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Here are 5 of the evilest and Bloodthirsty characters from History

Human history stretches back far more than we could possibly imagine. However, in recorded history, we

August 19, 2017
The indecipherable message of the Shigir Idol—a statue 3 times as old as

The Shigir Idol is an ancient statue carved from larch discovered on January 24, 1894, at a depth of 4

August 18, 2017
Dragon-shaped granite stones etched thousands of years ago found in Siberia

The enigmatic “statues” carved from granite are believed to have been created during the Stone

August 18, 2017

Dutch sperm donor fathers at least 102 children: RTL

A sperm donor in the Netherlands has been caught donating sperm to 11 different fertility clinics and has

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Dutch students launch petition for referendum on ‘big brother’ law

Four science students at the University of Amsterdam have started a petition calling for a referendum on

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Investigation into top civil servant boy rapes claim ends, no charges

A criminal investigation into rape charges against a top civil servant has failed to turn up any evidence

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Late morning links: Former acting U.S. solicitor general asks SCOTUS to ban

Plus: Dash cam footage shows roadside cavity search in Houston, family questions FBI sting of white

August 18, 2017
Controversial medical examiner backs off ‘shaken baby’ claim in death

Jeffrey Havard may finally get justice, but the state's courts continue to ignore a much larger problem

August 16, 2017
Trump considers pardoning Joe Arpaio, and gives racists a reassuring wink

Just hours after denouncing racists, Trump says he might reward one.

August 14, 2017

Couple Accused of Using Lowes Website Flaw to Steal Expensive Goods

A couple from the Brick Township in New Jersey stands accused of using a flaw in the Lowes online portal to

August 19, 2017
Google Algorithm Removes Watermarks From Stock Photos

Four Google researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in the way stock photography websites apply

August 19, 2017
Researchers Win $100,000 for New Spear-Phishing Detection Method

Facebook has awarded this year's Internet Defense Prize worth $100,000 to a team of researchers from

August 18, 2017

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

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in

February 12, 2016
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either

February 8, 2016
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

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the

February 7, 2016
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture

February 7, 2016
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

February 6, 2016

Occidental College: Stuck on “Stupidity”

While universities notoriously serve as Petri dishes that cultivate the doctrines of social justice and

August 17, 2017
Color Blind or Absent Mind

There is a distinction between color blindness and absent mindedness. The former is a worthy goal

August 16, 2017
Time to Deactivate Academia?

The Higher Education Establishment insists that its mission is just that. Academic insiders know better.

August 15, 2017

Iraq launches offensive to retake Tal Afar from ISIL

PM Haider al-Abadi announces ground operation to retake the northern city, telling ISIL fighters '

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Iraq war map: Who controls what

As fighting in parts of Iraq intensifies, a visual breakdown of the control of territory after years of war

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A total eclipse of the States

Americans are gearing up for a coast-to-coast total eclipse that can be seen within driving range of 200

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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

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Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Forced displacement threatens Palestinian presence in Sheikh Jarrah

An official report released on Thursday warned that the Israeli schemes to be implemented in Sheikh

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Zionists give supporters of Israel a free pass for their anti-Semitism

Kevin Myers By Asa Winstanley The fact that an obnoxious, racist and sexist columnist wrote something

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Israeli settlers throw rocks at Palestinian homes in Hebron city

HEBRON (Ma’an) — A group of Israeli settlers from the infamously extremist Kiryat Arba

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Dogs: When They Smell Their Pee They Know It's "Me"

A novel study about self-recognition by dog researcher Alexandra Horowitz taps into what's happening in

August 18, 2017
Animal Well-Being, Compassionate Conservation, and Rewilding

In an interview with the Charter for Animal Compassion's Rob Percival, we discuss the importance of

August 18, 2017
Wolves and Cows: Individual and Organizational Conflicts

Killing wolves in Washington causes personal conflicts. Some groups say they're against killing but don

August 16, 2017

Assault and Battery

One of the unfortunate consequences of rising early is the extended interview slot on ABC News Radio

July 8, 2017
High efficiency coal still cheaper than renewables

Yes, despite all the technology that must go into HELE (high efficiency, low emission) coal fired power

July 3, 2017
Climate Institute shuts today

Long before the term fake news was even thought of, the activists at the Climate Institute, headed up by

June 29, 2017

Barcelona attack: Royals attend special Mass for victims

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend the Sagrada Familia to commemorate 14 killed in attacks.

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IS conflict: Iraq launches ground offensive in Tal Afar

The northern city, one of the last held by IS, has been a target since the fall of Mosul in July.

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Grace Mugabe back in Zimbabwe amid SA assault claims

Robert Mugabe's wife is back in Harare despite allegations of an assault at a Johannesburg hotel.

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Cromer disorder: Pubs shut as seaside town 'in lockdown'

Police say extra officers are on patrol in Cromer, where bars and pubs closed early on Saturday.

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Essex fire: Flames engulf Basildon packaging warehouse

Residents reported hearing explosions at the site of the blaze and plumes of thick smoke.

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U-boat and merchant shipwrecks given protected status

The three wrecks have been described as "important elements of our maritime heritage".

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21 August 2017 and the Eclipse of Reason

Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy Graham, warns Americans not to enjoy next week’s solar eclipse:

August 18, 2017
Ashford Tandoori Owner Became Anti-Islam Evangelist after Discovering

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August 17, 2017
US Christian Right Group Boasts of Influence in Kenya Election

A press release from the American Pastors Network : Last week’s election in Kenya proved to be a

August 16, 2017

Waking up, food intolerances and chronic illness

Waking up and healing the body of autoimmune, chronic illness etcetera - are destructive processes that

August 16, 2017
getting to the heart of the knot which is the hook

In the hook of the split. Where the rubber hits the road. My body, my koan, my people. Humanity writ upon

August 15, 2017
Shadow

Open to see cartoon and then links to posts on shadow work.

August 14, 2017

Bannon: "The Trump Presidency That We Fought For Is Over"

In his first interview shortly after the White House announced that it was parting ways with Trump's

August 18, 2017
Boston free speech protests: Far-right demonstrators 'outnumbered 10 to

Far-right demonstrators in Boston appeared to be greatly outnumbered by their opponents - perhaps as much

August 18, 2017
NBA Star Charles Barkley Says Waste of Time Worrying Over ‘Stupid’ Statues

“I’m not going to waste my time worrying about these Confederate statues; that’s wasted energy,” Barkley

August 18, 2017

10 Selfish Reasons To Have Kids

I asked life to give me a man who'd always love me, so life laughed and gave me a

August 8, 2017
Parenting Series

Since I do not plan on quitting motherhood (ever), this will be continuous series. Here are all the

August 3, 2017
Traditionalism Series

With every new movement created we get a new set of complaints. Comment sections are the bellies of gripe

June 20, 2017

L.L. Bean rebuffs boycott over granddaughter’s big Trump donation

A man wipes off the headlights of the L.L. Bean Bootmobile in the parking lot at the facility where the

January 10, 2017
Union leader who says Trump lied about Carrier deal refuses to back down

Trump tours a Carrier factory in Indianapolis, Dec. 1, 2016. Chuck Jones, the union leader who claims

December 8, 2016
Working, eating and sleeping at the office

The sight of workers sleeping on the job is common in China, where a surplus of cheap labor can lead to

May 11, 2016

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on

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#OBEEZY

Filed under: Art, Books, Music & Film, Obama and Company

November 14, 2014
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

August 11, 2014

Trump: What’s Next?

Has he crossed the line? How far will we let him go? “In high school, I woke one Saturday and spotted an

August 17, 2017
Thinking the unthinkable…again

And with Trump, expect the worst… In a recent post, I wrote about the case of a British submarine

May 17, 2017
Refugees Welcome Here

Finding ways to express our support… For a couple of months now, my wife and I have have had yard

March 14, 2017

In Case You Missed It…

This week at CBPP we focused on the federal budget and taxes, health care, family income

August 18, 2017
States Strengthening Tax Systems and Working-Family Tax Credits

More than a dozen states enacted major revenue increases and/or rejected tax cuts in the

August 18, 2017
Fighting Hunger at the Store: Retailers’ Important Role in SNAP

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s primary anti-hunger

August 17, 2017

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

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt

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

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international

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

My Favorite Hawaiian Shirt Maker

I was going to post my Friday Hawaiian shirt, but I have come to the conclusion that I look like a serial

August 18, 2017
Just Because It Is Friday -- Balloon Animal AT-AT

Saw this at the D23 Convention (sort of a Disney-only Comicon) last month

August 18, 2017
News Feature on Camp Hosting

Two our our employees, and tangentially our company's labor model, were featured in the San Diego paper

August 18, 2017

Latho and Daily Mail sent defo letters … doyen departs … new spectrum

Junkee editor Osman Faruqi has sent Mark Latham a legal letter after Latho accused him of giving succour to

August 17, 2017
Tips and rumours

We found out exactly how Pauline Hanson was identified by Senate security ... early deadlines mean the AFR

August 17, 2017
Adam Suckling responds to Asher Wolf

Crikey readers on the new Fairfax/News Corp copyright scheme and Twiggy's obsession with cashless

August 17, 2017

Chris Hedges: Home Grown Hatred–Anger and Alienation in the US (2009)

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges VulgarTrader on Aug 14, 2017 Is America home to a secret underworld of

August 18, 2017
Systemic Change Is Desperately Needed by Graham Peebles

by Graham Peebles Writer, Dandelion Salad London, England August 18, 2017 Man-made climate change, and the

August 18, 2017
Creative Anti-Nazism by David Swanson + Confederate Statues Come Down in

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy August 17, 2017 The people of Durham, N.C

August 17, 2017

REVISITING "AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM:" HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Harry Targ Continued study and research into the origins of the folk music of various peoples in many parts

August 6, 2017
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDIANA; THE STATE VICE PRESIDENT PENCE LEFT

Sunday, February 12, 2017 Harry Targ Social and Economic Wellbeing Survey Shows No Progress A flurry of

August 3, 2017
THE MATERIAL REASONS FOR THE CURRENT INTEREST IN SOCIALISM

Harry Targ Introduction The twenty-first century economic reality has created a new class society with a

July 28, 2017

Rufus Opus’s Modern Angelic Grimoire

One of the more traditional types of work I have done would be utilizing Rufus Opus’s “Modern Angelic

August 18, 2017
Elon Musk Fired His Longtime Assistant When She Asked for a Raise. He is

Really only posting this because I was just talking about what a fucking nut job Elon Musk is on the site a

August 18, 2017
Our Philosophy is Based on Psychedelics. Our Religion is Based on Astral

Is western philosophy largely based around the psychedelic experience? Worthy area of inquiry for sure

August 17, 2017

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

Information tribunal dismisses Drone Wars appeal over British drone secrecy

An information tribunal has upheld the MoD’s decision to refuse to release the number of British armed

August 17, 2017
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

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

Stratfor: about the latest jihadist attack in Europe

Summary: Stratfor reports on the latest attack by ISIS in Europe. It’s a drumbeat of terror, slowly

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A simple solution to the political violence afflicting America

Summary: Here is a summary of the political violence afflicting America, and a simple recommendation about

August 19, 2017
Keep the Confederate monuments. Rededicate them to our needs.

Summary: Rather than confront our problems, now mobs arise to attack statues. Dr. Torrance Stephens

August 18, 2017

South Asia Faces Fury of Floods

Dhaka is home to about 140 million people and is the centre of Bangladesh's growth, but it has

34 min ago
Over 38,000 Migrants Assisted with Voluntary Return by UN Migration Agency

By International Organization for Migration GENEVA, Aug 18 2017 (IOM) Some 19,088 migrants have returned

August 18, 2017
Civilians Increasingly Bearing Burden of Armed Conflicts in Arab Region

Syrian boy brings bread back from underground bakery in severly damaged opposition-held area of Aleppo

August 18, 2017

Abby Martin Exposes Zionism & Israel on Joe Rogan Podcast (Strong Language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBRxt5ufnGg via Abby Martin Exposes Zionism & Israel on Joe Rogan

August 17, 2017
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

July 30, 2017
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

July 30, 2017

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Eva Golinger y los vividores del legado de Chávez

Durante los últimos años ha aparecido una clase de personajes políticos, nacidos al calor de la figura del

August 18, 2017
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Assumes Legislative Functions

Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly, ANC, has assumed by decree some of the functions of the

August 17, 2017
Baltimore’s Confederate Statues Fall, But Legacy of White Supremacy Lingers

Racist Monuments Come Down in Baltimore but Trump Defends White Supremacists: Listen>> As

August 16, 2017

Dog Days

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‘Top Dog’

The American way of activism — featuring individuals in despair, driven by a peculiar admixture of

August 17, 2017
Beastmode

August 12, 2017 – A day that saw protesters becoming beasts in Charlottesville, also saw dozens of

August 15, 2017

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Media figures quickly condemn Trump’s “vicious racist lie” about General

Trump revives racist myth of Gen. Pershing after terror attack in Spain Boston Globe : “Trump trots out
Charlottesville reveals dangerous new phase in right-wing assault on

Sarah Wasko / Media Matters March on the campus of the University of Virginia started a weekend of white
Trump’s remarks defending neo-Nazis were full of right-wing media talking

Trump equated neo-Nazis and white supremacists with counter-protesters after violence in Charlottesville

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

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Archived newsblog

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

November 23, 2015
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

Wind energy blows up storm of controversy in Mexico #MEX

Cain Lopez looks tiny standing near the seven enormous wind turbines that tower over his farm in the

23 hr ago
Mayor asks province for action on water well issue #ON

Chatham-Kent Mayor Randy Hope today sent a letter to Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Control

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Wind power not needed #ME

The continuing destruction of Maine’s pristine ridges and mountaintops for the benefit of politicians

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Federalism as an alternative to populist forces

With Britain's decision to leave the European Union in the June 2016 referendum, and with Donald Trump&

August 12, 2017
Federalism And Populism

If the European project is to overcome the populism of Trump and Brexit, it must begin to address the

August 12, 2017
The EU and the NATO: Planned obsolescence?

After an eventful electoral cycle that saw a populist's ascent to power in the United States and the

July 31, 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

4 Effective Natural Ways to Prevent Radiation Burn

Radio dermatitis, also known as Radiation Dermatitis or Radiation Burn, is something that many cancer

August 17, 2017
8 Cancer Causing Toxins You Need to Avoid

According to some experts, most of the cases of cancer are actually avoidable by making healthy changes in

August 9, 2017
6 Yoga Stretches for Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer generally begins in the breast tissue. It is the gland which helps in the milk production is

August 3, 2017

Arizona: ACC Gives APS a Rate Increase on smart Meters

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ August 17, 2017 At their Open

August 18, 2017
Whistleblower’s! Lawrence Lucas & Michael Stoval: Black farmers still

Join us this evening, August 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm CST! 5:00 pm PST … 6:00 pm MST … 7:00 pm CST &

August 17, 2017
Minnesota taxpayer rights are under assault./Bag the Ban

Minnesota taxpayer rights are under assault. In what will be a precedent-setting move for the entire state,

August 16, 2017

Boston ‘free speech’ rally and counterprotest

'Boston Free Speech Rally' activists and counterprotesters gather in Boston Common drawing

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How the Charleston massacre changed the Confederate flag market

A look at how Confederate flags are made and where they are sold today. Spoiler alert: Some of the flags

August 19, 2017
In the shadows of a racist past, Boston braces for a far-right rally

The “Boston Free Speech Rally,” is scheduled for Saturday, just one week after a protest at a white

August 18, 2017

Health and environmental groups sue EPA over new rules on toxics

Earth Justice, the United Steelworkers, the Environmental Defense Fund and other public interest groups are

August 18, 2017
Worth reading: Methadone, police violence, and taking children from their

A few of the recent pieces I recommend reading: Larissa MacFarquhar in the New Yorker: When Should a

August 15, 2017
New NACCHO president on Zika, equity & the ACA: ‘We can’t do this alone. We

Umair Shah’s story isn’t an uncommon one in public health. Starting out in medicine, with a career as an

August 11, 2017

The free individual returns from the dead

The free individual returns from the dead by Jon Rappoport August 19, 2017 Freedom isn’t merely an

August 18, 2017
Vaccine disasters governments want you to forget

Vaccine disasters governments want you to forget by Jon Rappoport August 18, 2017 Parents who

August 18, 2017
Charlottesville: black and white conflict in America

Charlottesville: black and white conflict in America And the solution that almost no one appears to want&

August 18, 2017

Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is

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

Colorado man stabbed after haircut gets him mistaken for a neo-Nazi

This Colorado man is avowedly not a neo-Nazi. But he believes his long-on-top, buzzed-on-the-sides haircut

5 min ago
At least four killed from militants' shelling at Damascus International

At least four were killed and four others injured in a militants' shelling at a Damascus international

9 min ago
Bashar al-Assad: No reconciliation deal between Turkey and Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has opened up the Foreign and Expatriates Minister Conference with a

14 min ago

St Pat's Silverstream win WelTec Premiership with tight final win over

St Patrick's College, Silverstream have won their first WelTec Premiership title since 2012 with a come

5 hr ago
One dead, several injured in Napier-Taupo Highway crash

One person has been killed and four others injured in a two-car crash in the central North island.

2 hr ago
Watch out: dashcam captures falling rocks in Ngaio Gorge narrowly missing

Drivers uneasy about travelling through Wellington's slip-prone Ngaio Gorge just got a good reason to

8 hr ago

Statues

In 2006 I spoke at a conference in Budapest. At the time, there was a bunch of fascists protesting in the

1 hr ago
These shitbirds are legion

Holly Wood champions her coining of the term “shit-toweling” to describe the facile arguments

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How to Critique Infantilism, Special Snowflakes, Manospherians, and the

David Futrelle has been listing tweets he finds interesting, amusing or, in a few cases, actually important

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Learning to escape: Pando goes to Magic LIVE (Part Two)

Previously: Part One, Desperately seeking escapism My first foray into entrepreneurship was at age 15

August 18, 2017
"I almost lost my leg to a crazy guy with a Geiger counter": Max

In case you missed it, last month we launched the first of a six-part podcast series: “Beyond the

August 17, 2017
Revenge of the Olds: Snap’s 2015 detour that is causing its woes today

Well that didn’t take Snap very long. At least Twitter had a fleeting, ascendant post-IPO honeymoon

August 16, 2017

early spring show …

Close to town, the Dragonflower Trees are flowering heavily. This large edible flower is quite stunning

August 16, 2017
preparing for spring …

The last few days of winter in the tropics brings out a plethora of flowering species, which culminates in

August 6, 2017
the magical and spiritual Al gore …

What a good description of climatists. Dr Lindzen of MIT, a real climate scientist says just that! Which

August 6, 2017

The Guardian of the Liberal World Order

The global financial crisis, which began ten years ago this month, showed that the Western-led rules-based

August 18, 2017
The Clash of the Data Titans

Most economic activity today depends on data, much of it gathered and analyzed across borders. And yet the

August 18, 2017
Engineering Better Refugee Health Care

Although governments and humanitarian-aid groups have made efforts to provide basic health care to refugees

August 18, 2017

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

September 8, 2016
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

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Light at night ups cancer risk in big nurses’ health study

If you want to avoid breast cancer, you may want to consider avoiding nightime light and working the

13 hr ago
Scientists remote control mice via magnetic beams

Researchers in New York have induced mice to run and lose control of their extremities on demand by

August 18, 2017
Walnuts light up the brain to keep you feeling full

Perhaps their brain-like shape should have been a giveaway. Scientists in Boston have shown that eating

August 18, 2017

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New expertise for Sustainable Seas Challenge

We are pleased to announce that Conrad Pilditch and Janet Stephenson have joined the Science Leadership

August 17, 2017
Cawthron explores potential collaboration

Cawthron Institute hosted a group of international algal biotechnology experts this week with a view to

August 17, 2017
Greater River Flow Needed for Fish Growth & Abundance

Computer modelling by Cawthron Institute freshwater scientists has shown that more river flow is needed for

August 17, 2017

The Debate is Over – 99% of Scientists believe Gravity and the Heliocentric

At least 99.9% of physicists believe the theory of gravity, and the heliocentric model of the solar system.

July 31, 2017
Renewables XIX – Behind the Executive Summary and Reality vs Dreams

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

July 25, 2017
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

Trump loves the Confederacy? Since when does he like losers?

The Ku Klux Klan protests on July 8, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Credit: Getty/Chet Strang

7 min ago
Here’s how Sean Hannity’s Charlottesville propaganda works

In this March 4, 2016, photo, Sean Hannity of Fox News arrives in National Harbor, Md. (Credit: AP

37 min ago
Brexit and Ireland: Britain’s troubled relationship with the island next

British troops clash with demonstrators in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1981. (Credit: AP) The border

1 hr ago

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The Virtual Pub Is Open

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

August 18, 2017
The Friday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by exhaustion. Recommended Reading: Amie Newman: [Content Note: Misogyny

August 18, 2017
Congrats on Getting Three Magazine Covers, Donald!

You know how Donald Trump just loooooooves to be on the covers of magazines! So much so that he's hung

August 18, 2017

Thanks, Capitalism

Tweet Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Tweet

August 13, 2017
For some Reason The Public Thinks Politicians Side With Corporations

Tweet For some reason, the public thinks politicians side with corporations. Imagine that. and they’

August 6, 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

PariSlog: bad technology, non-Art and financial alchemy

I was somewhat irritated earlier this month by a threader here who blithely observed that “most of

17 hr ago
Getting off the gridlocked superhighway

In the context of Charlottesville melodrama, I posted this on Twitter yesterday in the hope of

August 15, 2017
BREXIT: Why Britain never needed a General Election about it, & UKIP must

With British exports doing well, 68% of Brits rejecting soft Brexit, and crises continuing to bedevil the

August 13, 2017

Fatal Hospital Raid: Video Shows Israeli Police Action which Resulted in

Published on Aug 16, 2017 Video has been released of Israeli police raiding a hospital in East Jerusalem

August 18, 2017
Shocking: MSNBC Promotes ANTIFA Violence Against Conservatives

August 18, 2017
Mighty Maneuvers: Russia’s Enormous Fleet Conducts Drills in Kaliningrad

Published on Aug 18, 2017 Over 2000 service personnel from the Marine Corps and the 11th Army Corps took

August 18, 2017

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8 years of suffering under Barack Obama

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August 18, 2017
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

The Virtues of Tearing Down Statues Depends on Where They are Standing

Remembering history's good; celebrating it, not so much

18 hr ago
Justice Department's Dreamhost Subpoena Ramps Up the Police State!

Visiting a website could make you a subpoena target

August 17, 2017
Discovering Racism and then Discovering It Anew

Charlottesville awakening

August 16, 2017

The latest complication in Al Gore's message

For some, the best person to imbue climate change may not be a rich, banker-friendly liberal with a personal fortune valued at more than $200 million. 'He is a flawed character' »

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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

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The Charlottesville Operation

It’s been a good week for the DVD. Their number two target in the Administration, after the President

3 hr ago
Ann Coulter: “Goldman Sachs is running the country!”

“From tech stocks to high gas prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since

4 hr ago
Southern Heritage defenders not involved with Alt Right demonstrations

Jim W. Dean - The current Confederate Monument jihad has hit a bump in the road in the South, where rank

7 hr ago

High Crimes and Demeanors in the Age of Donald Trump

Let me try to get this straight — from the moment the Soviet Union imploded in 1991 until recently

August 18, 2017
Breaking Down the North Korea Crisis

Whatever you might have heard over the last several days, the United States isn’t about to be engulfed in a

August 18, 2017
The Russian Navy Is in a Death Spiral

Over the past year, the Russian navy has undertaken several high visibility operations, most notably the

August 18, 2017

The Saudi-Israeli Alliance

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Two of the U.S. government’s supposed allies are

10 hr ago
Are Profit and Healthcare Incompatible?

As I have been noting for a decade, the broken U.S. healthcare system will bankrupt the nation all by

August 18, 2017
Socrates discusses death of democracy, hubris of empire, devolution to

“The strong do what power allows. The weak accept what they must.” – Athenian 415 BC envoy to the small

August 17, 2017

Four Ways Whistleblower Rewards Can Save Lions From Extinction

Lion populations worldwide have been in consistent decline, initially classified as vulnerable and more

August 10, 2017
Tanzania’s Biggest Whistleblower Visits National Whistleblower Center

The Human Rights Defenders’ 2015 Whistleblower Award recipient, David Kafulila, recently visited the

August 7, 2017
Senator Grassley: “Whistleblowers are Heroes and Patriots”

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been a stalwart champion for whistleblowers since he joined the Senate in

August 1, 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

The First 100 Days of My Photo Project, ‘The State of London’

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

August 18, 2017
The Absurdity of Guantánamo: As US Prepares to Release Ahmed Al-Darbi in

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

August 11, 2017
Judge Confirms That Trial of James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, Architects of

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

August 9, 2017