oldephartte(in training): 31 July

English: A panorama of 4 segments of an Amsterdam Canal in summer. Français : Un canal d'Amsterdam en été. Image panoramique réalisée en combinant 4 clichés obtenus avec un appareil Canon 5D et une lentille 24-105mm f/4L IS. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Leco Bearcat tactical vehicle used by the Lee County Sheriff's Office (Florida) SWAT team (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Amsterdam ups lobbying effort on behalf of British Amsterdammers

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Air France-KLM strengthens its alliances through Delta, Virgin deals

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July 28, 2017
New Amsterdam metro security system to be phased in

The Amsterdam public transport company GVB has said its new train security system will be launched next

July 28, 2017

Afternoon links: Louisiana DAs and cops skip tickets, ask motorists to

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July 28, 2017
Why should taxpayers subsidize Joe Arpaio’s legal defense?

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July 27, 2017
10th Circuit grants narrow victory to family raided by a SWAT team over

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July 26, 2017

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July 29, 2017

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Trump Faces Down the CIA and Co-Opts the Pentagon on Syria (for the time

War on Syria by BAR executive editor Glen Ford The crazed, racist, stupid, boorish man in the White House

July 26, 2017
Freedom Rider: Democrats Smear Jill Stein

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The Unraveling of the US State

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It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

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Ask a Stupid Question

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The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

February 2, 2016

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YALCon off to liberating start

YALCon, a conference hosted by Young Americans for Liberty began on Wednesday, July 27 at the Sheraton

July 28, 2017
Jefferson vs. Madison: Cato tackles Originalism

Ilan Wurman, attorney and legal scholar, has written a new book entitled, A Debt Against the Living: An

July 27, 2017
Evans’ 5 Simple Rules for a Vibrant Economy

Last week, a dear friend of Accuracy in Academia, author M. Stanton Evans (1934-2015), would have turned

July 26, 2017

President Nicolas Maduro hails referendum victory

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Saudi-led bloc 'cannot shrink list of demands on Qatar'

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Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

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Israeli army closes off Palestinian thoroughfare north of Ramallah

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July 27, 2017
The Charter for Animal Compassion for Non-Humans and Humans

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July 26, 2017

Assault and Battery

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July 8, 2017
High efficiency coal still cheaper than renewables

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July 22, 2017

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How Prison Labor is the New American Slavery and Most of Us Unknowingly

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July 29, 2017
Candidate in Venezuela shot dead ahead of election

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July 29, 2017
Wasserman-Schultz And The Pakistani IT Scammers: "There's More

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Traditionalism Series

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Are We Just Hormones?

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Working, eating and sleeping at the office

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#OBEEZY

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Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

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Refugees Welcome Here

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Duck & Cover All Over Again

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In Case You Missed It…

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July 28, 2017
After Failed ACA Repeal, Time for Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen – Not

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July 28, 2017
Cassidy-Graham Amendment Would Cut Hundreds of Billions from Coverage

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July 27, 2017

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

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October 31, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

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October 28, 2016
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified

October 28, 2016

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RN shake-up … on the hiss … the fucking New York Times …

The ABC has advertised for a managing editor of audio current affairs, which could change the way AM, PM

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Tips and rumours

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Why and How to Bring Environmental and Peace Movements Together by David

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July 28, 2017
CCDS OPPOSES UNITED STATES SANCTIONS AND OTHER INTERFERENCE IN VENEZUELA

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July 22, 2017
CCDS CONDEMNS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RETURN TO COLD WAR WITH CUBA

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July 19, 2017

An Interview With Jeff Wolfe

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July 28, 2017
Obamacare vs. Trumpcare: Taking an Honest Look at the Differences

Perhaps no single piece of legislature has been more hotly contested in the last decade of American

July 28, 2017
While People Were Still Freaking Out About Pizzagate, the Catholic Church

Hey, did you know that Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington didn’t actually commit suicide but were

July 27, 2017

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

UK armed drone deployment: brief report from Information Tribunal

Tribunal in closed session Our appeal against the Ministry of Defence ’s decision not to release the

July 12, 2017
Where are Britain’s armed drones? Why Drone Wars is going to court to

Drone Wars UK will be in court next week seeking to overturn the refusal of the Ministry of Defence (MoD)

July 7, 2017
“It was incessant.” Former RAF Reaper pilot speaks to Drone Wars

RAF pilot operating Reaper drone from Creech air force base in Nevada Drone Wars UK is publishing an

May 30, 2017

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human

March 8, 2017
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team

September 13, 2016
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

September 13, 2016

So many of our hits films show dystopias. This shows how we’ve changed.

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Wolfgang Streeck explains the fate of Trump and the Trumpists

Summary: Sociologist Wolfgang Streeck moves the debate about the rise of Trump beyond “racism”

July 29, 2017
The IPCC gives us good news about climate change, but we don’t listen

Summary: Now that the alarmists have had their day trumpeting the IPCC’s worst case scenario (it

July 28, 2017

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O conceito de separação de poderes, fundamental para a democracia, tem sido pisoteado no estado de São

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Hacked Emails Show UAE Building Close Relationship With D.C. Think Tanks

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Trump Intel Chief: North Korea Learned From Libya War to “Never” Give Up

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July 29, 2017

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Visible Origami | In a Time of Universal Deceit, People Too Often can no

Dog Poet Transmitting……. In these times of material darkness, on the lip of the fall into

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Reflections in a Petri Dish | Slicker and Quicker than any Metaphorical

Dog Poet Transmitting……. They’re coming out of the woodwork with power and force

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Smoking Mirrors | The Beauty of Anything is in the Heart of the Beholder.

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The Campaign from Hell: Blame Barbara Walters!

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Cold Revenge

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Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in

LPNM Condemn Italian Military Intervention in Libya

Approximate Translation by Internationalist 360° The Libyan People’s National Movement expressed

July 28, 2017
UN General Assembly Honors Padre Miguel d’Escoto

28 Jul 2017 – The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: report of the Secretary-General (A/71/

July 27, 2017
Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari in an Informal Interview with Carla Ortiz

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July 27, 2017

Flycatcher

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July 29, 2017
Archaeological Fiction

Mirroring and layering, in a group exhibition at Flowers Gallery, with 3D-printed ‘totem’

July 27, 2017

EV Subsidies vs. Results: Reality Check in Norway

“The China study highlights that the government’s push to promote EVs may actually create a greater

July 27, 2017
Tesla Stumbles: Bad EV Economics or Something Else?

“Given Tesla’s multiple business lines – leading edge EVs, auto financing, solar roof tiles, battery

July 26, 2017
California Needs a “Spec” Water Market, Not Contrived Markets

“The most obvious function that people overlook when criticizing speculators is their ability to head off

July 25, 2017

Pundits overlook John Kelly's extreme record, instead speculate that he

Media figures speculate that Kelly will bring “discipline,” to the White House and note Trump’s “respect
How Fox News has used violent gang MS-13 to demonize immigrants

Sarah Wasko / Media Matters Trump blamed “weak border and immigration enforcement” for Suffolk County’s
Newspapers reveal human costs of Betsy DeVos abandoning defrauded students

Sarah Wasko / Media Matters DeVos hasn’t approved any applications for debt relief from defrauded

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it

September 2, 2014
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a

September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

September 2, 2014

Brazilian budget remains at record breaking deficit

Brazil posted another large budget deficit in June, the biggest on record for the

July 29, 2017
Hammond admits post-Brexit transitional deal up, but until general election

Any "transitional deal" in the period after Brexit must end by June 2022,

July 29, 2017
Uruguay reports two outbreaks of PRRS at two pig farms

Uruguay's veterinary authorities have reported two outbreaks of porcine

July 29, 2017

Archived newsblog

Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to

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Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably

December 28, 2014
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

December 24, 2014

Firefighters respond to wind turbine fire #OK

Fire fighters responded to a wind turbine fire out near the Comanche-Caddo County line on Saturday night

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Proper windmill siting necessary to spare birds, bats #OH

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Solar policy is on the horizon #MI

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“Exit from Brexit”: Would Britain quit smoking?

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July 28, 2017
‘Building Europe in a world of brutes': An interview with Enrico Letta

After the launch of his new book ‘Through thick and thin' (published in Italian only) we sat down with

July 26, 2017
Flaring Tempers in the Parliament

Tuesday 4th July, MEPs met in plenary in the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discuss the end of the

July 25, 2017

Obesity, Diet Pills & Death

Whether it's climate science or medical science, a fake crisis leads to bad decisions that harm real

April 10, 2017
Suddenly Sick: The Foibles of Medical Science

Climate science and medical science have things in common. Including suspect behaviour on the part of the

March 29, 2017
Steven Chu’s Juvenile Score Keeping

When someone's won a Nobel Prize, who cares how long they served in Cabinet?

March 13, 2017

Top 10 Cancer Causing Foods to Avoid

We all know how serious the cancer is, it takes emotionally, mentally, financially, physically and

July 24, 2017
5 Foods that Naturally Detox Radiations Treatment

Many cancer patients receive radiation treatment for treating the particular cancer condition. So, educate

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17 Cancer Facts- Every Person needs to know

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June 29, 2017

When Will the Planet Be Too Hot For Humans? Much, Much Sooner Than You

When Will the Planet Be Too Hot For Humans? Much, Much Sooner Than You Imagine. : Hydrogen sulfide

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Project West Ford - Wikipedia

Project West Ford - Wikipedia

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Super-resolution microscopy - Wikipedia

Super-resolution microscopy - Wikipedia

June 28, 2017

Wild Horse Freedom Federation’s White Paper offers new evidence on BLM’s

photo by Carol Walker by Debbie Coffey, V.P. and Dir. of Wild Horse Affairs, Wild Horse Freedom Federation

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elderdignity.org PRESS RELEASE For immediate release, July 25, 2017 Contact: Dr. Terri Kennedy

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How Many Children Have to Die from Vaccines Before People Wake Up?

July 22, 2017Dr. John Reizer By Dr. John L. Reizer Write a post or commentary that shines the light of day

July 25, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘wants to sabotage health care in America’

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HHS Secretary Tom Price: We won’t let Obamacare ‘implode’

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Trump: Senate Republicans ‘look like fools’ if they don’t dump 60-vote rule

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July 29, 2017

Study: Small drop in measles vaccination rate could cost public sector

Another day, another study that underscores the societal benefits of vaccines and the consequences we’d

July 28, 2017
Occupational Health News Roundup

At PBS Newhour , Aubrey Aden-Buie reports on the shipbuilders that receive billions in federal contracts

July 26, 2017
“He couldn’t tolerate injustice”: Remembering Dr. Herbert Needleman

My favorite way to capture students’ attention about lead poisoning is to tell them about Dr. Herbert

July 26, 2017

Guide to paying a small fine and making billions

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Occult Man and his search for his true nature

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July 28, 2017

Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

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June 7, 2017
Market Currents: Qatar’s energy exports

As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig

June 6, 2017
Houston’s USD Partners expands to carry Canadian oil sands by rail

With pipeline capacity still relatively limited from the Canadian oil sands into the U.S, Houston’s

June 5, 2017

Canadian anti-Russian arts propaganda is at it again: Arts columnist at

An arts columnist in Canada's Globe and Mail national daily has penned a column calling for readers to

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Is fasting the Fountain of Youth?

The less you eat the longer you live, and the healthier you are, according to experts on aging and

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Long-standing pattern: The west continues to seek the destruction of Russia

Donald Trump has not only the weight of the American elite on his shoulders, he has the weight of western

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Teacher on trial for raping and indecently assaulting girl in the 1970s

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Colour me bad: Wellington man admits painting illegal yellow lines on his

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Open thread for episode 21.30: Russell and Jen

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low tide at Cable Beach, Broome …

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hit the road again … and again

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hit the road again …

Visited another remote area, the west side of King Sound, which is the East side of the Dampier Peninsula.

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Economics With a Humanities Face

In a 2006 survey, only 42% of academic economists said they agreed strongly with the need to understand the

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Trump’s Growth Charade

Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration frequently talk about getting annual US economic

July 28, 2017
Germany’s New Power of the Purse

In recent years, Germany has emerged as a new kind of great power, not just in Europe, but on the world

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No such thing as a “succession war” as Uzbekistan enters the post-Karimov

For the first time since its independence, Uzbekistan is experiencing the tremors of managed political

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NATO moves from reassurance to actual deterrence against Russia

Defense, deterrence, dialogue. This motto sums up the NATO Summit in Warsaw rather well. On July 8 and 9

August 16, 2016
Kazakhstan at odds with homegrown terrorism

(C) RFE/RL YouTube screen grab In June, Kazakhstan fell victim to homegrown terrorism. On June 5,

June 18, 2016

A chance finding may lead to a treatment for multiple sclerosis

EXPERIMENTS that go according to plan can be useful. But the biggest scientific advances often emerge from

July 24, 2017
How species originate

DESPITE its name, Darwin’s masterful explanation of the mechanism of evolution did not truly tackle the

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A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths

IT IS life’s lottery, blessing some and cursing others in equal number: the chance of a sexually

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Hunger-controlling brain cells may offer path for new obesity drugs

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Faster-acting antidepressants may finally be within reach

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Scientists discover new magnet with nearly massless charge carriers

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Louisiana judge forces first-time drug offenders to take Christian drug

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Where are the monarch butterflies?

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Science Deadline - this Week in Sci-Tech

Following eight deaths in Auckland related to 'synthetic cannabis', police are warning citizens

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In a few large companies I observed the same phenomenon – over here are corporate dreams and over

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The Confirmation Bias – a Feature not a Bug

A long time ago I wrote The Confirmation Bias – Or Why None of Us are Really Skeptics , with a small

June 25, 2017
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I probably should have started a separate series on rainfall and then woven the results back into the

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Can you stand with the NAFSAT community centre in Manchester, targeted by

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A massive win for all workers

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July 29, 2017

The Virtual Pub Is Open

[Explanations: lol your fat . pathetic anger bread . hey your gay .] Belly up to the bar, and be in this

July 28, 2017
Reince Priebus Is Out

Reince Priebus has been fired as White House Chief of Staff. General John Kelly, who was heading the

July 28, 2017
The Friday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by scarves. Recommended Reading: Flavia Dzodan: [Content Note: White

July 28, 2017

Denmark Socialism vs American System (Video)

Tweet People in Denmark Are Much Happier Than People in the United States. Here’s Why. Tweet

July 17, 2017
Progressives Should Focus On Russia

Tweet Too many on the “left” say progressives should not be focusing on the Russian

July 16, 2017
15th Blogiversary of Seeing the Forest

Tweet This is the 15th anniversary of this blog. This is the Welcome post . This is the first real

July 16, 2017

Donald Trump, White House leaking, infantile media coverage, transgender

TRUMP-BLOCKING: why US Libleft spoiling tactics are bad for Americans, and suspiciously absent from foreign

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The psychopathy of Clockwork Orange

Licentious corporate freedom offers the same flawed citizen service as indolent State provision: a lack

July 26, 2017
BREXIT: why a split EU makes a British Grand Coalition the best outcome of

For over three years now, the arguments have been batted back and forth about Brexit. It has become a

July 25, 2017

Wolf Blitzer Admits CNN’s Sources Suck

Published on Jul 29, 2017 Wolf Blitzer admits CNN needs better sources, and lectures reporter Gloria Borger

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‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade

‘Jupiter’ Or Just Another Politician? Macron’s Divine Aura Begins to Fade by Jonathan Fenby, https

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It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt

It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs by Mish, https

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Report: Sprint Sends Charter a Merger Proposal - Android Headlines

Android Headlines Report: Sprint Sends Charter a Merger Proposal Android Headlines Sprint has been in talks

July 29, 2017
AMD's Radeon RX Vega 64 will cost $499 and battle the GeForce GTX 1080

PCWorld AMD's Radeon RX Vega 64 will cost $499 and battle the GeForce GTX 1080 PCWorld The long-awaited

4 hr ago
Why did Apple pull VPNs from its app store in China? - BBC News

BBC News Why did Apple pull VPNs from its app store in China? BBC News The creators of several Virtual

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Luddites have been getting a bad rap for 200 years. But, turns out, they

the Luddites were the skilled, middle-class workers of their time. After centuries on more-or-less good

May 1, 2017
The robot that takes your job should pay taxes.

It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded

February 19, 2017
Tesla Autopilot’s new radar technology predicts an accident caught on

https://electrek.co/2016/12/27/tesla-autopilot-radar-technology-predict-accident-dashcam/ Filed under

December 28, 2016

Dali’s mustache revisited

New poem:

July 26, 2017
Humpty Dumpty Word Usage In 'Trump's Wonderland'

Trump's lies fly

July 24, 2017
Uruguay Tells US Drug War to Take a Hike

The Increasing Decline of American Credibility

July 20, 2017

A North Korean Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an undisclosed location. (AFP/STR)

U.S. on North Korea: 'The time for talk is over'

U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley says there's "no point" in holding an emergency Security Council meeting on Pyongyang's latest missile launch. Trump 'very disappointed in China' »

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Narco-song of Sinaloa

In the riveting Narco-song of Sinaloa, RT

July 29, 2017
World's Smart Cities: San Diego

Smart urban planning has transformed San Diego

July 26, 2017
Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat

Obesity is the most substantial epidemic in

July 23, 2017

This snooper’s charter makes George Orwell look lacking in vision.

By Heather Brooke – Sunday 8th November 2015. Find Article Here:- W hen the Home Office and

November 8, 2015
By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really

By George Monbiot Tuesday 21st July 2015. Find Article Here:- The real ‘struggle of our generation’ is

November 7, 2015
Sunscreen contributing to decline of coral reefs, study shows.

Posted Wednesday 21st October 2015. Find Article Here:- UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral

November 7, 2015

Veteran Multinational Trio Launches on Soyuz and Arrives at International

The Soyuz MS-05 rocket is launched with Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos

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Opportunity Starts Historic Descent of Tantalizing Martian Gully to Find

Historic 1st descent down Martian gully. Panoramic view looking down Perseverance Valley after entry at top

July 27, 2017
Cassini Finds that Titan is Building the Chemicals that Might Have Led to

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has been a source of mystery ever since scientists began studying it

July 27, 2017

Bibi ignited Al-Aqsa tensions to divert attention from probes

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak says the current premier Benjamin Netanyahu sparked recent

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Mosul Massacre II: US Is Bombing Civilians in Raqqa

It seems the widely condemned slaughter of civilians in Iraq’s Mosul was never enough; because the United

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The Zionist Terrorists who created Israel

The fanatic "Zionist Movement" which began its activities in 1897, had for its objective the

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How Russia Could Intervene in a Venezuelan Civil War

Venezuela’s political chaos, violence and a full-blown economic depression risks taking down one of

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China Can Blast Almost Every U.S. Warship Docked in Japan With Ballistic

While U.S. defense strategists have been focused on China’s so-called “carrier-killer” ballistic missile

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Haiti Is Bringing Back Its Army

This article originally appeared at InSight Crime. Haiti is reconstituting its previously disbanded army

18 hr ago

NORAD’s Coincidental Exercises on 9/11

In 2004, U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers responded to a pointed question on the subject of military

10 hr ago
America Declares Economic War Against Europe

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org On Friday night, July 28th, U.S. President Donald

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US .01% psychopath ‘leaders’ escalate lies, fear for war on Iran, Russia

Two-minute reminder that NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark , publicly testified that US

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Strong Bipartisan Support for Whistleblowers at National Whistleblower Day

Washington, D.C. July 28, 2017. Members of Congress and agency leaders honored whistleblowers at

July 28, 2017
The Final Rule: Remember July 30th 1778

Part of the “Quick Peek” Series, exploring the NEW edition of Stephen Kohn‘s Whistleblower’s Handbook.

July 26, 2017
Whistleblower Groups to Celebrate in a United National Summit for

This week, a wide range of whistleblower advocacy groups will be participating in the annual Whistleblower

July 21, 2017

130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

* The Stringer: International Prisoners Justice Day highlights Australia’s horrific incarceration

February 26, 2013
130225 – Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel – Marcia Langton’s Boyer

* arena: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel: Marcia Langton’s Boyer Lectures * Andrew Crook, Crikey

February 26, 2013
130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

Click on the links for details of the events … Event: Sun 24 February 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA

February 24, 2013

Off to WOMAD, Back on Monday! Have A Listen to The Four Fathers While I’m

Please support my work as a reader-funded investigative journalist and commentator. Dear

July 26, 2017
Video: Architects for Social Housing’s Powerful Public Meeting, ‘The Truth

Please support my work as a reader-funded investigative journalist and commentator. On June

July 25, 2017
Six Months of Trump: Is Closing Guantánamo Still Possible?

Please support my work! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to support my writing and

July 24, 2017