck a Syrian air base a few days later in
retaliation for what the United States and allied nations, as well as
the Syrian opposition, say was an attack by President Bashar a
End of US Support for Syrian Rebels Sounds Death Knell for Attempt to Roll Back Iran & Russia in Syria – By Joshua Landis
Terminating CIA Support for Syrian Rebels Sounds Death Knell for
Western Attempt to Roll Back Iran and Russia in Syria. By Joshua Landis
For Syria Comment – July 20, 2017 Trump’s termination of CIA funds to
Syrian rebels signals the death knell for Western efforts to roll back
Iranian and Russian power in the Levant. The reassertion of Assad’s
control over much of Syria underlines the success of
Resolving Article 140: Settling the Issue of Iraq’s Disputed Territories Ahead of an Independence Referendum for Kurdistan
This article was published July 13, 2017 by NRT, a media service in
Iraqi Kurdistan. The original article is available here . Photos and
Images have been added to this re-post that were not present in the
original. A new billboard in Erbil with Masoud Barzani’s image reading:
“YES—for Kurdish independence and statehood” by Megan Connelly and
Matthew Barber Contested Lands Last month, talks led by
Rollback? Trump’s Iran claims not just flawed but dangerous – by Steven Simon
Rollback? Trump’s Iran claims not just flawed but dangerous . Steven
Simon argues that Trump’s view on Iran is not only analytically flawed,
but also dangerous. July 5, 2017 Previously published on IISS blog By
Steven Simon, John J. McCloy ’16 Visiting Professor of History at
Amherst College, and Contributing Editor to Survival The Trump
administration, for all its disarray, has a clear and consi
New in The Duck of Minerva
A Drinking Person’s Guide, Day 186
A guest post by Layna Mosley, Professor of Political Science at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (with contributions from
John Granville Peterson Cluverius, Mark Copelovitch, Roger Halchin,
Andrew Herring, Jordy Lobe, Julia Lynch, W.K. Winecoff). Financial
markets continue to take the Trump presidency in stride, but the last
six months have been tough. Political scientists worry th
The Transgender Ban and Politics of Exclusion
The following is a guest post from Jennifer Spindel and Robert Ralston ,
Ph.D. Candidates in Political Science at the University of Minnesota.
On 26 July 2017, Donald Trump announced, via Twitter , that the US
Government would “not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve
in any capacity in the US military.” [1] Notably, the tweets were sent
exactly 69 years after President Harry Truman i
Two legs or One. It has nothing to do with planets- just pants.
Sometimes when we look for a rallying call to join us as humans around a
common cause or to show us our equal vulnerability, we say these trite
sayings like “ Common-sense says that all men put their pants on one leg
at a time.” This is supposed to reassure us that we are all equal in
the most “animalistic” of ways (because you know, animals wear pants).
Here is the problem and the reality though
Trump and the Russian Money Trail
This is a guest post from Seva Gunitsky, an associate professor at the
Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His book
Aftershocks: Great Powers and Domestic Reforms in the Twentieth Century
was recently published by Princeton University Press. To understand the
roots of the collusion, set aside Putin and follow the money. In the
endless pursuit of the Russia-Trump collusio
The Trump Administration at 6 months
The following is a guest post from Jeff Colgan , the Richard Holbrooke
Associate Professor at Brown Universit. Colgan is a Bridging the Gap
Policy Engagement Fellow. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffDColgan This
publication was made possible (in part) by a grant from Carnegie
Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are
solely the responsibility of the author. July 20 marks s
In Memorium: Peter Berger (1929-2017)
In a 2014 interview , Nick Onuf argued that IR has lost coherence as a
field and should instead be considered “as a species of social relations
and [to] abandon IR theory for social theory.” Were that to be the
case, the work of Peter Berger would certainly contend for space at the
top of the list of required reading. Berger, who passed away late last
month , is well known to constructivist (and
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
The Secret Reason for White-Hot Rhetoric Today
The fabiusmaximus site has a post on "The Secret Reason For Hot
Political Rhetoric", and the following was my response, which goes to
the heart of the problem--not just political--as enlightened by my
discovery of the re-formation and design of the Earth's surface by the
"gods" of ancient "myth": There is some truth in laying the problem on
"tribalism" (which is a clue that the past is the key to
The True Origin of Inalienable Rights
The American Thinker site has a post which brought up the subject of
"inalienable rights of the individual" (but only in terms of "property
rights"). This subject comes under the heading of the "philosophy of
science", particularly as newly enlightened by my discovery of the Great
Design of the "gods". My response, then: I think it is not about
"property" rights, more like "appropriate" rights. T
New in The Galloping Beaver
"Proud Boys" a national shame
Due
to employment related restrictions I'm not as free to post opinions on
the internet as I once was, but when I saw this I thought it was
something the ink strained wretches should know about and possibly look
into. Seem a bunch of Gavin McInnes' little brownshirts decided to
disrupt a First Nations and Metis event on Canada Day. Further, it seems
they are all serving members of the Royal
New in The Straight Goods
Petronas' Pacific Northwest LNG Proposal....The Real Story Minus Postmedia's Fake Narrative
Written by Grant G Yesterday after Petronas divulged they were
canceling their ill-fated LNG project Keith Baldrey started spinning
like a top, spinning like a BC Liberal shill.... Keith Baldrey claimed
the change in government caused Petronas to bail on their project...
CKNW/Global audio vault...listen to July 25th...just after 7:30 pm
news(about 7:33 mark) http://globalnews.ca/pages/audio-vault
What a Beautiful Orange Day....John Horgan Edition
Written by Grant G Worms, squirms and the usual suspects, aided and
abetted by you know who...PostMedia, oh boy, look at the neon, flashing
strobes, look at the not so shiny baubles Postmedia presents as news, my
gawd, how can Postmedia editors and editorial boards, living on a round
earth(?) publish such blatant politically infused
propaganda.....articles that appear to be written by either the
The Kindness of Strangers, ...Wildlife Edition
Written by Grant G Writing about politics, bitter pills, buttered words
and nuanced nausea....from the soul, I care too much, yell too silent
and remember everything.....including what's important, life, all life
and its intricate forms... Hummingbirds...last summer I put out a
humming bird feeder...North Burnaby, to my amazement within an hour I
had my first hummer filling up...red petals and su
The Kindness of Strangers and the advisors from Hell--B.C. Election 2017 and Demise of Christy Clark
Written by Grant G What an amazing B.C. political firestorm we just
endured...what happened, why it happened.... Sometimes the littlest
error can bring down Goliath.. A lot of things had to go right for John
Horgan to gain power..everything had to fall into place, including a
litany of errors by the BC Liberal machine, too clever by
half...personal Christy Clark advisors led Christy Clark headlon
New in thwap's schoolyard
Optimism vs Pessimism
"I'm not a pessimist! I'm a realist!" Yeah, right. No. I'm a pessimist.
I am more likely to see defeat and failure than situations warrant. In
doing image searches for this post, I'm thinking that pessimists are
definitely a minority. Which makes sense, since the human race would
have died-out long ago if everybody was like me. Probably related, I
also have a fair degree of self-hatred. (I'm also
Liberal & Loving Its Last Comment
I had three comments to process. Two from Opit. One from LALI. I
clicked the box above all the comments to publish them all
simultaneously last night. Went to reply this morning. Only Opit's
comments were there. LALI wrote something about the Alma (?) drawings
and NDP policy towards Israel-Palestine. I don't know what the Alma
drawings are. If Niki Ashton wins the leadership, NDP policy will chan
We're Heading For a Crack-Up
The "Health Care" bill passed by the Repug troglodytes in Congress
didn't really phase me. The public outcry against this abomination was
so strong that i was certain that even a Repug-dominated Senate would
realize its toxicity and come up with something less obviously vile and
that in reconciliation, reality would produce something similar to the
status-quo. The status-quo was horrid by the way
New in Vagabond Scholar
Independence Day 2017
Happy
Independence Day! As usual, here's a mix of videos, with several
reruns. First up, here's a clip from the excellent John Adams
miniseries: Next, here's the full Declaration of Independence, read by
an interesting and somewhat odd collection of actors: Marvin Gaye
provides the sublime: The Muppets provide some silliness and enthusiasm:
Finally, Pete Seeger
New in Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
Fourth
of July Fab Fireworks? (North Korea in Sights) Sarin Gas Attack
Attacked? (Trump's Staged TV Propaganda) White Helmets Follies (Won't
Read President Risk Taker) More Fake Attacks Planned? (What Justifies
Downing Syrian War Plane) Trump M-I-C Prisoner? (Neanderthals Sighted)
Sy Hersh Speaks Internationally
Gee
- if only it didn't look like this Fab Fireworks Fourth was planned to
be coincident with the start of the next world war (see North Korea
coverage on Fox News, etc.). And who paid for that million-dollar
fireworks display? And why? (Surely not the country already in trillions
of dollars of debt, which evokes almost instantaneous explosive anger
in every so-called conservative in
New in What Is Sustainable
Sea of Slaughter
Farley Mowat (1921–2014) was a famous Canadian nature writer, a
fire-breathing critic of modernity’s war on wildness. He spent much of
his life close to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic, and was an
avid outdoorsman. By 1975, he and his wife were becoming acutely aware
of the sharp decline of wildlife during their own lifetimes. Mowat
chatted with 90-year olds who confirmed his suspicions
Great Leaps
It’s fascinating to explore the deeper roots of our family tree. They
reveal a lot about the path that led us to today. Homo sapiens emerged
in Africa, somewhere between 300,000 and 130,000 years ago, depending on
which expert you read. DNA mapping asserts that the oldest surviving
human group is the San people of South Africa and Namibia (also known as
Khoisan, Bushmen, or !Kung). Their genes ar
New in Wide Asleep in America
Citations Needed, Episode 04: The Root of All Evil
A
recent New York Times presents a Manichean worldview wherein the United
States’ invasion of Iraq was noble and just, while Iran’s relationship
with its neighbor is nefarious and dangerous. The article was written by
Baghdad bureau chief Tim Arango (picture above, right). Episode 4 of
Citations Needed, my new media criticism podcast co-hosted by Adam
Johnson, is out. This week, we talk
Citations Needed, Episode 03: The Rise of Superpredator 2.0
"The
press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal
look like he's a the victim and make the victim look like he's the
criminal... If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating
the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing
the oppressing." - Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
Episode 3 of the new media criticism
Citations Needed, Episode 02: The North Korea Memory Hole
Episode
2 of the new media criticism podcast, Citations Needed, which I host
alongside Adam Johnson is here! The episode, "The North Korea Memory
Hole," tackles forgotten war crimes, broken promises, and the making of
an official enemy. It is our first foray into the realm of the Official
Enemy™, a staple of United States foreign policy discourse that we'll
surely be revisiting a lot.
Citations Needed, Episode 01: The Charter School Scam
I'm
happy to announce the launch of a new media criticism podcast,
Citations Needed, hosted by prolific media analyst Adam H. Johnson
and... me! The show, quite simply, will identify, demystify,
deconstruct, and generally call bullshit on the media’s ubiquitous
reliance on and regurgitation of false and destructive narratives,
tropes, and stereotypes. For those who might not know, Adam is a
MSNBC's Joy Reid Fails History and Geography
MSNBC's
Joy Reid “Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy
justice can have.” - James Baldwin Seemingly apropos of nothing but
shameless Red-baiting weirdness, MSNBC host Joy Reid tweeted today about
two of Donald Trump's three wives hailing from Eastern European
countries. "Donald Trump married one American (his second wife) and two
women from what used to be Soviet
New in WWF - Latest News
Snaring crisis devastating Asia's wildlife, jeopardizing decades of tiger conservation efforts
29 July 2017 – On Global Tiger Day today, WWF is urging tiger-range
governments to strengthen anti-poaching efforts and crack down on a
severe wildlife snaring crisis that is threatening wildlife across Asia,
especially the world's remaining wild tigers, which number only around
3,900. Easy to make from widely available material such as bicycle cable
wires and quick to set up, wire snares are dea
EU Court of Justice orders Poland to halt logging in Bialowieza Forest
Warsaw, Poland – In response to the Court of Justice of the European
Union's decision to halt logging in Bialowieza Forest, Dariusz
Gatlowski, Biodiversity Specialist at WWF-Poland, said: "This decision
is great news for Bialowieza and the communities that depend on this
remarkable forest. By ordering Poland to halt logging, the Court has
recognized that these activities are causing serious and i
G20 summit shows ambition on climate and sustainability as need for action grows
Hamburg, GERMANY (17 July 2017) – As the G20 Leaders' Summit concludes,
WWF urges the world's leading industrialized and emerging economies to
deliver on their commitment toward ensuring sustainability and
resilience for all. The ambition shared in the Leaders' Communiqué
released today must be accompanied by concrete actions by G20 countries
and governments to bend the curve of accelerating clim
WWF campaign win: Spain must now commit to stop dredging inside outstanding wetland site
Krakow, Poland - The efforts of campaigners to inform experts on the
UNESCO World Heritage Committee of the threats faced by Doñana, a rare
and outstanding wetland in Europe, has ensured that requests on Spain to
protect the site were maintained. The Spanish government and other
committee members moved today to relax what is asked of them, which
would have created an uncertain future for Doñana.
WWF urgently appeals to World Heritage Committee to protect Europe's outstanding wetland, Doñana
Krakow, Poland - Today, Doñana, a rare and outstanding wetland in
Europe, is facing a huge threat to its future, as the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee comes under pressure to relax its requests on Spain
to protect the site. The Spanish government and other committee members
are expected to try to relax what is asked of them, creating an
uncertain future for Doñana. WWF experts are appealing to t
Host of World Heritage meeting failing to protect own forest
Krakow, Poland - A protest organised by a coalition of environmental
NGOs in Poland today outside the 41st session of the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee shed light on the plight of the host country's
ancient Białowieża Forest, which is under serious threat of large-scale
logging. WWF took part in the protest, and continues to urge the
Committee delegates to be vigilant to attempts to weaken the
New in A Different Perspective
Frankie Rowe has Died
Frankie Rowe, who might well be the last of those who claimed to have
handled debris from the Roswell UFO crash, has died, quietly, in her
sleep. Frankie Rowe. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle I first met Frankie
Rowe about a quarter of a century ago when Don Schmitt and I had just
finished a presentation in Roswell. She had been in the audience and
afterward talked to us briefly. We would meet wi
X-Zone Broadcast Network - James Clarkson and His Resignation from MUFON
James Clarkson. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle. For those who wanted
to hear Peter Robbins, he had a family emergency, but fortunately I had
already talked with James Clarkson about the show. He wasn’t actually a
fill-in, but one who appeared a week before I had planned, meaning I
moved him up in the schedule. So, I thank James for coming on the show
to tell us about his reasons for resigning as
Are Some Tales Just too Wild to Believe: Corey Goode and Andrew Basiago
When I interviewed Jan Harzan recently, I expressed my concern about
the direction of MUFON and some of those invited to make presentations
at the Symposium. I thought that some of the speakers were less than
credible, thinking specifically about one man who seemed to claim to
some sort of time travel before I realized there were two. Harzan’s
response was that he wanted to give the membership a
MUFON, Billy Meier (and Michael Horn) and Me
In the course of discussing the problems faced by MUFON, I was
contacted by Michael Horn, who is the US representative of Billy Meier.
Meier is, of course, the Billy Meier man who claims contact with alien
creatures going back to 1975, or maybe even earlier depending on whether
you count his alleged childhood contacts in that number. I told Horn in
the initial conversation that I was not a fan of
The Pteranodano and Billy Meier
Because it isn’t time for the premiere of Game of Thrones Season 7, and
I have nothing better to do, I thought I’d kick another sleeping dog
(sorry of that analogy offends). For laughs, I took a look at the
Pteranodano photograph that was allegedly taken by Billy Meier during a
July 1975 trip to a world some 9.38 billion light years away which is
about halfway across the known universe. It’s a ba
Alleged Roswell Witness Update
( Blogger’s Note : I’m sure that you all remember the stir caused by
the revelation of yet another eyewitness to the Roswell UFO crash. This
was Charles Forgus whose story was told in Dr. Irena Scott’s book, UFOs
TODAY, 70 Years of Lies, Misinformation and Government Cover-Up. Here,
is the update on that story, supplied by Philip Mantle who has
communicated with Forgus family members. This takes
New in A Very Public Sociologist
Racism and Capitalist Exploitation
Consider Marx's theory of exploitation. The accumulation of capital
doesn't magically happen. It has to be advanced to set up the
infrastructure of a business to make goods or provide services to a
perceived market. And to start the ball rolling, any firm needs people.
Trying to make a living from scratch typically begins with the labour of
the owner and/or a few others and it spirals from there.
Tory Tribunal Fee Farce
Unalloyed goodness is a rarity in politics, especially when it comes to
labour movement politics. But the decision handed down by the Supreme
Court this morning ruling that employment tribunal fees are unlawful is
some of the best industrial news seen in years. Implemented by the
Tories with Liberal Democrat support in 2013, it was ostensibly part of
the contrived war on red tape. According to th
Capitalism and Social Media
Every so often, Facebook users get weird reminders. Over the last few
months I've had happy memories replayed to me about the time I posted
such-and-such a status update, or gave a blog a bit of a plug. It also
told me I've been on Facebook for 10 years. Now, I'm not an avid user
and it's only these last couple of months I've properly woken up to it
as a campaigning and dissemination tool, but it
Local Council By-Elections July 2017
This month 22,935 votes were cast over 19 local authority (tier one and
tier two) contests. All percentages are rounded to the nearest single
decimal place. Fiv e council seats changed hands in total. For
comparison with June 's results, see here . 0.6%Party Number of
Candidates Total Vote % +/- June +/- July 16 Average/ Contest +/- Seats
Conservative 18 7,494 32.7% +12.5% +7.4% 416 +1 Labour 17
Are Aliens Using a Star as a Nuclear Megadump?
Taking a break from the politics tonight to indulge something other
than music and video games for a change. Instead, let's look at ... the
strange. Do you remember the flurry of interest in KIC 8462852, better
known as the alien megastructure star a couple of years ago? Well,
observations are ongoing and yes, it's still behaving weirdly, but
latest measurements are indicative of a huge cloud of
Moby - Go
This evening finds me penning a pondersome screed in response to
Richard Seymour's piece on class, race and capitalism looking at, well,
those things. As the eyelids droop with the promise of sleep, I'm
surrendering to sleep's embrace. Just so the cupboard isn't bare, here's
one of the greatest house records ever written.
New in Adrienne's Corner
Emergency surgery...
sorry for not being here. Hubby was transported to the emergency room
early this afternoon. At he moment (9:00 pm PDT) he is having surgery to
repair a hernia. I'm headed back to the hospital. Update tomorrow. A
If John McCain craved attention, he found a really crappy way of getting it...
and his "no" vote on Odumbocare repeal tells us everything we need to
know about him. And what's with all the drama, John? Read his statement
below the video. As for Scaramucci and his language? The outrage is
laughable. When you consider that just about everyone online is bleating
out WTH's, "WTF's", and OMG's are now clutching their pearls and
slapping a cold pack on their forehead because Scar
Post Falls, Idaho Police - You Rock!...
I love our police department and also the Kootenai County Sheriffs.
They are exceptional. This area is home to quite a few yellow bellied
marmots . They used to dart in and out of the rocks surrounding the
parking lot of the original Costco in Spokane where I worked. People
here love them because they're so friendly. Just imagine a large (20 lb)
friendly squirrel begging for food and you've met a
Minneapolis: Somali Muslim Police Officer Shoots White Woman in Cold Blood...
and the libtards are silent. I don't have the will or the time for an
extended rant, but I can't help noticing that my libtard bellwethers in
Minnesota, who proudly proclaim their sadness over the Philando Castile
shooting by a police officer, have not one damn thing to say about a
Somali blasting away a white woman who called the police for help. They
call the police shooting of Castile a traves
The Ladies Who March™ are getting ready to whip out their pink pussy hats and march against the NRA...
this upcoming Friday, 'cause the good Lord knows it's the NRA's fault
that people are killing each other with guns in Chicago. What triggered
all of this newest outrage? An NRA ad with Dana Perino which I just
watched for the first time moments ago and posted below. Women's March
Statement from their Facecrap page : We know that we are not safe. But
we will not be intimidated into silence. Recent
What is all this G20 crazy crap going on and why should we care?...
because I sure don't. Holy Carp - I just got home and realized I never
hit the "publish" button. Well - duh! (strong language alert) A whole
bunch of world "leaders" spend untold amount of money to gather together
and glad hand each other. I guess they're going to talk about global
warming - or some other pointless crapola. While they're having a party
the deranged scurvy looking violent anti-cap
New in Catharsis Ours
Economic
News , Data & Views.....July 30 , 2017 ........Quick Hits For
Sunday -1) Venezuela : Voters Head To The Polls Today To Vote On An
Assembly To Rewrite Venezuela Constitution ; Opposition Has Boycotted
Today's Referendum , Which Has Been Criticized From Abroad And US Has
Already Imposed Initial Sanctions ; Maduro Already Vowing To Go After
The Opposition Once Today's Vote Is Out Of The Way. 2) US Politics :
Fusion GPS Dirty Laundry Aired Out ; Early Look At Domestic And
International US Political News For Sunday ; Sunday Talkers In The Cue
For today. 3) Gulf Rift Updates - Quartet Foreign Ministers Finish Two
Day Meeting In Manama , Bahrain And Various F.Ms Make Statements On
State Of Play Afterwards. 4) Libya - CDA Sets Forth 7 Requirements To
Run For President Of Libya , The 7 Requirements Will Not Exclude Field
Marshal Haftar As A Candidate , If He Chooses To Run. 5) North Korea -
Further Dissection Of 2nd ICBM Test , Items Of Interest On State Of Play
, Additional…
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Economic
News , Data & Views......July 29 , 2017.....Quick Hits For Saturday
-1) Markets : Doug Noland's Weekly Missive " Five Years Of Whatever It
Takes " And Weekly Examination of Global Markets & Key News Of Note ;
ECB QE Exit Strategy Subject Of discussion ; Global & Bond Markets
Keep Grinding Higher. 2) North Korea Launches 2nd ICBM Friday - Footage ,
Stills , Reactions And Additional Information. 3) Gulf Rift Updates
From Different Points Of View. 4) Syria - Updates On State Of Play. 5)
Libya - Political Front , Immigration Related Matters. 6) Odds &
Ends - Global
Global Markets Overview.... fred walton @fredwalton216 22s 23 seconds
ago fred walton Retweeted fred walton Doug Noland - This week marks the
five-year anniversary of Draghi’s “whatever it takes.” fred walton
added, fred walton @fredwalton216 Credit Bubble Bulletin : Weekly
Commentary: Five Years of Whatever it Take... http://
creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com/2017/07/weekly -commentary-five-ye
Economic
News , Data & Views.....July 28 , 2017 .....Quick Hits For Friday
-1) Markets - US Stock Indexes End Mixed Once Again With Dow Up
Moderately , S&P And Nasdaq Off Moderately , US Crude Ends Week
Moving Higher Once Again , Gold Bounces Higher , Treasuries Catch a
Modest Bid , Additional Items Of Note. 2) US Politics : Reince Priebus
Fired As White House Chief Of Staff , DHS Chief Kelly Moves Into That
Slot ; US /S.K & Japan Ponder Military Response Options After N.K
ICBM Launch Today ; Border Wall - Construction Set To Begin In November ;
Aftermath After Collapse Of Senate "Replace & Repeal" And "Skinny
Repeal" HC Approaches. 3) North Korea Launches Second ICBM And Suddenly
Most OF US Potentially Within Range - Cue Regional ( Japan and South
Korea , Not As Much By China And Russia ) & US Consternation. 4)
Pakistan Prime Minister Disqualified For Life As Prime Minister For
Corruption Linked To Panama Papers. 5) Europe In Focus - UK Politics ,
Libya - France/Italy…
Markets.... ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago Stocks end the day
mixed with broad indexes lower but well off lows ForexLive @ForexLive
4h 4 hours ago Baker Hughes US oil rig count (July 28th) 766 vs. 764
last ForexLive @ForexLive 5h 5 hours ago European stocks ends the day
in the red. ForexLive @ForexLive 6h 6 hours ago New York Fed GDP
Nowcast says Q2 wasn't as strong as it appeared US
Economic
News , Data & Views......July 27 , 2017...... Quick Hits For
Thursday-1) Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar , Market Moving Data
& News For Friday ; US - US Stock Indexes Mixed And Have Quite The
Roller Coaster Ride Today - Dow Powers Higher / Nasdaq Slumps
Considerably Lower / S&P Slightly Lower , US Crude Settles Over 49
Bucks. 2) US Politics : Russia Related News ; Senate Healthcare Bill
Votes On Deck Tonight ; Foreign Policy Updates ; House Budget Passes ;
Swampland News. 3) Europe In Focus - Twenty Key Items From Across Europe
Today. 4) Odds & Ends - Iran , Gulf Rift , Syria & Libya In
Focus.
Markets..... Asia.... LiveSquawk @LiveSquawk 2h 2 hours ago Japan
Planning Sanctions Against N Korea Reports Japan Times ForexLive
@ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Japan inflation data day - 3 banks with 3
different views ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago A big day on the
economic data calendar in Asia - buckle up! US..... ForexLive
@ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Do
Economic
News , Data & Views.....July 26 , 2017.....Quick Hits For
Wednesday-1) Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar For Thursday , North
Korea Set To Test Another ICBM Thursday , Market Moving Data & News ;
US - Dow & Nasdaq Set New Record Highs / Treasuries Rally / US
Crude Rallies - FOMC Is Wind Under Wings Of US Market With Exception Of
US Dollar ; BTC-E In The Midst Of Latest Digital Currency Controversy
Today - Alexander Vinnik Arrested For "Bigly" Money Laundering - To The
Tune Of 4 BN. 2) Europe In Focus - 17 Key Items To Consider. 3) US
Political Round Up : Russia Probe & Russia Related Matters ; Budget
Legislation ; Foreign Policy Updates ; Tillerson & Sessions Still
Hanging In There ; Repeal & Replace State Of Play ; Additional Items
To Consider. 4) Odds & Ends - Global Items !
Markets.... Asia........ ForexLive @ForexLive 5m 5 minutes ago North
Korea could test ICBM later today (Asia, Thursday) ForexLive
@ForexLive 22m 22 minutes ago ForexLive Retweeted zerohedge (North Korea
appears to be preparing for another missile test, according to a US
Defense official) ForexLive added, zerohedge @zerohedge Kim Jong Un’s
Car Spotted Near North Korea Missile Site: Dong-A Fore
Economic
News , Data & Views.....July 25 , 2017....Quick Hits For Tuesday-1)
Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar & Data Splash , North Korea
Appears To Be Setting Up A Ballistic Missile Or ICBM Test Perhaps For
Thursday ; US Markets - Dow Powers Ahead More Strongly Today - But
S&P And Nasdaq Post New Record Highs , Oil Has A Strong Day Topped
By Larger Than Expected Draw For US Crude & US "Threat" Of Sanctions
To Venezuela Oil Industry. 2) Europe - Fifteen Items In The News To
Consider Today Across Europe - Greece , UK , Germany & France In
Focus Today 3) Us Political Round Up - Leaks Going To Be Plugged Or Else
, Jeff Sessions Still Twisting In Wind , Tillerson Taaking Some Time
Away , Russia Probes Updates , "Replace & Repeal Status" , Venezuela
Sanctions Status , Fed Chief Prognostications & More Items To
Consider. 4) Odds & Ends - Global !
Markets.... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 5m 5 minutes ago ForexLive
Retweeted Anthony Barton All 4 Australian banks CPI preview - check it
out! ForexLive added, Anthony Barton @AntBarton89 The Big 4 weigh in on
the upcoming Aussie CPI release for Q217 #AusEcon $AUDUSD fred walton
@fredwalton216 11m 11 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted InsideNK June
27th is date of Armistice ending Korean Wa
New in CENSORED NEWS
The Poison Papers
The
Intercept -- Incredible story of a barn full of court documents which
will now be available in the Poison Papers, including docs on Agent
Orange and Monsanto, and the woman who lost her four children when her
home burned to the ground in a suspicious fire as she fought the
poisoners. Read the story of Carol Van Strum at: The Intercept:
https://theintercept.com/2017/07/26/
TigerSwan Insiders Respond to Censored News -- Questions Remain over TigerSwan at Standing Rock
Photos
of private security contractors employed by Dakota Access Pipeline at
Standing Rock. Photo 1: Attack dogs of Frost Kennels of Ohio were sicced
on water protectors. Photos 2 -- 5, shows private security contractors
arresting water protectors at Standing Rock. Photo 6: Leighton security
Kyle Thompson charges into camp, approached by water protector, later
disarmed by BIA. Questions
Canyon de Chelly Photos by Bad Bear
.
Western Shoshone Long Walker Carl Bad Bear Sampson shares his photos
from Canyon de Chelly on the Navajo Nation. Bad Bear just finished
walking across this land on Longest Walk 5 and is visiting Navajoland.
Thank you Bad Bear for sharing with Censored News!
Mohawk Nation News 'The Perfect Race!'
Mohawk Nation News http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/07/23/the-perfect-race/
Peabody Coal among top polluters in world, Navajo government agrees to collusion
St
Louis April 2016 Activists on the steps of City Hall. Credit: Bret
Gustafson on Twitter. Peabody Coal number 16 on list of 100 most
polluting companies in the world By Brenda Norrell Censored News French
translation by Christine Prat:
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=4148 Peabody Coal is number 16 on
the list of the top 100 most polluting companies in the world. The
Navajo
Mohawk Nation News 'Creation's Way'
CREATION’S
WAY Posted on July 16, 2017 Mohawk Nation News Please post &
distribute. MNN. JULY 1, 2017. konon-hontsa-kwe-nio, the women will
always follow the ways of the earth, the life givers. Without women and
without the land, there is no life. If the land is good, it produces
life. When the sun shines, the grass grows and the water flows, meaning
when her water breaks, then life
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